Born
1858 in
Portland, Victoria, Australia
Ancestors
Died
19 Jun 1908
at about age 50
in
Casterton, Victoria, Australia
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Biography
Neil Spring was born in 1858 in Portland, Victoria, Australia, the son of Euphemia Spring and Michael Spring .[1] [2]
In 1871, 12-year-old Neil, along with his brother John and their parents, were charged with stealing a heifer.[3]
He was a grazier.[4]
He married Mary Ann Gleed in 1885 in Victoria.[5] Their children were:
Neil died on 19 June 1908 in Casterton, Victoria, aged 50 years,[4] [8] [9] [10] shortly after undergoing an operation for hydatids.[11]
Research notes
Mother's name recorded with errors in some records
Victorian birth record includes mother's name Phoebe McDonald.[1] Euphemia was sometimes called 'Feemy' which sounds like Phoebe.
Victorian death record includes mother's name 'Euphemia Cameron'.[8] This is incorrect.
Sources
↑ 1.0 1.1 Neill Spring's birth record at Births, Deaths, Marriages Victoria: Reg. No: 7700; Reg. year: 1858. Retrieved 13 November 2017 by Clare Spring from https://online.justice.vic.gov.au/bdm/indexsearch.doj .
↑ Michael SPRING 1821-1895 & Euphemia "Effie" McDONALD 1830-1911." SWVic.org . Retrieved 20 January 2019 by Clare Spring from http://www.swvic.org/casterton/spring_michael.htm . Archived 19 January 2019 at https://web.archive.org/web/20190119233914/http://www.swvic.org/casterton/spring_michael.htm .
↑ "Casterton police court." 17 July 1871. Portland Guardian and Normanby General Advertiser, p. 2. Retrieved 13 November 2017 by Clare Spring from http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/65425485 .
↑ 4.0 4.1 "Wills and estates." 6 August 1908. The Age (Melbourne), p. 5. Retrieved 13 November 2017 by Clare Spring from http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/197343045 .
↑ Marriage record at Births, Deaths, Marriages Victoria: Reg. No: 2443; Reg. year: 1885. Retrieved 13 November 2017 by Clare Spring from https://online.justice.vic.gov.au/bdm/indexsearch.doj .
↑ Walter Spring's birth record at Births, Deaths, Marriages Victoria: Reg. No: 29631; Reg. year: 1889. Retrieved 13 November 2017 by Clare Spring from https://online.justice.vic.gov.au/bdm/indexsearch.doj .
↑ Mary Ann Spring's birth record at Births, Deaths, Marriages Victoria: Reg. No: 2321; Reg. year: 1892. Retrieved 13 November 2017 by Clare Spring from https://online.justice.vic.gov.au/bdm/indexsearch.doj .
↑ 8.0 8.1 Neil Spring's death record at Births, Deaths, Marriages Victoria: Reg. No: 5317; Reg. year: 1908. Retrieved 13 November 2017 by Clare Spring from https://online.justice.vic.gov.au/bdm/indexsearch.doj .
↑ "Death of Mr. Neil Spring." 20 June 1908. Hamilton Spectator, p. 2. Retrieved 13 November 2017 by Clare Spring from http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/226144333 .
↑ "Country news." 27 June 1908. Advocate (Melbourne), p. 29. Retrieved 13 November 2017 by Clare Spring from http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/169897514 .
↑ "Casterton." 13 May 1908. Hamilton Spectator, p. 3. Retrieved 6 May 2018 by Clare Spring from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/226150439 .
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