Henry Pike1

M, #8906, b. 21 April 1832, d. 4 January 1917
FatherHenry Pike1 b. 1 Apr 1804, d. 18 May 1881
MotherFanny Skinner1
Relationship1st cousin 4 times removed of Keith Graham Bassett
Last Edited18 Oct 2021
Birth*21 April 1832 Bristol, Gloucestershire1 
Baptism24 June 1832 Countess of Huntingdon's Chapel, Bristol, Gloucestershire;
Henry Pike Son of Henry Pike & Fanny his wife was born April 21st 1832 in the Parish of St James Bristol, and was baptized in the Countess of Huntingdon's Chapel Bristol June 24th 1832 by me Wm Lucy
Minister of the said Chapel1 
Marriage*28 February 1862 Montefiores, NSW, Australia;Bride=Elizabeth Toy2 
Death of Father18 May 1881 3 Union Street, Bristol, Gloucestershire;Principal=Henry Pike3 
News-Arct*28 February 1912 "The Sydney Morning Herald", Sydney, NSW, Australia;
GOLDEN WEDDINGS.
PIKE—TOY.—February 28, 1862, by the Rev. D. H. Garvin, at Church of England, Montefiores, New South Wales, Henry, eldest son of Henry Pike, Bristol, England, to Elizabeth, eldest daughter of Thomas Toy, Bath, Bristol, England. Present address; 177 Albany-road, Petersham.2 
Death27 December 1916 217 Albany Road, Petersham, NSW, Australia;
PIKE.—December 27, at his residence, 217 Albany-road, Petersham, Henry, dearly beloved husband of Elizabeth Pike, late of Wellington, N.S.W., aged 84 years.4 
Obituary*4 January 1917 "The Wellington Times", Wellington, NSW, Australia;
AN OLD WELLINGTON IDENTITY.
With the death or the late Mr. Henry Pike, which took place on the 27th December, at his residence, Albany-road, Petersham, passed away one of the early identities of the Wellington district. He was in his 85th year, and was born in Bristol, England. He first came to this district in 1855 as a shop assistant to the late Mr. H. J. Lambert, who was then established in business in Montefiores, where he conducted a general store. Not long afterwards Mr. Lambert opened a branch in Wellington, and Mr. Pike was appointed manager. In conjunction with the business he occupied the position of postmaster in Wellington, and acted in this capacity from 1857 to 1870. The post office was located in more than one building during Mr. Pike's term of office, and there are still two places standing where traces of the letter boxes can be found. These are Mr. A. R. Coupland's residence in Montefiores-street, and Mr. F. Fawcett's shop at the corner of Warne and Percy streets. It was during these years that the bushrangers carried on operation extensively, and Mr. Pike had many stories to tell of these gentlemen. Later on he entered the employment of the late Mr. R. Grimson as clerk, and then occupied a similar position with the late Mr. John Restall. For the past 25 years he resided at Petersham and enjoyed good health, notwithstanding his years, until the last few months. The remains were interred in the Congregational section of the Rookwood cemetery, and a large number of relatives and friends gathered around the graveside to pay their last tribute to him. The burial service was conducted by the Rev. J. Illingworth, of Enmore, who spoke in feeling terms of the life of the deceased. The late Mr. Pike leaves a widow and three sons and three daughters. The sons are Mr. H. F. Pike, Wellington, Mr. A. Pike, Mosman, and Mr. C. Pike, Five Dock, while the daughters are Mrs. L. S. Peterson, Five Dock, Mrs. George Harris, Canada, and Miss Minnie Pike, of Petersham.5 

Family

Elizabeth Toy

Citations

  1. [S1737] Ancestry England & Wales, Non-Conformist and Non-Parochial Registers, 1567-1970, online https://ancestry.com, baptism Henry Pike 1832.
  2. [S1565] Trove digitised newspapers, online http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/, The Sydney Morning Herald, Wednesday, February 28, 1912.
  3. [S1878] Ancestry England & Wales, National Probate Calendar, 1858-1995, online https://ancestry.com, Henry Pike 1881.
  4. [S1565] Trove digitised newspapers, online http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/, The Sydney Morning Herald, Saturday, December 30, 1916.
  5. [S1565] Trove digitised newspapers, online http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/, The Wellington Times, Thursday, January 4, 1917.