Person:John Ebbott (1)

The John Ebbott came out with this parents and arrived in Australia on the ship Gloucester, 531 tons on the 1st May 1852, it was 13th ship from England to arrive in the South Australia with government passengers in 1852. There was one birth and twenty-three deaths on the passage. One of the deaths was John's youngest brother William Ebbott the youngest child at the time of the journey. William is said to have been buried on the banks of the Torrens River. The whole family travelled together 1. John Ebbott was listed as an agricultural labourer aged 43 years 2. Sally, (Sarah) was 36 3. Jno, was 11 years old 4. Philip 8 5. Emma 5 The trip took 3 and half months in total, with the family arriving on 13 Aug 1852

After arriving in South Australia in May 1852 the family move to Glenuce in Victoria and then on to Faraday in the Mount Alexander Shire, finally settling in Chewton, Victoria, Australia.

1. ↑ General Register Office, England. Birth Certificate John Ebbott. (Original a certified copy. Photocopy in possession of Sandra Williamson).
2. ↑ ^2.0 2.1 Annette O'Donohue & Bev Hanson. Eaglehawk District Pioneer Register Volume 2 -D~I. (Maiden Gully, Vic. : A.M. O'Donohue, 1995-<1998>).
3. ↑ Digger - Great War Index. Victoria 1914-1920. (Version 2.21 Produced by Macbeth Geneological Services P/L, Coherent Software Australia Pty Ltd)
   Year: 1920; Reg. Number: 9590.

   Surname: EBBOTT;
   Given Names: Jno;
   Event: D;
   Sex: ;
   Spouse Surname/Father: Ebbott Jno;
   Spouse Gvn Names/Mother: Sarah BONE;
   Age: 80;
   Age Code:  ;
   Birth Place:  ;
   Death Place: Chewton;
   Year: 1920;
   Reg. Number: 9590

4. ↑ Chewton Cemetery Register 1860-1976. (Prepared for the Chewton Cemetery Trust by Allegne, Hockley)
   page 42.
5.   "Mr Ebbott, senior, as before mentiond, was connected principall with Chewton. This brother was conspicuously successful in poineering work. Wherever he went, he formed a new Methodist society, and God prospered his undertakings. He was a man who experience much worldly misfortune; once the bush-fires swept his farm, leaving him and family homeless; diease took his cattle, and continued ill-health added its distressing influence to his last days, but his faith in God never and he died in 1867, regretted, respected and beloved by all. His sons Philip and John, followed his example in their attachment to the Methodist cause, and the latter is now a leading man in the Chewton congreation."
6. ↑ 1. John Ebbott aged 30 a Farmer
   2. Sarah Ebbott aged 25
   3. John Ebbott aged 1
   4. Peter Ham, aged 25, Agricultural Labourer
   5. Ann Caddy, aged 15, Female Servant
   6. John Martin, aged 10, Agricultural Labourer
   7. Celia Pearse, aged 12, Female Servant
7. ↑ 1. John Ebbott aged,42 and a Farmer
   2. Sarah Ebbott,Wife aged 33
   3. John Ebbott aged 11
   4. Emma Ebbott aged 4
   5. William Ebbott aged 11m
8. ↑ The whole family were travelling together
   1. Rev Ebbott (John's father who was a lay preacher)
   2. Sally, (Sarah) (John's mother)
   3. Jno
   and John's younger siblings
   4. Philip
   5. Emma.
   6. William, (his youngest brother at the time died the day before they landed in Port Adelaide only a few months old)
   23 other adults and children died on the journey after being ravaged by measles and sickness.
   The trip took 3 and half months in total with the family arriving on 13 Aug 1852
9. ↑ At the time of his death real estate within the jurisdiction sworn not to exceed in value eighty-five pounds and personal estate within the jurisdiction sworn not to exceed in value two hundred and fifty eight pounds fifteen shillings and five pence.
   
   His sons John Ebbott of 44 Ebden Street Elsternwick in the said State, manager and Gilbert Henry Ebbott of Cordrington Street Sydney in the State of New south Wales manager were executors.
   "THIS GRANT is made upong the condition that no portion of the assets shall be distributed or paid during the War to any beneficiary or creditor who is a German, Austro-Hunargian, Turkish or Bulgarian subject wherever resident or to anyone on his behalf or to or on behalf of any person resident in Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey or Bulgaria of whatever nationality without the express sanction of the Crown and if any distribution is made contrary to this condition of grant of Probate will be forthwith revoked"
   Given at Melbourne the 24th day of November in the year of our Lord One thousand nine hundred and twenty
   J. Carter
   Registrar of Probate.