Edward John Harold Byfield

M, #3781, b. 29 September 1811, d. 29 January 1863
Pedigree
Last Edited18 Feb 2020
Birth*Edward John Harold Byfield was born on 29 September 1811 at Marylebone, London, England.1 
Marriage*He married Jane Eliza Coates on 7 June 1841 at Perth, Western AustraliaG. 
Death*Edward John Harold Byfield died on 29 January 1863 at Mahogany Creek, Western Australia, at age 51; reg: 2152 52yrs.1 
Burial*He was buried at Guildford, Western Australia.1 

Family

Jane Eliza Coates b. 22 Sep 1822, d. 29 Aug 1872
Children
Immigration*Edward John Harold Byfield immigrated on 2 January 1840 on the ship Westmoreland.. 

Citations

  1. [S61] Bernice Holbrook Data,Donnybrook.

Jane Eliza Coates

F, #3782, b. 22 September 1822, d. 29 August 1872
Pedigree
Last Edited9 Feb 2020
Birth*Jane Eliza Coates was born on 22 September 1822 at Sunderland, Durham, England.1,2 
Marriage*She married Edward John Harold Byfield on 7 June 1841 at Perth, Western AustraliaG. 
Marriage*Jane Eliza Coates married James Dorman Gregory, son of (?) Dorman and Mary Williams Montgomery, on 3 October 1863 at Middle Swan, Western AustraliaG; reg: 2056. 
Death*Jane Eliza Coates died on 29 August 1872 at Mahogany Creek, Western Australia, at age 49.1 

Family 1

Edward John Harold Byfield b. 29 Sep 1811, d. 29 Jan 1863
Children

Family 2

James Dorman Gregory b. 20 Jan 1813, d. 9 Jan 1879
Immigration*Jane Eliza Coates immigrated on 23 August 1834 on the ship James Pattison.. 

Citations

  1. [S61] Bernice Holbrook Data,Donnybrook.
  2. [S309] Ancestry.com, online www.ancestry.com, petermena1.

James George Biddle

M, #3797, b. 1829, d. 4 March 1879
Pedigree
Father*Daniel Biddle
Mother*Mary (?)
Last Edited23 Dec 2012
Birth*James George Biddle was born in 1829 at England. 
He was the son of Daniel Biddle and Mary (?) 
Marriage*James George Biddle married Mary Hehir, daughter of Timothy Hehir and Catherine Hartigan, on 10 May 1855 at Northam, Western AustraliaG. 
Death*James George Biddle died on 4 March 1879 at Northam, Western AustraliaG; reg: 10082. 

Family

Mary Hehir b. 1838, d. 7 Jan 1921

Mary Hehir

F, #3798, b. 1838, d. 7 January 1921
Pedigree
Mary Hehir
Father*Timothy Hehir
Mother*Catherine Hartigan
Last Edited4 Feb 2016
Birth*Mary Hehir was born in 1838 at Limerick, Ireland. 
She was the daughter of Timothy Hehir and Catherine Hartigan. 
Marriage*Mary Hehir married James George Biddle, son of Daniel Biddle and Mary (?), on 10 May 1855 at Northam, Western AustraliaG. 
Marriage*Mary Hehir married Cornelius (Boomer) Beard, son of Stephen Beard and Rebecca Sharp, on 17 October 1898 at Perth, Western AustraliaG. 
Death*Mary Hehir died on 7 January 1921 at Northam, Western AustraliaG.
Burial*She was buried at Northam, Western AustraliaG. 

Family 1

James George Biddle b. 1829, d. 4 Mar 1879

Family 2

Cornelius (Boomer) Beard b. c 14 Mar 1830, d. 28 May 1900
Immigration*Mary Hehir immigrated on 13 June 1853 on the ship Sabrina.. 

Daniel James Hanrahan

M, #3799, b. 19 May 1875, d. 4 April 1944
Pedigree
Last Edited8 Feb 2020
Birth*Daniel James Hanrahan was born on 19 May 1875 at Heathcote, Victoria.1 
Marriage*He married Elsie Ada Beard, daughter of Frederick Beard and Ruth Christmass, in 1905 at Perth, Western AustraliaG; reg: 1452. 
Death*Daniel James Hanrahan died on 4 April 1944 at Perth, Western AustraliaG, at age 68. 

Family

Elsie Ada Beard b. 29 Nov 1881, d. 20 Mar 1971
Child

Citations

  1. [S309] Ancestry.com, online www.ancestry.com, Angela Reed.

George Christmass

M, #3800, b. 21 February 1798, d. 14 December 1879
Pedigree
George Christmass
Father*Thomas Christmass b. 1769, d. 1808
Mother*Ruth Parker d. 1809
Last Edited10 Mar 2023
Birth*George Christmass was born on 21 February 1798 at Walberton, Sussex, England. 
He was the son of Thomas Christmass and Ruth Parker. 
Marriage*George Christmass married Elizabeth West on 21 August 1822 at Slindon, Sussex, England.1 
Death*George Christmass died on 14 December 1879 at Northam, Western AustraliaG, at age 81; reg: 11728 aged 81. 
Burial*He was buried at Northam, Western AustraliaG; CHRISTMASS George, Death Notice - At the Farmer's Home, Northam, on Sunday, the 14th instant, GEORGE CHRISTMASS; aged 81 years and eleven months. Arrived in the colony in the ship Calista on the 4th of August, 1829. May he rest in peace! From the 'West Australian', Fri 19th Dec 1879. 

Family

Elizabeth West b. 1800, d. 4 Nov 1831
Child
Occupation*George Christmass was a Farmer, Publican. 
Immigration*He immigrated on 5 August 1829 to Fremantle, Western AustraliaG, on the ship Calista.. 
Census*He appeared on the census of 1 July 1832 at Guildford, Western Australia; #103, 32, Widower, Sussex, England, Farm Servant, arr Calista, Latour Indentured Servant.2 
Census_1836*He appeared on the 1836 WA census of 1 January 1836 at Fremantle, Western Australia. Labourer.3 
Census_1837*He appeared on the 1837 WA census of 30 December 1837 at Upper Swan, Western AustraliaG,Widower, Agricultural Labourer, Richard Edwards' farm, born England.4 
OccupationHe was a G Christmass listed as the Master of Indentured shepherd Frederick Blackhurst ex Parkhurst Lad on 29 October 1849 at Northam, Western AustraliaG.5 
Note*George and Elizabeth married 22 August 1822, Wallburton, Sussex, England. The family had come from Holwell, in the county of Hertfordshire, near London, England to become pioneer settlers in the Swan River Settlement. Hardship and tragedy lay ahead. Within eighteen months of being in Fremantle a daughter Elizabeth was born and in the same year mother, baby Elizabeth and sister Ruth would all die due to diphtheria. Wife Elizabeth died 4 November 1831 at Fremantle. The youngest son George junior died in 1838. By the late 1840's George owned some of the best agricultural land in the district which he called 'Grass Valley' (later known as the 'Wattles'). Son William departed for the Eastern Colonies per the 'Queen of Netherlands' on 10 March 1853. In 1871 George purchased the Farmers Home Hostel (now the Shamrock Hotel). He took up residence there, became blind and died a month before his 82nd birthday in 1879. George purchased for son Charles a farm in the district known as 'Jurendine'. He married Hannah Martin whose parents William and Lucy Martin arrived aboard the 'Hooghly' in February 1830. They raised 16 children, 6 sons and 10 daughters, leaving 1000 acres to each of his 5 remaining sons on his death in 1893. His eldest son George died a few months before him.6 
CensusWA Cenus 1832
WA Census 1837

Citations

  1. [S376] Marriages, Sussex Marriage Index to 1837.
  2. [S127] Ian Berryman, A Colony Detailed.
  3. [S674] CSO - WA Census 1836, https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-2029802883/view
  4. [S128] CSO - WA Census 1837.
  5. [S137] Andrew Gill, Parkhurst Register.
  6. [S199] WA Family History, First Families.

Elizabeth West

F, #3801, b. 1800, d. 4 November 1831
Pedigree
Last Edited11 Mar 2023
Birth*Elizabeth West was born in 1800 at England. 
Marriage*She married George Christmass, son of Thomas Christmass and Ruth Parker, on 21 August 1822 at Slindon, Sussex, England.1 
Death*Elizabeth West died on 4 November 1831 at Fremantle, Western AustraliaG; Decline - #141 in A Colony Detailed.2 

Family

George Christmass b. 21 Feb 1798, d. 14 Dec 1879
Child
Immigration*Elizabeth West immigrated on 5 August 1829 on the ship Calista.. 

Citations

  1. [S376] Marriages, Sussex Marriage Index to 1837.
  2. [S127] Ian Berryman, A Colony Detailed.

Cornelius (Boomer) Beard

M, #3802, b. circa 14 March 1830, d. 28 May 1900
Pedigree
BEARD Cornelius
Father*Stephen Beard b. c 20 Mar 1791
Mother*Rebecca Sharp b. c 29 May 1791
Last Edited18 Aug 2017
Birth*Cornelius (Boomer) Beard was born circa 14 March 1830 at Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England. 
He was the son of Stephen Beard and Rebecca Sharp. 
Marriage*Cornelius (Boomer) Beard married Sarah Strange in 1849 at Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England. 
Marriage*Cornelius (Boomer) Beard married Mary Hehir, daughter of Timothy Hehir and Catherine Hartigan, on 17 October 1898 at Perth, Western AustraliaG. 
Death*Cornelius (Boomer) Beard died on 28 May 1900 at West Perth, Western AustraliaG; reg: 1683 70yrs. 
Burial*He was buried at Northam, Western AustraliaG; Sec AN A. 

Family 1

Sarah Strange b. 1829, d. 21 Mar 1884
Child

Family 2

Mary Hehir b. 1838, d. 7 Jan 1921
Occupation*Cornelius (Boomer) Beard was a Farmer Jennapullen. 
Immigration*He immigrated on 8 August 1857 on the ship City of Bristol.. 

Sarah Strange

F, #3803, b. 1829, d. 21 March 1884
Pedigree
Sarah Strange
Last Edited17 Jul 2021
Birth*Sarah Strange was born in 1829 at England. 
Marriage*She married Cornelius (Boomer) Beard, son of Stephen Beard and Rebecca Sharp, in 1849 at Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England. 
Death*Sarah Strange died on 21 March 1884 at York, Western AustraliaG; reg: 13267. 
Burial*She was buried at Northam, Western AustraliaG.1 

Family

Cornelius (Boomer) Beard b. c 14 Mar 1830, d. 28 May 1900
Child
Immigration*Sarah Strange immigrated on 8 August 1857 on the ship City of Bristol..2 

Citations

  1. [S65] Burial Records, Cemeteries 2000.
  2. [S55] Rica Ericson, Bic Dic Vols 1-4.