Acheson Jeremy (Jeremiah) Sidney Ffrench (French), 1812-1870
| Contents: | Acheson Jeremy Sidney Ffrench: Profile Biography Research Notes |
Life Events
| Born: | 24 May 1812 | Monivea Castle, Monivea, County Galway, Ireland [01] [02] [03]. |
| Arrived: | 2 May 1839 | Hobart Town, Colony of Van Diemen's Land, on the barque Mary Catherine. Departed London, 16 January 1839 [04]. |
| Arrived: | 17 June 1839 | Melbourne, Port Phillip District, Colony of NSW, on the schooner Industry. Departed Launceston, 9 June 1839 [05]. |
| Married: | 8 February 1842 | St James's Church, Melbourne, Port Phillip District, Colony of NSW, to Anna Clarke Watton [1825-1911] [06] [07] [08] [09]. |
| Died: | 29 January 1870 | Kenney's Baths (Bathing Ship), St Kilda, Colony of Victoria, aged 67 years [10] [11]. |
| Buried: | 31 January 1870 | Melbourne General Cemetery, Parkville, Colony of Victoria [Grave: Church of England, Compartment P, No 0111] [12] [13] [14]. |
Golden Colony Roles
Career
| Original | Gazetted | From | To | Age | R | Title | State | Department | District | S | Comments | FN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1841-07-01 | 1841-07-01 | 1843-12-31 | Police Magistrate | NSW | The Grange | 1844 Budget refused. |
References
Notes
| 01⇑ | I have not found birth or baptism records, so I have used The French Closet. He was born "Ffrench" and buried as "Ffrench", but he often used "French" during his lifetime. Burke's Landed Gentry and Alumni Dublinenses have his names as Acheson Jeremy Sidney, but Jeremiah appears in his probate records and other occasional references. |
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| 02⇑ | Alison Anderson Burgess; The French Closet; A M Anderson Burgess, 2012. |
| 03⇑ | Bernard Burke; A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of Ireland; Harrison and Sons, London, 1912, p 223. |
| 04⇑ | Shipping Intelligence; The Tasmanian (Hobart Town), 3 May 1839, p 4 [Trove; 30 July 2026]. |
| 05⇑ | Ship News - Arrivals; Port Phillip Patriot and Melbourne Advertiser, 17 June 1839, p 5 [Trove; 30 July 2026]. |
| 06⇑ | Births, Deaths and Marriages Victoria Marriage Index M1842-004502 Certificate. |
| 07⇑ | Married - French-Wotton [sic]; Port Phillip Patriot and Melbourne Advertiser, 10 February 1842, p 2 [Trove; 16 January 2024]. |
| 08⇑ | Married - French; Geelong Advertiser, 14 February 1842, p 3 [Trove; 16 January 2024]. |
| 09⇑ | Anna's elder sister was married at the same ceremony. |
| 10⇑ | Births, Deaths and Marriages Victoria Death Index D1870-002860. |
| 11⇑ | Deaths - French; The Argus (Melbourne), 31 January 1870, p 4 [Trove; 18 April 2023]. |
| 12⇑ | Correspondence from Melbourne General Cemetery. |
| 13⇑ | Acheson Ffrench [Find a Grave; 16 January 2024]. |
| 14⇑ | Mr Acheson Ffrench; The Argus (Melbourne), 1 February 1870, p 5 [Trove; 16 January 2024]. |
| 15⇑ | Hamilton History Centre. |
Further Reading
| Biography: | Alison Anderson Burgess; The French Closet; A M Anderson Burgess, 2012. |
Updates
| 2026-07-30 | Updates to Life Events and Further Reading. Portrait added. |
| 2024-10-13 | Page formatting revised. |
| 2024-01-16 | Life Events updated and references added. |
| 2024-01-16 | Page URL changed. |
