INTRODUCTION
This work attempts to record all births, baptisms, marriages, deaths & burials
for the fifth decade of settlement in the colony of New South Wales, that is
from 1831 until 1840.
Principle Sources of Information
The major sources of information presented in this work were derived from:
1. Anglican Churches - New South Wales - Church Registers
2. Catholic Churches - New South Wales - Church Registers
3. Presbyterian Churches - New South Wales - Church Registers
4. The Pioneer Register - Dr C J Smee
1. Anglican Churches - New South Wales
The sources of information on these churches included; (i) the online database
called the "New South Wales Pioneers Index: 1788-1888" published by the Royal
Melbourne Institute of Technology, (ii) the Kerrison James Index - an index
in chronological order of all Anglican church registers from 1788 to 1850,
(iii) the individual Parish Registers with all three categories being held
at the National Library in Canberra.
The Lake Macquarie Family History Group has conveniently published nearly
all the parish registers for St Matthews Windsor making access to their
information readily available to a wide audience.
Yvonne Brownings book "St Peters Richmond: The Early People and Burials
1791-1855" has been most helpful on background information for that
church.
The book published by the Newcastle Family History Society "Christ Church
Newcastle, NSW : 1804-1900" has also been most helpful in checking entries
for this work.
This decade saw the establishment of no less than twenty five new Anglican
parishes in the colony, including the renowned Christ Church St Laurence in
Sydney, bringing the total by the end of the decade to fifty.
2. Catholic Churches - New South Wales
This decade saw the establishment of seven new Catholic parishes in the colony
bringing the total by the end of the decade to thirteen.
3. Presbyterian Churches - New South Wales
This decade saw the establishment of no less than twenty one new Presbyterian
parishes in the colony bringing the total by the end of the decade to twenty
eight.
4. The Pioneer Register - Dr C J Smee
The Pioneer Register project is a collection of family trees for persons
arriving in the colony between in years 1788 and 1820. The project was commenced
in the early 1970's and to date four thousand families have been published
in over 58 separate books.
The number of families published in the Register thus far is 4,000. When
one adds the spouses to these 4,000 Pioneers, plus their 14,000 children and
over 47,000 grandchildren, plus 5,000 sons & daughters-in-law, one arrives
at a total of over 73,000 names, making the Pioneer Register project one
of the largest genealogical works ever published in this country.
Whilst the Register ends for arrivals after 1820, the families obviously still
continued having children well beyond that date. In any case an off-shoot
of the Register, called "Convict Families That Made Australia" has collected
similar information for arrivals from 1821 to 1840.
The research on The Pioneer Register project has resulted in 1,009 extra
individuals being identified whose births do not appear in any other sources.
By approaching the problem from the other end as it were, descendants have
been able to trace themselves back to individuals who obviously must have
existed but were not otherwise identified anywhere else.
Also two hundred and thirty nine deaths were identified by the Pioneer Register
project with no known burial record and even two marriages, which admittedly
may be of doubtful veracity.
Miscellaneous Sources of Information
Further information on the entries presented in this work were derived from
three other sources:
5. The Convict Shipping Indents
6. Various Musters & The 1828 Census
7. Other Churches - Baptismal Registers
5. The Convict Shipping Indents
These indents were invaluable in determining the "ship of arrival" and
"civil status" data for so many of the entries in this series, which is
considered to be a major component of the value added to the information
contained in the various parish registers. They also served to correct some
erroneous information recorded in some registers, particularly the burial
registers, where the information was of necessity not supplied by the
deceased but by relatives and friends who may well have not been entirely sure
of the facts.
6. Various Musters & The 1828 Census
The only colonial Muster relevant for this decade was the Muster of 1837. It
was helpful in identifying people as having arrived as convicts and if they
were, their ship of arrival but the muster of course ends in 1837. The 1828
Census was still relevant in identifying the colonial born, arrival data
and marriage partners for those arriving before 1828 and an appendix which
lists convict deaths up to 1834.
7. Other Churches - Baptismal Registers
As many as 686 of the fifth decade children were baptized post 1840 when
they were somewhat older, 215 of whom in churches or denominations not
established until after 1840.
As the colony grew and expanded numerous churches and other denominations
were founded and some of them may well have had entries for children baptized
later in life but whose birth in the colony has not been confirmed at the time
of writing.
Births
With regard to the Births, in order to add "value" to the baptismal registers,
the aim was to identify the parents of each child by researching when they
arrived in the colony and in what capacity. In the case where the parents were
colonial born the aim was to research their year of birth. There were 26,072
births recorded and 22,394 baptisms. Due to the large number of
untranscribed baptisms, no meaningful estimate as to the identities
of the fathers nor the mothers has been attempted.
Marriages
With regard to the Marriages, in order to add "value" to the marriage registers,
the aim was to identify each bride and groom by researching when they arrived
in the colony and in what capacity as well as determining their age at
marriage. In the case of the colonial born the aim was to research their year
of birth. There were 8,326 marriages recorded. The identities of only 56%
of the grooms were found and only 61% of the brides.
Deaths
With regard to the Deaths, in order to add "value" to the burial registers,
the aim was to identify each of the deceased by researching when they arrived
in the colony and in what capacity as well as determining their age at death.
In the case of the colonial born the aim was to identify the names of their
parents. There were 13,170 deaths recorded and 12,856 burials. The
identities of 75% of the deceased were found.
Local Historical Developments
Lieutenant General Ralph Darling was replaced as Governor by Major General
Sir Richard Bourke in 1831 who in turn was replaced by Major Sir George Gipps
in 1838.
The decade saw a significant jump in the number of free settlers to the colony
and the commencement of assisted free migration such as the Bounty Scheme which
brought thousands of young single women to the colony. A development which
significantly changed the character of the colony.
But the most dramatic and historically significant event during the decade
was the ending of transportation of convicts to the colony of New South Wales
in 1840 (the last transport being the 'Eden', docking on the 18th November),
thus bringing to an end the first phase of the colony's existence as a penal
colony. It also marks a convenient end-point for this endeavour.
International Historical Developments
Queen Victoria became queen upon the death of her uncle King William IV
when she was crowned on the 20th June 1837. Thus commencing the 'Victorian
Era', undoubtly the most glorious in the history of Great Britain and of the
Empire.
In 1834 Earl Grey was replaced as Prime Minister by Lord Melbourne.
During the decade the Secretaries of State for War and the Colonies were as follows:
1830 F J Robinson - Viscount Godrerich
1833 Edward Smith-Stanley
1834 Thomas Spring Rice
1834 Arthur Wellesley - Duke of Wellington
1834 George Hamilton-Gordon - Earl of Aberdeen
1835 Charles Grant - Baron Glenelg
1839 Constantine Phipps - Marquess of Normaby
1839 John Russell
The abbreviations used in this book are explained below:
bas = born at sea
d = de facto
m = married
CF = came free
GS = government servant (convict)
EX = exile
BC = born in the colony
NC = native of colony (aboriginal)
NE = never emigrated
FS = free by servitude (emancipist)
AP = free by absolute pardon
CP = free by conditional pardon
TL = ticket of leave
-- = unknown
BfD = births from deaths
CFA = Convict Families of Australia Series
MPFA= Mowle's Pioneer Families of Australia
PR = Pioneer Register Series
NI = Norfolk Island
VDL = Van Diemens Land
Eng = England
Brs = Bussels
Gib = Gibralta
Ire = Ireland
Mal = Malta
Sct = Scotland
Wal = Wales
Cam = Cambridgeshire
Crn = Cornwall
Dub = Dublin
Dvn = Devonshire
Esx = Essex
Ham = Hampshire
IoW = Isle of White
Knt = Kent
Ldn = London
Mdx = Middlesex
Sfk = Suffolk
Sry = Surrey
Ssx = Sussex
Stf = Staffordshire
Wwk = Warwickshire
AACo= Australian Agricultural Company
HEIC= Honorable East India Company
* = duplicate entry
** = triplicate entry
# = pre 1831 birth
% = born at sea or overseas
The church and parish codes used in this book are explained below:
AAC : Anglican Parish of Australian Agricultural Company
ABM : Anglican Parish of Arkstone; Burroowa; Merringo
ALBU : Scots Kirk Albury
ALBU : Catholic Parish of Albury
ALEX : Scots Kirk Alexandria, Paddington
ALEX : Wesleyan Chapel Alexandria
ALTH : Anglican Parish of Althorpe; Brougham; Invermein; Rowan
ARAL : Anglican Parish of Araluen; Braidwood
ARAL : Catholic Parish of Aruluen, Braidwood
ARMI : Scots Kirk Armidale, New England
ASHF : Anglican Parish of Ashfield
ASL : All Saints Liverpool - Roman Catholic
ASSF : All Saints Sutton Forrest
B-G : Scots Kirk Bungonia, Goulburn
BALM : Wesleyan Chapel Balmain
BAPT : St Andrews Baptist Chapel Bathurst Street Sydney
BATH : Wesleyan Chapel Bathurst, Hill End
BATW : Wesleyan Chapel Bathurst, Hill End
BEGA : Anglican Parish of Bega; Bombala; Eden
BEGA : Wesleyan Chapel Bega, Moruya
BERR : Catholic Parish of Berrima
BG-H : Hebrew Temple Bungonia, Goulburn
BHMS : Scots Kirk Butterwick; Hinton; Middlehope; Seaham
BOWE : Scots Kirk Bowenfels; Vale of Clwydd
BR-W : Anglican Parish of Brisbane Water
BRAI : Scots Kirk Braidwood, Bungendore
BRIS : Scots Kirk Brisbane, Moreton Bay
BROU : Scots Kirk Broulee
BRWR : Catholic Parish of Brisbane Water
BUNG : Anglican Parish of Bungonia
BUTT : Scots Kirk Butterwick, Hinton, Middlehope, Seaham
BWD : Anglican Parish of Burwood
C-H : Anglican Parish of Castle Hill
CABR : Anglican Parish of Cabramatta
CAMB : Anglican Parish Camberwell; Falbrook; Jerry's Plains; Warkworth; Wombo
CAMB : Scots Kirk: Cambellfield; Melbourne; Port Phillip District
CAMD : Wesleyan Chapel Camden
CAMP : Anglican Parish of Camperdown; Newtown
CANB : Anglican Parish of Canbury; Lake George; Queanbeyan
CARC : Anglican Parish of Carcoar
CARC : Catholic Parish of Carcoar, Cowra, Erroll, Orange
CCC : Christ Church Castlereagh
CCN : Christ Church Newcastle
CLAR : Anglican Parish of Clarence River District
CONG : Congregational St Philips Mariners Church Sydney
CONG-I: Independent Congregational Pitt Street Sydney
COOK : Scots Kirk County of Cook
COOK : Catholic Parish of County of Cook
COOM : Catholic Parish of Cooma, Monaro/Manaroo District, Queabeyan, Twofold Bay
DENB : Scots Kirk: Denbie; Hunter District; Maitland Morpeth; Paterson; Singleton
EKPH : Ebenezer Kirk Portland Head
ELDN : Anglican Parish of Dungog; Eldon; Raymond Terrace; Stroud; Uffington
ELDO : Catholic Parish of Eldon
ENFI : Anglican Parish of Enfield
FIEL : Wesleyan Chapel Field of Mars, Parramatta
FSC : Catholic Parish of Far South Coast
GEEL : Scots Kirk Geelong Port Phillip District
GEEW : Wesleyan Chapel Geelong, Port Phillip District
GOSF : Anglican Parish of Gosford; Kincumber
GOUL : Catholic Parish of Goulburn
GULG : St John the Baptist: Gulgong; Mudgee
HART : Catholic Parish of Hartley
HAWK : Scots Kirk Hawkesbury District
HOUG : Anglican Parish of Houghton
HTK : Holy Trinity Kelso
HTS : Holy Trinity (Garrison Church) Sydney
HUNT : Wesleyan Chapel Hunter River District, Newcastle
I-C : Anglican Parish of Illawarra Camden
ILLA : Scots Kirk Illawarra District, Kiama
ILLA : Catholic Parish of: Illawarra; Wollongong
ILLH : Hebrew Temple Illawarra
ISRA : Israelite Temple New South Wales
JAMB : Anglican Parish of Jamberoo; Kiama; Shoalhaven
JBS : Scots Kirk: Jervis Bay; Shoalhaven
JERV : Scots Kirk Jervis Bay, Shoalhaven
KANG : Scots Kirk Kangaroo Point, Moreton Bay, Tambool
KEMP : Wesleyan Chapel Kempsey, Port Macquarie
KIAM : Scots Kirk: Kiama; Illawarra District
KIAM : Catholic Parish of Kiama
L-H : Anglican Parish of Lower Hawkesbury
LH-W : Wesleyan Chapel Lower Hawkesbury
LIVI : Israelite Temple Liverpool
LP-T : Anglican Parish of Liverpool Plains; Tamworth
MACD : Wesleyan Chapel Macdonald River
MACD : Anglican Parish of MacDonald; Colo River
MAIT : Wesleyan Chapel East Maitland, Maitland, West Maitland
MAIT : Maitland Hebrew Temple
MANG : Anglican Parish of Mangrove Creek; Upper Mangrove
MBR : Catholic Parish of Moreton Bay
MBWM : Wesleyan Chapel Moreton Bay
MELB : Scots Kirk Melbourne Port Phillip District
MELW : Wesleyan Chapel: Melborune, Port Phillip District
MONA : Anglican Parish of Monaro/Maneroo/Menaroo
MONT : Anglican Parish of Montefiores; Wellington District
MURR : Scots Kirk Murrurundi, Scone
N-RT : Catholic Parish of: Newcastle; Raymond Terrace
NBUE : United Evangelical: North Brisbane, Moreton Bay District
NEWC : Scots Kirk Newcastle
NK-I : Anglican Parish at Norfolk Island
NKIR : Catholic Parish at Norfolk Island
NSWI : Israelite Temple New South Wales
P-HW : Wesleyan Chapel Portland Head
PARR : Hebrew Temple Parramatta
PARW : Wesleyan Chapel Parramatta
PENI : Israelite Temple Penrith
PENN : Anglican Parish of Pennent Hills
PENR : Anglican Parish of Penrith
PENR : Catholic Parish of Penrith
PITT : Scots Kirk Pitt Town, Wilberforce
PITT : Independent Congretational Pitt Street Sydeny
PM-H : Hebrew Temple Port Macquarie
PORT : Catholic Parish of Port Macquarie, New England
PORT : Wesleyan Chapel Portland Head
PORT : Hebrew Temple Port Macquarie
PORT : St Andrews Kirk Port Macquarie
PRIM : Primitive Methodist Chapel: Camden, Liverpool, Penrith, Narellan, Picton
PT-S : Holy Trinity Port Stephens
RAND : Wesleyan Chapel Randwick
RAYT : Anglican Parish of Alnwick; Butterwick; Clarence Town; Middlehope; Raymond Terrace; Seaham
SAKP : St Annes Kissing Point
SAKS : St Andrews Kirk Sydney
SAPM : St Andrews Kirk Port Macquarie
SAS : St Andrews Sydney
SASR : St Augustines Singleton - Roman Catholic
SBA : St Bedes Appin - Roman Catholic
SBPR : St Bartholomews Prospect
SBPY : St Bartholomews Pyrmont
SCY : St Clements Yass
SDH : St Davids Hobart, Van Diemens Land
SF-M : St Francis Melbourne, Port Phillip District - Roman Catholic
SING : Hebrew Temple Singleton
SJ-M : St James Melbourne, Port Phillip District
SJ-S : Scots Kirk: Jervis Bay; Shoalhaven
SJB : St Johns: Brisbane; Morton Bay
SJC : St Johns: Camden; The Oaks; Picton; Stone Quarry
SJCR : St Johns Campbelltown - Roman Catholic
SJL : St Johns Launceston, Van Diemens Land
SJM : St James Melbourne, Port Phillip District
SJMB : St Johns: Brisbane; Moreton Bay
SJMc : St Josephs MacDonald River - Roman Catholic
SJMR : St Josephs Maitland - Roman Catholic
SJP : St Johns Parramatta
SJPT : St James Pitt Town
SJS : St James Sydney
SJSR : St James Sydney - Roman Catholic
SJW : St Johns Wilberforce
SJWO : St Johns: Oakville; Whittingham; Wollombi
SKB : Scots Kirk Bathurst
SKBG : Scots Kirk: Bungonia; Goulburn
SKDG : Scots Kirk Durham & Gloucester
SKHO : Scots Kirk Houghton
SKHV : Scots Kirk Hunter Valley
SKP : St Andrews Kirk Parramatta
SKPP : Scots Kirk Port Phillip District
SKPS : Scots Kirk Pitt Street
SKS : Scots Kirk Sydney
SKSI : St Andrews Kirk Singleton
SKSV : Scots Kirk: St Vincent; Murray & Auckland
SKW : Scots Kirk: Illawarra; Kiama; Wollongong
SLKS : St Lawrences Kirk Sydney
SLL : St Lukes Liverpool
SLS : Christ Church St Laurence Sydney
SLSC : St Lukes Scone
SMA : St Marks Appin
SMB : St Michaels: Bathurst; Kelso - Roman Catholic
SMKW : St Matthews Kirk Windsor
SMMC : St Mary Magdalenes: Clydesdale; South Creek
SMS : St Marys Sydney - Roman Catholic
SMW : St Matthews Windsor
SMWM : St Marys West Maitland
SMWR : St Matthews Windsor - Roman Catholic
SMWO : St Michaels Wollongong
SNP : St Nicholas Penrith - Roman Catholic
SoF : Society of Friends Sydney
SOFA : Anglican Parish of Sofala
SOUT : Scots Kirk Liverpool Plains, South Counties (Itinerant)
SPA : St Peters: Armidale; New England
SPC : St Peters Campbelltown
SPCO : St Pauls Cobbitty
SPCR : St Peters: Cooks River; Petersham
SPEM : St Peters East Maitland
SPKC : St Peters Kirk Campbelltown
SPP : St Patricks Parramatta - Roman Catholic
SPR : St Peters Richmond
SPRE : St Pauls Redfern
SPS : St Phillips Sydney
SPSR : St Patricks Sydney - Roman Catholic
SSKS : St Stephens Kirk Sydney
SSG : St Saviours Goulburn
STPM : St Thomas Port Macquarie
STSR : St Thomas Sackville Reach
STM : St Thomas Mulgoa
SVMA : Scots Kirk Counties of St Vincent, Murray & Auckland (Itinerant)
SYDH : Hebrew Temple Sydney
SYDW : Wesleyan Chapel Sydney
TERR : Scots Kirk Terrys Meadows
UPPE : Scots Kirk Upper Hunter
WELL : Catholic Parish of Wellington
WHIT : Scots Kirk Whittingham
WHIT : Catholic Parish of Whittingham
WILL : Anglican Parish of Willoughby
WIND : Wesleyan Chapel Windsor
WIND : Hebrew Temple Windsor
WINW : Wesleyan Chapel Windsor
WISE : Scots Kirk Wisemans Ferry
WOLL : Anglican Parish of Dapto; Wollongong
WOLL : Scots Kirk Wollongong
WOLL : Wesleyan Chapel Wollongong
YASR : St Augustines Yass - Roman Catholic
YASS : Anglican Parish of Gundaroo; Gunning; Yass
YASS : Wesleyan Chapel Goulburn, Gunning, Yass
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