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Participant Info

First Name

Jane

Surname

Hillan

Native Place

Not recorded

Age On Arrival

Parents

Patrick Hillan [on death]

Religion

Not recorded

Ship Name

Roman Emperor (Adelaide 1848)

Details

Listed in SAA CSO 1848/1647 in the Surgeon’s Report as a monitor on the voyage; married 25 Mar 1850 in RC Adelaide to ex-convict Thomas Gatland who became a prominent citizen in Victoria; about 9 children; Jane died 1889 West Melbourne, father noted as Patrick Hillan, funeral in St James Cathedral; husband died 1900; buried Melbourne General Cemetery

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