Yaxley family Tasmania

Yaxley family and friends from Norfolk, England to Tasmania

see also:

Introduction:

this page helps to summarise the Yaxley families and their friends who emigrated en masse from Norfolk, England in the mid-19th century to form a farming community at Norfolk Creek, just west of Devonport in Tasmania.
they are included on my website as one of them married an AYTON and they came from the same region in England as my AYTON ancestors, furthermore, descendants of the BEAN family who emigrated from Suffolk married one of my direct line AYTON ancestors.
it is fascinating to see how a large number of families primarily from the Norfolk and Suffolk counties of England were offered assisted immigration to settle in the Launceston region where they became a close knit community and many of the children and descendents inter-married.
certainly, the AYTON's who came had additional incentive given their father Edward AYTON (1810-1875), who had been convicted and transported in 1837 appeared to be making a reasonable life for himself in Tasmania once he had gained his freedom.

THIS PAGE IS INCOMPLETE - work in progress.

Thomas YAXLEY

m. Elizabeth BAXTER ( Elizabeth ’s maiden name was shown when her daughter Sarah was baptized in November 1823 by the Wesleyans in their New Walsingham Parish, Norfolk ).
William YAXLEY (c1816-1887)
- emigrated to Australia in 1857 on the Southern Eagle with wife and 5 children and brother, sister and their families, and settled in Norfolk Creek near Devonport
- m. Mary HOOKS (c1818-1898)
- Matthew YAXLEY (c1844-1907) d. Forth, Tas.
  - m. Susan REVELL see below
- John YAXLEY (c1848-1873) d. Port Sorell, Tas.
- Susannah YAXLEY (c1849-1924) d. Devonport West
- Mary YAXLEY (c1852-1933) d. Ulverstone
- Thomas YAXLEY (c1855-1866) d. Port Sorell, buried Don cemetery
Sarah YAXLEY (1823-1909)
- emigrated to Australia in 1857 on the Southern Eagle with husband and 2 children and brothers and their families, and settled in Norfolk Creek near Devonport
- m. John PARKER (c1822-1903)
- George PARKER (c1848-1918)
- Thomas Yaxley PARKER (c1851-1934)
  - m. Alice Amelia KIMBERLEY in 1880
- John PARKER (c1855-)
Elizabeth YAXLEY (1832-1923)
- emigrated to Australia in 1857 on the Southern Eagle with husband and 2 children and brothers and their families, and settled in Norfolk Creek near Devonport
- m. John VERTIGAN (1832-1923) of Fakenham, son of George Vertigan and Sarah WALKER
  - see marriage cert. of James VERTIGAN (presumably John's brother) and Emily MITCHELL in 1854
- Mary VERTIGAN/YAXLEY (1850-1933) b. as YAXLEY
  - m. George BARKER (c1843-) of Larling, in 1867, see below
- John VERTIGAN (c1853-1921)
  - m. Sophia MILLS (c1852-1910) in 1874
Thomas YAXLEY (1833-1923) bapt. new Walsingham; Wesleyan; farm labourer;
- emigrated to Australia in 1857 on the Southern Eagle with wife and 3 children and brother, sister and their families, and settled in Norfolk Creek near Devonport
- see here
- m. Maria AYTON (c1832-1897) in 1853, daughter of convict Edward AYTON (1810-1875), convicted and transported in 1837.
  - see marriage certificate here witnessed by Elizabeth VERTIGAN and James ?
- James YAXLEY (1854-1915) had 14 children
  - m. Maria LING (1851-1923) in 1873 who arrived on the Whirlwind.
  - James William YAXLEY (1874-)
  - Maria Ayton YAXLEY (1875-)
  - Eliza Lloyd YAXLEY (1875-)
  - Frances Mary YAXLEY (1878-)
  - Florence Emma YAXLEY (1880-)
  - Esther Maude YAXLEY (1882-)
  - Alice Emily YAXLEY (1884-)
  - Wesley Whitfield YAXLEY (1889-)
  - Alfred YAXLEY (1890-)
  - Linda May YAXLEY (1892-)
  - Harold Walter YAXLEY (1893-)
  - Lawrence Ling YAXLEY (1895-)
  - John Charles YAXLEY (1887-)
  - Percy Thomas YAXLEY (1897-)
  - see http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=marianj&id=I01869
- Fanny (Frances) YAXLEY (1856-1886)
  - m. Elijah BARKER (c1851-1926) of Larling, in 1873 see below
- Thomas YAXLEY (c1856-1915)
- George YAXLEY / YAXLAND? (1859-)
- Sarah Elizabeth YAXLEY (1862-)
  - m. Robert LANCASTER (c1848-1902) who arrived on the Whirlwind.
- John William YAXLEY (1863-)
- Mary YAXLEY (1865-)
- Emma YAXLEY (1867-)
- Matthew Henry YAXLEY (1870-)
- Sarah YAXLEY (1875-)

William LING (1814-1870) of Redgrave, NFK emigrated on Whirlwind in 1855

m. Eliza DOVE (c1819-1881) in 1838, of Diss, NFK, d. of Israel & Frances DOVE
George LING (c1838-1900) of Harling
- m. Elizabeth BARKER (c1845-1910)
William LING (c1840-1904)
- m. Mary Ann BARKER (c1842-1929)
Susan LING (c1843-1917)
- m. William TURNER
Eliza LING (c1846-1893)
- m. James Utting WIGG
- Harriet WIGG
  - m. Isaiah SHARMAN
  - Ida SHARMAN
    - m. Julius GREENE
    - Eric GREENE
John LING (c1848-1855) - died en route
Samuel LING (c1851-1922)
- m. Lydia LINDUS

Joseph LING (c1827-1876) ploughman of East Harling

m. Charlotte UNKNOWN
m. Eliza THURLOW (c1829-1895)
Nathan Henry LING (c1849-1919)
- m. Ann Jane MIDDLETON or MIDDLEBY in 1869
Mary LING (1851-1923)
- m. James YAXLEY (1854-1915) - see above
Emma LING (c1856-)

John REEVE b c1825 Garboldisham NFK to Noah REEVE & Rebecca PRENTICE

m. Harriett (-1852 ENG)
Ellen REEVE (c1847-1930)
- m. Frederick CLARKE (c1846-1877) in 1867 - Frederick is not listed on the immigration lists with the other CLARKE's.
- m. Edward AYTON (c1839-1913) in 1880

x REVELL

Robert REVELL (1819-) of Banham, England
- m. Elizabeth ESTELL or BOWEN (c1824-1898) of Kenninghall
- Susan REVELL (c1849-1902)
  - m. Matthew YAXLEY (c1844-1907) - see above
- John William REVELL (c1850-1929)
  - m. Elizabeth BISHOP (1858-1922) in 1880
- Walter REVELL (c1853-)
  - m. Hanna EMERTON in 1882
  - m. Laura Holloway TANKARD in 1912
- Robert REVELL (c1855-1933)
  - m. Annie LING (c1858-1947)in 1876 daughter of William LING
George REVELL (c1823-1903)
- m. Mary LAMBERT or PEARMAN (c1823-1887)
- William George REVELL (1844-1914)
  - m. Mary Jane ROBINSON (c1858-1911) in 1875
- Jonathan REVELL (c1852-1870)
- George REVELL (c1855-1943)
  - m. Maria GREEN (c1855-1929) in 1881

William HOWARD (1812-1874) of Hockham, NFK, son of John HOWARD and Mary LOVETT, emigrated on Whirlwind in 1855

m. Ann STIGWOOD/STICKWOOD
Charles HOWARD (1838-1920)
- m. Elizabeth NIBBS in 1868
- m. Mary CONNOR nee DUBLIN in 1904
Elizabeth HOWARD (1839-1889)
- m. Peter JUPP
William HOWARD (1841-1929)
- m. Catherine SINGELTON
Emily HOWARD (1843-)
Martha HOWARD (1845-)
Henry HOWARD (1848-1924)
- m. Mary Ann COYLE/KOYLE
Frederick HOWARD (1850-1855) died en route
Caroline HOWARD (1852-1928)
- m. John NIBBS
George HOWARD (1854-1855) died en route

James HOWARD

m. Mary GREEN
the following 4 siblings emigrated on the Southern Eagle in 1857 with their families but not with their parents: (see here)
George HOWARD (c1827-1894)
- m. Mary Ann BIRD (c1831-1859) in 1848
- Mary Ann HOWARD (1851-1903)
  - m. Daniel SAYER a per Southern Eagle in 1870
  - m. George DYKE
- Alfred HOWARD (c1856-)
  - m. Mary Anne Amelia REED (1861-1906) in 1880
  - m. Annie Elizabeth REEVES REED in 1909
Stephen HOWARD (c1832-1908) of Gt Cressingham
- m. Sarah Ann GARNER (c1833-1867)
- Harriet HOWARD (c1856-1928)
  - m. Edward HIGGINS
- m. Sarah Edith DIPROSE or Edith Dorcas RIGGS
James HOWARD (1834-1906)
- m. Hannah OVERTON (c1831-1865) in ENG
- m. Charlotte CLARKE (c1847-1921) in 1867 who had arrived on the Whirlwind (see above)
William HOWARD (c1837-1910)
- m. Thurza Parsons EKE (c1845-1923) in Muddy Palins in 1865 who had arrived on the Whirlwind

John HOWARD (c1827-) - also emigrated on the Southern Eagle - perhaps a sibling of the above?

John PAGE

see here
m. Sarah BOODLE
Robert PAGE (c1812-1900) of
- m. Mary CLARK
- Mary Ann PAGE (c1843-1929) of Attleborough
  - m. Henry CRAWFORD (c1850-1926) of Lin, son of Abraham and Mary Ann CRAWFORD a per Alice Walton arrived in 1856
- m. Elizabeth FINCHAM (1814-1897)
- Maria PAGE (c1847-)
  - m. William GREEN (b. ENG) in 1877
- Caroline PAGE (1851-)
- William PAGE (c1854-1910)
  - m. Edith Emily THOMAS (1862-1943) in 1882
Sarah UPSTON PAGE (1815-1883) of Gt Glacton
- m. Charles UPSTON
- Eleanor Mary Ann PAGE UPSTON (c1836-
- George John UPSTON (1839-1924) of Attleborough
- William Charles UPSTON (1843-1929)
  - m. Sarah Coburne SHAW (1846-1922) in 1869 in Richmond, Vic.
- m. William Bernard PAGE (c1813-1887) son of Bernard and Mary PAGE whose 1st wife Ann CROOK died before 1848 and had given children:
  - Ann PAGE (1837-1907) who married William PREWER who also emigrated on the same ship,
  - Sarah PAGE (1840-1916) who married William Francis WILLIAMS,
  - Hannah Maria PAGE (c1843-1921) who married James CHADWICK (c1834-1890) and then Benjamin JARMY (1842-) in 1904.
  - Mary Ann "Polly" PAGE (1845-1928) who married William Victor FIELD
  - William PAGE (c1848-1870) who married Matilda SHAW in St Kilda, Vic and died in WA
- Christina PAGE (c1848-)

Robert BARKER

m. Ann EDWARDS
John BARKER (1802-1870) of Larling, son of Robert BARKER and Ann EDWARDS
- emigrated to Australia in 1857 on the Southern Eagle with wife, children and son-in-law - see here
- m. Susan HOOKER (1807-1901) in 1826
- Martha BARKER (1838-1934) in 1856 of Larling
  - m. Robert SNARE / SNEAR (c1832-1901) of Riddlesworth?, son of George SNARE and Eliza HOWE
  - see here
- Mary Ann BARKER (1841-1929)
  - m. William LING of Harling in 1861, son of William LING and Eliza DOVE a per Whirlwind arriving in 1855
- Elizabeth Maria BARKER (1845-1910)
  - m. George LING in 1861 who had arrived on Whirlwind
- Jacob BARKER (1848-1870)
  - m. Lydia Lacy HEDGES in 1870
James BARKER (1807-1881)
- emigrated to Australia in 1855 on the Whirlwind with wife, children - see here
- m. Emily WARD (c1815-1885) daughter of William and Mary WARD, in 1841, Larling
- James Ward BARKER (c1836-1903)
  - m. Sarah Ann ELLIOT
- Harriet BARKER (1838-1899)
  - m. Joseph LAWLER
- William BARKER (c1842-1919)
  - m. Sarah Ann MACROW
- George BARKER (c1843-1896)
  - m. Mary VERTIGAN/YAXLEY (1850-)
- Solomon BARKER (c1846-1868)
- Sarah Ann BARKER (c1847-1915)
  - m. Thomas DIPROSE
  - m. John LAPHAM
- Elijah BARKER (c1851-1926)
  - m. Frances YAXLEY (c1854-1886) in 1873
  - m. Jane HALES ALLEN in 1887

x BARKER

Martha BARKER
- m. George RANSOM
- James RANSOM (c1832-)
Elizabeth BARKER (presumably Martha's sister)
- m. Robert RANSOME
- Alfred RANSOME / RANSOM / RANSON (1837-) of Hockham, NFK
  - m. Isabella RUTHERFORD who arrived on the Forest Monarch in 1857.

Alfred BARKER (c1837-1916) of Larling, son of Francis BARKER

emigrated to Australia in 1862 on the Solway
m. Martha PINNER of Larling in 1858, daughter of James PINNER and Rose WARD
Jacob Barjona BARKER (c1859-1921)
m. Eliza CRAIG

John RUDD (c1810-1893) of Illington, NFK, emigrated on the Whirlwind in 1855

m. Elizabeth CLARK (c1817-) of Barnham, SFK
William RUDD (1839-1893)
- m. Mary CASE
John RUDD (c1840-1914)
- m. Lucy WARRINER
Robert RUDD (c1841-1855) died en route
Harriet RUDD (c1843-1923)
- m. Robert AYTON (c1834-1894)
- see Aytons
George RUDD (c1845-1854) died en route
Jane RUDD (c1847-1927)
- m. George WHATLEY
Ellen RUDD (1849-1893)
- m. Edward CORBEL

Zachariah RUDD (c1812-1879) of Illington, NFK, emigrated on the Whirlwind in 1855

m ?
m. Elizabeth WEBSTER nee OSBORNE
Ann or Anna RUDD (c1839-1916)
- m. Michael LYNCH
Emma RUDD (c1841-)
- m. George Gregory McCAIR
Hannah RUDD (c1843-1854) died en route
Osborne or Thomas RUDD (c1846-1920)
- m. Patience AGGERS / AGGUS / AGGAS
- m. Mary Ann CONBOY nee DILLON

John SPINKS (c1828-1906) of Bodney, son of William SPINKS and Judith GAMBLE, emigrated on Southern Eagle

m. Jemima KING (c1830-1913) in c1845
William SPINKS
Adelaide SPINKS
Caroline SPINKS
- m. James SUSHAMES who arrived on the Whirlwind
Benjamin SPINKS

Richard WARD (c1830-1905)

m. Charlotte MASON (c1833-1914) in ENG
Gertrude WARD (c1856-)

References:

thanks to Geoff Butler for the information regarding Thomas Yaxley's wife Elizabeth and her maiden name.