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John Thomas Berryman (1825 - 1880)

John Thomas Berryman
Born in Bradworthy, Devon, England, United Kingdommap
Son of and
Brother of , and
Husband of — married 4 Mar 1851 in Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England, United Kingdommap
Descendants descendants
Father of , , , , , , and
Died at about age 55 in Mount Hollowback, Colony of Victoriamap
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Biography

John Berryman was born in 1825 in Bradworthy, Devon, England, United Kingdom. He was the son of Samuel Berryman and Dorothy Lee. [1]

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John Berryman migrated from England to Victoria.
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John married Elizabeth Martin on 4th March 1851 in St James' Parish Church, Kilkhampton, Cornwall. [2] The couple migrated to the Colony of Victoria (Australia) about 1853 with their first son, initially settling in Chilwell (now part of Geelong) before relocating to Ballarat in the early 1860s. In their adopted country a daughter and another six sons were born. Their daughter died in infancy.

Aged 54 years and having been widowered for three and a half years, he passed away on 15th January 1880 in Mount Hollowback, about ten kilometres north of Ballarat, Victoria. [3][4] He was survived by his seven sons.

Sources

  1. ↑ ascertained from death record
  2. ↑ UK FreeBMD Marriage Index Mar qtr 1851, vol 9, page 305; registered at Stratton
  3. ↑ Victoria Death Index #896/1880
  4. ↑ The Ballarat Courier (Vic. : 1869 - 1883; 1914 - 1918) 22 January 1880: 2. Web. 4 Oct 2019




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Hugh Batters
Emigrated to Australia with wife Elizabeth on the "John Knox" 24th March 1851. Paid £2 and landed at Geelong (Port Henry)14th July 1851. Became a carter taking people from Geelong to goldfields at Ballarat. Lived in Clarke St Chilwell (next to Newtown in Geelong). Obtained land at Mt Hollowback, 11km from Ballarat and became farmer in Dec 1871. Buried at Creswick Cemetery
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