Ballarat divorces 1890-1924

VPRS 552/P0 Unit 6 Dawson v Dawson 1915 listing 18 documents

VPRS 552/P0 consists of 23 boxes of divorce case files heard at the Ballarat Courts dating from 1890 to 1958, but not all are open to researchers.

The first 8 boxes with a date range 1890 to 1924 account for 200 files and have now been indexed by volunteers from the Ballarat and District Genealogical Society.

From 1925 to 1958 the Ballarat divorce records were closed to view but as at July 2016 the years 1925 to 1935 are now on Open Access. The Society does not need to index this decade because we have been advised that it is searchable by surname of the Petitioner. When ordering on the PROV website type in the VPRS number 552 and instead of the Unit number, type the surname in that box.

Refer to the following index which gives the names of the petitioner for the divorce, the respondent, any co-respondents to the petition, the year of the divorce and the case number assigned by the Court.

This index also gives the series (VPRS) and the box (unit) in which the record is found.

Researchers will need to order the series and the unit and look for the record by its case number, e.g., VPRS 552/P0, Unit 8 (and the file will be found in numerical order).

PetitionerRespondentCo-RespondentAddressDateVPRSUnit
ALLEN Elizabeth (Templeton)ALLEN Charles John
Armstrong St Ballarat1897/55523
ALLEN William JamesALLEN(Murray) Nina Lyle
Skipton1919/15527
ALLEN (Gundry) Mary JaneALLEN Edward
Elizabeth St Brunswick1901/55524
ANDERSON (Sandlant) Elizth MaryANDERSON John
Burrumbeet1900/25524
ANTONIO (Harris) Frances MaudANTONIO John Andrew
113 Humffray St Sth Ball.1922/65528
ARCH (Miller) Jean BellARCH William James
Albert St Creswick1921/15528
BADE (Purdy) RosinaBADE Henry Martin Charles
Sturt St Ballarat1897/105523
BALE CharlesBALE EmmaPARLE Mathew John40 Havelock St Ballarat1911/105526
BALLENGER John HenryBALLENGER(Wilson) Lavina JanePARSONS JohnYork St Ballarat1896/55522
BARR (Birch) EvelineBARR Alexander
Ararat1914/35526
BATTILANA JosephBATTILANA(Egan) Catherine
Mount Hooghley1894/55522
BECKMANN HeinrichBECKMANN (Petersen) Maria ChristinaFORCUS RobertBallarat East1890/15521
BERLYN Ada IsabelBERLYNMark Wellbank
Wills St Ballarat East1915/15526
BERLYN Mark WilbankBERLYN (Curry) Ada Isabel
735 Sturt St Ballarat1922/35528
BOND (Hands) Mary AnnaBOND William Henry
60 Wills Ballarat East1903/15525
BORELLA AnnBORELLA Albert
Clunes1891/35521
BORTHWICK James EdwardBORTHWICK (Collins) Agnes
Corindhap1893/65521
BOURKE (Purcell) AliceBOURKE Charles
Tahara1907/35525
BOWDEN (Long) Emma FrancesBOWDEN William Henry
Wendouree Pde Ballarat1907/15525
BOWIE Margaret EdmondBOWIE John
Cape Clear1903/35525
BOX AlburyBOX (Wakefield) Rosina LillianMcKENZIE James130 Windemere St Ballarat1903/25525
BROMELEY Alfred AlexdenderBROMELEY (Simpson) Elizth MaryKIRBY James Macklam11 Latrobe St Ballarat1906/15525
BURMANN Nellie CharlotteBURMANN William
Egerton1899/15523
BUZZA NicholasBUZZA Elizabeth (Tozer)KENT WilliamGeorge St Ballarat1897/25523
CAHILL Mary (Morris)CAHILL Cornelius James
Long Gully near Bendigo1899/95523
CAMPBELL EmilyCAMPBELL William John
Sturt St Ballarat1895/55522
CAMPBELL JohnCAMPBELL (Williamson) Isabella
Western Ck Cape Clear1893/95521
CAMPBELL ThomasCAMPBELL (Magill) Elizabeth
Dry Tanks Birchip1897/115523
CAMPBELL Wm HenryCAMPBELL Mary

19175527
CHALMERS Elizth StevensCHALMERS Alexander
Broomfield1910/25526
COLLINS JaneCOLLINS Franklin
33 Albert St Ballarat1891/25521
COOPER JohnCOOPER (Williams) Sabina SarahBOGGON JorganVictoria St Ballarat East1893/15521
COOPER Thomas JohnCOOPER Letitia
Doveton St Ballarat1907/45525
CORBERT Julia EllenCORBERT Thomas
113 Burnbank St1919/65527
COSGROVE Frederina RoseCOSGROVE Patrick
3 Moyle St Ballarat1923/15528
COULTER (Carver) Harriet EstherCOULTER Irvine Jr
Doveton St Ballarat1907/55525
CRELLIN (Williams) Clara AnnCRELLIN George
Macarthur St Ballarat1895/45522
D'ARCY Maria EllenD'ARCY Daniel
Ballan1894/25522
DAWSON Walter DuncombeDAWSON (McIntyre) Ada
Mair St Ballarat1914/25526
DAWSON Walter DuncombeDAWSON (McIntyre) Ada
Mair St Ballarat1915/25526
DAWSON Walter DuncombeDAWSON (McIntyre) Ada
Mair St Ballarat1912/15526
DE GRANDI (Askwith) AnnieDE GRANDI Ernest
Maryborough1898/65523
DIEDRICH Georg HeinrichDIEDRICH Emilie Pauline (Siemsen)
Talbot St Ballarat1899/85523
DOHERTY EllenDOHERTY Hugh
407 Talbot St Ballarat1922/25528
DOOLAN Thomas JohnDOOLAN (Speed) JanetMORRIS John23 Bradshaw St Ballarat E1893/125521
DOWNING RosettaDOWNING John Edward
Macarthur St Ballarat1923/35528
DUKE Hester (Thomas)DUKE John Atkinson
Talbot Rd Clunes1897/75523
DUNSTAN JanetDUNSTAN Richard
17 Morris St Ballarat East1922/75528
DUNSTAN Mary DaviesDUNSTAN Thomas
45 Errard St Sth Ballarat1899/75523
EHRKE (Fowler) SarahEHRKE William
Grant St Ballarat1892/105521
ELLIOTT Arthur ErnestELLIOTT (Foster) Florence
Talbot1922/15528
ELSWORTH John RobertBOOCOCK Sarah Elizabeth
Victoria St Ballarat East1906/25525
FALLA BessieFALLA Allan Neave
4 Talbot St Ballarat Sth1924/65528
FEARY Henrietta EmelineFEARY Frederick
602 Skipton St Ballarat1918/15527
FELLOWS James JohnFELLOWS (McDonald) Margt AnneDUNN GeorgePort Fairy Rd Ararat1913/45526
FISHER (Yorke) Lilly MaryFISHER Daniel Ewan
Snake Valley1897/15522
FITRIDGE (Pickard) Lillian AntoinettaFITRIDGE Robert Arthur
Ararat1919/25527
FLYNN James PatrickFLYNN (Corrie) Emma Elizabeth
Wickliffe1922/85528
FOSTER Thomas WalterFOSTER Emma Grace (Ead)WOODFINE CharlesSteiglitz1899/45523
FRANKS John CharlesFRANKS (Twomey) Mary
18 Rodier St Ballarat East1920/105528
FREEMAN Joseph StephenFREEMAN (Anthony) Martha JaneHORE ErnestClunes1893/85521
FREEMAN Joseph StephenFREEMAN (Anthony) Martha Jane
29 Latrobe St Ballarat1893/45521
FROOM Ellen LivingstoneFROOM Frederick William
Raglan St Ballarat1897/45523
GARVAN VioletGARVAN James
Lydiard St Ballarat1920/45528
GILBERT Ellen MargaretGILBERT Joseph
Skipton St Ballarat1894/15522
GLEN Annie AmeliaGLEN Robert Ernest
45 Eastwood St Ballarat1922/45528
GLUYAS (Adams) Margaret EvelynGLUYAS Samuel Radford
18 Ripon St Sth Ballarat1917/55527
GODDARD JamesGODDARD (Stringers) SarahSQUIRES GeorgeAscot1900/15524
GODDARD Louisa (Cameron)GODDARD William
Clarendon1897/85523
GODENA ElizabethGODENA Jams Robert Francis
Creswick1901/75524
GOON Frank SamGOON FlorenceAH KYONG AH GUIN & others5 Peel St Sth Ballarat East1909/45526
GRAHAM JamesGRAHAM (Davis) Mary LouisaARMSTRONG G LITTLE R DUNN M VERCOE B151 Dana St Ballarat1901/25524
GRAHAM (Hodge) SelinaGRAHAM Charles Edward
Leigh Creek1917/25527
GRANTHAM Charles JoelGRANTHAM (Lamplough) MargaretDODDS WilliamGordons1892/45521
GRANTHAM Charles JoelGRANTHAM (Lamplough) MargaretDODDS WilliamGordons1892/75521
GREEN (Bell) Gladys Ruby EllenGREEN George Colman
Stawell1923/25528
GRIST FrancesGRIST John
Skipton1919/85527
HARRISON Henry HermanHARRISON (Smith) WinnifredWEBSTER RobertHunt St Ballarat1897/125523
HARRISON Hermann HenryHARRISON (Smith) WinifredBELL Joseph5 Anderson St Ballarat1900/65524
HAYDON Margaret AnnieHAYDON Ernest Robert
Ida St Ballarat East1909/15526
HENDY FrederickHENDY (Cruickshank) Norah
5 Queen Victoria St Ball. W1920/15528
HEWETT AliceHEWETT Thomas Lisgo
304 Macarthur St Ballarat1922/55528
HEWETT Thomas LisgoHEWETT (Betts) AliceO'HALLORAN JosephUpper Hope St Geelong W1920/95528
HILL (Cutler) Dinah ElizabethHILL John
180 Eyre St Ballarat1892/95521
HILLIS Alice HarrietHILLIS John Valentine
Church St Stawell1924/25528
HOARE (Richards) Louisa JaneHOARE Frederick
116 Lyons St Ballarat1894/65522
HOARE (Richards) Louisa JaneHOARE Frederick
116 Lyons St Ballarat1893/25521
HOPE JohnHOPE (Cook) Mildred Clara
Trawalla1921/65528
HORGAN Elizabeth LillianHORGAN William Owen
33 King St Ballarat East1911/95526
JOHNSON Charles JarvisJOHNSON (Moon) Elizabeth
41 Napier St Ballarat East1909/35526
JONES John ThomasJONES Eliza Anne DiamondJAMES Alexander30 Johnston St Ballarat1911/85526
JONES Katherine Eleanor WJONES John Hope
Pleasant St Ballarat1910/15526
JORDAN (Hourigan) BessieJORDAN Daniel
Nth Learmonth1900/55524
KEALY William BarrettKEALY (McKenzie) Frances Elizabeth
63 Armstrong St Ballarat1893/55521
KEAM VioletKEAM Joseph
Yarra St Hawthorn1898/25523
KEASLEY ArthurKEASLEY (George) Mary AnnHOWARD Cornelius17 South St Ballarat1901/85524
KEATING ThomasKEATING (Irish) Mary
Napoleon1897/95523
KING WilliamKING (Upton) Edith SeymourWARE JamesBungaree Junction1910/35526
KNIGHT AndrewKNIGHT (Riley) Judith
Peel St Ballarat1892/55521
KYDD Thomas CunninghamKYDD (Simpson) AliceBALE JamesBlack Hill near Ballarat1896/75522
LAMPREY JohnLAMPREY (McMillian) Jane Brown
Buangor1892/35521
LEACH IsabellaLEACH Alfred Ernest
Andrew's CP, Armstrong St Ballarat1920/25528
LEVY (Sanderson) MabelLEVY Henry Agustus
Doveton St Ballarat1901/35524
LITTLEHALES John HerbertLITTLEHALES (Joy) Dorothy Mary
Mingay1919/55527
LYNCH MaryLYNCH Thomas

19155526
LYNCH Nugent StanleyLYNCH (Marshall) MarySCOTT EdwardLearmonth1902/25524
MacKINNON RobertMacKINNON Isabella

19155526
MALTHOUSE ElizabethMALTHOUSE George
35 Little Clyde St Ballarat1911/55526
MARTIN William JamsMARTIN (Sleep) Rosana Jane
Canning st Carton1901/45524
MATHESON William HenryMATHESON (Sinnett) Hilda ConstanceLEES Charles28 Armstrong St Sth Ballarat1920/65528
McEWEN Elizabeth JaneMcEWEN William
Smythes Rd Sebastopol1901/15524
McKINNON AnnaMcKINNON Alexander
Victoria St Sebastopol1892/25521
MEAD (Turner) EllenMEAD Henry William
152 Victoria St Ballarat1893/105521
MILNE BerthaMILNE Peter Adam
32 Anderson St Ballarat1913/25526
MOBBS Clara EmilyMOBBS John
Ballarat1891/45521
MONAGHAN (Brooks) MaryMONAGHAN Henry
171 Sturt St Ballarat1898/15523
MOORE Barbara Stewart (Kinnesley)MOORE James
Mount Blowhard1899/25523
MOORE Ethel MayMOORE Lyle
Yarrawee St Ballarat1924/55528
MORGAN AnneMORGAN Phillip
96 Wills St Ballarat1891/15521
MORGAN WilliamMORGAN (Johnson) Edith Louisa
Ararat1923/45528
MORHAM Henry AllanMORHAM Charlotte Mary (Price)
25 King St Ballarat1899/55523
MORROW AlexanderMORROW (Ford) Ellen
Creswick Rd Ballarat1898/55523
MULLINS EllenMULLINS Thomas James
Ararat1894/85522
MURPHY Florence Sarah AnnMURPHY Patrick William Arthur
29 Anderson St Ballarat E1911/75526
MURTON (Quayle) Alice Dry-tenMURTON Arthur
Colac1909/55526
NANKERVIS Elizabeth AnnNANKERVIS William
Mount Clear1902/35524
NIBLETT Thomas BirdNIBLETT (Baker) GeorginaMILLER Jas & JAMES Jno PDoveton St Ballarat1898/45523
NORBURY Henry PeterNORBURY (McDonald) Margt Florence
Talbot1906/35525
O'BRIEN MaryO'BRIEN Timothy
Albert St Sebastopol1905/15525
OGILVY (Wattis) Frances EllenOGILVY William Henry
29 McArthur St Ballarat1894/75522
O'LOUGHLIN JohnO'LOUGHLIN (Phyland) Bessie
307 Humffray St Ballarat1903/55525
OSBOURNE Henry JohnOSBOURNE Elsie
Rupanyup1921/45528
O'SULLIVAN MargaretO'SULLIVAN Jeremiah
Bald Hills near Creswick1896/25522
OWEN JamesOWEN (Richards)
144 Adderley St West Melbourne1917/35527
PEIRCE (Flaherty) LouisaPEIRCE Harry
10 George St Ballarat1900/85524
POLKINGHORNE Annis HannahPOLKINGHORNE Richard
604 Pleasant St Ballarat1909/25526
PREST (McShane) MaryPREST William
Post Office Place Ballarat East1893/115521
PRICE Henry JohnPRICE (Slade) Harriet FallaMORCOM JohnEureka St Ballarat East1919/45527
RACKHAM George EdwardRACKHAM (Bunny) Janet MatildaSTOKES ArthurCavendish1912/25526
RANSOM Maude MaryRANSOM Robert Thos Fred Jas
Orange St Mildura1917/15527
REID Mary AliciaREID John Shields
7 Neil St Ballarat1892/65521
REID Mary AliciaREID John Shields
Lydiard St Ballarat1891/45521
REIDY MaryREIDY Michael Anthony
Linton1905/25525
RENNIE Alfred RobertRENNIE (Kinsman) Emma MichellMcDONALD GeorgeGrenville St Ballarat1894/35522
RENNIE IsabellaRENNIE William
Ballan1896/15522
RENNIE Isabella (Hodge)RENNIE William
Bacchus Marsh1897/65523
ROBERTSON AnneROBERTSON Duncan
George St Ballarat1904/25525
ROBERTSON Edith OliveROBERTSON William Henry
Linton1920/55528
RODGERS HenryRODGERS (Hardwick) ElizaPROVIS JohnScotsburn1893/75521
RYAN Sarah Ann (McConville)RYAN John
Eureka St Ballarat1897/35523
SALTER (McCallum) EuphemiaSALTER George Patrick
Rokewood1915/45526
SCHERGER LouisSCERGER (O'Brien) Marian Susan
Ararat1920/85528
SCOTT Charles RichardScott (Burke) Elizabeth JaneMOONEY John, DALGLIESH GeorgeNewtown1903/65525
SCOTT RobertSCOTT (Nesbitt) Florence MaudGUY ArthurCape Clear1911/45526
SHIELD EllenSHIELD Robert Hiddlestone
Happy Valley1905/45525
SIMMONS JamesSIMMONS (Harris) Ellen
Egerton1892/115521
SIMMONS Lillas LouiseSIMMONS William John
Latrobe Terrace Geelong1914/15526
SIMS William AlfredSIMS Elizabeth
Mt Egerton1917/75527
SMITH John ThompsonSMITH (Stanfield) AdaPEARSE Jno F & HALLAM Geo HLydiard St Ballarat1900/35524
SMITH John ThompsonSMITH (Stanfield) AdaPEARSE J F, HALLAM G H & O'NEILL MLydiard St Ballarat1900/35524
SOMERVILLE JohnSOMERVILLE Hilda MaySCOBIE Richard WilliamGordon St Ararat1924/45528
SPENCER (Bramwell) ElizabethSPENCER James
104 Bond St Ballarat1901/65524
STANDISH JaneSTANDISH James

18915521
STARK MaudSTARK George
Rowe St Ballarat1895/25522
STEPHENS Richard StanleySTEPHENS Muriel MatildaHARDY George FGreat Western1924/15528
STEPHENS SamuelSTEPHENS (Fergusson) Elizabeth
Ercildoune1893/35521
STEPHENSON (Blytheman) Elizth EvaSTEPHENSON John
Maryborough1900/75524
THOMAS Albert EvanTHOMAS (Juler) Edith Georgina
16 Chisholm St Ballarat E1919/35527
TIMMS JohnTIMMS (Horsington) RhodaSULLIVAN JohnMurtoa1892/85521
TIPPING (Furlong) EmilyTIPPING James
English St Golden Pt1895/15522
TOZER Edward ErnestTOZER (Graham) Margaret
Lydiard St Ballarat1902/15524
TOZER Margaret VictoriaTOZER Ernest Edward
Durham St Ballarat1903/45525
TREBLE(Wakefield) Elizabeth MargtTREBLE William Henry
Bromley1907/25525
TRENGOVE(McAvoy) MariaTRENGOVE George Francis
Amphitheatre1905/35525
TRUSCOTT Joseph JohnTRUSCOTT (Juler) Mary AnnDOIDGE HedleyErrard St Ballarat1892 /15521
TRUSCOTT Joseph JohnTRUSCOTT (Juler) Mary AnnTHOMAS SamuelBudgeree Gippsland1898/35523
UNDERHILL Eveline Helen FrancesUNDERHILL John
Manamarrin, near Rainbow1921/55528
VANOTTI HenryVANOTTI (Cahill/Wilson) ElizabethPUTRELL MichaelGreen Hill Flat, Buninyong1890/35521
WALKER (Newling) Wilhelmina MasonWALKER William
1 Victoria Rd Upper Hawthorn1894/45522
WALL JamesWALL (Gray) Mary Matilda Steen
Barkly St Ballarat1896/65522
WALL JamesWALL Catherine (Hamilton)AH TIE GeorgeScarsdale1899/105523
WALSH EdwardWALSH (Jones) LilyRUSSELL JohnWonthaggi1917/65527
WALSHE Florence Mary HelenaWALSHE James
46 Ripon St Ballarat1890/25521
WATSON (Hughes) Annie HelenaWATSON Alexander
36 Errol St East Prahran1911/65526
WEATHERILL (Ellis) JaneWEATHERILL Richard
Skipton St Ballarat1900/45524
WESTON (McGeachin) Mary RankinWESTON Frederick Ernest
33 Austral Ave W Brunwick1924/35528
WHIT(L)ING James WrightWHIT(L)ING Annie Theresa
200 Humffray St Ballarat E1913/15526
WHITING James WrightWHITING Annie TheresaLINDOFF Carl AugustStalker1915/35526
WIGHAM (Cowling) MaryWIGHAM James
Railway Refreshment Rooms Castlemaine1893/135521
WILLIAMS Harriet Webber (Tonkin)WILLIAMS Geo Fred Hart Burd
25 Little Clyde St Ballarat1899/35523
WILLIAMS Morris JohnWILLIAMS (Illig) Mary
Stawell1921/35528
WILLIAMS (Jacobs) PatienceWILLIAMS William Edward
City of Ballarat1895/35522
WILLIAMSON Mary JaneWILLIAMSON Francis
42 Main St Ballarat East1919/75527
WILSON Edward AlbertWILSON (Leviston) LucyHANCOX FrederickCnr Essex & Howe St Ballarat1921/25528
WILSON (Hocking) Letitia EllenWILSON James
40 Doveton St Ballarat1896/35522
WOOTTON GeorgeWOOTTON (Vale) Rose Emily
308 Doveton St Sth Ballarat1917/45527
YOB William JamesYOB Margaret (Cross)
Millbrook1899/65523
YOUNG (McGregor) FannieYOUNG Alexander
Buninyong1896/45522
YOUNGHUSBAND Thos RichardsonYOUNGHUSBAND (Dell) Grace Elizth
Brownsvale1920/75528

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