Somerset PAINs to Australian PAYNEs

Name	John Edward Payne, aka Pain, (male)
Birth Details	Date & Place	June 1832, Compton Bishop, Somerset
	Baptism	4 December 1832, Compton Bishop, Somerset (1)
	Father	George Gould Payne, 1797, Axbridge
	Mother	Ann Andrews, 1792, Compton Bishop
Death Details	Date & Place	14 October 1895, Richmond, Melbourne, Victoria
	Burial	Unknown
	Cause of Death	Unknown
	Age at Death	63 years
Marriage Details	Date & Place	30 June 1856, St. Peter's, Collingwood, Melbourne, Victoria (2) Celebrant was RB Dickinson, withnesses were Thomas Simpson and a person named Swan 1893, Melbourne Victoria
Marriage Details	Spouse	Margaret Farr, 1838, County Tyrone, Ireland Amy Abel, born England
Children	With Margaret Farr Edward Payne, 1857, Wollert, Victoria William Charles Payne, 1859, Woolert, Victoria John Henry Payne, 1861, Woolert, Victoria Elizabeth Ann Payne, 1862, Woolert, Victoria Mary Ellen Payne, 1862, Woolert, Victoria Emma Florence, 1864, Woolert, Victoria Sarah Jane, 1865, Woolert, Victoria George Cann, 1867, Woodstock, Victoria Albert Thomas, 1869, Woolert, Victoria Ann Louisa Alice, 1871, Woolert, Victoria Joseph Cotchin, 1873, Woodstock, Victoria James, 1875, Woodstock, Victoria
Occupation	Initially Agricultural Labourer in Somerset and for Mr. Henty in Portland Victoria. He also classified himself as a groom. At one time he managed his brother's hotel, The Bridge Inn, in Woodstock, Victoria. He also farmed in Merang South, Victoria and later in Medland Western Australia.
Residence	Compton Bishop, Somerset, Portland Victoria, Woodstock area outside Melbourne, Maylands, Western Australia and then back to Melbourne.
Religion	Church of England
Notes	It is said the Mr. Henty, who owned large tracts of land in the Portland area, paid John's passage out to Australia. Though, researchers will find John listed as an Assisted Immigrant on the Public Records Office of Victoria website (3). However, looking at the actual passenger manifests shows that the Priam went to Portland not Port Phillip. Portland historians also say that Mr. Henty did not contract with immigrants prior to their arrival but met the ships as they came in. John migrated on the Priam in 1853 with his sister RoseAnn and her husband James Templar and 3 of their 3 sons. John was 19 at the time. The following is an excerpt from First Families @ Beerik, Bruk Bruk, "Muntham Station" Carapook & Glenorchy, Vic, Australia PAYNE, John John PAYNE (c.1832-?), a 19y old groom from Somersetshire, was on board the "Priam" when it arrived at Portalnd in 1852 and he was employed by Edward HENTY for 12 months. He may have been a brother of Ann PAYNE, aged 25y who was the wife of James TEMPLAR, an Agricultural Labourer who along with his family arrived on the "Priam" in 1852 and was engaged by Edward HENTY of "Muntham Station". This excert explains why & how John moved from the Portland area where he arrived and worked for Mr. Henty. It is probable that Mr. Henty asked him to move from one part of "Muntham Station" to another. John was illiterate as only his mark appears on his marriage certificate. John purchased Crown Portion 16, Allotment C, Part 1 Morang South outside Melbourne. He later sold this to a Mr. Cotchin after whom his son Joseph was named. John operated 2 hotels in the Woodstock area, The Bridge Inn, Mernda and the Sir Henry Barkley which was previously owned by the Whitty Family. Interestingly, these Whittys are related to close friends of this site's webmaster, Claire Hughes. What a small world it is!! The house below, Preston Hall, was located on the Plenty Road, Merrinda, opposite the Catholic Church. It was owned by John before 29 December 1865 when it was sold to Michael cLaughlin. It is a bluestone house with drystone walls and quarries. Would it be nice if the people in the foreground were John and his family??

Sources	Ms Pat Hase, Research Consultant Weston Super Mare Family History Society who has original parish registers through Debby Dolgner-De L'Eyre Victorian Marriage Certificate 1856/1185 Public Records Office of Victoria Website for Assisted Immigrants to Port Phillip