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William Richard TRESISE (1907 - 1975)
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William Richard TRESISE (1907 - 1975)

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Florence Louise (THIIMMLER) THUMMLER (1910 - )
 William Wallis (9) TRESISE (1860 - 1924) Richard Joseph TRESISE (1826 - 1903) Jno TRESISE
Ann WALLACE
Diana (Dinah) POLLARD (1827 - 1899) William POLLARD (1800 - 1876)
Patience MANN (1800 - 1876)
Annie Rosina (SILBERCISAN) SILBEREISEN (1866 - 1941) Philip SILBEREISEN



Louise CHIRBS



William Richard TRESISE
William Richard TRESISE
Pic P1. picture copied from
http://winchelsealionsclub.org.au/william-r-tresise-fellow-award

Pic 1. picture copied from
http://winchelsealionsclub.org.au/william-r-tresise-fellow-award

b. 1907
m. 1930 Florence Louise (THIIMMLER) THUMMLER (1910 - ) at Drummoyne, NSW, Australia
d. 15 Jun 1975 at Lismore, NSW, Australia aged 68
Near Relatives of William Richard TRESISE (1907 - 1975)
Relationship Person Born Birth Place Died Death Place Age
Grandfather Richard Joseph TRESISE abt 1826 Penzance, Cornwall, England 24 Jun 1903 Daylesford, Victoria, Australia 77
Grandmother Diana (Dinah) POLLARD abt 1827 Gulval, Penzance, Cornwall, England 04 Dec 1899 Daylesford, Victoria, Australia 72
Grandfather Philip SILBEREISEN
Grandmother Louise CHIRBS

Father in Law Carl Ernest THUMMLER abt 1877 1934 Petersham, Sydney, NSW, Australia 57
Mother in Law Florence Isabell MCGUIRE

Father William Wallis (9) TRESISE abt 1860 Gordon, Mt Edgerton, Victoria, Australia 04 Jul 1924 Prahran, Victoria, Australia 64
Mother Annie Rosina (SILBERCISAN) SILBEREISEN abt 1866 02 Aug 1941 East Melbourne, Vic, Australia 75

Self William Richard TRESISE 1907 15 Jun 1975 Lismore, NSW, Australia 68

Wife Florence Louise (THIIMMLER) THUMMLER 1910 Petersham, Sydney, NSW, Australia

Brother Wallis Phillip TRESISE 1902 Zeehan, Tasmania 1960 Victoria, Australia 58
Brother Reginald Alfred TRESISE 1903 New Norfolk, Tasmania, Australia 1965 Malvern, Victoria, Australia 62
Sister Edna Louise TRESISE 1904 Zeehan, Tasmania 1984 Croydon, Victoria, Australia 80
Brother Clarence TRESISE abt 1910 1980 Quee?????, Victoria 70

Uncle Richard William (1) TRESISE abt 1847 bef 1863 16
Aunt Catherine (2) TRESISE abt 1848 bef 1863 15
Uncle Richard William (3) TRESISE abt 1849 bef 1863 14
Aunt Mary TRESISE 31 Oct 1849 Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Uncle William Pollard TRESISE 24 Feb 1851 Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Aunt Mary Catherine (4) TRESISE abt 1853 1863 Victoria, Australia 10
Uncle Richard William (5) TRESISE abt 1855 bef 1863 8
Aunt Emma (7) TRESISE abt 1858 bef 1863 5
Aunt Evangeline (6) TRESISE abt 1858 Mt Egerton, Victoria, Australia 1894 Bendigo, Victoria, Australia 36
Uncle John Harris WILLIAMS
Aunt Ellen (Ella) Maude (8) TRESISE abt 1859 Mt Egerton, Victoria, Australia 1908 Hotham East, Victoria, Australia 49
Uncle Joseph Patrick HANLEY
Aunt Emma (10) TRESISE abt 1861 1862 Daylesford, Victoria, Australia 1
Aunt Dinah (11) TRESISE 1863 Smythesdale, Victoria, Australia 1864 Victoria, Australia 1
Aunt Mary Catherine (12) TRESISE 1866 Daylesford, Victoria, Australia 1943 Glen Iris, Victoria, Australia 77
Uncle John Henry WEBB abt 1863 1940 Belgrave, Victoria, Australia 77
Aunt Jane Ann (13) TRESISE 1867 Oxford, Victoria, Australia 09 May 1918 Oxford, Victoria, Australia 51
Uncle William John SMITH 04 May 1863 Daylesford, Victoria, Australia 17 Jun 1940 Daylesford, Victoria, Australia 77
Uncle Richard John (14) TRESISE 1869 Daylesford, Victoria, Australia 1870 Victoria, Australia 1

Cousin Ella Mabel HANLEY 1882 Hotham, Victoria, Australia 1959 Preston, Victoria, Australia 77
Cousin Olive May HANLEY 1884 Hotham, Victoria, Australia 1964 Preston, Victoria, Australia 80
Cousin Ruby Daphne HANLEY 1886 Hotham, Victoria, Australia 1931 Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia 45
Cousin Lilian HANLEY 1888 Hotham, Victoria, Australia 1888 Hotham, Victoria, Australia 0
Cousin Charles (FOX) HANLEY 1889 Hotham, Victoria, Australia 1968 Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia 79
Cousin William Wallace HANLEY 1891 Hotham, Victoria, Australia 1968 Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia 77
Cousin Richard Christopher HANLEY 1893 Hotham, Victoria, Australia 1894 Hotham, Victoria, Australia 1
Cousin Violet Dinah HANLEY abt 1895 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 1950 P Ville, Victoria, Australia 55
Cousin Doris Diana WEBB 14 Feb 1891 Queensland, Australia 1977 Port Macquarie, NSW, Australia 86
Cousin John Norman WEBB 15 Jun 1894 Queensland, Australia 1975 NSW, Australia 81
Cousin William Roy WEBB abt 1897 1915 St Kilda, Victoria, Australia 18
Cousin Sedwell Joan WEBB 03 Mar 1898 Queensland, Australia
Cousin Elizabeth Patience WEBB abt 1910 1935 St. Kilda, Victoria, Australia 25

Brother in Law William THUMMLER
Sister in Law Marie Emma THUMMLER 1907 Balmain South, NSW, Australia 1998 North Sydney, NSW, Australia 91
Sister in Law Valerie Freda WARNE
Sister in Law Helen Bassett (TRESISE)
Events in William Richard TRESISE (1907 - 1975)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
1907 William Richard TRESISE was born Note 1
04 Jul 1924 17 Death of father William Wallis (9) TRESISE (aged 64) Prahran, Victoria, Australia Note 2 52, 60
1930 23 Married Florence Louise (THIIMMLER) THUMMLER (aged 20) Drummoyne, NSW, Australia Reg No 1930/9950 52
1936 29 Residence 224 Keen st, Lismore, NSW, Australia Note 3 37
02 Aug 1941 34 Death of mother Annie Rosina (SILBERCISAN) SILBEREISEN (aged 75) East Melbourne, Vic, Australia Note 4 52
1943 36 Residence Avondale av, Lismore, NSW, Australia Note 5 37
1954 47 Residence 33 High rd, Camberwell, Vic Note 6 37
15 Jun 1975 68 William Richard TRESISE died Lismore, NSW, Australia see personal notes
Note 1: see death notes for Annie Rosina - The Mercury notice

see personal notes for William Tresise
Note 2: Vic Death Reg No 1924/11672 - Wm Wallis TRESISE - age 64 - parents Richd TRESISE and Dina POLLARD

The Mercury 5 July 1924:
William Wallis TRESISE died 4 July 1924 in Victoria

The Mercury - Hobart - 11 Sept 1924
Mrs Tresise and family desire to thank their many kind friends in Tasmania for letters, cards, telegrams, in their recent sad bereavement. Will all kindly accept this as a personal acknowledgment of their sincere gratitude 32 Charles street, Prahran
Note 3: TRESISE William Richard - manufacturer; Florence Louise - hd
Note 4: Reg No 1941/7312 (born c 1876) - Annie Rosina TRESISE - age 74 - parents Phillip Silsereisen and Louise Chirbs

The Mercury - Hobart - 6 Aug 1941
TRESISE-On August 2 1941 at a private hospital Melbourne Annie Rosina Tresise, of 10 Leopold St, East Malvern, widow of the late William Wallis, dearly beloved mother of Wallis, Reg , Edna, William, and Clarence and loving grandmother of Wallis, Max, Sandra, and David In God's care.

The Mercury - Hobart - 4 Aug 1941
TRESISE.-On August 2, 1941, at the Freemasons' Hospital, Melbourne, Annie R. Tresise, beloved sister of Mrs. E. Rollins, New Norfolk.
Note 5: TRESISE William Richard - manufacturer; Florence Louise - hd
Note 6: TRESISE William Richard - manufacturer; Florence Louise - hd
Personal Notes:
The Mercury - Hobart - 6 Dec 1946
VANCOUVER, Thurs. (AAP). - Mr William Tresise, president of the Australian Apex clubs, and vice-pre-sident of the World Council of Youth Service Clubs, predicted that the council soon would be organising youth clubs in Russia.
After a two-month tour of North America, Mr Tresise has sailed for Australia in the liner Wanganella.


The Mercury - Hobart - 17 April 1952
PIONEER "LION"
Mr. W. R. Tresise, Australian Governor of Lions International, a movement similar to Rotary; Mr. Tresise, a native of Zeehan, is pioneering the establishment of Lions throughout Australia. He is now in Hobart, and intends to form a branch here.

http://www.rlcnews.org.au/stories/the_changing_landscape/tresise_max_and_sally_tresise_remember.php
Max (William's son) had always been a public-spirited person and had been a member of Apex before coming to Rowville. His father Bill had made an outstanding contribution to Australian public life. On a visit to America in the 1940s Bill had been tremendously impressed by the work of the Lions Service Clubs and on his return had established Australia's first Lions Club in Lismore NSW in 1947. In fact it was to promote Lions that Bill Tresise sold up his business in Lismore and brought his family to Melbourne.

http://www.riverstonelions.com.au/about%20us.html
LIONS IN AUSTRALIA
The first Australian Lions Club was formed in the northern NSW town of Lismore on July 1st, 1947, largely through the efforts of William R.Tresise. While serving as National President of Apex, and nearing 40, the compulsory retirement age of that organisation, Bill Tresise unsuccessfully urged the formation of a senior Apex movement.
A chance 1946 meeting in the US with a past International President of Lions (Fred Smith, from California) led quickly to interviews with Lions Past International President Ed Barry, of Arkansas, and then with the Secretary-General and Founder of the Lions Association, Melvin Jones, in Chicago. Tresise was appointed a provisional District Governor, with power to form Lions Clubs in his home country.

He called a meeting of the business and professional men in his home town of Lismore, where he operated a plaster and hardware business, to hear the Lions story. An eloquent speaker, Bill Tresise soon convinced enough members to form the club. The first President, Jim Brown, proudly received the Club's official Charter in September of the same year. Melvin Jones cabled: " Congratulations to the 18th country to enter the International Association of Lions Clubs."
The second club, Murwillumbah, was formed on August 3rd, 1948, but it was after the formation of the third club, Melbourne, on March 19th, 1952 that the rapid development of Lions Clubs, throughout Australia began, by 1976, there were 1,000 Clubs. Much of the credit for this expansion is due to the professional officers appointed by Lions Clubs International during this period.

http://winchelsealionsclub.org.au/william-r-tresise-fellow-award
As a National President of Apex in 1946, Bill had unsuccessfully proposed the establishment of the Past Apexian Association, but being a determined fellow, he decided to establish one of the American Service Clubs in Australia. Whilst in the USA in 1947 to attend the World Conference of Young Men's Service Clubs, in which Apex was affiliated, he met first of all with the Executive Officers of the Kiwanis Association, then later with Past President Fred Smith and Melvin Jones of Lions Clubs International. From them he gained a contract to establish Lions Clubs in Australia. With the title of the Provisional District Governor, and financial support, he returned to Australia and formed the Lions Club of Lismore on July 12th, 1947. The Lions Club of Murwillumbah followed in August 1948, but it was not until March 19th, 1952 that the third Club, the Lions Club of Melbourne, was established.
Bill, who was in the timber hardware business, was active in politics, particularly at local government level. His eloquence and charm left an indelible impression on all with whom he came into contact. He served as District Governor in 1962 - 63. William R Tresise is recognised as the Founder of Lions in Australia. In honour of this, the Australian Lions Foundation has instituted the William R Tresise Fellowship in recognition of a once - off donation of $ 2,000.00 to the Foundation.

http://burnside.sa.lions.org.au/contact
William R Tresise
Bill Tresise was made a Member of the British Empire for his services to the Community. He died in Lismore on June 15th, 1975. His widow Fonnie was presented with his Melvin Jones Plaque in August 1977.
Source References:
37. Type: Vital Record, Abbr: Australian electoral rolls, Title: Australian Electoral Rolls, Auth: Australian government
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52. Type: Australia Birth Marriage Death Index 1787 - 1985 Record
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