James Pye 1803–1884 – Australian Royalty: Genealogy of the colony of New South Wales

James Pye, 1803–1884 (aged 81 years)

Name

James Pye

Name: James /Pye/
Given names: James
Surname: Pye

Gender Male


Birth	March 18, 1803 34 40 New South Wales, Australia Source: New South Wales. Department of Justice and Attorney General. NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages. [data-base on-line]. Sydney: the Registry. Text: 348/1803 V1803348 148 PYE JAMES JOHN MARY Readily 1193/1803 V18031193 1A PYE JAMES JOHN MARY Source: Ancestry.com. New South Wales, Australia, St. John's Parramatta, Baptisms, 1790-1916 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Citation details: Vol 01, Baptisms, 1790-1825; Marriages, 1789-1823; Burials, 1790-1825 Text: James Pye son of John and Mary Pye was born Mar 18 1803 and christened Aug 28 1803
Census	November 1828 (aged 25 years) Seven Hills, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Source: Census of New South Wales November 1828, ed. by Malcolm R. Sainty and Keith A. Johnson. Sydney: Library of Australian History, 1985 ie. 1980 Citation details: p. 308 Text: Pye, John, 60, came free, Britannia, 1791, Protestant, farmer, Seven Hills Pye, Mary, 65, came free, Mary Ann, 1791, Protestant Pye, James, 25, born in the colony Pye, Sarah, 27, born in the colony Pye, Elizabeth, 23, born in the colony Pye, Jane, 21, born in the colony
Marriage	Sarah Best — View this family June 20, 1836 (aged 33 years) Source: New South Wales. Department of Justice and Attorney General. NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages. [data-base on-line]. Sydney: the Registry.
Marriage	Elizabeth Hibbard — View this family 1882 (aged 78 years) Central Cumberland, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Source: New South Wales. Department of Justice and Attorney General. NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages. [data-base on-line]. Sydney: the Registry. Note: Name recorded as 'Hubbard'.
Occupation	Orchardist North Rocks, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Source: Hornsby Shire Historical Society (comp). Pioneers of Hornsby Shire, 1788-1906 : a history / compiled by the Research Committee of the Hornsby Shire Historical Society. Sydney: Library of Australian History, 1979 Text: James planted an orangery on his 'Rocky Hall' estate and North Rocks near Parramatta, and he became a recognised expert in this field. He also carried on some mixed farming. Giving evidence in December 1865 to a Legislative Assembly select committee on disease in fruit trees, he claimed that the current infection in orange trees was caused by 'a change in climate' and variable weather. Prominent in agricultural circles, he was a founding member of the Cumberland, Camden and Cook Agricultural Society in 1843, a founder of the Cumberland Agricultural Society in March 1857, and a vice-president, trustee and committee member of the Agricultural Society of New South Wales in the 1860s. In June 1870 his long informative letter on farming in the County of Cumberland was reprinted in the Australian Town and Country Journal; in it he also referred to the value and dignity of labour and the training of youth for useful trades and commented on contemporary social evils. In 1856 at the first elections under responsible government Pye was elected to the Legislative Assembly as second member for Cumberland (North Riding). Under the headings of 'Progress' and 'Advance Australia' he favoured 'speedy settlement of the land', better communications and the promotion of education. Defeated for Parramatta in the general election of 1858 by George Oakes, Pye appealed to the elections and qualifications committee, alleging that Oakes had influenced voters by threats and that £100 had been deposited in a bank to the credit of the Speaker of the House. The committee reported in May 1858 that Pye's allegations were not proved, but his petition was 'not frivolous or vexatious'. Pye then contented himself with local affairs; he was an alderman for Parramatta in 1862-84 and mayor in 1866-67. A member of the local National School Board he also fought hard to secure a water supply for the growing town of Parramatta. In February 1860 he had given evidence to the select committee on the condition of the working class and strongly criticized the attitude and character of the labouring classes in general and colonial-born workmen in particular; he claimed that 'not one in twenty' of the labouring classes were worth employing and though himself native-born stated: 'I never employed a native of the Colony—they will not work—they are very idle'. Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography. Online edition. [database - on-line]. Canberra: Australian National University, 2006
Death	December 30, 1884 (aged 81 years) Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Address: 'Rocky Hall' Cause of death: Knocked from his horse by a runaway horse and cart and died of his injuries Source: Mote, Robert. Ozigen - Australian Genealogy: family trees of mainly Australian families with UK and Irish ancestry. [database - online] Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography. Online edition. [database - on-line]. Canberra: Australian National University, 2006 Source: Hornsby Shire Historical Society (comp). Pioneers of Hornsby Shire, 1788-1906 : a history / compiled by the Research Committee of the Hornsby Shire Historical Society. Sydney: Library of Australian History, 1979 Note: Pye's Creek, which meanders across New Line Road and David Road (1971), remembers James, Thomas and John Pye, sons of convicts John and Mary Pye.
Burial	December 31, 1884 (1 day after death) Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Cemetery: St. John's Cemetery Source: Dunn, Judith, The Parramatta cemeteries: St John's. Parramatta: Parramatta and District Historical Society, 1991 Note: Pye monument Lid: Pye monument Lid: 'To the memory of JAMES PYE Died 30th December 1885 (sic) Aged 83 years' Pye monument north face 2nd plaque: Pye monument North face, 2nd plaque: 'JAMES PYE Sr Son of JOHN PYE Wife ELIZABETH HIBBARD b. 18 March 1803 d. 30 December 1884 81 yrs ELIZABETH PYE (HIBBARD) Wife of JAMES PYE Sr. b. 28 march 1813 d. 5 August 1895 82 yrs
Probate	Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography. Online edition. [database - on-line]. Canberra: Australian National University, 2006 Note: Probate of his estate was sworn at under £2300.

Date differences

Family with parents
father	Links Birth: March 12, 1769 — Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom Immigration: October 14, 1791 — Sydney Cove, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Religious marriage: December 11, 1791 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Property: Pye Farm — 1796 — Baulkham Hills, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Servant punished: March 1806 — Toongabbie, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Warning to trespassers: August 1807 — Baulkham Hills, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Servant absconded: September 1809 — Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Petition to Governor: January 1810 — Baulkham Hills, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Entitled to a quantity of Cloth: July 14, 1810 — New South Wales, Australia Occupation: Inn builder / wool grower — 1822 — Baulkham Hills, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Census: November 1828 — Seven Hills, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: September 22, 1830 — Baulkham Hills, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Burial: September 25, 1830 — 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 … Joseph Pye John Pye Thomas Pye Mary Pye Sarah Pye James Pye Elizabeth Pye Jane Pye John Pye 1769–1830 Birth: March 12, 1769 — Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom Death: September 22, 1830 — Baulkham Hills, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
mother	Links Birth: about 1763 Marriage: before 1791 Immigration: 1791 — Sydney City, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Religious marriage: December 11, 1791 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Census: November 1828 — Seven Hills, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: February 8, 1843 — Seven Hills, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Burial: February 11, 1843 — 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 William Phillips Family with spouse John Pye Joseph Pye John Pye Thomas Pye Mary Pye Sarah Pye James Pye Elizabeth Pye Jane Pye Mary … 1763–1843 Birth: about 1763 Death: February 8, 1843 — Seven Hills, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Religious marriage	Religious marriage — December 11, 1791 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
5 years elder brother	Links Birth: July 19, 1796 27 33 — Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Religious marriage: September 26, 1815 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Calves killed: November 14, 1821 — Eastern Creek, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Census: November 1828 — Bathurst, Central Tablelands, New South Wales, Australia Death: January 1853 — Eastern Creek, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Burial: January 6, 1853 — 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 Elizabeth Ward Joseph Pye Mary Ann Pye Sarah Pye Charles Walker Pye David Pye Elizabeth Hannah Pye Joseph Pye 1796–1853 Birth: July 19, 1796 27 33 — Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: January 1853 — Eastern Creek, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
2 years elder brother	Links Birth: June 26, 1798 29 35 — Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Religious marriage: January 2, 1826 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Census: November 1828 — Baulkham Hills, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Property: between 1833 and 1834 — New South Wales, Australia Property: 1841 — West Pennant Hills, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: December 28, 1845 — Baulkham Hills, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Burial: December 31, 1845 — 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 Eleanor Murray Mary Elizabeth Pye William Clements Pye John Pye John Pye 1798–1845 Birth: June 26, 1798 29 35 — Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: December 28, 1845 — Baulkham Hills, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
3 years elder brother	Links Birth: 1800 30 37 — New South Wales, Australia Baptism: March 23, 1800 31 37 — Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Census: November 1828 — Bathurst, Central Tablelands, New South Wales, Australia Bushranging: Bushranging — November 13, 1830 Religious marriage: December 27, 1830 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: June 11, 1858 — Bathurst, Central Tablelands, New South Wales, Australia Burial: 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 Humm James Andrew Pye Thomas Pye Mary Ann Pye Sarah Susanna Pye John Daniel Dunsworth Pye Thomas Pye 1800–1858 Birth: 1800 30 37 — New South Wales, Australia Death: June 11, 1858 — Bathurst, Central Tablelands, New South Wales, Australia
elder sister	Links Birth: 1799 29 36 — New South Wales, Australia Baptism: March 23, 1800 31 37 — Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: January 29, 1813 — New South Wales, Australia Burial: January 30, 1813 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Mary Pye 1799–1813 Birth: 1799 29 36 — New South Wales, Australia Death: January 29, 1813 — New South Wales, Australia
2 years elder sister	Links Birth: June 3, 1801 32 38 — Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Census: November 1828 — Seven Hills, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Marriage: 1829 — Campbelltown, South Coast and Illawarra, New South Wales, Australia Death: 1869 — Campbelltown, South Coast and Illawarra, 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 Rose Charles Henry Jacob Rose Hannah Rebecca Pye Rose Alfred Marson Nash Rose Reuben Uther Bartlett Rose Sarah Elizabeth Jane Rose Sarah Pye 1801–1869 Birth: June 3, 1801 32 38 — Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: 1869 — Campbelltown, South Coast and Illawarra, New South Wales, Australia
22 months himself	Links Birth: March 18, 1803 34 40 — New South Wales, Australia Census: November 1828 — Seven Hills, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Marriage: June 20, 1836 Marriage: 1882 — Central Cumberland, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Occupation: Orchardist — North Rocks, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: December 30, 1884 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Burial: December 31, 1884 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Probate: Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Sarah Best George Robert William Pye Family with spouse Elizabeth Hibbard James Pye John Pye Squire William Pye Mary Jane Pye Thomas Pye Elizabeth Letitia Pye Sarah Patience Pye Mercy Pye Amy Farley Pye James Pye 1803–1884 Birth: March 18, 1803 34 40 — New South Wales, Australia Death: December 30, 1884 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
2 years younger sister	Links Birth: March 31, 1805 36 42 — Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Census: November 1828 — Seven Hills, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Religious marriage: July 21, 1829 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: 1839 — New South Wales, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse James Thorn Mary Thorn Elizabeth Pye 1805–1839 Birth: March 31, 1805 36 42 — Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: 1839 — New South Wales, Australia
3 years younger sister	Links Birth: February 11, 1808 38 45 — Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Census: November 1828 — Seven Hills, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Religious marriage: July 28, 1829 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: November 3, 1838 — Baulkham Hills, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Burial: November 7, 1838 — 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 William Batman James Pye Batman William John Batman Jane Pye 1808–1838 Birth: February 11, 1808 38 45 — Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: November 3, 1838 — Baulkham Hills, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Mother’s family with William Phillips
stepfather	Links Birth: Marriage: before 1791 Death: Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Mary … William Phillips – Birth: Death:
mother	Links Birth: about 1763 Marriage: before 1791 Immigration: 1791 — Sydney City, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Religious marriage: December 11, 1791 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Census: November 1828 — Seven Hills, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: February 8, 1843 — Seven Hills, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Burial: February 11, 1843 — 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 William Phillips Family with spouse John Pye Joseph Pye John Pye Thomas Pye Mary Pye Sarah Pye James Pye Elizabeth Pye Jane Pye Mary … 1763–1843 Birth: about 1763 Death: February 8, 1843 — Seven Hills, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Marriage	Marriage — before 1791 —

Family with Sarah Best
himself	Links Birth: March 18, 1803 34 40 — New South Wales, Australia Census: November 1828 — Seven Hills, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Marriage: June 20, 1836 Marriage: 1882 — Central Cumberland, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Occupation: Orchardist — North Rocks, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: December 30, 1884 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Burial: December 31, 1884 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Probate: Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Sarah Best George Robert William Pye Family with spouse Elizabeth Hibbard James Pye John Pye Squire William Pye Mary Jane Pye Thomas Pye Elizabeth Letitia Pye Sarah Patience Pye Mercy Pye Amy Farley Pye James Pye 1803–1884 Birth: March 18, 1803 34 40 — New South Wales, Australia Death: December 30, 1884 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
wife	Links Birth: June 26, 1809 51 34 — Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Census: November 1828 — Seven Hills, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Marriage: June 20, 1836 Marriage: about 1846 — New South Wales, Australia Death: May 11, 1882 — North Rocks, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Burial: May 13, 1882 — 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 James Pye George Robert William Pye Family with spouse John Robert Brien Harriet Brien Catherine Brien Peter Robert John Brien Sarah Best 1809–1882 Birth: June 26, 1809 51 34 — Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: May 11, 1882 — North Rocks, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Marriage	Marriage — June 20, 1836 —
3 months son	Links Birth: September 30, 1836 33 27 — Baulkham Hills, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Marriage: May 28, 1862 — Yass, Southern Tablelands, New South Wales, Australia Death: 1889 — Gunning, Southern Tablelands, New South Wales, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Sarah Jane Reynolds George Robert William Pye 1836–1889 Birth: September 30, 1836 33 27 — Baulkham Hills, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: 1889 — Gunning, Southern Tablelands, New South Wales, Australia

Family with Elizabeth Hibbard
himself	Links Birth: March 18, 1803 34 40 — New South Wales, Australia Census: November 1828 — Seven Hills, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Marriage: June 20, 1836 Marriage: 1882 — Central Cumberland, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Occupation: Orchardist — North Rocks, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: December 30, 1884 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Burial: December 31, 1884 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Probate: Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Sarah Best George Robert William Pye Family with spouse Elizabeth Hibbard James Pye John Pye Squire William Pye Mary Jane Pye Thomas Pye Elizabeth Letitia Pye Sarah Patience Pye Mercy Pye Amy Farley Pye James Pye 1803–1884 Birth: March 18, 1803 34 40 — New South Wales, Australia Death: December 30, 1884 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
wife	Links Birth: March 28, 1813 54 39 — New South Wales, Australia Christening: July 18, 1813 54 39 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Census: 1825 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Census: November 1828 Marriage: 1882 — Central Cumberland, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: August 5, 1895 Burial: August 8, 1895 — 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 James Pye James Pye John Pye Squire William Pye Mary Jane Pye Thomas Pye Elizabeth Letitia Pye Sarah Patience Pye Mercy Pye Amy Farley Pye Elizabeth Hibbard 1813–1895 Birth: March 28, 1813 54 39 — New South Wales, Australia Death: August 5, 1895
Marriage	Marriage — 1882 — Central Cumberland, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
-46 years son	Links Birth: April 17, 1836 33 23 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: June 11, 1858 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Burial: Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships James Pye 1836–1858 Birth: April 17, 1836 33 23 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: June 11, 1858 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
2 years son	Links Birth: July 17, 1838 35 25 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Marriage: June 8, 1867 — Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: May 25, 1912 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Burial: 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 Emily Jane Read James Nicholas Pye Thomas William Joseph Pye Lillian Emily Pye John Bismark Pye Nina Australia Pye Hilda Georgia Pye Ruby Constance Pye Ilma Josephine Pye John Pye 1838–1912 Birth: July 17, 1838 35 25 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: May 25, 1912 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
3 years son	Links Birth: July 15, 1841 38 28 — New South Wales, Australia Marriage: January 13, 1869 — Bombala, Southern Tablelands, New South Wales, Australia Death: July 14, 1890 Burial: 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 Martha Elizabeth Whittaker Caprera Anne Pye James Bismark Pye Julius W. Pye Joseph Pye Walter Squire Pye Ernest Byron Pye Patience Elizabeth Pye Madeline Pye Squire William Pye 1841–1890 Birth: July 15, 1841 38 28 — New South Wales, Australia Death: July 14, 1890
3 years daughter	Links Birth: February 2, 1844 40 30 — North Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: 1896 — Granville, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Mary Jane Pye 1844–1896 Birth: February 2, 1844 40 30 — North Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: 1896 — Granville, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
3 years son	Links Birth: July 9, 1846 43 33 — North Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: July 18, 1935 — New South Wales, Australia Burial: Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Thomas Pye 1846–1935 Birth: July 9, 1846 43 33 — North Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: July 18, 1935 — New South Wales, Australia
2 years daughter	Links Birth: November 10, 1848 45 35 — North Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: 1934 — Burwood, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Elizabeth Letitia Pye 1848–1934 Birth: November 10, 1848 45 35 — North Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: 1934 — Burwood, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
4 years daughter	Links Birth: May 29, 1852 49 39 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Marriage: 1875 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: March 14, 1932 — North Sydney, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Burial: 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 William Peter Sarah Patience Pye 1852–1932 Birth: May 29, 1852 49 39 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: March 14, 1932 — North Sydney, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
3 years daughter	Links Birth: April 25, 1855 52 42 — New South Wales, Australia Death: May 23, 1855 — New South Wales, Australia Burial: Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Mercy Pye 1855–1855 Birth: April 25, 1855 52 42 — New South Wales, Australia Death: May 23, 1855 — New South Wales, Australia
4 years daughter	Links Birth: 1858 54 44 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: 1910 — St Leonards, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Amy Farley Pye 1858–1910 Birth: 1858 54 44 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: 1910 — St Leonards, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

John Robert Brien + Sarah Best
wife’s husband	Links Birth: November 11, 1823 53 34 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Census: November 1828 — Seven Hills, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Property: 110 acre farm — 1837 — Seven Hills, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Marriage: about 1846 — New South Wales, Australia Marriage: 1883 — Central Cumberland, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: October 27, 1895 — Rouse Hill, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Burial: Rouse Hill, 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 Sarah Best Harriet Brien Catherine Brien Peter Robert John Brien Family with spouse Mary Elizabeth Johnson John Robert Brien 1823–1895 Birth: November 11, 1823 53 34 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: October 27, 1895 — Rouse Hill, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
wife	Links Birth: June 26, 1809 51 34 — Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Census: November 1828 — Seven Hills, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Marriage: June 20, 1836 Marriage: about 1846 — New South Wales, Australia Death: May 11, 1882 — North Rocks, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Burial: May 13, 1882 — 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 James Pye George Robert William Pye Family with spouse John Robert Brien Harriet Brien Catherine Brien Peter Robert John Brien Sarah Best 1809–1882 Birth: June 26, 1809 51 34 — Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: May 11, 1882 — North Rocks, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Marriage	Marriage — about 1846 — New South Wales, Australia
2 years stepdaughter	Links Birth: February 3, 1848 24 38 — Seven Hills, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Marriage: September 12, 1882 — Central Cumberland, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: July 21, 1919 — Seven Hills, 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 Robert James Meurant Ernest John Robert Meurant Victoria Sarah Meurant Raymond Best Meurant Harriet Brien 1848–1919 Birth: February 3, 1848 24 38 — Seven Hills, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: July 21, 1919 — Seven Hills, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
19 months stepdaughter	Links Birth: August 26, 1849 25 40 — Seven Hills, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Religious marriage: December 20, 1873 — Castle Hill, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: May 6, 1878 — Baulkham Hills, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Burial: Baulkham Hills, 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 James Pearce Alfred James Pearce Leslie John Pearce Henry Pearce Catherine Brien 1849–1878 Birth: August 26, 1849 25 40 — Seven Hills, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: May 6, 1878 — Baulkham Hills, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
18 months stepson	Links Birth: February 27, 1851 27 41 — Seven Hills, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Marriage: 1884 — Sydney City, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: June 7, 1918 — Blacktown, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Burial: Prospect, 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 Maria Jane Vickery Ninevah Ella Jane Brien Jack Aubrey Brien Irene Gertrude Brien Peter Robert John Brien 1851–1918 Birth: February 27, 1851 27 41 — Seven Hills, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: June 7, 1918 — Blacktown, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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Birth	Source: New South Wales. Department of Justice and Attorney General. NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages. [data-base on-line]. Sydney: the Registry. Text: 348/1803 V1803348 148 PYE JAMES JOHN MARY Readily 1193/1803 V18031193 1A PYE JAMES JOHN MARY Source: Ancestry.com. New South Wales, Australia, St. John's Parramatta, Baptisms, 1790-1916 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Citation details: Vol 01, Baptisms, 1790-1825; Marriages, 1789-1823; Burials, 1790-1825 Text: James Pye son of John and Mary Pye was born Mar 18 1803 and christened Aug 28 1803
Census	Source: Census of New South Wales November 1828, ed. by Malcolm R. Sainty and Keith A. Johnson. Sydney: Library of Australian History, 1985 ie. 1980 Citation details: p. 308 Text: Pye, John, 60, came free, Britannia, 1791, Protestant, farmer, Seven Hills Pye, Mary, 65, came free, Mary Ann, 1791, Protestant Pye, James, 25, born in the colony Pye, Sarah, 27, born in the colony Pye, Elizabeth, 23, born in the colony Pye, Jane, 21, born in the colony
Marriage	Source: New South Wales. Department of Justice and Attorney General. NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages. [data-base on-line]. Sydney: the Registry.
Marriage	Source: New South Wales. Department of Justice and Attorney General. NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages. [data-base on-line]. Sydney: the Registry.
Occupation	Source: Hornsby Shire Historical Society (comp). Pioneers of Hornsby Shire, 1788-1906 : a history / compiled by the Research Committee of the Hornsby Shire Historical Society. Sydney: Library of Australian History, 1979 Text: James planted an orangery on his 'Rocky Hall' estate and North Rocks near Parramatta, and he became a recognised expert in this field. He also carried on some mixed farming. Giving evidence in December 1865 to a Legislative Assembly select committee on disease in fruit trees, he claimed that the current infection in orange trees was caused by 'a change in climate' and variable weather. Prominent in agricultural circles, he was a founding member of the Cumberland, Camden and Cook Agricultural Society in 1843, a founder of the Cumberland Agricultural Society in March 1857, and a vice-president, trustee and committee member of the Agricultural Society of New South Wales in the 1860s. In June 1870 his long informative letter on farming in the County of Cumberland was reprinted in the Australian Town and Country Journal; in it he also referred to the value and dignity of labour and the training of youth for useful trades and commented on contemporary social evils. In 1856 at the first elections under responsible government Pye was elected to the Legislative Assembly as second member for Cumberland (North Riding). Under the headings of 'Progress' and 'Advance Australia' he favoured 'speedy settlement of the land', better communications and the promotion of education. Defeated for Parramatta in the general election of 1858 by George Oakes, Pye appealed to the elections and qualifications committee, alleging that Oakes had influenced voters by threats and that £100 had been deposited in a bank to the credit of the Speaker of the House. The committee reported in May 1858 that Pye's allegations were not proved, but his petition was 'not frivolous or vexatious'. Pye then contented himself with local affairs; he was an alderman for Parramatta in 1862-84 and mayor in 1866-67. A member of the local National School Board he also fought hard to secure a water supply for the growing town of Parramatta. In February 1860 he had given evidence to the select committee on the condition of the working class and strongly criticized the attitude and character of the labouring classes in general and colonial-born workmen in particular; he claimed that 'not one in twenty' of the labouring classes were worth employing and though himself native-born stated: 'I never employed a native of the Colony—they will not work—they are very idle'. Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography. Online edition. [database - on-line]. Canberra: Australian National University, 2006
Death	Source: Mote, Robert. Ozigen - Australian Genealogy: family trees of mainly Australian families with UK and Irish ancestry. [database - online] Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography. Online edition. [database - on-line]. Canberra: Australian National University, 2006 Source: Hornsby Shire Historical Society (comp). Pioneers of Hornsby Shire, 1788-1906 : a history / compiled by the Research Committee of the Hornsby Shire Historical Society. Sydney: Library of Australian History, 1979
Burial	Source: Dunn, Judith, The Parramatta cemeteries: St John's. Parramatta: Parramatta and District Historical Society, 1991
Probate	Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography. Online edition. [database - on-line]. Canberra: Australian National University, 2006

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Marriage	Name recorded as 'Hubbard'.
Death	Pye's Creek, which meanders across New Line Road and David Road (1971), remembers James, Thomas and John Pye, sons of convicts John and Mary Pye.
Burial	Pye monument Lid: 'To the memory of JAMES PYE Died 30th December 1885 (sic) Aged 83 years' Pye monument north face 2nd plaque: Pye monument North face, 2nd plaque: 'JAMES PYE Sr Son of JOHN PYE Wife ELIZABETH HIBBARD b. 18 March 1803 d. 30 December 1884 81 yrs ELIZABETH PYE (HIBBARD) Wife of JAMES PYE Sr. b. 28 march 1813 d. 5 August 1895 82 yrs
Probate	Probate of his estate was sworn at under £2300.

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father	John Pye 1769–1830
mother	Mary … 1763–1843
elder brother Family Elizabeth Ward Joseph Pye Mary Ann Pye Sarah Pye Charles Walker Pye David Pye Elizabeth Hannah Pye	Joseph Pye 1796–1853
elder brother Family Eleanor Murray Mary Elizabeth Pye William Clements Pye John Pye	John Pye 1798–1845
elder brother Family Hannah Humm James Andrew Pye Thomas Pye Mary Ann Pye Sarah Susanna Pye John Daniel Dunsworth Pye	Thomas Pye 1800–1858
elder sister	Mary Pye 1799–1813
elder sister Family Thomas Rose Charles Henry Jacob Rose Hannah Rebecca Pye Rose Alfred Marson Nash Rose Reuben Uther Bartlett Rose Sarah Elizabeth Jane Rose	Sarah Pye 1801–1869
himself	James Pye 1803–1884
younger sister Family James Thorn Mary Thorn	Elizabeth Pye 1805–1839
younger sister Family William Batman James Pye Batman William John Batman	Jane Pye 1808–1838

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himself	James Pye 1803–1884
wife Parents George Best Martha Chamberlain	Sarah Best 1809–1882
son Family Sarah Jane Reynolds	George Robert William Pye 1836–1889

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himself	James Pye 1803–1884
wife Parents William Hibbard Charlotte Williams	Elizabeth Hibbard 1813–1895
son	James Pye 1836–1858
son Family Emily Jane Read James Nicholas Pye Thomas William Joseph Pye Lillian Emily Pye John Bismark Pye Nina Australia Pye Hilda Georgia Pye Ruby Constance Pye Ilma Josephine Pye	John Pye 1838–1912
son Family Martha Elizabeth Whittaker Caprera Anne Pye James Bismark Pye Julius W. Pye Joseph Pye Walter Squire Pye Ernest Byron Pye Patience Elizabeth Pye Madeline Pye	Squire William Pye 1841–1890
daughter	Mary Jane Pye 1844–1896
son	Thomas Pye 1846–1935
daughter	Elizabeth Letitia Pye 1848–1934
daughter Family William Peter	Sarah Patience Pye 1852–1932
daughter	Mercy Pye 1855–1855
daughter	Amy Farley Pye 1858–1910

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wife’s husband Parents Daniel Brien Ann Parker	John Robert Brien 1823–1895
wife Parents George Best Martha Chamberlain	Sarah Best 1809–1882
stepdaughter Family Robert James Meurant Ernest John Robert Meurant Victoria Sarah Meurant Raymond Best Meurant	Harriet Brien 1848–1919
stepdaughter Family James Pearce Alfred James Pearce Leslie John Pearce Henry Pearce	Catherine Brien 1849–1878
stepson Family Maria Jane Vickery Ninevah Ella Jane Brien Jack Aubrey Brien Irene Gertrude Brien	Peter Robert John Brien 1851–1918