Josiah Fletcher (1816 - 1845)

Born Oct 1816 in Manchester, Lancashire, England

Husband of Anne (Bird) Fletcher — married 9 Oct 1836 in Manchester, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Died 21 Jan 1845 at age 28 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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Biography

Christening Date 20 Oct 1816 at the cathedral in Manchester, England. His parents were John and Mary Fletcher^[1]

He married Ann Bird 09 Oct 1836 in Manchester, Lancaster, England^[2]

He is known to have died before the marriage of his son John married Emily Chaffe 12 March 1867 "On the 12th inst., at Enoch's Point, Big River, by the Rev. T. Vipost, John Fletcher, third son of the late Josiah Fletcher, Esq.. of Manchester, England, to Emily, third daughter of the late Edward Chaffe, Esq., Devonshire, England"^[3]

Josiah drowned Merrie Creek.-off the Yarra River Melbourne. An inquest was held at the Caledonian Hotel in Lonsdale on the 22 January 1845, the day after he had drowned. He was a "painter residing upon the Eastern Hill, and who has left a wife, and four children to lament his loss."^[4] "The jury returned a verdict of "Accidental death by drowning."" His daughter Sarah is thought to have been born after his death. A son Edmund was born in Manchester, England around 1839.

Josiah came to Australia with his wife Ann Bird and 2 children onboard the bargue . Salsette in 1841.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NGN8-ZV3 : 30 December 2014, Josiah Fletcher, 20 Oct 1816); citing CATHEDRAL,MANCHESTER,LANCASHIRE,ENGLAND, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 443,329, 438,168.
2. ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NFDG-3JN : 10 February 2018), Josiah Fletcher and Ann Bird, 09 Oct 1836; citing Manchester, Lancaster, England, reference 842, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,545,611.
3. ↑ The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957) Thu 21 Mar 1867 Page 4 Family Notices [1]
4. ↑ The Melbourne Weekly Courier (Vic. : 1844 - 1845) Fri 24 Jan 1845 Page 2 Domestic Intelligence. [2]
5. ↑ Public records Office. Vic.