Benjamin Constable 1806-1887
Benjamin Constable 1806-1887
DATE1870 to 1887
MEDIAImage
COLLECTIONMornington and District Historical Society
REG NO.1406.2
HISTORYBenjamin and Hannah Constable and six other children came to Port Phillip in the frigate "Clifton" in 1849 from England.
The Constable family moved from Brighton down to Mornington in 1860. They lived on the Esplanade, possibly near Shire Hall Beach as it was once known as Constables Beach. They then built on the Esplanade near King Street a red brick home called "Clifton Villa" after the ship they had come out on.
Benjamin was a cabinet maker and Builder and, with Daniel Green, built a home for Dr. Barry further along towards Fisherman’s Beach once called "Clifden" "Garrycloyne" now called "Clyde Villa".
DESCRIPTION
1. This is a studio photo of an elderly man. He has white hair, bushy eyebrows, and a grey straggly beard and moustache. He is wearing a rough woollen jacket and waist coat. He is looking very serious.
2. This is a studio photo of an elderly man. He has white hair, and moustache and beard. He is seated, and has a newspaper on his lap, and his left arm resting on an ornate desk
