Plunkett, Christopher George

Christopher George Plunkett, 1802-1857

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Contents:Christopher George Plunkett:  Profile  Biography  Research Notes
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:June 1802Mount Plunkett, near Lecarrow, County Roscommon, Ireland [01].
Married (1a):28 January 1850St Peter's Church, Athlone, County Westmeath, Ireland, to Anne Sproule [c1805-1878] [02].
Married (1b):28 January 1850Kiltoom, County Roscommon, Ireland, to Anne Sproule [c1805-1878] [03] [04].
Arrived:23 October 1850Sydney, Colony of New South Wales, on the ship Jane Morison. Departed Gravesend, 28 May 1850 [05] [06] [07] [08].
Died:7 February 1857Government Camp, Sandhurst (Bendigo), Colony of Victoria, aged 54 years [09] [10].
Buried:9 February 1857Junction (White Hills) Cemetery, Sandhurst (Bendigo), Colony of Victoria [11] [12] [13].

Golden Colony Roles

Port Phillip:Police Magistrate:1851
Victoria:Police Magistrate:1851185218531854

Career

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References

Notes

Notes
01⇑Plunkett was the twin brother of John Hubert Plunkett, who was NSW Attorney General. Despite this link, no source seems to have a birth date. The place is sometimes "Mountplunket."
02⇑Marriages - Plunkett; The Londonderry Journal, 6 February 1850, p 3 [Find My Past (Membership required) ; 8 March 2024].
03⇑Catholic Parish Registers, Kiltomb, County Roscommon, Marriages [Catholic Parish Registers at the NLI; 8 March 2024].
04⇑Recorded as Christophorus G Plunkett and Anna Sprouls.
05⇑Shipping Intelligence - Arrived; South Australian Register, 16 September 1850, p 2 [Trove; 8 March 2024].
06⇑Adelaide News; Geelong Advertiser, 15 October 1850, p 1 [Trove; 8 March 2024].
07⇑Shipping Intelligence - Arrival; The Sydney Morning Herald, 24 October 1850, p 2 [Trove; 8 March 2024].
08⇑The South Australian Register lists Mr and Mrs Henry Plunkett, but the Geelong Advertiser specifically discusses Christopher George Plunkett.
09⇑Births, Deaths and Marriages Victoria Death Certificate D1857-002074.
10⇑Deaths - Plunkett; Bendigo Advertiser, 9 February 1857, p 2 [Trove; 7 March 2024].
11⇑Births, Deaths and Marriages Victoria Death Certificate D1857-002074.
12⇑Christopher George Plunkett [Find a Grave; 3 April 2023]
13⇑Not listed on the Remembrance Parks Central Victoria website.

Further Reading

Updates

2024-10-13Page formatting revised.
2024-03-08Life Events updated and references added.