James Becket 1759–1808 – Australian Royalty: Genealogy of the colony of New South Wales

James Becket, 1759–1808 (aged 49 years)

Name

James Becket

Name: James /Becket/
Given names: James
Surname: Becket

Name

James Beckett — also known as

Name: James /Beckett/
Type of name: also known as
Given names: James
Surname: Beckett

Gender Male


Birth	about 1759
Conviction	July 1788 (aged 29 years) Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom Source: British Newspaper Archive [database online] Citation details: Aris's Birmingham Gazette - Monday 04 August 1788 p. 3 Text: "At Shrewsbury Assizes, when ended on Tuesday last, the eight following persons were capitally convicted, and received sentence of death, viz. James Becket for a highway robbery... The first six are reprieved..."
Immigration	June 28, 1790 (aged 31 years) Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Source: State Library of Queensland. Convict Transportation Registers Database 1787-1867 [database on-line]. Citation details: Source: Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/1, Page Number 61 (32) Text: James Becket, one of 1063 convicts transported on the ship Surprize, December 1789. Sentence details: Convicted at Salop Assizes for a term of life. Vessel: Neptune, Scarborough and Surprize. Date of Departure: December 1789. Place of Arrival: New South Wales. Source: Bateson, Charles. The convict ships 1787-1868. 2nd ed. Glasgow : Brown, Son & Ferguson Ltd., 1985 ie 1969 Text: The ship 'Surprize' arrived in the colony 28 Jun 1790
Religious marriage	Ann Calcut — View this family January 30, 1791 (aged 32 years) Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Source: Ancestry.com. New South Wales, Australia, St. John's Parramatta, Marriages, 1790-1966 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Text: James Becket and Ann Calcut were married 30 Jan 1791 by Richard Johnson, chaplain Both James and Ann made their x marks in the register
Death	about 1808 (aged 49 years) New South Wales, Australia

Date differences

Family with Ann Calcut
himself	Links Birth: about 1759 Conviction: July 1788 — Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom Immigration: June 28, 1790 — Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Religious marriage: January 30, 1791 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: about 1808 — New South Wales, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Ann Calcut Samuel Becket James Beckett Samuel Beckett Esther Beckett Mary Beckett James Becket 1759–1808 Birth: about 1759 Death: about 1808 — New South Wales, Australia
wife	Links Birth: before 1780 Conviction: August 1789 — Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom Immigration: June 28, 1790 — Sydney Cove, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Religious marriage: January 30, 1791 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse James Becket Samuel Becket James Beckett Samuel Beckett Esther Beckett Mary Beckett Ann Calcut 1780– Birth: before 1780 Death:
Religious marriage	Religious marriage — January 30, 1791 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
11 months son	Links Birth: about 1791 32 11 — New South Wales, Australia Baptism: 1791 32 11 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: February 2, 1793 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Burial: February 3, 1793 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Samuel Becket 1791–1793 Birth: about 1791 32 11 — New South Wales, Australia Death: February 2, 1793 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
3 years son	Links Birth: July 15, 1793 34 13 — New South Wales, Australia Petition to Governor: June 8, 1820 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Religious marriage: 1823 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Census: November 1828 — Seven Hills, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: 1876 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Mary Best James Beckett Martha Beckett Rebecca Beckett Samuel Beckett Mary Ann Beckett Esther Beckett Thomas Beckett Sarah Jane Beckett Henry William Beckett George Beckett Ann Beckett James Beckett 1793–1876 Birth: July 15, 1793 34 13 — New South Wales, Australia Death: 1876 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
2 years son	Links Birth: July 18, 1795 36 15 — New South Wales, Australia Baptism: September 9, 1795 36 15 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Religious marriage: May 21, 1820 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: between 1827 and 1828 — Seven Hills, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Burial: October 9, 1828 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Hannah Dalton Ann Becket Elizabeth Beckett Jane Eliza Beckett Samuel Beckett 1795–1828 Birth: July 18, 1795 36 15 — New South Wales, Australia Death: between 1827 and 1828 — Seven Hills, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
3 years daughter	Links Birth: April 2, 1798 39 18 — Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Baptism: April 19, 1798 39 18 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Religious marriage: January 20, 1812 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Marriage: about 1824 — New South Wales, Australia Census: November 1828 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Religious marriage: July 24, 1832 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: August 24, 1840 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Burial: August 25, 1840 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse John Chew Joseph Hendle Family with spouse George Tuckwell George Richard Tuckwell Elizabeth Tuckwell Samuel Tuckwell Family with spouse William James Anne James William James Thomas Edward James John Henry James Martha Jane James Esther Beckett 1798–1840 Birth: April 2, 1798 39 18 — Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: August 24, 1840 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
2 years daughter	Links Birth: July 31, 1800 41 20 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Marriage: February 16, 1818 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: December 2, 1857 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Burial: December 4, 1857 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Thomas Best Esther Best Mary Ann Best Thomas Samuel Best George Best Peter Best Sarah Best Elizabeth Best Eliza Best Sophia Hope Best Henry William Best Mary Beckett 1800–1857 Birth: July 31, 1800 41 20 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: December 2, 1857 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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Conviction	Source: British Newspaper Archive [database online] Citation details: Aris's Birmingham Gazette - Monday 04 August 1788 p. 3 Text: "At Shrewsbury Assizes, when ended on Tuesday last, the eight following persons were capitally convicted, and received sentence of death, viz. James Becket for a highway robbery... The first six are reprieved..."
Immigration	Source: State Library of Queensland. Convict Transportation Registers Database 1787-1867 [database on-line]. Citation details: Source: Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/1, Page Number 61 (32) Text: James Becket, one of 1063 convicts transported on the ship Surprize, December 1789. Sentence details: Convicted at Salop Assizes for a term of life. Vessel: Neptune, Scarborough and Surprize. Date of Departure: December 1789. Place of Arrival: New South Wales. Source: Bateson, Charles. The convict ships 1787-1868. 2nd ed. Glasgow : Brown, Son & Ferguson Ltd., 1985 ie 1969 Text: The ship 'Surprize' arrived in the colony 28 Jun 1790
Religious marriage	Source: Ancestry.com. New South Wales, Australia, St. John's Parramatta, Marriages, 1790-1966 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Text: James Becket and Ann Calcut were married 30 Jan 1791 by Richard Johnson, chaplain Both James and Ann made their x marks in the register

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Family with Ann Calcut
himself	James Becket 1759–1808
wife	Ann Calcut 1780–
son	Samuel Becket 1791–1793
son Family Mary Best James Beckett Martha Beckett Rebecca Beckett Samuel Beckett Mary Ann Beckett Esther Beckett Thomas Beckett Sarah Jane Beckett Henry William Beckett George Beckett Ann Beckett	James Beckett 1793–1876
son Family Hannah Dalton Ann Becket Elizabeth Beckett Jane Eliza Beckett	Samuel Beckett 1795–1828
daughter Family John Chew Joseph Hendle Family George Tuckwell George Richard Tuckwell Elizabeth Tuckwell Samuel Tuckwell Family William James Anne James William James Thomas Edward James John Henry James Martha Jane James	Esther Beckett 1798–1840
daughter Family Thomas Best Esther Best Mary Ann Best Thomas Samuel Best George Best Peter Best Sarah Best Elizabeth Best Eliza Best Sophia Hope Best Henry William Best	Mary Beckett 1800–1857

Descendants

James Becket(1759–1808)
- Ann Calcut1791