ANY advice on pre1825 resources?

[Freya Ellingsen]

Hi,
  Mark Brooker is one of our Relatives! Myself and a cousin have done much work, would be interested in hearing from you.

Fran

[christopherstix]

Hi Lilster,

I have viewed your entry regarding Mark Brooker and family from 2006.

I, also, am descended from this couple, and would be interested in hearing from you about research you have done.

Regards,,

Chris (*)

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[Billyblue]

Hi Nugent & Chris
Lea hasn't been online, according to her profile, since last November.
If you don't hear from her (she may have notification turned off), Nugent you could PM her, but Chris you will need to make another two posts before you can use the Pm method.\
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[nayr]

MARK BROOKER born 19 April 1808 is my 5x great grandfather. He was born in
Worthing, Sussex, England. I can not locate his death anywhere. He died between 1851 & 1857 as I have a copy of the 1851 census he filled out but he is not located on the next census of 1857.
In 1825 he is found guilty of stealing a roll of silk & sentenced to death but given mercy due to his good character & instead sentenced to life. He arrived in Hobart in August 1826 on the Earl St Vincent & sent to work for a Mrs Cox as a coachman.
In 1836 he is granted permission to marry Matilda Martha Simmons (free person). They have 7 children.
In Feb 1847 he is given a conditional pardon. Never to return to or be found in Great Britain or Ireland.
In 1848 Matilda, Mark's wife leaves him (he places an advert in the paper saying she has left him & any debts). I have attached a clipping of the advertisment.

  Matilda Martha Morgan nee Simmons dies 1 June 1881 in Ballarat Victoria.

For the life of me I can not find any information on when and where Mark Brooker died. 

[Freya Ellingsen]

Hi,
  We have something in common "Mark Brooker"!Regarding census: 1851  Census Residence Weillington St, Launceston 
With 12 others who seem to be his whole Family and another Adult married couple and children. Mark Brooker was head of the house. I have found this also;1851  Departure Launceston to Calcutta via Swan River (Swan River Colony i.e. Western Australia) It is unclear if this is Mark Brooker senior or his son, William Mark Brooker AKA Mark!
So where in our tree do you fit in? I am from Lavinia, Lousia who married a Curran.

Cheers,

Hope to hear from you soon.

Fran

[nayr]

Hi,

My family travels through Matilda Martha Brooker the eldest daughter who marries John Nichols. Lets say the name Matilda Martha travels for at least 3 generations.
I have newspaper clippings of a Mark Brooker travelling to & from Adelaide in early 1850 on the ship Peri. Don't know anything about the trip to Calcutta. Not sure where the money comes from for all this travel as Mark is declared insovent in 1849.

I've come up against a brick wall when it comes to his death, & so it seems does everyone else. Very frustrating!!!

Bye for now, it was good to hear from you.

Rachel

[Freya Ellingsen]

Hello,
  Although the spelling is wrong we can see this would be Mark or his son, several other Brooker researchers agree:
Broker   Mark      Seaman   Lawsons   26 Jan 1851   Launceston   Calcutta via Swan River   Lawsons,
Found on the Tasmanian db. As we know Mark was a Spirit Merchant for a while and travel several times presumably for his business.  We can see from the above that if it is him he was a seaman! Do you have v much on John Nichols, as all I have is that he was born in 1826 and died in 1900, he and Matilda had many children can you help me there?
If you are interested i can send you info on the Curran/Slade side which is good reading as we are related to John Philpot Curran orator master of the rolls Ireland, the Slades go back to 1650.

Cheers,

Fran

[nayr]

Hi!
John Vincent Nichols 3/10/1826 Tas - 1/1/1900 New South Wales
Father - Thomas Nichols (convict on the Maria 1820)  1801 - 1882
Mother - Mary Ann Vincent (free person)  1804 - 1877
Thomas & Mary Ann marry 10 Nov 1823. He was 22 she was 19.

 John & Matilda married about 1851 & had about 14 children. Matilda 1852, Mary Ann 1855, Thomas 1856, Edward 1858, John 1859, Susan 1860, William 1862, Alfred 1864, Clara 1869, Henry 1872, Alice 1874, Violet 1867, Edith 1880 & Mark 1883 - not all living to adulthood.

For info on his life there's a book "Path of Pioneers" by John Lynch (A History of early Ten Mile Creek -Germanton- Holbrook. Bottom of page 67. 
In the book it says he came to tassie at age 9 but I have his birth info from the Aust birth index stating he was born in Tassie also on his fathers marriage cert it states Thomas is a convict . I think he hid the fact that his father was a convict.

Hope that helps.

[Darleith]

Hello I am new here. If you or anyone is interested in mark Brooker/Simmons/Morgan/Eglinton connection please contact me (*)
I am in Ancestry.com.au
Cheers

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