O’Sullivan, Matthew

Matthew O’Sullivan, c1810-1863


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Matthew O'Sullivan: Profile Biography Research Notes

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Columns:	R [Role]; S [Sources].

Roles:	= Government Office (Paid); = Government Duties (Unpaid); = On leave; = TBD; = Agriculture; = Private enterprise; = Parliament;
	= British Army; = Royal Marines; = British Militia; = Colonial Militia; = East India Company Army; = Royal Navy; = Other Maritime;
	= Education; = Army Education; = Navy Education; = Immigration; = Emigration; = Other voyage.

Abbreviations:	BB = Blue Book; CCL = Commissioner of Crown Lands; CP = Chinese Protector; CPS = Clerk of Petty Sessions; GC = Gold Commissioner;
	GR = Gold Receiver; GW = Gold Warden; JP = Justice of the Peace (Magistrate); PM = Police Magistrate;
	FN = Footnotes; PSL = Public Service List; S/S1/S2 = Source; TBC/TBD = To be confirmed/determined.

Appointments:	= Appointed; = Reappointed; = Promoted; = Demoted; = Redesignated; = Succeeded/Replaced; = Transferred to; = Made permanent;
	= Retired; = Dismissed; = Passed (Examinations); = Paid as (role).
	British Army: = Purchase of Commission; = Exchange rank/regiment; = Reduced to Reserve list; = Retired by sale of Commission.

Sources (S, S1, S2):	= Blue Book; = Blue Book derived; = Government Gazette; = Government Gazette derived; = Public Service List; = Public Service List derived;
	= Report; = Book; = Birth/Baptism/Marriage/Death document; = Birth/Baptism/Marriage/Death extract; = Cemetery; = Census; = Legal;
	= Newspaper family notice; = Newspaper article; = Magazine article; = Unconfirmed; = Military service record; = Internet.

Other Symbols:	= External link.

Dates:	Dates are in YYYY-MM-DD format. Ongoing = Continues into next calendar year; New date; Date changed in source; Date died; Date to be confirmed.
	"Original" is the date the person commenced the role. For example, when first appointed a Police Magistrate, regardless of later re-appointments and re-assignments.

Unconfirmed:	All text in magenta is unconfirmed.

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Life Events

Born:	1810	Listowel, County Kerry, Ireland [01].
Married (1):	23 December 1850	Achill, County Mayo, Ireland, to Frances Adelaide Langley [1834-1853] [02].
Arrived:	7 August 1851	Adelaide, Province of South Australia, on the ship Devon. Departed London, the Downs, 1 April 1851 [03].
Married (2):	2 November 1860	Minster's Residence, Johnston Street. Collingwood, Colony of Victoria, to Katharine (Kate) Champ [1839-?] [04].
Died:	25 June 1863	54 Victoria Parade, Melbourne, Colony of Victoria [residence] [05] [06].
Buried:	28 June 1863	Melbourne General Cemetery, Parkville, Colony of Victoria [Grave: Church of England, Compartment L, No 0719] [07].

Golden Colony Roles

Victoria:

Police Magistrate:

1851

1852

1853

1854

1855

1856

1857

1858

Career

Original	Gazetted	From	To	Age	R	Title	State	Department	District	S	Comments	FN
		1859-08-15				Police Magistrate	Victoria	Petty Sessions	Benalla		While Piper is on leave

References

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Notes
01⇑	Place from 1850 marriage certificate and 1863 death certificate.
02⇑	Ireland Marriages 1619-1898 - Mayo, Ireland, [Find My Past (Membership required) ; 10 November 2023]. Registered in Westport District.
03⇑	Shipping Intelligence; Adelaide Times, 9 August 1851, p 4 [Trove; 9 November 2023].
04⇑	Births, Deaths and Marriages Victoria Marriage Certificate M1860-004069.
05⇑	Births, Deaths and Marriages Victoria Death Certificate D1863-004916.
06⇑	Deaths - O'Sullivan; The Argus (Melbourne), 27 June 1863, p 4 [Trove; 9 November 2023].
07⇑	Correspondence from Melbourne General Cemetery.

Further Reading

Updates

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