William Sturgess was born around 1829 in Cheshire, England, his father, William, was 31 and his mother, Mary, was 32. Wife Fanny Watson was born in 1829 in Manchester, Lancashire. William Sturgess married Fanny Watson in 1853 at St John’s, Deansgate, Lancashire England. His occupation on the certificate stated he was a bricklayer. William 23 years and Fanny Sturgess, 22 years of age, arrived in Port Phillip in 1853 onboard the ship Thames departing from Liverpool England. Fanny and William had 9 children. The Sturgess family resided in the North and West Melbourne area at 9 Cobden Street Hotham, 20 Milton Street West Melbourne (both homes gone) and finally at 1 Miller Street West Melbourne at the time of William’s passing in 1891. Fanny Sturgess nee Watson sadly passed at the age of 47, during a holiday voyage back to England in 1875, she was buried at sea. Below is a list of significant building works carried out by William Sturgess. The table below can be scrolled left to right if viewed on a mobile device. Building ID Architects Owner Suburb Building State Building Type Builder Build Date (YYYY MM DD) Registration no 77412   Valance West Melbourne VIC Houses …

William Watson was a native of Dumfries, Scotland, born to parents James & Mary Watson nee Williamson. William Watson built the house at 117 Abbotsford Street West Melbourne in 1871. The Watson family lived 461 Victoria Street West Melbourne around the mid 1890’s. Significant building works carried out by William Watson are listed below. The table below can be scrolled left to right if viewed on a mobile device. Building ID Location Architects Owner Suburb Building State Building Type Builder Build Date (YYYY MM DD) Registration no 12731 Hawthorn   Watson, William – Melbourne   VIC Factories Watson, William   1347 76201 Latrobe St near west near Hefernan’s Building   Watson, William Melbourne VIC Houses Watson, William 1851 06 16 359 84748 Napier St near Moor   Watson, William – Condell St Coll Fitzroy VIC Houses Watson, William 1854 04 17 752 84868 George St below Bendells   Watson, William – Melbourne Fitzroy VIC Houses Watson, William 1854 07 27 1347 85042 Greeves & George Sts   Templeton, H Fitzroy VIC Schools Watson, William 1855 07 2 674 85182 Fitzroy St cnr Kerr   Showers, Robert Fitzroy VIC Houses Watson, William 1857 02 12 119 85369 Napier St near cnr …

A partnership formed by Mr. James Reid, Mr. John Stewart & Mr. Alexander Duguid of West Melbourne. The three-way partnership was instrumental in crafting a number of high quality buildings in Melbourne between the late 1850’s to the mid 1870’s, up until the partnership was dissolved. Duguid, a Master Mason and native of Aberdeenshire Scotland, arrived in Melbourne onboard the vessel ‘Black Eagle‘ with his wife Helen and daughter Sarah Bell Duguid. Helen and Alexander had one other child George Alexander Duguid born in Melbourne in 1855. Alexander Duguid, a son of George and Anne Duguid nee Phillips, was the third member of the Melbourne partnership and he lived with his family in Miller Street, West Melbourne until his death at the age of 58 years in 1882, the same year his wife Helen also died. Helen Duguid was the daughter of John Walker and Sarah Bell of Scotland. The trio who had their operations based on the corner of Abbotsford & Elm streets in North Melbourne until 1872, and had a very successful partnership during their lifetime in Melbourne. Alexander Duguid formed a partnership with his next door neighbour, James Taylor in the early 1870s and became known as …

John Shutt was born in Shropshire England about 1840, the son of John Shutt and Martha Salt. The Shutt family lived at 16 Kelvin Grove Hawthorn from 1893 to 1910 according to Melbourne Council Notice of Intention to build records. Significant building works carried out by John Shutt are listed below. The table below can be scrolled left to right if viewed on a mobile device. Building ID Location Architects Owner Suburb Building State Building Type Builder Build Date (YYYY MM DD) Registration no 75429  William Street Barlow & Chandler Virgoe, Son & Chapman Melbourne VIC Warehouses Shutt, John – Kelvin Grove Hawthorn 1893 09 18 5923 82996 189 Park Street   Ragg, A W Parkville VIC Houses Shutt, John – 16 Kelvin Gve – Hawthorn 1905 01 20 9529 72639 44 Abbotsford Street   Kelett, Arthur West Melbourne VIC Houses Shutt, John – 16 Kelvin Grove Hawthorn 1910 05 11 1941 Table source: https://www.mileslewis.net/australian-architectural/ Main source: Public Records Office of Victoria, BDM Victoria and the Melbourne edition of the Sands & McDougall directoy.

Mr Joseph Over was a native of Brighton England. It was at the age of only 23 years that he and his brother Charles Over left England in search of future fortunes on the Victorian gold fields. The brothers arrived onboard the vessel ‘New Orleans’ to Melbourne in 1852 from England. It was sometime between 1852 and 1873 that Joseph met Agnes Petrie and they had 3 children together, being Joseph jnr, Agnes and Jane. Records in the Melbourne Council rate books from 1872 until 1882 show Joseph Over living at 24 Abbotsford Street West Melbourne then they lived at 63 Ireland Street West Melbourne, and later prior to his death he lived in Woodland Street North Fitzroy. Significant building works carried out by Joseph Over are listed below. The table below can be scrolled left to right if viewed on a mobile device. Building ID Location Owner Suburb Building State Building Type Builder Build Date (YYYY MM DD) Registration no 77370 Ireland St Over, Joseph West Melbourne VIC Houses Over, Joseph 1871 12 13 4658 77379 Ireland St Over, Joseph West Melbourne VIC Houses Over, Joseph – West Melb. 1878 01 4 7459 Table source: https://www.mileslewis.net/australian-architectural/ Main source: Public …

Augustus Oliver operated under the business name of Oliver Brothers builders, located at 77 Queen’s Bridge street South Melbourne in 1915. A Peculiar Law Suit.“During the hearing of a case in the First Civil Court yesterday allegations were made that in connection with the tenders for the purchase of the old shipping buildings at the Spencer street railway station.“ “Christian James Clement Oliver and his brother Augustus Dundee Oliver, appeared before Mr. Knight, J.P. at the Third City Court on charges of having falsely sworn an affidavit in April 10th 1923. In dismissing the case, Mr. Knight said that he did not think that there was sufficient evidence upon which to convict the Olivers.” – The Argus News, 17th May 1923, page 11. Augustus Oliver lived at 108 Ireland Street West Melbourne in the 1930’s. Significant building works carried out by Oliver Brothers are listed below. The table below can be scrolled left to right if viewed on a mobile device. Building ID Location Owner Suburb Building State Building Type Builder Build Date (YYYY MM DD) Registration no 72669 Abbotsford St near cnr Abbotsford & Victoria Sts Oliver, Clement West Melbourne VIC Houses Oliver Bros. – 77 Queensbridge St Sth …

Joseph or John Luckman or Luckhead lived at 52 Abbotsford Street West Melbourne from 1859 to 1882. Significant building work carried out by Joseph Luckman is listed below. The table below can be scrolled left to right if viewed on a mobile device. Building ID Location Owner Suburb Building State Building Type Builder Build Date (YYYY MM DD) Registration no 72693 Two 2-story houses, Abbotsford St near cnr Abbotsford & Ireland Sts Luckman, Joseph West Melbourne VIC Houses Luckman, Joseph – Flemington Rd 1869 10 26 3531 Table source: https://www.mileslewis.net/australian-architectural/ Main source: Public Records Office of Victoria, BDM Victoria and the Melbourne edition of the Sands & McDougall directoy.

Mr. John Lochhead (Lockhead or Lockheard) born 1820, met his wife Agnes Walker and married at the age of 23 years in Glasgow in 1843. They chose to emigrate to Melbourne sometime during the “Gold Rush” According to the Melbourne Leader news, 14th July 1877 page 21, John Lockhead, had erected some houses in Adderley street West Melbourne claimed to have been damaged by a steam hammer operating at the Glasgow Iron Works in Ireland Street West Melbourne on the site where J Gadsden P/L later operated. The Lochhead family lived at 52 Abbotsford street West Melbourne from 1859 till 1882 then moved to Evelyn Terrace, 142 Rosslyn Street West Melbourne in the 1890’s Significant building work carried out by John Lockhead is shown below. The table below can be scrolled left to right if viewed on a mobile device. Building ID Location Owner Suburb Building State Building Type Builder Build Date (YYYY MM DD) Registration no 77353 Ireland St near cnr Ireland & Abbotsford Lockheard, J – Nth Melbourne West Melbourne VIC Houses Lockheard, J 1859 09 21 621 Table source: https://www.mileslewis.net/australian-architectural/ Main source: Public Records Office of Victoria, BDM Victoria and the Melbourne edition of the Sands & …