Pierce Strickland1

M, #5123, b. 14 December 1811, d. 28 December 1883
FatherPhilip Strickland1 d. 9 Nov 1816
MotherMaria Collits1 b. 1 Sep 1796, d. Sep 1829
Relationship1st cousin 4 times removed of Keith Graham Bassett
Last Edited21 Jun 2022
Birth*14 December 1811 Windsor, NSW, Australia1 
Baptism5 April 1812 St Matthews, Windsor, NSW, Australia1 
Death of Father9 November 1816 Castlereagh, NSW, Australia;age 26;Principal=Philip Strickland2 
Death of MotherSeptember 1829 Evan, NSW, Australia;Principal=Maria Collits2 
News-Arct*6 July 1861 "The Sydney Mail", Sydney, NSW, Australia;
Discovery of Gold on the Lachlan.—Writing on the 24th ultimo, the Carcoar correspondent of the Bathurst Times says;—Mr. Pierce Strickland has discovered gold on the Lachlan, at one of Mr. Ranken's stations. One nugget is about the size of the middle finger in length and width, and about the thickness of a half-crown. Since the discovery of the first he has found several smaller pieces. The gold was found about two feet from the surface, close alongside of the river, where there is an abundance of water for any number of diggers. Should it turn out to be a payable gold-field, it will be of immense value to the Western districts.3 
Govt-gzte*7 January 1862 New South Wales Government Gazette, NSW, Australia;
REWARD FOR DISCOVERY OF NEW GOLD FIELDS.
IN accordance with the regulations for deter mining the issue of Rewards for the discovery of New Gold Fields, it Is hereby notified that an application, bearing date the 5fch December, has been received from Mr. Pierce Strickland, claiming a reward for the discovery of the Gold Field on the Lachlan at Forbes.
The application on any counter-claim to the discovery of the field in question, must be placed in the hands of the Chairman of the Board, or reach his Office, on or before the 6th day of April, 1862; and the Board will sit at the office of the Chairman to consider claim now made, or any counter-claim, on the 8th day of April, 1862.
HAROLD McLEAN,
Chairman.
Western Gold Field's Office,
Bathurst, 4th January, 1862.4 
Death*28 December 1883 Forbes, NSW, Australia5 
News-Arct5 January 1884 "The Sydney Mail", Sydney, NSW, Australia;
While on this subject I may mention that a very old resident passed away on Friday last in the person of Mr. Pierce Strickland. Mr. Strickland was one of the original discoverers of gold in this field. He was a brother of the late Mr. Josiah Strickland, of Bundaburra, and was well up in years at the time of his death.5 

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Citations

  1. [S1312] St Matthews Windsor Parish Registers 1810-1856.
  2. [S1223] NSW Deaths 1788-1975.
  3. [S1565] Trove digitised newspapers, online http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/, The Sydney Mail, Saturday, July 6, 1861.
  4. [S1565] Trove digitised newspapers, online http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/, New South Wales Government Gazette, Tuesday, January 7, 1862.
  5. [S1565] Trove digitised newspapers, online http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/, The Sydney Mail, Saturday, January 5, 1884.
  6. [S1700] Ancestry Australia, Births and Baptisms, 1792-1981, online https://ancestry.com, John Strickland 1837.
  7. [S1785] NSW Presbyterian Baptism Registers 1826-1856.
  8. [S1570] NSW Early Church Records 1788-1855, baptism Josiah Strickland 1843.
  9. [S1570] NSW Early Church Records 1788-1855, baptism James Strickland 1848.
  10. [S1570] NSW Early Church Records 1788-1855, baptism Elizabeth Strickland 1848.
  11. [S1570] NSW Early Church Records 1788-1855, baptism Isabella Strickland 1852.