Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1889 - 1931), Thursday 29 December 1927, page 10


THE VISITORS' BOOK.

OLD COLONISTS SIGN.

The signing of the visitors' book at the Glenelg Town Hall is always one of the chief events of Commemoration Day. Last year, although a special room was set

aside for the pioneers to sign the book. the quarters were found to be too cramped for the purpose, so yesterday a large area under the town hall balcony, on the sea-front, was partitioned off with tarpaulins, which gave adequate room for the sign-ing. Seats were placed all round, and many of the pioneers took advantage of them to recline while awaiting their turn. The oldest native present was Mrs. E. Merrett, who was born on March 9. 1839. She is believed to be the oldest sur-viving Port Adelaide native. Her parents (Mr. and Mrs. G. McKay) arrived in South Australia in the Canton, on May 2, 1838. Last year the list was headed by Miss Marianne Fisher, who died this year after attaining the age of 100. A photograph taken in her 100 th birthday, and a reproduction of a painting of the children of Sir James Hurtle Fisher, who arrived at Glenelg in the Buffalo on De-cember 28. 1830, Elizabeth (Lady Mor phet. 1815-1905). James Fisher (1816 -1913). Charles Brown Fisher (1818-1908), Frances Lucy (Mrs. James). (1823-1909) George William Taylor Fisher (1825-1859), drowned in the Admella. and Marianne (1827-1927). adorn the walls of the Glenelg council chamber. Those who signed the roll were:— Mrs. E. Merrett (native). 1839. Mr. C. B. Canhsm (Planter). 1839. Mrs. G. Foreman (Northumberland), 1839. Mrs. E. Burroughs (Morphett), 1839. Mrs. V. Miller (Somersetshire). 1539. Mr. T. Neil ( Recovery). 1839. Mrs. B. J. Currie (Martin Luther). 1840. Mr. J. Pederick (Brightman). 1840. Mrs. M. G. Hyde (Rajastan) 1840. Mrs. W. A. Jacobs (native). 1840. Mr. J. E. Stone (Lysander). 1840. Mrs. M. M. Mair (native). 1840. Mr. J. C. Ford (native), 1840. Mrs. C. B. Carmichael (Indies). 1840. Mr. W. B. Hill (native). 1840. Mr. W. L. Titcombe (native), 1841. Mr. B Mercer (native), 1841. Mr. A. G. Ashton (native), I841. Mr. H. B. Baker (native). 1841. Mrs. K. Turner (native), 1841. Mrs. K. Chapman (native). I841. Mrs. Gibbons (Bermondsey). 1841. Mrs. M. Cornelius (native). 1841. Mr. W. Row (Buffalo). 1842. Mr. J. Rowe (native). 1842. Mrs. F. Coward (native). 1842. Mrs. S. Glastonbury (native). 1843. Mrs. E. Ramsay (native), 1843. Mr. J. Harrington (native), 1843. Mr. J. Gosden (native), 1844. Mrs. S. Rose (native), 1844. Mr. W. N. McKenzie (native). 1844. Mr. J. H. Trevena (nat.ve). 1544. Mrs. J. Lashmir (native), 1844. Mrs. D. F. Kennedy (native), 1844. Mrs. P. Evans (Pastonjee Boinanjee), 1844 Mr. Peter Whitington (native), 1845. Mr. F. C. Reeves (native), I845. Mr. F. Morphett (native), 1845. Mr. R. Budd (native). 1845. Mr. H. Shepherd (native). 1845. Mr. J. Mercer (native), 1845. Mr. J. H. Dowsett (native). I846. Mrs. E. Holden (native), 1846. Mr. 8. Williams (Hoogley), 1846. Mr. M. Alford (Haberton). 1846. Mr. W. Powell (native), 1846. Mr. T. Bell (native), 1846. Mr. W. Thompson (native). 1846. Mrs. K. Whaites (Stephen Heath), 1846. Mrs. T. Stephens (native). 1846. Mrs. June Schutt (Constant), 1847. Mr. W. T. Trevena (native), 1847. Mr. W. G. Hannaford (native), 1847). Mr. G. H. Smith (native), 1847. Mr. R. S. Wylie (native), 1847. Mr. W. G. Randell (native). 1847. Mr. H. Barry (Ramillies). 1848. Mr. J. W. Duval (native). 1848. Mr. P. Martin (Henry Porcher), 1848. Mrs. S. Wright (Ramillies). 1848. Mr. M. Lomman (native), 1848. Mrs. J. Wells (native), I848. Mrs. E. Jacka (Mary Ann of Bristol), 1848. Mr. S. J. Sincock (Baboo). 1848. Mr. H. J. Mather (Baboo), 1848. Mr. W. Harding (native), 1848. Mrs. J. Tonkin (native). I848.