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John PettyAge: 931852–1946

Name
John Petty
Given names
John
Surname
Petty
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Birth 26 November 1852 43 33
 Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Death of a paternal grandfather 27 May 1854 (Age 18 months)
 Manningham, Yorkshire, England

paternal grandfather - George Petty
Emigration 20 July 1858 (Age 5)
 Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Note: John, together with his mother and two brothers, Tom and George, sailed from Liverpool departing 20 July 1858 on the clipper ship "Red Jacket" to Melbourne via the Cape of Good Hope.
Poster advertising the Red Jacket
Poster advertising the Red Jacket


Red jacket
Red jacket


Red Jacket
Red Jacket

Immigration 12 October 1858 (Age 5)
 Port Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Note: 
Red Jacket cleared Port Phillip Heads on 12 October 1858, a journey time of 83 days.
The Inward Passenger Register gives the arrival date as 13 October. The difference is probably due to the time taken to travel up Port Phillip Bay and for customs and immigration formalities. The Red Jacket carried 482 passengers, of which 449 were in intermediate or steerage class.
Red Jacket passenger list 1858 p1
Red Jacket passenger list 1858 p1


Red Jacket passenger list 1858 p3
Red Jacket passenger list 1858 p3


Red Jacket passenger list 1858 last page
Red Jacket passenger list 1858 last page

Birth of a brother 13 September 1859 (Age 6)
 Bulleen, Victoria, Australia

younger brother - James Thompson Petty
Death of a brother 7 February 1861 (Age 8)
 Doncaster, Victoria, Australia

younger brother - James Thompson Petty
Burial of a brother 8 February 1861 (Age 8)
 Kew, Victoria, Australia

younger brother - James Thompson Petty
Death of a father 22 February 1877 (Age 24)
 Doncaster, Victoria, Australia

father - Thomas Petty
Religious marriageDinah Smith - View family
22 March 1883 (Age 30)
 Doncaster, Victoria, Australia

Address:
Church of Christ, Doncaster
John Petty and Dinah Smith marriage certificate
John Petty and Dinah Smith marriage certificate


John Petty and Dinah Smith
John Petty and Dinah Smith

Birth of a son
#1
4 April 1886 (Age 33)
 Doncaster, Victoria, Australia

son - John Thomas Petty
Death of a son 20 November 1886 (Age 33)
 Doncaster, Victoria, Australia

son - John Thomas Petty
Burial of a son 21 November 1886 (Age 33)
 Kew, Victoria, Australia

son - John Thomas Petty
Birth of a daughter
#2
9 May 1889 (Age 36)
 Doncaster, Victoria, Australia

daughter - Hilda Ellen Jane Petty
Birth of a daughter
#3
24 March 1891 (Age 38)
 Doncaster, Victoria, Australia

daughter - Myrtle Eliza Petty
Death of a mother 24 February 1894 (Age 41)
 Doncaster, Victoria, Australia

mother - Jane Thompson
Birth of a son
#4
19 March 1899 (Age 46)
 Doncaster, Victoria, Australia

son - Alfred John "Alf" Petty
Burial of a half-brother 21 March 1900 (Age 47)
 Marysville, Victoria, Australia

half-brother - Henry Petty
Death of a half-brother 21 October 1900 (Age 47)
 Buxton, Victoria, Australia

half-brother - Henry Petty
Birth of a son
#5
10 May 1904 (Age 51)
 Doncaster, Victoria, Australia

son - Donald Wilmot "Don" Petty
Marriage of a daughterHilda Ellen Jane Petty - View family
20 July 1910 (Age 57)
 Doncaster, Victoria, Australia

son-in-law - Albert Thomas Tully
daughter - Hilda Ellen Jane Petty
Death of a sister 20 August 1911 (Age 58)
 Doncaster, Victoria, Australia

elder sister - Elizabeth Thompson Petty
Burial of a sister 22 August 1911 (Age 58)
 Kew, Victoria, Australia

elder sister - Elizabeth Thompson Petty
Death of a wife 22 February 1913 (Age 60)
 Doncaster, Victoria, Australia

wife - Dinah Smith
Burial of a wife 24 February 1913 (Age 60)
 Kew, Victoria, Australia

wife - Dinah Smith
Religious marriageIsabella "Bella" Jack - View family
17 November 1914 (Age 61)
 Doncaster, Victoria, Australia

Address:
At the residence of Mrs H W Smith, Main rd, Doncaster
by James Allen
Marriage of a daughterMyrtle Eliza Petty - View family
25 August 1915 (Age 62)
 Doncaster, Victoria, Australia

son-in-law - Robert Livingstone "Bob" Moffat
daughter - Myrtle Eliza Petty
Occupation
Orchardist
 

Residence 9 October 1915 (Age 62)
 Doncaster, Victoria, Australia

Address:
"Glendonald", Main road, Doncaster
Death of a brother 22 January 1923 (Age 70)
 Doncaster, Victoria, Australia

elder brother - Tom Petty JP
Burial of a brother 23 January 1923 (Age 70)
 Kew, Victoria, Australia

elder brother - Tom Petty JP
Death of a wife 10 April 1923 (Age 70)
 Doncaster, Victoria, Australia

wife - Isabella "Bella" Jack
Death of a brother 5 November 1923 (Age 70)
 Doncaster, Victoria, Australia

elder brother - George Thompson Petty
Burial of a brother 7 November 1923 (Age 70)
 Kew, Victoria, Australia

elder brother - George Thompson Petty
Residence 21 May 1927 (Age 74)
 Doncaster, Victoria, Australia

Address:
"Glendonald", Main Road, Doncaster
Marriage of a sonDonald Wilmot "Don" Petty - View family
29 May 1929 (Age 76)
 Doncaster, Victoria, Australia

son - Donald Wilmot "Don" Petty
daughter-in-law - Millicent Rose "Millie" Morrison
Death 24 October 1946 (Age 93)
 Doncaster, Victoria, Australia

Address:
at his residence, Main road, Doncaster
John Petty death certificate
John Petty death certificate

Burial 26 October 1946 (2 days after death)
 Kew, Victoria, Australia

Cemetery: Boroondara Cemetery
Headstone at Boorondara Cemetary
Headstone at Boorondara Cemetary

Last change 6 July 2013 - 17:38:08
 

by: Michael Norbury
Family with parents - View family
father
Thomas Petty.jpg Thomas Petty

Birth 12 March 1809 37  Seacroft, Yorkshire, England

Death 22 February 1877 (Age 67)  Doncaster, Victoria, Australia

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mother
Jane Petty.jpg Jane Thompson

Birth 11 March 1819 40  Bingley, Yorkshire, England

Death 24 February 1894 (Age 74)  Doncaster, Victoria, Australia

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Religious marriage: 18 September 1842 — Bradford, York, England
5 months
#1 elder brother
George Thompson Petty

Birth March 1843 33 23  Keighley, Yorkshire, , England

Death June 1844 (Age 15 months)  Bradford, Yorkshire, , England

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2 years
#2 elder brother
Tom Petty Tom Petty JP

Birth 28 April 1845 36 26  Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Death 22 January 1923 (Age 77)  Doncaster, Victoria, Australia

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2 years
#3 elder sister
Elizabeth Thompson Petty

Birth 16 April 1847 38 28  Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Death 20 August 1911 (Age 64)  Doncaster, Victoria, Australia

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3 years
#4 elder brother
George Thompson Petty George Thompson Petty

Birth 5 August 1850 41 31  Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Death 5 November 1923 (Age 73)  Doncaster, Victoria, Australia

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2 years
#5 himself
John Petty

Birth 26 November 1852 43 33  Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Death 24 October 1946 (Age 93)  Doncaster, Victoria, Australia

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7 years
#6 younger brother
James Thompson Petty

Birth 13 September 1859 50 40  Bulleen, Victoria, Australia

Death 7 February 1861 (Age 16 months)  Doncaster, Victoria, Australia

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Father’s family with Elizabeth Moore - View family
father
Thomas Petty.jpg Thomas Petty

Birth 12 March 1809 37  Seacroft, Yorkshire, England

Death 22 February 1877 (Age 67)  Doncaster, Victoria, Australia

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step-mother
Elizabeth Moore
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Marriage: 16 December 1831 — Bingley, Yorkshire, England
#1 half-sister
Betty Petty
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#2 half-sister
Mary Petty

Birth 5 October 1834 25  Bingley, Yorkshire, , England

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3 years
#3 half-brother
Henry Petty

Birth 16 May 1837 28  Bingley, Yorkshire, England

Death 21 October 1900 (Age 63)  Buxton, Victoria, Australia

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Family with Dinah Smith - View family
himself
John Petty

Birth 26 November 1852 43 33  Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Death 24 October 1946 (Age 93)  Doncaster, Victoria, Australia

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12 years
wife
Dinah Smith

Birth 1865 37 36  Nunawading, Victoria, Australia

Death 22 February 1913 (Age 48)  Doncaster, Victoria, Australia

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Religious marriage: 22 March 1883 — Doncaster, Victoria, Australia
3 years
#1 son
John Thomas Petty

Birth 4 April 1886 33 21  Doncaster, Victoria, Australia

Death 20 November 1886 (Age 7 months)  Doncaster, Victoria, Australia

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3 years
#2 daughter
Hilda Ellen Jane Petty

Birth 9 May 1889 36 24  Doncaster, Victoria, Australia

Death 15 February 1982 (Age 92)  Oakleigh, Victoria, Australia

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22 months
#3 daughter
Myrtle Eliza Petty birth certificate Myrtle Eliza Petty

Birth 24 March 1891 38 26  Doncaster, Victoria, Australia

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8 years
#4 son
Alfred John "Alf" Petty

Birth 19 March 1899 46 34  Doncaster, Victoria, Australia

Death 25 July 1990 (Age 91)  

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5 years
#5 son
Donald Wilmot "Don" Petty

Birth 10 May 1904 51 39  Doncaster, Victoria, Australia

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Family with Isabella "Bella" Jack - View family
himself
John Petty

Birth 26 November 1852 43 33  Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Death 24 October 1946 (Age 93)  Doncaster, Victoria, Australia

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20 years
wife
Isabella "Bella" Jack

Birth 1873  

Death 10 April 1923 (Age 50)  Doncaster, Victoria, Australia

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Religious marriage: 17 November 1914 — Doncaster, Victoria, Australia
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wife's husband
… Lindsay
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wife
Isabella "Bella" Jack

Birth 1873  

Death 10 April 1923 (Age 50)  Doncaster, Victoria, Australia

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Emigration
John, together with his mother and two brothers, Tom and George, sailed from Liverpool departing 20 July 1858 on the clipper ship "Red Jacket" to Melbourne via the Cape of Good Hope.

Immigration
Red Jacket cleared Port Phillip Heads on 12 October 1858, a journey time of 83 days. The Inward Passenger Register gives the arrival date as 13 October. The difference is probably due to the time taken to travel up Port Phillip Bay and for customs and immigration formalities. The Red Jacket carried 482 passengers, of which 449 were in intermediate or steerage class.


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John Petty and Dinah Smith marriage certificate
John Petty and Dinah Smith marriage certificate
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John Petty and Dinah Smith
John Petty and Dinah Smith
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Red Jacket passenger list 1858 last page
Red Jacket passenger list 1858 last page
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Poster advertising the Red Jacket
Poster advertising the Red Jacket
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Red jacket
Red jacket
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Red Jacket
Red Jacket
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Headstone at Boorondara Cemetary
Headstone at Boorondara Cemetary
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Red Jacket passenger list 1858 p1
Red Jacket passenger list 1858 p1
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Red Jacket passenger list 1858 p3
Red Jacket passenger list 1858 p3
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John Petty death certificate
John Petty death certificate
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