John
Heritage
Born in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England.
Son of John Heritage
and Mary Ann (Unknown) Heritage
Brother of
Hannah Heritage, Mary Ann (Heritage) Gill, Emma Heritage, Charlotte (Heritage) Bonney, Caleb Heritage and William Heritage
Husband of
Maria (Dignum) Heritage
— married
26 Jan 1855 in Mitcham, South Australia, Australia
[children unknown]
Died
at age 70
in Invermay Park, Ballarat City, Victoria, Australia
Profile last modified
| Created 1 Nov 2017
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Biography
John was born on 25th August 1830 and baptised on 6th February 1831at the Wesleyan Ebenezer Chapel, Cheltenham, Gloucester, England. He was the son of John Heritage and Mary Unknown. [1]
John Heritage's father, John was a stonemason living in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England with his wife, Mary and children Mary (15) Emma (15) John (10) Caleb (8) and William (4) at the time of the 1841 census. Neither John snr. nor Mary were born in Gloucestershire, but all of the children were. [2]
John Heritage, his wife, Mary, Hannah, Mary Ann, Emma, Charlotte, William, Caleb and John junior sailed to Port Leschenault (later named Australind) in Australia aboard the ship "Trusty", arriving on 8 December 1842. [3]
John's Spouse was Maria Dignum (1832 - 30 Apr 1910) who he married on 26th January 1855 at St. Mary Magdalene'S, Adelaide, South Australia. [4][5]
John Heritage died on 29th September 1900 and is buried in Ballarat New Cemetery, 1233 Doveton Street, North Invermay Park, Victoria, Australia. [6]
Notes
Trusty was a three masted rig weighing 366 tons & measuring 111.3 × 26.11 × 19.6 feet with a crew of 23. The Trusty made 4 voyages to Australind & Fremantle between 1841and 1848. [7]
Sources
- ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JQY5-LK3 : 6 December 2014, John Heritage, 25 Aug 1830); citing WESL EBENEZER CHAP ,CHELTENHAM,GLOUCESTER,ENGLAND, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 0593817 (RG4 2853).
- ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7M3-CP8 : 4 September 2017), John Heritage, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England; 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.
- ↑ http://www.australindfhs.org/first-settlers/trusty-1842/
- ↑ "Australia Marriages, 1810-1980," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTCV-QQZ : 12 December 2014), John Heritage and Maria Dignum, 26 Jan 1855; citing St. Mary Magdalene'S, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, reference 16; FHL microfilm 951,909.
- ↑ https://billiongraves.com/grave/Maria-Dignum-Heritage/13901886
- ↑ https://billiongraves.com/grave/person/13901845
- ↑ http://www.australindfhs.org/first-settlers/
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