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John William Fisk [B 29370/4] • Photograph

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Summary

John Fisk the son of William and Rebecca Fisk. Born on 28 June 1847 at Saxmundham, Suffolk, he arrived in South Australia with his parents aboard the 'Historia' on 31 July 1854. He completed his Plumbers apprenticeship in 1865 before returning to England aboard the 'Orient'. On 21 September 1867 he returned to Australia aboard the 'Caesar Godeffroy' and on 23 July 1870 married Elizabeth Roscorla. They had 7 children between 1871 and 1882, Elizabeth dying on 7 February 1884 aged 38. On 8 April 1885 John married Eva Jane Bates. They had 7 children between 1886 and 1896. Eva died on 20 March 1908. John died in N.S.W. in 1932.

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Physical description

4 photographs : ambrotype, black and white ; 9.7 x 16 x 2.4 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1863

Collection

Part of Portrait Collection

Subject

Fisk, John William, 1847-1932
Clothing and dress -- South Australia

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Digitisation information

Date

18/07/1996

Format

image/jpeg

Resolution

752 x 560 pixels (0.4 MP)

Size

74.83 K

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