George Chislett (1829 - 1916)

Born 4 Feb 1829 in Stoke sub Hamdon, Somerset, England, United Kingdom

Husband of Hope (Stagg) Chislett — married 1852 in Yeovil, Somerset, England, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 3 Aug 1916 at age 87 in Cudgee, Victoria, Australia

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Biography

George was born 1827. He married Hope in Yeovil in q 3 1852 ^[1][2]

He died in 1916 at Cudgee.

An old pioneer of the district passed away in the person of Mr. George Chislett, sen., a highly respected resident, at the advanced age of 89 years, (writes our Allansford correspondent). The deceased came to Australia in the early fifties in the ship, "Black Eagle"and landed at Geelong. At that time the whole of the district was an immense forest, and there were not many settlers about. He first went to Ballarat, being attracted by the great gold rush. He settled in the Mt. Elephant district, and drove the cows on the station, to make them quiet, and milk them for the owner (Mr. Clark) and sold the milk on the diggings.

After that he made several trips to the Western District, and often went down to Curdie's River to Mr. Dance's to purchase cattle, and with asssistance of the blacks, took them up to Ballarat and sold them. Later he travelled to Mepunga and district, buying up dairy produce and took it to Ballarat. It was on one of these many trips that he became acquainted with Mr. Chas. Stonehouse, and purchased his property, known as "Rosebank," and resided there for over 52 years. He was a very successful farmer, and acquired much property. His wife predeceased him by three years, and he leaves a grown-up family of six sons and four daughters. The remains were interred in the Warrnambool Cemetery.^[3]

CHISLETT.- On the 3rd inst. (suddenly), at his residence, Rosebank, Cudgee, George, relict of the late Hope Chislett, aged 89 years.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=QFporQ%2Fq1W2YEdO0BKcnKg&scan=1
2. ↑ England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915

   Name George Chislett

   Registration Year 1852

   Registration Quarter Jul-Aug-Sep

   Registration district Yeovil

   Inferred County Somerset

   Volume 5c

   Page 803

   Records on Page

   Name

   George Chislett

   Robert Thomas Dinmead

   Sarah Osmond

   Hope Stagg

3. ↑ PERSONAL. (1916, September 2). Warrnambool Standard (Vic. : 1914 - 1918), p. 3 (DAILY.). Retrieved August 30, 2021, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article73890484
4. ↑ Family Notices (1916, August 4). Warrnambool Standard (Vic. : 1914 - 1918), p. 2 (DAILY.). Retrieved August 30, 2021, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article73887259

• 1841 English census: living with parents and siblings at Stoke sub Hamdon, Somerset

"England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQ17-7SM : 24 May 2019), George Chislett in household of John Chislett, Stoke sub Hamdon, Somerset, England, United Kingdom; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.

• daughter death cert.
• Event: deaths

Registration number 8276 / 1916 Family name: CHISLETT Given name(s) Geo Place of event: Allansford, Australia Personal detail Mother's name <Unknown Family Name>, Unknown Mother's family name at birth UNKNOWN Father's Name: <Unknown Family Name>, Unknown a.89 = 1827