Person:William Fooks (3)

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William Samuel Fooks
b.26 Feb 1809 Melcombe Regis, Dorset, England
d.31 Oct 1856 Port Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Parents and Siblings
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m. 2 Mar 1802
  1. Charles Berjew Fooks1804 - 1875
  2. Catherine Ann Fooks1806 - 1812
  3. William Samuel Fooks1809 - 1856
  4. James Mackenzie Fooks1811 - 1811
  5. Mackenzie James Fooks1812 - 1813
  6. James Mackenzie Fooks1813 - 1815
  7. James Mackenzie FooksAbt 1814 - Abt 1837
  8. Catherine Jane Iles Fooks1819 - 1904
  9. Rev Samuel Berjew Fooks1822 - 1892
Spouse and Children
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m. 8 Dec 1831
  1. Matilda Louisa Fooks1832 - 1911
  2. Thomas Richardson Mackenzie Fooks1834 - 1911
  3. Adeline Ellen FooksAbt 1836 - 1837
  4. James MacKenzie Fooks1837 - 1839
  5. Mary Richardson Fooks1837 - 1923
  6. James Mackenzie William Fooks1839 - 1886
  7. Adeline Jane Fooks1843 - 1923
  8. Alice Maria Victoria Fooks1846 - 1907
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Facts and Events
Name[1] William Samuel Fooks
Gender Male
Birth? 26 Feb 1809 Melcombe Regis, Dorset, England
Baptism[2] 19 Apr 1809 Melcombe Regis, Dorset, England
Residence[3] 1818 Weymouth, Dorset, England
Residence[4][17] 1824 Wyke Regis, Dorset, England
Education[1] 8 May 1824 Melcombe Regis, Dorset, EnglandSigned UK Articles of Clerkship with John Henning of Weymouth & Melcombe Regis, attorney of the Court and Kings Bench for 5 years.
Other? 11 Mar 1831 Joined the Freemasons, and remained a member for at least 5 years
Marriage 8 Dec 1831 Wyke Regis, Dorset, EnglandFHL 1239262
to Maria Jane Richardson
Occupation? 1832 Melcombe Regis, Dorset, EnglandSolicitor
Emigration? 5 Jul 1840 London, Middlesex, EnglandLeft on the "Waterloo" with his wife, 4 children ( Matilda Louisa, Thomas Richardson Mackenzie, Mary Richardson & James Mackenzie William) and other family members. They were Cabin Class passengers.
Other? 9 Nov 1840 Port Adelaide, South Australia, AustraliaArrival
Occupation? 10 Mar 1841 North Adelaide, South Australia, AustraliaTook oath of allegiance to practice as a solicitor in the Supreme Court. Barrister.
Other? 19 Apr 1841 Charged with sheep stealing. South Australian Register, Adelaide Sat, 13th Nov. 1841. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/245309906 Charged with theft
Other? 17 Aug 1841 At Court of Oyer & Terminer General Gaol delivery. Bailed. Committed to Gaol
Other? 17 Mar 1842 South Australian Register Acquittal
Other? 14 Feb 1845 Signs a petition along with 1,675 others against introduction of convicts to SA. Signs petition
Occupation? Jan 1851 Adelaide, South Australia, AustraliaListed in newspaper “New Official Appointments” Clerk. Adelaide Council Dept
Other? 25 May 1851 Adelaide, South Australia, AustraliaHis Excellency Lieutenent Governor meets with several gentlemen of the colony to honour the Queens Birthday at Government house. Meeting
Other? 18 Dec 1851 Port Melbourne, Victoria, AustraliaArrived with his wife and mother (Mrs Jane Berjew) as cabin passengers on the “Anne” from Adelaide. 84 in steerage. Just 8 passengers in cabins on deck. Arrival
Residence[5] 1856 Port Melbourne, Victoria, AustraliaSandridge
Occupation? 4 Jul 1856 Melbourne, Victoria, AustraliaSupreme, Court, Fooks V Lawrence. The Age p. 2
Death? 31 Oct 1856 Port Melbourne, Victoria, AustraliaAdelaide Register 21 Nov 1856 - Death "On the 31st October at his residence, Sandridge, Victoria, after a long illness William Samuel Fooks, for many years a resident in South Australia and formerly of Weymouth, Dorsetshire, England. Aged 47 years."
DNA? Common DNA ancestor
Religion? Church of England

http://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JQNX-GB5

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_DCAUSE: Diseased hip joint after a long illness.

_WLNK: http://www.thosebefore.com/g0/p623.htm TITL: Sheep stealing

_WLNK: http://www.thosebefore.com/g0/p623.htm TITL: Those before

_WLNK: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/245309906 TITL: Trove Sheep stealing

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References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ancestry.com. UK, Articles of Clerkship, 1756-1874. (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.)
    The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Court of King's Bench: Plea Side: Affidavits of Due Execution of Articles of Clerkship, Series II; Class: KB 106; Piece: 9.

    _APID: 1,2380::16100

  2. ↑ Ancestry.com. Dorset, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812. (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.)
    Dorset History Centre; Dorchester, England; Dorset Parish Registers; Reference: PE/MCR:RE1/9.

    _APID: 1,2243::1692581

  3. ↑ Ancestry.com. Dorset, England, Land Tax Returns, 1780-1832. (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.)
    Dorset History Centre; Dorset, England; Dorset Land Tax Assessments; Call Number: Qde (L) 58/ 31-49; Years: 1812-1832.

    _APID: 1,2166::4977

  4. ↑ England. Marriages, 1538-1973. (FamilySearch, Ancestry.com, Findmypast).

    _APID: 1,9852::33178785

  5. ↑ Ancestry.com. Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980. (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.)
    Australian Electoral Commission; Canberra, Australia; Electoral Rolls.

    _APID: 1,1207::14495269

  6.   Ancestry.com. Public Member Trees: (Note: not considered a reliable primary source)
    Ancestry Family Tree.
  7.   Ancestry.com. Dorset, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906. (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.)
    Dorset History Centre; Dorchester, England; Reference: PE/MCR.

    _APID: 1,2162::153886377

  8.   Australia. Birth Index, 1788-1922. (Ancestry.com)
    South Australian Births, Index of Registrations 1842 to 1906.

    _APID: 1,1778::155595736

  9.   Ancestry.com. Dorset, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906. (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.)
    Dorset History Centre; Dorchester, England; Reference: PE/MCR.

    _APID: 1,2162::153886928

  10.   England. Births and Christenings, 1538-1975. (FamilySearch, Ancestry.com, Findmypast).

    _APID: 1,9841::164097464

  11.   Ancestry.com. Australia, Births and Baptisms, 1792-1981. (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

    _APID: 1,9776::193947

  12.   Australia. Death Index, 1787-1985. (Ancestry.com)
    Pioneer Index Victoria 1836-1888.

    _APID: 1,1779::884944

  13.   England. Marriages, 1538-1988. (Ancestry.com)
    Place: Wyke Regis, Dorset, England; Date Range: 1812 - 1837; Film Number: 1239262.

    _APID: 1,1352::573197

  14.   Ancestry.com. Australia, Births and Baptisms, 1792-1981. (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

    _APID: 1,9776::232922

  15.   England. Christening Index, 1530-1980. (Ancestry.com).

    _APID: 1,1351::150747433

  16.   Ancestry.com. Victoria, Australia, Death Index, 1836-1988. (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.)
    The Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths, and Marriages; Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Victoria, Australia, Death Records.

    _APID: 1,61650::62300419

  17. ↑ https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/N6RW-T4D
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