The Weatherlys hail from the Ruislip and Pinner areas of Middlesex, which are now an affluent part of greater northwest London, near Harrow. Their name has variously been spelt Weatherly and Weatherley. The current family
The Ruislip parish church, St Martin's, dates to the 13th century and remains in use. An earlier church is believed to have been built during the Norman period, as a stone was found within the grounds with markings from that time. The name St. Martin is believed to have been given to the church by the monks of the Bec Abbey, after Martin of Tours, a saint in Normandy.
The buildings at the northern end of Ruislip High Street form the core of the original village square and are now Grade II listed. It originally featured a central water pump which was moved out of the road in the 1970s as a result of increased traffic.
[London : Cassell & Co., 1883]. An antique print of the old parish church of St. Martin and the centre of the nineteenth-century village. Originally produced for the part-work “Greater London : A Narrative of its History, its People and its Places” published between 1882 and 1884.
Wood engraving on paper. Later hand colour. See here
“Pinner [was] primarily a place of people getting their living from the land, but by 1800 things were ready for a change. Many people had already sold their rights in their small pieces of land to more prosperous farmers and over the next couple of decades what remained of the great fields to the south were privatised, most small owners being bought out. This was the first great change in Pinner since medieval times and made it a place of a few farmers and many agricultural labourers.
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| Pinner. 1828 Engraving by G Cooke Views in London and its vicinity, 1834 |
“The population of Pinner rose in the early 19th century as it did in the country as a whole. Most were ordinary folk who were accommodated in new houses added to the existing hamlets or along roadsides leading from them, on small plots created by the privatisation. The occupants worked on local farms, set up or assisted in the extra shops or businesses required by the greater numbers, or became servants.” - Pinner Local History Society
The early Weatherleys
William Weatherley and his wife Martha - 8th great grandparents - had three sons. James - 7th great grandfather - was born in 1636 in Middlesex and baptised 27 November 1636 at St Giles, Ickenham, Middlesex. Brothers Richard was born in 1638 and Thomas in 1640.
Who James married is unknown, but he had a son James - 6th great grandfather - who was baptised on 8 March 1673 at St Mary the Virgin, Harefield, Middlesex. He married Ann Gladman (6th great grandmother) on 27 January 1698 at St Martin Outwich. Ann was born in 1678 and died in 1733.
James and Ann had children Mary (1697 -), James - 5th great grandfather - , Hannah (1702 -1703), William (1704 -) and Richard (1714 -)
James - 5th great grandfather - was born in 1700 in Rusilip and baptised 27 March 1700 at St Mary the Virgin, Harefield. He was buried in St Martin’s Ruislip 4 Dec, 1783, aged 83. He married Hannah Curwen - 5th great grandmother - on 18 June 1740 at St Mary’s, Harrow, Middlesex. Hannah was born about 1715 and died in 1759 at Ruislip.
James and Hannah’s son William - 4th great grandfather - was born in Ruislip in 1750, married Mary née Fearn - 4th great grandmother - on 26 Jan 1777 at Ruislip. He died in 1804 at Ruislip, aged about 54. Mary was baptised 7 June 1752 at St Martin’s Ruislip. She died in Ruislip in 1834, aged about 82.
We know with certainty of one child of William and Mary, John - 3rd great grandfather - born 27 Feb 1785 in Ruislip. He and Penelope Reading - 3rd great grandmother - were married 2 Sep 1822 at St John the Baptist, Hillingdon, Middlesex.
There may have been other children, for example James - listed at 1841 Census as a publican aged 65 (born about 1776) and William - listed at Census 1841 as an agricultural labourer aged 60 ( born about 1781), These two names would fit as family names - James being grandfather and William as father.
John and Penelope (née Reading) Weatherley and children Ralph, George, John and Joseph.
At the 1841 census, taken 6 June 1841, there were various Weatherleys living in the Ruislip and Pinner areas. William and Mary, parents of John were both dead by then.
John, and his wife, Penelope are listed, with four children. Second son George - 2nd great grandfather - is the one who emigrated to Australia.
1841 Census : Middlesex - Pinner - District 12. Hundred: Gore
George was baptised on 8 July 1827. He married Sarah Garraway in 1852 in Pinner.
1851 Census
James - 5th great grandfather - was born in 1700 in Rusilip and baptised 27 March 1700 at St Mary the Virgin, Harefield. He was buried in St Martin’s Ruislip 4 Dec, 1783, aged 83. He married Hannah Curwen - 5th great grandmother - on 18 June 1740 at St Mary’s, Harrow, Middlesex. Hannah was born about 1715 and died in 1759 at Ruislip.
James and Hannah’s son William - 4th great grandfather - was born in Ruislip in 1750, married Mary née Fearn - 4th great grandmother - on 26 Jan 1777 at Ruislip. He died in 1804 at Ruislip, aged about 54. Mary was baptised 7 June 1752 at St Martin’s Ruislip. She died in Ruislip in 1834, aged about 82.
We know with certainty of one child of William and Mary, John - 3rd great grandfather - born 27 Feb 1785 in Ruislip. He and Penelope Reading - 3rd great grandmother - were married 2 Sep 1822 at St John the Baptist, Hillingdon, Middlesex.
There may have been other children, for example James - listed at 1841 Census as a publican aged 65 (born about 1776) and William - listed at Census 1841 as an agricultural labourer aged 60 ( born about 1781), These two names would fit as family names - James being grandfather and William as father.
John and Penelope (née Reading) Weatherley and children Ralph, George, John and Joseph.
At the 1841 census, taken 6 June 1841, there were various Weatherleys living in the Ruislip and Pinner areas. William and Mary, parents of John were both dead by then.
John, and his wife, Penelope are listed, with four children. Second son George - 2nd great grandfather - is the one who emigrated to Australia.
1841 Census : Middlesex - Pinner - District 12. Hundred: Gore
Address: 20 Pinner Green[Note about ages: The ages of people over 15 years old were usually rounded down to the nearest 5 years. For example, someone who was actually 24 years would have their age listed as 20, and someone who was actually 27 years old would have their age listed as 25.]
John Weatherley age 50 Agricultural Labourer
Penelope 45
Ralph 18 or 15 Agricultural Labourer
George 14 Agricultural Labourer
John 10
Joseph 8
George was baptised on 8 July 1827. He married Sarah Garraway in 1852 in Pinner.
1851 Census
By the 1851 Census (taken 30 March), Penelope Weatherley was a widow. Her husband, John had died 5 Feb 1848, in Pinner, aged 62. Penelope was aged 54, and her occupation was Laundress. Her address was Pinner Common, where whe was living with her son, Joseph, aged 18, an agricultural labourer.
George, age 23 was living in Pinner Gardens, in a house with Alfred Bradbury and family. Bradbury was a licensed victualler - a person licensed to sell alcohol - in other words, a publican.
George’s relationship to Bradbury was listed as “servant”, and his profession Ostler. An ostler was employed to look after horses at an inn. George has moved on from agricultural labouring.
George, age 23 was living in Pinner Gardens, in a house with Alfred Bradbury and family. Bradbury was a licensed victualler - a person licensed to sell alcohol - in other words, a publican.
George’s relationship to Bradbury was listed as “servant”, and his profession Ostler. An ostler was employed to look after horses at an inn. George has moved on from agricultural labouring.
The Garraway Family
Also, living in Pinner, at the 1841 Census, was George’s future wife, Sarah Garraway and her parents James and Ann. Like George and his father, Sarah’s father was an agricultural labourer.
Also, living in Pinner, at the 1841 Census, was George’s future wife, Sarah Garraway and her parents James and Ann. Like George and his father, Sarah’s father was an agricultural labourer.
Address: 48 Dingles, Pinner Common.James was born in 1794, his wife Ann, née Druce, in 1795. James' father was also James, his wife Elizabeth.
James Garraway age 47 Ag lab
Ann Garraway 47
Sarah Garraway 9
George and Sarah’s marriage and children
George and Sarah Garraway - 2nd great grandparents - married on 1 May, 1852 at the Parish Church, Pinner. George was 24, and Sarah 20; it was the day before her 21st birthday. She was listed as a “minor” on the marriage record.
Both fathers, John Weatherley and James Garraway, and George were described as labourers. Sarah’s profession was given as servant.
On 18 May, 1854, their daughter Sarah was born, and on 27 Feb, 1856, son George. Both were born in Pinner.
On 18 May, 1854, their daughter Sarah was born, and on 27 Feb, 1856, son George. Both were born in Pinner.
Emigration to Australia
The family of four emigrated to Australia aboard the Anna Maria, arriving on 25 June, 1857. It was a bounty ship carrying assisted immigrants. (Source: List of Assisted Passengers arriving in NSW). According to assisted immigration records, it appears that they were the only Weatherleys (or Weatherleys) to arrive by this method.
The family travelled fairly soon after to the Central West. Their next child, Emma, was born in 1858, in Rylstone. They settled on a forty acre block in the Kean's Swamp area (source: Margaret Piddington, ed Over Cherry Tree Hill, p 223)
George and Sarah’s children
- Sarah b 18 May 1854, Pinner; m John Cafe, Rylstone, 1875; d 15 Oct 1921, Ilford. Aged 67
- *George - 2nd great uncle - b 27 Feb 1856, Pinner; m 1. Catherine Macbeth, Ilford 22 Dec 1879 (10 children), and 2. Mary Eileen Agnes Bowling at Turill 20 May 1911 (13 children). He died 6 March 1934 at Dunedoo, aged 78.
- Emma b 1858 Rylstone, m 1875 Michael Murphy, Rylstone, d 1934 Ryde, aged 76
- John b 1860 Mudgee, possibly/probably m 1915 Irene R Vidler, S Peters, d 1945 District hospital, Rylstone, aged 85
- James b 1862 Mudgee, m 1893 Emma Tompkins, Bathurst, d 1911 Bathurst. A coroners inquest on 6 July 1911 showed that he died of suffocation by hanging - his own act. Aged 49.
- Elizabeth b 1865 Rylstone. Two possible marriages are listed: 1897 to George Collett, at Rylstone, and 1900 to Richard Ross, at Rylstone. No record of death.
- Mary Ann b 6 July 1867, Ilford. Probably m 1898 Samuel Erskine, Sydney. Samuel Erskine d 1916 in Charlestown. MaryA Erskine m George Cook, 1926, Waratah. d. 30July 1956, Paddington. Aged 89
- Ann b 1869 Rylstone, d 1938 Stockton, aged 69
- Frances (Fanny) - great grandmother - born 10 February 1872, Cunningham’s Creek married Thomas Moore - great grandfather 11 April 1893, Mudgee; died 6 July 1949, Kandos, aged 77
- Joseph b 11 Dec 1874, Ilford, m 1902 Clara Slapp, Rylstone, d 1955 Mudgee, aged 81. Joseph was a shearer. After marriage, they rented a property, 'Round Mount', and in 1903 took up the property 'Woodbine'. More land was purchased by Joseph and descendants. Clara died in 1965 aged 90. 'Woodbine' had been sold to two of their sons, and they retired to 'Moorefield', a small property near Mudgee, later moving into the town (Piddington, ed Over Cherry Tree Hill, p
Left: Grave of Fanny Moore, née Weatherley at Ilford Cemetery
* George’s second wife, Mary Bowling, was Aboriginal. She became pregnant to a farm owner, and George offered to marry her. They went on to raise George’s children from his first marriage, and had 12 together. George was acknowledged as the father of his second wife’s first child.
When George died, his Aboriginal family had to walk 500 metres behind and were not allowed at his graveside.
Deaths of George and Sarah
George died on 15 Dec 1887, Sarah on 16 March 1914. Both are buried in Ilford Cemetery.Children of Thomas and Fanny Moore (née Weatherley)
- Percy Hayden born 1893 (32237/1893)
- Norman T born 1895 (16699/1895), died 1980
- Hilda Celestine born 1897 (16220/1897), m 1931 Thomas H Partlett Rylstone, d 1944
- Volney George b 1899 (24846/1899), m 1932 Kathleen M Ritchie Rylstone
- Thessel Agnes b 27 Feb 1901, m Edward “Ted” Briggs 1921, d 8 Aug 1959 - Grandparents
- Daphne M b 1903 (1579/1903), m 1932 Douglas Neil Mills, Mudgee, d 1994 Rylstone
- Sylvia M b 1904 (36501/1904), m 1935 Earl V Reynolds, d 2001
- Doris Valerie b 1906 (38821/1906)
- Colin Ernest b 12 Jan 1909 (8158/1909) m 1938 Marjorie, d 1997
- Kathleen Beatrice b 1910 (43197/1910), m 1935 Norman H Price, Rylstone
- Irene B b 1912 (34511/1912)
- Veronica Catherine b 1914 (53563/1914), d 1994 Mudgee
- Iris J b abt 1916
- Mavis E b abt 1918
At the 1861 Census George and Sarah Weatherley are in Australia.
George’s siblings can be tracked through Census records.
1. Ralph Weatherley - eldest brother of George - and family
The older brother of George, and family (3rd great uncle)
1841 - Ralph (baptised 15 Feb 1824), was living with his parents and siblings. On 11 June 1848 he married Louisa Fox (father Isaac Fox ) at Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire. She was born in Pinner.
In 1851 Ralph, an agricultural labourer, and Louisa were living at Jool (?) St, Ruislip, with no children.
Ten years later, in 1861, Ralph, now 38, and Louisa, 40, were living in Oxey Lane, Harrow (very near Pinner) had four children (1st cousins, 3 x removed) :
In 1881, only Ralph (junior) is not listed with the rest of the family. The other three siblings were still with their parents in Pinner. Ralph Snr was an agricultural labourer, wife Louisa, and daughters Louisa and Charlotte are all laundresses. Youngest son, Joseph, aged 21 is a butcher.
1.3 Ralph Junior: He married Annie Cheal (born about 1859) on 25 Dec 1881, at St Mark’s Church in St John’s Wood (Marylebone). Ralph’s address was 3 Elgin Mews. His father, Ralph, was named as a farm bailiff. The 1901 census lists them as living at the Stables, Edgcombe Hall, Wandsworth. Ralph was a coachman. The 1911 census states that they had no children. Ralph was a coachman. In 1911, Annie was a needlewoman at a Hearn laundry. They lived at 5 Coles Childs Cottages, Bromley, Kent. Ralph Jnr died in 1931, aged 74 and was buried at All Saints, Harrow. His abode at time of death was was Redhill House, Edgeware.
1n 1891 Ralph (Snr) and wife Louisa were living in Eastcote Rd, Ruislip. Charlotte (34) was living with them. She and mother, Louisa, were laundresses. Ralph Jnr was as above. Meanwhile, sister Louisa had married
1.1 Louisa (Jnr) was born in 1853 in Pinner. On 15 May, 1887 she married Thomas Nash at Ruislip. She was buried in Ruislip on 6 Jan 1922, aged 68.
In 1851 Ralph, an agricultural labourer, and Louisa were living at Jool (?) St, Ruislip, with no children.
Ten years later, in 1861, Ralph, now 38, and Louisa, 40, were living in Oxey Lane, Harrow (very near Pinner) had four children (1st cousins, 3 x removed) :
- 1.1 Louisa aged 8, born in Pinner
- 1.2 Charlotte, aged 6 b Pinner
- 1.3 Ralph, aged 4, born Bushey, Middlesex
- 1.4 Joseph, aged 1, born Pinner
In 1881, only Ralph (junior) is not listed with the rest of the family. The other three siblings were still with their parents in Pinner. Ralph Snr was an agricultural labourer, wife Louisa, and daughters Louisa and Charlotte are all laundresses. Youngest son, Joseph, aged 21 is a butcher.
1.3 Ralph Junior: He married Annie Cheal (born about 1859) on 25 Dec 1881, at St Mark’s Church in St John’s Wood (Marylebone). Ralph’s address was 3 Elgin Mews. His father, Ralph, was named as a farm bailiff. The 1901 census lists them as living at the Stables, Edgcombe Hall, Wandsworth. Ralph was a coachman. The 1911 census states that they had no children. Ralph was a coachman. In 1911, Annie was a needlewoman at a Hearn laundry. They lived at 5 Coles Childs Cottages, Bromley, Kent. Ralph Jnr died in 1931, aged 74 and was buried at All Saints, Harrow. His abode at time of death was was Redhill House, Edgeware.
1n 1891 Ralph (Snr) and wife Louisa were living in Eastcote Rd, Ruislip. Charlotte (34) was living with them. She and mother, Louisa, were laundresses. Ralph Jnr was as above. Meanwhile, sister Louisa had married
1.1 Louisa (Jnr) was born in 1853 in Pinner. On 15 May, 1887 she married Thomas Nash at Ruislip. She was buried in Ruislip on 6 Jan 1922, aged 68.
Louisa and Thomas had two children (2nd cousins, 2 x removed) , Louisa Lottie b about 1890 and Thomas Joseph, born about 1891. In the 1891 census, they lived at Pinner Green. Thomas was a general labourer, born in Eastcote (Ruislip).
By 1901 their address was The Case Is Altered, and Thomas was named as a Hedge Cutter. In 1911 their address was still The Case Is Altered, and his profession was listed as a Beer House Keeper. Daughter Louisa (age 21) and son Thomas (age 20) are still living with them.
By 1901 their address was The Case Is Altered, and Thomas was named as a Hedge Cutter. In 1911 their address was still The Case Is Altered, and his profession was listed as a Beer House Keeper. Daughter Louisa (age 21) and son Thomas (age 20) are still living with them.
2. John Weatherley - younger brother of George
John was baptised 3 May 1829, Ruislip. He didn’t marry, and died in December 1889 in Willesden, London.
The following is the most likely biography for John, however, there are several John Weatherleys.
In 1851 John, aged 19, was a baker. He was living at a large house, Hillingdon House, owned by the Cox family. There were many other servants, cooks, bakers, a curate and others. This makes sense considering the profession he later pursued.
The following is the most likely biography for John, however, there are several John Weatherleys.
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| Hillingdon House about 1900 |
In 1861 John’s address was 2 Hyde Park Gardens, Paddington, and he was the Butler. Head of the house, Judith Gee, 54, and her sister Elizabeth aged 52, lived at 1 Hyde Park Gardens. They were “Fund and Landowners”
3. Joseph Weatherley - younger brother of George
Joseph was born in Hillingdon and baptised on 21 July 1833.
At the 1851 census he was with his mother in Pinner and an agricultural labourer aged 18.
On 11 Nov 1860, at St John the Baptist, Hillingdon, Joseph married Charlotte Bateman, daughter of George Bateman, labourer. She was born in Amersham, Buckinghamshire in 1838. Both were resident in Hillingdon.
In 1861 they were resident at the Queens Head, Hillingdon, Charlotte was aged 22, born in Amersham, Bucks and their daughter Elizabeth was age 3, born in Chalfont, Bucks.
The family in 1871 were living at 2 Burrs Row. The children were Elizabeth, aged 13, a scholar; Emily, aged 8, a scholar; Caroline, aged 6, a scholar and George, aged 2. All were born in Hillingdon.
The 1881 Census finds them still living in Hillingdon. Emily, aged 19 was a domestic servant; there was also George, aged 10; Nelly, aged 5 and Louisa, aged 3. Daughter Elizabeth was living at Farm Cottage, Barrow Point, Pinner, as a servant.
Joseph died some time between 1881 and the 1891 census, though there appears to be no record.
In 1891 Charlotte, a widow and charwoman was at 2 Fox Lane, Hillingdon, with her youngest daughter Louisa aged 13, a scholar.
The 1894 electoral roll for Hillingdon shows Charlotte is at Hemp-row, Cowley St, Uxbridge.
In 1901: Charlotte was living at Cowley, Middlesex, perhaps in an Alms House (next to one in census)
Charlotte died in 1902, aged 67 at Uxbridge.
The story of George Weatherley Junior
Unfortunately the author is not known, although they give the following acknowledgement:
This information given to me by Maureen Streeter, granddaughter of George and Lucy. I have mainly quoted Maureen.
This information given to me by Maureen Streeter, granddaughter of George and Lucy. I have mainly quoted Maureen.
If anyone is the author, please ,make contact so that a proper acknowledgement can be made.
"George was a left handed man very stern but very fair, it has been said of him that he was a man's man, he tried to teach his sons the harsh ways of the bush in which they lived. Kathleen [sic] died leaving George alone. George worked on various stations in the area and eventually he met my grandmother, Lucy. Lucy was an Aboriginal woman and pregnant with another man's child at the time she met George. Because of the way she was being treated by the owners of the property/station where she was a servant, George asked Lucy if she wanted to leave the station and go with him. She agreed. I don't know if Bridget was born before or after they married but Bridget is not George's child although she never found out until she was in her 70's and trying to apply for a pension. It was the hardest thing my Lucy ever had to do was telling Bridget about her conception. You see Lucy was raped which was a common occurrence in those days.
"However, George and Lucy were married and had a happy life. When George died Lucy was left with very young children the youngest being 2 years old. As the second family (because they were Aboriginal) they were not allowed to walk behind the wagon that carried George's coffin on the day of the funeral. They had to walk some 500 yards behind the first family. The second family know that their father George is buried somewhere in Dunedoo cemetery but because of the distance they had to stand and the age of those that are left they are unable to remember where. Lucy is buried in the middle of her two sons Tom and John at the same cemetery.
"Lucy raised her children on her own never remarrying. She lived with my family for many years. She spoke with devotion for George of how much she loved him and what a good man he was. Lucy was a Catholic and George a Church of England. he would ensure the children each said their prayers at night and before meals. Lucy would walk the 13 children ??miles to church each Sunday and always upon their return home to breakfast on the table with George proudly standing there to greet them.
"They lived in many towns Gulgong, Uarbry, Dunedoo, Cassilis, Ilford and many many more. Uncle Joe was a poet and made a tape recording of what it was like growing up in those times and without a Dad. I have been told George was a well renowned maker of whips that people would come from miles just to acquire.
"From my Grandmother's stories of George and my Uncle and Aunty's stories about him I think George must have been one heck of a man. For a woman to love him just as much 30 odd years after his death he was truly remarkable. I'm sure I have not done George justice but I do know he was a man filled with respect, love and compassion for his fellow man and certainly a man to be proud of as a brother, son, husband, father, grandfather, cousin etc."
"Sources
1. Birth Certificate 2. Death Certificate 3. Child's Birth Certificate 4. Marriage Certificate 5. Son's Marriage Certificate 6. Immigrant Index 1884-59 State Records New South Wales 7. Mother's death certificate 8. NSW Internet Record of Births 9. NSW Internet Records of Marriage"
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