Trove Tuesday – Louisa Mulder (nee House)
Trove Tuesday

Trove Tuesday – Louisa Mulder (nee House)

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This week I am featuring articles for my ex-husband’s 2x great grandmother, Louisa Mulder, nee House.

Last week I featured articles for her husband, Thomas Mulder, who owned the Duke of York hotel in Humffray street.  This first article gives some more information about Thomas and Louisa.

Louisa and Thomas Mulder Duke of York hotel
NEWS AND NOTES. (1869, September 30). The Ballarat Star (Vic. : 1865 – 1924), p. 2 . Retrieved May 23, 2017, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article112854767 – I have clipped the article to just show the section with information about Thomas and Louisa.

 

The next article I found was for the sale of Louisa’s household effects after she died.

Louisa Mulder estate sale
Advertising (1879, October 31). The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 – 1954), p. 7. Retrieved May 23, 2017, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article199368097. I have clipped the article to just show the advertisement for the sale of Louisa’s effects.

 

The advertisement also appeared in The Age on the 30 October 1879 (Advertising (1879, October 30). The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 – 1954), p. 4 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article199368409), and in The Argus on 31 October 1879 (Advertising (1879, October 31). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 – 1957), p. 2. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article5961516)

Louisa was the sole executrix of her husband’s will.

Thomas Mulder probate notice
Advertising (1871, October 3). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 – 1957), p. 3. Retrieved May 23, 2017, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article5855771. I have also clipped this article to just show the section about Thomas’s will.


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