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Benjamin Weeks

Benjamin Weeks

Male 1812 - 1885  (~ 69 years)

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  • Name Benjamin Weeks  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7] 
    Born Between Feb and Nov 1812  Sixpenny Handley, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 4, 8] 
    Christened 9 Apr 1815  Poole St James, Shaftesbury, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 7, 9] 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation Reaper/Farmer. 
    Died 28 Feb 1885  Camden, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5, 6, 10] 
    Buried 1 Mar 1885  Camden, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I7895  So Many Generations
    Last Modified 21 Feb 2021 

    Father John Weeks,   b. Abt 1775,   d. 1 Oct 1857, Fishery Creek, West Maitland, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 82 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Diana Hayter,   b. Feb 1781, Shaftesbury, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Mar 1821, Sixpenny Handley, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 40 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Married 28 Sep 1802  Sixpenny Handley, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Family ID F2349  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Frances "Fanny" Jeans,   b. Feb 1811, Cranbourne, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Jan 1882, Hovells Creek, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 70 years) 
    Married 17 Oct 1836  Sixpenny Handley, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    Children 
     1. Charles Jeans Weeks,   b. 4 Aug 1837, Camden, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Jul 1911, Boorowa, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)  [natural]
     2. Mary Ellen Weeks,   b. Aft 9 Nov 1838, Camden, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Nov 1906, Eglinton, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age < 67 years)  [natural]
     3. William J Weeks,   b. 28 May 1841, Cawdor, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Nov 1916, Yass, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)  [natural]
     4. George Weeks,   b. 21 Oct 1843, Camden, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1924, Camden, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)  [natural]
     5. John Weeks,   b. 25 Jan 1846, Camden, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Jul 1927, Boorowa, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)  [natural]
     6. Henry Weeks,   b. 23 Sep 1847, Camden, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Feb 1918, Yass, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)  [natural]
     7. Eliza Weeks,   b. 27 Mar 1850, Camden, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Oct 1937, Boorowa, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)  [natural]
     8. David Weeks,   b. 4 Jul 1851, Camden, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Nov 1864, Camden, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 13 years)  [natural]
     9. Maria Weeks,   b. 16 Jun 1853, Camden, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Feb 1924, Gordon, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)  [natural]
     10. Frances Elizabeth Weeks,   b. 19 May 1855, Camden, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Dec 1856, Camden, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 1 years)  [natural]
    Last Modified 21 Feb 2021 
    Family ID F2431  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    WEEKS Benjamin b1812 Portrait c1870    		WEEKS Benjamin b1812 Portrait c1870

  • Notes 
    • A double wedding ceremony with Benjamin's sister Jane and her husbandGeorgeVincen while awaiting embarkation for New South Wales. They leftChettle Dorset in October of 1936. Benjamin died in a fall from thewindow of the Plough and Harrow Inn in Camden.

  • Sources 
    1. [S468] New South Wales, Australia, Assisted Immigrant Passenger Lists,1828-1896, Ancestry.com, (Name: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com OperationsInc, 2007.Original data - New South Wales Government. “Returns ofconvicts applications for wives and families to be brought to NewSouth Wales at Government expense.” Series 1190, Reel 699.;).
      Birth date: abt 1813 Birth place: Origin date: Origin place: Cambletown, Argyleshire Arrival date: 8 Apr 1837 Arrival place:

    2. [S467] New South Wales, Australia, Assisted Immigrant Passenger Lists, 1828-1896, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.Original data - New South Wales Government. “Returns of convicts applications for wives and families to be brought to New South Wales at Government expense.” Series 1190, Reel 699. Sta;).
      Birth date: abt 1813 Birth place: Origin date: Origin place: Cambletown, Argyleshire Arrival date: 8 Apr 1837 Arrival place:

    3. [S2263] Dorset, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906, Ancestry.com, (Name: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations,Inc., 2011.Original data - Dorset Parish Registers. Dorchester,England: Dorset History Centre.Original data: Dorset Parish Registers.Dorchester, England: Dorset History Centre.;;), Dorset History Centre; Dorset Parish Registers; Reference: PE/SY(SJ):RE 1/1-1/3, 2/1-2/4.

    4. [S407] New South Wales, Australia, Registers of Coroners' Inquests, 1796-1942, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.Original data - Registers of Coroners’ Inquests and Magisterial Inquiries, 1834–1942 (microfilm, NRS 343, rolls 2921–2925, 2225, 2763–2769). State Records Authority of New South Wales, King;), State Archives NSW; Series: 2924; Item: 4/6618; Roll: 343.

    5. [S1] Australia, New South Wales, Registrar of Births Deaths & Marriages, Index of Births, Deaths & Marriages.
      Death date: 1885 Death place: Camden, New South Wales

    6. [S1] Australia, New South Wales, Registrar of Births Deaths & Marriages, Index of Births, Deaths & Marriages.
      Death date: 1885 Death place: Camden, New South Wales

    7. [S2269] Dorset, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.Original data - Dorset Parish Registers. Dorchester, England: Dorset History Centre.Original data: Dorset Parish Registers. Dorchester, England: Dorset History Centre.;), Dorset History Centre; Dorset Parish Registers; Reference: PE/SY(SJ): RE 1/1-1/3, 2/1-2/4.

    8. [S2232] Details: Pg. 1.

    9. [S2271] Details: Pg.1, 2.

    10. [S2270] Details: Pg. 12 - 13.

    11. [S9] Source, (Name: http://search.ancestry.com.au/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1030&h=18031271249&indiv=try;).
      Marriage date: 23 Sep 1802Marriage place: Handley, Dorset, EnglandResidence date: Residence place: England

    12. [S2237] Dorset, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1813-1921, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), Dorset History Centre; Dorchester, England; Reference: PE/SIX: RE 1/1, 2/1-2, 3/1-3.
      Record for Frances Jeans


 

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