Thompson / Corporaal Family History

Charles Archibald Julius ^{3 4 5}

  General Notes:

Charles sailed for Australia on the 12th April 1869 in "Young Australia" and arrived in Brisbane 13 July 1869, as a free settler. For many years he lived in Maryborough, Queensland, but returned to England in 1902, after 35 years in Australia.

NOTES FROM MURIEL GATAKER JULIUS:
In 1870 he was appointed by Dept of Public Instruction a teacher at Maryborough Primary School. In 1875 it was proposed that a new school be opened at East Maryborough. Grandfather applied for the position as Headmaster and was accepted at a salary of £156 p.a.!
Floods interrupted the early days of the school; many homes were swept away and families were given shelter at the new school. It re-opened in March 1895 with between 50-60 pupils. Grandma assisted in teaching, and Aunt Edith Hampton, [Grandma's sister who lived with them] was also an assistant. Also involved in the school was a family by the name of Brown, Charlotte and Emily were assistant teachers
Reginald Hampton Julius was as early pupil at the school, and various other Julius names also appear on the school's register, children of the 3 other brothers who came to Australia at the same time.
Grandfather continued at the school until 1902 when the family [excluding Reginald Hampton] returned to England. They did not come back and Grandfather resigned in 1903. They lived in Shankin, Isle of Wight, and later in St. John's Rd. Ryde. in a house called "Swan's Nest", a very charming Elizabethan house. I have a painting of "Swan's Nest" done by Aunt Edith.

  Death Notes:

CLIPPING FROM THE "MARYBOROUGH CHRONICLE" : Nov 1924
A cablegram was received in Maryborough on Saturday morning announcing the death at Ryde, Isle of Wight, England of CHARLES ARCHIBALD JULIUS, formally of Granville, Maryborough. Mr JULIUS spent the best portion of his life as head-teacher of the State School in our Eastern suburb, and served his generation well.
He was a man of studious habit, and in addition to his duties to the Education Dept., successfully coached pupils for examinations, which fitted them for their professions in later life. It was in 1874 that Mr JULIUS was asked to take charge of the newly-constituted Granville school. After twenty-seven years of faithful service to his honourable calling Mr JULIUS retired from the Education Dept. in 1901. He then resided in Pialba for a brief period, and subsequently proceeded to the Old Country, where he has spent a well earned retirement. Mr. JULIUS is survived by his widow, and one son, REGINALD [well-known and respected business man] and 2 grown-up daughters.
It was a coincidence that many of Mr.JULIUS' friends should read in the "50-year ago column" of Saturday's "Chronicle" of his appointment as teacher at the Granville school, bringing back memories of one who had been a good counsellor and friend, and that a few hours later a cablegram was received announcing his death on 21st November. In our "50 yrs ago column" we referred to Mr JULIUS as follows :
"A primary school was to be opened after the Christmas vacation on the east side of the river. The school house was healthily situated on the ridge on which Mr Wilsons house was situated. Mr.JULIUS, who for nearly two years had been teacher in the Maryborough school, was appointed to take charge. From his well known fitness of the management of such an institution, the most happy results were anticipated. At least 40 children would attend from the opening."
Mr JULIUS fulfilled this early prophesy.

  Some of his life's milestones were:

Charles was living at High Rd Colchester, Essex, England in 1851 ¹⁰ with his father Archibald 30, mother Charlotte 30 and sister Florence 2

Address: Church St., in 1861, in Southery, Norfolkshire, England. ^{11 11} with his wife Charlotte 41, sons Charles Archibald Julius 11, Alfred Henry Julius 9, Arthur Cowper Julius 8, Stanford Percy Julius 8 and daughters Fanny Maria Julius 5, Blanch Emily Julius 2 plus staff.

Charles was living at Church Street Southery, Norfolkshire, England in 1861 ¹² Also listed are:
Charlotte Julius 41
Charles Archibald Julius 11
Alfred Henry Julius 9
Arthur Cowper Julius 8
Stanford Percy Julius 8
Fanny Maria Julius 5
Blanch Emily Julius 2

He immigrated arrive in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia to Gravesend, Kent, England on Jan 3, 1878 ¹³ aboard the "Kent" with his wife Katherine, 25, son Reginald, 2 and daughter Enid, infant.

Charles traveled from Sydney, New South Wales, Australia to Plymouth, Devon, England arriving on Jul 16, 1902 ¹⁴ aboard White Star Dominion Line's "Persic" with his wife Katherine 50, daughters Enid 25 and Murial 21, both teachers, adopted daughter Charlotte King (b. Brown) 60, widow and Miss M.A. Julius 26, a governess.

Charles was living at Wadeford Manor near Chard, Somerset, England in Apr 2, 1911 ¹⁵ with his wife Katherine Georgina Julius 59 and daughter Muriel Edith Julius 30, adopted daughter Charlotte Allison Browne 45 as well as his sister-in-law.Edith Colet Hampton 52. Charles occupation was listed as Retired Queensland Civil servant.

He had an estate probated on Jan 13, 1925 in London, Middlesex, England. ¹⁶ Probate reads:
JULIUS Charles Archibald of The Swans Nest St. John's road Ryde Isle of Wight died 20 November 1924 Probate London 13 January to Katherine Georgina Collet Julius widow. Effects £1043 5s. 5d.

Charles married Katherine Georgina Collet Hampton, daughter of Capt. Frederic Blagg Hampton and Matilda Stratfold, on Oct 5, 1872 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.^{1 2} (Katherine Georgina Collet Hampton was born on Oct 15, 1851 in March, Cambridgeshire, England ^{1 17}, baptised on Nov 7, 1851 in March, Cambridgeshire, England and died on Sep 19, 1940 in New Milton, Hampshire, England ¹⁸.)

  Special events in their marriage were:

Katherine Georgina Collet Hampton changed her second name from Louisa to Georgina when she married Charles

They were married on 5 Oct 1872 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia at the residence of Rev. Edward Griffith of the Congregational Church in Adelaide St.