Elizabeth Readford, 1839–1872 (aged 33 years)
- Name
- Elizabeth /Readford/
- Given names
- Elizabeth
- Surname
- Readford
| Birth | 1839 |
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| Birth of a brother | Henry Readford 1841 (aged 2 years) Note: Youngest of the family was Henry (Harry) who was born in 1841. He achieved a lasting fame by an intr… Youngest of the family was Henry (Harry) who was born in 1841. He achieved a lasting fame by an intricate cattle robbery. The cattle were stolen from "Mount Cornish" station in central Queensland, and their brands were altered. Then Henry andhis associates drove the cattle to market and Adelaide. Henry was eventually apprehended in Gulgong, having married Elizabeth Jane Skuthorpe in the meantime. The only child, Jemima Mary, was born in 1872. Henry was extradited to Queensland, andhis trial took place at Roma. Astonishingly, the jury acquitted him. He is credited with opening up the cattle country to the north, and with founding "Brunette Downs" station. He drowned at Corella Downs, Northern Territory, in 1901. Harry's claim to be "Captain Starlight" in Rolf Boldrewood's novel, Robbery Under Arms. Rolf Boldrewood was the pen name of T A Browne, who was a magistrate in Mudgee and Gold Commissioner for the area from 1871. The misdeeds of "CaptainStarlight" do not parallel those of Harry Readford, but it seems reasonable is to suppose that Harry's ability to charm and the effrontery of his crime gave Browne a model for the "Captain Starlight" character. Harry has also been the subject ofa number of books. (Over Cherry Tree Hill, p. 203). |
| Death of a sister | Ann Readford 20 September 1856 (aged 17 years) |
| Marriage | Henry Hall — View this family 1859 (aged 20 years) Note: Elizabeth, born in 1839, married Jane Hall's bRother, Henry Hall Jr, in 1859. Henry was the licensee… Elizabeth, born in 1839, married Jane Hall's bRother, Henry Hall Jr, in 1859. Henry was the licensee of the "Woolpack Inn" in 1861 and 1862, and was also the Kean's Swamp Postmaster in those years. He may have held the license after 1862,although he was said to be anxious to leave the district in that year. (Over Cherry Tree Hill, p. 203). |
| Death of a father | Thomas Readford 3 June 1860 (aged 21 years) |
| Death of a mother | Jemima Smith 1860 (aged 21 years) |
| Living Gulgong | 1870 (aged 31 years) Note: In 1870 Henry and Elizabeth (and their children) were living in Gulgong. They with the owners of a h… In 1870 Henry and Elizabeth (and their children) were living in Gulgong. They with the owners of a hotel, and Henry had just been released from Parramatta Jail after serving three years of a five-year sentence for cattle stealing. His ber,Alf Hall, and ber-in-law, Edward Readford were also implicated. In 1872, his wife died in childbirth at Ilford. The child evidently died at birth was born dead as there is no record of seven child. (Henry, who did not remarry, lived to be95, dying in Sydney in 1932). (Over Cherry Tree Hill, p. 203). |
| Death | 23 April 1872 (aged 33 years) |
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1826–1901
Birth: 1826 — Agnes Banks, New South Wales, Australia Death: 1901 |
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1830–1906
Birth: 15 January 1830 Death: 17 March 1906 — West End, Mudgee, New South Wales, Australia |
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1836–1909
Birth: 1836 Death: 20 November 1909 — Westwood, Ilford, New South Wales, Australia |
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| Marriage | Marriage — 1859 — |
| Marriage | Elizabeth, born in 1839, married Jane Hall's bRother, Henry Hall Jr, in 1859. Henry was the licensee of the "Woolpack Inn" in 1861 and 1862, and was also the Kean's Swamp Postmaster in those years. He may have held the license after 1862,although he was said to be anxious to leave the district in that year. (Over Cherry Tree Hill, p. 203). |
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| Living Gulgong | In 1870 Henry and Elizabeth (and their children) were living in Gulgong. They with the owners of a hotel, and Henry had just been released from Parramatta Jail after serving three years of a five-year sentence for cattle stealing. His ber,Alf Hall, and ber-in-law, Edward Readford were also implicated. In 1872, his wife died in childbirth at Ilford. The child evidently died at birth was born dead as there is no record of seven child. (Henry, who did not remarry, lived to be95, dying in Sydney in 1932). (Over Cherry Tree Hill, p. 203). |