Janet Allan Matilda (Henderson) Bunny (1837 - 1910)

Born 17 Nov 1837 in New Monkland,Lanarkshire,Scotland

Ancestors

Wife of Frederick James Bunny — married 1857 in Victoria

Descendants

Died 28 Sep 1910 at age 72 in Heatherton, Victoria, Australia

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Biography

Birth

Janet was born 17 Nov 1837. She was the daughter of Janet (Allan) Henderson (1805-abt.1850) and Alexander Henderson (1805-1884). Name: Janet Henderson Gender: Female Age: 0 Birth Date: 17 Nov 1837 Baptism Date: 17 Dec 1837 Baptism Place: , New Monkland, Lanark, Scotland Residence Date: 1837 Residence Place: New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland Father: Alexander Henderson Mother: Janet Allan ^[1]

Immigration

I believe the data about the Medway is not correct. A Janet Henderson arrived with her Family at the age of 16 on the ship Lightning in 1854. The other arrivals match her brothers Alex and John and sister Helen.

Janet immigrated to Australia at the age of 22. Passage was assisted and she arrived into Melbourne on December 19, 1857 aboard the Medway. Name: Janet Henderson Nationality: Scottish Arrival Age: 22 Birth Date: abt 1835 Departure Place: Plymouth Arrival Date: 19 Dec 1857 Arrival Place: Melbourne, Australia Ship: Medway^[2]

Marriage

She married Frederick James Bunny 1836–1909 in Victoria in 1857. ^[3] Children included:

Frederick James Bunny (1857-1925)

Alexander Richard Bunny (1860-1938)

Janet Matilda (Bunny) Stokes (1863-1927)

Francis Alfred Bunny (1869-1927)

Henry Percy Bunny (1872-1907)

Un named Male Bunny 1873–1873 Record information Event:births Registration number917 / 1873 Family name:BUNNY Given name(s)Unnamed Male Place of event:E. B'TON, Australia Personal detail Mother's name<Unknown Family Name>, Janet Mother's family name at birthHENDERSON Father's Name:<Unknown Family Name>, Fredk James

William Daniel Lustre Bunny (abt.1874-1927)

Ernest Graham Bunny (1877-1948)

Lilly Bunny 1886–1886 Record information Event:births Registration number812 / 1886 Family name:BUNNY Given name(s)Lillie Place of event:BRIG, Australia Personal detail Mother's name<Unknown Family Name>, Janet Mother's family name at birthHENDERSON Father's Name:<Unknown Family Name>, Frederick

Death

Janet passed away at the age of 74. ^[4]

BUNNY.-On the 25th September, at her residence, "Heatherton," Janet Allen, relict of the late Frederick James Bunny, and beloved mother of F. J., A. R., J. M., F. A., W. D., E. J., and the late H. B. Bunny, aged 74 years^[5]

Research Notes

Middle name of Matilda from death record of son Alexander Richard Bunny (1860-)

Sources

1. ↑ Ancestry.com. Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.Original data: Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013.
2. ↑ Public Record Office Victoria; North Melbourne, Victoria; Register of Assisted Immigrants from the United Kindom (refer to microform copy, VPRS 3502); Series: VPRS 14 Ancestry Document Viewer: Passenger Manifest
3. ↑ Marriage Record: 2134/ 1857 Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages: Victoria, Australia (Name: Janet HENDERSON and Frederick James BUNNY)
4. ↑ Death Record:10360 / 1910 Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages: Victoria, Australia (Name: Janet Allen BUNNY); (Place: OLEIGH, AUSTRALIA); (Mother: Janet ALLAN); (Father: Alexr HENDERSON)
5. ↑ . Family Notices (1910, September 30). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), p. 1. Retrieved August 3, 2022, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article10465024

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