1. Jane5
Fuller
(William4, Benjamin3, Thomas2,
John1) (Source: John Elphick) was born 1828 in
Beckley, Sussex, England, and died October
13, 1890 in "Kimovale", Gundagai, New South
Wales (Source: John Elphick).
She
married (1) James Elphick (Source: John Elphick) March 09, 1846
in St. Thomas, Church of
England, Camden, New South Wales (Source:
John Elphick), son of Edward Elphick and Jane
Gorange. He was born 1810 in Ringmer, Sussex, England
(Source: John Elphick), and died May
21, 1873 in "One Mile", Grenfell, New South Wales
(Source: John Elphick).
She
married (2) Alexander Macmillian Boyd (Source: John Elphick)
April 21, 1875 in Gundagai,
\
New South Wales, son
of James Boyd and Mary McLenan.
He
was born 1827 in Wigtonshire,
Scotland, and died June
01, 1906 in Gundagai,
New South
Wales.
(James
and Jane's Marriage record from the Parish Register)
Notes for Jane
Fuller:
Jane arrived in Australia with her parents and family
on Board the "ROYAL GEORGE", on
10th.
March,1839. Her Family, as
Extracted from the records kept at the Kiama family Resource Centre
are as
follows:
Name:
FULLER, William. ( Jane's Father ).
Occupation:
Shepherd
Religion:
C of E Age: 34 years R/W: Yes
Native Place: Peasmarsh, Sussex.
Father:
FULLER, Benjamin, ( Bailiff ).
Mother:
Jane.
Name: ( Wife) : FULLER,
Mary.
Occupation: Farm
Service.
Religion:
C of E Age: 32 years R/W:
--
Native Place: Berkley,
Sussex, Eng.
Father: FIELDER,
Abraham.
Mother:
FIELDER, Elizabeth.
Children:
George-10 years, William-7
years, John-3 years, Benjamin-9 weeks, Eliza-12 years,
JANE- 10 years, Mary- 6 years,
Mary Snr., is Sis to Elizabeth Davis, - also on board with Husband and
Family.
Ship: " ROYAL GEORGE " Date of Arrival: 10th. March, 1879. Vol:
24.
Bought Out By: W.
Mc.Arthur.
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John, C, Elphick - 21st. October,
1997.
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DEATH CERTIFICATE - JANE FULLER nee BOYD - 1828-1890.
Date of Death: 13th.
October, 1890 @ Kimovale.
Sex: Female. - Age 67
Years.
Cause of Death: Bursting of
Blood Vessel in the Head.
Father: William Fuller. -
Labourer.
Mother: Mary
Fielder.
Certified By: Alexander
Macmillan Boyd, Kimovale, & William Matchett, Justice
holding Magisterial
Enquiry. - Gundagai.
Registered by: Osman A.
Edwards, 16th. Oct., 1890 at Gundagai, NSW.
Buried: 15th. October,
1890, at South Gundagai,
NSW.
Undertaker: J.
Crain.
Minister: Rev. Ross
Edwards, C of E.
Witnesses: William Argate,
Joseph Luff.
Born: England.
Time in Colony:
Unknown.
Married: 1: Camden, NSW. - Length
18yrs., to William Elphick
2: Gundagai, NSW. -
14yrs., to Alexander Macmillan Boyd.
Children: Esther 42, Edward
36, William 33, John 30, Fanny 27, Edith 26,
Eliza 23. Dead: 2 Males, 1 Female. No Issue 2nd.
Marriage.
Notes supplied by Jim
Elphick, Wagga wagga NSW. - 29th. January,1999.
More About Jane
Fuller:
Burial: South Gundagai Cemetery, New South Wales
Immigration: March 10,
1839, Royal George
Notes for James
Elphick:
3REFERENCE: ASSI 35/276
IP549
SUSSEX: The Jurors for our
Lord the King, upon their Oath present, that James Elphick, late of the
Parish of South Halling in
the County of Sussex, Labourer, and, George Powell, late of the same
place, Labourer, on the
Thirteenth day od June, in the Sixth year of the Reign of our Sovereign
Lord William the Fourth, by
the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Ireland,
King,
Defender of the Faith, with Force and Arms, at the Parish aforesaid, in the
Court
aforesaid, in
and
upon John Gallop in the Peace of God, and our said Lord the King, then and
there being,
Feloniously did make an Assault, and the said John Gallop
in Corporal Fear and
Danger of his Life,
then
and there feloniously did put, and one Hat to the value of Three
Shillings, One Knife of the
value
of Sixpence, One Bag of the value of One Penny, Three Pieces
of the current Silver Coin
of this
Realm, called Sixpences, and the sum of Three Pence in Copper
Monies of the Goods and
Chattels and Monies of the said John Gallop from the
Person and
against the Will of the
said John Gallop then and there, Violently and Feloniously did
Steal,
take, and carry away, against the Peace
of our
Lord the King, his Crown and Dignity.
(Above the name James
Elphick was written: "puts himself Jury, say Guilty - To be Hanged by
the Neck until he be Dead. -
Repealed - Transported for Life.).
(Above the name George
Powell was written: "puts himself the like Verdict, Judgment -
Repealed -
Transported for Life.).
Notes supplied by Jim Elphick - 26/1/1999.
****** Extract Of Convict
Records **** Sydney ****
Standing No: of Convicts:
37-1258
Inden No:
283
Name:
Elphick, James
Age:
26 years
Education:
(R reads / W writes)
R & W
Religion:
Protestant
Single, Married
or
Widower:
Married
Children M & F:
1 Male
Native Place:
Sussex
Trade or Calling:
Labourer
Offence:
Highway Robbery
Tried: Where/When: Sussex Assizes
-23 July 1836
Sentence:
Life
Former Convictions:
12 Months
Height: Ft / Ins
5' 6"
Color of Hair / Eyes:
Brown / Brown
Particular Marks or Scars:
Small Scar right side of upper lip , Sandy Whiskers. Woman on Upper,
Ship and small Mole inside Lower
right arm. Man, Woman and Child on Upper.
JEEEEEAEEEMEAE, and three
streaks inside Lower left arm, two Hearts, Ace of Clubs, five
Dots, Anchor, two Stars, 1831,
nine Dots, and Plume of Feathers back of Left hand, Blue Dot on
each Finger of same, Ring,
Middle, and Little Finger off same.
Extracted from Records kept
at Kiama Family Resource Centre by: John C. Elphick -
20/10/1997.
JAMES
ELPHICK
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James Elphick was the Son
of Edward Elphick, a Miner, and Jane Gorange, (Married at
Barcombe,
England
on 23rd. November, 1807).
He was charged with Highway
Robbery and Sentenced to Death, his Sentence later being
commuted to Penal
Servitude, to be Shipped to Australia on board the " Mangles ",
in 1837.
He was assigned to James
Mc.Arthur, the Son of John Mc.Arthur.
He received a
Ticket-of-Leave on 2nd. January, 1846, followed with a Conditional Pardon on
10th. July,
1850.
James Married Elizabeth Casham in England, and they had a Son, Stephen, born at
Lewes, Sussex, in 1832. James' Wife,
Elizabeth did not come to Australia, and
he eventually Married
Jane Fuller at
St.
Thomas C of E, Narellan on 9th. March, 1846. Jane was born at Berkeley,
Sussex, in 1828,
and was the Daughter of William Fuller and Mary Fielder. -
She Arrived in
Australia with her
Family on board the " Royal George ", on 10th. March,
1839.
Stephen came to
Australia to join his Father on 4th.
January, 1852 on board the " William And
Mary ", and he Married
Mary, Anne, Thomas, on 15th. July, 1856, at Brownlow Hill Chapel,
Camden.
Notes by Ron Edwards - Given to John C. Elphick -
1992.
James left
England on the Convict Ship,
"Mangles", - 23/8/1837. - Arrived in Sydney,
10/7/1837 -
Assigned to James
Macarthur, Camden, to serve
Sentence.
Given Ticket-of-Leave, -
2/1/1846. Received a Conditional Pardon -
10/7/1850.
Later brought the Family to
Gundagai. (No Record of Date, { approx. 1858}. - Lived at South
Gundagai.
Notes by Jim Elphick, (Wagga Wagga), 26th. January,
1999.
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DEATH CERTIFICATE OF JAMES ELPHICK.
Date of Death: 21st. May,
1873.
Place of Death: One Mile,
Grenfell.
Occupation:
Miner.
Sex: Male, 63
Years.
Cause of Death: Bronchitis,
1 weeks Illness. Seen by Dr. H. Sedgewick. Seen on
day of Death.
Father: Edward Elphick,
Miner.
Mother: Jane
Gorange.
Informant: Thomas Holten,
no Relation, Poundkeeper, of One Mile Creek.
Registered: 22nd. May,
1873, at Grenfell.
Buried: 25th. May, 1873 at
Grenfell
Cemetery by Rev. Joseph
Dark, C of E
Minister.
Witnesses: Edward Elphick,
Joseph Luff.
Born: England.
Length of Time in
Australia: 36
Years.
Where Married: Camden, NSW., aged 36
Years, to Jane Fuller.
Children of Marriage: 13 (
3 Boys, 4 Girls, Living. - 5 Boys, 1 Girl,
Deceased.
Information supplied by Jim
Elphick, (Wagga Wagga, NSW, 28/1/1999.
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" BUT FOR FIVE AND FOURPENCE...."
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( A Brief History of the ELPHICK's of Gundagai.
)
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White Settlement of
Australia was almost 50 years old, when the History of the Elphicks,
of
Gundagai and Nangus, began,
with the arrival of the Ship, "MANGLES", in Sydney on the 10th.
July,
!837.
Amongst the 308 Male
Convicts she carried, was, JAMES ELPHICK, aged 27, 5'6" in height, of
Ruddy and Freckled
Complexion, with Brown Hair and Eyes, Sandy Whiskers, a small Scar on
the
Right
Side of his Upper Lip, and, Tattoos on both Arms.
Born in Brighton, Sussex, England, on 16/12/1810, he was the
Son of Edward ELPHICK and Jane
Gorange. His Wife,
Elizabeth, nee Cosham, and Son, Stephen, born
1833, remained in England.
James had been Tried at
Sussex Assizes on the 23rd. July, 1836, on Charges of Highway Robbery.
The Crown alleged that, on
the 13th. June, James ELPHICK and George POWELL, both
Labourers,
of the
Parish of South Malling, Sussex, had hed held up and robbed, one John
GALLOP, of: 1 Hat,
valued
at Three Shillings, 1 Knife, valued at Sixpence, 1 Bag, valued at 1
Penny, 3 Sixpence Coins,
and
Threepence, in Coppers - a Grand Total of 5Shillings and Four Pence.!!
Both Pleaded Guilty and
were Sentenced to Death. - But, the Sentence was Commuted to
Transportation for Life. (
James had a previous Conviction of 12 Months. ).
The "MANGLES" sailed from
Portsmouth,
23rd. March,1837. Conditions in the
Convict's
Quarters
were
very Unsanitary, with the result that many of the Convicts' became Ill from
Dysentary.
Scurvy
was also Rife. The Ship's Surgeon blamed this on Half Rations of Oatmeal
for 6-7 Weeks,
and,
the fact that None of the Soldiers, and, only 80 of the Convicts, would Drink
their Cocoa. Since James' Name doesn't
appear
on any of the Sick Lists for the Voyage, it would
seem that He
either
had a Naturally Strong Constitution, or, that he liked
Cocoa.!!
On Arrival in
Australia, James was Assigned
to James MacArthur, of Camden. James
MacArthur,
with
His Brother, William, established Nangus Station, and Built the Lower Floor of
the Homestead in 1830-31. (Perhaps it
was this Contact which eventually brought the
ELPHICK's to
the
Gundagai District.
Nothing is known of James'
time with the MacArthurs. Records show that they treated their
Convicts reasonably well by
the Standards of the day.
After 8 1/2 Years in the
Colony, James was Granted a Ticket-of-Leave to remain in the Camden
Area, (
2nd. January, 1846.). on 2nd. March, 1846, aged 35, and a Widower, James was
Granted Permission by the Governor,
to Marry Jane FULLER, aged 17. The Marriage took place
at St.
Thomas' Church of England, Camden.
Jane FULLER arrived in
Sydney with Her
Family aboard the "Royal George", on 10th. March, 1839,
Sponsored by James
MacArthur. William FULLER, a Shepherd, his Wife, Mary, nee FIELDER,
and, Chiuldren, George 14,
Eliza 12, Jane 10, William 7, Mary 6,
John 3, and, Benjamin 9 Weeks,
came from Beckley, Sussex.
They lived at Camden, where Mary FULLER Died in 1848, and,
William FULLER, in 1853. Almost all
of Jane's Brothers and Sisters eventually moved to the Gundagai
area.
In the next few Years,
James ELPHICK worked as a Miller around Camden. On 10th. July, 1850,
he received a Conditional
Pardon, freeing him to move as he pleased, (except to return to
England).
However, for the time
being, the Family remained in the Camden Area, Living at Brownlow Hill,
where James worked as a
Farmer and Labourer.
Following his Mother's
Death in England, Stephen,
James' Son, joined his Father in New
South
Wales. He arrived in Sydney on the "William and Mary", from Plymouth on 4th. January,
1852.
Five Children were Born to
James and Jane during their years in the Camden Area. -
Jane, Born 1846, lived only
a few Months.
Esther, was Born at
Cambelltown about 1847.
James, Born at Brownlow
Hill, in November 1851, Lived only 2 1/2 Years.
Edward, Born at Brownlow
Hill, 12th. July, 1854.
William, Benjamin, Born at
Brownlow Hill, 10th. October, 1856.
By 1858, James and Jane
ELPHICK were living at South Gundagai, where
Son, John, was Born
on New Years Eve. James was
then Working as a Splitter. Emmaline, Jane, ELPHICK, (Fann),
was Born at "Willie Ploma", on
1st. January, 1862, Edith at South Gundagai, on
25th. May, 1864,
and, Eliza at "Eurongabilly",
Wantabadgery, on 19th. December, 1866. (James at that time was a
Miner).Stephen ELPHICK and his
Wife, Mary Ann,(nee Thomas), arrived in Gundagai about
1863, having
spent
2, or, 3 Years in Yass, where 2 of their Children were Born. They remained in
the South Gundagai-Big Ben Creek area 'till 1874, before moving to
TUMUT.
Just how long James
remained in Gundagai is uncertain. It would seem that he moved around
the Goldfields. He Died as a
Miner, at One Mile, Grenfell, on 21st. May, 1873, aged 63 Years. (He
appeared on the Roll at
Grenfell, 1870-1871).
The Family returned to
Gundagai, where, on the 21st. April, 1875, Jane ELPHICK Married
Alexander McMillan Boyd.
She Died at Kimo, on 13th. October, 1890, aged 67, and is Buried in
South
Gundagai Cemetery.
" THE FIRST AUSTRALIAN-BORN
GENERATION" :-
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Mining seemed to be in the
ELPHICK Blood.- Each of them had a Miner's Right, though none of
them ever had much success.
In 1893, Edward applied for a Grant of 10 Acres of land on Nangus
Station. This was Refused.
He must have been Granted Land at Kimo, (or Sqyatted on it),
because,
when
his Brother, John, was Granted 19 Acres there in September, 1895, Edward was
his Neighbour. William was
Refused a Land Grant applied for in the Parishes of Nangus, and,
Willie Ploma, in 1898. Land Grants
were often Refused to the Children of Convicts.
Edward and Emma
ELPHICK:
Edward, at the time of his
Marriage, was working as a Fencer. Emma had been born at Nattai
about 1864. - They moved
frequently within the Gundagai Area, as the Birthplaces of their
Children
show.
Six of their Eleven Children survived Childhood. These Children
were;
Joseph, William, Born
Adelong Crossing, (Tumblong), 29th. April, 1880.
Albert, J., Born 1883,
Wantabadgery, - Died, "Willie Ploma", 1884.
George, Thomas, Born 1884,
Gundagai, - Died in Childhood.
Zilpha, May, Born 1886,
"Snowball Creek", Gundagai.
Alfred, Born 1888,
Nangus.
Eli, Amos, Born 1890,
Nangus.
Sarah, Jane, Elizabeth, Born 1892,
"Abingdon", Nangus.
Esther, Born 1895,
South Gundagai.
Emma, Matilda, Blanch, Born
1898, - Lived only 9 Weeks. - Died at Back Station
Creek.
( In addition, 2 other Boys
Died, of whom no other Records have been found. ).
Emma Died from Influenza
and Nephritis in Gundagai Hospital, 30th. July,
1901.
Edward later Remarried to
Mary, Elizabeth, PARSONS, of Gundagai, at St. Paul's, Adelong, on
19th. March, 1906. He Died
at his Daughter, Sarah's, Home at Nangus, on 18th. October, 1933,
and is Buried beside Emma in
South Gundagai Cenetery. His Grandchildren remember as quite a
Character, who played the
Tin Whistle, and loved to Dance a Jig.
Joseph, William,
ELPHICK.
The Eldest Son of Edward
and Emma, Joseph spent the early years of his life moving frequently
within the Gundagai and Nangus Areas. There was no chance of
Unbroken Schooling, though
small Schools had by this
time opened in small Villages. His Daughter, Elsie, remembers him
saying that he had no more
than about Six Months in all, at School, whilst most of his Brothers
and Sisters had NO
Education at all, but that which he taught them. Despite this lack of Formal
Education, he remained a
good Letter-writer all his Life.
When Joe was in his
Mid-Teens, the Family at last Settled for a few years at Kimo Vale. On 6th.
March, 1901, aged Twenty,
he Married Mary Elizabeth, MAKEHAM, Daughter of Benjamin and
Mary MAKEHAM, of Nangus.
Benjamin and Mary, with their small Son, Thomas, Banks, had
left their little Village of
Steppingly, in Bedfordshire, where he had worked as a Wheelwright, in 1866.
The MAKEHAM's had lived in
Steppingly for Generations, the Males usually carrying on in the
Trade of Wheelwright and
Blacksmith.
In old Records, the Name
was sometimes spelt, MAKUM.
After a Year spent in
New Zealand, Benjamin MAKEHAM
and Family, had arrived in Sydney.
Still practising his Trade, he
moved, first to Goulborn, then to Gundagai. It is believed that they
spent some time on the Eurongilly
Goldfields, where his Daughter, Dorothy, died. In 1874,
Benjamin took
up Land
on Nangus Station, and eventually acquired about 1300 Acres. He was a
good Farmer,
interested in the latest Methods and Inventions. He
continued to work as a
Blacksmith in the
Village.
Mary, Elizabeth, known to her
Family as Liz or Lizzie, was Born in Nangus in 1877,
William ,Benjamin in 1879,
and, Matilda in 1880. She Died at the age of 14 Months, from Measles
ond other Complications,
and is Buried in the Churchyard of St. Paul's, Nangus. Benjamin Died
in 1891, at the age of 55, and
is Buried in Nangus Cemetery. Mary MAKEHAM lived 'till 1909.
She Donated the Organ, still in
use in St.
Paul's Church, Nangus. The Eldest of her
Grandchildren still
have
faint Memories of her, in particular, of her reading the Bible to them
each
night.Following their Marriage, Joe and Lizzie ELPHICK lived
for some time behind the
MAKEHAM House and Blacksmith's Shop
at Nangus. Joe's Mother died in July, 1901, and,
judging from Family
'Photos, it seems that a lot to do with bringing up his
younger Brothers and
Sisters, at least until
his
Father Remarried in 1906.
Joe and Lizzie had Eight
Daughters:
Lydia, Emma,
Born 2nd. November, 1902.
Mary, Elizabeth, Born 25th.
September, 1904.
Elsie, May, Born 14th.
July, 1907.
Edward, Benjamin, Born 5th.
November, 1909.
Joseph, John, Born 25th.
May, 1912.
Henry, Thomas, (Ben), Born
14th. September, 1915.
Annie, Amelia, Born 16th.
October, 1920.
For most of their
Childhood, the Family lived at "Pleasant View", Nangus. Life was hard, with
plenty of Work for
everyone, yet, all remember the Farm with great Affection. The Boys had to
rise early to milk the Cows
before School, Summer and Winter, Frost and all.
The House was Built of
Iron, with wooden Shutters for windows. In Dry periods, Water had to
be dragged on a Sled from a
Spring some distance away.
The Children attended the
One-Teacher, Jenkins Public School,
usually driving there by Horse
and Sulky. Many are the
Tales of Exploits at School told around the Family.
The older Girls moved away
as they Married. The Boys worked on the Farm. Wheat, Barley, and
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