William Blackeby (abt. 1834 - 1912)

Born about 1834 in Hackney, Middlesex, England

Ancestors

Husband of Ann Elizabeth (Hare) Blackeby — married 18 Feb 1856 in Hackney, London, England, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 26 Nov 1912 at about age 78 in Eastwood, South Australia, Australia

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Biography

William was born about 1834. He was the son of Daniel Blackaby and Charlotte Pegram. He passed away in 1912.

Family

Husband: William Blackeby

Wife: Ann Elizabeth Hare

Married 10 Feb 1856

cert. 57 shows William as shoemaker, bachelor, resid. West Hackney, s/o Daniel BLACKEBY, shoemaker; Ann Elizabeth as spinster resid. West Hackney, d/o john HARE, labourer; Both signed; Wit.: G A MASTERS, Sarah BLACKEBY ^[1]

Children:

George Henry

Sarah

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Census

1841 Brunswick Bldgs, West Hackney, Middlesex, England

BLACKEBY: Daniel 35 shoe m; Charlotte 40; Frederick 12, George 9, William 7, Sarah 5, ?Uz? 3 All b. County ^[2]

1851 5 Diapason Row, Hornsey, Middlesex, England

BLACKEBY: Daniel 48 shoemaker b. Waltham Abbey, ESS; wife Charlotte 50 b. West Mill, HRT; Children: Emma 24 dress maker b. Dalston, MDX; William 17, shoemaker, Sarah 15 shoe binder both b. Hackney, MDX, Uz (indexed as Ing) 13 b. Hornsey, MDX ^[3]

Immigration 20 Jan 1859 on the "Clara" arrived Port Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

William Blackeby left from London aboard the Barque Clara, with his wife, Ann Elizabeth Hare (aged 29 at the time). Sadly their baby, Frederick John who was 11 months old died at sea - he died of dysentry (on 23rd November 1858). William's occupation was noted as agricultural labourer and shoemaker and his age as 23.

William's parents, Daniel and Charlotte (47 years of age on the ship) were also on the ship with them along with his sister, Sarah who was 21 at the time. She was listed as a housemaid. Daniel who was 46 at the time was listed as a labourer and shoemaker.

Their residence was listed as Hackney, Middlesex on the ships list. ^{[4] [5]}

Sources

1. ↑ Marr. 10 Feb 1856 William s/o Daniel BLACKEBY; Ann Elizabeth d/o John HARE, Par. Ch, Par. of West Hackney, Middlesex, from London Metropolitan Archives, image available Ancestry.com
2. ↑ 1841 Census: Borough of Tower Hamlets, Par. of West Hackney, Middlesex hsehold of Daniel & Charlotte BLACKEBY, image available Ancestry.co,
3. ↑ 1851 Census: Par. Stoke Newington St Matthias, Sub Dist Hornsey, Dist Edmonton, MDX HO107; Piece: 1702; Folio: 113; Page: 48; Sched. 165; hsehold of Daniel & Charlotte BLACKEBY, image available Ancestry.com
4. ↑ http://familysearch.org/v1/LifeSketch
5. ↑ "Clara" arr. 20 Jan 1859 (Port Adelaide) BLACKEBY families, dep. 20 Sep 1858 (London) 1 Oct 1858 (Southampton), from Returns to SA Passenger Lists, 1847-1888, transcription available http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/australia/clara1859.shtml

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