Some time ago I wrote a blog post about a couple who were left waiting at the church. To illustrate the story I included a previously unknown local ‘Bride and Groom’. I was later contacted by OFH reader, Maureen Bartle, who said –
“I really enjoy reading your stories on the blog, and was so excited to recognise the bride and groom in your story of “Left waiting at the Church”. I see you said you were unable to name the bridal pair, but I am able to name them both for you!
Annie BARTLE & George Francis RUDWICK – 1910
“They are Annie BARTLE & George Francis RUDWICK, they married on the 5th October 1910, in St Matthew’s Church, Boulder. Annie is my husband Barry’s grandfather’s sister. I have a photo of the whole wedding party, but have not seen the photo you posted before. I have attached the full photograph and can can name most of the people”.
Rudwick-Bartle marriage notice – Kalgoorlie Miner 13 October 1910, page 4
The photo shows all the six surviving children of Philip BARTLE ,(my husband’s great-grandfather ) born Tywardreath, Cornwall, England on 2 Apr 1857, and who died 9 Aug 1902 in Boulder WA, and is buried in the Old Boulder Cemetery. He was a Miner, who went to Pennsylvania aged 13 with his family. He and one brother William, then came on to Australia when he was 19.
He married three times, losing his first two wives (Mary Jane MANN & Eliza IVES) in childbirth. It always amazes me how far he travelled. Philip arrived in Victoria, went to South Australia, then to Drake, NSW near the QLD border, then on to Broken Hill, and then finally, to Kalgoorlie Western Australia. His second wife Eliza Ives, was the sister of Alfred Ives, who was the founder of Ives Reward Gold Mine near Kambalda WA.
The wedding part of Annie BARTLE & George Francis RUDWICK – 1910
Back Row L – R : Gladys Bartle (m Frederick Claude Swaine), Philip Archibald Bartle (m Pauine Mathea + Amy Worth), James Alfred Bartle (m May Harriet Rothon + Ella May Page ),Bride Annie Bartle (m George Francis Rudwick), Joseph Ali (m Adeline Lillian Tonkin ), Charles Sydney Tonkin (m Alice Maud Evans ).
Seated L-R : Boy unknown, Grace Bartle (3rd wife of Philip Bartle ), Groom George Rudwick, Adeline Lillian Ali nee Tonkin, Boy unknown, Alice Maud Tonkin, nee Evans.
Front L-R : Girl unknown, Olive Bartle (m Hugo Olson ), Dorothy Bartle (m William Tucker), Boy unknown.
I’m presuming the unnamed children belong to Joseph & Adeline ‘Ali’, and Sydney & Alice Tonkin, the Ali’s had a daughter Gladys b 1900, who is probably the other girl, and a son James born 1905.
A later photograph of Dorothy and Olive Bartle. They are two of the flower girls in the group wedding photograph.
I also have the following photograph of Annie taken about 1942, with her daughter Doris Rudwick, and baby Lynda.
Annie with her daughter Doris Rudwick who married Russell Williams in Boulder in 1940 and her baby Lynda – 1942
George Francis RUDWICK died aged 77yrs in 1954 and is buried in Kalgoorlie Cemetery. Annie RUDWICK nee BARTLE died aged 70 in 1957 and is buried in Allambie Cemetery, Albany WA.
Moya Sharp
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