The dates I mean are all about 1865, not 1825. The court case was late 186.5, sentencing early 1866; the dead baby was early 1865... gee my fingers must be tongue tied for those typos.. sorry Dawn > dawnwebb@optusnet.com.au wrote: > > Hi Les > > I pricked up my ears when I saw you are indexing papers at Daylesford > from the 1860s. If you fal over a Burrows of any spelling, or even > Burt, I'd love to know the details. Just to know something exists would > be reat. > > Elizabeth Burrows nee Bossingham apparently had a business in the area > in the early years, which failed by the endof 1825 - last birth and > death the next day of a baby was early 1855 in Daylesford though they > were in court procedings in Creswick. Elizabeth's husband James was > tried and found guilty of bigamy late 1865, and the children went to the > industrial school and were farmed out separately. > > I have some newspaper reports, and the reports on the children and the > court listing for sentencing. But it would seem there was plenty more, > perhaps before 1825 - gg grandfather sems to have been a bit of a lad > like the rest of his family (I am being polite here) and indications are > there were wife bashings and so on well before 1825, as well as police > interest. The police seemed well aware of the situation before the > court case came up, according to the newspaper reports I have - from > Creswick and Ballarat papers. > > thank you.. I will appreciate any tidbit.. even an advertizement for > Elizabeth's business whatever it may have been. If I just know it > exists and is at Daylesford museuum I can o and look it ups. > > Thank you > > Dawn - who lives in Melbourne but is visiting my daughter and other > family in England for two months. > > > > LesPitt <lespitt@optusnet.com.au> wrote: > > > > Phil-There were many 'cousin jacks' in Daylesford, give me a name and > I > > will > > look it up in the museum when I go there tomorrow. We are indexing the > > 1860's papers so there may be a mention and also we have extensive > > family > > historys particularly the Cornish ones. > > > > Les Pitt > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Phil MUNNS [mailto:pmunns@ozemail.com.au] > > Sent: Tuesday, 13 September 2005 12:33 PM > > To: AUS-VIC-GOLDFIELDS-L@rootsweb.com > > Subject: Immigration on a "Kings Grant" > > > > > > One of my family is said (by family handme down info) to have > emigrated > > from Cornwall to Daylesford VIC on a "KINGS GRANT". > > > > Has anyone got a clue as to what this might mean - or is it just > family > > myth? > > > > Phil MUNNS > > Perth > > > > > > > > ==== AUS-VIC-GOLDFIELDS Mailing List ==== > > Practice good internet genealogy - always be polite plus say 'thank > you' > > > > > > > > -- > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > > Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.10.21/96 - Release Date: > > 10/09/2005 > > > > > > > > ==== AUS-VIC-GOLDFIELDS Mailing List ==== > > To unsubscribe from this mailing list send the word 'unsubscribe' in > > the body of a message to AUS-VIC-GOLDFIELDS-L-request@rootsweb.com