Thomas Hiscock
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Background
Thomas Hiscock was born in 1812 at Shinfield near Reading, Berkshire, England.[1]
Hiscock arrived at Geelong with his wife and two sons[2] on board the Caroline.[3] He married Phoebe Blanchard of Hampshire at Shifield on 09 April 1833. [4]Thomas obtained employment as a blacksmith of Mr Goldsmith’s station at Trawalla. In 1844, after about three years at Trawalla Station he set up as a blacksmith, wheelwright and storekeeper at Buninyong, possibly taking over from scotty McLachlan. [5]
Hiscock and his son, Thomas, and John Thomas went in search of gold in 1851 after reports of John Hargreaves find. On 2 August 1851 they went in a westerly direction examining the outcrops as they went. They were successful, the gold being sold to Mr Patterson, a jeweller at Geelong. Hiscock announced his discovery in the Geelong advertiser on 10 August 1851.[6]
Hiscock first dug for gold at Golden Point, and was listed as being a Ballarat pioneer who was resident in the Ballarat district before the first Gold licence issue, on 20 September 1851. Hiscock was rewarded £1000 for discovery of gold at Ballarat in August 1851. [7]
Thomas caught a cold while visiting the rush at Mt Alexander, and died. He is buried at Buninyong Cemetery. [8]
Goldfields Involvement, 1854
Post 1854 Experiences
He was residing at Buninyong in the 1880s.[9]
See also
Further Reading
Corfield, J.,Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. The Eureka Encyclopaedia, Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004.
References
- ↑ Corfield, J.,Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. The Eureka Encyclopaedia, Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004.
- ↑ Wickham, D., Gervasoni, C. & Phillipson, W., Eureka Research Directory, Ballarat Heritage Services, 1999.
- ↑ Corfield, J.,Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. The Eureka Encyclopaedia, Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004.
- ↑ Corfield, J.,Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. The Eureka Encyclopaedia, Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004.
- ↑ Wickham, D., Gervasoni, C. & Phillipson, W., Eureka Research Directory, Ballarat Heritage Services, 1999.
- ↑ Wickham, D., Gervasoni, C. & Phillipson, W., Eureka Research Directory, Ballarat Heritage Services, 1999.
- ↑ Wickham, D., Gervasoni, C. & Phillipson, W., Eureka Research Directory, Ballarat Heritage Services, 1999.
- ↑ Wickham, D., Gervasoni, C. & Phillipson, W., Eureka Research Directory, Ballarat Heritage Services, 1999.
- ↑ Wickham, D., Gervasoni, C. & Phillipson, W., Eureka Research Directory, Ballarat Heritage Services, 1999.
