Edward Beale (Hipwell) Reynolds (1794 - 1832)

Born 28 May 1794 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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Died 25 Nov 1832 at age 38 in Wilberforce, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

Edward Beale (Hipwell) Reynolds was born on 26 May 1794 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia to Richard Beale Reynolds (1769-1837) and Mary Ann (Hipwell) Gosper (1765-1837). His birth was registered under his mother's last name as she was not married to Richard^[1][2] although he was christened as Edward Reynolds on 22 Jun 1794 at Sydney, New South Wales, Australia^[3].

Around 1820 Edward came together with widow Sarah Maria (Singleton) Sibrey whose husband, Thomas Sibrey, had passed away in 1818. Sarah and Thomas had four children three of whom were still alive in 1820. There is no record that Edward and Sarah ever married.

Sarah and Edward had four children together:

1. Catharine (Reynolds) Riley (1820-1885) [twin to Elizabeth]
2. Elizabeth (Reynolds) Hornery (1820-1875) [twin to Catharine]
3. Sarah Matilda (Reynolds) Turnbull (1823-1886)
4. Hannah Reynolds (abt.1825-abt.1844)

By some accounts there was also a son, Thomas, born in 1827 however this appears to be incorrect. The eldest child of Sarah's eldest daughter by her first marriage, Ann, had a son Thomas in 1827. How he was recorded in the 1828 Census is a little misleading.

Sarah died in 1828 leaving Edward as the sole carer for her then-surviving seven children:

• Ann, age 15
• Joseph, 11 years
• Reuben, about 10
• Catharine and Elizabeth, age 7
• Sarah, 4 years
• Hannah, about 3

Edward died on ^[4]25 November 1832 in Colo River, New South Wales, Australia of unspecified causes leaving his four children with Sarah, plus the three surviving step-children of Sarah's with Thomas, as orphans between the ages of 7 and 19.

Research Notes

Despite what is currently stated above and attributed to FamilySearch as a source, there were no civil birth registrations in the Colony of New South Wales until the 1850's. The only records of Edward's birth are his baptismal records and both of those (there are two as they are duplicated records of the same event) only show his last name to be Hipwell.

WikiTree users are cautioned against assigning a date or place of marriage between Edward Beale (Hipwell) Reynolds (1794-1832) and Sarah Maria (Singleton) Sibrey (1795-1828). There is no evidence that they were ever legally married and when Sarah died in 1828 the death was registered in the last name "Sabree", a misspelling of her married name with Thomas Sibrey (abt.1788-1818).

Sources

1. ↑ Birth: Record 1: New South Wales Australia Births: Name: HIPWELL EDWARD R Registration number 276/1794 V1794276 4 Father's Given name(s) Mother's Given name(s) MARY
2. ↑ Birth: Record 2: New South Wales Australia Births: Name: HIPWELL EDWARD Registration number 352/1794 V1794352 1A Father's Given name(s) Mother's Given name(s) MARY
3. ↑ "Australia Births and Baptisms, 1792-1981," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XTC1-FX1 : 11 December 2014), Edward Reynolds, 22 Jun 1794; citing Sydney; FHL microfilm 388,335. Citing: Name Edward Reynolds Gender Male Christening Date 22 Jun 1794 Christening Place Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Birth Date 28 May 1794 Birthplace Sydney Father's Name Richard Reynolds Mother's Name Mary Hipwill
4. ↑ Death: New South Wales Australia Deaths: Name: REYNOLDS EDWARD Registration number 1791/1832 V18321791 16 Father's Given Name(s) AGE 39

• New South Wales, State Archives & Records, Colonial Secretary Index, 1788-1825:

1. 1816 Jan 16 - On list of persons to receive grants of land in 1816 (Fiche 3266; 9/2652 p.23)
2. 1825 Aug - On list of persons liable to serve as jurors in the district of Windsor (Reel 6062; 4/1782 p.81b)

See also:

• 'Reynolds, Edward (1794–1832)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University: accessed 9 November 2017.
• Childrens' birth records
• Link - https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LC55-4TC

DNA

• Parental relationships are confirmed by an Autosomal Comparison match between Paul Antony Gosper GEDmatch A881316 and his fourth cousin twice removed Peter Jones GEDmatch T057831 showing: 2matching segments, total segments >7 cM = 33.8 cM, largest segment = 19.9 cM, and estimated MRCA = 4.4
• Parental relationships are confirmed by an Autosomal Comparison match between Anthony A Childs (formerly Gosper) GEDmatch A881316 and his fourth cousin once removed Nora Towler (formerly Hoad) GEDmatch A408835 showing: 2 matching segments, total segments >7 cM = 28.5 cM, largest segment = 17.7 cM, and estimated MRCA = 4.5