Clan Winter-Irving

William Winter-Irving’s
Personal carriage located

In the late 60’s Andrew Winter-Irving, on a road trip with his father Robert to Beechworth Carriage Museum, saw the coach belonging to William. Andrew Mead finding a reference to the coach in William Alison Winter-Irving’s 1971 book “Beyond the Bitumen” made some calls and emails, found the coach at Rippon Lee. The coach is owned by the National Trust and underwent restoration in the late 70’s.

For more detail click HERE

A Taylor History

The Taylor’s played a key part in the Winter-Irving family. Frances Amelia Taylor (1847-1918) married William I. Winter-Irving in 1868. Frances’s father William Drayton Taylor sold Noorilim run to the Winter’s. Charlotte Winter (Adopted) married Oliver Harry Taylor (Frances’s brother)
Jim Longden (1928-2009), Charlotte’s grandson spent many years in the 1990’s researching the family history. Traveling the globe, collecting data, he compiled a detailed record of the Taylor and Winter-Irving’s.

Download a copy of “A Taylor History” click HERE

Noorilim: from wool to wine
By Jennifer F. O’Donnell

This A4 size, 128 page booklet details the history of Noorilim Estate, from it’s creation in 1840 through to the current owners.

Jennifer has captured the exquisite detail of the Noorilim Mansion and surrounding buildings along with many maps of the lease & surrounding properties.

There is extensive detail on the Winters, Winter-Irvings & other owners.

Copies for $30 are available from:
Noorilim Estate
Murchison Heritage Centre, Murchison & Royal Historical Society of Vic.

Winter-Irving
By Warwick Finlay, Murchison, Vic.

This A4 size, 11 page booklet tells the story of the Winter & Winter-Irvings in the Murchison area.

Included are details on the legacy of significant homesteads built by the family throughout the Goulburn Valley.

Copies for $18 are available from:
Noorilim Estate
Murchison Heritage Centre,
Stevenson St, Murchison

The Irvings of Bonshaw
By: Alastair M. T. Maxwell-Irving

(of the house of ‘Irving of Dumfries’)
First print 1968
Reprinted 1983 by
Eileen Straton-Ferrier Keys-Irving
(Owner of Bonshaw Tower 1955- 1986)

This A5 size 38 page booklet provides a brief history of the Clan Irving, detail & pictures of Bonshaw Tower & other Irving Peel Towers in the area.
Available from Bonshaw, Scotland
Proceeds go to the upkeep & restoration of Bonshaw