I can't add anything useful except to say what a wonderful list - all this info in a short time. Joan Williams Killarney ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Ward" <ceejay@internode.on.net> To: <aus-vic-geelong-district@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 12:09 PM Subject: Re: [GEELONG] Drowning > William FARMER was a sailor accidently drowned in Corio Bay in 1849. > There > is an inquest listed for him but not for FOWLER or KIRKUS. > > Regards, > Chris > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: aus-vic-geelong-district-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:aus-vic-geelong-district-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Pam & > Trevor Jennings > Sent: Wednesday, 21 October 2009 10:22 AM > To: aus-vic-geelong-district@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [GEELONG] Drowning > > Hi Lynne - Capt Kirkus, William Farmer aged 18 and William Fowler, aged 40 > all died on 4 Dec 1849 and are buried in unmarked graves at the Eastern > cemetery. The Geel Addie indicates that 3 crew drowned. Now the 2 > Williams' > above may or may not be "3 of the crew". > The 3rd man may not have been recovered hence no mention of another burial > OR his body may not have been recovered until some time later - hence > another date of death other than 4th Dec. > > My suggestion would be to look at the Inquests of some or all of the above > and see what connections can be found. > kind regards, Pam Jennings > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Lynne Tocher" <lintoch@pnc.com.au> > To: <AUS-VIC-GEELONG-DISTRICT@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 10:41 AM > Subject: [GEELONG] Drowning > > >>I am interested in a mishap which occurred first Sunday in 1849 when a >>ship/dinghy from Victor overturned as it was returning the Master , >>Captain > >>Kirkus to his barque after church. All on board drowned including " a >>nephew of Captain Robert DAVISON of "Posthumous". I am very interested in >>just who this nephew was. >> The Geelong Advertiser 4th December 1849 gives no actual identity. >> Can anyone point me to his identity. I have searched the BDM to no avail. >> TIA >> Lynne >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> For on-line indexes and information on Geelong and District >> http://zades.com.au >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> AUS-VIC-GEELONG-DISTRICT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' >> without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > For on-line indexes and information on Geelong and District > http://zades.com.au > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > AUS-VIC-GEELONG-DISTRICT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > For on-line indexes and information on Geelong and District > http://zades.com.au > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > AUS-VIC-GEELONG-DISTRICT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Just out of curiosity, would there have been an inquest if the body had not been recovered? Barbara

My understanding is that an inquest is held to establish the cause of death which would be a bit hard without a body! I don't believe there were inquests held into the death of individuals lost in the Admella wreck for example although there certainly was an enquiry in both states. Regards, Chris -----Original Message----- From: aus-vic-geelong-district-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:aus-vic-geelong-district-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Barbara OConnor Sent: Wednesday, 21 October 2009 1:39 PM To: aus-vic-geelong-district@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [GEELONG] Drowning Just out of curiosity, would there have been an inquest if the body had not been recovered? Barbara ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ For on-line indexes and information on Geelong and District http://zades.com.au ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to AUS-VIC-GEELONG-DISTRICT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message