I’m looking for a Stephen elphick, who lived at adelong creek , now tumblong ( near gundagai) in 1865.
Newspaper story paper articles state, printed in the adelong times on Thursday 16 November 1865.
Details were that Stephen elphick, whose wife died some months ago, was allowed to live in an empty hut on mr William Edward’s land with his 4 children.
Mr Edwards was also known as adelong Bill.
The neighbours found the 4 children in a state , eating thistles. The eldest reported to be no more than 7 years old.
Mr Edwards went to the gundagai police who issued a warrant for the father’s arrest .
A cousin of mine who lives in Australia can’t find any trace of the warrant of the arrest or apprehension of Stephen elphick in the court gazettes from the of the article through to 1868.
Trove helped when an article was found on the gundagai police court proceedings held on Monday , Nov 13 1865 when Stephen was brought before said court on summons , for charge of desertion of his family.
Obviously there was extenuating circumstance, as to why the warrant was not executed. He was discharged after admonishment from the bench.
Is there any more information on this case?
I can’t find any other details on this case. Stephens age,the ages and names of his children . Baptism or birth.
Marriage of Stephen elphick to his wife. Or death and burial of his dead wife.
I would just like to add that the elphicks in the gundagai, south gundagai, nangos, tumbling and tumut area are one big multi generational family of the convict James elphick. B 1810 East Sussex. Transported on the “mangles”.
James had a son by his first wife, called Stephen . However, Stephens wife did not die in 1865, and from memory they had 13 children , including a son also called Stephen b 1860.
The convict James elphick also had another 9 children with his second wife, Jane fuller. The last of which was born 1866.
The Stephen elphick I’m looking for is not part of this family.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
