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Birth of Caroline Chisholm
Caroline Chisholm was born Strathglass, Scotland -
Education
Receives classical education (Greek, Latin etc),concluding at Fortrose Academy -
Marriage
Meets and marries Archibald at Northampton -
Immigration to Australia
All the family sail to Sydney, AustraliaThey settle at Windsor, outside Sydney -
Charity Work
Caroline undertakes private charitable work -
Helping the poor
Recognizes needs of poor and homeless emigrantgirls and starts Female Immigrants’ Home, Sydney -
Launching a Committe
Launches, with influential committee,Family Colonization Loan Society and promotes emigration’sbenefits, lecturing, writing and respondingto 100+ letters daily. Successfully advocates bettersafety and health facilities aboard emigrant ships. -
Reuniting
Caroline and the five younger children arrive inMelbourne to be reunited with the two Archibalds.Caroline tours the goldfields to determine socialneeds. -
Moving to Sydney
Caroline becomes seriously ill; she, Archibald andthe four youngest children move to Sydney. Herhealth and the family’s finances improve somewhat. -
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Moving to England With Family
health and the family’s finances improve somewhat.Caroline lectures on opening up the land and shopworking hours, runs a school, but her health getsworse. She, Archibald and the three youngest go toLiverpool, England and then to London. Grant of£100 a year pension. Health of Caroline and Archibalddeclines further, and they live quietly and frugally -
Death of Caroline Chisholm
Death of Caroline on 25 March and Archibald on 17August.