INFANT LIFE PROTECTION ACT 1890
Information compiled by Helen D. Harris OAM,
2004-8.
This
Act was passed in
In
1894 the Department of Neglected Children arranged for ‘Lady Visitors’ to
inspect the nurses’ homes and children. Some
correspondence regarding this has also been included in this web page.
The
police department took over the entire maintenance of the Act in 1898, but
surviving indexes and registers to the correspondence are only extant from
1901. I have all indexed all names appearing in the police correspondence
indexes and registers from 1901 to February 1908, when police handed control of
the Act to the Neglected Children’s Department, and these microfiche indexes
are available for sale via the Harriland Press web site. While working through
the correspondence files themselves for other purposes, I have come across
Infant Life Protection Act material for the period 1898-1900, and reproduce the
basic details here. This is by no means a complete listing of the pre 1901
material, merely those files I have come across in the unindexed material. Some material (only a fraction of what is
available) from a later period has also been added.
As
well as correspondence about various women and children, there are monthly
reports from local police about the nurses and their children in the area,
scattered throughout the correspondence. These monthly reports list the name
and address of each nurse, the name of each child they have in their care, the mother
or next of kin of each child, the state of the child's clothing and feeding
bottles etc. They also have a column 'Remarks' where additional information is
sometimes recorded. Note that these entries are usually of one line only. I have included in the listing below some of
the details taken from just a few of these monthly reports, those of March
1898, January, April, May, June 1899, February and May 1900, and January 1904,
for part of the Melbourne District only.
If the people you are
seeking are not listed here, (and these are only a small percentage) consider
looking at the various Infant Life Protection Act indexes I have created for
the period 1901-1908, details of which are on the Harriland Press web page.
Anyone wanting photocopies of the files or the full detail of the one or
two line entry in the monthly reports are welcome to email me their request,
(hdh1atozemail.com.au - remove the 'at' and add the usual @) but there is a $30
fee, as well as the Public Record Office charge of 65c per page photocopying
and postage.
ABBOT, Mrs. John.
ABBOTT, Annie. See
KRAMER, Mabel.
ABOOZAID, Rose. Daughter of Rose of
ABSOLUM, Verdon Wallace. See ADAMS,
Mary.
ADAM, Mrs. Mary. Braybrook,
to adopt Clarence, child of Janet BLAIR in 1904; 4 pages, , List 6.
ADAMS, Mary.
AGAR, Mrs. E.,
AH KING See HONAN, Jane
AH LIN See
AITCHISON, Annie and Mary B. See BROADBENT, A.
AITKEN, Mrs.,
Prahran, wanted to adopt Olive Myrtle ALLEN, mother in W. Aust and about to be
married. Police find the mother is to pay Aitken for doing so, which is not
allowed under the Act. 1898
AITKEN, Jennie. See MOORE, Jane
AITKIN, John Alexander. See MOORE, Jane.
ALDOWS, A. Brighton.
Registered as a nurse in 1893, has a child, unnamed; new premises described.
ALDRED, Mary A. See BRACE, Dorothy M.
ALDUS, Margaret A., Ararat, nurse,
has handed illegitimate child Muriel W. BLACK to her father (named), 2
pages, List 6.
ALLANSON, Mrs. See TAYLOR, Elizabeth E.
ALLEN, Mrs. Charlotte. A
nurse at
ALLEN, Ellen. See
SMITH, William G.
ALLEN, Margaret. See HESTER, Victor
ALLEN, Olive Myrtle. See AITKEN, Mrs.
ALLIN, Margaret J. and Mary L. See DUNN,
Julia E.
ALLUM, Margaret.
ALSTON, Mrs. S. Brighton, registered as a nurse, 1893. Had child of Emily BLACKER, but
has been removed to Mrs. RAIN of Fitzroy.
AMOORE. Mrs. H.M. Ascot Vale, registered as a nurse, 1893. Had a female child, unnamed,
which has now been given to Mrs. RADCLIFFE of Flemington, who has applied to be
registered.
AMOS, -. See
TAYLOR, Mrs. Lily
ANDERSON, - Mrs. See MAHER, Mary
ANDERSON, Arthur Edward Keith. See
BEAZLEY, Henry.
ANDERSON, Ella, mother Mary of Moreland. With a nurse. May 1900 Monthly Report
ANDERSON, John. See MAHER, Mary
ANDERSON, Margaret.
ANDREW, Jane. See
PROBERTS, Mary.
ANDREWS, E. South
Yarra, registered as a nurse, 1893; had child Ernest WOODWARD.
ANDREWS, E.A. Malvern,
registered as a nurse, 1893; had two unnamed children.
ANGOVE, George Abels. Illegitimate child of Bessie Angove,
died at unregistered nurse Margaret HOWARTH’s home at Eaglehawk in 1898. Witness Sarah BEALE names father. Bessie divorced and subsequently remarried
William CARBIS. 25 pages, List 3.
ARDLEY, Joseph
and wife adopt Lillia ?[ file not clear on child's name. ] Mrs. EDWARDS had
child firstly from Mrs. FULLER. 1898.
ARMSTRONG, Dr. See PATTERSON, Constable.
ARMSTRONG, Francis R. and Hannah.
See
LANDVOIGT, G.
ASKEW, Mary. Collingwood,
registered as a nurse, 1893. Had no child when inspected.
ASHTON, Annie. Widow, charged over death of illegitimate child Eileen Florence KENNEDY
in her home; not registered as a nurse, 1898. 13 pages, List 2.
ATKINS, Mary.
ATKINSON, Alice Maud, and son Arthur William. See HIGHTON, E.
ATKINSON, Francis J. and Lillian See COPPIN, Fanny
ATKINSON, Louise. Registered nurse,
AVERY, Marguerite Mary. See
BAGLEY, Nelly
of Fitzroy. Applies to adopt Martha May FAULKNER, 3 years old, in 1899. 4
pages.
BAILEY, Annie.
BAILEY, Annie, Abbotsford.
Applied to be re-registered in 1904; in 1901 had children Isabella
BESLEY of Bruthen (father named) and Kate VINE, grandmother Elizabeth Vine of
BAILEY, Frederick, also known as WILLIAMS. Prahran, charged with failure to register birth
of illegitimate child of Sarah STOREY within required time, 1898. 6 pages, List
2.
BAKER, Clara.
Nth Fitzroy, registered as a nurse, 1893; had illegitimate child Dorothy
HUNTER.
BAKER, Doris. Daughter of Josephine of
BAKER, Edith and Rose. See SMITH,
Margaret.
BAKER, Elizabeth.
BALL, Mrs. A.L. St. Kilda, registered as a nurse, 1893; had child HARDING, which died
in March.
BALLAN, Rachel. Nurse, she
has child Alice H. DICKSON who which. 3
pages, List 5.
BALLANTYNE, Herbert. See WEST, Sarah
BARROW, Mrs. See
TAYLOR, Leslie V.
BASSER, E. ISAACS,
Mrs. Rebecca
BATES, John. See
TAYLOR, Nurse.
BAXTER, Charles Allen. See
CLARKE, Mrs. E.
BAXTER, Mrs. Daisy. Applies for exemption; she is
nursing her sister’s child Royston Walter DOBLE while his mother is ill. 1905.
List 2.
BAYLISS, Ernest. See RIGBY, Susannah
BEALE, Sarah. See ANGOVE, George A.
BEATTIE, Mary Ann. Applies to be registered as a nurse,
1901. List 2.
BEAZLEY, Henry. Charged with
failure to register illegitimate child Arthur Edward Keith ANDERSON within
required time, mother May. 10 pages, List 7.
BECKETT, Mary Ann. Nurse. Has a child.
January 1904 Monthly Report.
BEGGS,
BELL, Hannah. Charged
with failing to register birth of illegitimate child Daisy Hannah within
required time, at Fitzroy in 1899. 5 pages..
BELL, Kate.
BELL, Kate.
BELSON, Janet. See BILSON, Janet
BENNETT, Jane. See LEAR,
Mary.
BENNETT, Mrs. M. Brighton, registered as a nurse, 1893; had an unnamed child.
BENNS, Mrs. Sarah. Ballarat, registered as a nurse, 1893; had Frederick CHLUE.
BENT, E. See BILLINGTON, Mrs.
BERKERY,
Mary. See BROWN, Doris
BERLYN, David. See SMITHAM, H.
BESLEY, Isabella. See
BAILEY, Annie
BEST, Albert Albury. Mother Edith, Fitzroy. With a nurse. May 1900 Monthly Report
BETTS, - Mrs. Hamilton.
Had an unnamed child, given exemption from registering as a nurse, 1893.
BILLINGTON, Mrs. Of
BILLMAN, May. See O’BYRNE, M.
BILSON [BELSON?] Mrs. Janet. Port
BIRCH, Dora. Infant daughter of Agnes Birch, died
1894 while in care of nurse Mrs. KNIGHT of
BIRD, Emily and James F. See COATES, S.
BIRT, Mary Ann. Child
removed from her care by mother, 1906. 1
page, List 4.
BISH, Annie.
Port
BISHOP, Edith. See CUNNINGHAM, Joseph
BLACK, Muriel W. See ALDUS,
Margaret A.
BLACKER, Emily. See ALSTON, S.
BLAIR, Clarent and Janet. See ADAM,
Mrs. M.
BLAKE,
BLAKE, Mary. Collingwood,
registered as a nurse, 1893; had Elizabeth CONNINGTON.
BLOODWORTH, David. See FORD,
Nurse.
BLUE, Eliza. Wrote from Port
BOLT, Leslie. See
BROADBENT, A.
BOLTON, Rosie,
BOND, Harriet E. See
McMILLAN, Ernest C.
BOOTH, - Miss. See PUDNEY, S.
BORSMAN, Mary. Daughter of Hannah of
BOULTON/BOWLTON, Clara, of Warracknabeal. Had child Mary Lillian CHATHAM, mother
Justine. 3 pages, List 6.
BOURKE, Margery Annie. See LAMBERT, M.
BOWERS, Herbert. See JEAN, S.
BOYLE, Ethel Grace and son Ernest Hatchand. See HIGHTON, E.
BRACE, Dorothy Mary, illegitimate child, file re death of [born 1897, death not registered]
at nurse Mrs. Mary A. ALDRED's home, Back Creek, mother Rosa BRACE, in service
at Moama. Child died of gastroenteritis.
BRADLEY, Frances, wife of Joseph of Murchison.
Applied in 1901 to take child Florence Amiel MICHEL, whose mother has
died, and was a widow living with Peter Michel. List 2.
BRADY, Violet and Annie. See
CLAYTON, Madge.
BRAITHWAITE, Mrs. M. Balaclava, registered as a nurse, 1893; had child BURNS, given to father
Mr. KERNEY of
BRAND, Mrs. Margaret. Port
BRIGGS, Sarah,
widow of
BRITTAN, John. See ROLFE, M.
BROADBENT, A.
BROMALL, Emily daughter of Emily, with a nurse. January 1904 Monthly Report.
BROMILOW, Albert and
BROPHY, Mrs.
BROPHY,
BROSMAN, Mary. Daughter of Hannah of
BROSNAN, Mary. With a nurse. June 1899 Monthly Report.
BROWN, Mrs. See
DOWDELL, Harriett.
BROWN, Annie.
Mother Eliza of Glenferrie. With a nurse. May 1900 Monthly Report
BROWN, Daisy.
BROWN, Daisy.
See KENNY, Myrtle L.
BROWN, Doris,
child of Annie, married woman, was removed from nurse Mary BERKERY, Eaglehawk,
by child's aunt, Kathleen MATHIESON/MATTHEWSON. Child now with mother who is
with her father Patrick MASTERSON, near
BROWN, Elsie,
Born 1900, mother Jane Elizabeth of
BROWN, Evelyn. See ELLESLEY, Caroline
BROWN, Thomas of
Collingwood. Charged in 1899 with failure to register birth of illegitimate
child Thomas Brown DEVLIN, son of Mary, within required time. 8 pages, List 2.
BRYAN, Mrs. See
STEWART, Eric and MILLER, Evelyn.
BUCHANAN,
BULLOCK,
BUNCE, (or BURNS), Beatrice Barker.
With a nurse
in January 1902 Monthly Report. (No entry
in birth indexes.) List 4.
BUNTINE, Frederick Smith. Son of Lillian of Mirboo. With a nurse in
BURNETT, Mrs. C.E. See GAVIN, Carol.
BURGE, Sarah. Footscray,
takes sister’s child Roy COTTLE in 1902, as she is in last stage of
consumption. List 5.
BURNS, -. See
BRAITHWAITE, M.
BURNS, Beatrice Barker. See BUNCE, B.B.
BURNS, Margaret.
BURNS, Mary.
BURRELL, Margaret.
BURSTON,
BURTON, Martha. Amess Street Carlton. Nurse. April 1899 Monthly Report
BURTON, Martha. File covering 1894-1899 includes her original application to be
registered as a nurse; the deaths of children Mary Agnes REILLY, daughter of
Agnes of Upper Murray, Mary ROSS, daughter of Mary Jane and Maria DUNN [mother
not given]; also the removal of Edith WILSON by her grandmother Jane of St.
Kilda and Fanny SCHULDT by her mother Elizabeth and the child of Florence
BROPHY of Alexandra. Martha's husband Archibald was a bricklayer. 46 pages,
including two letters from Burton.
BURTON, Martha Jane, widow, East Brunswick, applies to be registered. Police report she was previously registered
and charged with neglect, and refuse application. 14 pages, List 3..
BUTLER, Mary. Advises in
1898 that she has taken on the care of her daughter Catherine’s illegitimate
child Agnes; resides at Horsham.
Presumed father named. 3 pages,
List 6.
BUTLIN, Mary. Nurse,
Footscray, has a child. January 1904
Monthly Report.
BUTTLE, Mrs. See
STEWART, Nellie and GLOVER, Cyril.
BUX, R. See COUSINS, M.
BYLES, E. Prahran,
registered as a nurse, 1893; had Clyde LINDSAY.
CONNECTION FOUND
BYRNE, Essie. Brunswick,
registered as a nurse, 1893; had one female child, unnamed.
CAIN, Gladys M., and Harriet. See
MATTHEWMAN, J.L.
CALLAGHAN, Detta, daughter of Kate of Linden Nth Geelong. With a nurse in Footscray. January 1904 Monthly Report.
CALLICK, Ruby Alice. Daughter of Florence Lidia. With a nurse in Melbourne. May 1899 Monthly
Report
CAMERON, George. Windsor, charged over failure to register birth of illegitimate child of
Catherine MALONEY/MOLONEY within required time, 1898. 6 pages, List 2.
CAMPBELL, C. South
Yarra, registered as a nurse, 1893, but had no child at inspection.
CAMPBELL, W.G. Coburg, registered as a nurse, 1893; had one female child, unnamed,
which she had adopted.
CANN, Annie,
fined for being the occupier of house in which illegitimate child Rosanna
Anderson YOUNG was born, of Edith YOUNG, Middle Park, and not registering birth
within 3 days as required. 1898
CANN, Elizabeth. A registered nurse, she is found drunk
at Bendigo in 1900. Her registration is
cancelled and children in her care given to fellow nurse Mrs. BROPHY of Barnard
St. 8 pages, List 4.
CANNING, Veronica May, daughter of Mary of Fitzroy. With nurse. May 1900 Monthly Report.
CARBIS, William. See ANGOVE, George A.
CARDINALI, Henry, Northcote, charged with failure to register illegitimate birth of
Daphne Margarett HIRST, child of Margaret Hirst and himself, within 3 days.
1899.
CARLE, A. See JOHNSTON,
CARLISLE, Ivy. Interstate
arrangements to forward her to her mother in Melbourne, but foster parent
decides to keep her. 2 pages,
List 6.
CARR, Charlotte. Coburg, nurse. May 1899 Monthly Report
CARROLL, Angella. Daughter of Alice of Port
Fairy. With a nurse. February 1900 Monthly Report. List 3.
CARROLL, Margaret. Collingwood, registered as a nurse, 1893. Had two male children,
unnamed.
CARROLL, Michael J. Born 1898, with a nurse at May 1900 Monthly Report. Mother Annie E.
Carroll.
CARSON, M. North
Melbourne, registered as a nurse, 1893; name struck off register.
CARTER, Mrs. S. Brighton, registered as a nurse, 1893; had an unnamed child over three
years old.
CASEY, Hannah. See THORNTON, Marie T.
CASSELLS, Mrs. Julia charged with neglecting to notify police department re adoption of John
Ackarry HARRIS, son of Mabel, 1896. 11
pages, List 3.
CAWLEY, Emma. Rathdown
Street Carlton. Nurse, has child/ren. April 1899, June 1899 and May 1900
Monthly Reports.
CHALK, Florence. Richmond, registered as a nurse, 1893. Had Annie, 7 year old illegitimate
child of Emma SMITH, and Elsie M. Clarke, illegitimate child of Julia CLARKE.
CHAPMAN, Jessie B. Nurse,
Footscray. Has four children. January 1904 Monthly Report.
CHARLES, E. South
Melbourne, registered as a nurse, 1893; had one female child, unnamed.
CHARTERS, Elizabeth. Collingwood, registered as a nurse, 1893; had one female child, unnamed.
CHATHAM, Justine and Mary Lillian.
See BOULTON, Clara.
CHEASLEY, Violet and H. See HURRELL,
Hannah Jane.
CHLUE, Frederick. See BENNS, S.
CLARK, Mrs. M.A. St. Kilda, registered as a nurse, 1893, had one male child, unnamed.
CLARK, Mrs. Susannah. See WILSON, Jack.
CLARKE, Mrs. E. A
registered nurse at Windsor, she asks permission to take child Charles Allen
BAXTER on holiday with her in 1899. 5
pages, List 6
CLARKE, Elsie M. and Julia. See CHALK, F.
CLARKE, Ruth. Daughter
of Annie, her address not given. With a nurse in Melbourne; April 1899 and June
1899 Monthly Reports.
CLAXTON, George. St. Aurnaud, registered as a nurse, 1893; had Richmond Leslie TYSON who died.
CLAYTON, L. Prahran,
registered as a nurse, 1893; had left the district on inspection.
CLAYTON, Madge. Nurse at
Whittlesea; fails to notify police that she has child Violet BRADY, daughter of
Mrs. Annie. 2 pages, List 4.
CLIFFORD, Agnes. Carlton, registered as a nurse, but has no child at present. May 1900
Monthly Report
CLIFFORD, Sylvia, mother Alice. With a nurse in Melbourne; May 1899 Monthly Report
COATES, Mrs. S. Burnley, registered as a nurse, 1893; has child Alice BULLOCK and James
Freman BIRD, son of Emily of North Melbourne.
COLE, Mrs. W.C., of Fitzroy, adopts Dorothy, daughter of Mabel
MANZIES of Richmond, in 1905. 6 pages, List 7.
COLEMAN, Edward. See
LANGLEY, John.
COLEMAN, Ethel Louisa, daughter of Isabella of Tallarook. With a nurse. May 1900 Monthly
Report. See also COLMAN.
COLES, Mrs. Harriet. Ararat, registered as a nurse, 1893, has child of Annie LEIGHTMAN .
COLLINGWOOD. 1894 correspondence re the
objections of Lady Visitors to the work involved in inspecting nurses’ homes
and children. Names mentioned: C. RUMSLEY, Mrs. MEADOWCROFT, Congregational
Parsonage, Abbotsford, Mrs. DAVIES, 24 Cambridge St. 16 pages, List 3.
COLLINS, Ellen. Rosslyn St., West Melbourne. Nurse, has no child at present. .
April 1899 Monthly Report
COLLINS, Emily. Correspondence
over whether her aunt Mrs. E. MORLEY of Sth Melbourne, has to register to take
care of her child William Collins, in 1897.
15 pages, List 6.
COLMAN, Ethel L. Daughter of Isabella of
Tallarook. With a nurse. June 1899 Monthly Report. See also COLEMAN.
CONDON, Catherine and Mary. WILLIAMS,
Eva
CONLON, Mrs. B. Fitzroy, registered as a nurse, 1893; has an unnamed female child.
CONNELLY, Ilene. Daughter of Catherine. With a nurse in Melbourne. May 1899 Monthly
Report
CONNINGTON, Elizabeth. See BLAKE, Mary
CONNORS, Agnes. Daughter of Winifred of Carlton. With a nurse in Melbourne; April 1899
Monthly Report..
CONWAY, Herbert. See SULLY, Emma
CONYBERE, Mrs. A. Northcote, registered as a nurse, 1893. Had no child on when inspected.
COOK, Mrs. F.M. Ascot Vale, registered as a nurse, 1893; had child Harold McINTYRE.
COOPER, Kate. Wrote from
Brunswick in 1897; married, four children, applies to be registered, wants to take
her sister’s illegitimate child Francis J. DILLON. 5 pages, List 5.
COOPER, Mary Jane. Nurse,
Carlton, has three children, March 1901 Monthly Report, List 8.
COPELAND, Eleanor. Madeline St. Carlton. Nurse. April 1899 Monthly Report. Has two children.
June 1899 and May 1900 Monthly Reports.
COPPIN, Mrs. Fanny. North Fitzroy, registered as a nurse, 1893; has Francis James
ATKINSON, illegitimate child of Lilian.
CORRIGAN, Alfred. Son of Mary of Fitzroy. With a nurse in Melbourne; April 1899 Monthly
Report..
COTTER, Patrick. With a
nurse in March 1901 Monthly Report, List 8.
COTTLE, Mrs. See BURGE,
Sarah.
COUGHLIN, Martha. Daughter of Martha. With a nurse.
February 1900 Monthly Report. List
3.
COUSINS, Mrs. Mary of Kensington, applies in 1907 to adopt her daughter Ruby’s
illegitimate child Leonard; she has since married R. BUX. Father of child named. 4 pages, List 3.
COVERDALE, Helen, Richmond, applied for registration in
1904. 3 pages, List 6.
COX, Ivy. See
TYRER, Mrs. Janet.
CRAMPION, Mary D. See WESTON, Irene.
CRAVINS, Emma. Brunswick, registered as a nurse, 1893; had an unnamed male child. Note:
Surname unclear.
CRINIGAN, Mary. With a
nurse, March 1901; mother Rose. Monthly
Report. List 8.
CROFT, Edward. Wrote from Elmhurst in 1906. His daughter had had an illegitimate child,
and needs to go to hospital as she is ill.
His nephew’s wife Mrs. Thomas HOMFRAY is willing to care for the child
temporarily, and he asks police permission for this to occur, which is
granted. 4 pages, List 4
CROSS, Rosy May and mother Mary. See TAYLOR, Mrs. Lily
CROYSDALE, Emma and son William James Weaver. See WEAVER, Henry.
CROZIER, Linda. Daughter of Ethel. With a nurse.
June 1899 Monthly Report.
CUFFE, Mrs Frances Irene, of
CUNNINGHAM, Joseph. Charged with failure to register
birth of illegitimate child of Edith BISHOP at
CUTLER, James H. See GURR,
Eliza.
CUTTS, Linda May. See SHEPPARD, H.
CUZENS, Ralph and Maud. See HURRELL,
Hannah Jane.
DALY, Ellen and Kenneth P. See NAIRN,
T.
DALZIEL, Mary Ann. Writes in 1906 that she has taken
back her child Gladys from Nurse WIDDOWSON.
2 pages, List 3.
DARBY, Harry. Son
of Mabel. With a nurse in
D'ARC, Emily.
See SNUDDEN, Jessie
DARVELL, Minnie, of Malvern, applies for registration as a
nurse in 1905. 8 pages, List 6.
DAVEY, Eliza Catherine. Father William Morton DAVEY. With a nurse. June 1899 Monthly Report.
DAVIDSON, Janet Grace. Daughter of Jean of
DAVIES, Mrs. See COLLINGWOOD.
DAVIS, Alfred and Minnie. Apply
to adopt Jessie Marion KORNMAN, her niece, whose mother has died and whose
father is George. 6 pages, List 4.
DAVIS, Mrs. M. Fitzroy, registered as a nurse, 1893; had one female child, unnamed,
which was removed by mother.
DAVIS, Mrs. M.A. of Wallington.
Adopted Isabel, child of Maggie HOSE in 1903; in 1904 her son George has
married Maggie, and she wants to return their child to them. 3 pages, List 6.
DAWBORN, Mrs. See
STEWART, Nellie and GLOVER, Cyril.
DAWKINS, Francis. With a
nurse in Footscray. Monthly report
January 1904.
DAWKINS, Mary, had illegitimate child Francis at Mrs. PEDDLE’s
home, told her she was a married woman; no prosecution. List 5.
DAWSON, Sarah. Footscray;
registered nurse; has a child. January
1904 Monthly Report.
DAY, Margaret.
DAY, Thomas,
of Hawthorn. Asks in 1906 if an old
friend, Mrs. GALE, needs to register, as she is minding his twins; their mother
died giving birth. 3 pages, List 3.
DEACON, Cornelius and Rose Mary. See
LANYON, John.
DEAN, May,
DELOTS, Mrs. Fitzroy,
wrote in 1902 re adoption of Daisy FERGUSON.
List 5.
DEMPSEY, Robert. Son of Robert, hawker,
DENNIS, Mrs. G.T. South Melbourne, registered as a nurse, 1893; had one male child,
unnamed.
DENSEM,
DEVLIN, Mary. See
BROWN, Thomas.
DEWART, James. See
DIBBS, John.
See SELLE, John W.
DICKENSON, Clarence and Alice T. See
ISAACS, Mrs. Rebecca.
DICKSON, Alice M. See
BALLAN, Rachel.
DICKSON, Mrs. Annie. To adopt
illegitimate daughter of Lucy ROWAN, 1902.
List 5.
DILLON, Francis J. See
COOPER, Kate.
DINES, Bertha May. Daugher of Pheolr (?) Edith
Dines. With a nurse. June 1899 Monthly Report.
DINGEY, Peter, Footscray; applied to adopt a male child found in
DITCHFIELD, Margaret.
DOBINSON, Elsie and Margaret Nancy.
See TREACY, T.P.
DOBLE, Royston Walter. See BAXTER, D.
DOHELAS, Robert. Son of Kate of
DOLLOFFSKY, Mary May. Daughter of Kate Agnes. With a nurse in
DONALD, William Patrick. With nurse Mary STEVENS at Footscray, mother Caroline at Bairnsdale.
March 1898 Monthly Report. CONNECTION FOUND
DONNELLY, Harriet. Gave birth to child Ethel in home of
James DUNSTAN of
DONNELLY, Harriet. Child Ethel died while under care of
nurse TREBY; no blame attached to nurse.
5 pages, List 4.
DONNELLY, M. See
PULLEN, Alice.
DONOHUE, Mary. With a
nurse, although over 2 yrs old. January
1904 Monthly Report.
DORAN, James. See
TIERNAN, Mary.
DORIAN, Christine. Adopted grand-daughter Veronica
Irene MAY, 1901. List 2.
DOWDELL, Harriet. Balwyn; prosecuted for failure to register as a nurse in 1899. Took Roy
HUBBARD from his mother Alecia Hubbard, but the child died. Brief of evidence
shows mother wet nursing child of Mrs. John MOFFITT of Chatworth near
Whittlesea. Women's Hospital nurse Agnes ROBERTSON gives evidence as does
Harriet's sister Mrs. BROWN of
DOWLING, Annie and Elsie. See BURNS,
Mary.
DOWLMAN, George. Charged with failure to register birth of illegitimate child Elsie, his
daughter's child, within required time. 6 pages, List 2.
DOYLE, Mary Ann. Warragul, unregistered nurse, adopts unnamed male child in 1899. Her
husband's name is James and they have had eleven children, all of whom have
died. 11 pages.
DRAKE, Jean
has nursed Clifford SALMON for 6mths, mother taken him away, saying she's going
to
DRAKE, Mrs. Robert, of
DREYER, Miss M. See
MURRAY, Alice M.
DRIES, Gertrude. See MALONE, Mary P.
DRUMMOND, Mrs. M. Coburg, 1893; had a child, not named, and refused to be registered as
nurse.
DUCKER, Miss A.N. See WEEDON, J., WESTON,
DUKE, Annie.
DUKE, Annie. See
THORNTON, M.T.
DUKE, Joseph R. See MOORE, Kate
DUNCAN, Emily. See WEEDON, J.C.
DUNN, Mrs. See
UPHILL, V.
DUNN, Julia E., of
DUNSTAN, James. See DONNELLY, Harriet.
DYSON, Mrs. See
STEWART, Eric and MILLER, Evelyn.
EARL, Dulcy Irene. See SMITH, S.
EDGAR, John Kenneth. Child of
May, with a nurse in Footscray in January 1904.
Monthly Return.
EDWARDS, Mrs.
See ARDLEY, Joseph
EDWARDS, Annie E. North Carlton, registered as a nurse, 1893; had a male child,
unnamed. Had one child in June 1899.
EDWARDS, Edward Poole, died at home of nurse M. SAMPSON, Moreland, child of Margaret Jane
EDWARDS, 6mths old, no blame for nurse. 1900
EDWARDS, Reta. See WALLACE,
Mrs. Elizabeth.
EGGLESTON, Mrs. W.D. of Port Melbourne, adopted Alice O’GORMAN in
1904. 7 pages, List 6.
ELLEN, Gilbert, child of Clara Maud of Beechworth. With a nurse in Footscray. January 1904 Monthly Report.
ELLESLEY, Caroline, nurse, writes she has given child Evelyn BROWN, to Mrs. E. HOWARD of
ELLIOTT, Constance F. See
PADGETT, Martha
ELLIS, Annie E. and James. See KNOWLES, Jane.
ENNOR, Thomas E. See HUISH, Maud V.
EVANS, E.
FAGAN, Anne.
FAGAN,
FAIRBRASS, Mabel. Adopted by
Rebecca VENNING, Prahran in 1896. Query
from Vic. Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Children in 1897. Supposed father named. 6 pages, List 6.
FARNHAM, Agnes Adelaide. See SPARGO, Mary J.,
FAULKNER, Martha May. See BAGLEY, Nelly.
FAUIRER??
FAWCETT, Robert, with a nurse, March 1901 Monthly Report; mother
Millie. List 8.
FENN, M.P.
FISH, Mrs. Applies to adopt Annie JOHNSON’s
child, 1901. List 2.
FISHER, Emily. Nurse,
FITZGERALD, Maud. See BISH, A.
FLANAGAN, Margaret. North Melbourne, 1898. Anonymous letter warns police department that the
child she has, Annie Ellen KELLY, is being 'half starved'. Police find it is
the child of her brother Thomas KELLY, whose wife has died of consumption. 5
pages, List 2.
FLANNERY , Anne.
FLEET, Mrs. F.L. Mitcham, registered as a nurse, 1893; had one female child, unnamed.
FLOATES, Eliza. Applies for registration as a nurse,
1905. List 2.
FLYNN, Pauline Harris. Adopted by
J. WOODHEAD of Clifton Hill in 1904. 5
pages, List 6.
FOGARTY, Ellen. Her illegitimate
child Mary is in the care of Mrs. Harriet QUINTON; complaint by Vic. Society
for Prevention of Cruelty to Children, 1897.
6 pages, List 6.
FOOT, Janet. See GAVIN, Carol.
FORD, Elizabeth. See GORING, Ellen; STEPHENS, Beatrice.
FORD, Nurse of Ballaat. Reports she has handed child Jessie B.
STEPHENS back to her mother
FORGON. See
AGAR, Mrs. E.
FORSYTH, Mrs. See HUSSEY, E.
FOTHERGILL, Frederick H. Writes from
FOUNTAIN,
FOWLER, Ann Jane Drake & Maggie. See DRAKE, Mrs. Robert.
FRANCOMBE, A. Williamstown,
registered as a nurse, 1893; had a child, not named.
FRANKLIN, Edward James. Son of Margaret of Carlton. With a nurse in Melbourne; April 1899
Monthly Report. With a nurse in
Melbourne in June 1899 Monthly Report, mother now in South Yarra.
FRASER, Annie. See SIMPSON, Mary A.
FRASER, Margaret. Fenwick Street Carlton. Nurse. April 1899 Monthly Report. See also FRAZER.
FRAZER, Eliza. See McPHERSON, Mary.
FRAZER, Margaret. Fenwick St. Carlton. Had a child, June 1899 Monthly Report. See also FRASER.
FREEMAN, Emily. See HOWLETT, Lydia.
FREESTONE, Edna, child of Lucy, adopted by Mrs. Mary MAGUIRE of
Ballarat in 1905. 3 pages, List 7.
FULLARTON, Peter.