James Wheeler, 18121890 (aged 78 years)

Name
James /Wheeler/
Given names
James
Surname
Wheeler
Name
James /Ayres/
Given names
James
Surname
Ayres
Birth
estimated 1812 32 28
Baptism
Text:

Name: James Ayres
[Jabus Ayres]
Event Type: Baptism
Baptism Date: 18 Apr 1812
Baptism Place: Frome St John, Somerset, England
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Father: George
Mother: Sophia

Immigration
Text:

Sophia Wheeler and four children - Elizabeth John William and James - arrived free in NSW aboard the ship Mary Ann.

Citation details: Sydney Gazette Fri 24 May 1822 p. 2
Text:

On Monday, arrived from England, and last from Hobart Town, the ship Mary Ann, Captain Warington.

Census
Text:

Wheeler, George, 48, government servant, Shipley, 1817, 14 years, a chandler at Philip Street
Wheeler, Sophia, 45, came free, Mary Ann, 1821
Wheeler, John 22 came free Mary Ann 1821
Wheeler, James 18 came free Mary Ann 1821
Wheeler, Ann 6 born in the colony
Wheeler, Louisa 4 born in the colony
Wheeler, Eliza 1 born in the colony

Marriage
Source: Email message
Text:

Married at St Philips Church of England Sydney

Citation details: McNiven, Jeni. 'Australian Royalty - James Wheeler', email message to Marion Purnell Mar 11 2012
Residence
Text:

A farm recorded by surveyor William Govett (1807-48) as belonging to the Jenkins family was already in the area when the Wheeler family arrived. The Wheeler family built a house of rough hewn timber, which was the house of James Wheeler from 1836 until his death in 1890. He also owned 230 acres in different parts in the south side of the lagoon and made another purchase in 1842, buying 86 acres, known as Fox's Flat, on the northern side, facing Pittwater Road. Wheeler also established a farm and sent produce by boat to Sydney from North Harbour, Manly. The War Veterans Home, reached by Veterans Parade, is adjacent to this small locality and is bounded on the north by parks alongside Narrabeen Lagoon.

Death
Text:

9378/1890 WHEELER JAMES GEORGE SOPHIA NEWTOWN

Citation details: Sydney Morning Herald Mon 14 Jul 1890 p. 7
Text:

WHEELER. - June 29, at Prince Alfred Hospital, James Wheeler, Sen., of Narrabeen, aged 83 years

Source: Email message
Citation details: McNiven, Jeni. 'Australian Royalty - James Wheeler', email message to Marion Purnell Mar 11 2012
Burial
Source: Email message
Citation details: McNiven, Jeni. 'Australian Royalty - James Wheeler', email message to Marion Purnell Mar 11 2012
Text:

Burial in family vault on their farmland at Narrabeen

Text:

When James Wheeler died he was buried near his homestead, as was the custom of those times. His death is recorded in the burial register of St Matthews, Manly. Wheeler Creek, named in 1885, is a tributary of South Creek and it also honours this prioneer and his family.

Family with parents
father
17801852
Birth: 1780
Death: November 3, 1852Sydney City, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
mother
17841871
Birth: about 1784
Death: May 18, 1871Sydney City, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Marriage MarriageAugust 1, 1803Frome, Somersetshire, England, United Kingdom
2 years
elder sister
18051832
Birth: about 1805 25 21 Frome, Somersetshire, England, United Kingdom
Death: December 24, 1832Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
3 years
elder brother
18071846
Birth: about 1807 27 23
Death: May 22, 1846Strawberry Hills, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
3 years
elder brother
18091883
Birth: estimated 1809 29 25
Death: 1883Petersham, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
4 years
himself
18121890
Birth: estimated 1812 32 28
Death: June 29, 1890Newtown, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
3 years
younger sister
1814
Birth: about 1814 34 30
Death:
10 years
younger sister
18241898
Birth: March 10, 1824 44 40 Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Death: August 6, 1898Burwood, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
22 months
younger sister
18251892
Birth: 1825 45 41 New South Wales, Australia
Death: 1892Liverpool, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
3 years
younger sister
1827
Birth: about 1827 47 43 New South Wales, Australia
Death:
4 years
younger brother
18301833
Birth: 1830 50 46 New South Wales, Australia
Death: 1833New South Wales, Australia
Family with Elizabeth O'Brien
himself
18121890
Birth: estimated 1812 32 28
Death: June 29, 1890Newtown, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
wife
18121905
Birth: about 1812 27 34
Death: 1905Manly, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Marriage MarriageSeptember 17, 1832Sydney City, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
16 months
son
18331835
Birth: 1833 21 21 New South Wales, Australia
Death: 1835New South Wales, Australia
2 years
daughter
1834
Birth: 1834 22 22 New South Wales, Australia
Death:
4 years
daughter
18371917
Birth: 1837 25 25 New South Wales, Australia
Death: January 6, 1917Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
3 years
daughter
1839
Birth: 1839 27 27 New South Wales, Australia
Death:
3 years
daughter
3 years
son
18431909
Birth: 1843 31 31 New South Wales, Australia
Death: 1909Manly, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
3 years
daughter
18451864
Birth: 1845 33 33 New South Wales, Australia
Death: 1864St Leonards, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
3 years
daughter
3 years
daughter
3 years
son
18511945
Birth: 1851 39 39 New South Wales, Australia
Death: 1945Manly, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
3 years
daughter
7 years
son
18591946
Birth: 1859 47 47 St Leonards, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Death: 1946Manly, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Birth
Baptism
Text:

Name: James Ayres
[Jabus Ayres]
Event Type: Baptism
Baptism Date: 18 Apr 1812
Baptism Place: Frome St John, Somerset, England
Phillimore Ecclesiastical Parish Map:
View this parish
Father: George
Mother: Sophia

Immigration
Text:

Sophia Wheeler and four children - Elizabeth John William and James - arrived free in NSW aboard the ship Mary Ann.

Citation details: Sydney Gazette Fri 24 May 1822 p. 2
Text:

On Monday, arrived from England, and last from Hobart Town, the ship Mary Ann, Captain Warington.

Census
Text:

Wheeler, George, 48, government servant, Shipley, 1817, 14 years, a chandler at Philip Street
Wheeler, Sophia, 45, came free, Mary Ann, 1821
Wheeler, John 22 came free Mary Ann 1821
Wheeler, James 18 came free Mary Ann 1821
Wheeler, Ann 6 born in the colony
Wheeler, Louisa 4 born in the colony
Wheeler, Eliza 1 born in the colony

Marriage
Source: Email message
Text:

Married at St Philips Church of England Sydney

Citation details: McNiven, Jeni. 'Australian Royalty - James Wheeler', email message to Marion Purnell Mar 11 2012
Residence
Text:

A farm recorded by surveyor William Govett (1807-48) as belonging to the Jenkins family was already in the area when the Wheeler family arrived. The Wheeler family built a house of rough hewn timber, which was the house of James Wheeler from 1836 until his death in 1890. He also owned 230 acres in different parts in the south side of the lagoon and made another purchase in 1842, buying 86 acres, known as Fox's Flat, on the northern side, facing Pittwater Road. Wheeler also established a farm and sent produce by boat to Sydney from North Harbour, Manly. The War Veterans Home, reached by Veterans Parade, is adjacent to this small locality and is bounded on the north by parks alongside Narrabeen Lagoon.

Death
Text:

9378/1890 WHEELER JAMES GEORGE SOPHIA NEWTOWN

Citation details: Sydney Morning Herald Mon 14 Jul 1890 p. 7
Text:

WHEELER. - June 29, at Prince Alfred Hospital, James Wheeler, Sen., of Narrabeen, aged 83 years

Source: Email message
Citation details: McNiven, Jeni. 'Australian Royalty - James Wheeler', email message to Marion Purnell Mar 11 2012
Burial
Source: Email message
Citation details: McNiven, Jeni. 'Australian Royalty - James Wheeler', email message to Marion Purnell Mar 11 2012
Text:

Burial in family vault on their farmland at Narrabeen

Text:

When James Wheeler died he was buried near his homestead, as was the custom of those times. His death is recorded in the burial register of St Matthews, Manly. Wheeler Creek, named in 1885, is a tributary of South Creek and it also honours this prioneer and his family.