Oh my - so many administrative titles for various types of administrative records.
1. Parish - this was mainly used for land-ownership documents
Googling gives this onformatin:
Crown Allotment 59 in the Parish of Gembrook refers to a specific parcel of land located within the Gembrook area of Victoria, Australia, identified by its historic Crown Description. This description is widely used across many records to identify land in Victoria.
Key details about Crown Allotment 59 include:
Location: It is situated in the Parish of Gembrook, a regional/farming district in Victoria.
Property Details: One record indicates a property at Lot 59 Grey Road, Gembrook, Vic 3783 as being 10 acres (approx. 4 hectares) with a combination of cleared and bush land, described as a "peaceful, tranquil" location with "rich red soil". The property was listed as sold at some point.
Historical Context: The allotment number is mentioned in historical legislation regarding the route of the narrow-gauge Fern Tree Gully and Gembrook Railway (now the Puffing Billy line), which passed through or terminated near various allotments in the parish.
Land Identification: The "Crown Description" (Parish/Allotment/Section identifier) is the formal method for identifying the land, especially for historical research or official records
Note the reference to the narrow-gauge railway "Puffing Billy" which still runs but was set up in 1890 to transport mainly produce from the area it served. It provided a rail-link to Melbourne via the wide gauge trains running from Upper Ferntree Gully.
2. Acreage - not sure about how much you could grow there but the Gembrook area had very good soil and produced crops such as potatoes, orchards and dairy. Timber getting was also common so a logger/transporter may only need to 'farm' enough for his own family needs.(My great-grandfather built his house at Gembrook North with timber he felled himself.)
3. Can't help you with this one - Googlemap currently shows a couple of properties with houses at that corner.
4. Find-a Grave gives this information: His death cert states he was 55 years old, died of senility (old age), the Informant was a Constable, was Church of England burial, he lived in NSW 41 years, and Victoria for 13 years, he married Jane Baggs in 1869 in Sydney. He was a farmer in Victoria but an upholsterer when he married. He was survived by his wife Jane and their children. On his death the title was passed to his wife and she disappears from the rate books in 1905. (to go to NZ).
I'm unable to find any grant of probate but this is understandable as title passed to Jane.
Can find nothing re them living at Emerald and they don't seem to have registered to vote.
The informant is apparently a police constable which probably explains why the registration was at Scoresby. Nowadays the police are called to any unexpected death so possibly that's what happened.
Cemetery address now is:
Address now: 180 Macclesfield Road, Avonsleigh VIC 3782, Australia, which is in Cardinia Shire.
There's also other district names for State election enrolment areas and others for Federal elections (I cannot see Joseph on the Electoral rolls)- all in all, quite a mishmash in trying to untangle them, made worse by changes over the years!
Judith
