Richard GRICE, ,of "Valetta", Toorak ,Victoria,Australia b. 20 Apr 1858 Collingwood, Victoria, Australia d. 6 Sep 1911 Berwick, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

1858 - 1911 (53 years)

Name	Richard GRICE
Suffix	,of "Valetta", Toorak ,Victoria,Australia
Born	20 Apr 1858	Collingwood, Victoria, Australia
Gender	Male
Died	6 Sep 1911	Berwick, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
	Ref:Mornington Standard (Vic), 9 November 1911, p 2 "Mr Richard Grice, a well-known pas- toralist and sportsman, and brother of Mr Jas. Grice, of "Moondah," Frankston, died at private hospital on Wednesday. He had been ill for some time, and had been under the medical care of Dr Grant. Recently Mr Grice, who had pastoral in- terests in Gippsland, had resided at Berwick. He was a prominent member of the V.R.C. and the Melbourne Hounds. A son and two daughters survive him. There was a large and representative attendance at the funeral an Friday. Mr Richard Grice, who was well-known in this district, was a keen sportsman, and owned some good racehorses, the best of which was Hova. The Grice brothers stood to win a very big amount on Hova had he won the Melbourne Cup of 1895, but the horse, when the race looked a certainty, was beaten by the South Aus- tralian light-weighted mare, Acracia, by a neck."
Buried	8 Sep 1911	Berwick Cemetery, Berwick, Victoria.Plot 4-647
	Ref:South Bourke and Mornington Journal (Richmond, Vic. : 1872 - 1920 )Thursday 7 September 1911 "DEATH. GRICE.-On the 6th September, at Melbourne, Richard Grice, third son of the, late Richard Grice, of Melbourne, age 53 years. FUNERAL NOTICE. GRICE.--The friends of the late Richard Grice are respectfully invited to follow his remains to the place of interment the Berwick Cemetery. The funeral is appointed to leave his late residence, Berwick, Friday afternoon, 8th inst.."(The Berwick Cemetery Register incorrectly has the burial date as 13th Sep 1911.)
Person ID	I18384	Kirkpatrick Family
Last Modified	14 Dec 2021

Family Louisa Jane CURRIE, b. 18 Oct 1858, Geelong, Victoria, Australia , d. 30 Dec 1908, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (Age 50 years)

Married 16 Sep 1884 St Georges Church, East St. Kilda, Victoria , Australia

Ref:Australia Marriage Index, 1788-1950 (Vic. BMD Ref 4683 ) , The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1956) Saturday 20 September 1884 p 1 Family Notices "GRICE-CURRIE .-On the 16th lnst, at St Georges Church, East St Kilda, by the Rev. Samuel Robinson, Richard, third son of the late Richard Grice, of Melbourne; to Louise Jane, second daughter of John L. Currie, of Larra. "

Children

	1. John Alan GRICE, ,of "Lowesdale", Corowa, New South Wales, b. 10 Aug 1885, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia , d. 25 May 1932, Corowa, New South Wales , Australia (Age 46 years)
	2. Henrietta May GRICE, ,of Mount Elephant ,Victoria,Australia, b. 25 Aug 1889, "Valetta", Toorak, Victoria, Australia , d. 28 Feb 1922, Earls Court, London, England (Age 32 years)
	3. Annie Elinor Lula "Dodie" GRICE, b. 2 May 1893, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia , d. 8 Dec 1918, Twickenham, Middlesex, England (Age 25 years)

Last Modified 5 Apr 2013

Family ID F7525 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Notes

Son of Richard Grice (1813-1882) , and Anne Lavinia Hibberson ,daughter of James Hibberson- From The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954),Friday 23 August 1844-"MARRIED. On Wednesday, the 21st instant, at St. James's Church, Sydney, Richard Grice, Esq., of Melbourne, Port Phillip, to Anne Lavinia, fourth daughter of James Hibberson, Esq., late of Bowden Hall, Derbyshire."