Historical information

William Coghill jnr of Coghill's Creek died in 1884 aged 63 and was buried at Ballarat. His wife Catherine Holmes was the daughter of Henry Holmes. She drowned in the 1866 wreck of the Ly-ee-Moon off Green Cape with the loss of 76 lives

Physical description

Black and white studio photograph of a standing man and seated woman. They are William Coghill and his wife Catherine Dorothy Holmes, the descendants of Ballarat and District pioneer families. They married in 1860.

Inscriptions & markings

Written in blue ballpoint pen verso:
"Thought to be Wm Coghill Jnr and his wife (Miss Holmes). Wm Coghill buried Ballarat, died 1884, aged 63 years. His wife drowned in the wreck of Ly-ee-moon, a popular passenger ship, off Green Cape (near Eden, NSW) and...[drowned in 1866 with many others including her brother Edmund Holmes].