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c1788 - c1850
c1815 - c1890
1816 - 1886
c1785 - c1860
1837 - c1838
1839 - 1917
1815 - 1876
1840 - c1895
1842 - c1920
1844 - 1914
1845 - 1845
1845 - 1845
1846 - 1927
1849 - 1933
1850 - 1852
1852 - 1852
1854 - c1929
| PRIEST, Jesse 1816 - 1886 |
| 1816/08/30 | BIRTH | |
| Born On: | 1816/08/30 | |
| Mother: | PACKHAM, Ann c1785 - c1860 | |
| Father: | PRIEST, William c1788 - c1850 | |
| Place: | England, Kent, Chatham | |
| Source: | List compiled by Jesse PRIEST | |
| 1816/09/22 | CHRISTENING | |
| Christened On: | 1816/09/22 | |
| Place: | Place of Christening not Recorded | |
| Dec Ref: | Parish Records Chatham 1816/09/22 (Copy Held) | |
| 1836/07/03 | MARRIAGE (i) | |
| Spouse: | EVANS, Frances Sarah 1815 - 1876 | |
| Married On: | Sunday, 03 July, 1836 | |
| Place: | St George in the East | |
| England, Middlesex, East London ?? | ||
| Source: | List compiled by Jesse PRIEST | |
| 1837/04/19 | BIRTH OF CHILD | |
| Born On: | 1837/04/19 | |
| Child: | PRIEST, William 1837 - c1838 | |
| Place: | England, Middlesex, Limehouse | |
| Source: | List compiled by Jesse PRIEST | |
| c1838/12 | DEATH OF CHILD | |
| Died On: | c1838/12 | |
| Child: | PRIEST, William 1837 - c1838 | |
| Place: | England, Middlesex, Limehouse | |
| Source: | List compiled by Jesse PRIEST | |
| 1839/03/20 | BIRTH OF CHILD | |
| Born On: | 1839/03/20 | |
| Child: | PRIEST, John 1839 - 1917 | |
| Place: | England, Middlesex, Limehouse | |
| Source: | List compiled by Jesse PRIEST | |
| 1840/12/07 | BIRTH OF CHILD | |
| Born On: | 1840/12/07 | |
| Child: | PRIEST, Ann Margaret 1840 - c1895 | |
| Place: | England, Middlesex, Limehouse | |
| Source: | List compiled by Jesse PRIEST | |
| 1842/01/17 | BIRTH OF CHILD | |
| Born On: | 1842/01/17 | |
| Child: | PRIEST, Henry George 1842 - c1920 | |
| Place: | England, Middlesex, Limehouse | |
| Source: | List compiled by Jesse PRIEST | |
| Jesse's hand-written notes are a little unclear - month of birth looks like 'Jany' . Both June and July appear elsewhere and are different. | |
| 1844/01/21 | BIRTH OF CHILD | |
| Born On: | 1844/01/21 | |
| Child: | PRIEST, David 1844 - 1914 | |
| Place: | England, Middlesex, Limehouse | |
| Source: | List compiled by Jesse PRIEST | |
| Jesse's hand-written notes are a little unclear - month of birth looks like 'Jany' . Both June and July appear elsewhere and are different. | |
| 1845/09/09 | BIRTH OF CHILD | |
| Born On: | 1845/09/09 | |
| Child: | PRIEST, Still-born twin 1 1845 - 1845 | |
| Place: | England, Middlesex, Limehouse | |
| Source: | List compiled by Jesse PRIEST - gender not known | |
| 1845/09/09 | BIRTH OF CHILD | |
| Born On: | 1845/09/09 | |
| Child: | PRIEST, Still-born twin 2 1845 - 1845 | |
| Place: | England, Middlesex, Limehouse | |
| Source: | List compiled by Jesse PRIEST - gender not known | |
| 1846/08/15 | BIRTH OF CHILD | |
| Born On: | 1846/08/15 | |
| Child: | PRIEST, Joseph Charles 1846 - 1927 | |
| Place: | England, Middlesex, Limehouse | |
| Source: | List compiled by Jesse PRIEST | |
| 1849/07/03 | BIRTH OF CHILD | |
| Born On: | 1849/07/03 | |
| Child: | PRIEST, Caroline Miriam 1849 - 1933 | |
| Place: | 8 Gun Lane | |
| England, Middlesex, Limehouse | ||
| Dec Ref: | UK 1849SEP/296 (Stepney) (Copy Held) | |
| Jesse PRIEST's hand-written notes give Caroline's birth as the same day in 1849. The official record probably had a better memory! | |
| It does call some of Jesse's other dates into question. | |
| 1850/06/17 | BIRTH OF CHILD | |
| Born On: | 1850/06/17 | |
| Child: | PRIEST, Phillip William 1850 - 1852 | |
| Place: | England, Middlesex, Limehouse | |
| Source: | List compiled by Jesse PRIEST | |
| 1851/03/30 | CENSUS FOR: 8 Gun Lane [England, Middlesex, Limehouse] | |
| Name of Person | RELN - Head | Cond - Marriage | Age | PROFESSION or OCCUPATION | WHERE BORN | |
| M | F | |||||
| Jeffery PRIEST | Head | Married | 35 | Sawyer | Kent, Chatham | |
| Frances PRIEST | Wife | Married | 35 | Kent, Chatham | ||
| John PRIEST | Son | Single | 12 | School | Middlesex, Limehouse | |
| Ann PRIEST | Dau | Single | 10 | School | Middlesex, Limehouse | |
| Mary PRIEST | Dau | Single | 8 | School | Middlesex, Limehouse | |
| David PRIEST | Son | Single | 6 | School | Middlesex, Limehouse | |
| Joseph PRIEST | Son | Single | 4 | School | Middlesex, Limehouse | |
| Caroline PRIEST | Dau | Single | 2 | School | Middlesex, Limehouse | |
| William GERRIS | Father | Married | 61 | Shipwright | Kent, Deal | |
| Ann GERRIS | Moth I/L | Married | 63 | Kent, Deal | ||
| There are several errors in this census record. | |
| The first entry is for Jesse (not Jeffery) PRIEST. | |
| The fifth entry is for a daughter named Mary. Mary does not appear in any other records. It is almost certainly Henry George PRIEST. He is the right age and it is hard to imagine an 8 year-old not living with his parents. | |
| Joseph was probably not at school at age 4 and, at age 2, Caroline would certainly not have been. | |
| The last two entries are thought to be for Frances's parents (EVANS not GERRIS) and so William would be Jesse's Father in Law rather than Father. | |
| 1852/06/01 | BIRTH OF CHILD | |
| Born On: | 1852/06/01 | |
| Child: | PRIEST, Mary May 1852 - 1852 | |
| Place: | England, Middlesex, Limehouse | |
| Source: | List compiled by Jesse PRIEST | |
| 1852/11/09 | DEATH OF CHILD | |
| Died On: | 1852/11/09 | |
| Child: | PRIEST, Phillip William 1850 - 1852 | |
| Place: | England, Middlesex, Limehouse | |
| Source: | List compiled by Jesse PRIEST | |
| 1852/11/16 | DEATH OF CHILD | |
| Died On: | 1852/11/16 | |
| Child: | PRIEST, Mary May 1852 - 1852 | |
| Place: | England, Middlesex, Limehouse | |
| Source: | List compiled by Jesse PRIEST | |
| 1854/11/25 | BIRTH OF CHILD | |
| Born On: | 1854/11/25 | |
| Child: | PRIEST, Eliza 1854 - c1929 | |
| Place: | England, Middlesex, Limehouse | |
| Source: | List compiled by Jesse PRIEST | |
| 1857/12/24 | RELOCATION TO: [Australia, Vic, Melbourne] | |
| Head/Sole Indi: | PRIEST, Jesse 1816 - 1886 | |
| Relocated From: | 8 Gun Lane | |
| England, Middlesex, Limehouse | ||
| Vessel: | British Trident | |
| Source: | Aus, Vic PRO - Passenger Manifest. | |
| Name of Accompanying Individual | Occupation | Age | Rel'n to Head | ||
| EVANS, Frances Sarah 1815 - 1876 | Wife | ||||
| PRIEST, John 1839 - 1917 | Son | ||||
| PRIEST, Ann Margaret 1840 - c1895 | Dau | ||||
| PRIEST, Henry George 1842 - c1920 | Son | ||||
| PRIEST, David 1844 - 1914 | Son | ||||
| PRIEST, Joseph Charles 1846 - 1927 | Son | ||||
| PRIEST, Caroline Miriam 1849 - 1933 | Dau | ||||
| PRIEST, Eliza 1854 - c1929 | Dau |
| This was an unassisted passage. One wonders at the cost and what drove Jesse and family to undertake this journey to the other side of the world. It is possible that the arrival of IRON ships may have been a factor as this was reducing the need for sawyers in the shipyards of the Thames. | |
| Many of the childrens' ages are understated on this manifest. Various souces suggest this was a common practice to reduce the cost of the passage. | |
| 1886/05/13 | DEATH | |
| Died On: | 1886/05/13 | |
| Place: | Armadale, 1 Sutherland Rd | |
| Australia, Vic, Melbourne | ||
| Dec Ref: | Aus, Vic 1886/6910 (Copy Held) | |
| Jesse committed suicide while living with his daughter Caroline and son-in-law Henry REYNOLDS at their home in Sutherland Rd, Prahran. | |
| Letters exchanged between Jesse and several of his children refer to his need for a 'mixture' from the chemist which may well have been Laudanum or some other opiate. The inquest (Nr 567 of 1886/05/25) included references to such an addiction. | |
| 1886/05/15 | FUNERAL | |
| Funeral On: | 1886/05/15 | |
| Celebrant: | E. W. MYER (Sp?) | |
| Place: | St Kilda Cemetery | |
| Australia, Vic, Melbourne | ||
| c1920 | DEATH OF CHILD | |
| Died On: | c1920 | |
| Child: | PRIEST, Henry George 1842 - c1920 | |
| Place: | Place of Death not Recorded | |