Thomas Starritt?–1868
- Name
- Thomas Starritt
- Given names
- Thomas
- Surname
- Starritt
| Birth | Donegal, Donegal, Ireland |
| Marriage | Margaret Brown - View family |
| Birth of a son #1 | Donegal, Ulster, Ireland
son -
Thomas Starritt
|
| Australian History | 1803 Note: Matthew Flinders completes the first circumnavigation of the continent (still known as 'New Holland') |
| Australian History | 1804 Note: A settlement is founded at Risdon on the Derwent River in Van Diemen's Land by Lieutenant Bowen. Note: Castle Hill convict rebellion also known as the second Battle of Vinegar Hill Note: The Risdon settlement is moved to Sullivan's Cove (now Hobart) by Colonel David Collins. |
| Australian History | 1808 Note: The Rum Rebellion |
| Death of a father | 1812
father -
Alexander Starritt
|
| Australian History | 1817 Note: John Oxley charts the Lachlan River Note: Australia's first bank, the Bank of New South Wales, opens in Macquarie Place, Sydney (it became Westpac in 1982). Note: Governor Lachlan Macquarie petitioned the British Admiralty to use the name 'Australia' instead of 'New Holland' |
| Australian History | 1818 Note: Oxley charts the Macquarie River. |
| Australian History | 1824 Note: A penal colony is founded at Moreton Bay, now the city of Brisbane. Note: Bathurst and Melville Islands are annexed. Note: Permission granted to change the name of the continent from 'New Holland' to 'Australia' Note: 1824-25 - Hume and Hovell expedition travels overland to Port Phillip Bay, discovers Murray River |
| Australian History | 1825 Note: New South Wales western border is extended to 129 degrees E. Van Diemen's Land is proclaimed. |
| Australian History | 1828 Note: Charles Sturt charts the Darling River. |
| Australian History | 1829 Note: The whole of Australia is claimed as British territory. The settlement of Perth is founded. Swan River Colony is declared by Charles Fremantle for Britain. |
| Australian History | 1830 Note: Sturt arrives at Goolwa, having charted the Murray River. |
| Australian History | 1831 Note: Sydney Herald (later to become The Sydney Morning Herald) first published. |
| Australian History | 1832 Note: Swan River Colony has its name changed to Western Australia. |
| Australian History | 1833 Note: The penal settlement of Port Arthur is founded in Van Diemen's Land. |
| Birth of a son #2 | 1834 Letterkenny, Donegal, Ulster, Ireland
son -
John Starritt
|
| Australian History | 1835 Note: John Batman and John Pascoe Fawkner establish a settlement at Port Phillip, now the city of Melbourne. Note: William Wentworth establishes Australian Patriotic Association (Australia's first political party) to demand democracy for New South Wales. |
| Australian History | 1836 Note: Province of South Australia proclaimed with its western border at 132 degrees E. |
| Australian History | 1838 Note: First Prussian settlers arrive in South Australia; the largest group on non-British migrants in Australia at the time. |
| Australian History | 1839 Note: Paul Edmund Strzelecki becomes first European to ascend and name Australia's highest peak, Mount Kosciuszko. |
| Australian History | 1840 Note: Australia's first municipal authority, the City of Adelaide, is established, followed by Sydney City Council. |
| Australian History | 1841 Note: New Zealand is proclaimed as a separate colony, no longer part of New South Wales. |
| Australian History | 1842 Note: Copper is discovered at Kapunda in South Australia. |
| Birth of a son #3 | 1843 Gortnalabin, Letterkenny, Donegal, Ireland
son -
Robert Starritt
|
| Australian History | 1843 Note: Australia's first parliamentary elections held for the New South Wales Legislative Council (though voting rights are restricted to males of certain wealth or property). |
| Birth of a son #4 | 26 June 1844 Donegal, Ulster, Ireland
son -
Alexander Starritt
|
| Australian History | 1845 Note: The ship Cataraqui is wrecked off King Island in Bass Strait. It is Australia's worst civil maritime disaster, with 406 lives lost. Note: Copper is discovered at Burra in South Australia. |
| Birth of a son #5 | 1847 Donegal, Ulster, Ireland
son -
George Starritt
|
| Australian History | 1850 Note: Western Australia becomes a penal colony. Note: Australian Colonies Government Act [1850] grants representative constitutions to New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania, colonies set about writing constitutions which produced democratically progressive parliaments Note: Australia's first university, the University of Sydney, is founded. |
| Australian History | 1851 Note: Victoria separates from New South Wales. Note: The Victorian gold rush starts when gold is found at Summerhill Creek and Ballarat. Note: Forest Creek Monster Meeting of miners at Chewton near Castlemaine |
| Australian History | 1853 Note: Bendigo Petition and Red Ribbon Rebellion at Bendigo |
| Australian History | 1854 Note: The Eureka Stockade |
| Australian History | 1855 Note: The transportation of convicts to Norfolk Island ceases. Note: All men over 21 years of age obtain the right to vote in South Australia. |
| Australian History | 1856 Note: Van Diemen's Land name changed to Tasmania. |
| Australian History | 1857 Note: Victorian Committee reported that a 'federal union' would be in the interests of all the growing colonies. However, there was not enough interest in or enthusiasm for taking positive steps towards bringing the colonies together. Note: Victorian men achieve the right to vote. |
| Australian History | 1858 Note: Sydney and Melbourne linked by electric telegraph. Note: New South Wales men achieve the right to vote. |
| Australian History | 1859 Note: SS Admella wrecked off south-east coast of South Australia with the loss of 89 lives. Note: Australian rules football codified, Melbourne Football Club founded Note: Queensland separates from New South Wales with its western border at 141 degrees E. |
| Australian History | 1860 Note: John McDouall Stuart reaches the centre of the continent. South Australian border changed from 132 degrees E to 129 degrees E. |
| Australian History | 1861 Note: The ill-fated Burke and Wills expedition occurs. Note: skiing in Australia introduced by Norwegians in the Snowy Mountains goldrush town of Kiandra |
| Marriage of a son | John Starritt - View family 1862 Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
son -
John Starritt
daughter-in-law -
Isabella Mc Phee
|
| Australian History | 1862 Note: Stuart reaches Port Darwin, founding a settlement there. Queensland's western border is moved to 139 degrees E. |
| Australian History | 1863 Note: South Australia takes control of the Northern Territory which was part of the colony of New South Wales. |
| Marriage of a son | Alexander Starritt - View family 1866
son -
Alexander Starritt
daughter-in-law -
Martha Gregg
|
| Birth of a grandson #1 | 1867
grandson -
Thomas James Starritt
|
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | 1867
granddaughter -
Margaret Jane Starritt
|
| Australian History | 1867 Note: Gold is discovered at Gympie, Queensland. Note: Saint Mary MacKillop founds Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart. |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | 1868 (on the date of death) Australia
granddaughter -
Margaret Isabella Starritt
|
| Australian History | 1868 (on the date of death) Note: The transportation of convicts to Western Australia ceases. |
| Death | 1868 |
| Family with parents - View family |
| father |
Alexander Starritt
Death 1812 |
| mother |
Annie Hazlitt
Death yes |
|
Marriage: yes |
|
| #1 himself |
Thomas Starritt
Birth Donegal, Donegal, Ireland Death 1868 |
| Family with Margaret Brown - View family |
| himself |
Thomas Starritt
Birth Donegal, Donegal, Ireland Death 1868 |
| wife |
Margaret Brown
Birth 1810 (estimated) Death 1 March 1875 (Age 65) Gortnalabin, Donegal, Ulster, Ireland |
|
Marriage: yes |
|
| #1 son |
John Starritt
Birth 1834 24 Letterkenny, Donegal, Ulster, Ireland Death 21 January 1911 (Age 77) Echuca, Victoria, Australia |
| #2 son |
Thomas Starritt
Birth Donegal, Ulster, Ireland Death yes |
| #3 son |
Birth 1843 33 Gortnalabin, Letterkenny, Donegal, Ireland Death 22 January 1921 (Age 78) Mooroopna, Victoria, Australia |
|
18 months #4 son |
Alexander Starritt
Birth 26 June 1844 34 Donegal, Ulster, Ireland Death 25 August 1911 (Age 67) Letterkenny, Donegal, Ireland |
|
3 years #5 son |
George Starritt
Birth 1847 37 Donegal, Ulster, Ireland Death 1869 (Age 22) Altrincham, Cheshire, England |