Eleanor Mabel Lockyer (Tottie) BUNDEY

1882 - 1969  (86 years)

• Name	Eleanor Mabel Lockyer (Tottie) BUNDEY  [1]
  Nickname	Tottie
  Born	3 Sep 1882	Wellington SA   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Biography Notes	Eleanor Mabel Bundey - born 3/9/1882 at East Wellington SA. Married: James (Jamie) Beevor Rankine (b. 25/1/1877) son of Capt. James Rankine and his wife of "Wyndgate", Hindmarsh Island and "Braemar', Strathalbyn. His mother was nee Isabel Agnes Beevor. Jamie was born at "Glenbarr", Strathalbyn. He was not born deaf but became so after a severe childhood illness and in adulthood could hear gramaphone music faintly if he sat close. He was educated at Townsend House. Brighton, a school for the hearing impaired and there met Eleanor who had been born profoundly deaf. They were engaged for 9 years before marrying c.1913. They built "Woodford" with very large rooms on part of the "Wyngate" land at Hindmarsh Island as his widowed mother and some of the family still occupied the main house. Jamie farmed at the island. Neither of their two girls inherited the deafness of both the families but decided when quite young not to risk having possibly deaf children of their own. (information from the Rankine Family History by E.M.S.) Deaths: James died suddenly at the Victor Harbor Hospital on 6/10/1935 aged 58 years. Interred at Strathalbyn Cemetery. Eleanor Rankine lived in her latter days at Renmark with her younger daughter Mrs John Sharley and died there on 10/2/1969 aged 86 years.   [2]
  Biography Notes	James was deaf, though only after a childhood illness. He could faintly hear gramophone music. He was educated at Townsend House, Brighton where he met his wife who was a deaf-mute. They were engaged for 9 years before marrying. He built 'Woodford', with very large rooms on part of the original acres of his Father's 'Wyndgate', about a quarter of a mile from that homestead on Hindmarsh Island. Farmer and grazier.   [3]
  Biography Notes	Tottie and James met at school but they did not marry until they were 30 and 35 years old, after being engaged for nine years. (This note by Don Gordon in June 2021)
  Residence	Renmark SA   [1]
  Died	10 Feb 1969	Renmark SA   [3]
  	Renmark SA is located 254 km northeast of Adelaide, on the banks of the River Murray. The Sturt Highway between Adelaide and Sydney runs through the town; Renmark is the last major town encountered in South Australia when driving this route.Wikipedia
  Buried	Strathalbyn SA
  Person ID	I-4151	Christina and Donald McLean | Archibald McLean's descendants
  Last Modified	26 Jun 2021

  
  

  Father	Albert Edward BUNDEY,   b. 00 Oct 1841, Hampshire UK ,   d. 21 Nov 1907, Strathalbyn SA  (Age ~ 66 years)
  Relationship	-1356
  Mother	Rose Ann (or Anderson) MCLEAN,   b. 1850, Strathalbyn SA ,   d. 11 Sep 1945, Largs Bay SA  (Age 95 years)
  Relationship	-1356
  Married	1874	Norwood SA
  Family ID	F-1356	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	James Beevor RANKINE,   b. 25 Jan 1877, Strathalbyn SA ,   d. 6 Oct 1935, Victor Harbour SA  (Age 58 years)
  Married	6 Mar 1913	Strathalbyn SA   [4, 5]
  	The wedding was at the 'Deaf & Dumb Church'- no evidence provided-:-NB Researcher Lorna Mclean 23.02.2021
  Children	1. Isabel Bundey RANKINE,   b. 7 Mar 1914, Hindmarsh Island SA ,   d. 1 Mar 1983, Buderim Qld  (Age 68 years)  []   2. Nancy Bundey (Nan) RANKINE,   b. 14 Nov 1919, Goolwa SA ,   d. 12 Mar 1997, Adelaide SA  (Age 77 years)  []
  Last Modified	14 Apr 2021 04:50:06
  Family ID	F-1378	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents

  James Beevor Rankine & Eleanor Mable Lockyer Bundey, married on 6th March 1913 in Adelaide Date: 6th March 1913 Place: Deaf & Dumb Church, Adelaide Groom: James Beevor Rankine, aged 36 years, son of James Rankine Bride: Eleanor Mabel Lockyer Bundey, aged 32 years, daughter of Albert Edward Bundey Registration: Adelaide 254/622

  
  

  Headstones		HS STRATH RANKINE James Beevor d.6 Oct1935 and Eleanor nee Bundey RANKINE Capt James born Argyll Scotland, died Hindmarsh Island 8 sep 1897
  		HS - James Beevor RANKINE (died 6th Oct 1935, aged 58 yrs) & Edward B RANKINE (died 5th May 1942, aged 61 yrs)

  
  

  STORIES

  5091 - Eleanor Mabel Bundey & James (Jamie) Beevor Rankine Archibald's descendants - biography as published in the BRB in 1995.

  
  

• Sources

  [S-3] PUBLICATION BRB 'Donald & Christina McLean & Their Descendants', 1995 copies available, Copies of the BRB available Strathalbyn National Trust Museum & Library, several libraries around Australia including State Library SA, and Western Australian Genealogical Society Bayswater WA Request assistance for locating a copy through 'Contact us' on this website. . [S-3] PUBLICATION BRB 'Donald & Christina McLean & Their Descendants', 1995 copies available, Copies of the BRB available Strathalbyn National Trust Museum & Library, several libraries around Australia including State Library SA, and Western Australian Genealogical Society Bayswater WA Request assistance for locating a copy through 'Contact us' on this website. , Page 416. [S-261] PUBLICATION -'Rankine Family' - in the Library directory on Don Gordon's computer, Rankine Family 1839-1982 cowritten by Jan Stephenson, Page 68. [S-245] Warren McLean - ID 1506 - family tree on MyHeritage, https://www.genealogysa.org.au requires log in , 23 Feb 2021 Researcher Lorna McLean. Name James Beevor Rankine Birth Jan 25 1877 Strathalbyn, South Australia Marriage Spouse: Eleanor [Tottie] Mabel Lockyer Bundey Circa 1913 Strathalbyn, South Australia [S-75] BDM SA, https://www.genealogysa.org.au requires log in , 14 Apr 2021 Researcher Lorna Mclean. RANKINE James Beevor Bride Surname:BUNDEY:Eleanor Mabel Lockyer Marriage Date: 06-Mar-1913 Marriage Place:Deaf & Dumb Church Adelaide SA Groom Age:36 Groom Marital Status:S Groom Father: James RANKINE Bride Age:32 Bride Marital Status:S Bride Father:Albert Edward BUNDEY District:Adelaide Book/Page: 254/622