William FLAVELL
1805 - 1863 (58 years) Has 14 ancestors and more than 100 descendants in this family tree.
1703 - 1728 (25 years)
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Name William FLAVELL [1, 2, 3, 4] Relationship 
with Rodney VOJVODICH Birth 21 Apr 1805 Landbeach, Cambridgeshire, England 
Baptism 21 Apr 1805 Landbeach, Cambridgeshire, England Gender Male Occupation Between 1837 and 1849 Labourer in Landbeach, Cambridgeshire, England Census 6 Jun 1841 Landbeach, Cambridgeshire, England The Street, age 32, ag lab Census 1851 Landbeach, Cambridgeshire, England The Union House, Chesterton, William Flavel, Pp - H, m, 45, ag lab, b Certificate of Birth Wanted Immigration: Dep. 9 Jul 1855 Plymouth, England Per "Thames" Immigration: Arr. 11 Oct 1855 Geelong, Victoria, Australia Per "Thames" Death Record 28 Jul 1863 Victoria, Australia #6562 Picture Wanted - Pictures of this person and any descendants. Certificate of Death Wanted Death 28 Jul 1863 Inverleigh, Victoria, Australia Cause: Typhoid Burial 30 Jul 1863 Cemetery, Inverleigh, Victoria, Australia [5] 
WILLIAM FLAVELL 28 July 1863 in BillionGraves GPS Headstones | BillionGraves FLAVEL-William1805-DE001 Siblings9 siblings Patriarch & Matriarch 
Thomas FLAVELL, b. 1720 d. DECEASED (Great Grandfather)
Judith NORMAN, b. 1703, Cambridgeshire, Englandd. 1728, Cambridgeshire, England (Age 25 years) (Great Grandmother) Siblings3 brothers and 6 sisters Person ID I889 MyBradyTree | Ancestor of Darryl William BRADY
Father 
Thomas FLAVELL, b. Between 1768 and 1772, Cambridgeshire, England d. 12 Oct 1841, Landbeach, Cambridgeshire, England (Age ~ 73 years) Mother Martha WEBB, b. Abt 1774, Landbeach, Cambridgeshire, England d. 3 Oct 1836, Landbeach, Cambridgeshire, England (Age ~ 62 years) Marriage Banns 15 Mar 1795 Landbeach, Cambridgeshire, England Marriage 16 Mar 1795 Landbeach, Cambridgeshire, England [6] - All Saints
Notes - Taken from the LANDBEACH PARISH REGISTERS. The microfiche has been transcribed from the original records and collated with the Bishop's Transcripts by the CFHS.
Banns, ----1795 Mar 15, FLAVEL Thomas batchelor, And Martha WEBB spinster both of this parish Marriage, -1795 Mar 16 (May 16 in BT), FLAVEL Thomas (X) batchelor, And Martha WEBB (X) spinster, both of this parish, by Banns. Witnesses: Robert HANDLY, Thomas WALLIS
Family ID F555 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Maria PHILLIPS, b. 16 Jun 1816, Landbeach, Cambridgeshire, England d. 20 Nov 1907, Watchem, Victoria, Australia (Age 91 years)
Marriage 7 Aug 1836 Landbeach, Cambridgeshire, England Notes - Taken from the LANDBEACH PARISH REGISTERS. The microfiche has been transcribed from the original records and collated with the Bishop's Transcripts by the CFHS.
Marriage, -1836 Aug 7, FLAVELL William (X) batchelor, And Maria PHILLIPS (X) spinster, both of this parish, by banns Witnesses: Charles WEBB (X), Sarah HEWITT (X)
William FLAVELL married Maria FILIPS on 7th August 1836 at Landbeech, Cambridgeshire, England.
Children + 1. James FLAVEL, b. 9 Jul 1837, Landbeach, Cambridgeshire, England d. 1899, Edmonton, Middlesex, England (Age 61 years)â–» Susan BELL m. 18572. Harriet FLAVELL, b. Abt 1838, Landbeach, Cambridgeshire, England d. 19 Aug 1847, Landbeach, Cambridgeshire, England (Age ~ 9 years)+ 3. Eliza FLAVELL, b. 29 Nov 1840, Landbeach, Cambridgeshire, England d. 7 Jan 1925, Corack, Victoria, Australia (Age 84 years)â–» William FREE m. 26 May 1856; William BRUCE m. 7 Nov 1894> 4. Phoebe FLAVELL, b. 1843, Landbeach, Cambridgeshire, England d. 1916, Donald, Victoria, Australia (Age 73 years)â–» Alexander BRUCE m. 1866+ 5. Martha Rachel FLAVELL, b. 2 Mar 1845, Landbeach, Cambridgeshire, England d. 29 Nov 1881, Lorne, Victoria, Australia (Age 36 years)â–» William SNOWDEN m. 2 Jul 1863+ 6. William FLAVELL, b. 27 Jun 1847, Landbeach, Cambridgeshire, England d. 21 Aug 1913, Ararat, Victoria, Australia (Age 66 years)â–» Sarah PARISH m. 18847. John FLAVELL, b. Abt 1849, Landbeach, Cambridgeshire, England d. 23 May 1850, Landbeach, Cambridgeshire, England (Age ~ 1 years)+ 8. John FLAVELL, b. 16 Jan 1852, Landbeach, Cambridgeshire, England d. 21 Jul 1932, Ararat, Victoria, Australia (Age 80 years)â–» Elizabeth Ann ROWE m. 9 May 1876; Jessie Matilda MCBAIN m. 18989. Harriet FLAVELL, b. Between 1853 and 1854, Landbeach, Cambridgeshire, England d. 1855 (Age ~ 2 years)+ 10. Benjamin James FLAVELL, b. 1855, Inverleigh, Victoria, Australia d. 25 May 1942, Ararat, Victoria, Australia (Age 87 years)â–» Mary Anne BULLOCK m. 188811. Alice Eliza FLAVEL, b. 1855 d. 1 Jan 1863 (Age 8 years) + 12. George Kenneth FLAVELL, b. 4 Oct 1858, Inverleigh, Victoria, Australia d. 11 Apr 1938, Ararat, Victoria, Australia (Age 79 years)â–» Sophia PARISH m. 7 Apr 1885Family ID F552 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Birth - 21 Apr 1805 - Landbeach, Cambridgeshire, England 
Baptism - 21 Apr 1805 - Landbeach, Cambridgeshire, England Marriage - 7 Aug 1836 - Landbeach, Cambridgeshire, England Census - The Street, age 32, ag lab - 6 Jun 1841 - Landbeach, Cambridgeshire, England Census - The Union House, Chesterton, William Flavel, Pp - H, m, 45, ag lab, b - 1851 - Landbeach, Cambridgeshire, England 
Immigration: Dep. - Per "Thames" - 9 Jul 1855 - Plymouth, England 
Immigration: Arr. - Per "Thames" - 11 Oct 1855 - Geelong, Victoria, Australia 
Death Record - #6562 - 28 Jul 1863 - Victoria, Australia 
Death - Cause: Typhoid - 28 Jul 1863 - Inverleigh, Victoria, Australia 
Burial - 30 Jul 1863 - Cemetery, Inverleigh, Victoria, Australia = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Headstones FLAVEL-William1805-DE001
Ships 
Thames
Flavel, William - 11 Oct 1855 Per "Thames" to Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Flavell, Eliza - 11 Oct 1855 Per "Thames" to Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Flavell, Harriet - 11 Oct 1855 Per "Thames" to Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Flavell, John - 11 Oct 1855 Per "Thames" to Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Flavell, Martha Rachel - 11 Oct 1855 Per "Thames" to Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Flavell, Phoebe - 11 Oct 1855 Per "Thames" to Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Flavell, William - 11 Oct 1855 Per "Thames" to Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Phillips, Maria - 11 Oct 1855 Per "Thames" to Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Notes - Dr. Williams Library for England and Wales. LDS FHL Number 815988
Extracted FLAVEL information from the above film. There were no other FLAVEL(L) families on this film.
The film shows photographs of the actual birth registrations.
D No. 4024
William FLAVEL
son of Thomas FLAVEL and Martha his wife, daughter of Wm and Elizabeth WEBB
born in Landbeach in the Parish of Landbeach in the County of Cambridge 21 Apr 1805
present at birth: Elizabeth Handley (her mark), Judeth Adams
attested by:`Thos Webb, Judeth Adams
registered at Dr Williams's Library, Redcross-Street, near Cripplegate, London.
Nov 20th 1811 Thos Morgan
Register
Surname Given names Age Month Year Ship Code Fiche Page
FLAVELL JONATHON 25 FEB 1852 CHARLOTTE JANE B 001 010
Surname Given names Age Month Year Ship Code Fiche Page
FLAVEL AMOS 21 SEP 1852 ORPHEUS B 008 001
FLAVEL JNO 41 SEP 1852 ORPHEUS B 008 001
FLAVEL JOS 37 NOV 1856 WHITE STAR B 115 008
FLAVEL THOS 18 SEP 1852 ORPHEUS B 008 001
FLAVEL W 50 NOV 1856 THAMES B 115 001
THE family lived in the Landbeach area at the time of the 1841 census.
And in the Chesterton area for 1851 census.
The Union House, Chesterton
William Flavel, Pp/H, m, 45, ag lab, b Landbeach
Mary, Pp/Wf, m, 33, b Landbeach
Eliza, Pp/D, 9, scholar, b Landbeach
Phoebe, Pp/D, 7, scholar, b Landbeach
Martha, Pp/D, 6, scholar, b Landbeach
William, Pp/S, 4, scholar, b Landbeach
Further down the list:-
James Flavel, Pp, 14, scholar, b Landbeach
The workhouse became a hospital (didn't they all!) and I lived just up the road from it for a few years! It was in use as a geriatric/convalesence hospital until two or three years ago.
Jane Freeman- 2004
They left Plymouth 1855 July on the 'Thames', arriving at Geelong, Victoria, Australia 1855 October.
THAMES CITY
According to Lloyd's Register for 1857 through 1865, the sailing ship THAMES CITY was built under special survey in Sunderland, England, in 1856: 557 tons, 142.0 x 29.5 x 17.5 feet (length x beam x depth of hold). Her master was J. Glover, she was owned by "R'nthwte" (a name I do not recognize), and registered in Sunderland. Only the Register volumes for 1857 and 1858 give a destined voyage; in both cases, this is to India. The entry for the THAMES CITY in the Register for 1865 is hand-stamped "wrecked". I cannot find any reference to this wreck in Palmer's Index to the Times (London), but the ship was not an important one. [Posted to the Emigration-Ships Mailing List by Michael Palmer - 18 August 1997]
The CFHS record of Parish Records and Bishop’s Transcripts for Landbeach show that William Flavell married Maria Phillips at Landbeach in Cambridgeshire on 7 August 1836. William was a bachelor and Maria Phillips was a spinster. The couple were both from the parish of Landbeach. The marriage was witnessed by a Charles Webb and a Sarah Hewitt. All signed their names with a cross or ‘mark’.
The 1841 census shows William (32 year-old agricultural labourer) living at Landbeach with his wife ‘Meriah’ (23) and children James (4), Harriet (2) and Eliza (5m) where all were born in the county.
The 1851 British census shows William (then a 45 year-old agricultural labourer) residing in the Chesterton Union House with his wife Mary (aged 33 years), daughters Eliza (9), Phoebe (7) and Martha (6) and son William (4). All were born at Landbeach. Also present at the workhouse was a James Flavel, a 14 year-old scholar who had been born at Landbeach. Chesterton is located northwest of Cambridge on the outskirts of the town of Peterborough.
William and Maria Flavell and their family emigrated to Victoria from Plymouth on the THAMES, leaving on 9 July 1855 and disembarking at Geelong on 11 October the same year. The shipping lists show that on board the THAMES were William (a 50 year-old agricultural labourer), his wife Maria (aged 39), daughters Phoebe (12), Martha (10) and Harriet (1), and sons William (8) and John (3) as well as an Eliza Flavell who was said to be a 14 year-old domestic servant (Eliza was actually the couple’s eldest daughter). William and Maria’s destination was River Leigh. They had been engaged by a J. Fleming for one pound plus rations. Eliza was going to Burnt Ridge to work for a T. Webb for 3 months from 19 October 1855. The shipping lists also indicate that William, Maria and Eliza could read while the others had no education. All were Wesleyans.
William was contracted to work on the Swanston’s station at Inverleigh. According to the works of Billis and Kenyon and J. M. Lonsdale (in his 1978 book ‘Gateway to the West: A Record of Early Inverleigh’), the station was originally known as the Weatherboard. The original lease was taken up by Charles Swanston’s Derwent company in 1837. It was leased to the Mercer brothers from 1843 until September 1854 when it was sold to a William Harding who divided it into a Number 1 and Number 2 properties. These were taken over in May 1855 by Charles L. Swanston who transferred his interests in the Number 2 property to a William Berthon. The Number 1 property became known as ‘Englewood’. At about the time of William’s arrival, the station homestead was built. But living conditions for most of the other settlers and workers were very primitive with most living in either bark huts or tents.
William Flavell died of typhoid fever at Inverleigh on 28 July 1863, aged 58 years. His death certificate shows that he had been in Victoria for eight years and that he had married Maria Phillips at Landbeach, Cambridgeshire when he was 30 years of age. Issue at the time of his death were said to be: James (aged 27), Harriet (deceased), Eliza (23), Phoebe (20) who was the informant, Martha (18), William (15), John (deceased), John (12), Harriet (deceased), Benjamin (7) and George (5). Maria remained in the district until 1879 when she went to live with one of her sons at Wickliffe in central Victoria. In 1897 she moved to Watchem to live with her daughter Eliza Bruce (formally Free). She died at Watchem on 27 November1907, aged 91 years (see obituary under Maria).
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