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About Alfred Brooks
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[Montgomerie.FTW]
Alfred and his parents Joseph and Elizabeth travelled to Portsmouth & immigrated to Australia. After waiting a month they sailed on the ship Eden and arrived in Holdfast Bay on 24 June 1838 after a 4 month ship voyage. This mean they were Pioneers of South Australia. Captain was Cooke W.D. There were two hundred and fifty paying passengers. Conditions were hard, water was in short supply and all washing was done in salt water. They rode out a storm for 6 days at Holdfast Bay and then walked to Adelaide. Alfred married Mary Ann Whiting at her father?s residence in Phillipstown, Chain of Ponds, SA. He died of thirst out in the bush some-where near Orroroo.
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Alfred Brooks's Timeline
| 1835 |
May 29, 1835
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Powick, Worcester, England (United Kingdom)
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June 28, 1835
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Powick, Near Worcester, England
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| 1838 |
June 24, 1838
Age 3
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From England to South Australia
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| 1857 |
August 11, 1857
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Skillogalee Creek, SA, Australia
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| 1859 |
March 29, 1859
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Skillogalee, SA, Australia
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| 1860 |
July 5, 1860
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Skillogalee Creek, SA
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| 1861 |
September 28, 1861
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Skillogalee, SA, Australia
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| 1868 |
September 23, 1868
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Auburn, SA, Australia
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| 1870 |
March 10, 1870
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Leasingham, SA, Australia
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