
Francis Crossman Doveton & Margaret Bostock
Francis Crossman Doveton	AN INTERESTING CAREER. There died recently, at Copland, Lewisham-road, Prahran (Vic) in his 87th year, Francis Crossman Doveton, and although unheard of by most and almost forgotten by the few who did not know him, he played an active part in the earliest Victorian-gold era. He was on August 21, 1851, appointed gold commissioner for Ballarat, being tho first in Victoria. When the mining licences became oppressive he was continually coming in-contact with those diggers who were trying to evade payment of the fee. He was accused of being harsh and imperious in enforcing the Act, but explained to the miners that although sympathising with them he was powerless to alter it, and being placed as commissioner, was forced to administer, the measure as he found it. In rapid succession 12 more young men were appointed goldfields' commissioners, all from home, one only outliving Mr Doveton namely, Mr J.A Panton, who received the appointment at 19, and is still in harness in Melbourne. read more

NAME	FRANCIS CROSSMAN DOVETON	MARGARET BOSTOCK
BORN	10 OCTOBER 1817	9 FEBRUARY 1824
WHERE	MARKSBURY, SOMERSET, ENGLAND	TASMANIA, AUSTRALIA
MARRIED	3 SEPTEMBER 1842	ST JOHNS LAUNCESTON, TASMANIA, AUSTRALIA
DIED	10 JULY 1905	15 JANUARY 1853
WHERE	PRAHAN, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA	MERRI RIVER, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA
BURIED	ST KILDA CEMETERY, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA	WARNAMBOOL, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA
FATHER	JOHN FREDERICK DOVETON	ROBERT BOSTOCK
MOTHER	ELIZABETH CROSSMAN	RACHAEL

CHILDREN			BORN	WHERE	DIED
1	F	MARGARET ELIZABETH DOVETON	23 SEP 1844	CAMPBELL TOWN, TASMANIA, AUSTRALIA	1941
3	F	RACHAEL EMILY DOVETON	1847	TASMANIA, AUSTRALIA	1928
3	F	ANNIE DOVETON	1848	TASMANIA, AUSTRALIA
4	M	FRANCIS MOSSMAN DOVETON	1850	WARNAMBOOL, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA	23 FEB 1877
5	M	JOHN FREDERICK DOVETON	26 NOV 1851	WARNAMBOOL, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA	1854

Francis Crossman Doveton & Mary Ann Snell

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SECOND MARRIAGE
NAME	MARY ANN SNELL
BORN	1838
WHERE	LAUNCESTON, TASMANIA, AUSTRALIA
MARRIED	14 JULY 1855
WHERE	CASTLEMAINE, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA
*DEATH Bur**	*21 JANUARY 1901
WHERE	PRAHAN, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA
BURIED	ST KILDA CEMETERY, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA
FATHER	THOMAS SNELL
MOTHER	ALISON

CHILDREN			BORN	WHERE	DIED
1	M	THOMAS FREDERICK DOVETON	17 SEP 1857	HEPBURN, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA	1896
2	F	HANORA MARIA MARY DOVETON	1861	ST KILDA, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA
3	F	FLORENCE LUCY DOVETON	1865	HEIDELBURG, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA
4	M	OTTO GUY WILLIAM DOVETON	1868	COLLINGWOOD, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA	29 MAY 1937
5	M	HENRY ALBERT DOVETON	1870	MELBOURNE, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA	1875
6	F	CHARLOTTO, ELLA ALICE DOVETON	1873	COLLINGWOOD, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA	1875
7	F	CATHERINE JOSEPHINE DOVETON	1876	KEW, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA
8	M	BAZETTE DOVETON	1880	VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA	1880

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