John Byng

GEDCOM Note

John Byng sailed to Australia with his father Thomas Byng. John married Mary Ann Wallace in Kyneton Victoria and was a hotel keeper. They had 9 children,Jane Anne,Thomas, Emma, Louise,John,Henrietta, Isaac, Sopia and Theresa. Jane Anne Byng married Thomas Crowle. They had 19 children. <p></p> <p>John Byng was publican in several towns in Victoria Australia. The first one was the Victoria Hotel in Melbourne in 1841, later in Mount Gambier and Port Fairy. He died in Kynton whilst the licencee of a hotel there. <p>_______________________________________________________________________________________________</p> <p>John BYNG : Bapt.in N.S.Canada 3rd April 1809 son of Thomas BING. John is listed in the 1838 census of Digby Co. Nova Scotia as a Black Yeoman. Married 30 April 1840 in Melbourne Ausralia.</p> <p>Occupation Publican. Died 28 Jan 1858.</p> <p></p> <p></p> <p>Sources: Victorian Archives Australia. Admiral Digby Museum, Nova</p> <p>Scotia. Nova Scotia Museum, Halifax. LDS FHC films.</p> <p>----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <p>John Byng wed Mary Ann Wallace in 1840 at Church Of England St James, </p> <p>John Byng, and Ann Mary baptised Jeremiah Thomas at Church Of England St James, Melbourne born at Melb 1842 #12969 </p> <p>baptised Jane Ann 1841, Jeremiah Thomas 1842, Emma 1845, Louisa 1846 </p> <p>John Byng, Melbourne Times 23 Apr 1842 granted Publicans Licence Queen St Victoria </p> <p>John Byng Insolvency Certificate granted on 1 Jan 1845 - source Port Phillip Herald 4 Jan 1845 </p> <p>John Byng Little Bourke St Victoria Hotel' new application granted for annual Publican's license - source Port Phillip Herald 17 Apr 1845 </p> <p>Melbourne Directory 1847 publican Fort Fairy Page 153 letters at Post Office 31st May 1847 </p>