John FLEAY

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Name John FLEAY [1, 2] Relationship with Rodney VOJVODICH Birth 11 Feb 1815 Calne, Wiltshire, England Gender Male Immigration: Arr. 1 Feb 1831 Western Australia, Australia Per "Drummore" Census 31 Dec 1859 York, Western Australia, Australia [3]
Death 5 Mar 1884 Beverley, Western Australia, Australia - Gilgering
Newspaper Article
8 Apr 1884 [4] Burial 1897 Cemetery, Gilgering, Western Australia, Australia [5]
Patriarch & Matriarch George PERKINS, b. UNKNOWN d. 18 Aug 1814, England(Father)
Hannah FLEA, b. 1790 d. Jun 1846, Honiton, Devon, England(Age 56 years) (Mother)
Person ID I12135 MyBradyTree
Father George PERKINS, b. UNKNOWN d. 18 Aug 1814, England Mother Hannah FLEA, b. 1790 d. Jun 1846, Honiton, Devon, England (Age 56 years)
Family ID F5086 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Jane COOK, b. 9 Jan 1814, England
d. 1 May 1872, York, Western Australia, Australia
(Age 58 years)
Marriage 29 Oct 1832 Guildford, Western Australia, Australia Children + 1. James FLEAY, b. 23 Jan 1834, Upper Swan, Western Australia, Australia d. 19 Nov 1897, Western Australia, Australia
(Age 63 years)
â–» Margaret JOHNSTON m. 22 Oct 18562. Ellen FLEAY, b. 26 Oct 1839 d. 14 Dec 1840 (Age 1 year) + 3. Henry Walter FLEAY, b. 16 Oct 1841, Beverley, Western Australia, Australia d. 14 Dec 1908, Wagin, Western Australia, Australia
(Age 67 years)
â–» Emily Alice QUARTERMAINE m. 28 Apr 1864+ 4. Charles FLEAY, b. 22 Jan 1846, Gilgering, Western Australia, Australia d. 27 Oct 1915, Claremont, Western Australia, Australia
(Age 69 years)
â–» Frances Charlotte MONGER m. 25 Nov 18725. George FLEAY, b. 17 Oct 1846 d. 8 Mar 1848 (Age 1 year) + 6. John FLEAY, b. 9 Jan 1848, York, Western Australia, Australia d. 26 Jul 1932 (Age 84 years)
â–» Sophia BARTRAM m. 21 Nov 1872+ 7. Eleanor FLEAY, b. 8 May 1850, Gilgering, Western Australia, Australia d. 4 May 1912, Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
(Age 61 years)
â–» George Henry LILLY m. 22 Jan 1873+ 8. William FLEAY, b. 13 Apr 1852 d. 6 Jul 1937 (Age 85 years) â–» Edith Caroline HANCOCK m. 25 Jun 1872+ 9. Mary Ann FLEAY, b. 2 Oct 1855, York, Western Australia, Australia d. 23 Mar 1893 (Age 37 years)
â–» George THOMAS m. 6 May 1874Family ID F5084 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 2 Eliza WILLS, b. 1816, England d. 2 Jul 1891, York, Western Australia, Australia
(Age 75 years)
Other Partners: Stephen MONGER m. 4 Jun 1837Marriage 31 Aug 1876 Beverley, Western Australia, Australia - CofE
Family ID F5085 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - John possibly born in Wiltshire, England it is said that the parish register of St Mary's Church, Calne has the following listings: John ......son of George Perkins (reputed father) and Hannah Flea ....Feb 11th 1815.
There is no proof that this is the same John Fleay that came to Australia 16 years later.
George Perkins died on Aug 18th 1814, dying before he and Hannah could marry. There is nothing more known of Hannah.
John and Jane met in Australia, John worked for William and Hester Tanner and was brought out here with other workers of the Tanners with Williams sister Ellen Viveash and her husband (Charles) along with there labourers.
Jane Cook was also a passenger on the same ship (Drummore) the second eldest daughter of Jeremiah and Mary Cook. Jeremiah died within a few months of their arrival, thus Tanners then employed several of the Cook children, (Jane being one of them). Mary Cook was quite desperate and found herself to be to first woman to ever come before the court of WA. Her crime was to steal, 4 quarts of wine and 2 pounds of butter, value of 11 shillings. Her punishment was 6 lashes and one months imprisonment with hard labour. She was imprisoned in the Round House at Fremantle.
John and Jane had 10 children altogether
James m. 22.10.1856 Margaret Johnson
b. 23.01.1834
d. 19.11.1897
George
b. 07.10.1836
d. 10.05.1840
Ellen
b. 26.10.1839
d. 14.12.1840
Henry Walter m. 28.04.1864 Emily Quartermaine
b. 16.10.1841 b. 03.02.1847
d. 14.12.1908 d. 11.07.1928
George
b. 17.10.1846
d. 08.03.1848
Charles m. 23.11.1872 Frances Monger
b. 22.01.1846
d. 27.10.1915
John m. 21.11.1872 Sophia Bartram
b. 09.01.1848
d. 26.07.1932
Eleanor m. 22.01.1873 George Lilly
b. 08.05.1850
d. 04.05.1912
William m. 25.06.1872 Edith Hancock
b. 13.04.1852
d. 06.07.1937
Mary Ann m. 06.05.1874 George Thomas
b. 02.10.1865
d. ?
Kind regards,
Luci Sartori - lucis-at-iprimus.com.au - (another Fleay descendent) - 2002
Reference #BFTWA. "John FLEAY". Brady Family Tree in Western Australia. https://bradyfamilytree.org/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I12135&tree=BRADY2008 (accessed May 18, 2025).
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