People named William Morkham

BIRTH RECORD Victorian Register of Births, Death & Marriages Registration Number: 3428/1886 FAMILY NOTICES BIRTHS MORKHAM - On the 26th inst., at Christowell, Riversdale-road, Camberwell, the wife of William Morkham of a son. The Australasian Sketcher (Melbourne, Victoria) Wednesday 10th February 1886 p.30 MARRIAGE RECORD Victorian Register of Births, Death & Marriages Registration Number: 7017/1919 FAMILY NOTICES MARRIAGES MORKHAM - McPHERSON. On the 25th September, at St. Andrew's Church, South Yarra, by the Rev. Hugh Kelley, W. Gordon, youngest son of the late William Morkham, of Camberwell, to Isabelle, only daughter of Allan McPherson, of Porter street, Prahran. The Argus (Melbourne, Victoria) Saturday 4th October 1919 p.13 FAMILY NOTICES DEATHS MORKHAM. — At Brisbane, William Gordon, beloved husband of Ella, father of William Amery, youngest son of the late William and Emily Morkham, formerly of Christowell, Camberwell, and brother of Reg, Percy, Roland, Amery, and Muriel Britton, of Reading, England. The Argus (Melbourne, Victoria) Saturday 8th January 1949 p.10 FAMILY NOTICES DEATHS MORKHAM. - On January 3, W. G. of Drane street, Clayfield, Brisbane, beloved husband of Isabelle Lena, father of William Allan. The Argus (Melbourne, Victoria) Saturday 8th January 1949 p.10 ADVERTISING LEGAL NOTICES AFTER "fourteen clear days from to-day application will he made to the Supreme Court, Brisbane, for a GRANT of PROBATE of the following WILL. Any person interested who desires to object to any application or to be heard upon it may file a Caveat in the Registry at any time before the relevant Grant is made. Deceased: WILLIAM GORDON MORKHAM, of Drane Street Clayfield. Brisbane, in the State of Queensland. Clerk in the Commonwealth Service. Applicant: ISABELLE LENA MORKHAM. Of Drane Street. Clayfield. Brisbane aforesaid the lawful Widow of the said deceased the Executrix appointed by the Will dated the eleventh day of February, 1944, Solicitors: CROUCH & PATERSON of Commerce House Adelaide Street. Brisbane Telegraph (Brisbane, Queensland) Friday 22nd April 1949 p.26

IRISH NATIONAL BOARD - COMUNN NA FIENNE EXAMINATION PRIZE LIST 3. History of England - 4 Book Prizes and 5 Certificates of Merit, Total points obtainable 200. 2nd Certificate of Merit - William Morkham, Gheringhap street Presbyterian school. 4. Grammar—Orthography. Etymology. Syntax. Derivation of Scientific Terms in the Fifth Book. Prosody. To Parse Prose and Poetry. Analysis of a Simple Sentence. 5 Book Prizes, and 5 Certificates of Merit, Total points obtainable 200. 2nd Prize - William Morkham, Gheringhap street Presbyterian school, 87 points. 8. Composition - To write an Original Composition on a given subject, the spelling must be correct; 4 Book Prizes and 5 Certificates of Merit. Total points obtainab!e 200. 4th Certificates - William Morkham, Gheiinghap street Presbyterian School. The Geelong Advertiser (Geelong, Victoria) Tuesday 30th December 1862 p.3 MARRIAGE RECORD Victorian Register of Births, Death & Marriages Registration Number: 4504/1872 FAMILY NOTICES MARRIAGE MORKHAM-GOODRICH. - On the 5th inst. by the Rev. James Martin, B A., William, son of William Morkham, of Geelong, to Emily Sophia, eldest daughter of the late John Goodrich. The Argus (Melbourne, Victoria) Tuesday 8th October 1872 p.4 William Morkham (an officer of the third class) to be sub-accountant from 1st July,1881. The Argus (Melbourne, Victoria) Saturday 19th August 1882 p.13 THE TRAFFICKING IN STAMPS For some days past the Premier, Post-master-General, and Attorney General have been holding an the inquiry into alleged trafficking at the General Post-office in old issues of stamps by some of the officials, contrary to the regulations of the department. After hearing statements made by various officers and questioning those immediately concerned, it has been decided to ask the Public Service Board to inquire into the matter. The officers who are to appear before the board are Mr William Morkham, accountant and controller of stamps; Mr W. H. Sinnot, clerk in the accountants branch; Mr Albert Conlson, clerk, now in the Income Tax office; and Mr H. C. Treyvand, sorter, Geelong. The charges to be preferred are alleged "trafficking in stamps; giving untrue statements to the Ministers when inquiring into the matter; and general neglect of duty." These officers, in view of the serious nature of the charge, will be suspended from duty pending the charges against them being investigated by the board. Considerable interest will be taken in the proceedings, as it is the first time that an officer holding such a high and responsible position in the service as Mr W. Morkham has been sent before the Public Service Board. - Argus. The Kyneton Observer (Melbourne, Victoria) Thursday 24th September 1896 p.1 FAMILY NOTICES DEATHS MORKHAM. - On the 20th November, at Brighton, England, William Morkham,- late of Camberwell and Victorian civil service. The Argus (Melbourne, Victoria) Wednesday 3rd December 1913 p.1 PERSONAL Many old public servants in Melbourne will regret to hear of the death of Mr. William Morkham, which occurred on November 30 in Brighton, England. Mr. Morkham was for many years a leading official in the Melbourne General Post Office. He had lived in retirement in England for some time previously to his death. The West Australian (Perth, WA) Thursday 25th December 1913 p.8 TRAVEL NOTES A Mr. W. Morkham travelled from London, England to Melbourne, Australia in 1898 on the "Arcadia". A Mr. T. Swales also travelled from London, England to Singapore in 1898 on the "Arcadia".

ADVERTISING "THE GOLDEN BOOT," MOORABOOL STREET, GEELONG. WILLIAM MORKHAM, In returning thanks for the liberal patronage he has received from his friends and the public generally, begs respectfully to call their attention to his large and well-selected Stock of Ladies', Gentlemen's, Girls', and Infants' BOOTS AND SHOES AT GREATLY REDUCED PRICES. ALL KINDS OF BOOTS AND FANCY SLIPPERS MADE TO ORDER AND REPAIRED. Lasts fitted and kept expressly for persons having tender feet. Any person, having: thus secured an easy well-fitting Boot, can rely upon any future order being satisfactorily executed without further trouble - the same Last being always available. N.B. - New Elastic put in Boots at very reasonable prices. Note the address -. "The Golden Boot." next to Lowe and M'Kenzie's. The Geelong Advertiser (Geelong, Victoria) Monday 3rd April 1871 p.2 FAMILY NOTICES DEATHS MORKHAM. - On the 9th March, at his residence, 14 Strode-street, Richmond, William Morkham, sen., formerly of Geelong, aged 76 years. "Until He come." The Argus (Melbourne, Victoria) Monday 11th March 1901 p.1 ADVERTISING LEGAL NOTICES NOTICE Is hereby given, that after the expiration of fourteen days from the publication hereof application will be made to the Supreme Court of Victoria, in its Probate Jurisdiction, that PROBATE of the WILL of WILLIAM MORKHAM, late of No. 11 Strode-street, Richmond, in the state of Victoria, gentleman, deceased, may be granted to William Henry Potter, of Moorabool street, Geelong, in the said stale, grocer, and William Hitchins, of Gheringhap street, Geelong aforesaid, accountant, the executors named in and appointed by the said will. Dated this twenty-second day of March, A.D. 1901. W. and W. HIGGINS, Yarra-street, Geelong, proctors for the applicants. The Argus (Melbourne, Victoria) Saturday 23rd March 1901 p.10

FAMILY NOTICES DEATHS MORKHAM. — At Brisbane, William Gordon, beloved husband of Ella, father of William Amery, youngest son of the late William and Emily Morkham, formerly of Christowell, Camberwell, and brother of Reg, Percy, Roland, Amery, and Muriel Britton, of Reading, England. The Argus (Melbourne, Victoria) Saturday 8th January 1949 p.10 FAMILY NOTICES DEATHS MORKHAM. - On January 3, W. G. of Drane street, Clayfield, Brisbane, beloved husband of Isabelle Lena, father of William Allan. The Argus (Melbourne, Victoria) Saturday 8th January 1949 p.10