Grice Family

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Agent TypeFamilyActivities & OccupationsImportersLawyersGenderMaleHistoryRichard Grice of Cumberland (1813-1882) emigrated to Port Phillip in company with Mr Heape in 1839. In partnership with Heape, he began business as an import merchant in 1840, and also took up land at Mt. Alexander. In 1842, the partners purchased Parker and Boadle's grocer shop in Melbourne. Richard Grice married Anne Lavinia, daughter of James Hibberson of N.S.W. on 21 August 1844. Sir John Grice, Knt. Bach. 1917 (Vic.), son of Richard Grice, was born in Melbourne in 1850. He graduated LL.B. and B.A. at the University of Melbourne and was called to the Bar in 1872. He was a member of Melbourne University Council 1888-1923, Vice-Chancellor 1918-1923, President of Melbourne Hospital, Chairman of the National Bank of Australasia and numerous other companies. He married Mary Anne, daughter of David Power, in 1878. Two of his four sons were killed, one in the Boer War in 1901 and the other in France in 1916. John Grice died in Melbourne on 27 February 1935.Search records of this agent

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