Irene Rene Mabel Hambridge Nee Stewart 1906 1984 Mother Hannah Marie Gugger Father John Mawson Stewart Step Father Edwin Stagoll

Irene (Rene) Mabel HAMBRIDGE (1906 - 1984) was my godmother, Auntie Rene ; she married Cecil Roy HAMBRIDGE (1898 - 1968), my godfather, Uncle Roy in 1925 at St Bridgid's RC Church, Fitzroy - no children.

Her parents were John Mawson STEWART (1872 - 1912) and Hannah Marie GUGGER (1871 - 1942) married in Victoria in 1902, Auntie Rene was the second but eldest surviving of four daughters ; after her father John's death in 1912, Rene age 6 or so, her widowed mother Hannah Marie STEWART age 43 married secondly in 1914 Edwin STAGOLL (1865 - 1946) in Melbourne, Victoria ; Rene's step-father - she is now around 8 years old - was a widower previously married to Frances MALONE (or MALONEY) who died in 1914, with whom he had seven children all born in Hamilton, Victoria, six of whom survived to adulthood. France's parents were John MALONE and Ann nee HANLEY or HANDLEY from Co. Wicklow, Ireland.

Edwin STAGOLL's parents were William Sebastian STAGOLL born 1831 at Halesworth, Suffolk and Elizabeth SKIFFENS or SKIFFINS baptised 1825 at Holt, Norfolk, England - they emigrated to Hobart on the ship 'Trade Wind' arriving February 1858, his occupation 'currier' and hers 'house maid' with the first three of their children, the fourth born at sea en route, and a further five born in Australia - four in Launceston, Tasmania including Edwin in 1865, the fifth and last in Hotham (North Melbourne), Victoria. Edwin's parents were Methodists.

Hannah Marie GUGGER's father was Abraham GUGGER born 1837 at Ins (French Anet), Bern Canton, Switzerland - one of a group of Swiss vignerons brought to work the vineyard at Bald Hill (near modern Tullamarine), arrived in Melbourne in 1860 age 22 on the ship 'Saldanha', his parents Samuel Johannes GUGGER (1808 - 1882) and Anna Maria Katharina FEISSLI (also FITZLI and other variations) (1808 -1859) both of Ins, Bern Canton, Switzerland - Samuel's parents were Peter & Anna GUGGER. Abraham was on older brother of Samuel GUGGER married with Frances BELPERROUD.

Abraham GUGGER married Mary Ellen MASTERSON in 1865 in Victoria, and had five children all born in Sunbury, Victoria :

1 Rosena GUGGER (1866 - 1922), married Eli James WILLIAMS (1870 - 1930) in Hay, NSW (and died in Fitzroy, Melbourne) ; their children were born in Rutherglen

2 Louisa Ellen GUGGER (1867 - 1925), does not marry

3 Anna (Hannah) Maria GUGGER (1871 - 1942), marries John MAWSON STEWART in 1902, children :
Hannah STEWART (1903 - 1903) born, and dies age 1 at Sunbury
Irene Mabel STEWART (1906 - 1984) born at Sunbury, dies at Queenscliff
Gladys Mary STEWART (1909 - 1982) born at Rutherglen, marries Leonard George LANG 1942 in Victoria, dies at Traralgon, Victoria
Alice Marie STEWART born 1912 at Powlett River, Victoria marries John CAHILL 1941 in Victoria

John Mawson STEWART dies at Powlett River age 40 shortly after Alice's birth, a miner living at Wonthaggi, in an accident. John STEWART's widow marries
widower Edwin STAGOLL two years later, in 1914 (the same year his first wife, Frances, dies), and he is a public servant who works at the Asylum in Sunbury
(previously he was a warden at Ararat Lunatic Asylum)

4 Teresa GUGGER (1869 -1902) marries Walter STANHOPE 1894 at Hay, NSW

5 John Samuel GUGGER (1874 - 1934) born and dies at Sunbury, Victoria no marriage found - name on death registry John Abraham GUGGER

A year after the birth of his son, Abraham died age 38 (suicide - after a period of drinking, declared of unsound mind at the time of his death) on Sunday 3rd January 1875 " ... at Mr James BLAKE's vineyard at Holden ... " - an account of his death is given at the inquest reported in The Argus, Friday 8th January, 1875 p 6

Eleven years later, in 1886, widow Mary Ellen GUGGER age about 38 has a daughter, Daisy GUGGER (1886 - 1956) at Sunbury, no father named on the birth registration ; Daisy has a daughter in 1906, also no father named, Ellen Margaret GUGGER

Wife Mary Ellen GUGGER nee MASTERSON died in Malamsbury in 1926 age 82 - at death Mary's name is recorded as Mary HAWKINS, parents John MASTERSON and Ellen BRENNAN ; Mary age around 49 had married secondly, Frederick HAWKINS from Dublin in 1897.

Mary had migrated to Australia at the age of 9 with her family in 1857 on the ship 'Donald McKay' :

Unassisted Passage on ship "˜Donald McKAY' out of Liverpool 8 July , arrives Port Phillip 29 Sep 1857

John MASTERSON age 45 ; John MASTERSON dies 1888 age 69 at Northcote [born ~1818]
Ellen MASTERSON age 35
Jas MASTERSON age 11
Mary MASTERSON age 9 ; marries Abraham GUGGER (1839 -75) ; dies 1926
Wm MASTERSON age 7
John MASTERSON age 5
Bridget MASTERSON age 3
Patk MASTERSON age 1 ; Patrick Mathison MASTERSON dies 1933 age 79 at Sunbury " ... at the residence of Mr GUGGER, Station Street, Sunbury ... " - his nephew John Samuel (or Abraham) GUGGER (1874 - 1934)

John MASTERSON marries Ellen BRENNAN on 4 September, 1845, Killaban (now Arles) Roman Catholic Parish, County Laois, Ireland