Historical information
List of baptisms of Little Eltham residents 1850-1860 and Diamond Creek 1850-1862 at St John's Anglican Church Heidelberg. Includes names of about 80 children whose abode was given as Diamond Creek or Little Eltham.
Printout of spreadsheet listing number, date of baptism, birth date, christian name, names of parents, abode and profession. Baptisms performed at Saint John's Anglican Church Heidelberg. Arranged in date order.
Includes hand written contextual notes by Harry Gilham. Copy provided to Jock Ryan, President of the Nillumbik Historical Society in 2006. Additional notes by Harry Gilham, 2012: Compiled by the late Eric Tetlow, Secretary, Yarra Glen and District Historical Society who, working at St John's Church of England Heidelberg in their archives in 2006, discovered files which he colated into this spreadsheet document of Baptisms relating to Little Eltham and Diiamond Creek. St John's Heidelberg is the original source of information.
Significance
A significant resource which pulls together names of pioneer families for the area during its early European settlement.
Physical description
4 pages
Inscriptions & markings
HG Booklet 41
Subjects
- harry gilham collection,
- st john's anglican church heidelberg,
- diamond creek,
- armstrong,
- bailey,
- bennett,
- benson,
- blackman,
- bodan,
- booth,
- bozwell,
- briggs,
- chad,
- clark,
- clayton,
- cochrane,
- crozier,
- dennis,
- ewing,
- fowler,
- haley,
- harper,
- heley,
- hill,
- irish,
- jones,
- kaylock,
- kerr,
- keylock,
- macklin,
- mccoll,
- mitchell,
- morris,
- palmington,
- scott,
- silk,
- spicer,
- stokely,
- taylor,
- thornburn,
- thorborne,
- waterton,
- wills,
- marshall,
- little eltham
