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Australian Pioneer Families

Families featured
William Maple, Alexander Marshall, Isaac Martin, Thomas Martin, Thomas Matthews,
Thomas Needham Mercer, Johann August Meyer, William Michael,
Thomas Miles, William Mills, David Windham Murray, James Murrell,

Maple

William Maple 1856 - 1937 aged 81 arrived 1877 from England wed 1879 #1744 to Bridget Kennedy 1859 - 1906 #8495 aged 49, and lived at Caulfield then Brighton

6 Children

1. Wm Albt Maple 1880 #14377
2. Frederick Maple 1883 #20539X1914
3. Margaret Maple 1886 #1583
4. John Maple 1887 #9666
5. Ilean Maple 1889 #18980
6. Thomas Maple 1898 #24456 - 1906 #4863 aged 7

Frederick Maple 1883 #20539 wed 1910 #1155 to Louisa Jane Ramage

2 Children

1. Fred Thos Maple 1910 #29998
2. Marie Empress Bridt Maple 1913 #15901

Marshall

Alexander Marshall wed 1857 #3125 to Catherine Mckirday (McCurdy) and settled at Daylesford

4 Children

1. George Harvey Mcfie Marshall 1858 #5076 lived 10 months
2. Archibald McCurdie Marshall 1859 #15577 lived 9 months
3. Alexander Marshall 1860 #21581
4. Robert Marshall 1863 #7497

Robert Marshall 1863 #7497 wed 1894 #4284 to Frances Brown 1871 - 1946 #18429 aged 75, and lived at St Kilda

1 Child

1. Doris Hamilton Marshall 1895 #24877

Doris Hamilton Marshall 1898 - 1864 #23996 aged 67, wed 1918 #3384R to Gladstone Salathiel 1898

1st Child

1. Lynette Moira Salathiel 1919 #5687

Martin

Isaac Martin came 1851 via Norwood, South Australia with Jane Cromie Garey (in Victoria Geary)

2 Children

1. Jane Ann Martin 1851-06-13 born at Norwood, SA
2. Arthur Isaac Martin 1860 #15775

Ann Jane Martin born in Adelaide wed 1872 #1360 to Charles Kean Cleaver 1849, 7 Children
Ann Jane Cleaver born in Adelaide, wed 1890 #5112 to James Smith

Martin

Thomas Martin wed at St Francis Roman Catholic church, Melbourne 1852 #1296 to Anne Mccormack and lived at Kilmore

7 Children

1. Mary Anne Martin 1860 #9419
2. Margaret Martin 1862 #21407
3. Ann Martin 1865 #9279 lived 3 years
4. John Martin 1867 #22489
5. Catherine Martin 1871 #9817
6. Celia Martin 1873 #24777
7. Anne Martin 1880 #3382

Cecilia Agnes Martin 1873 - 1946 #21820 aged 73, wed 1894 #5669 to James Bean,3 Children

Matthews

Thomas Matthews came c1865 with Mary Boyle and Mary, and lived at Allans Flat, then Woodend

6 Children

1. Mary Ann Dorothy Matthews 26 June 1854 - 11 September 1933 #16932 aged 79,
2. Twin George Matthews 1866 #18948
3. Twin Elizabeth Matthews 1866 #18949
4. Catherine Matthews 1869 #33
5. Joseph Matthews 1871 #897
6. Gideon Simond Matthews 1876 #13085

1. Mary Ann Matthews 1854 wed 22 December 1880 in Fitzroy Vic to George Croxford, 5 children

Mercer

Thomas Needham Mercer 1841 - 1900 #8822 aged 69, son of Elizth Arrowsmith and Thomas Mercer, came c1865 with Mary Ann Fletcher and lived at Maryborough

4 Children

1. Francis Needham Mercer 1866 #15831
2. Elizabeth Harrismith Mercer 1869 #16780
3. Jane Mercer 1871 #17526
4. Mary Ann Mercer 1873 #25120 wed 1900 #1154 to Louis Scheele

Francis Needham Mercer 1866 #15831 wed 1892 #3044 to Hannah Matilda Treble 1867, no known children

Meyer

Johann August Meyer wed 1861 #2327 to Charlotte Bennetto and lived at Amphitheatre then at Donald

6 Children

1. Henry August Meyer 1862 #12012
2. George Arthur Meyer 1864 - 1866 #3430
3. Magdalena Mary Meyer 1871 #15681
4. James Edward Meyer 1873 #1994
5. Oscar Noble Meyer 1880 #8082

1. Henry August Meyer 1862 #12012 wed 1885 #58 to Eliza Mead Hearn 1862 #7416 and lived at Donald

9 Children

1. Lillian Ruby Meyer 1886 #2322
2. Pearl Evelyn Meyer 1888 #2432 wed 1918 #4700 to Samuel Harry Cooper
3. Ada Lena Meyer 1889 #11713 - 1957 #8432 aged 68
4. Rhoda Emma Meyer 1890 #31793
5. Eliza Ila Meyer 1892 #22441
6. Henry Geo Meyer 1894 #28626 - 1928 #5386 aged 34
7. Albert Wm Meyer 1898 #25789
8. Charlotte Vera Meyer 1902 #9878
9. Flor Una Meyer 1904 #25213

Michael

William Michael 23, 1828 - 7 March 1896 born in Scotland, came to Australia Oct 1852 on the Wanata with Annie Grace Sheppard 25, 1830 - 26 Mar 1890 aged 62 daughter of Ann McLennan and James Michael Sheppard. They were employed till 1866 by Robert Cay then purchased land near Newbridge

6 Children

1. Mary Michael 1849 - 2 Aug 1921
2. Janet Michael 1850 - 31 Aug 1852
3. Son died 1 Dec 1852
4. Robert Cay Michael 1859 - 27 Aug 1938
5. Alexander Ross Michael 1860 #16283 - 1938
6. Annie Jessie Michael 1863 #17305 - 19 Sep 1936

Robert Cay Michael 1859 - 27 Aug 1938 wed 1886 #6486 to Annie Brown and lived at Tarnagulla before farming at Woodstock

1 Child

1. Norman Stanley Michael 1887 #32471

Norman Stanley Michael 1887 #32471 wed 1913 to Vera Cocks 1890

Miles

Thomas Miles from Leith wed 1870 #2202 to Matilda Augusta Blay (Bley) 1844 - 1882 #2221 aged 38, daughter of Elizabeth Fogarty and John Blay, and lived at Kyneton
Thomas Miles wed 1882 #5777 to Christina Bell MacNicol, no children registered to 1888

2 Children

1. Maggie Grace Miles 1872 #17088
2. William Augustus Miles 1875 #9982
3. Thomas Alexander Miles 1878 #3610
4. Percy Raymond Miles 1880 #3409

3. Thomas Alexander Miles 1878 #3610 wed 1903 to Edith Alice Ross 1880, only child Gilbert Thomas Miles 1904 born at Kyneton.

Mills

William Mills came c1858 with Elizabeth Wall 1835 - 1869 #6909 aged 34, daughter of Elizabeth Buckley and William P Wall, and lived at Jamieson

5 Children

1. Elizabeth Ellen Mills 1859 #20656
2. Mary Ann Mills 1861 #23584
3. William John Mills 1863 #19039 - 1879 #5165 aged 16
4. Martha Jane Mills 1865 #22669 - 1883 #11455 aged 18
5. Eliza Charlotte Mills 1868 #9800

1. Elizabeth Ellen Mills 1859 #20656 wed 1879 #4500 to Walter Brown from Liverpool, and lived at Jamison

1 child

1. Walter Brown 1883 #24286

5 Eliza Charlotte Wall Mills 1868 #9800 wed 1886 #4920 to Arthur Reuben Croxford lived at Violet Town

1 child

1. Elizabeth Matilda Croxford 1887 #24621 wed 1909 #3854 to Wm Stewart Watt

Murray

The Sea came May 1853 with 9 people surnamed Murray, David 24, infant, Jane's age is given as 47, Jessie Murray aged 27, Robert Murray aged 26, Isabella Murray aged 24, Margaret Murray aged 21, Elizabeth Murray aged 18, John Murray aged 16
Kenneth Murray born at Sea died 1854 #127 aged 9 months son of Isabella Johnston and Robert Murray Robert Murray died 1856 #4368 aged 28 of Nov, parents not named Jessie Ross and David Murray registered Jane Isabella Bentham Murray 1854 and Mary Ellen 1855

David Windham Murray came c1854 with Jane Forrester from Fifeshire and daughter Mary who died aged 20 months, and lived at Ashby which appears to be near Geelong

9 Children

1. Mary Murray 1852 - 1854 #4581 aged 20 months
2. Ann Emma Murray 1855 #7624 - 1886 #9297 aged 31
3. Jane Murray 1857 #15391
4. Elizabeth Murray 1860 #8408
5. Isabella Murray 1862 #14465
6. Margaret Forrester Murray 1864 #22026
7. Robert William Murray 1867 #8334 lived 8 months
8. Mary Louisa Murray 1868 #23550
9. William Forrester Murray 1871 #9186

Jane Murray 1857 #15391 wed 1878 #2582 to Ebenezer Ritchie 1856 #6853 born at Plenty, and lived at Geelong

6 Children

1. George Robert Ritchie 1879 #3036
2. Elizabeth Ritchie 1880 #15987
3. David Murray Ritchie 1882 #7972
4. Jane Ritchie 1884 #18187
5. Thomas Malcolm Ritchie 1886 #18520
6. Ann Emma Ritchie 1887 #30824

Isabella Murray 1862 #14465 wed 1887 #3522 to William Henry Griffin 1866 #14877 born at Geelong, 4 Children

Margaret Forrester Murray 1864 #22026 wed 1887 #3521 to William Brownbill 1864, 3 children

Murrell

From on Fri, 25 Apr 2008

Hi Elizabeth,
I stumbled across your website after entering James & Grace Murrell's name in google and was wondering if you would be agreeable to an exchange of information.
I believe that Grace Murrell nee Richards to be the first child of my g g grandfather Thomas Richards who leased / owned the property 'Opossum Point' near Tooma Nsw from c 1840 until his death in October 1850.
The couple were married "By Banns with the consent of the Governor" on 25th April 1848. James had secured his TOL passport on the 18th October 1847 on the recommendation of Commissioner Bingham.
NSW records have -
The death of James Murrell in 1870 #2381 at Albury, son of Mary and James, but gives no age.
Also the death of Grace Murrell 1870 #2380, died at Tumbarumba, dau of Thomas R, registered in Albury.
According to Grace's death certificate she died of "a tumour of the neck", a condition that had been ongoing for at least two years, I haven't as yet obtained the death certificate for James.

Regards
Arnie Fletcher, Albury Nsw

Thanks to Arnie's clues, I found Violence and Crime in Nineteenth century England, The Shadow of our Refinement, by John Carter Wood, Published in 2004.
The Chapter is titled 'Vigorous passions and decided actions', and half way down page 54, the author writes:- Work was another area of retributive customary violence, with labour disputes often taking the form of riots against an employer.
However such wrath was also directed against workers who cooperated with employers or who were in other ways seen as undermining the unity of the trade.
During an agricultural dispute in Norfolk in 1835, a group of men attacked two labourers who had taken employment with a farmer whose men had stopped work due to a dispute (30 - ASSA 36/2 Norfolk Summer 1835, R v Marsham, et al) John Hunter, a farmer, deposed,
'On Saturday the 27th day of June last he was requested by Thomas Hebgin of Great Bircham, farmer, to furnish him with some labourers as his own men had struck work for the week ... On the following Monday ... he went to Bircham with two men by the names of Collinson and Simmonds who had mounted two of Mr Hegbin's horses to go to work, and were proceeding to the field to plough [when] they were attacked by several persons, to the number of 20 at least, and violently and forcibly pulled off their horses.'
Although the mob also attacked Hunter and attempted to pull him off his horse, while threatening to murder him, he was able to ride away with Hegbin, who testified to the same events (31, introducing these notes.)
Page 161, 31 - Thomas Marsham, James Murrell and George Sadler were convicted and had the sentence of death recorded against them ASSA 33/12 Norfolk Summer 1835. This is a footnote for a paragraph on Page 54 outlining the dispute that led to the court case.

See James Murrell a web page where the author includes "our James" in her search for 'her James Murrell', giving us an unexpected treasure. Scroll down to her notes beginning
A James Murrell (convict) arrived on "Recovery 3", 14 years, born 1817, tried 1835, arrived NSW 1836 and including a description of James from the official records.

James Murrell as Murrel, at St James CofE, Melbourne, wed 1848 #5263 to Grace Richards born 1830 dau of Eliza and Thomas, baptised Mary 1853 at Church Of England, Albury and the others at Tumut. Grace's surname was first found from death records of her sons.

7 children

1. Mary A Murrell baptised 1853 at Church Of England, Albury and died 1858 aged 5
2. James Murrell 1858 - 1935 #12485 aged 76
3. George Murrell 1860
4. Mary Catherine Murrell 1862 wed 1889 #3503 to Thomas Kentin or Kenton, at Albury.
5. Henry Murrell registered at Albury, 1864 #4567 - 1945 #18275 aged 80
6. John Murrell registered at Albury, 1867 #4950 - 1937 #13510 aged 70
7. Fanny Murrell registered at Albury, 1868 #5137

James Murrell wed 1889 #3535 to Emily Gould at Albury, no chn registered in NSW
Mary C Murrell wed 1889 #3503 to Thomas Kentin or Kenton, at Albury, no chn registered in NSW.
Fanny Murrell wed 1896 #4917 to Leo Carver at Moama
Brothers wed Carkeek sisters

George Murrell 1860 from NSW wed 1882 #1853 to Jane Carkeek 1861 #5011 - 1939 #16021 aged 78, and lived at Corryong

3 children

1. Florence Irene Murrell 1883 #13060
2. George Leslie Murrell 1888 #2208
3. Esther Violet Murrell 1899 #2441

Henry Murrell 1864 from NSW wed 1883 #5636 to Alice Ann Carkeek 1864 #6058 - 1951 #20732 aged 87, and lived at Corryong

6 children

1. John Preston Murrell 1886 #9547
2. Josephine Eveline Murrell 1889 #30319
3. Sydney Murrell 1889 #9211 lived 1 month
4. Unnamed Female Murrell 1895 #11309 lived 1 day
5. Warren Jas Murrell 1898 #10335
6. Jessie Murrell 1900 #2513

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