John Hynes
Memorial to those who died as a result of the Eureka Stockade located in the Eureka Stockade Memorial Gardens. Photography: Clare Gervasoni 2013.
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Background
Hynes was from County Clare, Ireland[1], the son of John and Judith Hynes.[2] He arrived in Australia with 3 young children, Michael (11 years), Margaret (8 years), and Honora (4 years). His wife died during the voyage. Hynes' child was baptised at St Alipius on 19 August 1854. [3]
Goldfields Involvement, 1854
Hynes died of gunshot wound during the battle of the Eureka Stockade, and was buried at the Ballaarat Old Cemetery on 3 December 1854. ***His names has been incorrectly spelt “Haynes’ on the Eureka Monument.[4] Editor of The Times Samuel Irwin was the official death informant.
See also
http://www.ballaratgenealogy.org.au/art/hynes.htm
Further Reading
Corfield, J.,Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. The Eureka Encyclopaedia, Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004.
References
- ↑ Notes from J. Kenny
- ↑ https://www.geni.com/people/John-Hynes/6000000043501820174?from_flash=1&fsession_id=1467327368362&through=6000000043502478018, accessed 08 April 2017.
- ↑ Wickham, D., Gervasoni, C. & Phillipson, W., Eureka Research Directory, Ballarat Heritage Services, 1999.
- ↑ Wickham, D., Gervasoni, C. & Phillipson, W., Eureka Research Directory, Ballarat Heritage Services, 1999.
- ↑ Wickham, D., Gervasoni, C. & Phillipson, W., Eureka Research Directory, Ballarat Heritage Services, 1999.
