Abraham FAULKNER [238] ⁵⁵¹

  General Notes:

Sheep farmer
Methodist

Father of William Faulkner, was said to be a dairyman, Abraham who came to Australia on the ship "Dale Park" which arrived at Port Phillip on 21 July 1844. He came to Australia with his wife Anne, 32, and children George 10, William 8, Hannah 6, and Jane 3. Also on board was J.T (John Thomas) who was an infant. This child died on board ship. The family was said to have "forwarded to Geelong " upon leaving the ship. Two more children were born in Australia. Abraham is shown as a farmer at Inverleigh in the 1869 Post Office register.

Geelong Advertiser (Vic. : 1859 - 1926) Tue 5 Dec 1876 Page 2 Family Notices
Geelong Advertiser (Vic. : 1859 - 1926) Wed 27 Dec 1876 Page 4 Family Notices
DEATH.
Faulkner - At Inverleigh, on December 1st, Abraham Faulkner, aged 65 years.

The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957) Wed 21 Mar 1877 Page 7 Advertising
IN the SUPREME COURT of the COLONY of VICTORIA : In the Probate Jurisdiction.-Notice is hereby given, that after the expiration of fourteen days from the publication hereof application will be made to this honourable Court that PROBATE of the LAST WILL and TESTAMENT with a codicil thereto of ABRAHAM FAULKNER, formerly of New Town, by Geelong, in the colony of Victoria, but late of near Inverleigh, in the said colony, sheep and cattle breeder, deceased, may be granted to his widow, Mary Ann Faulkner, of Inverleigh aforesald, appointed by the said will sole executrix Dated this 21st day of March, 1877.
HENRY SPEED, Market-square, Geelong, proctor for the said Mary Ann Faulkner.

Advocate (Melbourne, Vic. : 1868 - 1954) Sat 21 Apr 1877 Page 16 CITY AND SUBURBS.
Mr. JUSTICE MOLESWORTH has granted probate to the wills of the following deceased persons: ............... Abraham Faulkner, £801, on the motion of Mr. Cock ; ............

a similar notice appeared in the Weekly Times (Melbourne, Vic. : 1869 - 1954) Sat 14 Apr 1877 Page 14 LEGAL NEWS.

Abraham married Mary Ann ONLEY [237] [MRIN: 78], daughter of Thomas ONLEY [10983] and Jane CHENEY [10984], on 13 Sep 1832 in Little Harrowden, Northamptonshire, England ⁵⁴⁶.^,547 (Mary Ann ONLEY [237] was born about 1812 in , , England, christened on 24 Feb 1812 in Little Harrowden, Northamptonshire, England,⁵⁴⁸ died on 15 Sep 1905 in Ballarat, Vic, Australia ⁵⁴⁹ and was buried on 18 Sep 1905 in Inverleigh, Vic, Australia.)