Mary Ellen Weeks

Aft 1838 - 1906  (< 67 years)

• Name	Mary Ellen Weeks
  Born	Aft 9 Nov 1838	Camden, New South Wales, Australia   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Died	9 Nov 1906	Eglinton, New South Wales, Australia
  Person ID	I8980	So Many Generations
  Last Modified	21 Feb 2021

  
  

  Father	Benjamin Weeks,   b. Between Feb and Nov 1812, Sixpenny Handley, Dorset, England ,   d. 28 Feb 1885, Camden, New South Wales, Australia  (Age ~ 69 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Frances "Fanny" Jeans,   b. Feb 1811, Cranbourne, Dorset, England ,   d. 17 Jan 1882, Hovells Creek, New South Wales, Australia  (Age ~ 70 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Married	17 Oct 1836	Sixpenny Handley, Dorset, England   [2]
  Family ID	F2431	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Joseph Simper Dunford,   b. 1834, Manningford Bruce, Wiltshire, England ,   d. 4 Dec 1905, Eglinton, New South Wales, Australia  (Age 71 years)
  Married	29 Nov 1859	Cawdor, New South Wales, Australia   [3]
  Last Modified	21 Feb 2021
  Family ID	F2809	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  There are no official records of Mary Ellen's birth or baptism. Thisis not unusual for some children christened at "Camden Park" duringthis period. Other researchers believe that some children werechristened by the Macarthur's (private) Minister and these recordshave not survived. On the other hand, because registration of birthswere not compulsory until 1856, the sole records available to theRegistrar of BD&M Records are the Church Registers. It is said thatvery few children, if any, were not christened/baptised when born to"Camden Park" residents. Also many christenings were performed byCircuit Ministers who travelled from place to place and many of thesehave either not survived or been found. Mary Ellen is recorded as adaughter of Benjamin and Frances in the official death certificates ofBenjamin & Frances. They are also listed as her parents on hermarriage certificate. On her marriage certificate, 29 November 1859,her age is given as 21 years. On her death certificate, 9 November1906, her age was 67 years. This points to her being born sometimebetween 9 November and 29 November 1838.

  
  

• Sources

  [S2066] Details: Page 85. [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 [S1942] Details: Pg. 18.