Edward O'Shea1

M, #29252, b. 7 Jun 1844, d. 4 Jul 1855
Father*John O'Shea1 b. 1801, d. 3 Apr 1852
Mother*Sarah Fitzgerald1 b. 1819
Birth*7 Jun 1844 Melbourne, VIC, Australia, Source: gsibs. BDM Vic. No. 267, Edward O'Shea, s/o John O'Shea and Sarah Fitzgerald, abode Melbourne, born 7 June 1844, baptised 17 June 1844, sponsors Dan Reardon, Margaret O'Shea, celebrated by (Dan Mackay?).1,2 
Death*4 Jul 1855 VIC, Australia, #D4501/1855 (Age 10) (par John O'SHEA & Sarah) - as Edward OSHEA
Edward O'Shea, 10, born Melbourne, s/o of John O'Shea, farmer, and Sarah O'Shea, died 4 July 1855, of pneumonia, at Argo Street, Prahran, attended by W. Thomson, informant was stepfather, John Murray.1,3
Death-Notice*5 Jul 1855 THE FRIENDS of Mr. John O'Shea are respectfully invited to follow the remains of his late son, Edward, to the place of interment, Melbourne. The funeral to move from Mr. Murray's residence, Argo-street, Prahran, this day, 2 o'clock p.m. JOHN DALEY, undertaker, corner La Trobe and Spring streets, Melbourne.4 

Citations

  1. [S28] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Deaths) (online) "#D4501/1855 (Age 10) (par John O'SHEA & Sarah) - as Edward OSHEA. Born Melbourne."
  2. [S80] Ancestry - Family Tree, Ancestry Tree Name: Flesser Family Tree (owner:Colin Flesser 35), Tree ID: 5076462
    Person viewed: Edward O'Shea, Birth Date: 1844, Death Date: 4 Jul 1855
    Source: gsibs. BDM Vic. No. 267, Edward O'Shea, s/o John O'Shea and Sarah Fitzgerald, abode Melbourne, born 7 June 1844, baptised 17 June 1844, sponsors Dan Reardon, Margaret O'Shea, celebrated by (Dan Mackay?).
  3. [S80] Ancestry - Family Tree, Ancestry Tree Name: Flesser Family Tree (owner:Colin Flesser 35), Tree ID: 5076462
    Person viewed: Edward O'Shea, Birth Date: 1844, Death Date: 4 Jul 1855
    Source: gsibs. BDM Vic. Edward O'Shea, 10, born Melbourne, s/o of John O'Shea, farmer, and Sarah O'Shea, died 4 July 1855, of pneumonia, at Argo Street, Prahran, attended by W. Thomson, informant was stepfather, John Murray.
  4. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), Thu 5 Jul 1855, p8
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/4811231
Last Edited4 May 2023

George O'Shea

M, #29253, b. 1834, d. 22 Nov 1852
Father*John O'Shea b. 1801, d. 3 Apr 1852
Mother*Mary Josephine Ryan
Birth*1834 Ireland. 
(Migrant) Migration/Travel24 Jan 1848 Sailing with Ellen Teressa O'Shea to Port Phillip, VIC, Australia. Ship Sir Edward Parry sailing from Plymouth for Port Phillip
Age 12.1
Death*22 Nov 1852 22 Nov 1852 • close to Wedge's paddock, near Dandenong, Victoria, Australia. 
Inquest29 Nov 1852Inquest held 1852/325 Male. George OShea, Cause of death: Accidental death fall from horse, Location of hearing: Melbourne. Date of hearing: 29 Nov 1852
William Hyland, Settler, residing at Western Port.
The deceased and myself went from Mrs O'Shea's station on Saturday last on horseback to look for a mare that had strayed. We started at about eleven o'clock and about four or half past in the afternoon we were near Mr Wedge's paddock, when as we were cantering, the horse of deceased stumbled and he fell, the horse rolling on him. I went immediately to him, and after breathing once or twice he expired. When I came to him I found him lying on his left side with his head bent under his left arm, he bled from the mouth and nose and one of the ears. I saw him fall very heavily on his head from the horse, and the ground was very hard where he fell. I then ... in carrying the body to the station of Mr Wedge, and had the fact communicated to Mrs O'Shea. The body was brought into Melbourne this following Monday morning - And the coroner immediately made acquainted with the fact. Deceased was perfectly sober at the time.
William Hyland
Taken and acknowledged this 29th day of November 1852 in Melbourne, before Mr Wilmot, Coroner.2 

Newspaper-Articles

  • 1 Feb 1848: NOTICE is hereby given that the following is a list of the names of a certain number of children brought to the Colony by the Government, on board the ship the Sir Edward Parry, to join their parents here. The Sir Edward Parry arrived in Hobson's Bay, on Monday the 24th instant, after a voyage of 110 days from England, all well on board. The parents or relatives of the children in question are particularly requested to repair on board the ship without delay, to claim and take the children from under the charge of Government.
    List of children arrived in the Sir Edward Parry—
    O'Shea, George
    O'Shea, Ellen Ellen Teressa O'Shea3
  • 30 Nov 1852: DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE. FATAL ACCIDENT.—An inquest was held on Monday before the city coroner on the body of George O’Shea, who met his death from a fall from his horse on Saturday afternoon. Mr. O’Shea was riding into town on horseback from Western Port, in company with Mr. Hyland, a settler in that district, and when close to Wedge’s paddock, a short distance from Dandenong, Mr. O’Shea’s horse stumbled and threw the deceased, afterwards rolling over him. Mr. Hyland immediately dismounted and ran to his friend’s assistance, but the unfortunate man expired almost immediately ; blood was at the time rushing from his nose and ears. The body was then conveyed to town and the coroner summoned. The jury returned a verdict of “Accidental Death”.4

Citations

  1. [S65] Ancestry - various indices, Victoria, Australia, Assisted and Unassisted Passenger Lists, 1839-1923
    George O'Shea, Age 12, arrived 24 Jan 1848 on "Sir Edward Parry."
  2. [S24] PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), 1852/325 Male. George OShea, Cause of death: Accidental death fall from horse, Location of hearing: Melbourne. Date of hearing: 29 Nov 1852
    VPRS 24/P0000, 1852/325 Male.
  3. [S14] Newspaper - The Melbourne Argus (Vic.), Tue 1 Feb 1848, p1
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/4763120
  4. [S11] Newspaper - 30 Nov 1852.
Last Edited4 May 2023

Mary Anne Josephine O'Shea

F, #29254, b. 1832, d. 27 Aug 1891
Father*John O'Shea b. 1801, d. 3 Apr 1852
Mother*Mary Josephine Ryan
Married NameRossiter. 
Birth*1832 Charleville, Cork, Ireland. 
(Migrant) Migration/Travel23 Feb 1841 Sailing with John O'Shea, Sarah O'Shea, John Thomas O'Shea, Honora O'Shea to Port Phillip, VIC, Australia. Ship Georgiana sailing from Liverpool
Age 9.1
Marriage*1 Sep 1854 Spouse: Thomas James Rossiter. Residence of Mr Rossiter, Cranbourne, VIC, Australia, #M1842/1854, Mary Ann OSHEA & Thomas James ROSSITER
- Thomas James Rossiter, 23, bachelor, settler, of Cranbourne, born Radstock, Somersetshire, England, and Mary Ann O Shea, 22, spinster, of Cranbourne, born Charleville, Co. Cork, Ireland, were married on 1 September 1854, at the "Residence of Mr. Rossiter, Cranbourne". The marriage was solemnized between Thomas James Rossiter and Mary Ann Josephine O Shea according to the rites of the Church of England in the presence of Benjamin Rossiter and Zillah Rossiter. Thomas and Mary Ann declared that they were members of the Church of England. Samuel Taylor was the officiating minister. Parents of Thomas were noted as Benjamin Rossiter, settler, and Zillah Rossiter. Parents of Mary Ann were noted as John O Shea, settler, and Mary Josephine Ryan.2
 
Death*27 Aug 1891 QLD, Australia, #D1891/C/1112 (par John O'Shea & Mary Josephine Ryan) - as Mary Anne Josephine Rossiter, Death date: 27 Aug 1891.3 
Death-Notice*29 Aug 1891 ROSSITER.—On the 26th inst., at Spring grove, Queensland, Mary Ann Josephine, beloved wife of T. J. Rossiter, late of Lyndhurst, Victoria, aged 59 years.4 

Newspaper-Articles

  • 23 Sep 1891: The grim hand of Death has been busy of late amidst our little community, and the wailing of bereaved ones is to be heard in divers places. 'Tis sorry comfort, and hard to realise the truth of the words that it is "all for the best." Doubly hard is the trial when the mainstay of the family is taken to "that land from whose bourne no traveller e 'er returns." However, sic transit gloria mundi, and those who remain can at most enjoy but a brief sojourn till they "cast anchor beyond the vale."
    Many of our readers will learn with regret of the death of Mrs. T. J. Rossiter avery old resident of the County of Mornington, having arrived there in 1847. She then resided with her father at Gladys Park Station, near Berwick. She was married on the 1st September, 1854, and still remained in that district until the year 1881, when she left with her family for Spring Grove, near Cunnamulla, Queensland, where she died. We clip the following from the Cunnamulla Argus, of Tuesday, 1st September, 1891:—"We deeply regret having to record the death of Mrs. Rossiter, wife of Mr. T. J. Rossiter, of Spring Grove. The deceased lady had been ill scarcely a fortnight, and up to the night of her death no one, not even Dr. Murray, who had visited her the day previous, anticipated the fatal result. The cause of death was congestion of the liver, probably
    accelerated, by an attack of syncope.
    Mrs Rossiter was very highly esteemed by all who knew her, and in the home circle her loss must be keenly felt. The funeral took place on Saturday, when nearly all the residents of the town attended the businses places closing as the procession moved through the streets.
    In the absence of a clergyman, the police magistrate conducted the burial service. A rather sad circumstance attending this visitation was the fact that Mr. Rossiter was absent from home on a visit to Melbourne." We are sure Mr. Rossiter's many friends in this district will join with us in an expression of sympathy for his bereavement.5

Citations

  1. [S65] Ancestry - various indices, Victoria, Australia, Assisted and Unassisted Passenger Lists, 1839-1923
    Arrived 25 Feb 1841 on "Georgiana"
    John Oshea, Age 33, baker, can read and write. Bounty L19, Sarah Oshea, Age 22, confectioner, can read and write. Bounty L19, John Oshea, Age 7, son, Bounty L10, Mary Ann Oshea, Age 9, Bounty L10. Native Place Cork. Imported by A B Smith & Co
    Also Honora O'Shea, Age 22, nurse, reads. Bounty L19.
  2. [S27] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Marriages) (online) "#M1842/1854, Mary Ann OSHEA & Thomas James ROSSITER."
  3. [S8] Queensland Government Birth, Death & Marriage Indexes "#D1891/C/1112 (par John O'Shea & Mary Josephine Ryan) - as Mary Anne Josephine Rossiter, Death date: 27 Aug 1891."
  4. [S14] Newspaper - The Herald (Melbourne, Vic.), Sat 29 Aug 1891, p2
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/241556709
  5. [S12] Newspaper - South Bourke and Mornington Journal (Richmond, Vic.), Wed 23 Sep 1891, p2
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/70013324
Last Edited4 May 2023

Ellen Teressa O'Shea

F, #29256, b. 1836, d. 3 Jun 1909
Father*John O'Shea b. 1801, d. 3 Apr 1852
Mother*Mary Josephine Ryan
Note* Ellen Teressa O'Shea 1836-1909 ? Memorial Card
1909
Victoria, Australia
Source: NLA Trove. THOUGH LOST TO SIGHT TO MEMORY DEAR/IN LOVING MEMORY OF/Our Beloved Mother/Ellen Teressa Rossiter/Who died June 3, 1909/Aged 73 years/“THY WILL BE DONE!” ‘Tis hard to break the tender cord, When love has bound the heart?‘Tis hard, so hard, to speak the words, We for a time must part. Dearest loved-one, we have laid thee, In the peaceful Grave’s embrace; But thy memory will be cherished, Till we see thy heavenly face./So dearly loved, so deeply mourned, With Christ, which is far better./AUSTRALIAN MEMORIAL CARD COMPANY, 49 ELIZABETH STREET, MELBOURNE. 
Note Original Certificate of Marriage for Charles Rossiter and Ellen Teressa O'Shea

1854

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Source: State Library of Victoria. 
Married NameRossiter.1 
Birth*1836 Cork, Ireland.2 
(Migrant) Migration/Travel24 Jan 1848 Sailing with George O'Shea to Port Phillip, VIC, Australia. Ship Sir Edward Parry sailing from Plymouth for Port Phillip
Age 10.3
Marriage*31 Aug 1854 Spouse: Charles Rossiter. St Peter's Eastern Hill, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, #M1947/1854, Charles ROSSITER & Ellen Teressa O SHEA.1,4
Marriage-Notice*2 Sep 1854 On the 31st ult., by license at St. Peter's Church, by the Rev. H. H. P. Handfield, Charles, eldest son of Mr. Benjamin Rossiter, of Ravenhurst, Western Port, to Ellen Terasse, youngest daughter of the late Mr. John O'Shea.5 
Widow6 Feb 1895Ellen Teressa O'Shea became a widow upon the death of her husband Charles Rossiter.6 
Death*3 Jun 1909 DEATH Registration No. 6961, no. 54
Ellen Teressa Rossiter, 73 (8 weeks?), born Ireland, d/o of O’Shea, Christian name not known, grazier, and O’Shea, Christian name not known, maiden name not known, died of aortic (concussion?) and heart failure (suffered from for 15 years and 2 months), on 3 June 1909, at Hedley, Shire of Gippsland, Victoria. Certified by Dr. Sydney P?. Informant Norton Baynton Rossiter, son of deceased, of Hedley. Buried on 5 June 1909, at Cranbourne Cemetery. E.C. Thomson, Church of England, officiating. In the Colony for 60 years at date of death. Married to Charles Rossiter for 18 years at Melbourne. Children at time of death noted as Edwin Augustus 54 years, Emily Baynton deceased, Helena Teressa deceased, Charles Benjamin 45 years, Nellie Teressa 35 years, Norton Baynton 32 years, and Claud Cecil 31 years.7 
Death-Notice*7 Jun 1909 ROSSITER.–On the 3rd June, at her son's residence, "Vivaleigh," Hedley, South Gippsland, Ellen Teressa, relict of the late Chas. Rossiter, J.P., of Hawkesdale, Koo-Wep-Rup, aged 73 years ; dearly beloved mother of R. A., C. B., N. B., and C. C. Rossiter, and Mrs Wm. Brierley.
A patient sufferer at rest.8 

Newspaper-Articles

  • 1 Feb 1848: NOTICE is hereby given that the following is a list of the names of a certain number of children brought to the Colony by the Government, on board the ship the Sir Edward Parry, to join their parents here. The Sir Edward Parry arrived in Hobson's Bay, on Monday the 24th instant, after a voyage of 110 days from England, all well on board. The parents or relatives of the children in question are particularly requested to repair on board the ship without delay, to claim and take the children from under the charge of Government.
    List of children arrived in the Sir Edward Parry—
    O'Shea, George
    O'Shea, Ellen George O'Shea9
  • 9 Jun 1909: On Saturday last the remains of the late Mrs Chas. Rossiter were interred at Cranbourne Cemetery. Deceased and her late husband (who died some nine years ago) were residents of Monomeith and were both very highly respected. Mr. Rossiter was at one time a member of the district Road Board. Mr Jas. Garnar attended to the mortuary arrangements.10

Citations

  1. [S27] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Marriages) (online) "#M1947/1854, Charles ROSSITER & Ellen Teressa O SHEA."
  2. [S27] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Marriages) (online) "#M1947/1854, Charles ROSSITER & Ellen Teressa O SHEA - list Charles' birthplace as Leigh, Somerset, and Ellen's as Co Cork, Ireland."
  3. [S65] Ancestry - various indices, Victoria, Australia, Assisted and Unassisted Passenger Lists, 1839-1923
    George O'Shea, Age 12, arrived 24 Jan 1848 on "Sir Edward Parry."
  4. [S65] Ancestry - various indices, St Peter's Eastern Hill, Melbourne, Marriage Registers. Reference M2/2. Marriage of Ellen Jerefsa O'Shea, aged 18, (par John O'Shea & Mary Rine) and Charles Rossiter, aged 34, (par Benjamin Rossiter & Lillah Baynton), on 31 Aug 1854. Viewed on 3 May 2023 at Ancestry (Record ID: 9732::70989).
  5. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), Sat 2 Sep 1854, p4
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/4797171
  6. [S28] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Deaths) (online) "#D1321/1895 (Age 74) (par Benj ROSSITER & Zilliah BAMTON) - as Chas ROSSITER, Death registered at Cranbourne, Australia."
  7. [S80] Ancestry - Family Tree, Ancestry Tree Name: BAYNTON~PARAGREEN~ROSSITER~SIBBALD, Tree ID: 13213921.
  8. [S14] Newspaper - Gippsland Times (Vic.), Mon 7 Jun 1909, p2
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/65266980
  9. [S14] Newspaper - The Melbourne Argus (Vic.), Tue 1 Feb 1848, p1
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/4763120
  10. [S12] Newspaper - South Bourke and Mornington Journal (Richmond, Vic.), Wed 9 Jun 1909, p2
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/66200190
Last Edited14 Sep 2023

Thomas James Rossiter

M, #29259, b. 1831, d. 30 Dec 1907
Father*Benjamin Rossiter b. 1786, d. 29 Jan 1858
Mother*Zillah Baynton b. Oct 1789, d. 29 Dec 1871
Note* "Ravenhurst" was the name of the Rossiter family's homestead on "Rossiter's Station" which was situated on the eastern section of the larger "Garem Gam" station on the Berwick Road, Cranbourne. The Garem Gam run stretched from the Carrum Swamp to the Cardinia Creek and comprised 3,200 acres. Garem Gam was originally taken up by Dr. James Bathe¹ and T.J. Perry in 1840. Dr. Bathe subdivided Garem Gam in 1845 and the eastern section became known as Ravenhurst. Ravenhurst was originally held by John Crewe² until his death in 1850 when it was transferred to Benjamin Rossiter and Maurice Feehan, who went on to lease the whole of Garem Gam with Mrs. Sarah O'Shea³ from 1851.

1. Dr. James Bathe provided the hand written death certificate for Benjamin Rossiter when he passed away in 1858.

2. John Crewe (1819-1850) was the husband of Eliza Arabella Baynton (1821-1868). They married in 1847. Eliza was the daughter of Dr. Thomas Baynton Snr. (1792-1872). Dr. Baynton was the brother of Zillah Baynton (1789-1871) who was married to Benjamin Rossiter (1786-1858). The Baynton and the Rossiter families emigrated together to Victoria on the Strathfieldsaye in 1841.

3. Sarah O'Shea was the wife of John O’Shea (1798-1852). John’s daughters, Ellen Teressa O'Shea (1836-1909) and Mary Ann Josephine O'Shea (1832-1891), married Benjamin and Zillah Rossiter's sons, Charles Rossiter (1820-1895) and Thomas James Rossiter (1831-1907).1 
Birth*1831 Somerset, England. 
(Migrant) Migration/Travel30 Aug 1841 Sailing with Benjamin Rossiter, Zillah Rossiter, Charles Rossiter, Mercy Baynton Rossiter to Port Phillip, VIC, Australia. Ship Strathfieldsaye sailing from Plymouth.2
 
Marriage*1 Sep 1854 Spouse: Mary Anne Josephine O'Shea. Residence of Mr Rossiter, Cranbourne, VIC, Australia, #M1842/1854, Mary Ann OSHEA & Thomas James ROSSITER
- Thomas James Rossiter, 23, bachelor, settler, of Cranbourne, born Radstock, Somersetshire, England, and Mary Ann O Shea, 22, spinster, of Cranbourne, born Charleville, Co. Cork, Ireland, were married on 1 September 1854, at the "Residence of Mr. Rossiter, Cranbourne". The marriage was solemnized between Thomas James Rossiter and Mary Ann Josephine O Shea according to the rites of the Church of England in the presence of Benjamin Rossiter and Zillah Rossiter. Thomas and Mary Ann declared that they were members of the Church of England. Samuel Taylor was the officiating minister. Parents of Thomas were noted as Benjamin Rossiter, settler, and Zillah Rossiter. Parents of Mary Ann were noted as John O Shea, settler, and Mary Josephine Ryan.3
 
Widower27 Aug 1891Thomas James Rossiter became a widower upon the death of his wife Mary Anne Josephine O'Shea.4 
Death*30 Dec 1907 Molong, NSW, Australia, #D14539/1907 (par Benjamin & Zillah) - as Thomas J ROSSITER. Death registered at Molong.5 
Death-Notice*1 Jan 1908 ROSSITER.—On the 30th December, at his late residence, Edward-street, Molong. New South Wales, Thomas James, youngest son of the late Benjamin and Zillah Rossiter, "Ravenhurst," Cranbourne, aged 76 years.6 

Newspaper-Articles

  • 4 Jan 1908: DEATH OF Mr. T. J. ROSSITER.
    It is with much regret that we have to record the death of Mr. Thomas James Rossiter, which sad event took place at his residence (Edward-street) early on Monday morning last, at the age of 76 years. About March of last year he was stricken down with a paralytic stroke, which practically rendered him an invalid.
    He remained in that condition right up to the time of his demise. He was a native of Somersetshire, England, and came to Victoria in 1841 with his father the late Mr. Benjamin Rossiter, who took up a cattle station on the Yarra River, and remained there several years, which he eventually sold, and bought Ravenhurst Station in Western Port, which afterwards passed into the hands of his sons, Messrs C. and T. J. Rossiter, who resided there for many years. They went in extensively for breeding draught horses and Shorthorn cattle, having purchased the imported Clydesdale stallion 'Reformer' for 800 guineas at auction in Melbourne. Mr. Rossiter sold his Victorian property in 1879, and came to N.S.W., having bought Warkoo Station in the Cobar district. This he sold stocked in 1884, and and then went to Queensland, where he bought Spring Grove Station on the Warrego River.
    Here he lived many years, and his wife died in Queensland in 1891. He afterwards came to Molong, where he has lived for the past 10 years. Mr. Rossiter leaves a family of four sons and three daughters to mourn their great loss. The funeral took place on Tuesday afternoon last, his remains being interred in the local cemetery, the Rev. Canon Alldis officiating at the graveside.7

Citations

  1. [S80] Ancestry - Family Tree, Source: The Good Country, Cranbourne Shire, by Niel Gunson, 1968; City of Casey, Victorian Heritage Details for Tulliallan, Cranbourne North, 2013; Casey Cardinia - Links to our Past, 2013;The Old Melbourne Cemetery, 1837-1922, by Marjorie Morgan, 1982.
  2. [S80] Ancestry - Family Tree, Ancestry Tree Name: BAYNTON~PARAGREEN~ROSSITER~SIBBALD, Tree ID: 13213921
    Person viewed: Zillah BAYNTON, Birth Date: 1789, Death Date: 29 Dec 1871
    Departure 16 May 1841 • Plymouth, Devon, England, United Kingdom
    Departed on the ship "Strathfieldsaye" with her husband, Benjamin, and their children, Charles, Mercy and Thomas, as well as her brother, Dr. Thomas Baynton, and his family.
    Arrival 30 Aug 1841 • Port Phillip, Victoria, Australia.
  3. [S27] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Marriages) (online) "#M1842/1854, Mary Ann OSHEA & Thomas James ROSSITER."
  4. [S8] Queensland Government Birth, Death & Marriage Indexes "#D1891/C/1112 (par John O'Shea & Mary Josephine Ryan) - as Mary Anne Josephine Rossiter, Death date: 27 Aug 1891."
  5. [S7] Registry of NSW Births Deaths and Marriages "#D14539/1907 (par Benjamin & Zillah) - as Thomas J ROSSITER. Death registered at Molong."
  6. [S16] Newspaper - The Age (Melbourne, Vic.), Wed 1 Jan 1908, p1
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/196110903
  7. [S14] Newspaper - Molong Express and Western District Advertiser (NSW), Sat 4 Jan 1908, p10
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/139850501
Last Edited4 May 2023

Benjamin Rossiter

M, #29260, b. 1786, d. 29 Jan 1858
Birth*1786 England. 
Marriage*30 Apr 1818 Spouse: Zillah Baynton. St. Peter and St. Paul Church, Kilmersdon, Somerset, England, Benjamin, bachelor of the Parish of Frome Selwood, and Zillah, spinster of the Parish of Kilmersdon, married at St. Peter and St. Paul Church, Kilmersdon, Somerset on 30 April, 1818, by Daniel Drape, Curate. Witnessed by Thomas Baynton and Sally Baynton.1
 
(Migrant) Migration/Travel30 Aug 1841 Sailing with Zillah Rossiter, Charles Rossiter, Mercy Baynton Rossiter, Thomas James Rossiter to Port Phillip, VIC, Australia. Ship Strathfieldsaye sailing from Plymouth.2
 
Death*29 Jan 1858 Ravenhurst, Cranbourne, VIC, Australia, #D1345/1858 (Age 72) (par James ROSSITER & Anne) - as Benjamin ROSSITER. Spouse Lillah BAYNTON.3 
Death-Notice*30 Jan 1858 On the 29th inst., at his residence, Ravenhurst, of apoplexy, Mr. Benjamin Rossiter, aged 72 years.4 

Family

 Zillah Baynton b. Oct 1789, d. 29 Dec 1871
Children 1.Charles Rossiter+ b. 1821, d. 6 Feb 1895
 2.Mercy Baynton Rossiter5 b. 26 Aug 1822, d. 22 Nov 1903
 3.Ann Rossiter6 b. 1825, d. Oct 1839
 4.Thomas James Rossiter+ b. 1831, d. 30 Dec 1907

Citations

  1. [S80] Ancestry - Family Tree, Ancestry Tree Name: BAYNTON~PARAGREEN~ROSSITER~SIBBALD, Tree ID: 13213921
    Person viewed: Benjamin Rossiter, Birth Date: 1786, Death Date: 29 Jan 1858.
  2. [S80] Ancestry - Family Tree, Ancestry Tree Name: BAYNTON~PARAGREEN~ROSSITER~SIBBALD, Tree ID: 13213921
    Person viewed: Zillah BAYNTON, Birth Date: 1789, Death Date: 29 Dec 1871
    Departure 16 May 1841 • Plymouth, Devon, England, United Kingdom
    Departed on the ship "Strathfieldsaye" with her husband, Benjamin, and their children, Charles, Mercy and Thomas, as well as her brother, Dr. Thomas Baynton, and his family.
    Arrival 30 Aug 1841 • Port Phillip, Victoria, Australia.
  3. [S28] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Deaths) (online) "#D1345/1858 (Age 72) (par James ROSSITER & Anne) - as Benjamin ROSSITER. Born England. Spouse Lillah BAYNTON."
  4. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), Sat 30 Jan 1858, p4
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/7145810
  5. [S80] Ancestry - Family Tree, Ancestry Tree Name: BAYNTON~PARAGREEN~ROSSITER~SIBBALD, Tree ID: 13213921
    Person viewed: Mercy Baynton ROSSITER, Birth Date: 26 Aug 1822, Death Date: 22 Nov 1903
    Baptism: 14 Jul 1825 • St. Peter and St. Paul Church, Kilmersdon, Somerset, England
    Mercy Baynton Rossiter, d/o Benjamin Rossiter, yeoman, and Zillah Rossiter, of Leigh on Mendip, born 26 August 1822, baptised at Kilmersdon on 14 July 1825.
    Burial: Nov 1903 • Dandenong Cemetery, Kirkham Road, Dandenong, Victoria, Australia
    The gravestone of Henry and Mercy had fallen over (now flipped over 18/12/14). Their grave is next to the grave of Mercy's father and mother, Benjamin and Zillah Rossiter.
  6. [S80] Ancestry - Family Tree, Ancestry Tree Name: BAYNTON~PARAGREEN~ROSSITER~SIBBALD, Tree ID: 13213921
    Person viewed: Ann ROSSITER, Birth Date: 7 Mar 1825, Death Date: Oct 1839.
Last Edited4 May 2023

Zillah Baynton

F, #29261, b. Oct 1789, d. 29 Dec 1871
Married NameRossiter. 
Birth*Oct 1789 Somerset, England, Baptism 18 Oct 1789 • St. Giles, Leigh on Mendip, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
- as Zillah Baynton, d/o Thomas and Sarah Baynton.1 
Marriage*30 Apr 1818 Spouse: Benjamin Rossiter. St. Peter and St. Paul Church, Kilmersdon, Somerset, England, Benjamin, bachelor of the Parish of Frome Selwood, and Zillah, spinster of the Parish of Kilmersdon, married at St. Peter and St. Paul Church, Kilmersdon, Somerset on 30 April, 1818, by Daniel Drape, Curate. Witnessed by Thomas Baynton and Sally Baynton.2
 
(Migrant) Migration/Travel30 Aug 1841 Sailing with Benjamin Rossiter, Charles Rossiter, Mercy Baynton Rossiter, Thomas James Rossiter to Port Phillip, VIC, Australia. Ship Strathfieldsaye sailing from Plymouth.3
 
Widow29 Jan 1858Zillah Baynton became a widow upon the death of her husband Benjamin Rossiter.4 
Death*29 Dec 1871 Ravenhurst, Cranbourne, VIC, Australia, #D8188/1871 (Age 82) (par Thomas BAYNTON & Sarah WRENTMORE) - as Zillah ROSSITER. Spouse Benjamin ROSSITER.5,6 
Death-Notice*4 Jan 1872 ROSSITER.—On the 29th ult., at the residence of her son, Ravenhurst, Cranbourne, Zillah Rossiter, relict of the late Benjamin Rossiter, aged 82 years.5 

Family

 Benjamin Rossiter b. 1786, d. 29 Jan 1858
Children 1.Charles Rossiter+ b. 1821, d. 6 Feb 1895
 2.Mercy Baynton Rossiter7 b. 26 Aug 1822, d. 22 Nov 1903
 3.Ann Rossiter8 b. 1825, d. Oct 1839
 4.Thomas James Rossiter+ b. 1831, d. 30 Dec 1907

Citations

  1. [S80] Ancestry - Family Tree, Ancestry Tree Name: BAYNTON~PARAGREEN~ROSSITER~SIBBALD, Tree ID: 13213921
    Person viewed: Zillah BAYNTON, Birth Date: 1789, Death Date: 29 Dec 1871.
  2. [S80] Ancestry - Family Tree, Ancestry Tree Name: BAYNTON~PARAGREEN~ROSSITER~SIBBALD, Tree ID: 13213921
    Person viewed: Benjamin Rossiter, Birth Date: 1786, Death Date: 29 Jan 1858.
  3. [S80] Ancestry - Family Tree, Ancestry Tree Name: BAYNTON~PARAGREEN~ROSSITER~SIBBALD, Tree ID: 13213921
    Person viewed: Zillah BAYNTON, Birth Date: 1789, Death Date: 29 Dec 1871
    Departure 16 May 1841 • Plymouth, Devon, England, United Kingdom
    Departed on the ship "Strathfieldsaye" with her husband, Benjamin, and their children, Charles, Mercy and Thomas, as well as her brother, Dr. Thomas Baynton, and his family.
    Arrival 30 Aug 1841 • Port Phillip, Victoria, Australia.
  4. [S28] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Deaths) (online) "#D1345/1858 (Age 72) (par James ROSSITER & Anne) - as Benjamin ROSSITER. Born England. Spouse Lillah BAYNTON."
  5. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), Thu 4 Jan 1872, p4
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/5858480
  6. [S28] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Deaths) (online) "#D8188/1871 (Age 82) (par Thomas BAYNTON & Sarah WRENTMORE) - as Zillah ROSSITER. Spouse Benjamin ROSSITER. Born Kilm."
  7. [S80] Ancestry - Family Tree, Ancestry Tree Name: BAYNTON~PARAGREEN~ROSSITER~SIBBALD, Tree ID: 13213921
    Person viewed: Mercy Baynton ROSSITER, Birth Date: 26 Aug 1822, Death Date: 22 Nov 1903
    Baptism: 14 Jul 1825 • St. Peter and St. Paul Church, Kilmersdon, Somerset, England
    Mercy Baynton Rossiter, d/o Benjamin Rossiter, yeoman, and Zillah Rossiter, of Leigh on Mendip, born 26 August 1822, baptised at Kilmersdon on 14 July 1825.
    Burial: Nov 1903 • Dandenong Cemetery, Kirkham Road, Dandenong, Victoria, Australia
    The gravestone of Henry and Mercy had fallen over (now flipped over 18/12/14). Their grave is next to the grave of Mercy's father and mother, Benjamin and Zillah Rossiter.
  8. [S80] Ancestry - Family Tree, Ancestry Tree Name: BAYNTON~PARAGREEN~ROSSITER~SIBBALD, Tree ID: 13213921
    Person viewed: Ann ROSSITER, Birth Date: 7 Mar 1825, Death Date: Oct 1839.
Last Edited4 May 2023

Mary Josephine Ryan

F, #29262
Married NameO'Shea. 
Marriage* Spouse: John O'Shea.
 

Family

 John O'Shea b. 1801, d. 3 Apr 1852
Children 1.Mary Anne Josephine O'Shea+ b. 1832, d. 27 Aug 1891
 2.John Thomas O'Shea b. 10 Nov 1833, d. 5 Oct 1848
 3.George O'Shea b. 1834, d. 22 Nov 1852
 4.Ellen Teressa O'Shea+ b. 1836, d. 3 Jun 1909
Last Edited4 May 2023

John Thomas O'Shea

M, #29271, b. 10 Nov 1833, d. 5 Oct 1848
Father*John O'Shea b. 1801, d. 3 Apr 1852
Mother*Mary Josephine Ryan
Birth*10 Nov 1833 Mallow, Cork, Ireland, Baptism date 10 Nov 1833.1
(Migrant) Migration/Travel23 Feb 1841 Sailing with John O'Shea, Sarah O'Shea, Mary Anne Josephine O'Shea, Honora O'Shea to Port Phillip, VIC, Australia. Ship Georgiana sailing from Liverpool
Age 7.2
Death*5 Oct 1848 Garem Gam, Cranbourne, VIC, Australia.3 
Death-Notice7 Oct 1848 DIED, Of consumption, on the 5th instant, at the residence of his father, Garriain Gan, Western Port, JOHN, the eldest son of Mr. John O'Shea, formerly of Melbourne, aged 15 years, deeply regretted by a numerous circle of friends, to whom his high intellectual attainments and numerous good qualities had endeared him.
THE Friends of the late John O'Shea, are respectfully requested by his bereaved parents to meet the funeral at the bridge at 3 o'clock on Sunday afternoon, to accompany the body to the place of interment.4 

Citations

  1. [S65] Ancestry - various indices, Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1655-1915. Record ID 61039::6133946
    John Shea, Baptism 10 Nov 1833, Baptism Place Mallow, Cork, Ireland. Diocese Cloyne
    Father John Shea, Mother Mary Ryan.
  2. [S65] Ancestry - various indices, Victoria, Australia, Assisted and Unassisted Passenger Lists, 1839-1923
    Arrived 25 Feb 1841 on "Georgiana"
    John Oshea, Age 33, baker, can read and write. Bounty L19, Sarah Oshea, Age 22, confectioner, can read and write. Bounty L19, John Oshea, Age 7, son, Bounty L10, Mary Ann Oshea, Age 9, Bounty L10. Native Place Cork. Imported by A B Smith & Co
    Also Honora O'Shea, Age 22, nurse, reads. Bounty L19.
  3. [S80] Ancestry - Family Tree, Source: gsibs. NSW Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages. Reg. No. 18526/1915. David John O'Shea, about 76, farmer, born Berwick, Victoria, s/o John Thomas O'Shea, grazier, and mother unknown, died 24 November 1915, at Nuable Creek, near Narrabri, Namoi Shire, New South Wales, of heart disease chronic, rheumatism, informant/certified by CHARLES BENJAMIN ROSSITER, nephew, of BRACKENHURST, Dandenong, Victoria, and witness ZILLAH ROSSITER, registered 14 December 1915 at Narrabri, buried 25 November 1915 at Roman Catholic Cemetery, Narrabri, by undertaker Henry Logan and service conducted by Maurice Ronayne, Roman Catholic. Married Ann Darcy in Melbourne, Victoria, no issue.

    gsibs originally shared this on 15 Oct 2016.
  4. [S14] Newspaper - Port Phillip Gazette and Settler's Journal (Vic.), Sat 7 Oct 1848, p3
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/223150814
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/223150824
Last Edited4 May 2023

Mercy Baynton Rossiter1

F, #29278, b. 26 Aug 1822, d. 22 Nov 1903
Father*Benjamin Rossiter1 b. 1786, d. 29 Jan 1858
Mother*Zillah Baynton1 b. Oct 1789, d. 29 Dec 1871
Married NameWedge. 
Birth*26 Aug 1822 Somerset, England.1 
(Migrant) Migration/Travel30 Aug 1841 Sailing with Benjamin Rossiter, Zillah Rossiter, Charles Rossiter, Thomas James Rossiter to Port Phillip, VIC, Australia. Ship Strathfieldsaye sailing from Plymouth.2
 
Marriage*24 Feb 1852 Spouse: Henry Wedge. St Andrew's Church, Brighton, VIC, Australia, #M20387/1852, Mercy Baynton ROSSITER & Henry WEDGE.3
 
Widow29 Dec 1866Mercy Baynton Rossiter became a widow upon the death of her husband Henry Wedge.4 
Death*22 Nov 1903 Hawthorn, VIC, Australia, #D13619/1903 (Age 80) (par Benj ROSSITER & Zillah BAYNTON) - as Mercy Baynton WEDGE.5,1 
Death-Notice*25 Nov 1903 WEDGE.—On the 22nd November, at her residence, Lyndhurst, Auburn-road, Hawthorn, Mercy Baynton, widow of the late Henry Wedge, of Ballymarang, Victoria, aged 80.6 

Citations

  1. [S80] Ancestry - Family Tree, Ancestry Tree Name: BAYNTON~PARAGREEN~ROSSITER~SIBBALD, Tree ID: 13213921
    Person viewed: Mercy Baynton ROSSITER, Birth Date: 26 Aug 1822, Death Date: 22 Nov 1903
    Baptism: 14 Jul 1825 • St. Peter and St. Paul Church, Kilmersdon, Somerset, England
    Mercy Baynton Rossiter, d/o Benjamin Rossiter, yeoman, and Zillah Rossiter, of Leigh on Mendip, born 26 August 1822, baptised at Kilmersdon on 14 July 1825.
    Burial: Nov 1903 • Dandenong Cemetery, Kirkham Road, Dandenong, Victoria, Australia
    The gravestone of Henry and Mercy had fallen over (now flipped over 18/12/14). Their grave is next to the grave of Mercy's father and mother, Benjamin and Zillah Rossiter.
  2. [S80] Ancestry - Family Tree, Ancestry Tree Name: BAYNTON~PARAGREEN~ROSSITER~SIBBALD, Tree ID: 13213921
    Person viewed: Zillah BAYNTON, Birth Date: 1789, Death Date: 29 Dec 1871
    Departure 16 May 1841 • Plymouth, Devon, England, United Kingdom
    Departed on the ship "Strathfieldsaye" with her husband, Benjamin, and their children, Charles, Mercy and Thomas, as well as her brother, Dr. Thomas Baynton, and his family.
    Arrival 30 Aug 1841 • Port Phillip, Victoria, Australia.
  3. [S27] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Marriages) (online) "#M20387/1852, Mercy Baynton ROSSITER & Henry WEDGE, Marriage registered at St Andrews Church Brighton, Australia."
  4. [S28] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Deaths) (online) "#D10249/1866 (Age 47) (par Edward Davey WEDGE & Lucy KING) - as Henry WEDGE. Born Camb."
  5. [S28] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Deaths) (online) "#D13619/1903 (Age 80) (par Benj ROSSITER & Zillah BAYNTON) - as Mercy Baynton WEDGE, Death registered at Hawth, Australia."
  6. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), Wed 25 Nov 1903, p1
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/10584135
Last Edited4 May 2023

Henry Wedge

M, #29279, b. 1819, d. 29 Dec 1866
Birth*1819 Cambridgeshire, England. 
Marriage*24 Feb 1852 Spouse: Mercy Baynton Rossiter. St Andrew's Church, Brighton, VIC, Australia, #M20387/1852, Mercy Baynton ROSSITER & Henry WEDGE.1
 
Death*29 Dec 1866 Ballymarang, Western Port, VIC, Australia, #D10249/1866 (Age 47) (par Edward Davey WEDGE & Lucy KING) - as Henry WEDGE.2 
Death-Notice*31 Dec 1866 WEDGE.—On the 29th inst., at Ballymarang, Western Port, Henry Wedge, Esq., of measles and inflammation of the lungs.3 

Newspaper-Articles

  • 23 Jan 1867: NOTICE is hereby given, that after the expiration of fourteen days from the publication of this advertisement, an application will be made to the Supreme Court of the colony of Victoria, in its Ecclesiastical jurisdiction that PROBATE of the WILL of HENRY WEDGE, late of Balamarang, near Dandenong, in the said colony of Victoria, settler, deceased, may be granted to Thomas James Rossiter, of Ravenhurst, near Cranbourne, in the said colony, settler, one of the executors, and Mercy Baynton Wedge, of Balamarang aforesaid, widow, executrix appointed by the said will, Alfred William Howitt, of Omeo, in the said colony, police magistrate and warden, the other executor appointed by the said will, having duly renounced probate thereof
    Dated this twenty third day of January, 1867 ARTHUR WILLIAM SMALE, 105 Collins-street west, Melbourne proctor for the said Thomas James Rossiter and Mercy Baynton Wedge4

Citations

  1. [S27] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Marriages) (online) "#M20387/1852, Mercy Baynton ROSSITER & Henry WEDGE, Marriage registered at St Andrews Church Brighton, Australia."
  2. [S28] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Deaths) (online) "#D10249/1866 (Age 47) (par Edward Davey WEDGE & Lucy KING) - as Henry WEDGE. Born Camb."
  3. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), Mon 31 Dec 1866, p4
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/5782353
  4. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), Wed 23 Jan 1867, p7
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/5784188
Last Edited4 May 2023

Ann Rossiter1

F, #29280, b. 1825, d. Oct 1839
Father*Benjamin Rossiter1 b. 1786, d. 29 Jan 1858
Mother*Zillah Baynton1 b. Oct 1789, d. 29 Dec 1871
Birth*1825 Radstock, Somerset, England.1 
Death*Oct 1839 Radstock, Somerset, England.1 

Citations

  1. [S80] Ancestry - Family Tree, Ancestry Tree Name: BAYNTON~PARAGREEN~ROSSITER~SIBBALD, Tree ID: 13213921
    Person viewed: Ann ROSSITER, Birth Date: 7 Mar 1825, Death Date: Oct 1839.
Last Edited4 May 2023
 

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