Pedigree

Birth, Death, Marriage

Doris Wisely was born on 29 December 1901 in Tallygaroopna, Victoria.1,2 
She married Albert Frederick Larsen, son of Laust Larsen and Anna Margaretha Naugardt, in 1926 in Tallygaroopna, Victoria.3,4 
She died on 8 October 1999 at age 97.1 

Family

Albert Frederick Larsen b. 24 Mar 1888, d. 30 May 1971
Children
ChartsLarsen, Laust, descendant chart

Story

In 1924 at a special meeting of Mechanics Institute and Free Library the old committee resigned and Bert joined the committee of management for the new institution, the Tallygaroopna and District Soldiers Memorial Hall and Free Library. The new hall was opened in June by federal treasurer and acting Prime Minister Dr Earle Page. As one of the 'Queens' who raised the most money for the new hall, Miss Doris Wisely was seated at the guests' table.5,6,7
 
Marriage and Family
Bert Larsen and Doris Wisely married in Melbourne in July 1926.

St George’s Presbyterian Church, East St Kilda, was the scene of a quiet wedding on Wednesday, July 7, when Doris, only daughter of Mrs Rebecca Wisely, of Tallygaroopna West, became the wife of Albert F Larsen. Rev RJ Williams, of Wickliffe, performed the ceremony.

The bride, who was given away by her elder brother, was gowned in an ivory georgette frock, handbeaded. A train of white satin lined with silver tissue (lent by Mrs Swain, of Coburg), fell from her shoulders, and made a graceful finish to the frock. Over it was an oval embroidered veil, secured by a coronet or orange blossom on the left side. Her bouquet of azealeas and white chrysanthemums was relieved with touches of pink peach blossom.

Miss Linda Wisely, of Geelong, as the only bridesmaid, wore a silver tissue bandeaux to match her modish frock of torquoise blue crepe de chene and georgette, daintily trimmed with silver lace and designs of silver beading. She carried a posy of pink rose buds and peach blossom.

Mr Roy Williams, of Mooroopna, supported the bridegroom as best man.

After the ceremony the guests were entertained by Mrs Wisely at Wickliffe House on the Esplanade. When leaving for the honeymoon the bride wore an ensemble suit of brown repp and putty crepe de chene, with a bois de rose hat to match. Prior to her marriage Miss Wisely was entertained by the Tallygaroopna Ladies’ Guild in their church, and made the recipient of a handsome silver rose bowl suitably inscribed.4

 
Roy Williams, Linda Wisely, Doris (Wisely) & Bert Larsen, Doris & Bert's wedding, East St Kilda, Sep 1926
Image: Laurie & Lorraine Phillips
Doris wrote about her early married life.

In 1926 I married Albert Larsen and we bought a house in the outskirts of the township. We continued to farm wheat and sheep in the area and operated a butcher shop in Tallygaroopna and Katandra West.

It was a busy life; irrigation was going through the area and there always seemed to be extra men to feed, channel construction workers, fencers, shearers, chaff cutters and numerous other contractors.2

 
Bert and Doris had two children, Margaret and Bill. When Bill married he took over their house and the farms, and they moved to a smaller house within the township. This meant they could enjoy time playing bowls, visiting friends and spending the winter months in Queensland.2
 
Recreation and Community Work
Bert and Doris were very active in their Tallygaroopna community.

Bert and I played tennis and lawn bowls and were actively involved with the church, school, public hall, recreation reserve, football and cricket club committees, CWA, Red Cross and other local community work. The children's playground 'The AF Larson Reserve' was built on land that was donated by Bert.2

 
At the inaugural meeting of the Tallygaroopna Progress Association in July 1939, elected office bearers included Bert, Doris and Carnie Larsen. Early projects included the children's playground (in cooperation with the CWA), and street improvements. It lapsed during the Second World War and when it reformed, Bert was Vice President.8
 
Larsens: Bill (Albert William), Doris (Wisely), Bert (Albert Frederick) & Margaret, c. 1950
Image: Tallygaroopna Times & Tales 1990
The first meeting to form the Tallygaroopna Bowling Club was late 1950. The block of land was donated by Bert and the area was later named the AF Larsen Reserve. Bert and Doris were life members.9
 

Citations

  1. [S290] Outline Descendant Report for Laust Larsen, descendent report, unpublished, 15 March 2010.
  2. [S119] 'The Eighteenth Child', Treasured Memoirs of Yesterday, pp. 22-23, booklet, Baringa Centre, 28 September 1999.
  3. [S270] Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, registry and index, 'Albt Fredk' Larsen and Doris Wisely entry, marriage registration no. 5747, 1926.
  4. [S201] 'Weddings: Larsen-Wisely', Shepparton Advertiser, 1914-1953, newspaper, Thomas Pettit and William Callender, 6 September 1926, p. 6, viewed 10 December 2017, https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/179501428
  5. [S17] Tallygaroopna and District Times and Tales: Published to mark the occasion of the centenary of Tallygaroopna primary school 3067, 1890-1990, Tallygaroopna school council, 1991, p. 91.
  6. [S201] 'Memorial Hall at Tallygaroopna: Opened by Federal Treasurer', Shepparton Advertiser, 1914-1953, newspaper, Thomas Pettit and William Callender, 12 June 1924, p. 6, viewed 6 March 2019, https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/174032546
  7. [S425] 'Tallygaroopna soldiers' memorial hall: Opened by Federal Treasurer', Numurkah Leader, 1895-1948, newspaper, 18 June 1924, p. 4, viewed 6 March 2019, https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/186427145
  8. [S17] Tallygaroopna and District Times and Tales: Published to mark the occasion of the centenary of Tallygaroopna primary school 3067, 1890-1990, Tallygaroopna school council, 1991, p. 95.
  9. [S17] Tallygaroopna and District Times and Tales: Published to mark the occasion of the centenary of Tallygaroopna primary school 3067, 1890-1990, Tallygaroopna school council, 1991, p. 105.