James Weavers, 1752–1805 (aged 53 years)
- Name
- James /Weavers/
- Given names
- James
- Surname
- Weavers
| Birth | about 1752 |
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| Immigration | June 26, 1790 (aged 38 years)
Source: Flynn, Michael. The Second Fleet: Britain's grim convict armada of 1790. Sydney : Library of Australian History, 1993 Text: James was sentenced to death at the 28 Mar 1787 Bury St Edmunds (Suffolk) Assizes. His sentence was reduced to transportation for life. He arrived in the colony aboard the ship 'Surprize' |
| Marriage | Mary Hutchinson — View this family 1792 (aged 40 years) |
| Property | 1792 (aged 40 years)
Source: Benson, John Ernest (1911-1989) and Benson, Mavis Kathleen (1918-). The Church on the hill. 2nd ed. Ryde, Parish Council of St Anne's Church, 1992 Citation details: p. 2 Text: On 3 Jan 1792 Isaac Archer and John Colethread received grants of 80 acres (32 hectares) of land as far east of Parramatta as the present Ermington area. Also in January, James Weavers and William Careless and later John Morris and Richard Cheers, all convicts, each received grants of 30 acres (12 hectares) of land. These were the first grants in the Ryde area, which was described officially at that time as being "at the Field of Mrs on the North Shore near the Entrance of the Creek leading to Parramatta". These grants were given in recognition of their bravery when the HMS Guardian, the spearhead of the Second Fleet, which had left England in September 1789, struck an iceberg near the Cape of Good Hope. They finally reached Sydney in the Suprize on 26 June 1790, and, after representation to the British government, were emancipated on condition that they did not return to England "within the period of their respective sentences". Of these four settlers, Carless left the colony after his period of grace had expired. Morris failed to cultivate his grant and forfeited it. Cheers prospered and had a butcher's shop at the corner of George and Hunter streets in Sydney and Weavers alone remained in the area on his farm at Kissing Point. Some of his descendants are parishioners at St Anne's to this day. Others to receive grants in 1792 weres John Bazely, John Callaghan, Thomas Chadwick, John Jones, William Jones, John Laurel and William Tyrrell. |
| Property | 1804 (aged 52 years)
Source: Benson, John Ernest (1911-1989) and Benson, Mavis Kathleen (1918-). The Church on the hill. 2nd ed. Ryde, Parish Council of St Anne's Church, 1992 Citation details: p. 3 Text: James Weavers cultivated a valuable farm at Kissing Point, where he planted wheat and maize and raised a few sheep and pigs. They acquired 100 acres (40 ha) at North Ryde in 1804, in addition to the 30 acres (12 ha) grant of 1792 near the Parramatta River. |
| Death | April 3, 1805 (aged 53 years) Associate: Ann … — mother-in-law
Source: Flynn, Michael. The Second Fleet: Britain's grim convict armada of 1790. Sydney : Library of Australian History, 1993 Text: James is thought to have been killed by aborigines. |
| Burial | April 4, 1805 (1 day after death) Cemetery: St Philips Church
Source: Flynn, Michael. The Second Fleet: Britain's grim convict armada of 1790. Sydney : Library of Australian History, 1993 Text: Although his burial was registered at St Philips, descendants believe that he was buried on his own land.
Source: Benson, John Ernest (1911-1989) and Benson, Mavis Kathleen (1918-). The Church on the hill. 2nd ed. Ryde, Parish Council of St Anne's Church, 1992 Citation details: p. 3 Text: James Weavers died in Apr 1805 and was buried on his property near the corner of the present Small and Regent Streets. |
| himself |
1752–1805
Birth: about 1752 Death: April 3, 1805 — Kissing Point, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
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| wife |
1765–1850
Birth: May 23, 1765
28 — Holborn, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom Death: January 20, 1850 — Kissing Point, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Marriage |
Marriage: 1792 — Sydney City, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
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14 months
son |
1793–1793
Birth: March 10, 1793
41
27 — Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: 1793 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
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15 months
son |
1794–1816
Birth: June 1, 1794
42
29 — Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: August 13, 1816 — Kissing Point, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
|
2 years
son |
1796–1828
Birth: July 30, 1796
44
31 — Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: December 16, 1828 — New South Wales, Australia |
|
5 years
daughter |
1800–1872
Birth: 1800
48
34 — Kissing Point, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: 1872 — Ryde, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| partner’s partner |
1765–1849
Birth: about 1765 — Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom Death: September 20, 1849 — Pennant Hills, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
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| wife |
1765–1850
Birth: May 23, 1765
28 — Holborn, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom Death: January 20, 1850 — Kissing Point, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Marriage |
Marriage: June 8, 1811 — Sydney City, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
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-5 years
step-son |
1806–1889
Birth: June 22, 1806
41
41 — Ryde, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: July 15, 1889 — Gordon, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
|
0 months
step-son |
1806–
Birth: June 22, 1806
41
41 — Kissing Point, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: |
|
20 months
step-son |
1808–
Birth: February 9, 1808
43
42 — Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: |
|
21 months
step-daughter |
1809–1839
Birth: November 3, 1809
44
44 — Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: October 25, 1839 — Brickfield Hill, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
|
3 years
step-daughter |
1812–1891
Birth: May 16, 1812
47
46 — Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: 1891 — Sydney City, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
|
13 months
step-son |
1813–
Birth: May 26, 1813
48
48 — Kissing Point, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: |
| Immigration | Flynn, Michael. The Second Fleet: Britain's grim convict armada of 1790. Sydney : Library of Australian History, 1993 Text: James was sentenced to death at the 28 Mar 1787 Bury St Edmunds (Suffolk) Assizes. His sentence was reduced to transportation for life. He arrived in the colony aboard the ship 'Surprize' |
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| Marriage | Flynn, Michael. The Second Fleet: Britain's grim convict armada of 1790. Sydney : Library of Australian History, 1993 |
| Property | Benson, John Ernest (1911-1989) and Benson, Mavis Kathleen (1918-). The Church on the hill. 2nd ed. Ryde, Parish Council of St Anne's Church, 1992 Citation details: p. 2 Text: On 3 Jan 1792 Isaac Archer and John Colethread received grants of 80 acres (32 hectares) of land as far east of Parramatta as the present Ermington area. Also in January, James Weavers and William Careless and later John Morris and Richard Cheers, all convicts, each received grants of 30 acres (12 hectares) of land. These were the first grants in the Ryde area, which was described officially at that time as being "at the Field of Mrs on the North Shore near the Entrance of the Creek leading to Parramatta". These grants were given in recognition of their bravery when the HMS Guardian, the spearhead of the Second Fleet, which had left England in September 1789, struck an iceberg near the Cape of Good Hope. They finally reached Sydney in the Suprize on 26 June 1790, and, after representation to the British government, were emancipated on condition that they did not return to England "within the period of their respective sentences". Of these four settlers, Carless left the colony after his period of grace had expired. Morris failed to cultivate his grant and forfeited it. Cheers prospered and had a butcher's shop at the corner of George and Hunter streets in Sydney and Weavers alone remained in the area on his farm at Kissing Point. Some of his descendants are parishioners at St Anne's to this day. Others to receive grants in 1792 weres John Bazely, John Callaghan, Thomas Chadwick, John Jones, William Jones, John Laurel and William Tyrrell. |
| Property | Benson, John Ernest (1911-1989) and Benson, Mavis Kathleen (1918-). The Church on the hill. 2nd ed. Ryde, Parish Council of St Anne's Church, 1992 Citation details: p. 3 Text: James Weavers cultivated a valuable farm at Kissing Point, where he planted wheat and maize and raised a few sheep and pigs. They acquired 100 acres (40 ha) at North Ryde in 1804, in addition to the 30 acres (12 ha) grant of 1792 near the Parramatta River. |
| Death | Flynn, Michael. The Second Fleet: Britain's grim convict armada of 1790. Sydney : Library of Australian History, 1993 Text: James is thought to have been killed by aborigines. |
| Burial | Flynn, Michael. The Second Fleet: Britain's grim convict armada of 1790. Sydney : Library of Australian History, 1993 Text: Although his burial was registered at St Philips, descendants believe that he was buried on his own land. |
| Burial | Benson, John Ernest (1911-1989) and Benson, Mavis Kathleen (1918-). The Church on the hill. 2nd ed. Ryde, Parish Council of St Anne's Church, 1992 Citation details: p. 3 Text: James Weavers died in Apr 1805 and was buried on his property near the corner of the present Small and Regent Streets. |