Descendants of Richard Weeks by Rhonda Brownlow and Monica Jones [email protected] Generation No. 1 RICHARD 2 W EEKS (T HOMAS 1) was born Abt. 1810 in Hanley Dorset England, and died 04 Sep 1868 in Redbank Taralga NSW Rg 4108. Burial: Stonequarry Cemetery Taralga He married M ARY A NN B RADLEY 31 Jul 1833 in St. Giles Parish Dorset England. She was born 1813 in Henley Dorset England, and died 11 Apr 1876 in Bolong NSW Rg 06225. Journey to Australia Times were extremely hard in the south of England during the 1830s. Hundreds wandered the countryside looking for work and something to eat. The sheer poverty and hardships drove many thousands to gather together their belongings and emigrate to America and Australia. Because the Australian Emigration Agent in London had been offering ' free passage to New South Wales' for men and their wives under 30 years, interest in that developing new land was intense. A handout bill being circulated at that time by the Emigration Agent, stated there was 'an extensive and urgent' demand for carpenters, joiners, stonemasons and cutters, bricklayers, plasterers, blacksmiths, wheelwrights, glaziers, agricultural servants, shepherds and gardeners. Hundreds of families responded to the Bill and their moves were made that much easier following special 'Poor Laws' enacted by King William IV which ensured anyone in need could be given passage to a British Colony. Edward Macarthur son of merino sheep pioneer John Macarthur of Camden New South Wales, was visiting England around that time, recruiting suitable workers for the Macarthur farms in Australia 1. In 1836 Major Edward Macarthur sought the assistance of Reverend John West, Rector of Chettle, in Dorset, in finding suitable volunteers to emigrate to New South Wales to work on the ‘Macarthurs' Camden Park Estate. Edward Macarthur took up grants of 1150 acres (465 ha) each at Camden; in 1838 borrowed £10,000 in London to acquire the Belmont estate at Camden, where they built an inn, an Anglican Church and twenty cottages for selected immigrants from Kent and Dorsetshire. The emigrant ship, “ Brothers” , sailed from Southampton to end of a four and a half month voyage sailing into Sydney Harbour on 8 April 1837 under the Master Robert Towns. The "Brothers " was the first ship chartered by the Macarthur brothers to import free men and their families to work their estates at Camden. Memorandum of agreement between the undersigned Emigrants, H.M.S. 'Brothers' , and Messrs James, William and Edward Macarthur 11 April 1837 I agree for myself, and brother James Macarthur to fulfil the agreement made by Major Edward Macarthur in England with the undersigned parties and which is as follows: That we will give you during good behaviour for three years, that you may be in our service, Fifteen Pounds (£15 .00s .00d) per annum, a cottage rent free, a plot of ground for a garden, 7 lbs of meat and 11 lbs of flour per week, also the privilege of keeping a cow, with pigs and poultry, on condition of their getting into no mischief and being solely for your own use, and after five years, should you continue in our service, we will establish you as a tenant on fertile land, taking the rent either in labour or in produce and during the first six months in our service, to give your wives one half of the above allowance of provisions. The service to commence from April 11, 1837, which is the day you left the ship. Camden 14.4.1837 W Macarthur And we the undersigned, on our parts overall agree to the above mentioned conditions and in consideration of the above mentioned advantages to serve our employers the above mentioned Edward, James and William Macarthur in the capacity of farm servants, or in such other occupation that we may be directed either by them, or by their agents or overseers, faithfully and diligently to the best of our ability for the space of three years from the 11th day of April 1837. Witness our hands at Camden this 14th day of April 1837. RICHARD WEEKS: Witnessed: Edward Kinghorn, Joseph Gatscombe Memo Any of the above signed individuals may consider themselves at liberty to leave our employment at any time upon condition of paying Fifteen Pounds (£15 .00s .00d) if within the first year, Ten Pounds (£10 .00s .00d) if after the completion of the first, and between the first and second, and Five Pounds (£5 .00s .00d) if after the completion of the first two years and between the completion of the second and third. 6 W Macarthur RICHARD W EEKS : Father, Thomas Weeks and Elizabeth... Arrived "Brothers" 8 April, 1837, he was aged 26 years and his wife Elizabeth was 24 years of age and two children William was aged 3 years and Elizabeth was 6momths old . His occupation was recorded as a shepherd. Employed for £4/13/11½. Watchman. in 1840- Servant to Mrs. Frances Wade, at Crookwell. 1 May,1837-Scabbing Flat 1862- Farmer at Argyle NSW 1867- Farmer at Redbank Arrived in Australia with wife and two children on the "Brothers" 1837 MARY A NN B RADLEY : Died from Inflammation of the Bowels. bur Stonequarry Cemetery Taralga NSW Burial: Stonequarry Cemetery Taralga Children of R ICHARD W EEKS and M ARY B RADLEY are: 2. i. WILLIAM 3 W EEKS , b. 1834, Hanley Dorset England; d. 04 Jul 1892, Goulburn NSW Rg.5674 (60). 3. ii. ELIZABETH M ARIA W EEKS , b. 22 Feb 1835, Hanley Dorset England; d. 20 Sep 1899, Taralga NSW Rg.12895. 4. iii. GEORGE B RADLEY W EEKS , b. 25 Sep 1838, Richlands Taralga NSW Rg.1218-22; d. 31 Mar 1898, Fullerton NSW Rg.5222 Phils River (60). 5. iv. ELIZA A NNE W EEKS , b. 02 Nov 1840, Richlands Taralga NSW Rg. 1648-25a; d. 06 Oct 1904, Taralga NSW Rg.14956 (63). 6. v. THOMAS B RADLEY W EEKS , b. 21 Jan 1843, Richlands Taralga NSW Rg.1352-27a; d. 13 Jan 1919, Ellesmere Street Goulburn Rg.4344 (76). 7. vi. CHARLOTTE B RADLEY W EEKS , b. 30 Jan 1845, 'Tyrl Tyrl Taralga NSW Rg 1931-30; d. 09 Aug 1885, Phils River NSW Rg 06786 Crookwell. 8. vii. JOHN W EEKS , b. 05 Jul 1847, Richlands Taralga NSW Rg.1615-32a; d. 24 Apr 1918, Burraga NSW. 9. viii. MARY W EEKS , b. 23 May 1849, Richlands Taralga NSW Rg.1337-34a; d. 15 Aug 1901, Redfern NSW Rg.11058. 10. ix. ROBERT W EEKS , b. 19 Mar 1852, Richlands Taralga NSW Rg.2510-38a; d. 01 May 1947, Goulburn NSW. 11. x. RICHARD W EEKS , b. 27 Aug 1854; d. 1922, 1922 Cobar NSW Rg.14179 ?? Rich/Ann. Generation No. 2 3 2 1 2. W ILLIAM W EEKS (R ICHARD , T HOMAS ) was born 1834 in Hanley Dorset England, and died 04 Jul 1892 in Goulburn NSW Rg.5674 (60). He married M ARGARET M CELVENE 18 Mar 1861 in Redbank Taralga NSW Rg.4411-36. She was born Abt. 1843 in County Monaghan IRELAND, and died 10 Apr 1886 in Laggan NSW Rg.- (45). WILLIAM W EEKS : Burial: C/E Cemetery Goulburn MARGARET M CELVENE : Parents: Samuel McElvene and Mary Willoughby Children of W ILLIAM W EEKS and M ARGARET M CELVENE are: i. ELIZA 4 W EEKS , b. 1864, Goulburn NSW Rg.8693; d. 03 May 1873, Laggan NSW Rg.4226 Goulburn (8).Burial: C/E Cemetery Bolong 12. ii. MARY A NN W EEKS , b. 1865, Goulburn NSW Rg.-; d. 01 May 1941, Wollongong NSW. 13. iii. MARGARET W EEKS , b. 22 Feb 1867, Goulburn NSW Rg.9201; d. 02 Nov 1910, Queanbeyan NSW. iv. ROBERT W EEKS , b. 1869, Goulburn NSW Rg.10910; d. 07 Apr 1920, Sydney NSW Rg.4758. ROBERT W EEKS : Wodonga and Towong Sentinel (Vic) Previous issue Friday 9 April 1920 PERSONAL Mr. Robert Weeks, a former resident of Wodonga and brother to Mr. W. Weeks, died in Sydney on Wednesday last. 14. v. ELIZABETH M ARIA W EEKS , b. 1872, Goulburn NSW Rg.10075; d. 12 Aug 1929, Lithgow NSW. 15. vi. SARAH J ANE W EEKS , b. 1875, Goulburn NSW Rg.11360; d. 06 Jul 1953, 219 Evans Street Rozelle NSW. vii. WILLIAM H ENRY W EEKS , b. 1878, Goulburn NSW; d. 02 May 1951, Goulburn NSW. viii. EDITH A 'LIZZIE' W EEKS , b. 1881, Goulburn NSW Rg.-. 3 2 1 3. E LIZABETH M ARIA W EEKS (R ICHARD , T HOMAS ) was born 22 Feb 1835 in Hanley Dorset England, and died 20 Sep 1899 in Taralga NSW Rg.12895. She married E DWARD P ALMER S EAMAN 20 Aug 1857 in St Saviour’s Cathedral Goulburn NSW Rg.1778. He was born 26 Jun 1811 in North Tottenham County Norfolk ENGLAND, and died 30 Jul 1880 in 'Happy Home' Fullerton NSW Rg.6798 Goulburn (69). ELIZABETH M ARIA W EEKS : Baptised: 06 Oct 1835, England Burial: 22 Sep 1899, C/E Cemetery Bolong EDWARD P ALMER S EAMAN : Settler at Bolong Levels- his parents were Samuel Seaman (weaver) and Sarah Palmer. Occupation: Ploughman Arrived per "Adrian" 29 August 1830 -convict, Life (29) Labourer Housebreaking Trial: 10 August 1829 Norwich England. Assigned: J & W Macarthur- Camden NSW TOL 39/1876. C.P. 1847-786 Permission to marry: 7 2 1842 Illiterate all his life EDWARD P ALMER S EAMAN : Burial: 01 Aug 1880, 'Corona' Private Cemetery Fullerton Occupation: Ploughman, grazier Children of E LIZABETH W EEKS and E DWARD S EAMAN are: 16. i. ELIZABETH R ICHANDA 4 S EAMAN , b. 29 Aug 1858, Abercrombie River NSW Rg.7261; d.