QUARTERMAINE, Elijah
1809 – 14 August 1888
21 July 1814 – 23 November 1875
Origin Marsh Baldon, Oxfordshire, UK
Accompanying Family Wife Elizabeth nee Dickson b.1812 d.23-11-1875 Son Charles born at sea near Cape of Good Hope b.29-8-1838 d.3-6-1910
First settled in York, WA
Original Occupation Farmer
Occupation in Australia Farmer
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Departure Port Plymouth
Arrival Year 1838
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Elijah was the original white settler at Katanning in 1842 where he took up farming leases and settled in 1854. Elijah and Elizabeth had 13 children, three of whom died young. The remaining eight sons and two daughters became farmers and married farming families in Wagin and Katanning.
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hi my father is edgar quartermaine, his father was timothy quartermaine and his mother was elizabeth quartermaine nee cornwall of katanning wa
Mon 11 Sep 2017
my great granparents were timothy quartermaine and elizabeth cornwall my granparents were frank 1/4maine and mavis wallam
Tue 23 Jan 2018
My nana was Blanche Nannup nee Quartermaine, the youngest girl and last surviving child of Pop Tim and Nana Lizzie Quartermaine. Nana Blanche had 9 kids, 18 grannies and is upto around 40 grt grannies. Nan passed away in 2012.
Wed 27 Mar 2019
My great grandparents are Kenny and Robin Quartermaine. Kenny's dad is called Eric Walter
Fri 22 May 2020
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