John Freeman
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Background
John Freeman's wife, Elizabeth (Grimason), was born on 12 August 1835 at Tandragee County Armagh, Ireland, one of seven children of Thomas Grimason, a carpenter and weaver and Elizabeth Holmes, a spinner from Tandragee County Armagh, then Portadown. Elizabeth sailed on the Mooltan for Geelong from Southampton 23 April 1853, as a 17 year old, arriving in Point Henry 3 August 1853. She worked as a domestic servant to Charles Wyatt of Frogmore, Fyansford for six months before marrying Londoner John Freeman, 20 years her senior, at Christ Church Geelong on 26 April 1854.
Goldfields Involvement, 1854
John and Elizabeth Freeman left soon after April 1854 for the Ballarat goldfield. Their first child Jack was born in a tent on 12 December 1855.
Post 1854 Experiences
See also
Further Reading
Corfield, J.,Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. The Eureka Encyclopaedia, Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004.
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