Jonathan Brooker, 17601833 (aged 73 years)

Jonathan Brooker's Grave Headstone
Name
Jonathan /Brooker/
Birth
Occupation
Cabinetmaker, Carpenter, Farmer
Event
Note: At the Surrey Quarter Sessions on Michaelmas 2 Oct 1787, Jonathan went on trial and was charged with assault & threatened violence. At the time of the incident he was living at St George The Martyr, Southwark, Surrey. William Winter, esq presided in his case. Taken from the court paper: "Committed the 3d day of September, 1787, by William Winter, esq, charged on the oaths of Isaac Solomon and Joseph Saunders, that he has assaulted and violently beat the said Isaac Solomon; and for want of sufficient sureties". Jonathan pleaded not guilty but was found to be guilty. Sentence: "Ordered To Be Kept To Hard Labour For 3 Months In House Of Correction Saint George's Fields Unless He Enters To Serve His Majesty".
Convicted
Source citation: @Surrey Quarter Sessions 1780-1820. Archive Reference QS2/6/1790/MICH/36@
Note: At the Surrey Quarter Sessions at Michaelmas, 5 Oct 1790, Jonathan was charged with Theft or Intent to Steal by Edward Layton Esq. Offence description from the trial papers: Committed the 30th day of August, 1790, by Edward Layton, Esq, charged on the oaths of Thomas Ellis and Robert Manning; and also upon the confession of Elizabeth Yardley (who bought the goods herein-after mentioned) with having on the 20th instant, in the parish of St Mary, Magdalene, Bermondsey, in the county of Surrey, feloniously stolen, taken, and carried away, two hundred weight and upwards of glue, the property of the said Thomas Ellis; against the peace. Brooker stole the glue from a yard in Long Lane, St. Mary Magdalen, Bermondsey, belonging to Thomas Ellis, a glue maker, and selling it to Elizabeth Yardley of Mint Street, St. George, Southwark, dealer in old iron, who then sold it to Robert Manning of 25 Mint Street. Jonathan pleaded not guilty but was found guilty and was sentenced to be transported for 7 years. At the time of the offence, Jonathan was living at St Mary Magdalen, Bermondsey, Surrey.
Arrived in Australia
on "Atlantic" as a convict
20 August 1791
Note: Convicted on 5 Oct 1790 at Kingston, Surrey, England and was convicted for 7 years. He travelled to Australia via the Ship Atlantic in 1791 on the Third Fleet and arrived in Australia on 20 August 1791. Source: Australian Convict Transportation Registers – Third Fleet, 1791
Birth of a daughter
Death of a daughter
Birth of a son
Birth of a daughter
Property
Airds
12 June 1811
Note: On list of persons to receive grants of land in different parts of the Colony as soon as they can be measured; at Airds. He didn't receive the land until 1816.
Birth of a daughter
Birth of a son
Marriage
Census
1817 (aged 57 years)
Census
1818 (aged 58 years)
Christening of a son
Baptism of a daughter
Christening of a daughter
Christening of a son
Marriage of a daughter
Census
1828 (aged 68 years)
Note: Jonathan was listed as living at Illawara with Mary and the following children - Emma, John, Mary and James.
Marriage of a daughter
Death
Burial
Cemetery: St Peter's Anglican Cemetery, Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia
Note: Officiating Clergyman: Thomas Reddall
Family with Mary Wade
himself
Jonathan Brooker's Grave Headstone
17601833
Birth: 1760Kingston, Surrey, England
Death: 14 March 1833Airds, New South Wales, Australia
wife
17751859
Birth: 17 December 1775 23 21 St Margaret’s, Westminster, Middlesex, England
Death: 17 December 1859Fairy Meadow, New South Wales, Australia
Marriage Marriage10 February 1817St Lukes Church of England, Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia
-10 years
daughter
4 years
son
John Brooker Birth and Baptism Record
18091886
Birth: 24 June 1809 49 33 Windsor, New South Wales, Australia
Death: 7 December 1886East Kangaloon, New South Wales, Australia
18 months
daughter
18101889
Birth: 7 December 1810 50 34 Hawkesbury District, New South Wales, Australia
Death: May 1889Fairy Meadow, New South Wales, Australia
2 years
daughter
Mary Brooker marriage to Christopher Ledwidge
18121890
Birth: 28 November 1812 52 36 Hawkesbury District, New South Wales, Australia
Death: 29 September 1890Spring Vale, Lake Albert, New South Wales, Australia
18 months
son
18141880
Birth: 30 May 1814 54 38 Airds, New South Wales, Australia
Death: 15 March 1880Fairy Meadow, New South Wales, Australia
Teague Harrigan + Mary Wade
wife’s husband
Teague Harrigan, notice to depart NSW 1817
17711825
Birth: about 1771Cork, Ireland
Death: about 1825Port Dalrymple, Tasmania, Australia
wife
17751859
Birth: 17 December 1775 23 21 St Margaret’s, Westminster, Middlesex, England
Death: 17 December 1859Fairy Meadow, New South Wales, Australia
Marriage Marriage
stepdaughter
Sarah Wade and Nathaniel Boon Marriage entry
17931887
Birth: 22 September 1793 22 17 Mount Pitt, Norfolk Island
Death: 5 July 1887Argyle Street, Picton, New South Wales, Australia
2 years
stepson
17951795
Birth: 1795 24 19 Norfolk Island
Death: 1795Norfolk Island
2 years
stepson
17961885
Birth: 10 December 1796 25 20 Norfolk Island
Death: 9 October 1885Lake Albert, New South Wales, Australia
3 years
stepson
17991799
Birth: before 1799 28 23
Death: 1799Sydney Cove, New South Wales, Australia
2 years
stepson
18001803
Birth: about 1800 29 24 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Death: October 1803Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
4 years
stepson
18031891
Birth: 20 August 1803 32 27 banks of the Tank Stream, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Death: 9 July 1891Fairy Meadow, New South Wales, Australia
Event
Convicted
Source citation: @Surrey Quarter Sessions 1780-1820. Archive Reference QS2/6/1790/MICH/36@
Property
Marriage
Census
Census
Census
Death
Burial
Event

At the Surrey Quarter Sessions on Michaelmas 2 Oct 1787, Jonathan went on trial and was charged with assault & threatened violence. At the time of the incident he was living at St George The Martyr, Southwark, Surrey. William Winter, esq presided in his case. Taken from the court paper: "Committed the 3d day of September, 1787, by William Winter, esq, charged on the oaths of Isaac Solomon and Joseph Saunders, that he has assaulted and violently beat the said Isaac Solomon; and for want of sufficient sureties". Jonathan pleaded not guilty but was found to be guilty. Sentence: "Ordered To Be Kept To Hard Labour For 3 Months In House Of Correction Saint George's Fields Unless He Enters To Serve His Majesty".

Convicted

At the Surrey Quarter Sessions at Michaelmas, 5 Oct 1790, Jonathan was charged with Theft or Intent to Steal by Edward Layton Esq. Offence description from the trial papers: Committed the 30th day of August, 1790, by Edward Layton, Esq, charged on the oaths of Thomas Ellis and Robert Manning; and also upon the confession of Elizabeth Yardley (who bought the goods herein-after mentioned) with having on the 20th instant, in the parish of St Mary, Magdalene, Bermondsey, in the county of Surrey, feloniously stolen, taken, and carried away, two hundred weight and upwards of glue, the property of the said Thomas Ellis; against the peace. Brooker stole the glue from a yard in Long Lane, St. Mary Magdalen, Bermondsey, belonging to Thomas Ellis, a glue maker, and selling it to Elizabeth Yardley of Mint Street, St. George, Southwark, dealer in old iron, who then sold it to Robert Manning of 25 Mint Street. Jonathan pleaded not guilty but was found guilty and was sentenced to be transported for 7 years. At the time of the offence, Jonathan was living at St Mary Magdalen, Bermondsey, Surrey.

Arrived in Australia

Convicted on 5 Oct 1790 at Kingston, Surrey, England and was convicted for 7 years. He travelled to Australia via the Ship Atlantic in 1791 on the Third Fleet and arrived in Australia on 20 August 1791. Source: Australian Convict Transportation Registers – Third Fleet, 1791

Property

On list of persons to receive grants of land in different parts of the Colony as soon as they can be measured; at Airds. He didn't receive the land until 1816.

Census

Jonathan was listed as living at Illawara with Mary and the following children - Emma, John, Mary and James.

Burial

Officiating Clergyman: Thomas Reddall

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Jonathan Brooker arrival. State Archives NSW; Series: NRS 1150; Item: [SZ115]; Microfiche: 621.
Note: Jonathan arrived in NSW on 20th of August 1791. New South Wales Government. Indents First Fleet, Second Fleet and Ships. NRS 1150, microfiche 620–624. State Records Authority of New South Wales, Kingswood, New South Wales, Australia. State Archives NSW; Series: NRS 1150; Item: [SZ115]; Microfiche: 621.
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Jonathan Brooker. Land Grant Promise at Airds. 1811. New South Wales, Australia, Colonial Secretary's Papers, 1788-1856..pdf
Note: Jonathan was promised a land grant at Airds once the land could be measured. 1811. New South Wales, Australia, Colonial Secretary's Papers, 1788-1856. Series: NRS 898; Reel or Fiche Numbers: Reels 6020-6040, 6070; Fiche 3260-3312.
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Jonathan Brooker, 1816, Airds. New South Wales, Australia, Registers of Land Grants and Leases, 1792-1867.pdf
Note: Jonathan received his land grant at Airds in 1816. New South Wales, Australia, Registers of Land Grants and Leases, 1792-1867.
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Jonathan Brooker's Grave Headstone
Jonathan Brooker's Grave Headstone
Note: Taken from the Australian Cemeteries Index website - austcemindex.com/
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Jonathan Brooker, 1806 Muster. New South Wales and Tasmania, Australia Convict Musters, 1806-1849. Class- HO 10; Piece- 37..pdf
Note: Jonathan Brooker, 1806 Muster. New South Wales and Tasmania, Australia Convict Musters, 1806-1849. Class- HO 10; Piece- 37.
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Jonathan Brooker 1817 Muster. New South Wales, Australia, Settler and Convict Lists, 1787-1834. Class- HO 10; Piece- 8.
Note: Jonathan Brooker 1817 Muster. New South Wales, Australia, Settler and Convict Lists, 1787-1834. Class- HO 10; Piece- 8.
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Jonathan Brooker 1818 General Muster. New South Wales, Australia, Settler and Convict Lists, 1787-1834. Class- HO 10; Piece- 10.
Note: Jonathan Brooker 1818 General Muster. New South Wales, Australia, Settler and Convict Lists, 1787-1834. Class- HO 10; Piece- 10.
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Jonathan Brooker, 1822 General Muster. New South Wales and Tasmania, Australia Convict Musters, 1806-1849. Class- HO 10; Piece- 36.
Note: Jonathan Brooker, 1822 General Muster. New South Wales and Tasmania, Australia Convict Musters, 1806-1849. Class- HO 10; Piece- 36.
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Jonathan Brooker. 1825 General Muster. New South Wales and Tasmania, Australia Convict Musters, 1806-1849. Class- HO 10; Piece- 19.
Note: Jonathan Brooker. 1825 General Muster. New South Wales and Tasmania, Australia Convict Musters, 1806-1849. Class- HO 10; Piece- 19.
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Jonathan Brooker 1828 Census. 1828 New South Wales, Australia Census (TNA Copy) [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA- Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.
Note: Jonathan was living with Mary and their children at Illawara, NSW. 1828 New South Wales, Australia Census (TNA Copy) [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA- Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.