| Born | James JESSEP | 2-Mar-1823 2 |
| Location | Norfolk, UK | |
| Father | James | |
| Mother | Jane Drew | |
| Brothers | ||
| William | 22-Nov-1808 | |
| John | 12-Nov-1809 | |
| Thomas | 21-Jul-1816 | |
| Charles | 04-Oct-1818 | |
| Henry | 1819 | |
| Robert | 31-Oct-1830 | |
| Sisters | ||
| Maria | 24-Jul-1814 | |
| Mary Ann | 15-Oct-1820 | |
| Elizabeth | 07-Aug-1825 | |
| Harriet | 30-Sep-1827 | |
| Marriage | Maria PAGET | 29-Nov-1845 1 |
| Location | Swaffham, Norfolk England | |
| Children | ||
| Lousia | 1846 | |
| William | 07-Jul-1850 | |
| Mary Ann | 1854 | |
| Maria | 3-Sep-1855 | |
| Mary Jane | 1857 | |
| James | 24-Feb-1859 | |
| Harriet | 1861 | |
| Elizabeth Emily | 1862 | |
| Sarah Ann | 1864 | |
| Marshall Henry | 1865 | |
| Marshall John | 1868 | |
Career and General working notes 3 5 8
Farmer in the UK.
James and Maria arrived in Hobart on the 29-Sep-1854 on the Caroline Middleton.
They were accompanied by their 3 children. Louisa, William and Mary Anne. James' brother Thomas and his Family
also made the voyage. Sadly tragedy struck the families when Thomas and Mary Anne both died before reaching
Hobart.
| Died | Maffra, VIC | 5-Aug-1903 4 |
| Buried | Maffra Cemetery | 6-Aug-1903 7 |
| Location | Maffra 1043-017F |
Reference
1 Swaffham, General Register Office, Cert Copy of an entry of Marriage 332112/5( 2-July-2011), James Jessep and Maria Paget; General Register Office England, London
2 Mauro, Margaret, Editor, Jess'p in Australia: The Order of their Coming, First ( Bathurst: Integrated Field Services Pty Ltd, 1988) p.34-1.
3 Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild, " Ship Caroline Middleton (1854)," Immigrants list as part of the Indenture system, Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild, ISTG Bringing our Ancestors Home ( http://www.immigrantships.net/v2/1800v2/carolinemiddleton18540929.html#crew: Viewed Mar-2010), Caroline Middleton Ship records; citing.
4 Public Record Office Victoria, " Wills Probate and Administration Records 1841-1925," Will, Public Record Office, Public Records Office ( http://www.prov.vic.gov.au/indexes/index_search_details.asp?searchid=54&id=92911: viewed 3-Jul-2010), James Jessep (Gent); citing.
5 Census Returns of England and Wales, National Archives, " 1851 England Census Record", Database Image, National Archives, Ancestry.com ( http://www.ancestry.com: Viewed Sep-2010), James and Maria Jessep; http://search.ancestry.com/browse/view.aspx?dbid=8860&iid=NFKHO107_1831_1831-0292&pid=5397529&ssrc=&fn=Maria&ln=Jessep&st=g. District 6.
6 FreeBMD, " 1837-1915 Marriage Index," Marriage Index, FreeBMD, Ancestry.com ( http://www.ancestry.com: Viewed Sep-2010), James and Maria; citing.
7 Tombstone of, James Jessep, Maffra Cemetery, Maffra Newry Rd. ( On side of the Main entry Road). Photo taken by Jessep.com in 2000.
8 Letter from Robert Henry Catherson([ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE])to 11-May-1903, Scaned Copy; held in Copy provided by Victorian Government by Public Record Office Victoria, [ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE],. http://access.prov.vic.gov.au/public/PROVguides/PROVguide023/PROVguide023.jsp
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