Henry Darling MC BEAN

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• Name	Henry Darling MC BEAN
  Gender	Male
  Person ID	I1301	Duddy Genealogy
  Last Modified	25 Feb 2006

  
  

  Wife	Mary MONTEITH,   b. 11 Feb 1875, Loddon, Vic, Australia d. Abt 1935, Malvern, Vic, Australia (Age 59 years)
  Marriage	1895
  Age at Marriage	He was ?? old - She was ~ 19 years and 10 months old. (Were Married ~ 40 years).
  Children	1. Henry Malcolm MC BEAN   2. Locksley MC BEAN   3. Brenda MC BEAN   4. Elsa MC BEAN + 5. Mina MC BEAN,   b. 1899   d. Aug 1988, NSW, Australia (Age 89 years)
  Family ID	F426	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2016

  
  

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  Cyclopeadia of Victoria H. D. McBEAN, Timber Merchant, Ironmonger Builder and Contractor; Importer of Timber, Bricks, Lime, Cement, Plaster, Paperhanging, Oils and Colours, Ironmongery, Spouting, Windows, Doors, Mouldings, etc., etc.; corner Barker and Templeton Streets, Castlemaine. Henry Darling McBean, the proprietor of the above extensive and prosperous business, was born in Melbourne, Victoria, in the year 1866, and is a son of the late Mr. Alex. McBean, a member of the Melbourne City Council in the sixties. He was educated at the Model Schools, Spring Street, and on the completion of his school days, was apprenticed to Mr. Alex. Kemp, builder and contractor, with whom he remained seven years. In 1891 Mr. McBean commenced business on his awn account as a contractor in Melbourne. Thence he went to Kerang, where he was engaged in building and contracting for some eight months, and in February, 1893, he arrived in Castlemaine, and engaged in business there on a large scale. Mr. McBean built a portion of the Mechanics' Institute; the fever ward of the Castlemaine Hospital; the Town Hall, Castlemaine; stores for Geo. Clark and Sons; a large portion of Thompson and Co. 's foundry buildings, additions to the Castlemaine Brewery, and Mr. J.S.M. Thompson's residence. He designed and built the Castlemaine Chambers; the private residences of Messrs. David Thompson, of the firm of Thompson and Co.; G.H. Clark, of Clark and Sons; Hopkins, Comish, McCreery, Ramsay, Cameron and others. In September, 1900, Mr. McBean commenced the erection of his brick premises in Barker Street, on a block of land comprising a quarter of an acre. The premises have a frontage of 82 feet, with a depth of 132 feet to Templeton Street (224 Barker Street. At the rear are the workshops, where the general joinery and plumbing work is carried on. Adjoining are the timber yards. His stock is valued at 'i-4,000. Mr. McBean has also a large brick yard, comprising three acres in extent, where he carries on the manufacture of bricks, and finds employment for between thirty and forty hands. He is, a member of the Castlemaine Stock Exchange, a director of the Forest Creek Dredging Company, and is generally regarded as one of the most prominent and prosperous citizens of Castlemaine. In August 1902, Mr. H.D. McBean was elected to a seat in the Castlemaine Borough Council.

  
  

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