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Name/TitlePioneer register: SHORTEN, Benjamin

About this objectFamily name: SHORTEN
Given name: Benjamin
Birth year:
Birth place: Ballynamana, County Cork, Ireland
Parents: Richard SHORTEN & Mary GOOD
Arrival: 31 August 1838 into Sydney; 1841 to Victoria
Victorian residence: Heidelberg, Alberton, Gippsland

Family name: BURCHFIELD
Given name: Frances
Marriage year: 1824
Marriage place: Cove of Cork
Parents: Attewell BURCHFIELD & Mary DANGER
Victorian residence: Heidelberg, Gippsland

There were eight children: Mary Ann, John, Richard -- all deceased; Benjamin b. 1830; Mary Ann b. 1832; Frances deceased; Frances Metcalfe b. 1838; Rosanna b. 1841.

Note: Pioneer Register records are submitted by individuals to the RHSV and information should always be verified in primary sources such as civil indexes, shipping records and directories.

Publication PlaceVictoria, Australia

Subject and Association KeywordsFamily history

Subject and Association KeywordsPioneers

Named CollectionManuscripts Collection - Pioneer Register

Object TypeForm

Object numberPR S-0033

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