Talk:History of wireless telegraphy and broadcasting in Australia/Topical/Biographies/William Philip Bechervaise

Research to date:

William Philip Bechervaise (b. 1831) appears to be the first of that surname (Jersey origin) to travel to Australia circa 1853, all hits to 1886 either William Philip Bechervaise himself or his children. From 1887, his nephew Edward John Bechervaise (b. 1855, son of brother Edward Price Bechervaise) emigrates to Australia and settles in Geelong (quickly prominent).


 * Trove - Bechervaise - All Australia - All dates - 7,579 hits as at 26 Oct 2020


 * Common OCR errors corrected: Bccbcrvaise (1), Bcchcrvaisc (27), Bcchcrvaise (55), Bcchervaisc (43), Bechervaisc (initially 150+), Bechervaiso (initially 200+), Beehervaisc (13), Beohervaise (initially 200+), Bochervaise, Bochervaisc, Boohervaise, Boohervaisc


 * All Bechervaise hits reviewed and tagged William Philip Bechervaise (1,896), to end 1892 03, over 1,800 hits;
 * after 1892 03 Bechervaise hits relating to Edward Price Bechervaise are not tagged, only those relating to William Philip Bechervaise and his children, complete to end 1894


 * All hits reviewed and tagged either !Wikibooks Bechervaise (633) or !Wikibooks Bechervaise Not (892), to end 1879 07


 * All telegraph hits in the Ballarat Star reviewed 1 Jan 1881 to 30 Jun 1881, WPB tagged


 * William Philip Bechervaise (b. 28 Oct 1831??, Alverstoke, Hampshire, England; d. 20 Nov 1907, South Yarra, Victoria); m. 1858, Victoria
 * Lucy Ann Burton (b. 7 Jul 1842, Hobart, Tasmania; d. ???, ???
 * Herbert Price Bechervaise (b. 14 Apr 1859, Ballarat, Vic; d. 8 Jan 1927, Hawthorn, Melbourne, Vic); m.
 * Harriet Agnes Lewis née Tonge (b. 7 May 1852, Worcestershire, Eng; d. 17 Sep 1940, Durban, South Africa)
 * Herbert Walter Bechervaise (b. 1880, Emerald Hill, Vic; d. 9 Jun 1963, Geelong)
 * Constance Lucy Bechervaise (b. 1881, Elmhurst, Vic; d. ???)
 * Charlotte Harriet Bechervaise (b. 1882, Elmhurst, Vic; d. 1959, St. Kilda, Melbourne, Vic)
 * William Bechervaise (b. 1884, Elmhurst, Vic; d. 1884, Elmhurst, Vic)
 * Linda Violet Bechervaise (b. 1886, Elmhurst, Vic, twin to Ethel May; d. 1886, Elmhurst, Vic)
 * Ethel May Bechervaise (b. 1886, Elmhurst, Vic, twin to Linda Violet; d. ???)
 * William Philip Bechervaise (b. 1887, Elmhurst, Vic; d. ???)
 * Walter Reed Bechervaise (b. 8 Sep 1861, Ballarat, Vic; d. 15 Oct 1927, Richmond, Melbourne, Vic)
 * Charlotte Alice Bechervaise (b. 11 Jun 1863, Ballarat, Vic; d. 8 Apr 1927, Bayswater, Melbourne, Vic)
 * Philip Burton Bechervaise (b. 13 Feb 1865, Ballarat, Vic; 31 Jan 1917, Glenferrie, Melbourne, Vic)

Herbert Price Bechervaise (b. 14 Apr 1859, Ballarat, Vic; d. 8 Jan 1927, Hawthorn, Melbourne, Vic)
 * 1877 many cricket reports
 * Aug 1877 (age 18) concludes 4 years as pupil teacher Mount Pleasant School, appointed Beaufort State School
 * Mar 1878 (age 19) now living at Beaufort, participates in athletics event
 * Oct 1878 (age 19) travels to Adelaide
 * Nov 1889 (age 30) appointed deputy-registrar of births and deaths at Elmhurst
 * Jan 1891 (age 32) steward at Elmhurst annual races

Walter Reed Bechervaise (b. 8 Sep 1861, Ballarat, Vic; d. 15 Oct 1927, Richmond, Melbourne, Vic)
 * Feb 1878 (age 16) apprentice at Phoenix Foundry, preparing model for Juvenile Industrial Exhibition
 * Sep 1888 (age 26) manager Flora Bell silver mine, NT, suffers mental breakdown

Charlotte Alice Bechervaise (b. 11 Jun 1863, Ballarat, Vic; d. 8 Apr 1927, Bayswater, Melbourne, Vic)
 * Apr 1877 (age 13) achieves Second Honors in Upper School of Queen's College Ballarat
 * Dec 1877 (age 14) wins honours and prizes at Queen's College

Philip Burton Bechervaise (b. 13 Feb 1865, Ballarat, Vic; 31 Jan 1917, Glenferrie, Melbourne, Vic) - Samuel.dellit (discuss • contribs) 19:53, 28 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Dec 1877 (age 12) Philip Burton Bechervaise wins honours in Arithmetic at Christ Church Grammar School
 * Jul 1903 (age 38) relieving manager Victorian Railways, Hamilton, then Princes' Bridge Melbourne
 * Feb 1908 (age 43) co-respondent in Melbourne divorce matter