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Research in Other Countries => Australia => Topic started by: BAC3 on Wednesday 20 May 15 14:44 BST (UK)
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Hello,
I am trying to establish a "Family Tree" for this Parkhurst Prison "Exile" who arrived aboard the Thomas Arbuthnot at Williamstown on 04/05/1847.
There are numerous references to him in TROVE about his business etc. and I am pretty certain that they are for the correct Robert CREEK(E) as in a court case reported in The Age, page 5, dated 12/09/1866 in which he appears as the plaintiff, the defendant calls him "a liar, a low whelp, a Pentonvillian, and a convict":
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article160214044
I have also found his cemetery record at the following website entitled "Billion Graves":
http://billiongraves.com/pages/record/person/11994062#given_names=Robert&family_names=Creeke
He died 11/07/1914 (aged 86), his wife Fanny 26/05/1927 (aged 89) according to the tombstone, although who the Martha CREEK (note spelling) is, died 16/08/1899 (aged 89), I have no idea.......there seems no-one born in England in 1810 of that name. Probate, incidentally, shows he left an Estate in excess of £4,000, a not inconsiderable amount in 1914.
If anyone can provide family details who his wife was, date of marriage, children etc. I would be extremely grateful. He does, however, change his occupation frequently. He was initially a Tailor, taught by his father, then a Carpenter taught at Parkhurst Prison, then a Bootmaker in Williamstown.
For the moment
BAC3
NB: I have since discovered that Martha CREEK is probably his mother-in-law and her daughter was Fanny CREEK and both arrived in Victoria from Cambridgeshire aboard the "Calliance" in 1855.
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Was his wife's name Creek before she married Robert Creek if Martha was his mother in law?
Jennifer
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Jennifer,
It appears so......she was born c1838 in Cambridge All Saints according to the 1851 England Census. Her mother Martha CREEKE (sic) was a Widow and Lodging House Keeper. One must assume, I suppose, that they were somehow related to Robert, although not enough hopefully to upset the Book of Common Prayer!!
It is amazing how the name varies between CREEK and CREEKE. ::)
BAC3
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Hi this looks to be Fanny in 1841:-
Martha Creek 25
Sarah 70
Sarah 40 Not born in county
Fanny 3
Residing Sussex Street, St All Saints, Cambridgeshire
Census ref HO107/85/ 1/3 / 1
Keyboard86
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Hi again I also found a Martha Creek b c 1810?
Baptism 16th December 1810 All Saints, Cambridgeshire Father Thomas Mother Sarah.
Son Samuel Creek b c 1834 in 1851 where is he in 1841, the one in Toft. Caxton is possibly the son of different parentage.
Keyboard86
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1841 census 27 Brandon Place St. Andrew the Less Cambridge
Robert Creek 40 Tailor
Elizabeth 35
Robert 12 Tailors apprentice
Alfred 9
All born in the county
Jennifer
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1851 census Barn? Yard Cambridge
Robert Creeke 48 tailor Cambridge
Elizabeth 42 married Toft Cambridge
1861 Cambridge Workhouse
Robert Creeke mar. 60 tailor inmate Cambridge
1861 census 1 Clement Court
Elizabeth Creek married lodger 56 Nurse Toft Cambridge
1871 census Cambridge Workhouse
Robert Creek 69 tailor inmate widower Cambridge
Jennifer
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Trial 1/1/1844 Cambridge aged 14 outcome transportation. I do not have the sub to get more details.
Jennifer
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Good Evening Everyone,
Thank you for all the information, I am very grateful.
My main task is to identify fully his Biography after he arrived in Australia, for instance, when did he marry Fanny and where? Did they have any children? I think not, as none are mentioned in Fanny's Will.
For the moment,
BAC3
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Fanny Kate CREEK
Robert CREEKE
Married 1864 , Victoria
# 3877
Fanny Kate CREEKE
Died aged 89
Newport, Victoria
Father: Chas CREEK
Mother: Martha CREEKE
Registered: 1927
# 7078
Robert CREEKE
Died aged 86
Newport, Victoria
Father: Robert CREEKE
Mother: Mary WENT
Registered 1914
# 11133
Martha CREEK
Died aged 88
Unstown, Victoria
Father: Thos CREEK
Mother: Sarah DILLISTON
Registered: 1899
# 11641
Debra :)
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Debra,
Thank you.
The marriage date completes the picture. And Fanny's Will indicates there were either no children or they had died prematurely.
For now,
Tony
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Hi
By sheer coincidence I started researching Robert Creeke this week.
Fanny was his cousin, so far as I can tell.
It is correct they had no children.
Good luck.
Jill