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James Bazeley
(1787-ca. 1840)
Ann Barrel
(ca. 1790-ca. 1847)
William Farrant
James Bazeley
(1816-1892)
Harriet Farrant
(ca. 1819-1859)
John Beasley
(1843-1884)

 

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John Beasley

  • Born: 1843, Bishops Hull, Somerset, England
  • Christened: 13 Apr 1843, Somerset, England
  • Died: 8 Nov 1884, Jung Jung, Victoria, Australia at age 41
  • Buried: 10 Nov 1884, Murtoa Cemetery, Murtoa, Victoria, Australia

bullet   Cause of his death was Hit by a Train.

bullet   Another name for John was John Basely.

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bullet  General Notes:

In 1841 he was living with his parents and brother Charles at Canal Cottage, Hillifarrance, Somerset, England. He was 9 years old and a Scholar, born in Bishops Hull.

He emigrated to Australia with his family aboard the Omega arriving in Port Adelaide, South Australia 24th August 1852.

John was hit by a train as he was walking along or by the railway line after a night out. His death was the subject of a Magisterial Inquiry on the 14th November 1884. The evidence presented indicates that he was an alcoholic. He had been seen at Francis Gibbons public house, and then at Goodwins. Francis Gibbons said that he last saw him at 5.30pm and that he was not then under the influence of drink. A 9 year old girl, Isabella Fry, saw John Beasley pass along the railway line after the 7 o'clock train to Murtoa passed, he was singing and she thought he was drunk. John O'Donnell who lived on the line with his father, found the body at 8 a.m. the next morning. He said that he often saw Joh Beasley going down the line drunk. John's body had been found face down, clear of the line and with a parcel he'd been carrying located about 5 yards from the body. The engine driver, Arthur Boxshall, said that he was driving a special ballast train from Dimboola to Stawell. He had left Jung Jung station at 8.15 pm and did not feel any obstruction on his travel. Given the injuries sustained he surmised that John had been hit by the steps which project about 4 inches astride the footplate of the train.

At the time of his death in 1884 John's estate consisted of 82 acres of land at Jung Jung (near Murtoa) in Victoria which was held under licence from the Crown under the Land Act 1869. 10 rents had been paid, and improvements made including dog leg fencing on two sides and 6 wire fencing on another side, and post and rail on another side. He had 30 acres under cultivation and a one roomed log hut valued at 30 shillings per acre. He owed 88 pounds mainly to Francis Gibbons, Publican, due to a loan and he owed various storekeepers small amounts. As no family members came forward, Francis Gibbons, his main creditor became the beneficiary of the estate.

John is not known to have married or had any children.

With thanks to Annette Beasley for much of this information.


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