Australian Royalty: Genealogy of the colony of NSW

William Douglas, 1762–1838 (aged 76 years)

Name
William /Douglas/
Given names
William
Surname
Douglas
Birth
about 1762
Immigration
January 26, 1788 (aged 26 years)
Sydney Cove, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Text:

The ship Alexander arrived at Sydney Cove 26 Jan 1788

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William was tried at Assizes at Lincoln on 9 July 1785 "...for picking the pocket of John Brown of a silver watch, at Horncastle...". He was sentenced to be transported for seven years and arrived in the colony aboard the ship Alexander.
Marriage
Mary Groves — View this family
June 1, 1788 (aged 26 years)
Sydney Cove, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Marriage
Sarah Dailey — View this family
about 1806 (aged 44 years)
Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia
Citation details: 1806 muster
Text:

Common law - In the 1806 muster Sarah Daily was described as housekeeper to William Douglas and she was responsible for 2 female children (probably her daughter Elizabeth (born about 1792) and Elizabeth Douglas (daughter of William Douglas and Mary Groves) (baptised 1796).
Petition to Governor
about 1810 (aged 48 years)
Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Citation details: Memorials To The Governor, 1810-1826
Text:

"... The Humble Petition of William Douglass ..
Respectfully Sheweth
That Your Excellency's petitioner by a recommendation to His Honor Lieut. Governor Patterson, obtained for the support of the family a grant for fifty acres of land which he is proceeding to clear and which constitutes his whole dependence induces petitioner to pray Your Excellency may be graciously pleased to renew his grant..."
Marriage
Eleanor … — View this family
about 1822 (aged 60 years)
Text:

In 1822 William Douglas was recorded as living with Eleanor Carthorne who had arrived as a convict aboard the ship Canada in 1810.
Death
November 27, 1838 (aged 76 years)
St Albans, Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia
Text:

Various other children have been attributed to William Douglas, but evidence clearly shows that these children belonged to later arrivals of the same name.
Burial
St Albans, Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia
Source: unknown
Text:

Sacred
to
the memory of
WILLIAM DOUGLAS
who departed this life on
November the 27 1838
Aged 81 years
.....d him through life one
daughter he left here behind
with his grandchildren nine
whose constant prayers they
do set forth for him from
time to time may his soul
rest in peace amen
Family with Mary Groves
himself
Birth: about 1762
Immigration: January 26, 1788 — Sydney Cove, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Marriage: June 1, 1788 — Sydney Cove, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Marriage: about 1806 — Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia
Petition to Governor: about 1810 — Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Marriage: about 1822
Death: November 27, 1838 — St Albans, Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia
Burial: St Albans, Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Mary Groves Elizabeth Douglas Family with spouse Sarah Dailey Family with spouse Eleanor …
William Douglas
1762–1838
Birth: about 1762
Death: November 27, 1838 — St Albans, Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia
wife
Birth: about 1763 — Colsterworth, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
Immigration: January 26, 1788 — Sydney Cove, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Marriage: June 1, 1788 — Sydney Cove, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Death: before 1801 — New South Wales, Australia
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse William Douglas Elizabeth Douglas
Mary Groves
1763–1801
Birth: about 1763 — Colsterworth, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
Death: before 1801 — New South Wales, Australia
Marriage — June 1, 1788 — Sydney Cove, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
8 years
daughter
Birth: February 8, 1796 34 33 — New South Wales, Australia
Religious marriage: September 28, 1812 — Windsor, Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia
Census: November 1828 — Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia
Property: 1833 — Pennant Hills, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Death: 1877 — Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia
Burial: St Albans, Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Daniel Jurd John Jurd James Jurd Richard Jurd Mary Ann Jurd Daniel Jurd Elizabeth Jurd Sarah Jurd William Jurd Joseph Jurd
Elizabeth Douglas
1796–1877
Birth: February 8, 1796 34 33 — New South Wales, Australia
Death: 1877 — Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia
Family with Sarah Dailey
himself
Birth: about 1762
Immigration: January 26, 1788 — Sydney Cove, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Marriage: June 1, 1788 — Sydney Cove, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Marriage: about 1806 — Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia
Petition to Governor: about 1810 — Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Marriage: about 1822
Death: November 27, 1838 — St Albans, Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia
Burial: St Albans, Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Mary Groves Elizabeth Douglas Family with spouse Sarah Dailey Family with spouse Eleanor …
William Douglas
1762–1838
Birth: about 1762
Death: November 27, 1838 — St Albans, Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia
wife
Birth:
Marriage: before 1792
Immigration: 1792 — Sydney Cove, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Marriage: about 1806 — Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia
Death:
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse … … Elizabeth Dailey Family with spouse William Douglas
Sarah Dailey
–
Birth:
Death:
Marriage — about 1806 — Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia
Family with Eleanor …
himself
Birth: about 1762
Immigration: January 26, 1788 — Sydney Cove, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Marriage: June 1, 1788 — Sydney Cove, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Marriage: about 1806 — Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia
Petition to Governor: about 1810 — Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Marriage: about 1822
Death: November 27, 1838 — St Albans, Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia
Burial: St Albans, Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Mary Groves Elizabeth Douglas Family with spouse Sarah Dailey Family with spouse Eleanor …
William Douglas
1762–1838
Birth: about 1762
Death: November 27, 1838 — St Albans, Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia
wife
Birth:
Marriage: before 1810
Immigration: 1810 — Sydney Cove, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Marriage: about 1822
Death:
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse George Carthorne Family with spouse William Douglas
Eleanor …
–
Birth:
Death:
Marriage — about 1822 —
… … + Sarah Dailey
wife’s husband
Birth:
Marriage: before 1792
Death:
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Sarah Dailey Elizabeth Dailey
… …
–
Birth:
Death:
wife
Birth:
Marriage: before 1792
Immigration: 1792 — Sydney Cove, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Marriage: about 1806 — Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia
Death:
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse … … Elizabeth Dailey Family with spouse William Douglas
Sarah Dailey
–
Birth:
Death:
Marriage — before 1792 —
1 year
stepdaughter
Birth: about 1792 — New South Wales, Australia
Marriage: 1807 — Sydney City, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Census: November 1828 — Pitt Town, Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia
Death: January 15, 1845 — Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Burial: January 16, 1845 — Parramatta North, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Thomas Jones William Jones Sarah Jones
Elizabeth Dailey
1792–1845
Birth: about 1792 — New South Wales, Australia
Death: January 15, 1845 — Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
George Carthorne + Eleanor …
wife’s husband
Birth:
Marriage: before 1810
Death:
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Eleanor …
George Carthorne
–
Birth:
Death:
wife
Birth:
Marriage: before 1810
Immigration: 1810 — Sydney Cove, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Marriage: about 1822
Death:
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse George Carthorne Family with spouse William Douglas
Eleanor …
–
Birth:
Death:
Marriage — before 1810 —
Birth
Immigration
Text:

The ship Alexander arrived at Sydney Cove 26 Jan 1788

Text:

William was tried at Assizes at Lincoln on 9 July 1785 "...for picking the pocket of John Brown of a silver watch, at Horncastle...". He was sentenced to be transported for seven years and arrived in the colony aboard the ship Alexander.
Marriage
Marriage
Citation details: 1806 muster
Text:

Common law - In the 1806 muster Sarah Daily was described as housekeeper to William Douglas and she was responsible for 2 female children (probably her daughter Elizabeth (born about 1792) and Elizabeth Douglas (daughter of William Douglas and Mary Groves) (baptised 1796).
Petition to Governor
Citation details: Memorials To The Governor, 1810-1826
Text:

"... The Humble Petition of William Douglass ..
Respectfully Sheweth
That Your Excellency's petitioner by a recommendation to His Honor Lieut. Governor Patterson, obtained for the support of the family a grant for fifty acres of land which he is proceeding to clear and which constitutes his whole dependence induces petitioner to pray Your Excellency may be graciously pleased to renew his grant..."
Marriage
Text:

In 1822 William Douglas was recorded as living with Eleanor Carthorne who had arrived as a convict aboard the ship Canada in 1810.
Death
Text:

Various other children have been attributed to William Douglas, but evidence clearly shows that these children belonged to later arrivals of the same name.
Burial
Source: unknown
Text:

Sacred
to
the memory of
WILLIAM DOUGLAS
who departed this life on
November the 27 1838
Aged 81 years
.....d him through life one
daughter he left here behind
with his grandchildren nine
whose constant prayers they
do set forth for him from
time to time may his soul
rest in peace amen