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 Parramatta (Ticket of Leave)

 

Dec 1830         Ann Collins                                        Crime                                                             Improper Conduct (Newspaper Article)

Placed in the “Factory” at Parramatta for one month

 

Sep 1831         Alfred Abbot and Ann Collins        Resided                                               at Parramatta

Marriage was by banns in Saint Johns Church Parramatta

 

Sep 1831         Alfred Abbott and Ann Collins       Married                                              Marriage was in Saint Johns Church Parramatta

 

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 Parramatta or Sydney.

09 Sep 1835    Francis Willis marries Harriet Post at Campbelltown County of Airds

 

1834-1836       Ann Collins                                        Apprehended                                     Ann must have been returned to her husband Alfred Abbott as

their first child was born in 1836

19 Aug 1836   William Henry Abbott                      Born                                                   Penrith NSW – (Williams son Alfred John’s birth certificate

notes William was born in Penrith),

Parents were Alfred and Ann Abbot.               

                                               

11 Sep 1836    William Henry Abbott                      Baptised (son)                                    Parish of Saint James Sussex Street Sydney

                                                                                                                                                Parents – Frederick Abbot and Ann Abbot

                                                                                                                                                (Williams Baptism Certificate)

 

1836                Alfred Abbott                                    Occupation                                         Bricklayer – (son William’s baptism certificate)

 

31 Dec 1837    Alfred Abbott                                    Resided                                               Sydney – (wife’s Convict Muster)

 

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.

 

28 Feb 1838    Harriet Willis (nee Post) dies at Parramatta (Francis Willis first wife)

 

May 1838       Alfred Abbott and Amelia Clark conceive daughter Selina

 

15 Oct 1838    AMELIA CLARK                           Marriage                                            An Amelia Clark married a Francis Willis on the 15 Oct 1838 at

Richmond NSW. Francis Willis death registered in 1840. No children

known.

 

28 Dec 1838      ANN COLLINS – received her Ticket of Leave on the 28 Dec 1838 which only allowed her to live in Sydney….

 

26 Feb 1839      Selina Abbot                                      Born (daughter)                                Place unknown

                                                                                                                                                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)

 

31 Mar 1839   Selina Abbott                                     baptised                                              Parish of Castlereagh in Cumberland NSW

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 England or Ireland.

 

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 Concord just prior to her marriage in 1858 aged 19.  I assume that the relations were William Henry Abbott and his wife Elizabeth as they were witnesses to her marriage and were residing in Concord.

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                       Sydney

                                                                                                                                                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 12 Feb 1883

“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                                               Tenandra Street Ashfield

 

1887                Edward Abbott                                 marries                                                           Eliza O’Halloran

                                                                                                                                                in Leichhardt

 

1887                Edward Abbott                                 Resided                                               Tebbutt Street Leichhardt

 

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                                               4 Tebbutt Street Leichhardt

 

1903                Edward Abbott                                 Resided                                               2 Tebbutt Street Leichhardt (Electoral Roll)

                                                                                    Occupation                                         Carter

 

1903                John Riley                                          Resided                                               2 Tebbutt Street Leichhardt (Electoral Roll)

 

1905                John Riley                                          Resided                                               4 Tebbutt Street Leichhardt

 

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                                               46 Excelsior Street Leichhardt

 

1917-1918       Edward Abbott                                 Resided                                               17 Rofe Street Leichhardt

 

1919-1927       Edward J Abbott                              Resided                                               35 Renwick Street Leichhardt

 

1930                Edward Abbott                                 Resided                                               33 Leichhardt Street Leichhardt