Maria Watkins1

F, #1041, b. 14 March 1821, d. 20 August 1892
FatherJohn Watkins1 b. 4 Apr 1793, d. 19 Jun 1844
MotherSarah Collits1 b. 10 Sep 1797, d. 18 May 1867
Relationship3rd great-aunt of Keith Graham Bassett
Last Edited16 Jul 2022
Birth*14 March 1821 Castlereagh, NSW, Australia1 
Baptism7 April 1821 Christ Church, Castlereagh, NSW, Australia;
April 7th 1821
Maria Daughter of John and Sarah Watkins born March 4th 1827 and baptized by me this day
Henry Fulton2 
(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 Collits3 
(Granddaughter) 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 Collits4 
Married Name19 March 1838 Morris5 
Marriage*19 March 1838 Castlereagh, NSW, Australia;
James Morrise, Free, Vale of Clywed
Maria Watkins, Free, Vale of Clywed
by License
Witnesses John Blackman, Vale of Clywed & Elizabeth Vale of Clywed
;Groom=James Morris5,6 
Death of Father19 June 1844 Mount York, NSW, Australia;Principal=John Watkins7 
Death of Spouse29 July 1848 Lunatic Asylum, Gladesville, NSW, Australia;Principal=James Morris8 
Married Name13 November 1848 Field9 
Marriage*13 November 1848 The Hermitage, Vale of Clwyd, NSW, Australia;
James Field, bachelor, Mount York, Presbyterian
Maria Morris, widow, Mount York, Presbyterian
Witnesses Joseph Collits, Mount York; Edward Field, Mount York & George Jarvis, Mount York
;Groom=James Field9 
Death of Mother18 May 1867 "Uar", Forbes, NSW, Australia;
Name: Sarah Scott
Date of Death: 18/05/1867
Place: Uar, Forbes, NSW
Occupation: Nil
Sex: Female
Age: 70
Place of Birth: England
Time in Aust. Colonies: 64 years in NSW

Father: Pearce Collits
Occupation: Farmer and Grazier
Mother: Mary Harwick

Place of Marriage: Penrith NSW
Age at Marriage: 20
Name of Spouse: Michael Scott
Children of Marriage: 1 Boy, 4 Girls, Living; 3 Boys, 4 Girls Deceased
Informant: John Green, Uar, Son-in-law of the deceased

Cause of Death: Pneumonia and Old Age
Length of Illness: 1 month
Medical Attendant: Dr C. W. Morgan
Date Last Seen: 18/05/1867

Date of Burial: 20/05/1867
Place of Burial: Cadow, Lachlan River
Minister & Religion: None
Undertaker: J. S. Toler
Witnesses: Joseph King, Michael Kegan;Principal=Sarah Collits10 
Death*20 August 1892 Coonamble, NSW, Australia11 

Family 1

James Morris b. 1814, d. 29 Jul 1848
Children

Family 2

James Field b. 2 Jan 1825, d. 26 Jun 1898
Children

Citations

  1. [S1220] NSW Baptisms 1788-1855.
  2. [S1756] Christ Church Castlereagh Baptism Register, Maria Watkins 1821.
  3. [S1469] 1825 Muster for NSW Australia.
  4. [S1235] 1828 Census for NSW Australia.
  5. [S1343] Sydney Morning Herald BDM & Funeral Notices 1831-1853.
  6. [S1219] NSW Marriages 1788-1857.
  7. [S1419] Our past Blue mountaineers, vol 1, cemetery transcitions.
  8. [S1570] NSW Early Church Records 1788-1855, 560/1848 V1848560 33B James Morris.
  9. [S1570] NSW Early Church Records 1788-1855, V1848520 78/1848 James Field & Maria Morris.
  10. [S14] Death Certificate, 6080/1867 Sarah Scott.
  11. [S1473] NSW Death Indexes, 4579/1892 Maria Field.
  12. [S1700] Ancestry Australia, Births and Baptisms, 1792-1981, online https://ancestry.com, Elizabeth Morris 1840.
  13. [S1700] Ancestry Australia, Births and Baptisms, 1792-1981, online https://ancestry.com, James Morris 1845.
  14. [S1472] NSW Birth Indexes, 1080/1847 V18471880 32A Joseph Morris.
  15. [S1570] NSW Early Church Records 1788-1855, 2302/1851 V18512302 37A Lydia Field.
  16. [S1700] Ancestry Australia, Births and Baptisms, 1792-1981, online https://ancestry.com, Frances Field 1853.
  17. [S1472] NSW Birth Indexes, 4969/1856 Lavina Field.
  18. [S1472] NSW Birth Indexes, 5139/1858 Celestina Field.
  19. [S1472] NSW Birth Indexes, 5374/1860 John S Field.
  20. [S1472] NSW Birth Indexes, 11113/1865 Edward J Field.