Sampson Morris Oliver (1833 - 1881)

Born 1 Dec 1833 in Ludgvan, Cornwall, England, UK

Husband of Genepher Jane (Roberts) Oliver — married 22 May 1854 in Camborne, Cornwall, England, UK

Descendants

Died 2 Sep 1881 at age 47 in Ironbark Sandhurst Goldfield, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia

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Biography

Sampson Oliver came free to the Colony of South Australia (1836-1900)

Sampson Oliver migrated from England^[1] to Australia^[2].

Child of Michael Oliver and Jane Oliver born 1833. Married Genepher 'Jane' Roberts. Died age 47 at Ironbark Sandhurst Goldfield, Bendigo.^[1][2]

Sampson Oliver a 20 year old miner from Cornwall and his wife, listed as Jennifer, immigrated to the South Australian Colony on the William Prowse in 1854. They arrived with their infant daughter Mary, at Port Adelaide on the 18th of August 1854.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1}
   England Census 1851 • Retrieved 23 Oct 2015

   Town: Camborne • County/Island: Cornwall • Country: England • Street address: 18 Union Street Camborne • Registration district: Redruth • Sub-registration district: Camborne • ED, institution, or vessel: 1c • Household schedule number: 18 • Piece: 1916 • Folio: 85 • Page Number: 5
   Household Members:

   1. Michael Oliver Age 57 • Head • POB Cury, Cornwall, England • Occupation Copper Miner
   2. Jane Oliver Age 45 • Wife • POB Cury, Cornwall, England
   3. Thomas Oliver Age 20 • Son • POB Ludgvan, Cornwall, England
   4. Samson M Oliver Age 17 • Son • POB Ludgvan, Cornwall, England
   5. Richard Jasper Age 24 • Son-in-law • POB Germoe, Cornwall, England
   6. Ann Jasper Age 24 • Daughter • POB St Hilary, Cornwall, England
   7. Richard Jasper Age 04 • Grandson • POB Germoe, Cornwall, England
   8. Grace O Jasper Age 02 • Granddaughter • POB Camborne, Cornwall, England

2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1}
   Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985 • Retrieved 23 Oct 2015

   Name: Sampson Oliver • Birth Year: abt 1833 • Age: 48 • Death Place: Sandhurst, Victoria • Father's name: Sampson Morris Mother's name: Jane • Registration Year: 1881 • Registration Place: Victoria • Registration Number: 8792

• ship William Prowse, 602 tons, Captain Williams, from Plymouth 25th May 1854, arrived at Port Adelaide, South Australia 19th August 1854 from THE SHIPS LIST Transcribed and submitted by Robert Janmaat. first accessed online on the 6th of October, 2023 at: http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/australia/williamprowse1854.shtml

• Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 06 October 2023), memorial page for Sampson Oliver (unknown–4 Sep 1881), Find a Grave Memorial ID Find A Grave: Memorial #211320437, citing Bendigo Public Cemetery, Bendigo, Greater Bendigo City, Victoria, Australia; Maintained by ! woowoo (contributor 49949980). (note there is no gravestone photograph as yet)