William Burton

  General Notes:

Marilyn Smith notes:
William Burton Certificate of Freedom no. 35/0448, 23rd April 1835. "Marquis of Hastings" 1828. SR Ref. 4/4327 film no 994. William was convicted at Norwich, Norfolk Assizes 17th March 1828 and received 7 years and transportation for stealing pidgeons having no previous convictions. He was 19 years of age, Protestant, single; worked as a ploughman; could read and write.
Physical description: Sallow complexion, dark brown hair, hazel eyes; stood 5 foot eight and a quarter inches; mole corner of left eye. Arrived in Australia 15th October 1828. William was assigned to B. Singleton at Patricks Plains.
Occupation in Australia: Blacksmith
William's brother Thomas also came out as a convict at the same time.

  Noted events in his life were:

• connection. Marilyn Smith's connection to Les is as follows:
Marilyn Matthews (1947) married James Smith (1945)
Her father is George Matthews (1920) who married May Edmonson (1918)
Her father was Henry Edmonson (1888)
His father was Henry Edmonson (1862)
His father was Christopher Edmonson (1836) who married Eliza Burton (1836)
Her father was James Smith (c1775) & he also had Sophia Smith (1818) who married Thomas Doling (1799)
They had Elizabeth Doling (1836) who married John Vickery (c1830)
They had Maria Vickery (1854) who married Peter Brien (1857)
His father was John Brien (1823)
His father was Daniel Brien (1769) & he also had Sarah Jane Brien (1825) who married Benjamin Warby (1825)
His father was also Benjamin Warby (1805)
His father was John Warby (c1767) & he also had Elizabeth Warby (1802) who married James Layton (1804)
They had Eleanor Layton (1821) who married James Keighran (1808)
They had John Joseph Keighran (1845)
He had Joseph William Keighran (1879)
He had Leslie William Keighran (1904)
He had Mary Keighran (1927) who married Mervyn Collins (1925)
They had Les Collins (1950) who married me Robyn Bray (nee Davies) (1950)

William married Elizabeth Smith, daughter of James Smith and Elizabeth Holland, on 14 Mar 1836 in All Saints, Camden, NSW Australia. (Elizabeth Smith was born on 26 May 1822 in Parramatta, Sydney, NSW Australia, christened on 25 Aug 1822 in St Johns, Parramatta, Sydney, NSW Australia, died on 20 Oct 1859 in Carter's Barracks, Sydney, NSW Australia and was buried on 22 Oct 1859 in Camperdown Cemetery, St. Stephens Anglican Church, 189 Church St, Newtown, Sydney, NSW Australia.). The cause of her death was consumption.