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| Alice Maude Rewell |
| 21 Jun 1863, Perth, WA 10 Mar 1954, Subiaco, WA Church of England Typesetter at Govt Printing Office Louis Vincent Brenon (aka William Goodwin Geddes) |
| William Frank Geddes Edith May Geddes Bartholomew James Stubbs |
| Born: Died: Religion: Occupation: First husband: Children: Second husband: |
| Bicentennial Dict: Alice REWELL b. 00-00-1863, Western Australia, Australia, m. (1) 10-09-1884, in Guildford CofE, Western Australia, Aust, Lewis Vincent BREENON(son of Lewis BREENON and Unknown) m. (2) in Western Australia, Australia, B James STUBBS. Alice died 00-00-1954, Western Australia, Australia, Bd: 00-00-1954, Western Australia, Australia. Lewis: He was listed as a surveyor in Perth in the 1884-5 almanac. WA Pioneers Index: REWELL, Alice - Guildford - (Lewis Vincent BREENON) - 1884 - reg.5850 Sunday Mail (Adelaide) 20 May 1956 In entering the Adelaide Asylum, Louis Brennan left in the outside world a wife who, without his providing, quickly became destitute. Scandals in Australia's Strange Past by George Blaikie, Adelaide, Rigby, 1963 On entering the Adelaide Asylum, He left in the outside world a wife who, without his providing, quickly became destitute. The police tried to help, and asked if she had any relatives who might be able to assist her. When she told them she had none they asked if her husband had any who might help her. She told them she had a vague idea that Louis Brennan had come from somewhere in Queensland, although he had seldom talked much about his past. The police kept up their examination, hoping that the wife might dredge up other little bits of information. "I seem to remember Louis mentioning something about a place named Caboolture," she told them finally. "And he mentioned the name Geddes once. For some reason I have a feeling that Louis was not always called Brennan . He may have used the name Geddes. I'd say, at least, that he's probably related to some Queensland people named Geddes." Courier, 10 September 1889 From particulars thus far to hand it appears that the long missing man is now married, and that his wife had fallen into destitute circumstances during his confinement in the asylum. She had applied to the police in Adelaide for relief, and had stated that her husband's real name was Geddes, and that he had friends at Caboolture. The Geddes Mystery, by Brian Jones, Spectrum, 2002. He got a job at the Survey Department which was delighted to acquire the services of an outstanding young surveyor with such impeccable references, especially at a time when the economy was struggling and skilled employees were hard to find. It was this fateful job that led him to his encounter with 19-year-old Alice Maude Rewell. He had known many women before: Hannah Dines, Maggie Gunn, Nellie Stewart and countless others at Invercargill. But it was Alice who stole his heart. From Alice's point of view 'Louie', in spite of being a 't'othersider', was a prize catch. The history of the Swan River colony had made it almost impossible for a good working-class woman to find a reputable man. And, as a third-generation 'sandgroper', Alice's life was so steeped in that history that she could not escape its influence. |
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