Susan Wilson 1833 to 1888 married to Joseph Hawkins

Susan Wilson, was born to Elizabeth and Job Wilson on May 5, 1833 at Kurrajong. She married her next door neighbour, Joseph Hawkins on March 25, 1857 at Richmond. 

Joseph's parents were David Hawkins and Jane Cowling, who owned the adjacent farm Timberinga. Joseph was born in Kurrajong on December 25, 1829 and died on March 19, 1902 also at Kurrajong. 

Susan and Joseph lived on part of Timberinga. Joe was a timbercutter as were most of the Wilson and Hawkins family members. Susan died of cirrhosis of the liver at age 54 in 1888. She is buried near her Wilson family members. 

Joseph doesn't have a headstone so I assume he is buried next to Susan. He does appear in the St Stephen's registers as being buried in the cemetery.

Susan and Joseph had 8 children.

1. Harriett 1852 to 1858 (died as a child) Harriet is listed as Wilson on her grave and death certificate. She fell into a fire and died from her burns. Harriett is buried in Richmond with her brother Thomas.

2. Margaret Jane 1857 to 1882 (married to her cousin John Wilson, on October 10, 1878 in Richmond).

3. Thomas Henry 1860 to 1861 (died as a child)

4. David James 1862 to 1930 (single) (see newspaper obit here)

5. Ellen Matilda 1865 to 1925 (married to John Wilson - see above) & (married to George Wilson, John's brother )

6. Elizabeth Isabella 1867 to 1937 (married Edward Bownds) 

7. Joseph John 1869 to 1949 (married to Ada Inwood in 1890 at Bathurst) & (married to Ellen Elks in 1919)

8. Job Willis 1872 to 1940 (married to Hanorah Duggan in 1895 in Grose Vale) & (married to Idahlia Dulcie Peck in 1935)

For more information about this family please visit our other site, The Hawkins Family of Kurrajong.

Elizabeth Turner 1834 to 1878 married to Michael Tierney

Elizabeth Turner was born to Mary and George Turner on December 1, 1834, at North Richmond. She married Michael Tierney on December 12, 1851, at Richmond.

Michael was the son of Owen and Mary Tierney. Elizabeth died at Kurrajong on May 21, 1878, and Michael died at Windsor on July 27, 1883. Elizabeth died of Typhoid as did her son George. You can read about the wave which infected the Hawkesbury in 1878 here.

Elizabeth and Michael had nine children.

1. George 1853 to 1878 single

2. Thomas 1855 to 1941 single

3. John 1857 to 1927 (married to Elizabeth Overton in 1882)

4. Henry 1860 to 1878 died at Carcoar single.

5. Michael 1864 to 1905 single

6. Ernest 1868 to 1916 (married to Hannah Perry, nee Packer in 1895 at North Richmond)

7. Albert 1871 to 1888 single

8. Amos 1873 to ??

9. Angeline 1875 to 1939 (married to Joseph London in 1896 at Richmond).

Eliza Barwick 1829 to 1908 married to Cornelius Hines & William Williams

Eliza Barwick was born in Kurrajong on May 9, 1829, to Charlotte and John Barwick. She died at Lyndhurst on March 1, 1908. Eliza married twice. First to Cornelius Hines in May 1846 at Richmond. She then married William Williams in 1883 at Carcoar. Please note: the surname is sometimes spelled Hynes

Eliza and Cornelius had 13 children.

1. Mary 1847 to 1932 (married to Arthur Hibbard in 1870) & (married to Samuel Oborn)

2. Thomas 1849 to 1904 (married to Elizabeth Hibbard in 1875 at Neville)

3. Charlotte 1850 to ?? died as an infant

4. John 1853 to 1925 single

5. William 1855 to ?? (married to Frances Tindall in 1879)

6. Sophia 1857 to ?? (married to Herbert Carroll in 1918)

7. Daughter 1857 to 1857 died as an infant

8. Robert 1859 to 1859 died as an infant

9. Peter 1860 to 1942 (married to Louise Collins in 1890 at Carcoar)

10. David 1863 to 1959 (married to Martha Cant in 1894 at Blayney)

11. Joseph 1865 to ?? (married to Mary Ann Wilkinson in 1886)

12. Daniel 1868 to 1939 (married to Elizabeth Can in 1895 at Carcoar)

13. Eliza 1871 to ?? (married to Al Cox in Canowindra)

Phoebe Jane Wilson 1849 to 1926 married to Thomas Hennessey & George Patterson

Phoebe Jane Wilson (1849 to 1926) was the second child and first daughter of Edward Wilson and Susannah Riley. She was born in Portland Head, NSW on the Hawkesbury River. She died in Lithgow, NSW.

She married Thomas Hennessey in 1867 at Enfield NSW.  It is not known when Thomas died. Phoebe then married George Fairweather Patterson at Orange in 1899.

Phoebe had eleven children.

1. Alvina May 1868 -1901 married Cornelius Collins. They had 7 children.

2. Alice Jane 1870 - 1956 married John Wisbey Wilson. He was the son of Thomas Wilson and Hannah Douglass.

3. Ada 1872 - 1952 married Andrew Gardiner. They had two children.

4. Agnes 1874 - 1916 married George McManus and then Jack McKivatt. She had at least one child with George McManus.

5. Ellen 1876 - 1910 married George Sterling. They had four children.

6. Susannah 1878 - 1955 married Samuel Watson. They had seven children.

7. Thomas 1880 - 1961 married Alice (Alfena) Osborne. He had three children.

8. Selina Grace 1883 - 1931 married Joseph Hepple in 1907 and then James Roberts. Had two Hepple children and at least one Roberts child.

9. D'Arcy Harold 1886 -1950 married Emily Hamerton. They had two children.

10. Percival Reginald 1886 - 1959 married Ethel Hamerton. They had three children.

11. Stella Ann 1889 - 1917 married Archibald Tinnock. They had at least one child.

Joseph Wilson 1859 -?

Joseph Wilson was the son of Job Wilson Jnr and Mary Green. He was born in Kurrajong in 1859, but it is not known when he died. He was the last child of this marriage. 

Job Wilson Jnr begins a new family with Sarah Douglas in 1862.

Elizabeth Ann WILSON 1849 to 1939 married Joseph Sherwood

Elizabeth Ann Wilson was the first child of Timothy Wilson and Elizabeth Riley. She was born in Kurrajong in 1849 and died in Bankstown in 1939. Elizabeth married Joseph Sherwood in Richmond in 1871.

The had six children.

1. Alice Elizabeth (1872 -?) married Malcolm McFarlane. They had five children.

2. Annie Mythia (1873 - 1951) married Robert McCaskiell. They had five children.

3. Colin (1875 - 1905) married Esther Hopkins. They had two children.

4. Esrom Joseph (1878 - 1938) married Alice Beldon. They had nine children.

5. Ethel Irene (1881 - ?) married Ernest Edwards. They had four children.

6. Claude William (1883 - 1884) died as an infant.

Harriet HAWKINS 1852 to 1858

Harriet Hawkins was the first child of Susan Wilson and Joseph Hawkins. She was the granddaughter of Kurrajong convicts Job Wilson and Elizabeth Rogers as well as David Hawkins and Jane Cowling. Harriet was born before Susan and Joseph were married. 

Harriet was born at Kurrajong in 1852 and died from burns as a child in 1858. She is buried at St Peters in Richmond. 

Margaret Jane Hawkins 1857 to 1882 married John Wilson

Margaret Jane Hawkins was the second child of Susan Wilson and Joseph Hawkins. She was born at Kurrajong in 1857 and died there in 1882. 

Margaret married John Wilson in 1878. They had two daughters. Her younger sister Ellen took care of Margaret's young daughters after her death. John was the son of John Wilson and Catherine Barwick, which meant that he and Margaret were first cousins.

1. Priscilla Mary 1880 - 1896

2. Amelia Ann Christina 1882 - 1942 married Henry Packer in 1900. Known across the Hawkesbury as Ciss Packer. They had 12 children. You can read Henry's obituary here.

Thomas Hawkins 1860 to 1861

Thomas Hawkins was the third child and first son of Susan Wilson and Joseph Hawkins. He was born in Kurrajong 1860 and died aged 18 months in December 1861. 

David Hawkins Junior 1862 - 1930

David Hawkins was the fourth child of Susan Wilson and Joseph Hawkins. He was born in Kurrajong in 1862 and died in Richmond in 1930. 

David never married. He lived for some time at Lemon Forest on the Lamrock family farm. In later life he lived with his nephew Glen Hawkins at Glen's Solider Settlement in Kurrajong. David never married. 

Ellen Matilda Hawkins 1865 - 1925 married John Wilson and George Wilson

Ellen Matilda Hawkins was the fifth child of Susan Wilson and Joseph Hawkins. She was born at Kurrajong in 1865 and died in 1925 at her home in Westmead. She is buried in Rookwood Cemetery as Helen Wilson.  

Ellen was married twice. She married John Wilson (1854 -1899) in 1885.

John had previously been married to her older sister Margaret. When Margaret died young, Ellen married John and reared his and Margaret's two daughters (Priscilla and Amelia) as her own. With John, Elsie had 8 children.

1. Elsie Jane (1885 - ?) married Cyrus Wilson in 1905.

2. Fanny (1886 - 1886)

3. Harold (1887 - 1887)

4. Elwin Alfred (1890 - 1966) married Jessie Pearce in 1920. In this newspaper article Elwin had a bit of trouble with his cousin Thomas Wilson. 

5. Reuben (1893 - 1918) died in France during WW1 a few weeks before his brother Melbourne.

6. Ada (1894 -1976) married Darcy Pye (son of 

7. Melbourne (1897 - 1918) died of pneumonia in France during WW 1.

8. John Darcy (1899 - 1969)

Following John's death in 1899 from Typhoid, Ellen married George Henry Wilson (1871 - 1959). She had two children from this marriage. 

1. Daisy Miriam 1901 - 1976 married George Quartermain in 1923. Charles died in 1947. 

2. Brinsley Bruce Septimus 1903 - 1972 married Beryl Wilson (descendant of Edward Wilson and Emily Jane Hurst) in 1934 at Richmond. 

Elizabeth Isabella Hawkins 1867 -1937 married Edward Bownds

Elizabeth Isabella Hawkins was the sixth child of Susan Wilson and Joseph Hawkins. She was born in Kurrajong on August 18 in 1867. Elizabeth Isabella is listed as 'Isabella, living aged 37' on her father Joseph Hawkins's death certificate in 1902. 

Isabella is named in this news article from 1889. 

Isabella married Edward Bownds circa 1897 in Wellington, (although there is no record for this) - it is listed on her death certificate. Edward died in 1929.  Isabella died in April 1937 in Coonabarabran aged 69 and an article about her death can be read here. It appears that she and Edward had no children.

Joseph John Hawkins 1869 to 1949 married Ada Inwood and Ellen Elks

Joseph John Hawkins was the seventh child of Susan Wilson and Joseph Hawkins. He was born in Kurrajong in 1869 and died in 1949. He married firstly to Ada Emily Inwood in 1890 and then Ellen Elks in 1919.

With Ada Inwood, Joseph had six children.

1. Joseph Claude 1902 - 1974 married Priscilla Quecher

2. Reginald John 1904 - 1904

3. Aubrey Harmon 1905 - ? married Doris Miller. They had two children.

4. Gladys Emily 1908 - 1988 married James Ryan.

5. Elizabeth 1911 - 1911

6. Ruby Valerie 1914 - 1932.

With Emily Elks Joseph had eight children.

1. Thelma 1919 - 2010 married Harold Back. They had one child.

2. Vivian Charles 1920 - married Joan Simpson. They had four children.

3. Miriel Hope 1923 - 2012 married Stanley Armstrong. They had three children.

4. Lyle Ernest 1925 married Mavis Fitzsimmons. They had five children.

5. Athol James 1927 married Pauline Cowper. They had two children.

6. Noel John 1929 - 1974 married Betty Irvine. They had two children.

7. Maurice Neville 1932 - 2011 married June Irvine. They had one child.

8. Allan Francis 1937- 2006 married Yvonne Langhan. They had four children. 

Job Willis Hawkins 1872 to 1940 married Hanorah Duggan and Idalia Peck

Job Willis Hawkins was the seventh child of Susan Wilson and Joseph Hawkins. He was born in Kurrajong in 1872 and died there in 1940. He married firstly to Hanorah Duggan in 1895 and after Hanorah's death in 1928, he married Idalia Dulcie Peck (daughter of Robert and Emily Peck) in 1935. Known as 'Aunty Dulcie', she was the sister of Job's daughter in law, Emily Edith Peck.

Job worked for Colo Shire Council and also carted timber to Richmond including Black Wattle called 'Kurrajong Wool'. Later Job worked for Phillip Charley at Belmont North Richmond where he met his first wife Hanorah. Hanorah was a young widow who left Sydney with her first child, Dora Priscilla.

Job is mentioned in a number of newspaper articles which you can read here


With Hanorah Duggan, Job had eight children.

1. Glen Willis 1895 - 1946 married Alice Butler in 1920. They had ten children.

2. Norman Joseph Bruce 1898 - 1898. He is buried at St Gregory's Catholic Church Kurrajong

3. Eileen 1900 - 1960 married William Beck in 1918. They had three children.

4. Athol John Edward 1902 - 1934 married Clorine Coady in 1925. They had three children.

5. Reginald William Gregory 1905 - 1975 married Emily Edith Peck in 1927. They had eleven children.

6. Norah 1907 - 1994 married Robert Peck in 1925 and Darcy Upton in 1946. She had three children with Robert Peck.

7. Margaretta 1911 - 1911 died as an infant. She is buried at St Gregory's Catholic Church Kurrajong.

8. Ellen Yulabah Kathleen 1913 - 1992 married Ernest Bottle in 1930 and Thomas Delaney in 1961. She had three children with Ernest Bottle.

Joseph Hurst 1861 to 1944 married Alice Overton

Joseph Hurst was the eleventh child of Elizabeth Barwick and Samuel Hurst Senior. He was born in Kurrajong in 1861 and died there in 1944. Joseph married Alice Jean Overton in 1884. They lived in Mill Road Kurrajong and had ten children.

1. Eva 1884 - 1973. Married Alfred Bottles. They had four children.

2. Archie John 1886 - 1965. Married Ada Davis. They had five children.

3. Hannah Minnie 1888 - 1946. Married Oswald London. They had three children.

4. Emily Jane 1891 - 1971. Married Edward Wilson. They had one child.

5. Frederick James 1893 - 1958. Married Elvie Bottle. They had at least one child.

6. Mabel 1896 - 1961. Married Arthur Tierney. 

7. Ernest William 1898 - 1964. Married Mary Jane Wilson. 

8. Oswald 1902 - 1978

9. Hilton Joseph 1904 - 1972.

10. Stanley Raymond 1907 - 1966. Married Muriel Johnson. 

Joseph Edward Hines 1865 to 1950 married Mary Ann Wilkinson

Joseph Edward Hines was the eleventh child of Eliza Barwick and Cornelius John Hines. He was born in Carcoar in 1865 and died in 1950. Joseph married Mary Ann Wilkinson in 1886. They had ten children. 

1. Mary 1887 - ? Married Marcus Wilkinson.

2. Joseph 1891 - 1981

3. Margaret 1895- ? Married David Miller

5. Alfred 1897 -1979

6. James ?

7. Ernest R 1901 -

8. Henry 1 1904 -1904

9. Lavinia 1906 -1907

10. Reginald H 1909 - 1970

Joseph Nathaniel Giddins 1869 - ? married Johanna Ryan

Joseph Nathaniel Giddins was the fourteenth child of Harriett Barwick and William Giddins. He was born in Kurrajong in 1869. In 1903 He married Johanna Ryan. They had eleven children. 

1. Robert William 1903 - 1989. Married Eunice Wedell. They had three children.

2. Francis John 1905 -1973. Married Doris Smith. They had two children.

3. Queenie Bridget 1907 - 1958. Married William Henry Sestero. They had four children.

4. Bridget Mary 1909 - ? Married Reg Mapleston & Claude Davis. One child with Reg Mapleston and three with Claude Davis.

5. Joseph Patrick 1911 - ? Married Ruby Johnston. They had three children.

6. Grace Julia 1913 - 1991. Married David Penman. They had three children.

7. Violet Muriel 1915 -? Married John Stroud. They had four children.

8. Joanna 1917 - ? Married Samuel Wedel. They had four children.

9. John Thomas 1920 - ? Married Dorothy Tuttle. They had five children.

10. James Raymond 1922 - ? Married Alice Rose Tuttle. They had four children.

11. George 1924 - 1989. Married Annie Edgerton. They had four children.