George Venning (1837 - 1915)

Born 1837 in Altarnun, Cornwall, England

Ancestors

Died 7 Feb 1915 at about age 78 in Kingswood, South Australia, Australia

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Biography

George Venning came free to the Colony of South Australia (1836-1900)

George Venning 1837, arrived in South Australia in 1850 with his parents, three brothers and two sisters. In the early days he lived with his parents at Mount Barker Springs. Later he farmed in the Nairne district, and was for about thirty years farming nine miles from Quorn. He married Sarah Ann Chapman. He sold out and retired about 1909 -10, and his wife died since. He died at the residence of his son-in-law and only daughter at Kingswood aged 78 on 7 Feb 1915, leaving a large family of sons all married. He was a brother of WJ Venning of Crystal Brook. [Observer, Adelaide, 27 Feb 1915]

Sources

• 1841 census Cornwall. Observer, Adelaide, 27 Feb 1915. Notes on the Venning family from Lena Lloyd daughter of Samuel Jasper Venning.

• Bolivar 1850. from the BOUND FOR SOUTH AUSTRALIA website. first accessed online on the 8th of August, 2021 at: https://bound-for-south-australia.collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/1850Bolivar.gif

• Passengers for 05/10/1849 - 29/01/1850. from the PASSENGERS IN HISTORY website. An initiative of the South Australian Maritime Museum. first accessed online on the 8th of August, 2021 at: https://passengers.history.sa.gov.au/voyage-passengers-all/946377/05/10/1849%20-%2029/01/1850?page=5

• SHIPPING. from the South Australian Gazette and Mining Journal (Adelaide, SA : 1847 - 1852) of Thursday 31 January 1850, Page 2. first accessed online on the 8th of August, 2021 at: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/195939302?searchTerm=Bolivar

• Grave record for George Venning (Died: 17 Feb 1915), Billion Graves Record 32933273 Quorn, The Flinders Ranges Council, South Australia, Australia. first accessed online on the 8th of August, 2021 at: https://billiongraves.com/grave/George-Venning/32933273

• OBITUARIES. from the Observer (Adelaide, SA : 1905 - 1931) of Saturday 27 February 1915, Page 41. first accessed online on the 8th of August, 2021 at: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/163150266?searchTerm=%22george%20venning%22

• Family Notices from The Journal (Adelaide, SA : 1912 - 1923) of Monday 1 March 1915, Page 1. first accessed online on the 8th of August, 2021 at: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/203533908?searchTerm=%22george%20venning%22

• OBITUARY. from the Chronicle (Adelaide, SA : 1895 - 1954) of Saturday 6 March 1915, Page 44. first accessed online on the 8th of August, 2021 at: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/95770008?searchTerm=%22george%20venning%22