Our 3rd Great Grand Aunt and Uncle (Ashton Side)
James Panther ... Born in 1817 at Pytchley, Northamptonshire, England
Mary Anne Taylor ... Baptised on the 27th July 1817 at Pychley, Northamptonshire, England
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James Panther was the son of William Smith and Rebekah (nee Morris) Panter
Mary Anne Taylor was the daughter of Benjamin and Anne Taylor
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James married Mary Ann Taylor on the 15th October 1835 at Pytchley, Northamptonshire, England
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James and Family moved to Australia arriving on the 19th May 1841 on board the "Posthumous" at Botany Bay, New South Wales
(http://members.iinet.net.au/~perthdps/shipping/mig-nsw.htm)
or
September 1850 in Adelaide
Family of James and Mary Ann :-
(Information from Mary Cotter)
William Panther ... Born in 1836
William married Lavinia Gillingham in 1866 at Victoria, Queensland, Australia
Lavinia was Born on the 24th May 1849 at Waurn Ponds (nr Geelong), Victoria, Queensland, Australia
William died in 1905 at Raglan (nr Beaufort), Victoria, Queensland, Australia
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Emma Ann Panther ... Born in 1837
Emma Ann married Henry Julius la Roche (born on the 18th April 1832 at Chelsea , London, England)
Emma Ann died in 1927 at Avoca, Victoria, Queensland, Australia
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Benjamin Panther ... Born in 1841
Benjamin died in1915 at Raglan (nr Beaufort), Victoria, Queensland, Australia
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Edward Panther ... Born in 1844
Edward married Grace Stevens at Victoria, Queensland, Australia
Benjamin died in 1909 at Raglan (nr Beaufort), Victoria, Queensland, Australia
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Matilda Panther ... Born in 1846
Matilda married James Cuthbertson in 1870 at Victoria, Queensland, Australia
Matilda Panther died in 1933
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Louisa Panther ... Born in 1849
Louisa married Edmund Tiley on the 16th December 1868 at Raglan (nr Beaufort), Victoria, Queensland, Australia
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Selina Panther ... Born in 1851
Selina married John Isaac King in 1870 at Victoria, Queensland, Australia
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Priscilla Panther ... Born in 1854
Priscilla married Robert Thompson around 1876 in Victoria, Queensland, Australia
Robert was from Scotland (b - 1850)
Priscilla died in 1907 at Raglan (nr Beaufort), Victoria, Queensland, Australia
James Panther (62) died of Heart Disease and was buried on the 3rd May 1878 at Ararat and is buried in Beaufort Cemetery, Victoria, Australia with the insciption
"Yet again we hope to meet you
When the day of life is fled
and we hope with joy to greet you
Where no farewell is shed"
(James was a Methodist)
Mary Ann Panther (nee Taylor) (77) died of Senior Decay (Old Age) and was buried on the 20th January 1895 in Beaufort Cemetery, Victoria, Australia