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Perrin Family Reunion 9th March 2011.
Mark & Marianne (nee Jones) Perrin married in Stroud, Gloucester, England on 12 Jun 1851 (that’s nearly 160 years ago!)
They sailed from England to Melbourne, Australia on the S.S Thames in 1852, suffering the death of their 1st child, born on board. Both could read and write, and stated that they were C of E, he being 27 and she 24 with no children. (Mary Cronin also lost her life on this voyage and her child was left in the young Perrin’s care.) They disembarked in Port Phillip on 11 Mar 1853.
They were to be engaged by Thos. Smith of Melbourne on the 16th of the month and to be paid 20/ (?) per week, without rations.
They lived in Liverpool Street, Collingwood before moving to Deniliquin in the early 1860’s. (Mark’s brother Henry also lived in Collingwood until his untimely death on 22 Mar 1861. Henry had arrived in Melbourne on 20th Aug 1857 aboard the “Undaunted")
Mark & Marianne’s Children were; James Charles, Mark William, George Henry, John Orlando, Alfred Ernest and Ellen May.
The “baby” Cronin eventually married a Crutchley and died in Hay NSW?
James Charles died unmarried aged 19 from appendicitis, in Deni in 1873.
Mark William died aged 11 after a fall from a horse, in Deniliquin in 1867.
George Henry had 2 wives (Sarah Ellen Simpson and Aura Mary Constance McMillan). He died of a heart attack in Deniliquin in 1936, aged 78, whilst out delivering “The Chronicle”, newspaper to his customers. He was at that time the proprietor of “The Chronicle” and had been the proprietor for 24 years. He had also been in business as the town’s undertaker for the last 50 years.
For a considerable time he operated a business as a Builder & Contractor serving also as the Municipal Councils Building Inspector for nine years. He held office of as a Justice of the Peace, for NSW & Vic, selflessly helping out hundreds of local residents over many years.
He was Mayor of Deniliquin in 1900, and an Alderman from 1896-1902 & from 1905-1919, a Mason for 55 years and a past District Grand Master. In 1907 politics caught his attention and he stood as an independent. Unfortunately he could muster only 6% of the vote. He was a member of “The Federation League of NSW”, and took a deep interest in the federation of the colonies.
John Orlando married Emily Blewitt and died aged 98, in Deniliquin in 1960.
John was a blacksmith and worked for Burchfield’s Coachbuilders late in the previous century turning out some of Cobb & Co’s famous coaches. He operated a “Smithy” in Hardinge St until he was 96, handing on the business to his son Jack. John was an Oddfellows Lodge member for over 75 years!
Alfred Ernest married Norah Keogh and died aged 75, in Deniliquin in 1941. Alfred Ernest was a farmer 6 miles out on Wakool Rd.
Ellen May (twin to Alfred Ernest) married John Williams in Richmond Vic. In 1887 and died aged 78 in Western Australia in 1945. Ellen travelled with her husband, a miller/mill hand, fencer, watchman & woodcutter, where ever it took them. This pursuit took them to Western Aust in the late 1890’s and in each camp or locality Ellen also took on work as a bush nurse or midwife.
“As for Mark and Marianne”:
Mark drowned aged 37 in the Edward River at Deniliquin in 1863.
Marianne remarried and with the surname Roberts died in her 50’s, in Deniliquin in 1885.
Sadly their UK families never knew of the tragedies that were to unfold in this new country despite several attempts by son George to locate them.”
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