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== Background ==
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Born on 02 October 1833 at Angmering, Sussex, [[England]], there are no immigration records for Henry Green arriving in Victoria. He is thought to have been a mariner, so he probably jumped ship and went in search of gold.<ref>Informaton researched and provided by descendant Eric Smith, 2019.</ref>
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Twenty Two year old Henry Green married Janet Smith 'in his residence' on [[Bakery Hill]] on 14 July 1855. He was a miner.<ref>Information researched and provided by descendant Eric Smith, 2019.</ref>
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He died 08 January 1903 at 44 Finlay St, Albert Park, Melbourne with no known obituary or a will.<ref>Information researched and provided by descendant Eric Smith, 2019.</ref>
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==Goldfields Involvement, 1854==
 
==Goldfields Involvement, 1854==
  
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Twenty Two year old Henry Green married Janet Smith 'in his residence' on [[Bakery Hill]] on 14 July 1855. He was a miner. It is thought that it is this Henry Smith who signed the Bendan Hassell Petition. Another Henry Smith was living at Bentley's [[Eureka Hotel]], and was a witness at the inquest into the murder of [[James Scobie]].<ref<Informaton researched and provided by descendant Eric Smith, 2019.</ref>
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Henry Green lived on [[Bakery Hill]], the centre of Ballarat Goldfields Agitation and site of the [[Monster Meetings]]. Another [[Henry Green (2)]] was living at Bentley's [[Eureka Hotel]], and was a witness at the inquest into the murder of [[James Scobie]].
  
 
==Post 1854 Experiences==
 
==Post 1854 Experiences==
  
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Smith was residing at Ballarat when he signed the [[Benden Hassell]] Petition in 1856. <ref>Wickham, Dorothy, ''Shot in the Dark: Being the Petition for the Compensation Case of Benden S. Hassell'', Ballarat Heritage Services, 1998.</ref>
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== Family ==
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Henry Green married Janet Smith by Presbyterian rites on 14 July 1855.  Janet and her family arrived on the ship Persia on March 1854 and she had a step brother born Jun 1855 in Ballarat.  There is no obituary nor will for her father, William Smith who died at Cambrian Hill 1882 or her step-mother Margaret Smith who died in South Melbourne in 1896.<ref>Information researched and provided by descendant Eric Smith, 2019.</ref>
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They had twelve children:
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1. .... (born 1856, Wedderburn)
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2. .... (born 1858, Wedderburn)
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4. ..... (born 1862, Daylesford)
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12. ..... (born 1881, Daylesford)<ref>Information researched and provided by descendant Eric Smith, 2019.</ref>
  
 
==See also==
 
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[[Benden Sherritt Hassell Compensation Case]]
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[[Henry Green (2)]], witness at the [[Scobie Inquest]].
  
 
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Latest revision as of 21:54, 13 December 2019

Charles A. Doudiet, Swearing allegiance to the 'Southern Cross’, 1854, watercolour, pen and ink on paper.
Courtesy Art Gallery of Ballarat, purchased by the Ballarat Fine Art Gallery with the assistance of many donors, 1996.
Sign on St Paul's Hall, Bakery Hill, erected by the Ballarat Historical Society

Background

Born on 02 October 1833 at Angmering, Sussex, England, there are no immigration records for Henry Green arriving in Victoria. He is thought to have been a mariner, so he probably jumped ship and went in search of gold.[1]

Twenty Two year old Henry Green married Janet Smith 'in his residence' on Bakery Hill on 14 July 1855. He was a miner.[2]

He died 08 January 1903 at 44 Finlay St, Albert Park, Melbourne with no known obituary or a will.[3]

Goldfields Involvement, 1854

Henry Green lived on Bakery Hill, the centre of Ballarat Goldfields Agitation and site of the Monster Meetings. Another Henry Green (2) was living at Bentley's Eureka Hotel, and was a witness at the inquest into the murder of James Scobie.

Post 1854 Experiences

Family

Henry Green married Janet Smith by Presbyterian rites on 14 July 1855. Janet and her family arrived on the ship Persia on March 1854 and she had a step brother born Jun 1855 in Ballarat. There is no obituary nor will for her father, William Smith who died at Cambrian Hill 1882 or her step-mother Margaret Smith who died in South Melbourne in 1896.[4]

They had twelve children:

1. .... (born 1856, Wedderburn)

2. .... (born 1858, Wedderburn)

3. ..... (born 1860, Inglewood)

4. ..... (born 1862, Daylesford)

5. ..... (born Daylesford)

6. ..... (born Daylesford)

7. ..... (born Daylesford)

8. ..... (born Daylesford)

9. ..... (born Daylesford)

10. ..... (born Daylesford)

11. ..... (born Daylesford)

12. ..... (born 1881, Daylesford)[5]

See also

Henry Green (2), witness at the Scobie Inquest.

Further Reading

References

  1. ↑ Informaton researched and provided by descendant Eric Smith, 2019.
  2. ↑ Information researched and provided by descendant Eric Smith, 2019.
  3. ↑ Information researched and provided by descendant Eric Smith, 2019.
  4. ↑ Information researched and provided by descendant Eric Smith, 2019.
  5. ↑ Information researched and provided by descendant Eric Smith, 2019.

External links

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