William John Buckman (1834 - 1861)

Born 8 Feb 1834 in Lewes, Sussex, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Jane (Griffiths) Pope — married 18 Jul 1854 in Bong Bong, New South Wales, Australia

Descendants

Died 24 Nov 1861 at age 27 in Bong Bong, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

William John Buckman was born in Lewes, Sussex in 1834, and baptised at St John sub Castro, Lewes on 28 September 1834. He was the son of John Buckman, a labourer and his wife Martha (nee Borer).^[1]

William, together with his family (parents and siblings John and Ruth) embarked upon the Amelia Thompson which departed from Plymouth, England on 28 March 1838 and arrived Port Jackson on 1 July 1838. Only William and his father survived the trip, the other 3 members of the family dying at sea. Martha died of small pox, and John and Ruth died of fever. Four year old William was in quarantine on arrival with whooping cough.

He married Jane Griffiths on 18 July 1854, in Christchurch, Bong Bong, New South Wales, Australia. The church register recorded that they were married after banns: William John Buckman, bachelor & Jane Griffiths, spinster, both of Mittagong made their marks. Witnesses were Daniel Brosnachan & Mary Hemmet both of Mittagong.^[2][3][4]

He passed away in Bong Bong (citation needed), New South Wales on 24 November 1861 and was buried at Christ Church Cemetery Bong Bong on 27 November 1861.^[5] The burial register recorded: William John Buckman, age 28, blacksmith, abode Mittagong, died 24 November, buried 27 November. ^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ Sussex Family History Group website, baptisms for Lewes, Sussex
2. ↑ "Australia Marriages, 1810-1980," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTCK-HXG : 12 December 2014), William John Buckman and Jane Griffiths, 18 Jul 1854; citing Christchurch, Bong Bong, New South Wales, Australia, reference ; FHL microfilm 993,965.
3. ↑ New South Wales Marriage Index #291/1854 V1854291 41B
4. ↑ Sydney, Australia, Anglican Parish Registers, 1814-2011 for William John Buckman, Bong Bong Christ Church Composite 31 December 1845 - 07 August 1932 https://www.ancestry.com.au/imageviewer/collections/61177/images/45578_bon%5Eco18451932-00063?pId=51115
5. ↑ New South Wales Online Index Death http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au ref 2244/1861 parents shown as John and Martha Buckman, death registered in Berrima
6. ↑ Sydney, Australia, Anglican Parish Registers, 1814-2011 for William John Buckman, Bong Bong Christ Church Composite 31 December 1845 - 07 August 1932 https://www.ancestry.com.au/imageviewer/collections/61177/images/45578_bon%5Eco18451932-00072?pId=51213

• "Australia, New South Wales, Index to Bounty Immigrants, 1828-1842," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FL2D-C55 : 9 March 2018), William Buckman, Jul 1838; citing Ship Amelia Thompson, volume 4, Western Sydney Records Centre, Kingswood; FHL microfilm 416,870.
• "Australia, New South Wales, Index to Bounty Immigrants, 1828-1842," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FL2D-CRQ : 9 March 2018), William Buckman, Jul 1838; citing Ship Amelia Thompson, volume 4, Western Sydney Records Centre, Kingswood; FHL microfilm 416,870.
• Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/195856856/william-john-buckman : accessed 25 April 2021), memorial page for William John Buckman (8 Feb 1834–24 Nov 1861), Find a Grave Memorial ID 195856856, citing Bong Bong Church Cemetery, Moss Vale, Wingecarribee Shire, New South Wales, Australia ; Maintained by Robyn (contributor 49425038) Find A Grave: Memorial #195856856