Summary
Alternative Name(s): Extract
Birth Certificate issued to Christina Douglas on 9 March 1852. It states that she was born on the 12 October 1815 and baptised 5 November that same year. Christina married Robert Panton, an agricultural labourer in 1939. They made arrangements through the British Colonial Land and Emigration Office to emigrate to Port Phillip in 1851-52. The family was struck by tragedy shortly after arriving, Christina and two of their young children died within three months.
Physical Description
Handwritten extract in pen and ink on paper. Paper is cream coloured with brown ink. Item is glued to a page with several other documents.
More Information
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Purchase
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Place & Date Issued
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Issued To
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Date of Event
England, Great Britain, 12 Oct 1815
Christina's birth date -
Date of Event
England, Great Britain, 5 Nov 1815
Christina's baptism -
Inscriptions
1815/James Douglas, labourer and Christina Brown had a daughter born 12th Oct and Baptised 5th Nov 1815 named Christina, witnessed by William Blair and Mrs Brown."/The above is extracted from the Record of Births in the Parish of Maddington on the 9th Day of march 1852 by/[signature]
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Classification
Migration, Processing - planning & departure, Identification
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions
18.6 cm (Length), 11.9 cm (Height)
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Exhibition Collection Management
186 mm (Length), 119 mm (Height)
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Primary support
200 mm (Width), 113 mm (Height)
Measurement From Conservation.
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Keywords
Assisted Immigration, British Immigration, Certificates, Identifications, Immigration, Immigration Policies, Immigration Selection
