presented by Jenny Fawcett's Genseek Genealogy
Port Fairy-Portland Bay district
1847
Births,Deaths and Marriages
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Surname Firstname Reference: Aboriginal child born c 1844/Dungong Police District/native father and european mother/1st known instance ? Bobby native/Executed Ptolemy native/Executed Anderson James servant/drowned Brisbane/ship wreck Sovereign Andrews Mr committed suicide Barber George late Portland/died/early resident of Portland Barrett A.F married Susan SHUELOCK/SHUCLOCK Bennett William VDL/executed Berkeley E drowned Brisbane/ship wreck Sovereign Best Mrs Thomas birth of daughter 'Big Ike' well known Boxer died enroute to Melbourne (2) Bishop Mrs drowned Brisbane/ship wreck Sovereign Black Mrs Joshua birth of son Blair George seaman/drowned Brisbane/ship wreck Sovereign Bourne Martha widow of William/married Thos STRACHAN Bourne William estate admin/indebted to Martha STRACHAN Bremmy Mr drowned Brisbane/ship wreck Sovereign Brown Mr seaman/drowned Brisbane/ship wreck Sovereign Burrows Thomas clekr for Flower Salting and co/drowned Syd Bushel(Bushell?) Henry shephered/McKinnons station/remains found in bush near the Glenelg. Butler (her maiden name) sister of Butler who was in gaol for murder/ she attempted to murder her husband at Bathurst Chassels Mr H.M.Customs Belfast/death Chettle MrS drowned Brisbane/ship wreck Sovereign Claridge Mrs George birth of daughter Connell Jeremiah executed Melbourne/murdered Edward MARTIN/(2) Cruikshank Alexander 76y/died at Demerara Cumberland Henry seaman/drowned Brisbane/ship wreck Sovereign Dennis Mr.H drowned Brisbane/ship wreck Sovereign Donnelly Thomas Adelaide/to be Executed Dowling Mary Ann drowned Sydney Dunsford Robert 69yo/death/Melb/former Plymouth merchant Durrant/Durant Charles shot in horse dispute/& estate admin/and trial of accused Beiby/Carrier/ (4) Elliott Mr drowned Brisbane/ship wreck Sovereign Elopement Hobart - Sydney (marriage confirmed there)/ son of J.P of Hobart to dau of a 'Dr' /she was a Ward in Chancery Ferguson Mr 65yo/died Launceston Finn Mrs.M.G birth of son/Sydney Finn Mrs Thomas birth of son Fishendon John William died/Gippsland Foote Mrs Brighton/death Geil Henry seaman/drowned Brisbane/ship wreck Sovereign Gibson Mr seaman/drowned Brisbane/ship wreck Sovereign Goodsir David death/1st Landing Waiter & Tide Surveyor Melb Gouger Robert died London/former Colonial Treasurer and Colonial Secretary of South Australia. Gore Mr and Mrs Robert and 2 children and servant/ drowned Brisbane/ship wreck Sovereign Griffiths Mary Ann stewardess/drowned Brisbane/ship wreck Sovereign Hadkinson Matthew 36yo/Death Harding Fanny dau of Revd MANSFIELD/married Sydney to MR Rowland OAKES Heazlewood Mrs Robert birth of daughter Higgins John drowned Brisbane/ship wreck Sovereign Holman James married Sarah, widow of John WIGGINS Horseman William seaman/drowned Brisbane/ship wreck Sovereign Howard William seaman/died/inquest held Melbourne Hussey Charles Law 26y/bank clerk Melb/thrown from horse/ & funeral report (2) Imlay Dr George 52y/died Twofold Bay (2) Ike 'Big Ike' see Big Ike Johnstone Robert shepherd (scotsman)/died at Mount Napier on Lang and Elms station. Jones Isaac seaman/drowned Brisbane/ship wreck Sovereign Jones Thomas c9yo/drowned/son of William Jones-publican Joyner Mr drowned Brisbane/ship wreck Sovereign Kenny Peter VDL/executed Leslie Mr three of his men/drowned Brisbane/ship wreck Sovereign/(probably Mr Patrick Leslie of Qld) Mackenzie Robert seaman/drowned Brisbane/ship wreck Sovereign Manifold W 83yo/died V.D.L Mansfield Revd dau Fanny HARDING married Rowland OAKES Marr Thomas committed suicide at Geelong (2) Martin Edward murdered Nov 1846 at Buningyong by CONNELL McDonald Mr drowned/River Plenty/father in law of Mr McKillup of Darebin Creek McGuire John shepherd/died at Dungong McIntyre Mrs.D birth of daughter McKenney Revd.J Stanmore/59yo/Wesleyan Minister/death McKellar Frederick bullocky/drowned Brisbane/ship wreck Sovereign Merry James hutkeeper/drowned Brisbane/ship wreck Sovereign Miller John seaman/drowned Brisbane/ship wreck Sovereign Monroe Mrs Henry Crawford Station/birth of son Mooney Michael seaman/drowned Brisbane/ship wreck Sovereign Munroe see Monroe Must Mrs birth of daughter Oakes Rowland married Sydney to Fanny HARDING/MANSFIELD O'Reilley Reverend John Western Australia/death Passmore Mrs birth of child on ship enroute from Geelong to Melbourne to 'Lunatic Asylum'. Pullen Ellen girl/died of snake bite/Kissing Point Sydney Ritchie James shoemaker/murdered Gippsland Robertson Mrs Charles birth of daughter Robertson John of Bathurst/drowned Brisbane/ship wreck Sovereign Robinson Mr seaman/drowned Brisbane/ship wreck Sovereign Rose William lad/drowned South Australia/ex Joseph Cripps Ryan James seaman/drowned Brisbane/ship wreck Sovereign Shuelock/Shueclock Susan married A.F.BARRETT Smallmans Julia sawyers wife/poisened/(and trial of accused) Smith George seaman/drowned Brisbane/ship wreck Sovereign Smith Isaac of Brisbane/drowned/ship wreck Sovereign Snow Lt and Mrs and child murdered/New Zealand/she a sister of Capt.Harrison Somerville Mr seaman/drowned Brisbane/ship wreck Sovereign Strachan Thomas Cleghorn son of Robert/married Martha BOURNE Tomlinson Robert servant Darling Downs/died of snake bite Underwood J.C 52yo/died V.D.L unnamed Joe worked for Dr Ramsay/ drowned Brisbane/ship wreck Sovereign unnamed five men drowned Brisbane/ship wreck Sovereign unnamed cook and lady drowned 'Enterprise' at Sydney/Richmond River unnamed The Trotterman or The Protterman employee of Henty/drowned unnamed two men (builders) employed Gabo Island lighthouse/drowned unnamed male drowned River Wannon/near Ardens unnamed male died of thirst/Muray-Melbourne road unnamed married female husband employed by Cowie and Stead/she fell from a dray after leaving Geelong/her death White not stated lately arrived from VDL/possible ex-convict/ died in custody at Port Fairy/mate to Geelong Wiggins Sarah widow of John/married James HOLMAN Wilmot Mrs Augustus birth of son Wilson Mrs Isaac birth of son Windeyer Richard Barrister/died at Invermay Launceston/42yo Wood Henry seaman/drowned Brisbane/ship wreck Sovereign
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