John Pascoe Fawkner papers, 1840-1958, together with miscellaneous material 1869-1976

MLMSS 3153/Boxes 1-3
MLMSS 3153/Box 4X

fonds

1840-1976

Textual Records, Graphic Materials, Clippings

912796

3 boxes and 1 outsize box of textual material - manuscript, typescript, printed

John Pascoe Fawkner, pioneer, was born 20 October 1792 at Cripplegate, England. Arriving at Port Phillip, Victoria, on 19 October 1803, Fawkner moved with his family to Hobart, Tasmania, in February 1804. On 5 December 1822 he married Eliza Cobb and in 1835 moved to Victoria. He immediately established a store and hotel, and, along with John Batman, is credited with being one of the founders of Melbourne, Victoria. In 1851 her was elected to the first Victorian Legislative Council. He remained in the Legislative Council until his death on 4 September 1869. Fawkner was survived by his wife and his adopted daughter Eliza Ann Fawkner. On 5 August 1874, Eliza Ann Fawkner married William Goldsmith Wiseman. Wiseman died on 27 May 1879. Eliza Ann later married George Springhall

BOX 1
i John Pascoe Fawkner, 1 October 1840 - ca. 1869
A. Diary, 27 January 1865 - 1 July 1868. Incomplete
Includes autobiographical notes, 1792-1866, and references to activities in the Legislative Council, Victoria, 1865

BOX 2
B. Conveyance from John Pascoe Fawkner to Thomas Wills, 1 October 1840
C. Printed books with manuscript inscriptions, published 1855 - ca. 1869

BOX 3
ii Miscellaneous family papers, 20 July 1921 - 12 September 1958
Includes letters received by Eliza Ann Springhall, 20 July 1921, 17 October 1934, and Miss Springhall, 14 January 1949 - 12 September 1958

BOX 4X
iii Miscellaneous material, 4 September 1869 - 4 August 1976
Being a memorial card for John Pascoe Fawkner, 4 September 1869 and newspaper cuttings, ca. 11 September 1869 - ca. 4 August 1976

Information transferred from Manuscripts Leaf Catalogue No. 1 (1-262C) as part of the eRecords Project, 2010-2011