RESEARCH NOTES and TIME LINE of EVENTS
for
ALFRED ABBOTT, ANN COLLINS and AMELIA CLARK/CLARKSON
Certificates Birth Marriage Death
ABBOTT Alfred O/S Ann
Collins Y
COLLINS Ann O/S Alfred
Abbott N
CLARK Amelia N N N
ABBOTT William
Henry 1836-Ann Abbot 1858-Amelia Clark 1896-Amelia Sophia
Clarke
ABBOTT Selina 1839-Emilia
Abbot 1858-Amelia Anne
Clarkson 1893-Amelia Anne
Sophia Clarkson
ABBOTT Alfred
George N 1863-Amelia Anne
Clarkson 1912-Amelia Clarkson
ABBOTT John
Nelson N N 1909-Annie
Johnson
ABBOTT Edward N 1887-Emelia Jane
Clarkson N
Year NAME Event Description
/ Reference
Jun 1829 Alfred
Abbott Ticket
of Leave Granted This
allowed Alfred to stay in the District of Parramatta
Jun 1829 Alfred
Abbot Resided
at
Dec 1830 Ann
Collins Crime
Improper
Conduct (Newspaper Article)
Placed in
the “Factory” at
Sep 1831 Alfred
Abbot and Ann Collins Resided at
Marriage was
by banns in Saint Johns Church Parramatta
Sep 1831 Alfred
Abbott and Ann Collins Married Marriage
was in
Feb 1834 Alfred
Abbott Certificate
of Freedom Granted Alfred
was now a free person and could move around
without
restriction.
Mar 1834 Ann
Collins Crime Absconded
from her Husband (Newspaper Article)
Not
sure if this was in
1834-1836 Ann Collins Apprehended Ann must
have been returned to her husband Alfred Abbott as
their
first child was born in 1836
notes
William was born in Penrith),
Parents
were Alfred and Ann Abbot.
Parents
– Frederick Abbot and Ann Abbot
(Williams
Baptism Certificate)
1836 Alfred
Abbott Occupation Bricklayer
– (son William’s baptism certificate)
31 Dec 1837 Ann
Collins Resided Sydney
– (Convict Muster)
Dec 1838 Ann
Collins Ticket
of Leave – Granted This
allowed Ann to stay in the District of Sydney
1836-1839 Alfred Abbott Occupation
– Soldier Alfred
must have enlisted as a Soldier between 1836 and 1839
as per his
daughter Selina’s baptism certificate noting this
occupation.
1838-1839 About
this time the name ANN ABBOTT (nee Collins) ceases to appear on any family
related documents and Alfred wifes name changes and
appears as: Emilia Abbot, Amelia Clark, Amelia Anne Clarkson, Emelia Jane Clarkson, Amelia Anne Sophia Clarkson, Amelia
Sophia Clarke, Amelia Clarkson.
May 1838
Alfred Abbott and Amelia Clark conceive daughter Selina
known.
Parents
– Frederick Abbot and Emilia Abbot
(Daughter
Selina’s baptism certificate)
Feb 1839 Selina Abbott born Mudgee
NSW
Parents
– Alfred Abbott and Amelia Anne Clarkson
(from
Presbyterian Church Marriage Register for Selina Abbott
and John Riley)
Parents
were Alfred and Emilia
31 Mar 1839 Alfred
Abbot / Emilia Abbot / Resided Emu
Plain (Daughter Selina’s baptism certificate)
31 Mar 1839 Alfred
Abbott Occupation Soldier
(Daughter Selina’s baptism certificate)
1840 Francis
Willis Death
registered in 1840
1842 Alfred
Abbott Resided Penrith
(son Alfreds marriage
certificate)
1842 Alfred
George Abbott Born (son) Penrith
(Alfreds marriage
certificate)
Parents
– Alfred Abbott and Amelia Anne Clarkson
(Birth
year taken from Alfreds marriage certificate)
c.1843 John Nelson Abbott Born (son) Sydney
Parents
– Alfred and Annie
(birth
year and mothers name taken from Johns death
certificate)
ANN COLLINS APPEARS AGAIN –
1845-1847 Ann
Collins Recommendation
for Conditional The persons who
recommended the CP were
Pardon Justices
of the Peace from the Penrith and
Maitland
area, J. Cox JP, R Lethbridge JP
and
L? Dulhunty JP.
1847 Ann
Collins Conditional
Pardon Granted Conditional
Pardons freed convicts and were
granted on
the condition that convicts did not
return to
1847 Ann
Collins NO
FURTHER MENTION OF THIS NAME
1848 Alfred
Abbott Resided Camperdown
(unclaimed Letter - Newspaper)
Occupation Bricklayer
1856-57 Edward
Abbott Born
(Son) Birth
Place – Petersham / Leichhardt
Parents
– Alfred and Emelia
(birth
year and place of birth taken from marriage and death certificates)
1857 Alfred
Abbott Died
/ Age - 53 Liverpool
Hospital
1857 Alfred
Abbott Buried Liverpool
Cemetery
WHERE DID THE CHILDREN OF ALFRED ABBOTT LIVE AFTER HE
PASSED AWAY ?
Son William Henry was living in Camperdown at the time of
his marriage in 1858 aged 22.
Daughter Selina was living with
relations in
Son Alfred George was aged 15 at the time of his fathers death.
Son John Nelson was aged 14 at the time of his fathers death.
Son Edward was aged 0 to 2 at the time of his fathers death.
Mother should be traceable up to at least 1857.
1858 William
Henry Abbott Married
to E Morgan / Age - 22 Church -
Ashfield
Parents
– Alfred Abbott and Amelia Clark
Resided Camperdown
Occupation Wood
Carter
AMELIA CLARK – Noted as being the mother of William
Henry…this information was transcribed at the time of the marriage so would
have been provided by William himself.
1858 Selina Abbott Married
to J. Riley / Age - 19
Parents
– Alfred Abbott and Amelia Anne Clarkson
(from Presbyterian Church Register)
Resided Concord
with relations possibly William and Elizabeth
Abbott
who were witnesses to the marriage.
Husbands
occupation was a Brickmaker
1863 Alfred
George Abbott Married
to Mary A Curr / Age - 21 Burwood
Parents
– Alfred Abbott and Amelia Anne Clarkson
Resided Burwood
Occupation Wood
Carter
1870 John
Nelson Abbott Married
to Selina Dawes / Age - ? Parents – ? and ?
1870-71 William
Henry Abbott Resided Concord
1871 John
Riley Resided Caseys Lane Camperdown
1883 Amelia
Clarke Court
Newspaper
Article SMH
“On the list for today, Monday, is the appeal of Amelia
Clarke against a sentence OR imprisonment for having insufficient lawful means
of support.
1885 William Henry Abbott Resided Concord
1885 John
Riley Resided
1887 Edward
Abbott marries Eliza
O’Halloran
in
Leichhardt
1887 Edward
Abbott Resided
1887 Stanley
G Abbott born District
of Newtown
Parents
- Edward and Eliza Abbott
1889 Ruby
J Abbott born District
of Ashfield
Parents
- Edward and Eliza Abbott
1890-1892 Edward
Abbott Resided Pierson
Street Summer Hill
1892 William
Henry Abbott Resided Concord
1890-1891 John
Riley Resided Ramsey
Street Summer Hill
1892-1895 John
Riley Resided
2
Tebbutt Street Leichhardt
1893 Selina Riley (nee Abbott) Died 2
Tebbutt Street Leichhardt
Mothers
name Amelia Sophia Ann Clarkson
Unknown
if mother still living or deceased
(Death
Certificate)
1896 William
Henry Abbott Died Concord
Parents – Alfred Abbott and Amelia
Sophia Clarke
1898 John
Nelson Abbott Resided Homebush
1900 John
Riley Resided
1903 Edward
Abbott Resided
Occupation Carter
1903 John
Riley Resided
1905 John
Riley Resided
1909 John
Nelson Abbott Died Rookwood
Asylum
Parents
– Alfred Abbott and Annie Johnson
1912 Alfred
George Abbott Died Queensland
Parents
– Alfred Abbott and Amelia Clarkson
1924 Edward
Abbott Died Rookwood
Asylum
Parents
– Albert Abbott and Jane
CANNOT confirm if the Edward Abbott and addresses below
are for my Edward Abbott -
1909-1910 Edward
Abbott Resided Alexandra
Road Glebe
1915 Edward
Abbott Resided
1917-1918 Edward
Abbott Resided
1919-1927 Edward
J Abbott Resided
1930 Edward
Abbott Resided