- Thomas Sedgwick
- b. 1812 – baptised St Peters Church, Leeds
- m. Mary Lonsdale, St Peters Church, Leeds, 10/07/1832
- children:
- m. Mary Lonsdale, St Peters Church, Leeds, 10/07/1832
- William Sedgwick
Thomas was a labourer.
He is the brother of Matthew Sedgwick (1811 - 1854),
- William Sedgwick
- b. 1836
- d. 11/3/1909, Australia
- m. Elizabeth Margaret Harding, 1860 Victoria, Australia
- d. 11/3/1909, Australia
- b. 1841
- d. 26/9/1918
- children:
- Thomas D Sedgwick, d. 1940
- Sarah Ann Sedgwick, m. James Arthur Ardley, ch: Elizabeth Margaret
- Charles
- Caroline (Carrie) Sedgwick, b. 1868 d. 1956
m1 Samuel Freeland Ardley b. 1878, Lilydale VIC, ch: Frank, Charles
m2 William Hill Harrison ch: Doris, Alma, Mavis, William, Elsie- Martha Sedgwick, m. Johnson
- Alfred Henry Sedgwick, m. Ada Adams, children:
Elizabeth Sedgwick (died)
Charles Sedgwick
Alfred Sedgwick
Lawrence Sedgwick (died)
Herbert Sedgwick (died)
Doris Sedgwick(died)
Alec Sedgwick (died)
Alma Sedgwick
Sylvia Sedgwick
Beryl Rose Sedgwick
Estelle Ivy Sedgwick
- Mary Ann Sedgwick, m. Jeff Thompson
- Edward Sedgwick, m. May, ch: Ethel
- Sarah Ann Sedgwick, m. James Arthur Ardley, ch: Elizabeth Margaret
William Sedgwick was a shoemaker. He migrated to Australia at age 24.
- Charles James Sedgwick
- b. 1865
- d. 1899, buried Kew, Melbourne
- m. Isabella O’Leary
- d. 1899, buried Kew, Melbourne
- b. 5/8/1872
- d. 24/12/1933, buried, Lake Grace
- children:
- Charles, (bachelor)
- Elsie, m. Stanier Bourne Ch: Annette, Stanier, Patricia
- Edwin
- Alice, m. Percy Byass Ch: Arnold, Mary, Alan, Ivy
- Elsie, m. Stanier Bourne Ch: Annette, Stanier, Patricia
Charles & Isabella lived in Northcote, a suburb in Melbourne. Charles was a butcher who owned his own shop. He died at the age of 34; he got wet helping Isabella wash the baby's clothes then went back to work in the cool room and got pneumonia, dying 4 days later. At the time Isabella was five months pregnant with Alice. After Alice was born, Isabella studied and got her midwife certificate, came to Kalgoorlie and delivered babies in Tent City.
Whilst there she met her second husband Frank Pritchard (marrying in 1903) who was working in a grocery shop in Coolgardie. They originally took an 892 acre property at Daadenning Creek, 12 miles south of Kelleberrin. They moved from there in 1910 and took a block a few miles south east of Bruce Rock (Nunagin) and were one of the first settlers there. The farm at Daadanning Creek was sold and the entire plant moved to his new property. With the advent of the railways he opened a store and obtained the West Australian Agency.
His son Edwin helped him deliver the mail by horse & cart, driving about 200 miles per week. While working at the store he carried on the farm with the help of his wife Isabella, stepsons, Charles & Edwin and his sons Fred & Allan plus his stepdaughters Elsie & Alice. After selling the shop in Bruce Rock they then moved to Newdygate.
- Edwin Alfred Sedgwick
- b. 1/2/1898
- m. Susan Wright Rutherford
- b. 10/6/????
- children:
- Edwin
- Elsie
- Annetta, b. 1923, m 1943 Thomas John Bastow
ch: Ian Thomas, Doreen Elsie, Annetta- Stanier James, b 1924, m1944 Yvonne Ford
ch: Glenyse, Robert, Campbell, Milton- Alan Charles, b. 1933, m. Olive Dawn Aurich
ch: Susan, Deborah, Lorraine, Raymond, D??????? - Elsie
Susan came to Australia from Perth, Scotland when she was 4yrs old. She and Edwin were both children of original settlers to the Bruce Rock district. Edwin used to help his stepfather Frank Pritchard deliver the mail around Bruce Rock. Edwin married Susan in Bruce Rock where there they started their family. When their eldest son was 13 they moved to Marvel Loch where Edwin worked on the mines. Their 4th child, Doreen only lived 3 days due to a heart defect. She is now buried in South Guilford. Edwin and Susan were also known to their great grandchildren as "little gran & grandad" and are both buried at the Bruce Rock Cemetery
- Edwin John Francis Sedgwick
- b. 17/12/1921, Bruce Rock
- d. 12/6/1989, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Perth
- m. Mavis Audrey Hardingham 1946
- children:
- d. 12/6/1989, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Perth
- Cheryl Lee, m. Barry Turner, ch: Darren, Leanne
- Lindsay Gordon
- Douglas Edwin, m. Gail, ch: Bradley, Shane
- Rodney Noel, m. Di, ch, Jack + Tom & Sam from Di's previous marriage
- Gary Francis, m. Joanne, ch: Kylie, Daniel, Deanne (died at birth), Blair
- Lindsay Gordon
Edwin was the eldest child of Edwin & Susan. He attended school at Bruce Rock until he was thirteen, then his family moved to Marvel Loch and he was sent to Perth Boys School for two years. This was followed by a year at Muresk, but his course was cut short by family difficulties and he joined his father working at Marvel Loch. In 1941, aged 20, he joined the Royal Australian Navy and was posted as a gunner on "Defensive Equipped Merchant Ships". Late in 1944 he suffered an injury which resulted in several months in a Sydney hospital. Being discharged and unfit for service he returned home in early 1945. He met Mavis soon after his discharge and they were married in Bruce Rock in February 1946.
For the first year of their marriage he worked for his father driving horses on his farm a few miles south of Bruce Rock. Then he moved his family into town and started shearing for two years with his uncle, Bill Rutherford. In 1949 Edwin was granted a farm at Babakin under the government scheme to put returned servicemen on the land. His son Doug still farms the property. Later Win took on new land in the Karlgarin district, which his eldest son Lindsay developed and farmed for many years. In 1979 Edwin & Mavis moved into town, but remained actively involved with farming until increasing ill health restricted his participation.
Win's enthusiasm towards cricket led to the organization of junior cricket, at district and state levels in Babakin & Ardath and with the Junior Cricket Annual Country Week Competition. He was the Cricket Association's secretary for many years and was nominated for life membership but graciously declined. The many sporting bodies that enjoyed his support include the Cycling Club, The Trotting Club, Ardath Football Club, Babakin & Ardath Cricket Clubs, Ardath Golf Club (Life Member), and the Bruce Rock and Shackleton Bowling Clubs. His interest in the R.S.L., combined with his bowling enthusiasm saw him take several teams to interstate bowls events, and to his promotion of the R.S.L. Annual Bowls Carnival in Bruce Rock.
Win not only supported many sporting groups but served 6 years on the Bruce Rock Shire Council, and was an early supporter of building homes for the aged. He chaired the committee responsible for raising the money for "Nunagin", negotiating with the government and building five units. He remained chairman of the committee until his retirement only a year or so before his death. This willingness to serve found him also treasurer of the Memorial House for the Frail Aged until the last five years of his life. The loss of his leg due to a blood clot did not deter him from becoming a driver for Meals-on-Wheels. Edwin is now buried in the Bruce Rock Cemetery next to his parents.
- Lindsay Gordon Sedgwick
- b. 22/6/1948, Bruce Rock
- m. Carol Ann Hastie, Wesley Church, Perth, 5/7/1969
- b. 21/1/1948, West Perth
- children:
- Renee Tracy, m. Jeffrey Greay, ch: Zac
- Dallas Leah, b. 25/8/1972, m. Gerald Bennett, ch: Joshua
- Tamsyn
- Dallas Leah, b. 25/8/1972, m. Gerald Bennett, ch: Joshua
Lindsay was named after his fathers best friend who died in WW2. He was the second eldest of five children. Attending Babakin Primary and completing one year of Secondary schooling at Bruce Rock. Being the eldest boy he was sent to Governor Stirling to finish his schooling. During the two years of boarding at Swan Leigh College he was an active sportsman mainly involved in cricket and football. Lindsay was chosen as captain of the first 11 when he was 15, and also played in the first 18's football teams for both Governor Stirling & Swan Leigh. After completion of Lower school, Lindsay returned home to help his father on the farm. Still very active in sport, he played football, "A" grade cricket and played Country Week Cricket for Bruce Rock.
He married Carol in 1969 and they lived the first six months of married life on a neighboring farm to his fathers. The following year they shifted to a homestead three miles south of Ardath where Lindsay worked as a farmhand. At this time Carol was three months pregnant with their first child. During the 2 ½ years working as a farmhand Lindsay, his brother Doug and father Win began clearing the 2700 acres of land at a block 32 km from Karlgarin. In 1972 Lindsay and Carol had their second daughter. They moved to the Karlgarin farm in 1973, which was later gifted to him by his father. Here they lived and farmed for 22 years, having their third daughter Tamsyn, in 1978. In 1995 the property was sold and Lindsay and Carol decided to stay in the Karlgarin District moving into town where they bought a house and bus run and another house in Albany to eventually retire in. To this day the Sedgwick family is still actively involved in farming.
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