James Watkins1

M, #1039, b. 8 August 1817, d. 5 October 1853
FatherJohn Watkins1 b. 4 Apr 1793, d. 19 Jun 1844
MotherSarah Collits1 b. 10 Sep 1797, d. 18 May 1867
Relationship3rd great-uncle of Keith Graham Bassett
Last Edited5 Sep 2022
Birth*8 August 1817 Castlereagh, NSW, Australia1 
Baptism7 September 1817 Castlereagh Church, Castlereagh, NSW, Australia;son of John & Sarah Watkins1 
(Witness) Muster 18251825 Evan, NSW, Australia;
Watkins Sarah,, came free, Minerva, 1800,, Wife of Jno Watkins Evan
Watkins Ann, 8, born colony,,,, Daughr of Jno Watkins Evan
Watkins Maria, 4, born colony,,,, Daughr of Jno Watkins Evan
Watkins James, 2, born colony,,,, Son of Jno Watkins Evan;Principal=Sarah Collits2 
(Grandson) Census 18281828 Colletts Farm, 51 miles east of Bathurst, Mount York, NSW, Australia;
Pierce Collits, 57, FS, Minerva, Protestant, 1801, 14 years, Publican
Mary Collits, 57, CF, Protestant, Minerva, 1801
Amelia Collits, 16, BC, Protestant
William Collits, 13, BC, Protestant
John Watkins, 33, BC, Protestant
James Watkins, 11, BC, Protestant
Mary Ann Watkins, 10, BC, Protestant
Maria Watkins, 8, BC, Protestant
John William Wood, 33, FS, Protestant, Batavia, 1818, Schoolmaster
William Pritchard, 28, TL, Protestant, Malabar, 1819, Labourer
Ellen Leach, 33, GS, Protestant, Brothers, 1823, House servant
John Walters, 35, GS, Protestant, Isabella, 1819, Shoemaker
John Pritchard, 29, GS, Protestant, Coromandel, 1820, Labourer
Herbert Phillips, 27, GS, Protestant, Agamemnon, 1820, Labourer
William Cross, 25, GS, Protestant, Mangles, 1824, Labourer
Joseph Stokes, 39, GS, Protestant, Henry Porcher, 1825, Carpenter
Gerorge Howeth, 28, GS, Protestant, Mangles, 1820, Labourer
William Powell, 50, GS, Protestant, Baring, 1820, Labourer
James O'Neal, 25, GS, Catholic, Countess of Harcourt, 1827, Labourer
Hugh Hughes, 35, GS, Catholic, Lord Sidmouth, 1825, Stonemason

200 acres - 36 cultivated, 54 cleared
360 cattle, 8 horses, 300 sheep;Head=Pierce Collits, Wife=Mary Collits3 
Marriage*31 July 1839 Christ Church, Castlereagh, NSW, Australia;
James Watkins free NB of the Parish of Vale of Clyad and
Jane Morrice free NB of the Parish of Vale of Clyad were
married in this Parish by License with consent of all concerned
this 31st day of July in the year 1839
By me Henry Fulton Chaplain
This Marriage was solemnized between us:
James Watkins (his mark)
Jane Morrice (her mark)
In the Presence of:
John Blackman of Vale of Clyad (his mark)
Elizabeth Blackman of Vale of Clyad (her mark)
;Bride=Jane Morris4 
Death of Father19 June 1844 Mount York, NSW, Australia;Principal=John Watkins5 
Death*5 October 1853 Mount York, NSW, Australia5 

Family

Jane Morris b. 1824, d. 18 Nov 1900
Children

Citations

  1. [S1220] NSW Baptisms 1788-1855.
  2. [S1469] 1825 Muster for NSW Australia.
  3. [S1235] 1828 Census for NSW Australia.
  4. [S1570] NSW Early Church Records 1788-1855, marriage James Watkins & Jane Morrice 1839.
  5. [S1419] Our past Blue mountaineers, vol 1, cemetery transcitions.
  6. [S1570] NSW Early Church Records 1788-1855, 2493/1840 V18402493 25A John Watkins.
  7. [S1570] NSW Early Church Records 1788-1855, 2665/1843 V18432665 27A James Watkins.
  8. [S1570] NSW Early Church Records 1788-1855, baptism Mary Watkins 1844.
  9. [S1570] NSW Early Church Records 1788-1855, 1927/1845 V18451927 31A Thomas Watkins.
  10. [S1570] NSW Early Church Records 1788-1855, 1879/1847 V18471879 32A William Watkins.
  11. [S1570] NSW Early Church Records 1788-1855, 3294/1849 V18493294 35 Grant Watkins.
  12. [S1570] NSW Early Church Records 1788-1855, 2301/1851 V18512301 37A George R Watkins.