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Mary Hannah BUDD 1861-1944.

Parents - William Hartley BUDD (Farmer)/ Rebecca SUTTON.
Born - 25 Jun.1861, Wallan Victoria.
Baptised - St.James C/E Church, Melbourne.
Died - 21 Jun.1944, Wallan.
Buried - Wallan Cemetery.

MARRIED.

11 May 1892, Walter Bowles NEWING, St.Georges C/E Wallan.
By the Rev.H.Collier.

Walter Bowles NEWING 1859-1924.

Parents - Thomas Robert NEWING/ Elizabeth Cordelia BOWLES.
Born - 1859, Collingwood Melbourne (Gore St.).
Baptised - Melbourne East.
Died - 19 Oct.1924, Essendon Melbourne (52 Elder Parade).
Buried - Brighton Cemetery, Melbourne.

Children.

None.

Mary Hannah Budd (Aunty Polly) took her name from the Christian names of her Parents mothers. ie: Hannah Budd (nee Evans) and Mary Sutton (nee Horrocks).
The youngest Daughter of William Hartley Budd and Rebecca Sutton of Wallan, she married Walter Bowles Newing, the Sixth Son of Thomas Robert Newing and Elizabeth Bowles of Caulfield, in the Church in which she sang in the Choir, and played the Organ.
In the same year (1892) Walter appears as a farmer at Wallan, whether on Newing or Budd land is unclear.
Mary Hannah Budd inherited 147 Acres of land from her father (Crown Grant dated 17 Apr.1856) which was opposite the East Side of the Strangeways Estate and was located on the Northeast cnr. of Kilmore Road and William St.
Walters father owned 340 Acres of land on which was a 6 Roomed House at Wallan, cnr. Magpie and Stump Roads.
It didnt appear to be a serious farming property, maybe it was a Country Retreat for the Newing family or somewhere to graze Thomas Robert Newings horses.
When Walters father died in 1888, Walter appears to be living on the Newing farm rent free.
Other members of the Newing family appear to have visited Wallan, as Walters youngest sister, Agnes Emma Newing married (18 Sept.1891, Ellington Caulfield) William James Munro, the son of William Hector Munro and Christina Sutherland.
The Munro family were Farmers at Wallan East.
A brief history of the Munro family appears in Leasks Australian Genealogies (1979).
Circa 1902, Walter and Mary returned to Melbourne to live at 18 Victoria St. Flemington and later 52 Elder Parade, Essendon.
Walter worked as a Colour Merchant Assistant in the family business at 114 Elizabeth St. and 182 Bourke St. (renumbered to 83).
Tragedy was to strike on the morning of the 19th Oct.1924 at Essendon, when Walter took his own life in the Wash-House, by cutting his throat with a razor.
About 2 years previous, he had 2 operations for Bladder trouble, which appear to have been only partially successful.
Since the operations, Walter had been worried about his health and was depressed at times.
It is said there is a streak of Melancholia and Depression in the Newings, which would have been exacerbated by the Operations.
After Walters death, Mary Hannah Newing went to live at Emily Stanleys in Williamstown at 88 Thompson St.
ie: the sister of her nephews (Francis Percy Budd) wife.
A story I can relate while Mary Hannah Newing was living at Williamstown is that a doctor was called, as she was suffering from acute pain in the foot.
The doctor stated she had gout, to which she retorted that she had never touched a drop of Alcohol all her life.
Strange, since she was the daughter of a Publican.
Later Mary Hannah Newing was to return to Wallan to live with her 2 sisters (Rosetta Budd and Elizabeth McNaughton) in a Dwelling on the Southeast cnr. of the Kilmore Rd. and William St.
She bequeathed the land she owned to her nephew, John William McNaughton.
This consisted mainly of 2 parcels:

• 147 Acres inherited from her father (as described above) on which stood an old dwelling and a bakehouse.
  25 Acres of this land was leased to the baker, Nicholas Jongebload.
  The Dwelling was the house William Hartley Budd snr. built sometime after he built the Strangeways Hotel opposite.

• 59 Acres inherited from her sister, Rosetta Budd on her death in 1934. Located on the Northwest cnr. of the Kilmore and Darraweits Roads. On this once stood the Strangeways Hotel.
  This land is bounded on the Westside by the present Milne Court.

The Newing name occurs mainly in East Kent in England. They may have derived their name from the place name of Newington (meaning new village or homestead).
Thomas Robert Newing, a Plumber and Painter, sailed as an Unassisted passenger, from London (6 Sept.1854) on the Anglesey arriving Port Phillip, Victoria (11 Dec.1854).
He was accompanied by his Wife and 5 Children, and also his wifes sister, Mary Bowles.
Five more children were born in Australia, including Walter Bowles Newing.

NAME	AGE	OCCUPATION	ENGLISH
Thomas Newing Elizabeth Newing Thomas Newing Edward Newing Charles Newing Elizabeth Newing Emily Newing Mary Bowles	31 31 11 10 7 5 2 19	Farmer Wife Child Child Child Child Child Milliner	Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Thomas soon found there was more money to be made from importing oils and colour, rather than working as a painter.
His love of horses persuaded him in 1865 to purchase land on the sandy wastes of Caulfield, which was to become a mecca for horse trainers, strappers and jockeys.
On this land he built Ellington (a town near Newington) on the cnr. of Kambrook and Redan Roads opposite the Caulfield Racecourse.
Thomas Robert Newing became a Justice of the Peace, a Magistrate and a Committee Member of the Caulfield Shire Council.
In 1887 he was elected Shire President. He died on 26 Jan.1888 at Ellington and is buried in the Brighton Cemetery.
He was well known for his association with the Racing fraternity.

In the 1841 England Census (taken on night 6 Jun.), Thomas Robert Newing, is living with his parents and his sister at Vine Cottage, St.Lawrence, Kent.

NAME	AGE	OCCUPATION	BORN IN KENT
Robert Newing Cordelia Newing Thomas Newing Cordelia Newing	40 44 15 14	Tailor - Plumber + Glazier Ap -	Yes Yes Yes Yes

In the 1851 England Census (taken on night 30 Mar.), Thomas Robert Newing is now married, and is living with his wife and five children at 135 Union St. Southwark (Parish of St.Saviour) Surrey.
There is also one Servant (Unmarried).

NAME	AGE	OCCUPATION	BIRTHPLACE
Thomas Newing Elizabeth Newing Thomas R.Newing Edwd Heny Newing Chas Alfd Newing Elizabeth Newing Emily Ann Newing Harriett Scott	27 27 7 6 4 2 2m 17	Glass, lead, Holone Merchant employing 2 men. Scholar Scholar Scholar - - Serv	St.Lawrence, Kent St.Lawrence St.Lawrence St.Lawrence St.Saviour, Kent St.Saviour St.Saviour St.Pancras, Middlesex