Surname

Christian

full description of person not shown here.

Information is requested respecting the whereabouts –

gazette dated

anthony

thomas

Irish, formerly a guard at Richmond Bridewell, Dublin, where he left in 1855 and supposed to have come to some of the Aust. colonies. Inquiries are made at the instance of his brother John, who was in the Crimean war and when his brother Thomas left England it was reported that he had lost his life there

26 Jul 1871

atkinson

charles michael

aged 20 yrs, native of Jersey, a tallow chandler. Last heard of about April last, at the Bremer, making towards Mount Gambier

30 Aug 1871

bate/bates

james

aged 39, native of Lancashire. He left Port Adelaide about 7 weeks ago by the Aldinga. Likely to seek work as an engine fitter or blacksmith. he wrote to his wife stating that he could get no work in Melbourne and was going to Bendigo, but the letter is very incoherent, and his wife fears that he may have become insane

James Bates has written to his wife from Echuca, NSW

8 Mar 1871

7 Jun 1871

brauer

herman gustav adolph

a German, 25 yrs, a seaman, last heard of at the Booyoolee Station, where he was known by the name of Bover

1 Mar 1871

brown

mary

aged 20, native of Burra Burra, SA. She left Robe town for Melbourne about Nov. 1869 and for a short time was servant for Mr Gibbs, at Campbellfield, Vic., last heard of in February 1870, residing Melbourne with 2 young persons from Adelaide

29 Mar 1871

cassidy

patrick

about 42 yrs, an Irishman, bricklayers laborer. He was last heard of at Worndoo, Victoria in January last and then stated his intention of going to Warnambool

11 Oct 1871

d’aragora

oliver

a native of Lower Canada who was in Australia in 1850

5 Apr 1871

darnborough

thomas

an Englishman, aged about 38 yrs, has been a gold digger. he left Adelaide in Sept 1870 with the intention of going to Melbourne

20 Dec 1871

dawe

henry

about 24 yrs, a hawker, generally travels to Kapunda, Lyndoch Valley, Tanunda and Angaston

Henry Dawe has been heard of by his friends

8 Nov 1871

15 Nov 1871

day

george henry

aged 26, native of England, arrived in the colony in 1865. Left his home at Walkerville for the Barrier Ranges diggings about 4 yrs ago. Last heard of  in Sept. 1867 when he wrote from Forbes, NSW to his mother, stating he should be home at Christmas

17 May 1871

freeman

peter

aged 25 yrs, an Irishman, left his home at Julia Creek on the 22^nd instant

Peter Freeman has been found drowned in a waterhole in the River Light

29 Nov 1871

6 Dec 1871

goode

andrew

about 38 yrs, previously a sailor. Left England in January 1860, his wife was residing near Birmingham, directing her to address his letters to the Post Office, Melbourne where he expected to be about once in every 3 months

22 Mar 1871

hammond

robert

last heard of in 1864 when he wrote to his friends at Battle in Sussex, England from Melbourne. He then intended returning to Launceston

17 May 1871

harris

james

to be in the neighbourhood of Pt Augusta. A blue blanket swag, his property, containing wearing apparel has been found and is now in the hands of the Police at the Blinman.

5 Apr 1871

harris

william

age not given,

1 Mar 1871

hay

james

55 to 60 yrs, a Scotchman,,left Adelaide about the 1^st inst. under an engagement with Adamson brothers to go to Auburn, but did not arrive there. He is believed to have friends at Kapunda

11 Oct 1871

heard

gideon

aged 40 yrs, a tobacconist in Rundle St, left his home in Rundle St, Adelaide on the 9^th instant and has not since been heard of

27 Dec 1871

heaslip

thomas

aged 20, painter, arrived by the White Eagle from London 16^th ultimo, left Port Adelaide on the 7^th inst and has not since been heard of

Thomas Heaslip has returned to his lodgings at Port Adelaide

15 Feb 1871

22 Feb 1871

holmesby

richard

aged 19, native of SA, last heard of at Willochra where he was apprenticed to Messrs. Nicol & Baines, storekeepers. He is supposed to be at a station on Yorke’s Peninsula

Richard Holmesby has returned home to his friends

12 Jul 1871

13 Dec 1871

hughes

daniel

an Irishman, aged 30 yrs, laborer, plays on the violin, formerly a soldier. Last heard of at Melrose and went from there to Clare. His wife has heard that he died somewhere in that neighbourhood

24 May 1871

jerdan

george

william

walter

henry

gilbert

George aged 27 yrs, William 30 yrs, Walter 28 yrs, Henry 32 yrs, Gilbert 25 yrs, Londoners, five brothers. Three of them are engineers and are supposed to be employed in this colony

Gilbert and George Jerdan have been heard of-the former at Goolwa and the latter at Blinman. Henry, William and Walter are reported to have been in Queensland in July 1867

6 Dec 1871

13 Dec 1871

johns

adam thompson

last heard of at Killara NSW 31 July 1864. If living, he would be about 30 yrs of age. he left Adelaide in 1851, in company with his father, Isaac Johns, who died at Bendigo in the year 1853. Johns is supposed to have gone to Victoria after leaving Killara, in 1864

19 Apr 1871 NSW Police Gazette

johnston

mary ann

age 20 yrs, native of SA, left Port Adelaide in the steamer Penola for Melbourne on the 1^st Feb. 1871 under the name of  Jessie Scott

Mary Ann Johnston has written to her friends from Melbourne

5 Apr 1871

17 May 1871

keogh

edward

40 yrs of age, left his home at Hindmarsh on the 16^th instant and has not since been heard of

Edward Keogh is now charged on a warrant issued at Adelaide on the 1^st inst., with deserting his wife and his 4 children

23 Aug 1871

6 Sept 1871

ladds

william

formerly a butcher at Hobart town, Tasmania. He is reported to have resided with a man named Baker or Barker at Mount Barker about 4 or 5 yrs ago and previous to that with John Prince in Currie St, Adelaide

William Ladds died in the Adelaide Hospital in the year 1869

3 May 1871

26 Jul 1871

long

william

aged 19, drapers assistant, native of South Australia. Left his fathers house at North Adelaide on the 4^th instant. Stated he was going to New Zealand or one of the other colonies

19 Jul 1871

mapleton

mrs

wife of Samuel, who left her in Adelaide and went to Melbourne, where he is reported to have died. She is supposed to have been a widow when Mapleton married her.

8 Mar 1871

may

robert henry

aged 36, Englishman, has been a cab man in Melbourne, arrived at Port Adelaide March 10^th last, by the Coorong accompanied by Margaret Banbury, an Irish girl, aged 24. They came under the name of Mr & Mrs French, and by that name engaged in the service of some country settler shortly after arriving in Adelaide. May is identical with the person mentioned from the Vic Police Gazette.

19 Jul 1871

mcgee

thomas

about 34 yrs, mason by trade, when last heard of, he was living with a man named Pearson at the Grange, Hamilton Victoria about the latter part of 1861 or beginning 1862

22 Mar 1871

mitchell

william

aged about 30, native of Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland, but does not speak with a Scotch accent. Came to the colony in the ship Electric in September 1865 and was last heard of at Noarlunga about 3 yrs ago. Previously resided at Clare

William Mitchell left Noarlunga about 3 yrs ago, stated he was going North

10 May 1871

17 May 1871

mollowny

winifred

wife of James who is supposed to be working on a gold field. She was the widow of Robert Blackall, a German. Maiden name Whelan or Wheeling.  Deceased husband’s brother is Richard Kay Blackall residing at Woodstock, on the River Loddon, Victoria.

She is Irish and had one son by Blackall, aged now about 15 yrs

Winifred Mollowney (as listed) has been found

22 Feb 1871

1 Mar 1871

morgan

archibald f

35 to 40 yrs of age, speaks broad Scotch. Supposed to be in the company of William Sparks, a shoemaker aged about 30 yrs, a Scotchman

15 Mar 1871

nelson

john

proper name believed to be Nasluene, native of Sundsvall, Sweden, 30 yrs,  supposed to have been lost in the bush at Yorke’s Peninsula 11^th January last.

8 Feb 1871

o’connell

michael

aged 26 yrs, a laborer, Arrived in SA from Melbourne in December 1870, was then dressed in a suit of black and Yankee hat

24 May 1871

reid

george

about 30 yrs, An American, a hawker, resided at Nailsworth near Adelaide until lately

15 Nov 1871

reynard

maria

aged 40 yrs, an Irishwoman and of unsound mind. She was seen on the 29^th ult. at Norton’s Summit going towards Blumberg

6 Dec 1871

roffe

edward

about 70 yrs, native of Seven Oaks, Kent, England, arrived in Sydney about 1837, was last heard of at Janaway near Gunning, NSW

27 Dec 1871

shorter

charles

20 yrs of age, native of Burra, last heard of about 6 mths ago on the Gum Creek Run, in search of employment

5 Apr 1871

sparks

william

see Archibald F Morgan

15 Mar 1871

springett

william

age 20, sailor, Left Bermondsey, Surrey, in Aug. 1868 to South Australia by the ship Glen Osmond. In 1869 he was working on board the schooner Englebert which was trading between Adelaide and Sydney and that he thought of going to some diggings, 100 miles from Sydney. These enquiries are made at the instance of Mrs Barker, No 3, Marine Street, Jamaica Rd, Bermondsey

19 Apr 1871

stark

robert

a Prussian, carpenter, reported to have left Warwick Qld., in May or June 1870 with intention of coming to SA. Friends in Prussia received information that after his arrival in SA he was stabbed in a quarrel and died from the effects, but there is no record of his death in the Registry Office of SA

26 Apr 1871

teasdale

william

a Yorkshire man, 52 yrs, a storekeeper at Blanchetown, was last heard of at Adelaide on the 4^th instant

William Teasdale has been found

26 Apr 1871

3 May 1871

weston

henry

aged 11, son of Mary Weston, Gilles St, Adelaide, where he left on the 24^th of May last. He was seen at Mitcham on the following day but has not been seen or heard of since

Henry Wiston (as listed) is reported to be employed working for a farmer in the neighbourhood of Clarendon

12 Jul 1871

27 Sept 1871