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From: "Ron Phillips" <>
Subject: Re: Goldfields death
Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2005 22:05:34 +1100
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Josephine

Welcome to the List

I have just had a look at the Pioneer Index of Births Deaths and Marriages
Victoria covering 1836 to 1888 and I cannot find any mention of EAT, EATT or
EATTS therein.

Its entirely possible that his death was not recorded 'Officially' - record
keeping and communications generally were a bit lax back then but if as you
say he died in suspicious circumstances I would have thought the authorities
would have been interested and as a consequence the death would have become
'officially' recorded through force of circumstance of a Coroners Inquest if
nothing else.

I'm at a loss to advise you of anything further you can do On-Line. The
Newspaper morgue is the obvious but these in most instances need to be
researched in person and for the most part are not available via the
Internet.

Perhaps another Lister may have a better suggestion.

Regards
Ron Phillips







----- Original Message -----
From: "Josephine Eatts" <>
To: <>
Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2005 3:39 PM
Subject: Goldfields death


> Hi listers
>
> This is my first post. I have joined this list because of my interest in
> discovering information on the death of an ancestor in the Bendigo
> goldfields in 1852.
>
> I am wondering if someone could do a lookup on the indexes available for
> that time, to see if the death is recorded, the actual date, and any other
> info. Family legend has it that this person died in suspicious
> circumstances - possibly something to do with the Chinese. I do know
> there was some conflict with miners and Chinese around that time. Another
> story says it was a mining accident.
>
> After her husband's death, the wife, pregnant with their 12th child, left
> Bendigo and returned to Myponga in South Australia (from whence they came
> in 1848), using a bullock and dray to transport herself and her 11
> children, and with 200 Pounds capital.
>
> The name I am researching is ISAAC EAT.
>
> I was rather hoping there would have been some news sheet printed at that
> time, or if police records were available from that time. From what I
> have been able to see on the internet, it seems this event took place
> before these records were kept.
>
> Any help would be much appreciated.
>
> Thanks
> Regards
> Josephine Eatts
>
>
>
>
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