Edward John Harold Byfield (1811 - 1863)

Husband of Jane Eliza (Coates) Gregory — married 7 Jul 1841 in Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Descendants

Died 29 Jan 1863 at age 51 in Mahogany Creek, Western Australia

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Westmoreland, 1840

Biography

Edward came to Western Australia in the Westmoreland, ^[1]
arriving on 2 January 1840.

Perth, 1841

He married Jane Eliza Coates on 7 June 1841 in Perth.^[2]
They had eight children in twenty years.

In 1844 Edward was the licensee of the Mahogany Creek Inn, and^[1]
in 1845 was leasing land from the Habgood brothers.
He employed a Ticket of Leave tutor in 1863.

Inquirer and Commercial News (Perth, WA : 1855 - 1901), Wednesday 4 February 1863, page 2
DIED At Mahogany Creek, on the 29th January, Mr. Edward John Harrold Byfield, in his 52nd year.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} The Bicentennial Dictionary of Western Australians,
   pre-1829-1888, Volume 1 B; p. 429 [compiled by Rica Erickson]
2. ↑ "Australia Marriages, 1810-1980", (FamilySearch Record: XTZD-CZ5 : 28 January 2020), Edward John Herald Byfield, 1841.
3. ↑ https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/69137361