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John BACKSHALL

Male 1835 - 1917  (82 years)    Has 6 ancestors and 11 descendants in this family tree.

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  • Name John BACKSHALL  [1, 2
    Relationshipwith William George BRADY
    Birth 11 Aug 1835  Rye, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Immigration: Arr. 20 Aug 1842 
    Per "Simon Taylor" to Fremantle, Western Australia with parents. 
    Burial 1917  Cemetery, Karrakatta, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • WESLEYAN-BC-0282 KB00018945
    Death 11 Aug 1917  Highgate Hill, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Siblings 8 siblings 
    Siblings 4 brothers and 4 sisters 
    Patriarch & Matriarch
    James BACKSHALL,   b. 1751, Ardingley, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. DECEASED  (Grandfather) 
    Mary UNKNOWN,   b. 1775, Rye, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. DECEASED, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Grandmother) 
    Person ID I7209  MyBradyTree
    Last Modified 29 Nov 2024 

    Father Ancestors William BACKSHALL,   b. 25 Feb 1787, East Grinstead, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Feb 1863, East Perth, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years) 
    Mother Ancestors Lydia POST,   b. 26 Mar 1797, Rye, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Mar 1845, Redcliffe, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 47 years) 
    Marriage 7 Oct 1820  West Hoathly, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • He signed, she made her mark.
      Marraige was by banns and neither witness has either of their surnames.
    Family ID F453  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth Ann MUNNS,   b. 1855, South Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Jul 1916, Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years) 
    Marriage 1871  South Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Lydia BACKSHALL,   b. 1873   d. DECEASED
     2. William John BACKSHALL,   b. 1876   d. 23 Feb 1964, North Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years)
     3. Edward George BACKSHALL,   b. 1879   d. 26 Jan 1938, North Perth, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 59 years)
     4. Annie Chesson BACKSHALL,   b. 1883   d. DECEASED
     5. Walter James BACKSHALL,   b. 1886, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Oct 1917, Ypres, Belguim Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 31 years)
     6. Edith May BACKSHALL,   b. 1888   d. DECEASED
    +7. Florence Sussanna Adelaide BACKSHALL,   b. 23 Jul 1889, Saddleworth, South Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Oct 1944, Mount Lawley, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 55 years)
    â–» Herbert Studley LEEDEN  m. 1912
     8. Reuben Gilbert BACKSHALL,   b. 1891   d. 25 Sep 1905, North Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 14 years)
    Family ID F3234  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 29 Nov 2024 

  • Event Map Click to hide
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 11 Aug 1835 - Rye, Sussex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 1871 - South Australia, Australia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 1917 - Cemetery, Karrakatta, Western Australia, Australia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 11 Aug 1917 - Highgate Hill, Western Australia, Australia Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Ships
    Simon Taylor
    Simon Taylor

  • Notes 
    • Birth:11 Aug 1835, East Grinstead?, Sussex
      Birth Memo:Ancestral File
      Bapt:15 Jul 1836, East Grinstead, Sussex
      Bapt Memo:Baptism register
      Death:1916, Western Australia
      Death Memo:Ancestral File and Judy Weggelaar
      Occ:Stonemason (Search for Ancestors - Colin Griffiths)

      Arrived in Fremantle, Western Australia on the "Simon Taylor" on 20 August 1842. Quarantined for 16 days.

      The 'Simon Taylor' departed from London on 29 April 1842. Arriving at Fremantle on 20 August 1842, the trip of 111 days was considered at the time to be a fast trip.

      Search for Ancestors - Colin Griffiths - has birth date 8 Nov 1838, which has to be wrong, or there os another John?

      Residence: 1841 census, Fern?? Land, Worth

      Spouse:Elizabeth Ann Munns
      Birth:1855
      Birth Memo:Judy Weggelaar
      Death:1915
      Death Memo:Judy Weggelaar
      Marr:1871, SA
      Marr Memo:Search for Ancestors - Colin Griffiths

      Children:Lydia (1873-)
      William John (1876-)
      George Edward (1879-)
      Annie Chesson (1883-)
      Walter James (1886-1917)
      Edith May (1888-)
      Florence Susanna Adelaide (1890-)
      Reuben (1891-1903)

  • Reference  Darryl Brady. "John BACKSHALL". Brady Family Tree in Western Australia. https://bradyfamilytree.org/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I7209&tree=Brady2008 (accessed December 3, 2024).

  • Sources 
    1. [S685] weggs-at-iinet.net.au, Rags & Judy Weggelaar (nee Dyer).

    2. [S68] Rica Erickson, Bicentennial Dictionary of Western Australia pre-1829-1888 Vol III A-C, Bickley, Absolon, b1843 Page 213.