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Crew, Maria (1828-1917) - History

Maria Crew was born in 1828.

Maria married John Edward Bradfield in the Stepney Parish Church, East London on 5 Oct 1846.

During 1856 John & Maria decided to emigrate to Australia. They arrived in Queensland aboard the vessel New Great Britain on the 6th January 1857, moving to Ipswich soon after arriving.

John and Maria had nine children, Richard John Edward (1849-1932), Ann Susan (1850-1855), James Austin Bailey (1852-1921), William Henry Crew (1854-1892), Mary Maria (1857-1884), Susan Ann (1859-1932), George Matthew (1862-1863), Georgina Caroline (1864-1928), John Job Crew (1866-1943) and Clara Jane (1870-).

Maria, William and Georgina CREWMaria Bradfield (nee Crew) with her brother William and daughter Georgina Caroline.


Maria passed away 1917 in Ipswich, Queensland, Australia.

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Bart Jones, Christine King and Yvonne Phillips for this information.

Crew, Maria (1828-1917) - Test Area

Maria Crew was born in 1828.

Maria married John Edward Bradfield in the Stepney Parish Church, East London on 5 Oct 1846.

During 1856 John & Maria decided to emigrate to Australia. They arrived in Queensland aboard the vessel New Great Britain on the 6th January 1857, moving to Ipswich soon after arriving.

John and Maria had nine children, Richard John Edward (1849-1932), Ann Susan (1850-1855), James Austin Bailey (1852-1921), William Henry Crew (1854-1892), Mary Maria (1857-1884), Susan Ann (1859-1932), George Matthew (1862-1863), Georgina Caroline (1864-1928), John Job Crew (1866-1943) and Clara Jane (1870-).

Maria, William and Georgina CREWMaria Bradfield (nee Crew) with her brother William and daughter Georgina Caroline.


Maria passed away 1917 in Ipswich, Queensland, Australia.

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Bart Jones, Christine King and Yvonne Phillips for this information.

Chetwynd, Anne (1844-1931) - History

Anne was born in Wilnecote, Warwickshire, England on 14 Dec 1844; the daughter of John Peters Chetwynd (1805-1874) and Catherine (Annie) Wright (1810-1854). She married Ephraim Bird, and together they had 6 children; Herbert Ephraim (b. 1871), Henry Ernest (b. 1873), Joseph William (b. 1875), Alfred Edward (b. 1876), Anny Lizzie (b. 1878) and Frank Chetwynd (b. 1885).

Both Anne and Ephraim were recorded as grocers in the 1881 Staffordshire census. Their address at this time was 7 Hawthorn St, Harborne, Stafford, England. The family migrated to Queensland, Australia; arriving in Townsville on Nov 5 1883 aboard the British India steamship Merkara.

Anne died in Townsville, Queensland, Australia on 17 Jan 1931.

Acknowledgements

The information regarding Ephraim and family is largely from the 1881 census of Staffordshire. Thanks to Sharon Bleakley for the lookup.

Chetwynd, Anne (1844-1931) - Test Area

Anne was born in Wilnecote, Warwickshire, England on 14 Dec 1844; the daughter of John Peters Chetwynd (1805-1874) and Catherine (Annie) Wright (1810-1854). She married Ephraim Bird, and together they had 6 children; Herbert Ephraim (b. 1871), Henry Ernest (b. 1873), Joseph William (b. 1875), Alfred Edward (b. 1876), Anny Lizzie (b. 1878) and Frank Chetwynd (b. 1885).

Both Anne and Ephraim were recorded as grocers in the 1881 Staffordshire census. Their address at this time was 7 Hawthorn St, Harborne, Stafford, England. The family migrated to Queensland, Australia; arriving in Townsville on Nov 5 1883 aboard the British India steamship Merkara.

Anne died in Townsville, Queensland, Australia on 17 Jan 1931.

Acknowledgements

The information regarding Ephraim and family is largely from the 1881 census of Staffordshire. Thanks to Sharon Bleakley for the lookup.

John was born on the 29 Sep 1823 and baptised on 24 Oct 1823, in Chippenham, Wiltshire.

In his early days, John worked as a Labourer. Later he became a professional soldier, serving in the Engineer Corps in the Crimera Campaign. A family legend tells that he witnessed the famous 'Charge of the Light Brigade' at the Battle of Balaclava during the Crimea Campaign.

John married Maria CREW in the Stepney Parish Church, East London on 5 Oct 1846.

During 1856 John & Maria decided to emigrate to Australia. They arrived in Queensland aboard the New Great Britain on the 6th January 1857, moving to Ipswich soon after arriving.

Along with brothers-in-law William Henry CREW & Charles PENNELL he ran a very successful Brickmaking business during the 1860s in Ipswich. Whilst the town developed they prospered, supplying the bricks for many public buildings. However with the downturn in the late 1860s, the business failed around 1870. He tried farming but it was not for him. Later he took a position with the Railway (as a Fettler) in Ipswich, Queensland where he worked until retirement in 1891.

John and Maria together had nine children, Richard John Edward (1849-1932), Ann Susan (1850-1855), James Austin Bailey (1852-1921), William Henry Crew (1854-1892), Mary Maria (1857-1884), Susan Ann (1859-1932), George Matthew (1862-1863), Georgina Caroline (1864-1928), John Job Crew (1866-1943) and Clara Jane (1870-).

John died in Brisbane Street, Ipswich, Queensland on the 28 June 1902 and was buried in the C of E Cemetery, Ipswich, Qld.

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Bart Jones, Christine King and Yvonne Phillips for this information.

John was born on the 29 Sep 1823 and baptised on 24 Oct 1823, in Chippenham, Wiltshire.

In his early days, John worked as a Labourer. Later he became a professional soldier, serving in the Engineer Corps in the Crimera Campaign. A family legend tells that he witnessed the famous 'Charge of the Light Brigade' at the Battle of Balaclava during the Crimea Campaign.

John married Maria CREW in the Stepney Parish Church, East London on 5 Oct 1846.

During 1856 John & Maria decided to emigrate to Australia. They arrived in Queensland aboard the New Great Britain on the 6th January 1857, moving to Ipswich soon after arriving.

Along with brothers-in-law William Henry CREW & Charles PENNELL he ran a very successful Brickmaking business during the 1860s in Ipswich. Whilst the town developed they prospered, supplying the bricks for many public buildings. However with the downturn in the late 1860s, the business failed around 1870. He tried farming but it was not for him. Later he took a position with the Railway (as a Fettler) in Ipswich, Queensland where he worked until retirement in 1891.

John and Maria together had nine children, Richard John Edward (1849-1932), Ann Susan (1850-1855), James Austin Bailey (1852-1921), William Henry Crew (1854-1892), Mary Maria (1857-1884), Susan Ann (1859-1932), George Matthew (1862-1863), Georgina Caroline (1864-1928), John Job Crew (1866-1943) and Clara Jane (1870-).

John died in Brisbane Street, Ipswich, Queensland on the 28 June 1902 and was buried in the C of E Cemetery, Ipswich, Qld.

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Bart Jones, Christine King and Yvonne Phillips for this information.

Bradfield, Lily (1882-?) - History

Kevin Bird, Lily Bradfield, Douglas Bird, Darrel Bird and Gladys Rahmann.Lily Bradfield was born 1882 at Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucester, England. By 1901 she had moved to Toowong, Queensland, Australia and on the 8th of January that year she married Alfred Edward Bird.

Together they had nine children : Victor Alfred, Kent Noel, Joyce Lilian, Rex Edward, Harold Edward, Clifford Chetwynd, Douglas Arnold, Howard Bradfield and Clive Burnett.

Lily later lived with her son Clive, probably passing away in late 1950s / early 1960s.


 

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Bart Jones, Christine King, Yvonne Phillips and Darrel Bird for this information.

Bradfield, Lily (1882-?) - Test Area

Kevin Bird, Lily Bradfield, Douglas Bird, Darrel Bird and Gladys Rahmann.Lily Bradfield was born 1882 at Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucester, England. By 1901 she had moved to Toowong, Queensland, Australia and on the 8th of January that year she married Alfred Edward Bird.

Together they had nine children : Victor Alfred, Kent Noel, Joyce Lilian, Rex Edward, Harold Edward, Clifford Chetwynd, Douglas Arnold, Howard Bradfield and Clive Burnett.

Lily later lived with her son Clive, probably passing away in late 1950s / early 1960s.


 

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Bart Jones, Christine King, Yvonne Phillips and Darrel Bird for this information.

John Job Crew Bradfield was born in Sandgate, Queensland on the 26 December 1867; the son of John Edward Bradfield and Maria Crew.

He received the first part of his education at Ipswich State School and Ipswich Grammar School. Bradfield was the winner of the three exhibitions given each year by the Queensland government, which enabled him to study at Sydney University. He graduated as a Bachelor of Engineering in 1889.

John ceased work with the Queensland Railways on 30 Sep 1890. He had been working in the Southern and Central Division as a Chief Engineer's Department Draftsman on a salary of 150 pounds per annum.

John and Edith, 1891.

He married Edith Jenkins, daughter of John Ventris Jenkins, on 28th May 1891. They had six children, including Keith Noel Everal; five sons and one daughter, Mary Margaret.

In 1891 Bradfield joined the New South Wales Department of Public Works as a temporary draftsman, becoming permanent in 1895. He was involved in such major projects as the Cataract Dam and Burrunjuck Dam.

In 1896 Bradfield completed his Masters of Engineering, with First-Class Honours and a university medal; becoming a Doctor of Science in Engineering in 1924. In 1909 he became assistant engineer and in 1913 he was appointed chief engineer for metropolitan railway construction. He was sent abroad in 1914 to study the latest methods of underground railway construction and to visit firms likely to tender for the construction of a bridge over Sydney Harbour. War broke out whilst he was abroad. In the next few years wrote many papers advocating the electrification of suburban railways. Work commenced on the underground railway in 1923 and the first stations were opened in 1926.

Dr Bradfield and his family lived in Park Avenue, Gordon, and in 1924 the Ku-ring-gai Shore Council honored him in the naming of a new suburb. The new suburb, Bradfield, was to take up 640 acres of the Council's territory.

In 1924 he received the first doctorate of science in engineering at Sydney University for his thesis on electric railways and the Sydney Harbour Bridge.

At the opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge on 19th March 1932 the Governor of New South Wales, Sir Philip Game, named the highway linking the city and the northern suburbs via the Bridge the Bradfield Highway.

In 1942-1943 he was deputy chancellor of Sydney University. He died 23rd September 1943 and was buried in the cemetery ( grave transcripts ) at the rear of St John's.

He helped to design the University of Queensland at St Lucia. In his later years he advocated ambitious schemes to irrigate western Queensland and central Australia. He was a councillor of the Institution of Engineers, Australia (1920-24), a member of the Senate of the University of Sydney (1913-43), and a member of the Australian National Research Council.

He is commemorated by the Bradfield highway over the Sydney Harbour Bridge, and the electoral division of Bradfield which covers an area ranging from Bobbin Head to Castle Cove.

Acknowledgements

Online

Papers of JJC Bradfield
Bright Sparcs : Dr JJC Bradfield
State Library of Queensland
Thanks also to Chris King.
Photograph supplied by Bart Jones.

Books

Queenslanders
Hugh Lunn
1984, University of Queensland Press

John Job Crew Bradfield was born in Sandgate, Queensland on the 26 December 1867; the son of John Edward Bradfield and Maria Crew.

He received the first part of his education at Ipswich State School and Ipswich Grammar School. Bradfield was the winner of the three exhibitions given each year by the Queensland government, which enabled him to study at Sydney University. He graduated as a Bachelor of Engineering in 1889.

John ceased work with the Queensland Railways on 30 Sep 1890. He had been working in the Southern and Central Division as a Chief Engineer's Department Draftsman on a salary of 150 pounds per annum.

John and Edith, 1891.

He married Edith Jenkins, daughter of John Ventris Jenkins, on 28th May 1891. They had six children, including Keith Noel Everal; five sons and one daughter, Mary Margaret.

In 1891 Bradfield joined the New South Wales Department of Public Works as a temporary draftsman, becoming permanent in 1895. He was involved in such major projects as the Cataract Dam and Burrunjuck Dam.

In 1896 Bradfield completed his Masters of Engineering, with First-Class Honours and a university medal; becoming a Doctor of Science in Engineering in 1924. In 1909 he became assistant engineer and in 1913 he was appointed chief engineer for metropolitan railway construction. He was sent abroad in 1914 to study the latest methods of underground railway construction and to visit firms likely to tender for the construction of a bridge over Sydney Harbour. War broke out whilst he was abroad. In the next few years wrote many papers advocating the electrification of suburban railways. Work commenced on the underground railway in 1923 and the first stations were opened in 1926.

Dr Bradfield and his family lived in Park Avenue, Gordon, and in 1924 the Ku-ring-gai Shore Council honored him in the naming of a new suburb. The new suburb, Bradfield, was to take up 640 acres of the Council's territory.

In 1924 he received the first doctorate of science in engineering at Sydney University for his thesis on electric railways and the Sydney Harbour Bridge.

At the opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge on 19th March 1932 the Governor of New South Wales, Sir Philip Game, named the highway linking the city and the northern suburbs via the Bridge the Bradfield Highway.

In 1942-1943 he was deputy chancellor of Sydney University. He died 23rd September 1943 and was buried in the cemetery ( grave transcripts ) at the rear of St John's.

He helped to design the University of Queensland at St Lucia. In his later years he advocated ambitious schemes to irrigate western Queensland and central Australia. He was a councillor of the Institution of Engineers, Australia (1920-24), a member of the Senate of the University of Sydney (1913-43), and a member of the Australian National Research Council.

He is commemorated by the Bradfield highway over the Sydney Harbour Bridge, and the electoral division of Bradfield which covers an area ranging from Bobbin Head to Castle Cove.

Acknowledgements

Online

Papers of JJC Bradfield
Bright Sparcs : Dr JJC Bradfield
State Library of Queensland
Thanks also to Chris King.
Photograph supplied by Bart Jones.

Books

Queenslanders
Hugh Lunn
1984, University of Queensland Press

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