Orme, Francis Knox

Francis Knox Orme, 1817-1891

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Explanations:
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:1 April 1817Carne Park, County Mayo, Ireland [01] [02].
Baptised:23 April 1817St Mary's Crossmolina, County Mayo, Ireland [03].
Arrived:TBDTBD
Married:5 August 1854St Peters, St Kilda, Colony of Victoria, to Robina Mary Baxter.
Died:24 September 1891Fairfield, Hamilton, Colony of Victoria [residence], aged 73 years [04] [05].
Buried:25 September 1891Hamilton Cemetery, Hamilton, Colony of Victoria [Grave Anglican-14-030].

Golden Colony Roles

Victoria:Police Magistrate:18511852185318541855185618571858185918601861186218631864186518661867186818691870
18711872187318741875187618771878187918801881188218831884188518861887188818891890
1891
Gold Warden:18511852185318541855185618571858185918601861186218631864186518661867186818691870
18711872187318741875187618771878187918801881188218831884188518861887188818891890
1891
Crown Lands:185118521853185418551856185718581859186018611862
Chinese Protector:185118521853185418551856185718581859186018611862

Career

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References

Notes

Notes
01⇑Church Baptism Record [Roots Ireland (Membership required); 6 June 2023]
02⇑Orme's baptism date is usually given as his birth date
03⇑Church Baptism Record [Roots Ireland (Membership required) 6 June 2023]
04⇑Births, Deaths and Marriages Victoria Death Index D1891-010668.
05⇑Deaths - Orme; Hamilton Spectator, 26 September 1891, p 2 [Trove; 18 April 2023]

Further Reading

Biography:Lianne Gratton; Francis Knox Orme: Barrister, Police Magistrate, 1817-1891; Lianne Gratton, Castlemaine, 2019.

Updates

2024-10-13Page formatting revised.
2022-01-31Page created.