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Surrey Completed Look up Requests / Re: Croydon Betchleys
« on: Monday 27 June 16 18:43 BST (UK)  »
Sorry about that .
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Surrey Completed Look up Requests / Re: Croydon Betchleys
« on: Sunday 26 June 16 21:23 BST (UK)  »
James Betchley
He  actually came to Australia  as Betchley  and due to  a  clerical error he became Beachley  and kept the name .
Born in East Grinstead on 30 Sep 1796 to James Betchley and Mary Isted. James married Sarah Walton and had a child. He passed away on 8 Jun 1840 in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
Name:    James Betchley
Vessel:    Dromedary
Convicted Date:    24 Mar 1819
Voyage Date:    Sep 1819
Colony:    Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land)
Place of Conviction:    Sussex, England

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Canada / Re: Smalley Family
« on: Wednesday 05 February 14 06:15 GMT (UK)  »
I am  researching  Richard and  Peter Smalley   Blackburn Lancashire  to  Australia  . Peter settled in  Victoria   and  Richard  went  to Queensland  . I  am actually of the   Smalley  line  Cambridge  to  Victoria Australia  . Would be great to keep in touch  .

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Canada / Re: Smalley Family
« on: Friday 07 May 10 23:05 BST (UK)  »
That will be great

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Canada / Re: Smalley Family
« on: Wednesday 05 May 10 21:54 BST (UK)  »
Hello Gill . I am researching my Smalleys from England to Australia . Do you know of any of your Smalleys that came to Queensland or Victoria ? Have you seen this at all ?
 Occupation:     Holywell, Flintshire  Cotton Mill Owner
MarcS70l3- Christopher, son of John Smalley, wine merchant, Preston, Lane.
Christopher Smalley, son of John Smalley, who is known as being connected with Sir Richard Arkwright in business (see Bames's Lancashire, vol. ii. pp. 430-1), The original partners finally split up. Samuel Need died in 1781 and Smalley in 1782. Arkwright and Strutt bought Smalley's share in the partnership from his son for £10,751 and Arkwright bought Strutt out of his share. The latter had a thriving business of his own in stockings with mills in Belper and Milford. having in the first instance assisted him with money, and subsequently entered into partnership with him, became a cotton spinner and partner in the Holywell Twist Company. He was originally intended for holy orders, but was removed from school and placed in business — for which he had no great talents — much, it is said, to Mr. Lawson's regret, who regarded him as a pupil of much promise.
Pennant, in his History of HolyioeU Parish, p. 2 1 4, states that Mr. " John Smalley, senior, had long been engaged in a cotton work at Cromford, near Matlock, in Derbyshire, unhappily within the baneful influence of a tyrant rival, which forced him to seek the protection of S. Weuefrede, under which he prospered, and his children still prosper, blessing the benefit of the change made by theirinjured parent." He adds, " it is to Mr. Christopher Smalley, one of the partners, and eldest son of the founder of these great manufacturies (The Cotton Twist) I am obliged for the account of what relates to them."
The circumstances of the family, I believe, changed afterwards for the worse.
There is in Whitford churchyard a tombstone bearing the following inseription :

" Here rest the remains of John Smalley, late of Preston, in Lancashire. He died at Holywell, on 28th day of January 1782, aged 53 years, where he established the cotton manufactory in the year 1777. Ann Smalley, eldest daughter, died May 20th 1790, aged 38. Eli2abeth, his wife, died January 2nd 1796, aged 65. Here also lie the remains of Christopher Smalley, late of Holywell, esq. He died January 11th 1829, aged 74 years. Also of Sarah, his wife, who died 8th November 1832, aged 77 years. Also of John, their only son, who died 8th October 1808, aged 16 years."

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Australia / Re: Looking for any CHARMANS
« on: Thursday 03 December 09 03:54 GMT (UK)  »
Charmans in NSW any year ,
Charmans in WA Any year
Charmans in Queensland  any year ,
Charmans in Victoria any year,
Charmans in SA any year .
Thank you from Marie in Queensland  :)

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