Priscilla Spring (1853 - 1855)

Born 1853 in St Ives, Huntingdonshire, England, United Kingdom

Died 1855 at about age 2 in Victoria, Australia

Biography

Priscilla Spring was born in 1853, the daughter of Mary (Allpress) Spring and Samuel Spring.^[1][2]

She arrived in Victoria, Australia in August 1854 on the ship 'Bride of the Sea'.^[3][4]

Priscilla died on 13 February 1855 in Victoria, Australia, aged 1 year.^[2][5] Her remains were interred at Geelong Eastern Cemetery in Geelong, Victoria.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?scan=1&r=20769478:5261&d=bmd_1695680319
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Death record: 1477 / 1855. BDM Victoria. https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history.
   (Name: Priscilla SPRING); (Place of birth: HUNT); (Age at death: 1); (Mother: Mary ALLPRESS); (Father: Samuel)
3. ↑ In Australia, British Assisted Passengers to Victoria. Book: 10; Microfilm series: BA; Page: 312. https://records.myheritagelibraryedition.com/research/record-20214-138584/priscilla-spring-in-australia-british-assisted-passengers-to-victoria: Priscilla Spring Arrival: Aug 1854 - Victoria, Australia Ship: Bride Of The Sea
4. ↑ Public Records Office of Victoria - Search Terms: SPRING - Ship: BRIDE OF THE SEA- Date Arrived: 1854 to 1855

   Family name	Given name	Age	Ship	Date arrived	Book no.	Page
   SPRING	SAMUEL	54	BRIDE OF THE SEA	1854-08	10	312
   SPRING	MARY	41	BRIDE OF THE SEA	1854-08	10	312
   SPRING	PRISCILLA	-	BRIDE OF THE SEA	1854-08	10	312

5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} "Priscilla Spring." Find A Grave. Retrieved 3 August 2019 by Clare Spring from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/165248287/priscilla-spring.