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Lydia Briggs

Parents

Biography

Birth	1838	Lydia Briggs was born in 1838 in Yorkshire, England.1
Marriage	9 July 1857	William Sallis and she were married on 9 July 1857 in Pontville, Tasmania, Australia.2
Death	13 January 1879	She died on 13 January 1879 at age ~41 in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.3,4

Citations

1. [S2] Tasmania Registry of B, D & M, She was aged 19 at her marriage in 1857
2. [S2] Tasmania Registry of B, D & M, Marriage Certificate, William Sallis: Age 28, Bachelor - Lydia Briggs: Age 19, Spinster - St Mark's Church, Pontville - Witnesses: George Page and Mary Ann Page [sister] - Clergyman: J Burrows
3. [S23] TROVE, The Hobart Mercury 14 Jan 1879, SALLIS.-On January 13, at Hobart Town, Lydia, the beloved wife of Mr. William Sallis, late of Broadmarsh, in the 34th year of her age. Friends are invited to attend her funeral, which will move from the Church of England, Glenorchy, THIS DAY, at 3 o'clock.
4. [S2] Tasmania Registry of B, D & M, Death Certificate, Died General Hospital, Born England - Farmer's Wife - Age: 34 years - Cause: Faecal Fistula, Exhaustion

William Sallis

Biography

Birth	1819	William Sallis was born in 1819 in England.1
Marriage	9 July 1857	He and Lydia Briggs were married on 9 July 1857 in Pontville, Tasmania, Australia.2
Death	28 September 1883	He died on 28 September 1883 at age ~64 in Tasmania, Australia.3

Citations

1. [S2] Tasmania Registry of B, D & M, Says he was aged 28 at his marriage in 1857 but he was aged 20 when convicted in 1840
2. [S2] Tasmania Registry of B, D & M, Marriage Certificate, William Sallis: Age 28, Bachelor - Lydia Briggs: Age 19, Spinster - St Mark's Church, Pontville - Witnesses: George Page and Mary Ann Page [sister] - Clergyman: J Burrows
3. [S2] Tasmania Registry of B, D & M, Death Record, Name: Sallis, William - Record Type: Deaths - Gender: Male - Age: 64 - Date of death: 28 Sep 1883 - Registered: Brighton - Registration year: 1883 - Record ID: NAME_INDEXES:1165655 - Resource: RGD35/1/52 no 70

George Sharkey

Biography

Birth	before 1817	George Sharkey was born before 1817 in Ireland.1
Marriage	18 January 1835	He and Mary Anne Deane were married on 18 January 1835 in Dublin, Ireland.2

Citations

1. [S25] Ancestry.com, Based on marriage date
2. [S37] Irish Registry, Marriage Record, Husband: Georgius (George) Sharkey - Wife: Mariam (Mary) Annum (Ann) Deane
3. [S37] Irish Registry, He is referred to in his son John's Marriage Record

Mary Anne Deane

Biography

Birth	before 1817	Mary Anne Deane was born before 1817 in Ireland.1
Marriage	18 January 1835	George Sharkey and she were married on 18 January 1835 in Dublin, Ireland.2

Citations

1. [S25] Ancestry.com, Based on marriage date
2. [S37] Irish Registry, Marriage Record, Husband: Georgius (George) Sharkey - Wife: Mariam (Mary) Annum (Ann) Deane
3. [S37] Irish Registry, She is referred to in her son John's Marriage Record - gives name as Dane - her marriage record gives name as Deane

Stephen Smith

Biography

Birth	1804	Stephen Smith was born in 1804 in Ireland.1
Marriage	4 November 1839	He and Mary Boshell were married on 4 November 1839 in Norfolk Island, Australia.2,3
Death	1 July 1846	He died on 1 July 1846 at age ~42 in Norfolk Island, Australia.4,5

Person Source6
Misc	1822	Stephen Smith was in a convict muster in 1822 in Sydney, NSW, Australia.7
Misc	12 January 1826	He was granted a ticket of leave on 12 January 1826 in Sydney, NSW, Australia.8
Misc	26 June 1826	He was convicted in court on 26 June 1826 in Sydney, NSW, Australia.9
Misc	December 1827	He was granted a Certificate of Freedom in December 1827 in Sydney, NSW, Australia.10
Census	November 1828	He appeared in the census in November 1828 in Sydney, NSW, Australia.11
Misc	16 March 1832	He was ordered to be transferred to Norfolk Island on 16 March 1832 in Sydney, NSW, Australia.12
Misc	7 February 1838	He was appointed as a police runner on 7 February 1838 in Norfolk Island, Australia.13
Marriage Contract	3 August 1839	He and Mary Boshell entered into a marriage contract on 3 August 1839 in Sydney, NSW, Australia.14
Census	1841	He appeared in the census in 1841 in Norfolk Island, Australia.15

Citations

1. [S68] NSW Government Records, He was aged 35 when given permission to marry in 1839
2. [S68] NSW Government Records, Date based on permission to marry date
3. [S3] NSW Registry of B, D & M, Marriage Certificate, On Norfolk Island - Roman Catholic ceremony - Witnesses: Michael Collins, John M Caffrey, Bridget Houghlahan - Mary was an assigned servant to Doctor Percy
4. [S25] Ancestry.com, Gravestone photo, Sacred to the memory of Stephen Smith, native of Dublin, free overseer at Norfolk Island who was barbarously murdered by a body of prisoners on the 1st of July 1846 whilst in the exscution of his duty at the Settlement Cook house leaving a wife and three children to lament his loss.
5. [S23] TROVE, Colonial Times (Hobart, Tas. : 1828 - 1857) Tue 25 Aug 1846, MURDER AT NORFOLK ISLAND—The following the public may rely on as from the most authentic source :—"On the 1st July, an attempt at mutiny was made at this ill-fated island by a large body of prisoners. The prisoners had been for years in the habit of having tin pots and kettles, which the Civil Commandant having maturely considered of, gave orders for them to be taken away after the men were locked up for the night. The free police, attended by some of the civil officers, searched their mess-room, and took away a great quantity of pots, kettles, and frying-pans, and placed them in the store. The next morning, upon the men being let out from the sleeping places, and seeing their pots were gone, the notorious Kavanagh and Jackey Jackey, so well known in Van Diemen's Land, headed a body of their fellow-prisoners—the worst and most desperate of the colonial prisoners,—rushed the store, and took their pots and kettles; then proceeded to the sub-constables' barracks, severely beat several of them, and broke their cooking utensils and the windows ; then armed themselves with the tools prepared for their work, went to the suboverseers' room, and left several of them severely wounded ; then returned to the messroom, killed the gatekeeper, a prisoner of the crown, named Morris, rushed the cook-house, and brutally murdered Mr. Stephen Smith, the free overseer of the cook-house, and for many years police runner of this island. The deed of blood was not yet fully accomplished ; they left their mess-room with the full intention of slaying all before them, entered another hut, where three poor prisoner constables were sleeping, clove the heads of two of them in halves with axes as they lay in the bed—the third, a Van Diemen's Land prisoner, named.Michael Ryan, hearing their cries, made his escape outside, and was afterwards met by Jackey Jackey, who, armed with an immense bludgeon, attacked him ; Ryan fought, or rather parried his blows manfully, but must have fallen a victim, had not one of the wretched men, who had taken part in the previous murders, either from a feeling of compunction, or from a previous acquaintance, stepped out and saved him from the murderer's clutches. Jackey Jackey rushed to lead them on to the Magistrate's and Commandant's houses, but the military had by this time completely hemmed them in. Fifty of the ringleaders were immediately picked out and placed upon the chain, and twenty-five of them are now committed for trial for wilful murder. The unfortunate man, Stephen Smith, has left a wife and three small children to deplore his loss. A subscription has been opened on the island, and about £100 has been collected ; but it is to be hoped that something may be effected in Hobart Town for the unfortunate family, by the Lieutenant-Governor. —Norfolk Island, July 15, 1846."
6. [S37] Irish Registry, He is referred to in his daughter Susan's Marriage Record
7. [S68] NSW Government Records, Convict muster
8. [S25] Ancestry.com, New South Wales, Australia, Tickets of Leave, 1810-1869, Name: Stephen Smith - Birth Year: 1805 - Immigration Year: 1821 - Ticket Date: 12 Jan. 1826 - Ticket Place: New South Wales, Australia - Origin: Dublin - Vessel: John Barry -- Vessel: John Barry (2), Year arrived: 1821, Where convicted: Dublin City, When convicted: [Blank], Term: 7 years, Native Place: Dublin, Calling: Glass Blower, Year of birth: 1805, Height: 5 feet 8 ins., Complexion: Ruddy, Hair: Brown, Eyes: Hazel, Date of Ticket: 12 January 1826, District: Sydney
9. [S23] TROVE, The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser (NSW : 1803 - 1842) Wed 28 Jun 1826, Stephen Smith, ship John Barry, for 7 years, holding a ticket of leave, and in the service of Mr. Slade, Coroner, was brought up by his master, on a charge of having wilfully and mischievously broken a lamp in the hall of the dwelling house. Sentenced, to have his ticket of leave cancelled, to be sent for 10 days to the tread mill, and finally returned to the Prisoners' Barracks.
10. [S23] TROVE, The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser (NSW : 1803 - 1842) Mon 31 Dec 1827, Public Notice - The undermentioned persons have obtained Certificates of Freedom during the last Week viz :- Canada (3) John Dowdan, John Barry (2). Patrick Kenselagh, Ditto . Stephen Smith, Ditto. Edward White - CONDITIONAL CERTIFICATE. Speke (2) . John Anderson. - The Ticket of Leave granted to the following Person has been cancelled : Princess Royal . Robert West, for frequent intoxication and gross Impertinence to his Employer. By Command of His Excellency the Governor, ALEXANDER McLEAY. Colonial Secretary's Office, Dec. 29, 1827.
11. [S25] Ancestry.com, 1828 New South Wales, Australia Census (Australian Copy), Name: Stephen Smith - Estimated Birth Year: abt 1806 [sic] - Arrival Ship: John Barry - Arrival Year: 1821 - District: Sydney - Residence Age: 22 [sic] - Residence: New South Wales, Australia - Residence Date: [November] 1828 - living at Robert Howe's
12. [S68] NSW Government Records, NSW Pro Reel 1062 - Transfer orders to Norfolk Island
13. [S25] Ancestry.com, New South Wales, Australia, Convict Records, 1810-1891, Name: Stephen Smith - Date: 7 Feb. 1838 - Place: New South Wales, Australia - Category: Norfolk Island - Title: Norfolk Island: Returns Convict Establishment, 1833-1844 - Volume Number: 4/7330
14. [S68] NSW Government Records, New South Wales, Australia, Registers of Convicts' Applications to Marry, 1826-1851, Stephen Smith, age 35, arrived on the ship John Barry (2), sentenced to 7 years, status "Free", Clergyman & Residence: J. M. Encroe [?] - Mary Boshell, age 20, spinster, arrived on the Roslyn Castle, sentenced to 7 years, status "B", Clergyman & Residence: Norfolk Island - date for transmission: Sep 13
15. [S68] NSW Government Records, 1841 Census, Shows Stephen living in the Military Barrack - no females are recorded against Stephen's name - one male under age 2 [John presumably] and 2 males aged 21 and under 45 against Stephen's name - 1 male unmarried and 2 males married - [perhaps Mary was misidentified as a male?]

Mary Boshell

Biography

Birth	1818	Mary Boshell was born in 1818 in Ireland.1
Marriage	4 November 1839	Stephen Smith and she were married on 4 November 1839 in Norfolk Island, Australia.2,3
Death	7 November 1873	She died on 7 November 1873 at age ~55 in Dublin, Ireland.4

Person Source5
Baptism	8 May 1818	Mary Boshell was baptized on 8 May 1818 in Dublin, Ireland.6
Misc	9 June 1835	She was convicted of a felony on 9 June 1835 in Dublin, Ireland.7
Immigration	25 February 1836	She immigrated on 25 February 1836 to Sydney, NSW, Australia.8
Marriage Contract	3 August 1839	She and Stephen Smith entered into a marriage contract on 3 August 1839 in Sydney, NSW, Australia.9
Misc	29 October 1842	She was granted Certificate of Freedom on 29 October 1842 in Sydney, NSW, Australia.10
Arrival	7 August 1846	She arrived in Sydney, NSW, Australia, on 7 August 1846 from Norfolk Island.11,12
Misc	7 October 1846	She was granted a letter of administration over Stephen Smith's assets on 7 October 1846 in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.13
Misc	24 August 1849	She was mentioned in a newspaper artcle on 24 August 1849 in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.14

Citations

1. [S68] NSW Government Records, She was aged 20 when given permission to marry in 1839 but baptised in 1818
2. [S68] NSW Government Records, Date based on permission to marry date
3. [S3] NSW Registry of B, D & M, Marriage Certificate, On Norfolk Island - Roman Catholic ceremony - Witnesses: Michael Collins, John M Caffrey, Bridget Houghlahan - Mary was an assigned servant to Doctor Percy
4. [S37] Irish Registry, Death Record, At the Workhouse South Dublin Union - age 56, a Widow - Cause: Bronchitis - Informant: C.H. Bourne Chief Res. Offr. [Residential Officer?]
5. [S37] Irish Registry, She is referred to in her duaghter Susan's Marriage Record
6. [S25] Ancestry.com, Ireland, Select Catholic Birth and Baptism Registers, 1763-1917, At Canice´s (Finglas and St Margaret) - Mary of Js [James?] Boshel [sic] & Mary Fitzpatrick gs [?] Baker [illegible] Britten [?]
7. [S25] Ancestry.com, Based on Convict Indent
8. [S25] Ancestry.com, New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents, 1788-1842, Age 17 - could read - Roman Catholic - Single - Native Place: Dublin - Nurse Maid - Felony, wearing apparel - Tried: Dublin City, 9 June 1835 - Sentence: 7 years - Former Convictions: 6 months, 3 ditto - Height: 4 feet 7 inches - Complexion: Dark and freckled - Hair: Dark Brown - Eyes: blue to grey - same tattoos as Release document
9. [S68] NSW Government Records, New South Wales, Australia, Registers of Convicts' Applications to Marry, 1826-1851, Stephen Smith, age 35, arrived on the ship John Barry (2), sentenced to 7 years, status "Free", Clergyman & Residence: J. M. Encroe [?] - Mary Boshell, age 20, spinster, arrived on the Roslyn Castle, sentenced to 7 years, status "B", Clergyman & Residence: Norfolk Island - date for transmission: Sep 13
10. [S25] Ancestry.com, New South Wales, Australia, Certificates of Freedom, 1810-1814, 1827-1867, Prisoner No.: 36/266 - Ship: Roslinn [sic] Castle 3 - Master: Richards - Year: 1836 - Native Place: Dublin - Trade or Calling: Servant - Offence: Stealing Wearing Apparel - Place of Trial: Dublin City - Date of Trial: 9 June 1835 - Sentence: Seven Years - Year of Birth: 1819 - Height: 4 feet 8 inches - Complexion: Ruddy & Slightly freckled - Hair: Dark Brown - Eyes: Grey - General Remarks: GFB and three dots upper left arm & five dots back of left hand 1 x BAM X V WALSH on upper G Boshell Heart Cross & two flower pots inside lower right arm. Wife of Stephen Smith
11. [S23] TROVE, The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser (NSW : 1843 - 1893) View title info Wed 12 Aug 1846, "7.Governor Phillip, brig, 188 tons, Captain Handley, from Norfolk Island the 18th July. Passengers Rev. Mr. Ison, (Church of England) Rev. J. Cavenagh, (Roman Catholic Minister,) Mrs. Farrell and three children, Miss Farrell, Miss Bellairs, Mrs. Sim and child, Mrs. Brown and three children, Mrs. Smith and four [sic] children, a sergeant and 15 privates of the 11th Regiment, and 50 prisoners of the Crown." The ship then arrived in Hobart on 23 August.
12. [S25] Ancestry.com, New South Wales, Australia, Unassisted Immigrant Passenger Lists, 1826-1922, On board the Governor Phillip from Norfolk Island, bound for Hobart - Mrs. Smith, born Dublin and John, Susan & Stephen aged 6, 3 & 1
13. [S2] Tasmania Registry of B, D & M, Letters of Administration, Name: Smith, Stephen - Record Type: Wills [sic] - Year: 1846 - File number: 195 - Record ID: NAME_INDEXES:1711662 - Resource: AD961-1-2 Will Number 195
14. [S23] TROVE, Colonial Times (Hobart, Tas. : 1828 - 1857) Fri 24 Aug 1849, WIDOW SMITH-The following brief statement of an arrangement made in favour of Mary Smith, widow of the late Stephen Smith, (overseer at Norfolk Island who was murdered in the out-break July, 1846), and her three children, has been forwarded to us with a request for its publication: "The residents on the island generously subscribed £84 18 in favour of the three orphan children, and this sum was transmitted to the Roman Catholic Bishop, the Right Rev. Dr. Wilson, who was then in London, requesting he would invest it in favour of the three orphans as he should consider best. Application was also made to Her Majesty's Government in behalf of the widow and orphans, and the sum of £350 was granted. The Bishop and Captain Maconochie made the following arrangements for the widow and her children with the Australasian Insurance Company. £350 invested in the purchase of an annuity for the widow (she being 27 years of age) of £27 10s , being about 1s 6d per day during life, £80 invested (£4 18s, were retained for expenses of deeds in both Insurances, &c &c ) for the payment of the sum of £23 16s, when each child reached the age of 14 years, in order to afford the mother the means of placing them out as apprentices to good trades - and the same sum to each, at the age of 18 years "

Mary Sharkey

Parents

Biography

Birth	1835	Mary Sharkey was born in 1835 in Dublin, Ireland.1
Marriage	21 February 1872	Adam Green and she were married on 21 February 1872 in Dublin, Ireland.2

Baptism

5 January 1836

Mary Sharkey was baptized on 5 January 1836 in Dublin, Ireland.3

Citations

1. [S37] Irish Registry, She was baptised 5 January 1836 so presume she was born late 1835
2. [S37] Irish Registry, Marriage Record, Husband: of full age, a bachelor, a soldier, father Joseph Green, a butcher - Wife: of full age, a spinster, a factory-girl, father George Sharkey, a Porter
3. [S37] Irish Registry, Baptism Record, At St. Michan - Mary of George Sharky [sic] and Mary Dean - sponsors: William Byrne and Eliza Roundthree

Joshua Sharkey

Parents

Biography

Baptism

15 May 1839

Joshua Sharkey was baptized on 15 May 1839 in Dublin, Ireland.2

Citations

1. [S37] Irish Registry, He was baptised in May 1839
2. [S37] Irish Registry, Baptism Record, At St Mary Cathedral - Josh of George & Mary Sharkey - sponsors: Jas (?) Murphy and May Carroll

Patrick Joseph Sharkey

Parents

Biography

Baptism

25 March 1856

Patrick Joseph Sharkey was baptized on 25 March 1856 in Dublin, Ireland.2

Citations

1. [S37] Irish Registry, He was baptised in March 1856
2. [S37] Irish Registry, Baptim Record, At St. Catherine - Patrick Joseph Sharkey of George and Marianne Deane - sponsor: Anne Sheridan

Charles Keat

Parents

Biography

Birth	1867	Charles Keat was born in 1867 in Cornwall, England.1
Marriage	8 March 1888	He and Sarah Courtney were married on 8 March 1888 in Eskdale, Victoria, Australia.2
Death	29 June 1938	He died on 29 June 1938 at age ~71 in Auckland, New Zealand.3

Citations

1. [S22] Victoria Registry of B, D & M, He was aged 21 at his marriage in 1888, born Cornwall
2. [S22] Victoria Registry of B, D & M, Marriage Certificate, Husband: Charles Keat, age 21, Farmer, of Little Snowy Creek, born Cornwall England, Father: Edward Keat, Farmer, Mother: Mary Keat maiden name Wills
   Wife: Sarah Courtney, age 18, of Eskdale, born Mitta Mitta, Father: John Courtney, Farmer, Mother: Hannah Courtney maiden name Lord
3. [S25] Ancestry.com, Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index, 1800s-Current, Name: Charles Edward Ivey Keat - Death Date: 29 Jun 1938 - Cemetery: Hillsborough Cemetery, Auckland, New Zealand - URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/165310452/charles-edivy-keat

Harriet Francis

Biography

Witness

April 1841

Harriet Francis appeared in the household of Samuel Wathen in the census in April 1841 in Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire, England.5

Citations

1. [S8] UK Registry, She was aged 45 in the 1851 Census
2. [S8] UK Registry, England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973 - no image, Name: Samuel Wathen, Gender: Male, Marriage Date: 28 Dec 1829, Marriage Place: Bristol, Gloucester, England, Spouse: Harriet Francis, FHL Film Number: 1595555, Reference ID: p 43
3. [S8] UK Registry, Based on burial record
4. [S8] UK Registry, Gloucestershire, England, Church of England Burials, 1813-1988, Harriett Wathen, Abode Sinwell, aged 57, buried February 27 in the Parish of St Mary the Virgin, Wotton-under-Edge
5. [S8] UK Registry, 1841 Census, Tything of Sinwell and Bradley - Samuel Wathen, age 35, Cloth Worker - Harriet Wathen, wife, aged 35, Barless [?] - Ellen Wathen, daughter, aged 11 - Thomas Wathen, son, aged 8

Ellen Wathen

Parents

Biography

Baptism	4 July 1830	Ellen Wathen was baptized on 4 July 1830 in Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire, England.3
Witness	April 1841	She appeared in the household of Samuel Wathen in the census in April 1841 in Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire, England.4

Citations

1. [S8] UK Registry, Based on baptism record
2. [S26] Australian Cemetery Index, Headstone, Charles Humphrys died April 27th 1910, aged 78 years, also his beloved wife Ellen [they were married in 1857] died October 15th 1911, aged 81 years
3. [S8] UK Registry, Gloucestershire, England, Church of England Baptisms, 1813-1913, Ellen, Daughter of Samuel and Harriet Wathen - abode: Wotton - Samuel's Profession: Shearman
4. [S8] UK Registry, 1841 Census, Tything of Sinwell and Bradley - Samuel Wathen, age 35, Cloth Worker - Harriet Wathen, wife, aged 35, Barless [?] - Ellen Wathen, daughter, aged 11 - Thomas Wathen, son, aged 8

Thomas Wathen

Parents

Biography

Birth	1833	Thomas Wathen was born in 1833 in Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire, England.1
Death	20 August 1921	He died on 20 August 1921 at age ~88 in Gloucestershire, England.2

Baptism	30 June 1833	Thomas Wathen was baptized on 30 June 1833 in Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire, England.3
Witness	April 1841	He appeared in the household of Samuel Wathen in the census in April 1841 in Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire, England.4

Citations

1. [S8] UK Registry, He was aged 17 in the 1851 Census
2. [S8] UK Registry, England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, 1973-1995, Wathen Thomas of Wotton-under-Edge Gloucestershire died 20 August 1921 at the County Asylum Gloucester. Probate Gloucester 3 September to Edward John Hunt bootmaker and Frederick William Wathen tin worker. Effects £361 16s. 3d.
3. [S8] UK Registry, Gloucestershire, England, Church of England Baptisms, 1813-1913, Thomas, Son of Samuel and Harriet Wathen - abode: Wotton - Profession: Clothworker
4. [S8] UK Registry, 1841 Census, Tything of Sinwell and Bradley - Samuel Wathen, age 35, Cloth Worker - Harriet Wathen, wife, aged 35, Barless [?] - Ellen Wathen, daughter, aged 11 - Thomas Wathen, son, aged 8

Reuben Wathen

Parents

Biography

Birth	1815	Reuben Wathen was born in 1815 in Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire, England.1
Death	January 1829	He died in January 1829 at age ~14 in Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire, England.2
Burial	29 January 1829	He was buried on 29 January 1829 in Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire, England.3

Baptism

9 April 1815

Reuben Wathen was baptized on 9 April 1815 in Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire, England.4

Citations

1. [S8] UK Registry, Gloucestershire, England, Church of England Baptisms, 1813-1913, Reuben Son of William & Rebecca Wathen, Abode near the Church, profession Cloth Worker
2. [S8] UK Registry, Burial Record, Age 14
3. [S8] UK Registry, Burial Record
4. [S8] UK Registry, Gloucestershire, England, Church of England Baptisms, 1813-1913, Reuben Son of William, a Clothmaker, and Rebecca - living near the Church

William Wathen

Biography

Birth	before 1735	William Wathen was born before 1735 in England.1
Marriage	25 February 1753	He and Betty Cousins were married on 25 February 1753 in Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire, England.2

Citations

1. [S25] Ancestry.com, Based on marriage date
2. [S25] Ancestry.com, Gloucestershire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1813, Name: Wm Wather [sic] - Gender: Male - Event Type: Marriage - Marriage Date: 25 Feb 1753 - Marriage Place: Wotton Under Edge, Gloucestershire, England - Spouse: Betty Cousins
3. [S8] UK Registry, Gloucestershire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1813, He is referred to in the baptism notice for his son

Betty Cousins

Parents

Biography

Birth	1727	Betty Cousins was born in 1727 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England.1
Marriage	25 February 1753	William Wathen and she were married on 25 February 1753 in Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire, England.2

Person Source3
Baptism	21 May 1727	Betty Cousins was baptized on 21 May 1727 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England.4,5

Citations

1. [S25] Ancestry.com, Based on Baptism record
2. [S25] Ancestry.com, Gloucestershire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1813, Name: Wm Wather [sic] - Gender: Male - Event Type: Marriage - Marriage Date: 25 Feb 1753 - Marriage Place: Wotton Under Edge, Gloucestershire, England - Spouse: Betty Cousins
3. [S8] UK Registry, Gloucestershire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1813, She is referred to in the baptism notice for her son - surname from marriage record
4. [S25] Ancestry.com, England & Wales, Christening Index, 1530-1980, Name: Betty Cousins - Gender: Female - Christening Date: 21 May 1727 - Christening Place: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England - Father: Francis Cousins - Mother: Mary [ this is a transcription error - should be Sarah] Cousins
5. [S25] Ancestry.com, Bristol, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, Betty daughter of Francis and Sarah Cousins was Baptized May 21

Matthew Pearce

Parents

Biography

Birth	1762	Matthew Pearce was born in 1762 in England.1
Marriage	12 February 1794	He and Martha Parker were married on 12 February 1794 in London, England.2
Death	28 December 1831	He died on 28 December 1831 at age ~69 in New South Wales, Australia.3

Person Source4
Arrival	25 October 1794	Matthew Pearce arrived in Sydney, NSW, Australia, on 25 October 1794.5
Misc	16 January 1816	He was granted 100 acres of land on 16 January 1816 in Sydney, NSW, Australia.6
Census	1824	He appeared in the census in 1824 in Parramatta, NSW, Australia.7
Census	November 1828	He appeared in the census in November 1828 in New South Wales, Australia.8

Citations

1. [S23] TROVE, He was aged 69 at his death in 1831
2. [S25] Ancestry.com, London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1936, Name: Mathew Pearce - Gender: Male - Record Type: Marriage - Marriage Date: 12 Feb 1794 - Marriage Place: St James, Clerkenwell, Islington, England - Spouse: Martha Parker - Register Type: Parish Register
3. [S23] TROVE, The Sydney Herald (NSW : 1831 - 1842) Mon 2 Jan 1832, DEATHS.—On the 28th ultimo, at Langley Farm after a short but severe illness, Mr. Matthew Pearce, of the Seven Hills, aged 69 years, leaving a widow and numerous family to mourn his loss. Mr. Pearce emigrated from King's Langley, County of Hertford, and arrived in New South Wales, in the Surprise, 1794. By a life of constant industry and perseverance, he acquired a comfortable independence.
4. [S8] UK Registry, From baptism record of his son Matthew
5. [S34] Online Article, https://www.freesettlerorfelon.com/convict_ship_surprise_1794.htm, After having left London on the Surprize on 2 May 1794 - "As well as the convicts there were free settlers - . . . Matthew Pearce and his pregnant wife"
6. [S25] Ancestry.com, New South Wales, Australia, Land Records, 1811-1870, Name: Matthew Pearce - Residence Date: 16 Jan. 1816 - Residence Place: Seven Hills, New South Wales, Australia - Purchase [Grant] Date: 16 Jan. 1816 - Purchase [Grant] Place: New South Wales, Australia - Description: Applications for Land - Series: 13912 - Box Number: 5 - Roll number: 1434
7. [S68] NSW Government Records, 1824 Muster, Shows:
   Matthew as CF [came free] a landholder at 7 Hills - came on the Surprise in 1794
   Martha as CF [came free] Wife of above - came on the Surprise in 1794
   Martha, Matthew, Charlotte and William as sons & daughters of above.
   Where is Eliza?
8. [S25] Ancestry.com, 1828 New South Wales, Australia Census (Australian Copy), Shows Matthew age 64, a Settler at Seven Hills, came free on the Surprise in 1795 - Martha age 59 ditto - Charlotte age 24 born in the colony, Matthew age 21 born in the colony, William age 19 born in the colony - Matthew senior had 1100 acres, 150 acres cleared, 100 acres cultivated - he had 9 horses, 220 cattle and 300 sheep.

Martha Parker

Parents

Biography

Birth	1766	Martha Parker was born in 1766 in Middlesex, England.1,2
Marriage	12 February 1794	Matthew Pearce and she were married on 12 February 1794 in London, England.3
Death	16 November 1843	She died on 16 November 1843 at age ~77 in Sydney, NSW, Australia.4,5
Burial	19 November 1843	She was buried on 19 November 1843 in Parramatta, NSW, Australia.6

Person Source7
Baptism	3 August 1766	Martha Parker was baptized on 3 August 1766 in Middlesex, England.8,9
Witness	1824	She appeared in the household of Matthew Pearce in the census in 1824 in Parramatta, NSW, Australia.10
Witness	November 1828	She appeared in the household of Matthew Pearce in the census in November 1828 in New South Wales, Australia.11

Citations

1. [S25] Ancestry.com, She was aged 76 at her death in 1843
2. [S16] FamilySearch.org, Based on Baptism record
3. [S25] Ancestry.com, London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1936, Name: Mathew Pearce - Gender: Male - Record Type: Marriage - Marriage Date: 12 Feb 1794 - Marriage Place: St James, Clerkenwell, Islington, England - Spouse: Martha Parker - Register Type: Parish Register
4. [S25] Ancestry.com, Based on Burial Record
5. [S23] TROVE, The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) Tue 21 Nov 1843, On Thursday last, the 16th instant, at her late residence, Seven Hills, Mrs. Martha Pearce, relict of the late Mr. Matthew Pearce, of King's Langley Farm, in her seventy-sixth year, deeply regretted by a numerous family and friends.
6. [S25] Ancestry.com, New South Wales, Australia, St. John's Parramatta, Burials, 1790-1986, Name: Martha Pearce - Age: 76 - Birth Year: abt 1767 - Burial Date: 19 Nov 1843 - Burial Place: Parramatta, Cumberland, New South Wales, Australia
7. [S8] UK Registry, From baptism record of her son Matthew
8. [S16] FamilySearch.org, England, Middlesex Parish Registers, 1539-1988, Name Martha Parker - Sex Female - Baptism Date 3 Aug 1766 - Baptism Place Whitechapel, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom - Father's Name William Parker - Father's Sex Male - Mother's Name Sarah Parker - Mother's Sex Female
9. [S25] Ancestry.com, London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, Martha Parker daughter of William & Sarah Montague Street
10. [S68] NSW Government Records, 1824 Muster, Shows:
    Matthew as CF [came free] a landholder at 7 Hills - came on the Surprise in 1794
    Martha as CF [came free] Wife of above - came on the Surprise in 1794
    Martha, Matthew, Charlotte and William as sons & daughters of above.
    Where is Eliza?
11. [S25] Ancestry.com, 1828 New South Wales, Australia Census (Australian Copy), Shows Matthew age 64, a Settler at Seven Hills, came free on the Surprise in 1795 - Martha age 59 ditto - Charlotte age 24 born in the colony, Matthew age 21 born in the colony, William age 19 born in the colony - Matthew senior had 1100 acres, 150 acres cleared, 100 acres cultivated - he had 9 horses, 220 cattle and 300 sheep.

James Wallace Young

Biography

Birth	14 April 1856	James Wallace Young was born on 14 April 1856 in Tasmania, Australia.1,2
Marriage	26 August 1882	He and Sarah Hepburn were married on 26 August 1882 in Swansea, Tasmania, Australia.3
Death	22 May 1950	He died on 22 May 1950 at age 94 in Tasmania, Australia.4

Citations

1. [S2] Tasmania Registry of B, D & M, He was aged 26 at his marriage in 1882
2. [S25] Ancestry.com, Australia, Births and Baptisms, 1792-1981, Name: James Wallace Young - Gender: Male - Birth Date: 14 Apr 1856 - Birth Place: Tasmania, Australia - Father: William Young - Mother: Margaret Hughes - FHL Film Number: 1368245
3. [S2] Tasmania Registry of B, D & M, Marriage Certificate, In the dwelling house of Thomas Richardson, Brushey River, near Swansea - Husband: James Young, age 26, Farm Servant - Wife: Sarah Hepburn, age 28 - Witnesses: George and Sophia Smart
4. [S23] TROVE, Examiner (Launceston, Tas. : 1900 - 1954) Wed 24 May 1950, YOUNG - On May 23, at the Toosey Memorial Hospital, Longford, James, the beloved husband of the late Sarah Young, of Cranbrook, East Coast, and the loving father of Cecil (Swansea), Lilias (Mrs. Quinn, Cranbrook), Frank (deceased), Cyril (Cranbrook), Harold (deceased), and Louisa (Mrs. W. Jones, Cressy); aged 97 years. [sic]

Maria Law

Parents

Biography

Birth

22 February 1791

Maria Law was born on 22 February 1791 in Falkland, Scotland.1

Citations

1. [S8] UK Registry, Scottish Registry, Maria Daur of Captain Arthur Law of Pittilock and Mrs Penelope Newel [sic] Hepburn was born Feb 22 1791 and Bapt[ised] by the Revd. Mr Hutchison in Cupar Fife. Sponsors: Capt Mungo Law [her grandfather], Capt McGill and Major Pilmour [probably her uncle]

Edward McHardie

Biography

Citations

1. [S94] Scotland's People, Based on birth date of oldest child
2. [S8] UK Registry, He is referred to in the marriage certificate of his daughter Elizabeth

John Hosie

Parents

Biography

Birth	17 December 1781	John Hosie was born on 17 December 1781 in South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland.1
Death	3 January 1787	He died on 3 January 1787 at age 5 in South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland.2

Citations

1. [S8] UK Registry, Scottish Registry, John Hosie, Taylor in Leith and Ellizabeth Machardie Sp[ouse] [?] John born 17th bapt[ised] 23rd December 1781 Witn[esses] Archibald Stewart Excise Officer in Leith and George Fyfe Coppersmith there
2. [S8] UK Registry, Scottish Registry, John Hosie son to John Hosie Taylor in Leith aged 5 years died 3rd buried 4th January 1787 in the Taylors ground