Richards Charles and Rachel Tonkin Arrived Australia 1858

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Charles RICHARDS and Rachel TONKIN
arrived in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, on the Red Jacket in 1858 with three children.

The family were recorded as follows:

Charles RICHARDS aged 29 years.
Rachel RICHARDS aged 20 years.
Mary RICHARDS age 04 years.
Wilmot RICHARDS aged 02 years.
Rachel RICHARDS aged 01 year.

Marriage details for Charles and Rachel not located at time of posting.
The age of their first child, Mary, indicates Rachel would have been about 16 years old when Mary was born.

Baptism note.
Rachel was baptised 10 June 1840 in St Buryan, Cornwall.
Parents were Thomas TONKIN and Christiana MATTHEWS.
See Post: TONKIN Thomas married Christiana MATTHEWS 1829

Rachel died 1879 in Victoria, Australia.
Age: 34 years.
Parents named as Thomas TONKIN and Rachel unknown.

Charles and Rachel had another six children after they arrived in Australia.

[1]

Mary RICHARDS.
Born: Circa 1854 Cornwall.
Died: -

[2]

Wilmot RICHARDS.
Born: Circa 1856 Cornwall.
Died: 1881 Carlton, Victoria.
Age: 26 years.

Married: Joseph SHEPHARD.
Year: 1875.
Place: Victoria.

See post: SHEPHARD Joseph married Wilmot RICHARDS 1875

[3]

Rachel RICHARDS.
Born: Circa 1857 Cornwall.
Died: 1918 Ballarat, Victoria.
Age: 61 years.

Married: Richard HICKS.
Year: 1874.
Place: Victoria.

See post: HICKS Richard married Rachel RICHARDS 1874

[4]

Alice RICHARDS.
Born: 1859 Moorebool, Victoria. (Near Geelong)
Died: 1936 Murrumbeena, Victoria.
Age: 78 years.

Married: Thomas CORNEILLE.
Year: 1887.
Place: Victoria.

See post: CORNEILLE Thomas married Alice RICHARDS 1887

[5]

Christiana Matthews RICHARDS.
Born: 1863 Lethbridge, Victoria.
Died: -

[6]

Martha Ann RICHARDS.
Born: 1865 Durham Lead, Victoria. (Near Ballarat)
Died: 1919 Geelong, Victoria.
Age: 54 years.

Married: William ONEILL.
Year: 1897.
Place: Victoria.

See post: ONEILL William married Martha RICHARDS 1897

[7]

Charles RICHARDS.
Born: 1867 Durham Lead, Victoria.
Died: -

[8]

William George RICHARDS.
Born: 1869 Durham Lead, Victoria.
Died: -

Married: Elisia RASMUSSEN.
Year: 1893.
Place: Victoria.

See post: RICHARDS William married Elisia RASMUSSEN 1893

[9]

Thomas Tonkin RICHARDS.
Born: 1871 Durham Lead, Victoria.
Died: 1928 Prahran, Victoria.
Age: 56 years.

Sources:
Immigration to Victoria 1852-1879.
Cornwall OPC Database.
Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages Victoria.

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