Descendants of James Booth by Monica Jones and Rhonda Brownlow
[email protected] Generation No. 1 JAMES 1 BOOTH was born 1797 in Dublin Ireland, and died 05 Dec 1855 in Gundaroo NSW. He married MARGARET ROBINSON 26 Dec 1832 in St. Peter's Church of England, Campbelltown, NSW. She was born 1808 in Paisley Renfrewshire, Scotland, and died 12 Jul 1884 in Gundaroo NSW. James BOOTH, b 1797 Dublin, Ireland and Margaret ROBINSON, b 1808 Scotland married in Campbelltown in 1832, he had applied for permission to marry, at that time he was free, but Margaret was still on a bond, they proceeded to have a large family of 10 children. The family was to reside at ‘Willowgrove Estate’ Gundaroo, where he had made an initial purchase in 1837 of 150 acres from Archibald MacLeod, this was to become the Willowgrove Estate a squattage of some 1000 acres. James Booth was transported in 1822 (age 25) on the Countess of Harcourt , while a Margaret ROBINSON was transported in 1827 on the Princess Charlotte. The ages given for both would have been correct. Additionally, this James Booth was transported from Wicklow in Ireland, having received 7 year sentence, while Charlotte was transported from Glasgow in Scotland after being tried 1826 Assizes, sentence 7 years she was sent straight to the Female Factory at Parramatta in1828. He was assigned to Dr. Douglas at Gerringong on the 1828 Census; he received his ticket of leave 1828/477. Countess of Harcourt 1822 The Countess of Harcourt was built in India in 1811.