SEARLE - One Name Study of the SEARLE Surname in Australia

James Serle

M, b. 1781

Pedigree

Birth*: James Serle was born in 1781 at Devon, England, .
Marriage*: He married Agnes Dunsford circa 1795.

Census 1841: James Serle and Agnes Dunsford were Census 1841 on 6 June 1841 at Starcross, Kenton, St Thomas, Devonshire, England, .

Last Edited: 15 Mar 2012

Family: Agnes Dunsford b. 1781

Eliza Serle b. 1796
James Serle+ b. 7 Apr 1804, d. 3 Nov 1877
Frederick William Dunsford Serle b. 6 Feb 1806, d. 10 Nov 1872

Agnes Dunsford

F, b. 1781

Pedigree

Birth*: Agnes Dunsford was born in 1781 at Devon, England, .
Marriage*: She married James Serle circa 1795.

Married Name: As of circa 1795,her married name was Serle.
Census 1841: Agnes Dunsford and James Serle were Census 1841 on 6 June 1841 at Starcross, Kenton, St Thomas, Devonshire, England, .

Last Edited: 15 Mar 2012

Family: James Serle b. 1781

Eliza Serle b. 1796
James Serle+ b. 7 Apr 1804, d. 3 Nov 1877
Frederick William Dunsford Serle b. 6 Feb 1806, d. 10 Nov 1872

Betsey Buttress

F, b. 1806, d. 13 December 1865

Pedigree

Father: Thomas Buttress b. c 1780
Mother: Eliza Knight b. c 1780

Birth*: Betsey Buttress was born in 1806 at Kent, England, .
She was the daughter of Thomas Buttress and Eliza Knight.
Marriage*: Betsey Buttress married Frederick William Dunsford Serle, son of James Serle and Agnes Dunsford, on 25 July 1841 at St Dunstan, Stepney, England, .
Death*: Betsey Buttress died on 13 December 1865 at Fitzroy, Vic, Australia, ; Age 59 years.

Name Variation: Betsey Buttress was also known as Elizabeth Buttress.
Married Name: As of 25 July 1841,her married name was Serle.

Last Edited: 23 Mar 2026

Family: Frederick William Dunsford Serle b. 6 Feb 1806, d. 10 Nov 1872

Thomas Buttress

M, b. circa 1780

Pedigree

Birth*: Thomas Buttress was born circa 1780.
Marriage*: He married Eliza Knight circa 1800.

Last Edited: 23 Sep 2006

Family: Eliza Knight b. c 1780

Betsey Buttress b. 1806, d. 13 Dec 1865

Eliza Knight

F, b. circa 1780

Pedigree

Birth*: Eliza Knight was born circa 1780.
Marriage*: She married Thomas Buttress circa 1800.

Married Name: As of circa 1800,her married name was Buttress.

Last Edited: 23 Sep 2006

Family: Thomas Buttress b. c 1780

Betsey Buttress b. 1806, d. 13 Dec 1865

Jane Serle

F, b. 1867

Pedigree

Father: John Serle b. c 1840
Mother: Mary Anne Dunn b. c 1840

Birth*: Jane Serle was born in 1867 at White Hill, Vic, Australia, .
She was the daughter of John Serle and Mary Anne Dunn.

Last Edited: 15 Jul 2006

John Serle

M, b. circa 1840

Pedigree

Birth*: John Serle was born circa 1840.
Marriage*: He married Mary Anne Dunn circa 1860.

Last Edited: 15 Jul 2006

Family: Mary Anne Dunn b. c 1840

Jane Serle b. 1867

Mary Anne Dunn

F, b. circa 1840

Pedigree

Birth*: Mary Anne Dunn was born circa 1840.
Marriage*: She married John Serle circa 1860.

Married Name: As of circa 1860,her married name was Serle.

Last Edited: 15 Jul 2006

Family: John Serle b. c 1840

Jane Serle b. 1867

Elizabeth Jane Searle

F, b. 1870, d. 1872

Pedigree

Father: William Holmes Searl b. 23 Feb 1836, d. 27 May 1908
Mother: Mary Ann Blanchard b. 1844, d. 13 Apr 1915

Birth*: Elizabeth Jane Searle was born in 1870 at Terang, Vic, Australia, .
She was the daughter of William Holmes Searl and Mary Ann Blanchard.
Death*: Elizabeth Jane Searle died in 1872 at Terang, Vic, Australia, ; Age 2 years.

Name Variation: Elizabeth Jane Searle was also known as Searl.

Last Edited: 24 Mar 2026

Hannah Searle

F, b. 1871, d. 1911

Pedigree

Father: William Holmes Searl b. 23 Feb 1836, d. 27 May 1908
Mother: Mary Ann Blanchard b. 1844, d. 13 Apr 1915

Birth*: Hannah Searle was born in 1871 at Terang, Vic, Australia, .
She was the daughter of William Holmes Searl and Mary Ann Blanchard.
Death*: Hannah Searle died in 1911 at Perth, WA, Australia, ; Age 39 years.

Name Variation: Hannah Searle was also known as Searl.

Last Edited: 2 Mar 2023

John Sands Searle

M, b. 1873, d. 1874

Pedigree

Father: William Holmes Searl b. 23 Feb 1836, d. 27 May 1908
Mother: Mary Ann Blanchard b. 1844, d. 13 Apr 1915

Birth*: John Sands Searle was born in 1873 at Terang, Vic, Australia, .
He was the son of William Holmes Searl and Mary Ann Blanchard.
Death*: John Sands Searle died in 1874 at Vic, Australia, ; Age 1 year.

Name Variation: John Sands Searle was also known as Searl.

Last Edited: 15 Jul 2006

Alice Searl

F, b. 1875, d. 19 August 1951

Pedigree

Father: William Holmes Searl b. 23 Feb 1836, d. 27 May 1908
Mother: Mary Ann Blanchard b. 1844, d. 13 Apr 1915

Birth*: Alice Searl was born in 1875 at Terang, Vic, Australia, .
She was the daughter of William Holmes Searl and Mary Ann Blanchard.
Death*: Alice Searl died on 19 August 1951 at Victoria Park, WA, Australia, ; Age 76 years.

Name Variation: Alice Searl was also known as Alice Searle.

Last Edited: 15 Feb 2023

Louisa Searl

F, b. 1878, d. 27 October 1956

Pedigree

Father: William Holmes Searl b. 23 Feb 1836, d. 27 May 1908
Mother: Mary Ann Blanchard b. 1844, d. 13 Apr 1915

Birth*: Louisa Searl was born in 1878 at Terang, Vic, Australia, .
She was the daughter of William Holmes Searl and Mary Ann Blanchard.
Death*: Louisa Searl died on 27 October 1956 at Perth, WA, Australia, ; Age 78 years.

Name Variation: Louisa Searl was also known as Louisa Searle.

Last Edited: 15 Feb 2023

Lydia Searle

F, b. 1882, d. 1969

Pedigree

Father: William Holmes Searl b. 23 Feb 1836, d. 27 May 1908
Mother: Mary Ann Blanchard b. 1844, d. 13 Apr 1915

Birth*: Lydia Searle was born in 1882 at Terang, Vic, Australia, .
She was the daughter of William Holmes Searl and Mary Ann Blanchard.
Marriage*: Lydia Searle married James Arthur Bruce in 1907 at Vic, Australia, .
Death*: Lydia Searle died in 1969 at Victoria Park, Perth, WA, Australia, ; Age 87 years.

Name Variation: Lydia Searle was also known as Searl.
Married Name: As of 1907,her married name was Bruce.

Last Edited: 2 Mar 2023

Family: James Arthur Bruce b. c 1880

James Arthur Bruce

M, b. circa 1880

Pedigree

Birth*: James Arthur Bruce was born circa 1880.
Marriage*: He married Lydia Searle, daughter of William Holmes Searl and Mary Ann Blanchard, in 1907 at Vic, Australia, .

Last Edited: 15 Jul 2006

Family: Lydia Searle b. 1882, d. 1969

Emily Searle

F, b. 1879, d. 1880

Pedigree

Father: William Holmes Searl b. 23 Feb 1836, d. 27 May 1908
Mother: Mary Ann Blanchard b. 1844, d. 13 Apr 1915

Birth*: Emily Searle was born in 1879 at Carlton, Vic, Australia, .
She was the daughter of William Holmes Searl and Mary Ann Blanchard.
Death*: Emily Searle died in 1880 at Vic, Australia, ; Age 21 days.

Name Variation: Emily Searle was also known as Searl.

Last Edited: 15 Jul 2006

Walter Searle

M, b. 1863, d. 1937

Pedigree

Father: James Searle b. 1823, d. 1899
Mother: Elizabeth Ann Bowles b. 1828, d. 1888

Birth*: Walter Searle was born in 1863 at Daylesford, Vic, Australia, .
He was the son of James Searle and Elizabeth Ann Bowles.
Death*: Walter Searle died in 1937 at Daylesford, Vic, Australia, .

Last Edited: 15 Jul 2006

Caroline Serle

F, b. circa 1865, d. 1868

Pedigree

Father: William Serle b. c 1840
Mother: Alice Ann (?) b. c 1840

Birth*: Caroline Serle was born circa 1865 at SOME, .
She was the daughter of William Serle and Alice Ann (?)
Death*: Caroline Serle died in 1868 at Vic, Australia, ; Age 3 years.

Last Edited: 15 Jul 2006

William Serle

M, b. circa 1840

Pedigree

Birth*: William Serle was born circa 1840.
Marriage*: He married Alice Ann (?) circa 1860.

Last Edited: 15 Jul 2006

Family: Alice Ann (?) b. c 1840

Caroline Serle b. c 1865, d. 1868

Alice Ann (?)

F, b. circa 1840

Pedigree

Birth*: Alice Ann (?) was born circa 1840.
Marriage*: She married William Serle circa 1860.

Married Name: As of circa 1860,her married name was Serle.

Last Edited: 15 Jul 2006

Family: William Serle b. c 1840

Caroline Serle b. c 1865, d. 1868

Walter Henry Serle

M, b. 7 September 1839, d. 23 February 1921

Pedigree

Father: James Serle b. 7 Apr 1804, d. 3 Nov 1877
Mother: Mary Southon b. 9 Mar 1807, d. 13 Feb 1861

Birth*: Walter Henry Serle was born on 7 September 1839 at St Pancras, London, England, .
He was the son of James Serle and Mary Southon.
Marriage*: Walter Henry Serle married Kate Grocock, daughter of William Henry Grocock and Emily Watson, on 11 March 1868 at Fitzroy, Vic, Australia, .
Death*: Walter Henry Serle died on 23 February 1921 at Kew, Vic, Australia, , at age 81; Age 81 years.

Name Variation: Walter Henry Serle was also known as Walter Henry Serle.

Immigration

Walter Henry Serle witnessed the immigration of Mary Southon on 20 August 1857 at Vic, Australia,

; Ship "Undaunted."

Last Edited: 19 Aug 2011

Family: Kate Grocock b. 10 Mar 1852, d. 20 Jul 1938

Herbert Henry Serle b. 1869, d. 1870
Percival Serle+ b. 18 Jul 1871, d. 16 Dec 1951
Walter Henry Serle b. 1873, d. 1954
Edwin Hamilton Serle b. 1875, d. 12 May 1945
Harold James Serle+ b. 1879, d. 2 Mar 1957

Kate Grocock

F, b. 10 March 1852, d. 20 July 1938

Pedigree

Father: William Henry Grocock b. c 1825
Mother: Emily Watson b. c 1830

Birth*: Kate Grocock was born on 10 March 1852 at London, England, .
She was the daughter of William Henry Grocock and Emily Watson.
Marriage*: Kate Grocock married Walter Henry Serle, son of James Serle and Mary Southon, on 11 March 1868 at Fitzroy, Vic, Australia, .
Death*: Kate Grocock died on 20 July 1938 at Kew, Vic, Australia, , at age 86; Age 86 years.

Married Name: As of 1868,her married name was Serle.

Last Edited: 23 Sep 2006

Family: Walter Henry Serle b. 7 Sep 1839, d. 23 Feb 1921

Herbert Henry Serle b. 1869, d. 1870
Percival Serle+ b. 18 Jul 1871, d. 16 Dec 1951
Walter Henry Serle b. 1873, d. 1954
Edwin Hamilton Serle b. 1875, d. 12 May 1945
Harold James Serle+ b. 1879, d. 2 Mar 1957

Herbert Henry Serle

M, b. 1869, d. 1870

Pedigree

Father: Walter Henry Serle b. 7 Sep 1839, d. 23 Feb 1921
Mother: Kate Grocock b. 10 Mar 1852, d. 20 Jul 1938

Birth*: Herbert Henry Serle was born in 1869 at Collingwood, Vic, Australia, .
He was the son of Walter Henry Serle and Kate Grocock.
Death*: Herbert Henry Serle died in 1870 at Fitzroy, Vic, Australia, ; Age 1 year.
Burial*: He was buried on 26 September 1870 at St Kilda General Cemetery, St Kilda, Vic, Australia, .

Last Edited: 6 Feb 2011

Percival Serle

M, b. 18 July 1871, d. 16 December 1951

Pedigree

Father: Walter Henry Serle b. 7 Sep 1839, d. 23 Feb 1921
Mother: Kate Grocock b. 10 Mar 1852, d. 20 Jul 1938

Birth*: Percival Serle was born on 18 July 1871 at Brighton, Vic, Australia, .
He was the son of Walter Henry Serle and Kate Grocock.
Marriage*: Percival Serle married Dora Beatrice Hake, daughter of Sidney Hake and Charlotte Helen Hemsley, on 29 March 1910 at Vic, Australia, .
Death*: Percival Serle died on 16 December 1951 at Hawthorn, Vic, Australia, , at age 80; Age 80 years.

Additional Notes

SERLE, Percival (1871-1951),
editor and biographer,
(View this painting at the National Library of Australia Web Site)

[NOTE: This biographical note did not form part of the Dictionary of Australian Biography. It just seemed like a good idea to have a biography of the biographer.--Colin Choat]
was born at Elsternwick, Victoria. He worked for twenty years in a life assurance office before becoming chief clerk and accountant at the University of Melbourne. In 1910 he married the artist Dora Beatrice Hake. Moderately successful with investments, he was able to retire in 1920 to pursue his cultural interests, although he ran a second-hand bookshop in the Eastern Market, Melbourne, in the Depression years 1931-36. He was guide-lecturer at the National Gallery of Victoria 1929-38, curator of the Art Museum of the Gallery 1934-36, and member of the council of the Victorian Artists' Society for about forty years. He was also president of the Australian Literature Society 1944-46. Serle's first publication was an edition, with notes, of A Song to David and Other Poems (1923) by Christopher Smart, the eighteenth-century English poet. Serle's meticulous scholarship is evident in A Bibliography of Australasian Poetry and Verse: Australia and New Zealand (1925), a much-needed reference work of Australian literature at that time, to which later bibliographies were indebted. To complement his Bibliography he published, in collaboration with 'Furnley Maurice' and R.H. Croll, An Australasian Anthology (1927), a standard Australian literary work not supplanted until after the Second World War. His most significant work, laboured over for almost twenty years, was his Dictionary of Australian Biography (1949). It comprises more than 1000 biographical sketches of prominent Australians or people connected closely with Australia. In 1944 Serle edited the poems of 'Furnley Maurice' and in 1951 published A Primer of Collecting. Serle brought to all his literary work a rigorous sense of, and passion for, scholarship. A commemorative number of Southerly was published in 1953 and his son, Geoffrey Serle, has written the memoir Percival Serle (1988).
From The Oxford Companion to Australian Literature (Second Edition, 1994).

Last Edited: 12 Oct 2007

Family: Dora Beatrice Hake b. 2 Sep 1875, d. 10 Sep 1968

Katharine Beatrice Serle+ b. 29 Dec 1911, d. 19 Aug 1958
Robert Percival Serle b. 18 Nov 1914, d. 1994
Alan Geoffrey Serle b. 1922

Dora Beatrice Hake

F, b. 2 September 1875, d. 10 September 1968

Pedigree

Father: Sidney Hake b. 1836, d. 1911
Mother: Charlotte Helen Hemsley b. 1842, d. 1918

Birth*: Dora Beatrice Hake was born on 2 September 1875 at South Melbourne, Vic, Australia, .
She was the daughter of Sidney Hake and Charlotte Helen Hemsley.
Marriage*: Dora Beatrice Hake married Percival Serle, son of Walter Henry Serle and Kate Grocock, on 29 March 1910 at Vic, Australia, .
Death*: Dora Beatrice Hake died on 10 September 1968 at Hawthorn, Vic, Australia, , at age 93; Age 93 years.

Married Name: As of 1910,her married name was Serle.

Last Edited: 12 Oct 2007

Family: Percival Serle b. 18 Jul 1871, d. 16 Dec 1951

Katharine Beatrice Serle+ b. 29 Dec 1911, d. 19 Aug 1958
Robert Percival Serle b. 18 Nov 1914, d. 1994
Alan Geoffrey Serle b. 1922

Sidney Hake

M, b. 1836, d. 1911

Pedigree

Birth*: Sidney Hake was born in 1836.
Marriage*: He married Charlotte Helen Hemsley circa 1870.
Death*: Sidney Hake died in 1911 at Kew, Vic, Australia, .

Last Edited: 13 Oct 2026

Family: Charlotte Helen Hemsley b. 1842, d. 1918

Dora Beatrice Hake+ b. 2 Sep 1875, d. 10 Sep 1968

Charlotte Helen Hemsley

F, b. 1842, d. 1918

Pedigree

Birth*: Charlotte Helen Hemsley was born in 1842.
Marriage*: She married Sidney Hake circa 1870.
Death*: Charlotte Helen Hemsley died in 1918 at Armadale, Vic, Australia, .

Married Name: As of circa 1870,her married name was Hake.

Last Edited: 13 Oct 2026

Family: Sidney Hake b. 1836, d. 1911

Dora Beatrice Hake+ b. 2 Sep 1875, d. 10 Sep 1968

Katharine Beatrice Serle

F, b. 29 December 1911, d. 19 August 1958

Pedigree

Father: Percival Serle b. 18 Jul 1871, d. 16 Dec 1951
Mother: Dora Beatrice Hake b. 2 Sep 1875, d. 10 Sep 1968

Birth*: Katharine Beatrice Serle was born on 29 December 1911 at Hawthorn, Vic, Australia, .
She was the daughter of Percival Serle and Dora Beatrice Hake.
Marriage*: Katharine Beatrice Serle married John Sampson Grierson, son of John Burton Grierson and Margaret Elizabeth Sampson, in 1936 at Vic, Australia, .
Death*: Katharine Beatrice Serle died on 19 August 1958 at Kew, Vic, Australia, , at age 46; Age 46 years.

Married Name: As of 1936,her married name was Grierson.

Last Edited: 13 Oct 2026

Family: John Sampson Grierson b. 15 Dec 1910, d. 22 Sep 1985

Robert Percival Serle

M, b. 18 November 1914, d. 1994

Pedigree

Father: Percival Serle b. 18 Jul 1871, d. 16 Dec 1951
Mother: Dora Beatrice Hake b. 2 Sep 1875, d. 10 Sep 1968

Birth*: Robert Percival Serle was born on 18 November 1914 at Hawthorn, Vic, Australia, .
He was the son of Percival Serle and Dora Beatrice Hake.
Marriage*: Robert Percival Serle married Margaret Marian Florence Worrell, daughter of John Bell Austin Worrell and Annie Rebecca Owen, in 1944 at Vic, Australia, .
Death*: Robert Percival Serle died in 1994 at Vic, Australia, .

Residence*: He lived in 1940 at Hawthorn, Vic, Australia, .

Military Service

Milit-Beg

15 August 1940

Caulfield, Vic, Australia,

Milit-End

13 November 1945

Additional Notes

Next of Kin given as Percival Serle

Last Edited: 3 Mar 2025

Family: Margaret Marian Florence Worrell b. c 1915, d. 1989

Marriage*: Robert Percival Serle married Margaret Marian Florence Worrell, daughter of John Bell Austin Worrell and Annie Rebecca Owen, in 1944 at Vic, Australia, .

John Sampson Grierson

M, b. 15 December 1910, d. 22 September 1985

Pedigree

Father: John Burton Grierson b. 26 Jul 1875, d. 12 Jan 1957
Mother: Margaret Elizabeth Sampson b. 18 May 1876, d. 18 May 1968

Birth*: John Sampson Grierson was born on 15 December 1910.
He was the son of John Burton Grierson and Margaret Elizabeth Sampson.
Marriage*: John Sampson Grierson married Katharine Beatrice Serle, daughter of Percival Serle and Dora Beatrice Hake, in 1936 at Vic, Australia, .
Death*: John Sampson Grierson died on 22 September 1985 at Kew, Vic, Australia, , at age 74.

Last Edited: 13 Oct 2026

Family: Katharine Beatrice Serle b. 29 Dec 1911, d. 19 Aug 1958

Elizabeth Charlotte Searl

F, b. circa 1845

Pedigree

Birth*: Elizabeth Charlotte Searl was born circa 1845 at Essex, England, .
Marriage*: She married William Norburn in 1870 at Vic, Australia, .

Married Name: As of 1870,her married name was Norburn.

Last Edited: 15 Jul 2006

Family: William Norburn b. c 1845

William Norburn

M, b. circa 1845

Pedigree

Birth*: William Norburn was born circa 1845.
Marriage*: He married Elizabeth Charlotte Searl in 1870 at Vic, Australia, .

Last Edited: 15 Jul 2006

Family: Elizabeth Charlotte Searl b. c 1845

Frederick William Dunsford Serle

M, b. 6 February 1806, d. 10 November 1872

Pedigree

Father: James Serle b. 1781
Mother: Agnes Dunsford b. 1781

Birth*: Frederick William Dunsford Serle was born on 6 February 1806 at Devon, England, .
He was the son of James Serle and Agnes Dunsford.
Marriage*: Frederick William Dunsford Serle married Betsey Buttress, daughter of Thomas Buttress and Eliza Knight, on 25 July 1841 at St Dunstan, Stepney, England, .
Death*: Frederick William Dunsford Serle died on 10 November 1872 at Vic, Australia, , at age 66; Age 66 years.

Last Edited: 23 Mar 2026

Family: Betsey Buttress b. 1806, d. 13 Dec 1865

Walter Henry Serle

M, b. 1873, d. 1954

Pedigree

Father: Walter Henry Serle b. 7 Sep 1839, d. 23 Feb 1921
Mother: Kate Grocock b. 10 Mar 1852, d. 20 Jul 1938

Birth*: Walter Henry Serle was born in 1873 at South Melbourne, Vic, Australia, .
He was the son of Walter Henry Serle and Kate Grocock.
Death*: Walter Henry Serle died in 1954 at Heidelberg, Vic, Australia, ; Age 80 years.
Cremation*: His body was cremated on 2 July 1954 at Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne, Vic, Australia, .

Occupation*: He was Clerk.
Residence*: He lived in 1915 at Kew, Vic, Australia, .

Military Service

Milit-Beg

1915

Adelaide, SA, Australia,

Last Edited: 16 Jan 2011

Edwin Hamilton Serle

M, b. 1875, d. 12 May 1945

Pedigree

Father: Walter Henry Serle b. 7 Sep 1839, d. 23 Feb 1921
Mother: Kate Grocock b. 10 Mar 1852, d. 20 Jul 1938

Birth*: Edwin Hamilton Serle was born in 1875 at Melbourne, Vic, Australia, .
He was the son of Walter Henry Serle and Kate Grocock.
Death*: Edwin Hamilton Serle died on 12 May 1945 at Parkville, Vic, Australia, ; Age 69 years.
Cremation*: His body was cremated on 15 May 1945 at Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne, Vic, Australia, .

Last Edited: 6 Oct 2026

Harold James Serle

M, b. 1879, d. 2 March 1957

Pedigree

Father: Walter Henry Serle b. 7 Sep 1839, d. 23 Feb 1921
Mother: Kate Grocock b. 10 Mar 1852, d. 20 Jul 1938

Birth*: Harold James Serle was born in 1879 at Melbourne, Vic, Australia, .
He was the son of Walter Henry Serle and Kate Grocock.
Marriage*: Harold James Serle married Alice Florence O'Connor, daughter of James O'Connor and Eliza Jane Cornish, in 1910 at Sydney, NSW, Australia, .
Marriage*: Harold James Serle married Flora Agnes Maytum, daughter of Edward James Maytum and Agnes McArthur, in 1938 at Vic, Australia, .
Death*: Harold James Serle died on 2 March 1957 at Melbourne, Vic, Australia, ; Age 78 years.
Cremation*: His body was cremated on 4 March 1957 at Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne, Vic, Australia, .

Name Variation: Harold James Serle was also known as Harold J Searle.

Last Edited: 16 Jan 2011

Family 1: Alice Florence O'Connor b. 1885, d. 1937

Marriage*: He married Alice Florence O'Connor, daughter of James O'Connor and Eliza Jane Cornish, in 1910 at Sydney, NSW, Australia, .

Cedric Serle+ b. 20 Sep 1910, d. 1972
Roderick Serle b. 4 Sep 1914, d. 1974

Family 2: Flora Agnes Maytum b. 1898, d. 1949

Marriage*: Harold James Serle married Flora Agnes Maytum, daughter of Edward James Maytum and Agnes McArthur, in 1938 at Vic, Australia, .

James O'Connor

M, b. circa 1860

Pedigree

Birth*: James O'Connor was born circa 1860.
Marriage*: He married Eliza Jane Cornish circa 1880.

Last Edited: 15 Jul 2006

Family: Eliza Jane Cornish b. c 1860

Alice Florence O'Connor+ b. 1885, d. 1937

Eliza Jane Cornish

F, b. circa 1860

Pedigree

Birth*: Eliza Jane Cornish was born circa 1860.
Marriage*: She married James O'Connor circa 1880.

Married Name: As of circa 1880,her married name was O'Connor.

Last Edited: 15 Jul 2006

Family: James O'Connor b. c 1860

Alice Florence O'Connor+ b. 1885, d. 1937

Flora Agnes Maytum

F, b. 1898, d. 1949

Pedigree

Father: Edward James Maytum b. 1853, d. 1906
Mother: Agnes McArthur b. c 1870, d. 14 Jul 1905

Birth*: Flora Agnes Maytum was born in 1898 at Ob Flat, Mt Gambier, SA, Australia, .
She was the daughter of Edward James Maytum and Agnes McArthur.
Marriage*: Flora Agnes Maytum married Harold James Serle, son of Walter Henry Serle and Kate Grocock, in 1938 at Vic, Australia, .
Death*: Flora Agnes Maytum died in 1949 at East Melbourne, Vic, Australia, ; Age 52 years.
Cremation*: Her body was cremated on 11 November 1949 at Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne, Vic, Australia, .

Name Variation: Flora Agnes Maytum was also known as Mayturn.
Married Name: As of 1938,her married name was Serle.

Last Edited: 6 Oct 2026

Family: Harold James Serle b. 1879, d. 2 Mar 1957

Marriage*: She married Harold James Serle, son of Walter Henry Serle and Kate Grocock, in 1938 at Vic, Australia, .

Edward James Maytum

M, b. 1853, d. 1906

Pedigree

Birth*: Edward James Maytum was born in 1853.
Marriage*: He married Agnes McArthur circa 1890.
Death*: Edward James Maytum died in 1906 at Mt Gambier, SA, Australia, .

Last Edited: 6 Oct 2026

Family: Agnes McArthur b. c 1870, d. 14 Jul 1905

Flora Agnes Maytum b. 1898, d. 1949

Agnes McArthur

F, b. circa 1870, d. 14 July 1905

Pedigree

Birth*: Agnes McArthur was born circa 1870.
Marriage*: She married Edward James Maytum circa 1890.
Death*: Agnes McArthur died on 14 July 1905 at Mt Gambier, SA, Australia, .

Married Name: As of circa 1890,her married name was Maytum.

Last Edited: 6 Oct 2026

Family: Edward James Maytum b. 1853, d. 1906

Flora Agnes Maytum b. 1898, d. 1949

William Henry Grocock

M, b. circa 1825

Pedigree

Birth*: William Henry Grocock was born circa 1825.
Marriage*: He married Emily Watson circa 1850.

Last Edited: 23 Sep 2006

Family: Emily Watson b. c 1830

Kate Grocock+ b. 10 Mar 1852, d. 20 Jul 1938

Ada Henrietta Searl

F, b. 1882, d. 1888

Pedigree

Father: William Searl b. c 1855
Mother: Elizabeth Rennie b. c 1860

Birth*: Ada Henrietta Searl was born in 1882 at Hotham, Vic, Australia, .
She was the daughter of William Searl and Elizabeth Rennie.
Death*: Ada Henrietta Searl died in 1888 at Hawthorn, Vic, Australia, ; Age 6 years.

Last Edited: 3 Sep 2006

William Searl

M, b. circa 1855

Pedigree

Birth*: William Searl was born circa 1855.
Marriage*: He married Elizabeth Rennie circa 1880.

Last Edited: 15 Jul 2006

Family: Elizabeth Rennie b. c 1860

Ada Henrietta Searl b. 1882, d. 1888

Elizabeth Rennie

F, b. circa 1860

Pedigree

Birth*: Elizabeth Rennie was born circa 1860.
Marriage*: She married William Searl circa 1880.

Married Name: As of circa 1880,her married name was Searl.

Last Edited: 15 Jul 2006

Family: William Searl b. c 1855

Ada Henrietta Searl b. 1882, d. 1888

Gilbert Sidney Hilson Searle

M, b. 4 February 1883, d. 8 May 1946

Pedigree

Father: Joseph Searle b. 1859, d. 1925
Mother: Mary Ann Whale b. 1860, d. 16 Sep 1943

Birth*: Gilbert Sidney Hilson Searle was born on 4 February 1883 at Bellarine, Vic, Australia, .
He was the son of Joseph Searle and Mary Ann Whale.
Marriage*: Gilbert Sidney Hilson Searle married Nellie Mary Ray, daughter of Humphrey Ray and Martha Handcock, in 1911 at Vic, Australia, .
Death*: Gilbert Sidney Hilson Searle died on 8 May 1946 at Kew, Vic, Australia, , at age 63; Age 63 years.
Burial*: He was buried on 9 May 1946 at Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne, Vic, Australia, .

Name Variation: Gilbert Sidney Hilson Searle was also known as Searl.

Additional Notes

Shared grave

Last Edited: 1 Sep 2026

Family: Nellie Mary Ray b. 6 Aug 1884, d. 1979

Marriage*: Gilbert Sidney Hilson Searle married Nellie Mary Ray, daughter of Humphrey Ray and Martha Handcock, in 1911 at Vic, Australia, .

Eva Searl b. Sep 1913, d. 2 Oct 1913
Lorna Alice Searle b. 1915, d. Jul 2005
Sidney Humphrey Douglas Searl b. 1917, d. 11 Jan 2000
Thelma Nellie May Searl+ b. 1919
Doris Irene Searle b. 1923, d. 1956

Nellie Mary Ray

F, b. 6 August 1884, d. 1979

Pedigree

Father: Humphrey Ray b. 1851, d. 2 Nov 1941
Mother: Martha Handcock b. 18 Jan 1849, d. 18 Oct 1940

Birth*: Nellie Mary Ray was born on 6 August 1884 at Bellerine, Drysdale, Vic, Australia, .
She was the daughter of Humphrey Ray and Martha Handcock.
Marriage*: Nellie Mary Ray married Gilbert Sidney Hilson Searle, son of Joseph Searle and Mary Ann Whale, in 1911 at Vic, Australia, .
Death*: Nellie Mary Ray died in 1979 at Essendon, Vic, Australia, ; Age 95 years.
Burial*: She was buried on 28 September 1979 at Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne, Vic, Australia, .

Married Name: As of 1911,her married name was Searle.

Additional Notes

Shared grave

Last Edited: 1 Sep 2026

Family: Gilbert Sidney Hilson Searle b. 4 Feb 1883, d. 8 May 1946

Marriage*: Nellie Mary Ray married Gilbert Sidney Hilson Searle, son of Joseph Searle and Mary Ann Whale, in 1911 at Vic, Australia, .

Eva Searl b. Sep 1913, d. 2 Oct 1913
Lorna Alice Searle b. 1915, d. Jul 2005
Sidney Humphrey Douglas Searl b. 1917, d. 11 Jan 2000
Thelma Nellie May Searl+ b. 1919
Doris Irene Searle b. 1923, d. 1956

Humphrey Ray

M, b. 1851, d. 2 November 1941

Pedigree

Birth*: Humphrey Ray was born in 1851 at Buckinghamshire, England, .
Marriage*: He married Martha Handcock circa 1880.
Death*: Humphrey Ray died on 2 November 1941 at Fitzroy, Vic, Australia, .

Last Edited: 8 Oct 2026

Family: Martha Handcock b. 18 Jan 1849, d. 18 Oct 1940

Nellie Mary Ray+ b. 6 Aug 1884, d. 1979

Martha Handcock

F, b. 18 January 1849, d. 18 October 1940

Pedigree

Birth*: Martha Handcock was born on 18 January 1849.
Marriage*: She married Humphrey Ray circa 1880.
Death*: Martha Handcock died on 18 October 1940 at Kew, Vic, Australia, , at age 91.

Name Variation: Martha Handcock was also known as Martha Ford.
Married Name: As of circa 1880,her married name was Ray.

Last Edited: 8 Oct 2026

Family: Humphrey Ray b. 1851, d. 2 Nov 1941

Nellie Mary Ray+ b. 6 Aug 1884, d. 1979

Clementine George Clarance Searle

M, b. 1888, d. 11 August 1982

Pedigree

Father: Joseph Searle b. 1859, d. 1925
Mother: Mary Ann Whale b. 1860, d. 16 Sep 1943

Birth*: Clementine George Clarance Searle was born in 1888 at Bellarine, Vic, Australia, .
He was the son of Joseph Searle and Mary Ann Whale.
Marriage*: Clementine George Clarance Searle married Harriet Louisa Greaves, daughter of John Greaves and Annie King, in 1916 at Vic, Australia, .
Cremation*: His body was cremated on 11 August 1982 at Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne, Vic, Australia, .
Death*: Clementine George Clarance Searle died on 11 August 1982 at Ringwood, Vic, Australia, ; Age 94 years.

Name Variation: Clementine George Clarance Searle was also known as Searl.

Additional Notes

Shared grave

Last Edited: 18 Oct 2015

Family: Harriet Louisa Greaves b. 1894, d. 24 Jan 1992

Marriage*: Clementine George Clarance Searle married Harriet Louisa Greaves, daughter of John Greaves and Annie King, in 1916 at Vic, Australia, .

Stanley Robert Wilbur Searl+ b. 1917, d. 15 Jun 1993
Annie Elsie Mary Searle b. 1918
Bettie Louise Searle b. 1920
Joan Searle b. c 1922