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FORTUNE, Richard

FORTUNE, Richard

Male Abt 1831 - 1868  (37 years)   Has 2 ancestors and more than 100 descendants in this family tree.


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  • Name FORTUNE, Richard
    Birth Abt 1831  Kelso, Berwickshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male
    Census 30 Mar 1851  Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Present at Upper Blainslie street on the night of the 1851 census were:-
      Alexander Fortune, 51, Head.
      Elizabeth Fortune, 49, Wife.
      Mary Fortune, 22, Daughter.
      Richard Fortune, 20, Son.
      Jane Fortune, 11, Daughter.
      Alexander Fortune, 8, Son.
      Isabella Fortune, 4, Daughter.

      1851 England, Wales & Scotland
    Immigration 13 Feb 1855  Hobart Town, Van Diemen's Land Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Arrival Date:13 Feb 1855
      Arrival Port:Hobart
      Ship:Wanderer
      Record Type:Immigrants Arriving under the Indenture System
      Indented to: James Amos
    Occupation 13 Feb 1855  Hobart Town, Van Diemen's Land Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Labourer/Ploughman Indentured to James Amos 
    Misc 23 May 1865  Pakenham, Colony of Victoria Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Cemetery Trustee 
    Address:
    Pakenham Cemetery 
    Reference Number S0261 
    Religion Prebyterian 
    _COLOR 11 
    _UID AF39C1CDFA844B4D8F740CF2D36A7DAEF51D 
    Death 21 Sep 1868  Melbourne, Colony of Victoria Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Cause: "Morbis Cordus" Chronic cardiac disease 
    Address:
    Melbourne Hospital, 
    Burial 23 Sep 1868  Carlton, Colony Of Victoria Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    Melbourne General Cemetery, 
    • Plot  Presbyterian, Compartment M
    Person ID I808  My Genealogy
    Last Modified 17 Mar 2026

    Father FORTUNE, Alexander,   b. Abt 1800, Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    Mother PARK, Elizabeth,   b. Abt 1802, Stow, Edinburgh, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    Marriage 25 Feb 1825  Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F446  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family RITCHIE, Jane,   b. 31 Oct 1832, Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Nov 1900, Nar Nar Goon, Colony of Victoria Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years)
    Residence 1858  Pakenham, Colony of Victoria Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • "Levenbank" Cnr Baldhill Road & Ryan Road.
      Lot 35a and Lot 35b Map Nar Nar Goon, Parish of Mornington
    Marriage 1 Mar 1858  Berwick, Colony of Victoria Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    The Scots Church, Pleasant Hills 
    Children 
     1. FORTUNE, Elizabeth,   b. 7 Nov 1858, Berwick, Colony of Victoria Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 May 1878, Berwick, Colony of Victoria Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 19 years)
     2. FORTUNE, Alexander,   b. Abt 1860, Berwick, Colony of Victoria Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Aug 1930, Sunbury, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years)
     3. FORTUNE, Richard,   b. Abt 1862, Pakenham, Colony of Victoria Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1886, Prahran, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 24 years)
     4. FORTUNE, Mary,   b. 13 Jun 1864, Pakenham, Colony of Victoria Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Jan 1943, Koo-Wee-Rup North, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)
     5. FORTUNE, Jane Isabella,   b. Abt 1865, Nar Nar Goon, Colony of Victoria Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Oct 1945, Valencia Creek, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)
     6. FORTUNE, Lawrence James,   b. 1865, Nar Nar Goon, Colony of Victoria Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Jan 1866, Nar Nar Goon, Colony of Victoria Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 1 year)
     7. FORTUNE, John,   b. 23 Sep 1867, Berwick, Colony of Victoria Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Dec 1940, Fumina South, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years)
    Family ID F259  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 26 Oct 2026

  • Event Map
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    The Scots Church, Pleasant Hills - 1 Mar 1858 - Berwick, Colony of Victoria    		 Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Notes 
    • ADDR: RELI Church of Scotland
      FACT Signature:- Fortune, Richard
      TYPE Signature
      OBJE @X320@
      CHAN: _WT_USER laurie