A Guide to the Pioneers’ Graves in the Mornington Cemetery
Mornington Cemetery
Mornington Cemetery is located in Craigie Road Mt. Martha on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula.
The names selected in the Presbyterian section, represent some of the early folk, their stories from the past and their contributions to the development of the area
William was born in Edinburgh in 1846 and left for Australia when he was 20. On arriving in Australia he worked for his Uncle Gilbert Alston who was also... more
John Gibbon Barrett (known as “Gib”), was born in Schnapper Point in 1863, the son of John and Elizabeth (Gibbon) Barrett. John Barrett Snr had arrived... more
Anastasia was born in Bittern in 1864, the daughter of Robert and Ellen (Donald) Turner... more
George Griffeth, and his brother Charles, were born in the State of New York, and arrived in Australia, in the 1880’s... more
Thomas Male’s parents, Thomas and Eliza Male, and his two older siblings, Susannah and William, arrived in Port Phillip aboard the “George Fyffe” from... more
Robert Olley was born in Mornington, in 1853, to Robert and Christina Olley. He went to school in Mornington, and... more
Not a lot is known about Elizabeth Wilson Kerr, apart from the fact that she was born in 1898, and died in... more
Hans Lindau was born in Berlin in 1895. He had been residing in England for nine years when he was interned... more
David Pender was born in Scarsdale, Victoria, to Claud and Janet (Haig) Pender on 24 October, 1883. He served in the First World War... more
George’s parents, James and Elizabeth Flood, were early pioneers of the Tyabb area, having settled on the property “Oatlands” in... more
Mr Bieri and his wife Bertha, originally from Switzerland, were longtime residents of Mornington, and were very... more
James Thomas Francis was living with his uncle, George Dorling, in Korumburra, when he enlisted in the A.I.F on 16 July 1915... more
The Reverend William John Youngson was born in New Zealand, in 1892, and ordained a Minister in the Presbyterian Church in... more
John was born in 1876, to James and Catherine Fyffe, at Inverleigh, Victoria, the eldest of seven children... more
Howard Pitt was born in Devon, England, in 1864. After arriving in Australia on board the... more
Joseph was born in Geelong in 1854 , the eldest child of Samuel and Jane Garlick. When Joseph was eight years old, the family... more
George Taylor arrived in Williamstown as a child of four with his parents, aboard the ship "Westminster", in 1842. In 1860, at the age of 22 years, George married Mary Anne Kenny, of... more
