ALMAN, Julia

Julia Alman was the daughter of Lazarus Alman and Hannah Moses. She was born in Bristol about 1839. She emigrated with her parents and siblings on the Deborah in 1852. Julia married Russian born Isaac Abramowich in Ballarat when she was aged only 17 years. They had a family of four children: Lazarus b. 1863; Joel b. 1864; Rebecca Rose…

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ALMAN, Hannah

Hannah (Moses) married Lazarus Alman in Gloucestershire, England. She was the daughter of Moses Moses. Hannah Alman and her family sailed for Victoria in 1852 on the vessel Deborah. They departed Bristol on 5 June 1852 arriving in Melbourne on 18 September 1852. Abraham Alman, possibly the brother of Lazarus Alman, with Samuel Lazarus and Phillip Phillipson also emigrated from…

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ALMAN, Ellen

Ellen/Helen Gillespie was born to John Gillespie and Janet Gray around 1824 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Ellen (Gillespy) (1824-1893) married Joseph Alman/Almen (1829-1889) in Ballarat in March 1854. She was aged 29 years, a native of Aberdeen, Scotland and Joseph Daniel Alman was a 28 year old from Peru. He described himself as a miner. Their daughter Josephina…

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ALLEN, Rosa

On 12 April 1854 Rosa Allen accused Rose Elliott of assault and using abusive language. There was no appearance at court of the complainant Rosa Allen.

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ALLEN, Mary

Mary (Edwards) was born around 1835 at Dundee, Scotland. She married gold digger James Allen at Melbourne in 1853. The couple produced a daughter, Agnes Ellis, on the Ballarat Diggings on 26 August 1854. James Allen was around 27 years of age at that time.

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ALEXANDER, Grace

Grace Gordon Alexander was born on 30 May 1841 at Airdrie, Scotland. She immigrated to Australia on the vessel Europa sailing from Liverpool in 1852 and arriving 90 days later. Grace Gordon Alexander married William Brewster, whose occupation was a farmer, on 4 March 1862. Her daughter, Mary W. Brewster, recorded that “Mrs Brewster saw Ballarat develop from a collection…

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ALLEN, Margaret

Margaret Gelletly was born in 1818 in Perthshire, Scotland to parents John Gelletly/Gellatly and Christian Adam. She married Alexander MacKenzie Allen/Allan on 6 June 1840 in Kinfauns, Perthshire. They had the following children: John Gellatly Allan (1840-1927); Elizabeth Galletly Allan (1842-1917); Margaret Ann (born 1843 – died 18 April 1854 on the Eureka Diggings aged…

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ALLEN, Jane

Jane (O’Gee) and Alexander Allen produced a child, Rose Anne, who was baptised at St Alipius Catholic Chapel, Ballarat on 15 December 1854. The sponsors to the baptism were Peter Barkly and Martha Thorn.

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ALLEN, Elizabeth

Born on 26 December 1825 at Chelsea, England, Elizabeth Gregory married Edward Allen in 1849 at Stepney, England. Elizabeth and Edward produced at least two children in England: Eliza b. 28 June 1850 in Stepney, London (died 17 July 1853 and buried at Geelong East) and Edward b. 28 Feb 1852 Stepney, London. There may…

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ALLEN, Catherine (2)

Catherine Scott was born around 1816. She married carpenter William Allen in December 1838 at Dundee. Occasionally the name is spelt ALLAN. They had both been born at Dundee in Scotland. Their sixth child William Allen was born 14 October 1854 at Ballarat. She was attended by Dr Stewart. Although she was the informant on…

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