Henry Robert Warsap who died in 1864 aged 39 years

Information from Helen at the Snake Valley & District Historical Society, Victoria, Australia.... relating to the death of
Henry Robert Warsap who emigrated to Australia around 1853...

The inquest found that "Henry commited suicide at Snake Valley near Carngham on the 31st May 1864 by hanging himself by the neck in his own house with a rope to a piece of quartering used as a stay. The jury found no evidence that he was insane at the time of committing the act."

The statement of his wife Ann gave the following information - Her huusband was 39 years of age, native of Boston, Lincolnshire, England. They had been married 10 years at Angaston near adelaide and he had been 9 years in the colony.

He went to New Zealand for 2 years and returned 1st or 2nd April 1864.  Mention is made of a daughter and 2 younger children.

A letter was found written by Henry to his parents back in England referring to the situation with his family and ended with "I remain your poor heart broken boy"