Peter Griffin 1a

Birth Name Griffin, Peter 2a 3a 4 5 6 7
Gender male
Age at Death about 58 years, 4 months, 3 days

Events

Event Date Place Description Notes Sources
Birth about 1826 Mayo, Ireland Brother James was born in Mayo, Ireland to Michael Griffin and Catherine Dudly (sic) per his MC with Sarah Jane O'Connor. Assuming same for Peter.
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Residence 1850 Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland First appears in Glasgow Post Office Directory.
 
Residence 1851 Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland "Slater Employing 3 Men, 1 apprentice" 4 East Rose Street
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Occupation 1853 Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland Griffin, Peter, slater, 499 Gallowgate, and 4 East Rose st., ho., 9a Abercromby st.
 
Departure 1854-01-22 Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland "City of Sydney" http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article4805696
 
Arrival 1854-04-10 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia "City of Sydney". A slater named Peter Griffin starts advertising in the Melbourne Argus in April 1854. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article4804170 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article4805696
 
Occupation 1855-04-09 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Slater, 11 Little Collins Street
 
Residence 1856 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Occupation: slater. Bourke St.
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Residence 1857 Bendigo, Victoria, Australia Slater at the new Catholic Church http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article88001563
 
Occupation 1861 Emerald Hill, Victoria, Australia Contractor per William Griffin's 1890 marriage certificate. Broke arm. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article154847670
 
Departure 1862-01-28 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia "Eureka" for Port Chalmers, New Zealand http://prov.vic.gov.au/ http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article5709204
 
Arrival 1862-02-12 Port Chalmers, Otago, New Zealand Otago Daily Times , Issue 77, 13 February 1862, Page 2
 
Residence 1862-06-26 Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand  
 
Occupation 1864-04-26 Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand Slater. Otago Daily Times , Issue 735, 26 April 1864, Page 2
 
Residence 1873 Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand Stuart Street. In all Dunedin Electoral Rolls at this address since 1864. No other Peter Griffin's in town. Gone from Dunedin after this?
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Residence 1881-01-11 Yarra Bend, Victoria, Australia Admitted to Asylum by brother James. Released 2 May 1881.
 
Medical Information 1883-12-11 Yarra Bend, Victoria, Australia Admitted by son, William.
 
Death 1884-05-04 Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia Yarra Bend Lunatic Asylum per DC. "Disease of the brain and heart."
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Burial 1884-05-07 St Kilda, Victoria, Australia St Kilda Cemetery. Roman Catholic, Compartment C, Grave 421 http://stk.smct.org.au/deceasedsearch/result/18367S (Two later unrelated burials at same location.)
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Parents

Relation to main person Name Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Michael Griffin
Mother Catherine Dudley
    Brother     James Griffin
         Peter Griffin

Families

    Family of Peter Griffin and Jane Deverty
Married Wife Jane Deverty
   
Event Date Place Description Notes Sources
Marriage 1844-01-08 Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland St Mary's. Witnesses were James Griffin and Catherine Deverty. Rev John Kerr.
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  Children
  1. James Griffin
  2. John Griffin
  3. William Griffin

Pedigree

  1. Michael Griffin
    1. Catherine Dudley
      1. James Griffin
      2. Peter Griffin
        1. Jane Deverty
          1. James Griffin
          2. John Griffin
          3. William Griffin

Ancestors

Source References

  1. Ancestry Family Trees
      • Page: Ancestry Family Trees
      • Source text:

        http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=27532969

  2. Ancestry.com: 1851 Scotland Census
      • General:

        http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1851scotland&h=2032611&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

      • Source text:

        Birth date: abt 1826 Birth place: Ireland Residence date: 1851 Residence place: Glasgow St John, Lanarkshire, Scotland

      • General:

        http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1851scotland&h=2032611&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

      • Source text:

        Birth date: abt 1826 Birth place: Ireland Residence date: 1851 Residence place: Glasgow St John, Lanarkshire, Scotland

      • General:

        http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1851scotland&h=2032611&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

      • Source text:

        Birth date: abt 1826 Birth place: Ireland Residence date: 1851 Residence place: Glasgow St John, Lanarkshire, Scotland

  3. Ancestry.com: New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1853-1981
      • Page: 1870-1871
      • Page: 1870-1871
  4. Ancestry.com: Australian Electoral Rolls, 1903-1954
  5. Ancestry.com: Scotland, Select Marriages, 1561-1910
  6. Ancestry.com: Australia Death Index, 1787-1985
  7. Ancestry.com: Victoria, Australia, Cemetery Records and Headstone Transcriptions, 1844-1997