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Re: Victoria/Queensland: Robert Hallett PICKERING
« Reply #9 on: Friday 04 September 15 15:06 BST (UK) »
Second, his "death" of 02/07/1881 can be disregarded as he actually died 22/05/1894

This is the death notice for Catherine STAUNTON, not the death notice for Robert Hallett PICKERING

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Re: Victoria/Queensland: Robert Hallett PICKERING
« Reply #10 on: Friday 04 September 15 15:07 BST (UK) »
Hello again,

I have just found out that Muddy Creek was renamed the Yea River in 1879, presumably after the town of Yea.  Catherine STAUNTON (nee Pickering [or was it originally DUNN]), according to Aussie1947's post, came from Muddy Creek and, of course, Robert Hallett PICKERING was a publican in Yea........so does the plot thicken ???

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Re: Victoria/Queensland: Robert Hallett PICKERING
« Reply #11 on: Monday 05 October 15 05:27 BST (UK) »
ROBERT HALLETT PICKERING
Robert Hallett Pickering was born in 1827 to Robert Pickering and Mary Robinson in Winchester Hampshire. 2nd Christian name “Hallett” not included in baptismal register.
He was sentenced to 10 years jail for burglary in December 1843, at Southampton Assizes, to be served in Woodford Prison on the Isle of Wight.       In 1846 Robert was one of 291 convicts, (Pentonville Exiles),  transported to Australia on the “Maitland”.
He married Ann Mullen, date unknown, and on 18/05/1893 they had a son, Robert Hulbert Pickering. The abode given was Muddy Creek, which later became known as “Yea”.    Note there is no record of this birth in the official registry.  The Government of Victoria sequestered the records of the Catholic Parish of Kilmore and the transcription of the records had some omissions and errors.     The church managed to get their records returned and the information is available to interested parties.    The information regarding the birth of Robert Hulbert Pickering is drawn from the parish records and agrees with information supplied by Robert Hulbert on his marriage certificate.
In regard to the charge of abduction of a female minor,   in 1862 Robert Hallett was being pursued by his creditors.   He was the proprietor of the Bridge Inn in Yea and on the day in question he departed down the Whittlesea road on horseback, bound for Queensland.
Catherine, (Kate), Dunn also lived in Yea and as her mother had just given birth to the 9th child, Kate decided she had no future except as an unpaid nursemaid so she grabbed a pony and also headed down Whittlesea road.     They met up and together made the epic journey to Rockhampton in Central Queensland.      Catherine subsequently married John Clavering Wood in Rockhampton in 1865.     The Dunn family apparently thought that Robert was assisting Kate to get to New Zealand and in 1864 when Robert had returned to Melbourne to get his “bankruptcy” certificate; he was arrested on the outstanding warrant relating to the supposed abduction.   The Dunn family indicated that they had no wish to pursue the matter as Kate was alive and well and living in Rockhampton and Robert was released.
Regarding the second and third marriage of Robert Hallett Pickering.     Robert Hallett married Margaret Ann Whalan on 3/07/1867 in Rockhampton.   On the marriage certificate he described his marital status as “widower”.   However his first wife’s death certificate gives her date of death as 6/09/1867 so the marriage appears to have been bigamous.
In fairness to Robert Hallett, he had been separated from his first wife for five years and she had been terminally ill for some months.  There is some evidence to suggest that he may have thought that she had passed away at the time he remarried.
In 1884 Robert Hallett married for the third time to Kate Hopkins.   He again described his marital status as widower. and he reduced his stated age by 5 years at the second marriage and 10 years for the third.     This marriage would have nbeen valid as his first wife was deceased and his second marriage had been invalid.
Robert Hallett Pickering died at a residence in Werna Street Winton in Western Queensland on 22/05/1894 and his death was reported in the Capricornian of 2/06/1884. 
It appears unclear what happened to his second wife, Margaret Ann Whalen, or their daughter Matilda Annie Pickering, born at Woodford Island on 12/02/1872.  I have been unable to locate any records relating to marriage or death of Margaret Ann or Matilda Annie in either Queensland or New South Wales.  I note the information supplied by another respondent that Margaret Ann Whalen died in Casino NSW in 1916.   I have heard this before but can find no record of this or any burial information relating.  I would appreciate any further information that anyone has available.  Hope this helps Tony.
Regards, Bill.

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Re: Victoria/Queensland: Robert Hallett PICKERING
« Reply #12 on: Monday 05 October 15 06:30 BST (UK) »
Sorry, my previous post had an error, Robert Hulbert Pickerig, son of Robert Hallett Pickering
was born in  Muddy Creek Victoria in 1853.   
Regards, Bill.


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Re: Victoria/Queensland: Robert Hallett PICKERING
« Reply #13 on: Monday 05 October 15 08:29 BST (UK) »
Hi Bill,
It is hard to know what information you have about Margaret Ann WHALAN and also what your supporting documentation is, so I hope I am not doubling up on what you already know.

The child Matilda was born in Grafton

10451/1872    PICKERING Matilda Annie
Parents Robert Hallet & Margaret Ann
GRAFTON

It looks as if Margaret had other children outside marriage prior  to  the above.

10509/1870  WHALAN John
Father -
Mother Margaret
At GRAFTON
(died 1870)

9153/1865 WHALAN   Amelia
Father-
Mother Margaret Ann
At Grafton
(Died 1866)

There were a couple named James and Annie WHALAN in Grafton where James was a selector.
There are newspaper references to them and their family
http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/search?adv=y

Were these the parents of your Margaret? You have not said.

One of the daughters of James WHALAN,  Mary Jane O'NEILL.nee WHALAN   died in Casino in 1916.
   
12396/1916  O'NEILL   Mary J
Parents James &   Anne
At CASINO

And another
5246/1930  HOLLIS  Julia A
Parents James &   Annie
At CASINO

Have you spotted and tried to follow up on this news item.

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser   Tuesday 28 June 1864   

"Miss Margaret WHALAN, eldest daughter of James and Ann WHALAN, come or send your address to the Trustees of William Daniel DONELLY Esq. late deceased; but if married send your husband's address as news of great importance awaits you. John Hall and William Anson ..? Trustees , Cumber House, 519 Victoria Street, Melbourne.

Sue



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Re: Victoria/Queensland: Robert Hallett PICKERING
« Reply #16 on: Monday 05 October 15 12:17 BST (UK) »
Hello Bill,

Thank you for your posting, for which I am extremely grateful.

I have a fairly extensive Biography for Robert Hallett PICKERING, compiled with the help of an Ancestry Public Member Tree "Owner".   However, some of your detail throws an entirely different perspective on the information we have.  I would therefore like to compare notes with you and would need your email address to send the WORD document.   RootsChat will not permit the posting of email addresses for obvious reasons and this will have to be done via a Personal Message (PM).   Sadly, you have insufficient postings (2), as I think 3 is the minimum to operate the PM system, so you will need to respond to this posting.

There are one or two questions you can answer which should provide the third.   You know a lot about the family and I wonder if you could explain your connection.  He was an interesting character to say the least and the one aspect that puzzles me particularly is why Catherine DUNN should change her name to PICKERING when she married a gentleman called Edward STAUNTON???   Incidentally, her Death Notice in The Capricornian published on 02/07/1881 states she is the only child of R.H. PICKERING!!!!   There is a lot to discuss, especially when we approach the legality or otherwise of his third marriage ??? ???

For the moment,

Tony

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Re: Victoria/Queensland: Robert Hallett PICKERING
« Reply #17 on: Tuesday 06 October 15 01:43 BST (UK) »
This looks like the family of John Clavering WOOD who married Catherine DUNN in 1865
http://www.monaropioneers.com/wood-ph.htm
Wood family history, including photos of John Clavering Wood and his wife Kate Elizabeth (Dunne)