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John PlumbAge: 601832–1892

Name
John Plumb
Given names
John
Surname
Plumb
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Birth 1832 39 38
 Lancashire, England

Christening 15 April 1832
 Ormskirk, Lancashire, England

Address:
Lathom Chapel, Ormskirk
Parish register Lathom Chapel, Ormskirk: Christening John Plumb
Parish register Lathom Chapel, Ormskirk: Christening John Plumb

Death of a paternal grandfather August 1833 (Age 19 months)
 

paternal grandfather - Henry Plumb
Death of a brother 1835 (Age 3)
 

elder brother - William Plumb
Death of a paternal grandmother September 1846 (Age 14)
 

paternal grandmother - Alice Baxtonden
Death of a brother 1848 (Age 16)
 

elder brother - Henry Plumb
Religious marriageIrene Webster - View family
4 June 1854 (Age 22)
 Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Address:
Christ Church, Liverpool
John Plumb and Irene Webster marriage certificate
John Plumb and Irene Webster marriage certificate

Birth of a daughter
#1
28 March 1855 (Age 23)
 Liverpool, Lancashire, England

daughter - Jane Charlotta Plumb
Emigration 20 May 1856 (Age 24)
 Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Note: John, together with his wife Irene and daughter Jane, sailed from Liverpool departing 20 May 1856 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 11 August 1856 (Age 24)
 Port Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Note:  Red Jacket was at anchor inside Port Phillip Heads on the evening of 10 August 1856, 83 days form Li…
Red Jacket was at anchor inside Port Phillip Heads on the evening of 10 August 1856, 83 days form Liverpool. Entry through the Heads was delayed by adverse winds. Some mails were taked off Jed Jacket outside the Heads by steam packet boats. The Red Jacket carried 402 passengers, of which 369 were in intermediate or steerage class.
Red Jacket passenger list 1856 p1
Red Jacket passenger list 1856 p1


Red Jacket passenger list 1856 p7
Red Jacket passenger list 1856 p7


Red Jacket passenger list 1856 last page
Red Jacket passenger list 1856 last page

Birth of a son
#2
1856 (Age 24)
 Eastern Hill, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

son - John Thomas Plumb
Birth of a daughter
#3
1859 (Age 27)
 Emerald Hill, Victoria, Australia

daughter - Irene Plumb
Birth of a son
#4
1861 (Age 29)
 

son - Richard Plumb
Birth of a daughter
#5
1861 (Age 29)
 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

daughter - Elizabeth Plumb
Death of a daughter 1862 (Age 30)
 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

daughter - Elizabeth Plumb
Death of a father 22 July 1863 (Age 31)
 Lathom, Lancashire, England

father - Richard Plumb
Death of a brother 1864 (Age 32)
 

elder brother - Richard Plumb
Death of a mother 1871 (Age 39)
 

mother - Jane Bates
Death of a wife 1879 (Age 47)
 

wife - Irene Webster
Marriage of a sonRichard Plumb - View family
1881 (Age 49)
 

son - Richard Plumb
daughter-in-law - Selina Ann Simmons
Religious marriageSarah Jane Whitten - View family
17 May 1882 (Age 50)
 Doncaster, Victoria, Australia

Address:
Holy Trinity Church of England, Doncaster by Arthur Pickering
John Plumb and Sarah Whitten marriage certificate
John Plumb and Sarah Whitten marriage certificate

Occupation
Head Porter
17 May 1882 (Age 50)
 

Employer: Victorian Railways
Occupation
Railwayman
 

Employer: Victorian Railways
Note: Locomotive is Victorian Railway's "M Class" built by Phoenix Foundary, Ballarat. No 224 was placed on the register on 14/7/1885 and removed on 15/8/1914.
John Plumb on ground at far right
John Plumb on ground at far right

Residence 17 May 1882 (Age 50)
 Yarra Bank, Emerald Hill, Victoria, Australia

Birth of a daughter
#6
11 April 1883 (Age 51)
 Yarra Bank, Emerald Hill, Victoria, Australia

daughter - Laura Margaret Plumb
Marriage of a daughterIrene Plumb - View family
1884 (Age 52)
 Albury, New South Wales, Australia

son-in-law - George Whiteside
daughter - Irene Plumb
Death of a sister 1884 (Age 52)
 

elder sister - Jane Plumb
Birth of a son
#7
3 July 1885 (Age 53)
 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

son - John Harvey "Jack" Plumb
Birth of a daughter
#8
10 May 1890 (Age 58)
 Prahran, Victoria, Australia

daughter - Irene Annie "Rene" Plumb
Death of a sister 1891 (Age 59)
 

elder sister - Alice Plumb
Death 9 January 1892 (Age 60)
 

Last change 6 July 2013 - 17:38:12
 

by: Michael Norbury
Family with parents - View family
father
Richard Plumb

Birth 1793 33 24  

Death 22 July 1863 (Age 70)  Lathom, Lancashire, England

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mother
Jane Bates

Birth 1794  

Death 1871 (Age 77)  

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Religious marriage: 17 October 1813 — Preston, Lancashire, England
3 years
#1 elder sister
Alice Plumb

Birth 19 January 1817 24 23  

Death 1891 (Age 73)  

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#2 elder brother
Henry Plumb

Birth 17 October 1819 26 25  

Death 1848 (Age 28)  

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#3 elder brother
Richard Plumb

Birth 1821 28 27  

Death 1864 (Age 43)  

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3 years
#4 elder sister
Jane Plumb

Birth 9 February 1824 31 30  

Death 1884 (Age 59)  

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#5 elder brother
William Plumb

Birth 25 May 1826 33 32  Lathom, Lancashire, England

Death 1827 (Age 7 months)  

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19 months
#6 elder sister
Mary Plumb

Birth 1828 35 34  

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#7 elder brother
William Plumb

Birth 1830 37 36  

Death 1835 (Age 5)  

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#8 himself
John Plumb-2r.jpg John Plumb

Birth 1832 39 38  Lancashire, England

Death 9 January 1892 (Age 60)  

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Family with Sarah Jane Whitten - View family
himself
John Plumb-2r.jpg John Plumb

Birth 1832 39 38  Lancashire, England

Death 9 January 1892 (Age 60)  

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24 years
wife
Sarah Plumb nee Whitten, mother of Laura and Irene r.jpg Sarah Jane Whitten

Birth 30 June 1855 24 25  Kew, Victoria, Australia

Death 1 August 1946 (Age 91)  Doncaster, Victoria, Australia

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Religious marriage: 17 May 1882 — Doncaster, Victoria, Australia
11 months
#1 daughter
Laura Plumb=r.jpg Laura Margaret Plumb

Birth 11 April 1883 51 27  Yarra Bank, Emerald Hill, Victoria, Australia

Death 10 October 1924 (Age 41)  Blackburn, Victoria, Australia

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2 years
#2 son
John Harvey "Jack" Plumb

Birth 3 July 1885 53 30  Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Death 16 July 1957 (Age 72)  

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5 years
#3 daughter
Irene Plumb at Frank's wedding-r.jpg Irene Annie "Rene" Plumb

Birth 10 May 1890 58 34  Prahran, Victoria, Australia

Death 5 February 1969 (Age 78)  Doncaster, Victoria, Australia

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Family with Irene Webster - View family
himself
John Plumb-2r.jpg John Plumb

Birth 1832 39 38  Lancashire, England

Death 9 January 1892 (Age 60)  

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wife
Irene Webster

Birth 1829  

Death 1879 (Age 50)  

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Religious marriage: 4 June 1854 — Liverpool, Lancashire, England
10 months
#1 daughter
Jane Charlotta Plumb

Birth 28 March 1855 23 26  Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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9 months
#2 son
John Thomas Plumb

Birth 1856 24 27  Eastern Hill, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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3 years
#3 daughter
Irene Plumb

Birth 1859 27 30  Emerald Hill, Victoria, Australia

Death 1932 (Age 73)  

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2 years
#4 son
Richard Plumb

Birth 1861 29 32  

Death 1924 (Age 63)  Prahran, Victoria, Australia

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#5 daughter
Elizabeth Plumb

Birth 1861 29 32  Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Death 1862 (Age 12 months)  Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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Emigration
John, together with his wife Irene and daughter Jane, sailed from Liverpool departing 20 May 1856 on the clipper ship "Red Jacket" to Melbourne via the Cape of Good Hope.

Immigration
Red Jacket was at anchor inside Port Phillip Heads on the evening of 10 August 1856, 83 days form Liverpool. Entry through the Heads was delayed by adverse winds. Some mails were taked off Jed Jacket outside the Heads by steam packet boats. The Red Jacket carried 402 passengers, of which 369 were in intermediate or steerage class.

Occupation
Locomotive is Victorian Railway's "M Class" built by Phoenix Foundary, Ballarat. No 224 was placed on the register on 14/7/1885 and removed on 15/8/1914.


Photos
John Plumb and Sarah Whitten marriage certificate
John Plumb and Sarah Whitten marriage certificate
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John Plumb and Irene Webster marriage certificate
John Plumb and Irene Webster marriage certificate
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Parish register Lathom Chapel, Ormskirk: Christening John Plumb
Parish register Lathom Chapel, Ormskirk: Christening John Plumb
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Red Jacket passenger list 1856 p7
Red Jacket passenger list 1856 p7
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Red Jacket passenger list 1856 p1
Red Jacket passenger list 1856 p1
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Red Jacket passenger list 1856 last page
Red Jacket passenger list 1856 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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John Plumb on ground at far right
John Plumb on ground at far right
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John Plumb-2r.jpg
John Plumb-2r.jpg
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