Hugh Brown

b. 11 January 1857, d. 15 July 1931

Parents:

Father: John Hone Brown b. 28 Aug 1831, d. 11 Oct 1904
Mother: Margaret McMillan b. c 1833, d. 12 Aug 1860
Last Edited: 15 Nov 2018
  • Birth*: Hugh Brown was born on 11 January 1857 at Yowang, Victoria, Australia.1
  • He was the son of John Hone Brown and Margaret McMillan.
  • Anecdote*: Born parish of Yowang but he says Kyneton. Worked on the railways in India as an engineer where he met his wife.
  • Residence*: In 1879 Hugh Brown and Frances Margaret Ward lived at Asansol, West Bengal, India.
  • Marriage*: Hugh Brown married Frances Margaret Ward, daughter of Edwin Ward and Mary (?), on 22 December 1879 at St John's Church, Calcutta, India, witnesses were E Ward, Catherine Ward and E Hindhaugh.2
  • Anecdote: The family moved from NSW to Western Australia c1900.3
  • Anecdote: Hugh Brown operated a tug boat "Brownie" out of Fremantle.
  • Anecdote: Hugh and Frances Brown never divorced but did not live together. Frances lived in the house in Mt Lawley and Hugh lived on a boat on the river. He used to caretake boats for a shipping company (torpedo boats, fair sized, wooden, moored near the Raffles Hotel). Frances parents had not sanctioned the marriage and she would have left after a couple of years but had a child and no options. Hugh was also considered to be a bit of a drinker. His behaviour, combined with that of his son Leonard Percival, was why his other son Hugh Philip Brown was a fervent teetotaller.
  • Death*: Hugh Brown died on 15 July 1931 at Public Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia, at age 74. He died of valvular heart disease and heart failure.4
  • Burial*: Hugh Brown was buried on 16 July 1931 at Anglican section, Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.4
  • Anecdote: The following Death Notice appeared in The West Australian on 16 July 1931:
    BROWN. — On July 15, 1931, at Perth, Hugh Brown, the dearly beloved husband of Frances and devoted father of Mary (Mrs. Davies), Fanny (Mrs. Reith), Hugh, Phillip, Leonard, Vera (Mrs. McCall) and Dorothy (Mrs. Sparrow); aged 77 years. No mourning by request.5

Family:

Frances Margaret Ward b. c 1863, d. 7 Sep 1934

Children:

Mary Teresa Brown+ b. 30 Jun 1881, d. 10 Jun 1952
Florence Mabel Brown+ b. 11 May 1884, d. 12 Jul 1914
Frances Jane Brown+ b. 1888, d. 21 Oct 1949
Hugh Philip Brown+ b. 10 Jan 1891, d. 31 May 1970
Leonard Percival Brown+ b. 1893, d. b 1970
Vera Emma Brown+ b. 1897, d. a 1970
Dorothy Olive H Brown+ b. 1899, d. 1 Dec 1954

Citations

  1. [S288] Birth certificate of Hugh Brown, born 11 Jan 1857, registered 18 Apr 1857 in the Registration District of Geelong, Victoria (Reference no: 17).
  2. [S296] Marriage certificate of Hugh Brown and Frances Margaret Ward, married 22 Dec 1879 in the Registration District of Calcutta, India (Ref no: Vol N/1/170 Folio 158 No 4222).
  3. [S294] Death certificate of Frances Margaret Brown, died 7 Sep 1934, registered 14 Sep 1934 in the Registration District of Perth, Western Australia (Reference no: 1555/34).
  4. [S295] Death certificate of Hugh Brown, died 15 Jul 1931, registered 17 Jul 1931 in the Registration District of Perth, Western Australia (Reference no: 1048/31).
  5. [S305] Webpage The West Australian (http://trove.nla.gov.au/) "1931 'Family Notices.', The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954), 16 July, p. 1, viewed 21 July, 2012, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article32348655."

Frances Margaret Ward

b. circa 1863, d. 7 September 1934
Frances Margaret Brown (nee Ward) c1918

Parents:

Father: Edwin Ward b. c 1840, d. 14 Nov 1896
Mother: Mary (?) b. 1841, d. 22 Sep 1867
Last Edited: 15 Nov 2018
  • Birth*: Frances Margaret Ward was born circa 1863 at India; death certificate has place of birth as Raja Mahore, India. The birth certificate of her son Hugh Toronto has something different.
  • She was the daughter of Edwin Ward and Mary (?)
  • Anecdote: A baptism record for Frances has not been found. Her year and place of birth come from her death certificate. At the time of her marriage on 22 Dec 1879 she was residing in Assensole, India and her age was 17 years. Only her father Edwin (no occupation given) and her sister Catherine are named on the marriage certificate.
    On Hugh Toronto (Philip) Brown's birth certificate, Frances Margaret Brown (the mother) has her place of birth recorded as Raja....(?), India. Could it be Rajarbagan near Howrah? All this needs further investigation.
  • Residence*: In 1879 Frances Margaret Ward and Hugh Brown lived at Asansol, West Bengal, India.
  • Marriage*: Frances Margaret Ward married Hugh Brown, son of John Hone Brown and Margaret McMillan, on 22 December 1879 at St John's Church, Calcutta, India, witnesses were E Ward, Catherine Ward and E Hindhaugh.1
  • Married Name: As of 22 December 1879, her married name was Brown.
  • Anecdote: The family moved from NSW to Western Australia c1900.2
  • (Witness) Anecdote: Frances Margaret Ward was a witness: Hugh Philip Brown's wife Eva reported that c1913 (when child Hugh was a baby) that there were family meetings concerning the Ward family. Hugh Philip Brown would go off to see his family and tell her "it was none of her business". This was possibly concerning Hugh's mother's sister, Jane Mary Skelton (nee Ward) whose husband mysteriously left her on 2 September 1914 and disappeared. He withdrew all his money from their bank accounts but mailed her a bank book with 150 pounds deposited for her. She received no further communication from him and the courts finally pronounced him dead in 1927. The family meetings may have been about helping Jane, either financially or in some other way. Interestingly, Jane died in Toronto, NSW in 1947 which was Hugh Philip Brown's birthplace in 1891.
  • Residence*: In July 1914 Frances Margaret Ward lived at Kenny St, West Guildford, Western Australia, Australia.3
  • Anecdote*: Frances was referred to as "Nurse Brown" in the funeral notice for her daughter Florence Mabel Brown:
    VAUGHAN.-Tho Friends of Nurse Brown, of Kenny-street, West Guildford, are respect fully invited to follow the remains of her late daughter, Florence Mabel, to the place of interment, the Anglican Cemetery, Karrakatta. The Funeral is appointed to leave Messrs. Bowra and O'Dea's Private Mortuary, 195 Pier-street. Perth, at 9.45 o'clock TO-MORROW (Wednesday) MORNING. per road. Friends wishing to attend the Funeral may proceed by the 10.30 train leaving Perth. BOWRA and O'DEA, Undertakers, 195
    Pier-street, Perth. Tel. 308.3
  • Anecdote: Hugh and Frances Brown never divorced but did not live together. Frances lived in the house in Mt Lawley and Hugh lived on a boat on the river. He used to caretake boats for a shipping company (torpedo boats, fair sized, wooden, moored near the Raffles Hotel). Frances parents had not sanctioned the marriage and she would have left after a couple of years but had a child and no options. Hugh was also considered to be a bit of a drinker. His behaviour, combined with that of his son Leonard Percival, was why his other son Hugh Philip Brown was a fervent teetotaller.
  • Death*: Frances Margaret Ward died on 7 September 1934 at 109 Third Avenue, Mt Lawley, Western Australia, Australia. She died of senility and myocardial degeneration cardiac failure. Age given as 70 years.2
  • Burial*: Frances Margaret Ward was buried on 7 September 1934 at Anglican section, Karrakatta cemetery, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.2
  • Anecdote: Death notices that appeared in the newspaper for Frances Margaret Brown can be seen by clicking here.
  • Anecdote: Frances Brown's death certificate states that she lived in NSW for 20 years and Western Australia 34 years.

Family:

Hugh Brown b. 11 Jan 1857, d. 15 Jul 1931

Children:

Mary Teresa Brown+ b. 30 Jun 1881, d. 10 Jun 1952
Florence Mabel Brown+ b. 11 May 1884, d. 12 Jul 1914
Frances Jane Brown+ b. 1888, d. 21 Oct 1949
Hugh Philip Brown+ b. 10 Jan 1891, d. 31 May 1970
Leonard Percival Brown+ b. 1893, d. b 1970
Vera Emma Brown+ b. 1897, d. a 1970
Dorothy Olive H Brown+ b. 1899, d. 1 Dec 1954

Citations

  1. [S296] Marriage certificate of Hugh Brown and Frances Margaret Ward, married 22 Dec 1879 in the Registration District of Calcutta, India (Ref no: Vol N/1/170 Folio 158 No 4222).
  2. [S294] Death certificate of Frances Margaret Brown, died 7 Sep 1934, registered 14 Sep 1934 in the Registration District of Perth, Western Australia (Reference no: 1555/34).
  3. [S305] Webpage The West Australian (http://trove.nla.gov.au/) "1914 'Family Notices.', The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954), 14 July, p. 1, viewed 20 July, 2012, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article26910750."

Mary Teresa Brown

b. 30 June 1881, d. 10 June 1952
Mary Teresa Brown, c1930. (Photo courtesy of Anne Morgan-Morris).

Parents:

Father: Hugh Brown b. 11 Jan 1857, d. 15 Jul 1931
Mother: Frances Margaret Ward b. c 1863, d. 7 Sep 1934
Last Edited: 15 Nov 2018

Family:

Joseph Thomas Davies b. 16 May 1880, d. 16 Jul 1974

Children:

Hugh Davies+ b. 1910
Leslie Mervyn Davies+ b. 18 Oct 1913, d. 1976
Septimus Morgan Davies+ b. 1916, d. 1978

Citations

  1. [S244] Website "Ancestry" (http://www.ancestry.co.uk/) "Source Information:
    Ancestry.com. Australia Marriage Index, 1788-1950 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
    Original data: Compiled from publicly available sources."

Florence Mabel Brown

b. 11 May 1884, d. 12 July 1914

Parents:

Father: Hugh Brown b. 11 Jan 1857, d. 15 Jul 1931
Mother: Frances Margaret Ward b. c 1863, d. 7 Sep 1934
Last Edited: 12 Aug 2021
  • Birth*: Florence Mabel Brown was born on 11 May 1884 at Canterbury, New South Wales, Australia.1
  • She was the daughter of Hugh Brown and Frances Margaret Ward.
  • Marriage*: Florence Mabel Brown married Albert Edward Vaughan in 1911 at East Coolgardie, Western Australia, Australia.2
  • Married Name: As of 1911, her married name was Vaughan.
  • Death*: Florence Mabel Brown died on 12 July 1914 at Western Australia, Australia, at age 30. Died at the Public Hospital, Perth of sepicaemia and infection, 16 days after giving birth to a daughter, Florence Dorothy Mina Vaughan, who survived and was adopted out. (Death certificate PERTH 417/14.)
  • Anecdote: The following funeral notices appeared in the West Australian newspaper on 14 Jul 1914:
    VAUGHAN.-The Friends of Mr. Albert Edward Vaughan, of Messrs. R. Meckie and Co.'s, Ltd., Kalgoorlie. are respectfully invited to follow the remains of his late beloved wife, Florence Mabel. to the place of interment, the Anglican Cemetery, Karrakatta. The Funeral is appointed to leave Messrs. Bowra and O'Dea's Private Mortuary, 195 Pier street, Perth at 9.45 o'clock TO-MORROW (Wednesday) MORNING, per road. Friends wishing to attend the Funeral may proceed by the 10.30 train leaving Perth BOWRA and O'DEA, Undertakers, 195 Pier-street, Perth. Tel. 301.
    VAUGHAN.-The Friends of Nurse Brown, of Kenny-street, West Guildford, are respectfully invited to follow the remains of her late daughter, Florence Mabel, to the place of interment, the Anglican Cemetery, Karrakatta. The Funeral is appointed to leave
    Messrs. Bowra and O'Dea's Private Mortuary, 195 Pier-street. Perth, at 9.45 o'clock TOMORROW (Wednesday) MORNING. per road. Friends wishing to attend the Funeral may proceed by the 10.30 train leaving Perth. BOWRA and O'DEA, Undertakers, 195
    Pier-street, Perth. Tel. 398.
    'VAUGHAN.-The Friends of Mr. J. T. Davies, of Parker-street West Guildford, are respect fully invited to follow the remains of his late beloved sister-in-law, Florence Mabel, to the place of interment, the Anglican Cemetery, Karrakatta. The Funeral is appointed to leave Messrs. Bowra and O'Dea's Private Mortuary, 195 Pier-street, Perth, at 9.45 o'clock TOMORROW (Wednesday) MORNING, per road. Friends wishing to attend the Funeral may proceed by the 10.30 train leaving Perth. BOWRA and O'DEA , Undertakers. 195 Pier-street, Perth. Tel. 398.3
  • Burial*: Florence Mabel Brown was buried on 15 July 1914 at Anglican Cemetery, Karrakatta, Western Australia, Australia.
  • Anecdote*: The following report appeared in the West Australian newspaper on 25 July 1914:
    The funeral of the late Mrs. Florence Mabel Vaughan, wife of Mr. Albert Edward Vaughan, of Kalgoorlie, took place on the 15th inst. I the presence of a large gathering of relatives and friends. Mrs. Vaughan, who was 30 years of age, was born at Sydney, New South Wales, where she resided for 16 years. the latter 14 years of her life being spent in this State. The cortege moved from Messrs. Bowra and O'Dea's private mortuary, in Pier-street and proceeded to the Anglican Cemetery at Karrakatta, where the remains were interred, the Rev. R. D. Ure performing the funeral ceremony. The chief mourners were Mr. A. E. Vaughan (husband). Mr. and Mrs. H. Brown (father and mother). Mrs. J. T. Davies, Mrs. J. Reith, Misses Vera and Dorothy Brown (sisters), Mr. H Brown brother), Mrs. H. Brown (sister-in-law), Mr. J. T. Davies and Mr. James Reith (brothers-in-law), and Mrs. J. Vincent. A large number of wreaths, floral tributes, letters and telegrams of sympathy were received. The funeral arrangements were in the hands of Messrs. Bowra and O'Dea.4

Citations

  1. [S244] Website "Ancestry" (http://www.ancestry.co.uk/) "Source Information:
    Ancestry.com. Australia Birth Index, 1788-1922 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
    Original data: Compiled from publicly available sources."
  2. [S244] Website "Ancestry" (http://www.ancestry.co.uk/) "Source Information:
    Ancestry.com. Australia Marriage Index, 1788-1950 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
    Original data: Compiled from publicly available sources."
  3. [S305] Webpage The West Australian (http://trove.nla.gov.au/) "1914 'Family Notices.', The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954), 14 July, p. 1, viewed 20 July, 2012, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article26910750."
  4. [S305] Webpage The West Australian (http://trove.nla.gov.au/) "1914 'Family Notices.', The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954), 25 July, p. 15, viewed 20 July, 2012, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article26911773."

Frances Jane Brown

b. 1888, d. 21 October 1949
Frances (Fanny) Jane Brown

Parents:

Father: Hugh Brown b. 11 Jan 1857, d. 15 Jul 1931
Mother: Frances Margaret Ward b. c 1863, d. 7 Sep 1934
Last Edited: 1 Aug 2012

Family:

James Reith

Children:

Citations

  1. [S244] Website "Ancestry" (http://www.ancestry.co.uk/) "Source Information:
    Ancestry.com. Australia Birth Index, 1788-1922 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
    Original data: Compiled from publicly available sources."
  2. [S301] Index to Births, Deaths & Marriages, http://www.bdm.dotag.wa.gov.au, 1841-1971, compiled by Deaths & Marriages, WA Registry of Births, Level 10, 141 St Georges Terrace, Perth WA 6000 "17/1910."
  3. [S305] Webpage The West Australian (http://trove.nla.gov.au/) "1949 'Family Notices.', The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954), 22 October, p. 1, viewed 21 July, 2012, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article47678341."

Leonard Percival Brown

b. 1893, d. before 1970

Parents:

Father: Hugh Brown b. 11 Jan 1857, d. 15 Jul 1931
Mother: Frances Margaret Ward b. c 1863, d. 7 Sep 1934
Last Edited: 11 Nov 2018

Family:

Vivian Rose Standley b. 29 Apr 1896, d. 5 Jan 1976

Citations

  1. [S244] Website "Ancestry" (http://www.ancestry.co.uk/) "Source Information:
    Ancestry.com. Australia Birth Index, 1788-1922 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
    Original data: Compiled from publicly available sources."
  2. [S244] Website "Ancestry" (http://www.ancestry.co.uk/) "Source Information:
    Ancestry.com. Australia Marriage Index, 1788-1950 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
    Original data: Compiled from publicly available sources."

Vera Emma Brown

b. 1897, d. after 1970
Vera Emma Brown

Parents:

Father: Hugh Brown b. 11 Jan 1857, d. 15 Jul 1931
Mother: Frances Margaret Ward b. c 1863, d. 7 Sep 1934
Last Edited: 1 Aug 2012

Family:

Archibald Robert McCall b. 1894

Children:

Citations

  1. [S244] Website "Ancestry" (http://www.ancestry.co.uk/) "Source Information:
    Ancestry.com. Australia Birth Index, 1788-1922 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
    Original data: Compiled from publicly available sources."
  2. [S244] Website "Ancestry" (http://www.ancestry.co.uk/) "Source Information:
    Ancestry.com. Australia Marriage Index, 1788-1950 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
    Original data: Compiled from publicly available sources."
  3. [S305] Webpage The West Australian (http://trove.nla.gov.au/) "1949 'Family Notices.', The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954), 22 October, p. 1, viewed 21 July, 2012, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article47678341."

Dorothy Olive H Brown

b. 1899, d. 1 December 1954

Parents:

Father: Hugh Brown b. 11 Jan 1857, d. 15 Jul 1931
Mother: Frances Margaret Ward b. c 1863, d. 7 Sep 1934
Last Edited: 21 Jul 2012

Family:

Valentine C Sparrow

Child:

Frank Sparrow b. 1926, d. 31 Dec 2000

Citations

  1. [S244] Website "Ancestry" (http://www.ancestry.co.uk/) "Source Information:
    Ancestry.com. Australia Birth Index, 1788-1922 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
    Original data: Compiled from publicly available sources."
  2. [S244] Website "Ancestry" (http://www.ancestry.co.uk/) "Source Information:
    Ancestry.com. Australia Marriage Index, 1788-1950 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
    Original data: Compiled from publicly available sources."
  3. [S305] Webpage The West Australian (http://trove.nla.gov.au/) "1954 'Family Notices.', The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954), 2 December, p. 32, viewed 21 July, 2012, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article52967518."

John Hone Brown

b. 28 August 1831, d. 11 October 1904

Parents:

Father: William Brown b. 23 Apr 1794, d. 20 Jul 1871
Mother: Hannah Hone b. c 1803, d. 10 Apr 1880
Last Edited: 11 Nov 2018
  • Birth: John Hone Brown was born in 1831 at Stepney, London, England.
  • Baptism*: John Hone Brown was baptized on 28 August 1831 at Stepney, London, England, father's occupation is given as baker.
  • He was the son of William Brown and Hannah Hone.
  • Emigration*: John Hone Brown emigrated in 1833 to Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, on the ship "Indiana" with parents William and Hannah Brown and siblings Mary Ann, William and Emma. John's uncle, Thomas Bervin Brown and his wife Ann and children Ann, Eliza, Amelia, Harriet & Thomas also sailed with them. They arrived in Hobart Town on the 9th of September 1833.
  • Anecdote: John and his family lived in Hobart Town until about 1840 and then in Launceston until about 1844. His uncle, Thomas Bervin Brown, a wheelwright, moved to Geelong, Victoria in about 1846 and it is possible that John Hone Brown moved across with him, as John's occupation is later recorded as wheelwright and he may have been apprenticed to Thomas. John's father, William, was a blacksmith, but his children's baptism records give his occupation as victualler (in Hobart) and post office messenger (in Launceston). At some stage William and his family moved to Sydney (which may or not have included John). This could have been as early as c1846 or later.
  • Residence*: On 12 June 1854 John Hone Brown lived at Geelong, Victoria, Australia.
  • Occupation*: John Hone Brown was a wheelwright on 12 June 1854.1
  • Marriage*: John Hone Brown married Margaret McMillan, daughter of Hugh McMillan and Isabella Johnstone, on 12 June 1854 at St Paul's Church, Geelong, Victoria, Australia.1
  • Occupation: John Hone Brown was a farmer on 12 August 1860.2
  • Residence: On 12 August 1860 John Hone Brown lived at Yowang, Victoria, Australia.
  • Occupation: John Hone Brown was a farmer on 28 November 1861.3
  • Marriage*: John Hone Brown married Jane Gunn, daughter of George Gunn and Ann Cooke, on 28 November 1861 at a private house, Sutherland Creek, Victoria, Australia, according to the forms of the Presbyterian Church. Sutherlands Creek is about 16 kms north west of Geelong.3
  • Residence: On 28 November 1861 John Hone Brown lived at You Yangs, Victoria, Australia. It was written as the Parish of "You-ang" his wedding certificate to Jane Gunn. This location had previously been spelt incorrectly on documents as "Yowang". You-ang is an area about 20 kms north west of Geelong and is spelt "You Yangs" today. Wikipedia gives the original spelling of the You Yangs as Youang: The name "You Yang" comes from the Aboriginal words Wurdi Youang or Ude Youang meaning "big mountain in the middle of a plain."4,3
  • Occupation: John Hone Brown was a wheelwright on 14 November 1862.5
  • Anecdote*: John and Jane's son Arthur John George Brown was born in Britannia Street, Ashby, a suburb of Geelong. The informant was Anne Gunn, Jane's mother which shows that her parents were also living in Geelong. Ashby was once a suburb of Geelong located in the area of Geelong West, west of Latrobe Terrace, between Aberdeen Street and Church Street. By 1850 this area had become known as Little Scotland, and Kildare. At this point, Ashby referred to the area between Autumn Street and Waratah Street. Interestingly, Britannia St intersects Pakington St which is mentioned as the place of death of Isabella McMillan on her death certificate in 1877 (Isabella's daughter Margaret married John Hone Brown). Also intersecting Pakington St is Maitland St, residence of Thomas Bervin Brown when he died in 1853 (Thomas was brother to William Brown who married Hannah Hone). It looks like the Browns and their extended family were well established in Ashby and is probably where they settled after moving from Tasmania c1846.
  • Anecdote*: On 20 Jul 1871 John Hone Brown's father, William Brown, died in Redfern, Sydney, NSW.6
  • Anecdote: In c1875 John moved to NSW, according to his death certificate.7
  • Occupation: John Hone Brown was a farmer on 20 May 1879.8
  • Residence: On 30 May 1879 John Hone Brown lived at Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, as stated in The Argus (Melbourne) newspaper Friday 30 May 1879 marriage notice for his daughter Thirza:
    PONSFORD-BROWN. On the 20th inst., at Seaview-house, Geelong, by the Rev. W. C. Bunning, Walter Silvester Augustus Ponsford, of Portland, to Thirza Hannah, eldest daughter of John Hone Brown, Esq., of Sydney, New South Wales.9
  • Death*: John Hone Brown died on 11 October 1904 at Rookwood Asylum, Granville, New South Wales, Australia, at age 73. He died of cardiac failure, senile decay and paralysis.7
  • Burial*: John Hone Brown was buried on 13 October 1904 at Rookwood Cemetery, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, Area AN, Section MMMM, Grave No 705.
  • Anecdote: John Hone Brown's death certificate gives no mention of his second wife, nor of the child Arthur John George Brown. It just names the three living children, Thirza, Hugh and Martha and says there are none deceased. Given that there was one child, Arabella, deceased from his first marriage, this may mean that both Jane Brown (nee Gunn) and son Arthur were deceased by 1904, and that the informant (the superintendent of the Rookwood Asylum) only had knowledge of the living children and their mother (John's first wife).
    The death certificate gives his occupation as wheelwright and also states that he lived 29 years in NSW and 25 years in Victoria. If accurate, it could mean he moved to NSW c1875.7
  • Probate: His estate was probated on 15 March 1905 at New South Wales, Australia, Intestacy. Will No: 33423. Brown, John Hone, late of Rookwood, wheelwright. On 15 March 1905 by Act of Court, administration was granted to Hugh Brown the only son of deceased at 73 Redmond Street, Leichardt. Died intestate 11 October 1904. Estate sworn at £19.3.10.10

Family 1:

Margaret McMillan b. c 1833, d. 12 Aug 1860

Children:

Thirza Hannah Brown+ b. c 1855, d. 7 Apr 1935
Hugh Brown+ b. 11 Jan 1857, d. 15 Jul 1931
Martha Brown b. 1859, d. 28 Feb 1922
Arabella Brown b. c Jul 1860, d. 1861

Family 2:

Jane Gunn b. c 1834

Child:

Citations

  1. [S293] Marriage certificate of John Hone Brown and Margaret McMillan, married 12 Jun 1854 in the Registration District of Geelong, Victoria, Australia (Ref no: 6).
  2. [S292] Death certificate of Margaret Brown, died 12 Aug 1860, registered 13 Aug 1860 in the Registration District of Geelong, Victoria (Reference no: 77).
  3. [S290] Marriage certificate of John Hone Brown and Jane Gunn, married 28 Nov 1861 in the Registration District of Moorabool River, Victoria, Australia (Ref no: 22).
  4. [S137] Website "Wikipedia" (http://en.wikipedia.org/) "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You_Yangs."
  5. [S304] Birth certificate of Arthur John George Brown, born 14 Nov 1862, registered 27 Dec 1862 in the Registration District of Geelong, Victoria (Reference no: 341).
  6. [S298] Webpage The Sydney Morning Herald (http://trove.nla.gov.au/) "1871 'Family Notices.', The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), 22 July, p. 1, viewed 18 July, 2012, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article13242178."
  7. [S317] Death certificate of John Hone Brown, died 11 Oct 1904, registered 12 Oct 1904 in the Registration District of Granville, NSW, Australia (Reference no: 1904/013155).
  8. [S289] Marriage certificate of Thirza Hannah Brown and Walter Silvester Augustus Ponsford, married 20 May 1879 in the Registration District of Geelong, Victoria, Australia (Ref no: 46).
  9. [S297] Webpage The Argus (Melbourne) (http://trove.nla.gov.au/) "1879 'Family Notices.', The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1956), 30 May, p. 1, viewed 18 July, 2012, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article5945049."
  10. [S517] Website "Findmypast" (http://www.findmypast.co.uk/) "New South Wales Will Books 1800-1952."

Margaret McMillan

b. circa 1833, d. 12 August 1860

Parents:

Father: Hugh McMillan b. c 1800, d. 22 Feb 1864
Mother: Isabella Johnstone b. c 1809, d. 11 Apr 1877
Last Edited: 18 Jul 2012

Family:

John Hone Brown b. 28 Aug 1831, d. 11 Oct 1904

Children:

Thirza Hannah Brown+ b. c 1855, d. 7 Apr 1935
Hugh Brown+ b. 11 Jan 1857, d. 15 Jul 1931
Martha Brown b. 1859, d. 28 Feb 1922
Arabella Brown b. c Jul 1860, d. 1861

Citations

  1. [S293] Marriage certificate of John Hone Brown and Margaret McMillan, married 12 Jun 1854 in the Registration District of Geelong, Victoria, Australia (Ref no: 6).
  2. [S292] Death certificate of Margaret Brown, died 12 Aug 1860, registered 13 Aug 1860 in the Registration District of Geelong, Victoria (Reference no: 77).

Thirza Hannah Brown

b. circa 1855, d. 7 April 1935

Parents:

Father: John Hone Brown b. 28 Aug 1831, d. 11 Oct 1904
Mother: Margaret McMillan b. c 1833, d. 12 Aug 1860
Last Edited: 10 Aug 2016
  • Birth*: Thirza Hannah Brown was born circa 1855 at Victoria, Australia.
  • She was the daughter of John Hone Brown and Margaret McMillan.
  • Occupation*: Thirza Hannah Brown was a gentlewoman on 20 May 1879.1
  • Marriage*: Thirza Hannah Brown married Walter Silvester Augustus Ponsford on 20 May 1879 at Hope Street, Geelong, Victoria, Australia, by the Rites and Forms of the Baptist Denomination.1
  • Married Name: As of 20 May 1879, her married name was Ponsford.
  • Anecdote*: The Argus (Melbourne) newspaper Friday 30 May 1879 has the following marriage notice:
    PONSFORD-BROWN.-On the 20th inst., at Seaview-house, Geelong, by the Rev. W. C. Bunning, Walter Silvester Augustus Ponsford, of Portland, to Thirza Hannah, eldest daughter of John Hone Brown, Esq., of Sydney, New South Wales.2
  • Residence*: In 1908 Thirza Hannah Brown lived at "Aberfoyle", 177 Glenferrie Rd, Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia.3
  • Anecdote: An article in the Portland Guardian on Monday 4 October, 1915:
    A HAWTHORN EXCHANGE says: "Leonard C. Ponsford has volunteered for active service and has been accepted. All of Mrs Ponsford's sons, six in number, are now either at the front or in training. This is probably the record for Australia of volunteers from one family. We congratulate Mrs Ponsford and her sons on their patriotism and self sacrifice." Old Portland residents have a very kindly recollection of the family above referred to. The late Mr Ponsford was for many years Clerk of Courts here, and a zealous supporter of all matters of public benefit, Among other activities he was treasurer and a valued member of the committee of the Portland Free Library, and also one of the founders of the Bowling Club.
  • Death*: Thirza Hannah Brown died on 7 April 1935 at 331 Glenferrie Rd, Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia.4
  • Anecdote*: Death Notice in The Argus (Melbourne) on Monday 8 April 1935:
    PONSFORD - On the 7th April at 331 Glenferrie road, Hawthorn Thirza Hannah, relict of the late Walter Silvester Augustus Ponsford, and loving mother of Ada, Thirza (deceased), Frank, Claude, Ralph, Walter, Leonard (deceased), Robert, and Elsie, in her 60th year.5

Family:

Walter Silvester Augustus Ponsford b. c 1851, d. 10 Jul 1908

Children:

Citations

  1. [S289] Marriage certificate of Thirza Hannah Brown and Walter Silvester Augustus Ponsford, married 20 May 1879 in the Registration District of Geelong, Victoria, Australia (Ref no: 46).
  2. [S297] Webpage The Argus (Melbourne) (http://trove.nla.gov.au/) "1879 'Family Notices.', The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1956), 30 May, p. 1, viewed 18 July, 2012, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article5945049."
  3. [S297] Webpage The Argus (Melbourne) (http://trove.nla.gov.au/) "1908 'Family Notices.', The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1956), 11 July, p. 11, viewed 22 July, 2012, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article10166268."
  4. [S302] Index to Births, Deaths & Marriages, http://online.justice.vic.gov.au, 1853-1985, compiled by Deaths & Marriages, VIC Registry of Births, Ground floor, 595 Collins Street Melbourne "2658/1935."
  5. [S297] Webpage The Argus (Melbourne) (http://trove.nla.gov.au/) "1935 'Family Notices.', The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1956), 8 April, p. 1, viewed 20 July, 2012, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article12227099."

Edward Wadey

b. 8 December 1822

Parents:

Father: Luke Wadey b. 12 May 1799, d. 22 Aug 1878
Mother: Mary Mitchell b. 21 Apr 1799, d. 26 Nov 1864
Last Edited: 2 Jan 2014

Citations

  1. [S23] Online Index to Baptisms, 1538 onwards, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, http://www.sfhg.uk/, ongoing project,.

Luke Wadey

b. 21 November 1824

Parents:

Father: Luke Wadey b. 12 May 1799, d. 22 Aug 1878
Mother: Mary Mitchell b. 21 Apr 1799, d. 26 Nov 1864
Last Edited: 2 Jan 2014

Family:

Sarah Stevens b. c 1835

Children:

Esther Wadey b. c 1856
Edward Wadey b. c 1858
Eliza Wadey b. c 1860

Citations

  1. [S23] Online Index to Baptisms, 1538 onwards, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, http://www.sfhg.uk/, ongoing project,.
  2. [S143] General Register Office: Indexes to Marriages, Sep 1837 - 2006, "Jan-Mar 1855, Steyning, Vol 2b Page 237."
  3. [S68] 1861 Census for England, "RG09 piece 603 folio 163 page 18."

Mary May Wadey

b. 30 July 1826, d. 6 April 1908

Parents:

Father: Luke Wadey b. 12 May 1799, d. 22 Aug 1878
Mother: Mary Mitchell b. 21 Apr 1799, d. 26 Nov 1864
Last Edited: 6 Feb 2015

Family:

Stephen Downer b. 30 Oct 1825, d. 1 Dec 1904

Children:

Ann Downer b. 1855, d. Nov 1869
William Downer+ b. 6 Jun 1860, d. 10 Apr 1948

Citations

  1. [S23] Online Index to Baptisms, 1538 onwards, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, http://www.sfhg.uk/, ongoing project,.
  2. [S143] General Register Office: Indexes to Marriages, Sep 1837 - 2006, "Oct-Dec 1854, Steyning, Vol 2b Page 381."
  3. [S230] Letter from Betty Bauerle, to Geoffrey Barber, dated 30 May 1992 (GG Barber Private Archives, Perth, W. Australia).
  4. [S229] Letter from Betty Bauerle, to Geoffrey Barber, dated 14 Oct 1990 (GG Barber Private Archives, Perth, W. Australia).
  5. [S141] General Register Office: Indexes to Deaths, Sep 1837 - 2006, "Apr-Jun 1908, Steyning, Vol 2b Page 182, age 81 years."

Edward Wady

b. 19 February 1764, d. 1834

Parents:

Father: Luke Wady b. 7 Dec 1733, d. 1775
Mother: Priscilla Hayler b. 3 May 1740, d. 1827
Last Edited: 9 May 2023

Family:

Ann Barnett b. 20 Oct 1771, d. 24 Apr 1856

Children:

Harriet Wadey+ b. 6 Jul 1794, d. 1859
James Wadey+ b. 7 Aug 1796, d. 1882
Luke Wadey+ b. 12 May 1799, d. 22 Aug 1878
Ann Wadey+ b. 15 Nov 1801, d. 28 Nov 1884
Mary Wadey+ b. 2 Mar 1806, d. 1852
Esther Wadey b. 8 Jan 1809

Citations

  1. [S23] Online Index to Baptisms, 1538 onwards, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, http://www.sfhg.uk/, ongoing project,.
  2. [S24] Index to Marriages, 1538-1837, Compact Disc SFHGCD003, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, 2008.
  3. [S516] Death certificate of Ann Wadey, died 24 Apr 1856, registered 25 Apr 1856 in the Registration District of Steyning, Sussex, England (GRO Index Ref: Vol 2b Page 139).
  4. [S25] Online Index to Burials, 1538 onwards, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, http://www.sfhg.uk/, ongoing project, "age 70 years."

Ann Barnett

b. 20 October 1771, d. 24 April 1856

Parents:

Father: Richard Barnett b. 12 Sep 1737, d. 1826
Mother: Sarah White b. c 1735
Last Edited: 9 May 2023

Family:

Edward Wady b. 19 Feb 1764, d. 1834

Children:

Harriet Wadey+ b. 6 Jul 1794, d. 1859
James Wadey+ b. 7 Aug 1796, d. 1882
Luke Wadey+ b. 12 May 1799, d. 22 Aug 1878
Ann Wadey+ b. 15 Nov 1801, d. 28 Nov 1884
Mary Wadey+ b. 2 Mar 1806, d. 1852
Esther Wadey b. 8 Jan 1809

Citations

  1. [S511] Baptisms, Marriages & Burials of Thakeham, Sussex, England, (WSRO: PAR 195/1).
  2. [S24] Index to Marriages, 1538-1837, Compact Disc SFHGCD003, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, 2008.
  3. [S516] Death certificate of Ann Wadey, died 24 Apr 1856, registered 25 Apr 1856 in the Registration District of Steyning, Sussex, England (GRO Index Ref: Vol 2b Page 139).
  4. [S227] Parish Register of Portslade, Sussex, England, (ESRO: PAR 449/1).

Esther Wadey

b. 8 January 1809

Parents:

Father: Edward Wady b. 19 Feb 1764, d. 1834
Mother: Ann Barnett b. 20 Oct 1771, d. 24 Apr 1856
Last Edited: 2 Jan 2014

Family:

John Jones b. c 1800

Citations

  1. [S388] Website "FamilySearch" (http://www.familysearch.org/) "Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C14849-1; GS Film number: 1067361."

Mary Wadey

b. 2 March 1806, d. 1852

Parents:

Father: Edward Wady b. 19 Feb 1764, d. 1834
Mother: Ann Barnett b. 20 Oct 1771, d. 24 Apr 1856
Last Edited: 5 Sep 2017

Family:

Jonathan Wood b. 1801, d. 28 Oct 1885

Children:

Rachel Wood b. 1827, d. 8 Feb 1907
Owen Wood+ b. 5 Mar 1830, d. 25 Feb 1906
Ellen Wood b. 1832, d. b 1844
Jonathan Walter Wood b. 21 Mar 1835, d. 1893
Mary Wood b. 13 Aug 1837, d. 1920
Ellen Wood b. c 1844
Albert Wood b. 1847, d. 1885

Citations

  1. [S388] Website "FamilySearch" (http://www.familysearch.org/) "Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C14849-1; GS Film number: 1067361."

Luke Wady

b. 7 December 1733, d. 1775

Parents:

Father: Luke Wady b. 2 Mar 1702/3
Mother: Mary Clement b. c 1705
Last Edited: 9 May 2023

Family:

Priscilla Hayler b. 3 May 1740, d. 1827

Children:

Luke Wady+ b. 24 Feb 1760, d. 1816
James Wady b. 23 Apr 1761, d. 1761
Edward Wady+ b. 19 Feb 1764, d. 1834
Sarah Wady b. 24 Feb 1765
Thomas Wady+ b. 7 Sep 1766
Ann Wady+ b. 31 Jan 1768
Arthur Wady b. 1 Oct 1769, d. 1771
Arthur Wady b. 30 Jul 1771, d. 1778
John Wady+ b. 18 Apr 1773
Hannah Wady b. 23 Apr 1775, d. 1776
Benjamin Wady b. 23 Apr 1775, d. 1775

Citations

  1. [S23] Online Index to Baptisms, 1538 onwards, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, http://www.sfhg.uk/, ongoing project,.
  2. [S24] Index to Marriages, 1538-1837, Compact Disc SFHGCD003, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, 2008.
  3. [S25] Online Index to Burials, 1538 onwards, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, http://www.sfhg.uk/, ongoing project,.

Priscilla Hayler

b. 3 May 1740, d. 1827

Parents:

Father: John Hayler b. c 1700, d. Jan 1774
Mother: Ann Jupp b. c 1696, d. 1741
Last Edited: 9 May 2023
  • Birth: Priscilla Hayler was born in 1740 at Pulborough, Sussex, EnglandB.
  • Baptism*: Priscilla Hayler was baptized on 3 May 1740 at Pulborough, Sussex, EnglandB.1
  • She was the daughter of John Hayler and Ann Jupp.
  • Marriage*: Priscilla Hayler married Luke Wady, son of Luke Wady and Mary Clement, on 18 October 1759 at Pulborough, Sussex, EnglandB, Witnesses were John Hayler senior and John Hayler junior.2
  • Married Name: As of 18 October 1759, her married name was Wady.
  • Anecdote: Priscilla's husband Luke died in January 1775, just a few months before Priscilla gave birth to twins.
  • Anecdote*: Two years later Priscilla had the following child: Maria Wady was born on 20 April 1777 and baptised on 27 April 1777 in Pulborough. A warrent was issued on 30 July 1777 naming her father as George Pulling a husbandman. The child Maria lived and later married John Lidbetter in 1797.
  • Marriage*: Priscilla Hayler married John Leopard on 16 August 1799 at Billingshurst, Sussex, EnglandB, by banns. Priscilla's name spelt WEADY. The witnesses to their marriage were William Mills and James Champion.2
  • Married Name: As of 16 August 1799, her married name was Leopard.
  • Death*: Priscilla Hayler died in 1827 at Pulborough, Sussex, EnglandB.
  • Burial*: Priscilla Hayler was buried on 19 August 1827 at Pulborough, Sussex, EnglandB, buried as Priscilla Neppard.3

Family 1:

Luke Wady b. 7 Dec 1733, d. 1775

Children:

Luke Wady+ b. 24 Feb 1760, d. 1816
James Wady b. 23 Apr 1761, d. 1761
Edward Wady+ b. 19 Feb 1764, d. 1834
Sarah Wady b. 24 Feb 1765
Thomas Wady+ b. 7 Sep 1766
Ann Wady+ b. 31 Jan 1768
Arthur Wady b. 1 Oct 1769, d. 1771
Arthur Wady b. 30 Jul 1771, d. 1778
John Wady+ b. 18 Apr 1773
Hannah Wady b. 23 Apr 1775, d. 1776
Benjamin Wady b. 23 Apr 1775, d. 1775

Family 2:

George Pulling b. c 1745

Child:

Maria Wady b. 20 Apr 1777, d. 1819

Family 3:

John Leopard d. 1803

Citations

  1. [S23] Online Index to Baptisms, 1538 onwards, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, http://www.sfhg.uk/, ongoing project,.
  2. [S24] Index to Marriages, 1538-1837, Compact Disc SFHGCD003, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, 2008.
  3. [S25] Online Index to Burials, 1538 onwards, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, http://www.sfhg.uk/, ongoing project,.

Hannah Wady

b. 23 April 1775, d. 1776

Parents:

Father: Luke Wady b. 7 Dec 1733, d. 1775
Mother: Priscilla Hayler b. 3 May 1740, d. 1827
Last Edited: 3 Jan 2014

James Wady

b. 23 April 1761, d. 1761

Parents:

Father: Luke Wady b. 7 Dec 1733, d. 1775
Mother: Priscilla Hayler b. 3 May 1740, d. 1827
Last Edited: 3 Jan 2014

John Wady

b. 18 April 1773

Parents:

Father: Luke Wady b. 7 Dec 1733, d. 1775
Mother: Priscilla Hayler b. 3 May 1740, d. 1827
Last Edited: 24 Mar 2019

Family:

Elizabeth Heather

Children:

Eliza Wady b. 3 Apr 1808
Mary Wady b. 24 Dec 1809
Elizabeth Wady b. 1 Mar 1812
John Wady b. 24 Apr 1814
William Wady b. 10 Dec 1816
Thomas Wady b. 16 Mar 1824

Citations

  1. [S24] Index to Marriages, 1538-1837, Compact Disc SFHGCD003, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, 2008.

Maria Wady

b. 20 April 1777, d. 1819

Parents:

Father: George Pulling b. c 1745
Mother: Priscilla Hayler b. 3 May 1740, d. 1827
Last Edited: 12 Jul 2018
  • Birth*: Maria Wady was born on 20 April 1777 at Pulborough, Sussex, EnglandB; DOB from Poor Law Record PAR 153/34/1.1
  • She was the daughter of George Pulling and Priscilla Hayler.
  • Baptism: Maria Wady was baptized on 27 April 1777 at Pulborough, Sussex, EnglandB.
  • Anecdote*: Priscilla Wady, nee Hayler had been a widow for just over 2 years at the time of Maria's birth. A warrent was issued on 30 July 1777 naming her father as George Pulling, husbandman.1
  • Anecdote: Before her marriage Maria had the following child: James Wadey was born on 7 November 1794 and baptised on 23 November 1794 in Billingshurst. A warrent was issued on 27 November 1794 naming his father as John Parkhurst a farmer.
  • Marriage*: Maria Wady married John Lidbetter on 30 January 1797 at Pulborough, Sussex, EnglandB, The witnesses to their marriage were James Lidbetter and Sarah White. Note: marriage has Mary Wady not Maria.2
  • Married Name: As of 30 January 1797, her married name was Lidbetter.
  • Anecdote*: John Lidbetter and Maria Wady had 8 known children.
  • Death*: Maria Wady died in 1819 at Pulborough, Sussex, EnglandB.
  • Burial*: Maria Wady was buried on 1 August 1819 at Pulborough, Sussex, EnglandB.

Family:

John Lidbetter b. 12 May 1771, d. 1848

Citations

  1. [S744] Website "Sussex Record Society" (http://www.sussexrecordsociety.org) "http://www.sussexrecordsociety.org/plrecordbyrid.asp."
  2. [S24] Index to Marriages, 1538-1837, Compact Disc SFHGCD003, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, 2008.

Sarah Wady

b. 24 February 1765

Parents:

Father: Luke Wady b. 7 Dec 1733, d. 1775
Mother: Priscilla Hayler b. 3 May 1740, d. 1827
Last Edited: 12 Jul 2018

Family:

James Ayling b. c 1760

Citations

  1. [S24] Index to Marriages, 1538-1837, Compact Disc SFHGCD003, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, 2008.

Thomas Wady

b. 7 September 1766

Parents:

Father: Luke Wady b. 7 Dec 1733, d. 1775
Mother: Priscilla Hayler b. 3 May 1740, d. 1827
Last Edited: 6 Mar 2019

Family:

Elizabeth Junin b. 7 Dec 1775

Children:

Edward Wady b. 31 Aug 1794
Avis Wady+ b. 30 Jul 1797, d. 1877
William Wady b. 19 Oct 1800
Charlotte Wady b. 27 Nov 1803
Mary Jennings Wady b. 7 Oct 1806, d. 1808
Sarah Junings Wady b. 22 Feb 1809
Harriet Wady b. 1 Sep 1811
James Wady b. 28 Nov 1813

Citations

  1. [S24] Index to Marriages, 1538-1837, Compact Disc SFHGCD003, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, 2008.

Arthur Wady

b. 1 October 1769, d. 1771

Parents:

Father: Luke Wady b. 7 Dec 1733, d. 1775
Mother: Priscilla Hayler b. 3 May 1740, d. 1827
Last Edited: 3 Jan 2014

Arthur Wady

b. 30 July 1771, d. 1778

Parents:

Father: Luke Wady b. 7 Dec 1733, d. 1775
Mother: Priscilla Hayler b. 3 May 1740, d. 1827
Last Edited: 3 Jan 2014

Benjamin Wady

b. 23 April 1775, d. 1775

Parents:

Father: Luke Wady b. 7 Dec 1733, d. 1775
Mother: Priscilla Hayler b. 3 May 1740, d. 1827
Last Edited: 3 Jan 2014

Luke Wady

b. 24 February 1760, d. 1816

Parents:

Father: Luke Wady b. 7 Dec 1733, d. 1775
Mother: Priscilla Hayler b. 3 May 1740, d. 1827
Last Edited: 12 Jul 2018
  • Birth: Luke Wady was born in 1760 at Pulborough, Sussex, EnglandB.
  • Baptism*: Luke Wady was baptized on 24 February 1760 at Pulborough, Sussex, EnglandB.
  • He was the son of Luke Wady and Priscilla Hayler.
  • Marriage*: Luke Wady married Elizabeth Hailer on 30 December 1789 at West Chiltington, Sussex, EnglandB, Luke is from Petworth and Elizabeth from West Chiltington. The witnesses to their marriage were Charlwood Hammond and Honor White.1
  • Anecdote*: Luke Wady and Elizabeth Hailer had 7 known children:
    Luke Wady was baptised on 21 March 1790 in Petworth. He died aged 4 years and was buried on 28 June 1794 in Petworth.
    William Wady was baptised on 8 May 1791 in Petworth. He may have been the William Wady who was a witness to the 1824 marriage of Abraham Wady and Ann Collins.
    Hannah Wady was baptised on 17 February 1793 in Petworth. Hannah married Henry Wingham by banns on 14 June 1814 in Cocking. She was then a spinster and he a bachelor and they were both of Cocking. The witnesses to their marriage were Richard Smith and Charlotte Smith.
    Harriott Wady was born on 16 September 1798 and baptised on 30 September 1798 in Petworth. Harriet married Benjamin Wingham by banns on 19 May 1818 in West Dean, Sussex. She was a spinster and he a bachelor and they were both of West Dean. The witnesses to their marriage were William Webb and John Ayling.
    Abraham Wady was born on 16 December 1801 and baptised on 3 January 1802 in Petworth. He married Ann Collins in 1824.
    Eliza Waddy was baptised on 16 February 1804 in Cocking. Eliza may have married Daniel Lucas by banns on 9 February 1822 in Cocking. He was said to be a bachelor and she a spinster and they were both of Cocking. The witnesses to their marriage were John Kingshott and Hannah??.Eliza had an illegitimate son: Luke Wadey was baptised on 2 August 1829 in Cocking. The baptism register noted that his mother was a spinster (married to a soldier who had a wife living).
    James Waydy was baptised on 22 June 1806 in Cocking.
  • Death*: Luke Wady died in 1816 at Petworth, Sussex, EnglandB.
  • Burial*: Luke Wady was buried on 9 November 1816 at Petworth, Sussex, EnglandB.

Family:

Elizabeth Hailer b. c 1768

Children:

Luke Wady b. 21 Mar 1790
William Wady b. 8 May 1791
Hannah Wady b. 17 Feb 1793
Harriet Wady b. 16 Sep 1798
Abraham Wady+ b. 16 Dec 1801
Eliza Wady+ b. 16 Feb 1804

Citations

  1. [S24] Index to Marriages, 1538-1837, Compact Disc SFHGCD003, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, 2008.