by admin | Apr 22, 2022 | Pioneers
Charles Naylor was born 10 April 1837 at Port Phillip but you won’t find his name in any of the early church records for the new settlement. He was the son of Corporal John Naylor, of the 4th (The King’s Own) Regiment of Foot (yes the same regiment as... by admin | Apr 22, 2022 | Pioneers
Pioneer Settler, “Tarrawingee” The earthly remains of one of the earliest settlers of north-east Victoria lie beneath a partly demolished tomb in a forlorn old cemetery at the outer Sydney suburb of Prospect, near Parramatta. William Bowman died on 20th... by admin | Apr 22, 2022 | History
Master Of The Schooner “Enterprise” Last year I received a letter from a Mr. Eric Dickson, of Taunton, Somerset, in England, who was seeking information about his ancestor, Captain Peter Hunter, the master of John Pascoe Fawkner’s... by admin | Apr 22, 2022 | Pioneers
Henry Batman, the brother of John Batman, was married on Thursday the 6th March 1834 in the Court House in Campbell Town, Van Diemen’s Land. But who did he marry? The register states that he married Catherine Dutton, spinster, of the Campbell Town District. This... by admin | Apr 22, 2022 | Pioneers
My great great grandparents, William Timbrel Trotman and Kezia (nee Williams) married in Painswick, Gloucestershire. When they arrived in Melbourne in 1841 they had 3 children: Joseph aged 3, Ann 1 3/4 and Enoch 6 months. William described their ship... by admin | Apr 13, 2022 | Methods & Sources
Background Ken Smith has indexed the names of insolvents that he comes across when searching early land records in the Registrar Generals Office. As the records of insolvency’s prior to 1856 appear to no longer exist, this will be an important and interesting...