Lucy Rosina PULLEN [12899] ^3776,9030

  General Notes:

Samuel and Lucy were married at the United Presbyterian Church in Melbourne. Samuel gave his age as 21 and his parents as Thomas Slater and Sarah Shannon, both decd. His father's occupation is given as Engineer and his own birth place given as Heidelberg, Victoria. Lucy's age is given as 18 and her parents and Henry William Pullen and Emma Eliza Rose, both dec'd, her father's occupation given as Modeller and her place of birth given as London. Witnesses to the wedding were WIlliam Purcell, Deborah Lazarus and Charlotte Murray. Samuels address is given as Victoria Parade, Collingwood and his occupation is given as farm labourer. Lucy gives her occupation as domestic servant and her address as Gore Street, Collingwood.

Although Samuel gives his age as 21 and Lucy as 18, it would appear that Samuel was probably around 18 years of age and Lucy was only 16. and they state that both parents are deceased, however it would appear this is also incorrect.



The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954) Mon 19 May 1862 Page 6
CITY POLICE COURT.
Desertion - Samuel Slater was charged with deserting his wife, Lucy Slater, for the last six months, after ill-using her, and compelling her by the use of physical violence and beating to lead an abandoned life in order to support him in idleness. The consequence of his cruelty to and desertion of his wife had been that their two children had died of starvation. He was ordered to pay 15s a week towards her support for the next twelve months.


Mount Alexander Mail (Vic. : 1854 - 1917) Mon 12 May 1862 Page 2
CASTLEMAINE POLICE COURT.
Samuel Slater was charged with deserting his wife and children, and was remanded to Melbourne, as the desertion was there charged.
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/197098708

On her second marriage, Lucy has her name recorded as Pullen despite being marred to Samuel Slater in 1859 and notes she is a 'spinster', James Foster is said to be a widower on the marriage certificate. Lucy was later charged with bigamy.

Newspapers & Gazettes Browse The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954) Mon 21 Aug 1871
Page 4
THE POLICE
Lucy Slater, charged with bigamy, was remanded to Thursday, bail being allowed in one surety of £25.
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/203013525

Geelong Advertiser (Vic. : 1859 - 1929) Mon 21 Aug 1871 Page 3
MELBOURNE.
(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
Saturday Evening.'
At the City Police Court to-day, a woman named Lucy Slater, aged 26 years, was brought up on a charge of bigamy. It is alleged that on the 2nd of January last she married one Forster, a cabman, her husband, James Slater, to whom she was married as far back as 1859, being then and still alive. It appears that she admits having been married to Slater, but denies that the marriage was consummated. She also states that Slater left her shortly afterwards, and that she has been separated from him ever since, and that she was not aware that he was alive. The prisoner was remanded until Thursday.

The Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954) Thu 24 Aug 1871 Page 3
CITY POLICE COURT (THIS DAY).
Charge of Bigamy. - A woman named Lucy Slater was charged with bigamy. The particulars of tbo case have been already published, and now there was no evidence against the defendant, and she was dismissed,
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/244806889

The Australasian (Melbourne, Vic. : 1864 - 1946) Sat 26 Aug 1871 Page 20
CITY COURT.
The charge of bigamy preferred against a young woman named Lucy Slater was withdrawn at the City Court on Thursday. Inspector Rabat stated that there was no evidence to justify proceeding with the prosecution, and Mr. Gillott Baid that there existed no proof of the first marriage, and that the prisoner would not admit anything. The charge had been laid on the information of Foster,
the second husband. The woman was accordingly discharged, to the disappointment of a large number of curious loafers who bad assembled in that part of the court set apart for the unwashed populace.
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/138085102/

Lucy married Samuel SLATER [3634] [MRIN: 4567], son of Thomas SLATER [1325] and Sarah SHANNON [1324], on 29 Jul 1859 in Melbourne, VIC, Australia.³⁷⁷⁶ (Samuel SLATER [3634] was born in 1842 in Melbourne, VIC, Australia ²²⁶³.)

Lucy married James FOSTER [12904] [MRIN: 4569] on 2 Jan 1871 in Melbourne, VIC, Australia.⁹⁰²⁹ (James FOSTER [12904] was born about 1831 in , , Ireland.)