Drummond, William Henry Murray

William Henry Murray Drummond, 1828-1868




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Life Events


Born:4 January 1828Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.
Arrived:Before June 1854TBD [01].
Married:17 April 1856Fiddown Church of Ireland, Fiddown, County Kilkenny, Ireland, to Elizabeth (Eliza) Thomasina Briscoe [1832-1915].[02].
Died:2 May 1868Sledmere Cottage, Walsh Street, South Yarra, Colony of Victoria [residence], aged 40 years [03] [04].
Buried:5 May 1868St Kilda Cemetery, East St Kilda, Colony of Victoria [Grave: Church of England, Compartment C, No 0466] [05] [06].

Golden Colony Roles


Victoria:Police Magistrate:185118521853185418551856185718581859186018611862186318641865186618671868
Gold Commissioner:18511852185318541855
Gold Warden:185118521853185418551856185718581859186018611862186318641865186618671868
Chinese Protector:185118521853185418551856185718581859186018611862

William Henry Murray Drummond [07]

Career


OriginalGazettedFromToAgeRTitleStateDepartmentDistrictSCommentsFN
1847-10-011847-10-011849-08-02Ensign, 89th Regiment of Foot British Army Lieutenant.
1849-08-031849-08-031852-08-06Lieutenant, 89th Regiment of Foot British ArmyRetired by sale of Commission.
1852-08-071854-06-20TBD
1854-06-211854-07-011855-06-30Assistant CommissionerVictoriaGoldServices dispensed with.
1855-07-011857-08-16TBD
1857-08-17Chinese ProtectorVictoriaChinese Protectorate
1858-01-04Warden of the Gold FieldsVictoriaGold Department
1860-07-201868-05-02Police MagistrateVictoriaPetty Sessions

References


Notes

Notes
01 Drummond's first Victorian Public Service appointment was on 1 July 1854.
02 Marriages - Drummond-Briscoe; The Constitution (Cork), 22 April 1856, p 3 [Find My Past (Membership required) 8 January 2024].
03 Births, Deaths and Marriages Victoria Death Certificate D1868-005227.
04 Death of Mr Drummond, PM; The Herald (Melbourne), 4 May 1868, p 3 [Trove, 18 April 2023].
05 St Kilda Cemetery Deceased Search [ 8 January 2024].
06 The cemetery website has 4 May, but his death certificate has 5 May and the inquest into his death was on 4 May.
07 1850-1859 Timeline; Beechworth History Timeline [Trove, 18 November 2024].

Further Reading

Updates

2024-10-13Page formatting revised.
2024-01-08Life Events updated and references added.