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Beulah Alice BOLTON (1888 - 1982)
Bush Book Club secretary, MBA
Children Self + Spouses Parents Grandparents Greatgrandparents
Beulah Alice BOLTON (1888 - 1982) Alexander Thorley BOLTON (1847 - 1918) Robert Thorley BOLTON (1803 - 1881)



Jane Martha BALL (1807 - 1900)



Martha Elizabeth DEVLIN (1850 - 1931) James DEVLIN (1808 - 1875)



Susannah HUGHES (1810 - 1907)



b. 10 Nov 1888 at Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
d. 09 Jul 1982 at Hunters Hill, New South Wales, Australia aged 93
Near Relatives of Beulah Alice BOLTON (1888 - 1982)
Relationship Person Born Birth Place Died Death Place Age
Grandfather Robert Thorley BOLTON 1803 Navar, Russia 12 Aug 1881 Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, England 78
Grandmother Jane Martha BALL 1807 1900 93
Grandfather James DEVLIN 03 Feb 1808 Ryde, New South Wales, Australia 05 Nov 1875 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 67
Grandmother Susannah HUGHES 18 Apr 1810 Ryde, New South Wales, Australia 20 Jun 1907 Randwick, New South Wales, Australia 97

Father Alexander Thorley BOLTON 11 Oct 1847 Hexham, New South Wales, Australia 1918 Ashfield, New South Wales, Australia 71
Mother Martha Elizabeth DEVLIN 10 May 1850 Hunters Hill, New South Wales, Australia 07 Jul 1931 Hunters Hill, New South Wales, Australia 81

Self Beulah Alice BOLTON 10 Nov 1888 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 09 Jul 1982 Hunters Hill, New South Wales, Australia 93

Sister Constance May BOLTON 07 Oct 1875 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 20 Jan 1960 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 84
Sister Lucy Emily BOLTON 20 Dec 1877 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 03 Oct 1964 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 86
Sister Nellie Edith BOLTON 28 Apr 1880 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 15 Oct 1954 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 74
Brother Alexander Thorley BOLTON 22 Sep 1884 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 15 Apr 1933 Kobe, Japan 48

Uncle Constantine Francis BOLTON 30 Mar 1840 Wollombi, New South Wales, Australia 21 Mar 1923 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 82
Uncle Charles Hughes DEVLIN 16 Oct 1835 Kissing Point, New South Wales, Australia 20 Oct 1835 Kissing Point, New South Wales, Australia 0
Aunt Mary Priscilla DEVLIN 06 Jun 1837 Kissing Point, New South Wales, Australia 1918 St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia 81
Uncle Henry LANE
Uncle Mathew Henry DEVLIN 04 Feb 1839 Hunters Hill, New South Wales, Australia 01 Mar 1910 Jerilderie, New South Wales, Australia 71
Aunt Mary STINSON 1840 Killangan, New South Wales, Australia 1913 Narrandera, New South Wales, Australia 73
Aunt Eliza Susannah DEVLIN 06 Feb 1841 Hunters Hill, New South Wales, Australia 25 Mar 1926 Ashfield, New South Wales, Australia 85
Uncle John HOLLOWAY 16 Sep 1840 25 Mar 1916 Ashfield, New South Wales, Australia 75
Uncle William DEVLIN 15 Nov 1842 Hunters Hill, New South Wales, Australia 12 Jun 1903 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 60
Aunt Susan Elizabeth Ford ALDERSON 1846 01 Dec 1878 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 32
Uncle Arthur Albert DEVLIN 08 Oct 1844 Hunters Hill, New South Wales, Australia 1907 Casino, New South Wales, Australia 63
Aunt Anne FLAVELLE 1844 New South Wales, Australia 1909 Casino, New South Wales, Australia 65
Aunt Rebecca Anne DEVLIN 03 Nov 1846 Hunters Hill, New South Wales, Australia 03 Sep 1936 Mosman, New South Wales, Australia 89
Uncle Maurice Arthur Hyde FITZHARDINGE 29 Dec 1849 Balmain, New South Wales, Australia 09 Sep 1935 Mosman, New South Wales, Australia 85
Uncle Henry Francis DEVLIN 19 May 1849 Hunters Hill, New South Wales, Australia 28 May 1849 Hunters Hill, New South Wales, Australia 0
Uncle Frederick Turner DEVLIN 10 Jul 1853 25 Mar 1874 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 20

Cousin James S DEVLIN 1860 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 1860 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 0
Cousin Henry Matthew DEVLIN 02 Jul 1861 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 02 Sep 1939 Narrandera, New South Wales, Australia 78
Cousin Susan Priscilla Eliza DEVLIN 12 Jul 1863 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 20 Nov 1944 Hornsby, New South Wales, Australia 81
Cousin William Ashbridge DEVLIN 1865 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 09 Aug 1868 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 3
Cousin Emily Maude DEVLIN 1868 Yass, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Alice Lucy DEVLIN 1870 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Edith Blanche DEVLIN 1872 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Mabel Mary DEVLIN 1874 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 1936 Waverley, New South Wales, Australia 62
Cousin Ella Louise DEVLIN 1879 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin George Reginald DEVLIN 1881 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 04 Feb 1964 Narrandera, New South Wales, Australia 83
Cousin Helen Mary HOLLOWAY 08 Mar 1868 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 26 Nov 1947 79
Cousin Edith Lucy HOLLOWAY 12 Apr 1869 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 01 Jun 1941 Manly, New South Wales, Australia 72
Cousin John Francis HOLLOWAY 10 Dec 1871 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 27 Dec 1940 Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia 69
Cousin Frederick Robert HOLLOWAY 17 Jul 1872 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 27 May 1951 78
Cousin Florence Elizabeth HOLLOWAY 21 Aug 1874 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 20 Sep 1957 83
Cousin Hilda Frances HOLLOWAY 22 Jul 1876 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 30 Jun 1921 Ryde, New South Wales, Australia 44
Cousin Evangeline Estelle HOLLOWAY 14 Jun 1878 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 20 Mar 1957 78
Cousin Kathleen HOLLOWAY 28 Jul 1881 14 Dec 1902 Waterloo, New South Wales, Australia 21
Cousin Edward Spencer HOLLOWAY 31 Jan 1883 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 07 Feb 1957 74
Cousin Fanny DEVLIN 13 Mar 1868 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 09 Jan 1946 Mosman, New South Wales, Australia 77
Cousin William Arthur DEVLIN 27 Apr 1869 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 07 Nov 1947 Mosman, New South Wales, Australia 78
Cousin Ida DEVLIN 03 Sep 1870 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Norman Victor DEVLIN 1872 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 22 Jan 1944 Manly, New South Wales, Australia 72
Cousin Reginald Saxon DEVLIN 1874 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Herbert Arthur DEVLIN 1871 Concord, New South Wales, Australia 1958 Casino, New South Wales, Australia 87
Cousin Oswald Edgar DEVLIN 13 Apr 1873 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 28 Nov 1878 5
Cousin Percy Gilbert DEVLIN 1875 Concord, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Leslie Wilfred DEVLIN 1877 1950 73
Cousin Nina Kate DEVLIN 1878 Concord, New South Wales, Australia 1919 Casino, New South Wales, Australia 41
Cousin Reginald Arthur DEVLIN 08 Jun 1880 Concord, New South Wales, Australia 31 Jul 1963 83
Cousin Elsie M DEVLIN 1882 Burwood, New South Wales, Australia 1972 90
Cousin Arthur Frederick FITZHARDINGE 13 Sep 1875 Woollahra, New South Wales, Australia 24 Oct 1922 Kyogle, New South Wales, Australia 47
Cousin Leslie Devlin FITZHARDINGE 30 Sep 1876 Balmain, New South Wales, Australia 26 Dec 1881 Balmain, New South Wales, Australia 5
Cousin Hardinge Clarence FITZHARDINGE 29 May 1878 Balmain, New South Wales, Australia 02 Jul 1958 Carcoar, New South Wales, Australia 80
Cousin Roger Berkeley FITZHARDINGE 23 Mar 1880 Balmain, New South Wales, Australia 09 Jan 1965 Bowral, New South Wales, Australia 84
Cousin Garnet Maurice FITZHARDINGE 19 Jan 1883 Balmain, New South Wales, Australia Balmain, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Dorothy Claire FITZHARDINGE 24 Dec 1884 Balmain, New South Wales, Australia Jun 1971 86
Cousin Marjorie Rebecca FITZHARDINGE 05 Sep 1889 Balmain, New South Wales, Australia

Sister in Law Amy Gertrude CROUCH 1887 Casino, New South Wales, Australia 1950 Hunters Hill, New South Wales, Australia 63
Events in Beulah Alice BOLTON (1888 - 1982)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
10 Nov 1888 Beulah Alice BOLTON was born Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 71
1918 30 Death of father Alexander Thorley BOLTON (aged 71) Ashfield, New South Wales, Australia 71
07 Jul 1931 42 Death of mother Martha Elizabeth DEVLIN (aged 81) Hunters Hill, New South Wales, Australia 71
09 Jul 1982 93 Beulah Alice BOLTON died Hunters Hill, New South Wales, Australia 71
Source References:
62. Type: Web Page, Abbr: Australian Dictionary of Biography, Title: Australian Dictionary of Biography Online Edition, Publ: ANU, Locn: http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/adbonline.htm
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- Notes: Beulah Alice Bolton (1888–1982)
by Chris Cunneen
Beulah Alice Bolton (1888-1982), Bush Book Club secretary, was born on 10 November 1888 at Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, fifth and youngest child of New South Wales-born parents Alexander Thorley Bolton, auctioneer, and his wife Martha Elizabeth, née Devlin. The family moved to Sydney in 1890 and in 1902-07 she attended Sydney Church of England Girls’ Grammar School, Darlinghurst, where she also taught in 1909-10; later she was president (1925-28) of the Old Girls’ Union.

After briefly working as a relieving governess at Government House, Sydney, in June 1911 she was appointed part-time, salaried secretary of the Bush Book Club of New South Wales, which had vice-regal patronage. Replacing Mrs Ida Mary Withers, who had founded the club in September 1909 with the object of providing sound reading for country people, Miss Bolton kept the club going for the next forty years. In 1917 she became secretary of the newly formed State branch of the Victoria League, whose aim was to unite the Empire through good fellowship, to educate children, and to extend hospitality to overseas visitors. In the 1920s, with other notable, independent women, she also belonged to the Zonta Club of Sydney.

Beulah Bolton was a handmaiden to Sydney’s social elite, reflecting its prevailing conservative, loyalist British views. During World War I she had supported conscription and the book club refused to accept Marian Harwood’s pacifist publications. Miss Bolton regarded most politicians of the left as `bounders’. In 1930 she took eight months’ leave to holiday in Britain and Europe and to represent the State at the annual meeting of the Victoria League in London. In 1939 she was honorary secretary of the Women’s Voluntary National Register. During World War II the Victoria League helped to house and entertain visiting naval officers. In 1947 she joined the executive committee of the Australian Women’s Movement Against Socialisation. Following another trip to Europe in 1951, Miss Bolton fell out with the committee of the Bush Book Club and resigned in February 1952; she was made a life member. She stayed on as secretary of the New South Wales branch of the Victoria League until July 1961 and in 1959-62 also served as honorary secretary of the national committee. In January 1962 she was appointed MBE.

Miss Bolton lived with her family, first at Randwick, then at North Sydney, before moving to a wisteria-garlanded home, Kareela, at Hunters Hill, which she shared with her mother (d.1931) and three sisters. She travelled each day to town with her sisters Constance and Nelly, arranged the flowers in Nell’s tea-room in Bligh Street, then walked up to her office nearby. She became a firm friend of Lady Gowrie. Tiny, with firm views and uncompromising standards, she was described as `quirky without being quaint’. She loved cricket, enjoyed a bet on the horses and was a member of the Macquarie Club.

A. E. Housman was among her favourite poets. Following a third trip to Europe, and the death of her last sibling in 1964, she lived alone at Kareela. She died on 9 July 1982 in a nursing home at Gordon and was cremated.
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