by pppg | Jun 18, 2022 | Pioneers
I have been granted two membership certificates, one for Samuel Sherlock, my great-great-grandfather, and one for William Higgins, my great-grandfather. However, four names are linked in my story – Higgins, Sherlock, Price and Croft – and all are pioneers... by pppg | Jun 17, 2022 | Pioneers
Winifred Jane Nealis arrived at Melbourne on the 6th December 1848 aboard the “Lady Kennaway”. The orphan girls were taken from Williamstown on smaller boats up the Yarra River to the Immigrant Barracks on the west side of King Street, near Collins... by pppg | Jun 17, 2022 | Methods & Sources, Pioneers
Probate for settlers in the Port Phillip District was generally granted by either the Supreme Court of New South Wales or the Ecclesiastical Court in Sydney, N.S.W. These probate papers are now held by the Public Record Office of Victoria at their North Melbourne... by pppg | Jun 16, 2022 | Pioneers
The Paper Chase On receiving my great-great-grandmother, Dinah Davidson’s death certificate (1876) I saw that her father was Mark Coleman, farmer, and her mother was Mary Ann, maiden name Byrnes. This was to lead me into a wonderful adventure. Who were Mark and... by pppg | Jun 16, 2022 | Pioneers
Roman Catholic Priest Patrick Bonaventure Geoghegan was born in Dublin, Ireland, and was baptised in March 1805. After he was orphaned at an early age some of his relatives sought to have him raised as a Protestant, however a Franciscan priest arranged for his... by pppg | Jun 15, 2022 | Pioneers, Places
Jeremiah Coffee was resident in the Port Phillip District in 1838 and brought with him from Ireland a reference which stated that he was “competent to embrace and discharge any agricultural situation.” It would appear that this reference was valid....