Gawler - Dundas Street entrance to the front of State Heritage listed Tortola House built c1870s for ex-mayor William Wincey. South Australia
Tortola House
During the early 1870s Mr William Faulkner Wincey, an ex-mayor (1873-1874) of Gawler and successful businessman built the two-storey section which adjoins the cottage he purchased in 1867.
The architecture is Venetian Gothic Revival with French Byzantine influences.
The iron lacework to the front fence was added by Alfred May (of May Brothers’ Foundry) when he occupied the premises at the turn of the century. The lacework was manufactured in the May Brothers’ Foundry at Gawler West.
In 1912, for £1,000, Tortola was purchased by the Tod Street Methodist Church for use as a manse.
The late Mr W F Wincey Gawler, November 1
The remains of the late Mr William F Wincey were interred in the Willaston Cemetery this afternoon. The deceased, who has occupied a prominent position in this town, was born in Cornwall in 1837. He arrived in the colony at the age of 2 years, was educated at St Peter's College, and was articled to Mr Atkinson, solicitor, of Adelaide. Afterwards he was an accountant to Messrs Mc Arthur, Kingsborough, & Co, whose employ he left to enter the firm of Messrs Pearce, Wincey, & Co, which took over the business of Mr Padman, and in which he was interested until his death.
The deceased took a great interest in public affairs. He filled the position of councillor, and was twice elected mayor. He was also chairman of the board of advice for a number of years, and was a great advocate of the Barossa water scheme. He was also an energetic member of the Wesleyan Church.
He was a member of the Benevolent Society of the town. Mr Wincey had great faith in the mineral resources of the Barossa Hills, and was one of the largest shareholders in the Enterprise Copper Mining Syndicate and other ventures which, however, did not prove satisfactory. He was likewise a member and trustee of the Order of Oddfellows.
The deceased leaves a wife, three sons, and seven daughters, the eldest son being Lieutenant Wincey, of the Gawler Mounted Infantry. Miss Wincey is matron of the Burra Hospital, and the fourth daughter is married to Mr F N Leak, who is master of the Basket Range public school.
The funeral left the deceased's late residence, 'Tortola’, at 2.30 pm, and was the largest that has been witnessed in Gawler for several years. The various business establishments were closed. [Ref: South Australian Chronicle (Adelaide SA) 10-11-1894]
Following Mr Wincey’s death Tortola House was advertised To Let
-12 rooms, 2 bathrooms, kitchen, scullery, cellar, stabling coach house.
-Comfortable and convenient.
Another advertisement stated Mrs Wincey was leaving Gawler and would sell portion of her house furniture: plus milk cow, varnished dog cart, Ladys & Gents saddles and harnesses, tandem reins and traces, Chaffcutter No CDE Bentalls 4 pump rods and cranks – plus lawn mower, wheelbarrows and other sundries.
Death of Mrs F E Wincey
On Friday, January 7, an old pioneer of South Australia died. Mrs Frances E Wincey, mother of Mr W F Wincey, of Tortola House, Gawler, passed quietly away after an illness of some duration.
Mrs Wincey was born on Tortola Island, West Indies, in the month of May 1800, and was over 86 years of age when she died. Her father was a cotton planter, and her grand-father a sugar grower, and both had a staff of slaves with whom to carry on their business. While yet young her parents removed to Anegada, a small island of 10 square miles in extent, and with a population of 200 persons. Here she remained up to womanhood. She joined the Wesleyan Methodist Church in 1822, and under the direction of the missionary, the Rev T Truscott, conducted all the services on the island, founded and taught in a Sabbath School, and instructed the negroes in reading and writing.
Subsequently she came to England with her husband. The most noticeable feature of her life in that country was her connection with Mr Wilberforce and Miss Buxton in work for the abolition of slavery.
On Christmas Day 1839, Mrs Wincey landed in South Australia with her husband and two children. Mr Wincey died subsequently at North Adelaide. For the last 30 years of her life Mrs Wincey was deprived of sight, but she bore her affliction with Christian fortitude. Notwithstanding her affliction her spirits never flagged. Those of her friends, who, were admitted to her confidence listened delightedly to the reminiscences of her early life and experiences in the West Indies. The funeral took place on Saturday, January 8.
The funeral was conducted by Messrs Taylor & Forgie. [Ref: Bunyip (Gawler SA)14-1-1887]
Death of Mrs W F Wincey
Another link in the chain connecting old and present Gawler snapped in the death of Mrs Mary F Wincey, wife of the late Mr William Faulkner Wincey, which took place recently at her residence 196 Fisher Street, Malvern, at the age of 91 years.
Mrs Wincey was the eldest child of the late Mr and Mrs Alfred Weaver, of Edwardstown.
Her father was one of the first to take up land for sheep farming on Yorke's Peninsula, this being in 1845. For many years his were the only white children in the district.
Educated at a private school at Glenelg, Mrs Wincey was married to the late Mr W F Wincey, in St Matthew's Church, Kensington, in 1850.
They took up their residence in Gawler where they lived until Mr Wincey died in 1894. Mrs Wincey was an ardent worker for the church. With a Mrs Hawkes, she started a Sunday school in a private house at Norwood. When a school was established at St Bartholomew's Church, she became one of the first teachers. She did excellent work for the Methodist church in Gawler, where she was active in all social affairs. During the war Mrs Wincey was associated with the Red Cross and knitted socks for soldiers. She also made numerous other garments for the men at the front.
Her husband was a native of Cornwall, where he was born in 1837. He came to South Australia with his parents when he was two years old. In 1862 he entered into partnership with Mr James Pearce, and took over the timber merchant business of Padman & Co at Gawler and Kapunda, being the business at present carried on, by Wm Dawkins & Co. The firm traded as Pearce, Wincey, & Co. Their Gawler associations remained until his death on October 31, 1894. Mr Wincey was a most useful man to Gawler. Loved and respected, he was a Councillor of the Corporation Council, and held the office of Mayor in 1873-4. He was Chief Magistrate when the foundation stone of the McKinlay monument was laid, and during his time the road in Flinders terrace was opened. He was a warm advocate of the Barossa water scheme. He was a member of the Gawler School Board of Advice for nearly 20 years, during most of that time being chairman: and was treasurer of the Tod Street Wesleyan Church for upwards of 30 years. Mr. Wincey leaves a monument in Gawler, for he erected and lived in the home now known as the Tod Street Methodist Manse. The block opposite now given over to buildings, was his orange garden.
Of the family there are Messrs W A and L C Wincey (NSW) and A W Wincey (Port Lincoln). In addition to Mrs F N Leak, of Unley, there are six daughters, all unmarried, living at Malvern, SA. [Ref: Bunyip (Gawler SA)17-10-1930]
Gawler - Dundas Street entrance to the front of State Heritage listed Tortola House built c1870s for ex-mayor William Wincey. South Australia
Tortola House
During the early 1870s Mr William Faulkner Wincey, an ex-mayor (1873-1874) of Gawler and successful businessman built the two-storey section which adjoins the cottage he purchased in 1867.
The architecture is Venetian Gothic Revival with French Byzantine influences.
The iron lacework to the front fence was added by Alfred May (of May Brothers’ Foundry) when he occupied the premises at the turn of the century. The lacework was manufactured in the May Brothers’ Foundry at Gawler West.
In 1912, for £1,000, Tortola was purchased by the Tod Street Methodist Church for use as a manse.
The late Mr W F Wincey Gawler, November 1
The remains of the late Mr William F Wincey were interred in the Willaston Cemetery this afternoon. The deceased, who has occupied a prominent position in this town, was born in Cornwall in 1837. He arrived in the colony at the age of 2 years, was educated at St Peter's College, and was articled to Mr Atkinson, solicitor, of Adelaide. Afterwards he was an accountant to Messrs Mc Arthur, Kingsborough, & Co, whose employ he left to enter the firm of Messrs Pearce, Wincey, & Co, which took over the business of Mr Padman, and in which he was interested until his death.
The deceased took a great interest in public affairs. He filled the position of councillor, and was twice elected mayor. He was also chairman of the board of advice for a number of years, and was a great advocate of the Barossa water scheme. He was also an energetic member of the Wesleyan Church.
He was a member of the Benevolent Society of the town. Mr Wincey had great faith in the mineral resources of the Barossa Hills, and was one of the largest shareholders in the Enterprise Copper Mining Syndicate and other ventures which, however, did not prove satisfactory. He was likewise a member and trustee of the Order of Oddfellows.
The deceased leaves a wife, three sons, and seven daughters, the eldest son being Lieutenant Wincey, of the Gawler Mounted Infantry. Miss Wincey is matron of the Burra Hospital, and the fourth daughter is married to Mr F N Leak, who is master of the Basket Range public school.
The funeral left the deceased's late residence, 'Tortola’, at 2.30 pm, and was the largest that has been witnessed in Gawler for several years. The various business establishments were closed. [Ref: South Australian Chronicle (Adelaide SA) 10-11-1894]
Following Mr Wincey’s death Tortola House was advertised To Let
-12 rooms, 2 bathrooms, kitchen, scullery, cellar, stabling coach house.
-Comfortable and convenient.
Another advertisement stated Mrs Wincey was leaving Gawler and would sell portion of her house furniture: plus milk cow, varnished dog cart, Ladys & Gents saddles and harnesses, tandem reins and traces, Chaffcutter No CDE Bentalls 4 pump rods and cranks – plus lawn mower, wheelbarrows and other sundries.
Death of Mrs F E Wincey
On Friday, January 7, an old pioneer of South Australia died. Mrs Frances E Wincey, mother of Mr W F Wincey, of Tortola House, Gawler, passed quietly away after an illness of some duration.
Mrs Wincey was born on Tortola Island, West Indies, in the month of May 1800, and was over 86 years of age when she died. Her father was a cotton planter, and her grand-father a sugar grower, and both had a staff of slaves with whom to carry on their business. While yet young her parents removed to Anegada, a small island of 10 square miles in extent, and with a population of 200 persons. Here she remained up to womanhood. She joined the Wesleyan Methodist Church in 1822, and under the direction of the missionary, the Rev T Truscott, conducted all the services on the island, founded and taught in a Sabbath School, and instructed the negroes in reading and writing.
Subsequently she came to England with her husband. The most noticeable feature of her life in that country was her connection with Mr Wilberforce and Miss Buxton in work for the abolition of slavery.
On Christmas Day 1839, Mrs Wincey landed in South Australia with her husband and two children. Mr Wincey died subsequently at North Adelaide. For the last 30 years of her life Mrs Wincey was deprived of sight, but she bore her affliction with Christian fortitude. Notwithstanding her affliction her spirits never flagged. Those of her friends, who, were admitted to her confidence listened delightedly to the reminiscences of her early life and experiences in the West Indies. The funeral took place on Saturday, January 8.
The funeral was conducted by Messrs Taylor & Forgie. [Ref: Bunyip (Gawler SA)14-1-1887]
Death of Mrs W F Wincey
Another link in the chain connecting old and present Gawler snapped in the death of Mrs Mary F Wincey, wife of the late Mr William Faulkner Wincey, which took place recently at her residence 196 Fisher Street, Malvern, at the age of 91 years.
Mrs Wincey was the eldest child of the late Mr and Mrs Alfred Weaver, of Edwardstown.
Her father was one of the first to take up land for sheep farming on Yorke's Peninsula, this being in 1845. For many years his were the only white children in the district.
Educated at a private school at Glenelg, Mrs Wincey was married to the late Mr W F Wincey, in St Matthew's Church, Kensington, in 1850.
They took up their residence in Gawler where they lived until Mr Wincey died in 1894. Mrs Wincey was an ardent worker for the church. With a Mrs Hawkes, she started a Sunday school in a private house at Norwood. When a school was established at St Bartholomew's Church, she became one of the first teachers. She did excellent work for the Methodist church in Gawler, where she was active in all social affairs. During the war Mrs Wincey was associated with the Red Cross and knitted socks for soldiers. She also made numerous other garments for the men at the front.
Her husband was a native of Cornwall, where he was born in 1837. He came to South Australia with his parents when he was two years old. In 1862 he entered into partnership with Mr James Pearce, and took over the timber merchant business of Padman & Co at Gawler and Kapunda, being the business at present carried on, by Wm Dawkins & Co. The firm traded as Pearce, Wincey, & Co. Their Gawler associations remained until his death on October 31, 1894. Mr Wincey was a most useful man to Gawler. Loved and respected, he was a Councillor of the Corporation Council, and held the office of Mayor in 1873-4. He was Chief Magistrate when the foundation stone of the McKinlay monument was laid, and during his time the road in Flinders terrace was opened. He was a warm advocate of the Barossa water scheme. He was a member of the Gawler School Board of Advice for nearly 20 years, during most of that time being chairman: and was treasurer of the Tod Street Wesleyan Church for upwards of 30 years. Mr. Wincey leaves a monument in Gawler, for he erected and lived in the home now known as the Tod Street Methodist Manse. The block opposite now given over to buildings, was his orange garden.
Of the family there are Messrs W A and L C Wincey (NSW) and A W Wincey (Port Lincoln). In addition to Mrs F N Leak, of Unley, there are six daughters, all unmarried, living at Malvern, SA. [Ref: Bunyip (Gawler SA)17-10-1930]