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Date Posted: 21:38:29 01/08/06 Sun
Author: Narelle
Author Host/IP: 203-59-151-242.dyn.iinet.net.au / 203.59.151.242
Subject: Olaf Victor BLADIN alias George GILBERT

Olaf Victor Bladin was born in 1831. in Stockholm Sweden. He is my GGgrandfather who lead a very interesting life. He travelled from Stockholm to England around 1849. He was crew on the convict ship "Oriental Queen" which sailed from Plymouth to Hobart Town and then arrived in Sydney in March 1853.

Olaf jumped ship on arrival and took off with many other crew to the NSW or Vic goldfields. He married Frances Matlida SHORE in 1857 in Victoria and they had 7 children. Olaf was a clever man( built the first police station in Traralgon) but he spent many years on the run from the police for deserting his wife and children. Four of his youngest children went to industrial schools because their mother could not keep them.

He also had a son Robert Victor Stone BLADIN in South Australia in 1877 who I have never been able to trace. It seems that Robert dropped the surname BLADIN in favour of his mother's surname STONE.

I believe that Olaf died some time between 1892 and 1912 when his wife Frances died. On her death certificate in faint writing it seems to suggest that Olaf was deceased.

The last time he was seen by family he said he was heading for Sydney. He was never seen again as far as I know. Someone had to know of his wheareabouts to have the late entry of his death placed on Frances death certificate. I would like to find when Olaf died and where he is buried.

I would love to her from anyone who can shed light on his dissappearance, death or burial location.

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