Searching for Parents of George Randall (born around 1823)

[xiaolu]

George Randall, slaughtering license, Kondoparinga district ( which is next to Strathalbyn ), 1855.  Further down also Nicholas Coad, who may be connected with
the marriage witness.

http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article158104996

And in 1856

http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article49745849

and in 1862 at MacDonnell Bay  ( which is Port MacDonnell near Mt Gambier )

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/77078584

He was also involved in sex tourism for Clydesdales.

His hotel at Port MacDonnell was the Prince Albert.   He obtained licenses for this hotel in 1863 and in 1869,  but not continuously in between.    When he applied for a license in 1869,  he claimed to also be the owner of the premises.

[solidrock]

 Can't see any arrivals for the Kingston after 1847.

KINGSTON  arrived Port Adelaide 25  04 1847, departed London

[xiaolu]

He is mentioned in "The Age"  here.

http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article197504453

That's 2 weeks after he died, they did not muck around with probate, then.

[xiaolu]

district constable at Turkey Gully in the Kondoparinga district, 1856

http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article207095117

[Dee Lusional]

Wow, you two have been busy! What fabulous information you've found. When I joined this site and posted in this forum, I was just hoping someone may have come across George while doing research for their family tree, I certainly didn't expect to get such wonderful help. I'm truly grateful! I've taken all your advice on board and now we have a ship's name to investigate, I'll get on to it. Thank you both!

[solidrock]

Found the log book for Kingston, it's very difficult to read. I can't find an arrival in 1849, the last being 1847, maybe it stayed in Adelaide. We don't know that the George that jumped ship is ours,(sorry, yours  ) yet. But if he was just a merchant seaman in 1849 where did the money come from for the Dingley Dell property?

https://archive.org/details/logbookofcortess1849cort

[Dee Lusional]

I loved it when you called him 'ours'  That's a good question, we always thought he got the money for the Dingley Dell property from the sale of the ship. What a mystery!

[solidrock]

Deviating away from "our" George for a while and going back to Martha Augusta Mather who I think is the sister of Joseph Birch Mather. Joseph arrived in Adelaide 1848 on the Baboo with his wife Mary and 3 children. Also on the ship was a Coad family who Robert Coad, the witness, may of been connected with. I think that this may confirm in the rule of probability that Archibald Mather and Elisabeth Carnell were Martha Augusta's parents.

http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1848Baboo.htm

Joseph Birch Mather seems to be connected with SA railways.

[Dee Lusional]

That's very interesting thanks solidrock, will take a look. "Our" George is certainly making life interesting with all the twists and turns  I've been out all day, this is the first chance I've had to get on the computer.