William Eaton (1769 - 1858)

Born 3 Feb 1769 in Bethnal Green, London, England.

Husband of Jane (Lloyd) Eaton — married 3 Aug 1800 in Sydney Australia.

Husband of Jane (Foster) Eaton — married 6 Sep 1824 in Richmond, New South Wales, Australia

Descendants

Died 31 May 1858 at age 89 in North Richmond, New South Wales, Australia.

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Biography

William Eaton was a convict on the Third Fleet.

William Eaton was born in England on 3rd February, 1769. He was baptised on 19th February, 1769 at St Matthew, Bethnal Green, in London, the register recording his age 17 days old, and his parents William Eaton, a weaver, and his wife Mary.^[1]

On 25th June 1788 At the Old Bailey in London, WILLIAM EATON was indicted for stealing, on 14th of May, a Cheshire cheese, value 20/-, the property of Strother Allen. "The prisoner dropt the cheese in the presence of the prosecutor, and was soon afterwards taken by him." William called eight character witnesses. He was found Guilty and was sentenced to be transported for seven years. ^[2]

He spent over two years in prison in England before sailing for New South Wales on the convict transport Admiral Barrington which left Portsmouth on 27th March 1791 in company with 4 other transports of the third fleet. The Admiral Barrington parted company with the rest of the fleet during a gale on 7 April and by the time the ship reached the Cape of Good Hope it was in a very leaky state. Off the coast of NSW it was driven out to sea by another gale, and it was the last ship of the third fleet to arrive at Sydney Cove. It arrived on 16 October 1791. Governor Phillip wrote of the convicts on board; 'although the convicts landed from these ships were not as sickly as those brought out last year, the greatest part of them are so emaciated, so worn out by long imprisonment, or want of food, or from both these causes, that it will be a long time before they recover their strength'. There had been gross overcrowding on the Admiral Barrington, a vessel of 527 tons, which had brought out 264 male convicts.

He formed a liaison with another prisoner, Jane Ison, who had already bore two daughters to a man named William Bryant, and a daughter was born to them in May 1800. She was baptised on 3rd August 1800, and on this same day, WIlliam and Jane were married at St Philips Church of England, Sydney. The register recorded that William Eaton married Jane Lloyd, by Banns by Richard Johnson, William and Jane marked the register with a cross. Witnesses were Thomas Bank, and Sarah Lawful.^[3]

William's wife Jane died in August 1823.

William Eaton married Jane Forster on September 6, 1824 at St Peters Church of England in Richmond, New South Wales. The register recorded that William Eaton married Jane "Foster" by Banns by Henry Fulton. Witnesses were Edward Carney and Martha Cross.^[4]

William was granted land to be held in trust for the benefit of his children. It was 100 Acres on the west bank of the Grose River where it joins the Nepean to form the Hawkesbury.

Death William Eaton died on May 31, 1858 at Richmond, New South Wales, Australia.^[5] He was buried in St Peters Church of England Cemetery, Richmond, New South Wales.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812 for William Eaton, Tower Hamlets St Matthew, Bethnal Green 1746-1790 Ancestry.com sharing link
2. ↑ Old Bailey Proceedings Online (www.oldbaileyonline.org, version 8.0, 05 April 2023), June 1788, trial of WILLIAM EATON (t17880625-35) https://www.oldbaileyonline.org/browse.jsp?id=t17880625-35-defend334&div=t17880625-35#highlight .
3. ↑ St Philip's Church of England, Sydney NSW: Church Register - Marriages; State Library of New South Wales ref: Reel SAG 90
4. ↑ St Peter's Church of England, Richmond NSW: Church Register - Marriages; State Library of New South Wales ref: Reel SAG 148
5. ↑ Death New South Wales. Department of Justice and Attorney General. NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages. Data-base on-line

   EATON WILLIAM

   Registration number 5297/1858

   Father's Given Name(s) AGE 90 YEARS

   Mother's Given Name(s) DIED RICHMOND

   District RICHMOND

   EATON WILLIAM

   Registration number 1386/1858 V18581386 157

   Father's Given Name(s) AGE 90

   Mother's Given Name(s)

6. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/192713922/william-eaton: accessed 05 April 2023), memorial page for William Eaton (3 Feb 1769–31 May 1858), Find a Grave Memorial ID 192713922, citing Saint Peter's Anglican Cemetery, Richmond, Hawkesbury City, New South Wales, Australia; Maintained by Red (contributor 48589135).

• Marion Purnell, "William Eaton, 1769–1858" Australian Royalty database https://australianroyalty.net.au/tree/purnellmccord.ged/individual/I63627/William-Eaton
• Community Contributors, "William Eaton", Convict Records database https://convictrecords.com.au/convicts/eaton/william/131922
• Biographical report for William EATON Person ID: B#10011405201, Biographical Database of Australia (BDA) (subscription required to view) https://www.bda-online.org.au/mybda/search/biographical-report/10011405201?f=william&l=eaton&ol=&i=1&s=&p=

Marriages New South Wales. Department of Justice and Attorney General. NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages. Data-base on-line

Registration number 285/1800 V1800285 4

Groom's Family Name EATON

Groom's Given Name(s) WILLIAM

Bride's Family Name(s) LLOYD

Bride's Given Name(s) JANE

District CA

Registration number 479/1800 V1800479 3A

Groom's Family Name EATON

Groom's Given Name(s) WILLIAM

Bride's Family Name(s) LLOYD

Bride's Given Name(s) JANE

District CA

Registration number 3409/1824 V18243409 3B

Groom's Family Name EATON

Groom's Given Name(s) WILLIAM

Bride's Family Name(s) FOSTER

Bride's Given Name(s) JANE

District CE

Registration number 174/1824 V1824174 156

Groom's Family Name EATON

Groom's Given Name(s) WILLIAM

Bride's Family Name(s) FOSTER

Bride's Given Name(s) JANE

District CE