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Australian Pioneer Families

Families featured
Anthony Batters, Charles Bassett Bennett, John Nathaniel Bennett,
James Blick, George Harris Bonighton, William Brookfield,

Batters

John Batters wed 02 Dec 1810 to Eleanor Peacock at Branxton, Northumberland, England and all the children were recorded as Christened in Parish Records And Dissenters, Ford, Northumberland, England

John Batters and Eleanor Peacock had 5 sons came to Victoria

10 Children

1. Ann Batters 31 Mar 1814
2. Francis Edwards Batters 24 Jul 1815 wed 1853 #23920 to Eliza Coates
3. Anthony Batters 24 May 1818 - 1877 #12549 aged 59 from Berwick on Tweed
4. Ann Batters 16 Apr 1820
5. Matthew Batters 08 Aug 1825 - 1867 #9740 aged 42
6. Augusta Mary Batters 06 Oct 1837
7. Eleanor Batters 24 Feb 1822
8. William Batters 30 May 1828 - 1869 #9363 aged 40 from Berwick
9. Werge Batters 03 Mar 1830
10. Margaret Batters 03 Feb 1834

3. Anthony Batters 1818 - 1877 #12549 aged 59, son of Eleanor and Anthony Batters of Berwick Upon Tweed, wed 1853 #23920 to Eliza Coates at Christ Church, Church of England, Geelong, and lived at Creswick and later at Mortlake

8 children

1. Eliza Batters 1857 #6202 lived 3 years
2. John Batters 1858 #12071
3. Elinor Batters 1860 #2799
4. Mary Batters 1862 #13922
5. Augusta Batters 1865 #9405
6. Ann Batters 1867 #17011
7. Matthew Batters 1869 #17528
8. William Batters 1872 #27300

2. John Batters 1858 #12071 wed 1884 #4183 to Hannah Elizth Appleby and lived at Slaty Creek

3 children

1. May Batters 1888 #33374
2. Anthony Batters 1890 #36515
3. Rosa Jane Batters 1903 #7348

3. Elinor Batters (Eleanor or Helena) 1860 #2799 wed 1879 #418 to Joseph Wright and lived at St Arnaud, 7 children

4. Mary Batters 1862 #13922 wed 1885 #503 to Charles Alex Rotherham of Inkerman, possibly son of Sarah Knowles and William Rotherham, and lived at Slaty Creek then St Arnaud

6 children

1. Mary Rotherham 1889 #7545
2. Wm Rotherham 1891
3. Frank Rotherham 1893 #26610 lived 15 days
4. Sarah Rotherham 1895 #7169
5. Amy Rotherham 1897 #22838
6. Edwd Rotherham 1900 #22315

5. Augusta Batters 1865 #9405 wed 1893 #4174 to Chas Jno Appleby and lived at Slaty Creek then St Arnaud, 6 children

6. Ann Batters 1867 #17011 wed 1890 #377 to George Cadzow 1863 #10996 born in St Arnaud, and lived at St Arnaud, 7 children

7. Matthew Batters 1869 #17528 - 1948 #23444 aged 79, wed 1897 #485 to Sarah Clark 1868 - 1930 #15572 aged 62,

8. William Batters 1872 #27300 - 1956 #24081 aged 84, wed c1910 to Alice Emma Freemantle 1878 #8506 - 1968 #5160 aged 90, and lived at St Arnaud

5 Children

1. Jean Eliza Batters 1911 #32194
2. Alice Mary Batters 1913 #16804
3. Norman Wm Battors 1915 #7562
4. Chas Anthony Battors 1917 #7440
5. Matthew Henry Battors 1918 #31067

5. Matthew Batters 1825 - 1867 #9740 aged 42, wed 1854 #3477 to Julia Moyle from Cornwall.
Julia Batters nee Moyle wed 1870 #2126 to Thomas Alexander Peterkin from London.

1 Child

1. Julia Maud Peterkin 1871 #19767

9. Werge Batters 1832 - 1864 #2301 aged 32, wed 1856 #2253 to Jane Bassett

4 Children

1. Oscar William Batters 1857 #13427
2. Mary Jane Batters 1859 #1642 - 1887 #15141 aged 28 years
3. Eleanor Augusta Batters 1860 #12977
4. Harriett Batters 1862 #5252

1. Oscar William Batters wed 1882 #4307 to Mary Jane Morrow 1885 #13423 aged 32 dau of Alicia Kelso and Thomas Morrow, no chn

3. Helena/Eleanor Batters wed 1879 #418 to Joseph Wright and lived at St Arnaud

7 Children

1. George Wright 1879 #26033
2. Joseph Thomas Wright 1881 #12631
3. Maud Eliza Wright 1882 #19307 - 1882 #10172 lived 1 month
4. William Albert Wright 1883 #26713
5. Elizabeth Ann Wright 1885 #21625
6. Alice Louisa Wright 1887 #15177
7. Augusta Wright 1888 #24707

2. Joseph Thos Wright 1881 #12631 - 1967 #18952 aged 86, wed 1913 #4751 to Maud Mary Freemantle 1890 #12220 - 1985 #11276 aged 95,

7. Augusta Wright 1888 #24707 - 1974 #18822 aged 85, wed 1912 #5119 to Joseph Freemantle 1886 #2397

Bennett

Marriages Sep 1852 - Charles Bassett Bennett and Elizabeth Gooding at Truro Vol 5c page 240

Charles Bassett Bennett and Elizabeth Gooding came c1854 and lived at Belfast then at Geelong

2 Children

1. Wm Chas Bennett 1855 #11257
2. John Nathaniel Bennett 1857 #6356

John Nathaniel Bennett wed 1882 #5057 to Emma Newcombe 1859 #8323

3 Children

1. William Charles Bennett 1883 #13426
2. Herbert Henry Bennett 1885 #14539
3. Ida Blanche Bennett 1887 #25016

Bennett

John Nathaniel Bennett born at Barrabool wed 1866 #3048 to Ann Cook Ackland 1843 - 1868 #10048 aged 25, daughter of Mary and Richard Ackland of Devon,
John Nathaniel Bennett wed 1876 #3492 to Mary Ann Snowdon

Child of Ann

1. Frederick Charles Bennett 1868 #6349

5 Children
of Mary

2. Ethel Rose Bennett 1878 #10730
3. Maggie May Bennett 1881 #3631
4. Irving John Bennett 1883 #17497
5. Blanche Eliza Bennett 1885 #22519
6. Charles Richard Bennett 1888 #2360

Blick

I have now been told his ancestor is Matthew Blick, by on Thu, 15 Jan 2004 and his material is on a new Blick page.
There is a James Blick baptised 20 OCT 1827 Broad Chalk, Wiltshire, England son of Ann and Thomas Blick also listed for 20 OCT 1828 Broad Chalk, Wiltshire, England son of Thomas Blick wed 27 SEP 1826 Broad Chalk, Wiltshire, England to Mary Thick

James Blick 1826 - 1889 #12823 aged 63, son of Mary and Thomas Blick, wed 1850 #23505 to Catherine Curry 1830 - 1910 #2309 aged 80, daughter of Thomas Currie, at Church of England, Christ Church, Geelong, and lived at Amherst and both died at Maryborough

7 Children

1. Mary Anne Blick 1854 #4710
2. Thomas Frederick Blick 1855 born at Amherst, drowned and buried 26 Oct 1901
3. Caroline Blick 1858 #8129
4. James Albert Blick 1860 #15776 - 1942 #6619 aged 81,
5. William Aaron Blick 1863 #11692
6. Emily Blick 1866 #22394
7. Samuel Blick 1871 #10215 - 1926 #969 aged 55

From on Fri, 24 Sep 2004

Dear Elizabeth,

I have just been looking at the Blick Family Tree site and note that my grandfather's name has been omitted.

He is a son of James Blick 1826-1889 who married Catherine Currie at Geelong He was Thomas Frederick Blick b.1855 at Amherst. and was drowned in the bay at Geelong and was buried on 26 October 1901 in Geelong, his body not having been identified. After identification his body was exhumed and reburied on 26 October 1901 in Maryborough. (Grave # 2640, Church of England Section.)

He was the second child of James and Catherine.
Thomas Frederick Blick m. Sarah Dean 11 January 1881, in Maryborough. Sarah was born 1 August 1861 in Adelaide Leed and was the daughter of William and Lucy Ellen Dean.
After the fathers death the older boys in the family moved across to New Zealand and eventually Sarah and the girls followed arriving in Bluff and most of the family initially settled in Southland ,N.Z.

When in Australia Sarah and the girls ran a Coffee House or maybe a hotel (my father always called it a Coffee House.)in Havelock or White Hills. Thomas Frederick was I believe a carpenter and was employed erecting pit props in the gold mines in the area.

I have a photograph of a sketch made by one of my uncles back in 1966, from memory, of the old home/hotel . This was the second home on trhe site.the original having been burnt down The train in the foreground apparently ran between Havelock and Maryborough. I will endeavour to send a copy of the photo with this but am not too hopeful as it is all new to me at 82 years of age. Please let me know if there is anything further you require.

Good luck and thanks for the great job you are doing.

Graham Blick

2. Thomas Frederick Blick 1855 - 1901 #13743 aged 46 born at Amherst, drowned at Geelong and buried 26 Oct 1901 wed 1881 to Sarah Dean 1 August 1861 #15953. Widowed Sarah and children moved to New Zealand

8 children

1. William Henry Blick 1881
2. Lucy Ellen Blick 1882
3. Carol Edith Blick 1884
4. Thomas Frederick Blick 1887
5. Adolphus Richd Ernest Blick 1891 #25059
6. John Blick 1893 #33298
7. Joseph Rupert Winter Blick 1898 #20376
8. Harold James Blick 1899 #28157

3. Caroline Blick 10 Jun 1858 #8129 - 20 July 1918 wed 4 Sep 1878 #3469 to Hugh Hopkins 24 June 1854 - 24 Sep 1937 son of Agnes and Alexander Hopkins from Ballylumford Co Antrim, Ireland and lived at Carisbrook

11 children

1. James Alexander Hopkins 1879 #14283 died 1953
2. Hugh Hopkins 1880 (from a letter)
3. William Albert Hopkins 1882 #21329 died 1953
4. Agnes Carol Hopkins 1884 #15107
5. Percy Edward Hopkins 1886 #16403 died 1938
6. Elsie Maud Hopkins 1888 #18305
7. Ada Emily Hopkins 1890 #20595
8. Mabel Elizabeth Hopkins 1893 #1782
9. Edith Susan Hopkins 1895 #10218
10. Hy Walt Hopkins 1897 #9271 lived 1 year
11. David Martin Hopkins 1900 #9269

4. James Albert Blick 1860 #15776 - 1942 #6619 aged 81, wed 1883 #4281 to Carol Brent 1866 - 1940 #1031 aged 74, parents unknown, not born in Victoria

8 children

1. Ann Brent Blick 1883 #17922
2. Hughie Blick 1887 #21322 - 1972 #4953 aged 84
3. Albert James Blick 1885 #11395
4. Herbt Blick 1889 #14133 - 1967 #25211 aged 78
5. Leslie Colin Blick 23 May 1891 #28207 - 25 Apr 1915 KIA Gallipoli
6. Cyril William Blick 1893 #24165 lived 7 weeks
7. Beryl Isabel Blick 1895 #5046 lived 5 years
8. Jessie Blick 1901 #24350 lived 5 years

From on Wed, 14 Jan 2004

Dear Elizabeth,
I see the name Blick and Aaron amongst the Blick's. I am researching the Blick's of Broad Chalke a Village in Wiltshire near Salisbury (8 miles) I am in contact with one of the descendants of James Blick who arrived in Australia on the ship Larpent in 1847/49. Are your Blick's the ones from this village or as you have visited Gloucestershire the Blick' s of Michinhampton Gloucestershire. The name Arron features in my family tree he was born in Broad Chalke 16.9.1803 son of Lucy Foyle wed 29 JAN 1788 Broad Chalk, Wiltshire, England to Matthew Blick, but I do not have any further trace of him at this time.

Leslie Colin Blick is in my family tree born 23 May 1891 died 25 April 1915 Gallipoli married a Jeanette Harris born 1893 died 1945 in Melbourne Australia.
Best wishes from a wet snowy and windy Birmingham UK
David E. Blick
PS a very good web site

BLICK, LESLIE COLIN Lieutenant 25/04/1915 - 30/04/1915 aged 23, Australian Infantry, A.I.F, 7th Btn, Australian Grave reference number 27. LONE PINE MEMORIAL Cemetery has 4931 identified casualties. See the War Memorial web site for more details.
Husband of Jeanette Brown (formerly Blick), of 58, Droop St., Footscray, Victoria, Australia. Native of Ballarat.

5. William Aaron Blick 1863 #11692 wed 1884 #1879 to Ellen Rogan and lived at Maryborough

9 children

1. Edward George Blick 1884 #25827
2. Mary Blick 1884 #25828
3. James Albert Blick 1887 #4651
4. William Blick 1887 #4652
5. Saml Blick 1889 #32910
6. Ellen Blick 1892 #27905
7. Katharine Blick 1892 #27904
8. Emily Blick 1898 #20374 lived 5 years
9. Aaron Blick 1906 #26264

6. Emily Blick 1866 #22394 wed 1887 #2988 to James Warwick Hopkins from Ireland, and lived at Carisbrook

3 children

1. Agnes Emily Hopkins 1888 #27375
2. Lily Carol Hopkins 1891 #1348
3. Victor Warwick Hopkins 1895 #27512

8. Jno Saml Blick 1871 #10215 - 1926 #969 aged 55, wed 1901 #215 to Harriet Elizabeth Hardisty 1879 #13816, lived at Wandiligong, died at Cheltenham

3 children

1. Ernest John Blick 1903 #14253 - 1955 #18677 aged 53
2. Lilian Maude Blick 1905 #22246
3. Maurice Hubert Blick 1907 #30880 - 1974 #30194 aged 67

Bonighton

George Harris Bonighton born 1883 #17286 son of Isabel Bonighton - this is the only reference for this surname till 1888
Geo Harris Bonighton 1883 #4256 wed c1910 to Ethel Ann Jones, and lived at Stawell

2 children

1. Victor Ernest Bonighton 1911 #15301
2. Dorothy May Bonighton 1912 #34756

Brookfield

Mary Lloyd Mote Birth: 03 Nov 1826 Christening: 20 Dec 1826 dau of Mary Ann and Richard Mote at Saint George, Camberwell, London, England

William Brookfield wed 1853 #1288 to Mary Lloyd Mote 1825 - 1901 #14071 aged 76, and lived at Emerald Hill

4 Children

1. Mary Ann Grace Brookfield 1854 #5883 lived 6 weeks
2. Ann Grace Brookfield 1855 #9664
3. Alexander William Brookfield 1857 #5291
4. Lydia Jane Brookfield 1859 #1547

2. Ann Grace Brookfield 1855 #9664 wed 1877 #1678 to Thomas Halley from Scotland, and lived at Carlton

4 Children

1. Thomas William Halley 1878 #22948
2. George Alexander Halley 1883 #7493
3. David Francis Mote Halley 1885 #12611
4. John Edward Halley 1888 #4746

3. Alexander William Brookfield 1857 #5291 - 1924 #15436 aged 67, wed 1881 #4279 to Martha Ann Ellison 1857 #1328 born at Collingwood

4 Children

1. Letitia Brookfield 1881 #21808 lived 2 months
2. Arnold Brookfield 1883 #14379
3. Francis Brookfield 1886 #8746

4. Lydia Jane Brookfield 1859 #1547 - 1919 #18429 aged 60 died at Mitcham, wed 1880 #455 to Stephen Sparrow 1855 - 1885 #13542 aged 30 born early 1856 at Manchester and lived at Caulfield
Stephen Sparrow son of Alice Wyatt and Stephen Sparrow, who wed to Sep 1849 at district Bradford Y. is an alternative name for Bradford and it spans the boundaries of the counties of West Riding of Yorkshire and West Yorkshire;
Lydia Jane Sparrow wed 1887 #6204 to Joseph Bavinton 1857 #11843 born at Castlemaine, and lived at Winchelsea where another 6 children were born

4 Children

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