KYNETON, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA

Peter Hunter

b. c1816 Durham, Eng. ; parents Oliver HUNTER & ?
d. 10 Feb 1890 Boweya (near Benalla), Vic. ; buried Lake Rowan, Vic.

When Peter Hunter died, the informant on his death certificate was his son Peter, who was at the time living at Moe, Vic. The listed undertaker was Roseanna’s brother, Bernard Fitzpatrick. There appears to have been no memorial placed for him at Lake Rowan Cemetery.

m. 11 Apr 1847 St Francis’ (RC), Melbourne, Vic.

Roseanna Fitzpatrick

b. c1825 ; parents Edward FITZPATRICK & Mary DONOHUE
d. 13 Jan 1899 Yea, Vic ; buried Yea, Vic.

Arrived in Port Phillip April 1844 at the age of 19 aboard the Sea Queen with her 21-year-old sister Anne. Her mother and four more of her siblings emigrated to Australia aboard the Asia in August 1853.

1. Ellen HUNTER b. 1848 Plenty, Vic. ; d. 1848 Melbourne, Vic.

2. Ellen HUNTER b. 1849 Plenty, Vic. ; d. 1935 Kilmore Vic. ; m1. 1870 Vic. – Thomas EVANS b. Wales – 7 children, m2. – GOODWIN

3. Mary HUNTER b. 1851 Plenty River, Vic.

4. Peter HUNTER b. 1853 ; d. 1913 South Melbourne, Vic.

5. Anne Theresa HUNTER b. 20 Aug 1855 Lower Plenty, Vic. ; d. 15 Dec 1882 Kilmore, Vic. ; m. 15 Jun 1876 St Patrick’s Kimore, Vic. – Patrick BUCKLEY (b. c1839 Tipperary, Ireland ; parents John BUCKLEY & Ellen GORMAN ; d. 2 Oct 1908 Kyneton, Vic. ; buried Kyneton, Vic.) – 3 children

6. Catherine Ann HUNTER b. 1857 ; d. 1891 Benalla, Vic. ; m. 1850, Vic. – James Patrick MULCHINAUGH (parents Maurice MULCHINAUGH & Catherine SULLIVAN) – 3 children

7. Elizabeth HUNTER b. 1859 Morong, Vic. ; d. 1901 ‘Hoth W’, Vic. ; m. John JOHNSTON – 3 children

8. Sarah HUNTER b. 1860 Moranding, Vic. ; d. 1908 Doon, Vic. ; m. 1878 Vic. – Robert BROWN – 7 children

9. John James HUNTER b. 1862 Moranding, Vic. ; m. 1885 Vic. – Annabella WELLS – 3 children

 Ship : Sea Queen (1844)

Departed: 29 November 1843 – London, England [4 January 1844 – Cork, Ireland]
Arrived:15 April 1844 – Port Phillip, Vic.
Master: Captain Martin
Particulars:  Barque ; 465 tons ; 219 passengers.
Notes: Aboard the ship were 19 year-old Roseanna Fitzpatrick and her 21 year-oldsister Anne.