The Dunstan family emigrated from England and settled in South Australia, Australia in the mid 1840s, siblings Grace Dunstan was born in Burra, South Australia in 1848 and Thomas Dunstan in 1849.
They soon moved to the Gold Fields of Victoria, sister Fanny was born in Ballarat East, Victoria in 1854.
Elizabeth Dunstan married John King in 1864 in Victoria, Australia. [2]
The death occurred on Saturday last of Mrs. Elizabeth King, relict of the late Mr. John King. " Cosynooke," Banyena. The deceased lady was born in Cornwall, and came to Australia when a child, and was at Ballarat at the time of the famous Eureka Stockads incident. She was 77 years of age.
Elizabeth King died at Marnoo 1922 age 77, mother Mary ETHRON, father Thomas DUNSTAN.[6]
Sources
↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2N4J-7P2 : 1 October 2014), Elizabeth Dunstone, 1844; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Redruth, Cornwall, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
↑ Victoria, Australia Marriage Registration Number 66/1864
↑ Victoria, Australia Death Registration Number 9946/1922; Father: Thomas Dunstan; Mother Maiden Name: Ethron
↑ The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957) Tuesday 11 July 1922 - Page 1
↑ The Horsham Times (Vic. : 1882 - 1954) Tue 18 Jul 1922 Page 5 Obituary
↑ Death: Victorian Births Deaths and Marriages Register 9946/1922
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