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| PRIEST, Henry George 1842 - c1920 |
| 1842/01/17 | BIRTH | |
| Born On: | 1842/01/17 | |
| Mother: | EVANS, Frances Sarah 1815 - 1876 | |
| Father: | PRIEST, Jesse 1816 - 1886 | |
| 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. | |
| c1842/02 | CHRISTENING | |
| Christened On: | c1842/02 | |
| 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. | |
| c1920 | DEATH | |
| Died On: | c1920 | |
| Place: | Place of Death not Recorded | |