Private John Olliffe (Olive//Hiffe)
(c.1786......1871)
Back To . . .48th
Foot .The Northamptonshire Regiment
Born :
circa 1786
Where Born :
Baptised: St
Mary & St Leonard at Broomfield 30th March 1788,
Occupation : Carpenter / Soldier /sawyer
Date Arrived :
30 April 1818
Ship Arrived on :
“Minerva”
Sydney “Lady Castlereagh” arrived in Hobart on 7 June 1818
Rank on Discharge : Private
Original Enlistment : 6 January 1812 he
joined the West Essex Militia as part of the quota from Foulness
Date of 48th Enlistment :discharged
into the regular forces on 11 July 1813 1 April 1813 aged 25 years
Where Enlisted : Leicester
Date of Discharge :
31st March 1820 . Service completed
Where Discharged : Hobart
Hobart
Town
Died :
1871,
Where Died /
Buried :
Parents Names :
Daniel Olive and Mary Ford
Spouse's Name :
Hannah
Gilbert
Born :
1790
Where Born :Nottinghamshire
Date Married :
16th February 1813.
Where Married :
Ashby de la Zouch, Leicestershire)
Date Arrived :
30 April 1818
Ship Arrived on :
“Minerva”
Sydney “Lady Castlereagh”arrived in Hobart on 7 June 1818
Died :
1883,
Where Died /
Buried :
Kyneton, about 80 km north-west of Melbourne.
Spouse's Parents :
Thomas Gilbert, a carpenter, and ??? Tufton
- Area Settled :
- Kyneton
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- Children :
John junior, was born in Hobart on 18 March 1819, ie, 9 months and 11 days
after their arrival. Seven more of their children, all born in Tasmania,
were to survive to adulthood. The eight comprised six boys and two girls.
John
Robert
Daniel
Mary
History
& Achievements :
The Saga of a Broomfield Boy
John Olive (1786 – 1871)
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- Excerpt from Clem Sargant's book THE COLONIAL
GARRISON 1818-1824 published 1996
- References
- Military records ,Pay rolls, Pay Musters,
Cemetery Records, Church Records & General Muster Records, Mitchell Library
,Sydney Australia
- The information is intended for short Historical
value only,
- E- mail address
- © Copyright B & M Chapman (QLD) Australia