Marriner, George Henry   (1853 - 1928)

Born on 2 April 1853 in London, England; died on 24 October 1928 in Colac, Victoria, Aust.

His father, George Marriner (c 1834-1900), came from Middlesex, England, arriving in Geelong (Vic) in 1857.
He was a railway labourer for eighteen months before moving to Colac, where he was employed as a gardener by district pioneer Hugh Murray. In 1860 he was employed at a nursery at Colac East, two years later acquiring it and naming it Fulhamn Nursery (possibly after the London suburb, the site of many well-known nurseries). Catalogues were issued; that of 1877 contained an extensive listing of 'coniferae, shrubs greenhouse plants, fruit trees, etc, including 196 named fruit trees.

Marriner's oldest son, George Henry (c 1853-1928), a taxidermist, was interested in botany, which led to a friendship with Ferdinand Mueller, who often visited the nursery.

Marriner's second son, William (1861-1951), a skilled propagator and respected flower-show judge, worked at the nursery, taking over management in 1891. It remained in his family's hands until 1996.

Source: Extracted from:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/156586599/george_henry-marriner
George Jones in: Aitken & Looker (Eds), The Oxford Companion to Australian Gardens, (2002)
Portrait Photo: none - seeking portrait

Collecting localities for 'Marriner, G.H.' from AVH (2024)

Data from 33 specimens