John Harry Willingale

1832 - 1900  (68 years)

• Name	John Harry Willingale
  Birth	8 May 1832	Stepney, London   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1841	Stepney, London
  Census	1851  [1]
  	In London.
  Emigration	Between 1851 and 1854
  	Emigrated to Australia
  Census	1861
  	Living in Australia.
  Residence	1870	Prince Street, Grafton, New South Wales, Australia
  Occupation	1870
  	Stone mason
  Census	1871
  	Living in Australia.
  Residence	1877	575 George Street, Sydney, Australia
  Census	1881
  	Living in Australia.
  Census	1891
  	Living in Australia.
  Death	14 Jun 1900	7 Pearl Street, Sydney, Australia
  	Cause: Senile Debility; Gastric Catarrh; Chronic Kidney Disease
  Burial	16 Jun 1900	Rookwood Cemetery, Sydney, Australia
  Notes	Day: 12 August 1832 John Harry Willingale Fathers forenames: Thomas Samuel Fathers occupation: Merchant's Clerk Mothers forenames: Sophia Address: MEOT Location of church: Stepney Parish: St Dunstan Church address: Stepney High Street In 1841 in Stepney Sophia Willingale aged 35, a nurse born in Middx. Sophia Willingale aged 15 born Middx. John Willingale aged 9 born Middx. There is a seaman's ticket number 287626 issued to John Harry in London on 2 August 1851.(Find My Past)This fact negates the below assumption that John Harry arrived in Australia in 1849. The SAG (Society of Australian Genealogists) has a ticket of leave for John Henry, dated 30 May 1857, which shows that his ship of transport was the William Morey. State Archives, Sydney have no records of the William Morey arriving in Australia. The nearest name is the William Money which visited Australia twice with assisted emigrants in 1840, arrival Sydney and in 1849, arrival Port Adelaide, South Australia. English census records show John Henry (Harry) living in London in 1841 with his mother and sister. By deduction, and if the ship was indeed the William Money, then John Henry must have left England on 19 September 1848, arriving in South Australia on 3 January 1849. However, the passenger list for the William Money does not show John Harry as a passenger. The ticket of leave mentioned above gives a trial date of 13 February 1855 in Sydney, for the offence of larceny. John Henry (Harry) was found guilty and sentenced to 5 years (plus 5 years concurrent) hard labour on the roads or other public works of the colony. It also states that he was allowed to remain in the district of Goulburn, which is between Sydney and Canberra. There are three court entries for John Henry (Harry) in the records, all for larceny. The first offence was committed on 18 December 1854 and it seems that he was not tried on this charge. The second offence was also committed on 18 December 1854, for which John was sentenced to 5 years hard labour. The third offence was committed on 9 January 1855 and again John was sentenced to 5 years hard labour, which according to the ticket of leave was to be served concurrently with his previous sentence. From the New South Wales Police Gazette dated 1 Dec 1880 Sydney - A warrant has been issued by the Water Police Bench for the arrest of a man whose name is unknown, but who can be identified, charged with wilfully and obscenely exposing his person in Moore Park on the 27th ultimo. Description - About 45 years of age, 5 feet 5 inches high, stout build, dark complexion, dark hair turning grey, grizzly beard and whiskers; dressed in dirty grey tweed suit and drab soft felt hat. Complainant, D. C. Robinson, resides in Dowling Street, Moore Park. Vide Police Gazette, 1880, page 445. John Henry Willingdale, charged on warrant with wilfully and obscenely exposing his person in Moore Park, has been arrested by Sergeant Robinson, Sydney Police. Sentenced to one months imprisonment Darlinghurst Gaol. John Henry, stonemason, died aged 72 on 14th June 1900 at 7 Pearl Street, Sydney. Cause of death was senile debility, gastric catarrh, and chronic kidney disease. The informant was his son John Willingale. John Henry was buried on 16th June 1900 in the Church of England Cemetery, Rookwood. The death certificate shows that he had been born in Wapping, England and had been in Australia for about 50 years. Children were Cecilia 32 years, Catherine 29 years, Thomas 28 years, Hugh 26 years, John H. 21 years and 1 female deceased.
  Person ID	I1257	Willingale One Name Study
  Last Modified	25 Aug 2015

  
  

  Father	Thomas Samuel Willingale           b. 30 Mar 1801, Westminster, London           d. 24 May 1869, Brooklyn, New York, USA (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Sophia Izzard           b. 1806, Stepney, London           d. 1874, Brooklyn, New York, USA (Age 68 years)
  Family ID	F0416	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary O'Donnell           b. 1843, Donegal, Ireland           d. 10 May 1922, Little Sisters of the Poor Home, Randwick, New South Wales, Australia (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	1 Oct 1860	New South Wales, Australia
  Notes	Mary was under the age of consent when she married John Harry Willingale.
  Children	1. Mary Bridget Willingale           b. 1861, Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia           d. 1863, Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia (Age 2 years) + 2. Cecilia Willingale           b. 14 May 1863, Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia           d. 27 Aug 1942, Auburn, New South Wales, Australia (Age 79 years) + 3. Sophia Catherine Willingale           b. 1865, Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia           d. 9 May 1943, New South Wales, Australia (Age 78 years) + 4. Hugh Willingale           b. 2 Jan 1868, Grafton, New South Wales, Australia           d. 1956, New South Wales, Australia (Age 87 years)   5. Thomas Willingale           b. 28 Jul 1870, Prince Street, Grafton, New South Wales, Australia           d. 16 May 1914, Sydney, Australia (Age 43 years) + 6. John Robert Willingale           b. 30 Nov 1877, Sydney, Australia           d. 19 Jul 1947, Lidcombe, New South Wales, Australia (Age 69 years)
  Last Modified	4 Jun 2011
  Family ID	F0520	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  		Birth - 8 May 1832 - Stepney, London Census - 1841 - Stepney, London Marriage - 1 Oct 1860 - New South Wales, Australia Child - Mary Bridget Willingale - 1861 - Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia Child - Cecilia Willingale - 14 May 1863 - Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia Child - Sophia Catherine Willingale - 1865 - Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia Child - Hugh Willingale - 2 Jan 1868 - Grafton, New South Wales, Australia Residence - 1870 - Prince Street, Grafton, New South Wales, Australia Child - Thomas Willingale - 28 Jul 1870 - Prince Street, Grafton, New South Wales, Australia Residence - 1877 - 575 George Street, Sydney, Australia Child - John Robert Willingale - 30 Nov 1877 - Sydney, Australia Death - Cause: Senile Debility; Gastric Catarrh; Chronic Kidney Disease - 14 Jun 1900 - 7 Pearl Street, Sydney, Australia Burial - 16 Jun 1900 - Rookwood Cemetery, Sydney, Australia  = Link to Google Earth
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• Documents » Slide Show		NSW Birth Certificate
  		John Hy Willingale Page from the entrance book for Darlinghurst Gaol, New South Wales, Australia
  		John Harry Willingale's seaman's ticket.

  
  

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  [S48619] Merchant Seaman's Record (FindMyPast).