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Neil Spring (1858 - 1908)

Neil Spring
Born in Portland, Victoria, Australiamap
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Husband of — married 1885 in Victoria, Australiamap
Died at about age 50 in Casterton, Victoria, Australiamap
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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. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. "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. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. 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. 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.
  9. "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.
  10. "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.
  11. "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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