presented by Jenny Fawcett's Genseek Genealogy
Port Fairy & Portland Bay District
(Aug - Dec)1842
Births,Deaths and Marriages
Portland Mercury, for the year 1842.(August - December only).
Some of the references (as noted) are also for intercolonial or international B,D,M's, but the majority refer to
residents in the Port Fairy and Portland district.
Further Information from this index can be obtained from Jenny. General 'Lookups" not available.
All care taken in transcriptions, but obvious spelling errors might occur as original spelling is retained.
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Surname Firstname Reference: Aboriginal male killed/Winter's station Aboriginal Roger aka 'Tegara' and Calkpareete/executed Booth George son of Thomas/Portland/4yo/death Carstairs Mr overseer/Mr Purves ' station/death of Codd Mr murdered/by native Crookford/ Crockford Mr servant of F.Henty/death/Merino Downs Francis Mr (2)/of Francis & Petitt/Pyranees/murdered Freeman MR at Rickett's station/murdered by natives Jenkins Captain drowned Port Fairy/'Sally Ann' Jordan 6yo dau of Mr/Tasmania/death of Latrobe Mr brother of Gov. Latrobe/death of/late Clergyman in Moravian church. Matcham Mrs Catherine death of/at Kensington/wife of Geo of Ashfold Lodge, Sussex/daughter of Revd Edw.Nelson, Burnham Thorpe. McCulloch Harriett wife of Robert/Paranyallocok - Lake Bolac/death McKenzie Donald murdered by natives Orton Revered Joseph death of. Osburne J brother of Geo of Portland/death of Smith John died hostpial Launceston/VDL/inquest held/ lately in gaol unknown 'Harry' servant of H.Patterson/Grange/death & Inquest unnamed shepherd on Desailly's station/murdered by natives? unnamed servant of Mr Norris/presumed murdered by natives
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