Comments on: A Tragic Night – January 24, 1882

By: Heather Villinger

Heather Villinger — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 07:30:37 +0000

Hi Merron,
I do eventually appear again. I wonder where these last few months have gone. Maryanne Gamble grand daughter and the the grand daughter mentioned on the night of the file that Ellen Barry-Gamble perished in, is my husband’s Great Grandmother. Rhonda and my husband are 2nd/3rd cousins. There are many things and stories still yet undiscovered, maybe with the passing of time they too will pass. One does think how lucky we all are that our ancestors (and whilst these are my husband’s ancestors my own too made the significant journey either by their choice or another governments choice) we are all supremely lucky to live in this country and I am sure our ancestors will be proud of who we are as people.
It is hard to try and understand the lives our forebears had when we compare them to our lives of today. But one would assume that to leave your family and never see them again in your live would have been a huge and almost insurmoutable situation. One does what one must do to survive.

Heather

By: Merron Riddiford

Merron Riddiford — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 14:09:20 +0000

Hi Di
Thank you for your comment. I’m glad you found my blog. Hopefully we might me able to find some more family members. Considering I have only done one post on the Gambles, I have had more of a response than I have for my other families. Since the post on Ellen Barry, I now have her inquest record which has some great witness statements. I hope to post about the inquest sometime soon.
Merron

By: Di Castles

Di Castles — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 04:36:50 +0000

Hi Joanne, Im Richard’s cousin Dianne. My father was Harry Gamble who is the brother of Norman George (George) and their father was Albert Joseph Gamble. George had a different mother to his other siblings, his mother was Ethel May Romanis and Harry and Deborah, Heather, Robert, Ada and Betty’s mother was Annie Ellen Chelberg.Alberts mother was actually Isabella Gamble, the daughter of George Luke and Maryann Lowry, however he was brought up to believe George & Maryann was his mother as Isabella was around 16 when she had him. Id love to hear from any Gamble’s out there, you can contact me by emailing me at didicastles@hotmail.com

By: Joanne

Joanne — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 23:24:52 +0000

Hi Merron,

Unfortunately, We do not know who Alberts father is in fact we did not really know for sure if Isabella Gamble or her mother Maryanne Gamble was his mother regards Joanne

By: Merron Riddiford

Merron Riddiford — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:41:17 +0000

Thanks for getting back to me Joanne. Yes, Albert with the unknown father! I don’t suppose you know who he his father was? It looks as though George & Maryann may have raised him. He was older than their youngest child. Merron

By: Joanne

Joanne — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 06:46:13 +0000

Hi Merron,

Thanks for your reply! My partners name is Richard Gamble his father is Norman George Gamble a son of Albert Joseph Gamble who is George Gambles (the one mentioned in the post) son or grandson?

Thanks Joanne.

By: Merron Riddiford

Merron Riddiford — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 22:14:21 +0000

Thanks for that Ann. I have to get there soon I think. I’ve checked out the times. School is back today, so hopefully I can start planning a trip soon.
Don’t you love a middle name!

By: Ann O'Dyne

Ann O'Dyne — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 20:42:58 +0000

Merron if you make the trip to Colac, the HUGE and CRAMMED history centre shares a building with the movie theatre, adjacent to rail station, and the history ladies are very helpful – they seem to know every family without having to look it up, plus they have drawers and drawers full of filed images so I hope you are lucky there. DO be sure to know their Opening Hours before you travel.

re all the generations of Albert Gambles – thank God for Second Names.

By: Merron Riddiford

Merron Riddiford — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 12:17:57 +0000

Hi Joanne,
Great to hear from you. I’m glad you liked the story of Ellen Barry.
I have three “Albert Gambles”, on my tree Albert Edgar b 1887, Albert Joseph b 1883 and Albert Henry b 1905. Albert Edgar was my great grandfathers brother and Albert Henry was his nephew. Albert Joseph is a grandson of George Gamble who is mentioned in this post. Do any of these fit in that you know of?
Merron

By: Joanne

Joanne — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 01:54:49 +0000

Hi Merron

Great story my partner descends from the gambles of colac his grandfather was Albert Gamble we believe his family owned the brickworks at Colac