Chandler
Family History
William
and Kate Chandler were early settlers in The Basin. Their family
had a large influence in development of The Basin and surrounding
districts.
Kitty
Chandler Recollections
Kitty Chandler was born in 1887,
the youngest of eleven children born to William and Kate (nee
Timewell).
Kitty never married and spent most of her adult
life in the company of her mother until Kate died. She then moved
into the home of her sister, Louisa Maguire.
Video
of Chandler family photographs
This
video is on YouTube (19 minutes).
Transcript
of Louisa Timewell’s Journal (pdf)
The
journal was written aboard the sailing ship “Birmingham”
sailing
from London in 1852, and arrival in Melbourne after
disembarking.
Louisa Timewell was Kate Chandlers mother.
Louisa left her parents and siblings in London and travelled to
Melbourne with her husband, brother and her two children.
The
journal was written for her London family and shipped there. It
was part of mail cargo bound for London and the ship carrying the
mail sank. The ship was raised, and the journal, being wrapped in
oilcloth, survived. It was returned to Louisa.
The first
page of the transcript shows a ruler and coin beside the first
page of the journal to give some indication of the its
size.The
original is held in The State Library of Victoria. Several family
members have visited the library to see the original.
Last
Updated April 2022
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