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Samuel Leakey Bartlett

(1838-1929)

Arriving in Preston in 1875 with his wife Anna (1844-1927), Samuel Bartett purchased seven acres of land on the east side of Spring Street.

With experience as the Head Gardener at Government House, New Zealand, Bartlett established a florist and a market garden on his land. It was to be a local landmark for many years before the land was sold and subdivided.

Sources

Death index Victoria 1921-1985 : index to deaths in Victoria [CD-ROM]. (1998). Melbourne, Australia: Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages.

Preston Historical Society (1968). Brief biographies of prominent Preston People. Preston, Vic: Author.

Images

Samuel 'Syd' Bartlett working on his farm in Spring Street, circa 1890s [courtesy Lexie Luly]

Image - Photo. 24 Spring Street Preston, c 1890s [courtesy Lexie Luly]

Samuel 'Syd' Bartlett's home, 24 Spring Street, Preston in the 1890's. [courtesy Lexie Luly]

Image - Photo. 66 Spring Street c.1902 [Courtesy Lexie Luly]

Samuel 'Syd' Bartlett's home, 66 Spring Street, c1902 [courtesy Lexie Luly]