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Ephraim Peach, William Peck, William Penrose, Richard Pettit,
John Phillips, George Pilley, Giles Powell,

Peach

Ephraim Peach wed 1856 #3424 to Edith Hailstone, and lived at Donnybrook and later at Stanley
Edith Hailstone aged 20 came Jul 1855 on the Samarang See new Peach web page

Peck

E C Spaulding came April 1853 on the Albus, William Peck came July 1853 on the Grecian Queen

William Peck wed c1854 to Emma Spaulding, and lived at Fryers Ck and later Landsborough

6 Children

1. Helena Peck 1855 #11551
2. Wm Peck 1857 - 1887 #10731 aged 30
3. George Peck 1860 #9667 wed 1886 #498 to Sarah Jane Wells
4. Emma Peck 1863 #8678
5. John Peck 1865 #9386
6. Susanna Peck 1870 #3225

4. Emma Peck 1863 #8678 wed 1885 #3 to John Schmidt from Germany and lived at Landsborough

5 Children

1. Annie Louisa Schmidt 1885 #19003
2. John William Schmidt 1887 #21065
3. Emma May Schmidt 1889 #13826
4. Chas Ernt Schmidt 1892 #8182
5. Hettie Helena Schmidt 1894 #30645 - 1947 #10445 aged 52

1. Annie Louisa Schmidt 1885 #19003 wed 1911 #6676 to Frederick Stephen Tynan, 5 children

5. Hettie Helena Schmidt 1894 #30645 - 1947 #10445 aged 52 wed 1920 #7005 to Albert James Tynan 1887 #27406 - 1937 #12324 aged 50, 1 child

Penrose

Penrose William 21 born c1844 came Feb 1864 on the Yorkshire
appears to be William Penrose 1832 - 1876 #12430 aged 44 from Cornwall
Penrose Wm 23 born c1849 came Jul 1872 on the Somersetshire

William Penrose from Cornwall wed 1876 #36 to Sarah Hedger 1858 #14029 - 1881 #3522 aged 23, died at Bealiba, 3 daughters, the third died 1881 #3523 aged 1 day
William Penrose wed 1886 #2556 to Matilda Jane Berryman 1862 #9227 - 1940 #12618 aged 78,

3 Children
of Sarah

1. Mabel Anne Penrose 1877 #4047
2. Mary Ellen Penrose 1879 #13792
3. Sarah Penrose 1881 #7094 lived 1 day

6 Children
of Matilda

4. William Leslie Penrose 1887 #4569 lived 7 months
5. Janie Beatrice Penrose 1888 #20132
3. Ruby Ethel Penrose 1890 #3120
7. Wm Victor Penrose 1891 #22505
8. Clarence Stephen Penrose 1896 #12541
9. Miriam Edith Penrose 1901 #10929

Mary Annie Penrose 1857 - 1936 #1093 aged 79 died at Melb, wed 1881 #416 to Henry Penrose

Pettit

Richard Pettit 1825 - 1892 #8282 aged 67, son of Mary Matthews and Jno Edwick Pettit, died at St Arnaud
Richard Pettit came with his son Richard who wed 1879 to Eliza Jane Meyer and lived at St Arnaud
Richard Pettit 1856 - 1911 #10984 aged 55, son of Hannah Barry and Richard Pettit, wed 1879 #249 to Eliza Jane Meyer 1858 - 1937 #18810 aged 79, and lived at St Arnaud

10 Children

1. Olivia Pettit 1880 #5198
2. Richard Pettit 1882 #5603 - 1943 #22717 aged 61
3. Lily Pettit 1883 #26712 - 1934 #12747 aged 50
4. Florence Evelyn Pettit 1886 #22208
5. Harold Pettit 1888 #33534
6. Albt Alexr Pettit 1890 #27784
7. Maud Meyer Pettit 1891 #27778
8. Laura Barry Pettit 1893 #35360 - 1971 #7791 aged 77
9. Jarvis Edwick Pettit 1895 #7205
10. Jas Robt Barry Pettit 1897 #22862 - 1912 #12213 aged 15

1. Olivia Pettit 1880 #5198 wed 1916 #7585 to Jno Wyndham Morgan who could be John Wyndham Morgan 1887 #10419 son of Helen Williams and William Llewellyn Morgan born at Daylesford.

2. Richard Pettit 1882 #5603 - 1943 #22717 aged 61, wed 1907 #3892 to Anna Elizth Brisbane and she then wed Ballantyne

4 Children

1. Anna Olivia Pettit 1909 #6479
2. Richard Pettit 1910 - 1973 #28361 aged 63
3. William Brisbane Pettit 1912 #15661
4. Mavis Pettit 1913 #16819

3. Lily Pettit 1883 #26712 - 1934 #12747 aged 50 wed 1910 #2648 to John Baker Tonkin 1872 #26547 - 24 Feb 1960 aged 88, son of Caroline Baker wed 1870 #124 to Hugh Glewis Tonkin from Cornwall. John Baker Tonkin also wed Jane Dunstan then Amy Blanche Gardiner

4. Florence Evelyn Pettit 1886 #22208 wed 1915 #9461 to Andrew Ernest Mair 1887 #14022 son of Sarah Ann Morgan and Andrew Mair born at Prahan

5. Harold Pettit 1888 #33534 - 1948 #21511 aged 60, wed 1914 #2955 to Chtte May Willoughby 1892 - 1969 #4326 aged 77, and lived at Ouyen then St Arnaud

3 Children

1. Elva May Pettit 1914 #34224
2. Harold Pettit 1916 #33515
3. Robert Edwick Pettit 1919 #14910

6. Albt Alexr Pettit 1890 #27784 - 1932 #3313 aged 42, wed 1916 #4568 to Ivy Eileen Hegney 1892 - 1946 #8749 aged 54, daughter of Jane Wilson and William Martin Hegney, and lived at Castlemaine

1st Child

1. Doreen Jane Pettit 1919 #25915

9. Jarvis Edwick Pettit 1895 #7205 - 1953 #4632 aged 58, wed 1920 #8324R to Vera Valona Robbins

1st Child

1. Jack Edwick Pettit 1920 #31067

Phillips

John Phillips came c1855 with and Ann Draper and lived first at Kildare and later at Steiglitz

10 Children

1. Alfred Phillips 1856 #8996
2. Emma Phillips 1858 #17432
3. Edwin Phillips 1861 #4154
4. Henry Phillips 1864 #4182
5. Laura Phillips 1865 #23865
6. Walter Phillips 1867 #23596
7. Alice Phillips 1870 #4156
8. Edith Phillips 1872 #12357
9. Ernest Phillips 1874 #5632
10. Herbert Phillips 1876 #26125

6. Walter Phillips 1867 #23596 - 1952 #17176 aged 84, wed 1891 #5719 to Isabella Twite 1869 - 1942 #30138 aged 73, both died at Maryborough

Pilley

John Pilley wed 24 Dec 1821 to Harriet Hinton at St Mary-De-Lode'S, Gloucester, Gloucester, England and all the children were Christened at Wesl Ebenezer Chap, Cheltenham, Gloucester, England

7 children

1. John Hinton Pilley Birth: 17 Feb 1823 Christening: 03 Jun 1823 son of Harriott and John
2. William Pilley Birth: 24 Mar 1825 Christening: 01 Jun 1825 son of Elizabeth and John
3. George Pilley Birth: 09 Jul 1827 Christening: 04 Sep 1827 son of Hannah and John
4. Harriott Pilley - Christening: 05 Jul 1831 dau of Harriott and John
5. Mary Jane Pilley - Christening: 30 Aug 1829 dau of Harriott and John
6. Robert Hinton Pilley Christening: 30 Aug 1829 son of Harriott and John
7. Josiah Hinton Pilley c1831

on 4 May 2008 has sent a copy of the death certificate of 14 month old George Benjamin Pilley who died by Asphyxia and was buried at Sea in a Protestant service led by Captain John Mckerlie, shows he died at 40"22'S and 13"20'W on 30 August 1857
The Blackwall had sailed from London on 9 July and arrived at Hobson Bay (Melbourne) on 16 October
Days at sea - 22 + 31 + 30 + 16 = 99, and the child died and was buried on Day 51 of being at Sea.
40"22'S and 13"20'W shows Captain John McKerlie was just south and east of the volcanic island Tristan da Cunha, named after the Portugese sailor who sighted them in 1506 - the main island ( 37°6' S, 12°16' W) (area: 98 km², 38 sq mi) in those days occupied by a British military garrison, with civilian whalers, and a stopping port for journeys from Europe before the Suez Canal was opened in 1869.
This is in the South Atlantic Ocean, west of Africa, on the same latitude as Bass Strait, the water between Victoria and Tasmania, and on the traditional 'Roaring Forties' route, the Clipper Route followed by ships sailing between England and Australia/New Zealand.

2. William Pilley c1823 son of John Pilley, wed 15 Nov 1843 to Sarah Wesley c1823 dau of John Wesley (both aged 20), at All Saints, Derby, Derby, England
Sarah Wesley Birth: 29 Jan 1824 Christening: 18 Apr 1824 at Wirksworth, Derby, England dau of John Wesley wed 24 Jul 1817 to Ann Simms at Wirksworth, Derby, England
William Pilley c1826 came Oct 1857 on the Blackwall aged 31 with Sarah Pilley aged 30, born c1827, with 4 children, John 11, William 10, Harriet 8 and infant George B,
They appear to have returned to UK - Pilley ---- Mr A(dult) on the European in May 1858 to Southampton

5 children

1. John Pilley c1844 - John Wesley Pilley registered 1844 Mar quarter, Vol 19, page 464, in Belper, Derbyshire
2. William Pilley 1846 known to be 16 in 1861 UK Census.
3. Harriet Pilley June quarter 1849
4. George Benjamin Pilley Sep quarter 1856 - 1857 #200M lived 14 months, died at Sea
5. Alice born 1859 in Cheltenham, UK

From on Mon, 28 Apr 2008

Hi, I descend from William Pilley's son John Wesley - his daughter Mary May Pilley born 1881 was my paternal grandmother.
I was interested to see that you have evidence of William coming to Australia with his family in 1857. This is completely new to me as the 1861 census shows him back in London. I also had no idea about William Pilley's son William dying and there being a George Benjamin Pilley born in 1856 and a second William Pilley born in 1857. The next child I have after Harriet is Alice born 1859 in Cheltenham.
I'd be really interested to hear more about the Australian connection although I did know about William's brothers Josiah and George coming to Australia. I have plenty of info on the family in England if you have any gaps and also a good contact for Josiah Pilley who returned to England (he descends from George Dembinski).
Many thanks and I hope to hear from you, John Turner

7. Josiah Pilley 21 (born c1831) came Dec 1853 on the Launceston - can not find when he returned to UK
Marriages Sep 1855 - Josiah Pilley and Ellen Thornton in Thanet Vol 2a page 913. The district Thanet is in the county of Kent
The Sultana from Liverpool came 12 Jan 1856 with John H Pilley 24 and Helen Pilley 23 who were Sterage passengers (ship arrival recorded in 'Port Phillip Herald', only 13 adults in Cabin listed, were also 205 in steerage)
George Dembinski Pilley was born at Sea 1856, son of Ellen Thornton and Josiah Pilley
Ellen Thornton had another child, and her husband's name is shown as Josiah Hinton Pilley
And the family returned to UK - Pilley Josh 30 on the Laurence Brown in Aug 1863 travelling to Port Chalmers

2 children

1. George Dembinski Pilley 1856 #670 born at Sea
2. John Ernest Thornton Pilley 1858 #853 - 1858 #950 lived 3 months

3. George Pilley Birth: 09 Jul 1827 Christening: 04 Sep 1827 at Wesley Ebenezer Chap, Cheltenham, Gloucester, England son of Hannah (Harriet Hinton) and John Pilley
George Pilley 24 (born c1828) came Nov 1852 on the Ballarat - can not find when he returned to UK
Marriages Dec 1858 - George Pilley and Louisa Ruck in Cheltenham Vol 6a Page 815. The district Cheltenham is in the county of Gloucestershire
George Pilley 1828 - 1919 #19110 aged 91, son of George Pilley, and Louisa Ruck 1837 - 1908 #15437 aged 71, daughter of Hart Spence and Unknown Ruck, came May 1859 on the Kent and lived at Melbourne then St Kilda

11 children

1. Harriet Louisa Pilley 1859 #17459 - 1860 #799 lived 7 months
2. George Hinton Pilley 1860 #18808
3. Alice Marion Pilley 1862 #9506 lived 9 years
4. Albert Edward Pilley 1863 #16042 (see letter below)
5. Herbert Leslie Pilley 1865 #11725
6. Fredrick William Pilley 1866 #18188
7. Edith Maud Pilley 1869 #9775
8. Ernest Arthur Pilley 1872 #3543 lived 6 months
9. Flor Louisa Pilley 1873 #25651
10. Mabel Somerset Pilley 1876 #5466
11. Walter Reginald Pilley 1878 #19391

2. George Hinton Pilley 1860 #18808 wed 1888 #2481 to Annie Maud Wolstenholme 1867 - 1942 #4786 aged 75,

4 children

1. Annie (Annice) Maude Pilley 1890 #8032
2. Geo Wolstenholm Pilley 1891 #37414 lived 10 days
3. Twin Roy Leslie Hinton Pilley 1893 #32053
4. Twin Doris Edith Flor Pilley 1893 #32054 lived 6 months

1. Annie (Annice) Maude Pilley 1890 #8032 wed 1912 #10741 to Chas Horie Kernot who appears to be Charles Home Kernot 1885 #17439 born at Essendon

5. Herbert Leslie Pilley 1865 #11725 - 1952 #6945 aged 87, wed 1896 #6813 to Sarah Edith Turner 1871 - 1939 #5243 aged 68, no known children

7. Edith Maud Pilley 1869 #9775 wed 1891 #3711 to Geo Hy Newman

3 Children

1. Rupert Geo Newman 1892 #30136
2. Kenneth Fossey Newman 1895 #4611
3. Geoffrey Clifford Newman 1900 #11580

9. Flor Louisa Pilley 1873 #25651 - 1942 #13638 aged 69 wed 1896 #2895 to Earnest Jno Bayley and lived in Hawthorn

2 children

1. Wm Geo Bayley 1897 #26967 - 1961 #8831 aged 65
2. Ernt Keith Bayley 1900 #27054

10. Mabel Somerset Pilley 1876 #5466 wed 1907 #3824 to Saml Edwd Byrne Grimwood

11. Walter Reginald Pilley 1878 #19391 - 1954 #13142 aged 76, wed 1907 #3823 to Ruby Persia Southey 1886 - 1944 #276 aged 58, and lived at Campbells Ck then Castlemaine

2 children

1. Walt Geo Pilley 1908 #17382 lived 1 month
2. Nancy Maie Pilley 1910 #9837

From Lisa Mihaljevic on Fri, 14 Jul 2006, email bounced 29 Apr 08

Hi Elizabeth, Yes Albert did leave Victoria, he went to NSW actually he went to Goulburn NSW I know he was a chemist & owned A shop in Goulburn then in Sydney. He died in Sydney in 1924. He married in Goulburn in 1892 to Isobel Hedridge. They had 2 children Maie Louisa Pilley & Hugh Alexander Pilley.
Hugh is my pop, he is my father's father.
I am noticing u think George's parents are John & Hannah I used to think this, until another Pilley researcher from Wales informed me the mother's name is Harriet not Hannah. Harriet Hinton is her name & gels with why the Pilley boys have Hinton in their name. I can tell u more if u like. I am finding Victorian sites aren't very helpful eg: pay for bdm, nsw is free. This is why I haven't a lot because vic is harder.
I have more info about England than Vic. Write back.

Powell

Giles Powell came c1862 with Eliza Mccarthy and lived at Carlton then Healsville

9 children

1. Elizabeth Grace Powell 1863 #21685
2. Jane Powell 1865 #3769 lived 1 day
3. Louisa Mary Powell 1866 #9782
4. Kate Isabella Powell 1868 #10616
5. Giles Powell 1869 #23703
6. William Powell 1871 #17722
7. Oliver Alfred Powell 1872 #23749
8. Hector Powell 1875 #2956 lived 2 months
9. Edith Evelyn May Powell 1877 #9443

1. Elizabeth Grace Powell 1863 #21685 wed 1888 #6501 to Albert James Hince 1868 #3722 born at Melbourne

3. Louisa Mary Powell born at Carlton, wed 1888 #124 to Wilhelm Ramm, 3 Children

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