Historical information

George Joseph Pitman was born on 2 May 1803, in Bristol, England, his father, Thomas Dix Pitman, was 40 and his mother, Anna Simmonds, was 38. He married Clara Matilda Hamilton on 15 November 1827, in St Pancras Old Church, St Pancras, London, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 7 daughters. He immigrated to Port Adelaide, South Australia, Australia in 1850 and lived in Barnstaple, Devon, England, United Kingdom in 1841. In 1856, his occupation is listed as solicitor in Bendigo, Victoria, Australia. He died on 14 January 1896, in Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia, at the age of 92, and was buried Kew Cemetery Boroondara Victoriahttps://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/L77X-BQS/george-joseph-pitman-1803-1896g
George Joseph Pitman is believed to be the first solicitor on the Sandhurst Gold Field

Physical description

An off white coloured thick paper with black writing and red lines
Victoria by the Grace of God of The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Queen. Defender of the Faith
To Geoge Joseph Pitman of Sandhurst in the Colony of Victoria, Solicitor.
Greeting, We confiding in your knowledge, integrity, and ability to herby commit to you within all parts of the Colony of Victoria, full power and authority as a Commissioner of the Supreme court of New South Wales take Bail and affidavits and also to examine Witnesses in all (unreadable) and proceedings in the said Court at Law or in Equity now knowing or that may be grafted pounding therein.
This Commission to remain in force only so long as you shall continually reside at the place first described or within ten miles thereof, or until we shall see fit to revoke the same.
Given under the Seal of our said Court and hand of our Chief Justice thereof this second day of September in the twenty third year of our reign
An impression of THE SEAL OF THE SUPREME COURT OF THE COLONY OF VICTORIA (originally attached to the document with a piece of silk) with an illegible signature on both sides.