George and Harriet ‘Caringa’
Photo from
Western Port News 6 March, 2012, p.28
George Flood
George’s parents, James and Elizabeth Flood, were early pioneers of the Tyabb area, having settled on the property "Oatlands" in the mid 1800’s.
James died in 1900, and Elizabeth in 1913, and are both buried in the Mornington cemetery.
George was born in 1854, and he married Martha Hull in 1881.
They had two sons George, and Percy, but Martha died in 1887, at the age of 27.
George then married Harriet Hull, Martha’s sister, and together, they had three children Cliff, Elsie and Leonard.
Both Cliff and Leonard were to enlist in the 1st World War, but Leonard died in Egypt, from dysentery.
Mornington Standard 13 November, 1915 p.2
George Flood's home,
Barkley St. Mornington
George was employed as the Mornington Shire’s Rate Collector, and he also served as a Councillor for many years.
He had the proud record of being elected Shire President five times - in 1909, 1910, 1915, 1927 and in 1931.
George built a home at 86 Barkly St Mornington, ‘Caringa’, where he and Harriett lived until his death in 1934, aged 80 years.
George Flood and Nepean Hwy Concillors
