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Euphemia PATTERSON (1824 - 1900)

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
Walter SNADDEN (1849 - 1928) James SNADDEN (1850 - 1858) Elizabeth SNADDEN (1853 - 1872) Euphemia SNADDEN (1855 - 1943) James SNADDEN (1858 - 1921) Agnes (Anne) SNADDEN (1860 - 1951) Margaret SNADDEN (1863 - 1938) Mary SNADDEN (1865 - 1952)	Euphemia PATTERSON (1824 - 1900) + James SNADDEN (1822 - 1878)	James PATTERSON
		Unknown (PATTERSON)

b. 21 Aug 1824 at Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

m. 27 Nov 1848 James SNADDEN (1822 - 1878) at Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

d. 05 Jun 1900 at Footscray, Victoria, Australia aged 75

Near Relatives of Euphemia PATTERSON (1824 - 1900)
Relationship	Person	Born	Birth Place	Died	Death Place	Age
Father in Law	Walter SNADDEN	abt 1791	Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland	05 Dec 1878	Sauchie Village, Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland	87
Mother in Law	Elizabeth (Betty) PATTERSON	21 Oct 1795	Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland	07 Dec 1862	Sauchie Village, Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland	67
Father	James PATTERSON
Mother	Unknown (PATTERSON)
Self	Euphemia PATTERSON	21 Aug 1824	Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland	05 Jun 1900	Footscray, Victoria, Australia	75
Husband	James SNADDEN	30 Mar 1822	Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland	01 Jan 1878	Albert St, Footscray, Victoria, Australia	55
Son	Walter SNADDEN	14 Sep 1849	Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland	13 Aug 1928	Footscray, Victoria, Australia	78
Son	James SNADDEN	abt 1850		bef 1858		8
Daughter	Elizabeth SNADDEN	25 Dec 1853	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	15 Oct 1872	Garvoc, Victoria, Australia	18
Daughter	Euphemia SNADDEN	16 May 1855	Keilor, Victoria, Australia	03 Jul 1943	Victoria, Australia	88
Son	James SNADDEN	15 Jul 1858	Footscray, Victoria, Australia	16 Jul 1921	Footscray, Victoria, Australia	63
Daughter	Agnes (Anne) SNADDEN	19 Sep 1860	Footscray, Victoria, Australia	28 Oct 1951	E Camberwell, Victoria, Australia	91
Daughter	Margaret SNADDEN	15 Mar 1863	Footscray, Victoria, Australia	30 Jan 1938	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	74
Daughter	Mary SNADDEN	22 Jul 1865	Footscray, Victoria, Australia	04 Dec 1952	Ayr, Queensland, Australia	87
Daughter in Law	Margaret Cassie SMITH	1861	Smythesdale, Victoria, Australia	20 Nov 1944	Footscray, Victoria, Australia	83
Son in Law	William DE LA GARD	abt 1839		1902	Annandale, NSW, Australia	63
Daughter in Law	Agnes WILSON	abt 1858		1895	Footscray, Victoria, Australia	37
Daughter in Law	Leura Catherine PEDDLE	01 Jan 1880	Richmond, Victoria, Australia	15 May 1960	Glen Iris, Victoria, Australia	80
Son in Law	William John ORR	07 Sep 1862	Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia	1942	Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia	80
Son in Law	William Valentine Oliver SNAITH	1860	Ashbourne, Victoria, Australia	13 Jan 1943	577 Barkley St, Footscray, Victoria, Australia	83
Son in Law	George Henry SMITH	09 Aug 1867	Daylesford, Victoria, Australia	11 Nov 1928	Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia	61
Granddaughter	Eleanor May SNADDEN	1884	Footscray, Victoria, Australia	1973	Surrey Hills, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	89
Grandson	George Patterson SNADDEN	1885	Footscray, Victoria, Australia	1966	Croydon, Victoria, Australia	81
Granddaughter	Jessie Allison SNADDEN	1887	Footscray, Victoria, Australia	1974	Kew, Victoria, Australia	87
Granddaughter	Marguerita (Rita) Grainger SNADDEN	21 Jan 1896	Footscray, Victoria, Australia	1959	Victoria, Australia	63
Granddaughter	Elizabeth Euphemia DE LA GARD	14 Oct 1872	Garvoc, Victoria, Australia	1955	Kew, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	83
Grandson	Walter SNADDEN	1880	Victoria, Australia	08 Mar 1917	Rouen, France	37
Grandson	James Wilson SNADDEN	1882	Victoria, Australia	22 Mar 1952	Perth, WA, Australia	70
Granddaughter	Euphemia Paterson (Dorothy Dorrie) SNADDEN	1884	Footscray, Victoria, Australia	1961	Chel, Victoria, Australia	77
Grandson	Robert Paterson SNADDEN	1887	Footscray, Victoria, Australia	1946	Seddon, Victoria, Australia	59
Grandson	Harold Lyall SNADDEN	1889	Footscray, Victoria, Australia	1976	Park, Victoria, Australia	87
Grandson	Herbert John SNADDEN	22 Mar 1908	Footscray, Victoria, Australia	1973	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	65
Granddaughter	Effie (?Euphemia) Jean SNADDEN	26 Oct 1911	Footscray, Victoria, Australia	18 Jul 1951	Spotswood, Victoria, Australia	39
Grandson	William James ORR	1884	Armidale, NSW, Australia	1954	Elwood, Victoria	70
Granddaughter	Jessie ORR	1885	Footscray, Victoria, Australia	1948	Edon, Victoria, Australia	63
Granddaughter	Florrie ORR	1887	Footscray, Victoria, Australia	1908	Footscray, Victoria, Australia	21
Grandson	Robert Wells ORR	1890	Footscray, Victoria, Australia	11 Apr 1917	Bullecourt, France	27
Grandson	Archibald William SNAITH	1893	Footscray, Victoria, Australia	1977	Footscray, Victoria, Australia	84
Granddaughter	May Eleanor SNAITH	05 May 1895	Footscray, Victoria, Australia	1973	Footscray, Victoria, Australia	78
Grandson	Walter Valentine Oliver SNAITH	1897	Footscray, Victoria, Australia
Grandson	Jno (?Jonothan) SNAITH	1899	Footscray, Victoria, Australia	1899	Footscray, Victoria, Australia	0
Granddaughter	Lillie SNAITH	1899	Footscray, Victoria, Australia	1899	Footscray, Victoria, Australia	0
Granddaughter	Violet Beatrice SNAITH	1901	Footscray, Victoria, Australia	1980	Caulfield, Victoria, Australia	79
Grandson	William Charles SMITH	25 Mar 1891	Footscray, Victoria, Australia	14 Jun 1977	Ayr, Queensland, Australia	86
Granddaughter	Ethel Agnes SMITH	03 Aug 1892	Daylesford, Victoria, Australia	11 Feb 1984	Ayr, Queensland, Australia	91
Grandson	Harold George SMITH	08 Jan 1894	Daylesford, Victoria, Australia	14 May 1915	Gallipoli, Turkey	21
Grandson	Herbert Frank SMITH	14 Jun 1896	Daylesford, Victoria, Australia	20 Feb 1963	Ayr, Queensland, Australia	66
Grandson	Roy Snadden SMITH	06 Aug 1898	Daylesford, Victoria, Australia	16 Jan 1969	Ayr, Queensland, Australia	70
Grandson	Percy James SMITH	30 Mar 1904	Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia	22 Oct 1959	Ayr, Queensland, Australia	55
Granddaughter	Living or Recently Deceased
Nephew	Walter SNADDEN	03 Apr 1842	Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland	11 Feb 1927	West Kilpatrick, Dumbarton, Scotland	84
Nephew	James SNADDEN	23 Mar 1844	Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland	bef 1907		63
Nephew	Andrew SNADDEN	abt 1846	Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland	28 Apr 1899	Newington, Edinburgh, Scotland	53
Nephew	William Beveridge (Bedridge) SNADDEN	abt 1848	Sauchie Village, Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland	1925	Sauchie, Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland	77
Nephew	Robert SNADDEN	abt 1850	Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland	aft 1900		50
Niece	Agnes SNADDEN	abt 1852	Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Nephew	John SNADDEN	abt 1854	Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Nephew	David SNADDEN	22 Nov 1856	Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland	1933	Gartenkeir Farm, Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire, Scotland	77
Nephew	Joseph SNADDEN	19 Jun 1859	Sauchie Village, Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland	1945	Alva, Clackmannanshire, Scotland	86
Nephew	Archibald SNADDEN	22 Apr 1861	Sauchie Village, Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Niece	Elizabeth (Betsy) SNADDEN	02 Sep 1864	Sauchie Village, Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland	1961	Alva, Clackmannanshire, Scotland	97
Niece	Betsy (Elizabeth) SNADDEN	1846	Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland	1939	Burwood, New South Wales, Australia	93
Niece	Janet SNADDEN	abt 1848	Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland	1939	Lambton, NSW, Australia	91
Nephew	Andrew SNADDEN	abt 1850	Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland	01 Jun 1925	Wickham, Newcastle, NSW, Australia	75
Nephew	Walter SNADDEN	28 Feb 1852	Possibly Scotland	27 Jul 1930	Wickham, Newcastle, NSW, Australia	78
Nephew	James SNADDEN	1857	Newcastle, NSW, Australia	1944	Raymond Terrace, NSW, Australia	87
Niece	Agnes SNADDEN	1860	Newcastle, NSW, Australia	1944	Newtown, NSW, Australia	84
Nephew	William SNADDEN	1864	Newcastle, NSW, Australia	1951	Wyong, NSW, Australia	87
Niece	Betsy (Elizabeth) SNADDEN	abt 1851	Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland	1874	Victoria, Australia	23
Niece	Christina SNADDEN	abt 1852	Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Nephew	Paul SNADDEN	1855	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Nephew	William Greefield SNADDEN	1859	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	1860	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	1
Nephew	John SNADDEN	1862	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	1862	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	0
Nephew	James SNADDEN	1863	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	1865	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	2
Nephew	Walter SNADDEN	04 Sep 1857	Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland	bef 1871		14
Niece	Henrietta SNADDEN	23 Jul 1859	Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Nephew	Alexander SNADDEN	04 Sep 1861	Sauchie Village, Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Niece	Elizabeth Paterson SNADDEN	09 Dec 1863	Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Niece	Catherine SNADDEN	18 Oct 1866	Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Niece	Janet SNADDEN	18 Jan 1869	Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Nephew	Walter SNADDEN	17 Jul 1871	Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Nephew	Walter SNADDEN	10 Jun 1855	Sauchie, Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland	1892	Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire, Scotland	37
Nephew	Alexander SNADDEN	04 Mar 1858	Sauchie, Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland	07 Mar 1861	Sauchie, Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland	3
Nephew	John SNADDEN	04 Mar 1860	Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland	17 Mar 1860	Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland	0
Niece	Marion SNADDEN	28 Jun 1861	Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland	04 Sep 1861	Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland	0
Niece	Betsy (Elizabeth) SNADDEN	22 Jul 1862	Sawdon, Clackmannanshire, Scotland	1891	Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire, Scotland	29
Niece	Catherine SNADDEN	22 Jun 1864	Sauchie, Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland	1926	Salineville, Ohio, USA	62
Nephew	John SNADDEN	20 Apr 1866	Sauchie Village, Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Nephew	James SNADDEN	08 Nov 1869	Sawdon, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Nephew	Alexander SNADDEN	23 Sep 1870	Sawdon, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Niece	Mary SNADDEN	02 Jun 1872	Sauchie, Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland	1921	Viewpark, Lanarkshire	49
Nephew	Peter ARCHIBALD	06 Feb 1859	Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Nephew	Walter ARCHIBALD	24 Dec 1860	Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Niece	Betsy ARCHIBALD	16 May 1865	Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Nephew	John ARCHIBALD	17 Feb 1867	Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Nephew	James ARCHIBALD	09 Dec 1868	Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Nephew	Robert ARCHIBALD	23 Apr 1871	Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Niece	Jane (Jeanie) ARCHIBALD	29 Nov 1873	Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Niece	Agnes ARCHIBALD	abt 1878	Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Nephew	Andrew ARCHIBALD	abt 1879	Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Brother in Law	Walter SNADDEN	abt 1816	Sauchie Village, Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland	24 Jun 1898	Alva, Stirlingshire, Scotland	82
Sister in Law	Agnes SNADDEN	04 Oct 1818	Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Sister in Law	Margaret SNADDEN	16 May 1820	Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland	bef 1828		8
Sister in Law	Catherine SNADDEN	1824	Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland	17 Nov 1909	Wickham, Newcastle, NSW, Australia	85
Sister in Law	Elizabeth SNADDEN	28 Mar 1826	Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Sister in Law	Margaret SNADDEN	01 May 1828	Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland	1869	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	41
Brother in Law	Robert SNADDEN	28 Apr 1830	Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Brother in Law	John SNADDEN	12 Feb 1832	Sauchie Village, Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland	26 Dec 1903	Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire, Scotland	71
Sister in Law	Marjory SNADDEN	1835	Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland	1915	Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland	80
Sister in Law	Mary (May) SNADDEN	abt 1836	Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Brother in Law	Andrew SNADDEN	abt 1838	Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

Events in Euphemia PATTERSON (1824 - 1900)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
21 Aug 1824		Euphemia PATTERSON was born	Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland	Note 1	51
27 Nov 1848	24	Married James SNADDEN (aged 26)	Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland	Note 2	3, 8
14 Sep 1849	25	Birth of son Walter SNADDEN	Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland	Note 3	51
abt 1850	26	Birth of son James SNADDEN		Note 4
1851	27	Census	Pitfairn Village, Sauchie, Clackmannanshire, Scotland	Note 5	67
1853	29	Residence	South Australia, Australia	Note 6
20 Jan 1853	28	Immigration	"Shackamaxon", to Adelaide, South Australia, Australia	Note 7
Nov 1853	29	Residence	Victoria, Australia	Note 8
25 Dec 1853	29	Birth of daughter Elizabeth SNADDEN	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	Note 9	51
1855	31	Residence	Keilor, Victoria, Australia	Euphemia birth cert at Keilor
16 May 1855	30	Birth of daughter Euphemia SNADDEN	Keilor, Victoria, Australia	Note 10	22
bef 1858	34	Death of son James SNADDEN (aged 8)		Note 11
15 Jul 1858	33	Birth of son James SNADDEN	Footscray, Victoria, Australia	Note 12	22
19 Sep 1860	36	Birth of daughter Agnes (Anne) SNADDEN	Footscray, Victoria, Australia	Note 13	22
15 Mar 1863	38	Birth of daughter Margaret SNADDEN	Footscray, Victoria, Australia	Note 14	22
1865	41	Residence	Albert St, Footscray, Victoria, Australia	on birth cert of daughter Mary
22 Jul 1865	40	Birth of daughter Mary SNADDEN	Footscray, Victoria, Australia	Note 15	6
15 Oct 1872	48	Death of daughter Elizabeth SNADDEN (aged 18)	Garvoc, Victoria, Australia	Note 16	22, 52
01 Jan 1878	53	Death of husband James SNADDEN (aged 55)	Albert St, Footscray, Victoria, Australia	Note 17	7
05 Jun 1900	75	Euphemia PATTERSON died	Footscray, Victoria, Australia	Note 18	7, 52, 60
05 Jun 1900	75	Residence	107 Albert St, Footscray, Victoria, Australia	from death cert
07 Jun 1900	75	Burial	Footscray cemetery, Victoria, Australia	Note 19

Note 1: aged 39 at 1865 (Mary's birth cert) made her mark X so age may not be exact. 1851 census - born Alloa

Note 2: Paper Certificate of Marriage banns IGI - Marriage - 27/11/1848 to James Snadan at Clackmannan. Euphemia born about 1825, Alloa, Clackmannan ? cert No. A457168 2012 Euphemias death cert - married at age 24

Note 3: Jesse bible letter 14/9/1849 IGI - birth 1850 Clackmannan (James Snaden & Euphemia Paterson) 1851 census - age 1 b Clackmannan

Note 4: not listed in Jesse bible letter - possible born dead deceased by 1865 (Mary's birth cert) born between Walter and Elizabeth - probably died in Scotland - or boat (not recorded) or in SA where they stayed for 9 months Not listed in March 1851 census Not listed in newspaper article of those who died on the voyage out - see Euphemia's notes

Note 5: SNADAN James (28 - c1823) - Clackmannan - coal miner PATERSON Euphemia Paterson (26 - c 1825) - Alloa SNADAN Walter (1 - Clackmannan)

Note 6: death cert 9 mths in S.A. and 46 Yrs in Vic

Note 7: passenger list of Shackamaxon James(29) Euphemie(28) Walter(3) www.theshipdlist.com/ships/australia/shackamaxon1853.htm

Note 8: death cert - 9 mths in SA and 46 yrs in VIc.

Note 9: Jesse bible letter 25/12/1853 dec by 1900 (Euphemia death cert) birth place of Melbourne on her death reg

Note 10: Registration No. 6600 1855 at Keilor (Near Tullamarine airport - NW Melbourne) Jesse bible letter 16/5/1855

Note 11: not listed in Jesse bible letter - possibly died in infancy listed on mother's death cert as born between Walter and Elizabeth probably died in Scotland as not recorded on the boat (immigration)records with the family second son called James born in 1858 deceased by 1865 (Mary's birth cert) Not listed in March 1851 Scotland census

Note 12: Reg No 15399R/1858 Two birth registrations with the same number - James Paterson and James Snedon. Jesse bible letter 15/7/1858 Lynette Rabbitt - 25 July 1858 (first male child in the Footscray register)

Note 13: Registration No 17798 1860 at Footscray Jesse bible letter 19/9/1860

Note 14: Registration No 14155 1863 at Footscray Jesse bible letter 15/3/1863

Note 15: Paper Cert Registration No. 15285 1865 Born on 22 July 1865, Albert St, Footscray Registered 11 September 1865 No doctor - Euphemia made her mark X - witnessed by Nurse Mrs. Christina Patterson Jesse bible letter 19/7/1865

Note 16: Reg No 9255/1872 - cause of death, childbirth and convulsions - daughter one day old when Elizabeth died -death cert obtained by Lynette Rabbitt Australia Death Index, 1787-1985 about Elizabeth Delagard Name: Elizabeth Delagard Death Place: Victoria Age: 19 Father's Name: Sneddon James Mother's Name: Euphemia Patterson Registration Year: 1872 Registration Place: Victoria Registration number: 9255 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1853

Note 17: Certificate 1878/1672 - age 56 - parents Walter and Betsy Patterson Paper copy died at Albert St, Footscray - buried on 3/1/1878

Note 18: Cert. No. 1900/ 5541 Fathers name James Paterson (fireman) and mother unknown on death cert. Died at 107 Albert St Footscray, Victoria, Australia Witnessed by Walter Snaddon (son) of 118 Cowper St Footscray Australia Death Index, 1787-1985 about Euphemia Snadden Name: Euphemia Snadden Death Place: Footscray, Victoria Age: 75 Father's Name: Peterson Jas Registration Year: 1900 Registration Place: Victoria Registration Number: 5541 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1825 DEATH Deaths in the District of Footscray in the Colony of Victoria June 5th 1900 At 107 Albert St, City of Footscray, CountyBourke Euphemia PATERSON - widow Female - 75 years 10 mo COD - Apoplexy Paralysis - 9 days. C.L. McCarthy, last seen June 4th 1900 Father - James Paterson - fireman Mother - unknown Witness - Walter Snadden - son - 118 Cowper St, Footscray Registration - John C.C. Schild - June 6th 1900, Footscray Burial - June 7th 1900 - Footscray Cemetery - (Oakley and Wilshire) Born - Scotland - In South Australia 9 months, and Victoria 46 years Married to James Snadden in Scotland at age 24 years Children - Walter (64 yrs), James (dec), Elizabeth (dec), Euphemia (44), James (41), Agnes (40), Margaret (37), Mary (35) Independent (Footscray, Vic) 9th June 1900 DEATHS SNADDEN.-Died on the 5th June, at her late residence, 107 Albert. street, Footscray, EUPHEMIA, .(relict of the late James Snadden), and the dearly beloved mother of Walter G, Euphemia, James, Mrs. W. J. Orr, Mrs. W. Snaith and Mrs. G. H. Smith of Daylesford, in her 76th year; a resident of Footscray, 44 years.

Note 19: Walter, Margaret and his mother Euphemia are buried together - presbyterian section A - grave 8

Personal Notes:

Sydney Morning Herald Jan 6th 1853 - The noble ship Shackamaxon, commanded by Captain West, son of the veteran who has had charge of the Atlantic, steamer, is now ready for sea. She carries out to Australia about 630 souls.---Liverpool Mail , 2 Oct. Sydney Morning Herald Feb 6th 1853 - The Shackamaxon, from Liverpool, arrived yesterday afternoon, at the Lightship with 656 Government emigrants. We understand there have been as many as 67 deaths, nearly all infants, during the voyage. This ship is 1240 tons, & has three decks. She left Liverpool on the 4th October. http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/australia/shackamaxon1853.htm South Australian Register (Adelaide) 20 Jan 1853 THE EMIGRANT SHIP « SHACKAMAXON.' The satisfaction caused by the first announcement of this arrival was soon followed by feelings of deep regret when it was ascertained that a considerable number of deaths had occurred on the passage. The beautiful ship Shackamaxon, 2500 tons, left Liverpool on the 4th of October, having on board 696 Government emigrants ; the cabin passengers, officers, and ship's crew making a total of about 780 souls. We have the authority of the Liverpool Standard for the statement that the Shackamaxon and three other large ships bound to the Australian colonies were sent to sea sooner than their charterers would have desired, and probably at some inconvenience to them, owing to the circumstance that, under the new Emigration Act, coming into operation in October, their fittings, &c, might have had to be remodelled to comply with its requirements if they had remained longer in port. We fear that this hurry to get away may have contributed in some measure to the sad amount of mortality which all must deplore. We have now before us lists of 57 deaths and 19 births ; but as we recognise the same names in both lists, the deaths may include several of the infants, and we forbear to publish either until we can distinguish the deaths of very young children from those which have occurred among the passengers of riper years. The names of the many hundreds who have arrived will be found in our Shipping Intelligence column. It will doubtless have been observed by many of our readers that on board several of the very large emigrant ships which have arrived latterly at Melbourne, the mortality has been very considerable ; and such a succession of evil tidings will doubtless lead to serious inquiry by H.M. Commissioners in England as to the propriety and expediency of sending so large a number of families and individuals in one ship. Here the Government and the Immigration Agent have a special duty to perform in the case of the Shackamaxon, and we have no doubt that the inquiries and examinations of Dr. Duncan will be followed by a luminous report and the requisite publicity. Whilst the ship remained in the Mersey, her beauty of proportion and frigate-like appearance at tracted universal admiration ; but we fear that there may have been insufficient ventilation, or an incompleteness in the arrangements and special supplies necessary for the well-being of an unusually large body of emigrants undertaking so long a voyage. The duration of passages from England to Australia by sailing vessels having been astonishingly lessened by the application of science, experience, and the employment of superior vessels, we cannot be reconciled to such painful disparagements as those which have recently occurred. In the case of the Fair ield, which arrived here from Liverpool with emigrants in 1849, after a voyage of six months, the only death was that of an infant born on board ; and in the case of the Trusty from Gravesend, which arrived here in 1838, there were only two deaths, although four births occurred, during a long passage of 24 weeks. South Australian Register(Adelaide) 22 Jan 1853 THE ':SHACKAMAXON.' We record with pleasure the fact that :-Dr. Duncan's inspection of this ship is likely to be followed by a report, honourable to the Commander and the Surgeon-Surjerintendent and gratifying to the owners. Dr. Duncan describes the Shackamaxon as one of the finest passenger-ships he has ever visited, and declares that he found her in admirable order, well ventilated in every part, and unusually replete with the accommodations and conveniences requisite for a long voyage. His impression is, that most of the cases of sickness manifested themselves or originated whilst the ship was in the Mersey, and that (in strictness) some of the patients should have been put on shore. The cases of mortality among the adults were six in number, and the causes of death are thus classified :— Dysentery ... ... ... ... ... 4 Natural decay ... ... ... ... 1 Questionable ... ... ... ... 1 The case termed 'questionable' is that of a female who is supposed to have terminated her own life by a dose of laudanum, which she is supposed to have had in her own possession. The adults or persons of mature age who died on the passage were : — . William Wylie, aged 63, from Dumfries; John M'calluim, aged 56, from Argyle; John Bell, aged 35, from Dumfries; Richard Graham, aged 43, from Tyrone; Ellen Benton, aged 21, from Lincoln; Edward Eastment, aged 15, from Somerset. The following is a list of the children and infants who died on the passage (including infants born on board) : — Jane Adams, aged 1 year, from Rutland ; John Alsop, 1 year, from Warwick; Ann Blackwood, 4 years, from Ayr; Peter Blackwood, infant; Catherine Begley, 10 years, from Armagh; George Cook, 12 years, and William Cook, 3 years, from Kent; Catherine Craig, 1 year, from Renfrew:; Andrew Dann, 8 years, from Tipperary; Ruth Daviea, 1 ? year, from Monmonth; Alexander Forrest, infant; James Fraser, 1 year, and George Ferguson, 3 years, from Clackmannan; Jane Gault, infant; Eliza Gray, 1 year, from Surrey ; Isabella Graham, 5 years, from Tyrone ; Herbert Golding, 1 year, from Middlesex; Henry Jones, 1 year, from Hants ; Margaret Kilpatrick, 2 years, from Ayr ; Ana Kerr, 1 year, from Clackmannan ; Elizabeth Matheson, 1 year, from Boss; Catherine Matheson, infant; John Mac Kinnon, 6 years, from Bute ; Elizabeth Miller, 2 years,' from Fife ; Hector Morrison, 1 year, from Koss 1 Sophia McGill, 1 year, from Ayr ; Joseph Martin, 1 year, from Hants ; Elizabeth Marshall, 1 year, from Cambridge ; Ann Letcalf, 1 year, from Westmoreland ; Victoria Norrial infant ; John North, I year, from Leicester ; Isabella Pratt, infant ; Elizabeth Ann Richards, 5 years, Maria Richards 2 years, and William Richards, 1 year, from Cornwall'* Robert Reid, 3 years, from Shetland ; Agnes Robins, 3 years', from Kent; Maria Robins, infant; Ann Roach 1, from Wicklow; Margaret Sinclair, 1, from Shetland; Elizabeth Sinegar, 1, from Warwick; John Sherry, infant; Mary Ann Simpson, infant; Benjamin Wylie, infant; William West, infant; William West, 2, from Monmouth; Thomas Wilkinson, 2, from Norfolk; James M'Tavish, 1 year from Fife. The greater' number of deaths occurred, as will be seen, among the very young children, the cause being scarletina. Two children died from inflammation of the brain and two from pneumonia. South Australian Register (Adelaide) 29 Jan 1853 THE "SHACKAMAXON." The Court of Enquiry for the investigation of the emigrants' charges against Dr. Allison, the Surgeon-superintendent, commenced its sittings yes- terday at Port Adelaide. A reporter from this establishment attended, but could not obtain admission, as the enquiry was to be conducted with closed doors. It was stated that above a hundred witnesses would have to be examined. Pending these proceedings we refrain from any remarks. South Australian Register (Adelaide) 31 Jan 1853 THE ' SHACKAMAXON.' TO THE EDITOR OF THE SOUTH AUSTRALIAN REGISTER. Sir,— It is much to be regretted that the investigation prayed for by about 100 heads of families, and now going on at Port Adelaide, was Not commenced on board the ship, or at least before so many of the passengers had left Adelaide for distant parts of the colony. When I attended on Friday last, with so many others, I saw several who I am sure, could very badly afford to ride or walk to and from Port Adelaide, or remain there for hours at their own expense and loss of valuable time ; and the least that can reasonably be done by the Court of Enquiry is to examine the most Important witnesses first instead of taking a whole day to examine a very few and comparatively unimportant cases as was done on Friday. I am going down for the second time on Monday at my own expense, but I know many of my fellow passengers who either cannot or will not be kept waiting for a protracted examination. I hope you will have no objection to let these, my sentiments appear in your paper. I am, Sir. your humble Servant, THOMAS BARLOW, late Chief Constable on board the Emigrant ship Shackamaxon. January 29, 1853. South Australian Register (Adelaide) 31 JAN 1853 THE " SHACKAMAXON." The investigation of the charges against the Surgeon-Superintendent of the Shackamaxon is likely to occupy the Emigration Board for several weeks' unless indeed the major part of the complainants (unable to bear the expense of remaining at the Port), should retire without giving their evidence. A Court of Enquiry into the conduct of a public officer is of little service unless its decision can command the most perfect respect. The complainants have a right to demand that its censure shall have the full weight of a judicial decree ; and the defendant is equally entitled to expect that its acquittal shall be as complete as that of a jury. But these results will be vainly looked for unless the enquiry is so conducted as to ensure the confidence of the public. This confidence can hardly be awarded to a secret tribunal; for Englishmen are accustomed to open courts, and they are accustomed to consider pub- licity the principal guarantee of impartiality. For this reason we regret that the Court of Inquiry should sit with closed doors. Believing, as we do that its members desire to act with even handed justice, we cannot but feel that its secrecy will be disadvantageous to both parties. Should the emi- grants establish their charges, they may justly complain that their full extent will not be known ; and should the Surgeon (as we hope and trust he may) be able to meet the accusations to the satisfaction of the Board, he may still suffer from the unfavourable impression attendant upon rumoured charges unaccompanied by explanation. But its secrecy is not the only objection to the mode in which the enquiry is conducted. The emigrants are in everyway discouraged (unintentionally of course), and many of them, as we have already intimated, will probably retire without making their complaints. The Court has no antechamber, and they have all to wait outside in the open air not knowing whether they may be called upon to-day, to-morrow, or to-morrow week ; nor when they will be at liberty to attend to their own affairs. This chiefly arises from their not being allowed to engage any assistance in the conduct of their case — a restriction very much at variance with the usages Englishmen are accustomed to respect ; for the parties do not stand upon equal ground. The complainants are, for the most part, poor uneducated persons, in some instances females, while the defendant, we presume, from his position, is a man of education and superior intelligence. He has also the peculiar advantage of having been in authority over them for several months past, which alone would render it difficult for them to state their case freely in his presence, and in that of a Board of gentlemen, his equals in rank, but not theirs. He has also the advantage of sitting with the Board during the entire enquiry, while each of the complainants has the disadvantage of being brought in before a number of strangers to undergo an examination and cross-examination under circumstances very likely to detract from his or her self possession. In fact, the emigrant seems rather brought in as a defendant than a prosecutor, while the accused has almost the appearance of being one of the judges. We fear no alteration will be made in the conduct of the present Court ; but we are not without hopes that on any future occasion a more satisfactory mode may be adopted — that the proceedings will be public — that the complainants will be allowed to select some fellow-passenger to manage their case, and also, which is almost equally important, that the enquiry will take place before the emigrants have left the ship. South Australian Register 9Adelaide) 23 April 1853 THE "SHACKAMAXON" ENQUIRY. Our readers will remember that when an official enquiry was ordered by the Govern ment into the complaints of the emigrants per Shackamaxon against the Surgeon-Superintendent of that vessel, we objected very strongly to the secret nature of the inquisition, and condemned the unnecessary delay in the institution of proceedings. The evils which we pointed out as likely, if not certain, to result from the exclusion of the reporters of the press, have actually come to pass. The injustice of the decision arrived at, and even the infairness of the course of procedure adopted by the judges, is now bitterly complained of by some of the parties affected ; and the public are without any means of forming an opinion for themselves on a matter of such infinite importance as that of the strict administration of impartial justice. We have received a long letter from Mr. James Fawsett, "late Religious Instructor of emigrant ship Shackamaxon," pointing out in what respects he has been unjustly condemned by the secret tribunal which was appointed to investigate the charges made by the emigrants against the Surgeon- Superintendent, and praying us to allow his letter of vindication to appear in our columns. This request we regret that we are unable to comply with, not only because the letter contains charges against third parties, but because we should feel reluctant, on an exparte statement which the exclusion of our reporters from the the court of enquiry does not enable us to verify, to throw discredit on the solemn adjudication of even a private official court of enquiry. But when the writer informs us that the Board decided three charges against him on the single unsupported testimony of one witness ;' that 'he took down four witnesses to contradict these charges ;' that his principal witness to disprove in toto the charge of drunkenness in particular was never 'heard, nor even allowed a hearing;' 'that his co- adjutor the Assistant Surgeon, Mr. Hardy, was 'condemned without a trial, without being heard ; when such complaints as these are addressed to us, we feel bound, to express a confident persuasion that if Mr. Fawsett were to appeal to His Excellency on those grounds against the decision of the Court of Investigation, measures would be instantly taken to afford him an opportunity of substantiating such serious allegations.

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- Notes: IGI - Marriage - 27/11/1848 to James Snadan at Clackmannan. Euphemia born about 1825, Alloa, Clackmannan

7. Type: Death Certificate, Abbr: Death Certificate, Title: Death Certificate

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- Notes: DEATH Deaths in the District of Footscray in the Colony of Victoria June 5th 1900 At 107 Albert St, City of Footscray, CountyBourke Euphemia PATERSON - widow Female - 75 years 10 mo COD - Apoplexy Paralysis - 9 days. C.L. McCarthy, last seen June 4th 1900 Father - James Paterson - fireman Mother - unknown Witness - Walter Snadden - son - 118 Cowper St, Footscray Registration - John C.C. Schild - June 6th 1900, Footscray Burial - June 7th 1900 - Footscray Cemetery - (Oakley and Wilshire) Born - Scotland - In South Australia 9 months, and Victoria 46 years Married to James Snadden in Scotland at age 24 years Children - Walter (64 yrs), James (dec), Elizabeth (dec), Euphemia (44), James (41), Agnes (40), Margaret (37), Mary (35)

8. Type: Marriage Certificate, Abbr: Marriage Certificate, Title: Marriage Certificate

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51. Type: Web Page, Abbr: Elaine Berry, Title: Elaine Berry (11293) - Genes Reunited

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52. Type: Australia Birth Marriage Death Index 1787 - 1985 Record

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- Notes: Australia Death Index, 1787-1985 about Euphemia Snadden Name: Euphemia Snadden Death Place: Footscray, Victoria Age: 75 Father's Name: Peterson Jas Registration Year: 1900 Registration Place: Victoria Registration Number: 5541 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1825

60. Type: Newspaper, Title: Trove, http://trove.nla.gov.au

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- Notes: SNADDEN.-Died on the 5th June, at her late residence, 1o7. Albert. street, Footscray, EUPHEMIA, .(relict of the late James Snadden), and the dearly beloved mother of Walter G, Euphemia, James, Mrs. W. J. Orr, Mrs. W. Snaith and Mrs. G. H. Smith of Daylesford, in her 76th year; a resident of Footscray, 44 years.

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