Caroline was born 1838 in Mattishall Burgh, Norfolk, England, the daughter of Francis Webster Beckham (1808-1898) and Mary Ann Caley (1813-1889).
Her father, Francis Beckham, was charged with sheep stealing on 1 Jul 1843 at North Tuddenham, Norfolk. He arrived in Australia aboard the ship "Sir George Seymour" at Point Henry on 22 March 1845, Geelong, one of 176 exiles, including his brother Henry BECKHAM after having been convicted together. These exiles were from the Pentonville Probationary Prison. Francis and Henry BECKHAM, brothers arrived at Geelong in 1845 and went to work as shepherds for Henry GIBB, a squatter in the Lake Bolac/Mortlake area. They took up land at Murgheboluc, near Geelong, where their wives and families joined them from Norfolk, England, in 1849, arriving on the Panama. [1].
In 1870, in Victoria, she married George Norman (1835-1904). [2]
They had 4 or more children (born Skipton, Victoria):—[3]
George died in 1904.
Caroline passed away in 1916, aged 77 [78y 0m 7d]. [4] F=Francis Bechham, M=unknown.
She was buried with George in the Colac Cemetery on 21st August 1916. [6]
Family name | Given name | Age | Ship | Date arrived | Book no. | Page |
BECKHAM | MARY A K | 35 | PANAMA | 1849-08 | 4A | 152 |
BECKHAM | THOS | 17 | PANAMA | 1849-08 | 4A | 152 |
BECKHAM | MARY ANN | 15 | PANAMA | 1849-08 | 4A | 152 |
BECKHAM | SARAH ANN | 13 | PANAMA | 1849-08 | 4A | 152 |
BECKHAM | CAROLINE | 11 | PANAMA | 1849-08 | 4A | 152 |
BECKHAM | SUSANNAH | 7 | PANAMA | 1849-08 | 4A | 152 |
BECKHAM | MARIA | 5 | PANAMA | 1849-08 | 4A | 152 |
BECKHAM | DIANA | Inf. | PANAMA | 1849-08 | 4A | 152 |
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BECKHAM | MARY ANNE | 45 | PANAMA | 1849-08 | 4A | 152 |
BECKHAM | JAMES | 15 | PANAMA | 1849-08 | 4A | 152 |
BECKHAM | ELIZABETH | 13 | PANAMA | 1849-08 | 4A | 152 |
BECKHAM | ANNE | 11 | PANAMA | 1849-08 | 4A | 152 |
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