Samuel BEAVIS-Elizabeth COLE

[Jamjar]

Couldn't find Robert and wife coming into Australia. As they had a child in 1851 it counts out the marriage in '59.

There was a convict Robert Beavis who was pardoned  1 July 1846. He was given a ticket of leave passport in 1842.

http://srwww.records.nsw.gov.au/indexes/quicksearch.aspx

Jamjar

[Dundee]

From a post on Ancestry:

Robert McKenzie
Occupation: sailor
Birth: c.1792, Scotland
Death: 19 February 1825, Windsor, NSW, Australia
Buried: 21 February 1825, Ebenezer Churchyard, NSW, Australia
Married: (by banns) on 13 April 1818 in Windsor, NSW, Australia

Jane Grono
Birth: c.1803, NSW, Australia
Death: 9 August 1865, Kanimbla, Hartley District, NSW, Australia
Buried: 12 August 1865, Mount York, Vale of Clwydd, NSW, Australia
(Married secondly Michael (Malcolm) Mitchell, 1827, NSW)

It is believed that Robert McKenzie (alias Robinson?) was among a group of sailors from the ship Active who were marooned during a sealing expedition on the New Zealand coast line for four years. They were rescued in 1813 by Captain John Grono and his crew on the Governor Bligh, all arriving in Port Jackson on 15 December 1813.

Children of Robert McKenzie and Jane Grono:

John Robert McKenzie
b. 29 November 1823, Pitt Town, NSW, Australia

Elizabeth McKenzie
b. 11 November 1821, Windsor, NSW, Australia
Married: 1840, Windsor, Sydney
Robert Beavis (Baveis)
***********************************************************
Further info:

Application to marry Nov 1839
Robert Beavis
Aged 30
Bachelor
Transported for life "Burrell"
Holding a TOL

Elizabeth McKenzie
Aged 21
Spinster
Born in the colony

7th child - Samuel Beavis born 1864.

Elizabeth's age on her MI cannot be correct if her son Robert was born in 1849.  There are death notices for this family at http://newspapers.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/home

Robert Beavis was convicted of "stealing one ewe sheep" at the Dorset assizes 12 March 1830.  He was sentenced to death, but this was commuted to transportation for life.  His partner in crime was George Lester the younger.
Conditional Pardon - 1846

In 1854, a Samuel Beavis aged 40, born at Weymouth, Dorset, arrived with his family as assisted immigrants onboard the "Tantivy".  He stated that he had two brothers, Robert and Jacob Beavis residing near Parramatta.  His parents were John and Mary Beavis, and his mother was living at Bristol in Somersetshire (sic).  I can't find immigration for Jacob - mentions in newspapers including "of George Street Markets, Fruiterer", and also in Elizabeth's funeral announcements in 1876.

Debra

[Jamjar]

Brilliant, Debra! 

Marriage

1840  Robert Baveis and Elizabeth McKenzie at St Matthews, Windsor

Yes, you're right about the MI inscription.

Samuel's family as per immigration record NSW State Archives. Arrived in 1854 on the Tantivy -  Reel 2137, [4/4791]; Reel 2467, [4/4942]

BEAVIS   Samuel   40
BEAVIS   Eliza   35   
BEAVIS   Samuel   21

BEAVIS   Sarah Ann   12      There is a marriage and a death for Sarah - If the death is correct then her
                                                        father was Jacob

BEAVIS   Robert   29   
BEAVIS   Emma Maria   24      
BEAVIS   Emma   3                   I can't find a marriage or death for Emma   
BEAVIS   Robert W   1   Died on voyage

Appear to be two families. So, who is this Robert?   A cousin, possibly. Possible death: 1898  Robert J father William and mother Elizabeth at Balmain North.   

Emma could be a sister/in-law. There's an Emma Beavis death in 1908, with father John and no mother listed.


Death
1863 Samuel Beavis of John and Mary

1885 There's a Jacob, but parents are listed as Robert and Mary. Could be him, though.   

Jamjar

[Jamjar]

Robert's death notice lists three son-in-laws:

Thomas Gladman - so I do believe that the Sarah on the ship, was his daughter. Married in 1868

John Anderson - married Charlotte Beavis in 1868 - Where did she come for. I can't see her in BDM

Thomas Boulton -  married Elizabeth in 1877.

Jamjar

[spruso]

Robert's death notice lists three son-in-laws:

Thomas Gladman - so I do believe that the Sarah on the ship, was his daughter. Maried in 1868

John Anderson - married Charlotte Beavis in 1868 - Where did she come for. I can't see her in BDM

Thomas Boulton -  married Elizabeth in 1877.

Jamjar

SARAH married 4th Nov 1868
CHARLOTTE (Daughter of Robert) married John Anderson Oct 7 1868  (SMH)
Thomas BOULTON Funeral Not. 26 Jun 1909 (SMH)
Cheers
Spruso

[Dundee]

From NSW BDM:

with parents Robert and Elizabeth:

1845  Bavers  Sarah C
1847  Bavis  Sarah A
1851  Beavis  Robert S
1852  Beavis  Jacob
1856  Beavis  John
1859  Beavis  Elizabeth
1861  Beavers  Alfred
1864  Beavis  Samuel

Re "Tantivy" 1854 - Samuel, Eliza and Sarah Ann are a family, and also with them is Eliza Gill who appears to be Eliza's daughter from a previous marriage (father Thomas dead, mother onboard)

Robert and Emma (formerly Dyer) with their children, also named Robert and Emma, were from the Isle of Wight in Hampshire.  Robert's brother Samuel was also onboard.  Despite the common names, there seems to be no connection between these two families, and Robert stated that they had no relatives in the colony.  Just to confuse things even more, this Robert returned to the Isle of Wight and appears on the 1881 census with his son Samuel(!!) who was born around 1855 in Sydney.

Debra

[Dundee]

From the IGI

Lionel Cole married Elizabeth Worthington
16 Jan 1820, St Dunstan, Stepney, London.

A parent search only returns a Lionel Cole born 18 Dec 1820, and baptised 18 Feb 1821 at Brompton in Kent.

1841 Census, Marylebone, London:

Elizabeth Cole  40  Laundress (Not born in county)
Elizabeth  15
Mary  14
Jemima  9
Samuel  7
Benjamin  4 

Note that Benjamin is actually 10 years older than his MI states

Listed separately as a male servant to John Brown at Marylebone:
Lionel Cole 50

1851 census, Marylebone, London:

Lionel Cole  63  Gate Keeper  born Woodbridge, Suffolk
Elizabeth  54  Laundress  born  Dover, Kent
Samuel  17  born Marylebone
Benjamin  13  Scolar  born Marylebone

1861 census, Marylebone, London:

Lionel Cole aged 73, a widower living alone, Gatekeeper Royal Botanic Society.

St Marylebone:

The borough includes almost the whole of Regent's Park, with a portion of Primrose Hill north of it. These have altogether an area of 472 acres. The park, originally Marylebone Park, was enclosed by James I., and received its modern name from the Prince Regent, afterwards George IV. It contains the Zoological Gardens, one of the most noteworthy institutions of its kind, attracting numerous visitors to its splendid collections of living animals. Here are also the gardens of the Royal Botanic Society, incorporated in 1839. They are enclosed and beautifully laid out, and contain hot-houses and a museum. Exhibitions are held each year. The Toxophilite Society, founded in 1781, has also occupied grounds here since 1883. The picturesque lake is supplied by the ancient Tyburn. The Regent's Canal skirts the north side of the park. Another famous enclosure is Lord's Cricket Ground,

[sparrett]

Hi,
A search of the worldconnect project here will show a number of contributors interested in the BEAVIS family branches including yours.  The details given may be additional to the tree found by DEBRA

As always, the information needs to be treated cautiously as it is contributed and may or may not be accurate.

You may  think that is worth browsing and possibly even making contact with others sharing your family interest

http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/

Sue

[spruso]

Thanks everyone for all your information. After assessing it all I think the couple below are the direct line for Lionel and his father Samuel.  I have discounted the "Tantivy" Beavis families.  Funeral notices in the SMH seem to tie in as well. (All opinions welcome.)

Robert Beavis
Aged 30
Bachelor
Transported for life "Burrell"
Holding a TOL

Elizabeth McKenzie
Aged 21
Spinster
Born in the colony

7th child - Samuel Beavis born 1864.

I have not been able to find any parents for Sarah Jane GILMORE at this stage and will try to sort out the COLES.

Can't find my photo of the "Unknown soldier" but I'm looking that it might be an uncle or cousin of Lionel.
Cheers
Spruso