Edward WILSON 1816 to 1902 married to Susannah Riley

The second surviving son of Elizabeth and Job Wilson was Edward. Their first son Edward died as a baby.

Born on December 15, 1816, at Castlereagh NSW, Edward died on May 30 in 1902 at Kurrajong. Edward married twice, first to Anne Sherwood who died in 1839 (no issue) and secondly to Susannah Riley (daughter of John and Catherine Riley) on April 11 in 1847.

Susannah died in 1905, and you can read her obituary here. Her daughter Diana placed a family notice about her in 1907, which you can access here.

Edward is buried at St James Church in Kurrajong Heights. Edward was an active member of the community, and you can read a newspaper article about him using this link.

Edward and Susannah had 10 children.

1. John Ambrose 1847 to 1935 (married Maria Peck in 1869 at Kurrajong)

2. Phoebe Jane 1849 to 1926 (married Thomas Hennessy in 1867) & (married George Fairweather Patterson)

3. Diana 1851 to 1927 (married Samuel Hurst in 1872) & (married John Shepherd in 1899)

4. Adelaide Francis 1854 to 1933 (married John Merrick in 1875)

5. Agnes Matilda 1856 to 1933 (married Julian Underwood Alley in 1878)

6. Edward Roland 1858 to 1932 (married Johanna Riley in 1884)

7. Roland Edward 1861 to 1895 (married Ellen Riley in 1885)

8. James Job 1863 to 1920 (married to Agnes Quinn in 1891)

9. Susannah Maria 1867 to 1943 (married William Davis in 1888).

10. Alfred 1872 to 1955 (married Ethel Howard in 1902)

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)

Elizabeth Wilson 1819 to 1898 married to George Davis

The first daughter to Elizabeth and Job Wilson, was Elizabeth born on October 23, 1819, at Colo. She died on February 19, 1898, at Cargo, NSW.

In December 1838 she married George Davis at Portland Head. She may have been the Elizabeth Wilson who married William Bligh Turnbull in February 1838. That marriage was annulled. Incidentally, George's sister Sarah Davis went on to marry William Bligh Turnbull at the end of 1838. 

Elizabeth and George Davis had 11 children.

1. Cyrus 1839 to 1916 (married Phoebe Wilson in 1862)

2. James 1842 to 1928 (married to Mary Ann Wilson in 1871)

3. Elizabeth 1844 to 1898 (married to Alfred Whiley in 1866) & (married to John Gray)

4. John 1846 to 1921 (married to Sarah Wilson in 1869)

5. George 1849 to 1926 (married to Janet Whiley in 1883)

6. Henry 1850 to 1927 (married to Ellen Agland in 1875)

7. Hannah 1852 to 1925 (married to Thomas Smith in 1871) & (married to Daniel Swift in 1915)

8. Mary Jane 1855 to 1943 (married to John Thomas Ward in 1878)

9. Louisa 1857 to 1883 (married to William Henry Coppock in 1876)

10. Sarah 1859 to 1932 (married to William Henry Allsop in 1876) & (married to William George Agland in 1926)

11. Lawson Herbert 1862 to 1938 (married to Rachel Sharpe in 1892)

Job Wilson 1821 to 1873 married Mary Green & Sarah Douglas

Job Wilson, son of Elizabeth and Job Wilson was born on June 29 in 1821. He died at Mudgee in 1873. 

Job had defacto relationships with Mary Green (nee Sherwood) and Sarah Douglas. Mary Green was born Mary Sherwood on January 18, 1813, and died in 1881. Sarah Douglas was born around 1829 in Richmond, but her date of death is unknown.

Job had 7 children with Mary Green and 3 with Sarah Douglas.

1.John 1844 to ?? (married Emmaline Wakeline in 1867 at Hargraves)

2. Phoebe 1846 to 1903 (married to Cyrus Davis in 1862 at Richmond)

3. Sarah 1848 to 1915 (married to William Hennessey in 1863)

4. James 1851 to ??

5. Hannah 1853 to 1923 (married Thomas Cross in 1874 at Kurrajong)

6. Annie 1856 to ??? (married William Alexander in 1880)

7.Joseph 1859 to ???

8. Jane 1862 to 1953 (married James Sibley in 1883 at Mudgee)

9. Sarah 1864 to 1941 (married William Raynor in 1881 at Triangle Swamp)

10. Job (known as Albert Edward) 1866 to 1925 (married Mary Ann Sheppard in 1896)

Susannah Wilson 1825 to 1825

Susannah Wilson, daughter of Elizabeth and Job Wilson was born on June 22, 1825, and died on December 22, 1825.

Timothy Wilson 1826 to 1897 married to Elizabeth Riley

Timothy Wilson, son of Elizabeth and Job Wilson was born on October 9 in 1826 at Kurrajong. In 1848 he married Elizabeth Riley at Richmond. He died at Spring Hill near Orange on August 29, 1897.

Timothy and Elizabeth had 9 children.

1. Elizabeth Ann 1849 to 1939 (married Joseph Sherwood in 1871 at Richmond)

2. Simeon 1852 to ?? (married Maria Mostyn in 1874) & (Rose Head in 1900. No issue)

3. Timothy 1853 to 1922 (married Eliza Dolbel in 1883) & (Mary Mahoney in 1898)

4. Martha Jane 1855 to 1871 (single)

5. Job 1858 to 1902 (married to Sarah Wilson in 1877 at Kurrajong)

6.Cyrus 1860 to 1918 (married to Elsie Jane Wilson in 1905 at Kurrajong)

7. William 1863 to 1891 (single)

8. John 1865 to 1918 (married to Florence Maud Child in 1898 at Leichardt)

9. Herbert 1868 to 1903

Phoebe Wilson 1829 to 1843

Phoebe Wilson was the third daughter of Elizabeth and Job Wilson. She was born on May 30, 1829, in Kurrajong and died there on April 2, 1843. 

John Wilson 1831 to 1916 married to Catherine Barwick

John Wilson was born to Elizabeth and Job Wilson on August 19, 1831, in Kurrajong. He married his cousin Catherine Barwick (daughter of Charlotte Rogers & John Barwick) on November 30, 1870, in Richmond. 

John died at Kurrajong on April 13, 1916. Catherine was born on May 1, 1835, at North Richmond and died on March 6, 1908.

John and Catherine 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)

3. Louisa Ann 1858 to 1927 (married to Levi Greenyer. No issue)

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

5. William 1862 to 1934 (single)

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

7.Lawson 1866 to 1953 (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. Frederick George 1872 died 1956

11. George Arthur 1875 to 1958 (single)

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

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 Wilson 1835 to 1901 married to Hannah Douglass

Thomas Wilson was born to Elizabeth and Job Wilson at Kurrajong on July 10, 1835. He married Hannah Douglass on December 17,1857 at Richmond. 

Thomas died in January 1901 and is buried at St Stephens Church Kurrajong. His daughters placed a memorial for him in the 1901 Windsor and Richmond Gazette (here). Probate for his estate is advertised here.

Hannah died in Kurrajong on December 8, 1928 (her newspaper obituary can be read here.

Thomas and Hannah had five children.

1. Sarah Matilda 1859 to 1940 (married to her cousin Job Wilson in 1877 at Kurrajong)

2. Thomas John 1860 to 1862 (died as a child)

3. Elizabeth Ann 1863 to ?? (married Frederick Charles Stratford in 1885 at Richmond)

4. Edward Thomas 1865 to 1932 (married to Emily Jane Hurst) They had seven children. You can read an article about Edward here.

5. Job Wisbey 1867 to 1935 (married to Alice Jane Hennessey in 1896). They had six children. You can read Job's obituary here.

Thomas Wilson, Hannah Wilson (nee Douglass) St Stephens Church, Kurrajong

Jane Wilson 1838 to 1892 married to Daniel Neal

Jane Wilson was born to Elizabeth and Job Wilson at Kurrajong in 1838. She married Daniel Neal on June 18, 1856 at Richmond. Jane died in Ourimbah on the Central Coast on October 20, 1892.  I am not sure when Jane, Daniel and their family moved to the Central Coast. The earliest mention I have found is from their daughter's marriage date of 1884.

Daniel died in 1896 following a fight in Ourimbah. Newspaper articles about this event can be read here and here. It appears that the person who hit Daniel, was James Moran, who was the father of Daniel's daughter in law Elizabeth Moran. More details about the inquest can be read here. Further newspaper articles about the court case can be found here.

Jane and Daniel had 7 children. Unfortunately, only two children lived to adulthood.

1. Ellen 1857 to 1859 (died as a child) buried at Richmond

2. Edward 1860 to 1860 (died as a child) buried at Richmond

3. Daniel 1861 to 1865 (died as a child) buried at Richmond

4. Edward 1861 to 1865 (died as a child) Please note. These dates indicate that Daniel & Edward were twins and that they died of disease such as typhoid etc.

5. Dora/Adora 1867 to 1897 (married Alfred Duncan in 1884. Brisbane Water parish)

6. Henry 1870 to 1957 (married Elizabeth Moran in 1894)

7. Lavinia 1873 to 1873 (died as a child)

Jessie Wilson 1840 to 1905 married to Henry Silk & Charles Reynolds

Jessie Wilson was born to Elizabeth and Job Wilson in Kurrajong on November 11, 1840. She married Henry Silk on January 1, 1858, at Richmond.

Henry Silk was born on May 19, 1835, in Richmond and died on March 22, 1912, in Windsor. Jessie later partnered with Charles Reynolds, who died on December 26, 1888, in Orange.

Jessie and Henry Silk had 6 children. Jessie and Charles Reynolds had 6 children.

1. Anne Jane 1859 to 1904 (married John Richardson in 1890)

2. Thomas 1861 to 1863 (died as a child)

3. Sarah Matilda 1863 to 1910 (married Lawson Pearce in 1897)

4.George Albert 1864 to 1852 (married to Amy Clough in 1889 at Richmond)

5. William Henry 1866 to 1927

6. Maude Mary 1867 to 1898 (married to James Denham in 1897 at Cobar. No issue)

Silk /Reynolds children (not sure if Henry Silk is their father or not)
7. Margaret Jane 1868 to 1918 (married Arthur Lewis) & (married John Leslie in 1908 at Bathurst)

8. John Silk 1871 to 1925 (married Florence Dunsmore in 1904)

Reynolds children

9.Jessie 1875 to 1876 (died as a child in Bathurst)

10. Ralph  1877 to ?? (married Julia Lewis in 1895 in Bathurst)

11. Aubrey 1879 to ?? (married to Sarah Rylands in 1901)

12. Charles 1880 to ?? (married Emily Bayliss in 1901)

Matilda Wilson 1844 to 1883 married to Thomas Silk

Matilda Wilson was the youngest child of Elizabeth and Job Wilson. She was born in Kurrajong in 1844 and died in Gladesville on January 1, 1883. 

Matilda married Thomas Silk on March 13, 1862 in Richmond. Thomas was born in Richmond on June 18, 1837 and died on March 22, 1903. He was buried at Rookwood cemetery.

Matilda and Thomas had 9 children.

1.William Henry 1862 to ?? (married to Elizabeth Ward in 1897. No issue)

2. Thomas John 1863 to 1937 (single)

3. James 1864 to 1864 (died as a child)

4. James 1865 to 1890 (single)

5. Richard John 1867 to 1929 (married Mary Ann Woods in Narromine on June 25, 1899) & (defacto Esther Stephens)

6. Sarah 1869 to ??

7. Mary Anne 1871 died ??

8. Robert John 1873 to 1945 (married to Lillian Maria Wilson in 1897)

9. Edward John 1875 to 1916 (married to Emma Woods, in Narromine 1902).

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.

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

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.

Diana Wilson 1851 to 1927 married to Samuel Hurst and John Shepherd

The second daughter of Edward Wilson and Susannah Riley was Diana. Diana Wilson was born at Kurrajong in 1851 and died there in 1927. In 1872 Diana married Samuel Hurst. After Sam's death in 1896, Diana married John Shepherd in 1899.

Samuel was the son of Elizabeth Barwick and Samuel Hurst and was born in Kurrajong in 1841. He and Diana were second cousins. Sam died in October 1896. There is a lovely newspaper memorial from Diana for Sam.

There is a very good article about Diana you can read here. 

Diana and Samuel had ten children.

1. Esther 1873 -? married William Maughan and had six children.

2. Ellen 1875 - 1939 married John Coady and had at least two children.

3. May Edith 1877 - 1953 married Theodore James Giddins. Theodore was then son of Harriet Barwick and William Giddins.

4. Samuel Edward 1879 -1955. Never married.

5. James 1881- 1955 married Mildren Glidden. They had at least three children.

6. William Kenneth 1884 - 1969 married Celia Allister. They had three children.

7. Priscilla 1886 - 1954 married Herbert Stanford. They had five children.

8. Ruby Alice 1888 - 1950 married John Riley in 1911. They had seven children. Read Ruby's death notice here.

9. Horace Gordon 1891 - 1976 married Nellie Richards. They had two children.

10. Arthur Leslie 1892 - 1952 married Mabel Hastings. No record of children.

Adelaide Frances Wilson 1854 to 1933 married to John Merrick

Adelaide Francis Wilson was the fourth child of Edward Wilson and Susannah Riley. She was born in Kurrajong in 1854 and died at Hornsby in 1933. Adelaide married John Merrick in 1875.

Adelaide and John had seven children.

1. Charles John 1876 - 1923 married Christina Woods. Possibility of two other marriages. He had five children.

2. Edith Susannah 1878 - 1948 married Ernest Thiele and Guy Engleheart. She had three children.

3. Rowland William 1880 - 1958 married Alice Moulds. He had at least one child.

4. Alexander Leslie 1883 - 1961 married Gertrude Palmer. He had three children.

5. Lillian May 1885 - 1980 married Thomas Drinkwater. They had two children.

6. Violetta May 1888 - 1889.

7. Eva Eliza 1890 - 1936 married Cyril Small. She had two children.

Agnes Matilda Wilson 1856 to 1933 married Julian Underwood Alley

Agnes Matilda was the fifth child of Edward Wilson and Susannah Riley. She was born at Kurrajong in 1856 and died in 1933. She married Julian Underwood Alley in 1879.

They had twelve children.

1. Walter Underwood 1879 - 1935 married Esther Judd. They had nine children.

2. George Underwood 1880 - 1957 married Florence Pannel and had at least one child.

3. Alfred Ernest Underwood 1882 - 1962 married Ellen Winter. They had five children.

4. Percy Underwood 1884 - 1957 married Bridget Denton and Ruby Allen. He had 13 children.

5. Linden Underwood 1886 - 1959 married May Morgan. No children.

6. Julien Underwood 1888 - 1948 married Jessie Grahame. They had six children.

7. Rowland Edward 1890 - 1976 married Clara Wardley. They had at least one child.

8. James Underwood 1891 - 1891

9. Clarice Minnie Underwood 1892 - ? married Raymond Cramp. No children.

10. Edith 1895 - ?

11. Garnett 1897 - ?

12. Harold James Underwood 1902 -?

Edward Roland Wilson 1858 to 1933 married to Johanna Riley

Edward Roland Wilson was the second son and sixth child of Edward Wilson and Susannah Riley. He was born in Kurrajong, NSW in 1858 and died in Camperdown, NSW in 1933. In 1884 he married Johanna Riley.

Edward and Johanna had twelve children.

1. Percy Edward 1885 - 1936 married Lina Melchior and had two children.

2. Lillian Gertrude 1886 - 1927 married William Stonham and had two children.

3. Amelia Maud 1888 - 1903. Never married.

4. Priscilla 1889 - 1966 married Thomas Cranch. She had two children.

5. Claude 1890 - 1970 married Katherine Armstrong. He had at least one child.

6. Sidney 1892 - 1972 married Olive Cuddington. He had at least one child.

7. Carl 1894 - 1967 married Rhoda Thlein. They had three children.

8. Ina 1896 - 1979 married Frank Zinc. No issue.

9. Sylvia Mabel 1898 - 1991 married Robert Barratt. They had two children.

10. Ivy Clarissa 1900 - 1982 married Walter Carter. They had three children.

11. Gordon Clifford 1902 - ? married ?

12. Aubrey Allan 1908 - 1980. No issue.