Born
in
Venice![map](/images/icons/map.gif.pagespeed.ce.dRGS_qcAFb.gif)
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Died
at about age 65
in
Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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Biography
Giovanni came to Western Australia as a prisoner on the Runnymede, arriving on 7 September 1856.[1]
He married Rosa Mary Ainsworth on 26 November 1861 at Toodyay.[2]
He worked as a labourer at Toodyay and then Champion Bay. He was a farmer at Greenough in the 1870s. He employed 24 Ticket of Leave men 1864-1881.[2]
He died of dysentery on 19 June 1897 in Perth.[3]
Sources
- ↑ https://fremantleprison.com.au/history-heritage/research/convict-database/ MARCHETTI, Giovanni, 4042, 7 Sep 1856, Runnymede, Date of Birth: 1833, Place of Birth: Venice, Date of Death: 19 Jul 1897, Place of Death: Mount Eliza, Depot, Marital Status: Unmarried, Occupation: Sailor, Literacy: Literate, Sentence Date: 1855, Sentence Place: Liverpool, Lancashire, England, Crime: Manslaughter, Sentence Period: Life, Ticket Leave Date: 18 Dec 1860, Conditional Pardon Date: 25 Sep 1865, Comments: Self-employed, 1861-1862. Farmer in Greenough, 1870s
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Bicentennial dictionary of Western Australians, pre-1829-1888. [compiled by Rica Erickson], https://www.friendsofbattyelibrary.org.au/bicentennial-dictionary
- ↑ https://www.eastperthcemeteries.com.au/index.php/explore/burial-search/burialsite/131855
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