John Terry 1806–1842 – Australian Royalty

John Terry, 1806–1842 (aged 36 years)

Name John Terry

Name: John /Terry/
Given names: John
Surname: Terry

Events of close relatives
Birth	about 1806 29 35 Source: unknown Text: It is unclear who fathered John. He was brought up as 'John Terry'. It has been suggested that John's father was John Harris (1754-1838) who was appointed surgeon of NSW in 1791. This may however have been an attempt by the family to put a gloss of respectability on the family's beginnings at a time when it was shameful to some to be of convict descent. In his will, Samuel Terry referred to John as 'my son John Terry' whereas he referred to both Esther and Henry Marsh as 'the daughter/son of my said wife by a former husband'.
Census	November 1828 (aged 22 years) Sydney City, 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. 364 Text: Terry, Samuel, 51, free by servitude, Earl Cornwallis, 1801, Protestant, merchant, 4 Pitt Street Sydney Terry, Rosetta, 51, came free, Hillsborough, 1799, Protestant Terry, John, 22, born in the colony Terry, Edward, 19, born in the colony Terry, Martha, 17, born in the colony
Religious marriage	Eleanor Rouse — View this family May 12, 1831 (aged 25 years) 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. Citation details: Vol 02, Baptisms, 1826-1834; Marriages, 1826-1834; Burials, 1826-1834 Text: John Terry, bachelor, of the parish of Sydney and Eleanor Rouse, spinster of the parish of Windsor Road were married in this church by licence with consent of parents this 12 May 1831 John and Eleanor both signed the register in the presence of Samuel Terry of Sydney and .. Rouse of Windsor Road who both signed the register
Death	1842 (aged 36 years) New South Wales, Australia Cause of death: Fall from a horse. Source: Pracy, David. Rosetta Terry nee Rosey Pracey (1770-1858) [paper submitted to] the Institute of Heraldic and Genealogical Studies Biography of an Ancestor Competition. [published online]. Jan 2007. Text: When John died his estate was valued at £30,000. His three sons, who all built themselves large houses, played significant roles in Australian history and had many descendants.

Date differences

Family with parents
father	Links Birth: about 1777 Immigration: June 12, 1801 — Sydney Cove, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Occupation: Stonemason, shopkeeper, private soldier, farmer — between 1801 and 1809 — New South Wales, Australia Not married: about 1808 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Marriage: March 27, 1810 Occupation: Innkeeper, farmer, trader — between 1810 and 1820 — New South Wales, Australia Occupation: Horse breeder, builder, farmer, flour miller, brewer, philanthropist — between 1820 and 1826 Will: 1825 — New South Wales, Australia Census: November 1828 — Sydney City, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: February 22, 1838 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Mary Pritchard Family with spouse Rosetta Pracey John Terry Edward Terry Martha Foxlow Terry Samuel Terry 1777–1838 Birth: about 1777 Death: February 22, 1838
mother	Links Birth: July 29, 1770 26 — Finsbury, London, England, United Kingdom Marriage: before October 1798 Marriage: before October 1798 Immigration: July 16, 1799 — Sydney Cove, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Census: 1801 — Sydney Town, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Property: Sydney Town, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia — between 1803 and 1809 Marriage: March 27, 1810 Census: November 1828 — Sydney City, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: September 5, 1858 Burial: Sydney City, 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 Edward Madden Family with spouse Henry Marsh Henry Marsh Esther Marsh Family with spouse Samuel Terry John Terry Edward Terry Martha Foxlow Terry Rosetta Pracey 1770–1858 Birth: July 29, 1770 26 — Finsbury, London, England, United Kingdom Death: September 5, 1858
Marriage	Marriage: March 27, 1810 —
-3 years himself	Links Birth: about 1806 29 35 Census: November 1828 — Sydney City, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Marriage: May 12, 1831 Death: 1842 — 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 Rouse Edward Terry John Terry 1806–1842 Birth: about 1806 29 35 Death: 1842 — New South Wales, Australia
4 years younger brother	Links Birth: April 26, 1810 33 39 — Sydney City, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Census: November 1828 — Sydney City, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: November 28, 1838 — Sydney City, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Edward Terry 1810–1838 Birth: April 26, 1810 33 39 — Sydney City, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: November 28, 1838 — Sydney City, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
18 months younger sister	Links Birth: October 31, 1811 34 41 — Sydney City, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Census: November 1828 — Sydney City, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Census: November 1828 — Sydney City, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Marriage: 1829 — Sydney City, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Property: after 1838 Death: June 30, 1877 — Penrith, 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 Hosking Rosetta Emma Hosking Ada Australia Hosking Zillah Elizabeth Foxlowe Hosking Martha Foxlow Terry 1811–1877 Birth: October 31, 1811 34 41 — Sydney City, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: June 30, 1877 — Penrith, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Father’s family with Mary Pritchard
father	Links Birth: about 1777 Immigration: June 12, 1801 — Sydney Cove, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Occupation: Stonemason, shopkeeper, private soldier, farmer — between 1801 and 1809 — New South Wales, Australia Not married: about 1808 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Marriage: March 27, 1810 Occupation: Innkeeper, farmer, trader — between 1810 and 1820 — New South Wales, Australia Occupation: Horse breeder, builder, farmer, flour miller, brewer, philanthropist — between 1820 and 1826 Will: 1825 — New South Wales, Australia Census: November 1828 — Sydney City, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: February 22, 1838 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Mary Pritchard Family with spouse Rosetta Pracey John Terry Edward Terry Martha Foxlow Terry Samuel Terry 1777–1838 Birth: about 1777 Death: February 22, 1838
step-mother	Links Birth: about 1786 Christening: December 10, 1786 — Llangwym, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom Immigration: March 11, 1803 — Sydney Cove, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Not married: about 1803 — New South Wales, Australia Not married: about 1808 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Marriage: August 28, 1826 — Castlereagh, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Census: November 1828 — Evan, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: December 11, 1865 — Werrington, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Burial: December 12, 1865 — St Marys, 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 Ferdinand Charles Meurant William Edward Meurant Elvira Meurant Family with spouse Samuel Terry Family with spouse John Maskey Corah Maskey Mary Ann Maskey Henry Maskey Kezia Maskey Eliza Maskey Jane Maskey Elizabeth Maskey John Maskey William Maskey Mary Pritchard 1786–1865 Birth: about 1786 Death: December 11, 1865 — Werrington, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Not married	Not married: about 1808 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Mother’s family with Edward Madden
step-father	Links Birth: United Kingdom Marriage: before October 1798 Emigration: October 1798 — Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom Death: 1799 — The high Seas Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Rosetta Pracey Edward Madden –1799 Birth: United Kingdom Death: 1799 — The high Seas
mother	Links Birth: July 29, 1770 26 — Finsbury, London, England, United Kingdom Marriage: before October 1798 Marriage: before October 1798 Immigration: July 16, 1799 — Sydney Cove, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Census: 1801 — Sydney Town, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Property: Sydney Town, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia — between 1803 and 1809 Marriage: March 27, 1810 Census: November 1828 — Sydney City, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: September 5, 1858 Burial: Sydney City, 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 Edward Madden Family with spouse Henry Marsh Henry Marsh Esther Marsh Family with spouse Samuel Terry John Terry Edward Terry Martha Foxlow Terry Rosetta Pracey 1770–1858 Birth: July 29, 1770 26 — Finsbury, London, England, United Kingdom Death: September 5, 1858
Marriage	Marriage: before October 1798 —

Mother’s family with Henry Marsh
step-father	Links Birth: Marriage: before October 1798 Immigration: July 26, 1799 — Sydney Cove, 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 Rosetta Pracey Henry Marsh Esther Marsh Henry Marsh – Birth: Death:
mother	Links Birth: July 29, 1770 26 — Finsbury, London, England, United Kingdom Marriage: before October 1798 Marriage: before October 1798 Immigration: July 16, 1799 — Sydney Cove, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Census: 1801 — Sydney Town, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Property: Sydney Town, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia — between 1803 and 1809 Marriage: March 27, 1810 Census: November 1828 — Sydney City, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: September 5, 1858 Burial: Sydney City, 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 Edward Madden Family with spouse Henry Marsh Henry Marsh Esther Marsh Family with spouse Samuel Terry John Terry Edward Terry Martha Foxlow Terry Rosetta Pracey 1770–1858 Birth: July 29, 1770 26 — Finsbury, London, England, United Kingdom Death: September 5, 1858
Marriage	Marriage: before October 1798 —
1 month half-brother	Links Birth: before October 1798 28 Immigration: July 16, 1799 — Sydney Cove, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: 1825 — Rangoon, Burma Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Henry Marsh 1798–1825 Birth: before October 1798 28 Death: 1825 — Rangoon, Burma
19 months half-sister	Links Birth: April 28, 1800 29 — New South Wales, Australia Marriage: September 23, 1825 — Sydney City, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Census: November 1828 — Sydney City, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Property: 1838 Death: 1873 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse John Terry Hughes Ellen Rosetta Hughes Samuel Terry Hughes Ann Elizabeth Hughes Martha Theresa Hughes Priscilla Hughes Esther Matilda Hosking Hughes Emma S. Hughes Henrietta Hughes Esther Marsh 1800–1873 Birth: April 28, 1800 29 — New South Wales, Australia Death: 1873

Family with Eleanor Rouse
himself	Links Birth: about 1806 29 35 Census: November 1828 — Sydney City, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Marriage: May 12, 1831 Death: 1842 — 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 Rouse Edward Terry John Terry 1806–1842 Birth: about 1806 29 35 Death: 1842 — New South Wales, Australia
wife	Links Birth: May 15, 1813 39 41 — New South Wales, Australia Census: November 1828 — Bathurst, Central Tablelands, New South Wales, Australia Marriage: May 12, 1831 Marriage: June 18, 1856 — Sydney City, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: May 18, 1898 — Potts Point, 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 Terry Edward Terry Family with spouse Thomas Wingate Eleanor Rouse 1813–1898 Birth: May 15, 1813 39 41 — New South Wales, Australia Death: May 18, 1898 — Potts Point, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Marriage	Marriage: May 12, 1831 —
10 years son	Links Birth: 1840 34 26 — New South Wales, Australia Death: 1907 — Ryde, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Edward Terry 1840–1907 Birth: 1840 34 26 — New South Wales, Australia Death: 1907 — Ryde, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Thomas Wingate + Eleanor Rouse
partner’s partner	Links Birth: March 9, 1807 31 29 — Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland, United Kingdom Marriage: June 18, 1856 — Sydney City, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: 1869 — Potts Point, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Burial: Windsor, Hawkesbury, 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 Rouse Thomas Wingate 1807–1869 Birth: March 9, 1807 31 29 — Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland, United Kingdom Death: 1869 — Potts Point, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
wife	Links Birth: May 15, 1813 39 41 — New South Wales, Australia Census: November 1828 — Bathurst, Central Tablelands, New South Wales, Australia Marriage: May 12, 1831 Marriage: June 18, 1856 — Sydney City, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: May 18, 1898 — Potts Point, 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 Terry Edward Terry Family with spouse Thomas Wingate Eleanor Rouse 1813–1898 Birth: May 15, 1813 39 41 — New South Wales, Australia Death: May 18, 1898 — Potts Point, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Marriage	Marriage: June 18, 1856 — Sydney City, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Show all sources
Birth	unknown Text: It is unclear who fathered John. He was brought up as 'John Terry'. It has been suggested that John's father was John Harris (1754-1838) who was appointed surgeon of NSW in 1791. This may however have been an attempt by the family to put a gloss of respectability on the family's beginnings at a time when it was shameful to some to be of convict descent. In his will, Samuel Terry referred to John as 'my son John Terry' whereas he referred to both Esther and Henry Marsh as 'the daughter/son of my said wife by a former husband'.
Census	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. 364 Text: Terry, Samuel, 51, free by servitude, Earl Cornwallis, 1801, Protestant, merchant, 4 Pitt Street Sydney Terry, Rosetta, 51, came free, Hillsborough, 1799, Protestant Terry, John, 22, born in the colony Terry, Edward, 19, born in the colony Terry, Martha, 17, born in the colony
Marriage	Ancestry.com. New South Wales, Australia, St. John's Parramatta, Marriages, 1790-1966 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Citation details: Vol 02, Baptisms, 1826-1834; Marriages, 1826-1834; Burials, 1826-1834 Text: John Terry, bachelor, of the parish of Sydney and Eleanor Rouse, spinster of the parish of Windsor Road were married in this church by licence with consent of parents this 12 May 1831 John and Eleanor both signed the register in the presence of Samuel Terry of Sydney and .. Rouse of Windsor Road who both signed the register
Death	Pracy, David. Rosetta Terry nee Rosey Pracey (1770-1858) [paper submitted to] the Institute of Heraldic and Genealogical Studies Biography of an Ancestor Competition. [published online]. Jan 2007. Text: When John died his estate was valued at £30,000. His three sons, who all built themselves large houses, played significant roles in Australian history and had many descendants.

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Family with parents
father	Samuel Terry 1777–1838
mother Parents Edmund Pracy Lucy Carlton	Rosetta Pracey 1770–1858
himself	John Terry 1806–1842
younger brother	Edward Terry 1810–1838
younger sister Family John Hosking Rosetta Emma Hosking Ada Australia Hosking Zillah Elizabeth Foxlowe Hosking	Martha Foxlow Terry 1811–1877

Father’s family with Mary Pritchard
father	Samuel Terry 1777–1838
step-mother	Mary Pritchard 1786–1865

Mother’s family with Edward Madden
step-father	Edward Madden –1799
mother Parents Edmund Pracy Lucy Carlton	Rosetta Pracey 1770–1858

Mother’s family with Henry Marsh
step-father	Henry Marsh –
mother Parents Edmund Pracy Lucy Carlton	Rosetta Pracey 1770–1858
half-brother	Henry Marsh 1798–1825
half-sister Family John Terry Hughes Ellen Rosetta Hughes Samuel Terry Hughes Ann Elizabeth Hughes Martha Theresa Hughes Priscilla Hughes Esther Matilda Hosking Hughes Emma S. Hughes Henrietta Hughes	Esther Marsh 1800–1873

Family with Eleanor Rouse
himself	John Terry 1806–1842
wife Parents Richard Rouse Elizabeth Adams	Eleanor Rouse 1813–1898
son	Edward Terry 1840–1907

Thomas Wingate + Eleanor Rouse
partner’s partner Parents George Thomas Wingate Thamzin Devonshire	Thomas Wingate 1807–1869
wife Parents Richard Rouse Elizabeth Adams	Eleanor Rouse 1813–1898

John Terry(1806–1842)
- Eleanor Rouse1831
  - Edward Terry(1840–1907)