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John Gill Silke and Anne Date

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I would like to correct some of the information, showing the descendants of John Gill SILKE and Anne DATE. The main difference is that he was John not Jonathon also they did not have a son James and John Hurley is not their son either.
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JOHN GILL SILKE was baptised on 8th October 1805 at Fiddington in Somerset, England. He was the eldest son of John Gill Silke and Ann (nee HAWKINS). He married on 24th March 1832, at Williton Chapel in the parish of St Decumans to Anne DATE. 'They lived at "Ball Farm", Woolmerston near North Petherton where John was a tenant farmer and their ten children were born.
John, Anne and their ten children left England on 4th June, 1850 and arrived at Port Phillip, Australia on 23rd September 1850, aboard the sailing ship Oriental. On the same voyage were Anne's sister Elizabeth Date, her husband John Leversha and four children (Thomas, William, Louisa & John Henry).
The family lived in a cottage in Little Bourke Street, Melbourne, in 1851. Their next home was a store in Wellington Street, Collingwood.
It was here that Anne died on 4th April 1854. (Reg No 2157) The family then moved to Bendigo, where eldest daughter, Elizabeth had already settled with her husband George Albert Howe and William was working on the goldfields there also.
By 1856, John was a publican at the "Union Hotel" in Inglewood Street, Specimen Hill, at the Head of Long Gully. He was a farmer on the Bullock Creek, 9 miles west of Bendigo, in 1863-4. In 1865, John settled on Murphy's Flat with son, Edward. William and son-in-law, Samuel Rae, shared part of the first selection. Henry also selected a block of land on Murphy's Flat.
John Gill Silke died on 4th October 1879, and was buried in the Tarnagulla cemetery. (Reg No 11959)
Issue:-

1) Elizabeth Date was born on 6th March 1833. Married on 30th November 1852 at St Peter's Church of England, Melbourne to George Albert HOWE. Died on 2nd August 1871 at the "Fleece Inn", Charleston Road, Sandhurst. (Reg No. 7563)
2) Mary was born on 5th July 1834. She married George BRODIE at Sandhurst on 7th November, 1856. (Reg No 3462) Died in her son's home in Eye Street, Invercargill, New Zealand on 23rd February, 1697.
3) William was born on 19th February 1836. Married Jessie Ellen FRANCIS at Lockwood Wesleyan Church on 14th December 1874. Died at Murphy's Creek on 9th May 1899.
4) John was born on 23rd January 1837. Arrived Port Phillip with parents and family in 1850 and nothing more is known about him until he died at Cooktown in north Queensland on 7th March 1875.
5) Harriett was born on 20th December 1838. She married on 15th February 1859 at Sandhurst to John Cyrus MARTIN.(Reg. No: 371) Died on 3rd September 1918.
6) Anne was born on 18th January 1841. Married Samuel Rae at Church of All Saints, Sandhurst on 10th January 1862 (Reg. No. 3667). Samuel died on 11th Mar 1873 at Tarnagulla. Anne married again to John HEAD on 20th March 1878. She died on 7th July 1887.
7) Edward was born on 13th December 1842. Married Clara LEWIS at Kangaroo Flat in 1870 (Reg No 1433) and farmed at Murphy's Creek where he died on 6th September 1925.
8) Henry was born on 17th August 1844. Never married. Died at Murphy's Creek on 18 July 1922.
9) Fanny was born on 21st July 1846. Died at Sandhurst Hospital on 22nd October 1865 from burns accidentally received by clothes catching fire while cooking 14 months before her death. (Reg. No. 9925).
10) Louisa was born on 17th September 1848. She married Edward BRIGHT, of Eaglehawk, at St Paul's Church, Sandhurst on 15th October 1874. Died on 31st May 1915.

John Gill Silke 1804 - 1879 aged 75, and Ann Date 1805 - 1854 aged 49, came from Somersetshire. They arrived in Victoria during 1850 and the family moved to Murphy's Creek in 1865. Two sons, William and Edward, settled in Tarnagulla) see below for ancestor details)

10 Children

1. Elizabeth Date Silke 6th March 1833 - 1871 aged 38
2. Mary Silke 5th July 1834 wed 1856 to George Brodie
3. William Silke 19th February 1836 - 9 May 1899 aged 63
4. John Silke 23rd January 1837
5. Harriet Silke 20th December 1838 wed 1859 #371 to John Cyrus Martin
6. Anne Silke 18th January 1841 wed 1862 #3667 to Samuel Rea
7. Edward Silke 13th December 1842 - 1925 aged 82
8. Henry Silke 17th August 1844 - 1922 aged 77 died at Tarnagulla
9. Fanny Silke 21st July 1846 - 1865 lived 19 years
10. Louisa Silke 17th September 1848 wed July 1874 to Edward Bright, born in Kent

1. Elizabeth Date Silke 1833 - 1871 #7543 aged 38 died after childbirth, wed 1852 #29774 at Church of England, St Peters, Melbourne to George Albert Howe and lived at Woodstock

10 Children

1. George Albt Howe 1855 #5436 lived 1 day
2. William George Howe 1856 #10161
3. Frank Howe 1858 #19338
4. Twin Jno Baldwin Howe 1859 #21371
5. Twin Jane Elizabeth Howe 1862 #10872
6. Harriet Howe 1864 #4923
7. Twin Lilian Mary Howe 1865 #18480
8. Twin Fanny Louisa Howe 1865 #18481
9. Emily Silke Howe 1867 #25348
10. George Albert Howe 1871 #27103 lived 6 months

2. Mary Silke wed 1856 to George Brodie and lived at Sandhurst, then at Fitzroy

3 Children

1. Elizabeth Ann Brodie 1857 #12114
2. Alice Ellen Brodie 1858 #19255 lived 11 months
3. Georgina Alice Brodie 1860 #11874

3. William Silke 1836 - 9 May 1899 aged 63 died at Tarnagulla, born Somersetshire, wed 14 Dec 1874 #4102 to Jessie Ellen Francis, 1852 - 11 Dec 1925 born Norfolk, dau of George Francis, wed c1900 to John Henry as Leversha

5. Children

1. Herbert William Silke 1875 - 23 Dec 1946, wed 1905 to Catherine Mary Sutton children are Bertram, Dorothy and Nancy
2. Ada Silke 1877
3. Francis Percey Silke 1879 - 5 Aug 1960
4. Frederick George Silke 1881- 23 Oct 1959, wed 1907 to Elizabeth Mary Arnold, 2 daughters - Freda, Avis
5. Stanley Victor Silke 1885 wed 1908 to Beatrice Jane Wallace, daughters Jessie, Alice and Ada.

5. Harriet Silke 20th December 1838 wed 1859 #371 to John Cyrus Martin

4 Children

1. William Samuel Martin died 1863 #9227 aged 6 weeks
2. Albert Alexander Martin 1865 #9670 lived 1 year
3. Edith Anne Martin 1871 #12129
4. Margaret Ellen Martin 1873 #13165

6 Anne Silke wed 1859 to Samuel Rea and lived at Tarnagulla

4 Children

1. William Samuel Rea died 1863 #9227 aged 6 weeks
2. Albert Alexander Rea 1865 #9670 lived 1 year
3. Edith Anne Rea 1871 #12129
4. Margaret Ellen Rea 1873 #13165

7. Edward Silke 1843 - 1925 aged 82 died at Tarnagulla wed Jan 1870 to Clara Lewis born in London

5 Children

1. Edwin Lewis Silke wed Mary Ferguson Warnock 1874-1921 aged 47, daughter of Jean Findlay and John Warnook, daughter Doris Silke 1907 born at Tarnagulla
2. Mable Silke 1874
3. John Silke 1876 wed 1905 to Martha Elizabeth daughter of Thomas Fotheringham, sons are Rupert 1907 - 1915 died at T'gulla, Lewis and Stanley
4. George Ernest Silke 1883 wed 1916 to Olive Esther Oxley
5. Hazel Merle Silke 1894

10. Louisa Silke wed July 1874 to Edward Bright, born in Kent and lived at Eaglehawk

6 Children

1. Mary Bright 1875 #22489 lived 1 day
2. Edward Lee Bright 1877 #15050
3. Irena May Bright 1879 #8775
4. Frank Bright 1881 #2232 lived 2 years
5. Cecilia Louisa Bright 1884 #8947
6. Ethel May Bright 1886 #17781

April 24, 2003 and I have looked at the FamilySearch website to check if more is recorded. I see that the death details have been added, so feel that some of the information is contributed, as well as their own Baptism and Marriage Registers transcribing.

Joseph SILKE Christened: 22 May 1703 at Stogursey, Somerset, England son of Bartholomew SILKE and Elizabeth WINTER, wed 17 Nov 1740 at The Church, Stockland Bristol, Somerset, to Jone Drake and lived at Stockland Brist., Somerset, England
Children:-
1. Sarah SILKE Christened: 15 Jul 1743 - 6 Nov 1773
2. Joseph First Twin SILKE Christened: 15 Jul 1748
3. Edward Second Twin SILKE Christened: 15 Jul 1748 - 24 Mar 1808

Edward Second Twin SILKE wed Amy GILL.

Their son John Gill Silke was christened 5 Aug 1781 at the Church, Stockland Bristol, Somerset, England, died at Jenny's Place and is buried about 29 Jan 1858 in the Church Yard, Fiddington, Somerset, England. The two places are a walk of about 3 miles, and are between the coast and the A39.

John Gill Silke wed 9 Jan 1804 to Ann Hawkins at the Church, Stogursey, Somerset, England and then moved 1 mile south-east to Fiddington, where Ann died about 12 Mar 1810. John Gill Silke then wed 21 Jul 1811 to Sarah Jenkins 1789 - 1851 daughter of James Jenkins, at Fiddington, Somerset, England
Children:-
1. John Gill Jnr SILKE Born: 8 Oct 1805 went to Australia
2. Mary SILKE Christened: 31 Dec 1807
Second wife Ann
3. Thomas SILKE Christened: 11 Jan 1813
4. Elizabeth (Betsy) SILKE Christened: 20 Jan 1816
5. George SILKE Christened: 14 Sep 1818
6. James Jenkins SILKE Christened: 27 Dec 1821
7. Sarah Jenkins SILKE (Christened: 19 Mar 1824
8. Georgina SILKE Christened: 16 Nov 1827 lived 2 more days
9. Emma SILKE Christened: 17 Feb 1830 - 13 Sep 1902

John Gill Silke was born 8 Oct 1805 Whitnell Farm, Fiddington, Somerset, England
Christening: 8 Oct 1805 Church, Fiddington, Somerset, England
Death: 4 Oct 1879 "the Hut", Murphy's Creek, Victoria, Australia
Burial: Aft 4 1879 Oct The Cemetry, Tarnagulla, Victoria, Australia

In other accounts, the Rector attends the day the baby is born and baptises the new child, so I doubt that this baptism took place at the Church.

John Gill Silke wed 24 Mar 1832 to Ann Date at Williton Chapel, St Decumans, Somerset, England (about 12 miles west of Fiddington)

William Date the son of Elizabeth Crook and William Date, was Born: Abt 29 Dec 1765 at St Decumans, and Christened: 29 Dec 1765 St Decumans, Somerset, England Died: 24 May 1812, St Decumans, and Buried: Abt 24 May 1812 in the Church Yard, St Decumans, Somerset, England

Married: 8 Dec 1794 at St Decumans, Somerset, England to Susannah Skinner Born: Abt 1769 at Brampton, Devon, England
Christened: Abt 1769 Place: , Brampton, Devon, England
Died: Abt 12 1851 Apr Place: , St Decumans, and Buried: 12 Apr 1851 Place: Church Yard, St Decumans, Somerset, England

It looks as if Susannah moved from Brampton (Bampton, about 18 miles south) to St Decumans

Children
1. Jonathon Date Born: 4 May 1795 Christened: 17 May 1795
2. William Date Born: 22 Jul 1797, Williton, St Decumens, Christened: 13 Aug 1797, St Decumens, Died: 14 Dec 1869 at St Decumens, Somerset, England
3. Thomas Date Born: 23 Jan 1799 Christened: 23 Feb 1799 Place: Englishcombe, Somerset, England
4. Mary Date Born: 8 Nov 1802 Christened: 5 Dec 1802 Place: Englishcombe, Somerset, England
5. Ann Date Born: 24 Feb 1805 and Christened: 31 Mar 1805, Somerset, England Died: 4 Apr 1854 at Wellington St, Collingwood, Buried: at General Cemetry, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
6. Elizabeth Date Born: 10 May 1807 at Williton, Somerset, England Christened: 17 May 1807 at Englishcombe, Somerset, England Died: 8 Apr 1882 at Laanecoorie, Marong Shire, Buried: 10 Apr 1882 at Cemetry, Lockwood, Victoria, Australia
7. James Date Born: 12 May 1811, Christened: 12 May 1811 Died: Before 16 Nov 1870 when he was buried, Somerset, England

Levesha

Peter Alias Leversha Levishier 13 Aug 1738 - 9 Sep 1795 at Kilton, Somerset, England
wed (1) about 1766 to Sarah Sheperd c1742 - 24 Apr 1768, born at Stogursey and died at Kilton, Somerset, England
wed (2) on 21 Jan 1772 to Elizabeth Perrin - at Overstowey, Somerset, England Children:-
1. Thomas LEVISHIER Born: 2 Sep 1766
2. Betty LEVISHIER Christened: 11 May 1768 - 11 Jun 1768 lived 1 month
3. Thomas Alias Leversha Vickery 14 May 1772

Thomas Alias Leversha Vickery 14 May 1772 - 12 Jun 1831 aged 59, at Kilton, Somerset, England wed 29 Nov 1806 to Christine Hurley 1771 - 17 Jun 1835 aged 64
Children:-
1. Mary Vickery 1 Sep 1810 - 23 May 1820 aged 10 years
2. John Leversha 26 Jun 1815 - 6 Jan 1886 died in Australia
3. William Vickery 6 Jun 1818 - 30 Sep 1830 aged 12 years

Their son John Leversha 26 Jun 1815 - 6 Jan 1886 born in Somerset and died at his Cottage, Myers Creek, Victoria, Australia and Buried 8 Jan 1886 Cemetry, Lockwood, Victoria, Australia wed Elizabeth Date

In Victoria -
Should be called Elizabeth
Margaret Leversha 1822 - 1882 #7243 aged 60 dau of Susanah and James Date died at Tarnegulla
Thos Leversha 1838 - 1885 #10339 aged 47, son of Elizabeth Date and John Leversha died at Sandhurst Hospital
John Leversha 1814 - 1886 #1950 aged 72 son of Mary Hawkins and John Leversha died at Kangaroo Flat
Wm Leversha 1843 - 1887 #2437 aged 44, son of Elizabeth Date and John Leversha died at Kangaroo Flat

Louisa Leversha wed 1869 #428 to James Phillip Nicholas and had 6 chn to 1888 - last one lived 1 day in 1888

William Leversha wed 1870 #2754 to Kate Bassett and had 7 chn to 1888

On same page of marriages 1902 as Una and John Ball

George Punton aged 34 and Jane Punton aged 36 came June 1858 on the Winefred. They registered 11 children 1858 to 1876, so I assume Jane was aged about 26. They lived at Waterloo, Maldon and Lockwood
John Punton born 1872 #24234 to Jane Tefler and George Punton
John Punton wed 3 Sep 1902 to Laura Ethyln Leversha

Elizabeth Date 10 May 1807 - 8 Apr 1882 born at Williton and died at Laanecoorie, Victoria, Aust, wed 6 Jun 1837 to John Leversha at Williton, Somerset, England

John Leversha 26 Jun 1815 - 6 Jan 1886 #1950 aged 72, son of Mary Hawkins and John Leversha. The IGI submitter gives his parents as Christine Hurley and Thomas alias Leversha Vickery

John Leversha and Elizabeth Date and their and four children (Thomas, William, Louisa & John Henry) left England on 4th June, 1850 and arrived at Port Phillip, Australia on 23rd September 1850, aboard the sailing ship Oriental.

4 Children

1. Thomas Leversha 1835 - 27 Sep 1885 #10339 aged 47 did not marry
2. William Leversha, christened 15 Mar 1843 - 1887 #2437 aged 44
3. Louisa Leversha 1845 - 16 Apr 1898 wed 1869 #428 to James Phillip Nicholas
4. John Henry Leversha 1848 - 1917 wed c1900 to Jessie Ellen Francis widow of cousin William Silke

2. William Leversha from Somerset christened 15 Mar 1843 - 5 Jan 1887 #2437 aged 44, wed 14 Sep 1870 #2754 to Kate Bassett 26 Dec 1850 - 1933 from Kent and had 7 children at Lockwood.
Kate Leversha wed 1888 #8323 to George Moore

7 Children

1. Elizabeth Mary Leversha 1871 #24231
2. Laura Ethline Leversha 1873 #24939
3. William Bassett Leversha 1874 #23729
4. John Henry Leversha 1876 #24268
5. Mabel Kate Leversha 1879 #3830
6. Florence Maud Leversha 1883 #10627
7. George Sidney Leversha 1885 #26710

3. Laura Ethline Leversha was born at Lockwood 1873 #24999 daughter of Kate Bassett and William Leversha, wed 3 Sep 1902 to John Punton

3. Louisa Leversha 1845 - 16 Apr 1898 wed 1869 #428 to James Phillip Nicholas and lived at Lockwood.

6 Children

1. Elizabeth Nicholas 1872 #17251
2. Anne Nicholas 1875 #3369
3. Edith Nicholas 1879 #10320
4. Harry Leversha Nicholas 1883 #17854
5. Amy Nicholas 1887 #23570
6. Unnamed Female Nicholas 1888 #12571 = 1888 #6217 lived 1 day

Cornwall Census 1851 Civil Parish of Crowan, Folio 486 Page 26m 97,Horse Downs,
John Bassett,Head, M,30 Miner,Breage Cornwall,
Catharine Bassett, Wife,M 27 Lanlivery Cornwall,
Francis Bassett, Son,U,7 Miners Son,Crowan Cornwall,
John Bassett, Son,U,4 Crowan Cornwall,
Catharine Bassett, Dau,U 2,Miners Daughter,Crowan Cornwall,

The Royal Charter came July 1857 with William Bassett 40, John Bassett 56, Catherine Bassett 33, Francis Bassett 11, John Bassett 10, Catherine Bassett 8 and Martha Bassett 6. Cath Davey and John Bassett lived at Sailor's Gully for the births of Nanney Bassett 1859 #4774 and Elizabeth Davey Bassett 1861, #23151

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