William Williams (~1814-1901) - a veteran of the Eureka Stockade and buried in the Alexandra Cemetery.
Alexandra Standard (Newspaper) 13th September 1895
A somewhat remarkable curse has been effected in the local hospital within the past few days. An old man (82 years of age) was sent by the Yea Council apparently to die here. His sufferings were on admission something terrible, and with his advanced years added to them there did not seem a particle of hope of his recovery. And, indeed, the patient himself thought his last hours had come, and sought for and obtained the services of a minister of his church. As a trifling series of complications we would here mention that he had three ribs broken on one side, four on the other, the lobe of right ear shot away, an arm broken in two places and never joined properly, and a skull fractured from a blow from the butt of a musket.
These were reminiscences of the battle of the Eureka Stockade (in 1854), in which Mr Williams, we are informed, took an active part. As his name denotes, his forefathers hail from Gallant Little Wales, but he was horn on the Welsh Back Bristol. The veteran has gone out cured and is, as might be expected, loud in his praises of Dr Lethbridge. He is an old miner and intends resuming 'prospecting' at once and has, as a stimulus, an intense desire to find a good 'specimen' for the kind matron (Mrs Newman) and her worthy husband. More power to him, we say. When we saw him, shortly after he had taken his bed in the ward, he reminded us of some of the canvassers who had played a prominent part during an electioneering campaign in America. These individuals never trouble themselves as to the opposition they have to contend with, physically, so long as they return their man.
Alexandra Standard Friday 3 May 1901
Death of a Pauper ?
AT THE HOSPITAL HE LEAVES £50 BEHIND. CONCEALED IN HIS WAIST COAT. BANK BOOK ANNEXED. THE CURATOR WILL DECIDE.
There died in the local hospital on Saturday last, one of the participants in the Eureka Stockade riot. William Williams, who had seen some 87 summers, spent the last five and a half years of his life in our benevolent institution. In his youth he came to the colony, and migrated to the gold fields. When the trouble arose over the licenses at Ballarat he joined the mal-contents, and stood shoulder to shoulder with Lawlor. When the stockade was rushed, Williams fought fiercely, receiving an upper cut which slit his ear, almost severing it; a blow on the head which left an unsightly scar, and a wound in the arm, by which the bone was shattered. While the arm was still in splints, Williams encountered an old enemy, who thought it a fine opportunity, now that the former was disabled, to pay off old scores. But he reckoned with out his host, for Williams 'sailed in' and soon placed him hors-de-combat. In the bout the injured arm was knocked about, but Williams refused to see a doctor and have it re-set, contenting himself with binding it up in a handkerchief. The result of his obstinacy was remarkable, for in time at injured spot a new joint formed, which he was able to use just as aptly as his elbow. The strange development in no way interfered with his work, for I he was able, up to the time of his having to enter the hospital suffering from an internal complaint, to earn his livelihood as a laborer. He was buried on Monday morning, the Rev. W. H. Beer officiating at the grave. Quite a flutter of excitement was occasioned in the institution, on Wednesday, by the accidental discovery of a bank book showing that Williams had £50 standing to his credit in the Savings Bank. It was nothing short of wonderful that the discovery was made, in as much as it was while in the act of burning the deceased man's clothing that a waistcoat was turned over and presented a rather bulky appearance. After closer examination, and to the astonishment of all present, the bank book was found securely sewn between the cloth and lining. It is a wonder the garment was not consigned to the flames with the other effects, and it, is to be hoped that the institution will now benefit by the timely discovery. In 1893, some two years before Williams was admitted to the hospital here he had over £54 to his credit, and having drawn a few pounds, left exactly the £50 intact since 1893. In 1895, Williams was admitted to our hospital and since that time had proved himself a most worthy inmate, being at all times willing to do anything asked in aiding the general work. He was a most obliging man and scrupulously clean in his habits. Indeed, he was much liked by all, and in consequence, was treated most liberally by Dr Johnson and the officials. He was never without his tobacco or stimulant and repeatedly remarked to the wards man (Mr. Smith) that he would someday be rewarded for his kindness towards him (Williams.) Of course, Williams was looked upon as a man totally without means, and this discovery has greatly astonished all connected with the hospital. The President has been handed the bank book and it now remains to be seen what will be done with the cash. Of course the Curator of Intestate Estates will have first say and should there be no relatives forthcoming, it is only fair that the hospital should reap the benefit it richly deserves for the care bestowed upon this unselfish man. It was thought some time back that Williams would be leaving the institute, and in the event of that, Dr Johnson had decided to pay out of his own pocket, the necessary amount per week for his retention. Williams, it is said, was in the thickest of the fight at the Eureka riot, and fought like a tiger, but was fortunate to escape and plant in an abandoned shaft, until he was suddenly, surprised one day, by ,the sudden, appearance-of a tin hat over the hole. He suffered a short term of imprisonment for the part he took in the affray. It appears that the wonderful formation of an extra joint in his arm was due to the fact that a sharp edge left of the upper most fracture had helped to form the joint. Dr. Johnson says that it was a perfect, or universal joint, and the only case known of in the States, New Zealand boasts of a similar freak.
Alexandra Standard Friday 12 January 1900 An old inmate of the Alexandra hospital named William Williams, who was severely wounded in the Eureka Stockade riots, became demented on Wednesday morning, and on the following day managed to elude the vigilance of the wardsman and matron, and made his escape from the hospital. He was found lying in a drain near the residence of Mr H W. Alston, and brought back by Mr. Mooney. The poor old fellow is perfectly harmless, and has been one of the most useful men that ever entered the institution.
Contributed by Leisa Lees 20 May 2013
'Tenakill', Co. Laois, Ireland
| Peter Lalor (1827-1889) is a significant figure in the history of Ballarat and the establishment of democracy in Australia. He was the leader of the Miners in the Eureka Rebellion of 1854 during which he was shot and had his arm amputated and in Nov 1855 became a parliamentary representative in the state of Victoria. Following is an outline of the genealogy of the Lalor family from Tenakill, Co. Laois, Ireland and any additional information on this family group would be appreciated. Ballarat Genealogical Society |
Patrick Lalor (b. ca 1730)
Patrick Lalor was born c. 1730 and married Mary "of Doon." They built the present home of Tenakill, Co. Laois, Ireland ca. 1771. Patrick and Mary Lalor had the following children: James, Edward, Patrick, Thomas, Julia, Fintan, Joseph, and Mary.
James Lalor (b. ~1770)
James Lalor was born ~1770.
Information reported in National University of Ireland Master Thesis "The Lalors of Tenakill" By Michael G O'Brien).
"James, the oldest son, sold his inheritance to his brother Patt around 1813 and moved to the United States. There is no further record of him, but it has been suggested that his son, also James, later setted at Coole, near Raheen." John Cherry. Brisbane, Australia
Julia Lalor (b. ~1770)
Julia Lalor was born c. 1770 and married a Mr. Kelly. There is one known child of this union; Mary Kelly.
Joseph Lalor (b. 1780)
Joseph Lalor was born in 1780. Nothing is known of a marriage of Joseph.
"Joseph Lalor is probably the Joseph listed in the Tithe Applotment Books at Rosskelton, 2km from Tenakill in 1830. He is sometimes confused with the General Joseph O'Lawlor (1768-1850) who was born at Clonaheen, Rosenallis, 20km north of Tenakill and was Pat Lalor's first cousin rather than his brother. Joseph O'Lawlor's baptism certificate, preserved in the Spanish Military Archives, lists five generations of his ancestors. His parents were Peter Lalor and Elizabeth (Betty) Brennan of Clonaheen, and his grandparents were Joseph Lalor and Joan Vicar of Mountmellick. They are, I beleive, also the parents of Pat Lalor of Tenakill, as the Lalors of Tenakill were known to later visit their 'cousins in Spain'. Peter Lalor had three sons at Clonaheen (John 1766, Joseph 1768, and James 1770). He probably later moved to Ardlea, near Tenakill, as 'Peter Lalor, farmer of Ardlea' and 'Pat Lalor, farmer of Tenakill', made Oaths of Allegiance together at Maryborough (Portlaoise) on 6th October 1775. General Joseph O'Lawlor was a major historical figure in Spain: he and his brother James (1770-1808) joined the Spanish army around 1785, and he later served on the personal staff of the Duke of Wellington in his Spanish campaign against Napoleon. He was appointed Captain-General (Governor) of Granada in 1824 and a Life Senator of Spain in 1849. He married Dionisia Caballero y Crooke, a wealthy heiress from Malaga and his grandson , Salvador Bermúdez de Castro y O' Lawlor (1863-1946), the 2nd Duke of Ripalda, later served as Mayor of Madrid, Spanish Foreign Minister and Governor of the Bank of Spain. Joseph Lalor and Joan Vicar's full family was probably Peter, Pat, John, Thomas, William, Denis (father of Alice Lalor, better known as Mother Teresa, founder of the Visitation Order of Nuns in the USA), Judy (married Thady Dunne) and Mary (married Darby Maher)."
John Cherry - Brisbane, Australia
Mary Lalor
Mary Lalor's birth date is unknown. We do know from family letters that she married William Dillon. William Dillon's sister, Anne, was the first wife of Patrick Lalor. William and Mary had a daughter, Maria, who emigrated to America and married Dr. O'Brien in Wisconsin.
Patrick Lalor (b. ca 1781)
Patrick was born c. 1781 at Tenakill. His first wife was Anne Dillon, married c. 1806 and they had twelve known children. Patrick was known as "Honest Pat Lalor" and was the first Catholic M.P. for Queens County, Ireland since the reign of James II. Patt was instrumental in the abolishment of the Tithe System. Anne died on 4th Jun 1835 and between September 5, 1848 and October 15, 1850 Patrick married Ellen Mary Anne Loughnan. They had no known children. Patt died on 10 Apr 1856.
The following is what is known of Patrick LALOR and Anne (Dillon)'s twelve children:
Thomas Lalor (b. ca. 1789)
Thomas Lalor was born c. 1789. In 1820 he married Catherine Kelly in Portlarington, Ireland. They had the following children: Peter, Michael, and Patrick Joseph. His son, Patrick Joseph at some time emigrated to Australia. It is a possibility that Patrick Joseph Lalor was the same Patrick Lalor that was convicted with James Bergin and transported to Tasmania.
1. James Fintan (b. 10 Mar 1807 / d. 27 Dec 1849)
The firstborn of Patt and Anne Lalor was James Fintan born on 10 Mar 1807 at Tenakill. He was reportedly deaf and of poor sight. James Fintan advocated and pursued for land reform. His arguments on this subject were published in the Dublin newspaper, The Nation. He was arrested for treason and jailed at Nenagh, County Tipperary, later transferred to Dublin and released. James Fintan died unmarried and is buried at Glasnevin Cemetery, Dublin.
The English translation of the Gaelic inscription on James Fintan LALOR's headstone:
2. Margarett (b. 01 Aug 1808 / d. unknown)
Margarett was born on 01 Aug 1808 at Tenakill. Margarett, also known by her middle name of Ellen, had married James Bergan in November 1832. James was transported to Tasmania. There is a story that that James & Margaret, (or Helen or Ellen) were the owners of the Colonial Inn at Campbell Town in Tasmania known as "The Fox Hunter's Return" but this is yet to be verified.
3. William A., Sr. (b. 23 Jul 1810 / d. 05 Nov 1892)
William A. was born on 23 Jul 1810 at Tenakill and emigrated to America in 1837 on the packet ship "Pennsylvania Swallowtail." He lived for sometime in Hillsdale, Michigan before he ventured to LaGrange County, Indiana. He married Amelia Arabella Fox in December 1845 in LaGrange County, Indiana. They settled on a farm in Dunn Township, Wisconsin. William died on 05 Nov 1892 and is buried, along with Amelia at Calvary (now Resurrection) Cemetery in Madison, Wisconsin.
The photograph on the right was labelled as:
The four men are the same four brothers in the above photograph of William, Amelia & their family and have been identified from right to left as Richard, James, John & William.
4. Joseph (b. 08 May 1812 / d. unknown)
Joseph was born on 08 May 1812 at Tenakill.
5. Patrick (b. 28 Mar 1814 / d. unknown)
Patrick (#3) was born on 28 Mar 1814 at Tenakill and he was a medical student who never completed that education before his death. He passed away on 8 June 1835 due to typhoid.
6. John (b. 01 Jun 1815 / d. prior 04 Nov 1874)
John was born at Tenakill on 01 Jun 1815. He reportedly married Ellen Dunne and moved to England. His descendants are presently located in Canada. John passed away prior to 04 Nov 1874.
[Obituary : Jun 25, 1874; LALOR, 3 Landsdowne Sq, Roshorville, Kent, John Lalor, Comptroller of Accounts H.M. Customs London, son of late Patrick Lalor, Tinakill, formerly M.P. Queens Co, aged 59 (Source: Freeman's Journal, obituary notices) Thanks to Gary Lawlor]
7. Mary (b. 25 Mar 1817 / d. 30 Aug 1850)
Mary was born on 25 Mar 1817 at Tenakill. She married Joseph Grierson Fox on 22 Jun 1845. They emigrated to America and settled in Dane County, Wisconsin. Mary died young on 30 Aug 1850.
8. Jerome (baptized 25 May 1818 / d. 31 Dec 1898)
Jerome was baptized on 25 May 1818. He emigrated to America in 1845 and married Margaret Conklin on 21 May 1855. Jerome died on 31 Dec 1898. Jerome is buried at St. Joseph's Cemetery in Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa.
9. Thomas (baptized 06 Aug 1820 / d. 05 May 1864)
Thomas was baptized on 03 Aug 1820. Thomas emigrated to America and married Mary Cantwell on 21 May 1855, the same time and place as Jerome married Margaret Conklin. He enlisted as a private in the U.S. Army and was killed on 05 May 1864 at the "Battle of the Wilderness" in the U.S. Civil War.
Alternate story for this Thomas LALOR...
Dear Mr. Povey,
First, I would like to say "Thank You!" for putting the story of the Lalor family on the web! I am a descendent of Honest Patt Lalor's son, William (he's my third great-grandfather). To see the photos of the family, especially of my daughter's namesake, Amelia Arabella Fox Lalor, is incredibly moving. We've had a story of the tithe war written by William in the family documents, but until recently had no idea just how illustrious the family really was.
I did want to offer a correction to some information you have posted that, however. Your information on Thomas Lalor, son of Honest Patt, states he was a Civil War Union soldier who died in the Battle of Wilderness. This is incorrect. The Thomas Lalor who died in that battle had enlisted in 1864 at the age of eighteen in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin. From my research, it appears the poor boy died on the first day of his first major battle (though considering what those soldiers went through at Wilderness, dying the first day may have been a mercy). I have been trying for years to figure out just how this boy was related to my Lalors, as Prairie du Chien is quite some distance (at least for that time period) from the area of Dane County the rest of the family settled in. Then I discovered Patt and Anne's son Jerome Lalor living in PdC in the 1870 census, so I believe our Civil War soldier was probably a son of his.
I don't have the sources handy for proof - I did the research several years ago and lost a bunch of my work due to a failed computer backup a while back. I live in Madison, Wisconsin, and had searched the records at the Wisconsin State Historical Library, trying to determine just who this boy was and how he was related to me, if at all. I could go back to get the proof of age if necessary. I know that I've seen this mistake elsewhere as well, and I think it's because only one reference that I could find had the soldier's age listed.
I hope it's not too much trouble to correct. I want to say again how wonderful it was to find my mother's family on the website. Thank you.
Sincerely,
Carrie Preston (Oct. 2010)
10. Richard (baptized Apr 1823 / d. 12 Nov 1893)
Richard was baptized in Apr 1823. He married Margaret Dunne. He traveled to Australia with his brother, Peter on the ship Scindian. Upon his father's request, he moved home to Tenakill. He was elected to represent Queens County in the Parliament in London. Richard died on 12 Nov 1893 and is buried at Raheen Churchyard. His descendants inherited Tenakill.
11. Catherine (baptized 06 Apr 1825 / buried 13 Sep 1900)
Catherine married David Kennedy and they lived in England for some time. In 1869 she emigrated to America with her two daughters. Catherine is buried at St. James Cemetery in Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts.
Catherine Lalor Kennedy was my ggg-grandmother. She died 13 Sept. 1900 and is buried in the St. James Cemetery, Haverhill, Essex County, Massacusetts along with her daughter and several others.
12. Peter Fintan (baptized 05 Feb 1827 / d. 9 Feb 1889)
Peter Fintan Lalor was baptised on 05 Feb 1827. Peter emigrated to Australia aboard the ship Scindian in October 1852. He married Alicia Dunne on 10 Jul 1855 at St. Mary's Church in Geelong, Australia. On 03 Dec 1854 he led the miners' uprising at Ballarat, Victoria. He was wounded and his arm was amputated. He was later elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly.
Peter Fintan and Alicia had the following children: Ann, Mary, and Joseph Peter. He had five known grandchildren from Joseph Peter who was born in 1857.
For information on Peter LALOR and the Eureka Rebellion, Ballarat in 1854 visit our Eureka pages & links.
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The Irish birth place of Peter Lalor
"Tenakill" in Ireland was the house in which Peter Lalor, leader of the Eureka Rebellion in Ballarat, Victoria was born.
The photographs of the Lalor House, circa 1890 and of the plaque on the house were provided by Lalor descendants from the USA.
Les Blake in his book - 'Peter Lalor - the man from Eureka', published in 1979 stated:
As unassisted migrants four members of the Lalor family embarked at London in 1852 on the 'Scindian', 649 tons, James Cammell, master. The passenger list showed 192 adults and 77 children. The Lalor group comprised Richard, aged twenty-six, listed as farmer, Margaret, aged twenty-four and D. Maria(or Marie), aged twenty-one; no occupation was listed for these three. Although it is commonly believed that Alicia Mary Dunne also travelled with them her name, as such, does not appear in the passenger list.
Two young Scots aboard were Samuel Craig, aged nineteen, and William Craig, eighteen, both printers; they possibly came from Lanarkshire. William admired Peter Lalor whom he described as a person of manly bearing, good looks and polished manners. He found Peter's height -six feet one-and-a-half inches -impressive.
The 'Scindian's' voyage lasted four months, the ship reaching Melbourne in October. As they sailed across Hobson's bay, William Craig counted fifty ships, deserted by their crews, riding at anchor. After landing at Coles Wharf the passengers saw the open-air market where immigrants who already had run short of money, offered for sale many of their goods, carefully chosen in England and cherished, now quite superfluous to their immediate needs in Australia....
by Dorothy Wickham
An extract from her book Deaths at Eureka
Martin Diamond owned a store on 'Eureka'. On December 3rd, 1854 he was shot by troopers inside his store and in front of his wife. Alpheus Boynton wrote in his diary.
"The conduct of the soldiers generally through the whole has been anything but that of men, and some have brought upon themselves everlasting disgrace, for what true soldier would discharge his musket at an innocent and helpless female standing in front of her tent? and yet such was the case with some of the brutes clothed in uniform."
Martin's wife, Anne applied for compensation from the government for property (to the value of 600 pounds) destroyed by the Military and Police at the time of the attack and stated in her application that her husband had been shot inside his store.
Martin was born in Castle Clare, Co Clare, Ireland and was only 23 years old when he died of gunshot wounds and was buried at Ballarat. His death was not registered until 20th June 1855 at Ballarat by the Deputy Registrar, William Thomas Poole.
There have been many 'lists', (Lalor's is one), about those who were killed and wounded at the Eureka Riots but some consecutively entered deaths found at the Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages are, I believe, the only official listing of all those killed at the Eureka Riots. There were 27 names registered by William Thomas Poole in the Ballarat District Register on 20th June 1855. The reason for the late registration (7 mths after the riots) is not clear, but could be due to the fact that Martial Law was proclaimed in Ballarat and its environs after the attack on Eureka. The insurgents were accused of treason. Many fled to the surrounding bush and most likely a good many more died a lonely death or suffered the agony of their wounds, hidden from the authorities for fear of repercussions.
At least five soldiers died of wounds inflicted. Private William Webb, 19 years, died on the 5th December from gunshot wounds. He had been in Victoria one month! He was a member of the 12th Regiment that had arrived in Melbourne aboard the Empress Eugene on 6th November 1854 and had left for Ballarat on the 27th November. Henry Christopher Wise, only 26 years old, born in Rome and Captain of the 40th Regiment died 18 days after the event and is interred at the Ballarat Cemetery. In eyewitness accounts he is portrayed as gallantly leading his command in the attack on the Stockade and being shot in the leg, but, it was thought, not dangerously! He continued his assault on the stockade and was then fatally wounded. Privates Joseph Wall, aged 20 years from Westmore, Somerset, and Michael Roney, aged 21 years from Ireland, were both in the 40th Regiment and who gallantly fighting were killed on the same day, that fateful third of December, 1854. Felix Boyle, a private in the 12th Regiment, aged 32 years from Monagh, Ireland, died of gunshot wounds on the 10th January, 1855.
The establishment was worried when the funeral procession for the diggers wound its way to the Ballarat Cemetery and would not allow it to pass near the Camp. However, it proceeded in an orderly fashion and was one of the largest funerals seen for its time. According to Alpheus Boynton, a carter, who resided in Geelong,
"A number of dray loads of dead bodies were taken to the burying ground about a mile on Sunday. Many have died since of their wounds, both diggers and soldiers. We were on our way to Ballarat and met coffins, and men with broken limbs returning to Geelong."
Although the name of Thaddeus Moore appears on the Eureka Monument, in the Ballarat Old Cemetery he was buried at Geelong on the 4th December, 1854. He was only 21 yrs old and the informant on his death certificate, Patrick Smyth (Roman Catholic Priest, St Alipius, Ballarat), described him as a miner, his birth place being Co Clare, Ireland. Eleven miners came from Ireland, others from Canada, Wurtemberg, England, Novia Scotia, Petersburg, Wales, Scotland, Elberfeldt, Prussia, Rome and one from Goulburn, NSW.
This mixture of humanity was:
"surprised by the government troops in the morning 3rd Dec, and completely routed after a spirited fight of fifteen or twenty minutes. The number kill(sic) on both sides abot(sic) 30- & many wounded- 130 prisoners were taken by the victors, who committed all the brutalities of the darker ages; numbers of innocent persons fell victims to their blood thirstyness. Martial law was proclaimed by the governor and the prisoners were to be tried by court martial, but were subsequently examined and all discharged but 11, who were committed on ? of treason, they were tried by jury and found "not guilty"- a complete defeat of the government. This outbreak has produced good effects. It has opened the eyes of government, shown that the people are not satisfied with the law on the diggings, as it was continually represented, by its advisors and led to the appointment of a "Committee of investigation" who visited the different gold fields and advised the abolition of the License fee and the substitution of an export duty on gold, besides many more excellent reformations."
Copyright
Dorothy Wickham 1998
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REGISTERED 2OTH JUNE 1855
BY WILLIAM THOMAS POOLE
REGISTRAR, BALLARAT.
| REG NO | NAME |
| 3240 | WILLIAM EMMARMAN |
| 3241 | HENRY POWELL |
| 3242 | EDWARD THONEN |
| 3243 | THOMAS HENFIELD |
| 3244 | CAPTAIN CHARLES ROSS |
| 3245 | JOHN HYNES |
| 3246 | PATRICK GITTENS |
| 3247 | MULLINS |
| 3248 | GEORGE DONAGHEY |
| 3249 | MARTIN DIAMOND |
| 3250 | JAMES BROWN |
| 3251 | LLEWELLYN ROWLANDS |
| 3252 | EDWARD QUIN |
| 3253 | WILLIAM QUINLAN |
| 3254 | THADDEUS MOORE |
| 3255 | JOHN CROW |
| 3256 | THOMAS O'NEIL |
| 3257 | JOHN ROBERTSON |
| 3258 | EDWARD McGLYNN |
| 3259 | THOMAS PARKER |
| 3260 | HENRY CHRISTOPHER WISE |
| 3261 | MICHAEL RONEY |
| 3262 | JOSEPH WALL |
| 3263 | WILLIAM WEBB |
| 3264 | FELIX BOYLE |
| 3265 | ROBERT JULIEN |
| 3266 | GEORGE CLIFTON |
The above names are entered consecutively in the Victorian Death Register and occupy about four pages.
My sincere thanks to Mr John Scarce for his kind permission to extract burials for the Ballarat district in order to complete our cemetery listings. Also a special thank you to Ian Willcox who patiently deciphered names from the register so that it was possible to discover the deaths that occurred at 'Eureka'. Thanks must go to Elaine Stevens too, without whom this would not have been possible.
Dorothy Wickham
1998
The proud faces of the veterans of Eureka stare at us from the photograph, taken in 1904, at the Jubilee Celebrations. They are so upright, so honest, and wearing the blue ribbons presented to them on this auspicious occasion so proudly.
Eureka Jubilee Celebrations, Eureka Monument, Ballarat 1904.
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Backgound information provided by Joyce Deligios on the three brothers, John, Moses & Jesse ELDRIDGE who were signatories to the 1853 Bendigo Petition. JOHN, MOSES & JESSE ELDRIDGE
John, Moses and Jesse Eldridge all hailed from the county of Sussex, England. John born in 1816 in the parish of Sedlescombe, Moses born in 1819 and Jesse in 1831, both in the parish of Ewhurst. Their parents were John Eldridge and his wife Elizabeth (nee) Sargent. John married on 30 January 1836 at Ewhurst to Maria Baker, they had a daughter Sarah Ann who died in September 1836, aged 2 months. Moses had also married at Ewhurst on 10 Mar 1838 to Eliza King. Jesse was 7 years of age in 1838. Their father had died by 1833, although I have not been able to find information to this effect other then when Elizabeth had a son called Thomas in 1833 she stated she was a widow and the father was not John. Elizabeth remarried a William Crouch on 7 January 1838 at Rye, Sussex. Shortly after Moses and Eliza married, the whole family, including Elizabeth and her new husband, set sail for Australia on the ship Amelia Thompson. It was to be a voyage of grief. Maria (John's wife) succumbed to the ravages of typhoid fever on the 6 May and Thomas (youngest son of Elizabeth) died on the 4 June of the same dreaded fever. The remaining members of the family who arrived safely at Sydney in July 1838 were William and Elizabeth Crouch, and the Eldridges, John, Moses and Eliza, Miriam, Harriet, Barbara, Frances Ann and Jesse. With the exception of Moses and his wife Eliza, the family stayed in the region of Sydney until the mid-1840s. By late 1845, three of the sisters had married: Miriam to John Thompson on 23 October 1843, Harriet to Frederick Prior on the 22 Feb 1840, and Frances to Henry McGregor on 11 November 1845. Moses and Eliza had one child in Sydney, James (1839 - died in infancy), they then moved to Melbourne where there was a daughter Elizabeth Jane born (1840 - died 5 months). Moses and Eliza then moved back to West Sydney where my great-grand-mother Fanny was born in November 1844. The family, with the exception of Frances and her husband Henry and sister Barbara, moved to South Australia. Harriet and her husband Frederick followed a few months after the others and remained in South Australia the rest of their lives. Elizabeth, the mother died in South Australia. During their time in South Australia, Moses and Eliza had four more children, Harriet (1847), William (1849 - died in infancy), Henry (1850) and Thomas (1852). John married his second wife, Frances Maria Leggett at Woodside, Adelaide on 31 July 1852. Moses and Eliza and children, John and Frances and Jesse moved to the Ballarat district in Victoria late 1852 or early 1853. I have not established exactly when. John and Frances were to become parents of six children in the ensuring years. John (1854), Jesse (1856), William (1858 - died in infancy), Edward (1860), Mark (1863) and Elizabeth Ann (1864). Jesse married Martha Bailey on 25 March 1856 at Ballarat. They became the parents of a family of eleven children. Alfred b 1857, Jesse b 1859 died in infancy), Edwin b 1861, Elizabeth Sergeant b 1863 died 2 years), Frederick b 1865 died 5 years, Albert b 1868, Henry b 1870, Charles b 1872, Jesse b 1875, William b 1877 and Spencer James b 1880. John died on 3 September 1883 at Ballarat West, Moses died on 13 September 1902 at Ballarat East and Jesse died on 3 September 1883 at Hiscocks (Buninyong). |
The following list of names is that of the men who were arrested during, and after, the insurrection held in the Eureka Stockade on 3rd December 1853. The information was supplied by a correspondent to the Argus newspaper who was writing about occurrences at Ballarat.
The men arrested, between the 6th and 10th December 1854, were not brought before the Police Court of Ballarat until Martial Law had been declared.
Police Proceedings
The Police Court proceedings were to determine whether the men arrested should be committed for trial.
Mr Hackett suggested that a placard with a list of the parties, whose cases should come to trial, should be affixed to a tree in the camp and each new case called should be announced so that the anxiety of relatives should be allayed and the witnesses might be on the alert.
The list of those men arrested within or near the stockade and subsequently discharged are denoted by an asterisk. The Ü denotes names additional to those listed by Ian McFarlane in the September 1994 Genealogist.
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Adams, Charles |
Hickey, Patrick Ü |
Phelan, John |
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Alliare, Nicholas |
Hindon, Joseph |
Pohill, ? |
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Allen, Richard |
Hinds, Isaac |
Powell, John |
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Anderson, Carl Ü (Swedish) |
Hogan, Jeremiah Ü |
Priauix, Peter |
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Asburn, James Ü |
Howard, Patrick |
Quin, John |
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Avondale, William Ü |
Humphreys, Richard |
Reid, Henry * |
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Barry, Thomas |
Josephs, John * |
Robilliard, Henry |
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Bazley, Henry |
Keddar, Charles |
Rodan, ? |
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Beattie, James * |
Kelly, John Ü |
Romeo, ? (an Italian) |
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Bisk, Thomas |
Kennedy, Michael Ü |
Ross, Alexander |
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Box, Thomas |
Kennedy, Patrick Ü |
Ryan, Martin |
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Brown, Charles |
Kent, Francis |
Ryley, Walter |
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Bryant, ? |
Kinnear, Martin |
Sexton, James Ü |
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Burn, Edmund |
Leadow, John Ü |
Sheady, Patrick |
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Cahill, John |
Leslie, Robert |
Smith, Arthur |
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Campbell, James |
Livingstone, Charles |
Somerville, William Ü |
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Carboni, Raffaello |
Lorenson, Jacob Ü * |
Stafford, William Ü |
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Cornish Brothers * 4 discharges |
Macartner, Daniel Ü |
Steer/Steere, William |
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Davidson, George |
Mackeon, Joseph |
James |
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Degan, Thomas |
Magennis, Dugald |
Steinman, Herman Ü |
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Delamere, John |
McMahon, Edward Ü discharged |
Swanson, Andrew (Swedish) |
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Develin, William Ü |
Manning, John * |
Thompson, George |
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Dignum, Thomas |
Mayher, Thomas |
Tigh, Thomas Ferdinand |
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Dynan, Michael |
Meade, Patrick Ü |
Toohey/Tuohey, Michael |
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Edwards, John |
Molloy, William * |
Trynon, Henry |
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Ellis, Joseph |
Murphy, Thomas Ü |
Unnamed, (5) men |
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Fenwick, John * |
O'Brien, Kennedy |
Walker, Joseph Ü |
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Ferguson, ? |
Orr, Matthew |
Winkfieldl, Robert |
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Frazer, Alex # |
O'Rourke. Thomas |
Winkley, William |
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Gilhooly, Patrick |
Pardy, John Ü |
White, Andrew |
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Gleeson, Michael Ü |
Penny, Samuel Ü |
Wright, William |
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Gray, Joseph |
Penrose, Joseph |
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Hayes, Timothy * |
Pergo, ? (Spanish) |
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Hepburn, James |
Peters, Cornelius |
# Charge of calling out 'Joe' - fined |
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WITNESS |
OCCUPATION |
APPEARED AGAINST |
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Goodenough, Henry |
Trooper |
Hayes, Timothy Beattie, James Fenwick, John Carboni, Raffaello Phelan, John Swanson, Andrew |
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Gour - James |
Private - 40th Reg |
Carboni, Raffaello |
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Peters - Andrew |
Trooper - Constable - Ballarat |
Hayes, Timothy Carboni, Raffaello Josephs, John Swanson, Andrew |
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Gillman - John |
Sergeant - Mounted Police |
Bryant, ? |
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King - Hugh |
Constable |
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King - John |
Sergeant of Police |
Beattie, James Carboni, Raffaello Lorenson, Jacob |
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Hagherty [Higgerty] Daniel |
Sergeant - 40th |
Fenwick, John Josephs, John Manning, John |
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Hynott - Patrick |
Private - 40th |
Fenwick, John Josephs, John |
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Hackett - Mr |
Ferguson, ? Bryant, ? |
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Langley - Thomas Edmund |
Sub Inspector of Police |
Hayes, Timothy |
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Richards - Thomas Bailey |
Lt - 40th |
Hayes, Timothy |
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Cossac? |
Sub Inspector |
Rodan, ? |
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Carruthers - Thomas |
Private 40th |
Hayes, Timothy |
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Furnell-Samuel J |
Sub Inspector of Police |
Fenwick, John Reid, Henry Phelan, John |
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Fleming - William |
Private - 40th |
Hayes, Timothy |
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Reilly - Patrick |
Sgnt - Mounted 40th |
Beattie, James |
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Rowan - James |
Private 40th |
Hayes, Timothy |
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Rivel -[Revel], William |
Private - Mounted 40th |
Beattie, James Dignum, Thomas |
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Atkins - Thomas |
Constable |
Beattie, James |
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Anderson - George |
Miner |
Rodan, (defence) |
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Thompson - William |
Constable |
Hayes, Timothy |
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King - John |
Trooper |
Tuohey, Michael |
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Badcock - John |
Constable at Ballarat |
Beattie, James Carboni, Raffaello Phillips, ? |
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Burr - Thomas |
District Surveyor |
Black, ? Lawlor, ? Vern, ? Kennedy, ? Manning, John |
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Donnelly - John |
Private - 40th |
Josephs, John Carboni, Raffaello |
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Dalgleish - William |
Manning, John |
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Milne - Thomas |
Sergeant of Police Ballarat |
Josephs, John Carboni, Raffaello |
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Murrell - William |
Corporal - 40th |
Ferguson, ? Pergo, ? |
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OKeefe - Patrick |
Private - 40th |
Josephs, John Carboni, Raffaello |
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Doherty - John |
Constable |
Tuohey, Michael |
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Carter - Charles Jeffrey |
In charge of Foot Police |
Josephs, John Manning, John |
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Gaunt - James Richardson |
Campbell, James |
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White - John Mordan |
Trooper |
Rodan, ? Reid, Henry |
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Lawlor - Michael |
St Major - Mounted Police |
Reid, Henry |
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Byford - George |
Private - 40th |
Ferguson, ? |
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Bellairs - Eugene |
Campbell, James |
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Perry - Henry |
Private - 40th |
Bryant, ? |
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Sullivan - John |
Private - 12th |
Campbell, James |
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Rayner - Joseph |
Private - 40th |
Campbell, James |
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Richardson - William |
Corporal - 40th Mounted Division |
Tuohey, Michael |
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Penrose - Joseph |
Miner [mate of Reid] |
Reid, Henry (defence) |
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Pennihman-John |
Reid, Henry (defence) |
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Wearne - James |
Reid, Henry (defence) |
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Foster |
Inspector |
Dignum, Thomas Lorenson, Jacob |
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Lynot - Patrick |
Private - 40th |
Romeo, ? Sheedy, Patricj |
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Morgan, Broadley Thomas |
Auctioneer |
Ellis (defence) Molloy, William |
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Cooper - W.H |
Storeman to Mr Sweeney |
Tighe, Thomas |
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Copack - Leonard |
Lt Mounted Police |
Phelen, John |
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Hall - Lt |
Lt |
Phelan, John |
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Cuckan - John? |
Trooper |
Phelan, John |
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Viret - Edward |
Sergeant of Police |
Tuohey, Michael |