George Missen (1811 - 1878)

Born 24 Apr 1811 in Cheveley, Cambridgeshire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Tweed) Mission — married 2 Jan 1834 in Cheveley, Cambridgeshire, England

Descendants

Died 1 Jan 1878 at age 66 in Bass, Victoria, Australia

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Biography

Birth

Marriage

He married Mary Tweed in Cheveley, Cambridgshire, on January 2, 1834.

Name: George Misson

Gender: Male

Marriage Date: 2 Jan 1834

Marriage Place: Cheveley,Cambridge,England

Spouse: Mary Tweed

FHL Film Number: 989594

Reference ID: pg 25 No 74^[1]

Residence

1851 - England Census. George aged 40, a brickmaker, is living with wife Mary aged 36 and daughters, Sally (?) 9, Eleanor, (3) and Maria 7 months, at Sketchworth (the place of his wife and children's birth. Birthplace for George is stated as Cheveley. They are sharing accommodation with married couple who are "lodgers">

Arrival

He arrived in Australia aboard the Omega at the age of 44 with wife Mary, (41) and children Ellen (6), and Maria (4). He is listed as a Brickmaker from Suffolk, and Baptist.

Name: George Misson

Nationality: English and Welsh

Arrival Age: 44

Birth Date: abt 1811

Departure Place: Southampton

Arrival Date: 4 May 1855

Arrival Place: Melbourne, Australia

Ship: Omega ^[2]

Death

He passed away in 1878 at the age of 68. ^[3]

Wills and Probate

George passed away Intestate and after his assets were put into administration, his assets of 169 (pound) were distributed to his three sons and his daughter Emily O'Meara.

Name: George Misson

Record Type: Probates

Death Date: 1 Jan 1878

Death Place: Bass

Occupation: Farmer

Grant Date: 6 Mar 1878

Grant: Administration

Grant Recipient: Emily OMeara ^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Ancestry.com. England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
2. ↑ Public Record Office Victoria; North Melbourne, Victoria; Register of Assisted Immigrants from the United Kindom (refer to microform copy, VPRS 3502); Series: VPRS 14Ancestry Document Viewer: Passenger Manifest
3. ↑ Death Record: 377 / 1878 Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages: Victoria, Australia (Name: George MISSION); (Place: NOT STATED, AUSTRALIA); (Birthplace: CAMB); (Mother: Alice JACOB); (Father: Thomas MISSION); (Spouse: Mary SWEED)
4. ↑ Public Record Office Victoria; North Melbourne, Victoria; Victorian Wills, Probate and Administration Records 1841-1925; Series: VPRS 7591 Ancestry Document Viewer: Probate

• Victoria, Australia, Assisted and Unassisted passenger lists 1839-1923