Abraham Summerland

M, #9871, b. 1785, d. 16 July 1858
Pedigree
Abraham Summerland
Last Edited11 Mar 2023
Birth*Abraham Summerland was born in 1785 at Manchester, Lancashire, England.1 
Marriage*He married Susannah White on 14 March 1819 at St Oswald's, Cheshire, England.2,3 
Death*Abraham Summerland died on 16 July 1858 at Perth, Western AustraliaG; reg: 1156 73yrs. 
Burial*He was buried on 18 July 1858 at East Perth, Western AustraliaG.4 

Family

Susannah White b. c 1793, d. 24 Nov 1863
Child
Immigration*Abraham Summerland immigrated on 8 May 1830 on the ship James.. 
Census*He appeared on the census of 1 July 1832 at Fremantle, Western AustraliaG; #786, 45, married, Manchester, England, Labourer, James.1 
Census_1837*He appeared on the 1837 WA census of 30 December 1837 at Fremantle, Western AustraliaG,Carpenter born Manchester.5 
Note*Abraham and Susannah with five children - one a small baby - were shipwrecked in Gage Roads on May 1830. Not a good start in the Colony. Abraham Summerland obtained land in Fremantle now known as Queen Victoria Street, the main entry into Fremantle. Had Fremantle Lot 308 in 1831. He was also granted land at Northam to farm which he lost because of lack of development. Their youngest son Jacob died aged 16 months in 1830. Their daughter Sarah Anne married at Perth to Benjamin Bristow Ranford. Abraham died 16 July 1858 at Perth. Susannah died 24 November 1863. They are both buried in East Perth Cemetery. Mary (the eldest daughter) was a servant to John Morgan and when the Morgan's left the Colony to go to Van Diemens Land she went with them.6 
CensusWA Census 1832
WA Census 1837

Citations

  1. [S127] Ian Berryman, A Colony Detailed The First Census of Western Australia 1832 (North Perth: Creative Research, 1979). Hereinafter cited as A Colony Detailed.
  2. [S129] Jenny Lucas,WA.
  3. [S436] East Perth Cemeteries, online eastpertcemeteries.com.au. Hereinafter cited as East Perth Cemeteries.
  4. [S351] Talltrees, East Perth Cemetery., CD-ROM (Perth, WA: Talltrees, 2000), Cemetery. Hereinafter cited as East Perth Cemetery.
  5. [S128] Govt Correspondence, Colonial Secretary's Office of WA (Perth: WA Govt, 1837). Hereinafter cited as CSO - WA Census 1837.
  6. [S199] WA Family History, First Families of the Swan River Colony, CD-ROM (Bayswater, WA: WAGS, 2006). Hereinafter cited as First Families.

Susannah White1

F, #9872, b. circa 1793, d. 24 November 1863
Pedigree
Susannah Summerland
Last Edited11 Mar 2023
Birth*Susannah White was born circa 1793 at Ince, Cheshire, England.2,1 
Marriage*She married Abraham Summerland on 14 March 1819 at St Oswald's, Cheshire, England.3,4 
Death*Susannah White died on 24 November 1863 at Perth, Western Australia; reg: 2350 68yrs.5 
Burial*She was buried on 26 November 1863 at East Perth, Western AustraliaG.6 

Family

Abraham Summerland b. 1785, d. 16 Jul 1858
Child
Immigration*Susannah White immigrated on 8 May 1830 to Fremantle, Western AustraliaG, on the ship James..1 
Census*She appeared on the census of 1 July 1832 at Fremantle, Western AustraliaG; #787, 36, married, Cheshire, England, James.2 
Census_1837*She appeared on the 1837 WA census of 30 December 1837 at Fremantle, Western AustraliaG,born Cheshire.7 
CensusWA Census 1832
WA Census 1837

Citations

  1. [S199] WA Family History, First Families of the Swan River Colony, CD-ROM (Bayswater, WA: WAGS, 2006). Hereinafter cited as First Families.
  2. [S127] Ian Berryman, A Colony Detailed The First Census of Western Australia 1832 (North Perth: Creative Research, 1979). Hereinafter cited as A Colony Detailed.
  3. [S129] Jenny Lucas,WA.
  4. [S436] East Perth Cemeteries, online eastpertcemeteries.com.au. Hereinafter cited as East Perth Cemeteries.
  5. [S389] Trove, online trove.nla.gov.au, Family Notices (1863, December 3). The West Australian Times (Perth, WA : 1863 - 1864), p. 2. Retrieved October 4, 2021, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article3366783. Hereinafter cited as Trove.
  6. [S351] Talltrees, East Perth Cemetery., CD-ROM (Perth, WA: Talltrees, 2000), Cemetery. Hereinafter cited as East Perth Cemetery.
  7. [S128] Govt Correspondence, Colonial Secretary's Office of WA (Perth: WA Govt, 1837). Hereinafter cited as CSO - WA Census 1837.

Daniel Tapper

M, #9873, b. 16 December 1798, d. 1847
Pedigree
Father*Joseph Tapper
Mother*Sarah (?)
Last Edited11 Mar 2023
Birth*Daniel Tapper was born on 16 December 1798 at Devon, England.1,2,3 
He was the son of Joseph Tapper and Sarah (?) 
Marriage*Daniel Tapper married Ann Norris, daughter of Thomas Norris and Jane Lambert, on 24 March 1823 at Child Oakford, Dorset, England. 
Death*Daniel Tapper died in 1847 at Fremantle, Western AustraliaG.3 

Family

Ann Norris b. 1804, d. 1847
Children
Immigration*Daniel Tapper immigrated on 14 May 1830 on the ship Rockingham.. 
Census*He appeared on the census of 1 July 1832 at Fremantle, Western AustraliaG; #896, 34, married, London, England, Boatman, Rockingham, Levey.1 
Census_1836*He and Ann Norris appeared on the 1836 WA census of 1 January 1836 at Fremantle, Western Australia. Calling of husband - labourer.4 
Census_1837*Daniel Tapper appeared on the 1837 WA census of 30 December 1837 at Fremantle, Western AustraliaG,Labourer.5 
Occupation*He was a Boatman, Fremantle. 
Note*Daniel and Ann married in Child Okeford, Dorset, England in 1823. Daniel Tapper and his wife Ann were among the 172 passengers who arrived on the 'Rockingham' in May 1830. When the 'Rockingham' arrived a strong gale was blowing and the ship was wrecked off the coast. The passengers lived in the sand hills at Clarence until September 1830 when they were taken to Fremantle. Daniel took up his old trade as a boatman. A daughter Sarah was born at Clarence. Daniel Tapper died in 1847. His son John was also a boatman when he died in 1895.2 
CensusWA Census 1832
WA Census 1837

Citations

  1. [S127] Ian Berryman, A Colony Detailed The First Census of Western Australia 1832 (North Perth: Creative Research, 1979). Hereinafter cited as A Colony Detailed.
  2. [S199] WA Family History, First Families of the Swan River Colony, CD-ROM (Bayswater, WA: WAGS, 2006). Hereinafter cited as First Families.
  3. [S309] Ancestry.com, online www.ancestry.com, georgecarr8. Hereinafter cited as Ancestry.com.
  4. [S674] Govt Correspondence, Colonial Secretary's Office of WA (Perth: WA Govt, 1836), https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-2029802883/view. Hereinafter cited as CSO - WA Census 1836.
  5. [S128] Govt Correspondence, Colonial Secretary's Office of WA (Perth: WA Govt, 1837). Hereinafter cited as CSO - WA Census 1837.
  6. [S201] WA BDMs, online http://www.bdm.dotag.wa.gov.au. Hereinafter cited as WA BDMs.

Ann Norris

F, #9874, b. 1804, d. 1847
Pedigree
Father*Thomas Norris
Mother*Jane Lambert
Last Edited11 Mar 2023
Birth*Ann Norris was born in 1804 at Child Oakford, Dorset, England. 
She was the daughter of Thomas Norris and Jane Lambert. 
Marriage*Ann Norris married Daniel Tapper, son of Joseph Tapper and Sarah (?), on 24 March 1823 at Child Oakford, Dorset, England. 
Death*Ann Norris died in 1847 at Fremantle, Western AustraliaG.1 

Family

Daniel Tapper b. 16 Dec 1798, d. 1847
Children
Immigration*Ann Norris immigrated on 14 May 1830 on the ship Rockingham.. 
Census*She appeared on the census of 1 July 1832 at Fremantle, Western AustraliaG; #897, 27, married, Dorset, England, Rockingham.2 
Census_1836*She and Daniel Tapper appeared on the 1836 WA census of 1 January 1836 at Fremantle, Western Australia. Calling of husband - labourer.3 
Census_1837*Ann Norris appeared on the 1837 WA census of 30 December 1837 at Fremantle, Western AustraliaG,Servant born Dorsetshire.4 
CensusWA Census 1832
WA Census 1837

Citations

  1. [S309] Ancestry.com, online www.ancestry.com, georgecarr8. Hereinafter cited as Ancestry.com.
  2. [S127] Ian Berryman, A Colony Detailed The First Census of Western Australia 1832 (North Perth: Creative Research, 1979). Hereinafter cited as A Colony Detailed.
  3. [S674] Govt Correspondence, Colonial Secretary's Office of WA (Perth: WA Govt, 1836), https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-2029802883/view. Hereinafter cited as CSO - WA Census 1836.
  4. [S128] Govt Correspondence, Colonial Secretary's Office of WA (Perth: WA Govt, 1837). Hereinafter cited as CSO - WA Census 1837.
  5. [S201] WA BDMs, online http://www.bdm.dotag.wa.gov.au. Hereinafter cited as WA BDMs.

Thomas Abbs Cook

M, #9876, b. 29 November 1802, d. 28 August 1889
Pedigree
Father*Thomas Cook b. 1770
Mother*Susannah Abbs b. 1770
Last Edited4 Nov 2017
Birth*Thomas Abbs Cook was born on 29 November 1802 at Norfolk, England. 
He was the son of Thomas Cook and Susannah Abbs. 
Marriage*Thomas Abbs Cook married Ann Harmer, daughter of James Harmer and Sarah Weedon, in 1824 at England. 
Death*Thomas Abbs Cook died on 28 August 1889 at Essendon, Victoria, at age 86. 

Family

Ann Harmer b. 30 Mar 1806, d. 3 May 1894
Children
Immigration*Thomas Abbs Cook immigrated on 27 July 1850 on the ship Sophia.. 

Citations

  1. [S201] WA BDMs, online http://www.bdm.dotag.wa.gov.au. Hereinafter cited as WA BDMs.

Ann Harmer

F, #9877, b. 30 March 1806, d. 3 May 1894
Pedigree
Father*James Harmer
Mother*Sarah Weedon
Last Edited4 Nov 2017
Birth*Ann Harmer was born on 30 March 1806 at England. 
She was the daughter of James Harmer and Sarah Weedon. 
Marriage*Ann Harmer married Thomas Abbs Cook, son of Thomas Cook and Susannah Abbs, in 1824 at England. 
Death*Ann Harmer died on 3 May 1894 at Essendon, Victoria, at age 88. 

Family

Thomas Abbs Cook b. 29 Nov 1802, d. 28 Aug 1889
Children
Immigration*Ann Harmer immigrated on 27 July 1850 on the ship Sophia..1 

Citations

  1. [S55] Rica Ericson, compiler, Bicentennial Dictionary of Western Australians pre- 1829-1888 Vols 1-4 (Nedlands, WA: UWA, 1988). Hereinafter cited as Bic Dic Vols 1-4.
  2. [S201] WA BDMs, online http://www.bdm.dotag.wa.gov.au. Hereinafter cited as WA BDMs.

Captain John Thomas

M, #9879, b. 19 May 1815, d. 4 June 1907
Pedigree
John Thomas
Father*John Thomas b. 1786, d. 1845
Mother*Jennifer Cooke b. 1789, d. 14 Mar 1830
Last Edited11 Mar 2023
Birth*Captain John Thomas was born on 19 May 1815 at Carmarthaensh, Wales. 
He was the son of John Thomas and Jennifer Cooke. 
Marriage*Captain John Thomas married Elizabeth Ann Cooper, daughter of Joseph Cooper and Elizabeth Wright, on 3 August 1841 at Perth, Western AustraliaG. 
Marriage*Captain John Thomas married Elizabeth Perry on 25 January 1899 at Fremantle, Western AustraliaG.1 
Death*Captain John Thomas died on 4 June 1907 at Perth, Western AustraliaG, at age 92. 
Burial*He was buried at Fremantle, Western AustraliaG; ANG A 503.2 

Family 1

Elizabeth Ann Cooper b. 11 May 1822, d. 11 Jul 1888
Child

Family 2

Elizabeth Perry b. 9 Jul 1841, d. 9 Sep 1909
Immigration*Captain John Thomas immigrated on 15 December 1829 on the ship Gilmore.. 
Census*He appeared on the census of 1 July 1832 at Fremantle, Western AustraliaG; #740, 18, single, Carmarthaensh, Wales, Gilmore.3 
Census_1836*He appeared on the 1836 WA census of 1 January 1836 at Fremantle, Western Australia. Labourer.4 
Note*THOMAS, Alfred, of Fremantle.

Youngest son of the next subject, he was born in 1864 and in 1886 was listed as a shipwright at Fremantle. He resided at 17 Cliff Street in a six room dwelling and it is assumed that he was employed in one of the shipyards on South Beach. No known craft can be found that were built by him.

Reference:      Fremantle City Council rate books, 1886-,

THOMAS, Captain John of Fremantle.

In researching this man who rose from being a woodcutter and fisherman to Chairman of the Fremantle Town Trust for five terms I read what he himself had written about his early days in Fremantle, having arrived in the ship Gilmour in November 1829. Understandably he glossed over the tragic events which tore the family apart in 1835. As these events form an important part in John's early life it is necessary that they be related albeit briefly. John was born in Wales in 1814 and with his father, John, mother, Jennifer and brothers and sisters arrived at Fremantle as part of Peel's grandiose plan. With the failure of this scheme John, senior, acquired a boat named Jane in 1832 and took up fishing as a profession with his son James.

John, junior, went woodcutting down near Woodman's Point to begin with before taking up land with a William Gaze in the Kelmscott district. On one occasion when they were clearing land the local aborigines attacked the pair and William was left with five spears sticking out of his back. John after gaining their hut and getting his gun, returned to William, sawed off the spears and rode for help. The doctor, arriving next day duly extracted the five spear heads but managed to cut fourteen blood vessels as well and William died of mortification. After this episode John lost his ambitions for a life on the land and joined his father in their fishing venture. His father bought another boat named Gypsey which young John skippered. I should make mention here of one of the methods used in the early days of fishing as it was an important source of food for the colony.

In general the craft was built like a small catamaran with deals laid across and a barrel mounted in the centre. The fisherman stood in the barrel and drifted off shore and then was blown back ashore in the afternoon!!! Rather a chancy occupation!! On the 28th of August 1834 the cutter Cumberland sailed from Fremantle bound for Port Augusta and disappeared. She had about 20 tons of cargo on board, most of it for the Bussell family. In December 1834 six men including John Thomas, senior and his son James left to go fishing at Carnac Island and Penguin Island. On arrival at the latter one of the party went to the mainland to do some shooting. When he was picked up in the evening he informed the others that he had discovered a wreck. All of the party then went across to the beach and plundered the cargo that they found strewn about. Knowing that the wreck was the Cumberland and that the cargo was private property they still failed to inform the authorities and secreted their booty about Fremantle. When apprehended they appeared in Court on the 12/1/1835 and all admitted their complicity.

Five of them were sentenced to transportation, three received fourteen years and the other two, including John Thomas senior, seven years. In due course they were sent to the penal settlements at Tasmania. Young James Thomas received a sentence of six months hard labour to be served in Fremantle. John Thomas, senior died in Tasmania whilst still a convict. The Thomas family in 1837 were recorded as being the owners of lots 143 and 570 in the township of Fremantle. Lot 143 is on the corner of Market and Short Streets and 570 is on the corner of Parry and Edward Streets. Returning to John, junior, the main subject of this article, he and his siblings were left destitute after their father's conviction as the Government seized all their possessions including their boats and even articles even by others. John petitioned the Colonial Secretary for the return of his boat Jane which had been given to him by his father so that he could provide for the family. This was duly granted and so began the long seafaring association with Western Australia. By 1841 John had built the cutter Venus with which he began trading to the Leschenault and the Vasse and had purchased half of lot No.30 in the Fremantle township. This is the third lot in Short street on the east side.

In September 1842 the Venus was blown ashore in a gale but was got off uninjured, however rumours were put about that she was unseaworthy so Captain Thomas had her surveyed and passed and duly placed an advertisement to that effect on the 1/10/1842. In 1843 John and his brother James entered the river trade with the acquisition of two cutter rigged vessels named Napoleon and Elizabeth. The vessels licence numbers were 9 and 10 respectively. Captain Thomas, as well as trading on the Coast, also traded in this tiny (the Venus) to the Eastern Colonies and overseas to Mauritius and Asia. During 1846 with the increasing volume of trade to Asia, particularly through Singapore, Captain Thomas established firm trading links with that colony and became the leading shipper of sandalwood from this colony. In February 1847 his new ship, the brigantine Empress had been built by David Jones and was ready for trading.

Captain Thomas traded with this vessel on the Asia run until 1858 when he sold her at Singapore to purchase his last vessel, the three masted barque Rory O'more. After a number of voyages from Fremantle to Singapore and return she sailed into a severe tropical cyclone near Christmas Island on the 7/4/1860 and was dismasted. With all hands working frantically they got up a jury rig and managed to sail the ship back to Fremantle. On arrival Captain Thomas found that his wife had purchased a property near Pinjarra and he then retired from the sea. His farmhouse was to become the Ravenswood Hotel. He also held property in Fremantle and became a popular publican in that town serving it well until his death in June 1907.

References:          Dictionary of West Australians, Erickson.
     20th Century Impressions of WA., P W H Thiel & Co
     Thomas papers, R W A H S.
     History of Fremantle, Hitchcock. 1929.
     Inquirer, 5/5/1841, 21/4/1841.
     Perth Gazette, 12/1/1835, 7/3/1835, 1/10/1842, 2/11847.
     Government Gazette, 1/9/1843.
     C.S.R. Vol 38/151, 595/195.

THOMAS, John, of North Fremantle.

Possibly the oldest son of the previous entry, he is listed as a shipwright from 1881 to 1885. The first address we have for him was Lot P 27, Perth Road, Nth Fremantle, then in 1884 he moved to Lot 27 Swan Street, also in North Fremantle and lastly in 1886 to lot 144 Beach Street, Fremantle. It is almost certain that he was an employee in one of the building yards and there are no known craft built directly by him.

References:     Fremantle City Council rate books.

Herald Almanacs, 1881 - 1885.

(Extract from "They Kept This State Afloat - Shipbuilders, Boatbuilders and Shipwrights of WA 1829-1929. Rod Dickson 1998 Hesperian Press ISBN 0 85905 2 141, page 268-272)


John Thomas ( 19-05-1815 - 04-06-1907 )

THOMAS JOHN About the month of May the first violence in 1832 was shown by natives. Two settlers, named Gaze and John Thomas, were sowing a small field on the Canning River near the subsequently formed Canning Road. Their whole attention was devoted to their occupation until they were aroused by the painful howling of their dog. They glanced towards the animal and saw that its ear was pierced by a native spear. Looking towards the knoll which rose from their small field they observed a party of natives led by the redoubtable Yagan. The aboriginals seemed greatly excited, and cautiously drew near in a most hostile manner. It was impossible for the men to reach their hut as the natives had gathered on their path. Without loss of time one man seized an axe and another a spade, and both set off at the top of their speed towards a military barracks situated more than a mile away from the opposite side of the river. The aboriginals noisily pursued them. The Canning was bridged by a fallen tree, which, from the water running over it, was slimy and slippery. Bounding upon this Gaze and Thomas sought to reach the other side. Thomas successfully accomplished the feat; the natives were so close that spears shrieked dangerously around him. His companion slipped in the stream, and was speared in the back. Notwithstanding this wound he made the opposite side, but not until he was pierced by several spears. Thomas recognised that he could render his partner no assistance, and as spears continued to rain down around him, he rushed to the barracks for assistance. With a soldier and another man he returned to the river. The natives had disappeared; Gaze was still alive, but groaning loudly in his agony. He died a few hours afterwards.


The above was taken from HISTORY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA BY W. B. KIMBERLY - PAGES 78 & 79.


John Thomas ( 19-05-1815 - 04-06-1907 )
In 1835 John Thomas Built the schooner Emma he traded from Fremantle to Singapore, Tasmania. The ship Emma became to small for the trade he then built the Schooner Empress 125 tons which for many years roved the seas the Empress became too small for the trade. In 1858 he purchased the Barque Rory-o-More 296 tons while making a voyage from Singapore he was caught in a terrible cyclone off Christmas Island all the masts and sails were carried away, it was after running the greatest of danger making such shifts as possible that he was able to reach Fremantle some months later. He retired from the sea and whilst away on that voyage his wife Elizabeth bought the property at Ravenswood that was in 1858 in 1863 they built the Ravenswood house, due to flood damage to the original house beening damaged in the 1862 floods the two story dwelling was built a hundred yards or so down stream on a high piece of ground overlooking the river. Which was their private farm of 3600 acres in 1906 Ravenswood was licenced as a hotel in 1907 Captain Thomas died in Fremantle where the old church of England rectory used to stand in Queens St.

Taken from Western Pioneers Jesse E. Hammond Perth 1936.5 
CensusWA Census 1832

Citations

  1. [S395] Janice Tracey,Western Australia.
  2. [S373] Fremantle Headstone Transcriptions, online membership.wags.org.au. Hereinafter cited as Fremantle Headstone Transcriptions.
  3. [S127] Ian Berryman, A Colony Detailed The First Census of Western Australia 1832 (North Perth: Creative Research, 1979). Hereinafter cited as A Colony Detailed.
  4. [S674] Govt Correspondence, Colonial Secretary's Office of WA (Perth: WA Govt, 1836), https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-2029802883/view. Hereinafter cited as CSO - WA Census 1836.
  5. [S78] Rod Dickson, They Kept This State Afloat (Carlisle, WA: Hesperian Press, 1998), page 268. Hereinafter cited as They Kept This State Afloat.

Elizabeth Ann Cooper

F, #9880, b. 11 May 1822, d. 11 July 1888
Pedigree
Elizabeth Cooper
Father*Joseph Cooper b. 1796, d. 15 Nov 1847
Mother*Elizabeth Wright b. 1795, d. 26 Jul 1876
Last Edited10 Mar 2023
Birth*Elizabeth Ann Cooper was born on 11 May 1822 at London, London, EnglandG. 
She was the daughter of Joseph Cooper and Elizabeth Wright. 
Marriage*Elizabeth Ann Cooper married Captain John Thomas, son of John Thomas and Jennifer Cooke, on 3 August 1841 at Perth, Western AustraliaG. 
Death*Elizabeth Ann Cooper died on 11 July 1888 at Pinjarra, Western AustraliaG, at age 66. 
Burial*She was buried at Pinjarra Saint Johns Cemetery, Pinjarra, Western Australia.1 

Family

Captain John Thomas b. 19 May 1815, d. 4 Jun 1907
Child
Immigration*Elizabeth Ann Cooper immigrated on 12 March 1830 on the ship Warrior..2 
Census*She appeared on the census of 1 July 1832 at Fremantle, Western AustraliaG; #944, 11, single, Essex, England, Warrior.2 
(With Parents) Census_1836She appeared on the 1836 WA census of Fremantle, Western Australia, in the household of her parents Joseph Cooper and Elizabeth Wright; Calling of husband - victualler.3 
CensusWA Census 1832

Citations

  1. [S632] Find A Grave, online findagrave.com. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  2. [S127] Ian Berryman, A Colony Detailed The First Census of Western Australia 1832 (North Perth: Creative Research, 1979). Hereinafter cited as A Colony Detailed.
  3. [S674] Govt Correspondence, Colonial Secretary's Office of WA (Perth: WA Govt, 1836), https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-2029802883/view. Hereinafter cited as CSO - WA Census 1836.

John Fleay1

M, #9881, b. 11 February 1815, d. 5 March 1884
Pedigree
Last Edited10 Mar 2023
Birth*John Fleay was born on 11 February 1815 at Calne, Wiltshire, England.2 
Marriage*He married Jane Cook, daughter of Jeremiah Cook and Mary Jane Sutton, on 29 October 1832 at Guildford, Western Australia. 
Death*John Fleay died on 5 March 1884 at Beverley, Western AustraliaG, at age 69; reg: 12416 69yrs.3 

Family

Jane Cook b. 9 Jan 1814, d. 1 May 1872
Child
Immigration*John Fleay immigrated on 1 February 1831 on the ship Drummore.. 
Census*He appeared on the census of 1 July 1832 at Western Australia; missing - unlisted.4 
Census_1836*He appeared on the 1836 WA census of 1 January 1836 at Swan River, Western Australia. Calling of husband - labourer.5 
Census_1837*He appeared on the 1837 WA census of 30 December 1837 at York, Western AustraliaG,"his farm" - York district.6 
Note*John Fleay departed on the ship 'Margaret' from England and transferred to the ship 'Drummore' at the Cape of Good Hope, South Africa. John Fleay arrived with William Tanner, as a servant, at aged sixteen. He married Jane Cook 29 October 1832 (Perth Register). Daughter of Jeremiah and Mary Jane Cook. Mentioned in the 1837 Census at Perth. He went to York in 1839 and had ten children. He became a successful farmer and in 1853 applied for a 2000 acre pastoral lease. In May 1840 his second son George at three and a half years of age, disappeared from the banks of the Avon River while helping mind the goats. He was never found. It was thought that he had been taken by natives. The eldest daughter Ellen died at 13 months from an unknown illness. In 1848, three year old George (4th son) also succumbed. John Fleay was instrumental in starting the Gilgering (later called North Beverley) school for his own and his neighbours children. Jane Fleay died on 1 May 1872 at York and John died 5 March 1884 at Gilgering.2 
CensusWA Census 1832
WA Census 1837

Citations

  1. [S25] Jennifer Gardner, A Farming Family - The Fleays of Western Australia (n.pub.).
  2. [S199] WA Family History, First Families of the Swan River Colony, CD-ROM (Bayswater, WA: WAGS, 2006). Hereinafter cited as First Families.
  3. [S389] Trove, online trove.nla.gov.au, Obituay. (1884, March 7). Eastern Districts Chronicle (York, WA : 1877 - 1927), p. 3. Retrieved August 2, 2021, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article148586026. Hereinafter cited as Trove.
  4. [S127] Ian Berryman, A Colony Detailed The First Census of Western Australia 1832 (North Perth: Creative Research, 1979). Hereinafter cited as A Colony Detailed.
  5. [S674] Govt Correspondence, Colonial Secretary's Office of WA (Perth: WA Govt, 1836), https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-2029802883/view. Hereinafter cited as CSO - WA Census 1836.
  6. [S128] Govt Correspondence, Colonial Secretary's Office of WA (Perth: WA Govt, 1837). Hereinafter cited as CSO - WA Census 1837.

Jane Cook

F, #9882, b. 9 January 1814, d. 1 May 1872
Pedigree
Father*Jeremiah Cook b. 1791, d. 12 Apr 1831
Mother*Mary Jane Sutton b. 1792, d. 1 Apr 1848
Last Edited10 Mar 2023
Birth*Jane Cook was born on 9 January 1814 at Wiltshire, EnglandG.1 
She was the daughter of Jeremiah Cook and Mary Jane Sutton. 
Marriage*Jane Cook married John Fleay on 29 October 1832 at Guildford, Western Australia. 
Death*Jane Cook died on 1 May 1872 at Beverley, Western AustraliaG, at age 58. 

Family

John Fleay b. 11 Feb 1815, d. 5 Mar 1884
Child
Immigration*Jane Cook immigrated on 1 February 1831 to Fremantle, Western AustraliaG, on the ship Drummore..1 
Census*She appeared on the census of 1 July 1832 at Western Australia; missing - unlisted.2 
Census_1837*She appeared on the 1837 WA census of 30 December 1837 at York, Western AustraliaG,J. Fleay's farm.3 
CensusWA Census 1832
WA Census 1837

Citations

  1. [S199] WA Family History, First Families of the Swan River Colony, CD-ROM (Bayswater, WA: WAGS, 2006). Hereinafter cited as First Families.
  2. [S127] Ian Berryman, A Colony Detailed The First Census of Western Australia 1832 (North Perth: Creative Research, 1979). Hereinafter cited as A Colony Detailed.
  3. [S128] Govt Correspondence, Colonial Secretary's Office of WA (Perth: WA Govt, 1837). Hereinafter cited as CSO - WA Census 1837.

Edward Charles Henry Turner1

M, #9883, b. 1831, d. 12 January 1873
Pedigree
Father*William Turner
Last Edited11 Mar 2023
Birth*Edward Charles Henry Turner was born in 1831 at Western Australia. 
He was the son of William Turner. 
Marriage*Edward Charles Henry Turner married Elizabeth Martin, daughter of Henry Samuel Martin and Elizabeth Bateup, on 6 July 1854 at Perth, Western AustraliaG. 
Burial*Edward Charles Henry Turner was buried on 12 January 1873 at East Perth, Western AustraliaG.2 
Death*He died on 12 January 1873 at Serpentine, Western AustraliaG; reg: 6461 41yrs.2 

Family

Elizabeth Martin b. 20 Nov 1832, d. 20 Apr 1902
Children

Citations

  1. [S26] Isobel E McKay, From Bridge Farm to Turner Cottage (n.pub.).
  2. [S436] East Perth Cemeteries, online eastpertcemeteries.com.au. Hereinafter cited as East Perth Cemeteries.
  3. [S309] Ancestry.com, online www.ancestry.com, Pamela Penn. Hereinafter cited as Ancestry.com.
  4. [S201] WA BDMs, online http://www.bdm.dotag.wa.gov.au. Hereinafter cited as WA BDMs.

Elizabeth Martin

F, #9884, b. 20 November 1832, d. 20 April 1902
Pedigree
Father*Henry Samuel Martin b. c May 1801, d. 17 Jun 1871
Mother*Elizabeth Bateup b. c Apr 1798, d. 20 Jan 1877
Last Edited18 Feb 2020
Birth*Elizabeth Martin was born on 20 November 1832 at Salehurst, Sussex, EnglandG. 
She was the daughter of Henry Samuel Martin and Elizabeth Bateup. 
Marriage*Elizabeth Martin married Edward Charles Henry Turner, son of William Turner, on 6 July 1854 at Perth, Western AustraliaG. 
Death*Elizabeth Martin died on 20 April 1902 at Serpentine, Western AustraliaG, at age 69; reg: 1405 69yrs.1 

Family

Edward Charles Henry Turner b. 1831, d. 12 Jan 1873
Children
Immigration*Elizabeth Martin immigrated on 20 August 1842 on the ship Simon Taylor..2 

Citations

  1. [S496] WAGS Cemetery Records,WA.
  2. [S55] Rica Ericson, compiler, Bicentennial Dictionary of Western Australians pre- 1829-1888 Vols 1-4 (Nedlands, WA: UWA, 1988). Hereinafter cited as Bic Dic Vols 1-4.
  3. [S309] Ancestry.com, online www.ancestry.com, Pamela Penn. Hereinafter cited as Ancestry.com.
  4. [S201] WA BDMs, online http://www.bdm.dotag.wa.gov.au. Hereinafter cited as WA BDMs.

James Bell

M, #9885, b. circa November 1821, d. 1 March 1911
Pedigree
Last Edited23 Dec 2012
Birth*James Bell was born circa November 1821 at Ulverston, Lancashire, England.1 
Marriage*He married Jane Elizabeth Green on 12 November 1847 at Fremantle, Western AustraliaG; reg: 217. 
Death*James Bell died on 1 March 1911 at Fremantle, Western AustraliaG.1 

Family

Jane Elizabeth Green b. 1823, d. 6 Dec 1909
Children
Immigration*James Bell immigrated on 4 December 1845 on the ship HMS Driver (crew jumped ship).. 
Note*BELL, James of Mandurah.

He was born in England in 1821 and arrived at the Swan River Colony as a crew     
member of the Royal Naval Vessel, H.M.S. Diver. He deserted the ship on the 4/     
12/1845. On the 12/11/1847 he married Jane Green, who had arrived as an orphan     
in 1837. They raised a family of eight children.     

His early career in W.A. was as the ferryman at Mandurah and ship's carpenter.     
In a letter dated 18/3/1866, James Bell states that he had taken the ferryboat out of     
the water and was repairing it. He goes on to state the nature of the repairs he was     
undertaking. At its completion the work was found to be well done.     

As an adjunct to his ferrying work he was building dinghies and other small     
craft at Jim Jam on the Murray River upstream from Mandurah. Later he farmed at
Rockingham and during the 1860's he built the Rockingham Hall and school.     

During 1868 he travelled up to Cossack and whilst there gave evidence to an
enquiry in his capacity as a boat builder. Shortly after he returned South to     
Rockingham. and in 1876 he was the person who alerted the authorities to the     
escaping Fenians on the Catalpa.     
               
References: Dictionary of West Australians, Erickson.
               
          Colonial Secretaries Records,
          Vol. 579/235 & Vol. 646/127.     

(Extract from "They Kept This State Afloat - Shipbuilders, Boatbuilders and Shipwrights of WA 1829-1929. Rod Dickson 1998 Hesperian Press ISBN 0 85905 2 141, page 16.)2 

Citations

  1. [S359] WABI Source Documents,WAGS, Bayswater, WA.
  2. [S78] Rod Dickson, They Kept This State Afloat (Carlisle, WA: Hesperian Press, 1998), page 15. Hereinafter cited as They Kept This State Afloat.
  3. [S93] Rica Erickson, compiler, Dictionary of Western Australians (Nedlands: UWA, 1986). Hereinafter cited as Dict of WA.

Jane Elizabeth Green

F, #9886, b. 1823, d. 6 December 1909
Pedigree
Last Edited23 Dec 2012
Birth*Jane Elizabeth Green was born in 1823 at Salisbury, Wiltshire, EnglandG.1 
Marriage*She married James Bell on 12 November 1847 at Fremantle, Western AustraliaG; reg: 217. 
Death*Jane Elizabeth Green died on 6 December 1909 at Rockingham, Western Australia.1 

Family

James Bell b. c Nov 1821, d. 1 Mar 1911
Children
Immigration*Jane Elizabeth Green immigrated on 22 December 1837 on the ship Eleanor.. 

Citations

  1. [S359] WABI Source Documents,WAGS, Bayswater, WA.

William Ernest Aldrick

M, #9887, b. 1872, d. 1 September 1966
Pedigree
Father*William Aldrick1
Mother*Naomi (?)1
Last Edited19 Aug 2017
Birth*William Ernest Aldrick was born in 1872.2 
He was the son of William Aldrick and Naomi (?)1 
Marriage*William Ernest Aldrick married Helen Bell, daughter of James Bell and Jane Elizabeth Green, on 17 October 1923 at Boulder, Western AustraliaG. 
Death*William Ernest Aldrick died on 1 September 1966 at Como, Western AustraliaG; reg: 3015/1966.2,3 

Family

Helen Bell b. 24 Nov 1864, d. 18 May 1949

Citations

  1. [S321] Bradley Library, East Victoria Park, Western Australia. Hereinafter cited as WA Deaths Index - Fiche.
  2. [S62] Metropolitan Cemetery Board, online mcb.wa.gov.au, Karrakatta. Hereinafter cited as MCB.
  3. [S201] WA BDMs, online http://www.bdm.dotag.wa.gov.au. Hereinafter cited as WA BDMs.

William Turner

M, #9888
Pedigree
Last Edited18 Feb 2020

Family
Child

Henry Samuel Martin

M, #9889, b. circa May 1801, d. 17 June 1871
Pedigree
MARTIN Henry Snr
Father*Joseph Martin b. c 1774
Mother*Mary Lamb b. c 1778
Last Edited24 Aug 2019
Birth*Henry Samuel Martin was born circa May 1801 at Salehurst, Sussex, EnglandG.1 
He was the son of Joseph Martin and Mary Lamb. 
Marriage*Henry Samuel Martin married Elizabeth Bateup on 28 November 1822 at Salehurst, Sussex, EnglandG; married as Elizabeth Burgess.2 
Death*Henry Samuel Martin died on 17 June 1871 at Toodyay, Western AustraliaG. 
Burial*He was buried at Toodyay, Western AustraliaG. 

Family

Elizabeth Bateup b. c Apr 1798, d. 20 Jan 1877
Child
Immigration*Henry Samuel Martin immigrated on 20 August 1842 on the ship Simon Taylor.. 

Citations

  1. [S309] Ancestry.com, online www.ancestry.com, Stephanie Lee. Hereinafter cited as Ancestry.com.
  2. [S376] Sussex Family History Group, Sussex Marriage Index to 1837., CD-ROM (Sussex, England: Sussex Family History Group, 2004), Marriages. Hereinafter cited as Sussex Marriage Index to 1837.

Elizabeth Bateup

F, #9890, b. circa April 1798, d. 20 January 1877
Pedigree
Last Edited24 Aug 2019
Birth*Elizabeth Bateup was born circa April 1798 at Mayfield, Sussex, England; 26 at mge to Henry Martin.1,2 
Marriage*She married Henry Samuel Martin, son of Joseph Martin and Mary Lamb, on 28 November 1822 at Salehurst, Sussex, EnglandG; married as Elizabeth Burgess.1 
Death*Elizabeth Bateup died on 20 January 1877 at Toodyay, Western AustraliaG. 
Burial*She was buried at Toodyay, Western AustraliaG. 

Family

Henry Samuel Martin b. c May 1801, d. 17 Jun 1871
Child
Immigration*Elizabeth Bateup immigrated on 20 August 1842 on the ship Simon Taylor..3 

Citations

  1. [S376] Sussex Family History Group, Sussex Marriage Index to 1837., CD-ROM (Sussex, England: Sussex Family History Group, 2004), Marriages. Hereinafter cited as Sussex Marriage Index to 1837.
  2. [S309] Ancestry.com, online www.ancestry.com, Stephanie Lee. Hereinafter cited as Ancestry.com.
  3. [S55] Rica Ericson, compiler, Bicentennial Dictionary of Western Australians pre- 1829-1888 Vols 1-4 (Nedlands, WA: UWA, 1988). Hereinafter cited as Bic Dic Vols 1-4.

James McLean Dempster

M, #9891, b. October 1810, d. 29 April 1890
Pedigree
James M Dempster
Last Edited10 Mar 2023
Birth*James McLean Dempster was born in October 1810 at Fife, ScotlandG.1 
Marriage*He married Ann Ellen Pratt, daughter of Charles Pratt and Ann Solomon, on 14 September 1836 at Fremantle, Western AustraliaG. 
Marriage*James McLean Dempster married Hester Frances Shaw, daughter of William Shaw and Elizabeth Cooper, in December 1880 at Geraldton, Western Australia. 
Death*James McLean Dempster died on 29 April 1890 at Buckland, Northam, Western Australia, at age 79; reg: 243 79yrs. 
Burial*He was buried at Northam, Western AustraliaG. 

Family 1

Ann Ellen Pratt b. 1816, d. 6 Aug 1880
Children

Family 2

Hester Frances Shaw b. 27 Jun 1838, d. 17 Mar 1929
Immigration*James McLean Dempster immigrated on 25 January 1830 on the ship Eagle (crew).. 
Census*He appeared on the census of 1 July 1832 at Western Australia; missing - unlisted.2 
Census_1837*He appeared on the 1837 WA census of 30 December 1837 at York, Western AustraliaG,Agriculturalist, born Fireshire. Farmer in York District: 20 acres wheat, 4 acres barley, 1 acre oats, 2 acres gardens, 8 tons artiflcial & oat hay, 5 horses, 500 sheep, 34 horned cattle, 18 swine.1 
Note*Photo pg 38 "Goomalling A Backward Glance." 
CensusWA Census 1832
WA Census 1837

Citations

  1. [S128] Govt Correspondence, Colonial Secretary's Office of WA (Perth: WA Govt, 1837). Hereinafter cited as CSO - WA Census 1837.
  2. [S127] Ian Berryman, A Colony Detailed The First Census of Western Australia 1832 (North Perth: Creative Research, 1979). Hereinafter cited as A Colony Detailed.

Ann Ellen Pratt

F, #9892, b. 1816, d. 6 August 1880
Pedigree
Father*Charles Pratt b. 1791, d. 11 Oct 1853
Mother*Ann Solomon b. 1791, d. 9 Oct 1872
Last Edited11 Mar 2023
Birth*Ann Ellen Pratt was born in 1816 at Kent, EnglandG.1,2 
She was the daughter of Charles Pratt and Ann Solomon. 
Marriage*Ann Ellen Pratt married James McLean Dempster on 14 September 1836 at Fremantle, Western AustraliaG. 
Death*Ann Ellen Pratt died on 6 August 1880 at Guildford, Western Australia. 
Burial*She was buried at East Perth, Western AustraliaG.3 

Family

James McLean Dempster b. Oct 1810, d. 29 Apr 1890
Children
Immigration*Ann Ellen Pratt immigrated on 25 January 1830 on the ship Eagle..4 
Census*She appeared on the census of 1 July 1832 at Western Australia; missing - unlisted. 
(With Mother) Census_1836She appeared on the 1836 WA census of Fremantle, Western Australia, in the household of her mother Ann Solomon.5 
Census_1837*Ann Ellen Pratt appeared on the 1837 WA census of 30 December 1837 at York, Western AustraliaG,Agriculturalist, J Demptster's farm, born Kent.2 
CensusWA Census 1832
WA Census 1837

Citations

  1. [S199] WA Family History, First Families of the Swan River Colony, CD-ROM (Bayswater, WA: WAGS, 2006). Hereinafter cited as First Families.
  2. [S128] Govt Correspondence, Colonial Secretary's Office of WA (Perth: WA Govt, 1837). Hereinafter cited as CSO - WA Census 1837.
  3. [S436] East Perth Cemeteries, online eastpertcemeteries.com.au. Hereinafter cited as East Perth Cemeteries.
  4. [S55] Rica Ericson, compiler, Bicentennial Dictionary of Western Australians pre- 1829-1888 Vols 1-4 (Nedlands, WA: UWA, 1988). Hereinafter cited as Bic Dic Vols 1-4.
  5. [S674] Govt Correspondence, Colonial Secretary's Office of WA (Perth: WA Govt, 1836), https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-2029802883/view. Hereinafter cited as CSO - WA Census 1836.

Mary Emily Marsden

F, #9893, b. 11 January 1840, d. 12 October 1888
Pedigree
Last Edited3 Oct 2021
Birth*Mary Emily Marsden was born on 11 January 1840 at Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. 
Marriage*She married Andrew Dempster, son of James McLean Dempster and Ann Ellen Pratt, on 28 August 1867 at Northam, Western AustraliaG; reg: 2642. 
Death*Mary Emily Marsden died on 12 October 1888 at Northam, Western Australia, at age 48.1 
Burial*She was buried at Northam, Western AustraliaG. 

Family

Andrew Dempster b. 21 Feb 1843, d. 6 Mar 1909

Citations

  1. [S389] Trove, online trove.nla.gov.au, Family Notices (1888, October 20). The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954), p. 2. Retrieved October 3, 2021, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article3121476. Hereinafter cited as Trove.

Charles Pratt

M, #9894, b. 1791, d. 11 October 1853
Pedigree
Last Edited11 Mar 2023
Birth*Charles Pratt was born in 1791 at England.1 
Marriage*He married Ann Solomon on 16 July 1814 at London, London, EnglandG.1 
Death*Charles Pratt died on 11 October 1853 at Guildford, Western Australia. 

Family

Ann Solomon b. 1791, d. 9 Oct 1872
Child
Immigration*Charles Pratt immigrated on 25 January 1830 on the ship Eagle.. 
Census*He appeared on the census of 1 July 1832 at Western Australia; missing - unlisted.2 
Note*Charles Pratt married Ann 19 July 1814 at London, England. On 25 January 1830 the 'Eagle' arrived at the Gage Roads from Gravesend via St Jago and St Paul Island. Among the 28 passengers were the ship's owner James Solomon, his sister Ann, her husband Charles Pratt and their two children Charles Edward Pratt (age 15) and Ann Ellen Pratt (age 14). On February 16 1830, Pratt was advised that he was entitled to select 8,986 acres. However further lands were to be opened up before he could make a selection. Pratt acquired Fremantle Town Lots 95, 96, 97 and 98. A store and alehouse were erected on part of Lots 95 & 96. Pratt purchased the 'Eagle' for 2000 pounds from James Solomon and began trading with the eastern colonies. By August 1830 Pratt was very disillusioned and moved his family to Van Diemens Land, leaving Solomon to manage the Fremantle store. Over the next 3 years he sailed between Mauritius, Sydney and Van Diemens Land. As Pratt's trade with Mauritius had developed he returned his family to Fremantle in June 1834 to take over management of the Fremantle store. In July 1836 Pratt was granted Avon Location W - 7986 acres near Northam. He called these properties 'Buckland' and 'Wongamine'. A modest stone hut was erected, cattle and sheep were driven up and a shepherd employed. Pratt requested permission from the Governor on 15 November 1837 to sell spirits at a general store he proposed to open at Guildford 'not as an Inn, but a place where a poor person could buy a bottle at a time'. The store was near the river landing at Meadow Street. He purchased a house 'Bebe Moro' at Lot 95, also 40 acres near Success Spring (Swan location Q2). This land was used to pasture sheep and as a holding paddock for animals waiting for slaughter. A small butchering trade was added to his Guildford business in 1838. Charles died 11 October 1853 at Guildford and Ann died 9 October 1872 also at Guildford. Information was extracted from R. Erickson 'The Dempsters' University Of Western Australian Press, 1979 Chapters 1-3).1 
CensusWA Census 1832

Citations

  1. [S199] WA Family History, First Families of the Swan River Colony, CD-ROM (Bayswater, WA: WAGS, 2006). Hereinafter cited as First Families.
  2. [S127] Ian Berryman, A Colony Detailed The First Census of Western Australia 1832 (North Perth: Creative Research, 1979). Hereinafter cited as A Colony Detailed.

Ann Solomon

F, #9895, b. 1791, d. 9 October 1872
Pedigree
Last Edited11 Mar 2023
Birth*Ann Solomon was born in 1791 at England.1 
Marriage*She married Charles Pratt on 16 July 1814 at London, London, EnglandG.1 
Death*Ann Solomon died on 9 October 1872 at Guildford, Western Australia. 

Family

Charles Pratt b. 1791, d. 11 Oct 1853
Child
Census*Ann Solomon appeared on the census of 1 July 1832 at Western Australia; missing - unlisted. 
Census_1836*She appeared on the 1836 WA census of 1 January 1836 at Fremantle, Western Australia.2 
CensusWA Census 1832

Citations

  1. [S199] WA Family History, First Families of the Swan River Colony, CD-ROM (Bayswater, WA: WAGS, 2006). Hereinafter cited as First Families.
  2. [S674] Govt Correspondence, Colonial Secretary's Office of WA (Perth: WA Govt, 1836), https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-2029802883/view. Hereinafter cited as CSO - WA Census 1836.

Emma Cleaver

F, #9897, b. 18 September 1827, d. 16 November 1849
Pedigree
Father*John Cleaver b. 1801, d. 19 Jul 1849
Mother*Mary Turner (?) b. 1802, d. 2 Dec 1884
Last Edited19 Aug 2017
Birth*Emma Cleaver was born on 18 September 1827 at Watford, Hertfordshire, England.1 
She was the daughter of John Cleaver and Mary Turner (?) 
Marriage*Emma Cleaver married Charles Hole Duffield, son of John Hole Duffield and Charlotte Foss, on 11 January 1846 at Perth, Western AustraliaG; reg: 163. 
Burial*Emma Cleaver was buried on 16 November 1849 at East Perth, Western AustraliaG.1 
Death*She died on 16 November 1849 at Perth, Western AustraliaG, at age 22; reg: 391.1 

Family

Charles Hole Duffield b. 6 Apr 1823, d. 24 Jul 1891
Immigration*Emma Cleaver immigrated on 22 March 1843 on the ship Success..2 

Citations

  1. [S436] East Perth Cemeteries, online eastpertcemeteries.com.au. Hereinafter cited as East Perth Cemeteries.
  2. [S55] Rica Ericson, compiler, Bicentennial Dictionary of Western Australians pre- 1829-1888 Vols 1-4 (Nedlands, WA: UWA, 1988). Hereinafter cited as Bic Dic Vols 1-4.

Richard Edwards

M, #9898, b. circa 1777, d. 19 March 1850
Pedigree
Last Edited10 Mar 2023
Birth*Richard Edwards was born circa 1777 at Newent, Gloucestershire, England.1,2 
Marriage*He married Elizabeth Powell at England.3 
Death*Richard Edwards died on 19 March 1850 at Middle Swan, Western AustraliaG.3

Family

Elizabeth Powell b. 1782, d. 26 Apr 1866
Children
Immigration*Richard Edwards immigrated on 12 February 1830 on the ship Hooghly..1 
Census*He appeared on the census of 1 July 1832 at Upper Swan, Western AustraliaG; #8, 55, married, England, Brickmaker, Hooghly, Levey.1 
Census_1836*He and Elizabeth Powell appeared on the 1836 WA census of 1 January 1836 at Swan River, Western Australia. Calling of husband - farmer.4 
Census_1837*Richard Edwards appeared on the 1837 WA census of 30 December 1837 at Upper Swan, Western AustraliaG,Agricultural Labourer, his farm - from Head of River to Albion Town, 60 acres wheat, 20 acres barley, 2 1/2 acres oats, 1/2 acre potatoes, 2 acres gardens, 14 tons artificial hay & oat hay, 4 tons natural hay, 4 horses, 200 sheep, 40 horned cattle, 100 swine, 20 pigs killed for house use. Born England.5 
Note*Richard originally came to the Colony with Thomas Peel. After the disastrous settlement scheme failed he moved to Guildford. Richard was employed as manager for Captain FC Irwin and WH Mackie at 'Henley Park' until 1837. In the mid 1830's Lionel Samson's property 'Clearwells' 'E' was divided and half transferred to Richard Edwards' 'E1' (2348 acres). In the 1837 census Richard Edwards' was one of two properties in the Swan Districts to have sheep. On his property of 60 acres - he had 200 sheep. In 1838 Lieutenant H. Bull, who was a Justice of the Peace, engaged Richard, who was at 'Henley Park' to build him a two storey house on his property. His house when completed was said to be one of the finest in the colony, rivalled only in size and grandeur by the two-storeyed house of Capt. Irwin and WH Mackie, which was then also in the process of construction by Richard. Richard had been a master brick maker in England, and he burnt bricks for both houses from clay found locally. Also in 1838 on one acre of land donated by Irwin and Mackie he built the 'All Saints Church' in Upper Swan with his band of volunteers, one of which was John Foss Tonkin who did most of the timber work. The foundation stone was laid on 31 October 1839 and the opening service was held on the 10 January 1841. It was rectangular design and has slight gothic influences in the form of pointed windows and the bell turret. It is still standing. In 1841 one of his sons was mentioned fighting a fire on Meare's property. In 1848 another of his sons was hurt in an explosion at the WA Mining Co. In 1850 a devastating bush fire reached Captain Irwin's estate of 'Henley Park' and destroyed all the outer buildings, most of the crops and the whole of the farm machinery. Leaving only the two-storeyed homestead still standing. The same fire burned down the house at the adjoining property of Richard Edwards. Edwards himself was seriously ill at that time and had to be carried from the burning house on his bed. It seemed as fate would have it, Richard, who had devoted most of his life to W.A. to improving his own and Irwin's properties, had been forced to witness the whole of his achievements go up in flames. Richard died on 19 March 1850 aged 75 years and 11 months. Elizabeth died on 26 April 1866 aged 84 years. Both are buried at 'All Saints Church' at Upper Swan. The inscription on the headstone of Richard Edwards and Elizabeth (nee Powell) reads: 'Here lies the remains of Richard Edwards who departed this life aged 75 years 11 months. March 19th AD 1850 - also - Elizabeth Edwards who departed this life 26th April 1866 in the 84th year of her age. This world is vain and full of pain, with cares and troubles sore; But they are blest who are at Rest, With Christ for ever more; Now by God, seek thy soul salvation; Seek the Lord while time you have'. His sons Joshua, Matthew and Samuel with their wives were noted pioneers of the Gin Gin area. It should also be noted that the Edwards' oldest son Josiah and daughter Mary remained in England when the family came out to the Swan River Colony.2 
CensusWA Census 1832
WA Census 1837

Citations

  1. [S127] Ian Berryman, A Colony Detailed The First Census of Western Australia 1832 (North Perth: Creative Research, 1979). Hereinafter cited as A Colony Detailed.
  2. [S199] WA Family History, First Families of the Swan River Colony, CD-ROM (Bayswater, WA: WAGS, 2006). Hereinafter cited as First Families.
  3. [S55] Rica Ericson, compiler, Bicentennial Dictionary of Western Australians pre- 1829-1888 Vols 1-4 (Nedlands, WA: UWA, 1988). Hereinafter cited as Bic Dic Vols 1-4.
  4. [S674] Govt Correspondence, Colonial Secretary's Office of WA (Perth: WA Govt, 1836), https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-2029802883/view. Hereinafter cited as CSO - WA Census 1836.
  5. [S128] Govt Correspondence, Colonial Secretary's Office of WA (Perth: WA Govt, 1837). Hereinafter cited as CSO - WA Census 1837.

James Dyson

M, #9899, b. 15 October 1810, d. 19 June 1888
Pedigree
James Dyson
Last Edited20 Aug 2017
Birth*James Dyson was born on 15 October 1810 at Manchester, Lancashire, England.1 
Marriage*He married Jane Devling in 1861 at Perth, Western AustraliaG; reg: 1586.2 
Death*James Dyson died on 19 June 1888 at Perth, Western AustraliaG, at age 77; reg: 376 67yrs.1 
Burial*He was buried on 20 June 1888 at East Perth, Western AustraliaG.3 

Family

Jane Devling b. 1 Sep 1833, d. 13 Aug 1899
Immigration*James Dyson immigrated on 10 January 1841 on the ship Napoleon.. 
Fame*He achieved Fame as Perth City Council in 1870. 
NotedPoliticians

Citations

  1. [S436] East Perth Cemeteries, online eastpertcemeteries.com.au. Hereinafter cited as East Perth Cemeteries.
  2. [S66] LDS, Australian Vital Records Index., CD-ROM (n.p.: n.pub.), BDM's. Hereinafter cited as AVRI.
  3. [S351] Talltrees, East Perth Cemetery., CD-ROM (Perth, WA: Talltrees, 2000), Cemetery. Hereinafter cited as East Perth Cemetery.

Thomas Gaisford

M, #9900, b. 1839, d. 21 May 1911
Pedigree
Last Edited19 Jun 2023
Birth*Thomas Gaisford was born in 1839 at England. 
Marriage*He married Sarah Ann Hetherington on 25 April 1865 at Perth, Western AustraliaG; reg: 2290. 
Death*Thomas Gaisford died on 21 May 1911 at Claremont, Western AustraliaG; age 81.1 
Burial*He was buried at Karrakatta Cemetery and Crematorium, Karrakatta, Western Australia.2 

Family

Sarah Ann Hetherington b. 1846, d. 1896
Child
Convicted*Thomas Gaisford was Convicted of on 8 March 1851 at New Sarum Ass, New Sarum, Wiltshire, England, and was sentenced to 10 yrs.3 
Ticket of Leave*His Ticket of Leave was granted on 18 July 1855 at Western Australia. 
Immigration*He immigrated on 18 July 1855 to Fremantle, Western AustraliaG, on the ship Adelaide. He was assigned Convict No. 3499.3 
Conditional Pardon*His Conditional Pardon was granted on 20 September 1856 at Western Australia. 
Cert of Freedom*His Certificate of Freedom was granted on 2 June 1868 at Perth, Western AustraliaG.3 
Story*There are detailed links to web records concerning his life on the FHWA Convict Website. 
ConvictConvicts

Citations

  1. [S62] Metropolitan Cemetery Board, online mcb.wa.gov.au. Hereinafter cited as MCB.
  2. [S632] Find A Grave, online findagrave.com. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  3. [S27] Rica Erickson and Gillian O'Mara, Convicts in WA 1850-1887 Dictionary of Western Australians Volume IX (University of WA Press, 1994, ISBN 1 875560 44 0).