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Arrived in Port Adelaide on the 1 July 1847 per the La Belle Alliance with his wife and 5 children.His occupations included miner,wood & chaff merchant.
Religion, Bc

John and Ann together with their five children, left Goldsithney, near Penzance, Cornwall and emigrated to Burra, SA in 1847. They came out on the ship "La Belle Alliance"
One of the earliest settlers at Burra, SA. He was a miner who was employed by Burra Copper Mine.Other activities included, 1864-1869- a teamster, 1877 and 1878- a SA Mining assistant and 1883 as a dealer (most probably chaff and wood) of Kooringa, Burra, SA. He was in SA for 38 1/2 years and was an active member of the Bible Christian Church.

John married Anne Branwell on 9 Jul 1831 in Perranuthnoe, , Cornwall, England. Anne (daughter of Peter Branwell and Honour Andrew) was born on 10 Mar 1811 in St Buryan Penzance; died on 4 Jan 1886 in Kooringa, , South Australia, Australia; was buried on 6 Jan 1886 in Burra, , South Australia, Australia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. John Sampson was born on 17 Dec 1831 in Perranuthnoe, , Cornwall, England; was christened on 4 Mar 1832 in Perranuthnoe, , Cornwall, England; died on 20 Apr 1910 in Kooringa, , South Australia, Australia; was buried on 22 Apr 1910 in Burra, , South Australia, Australia.
2. James Sampson was born in 1833; was christened on 29 Dec 1833 in Perranuthnoe, , Cornwall, England; died on 16 Mar 1908 in Moonta, , South Australia, Australia; was buried on 18 Mar 1908 in Moonta, , South Australia, Australia.
3. Grace Sampson was born in 1835; was christened on 8 Mar 1835 in Perranuthnoe, , Cornwall, England; died on 29 Jun 1870 in Kooringa, , South Australia, Australia; was buried on 30 Jun 1870 in Burra, , South Australia, Australia.
4. Thomas Sampson was born in 1838 in , Cornwall, England; died on 2 Oct 1864 in Burra, , South Australia, Australia.
5. William Sampson was born on 27 Jan 1838 in Goldsithney, , Cornwall, England; was christened on 11 Feb 1838 in Perranuthnoe, , Cornwall, England; died on 24 Jul 1891 in Mica St, Broken Hill, New South Wales; was buried on 26 Jul 1891 in Broken Hill, , New South Wales, Australia.

John married Grace Gundry on 9 Jun 1808 in St Hillary, Cornwall. Grace was christened on 19 Oct 1783 in St Hillary, Cornwall; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]