John Rousseau – – Australian Royalty: Genealogy of the colony of New South Wales

John Rousseau

Name

John Rousseau

Name: John /Rousseau/
Given names: John
Surname: Rousseau

Name

John Roussean

Name: John /Roussean/
Given names: John
Surname: Roussean

Gender Male


Birth	yes
Immigration	September 17, 1793 Sydney Cove, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Source: Hall, Barbara. Death or Liberty: the Convicts of the Britannia: Ireland to Botany Bay 1797. Coogee: the author, 2006 Citation details: p. 231 Text: Rousseau had arrived in the colony aboard the ship Sugar Cane in 1793 as a Private, and had a previous relationship with a convict woman Mary Burn from that ship. They were sent to Norfolk Island and Mary Burn and their infant daughter remained on the island when Rousseau returned to Sydney in Nov 1795. Source: Bateson, Charles. The convict ships 1787-1868. 2nd ed. Glasgow : Brown, Son & Ferguson Ltd., 1985 ie 1969 Text: The ship Sugar Cane arrived in NSW 17 Sep 1793
Religious marriage	Lucy Lane — View this family July 29, 1798 Sydney City, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Address: St Philips Source: Chapman, Barrie & Margaret. Australia's redcoat settlers. [on-line]. Hosted by Rootsweb, an Ancestry.com community. Text: John was a soldier in the 102nd Regiment Source: Family History Society Singleton Inc. [on-line]. Singleton : Xroyvision, Text: They were married at St. Philip’s Church, Sydney, by the Rev. Samuel Marsden. Rev. Marsden’s notes give the date of the wedding as 29 July 1798, but the church register shows the date as 23 July.
Emigration	1806 India Source: www.ancestry.com. Ancestry.com. Public Member Trees [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006 Text: On Apr 1806 John taking with him his eldest son John then aged about 7, was transferred to India. Source: Hall, Barbara. Death or Liberty: the Convicts of the Britannia: Ireland to Botany Bay 1797. Coogee: the author, 2006 Citation details: p. 231 Text: There seems to be some doubt about Anthony's paternity because Rousseau was absent at the relevant period in Norfolk Island. He was on furlough in India from Apr 1806 until Apr 1809 and information from a letter written years later by Mary Sherland, Lucy's daughter indicates that he took his three sons with him. Alternatively, he may have returned to England in 1806 or 1810, where he was discharged. Lucy Lane began a relationship with James Knell or Neil some time in 1807.
Occupation	Soldier between July 15, 1792 and 1810 Source: A Colonial regiment: new sources relating to the New South Wales Corps, 1789-1810. ed. by Pamela Statham. Canberra, A.C.T.: the editor, 1992 Text: Enlisted at Savoy, UK on 15 Jul 1792 as Private 1792 deserted 12 Nov 1792 recovered 1794 arrived NSW 1796 grant of land 425 acres 1798-1801 Abbott's detachment 1802 Norfolk Island 1802-1806 Abbott's detachment 1806 returned to UK 1807-1808 Abbott's detachment 1809 Arrived NSW 1809 Abbott's detachment 24 Apr 1810 discharged
Death	yes

Date differences

Family with Lucy Lane
himself	Links Birth: Immigration: September 17, 1793 — Sydney Cove, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Religious marriage: July 29, 1798 — Sydney City, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Emigration: 1806 — India Occupation: Soldier — between July 15, 1792 and 1810 Death: Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Lucy Lane John Rousseau William Rousseau Anthony Rousseau Peter Rousseau Thomas Rousseau John Rousseau – Birth: Death:
wife	Links Birth: about 1773 Marriage: about 1796 Immigration: June 2, 1797 — Sydney Cove, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Divorce: about 1798 Religious marriage: July 29, 1798 — Sydney City, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Marriage: about 1807 Received letter: May 1809 — New South Wales, Australia Religious marriage: January 15, 1821 — Richmond, Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia Death: 1845 — Singleton, Hunter, 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 Sharling Mary Lane Family with spouse John Rousseau John Rousseau William Rousseau Anthony Rousseau Peter Rousseau Thomas Rousseau Family with spouse James Knell Lucy Neil James Neil Agnes Neil Family with spouse William Waldron Lucy Lane 1773–1845 Birth: about 1773 Death: 1845 — Singleton, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia
Religious marriage	Religious marriage — July 29, 1798 — Sydney City, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
7 months son	Links Birth: February 19, 1799 26 — New South Wales, Australia Death: Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships John Rousseau 1799– Birth: February 19, 1799 26 — New South Wales, Australia Death:
2 years son	Links Birth: May 30, 1801 28 — Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Baptism: June 21, 1801 28 — Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships William Rousseau 1801– Birth: May 30, 1801 28 — Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death:
20 months son	Links Birth: January 23, 1803 30 — Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Anthony Rousseau 1803– Birth: January 23, 1803 30 — Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death:
3 years son	Links Birth: 1805 32 — New South Wales, Australia Death: Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Peter Rousseau 1805– Birth: 1805 32 — New South Wales, Australia Death:
2 years son	Links Birth: estimated 1806 33 Death: 1806 — Sydney City, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 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 Thomas Rousseau 1806–1806 Birth: estimated 1806 33 Death: 1806 — Sydney City, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Thomas Sharling + Lucy Lane
wife’s ex-husband	Links Birth: Marriage: about 1796 Immigration: June 2, 1797 — Sydney Cove, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Divorce: about 1798 Occupation: Soldier Death: Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Lucy Lane Mary Lane Thomas Sharling – Birth: Death:
wife	Links Birth: about 1773 Marriage: about 1796 Immigration: June 2, 1797 — Sydney Cove, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Divorce: about 1798 Religious marriage: July 29, 1798 — Sydney City, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Marriage: about 1807 Received letter: May 1809 — New South Wales, Australia Religious marriage: January 15, 1821 — Richmond, Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia Death: 1845 — Singleton, Hunter, 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 Sharling Mary Lane Family with spouse John Rousseau John Rousseau William Rousseau Anthony Rousseau Peter Rousseau Thomas Rousseau Family with spouse James Knell Lucy Neil James Neil Agnes Neil Family with spouse William Waldron Lucy Lane 1773–1845 Birth: about 1773 Death: 1845 — Singleton, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia
Marriage	Marriage — about 1796 —
Divorce	Divorce — about 1798 —
1 year stepdaughter	Links Birth: December 28, 1796 23 — Bay of Biscay, France Immigration: June 2, 1797 — Sydney Cove, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Marriage: 1811 — Windsor, Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia Death: August 5, 1877 — West Maitland, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia Burial: August 6, 1877 — Singleton, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Benjamin Singleton Elizabeth Singleton Hannah Singleton William Singleton Benjamin Singleton Mary Singleton Sarah Singleton John Singleton Amelia Singleton Emma Singleton Louisa Singleton George Australia Singleton Mary Lane 1796–1877 Birth: December 28, 1796 23 — Bay of Biscay, France Death: August 5, 1877 — West Maitland, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia

James Knell + Lucy Lane
wife’s husband	Links Birth: about 1781 Immigration: March 11, 1803 — Sydney Cove, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Marriage: about 1807 Death: 1820 — New South Wales, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Lucy Lane Lucy Neil James Neil Agnes Neil James Knell 1781–1820 Birth: about 1781 Death: 1820 — New South Wales, Australia
wife	Links Birth: about 1773 Marriage: about 1796 Immigration: June 2, 1797 — Sydney Cove, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Divorce: about 1798 Religious marriage: July 29, 1798 — Sydney City, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Marriage: about 1807 Received letter: May 1809 — New South Wales, Australia Religious marriage: January 15, 1821 — Richmond, Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia Death: 1845 — Singleton, Hunter, 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 Sharling Mary Lane Family with spouse John Rousseau John Rousseau William Rousseau Anthony Rousseau Peter Rousseau Thomas Rousseau Family with spouse James Knell Lucy Neil James Neil Agnes Neil Family with spouse William Waldron Lucy Lane 1773–1845 Birth: about 1773 Death: 1845 — Singleton, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia
Marriage	Marriage — about 1807 —
4 years stepdaughter	Links Birth: October 23, 1810 29 37 — Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia Death: Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Lucy Neil 1810– Birth: October 23, 1810 29 37 — Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia Death:
17 months stepson	Links Birth: March 24, 1812 31 39 — Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia Death: Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships James Neil 1812– Birth: March 24, 1812 31 39 — Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia Death:
4 years stepdaughter	Links Birth: about 1815 34 42 Marriage: 1829 — Hunter, New South Wales, Australia Marriage: 1842 — Whittingham, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia Marriage: 1854 — Sydney City, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Marriage: 1860 — Singleton, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia Death: 1863 — Patricks Plain, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Joseph Singleton Elijah Singleton Family with spouse John Green Alfred Singleton Annabella Barbara Singleton Matilda Green John Thomas Green Family with spouse Andrew Canavan Andrew Walter William Canavan Family with spouse Joseph William Morris Agnes Neil 1815–1863 Birth: about 1815 34 42 Death: 1863 — Patricks Plain, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia

William Waldron + Lucy Lane
wife’s husband	Links Birth: about 1794 Immigration: May 6, 1814 — Sydney Cove, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Religious marriage: January 15, 1821 — Richmond, Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia Census: November 1828 — Hunter, New South Wales, Australia Occupation: Constable — December 18, 1828 — Hunter, 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 Lucy Lane William Waldron 1794– Birth: about 1794 Death:
wife	Links Birth: about 1773 Marriage: about 1796 Immigration: June 2, 1797 — Sydney Cove, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Divorce: about 1798 Religious marriage: July 29, 1798 — Sydney City, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Marriage: about 1807 Received letter: May 1809 — New South Wales, Australia Religious marriage: January 15, 1821 — Richmond, Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia Death: 1845 — Singleton, Hunter, 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 Sharling Mary Lane Family with spouse John Rousseau John Rousseau William Rousseau Anthony Rousseau Peter Rousseau Thomas Rousseau Family with spouse James Knell Lucy Neil James Neil Agnes Neil Family with spouse William Waldron Lucy Lane 1773–1845 Birth: about 1773 Death: 1845 — Singleton, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia
Religious marriage	Religious marriage — January 15, 1821 — Richmond, Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia

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Immigration	Source: Hall, Barbara. Death or Liberty: the Convicts of the Britannia: Ireland to Botany Bay 1797. Coogee: the author, 2006 Citation details: p. 231 Text: Rousseau had arrived in the colony aboard the ship Sugar Cane in 1793 as a Private, and had a previous relationship with a convict woman Mary Burn from that ship. They were sent to Norfolk Island and Mary Burn and their infant daughter remained on the island when Rousseau returned to Sydney in Nov 1795. Source: Bateson, Charles. The convict ships 1787-1868. 2nd ed. Glasgow : Brown, Son & Ferguson Ltd., 1985 ie 1969 Text: The ship Sugar Cane arrived in NSW 17 Sep 1793
Religious marriage	Source: Chapman, Barrie & Margaret. Australia's redcoat settlers. [on-line]. Hosted by Rootsweb, an Ancestry.com community. Text: John was a soldier in the 102nd Regiment Source: Family History Society Singleton Inc. [on-line]. Singleton : Xroyvision, Text: They were married at St. Philip’s Church, Sydney, by the Rev. Samuel Marsden. Rev. Marsden’s notes give the date of the wedding as 29 July 1798, but the church register shows the date as 23 July.
Emigration	Source: www.ancestry.com. Ancestry.com. Public Member Trees [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006 Text: On Apr 1806 John taking with him his eldest son John then aged about 7, was transferred to India. Source: Hall, Barbara. Death or Liberty: the Convicts of the Britannia: Ireland to Botany Bay 1797. Coogee: the author, 2006 Citation details: p. 231 Text: There seems to be some doubt about Anthony's paternity because Rousseau was absent at the relevant period in Norfolk Island. He was on furlough in India from Apr 1806 until Apr 1809 and information from a letter written years later by Mary Sherland, Lucy's daughter indicates that he took his three sons with him. Alternatively, he may have returned to England in 1806 or 1810, where he was discharged. Lucy Lane began a relationship with James Knell or Neil some time in 1807.
Occupation	Source: A Colonial regiment: new sources relating to the New South Wales Corps, 1789-1810. ed. by Pamela Statham. Canberra, A.C.T.: the editor, 1992 Text: Enlisted at Savoy, UK on 15 Jul 1792 as Private 1792 deserted 12 Nov 1792 recovered 1794 arrived NSW 1796 grant of land 425 acres 1798-1801 Abbott's detachment 1802 Norfolk Island 1802-1806 Abbott's detachment 1806 returned to UK 1807-1808 Abbott's detachment 1809 Arrived NSW 1809 Abbott's detachment 24 Apr 1810 discharged

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Author of last change: australianroyalty

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Family with Lucy Lane
himself	John Rousseau –
wife	Lucy Lane 1773–1845
son	John Rousseau 1799–
son	William Rousseau 1801–
son	Anthony Rousseau 1803–
son	Peter Rousseau 1805–
son	Thomas Rousseau 1806–1806

Thomas Sharling + Lucy Lane
wife’s ex-husband	Thomas Sharling –
wife	Lucy Lane 1773–1845
stepdaughter Family Benjamin Singleton Elizabeth Singleton Hannah Singleton William Singleton Benjamin Singleton Mary Singleton Sarah Singleton John Singleton Amelia Singleton Emma Singleton Louisa Singleton George Australia Singleton	Mary Lane 1796–1877

James Knell + Lucy Lane
wife’s husband	James Knell 1781–1820
wife	Lucy Lane 1773–1845
stepdaughter	Lucy Neil 1810–
stepson	James Neil 1812–
stepdaughter Family Joseph Singleton Elijah Singleton Family John Green Alfred Singleton Annabella Barbara Singleton Matilda Green John Thomas Green Family Andrew Canavan Andrew Walter William Canavan Family Joseph William Morris	Agnes Neil 1815–1863

William Waldron + Lucy Lane
wife’s husband	William Waldron 1794–
wife	Lucy Lane 1773–1845

Descendants

John Rousseau(–)
- Lucy Lane1798