Simeon Wilson 1818 to 1902 married to Elizabeth Riley/Horan

Simeon Wilson was born to Elizabeth and Job Wilson in August 1818 at Toongabbie. He died on May 9 1902 at Kurrajong. In 1842, Simeon married Elizabeth Riley aka Horan (died 1886) at Pitt Town.

You can read Simeon's obituary here.

Simeon and Elizabeth had 9 children.

1. Mary Ann 1843 to 1919 (married James Davis in 1871)

2. John 1845 to 1921 (married to Elizabeth Lane in 1869)

3. Elizabeth Jane 1848 to 1918 (married to George Wilson, defacto) & (John Leeming, no issue)

4. Sarah 1850 to 1834 (married to John Davis)

5. Phoebe 1852 to 1852 (died as an infant)

6. Simeon 1853 to 1930 (married Ann Maria Hatwell in 1876)

7.Susan Adelaide 1855 to 1936 (married to William Barwick)

8. William Henry 1857 to 1861 (died as a child)

9. Emma Elizabeth 1859 to 1946 (married Charles Madden)

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 BARWICK 1822 to 1900 married to Samuel Hurst

Elizabeth Barwick was born to Charlotte and John Barwick on December 8, 1822 and died on May 7, 1900 at Kurrajong. Elizabeth is buried at St Stephen's Anglican Church in Kurrajong. She married Samuel Hurst on May 11, 1837.


Elizabeth and Samuel had twelve children.

1. John 1838 to 1920 (married to Susan Sunderland on November 11, 1862 at Richmond)

2. Mary 1839 to 1926 (married to Henry Peck in 1862 at Richmond)

3. Samuel 1841 to 1896 (married to Diana Wilson, descendant of Elizabeth and Job Wilson, in 1872 at North Richmond)

4. Charlotte 1843 to 1922 (married to Thomas Dean in 1865)

5. Ann 1845 to 1932 ? (married to James Mason in 1864) & (married to Henry Anderson in 1896)

6. Elizabeth 1847 to 1940 (married to John Dean in 1868)

7. Louisa 1849 to 1932 (married to James Douglass in 1871 at North Richmond)

8. Jane 1851 to 1890 single

9. Rachel Frances 1855 to 1947 (married to James Bonus in 1877 at Kurrajong)

10. Rebecca Sophia 1857 to 1935 (married to Edward Hobbs in 1878 at Kurrajong)

11. Joseph 1861 to 1944 (married to Alice Overton in 1884, descendant of Mary and George Turner)

12. Daughter born and died in infancy.

Harriett Barwick 1831 to 1898 married to William Giddins

Harriett Barwick was born to Charlotte and John Barwick in Kurrajong on August 16, 1831. She died at Kurrajong on September 12, 1861. Harriett married William Giddins at Richmond on March 26, 1849. Harriet and William are buried at St Stephen's Anglican Church Kurrajong.

Harriett and William had 16 children.

1. Henrietta 1848 to 1938 (married to John Henry Turner at Windsor on July 5 1869) no relation.

2. Henry 1850 to 1929 

3. John 1851 to 1929 single

4. Dinah 1853 to ??

5. Mary 1854 to 1870

6. William 1857 to 1935 (married Elizabeth Agnes Griffith in 1875)

7. Sarah 1860 to ??

8. James 1860 to ??

9. George 1861 to ??

10. Elizabeth 1863 to 1935 (married to James Horan in 1883)

11. Isaac 1865 to 1947 (married to Mary Jane Vallas in 1886)

12. Thomas 1867 to 1867 died as an infant

13. Peter 1868 to 1868 died as an infant

14 Joseph 1869 to ?? (married to Johanna Ryan on June 25, 1903)

15. Charlotte 1871 to 1953 (married to William Dunston in 1889 at Richmond)

16. Julia Edith 1875 to ?? (married to Frederick Mitchell in 1895 at Richmond)

Catherine Barwick 1835 to 1908 married to John Wilson

Catherine Barwick was the daughter of Charlotte Rogers & John Barwick. She was born on May 1,1835 at North Richmond. Catherine died on March 6, 1908 - read her newspaper obituary here. 

Catherine married her cousin John Wilson (son of Elizabeth and Job Wilson) on November 30,1870 in Richmond. John died in 1916.

Catherine and John are buried at St Stephens Church of England in Kurrajong. 

Catherine and John had 12 children.

1. John 1854 to 1899 (married Margaret Jane Hawkins in 1878. Margaret died in 1882) & (married to Ellen Matilda Hawkins in 1885). Margaret & Ellen were sisters, and also John's cousins as their parents were Susan Wilson and Joseph Hawkins.

2. Mary Jane 1856 to 1888 (single) Mary is buried near her parents (see her headstone below).

3. Louisa Ann 1858 to ? (married to Levi Greenyer. No issue)

4. Ellen 1861 to 1862 (died as a baby)

5. William 1862 to 1934 (single) Newspaper Obituary for William here.

6. Alice Matilda 1865 to 1943 (married Richard John Madden in 1886 at Kurrajong)

7.Lawson 1866 to ?? (married Margaret Mitchell in 1892)

8. Charles 1868 to ??? (married to Celester Tinker nee Moulds in 1916 at Windsor)

9.George Henry 1871 to 1959 (married to Ellen Matilda Hawkins after the death of his brother John - see above.)

10. George Frederick 1872 died ??

11. George Arthur 1875 to 1958 (single)

12. Florence Ada 1877 to 1959 (married Thomas Nay in 1900 at Richmond)

Catherine Wilson (nee Barwick) and her husband John Wilson. St Stephens Church Kurrajong

Mary Jane Wilson. Daughter of Catherine and John Wilson. St Stephens Church Kurrajong

Henrietta Barwick 1843 to 1928 married to George Jaffray

Henrietta Barwick was born in Kurrajong to Charlotte and John Barwick on December 19, 1843. She died at Kurrajong on September 29, 1928. Henrietta married George Jaffray in 1868. Henrietta is buried at St Stephen's Anglican Church Kurrajong.

Henrietta and George had nine children.

1. Charlotte 1869 to 1906 (married to Alfred A Smith in 1889)

2. William 1870 to 1880 died as a child

3. Amelia 1872 to 1942 (married Frederick Cutler in 1894)

4. Henrietta, 1873 to 1880 died as a child from diphtheria

5. Georgina 1875 to 1880 died as a child from diphtheria

6. Christina 1877 to 1961 (married to Edward Cullen in 1898 at Kurrajong)

7. Emily 1878 to 1880 died as a child from diphtheria

8. Lydia 1881 to 1925 (married to Ernest Taylor in 1902)

9. Victoria 1883 to 1955 (married Henry Nelson Garland in 1907 at Kurrajong)

James Davis 1842 to 1928 married to Mary Ann Wilson

James Davis was the second son of Elizabeth Wilson and George Davis. He was born at Colo, NSW in 1842 and died in Kurrajong, NSW 1928. You can read his obituary here.

He married Mary Ann Wilson in 1871. Mary Ann was the first child of Simeon Wilson and Elizabeth Horan. She was born at Kurrajong in 1843 and died there in 1919. 

There are a number of interesting articles which mention James. One about the first school house on the corner of Hermitage Road and Bells Line of Road - read here . A story about two of his daughters having Typhoid can be found here.

James and Mary Ann had eleven children.

1. Amelia 1862 - 1863. Died as a baby.

2. William 1864 - 1934 married Susannah Maria Wilson.

3. Louisa 1867 - 1952 married Sydney Alfred Hearne. Louisa live in the house on the corner of Hermitage Road and Bells Line of Road. No children but did look after her brother's children. Louisa was incredibly well known in the Hawkesbury.

4. Henry 1869 - 1948 married Teresa Blundell. They had four children.

5. Clara 1871 - 1940 married James Davis. No issue. You can read Clara's obituary here.

6. James 1875 - 1947 married Sarah Riley. They had six children. You can read James' obituary here

7. Mary Ann 1876 - ?

8. Rachel 1877 - 1878. Died as a baby.

9. Mary May 1879 - 1944 married Walter Wilson.

10. Lawson 1882 - 1917 married Ethel Clarke. Died of wounds in the First World War. Had three children.

11. Florence Elizabeth 1885 - 1886. Died as a baby

Martha Jane Wilson 1855 to 1871

Martha Jane Wilson was the daughter of Timothy Wilson and Elizabeth Riley. She was born in 1855 in Kurrajong and died there in September 1871 aged 16. Martha is buried at St Stephen's Anglican Church.

Edward Thomas Wilson 1865 to 1932 married Emily Jane Hurst

Edward Thomas Wilson was the fourth child of Thomas Wilson and Hannah Douglass. He was born in Kurrajong in 1865 and died there in 1932. He married Emily Jane Hurst, the daughter of Joseph Hurst and Alice Overton.

Edward and Emily had eight children.

1. Garnett Aubrey 1898 - 1964 married Dorothy May Douglass. They had six children.

2. Edward Joseph 1914 - 1915.

3. Beryl Ann 1916 - ? married Brinsley Bruce Wilson.

4. Hector Thomas 1919 - ?

5. Daisy Mary 1921 - ?

6. Jane Edna 1926 - ?

7. Edgar Harold 1928 - 1938.

8. Donald James 1932 - 1965.

Job Wisbey Wilson 1867 to 1935 married Alice Hennessey

Job Wisbey Wilson was the fifth child of Thomas Wilson and Hannah Douglass. He was born in Kurrajong in 1867 and died there in 1935. Job married Alice Hennessey, descendant of Thomas Hennessey and Phoebe Wilson in 1896. A newspaper obituary can be read here

They had five children.

1. Maggie Doris 1897 - 1955 married George William Case. They had two children.

2. Michael Thomas 1898 - 1955. (known as Mick. He is buried at St Stephen's Kurrajong, see headstone below.)

3. Hannah Doreen 1900 - 1967 married Darcy Edwin Upton in 1918.

4. Alma Alice 1904 - ? married Michael Tierney in 1927 and Mr Preston.

5. Alice Edna 1910 - 1942 married Mr Laffy. Alice died tragically at the age of 31. See newspaper story about her death. Alice is listed on the headstone below.

William Turner 1859 to 1921 married Sophia Arnold

William Turner was the third child of George Turner Junior and Sarah Mitchell. He was born in 1859 and died in 1921. He married Sophia Arnold in Windsor in 1887. 

Sophia died in 1908 at the age of 42 from blood poisoning after she had a thorn in her hand. She is buried at St Matthews Anglican Church in Windsor.

William and Sophia had seven children. 

1. William J 1889 - 1914 married Emily Hand. Died aged 24 and is buried at St Matthews in Windsor.

2. Violet M 1890 - 1891

3. Stanley 1893

4. Claude H 1896 - 1901 buried at St Stephens, Kurrajong

5. Cecil Reginald 1899

6. Ethel J 1907

7. Elsie E 1907

8. Walter L 

John Tierney 1857 to 1927 married Elizabeth Overton

John Tierney was born to Elizabeth Turner and Michael Tierney in 1857. He died in 1927 at Richmond and is buried at St Stephen's Kurrajong. In 1882 John married Elizabeth Overton and they had eleven children. Elizabeth died in 1942 and is buried at St Philips cemetery in North Richmond. A lovely obituary appeared in the local paper, which you can read here.

1. Ada 1884

2. Arthur 1886 - 1949

3. Ethel 1888

4. Percy 1890 -1961

5. Bertie 1892 - 1896

6. Mabel 1894

7. Archie 1896 - 1961

8. Pearle C 1899

9. Lilly M 1901

10.Ernest A 1904 -1948

11.Elizabeth I 1906

Michael Tierney 1864 to 1905

Michael Tierney was born in 1864 and died in Kurrajong in 1905. He did not marry. He was the fifth child of Elizabeth Turner and Michael Tierney, and he lived on Bullsridge where he was a farmer. You can read information about his estate sale here.

Michael was buried at St Stephens, Kurrajong.

Mary Giddins 1854 to 1870

Mary Giddins was the fifth child of Harriett Barwick and William Giddins. She was born in Kurrajong in 1854 and died there in 1870. Mary is buried at St Stephens Kurrajong.