Thomas Prater
(Bef 1800-)
Mary Goodfellow
(Bef 1800-)
Agnes Prater
(1815-1884)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. William Bailey

2. William Hale

Agnes Prater

  • Born: Falmouth, Corwall 4
  • Christened: 12 Feb 1815, Mylor, Cornwall 5
  • Marriage (1): William Bailey on 23 Nov 1839 in Perranarworthal, Cornwall, England 1 2
  • Marriage (2): William Hale on 18 Aug 1860 in Ballarat East, Victoria 3
  • Died: 17 Jun 1884, Park Street, Hawthorn, Melbourne 6
  • Buried: 18 Jun 1884, Boroondara Cemetery, Melbourne
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  General Notes:

According to her assisted passage record (see first husband William Bailey) she may have been born in 1815 rather than 1821 as suggested by her age at marriage and death. This is supported by the baptism found.

1815 Baptism (12 Feb) (b~1814-1815)
1849 Immigration (July) 34 (b~1815)

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  Chronology:

She immigrated arriving on the Elizabeth on 23 Jul 1849 to Port Phillip, NSW. 7

She resided as (for a year) circa 1852 in New Zealand. 6

She resided as (for 6 months) circa 1853 in New South Wales, Australia. 6

She resided between 1854 and 1884 in Victoria. 6

She resided as (with daughter Elizabeth Bailey) in 1884 in Park Street, Hawthorn. 6


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Agnes married William Bailey on 23 Nov 1839 in Perranarworthal, Cornwall, England.1 2 (William Bailey was born Cal 1814 and died in 1853 8.)


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Agnes next married William Hale, son of Joel Hale and Elizabeth Mitchell, on 18 Aug 1860 in Ballarat East, Victoria.3 (William Hale was born in 1836 in Guernsey,9 10 died on 2 Oct 1913 in Auckland Hospital from Avondale, New Zealand 11 and was buried on 4 Oct 1913 in Waikumete.)
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1 FreeBMD Online Index of BMD, England & Wales, www.freebmd.org.uk, Marriage. Marriages Dec 1839
BAILEY William Falmouth 9123
Prater Agness Falmouth 9123.

2 Ancestry.com Online Census and BMD, www.ancestry.com, NAME:Agness Prater
GENDER:Female
MARRIAGE DATE:23 Nov 1839
MARRIAGE PLACE:Perranarworthal, Cornwall, England
SPOUSE:William Bailey
FHL FILM NUMBER:1596123
REFERENCE ID:item 16 p 43.

3 Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages (Victoria) - Certificate, http://online.justice.vic.gov.au/bdm/home, Marriage.

4 Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages (Victoria) - Certificate, http://online.justice.vic.gov.au/bdm/home, Marriage 1860.

5 The Church of Latter Day Saints, International Genealogical Index, www.familysearch.org/, AGNES PRATER
Christening: 12 FEB 1815 Mylor, Cornwall
Father: THOMAS PRATER
Mother: MARY
Messages:Extracted birth or christening record for the locality listed in the record.

6 Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages (Victoria) - Certificate, http://online.justice.vic.gov.au/bdm/home, Death.

7 Ancestry.com Online Census and BMD, www.ancestry.com, Passenger List Image.

8 Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages (Victoria) - Certificate, http://online.justice.vic.gov.au/bdm/home, Marriage WH&AP 1860.

9 Letter - Rosemary Hale 2003 Email including a two page family history.
Emails - 2007, b 1836 Guernsey.

10 Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages (Victoria) - Certificate, http://online.justice.vic.gov.au/bdm/home, Marriage. 26 yrs b. Guernsey.

11 Registry of BDM (NZ), 1913/4792Hale William 77Y
(age fits and no other close).