| PRIEST, John 1839 - 1917 |
| 1839/03/20 | BIRTH | |
| Born On: | 1839/03/20 | |
| Mother: | EVANS, Frances Sarah 1815 - 1876 | |
| Father: | PRIEST, Jesse 1816 - 1886 | |
| Place: | England, Middlesex, Limehouse | |
| Source: | List compiled by Jesse PRIEST | |
| c1839/04 | CHRISTENING | |
| Christened On: | c1839/04 | |
| Place: | Place of Christening not Recorded | |
| 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. | |
| 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. | |
| 1871 | MARRIAGE (i) | |
| Spouse: | CURTIS, Caroline Emily Constance c1846 - c1914 | |
| Married On: | 1871 | |
| Place: | Armadale | |
| Australia, Vic, Melbourne | ||
| c1873 | BIRTH OF CHILD | |
| Born On: | c1873 | |
| Child: | PRIEST, John c1873 - c1919 | |
| Place: | Place of Birth not Recorded | |
| Source: | Father's Death Certificate | |
| c1877 | BIRTH OF CHILD | |
| Born On: | c1877 | |
| Child: | PRIEST, Thomas William c1877 - c1952 | |
| Place: | Australia, Vic, Benalla | |
| Dec Ref: | Aus, Vic 1877/700 | |
| c1878 | BIRTH OF CHILD | |
| Born On: | c1878 | |
| Child: | PRIEST, Joseph William c1878 - c1943 | |
| Place: | Australia, Vic, Horsham | |
| Dec Ref: | Aus, Vic 1878/3245 | |
| 1880 | BIRTH OF CHILD | |
| Born On: | 1880 | |
| Child: | PRIEST, Daisy C. 1880 - c1955 | |
| Place: | Australia, NSW, Wagga Wagga | |
| Source: | NSW Cert 1880/25919 & Father's death cert | |
| c1883 | BIRTH OF CHILD | |
| Born On: | c1883 | |
| Child: | PRIEST, Mary May c1883 - c1884 | |
| Place: | Australia, Vic, Musk | |
| Dec Ref: | Aus, Vic 1883/11434 | |
| c1884 | DEATH OF CHILD | |
| Died On: | c1884 | |
| Child: | PRIEST, Mary May c1883 - c1884 | |
| Place: | Place of Death not Recorded | |
| Source: | Est - did not survive her father so probably died as an infant | |
| c1884 | BIRTH OF CHILD | |
| Born On: | c1884 | |
| Child: | PRIEST, Henry George c1884 - c1885 | |
| Place: | Australia, Vic, Musk | |
| Dec Ref: | Aus, Vic 1884/26511 | |
| c1885 | DEATH OF CHILD | |
| Died On: | c1885 | |
| Child: | PRIEST, Henry George c1884 - c1885 | |
| Place: | Australia, NSW, Grafton | |
| Source: | Est - did not survive his father so probably died as an infant | |
| 1917/07/09 | DEATH | |
| Died On: | Monday, 09 July, 1917 | |
| Place: | Glenugie (Near Sth Grafton) | |
| Australia, NSW, Grafton | ||
| Dec Ref: | Aus, NSW 1917/013169 (Copy Held) | |
| 1917/07/09 | FUNERAL | |
| Funeral On: | Monday, 09 July, 1917 | |
| Celebrant: | Herbert J. WILLIAMS | |
| Place: | South Grafton Cemetry | |
| Australia, NSW, Grafton | ||
| Source: | Death Cert | |
| c1919 | DEATH OF CHILD | |
| Died On: | c1919 | |
| Child: | PRIEST, John c1873 - c1919 | |
| Place: | Australia, NSW, Ulmarra (Near Grafton) | |
| Source: | NSW BDM search 1919/11680 | |
| c1943 | DEATH OF CHILD | |
| Died On: | c1943 | |
| Child: | PRIEST, Joseph William c1878 - c1943 | |
| Place: | Place of Death not Recorded | |
| Source: | Est: Died aged 75 | |
| c1952 | DEATH OF CHILD | |
| Died On: | c1952 | |
| Child: | PRIEST, Thomas William c1877 - c1952 | |
| Place: | Place of Death not Recorded | |
| Source: | Est: Died aged 75 | |
| c1955 | DEATH OF CHILD | |
| Died On: | c1955 | |
| Child: | PRIEST, Daisy C. 1880 - c1955 | |
| Place: | Place of Death not Recorded | |
| Source: | Est: Died aged 75 | |
