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.

Thomas Turner 1824 to 1878 married to Elizabeth Bayliss & Mary Ann Cooper

Thomas Turner was born to Mary and George Turner at North Richmond on December 23, 1824. He married Elizabeth Bayliss on December 29, 1845, at Richmond. 

Thomas's second wife was Mary Ann Cooper (cousin of Elizabeth). Thomas and Mary Ann were married at Rylstone on September 15, 1862.

Thomas and Elizabeth had eight children.

1. Matilda 1846 to 1927 (married to Thomas Hatton in 1876 at Rylstone) & (married to Charles Salmon in 1878 at Rylstone).

2. Henry 1847 to 1934 (married to Hannah Baker in 1878)

3. Daughter died in infancy name, date of birth and death unknown.
4. Jane 1852 to ???

5. Betsy 1854 to 1917 (married to Angus McDonald on August 19, 1878 at Rylstone)
6. Thomas 1857 to 1922 (married to Gertrude Bayliss on August 27, 1878 at Birriwa)

7. Susan Ann 1859 to 1928 (married to John Cooper, 1878 at Rylstone)

8. Maria 1861 to 1861 died at Rylstone as an infant.

Thomas and Mary Ann had eight children

1. George 1863 to 1950 (married to Elizabeth Ann Mason in 1888 at Rylstone)

2. William 1865 to 1933 (married to Mary Louisa Dean in 1885 at Rylstone)

3. Rebecca 1867 to 1949 (married to John Reynolds Warman in 1886 at Dubbo)

4. John 1869 to 1958 (married to Vera Anthes in 1910 at Rylstone)

5. Daughter unnamed died 1872 to 1872

6. Herbert Charles 1873 to 1949 (married to Ethel Douglas nee Watts)

7. Ada May 1875 to 1962 (married to Patrick Halpin in 1897 at Rylstone)

8. Walter Cooper 1878 to 1958 (married to Sarah Jones in 1902) & (married to Amelia Bratwright in 1942)

Susan Adelaide Wilson 1855 to 1936 married William Barwick

Susan Adelaide Wilson was the seventh child of Simeon Wilson and Elizabeth Horan. She was born at Kurrajong, NSW in 1855 and died in 1936 at Dubbo, NSW. She married a distant relative, William Barwick at North Richmond, NSW in 1878.

Susan and William had children.

1. Walter 1882 - 1953 married Elsie Louise Wilson. They had eleven children.

2. Albert 1885 - 1949 married Edith Bridgeman. They had three children.

3. Herbert 1885 - 1959 married Alice Pye. They had six children.

4. Frederick 1887 - 1949 married Eliza Wakefield. They eight children.

5. Pearl 1890 -? married Neil Burks. They had five children.

6. Lila 1893 - ? married Isaac Bruce Wilson and Olave Aratham.

7. James 1897 - ? married Elsie Pringle. No issue

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.

Susan Turner 1859 to 1928 married John Cooper

Susan Ann Turner was the sixth child of Thomas Turner and Elizabeth Bayliss. She was born in 1859 in Rylstone and died in Berrima in 1928. She married John Cooper in 1878. They had nine children.

1. Thomas John 1879 - 1942. Married Mabel Christmann. They had two children.

2. William Norton 1882 - 1962. Married Ella Ford. They had four children.

3. Henry E 1883 - ?

4. Percy Wilfred Rudolph Charles 1885 -? Married Sine Poulsen. They had three children.

5. Samuel Rollinson 1887 -1958. Married Gertrude Thompson. They had two children.

6. Robert 1889 - ?

7. Beatrice 1893 - ? Married Henry Fahey. They had three children.

8. Ruby 1894 -1905.

9. John Allen 1896 -1918. Died in North Egypt. WW1.

William Barwick 1858 to 1934 married Susan Adelaide Wilson

William Barwick was the first child of William Barwick and Mary Douglas. He was born in Kurrajong in 1858 and died in Dubbo in 1934. William married Susan Adelaide Wilson in 1878. They had seven children.

1. Walter 1882 - 1953. Married Elsie Louise Wilson. They had eleven children.

2. Albert 1885 - 1949. Married Edith Maud Brigeman. They had three children.

3. Herbert 1886 - 1959. Married Alice Pye. They had six children.

4. Frederick 1887 -1949. Married Eliza Wakefield. They had eight children.

5. Pearl 1890 - ? Married Neil Burks. They have five children.

6. Lila 1893 - ? Married Isaac Bruce Wilson & Olave Arratham. No issue.

7. James 1897 - ? Married Elsie Pringle. No issue.