Butwell
This is a picture of Fanny Louisa Butwell she married George Bull Snr 1891 in Brunswick, Victoria, Australia.
Fanny
Butwell born: 1869, at Geelong. Died: 28 Nov 1944 at Coburg, Victoria.
More about George Bull and Fanny Butwell
George Henry (Snr) married at age 22 to Fanny Louisa Butwell in 1891
at the Church of England in Brunswick, they also lived around the Pentridge
(Coburg) and Pascoeville (Pascoe Vale) area and had two sons:-
William James Bull ( Jim ) born in 1892 and died in 1976 in Malvern
aged 83
George Henry Jnr born in Coburg in July 1899 and died at Kilmore in
1971.
George and Jimmy both shared the same birthday in July.
George and Fanny lived in a house in the park beside Pentridge gaol,
They were members of the salvation army and they adopted three boys :-
Bert McLean who never married, Oscar Murray (he was in the navy for
many years and was homosexual ) and Eddie Ash
Eddie had 3 sons - Ernie, Alfie and Ray. Ray went blind at an
early age. He had his own short wave radio and worked at the blind institute.
Ray went on to marry a blind woman.
Fanny was born in Geelong in 1869 her fathers name was William and
her mothers name was Hannah Healey
George Snr was a member of the Shamrock lodge. On September 3rd 1907
at age 38 he was presented with a mantle clock by the lodge which is still
in the family today and in working order.
George had a horse and long flat top tray and delivered goods to the
mines around the Heathcote area (Axe). George was a popular identity in
Coburg and people would often run out of the pub with a beer when they
saw George coming down the street with his horse and dray.
Foleys pub was demolished in 1980.
Coburg’s parks were kept in good order by caring groundsmen over the
years. George Bull senior served for forty five years with the council’s
outdoor staff while his son George Bull junior retired in 1964 after forty-two
years in the same role. George as hallkeeper looked after the local hall
with his wife Fanny, and after functions held there, if there were any
coats or the like left over Fanny would claim them and give them to the
hobo’s. George and Fanny’s house was well known to all the hobo’s. Fanny
would always have a big pot of soup on the stove and would always give
them a bowl of soup and direct them to sleep under cover in the grandstand
of the local footy ground. Fanny was also remembered by the family and
friends for the way she cooked her crispy roast spuds. She would kneel
down and use a ladle to constantly baste the potatoes cooked in her combustion
stove.