1 ▁in ▁In ver c arg ill ▁by ▁the ▁Re ver end ▁A . H . ▁Sto bo . ▁Ge is ow ' s ▁mother ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Al lo a , ▁Scotland , ▁and ▁em igr ated ▁with ▁her ▁family ▁to ▁Victoria , ▁Australia . ▁She ▁died ▁of ▁cancer ▁in ▁Queen st own ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 7 , ▁aged ▁ 6 9 . ▁▁ ▁Ge is ow ' s ▁father ▁was ▁an ▁ins urance ▁agent , ▁the ▁town ▁cl erk , ▁and ▁a ▁Justice ▁of ▁the ▁Peace ▁by ▁the ▁time ▁he ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 4 , ▁and ▁was ▁well - known ▁in ▁Queen st own . ▁After ▁his ▁death , ▁his ▁three ▁daughters ▁took ▁over ▁the ▁ins urance ▁ag ency , ▁but ▁by ▁ 1 9 1 3 ▁only ▁K itt y ▁Ge is ow ▁is ▁listed ▁as ▁the ▁agent , ▁and ▁she ▁remained ▁as ▁such ▁until ▁her ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8 . ▁▁ ▁From ▁May ▁ 1 9 2 8 ▁until ▁March ▁ 1 9 5 0 , ▁Ge is ow ▁owned ▁a ▁c ott age ▁on ▁Park ▁Street , ▁Queen st own , ▁opposite ▁the ▁Queen st own ▁Gard ens . ▁W riter ▁and ▁poet ▁Charles ▁Bras ch ▁was ▁believed ▁to ▁have ▁stayed ▁at ▁the ▁c ott age ▁with ▁Ge is ow ▁and ▁her ▁sister ▁G ert ie . ▁When ▁the ▁land ▁was ▁sub div ided ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 0 , ▁one ▁lot ▁was ▁sold ▁to ▁Peter ▁William ▁F els