by pppg | Jul 7, 2022 | Pioneers
Thomas Croft, more than anyone else, was involved in the running of St. James Burial Ground (now known as the Old Melbourne Cemetery) during the time it was open to the general public for burials from 1838 to 1854. Thomas was born c.1795 in Benenden, near Cranbrook,... by pppg | Jul 7, 2022 | Pioneers
Centenarian or Not? In her obituary my three times great grandmother Margaret Sandiman was claimed to be 100 years and 6 months old at the time of her death in June 1909. This was a truly remarkable claim for someone born in the early nineteenth century, however it... by pppg | Jul 7, 2022 | Methods & Sources, Pioneers
Beverley Jacobson, who at present is the Honorary Secretary of the Port Phillip Pioneers Group, claimed membership of the group by supplying relevant proof of descendancy from her great great grandfather, Nicholas Emellen, his wife, and parents-in-law. Nicholas... by pppg | Jul 7, 2022 | Pioneers
I am descended from a family of ‘green thumbs,’ but sadly, I didn’t inherit any of their natural talent. My 4xgreat grandfather Guy Cole was obviously an adventurous type because when he immigrated to Australia in 1849, he was 79 years old! He was baptised in 1773 at... by pppg | Jul 7, 2022 | Pioneers
JOHN WOOD FLEMING 1837-1919 John Wood Fleming is my great grandfather. He is truly a Port Phillip Pioneer. He was one of the first eight white children born in the new Port Phillip Colony, on the banks of the Yarra River, 150 meters east of where Princes Bridge was to... by pppg | Jul 7, 2022 | Pioneers, Places
A member of The Friends of the St. Kilda Cemetery, Elizabeth Hore, enjoys taking people on tours of the Cemetery which was set out by Robert Hoddle in 1851. The first interment was on 1 May 1855, with the burial of a young girl named Charlotte Green. Over time there...