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Anecdote
Benjamin was a Sunday School Superintendent of the South Geelong Methodist Church from 1866 to 1895. The family lived in South Geelong when twoofthe children were baptised in the Geelong Wesleyan Circuit in 1877 and 1879.
They were living in Ryrie St. when their daughters Emily and Gertrude, then Lottie, were enrolled at South Geelong State School in 1882 and1885.Gertrude was re-enrolled in 1892 and their address was Foster St. Benjamin's occupation was given as draper.
Benjamin was the informant on his father's death certificate in 1884. His address was Ryrie St.
Geelong Advertiser, 7th March 1882:
WANTED KNOWN -
B. G. WARR,
Draper, Tailor, and Outfitter,
Hesses-street,
Queenscliff
(Three doors from Admans' Hotel).
Geelong Advertiser, 11th August 1882:
WANTED KNOWN -
B. G. WARR,
Draper, Tailor, and Outfitter,
No. 16, Ryrie-street, Geelong,
Has secured the services of a first-class Cutter.
Minutes of Quarterly Meeting of Geelong Circuit held at Yarra St Methodist Church, Thursday 28th December 1882:
Present at this meeting were Bedggood, Warr, Ham, Walters and Hunt, circuit stewards.
Geelong Advertiser, 22nd March 1883:
Genuine
Clearing Sale
of
General Summer Drapery.
B. G. WARR
Desires to inform the public of
Geelong that, having over-bought in
Summer Goods,
he is compelled to hold a clearing sale,
to commence this day
Saturday, 27th January, 1883,
in order to make room for his
Winter Stock,
and, to make the same a success, he intends to
throw the whole of his stock in at such a
price as will cause a speedy clearance.
[There is a list of sale items - fabric, clothing, suits, etc.]
No Deception in this Sale.
Geelong Advertiser, 31st January 1884:
WANTED KNOWN - That the public can purchase suits to order, also general drapery and millinery of the very best value by applying to B.G. Warr,16Ryrie-street. His motto is small profits and quick returns. Civility and attention is given to all classes. B. G. WARR.
Their 13 month old daughter Elsie Gardner died at their home in Foster Street, South Geelong, in February 1886.
Geelong Advertiser, 16th March 1886:
WANTED TO LET, at South Geelong - A 7-roomed stone house, with kitchen and pantry (known as Shephard's), 2 stalled stable and buggy house,alsosplendid orchard of younf trees in full bearing, situated in Foster-street, close to the South Geelong railway station. For furtherparticularsapply on the premises, to Mr. Warr, or Cornelius Ryan, Mercer-street.
Geelong Advertiser, 16th March 1886:
Notice of removal
B. G. WARR,
Tailor and Outfitter,
16 Ryrie-street, Geelong,
Beg to notify the public of Geelong and District the removal of his business at the First of April, to the premises lately occupied by B. G.Wilkins,Chemist, of No. 78 Moorabool-street, where he intends to open his business with a First Class Stock of Goods, all new for the presentSeason, andtrusts by careful industry, and attention and civility, to secure the patronage of his numerous friends in the future, as in the past,and his mottois "Small profit and quick returns".
N.B. - All orders given will be guarenteed to fit and well shrunk.
Please note the address:-
B. G. Warr,
Tailor and Outfitter,
No. 78, Moorabool Street,
Next Mr. James Munday's, Geelong.
In June 1888, B. J. Warr was granted a hawker's license. (Geelong Advertiser, 13th June 1888)
In June 1889, B. J. Warr was granted a hawker's license. (Geelong Advertiser, 12th June 1889)
In December 1899, B. J. Warr was granted a hawker's license (with animals?). (Geelong Advertiser, 13th December 1899)
Rate Books, Foster Street:
1879 and 1881, brick, verandah, 4 rooms, kitchen and servants room, assessed annual value £20.
The house was next door to Samuel Ham's house.
1881, Stone, verandah, 6 rooms, garden, assessed annual value £25.
This house was one house away now from Samuel's property.
[see ad. 1886, To Let, above]
1888, 1891, brick, verandah, 5 rooms, assessed annual value £18.
This house is listed back again next door to Samuel [error in 188 and 1891?].
1896-87, occupation draper, owner and occupier, brick, 6 rooms, kitchen, wash house, assessed annual value £14.
1898 and 1899, traveller, owner and occupier, brick, 6 rooms, kitchen, wash house, assessed annual value £22.
1900, house of 6 rooms, kitchen and wash house, occupied by Thomas Heal, blacksmith, owner Benjamin G. Warr, resident Leopold.
In 1926 when Mercy died, they were living in Aberdeen Street, Geelong West.
Geelong Advertiser, March 18th, 1939:
"Mr. B. G. Warr, of Manning Street, Newtown, will celebrate his 89th birthday on Monday. He arrived in Australia from England with his parents intheearly fifties, and has been a resident of Geelong ever since. He was in business here for many years. Mr. Warr is in good health and he takesregularexercise. He has retained his early recollections of Geelong, and remembers clearly many of the important incidents, and especially theearlybusiness life of this centre."
Geelong Advertiser, March 25th, 1939:
extracts from the article -
"In 1852, Mr Warr arrived in Australia from Hampshire. Following schooling at Chilwell, he became a draper's apprentice. He was then 14 years ofage,and seven years later became manager of Joseph Bray's store in Moorabool Street.
Mr Warr decided to open a business on his own account in 1880, and he rented premises in Queenscliff. His main articles of trade were draperyandmillinery, with tailoring as a sideline. The business prospered and when he relinquished the the shop to return to Geelong two years later, hewasemploying 16 assistants.
On his return to Geelong, necessistated by the ill-health of his wife, Mr Warr opened a similar business in Ryrie St., later moving to a storeinMoorabool St.
Mr Warr became ill after six years in Geelong and sold his business to become a traveller for Bright and Hitchcock, and that occupation hefollowedfor 16 years.
He then established the Queenscliff branch of the firm, from which he resigned at the age of 62 years. He acted as a Geelong agent then formanyMelbourne firms and businesses. He retired upon the death of his wife 15 years later.
Since that time he has lived in Manning St, Newtown, but although he is 89 years of age, he is still active and declares that he "can work as wellasanyone".
Geelong Advertiser, 10th January, 1942:
DEATHS
WARR - On the 9th January, 1942, at his residence, 13 Manning Street, Newtown, Geelong, Benjamin Gardner, the dearly beloved husband of thelateMercy Grace Warr, and loving father of Emily, Gertrude (Mrs. W.R. Anderson, Junr.), Lettie, (Mrs. W.H. Brinsmead), Leila (Mrs. E.K. Worland)andEthel (Mrs. S.F. Nelson), in his 92nd year.
Light at Eventide.
FUNERALS
WARR - The friends of the late Mr. Benjamin Gardner Warr are respectfully informed that his remains will be interred in the EasternCemetery,Geelong. The cortege will leave his residence, 13 Manning Street, Newtown, Geelong, on conclusion of a short service conducted by the Rev.J.T.Duggleby, this Saturday morning, January 10th, 1942, at 10.30 a.m.
PERSONAL
The death occurred yesterday of Mr. B. Warr, aged 92 years, at his residence, 13 Manning Street, Newtown. Mr. Warr was born in England and cametoAustralia with his parents, who settled in Geelong 88 years ago. he had resided in the Geelong district since his parents settled here, duringwhichtime he became well known in the Western District and Queenscliff. Associated with the drapery business throughout his career, he worked 26yearswith Bright and Hitchcocks as their representative in the western District and at Queenscliff.
He spent 16 years in retirement and took up gardening as a hobby, becoming prominent in horticulture. He was a member of the Noble StreetMethodistChurch. Mr. Warr is survived by five daughters, his wife having predeceased him 16 years ago. The funeral cortege will leave his residenceat 10.30a.m. this morning for the Eastern Cemetery.
"Early History of South Geelong"
"Mr Benjamin G. Warr purchased the property in South Geelong [Foster St] that had belonged to his brother-in-law, William Ham. Mr Warr cametoGeelong with his parents in 1852 from Buckingham. On leaving school he became an apprentice with Mr E. Bartlett, the draper, whose place ofbusinesswas in Moorabool St. When a young man he worked for Messrs Bright & Hitchcocks, and with this old firm he was connected for 26 years, duringwhichtime for may years he was traveller for the firm in the Western District, going as far as Warrnambool in the west and as far north as Skipton.Inthis way he became acquainted with nearly all the squatters, agriculturalists and pastoralists in that part of the colony. For the same firmheestablished a branch at Queenscliff and was manager of it for seven years. Mr Warr has lived a very busy life, and has proved thatindustryovercomes difficulties and improves and fits one for higher employment. He is now living in retirement at Newtown, and in his advancingyears - heis now 84 years of age - believing with Cowper that "absence of occupation is not rest; a mind quite vacant is a mind distressed", he hastaken upseveral hobbies, amongst which are gardening, the keeping of fowls, carpentry, etc. His favourite pastimes are shooting and fishing, andmany happyhours has he spent in the boat when staying with Mr W. R. Anderson Jnr., his son-in-law, at Indented Head. Mr Warr was for many years anactive andearnest worker in the South Geelong Methodist Church and Sunday School."
Benjamin's wrote his reminiscences in an exercise book and they give a fascinating glimpse into life in early Geelong.
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AIGS/FHC Member's - Family Trees
1850 - 1942 (91 years)