A Wasted Life – The Story of Martin Griffin (c1830 – ?) (Reg. Nos. 1324 and 9701)
By Irma Walter, 2021. Martin Griffin has a rather dubious claim to fame. He received two terms of transportation to…
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John Simpson (1832 – 1901) (Reg. No. 1624)
By Irma Walter and Rodney Dilley, 2021. John Simpson was born c1832 in Staffordshire to Enoch Simpson and his wife…
Cornelius Bradnum (1827 – 1898) (Reg. No. 2942)
By Irma Walter, 2021. Cornelius Morley Bradnum (frequently called Bradnam, or Bradman) was born on 23 March 1827 to parents…
Nurse Flora Maud Larsen 1888-1964
By Anne Kirkman, 2022. Family Background Flora Larsen was born in Port Melbourne, Victoria, and was orphaned at a young…
The Dilworth Burglars
In March 1861 five men faced trial at the Liverpool Spring Assizes, charged with breaking and entering a farmhouse in…
Yarloop Town Halls
By Heather Wade, 2021. The First Town Hall – opposite the War Memorial The first Town Hall which was a…
John Jones (real name James Punt Borritt) (b.1813- ?) (WA Convict Reg. No. 4564)
The story of James Punt Borritt (alias George Parker, Thomas Parker, James Gazon, ‘Jemmy Punt’, John Jones), a seasoned and…
Jeremiah Prior (or Pryor) (c1833-1897) (Reg. No 7514)
By Irma Walter, 2021. [Note: Convicted as ‘Pryor’, but often recorded as Prior.] The Lord Dalhousie left Portland on 19…
George Woodcock (c1827 – 1909) (Reg. No. 4279) ‘The Yorkshire Cracksman’
By Irma Walter, 2021. The following newspaper article published in 1855 in England gives a good overview of George Woodcock’s…
Workhouse Boy Makes Good. James Wynn (alias James Ali) (c1842 – 1915) (Reg. No. 5838)
[Story by Rosalie D Ali, with added information from Irma Walter & Heather Wade, 2021.] Early Life James Wynn’s parentage…