Bridget and Thomas Levy/Lever

[KerryKat]

Hello Sallyyorks, only too happy to share info:
Church Marriage Record from Irish Family History Foundation:
Date of marriage - 24 Jan 1815     
Parish/District - Templemore                County - Co. Tipperary
Husband:                                            Wife:
Thomas Leaver                                    Bridget Gaynor
Address: Templemore                          Templemore
Denomination: Church of Ireland          Church of Ireland
Occupation: Soldier                             not recorded
Age: none given                                  none given
No parents names given                      no parents names given
Witnesses:
Robert Kyte, Bridget Edmonds

notes: married by license at the Templemore Church, Banns daly (sp) published by curate John Terens.

In 1815 the regiment that Thomas enlisted in was doing duty in Ireland.
Bridget Leaver/Lever/Levy died in Sydney in 1826 aged 26. She is listed in the Sydney musters as being Thomas' wife & him as a Trumpeter in the 48th Regiment of Foot. Thomas & Bridget arrived in Australia on board the barque "Matilda", as part of the 3rd Fleet to assist Gov. Macquarie keep law & order in the Colony. On Thomas' registration of service with 48th Regiment of Foot he is listed as 13yrs 215 days of age, he is from Bolton, & enlisted at Salport. There are several registrations for the birth of a Bridget Gaynor so I haven't worked out who her parents are yet. I've been researching this couple for years. Hope this helps. Regards, Kerry

[sallyyorks]

Hello Sallyyorks, only too happy to share info:
Church Marriage Record from Irish Family History Foundation:
Date of marriage - 24 Jan 1815     
Parish/District - Templemore                County - Co. Tipperary
Husband:                                            Wife:
Thomas Leaver                                    Bridget Gaynor
Address: Templemore                          Templemore
Denomination: Church of Ireland          Church of Ireland
Occupation: Soldier                             not recorded
Age: none given                                  none given
No parents names given                      no parents names given
Witnesses:
Robert Kyte, Bridget Edmonds

notes: married by license at the Templemore Church, Banns daly (sp) published by curate John Terens.

In 1815 the regiment that Thomas enlisted in was doing duty in Ireland.
Bridget Leaver/Lever/Levy died in Sydney in 1826 aged 26. She is listed in the Sydney musters as being Thomas' wife & him as a Trumpeter in the 48th Regiment of Foot. Thomas & Bridget arrived in Australia on board the barque "Matilda", as part of the 3rd Fleet to assist Gov. Macquarie keep law & order in the Colony. On Thomas' registration of service with 48th Regiment of Foot he is listed as 13yrs 215 days of age, he is from Bolton, & enlisted at Salport. There are several registrations for the birth of a Bridget Gaynor so I haven't worked out who her parents are yet. I've been researching this couple for years. Hope this helps. Regards, Kerry

Hi again KerryKat . Thanks for info
The name is most likely Leaver, sometimes spelt Lever (quite a common name in the Bolton area. Unfortunately for us) . My Martha Leaver baptism is hard to find too, also born Bolton around same time. This makes me wonder if they are related. She ended up living in Ormskirk and married there. Thomas enlisted at Salford near Manchester.
I will have another look around in next few days for any bapts for Thomas . I wonder if his father was a soldier too

[majm]

Hi there,

1820 baptism for Ann LEVER is recorded in St Phillips C of E, Sydney, parents as Thomas and Bridget LEVER.   Ann was born 7 Feb and baptised 27 Feb.

Burial 23 Jan 1826 aged 26, Bridget LEVER, is recorded at St Marys Roman Catholic, Sydney.  Bridget died at the Parramatta Hospital. 

As per Biographical Database of Australia http://www.bda-online.org.au/

The NSW BDM has at least two separate entries for the baptism.  Vol 8, line 173 of 1820 and Vol 1B, line 5046.  This suggests  to me that the baptism ceremony was conducted at one location and the clergyman then forwarded the details (“transmitted”) these details to the NSW Chaplain at St Philips.   In 1820,  NSW covered a much larger territory than it now occupies.  For example, all of Van Diemen’s Land (Tasmania) was part of NSW until 1825. The burial seems to be Vol 127, line 18, of 1826 and Vol 128, line 34 (Bridget LIVER) .

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XTCX-FQ2 

As I understand it, around 75% of the 48th Regiment who formed that Garrison force in the 1817-1824 era in NSW, were Roman Catholics, and  the  NSW Governor, Lachlan Macquarie  was instrumental in organising an official RC clergy presence in NSW.   

Have you checked out :
James Hugh DONOHOE’s books (Births in Australia 1788-1828;  The British Army in Australia 1788-1870; index of personnel;  The Catholics of New South Wales 1788-1820 and their families)
http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/16675654?
http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/15410302?
http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/8937313?

or
Clem Sargent’s book The colonial garrison 1817-1824 ; the 48th Foot, the Northhamptonshire Regiment in the colony of New South Wales.
http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/21422253?


Cheers,  JM

[KerryKat]

Thanks for your input majm, I will certainly track down some of those books & see how much further we can get. I was ecstatic to find Thomas' marriage in Ireland - all leads pointed there & it was purely a stroke of luck I found them. Will keep you posted. Regards, Kerry

[sallyyorks]

Hi there,

1820 baptism for Ann LEVER is recorded in St Phillips C of E, Sydney, parents as Thomas and Bridget LEVER.   Ann was born 7 Feb and baptised 27 Feb.

Burial 23 Jan 1826 aged 26, Bridget LEVER, is recorded at St Marys Roman Catholic, Sydney.  Bridget died at the Parramatta Hospital. 

As per Biographical Database of Australia http://www.bda-online.org.au/

The NSW BDM has at least two separate entries for the baptism.  Vol 8, line 173 of 1820 and Vol 1B, line 5046.  This suggests  to me that the baptism ceremony was conducted at one location and the clergyman then forwarded the details (“transmitted”) these details to the NSW Chaplain at St Philips.   In 1820,  NSW covered a much larger territory than it now occupies.  For example, all of Van Diemen’s Land (Tasmania) was part of NSW until 1825. The burial seems to be Vol 127, line 18, of 1826 and Vol 128, line 34 (Bridget LIVER) .

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XTCX-FQ2 

As I understand it, around 75% of the 48th Regiment who formed that Garrison force in the 1817-1824 era in NSW, were Roman Catholics, and  the  NSW Governor, Lachlan Macquarie  was instrumental in organising an official RC clergy presence in NSW.   

Have you checked out :
James Hugh DONOHOE’s books (Births in Australia 1788-1828;  The British Army in Australia 1788-1870; index of personnel;  The Catholics of New South Wales 1788-1820 and their families)
http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/16675654?
http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/15410302?
http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/8937313?

or
Clem Sargent’s book The colonial garrison 1817-1824 ; the 48th Foot, the Northhamptonshire Regiment in the colony of New South Wales.
http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/21422253?


Cheers,  JM

This might fit with Thomas baptism being hard to find.
There has always been high numbers of English Catholics and recusancy rates in Lancashire / North of England. Some of the family my Martha Lever married into when she moved to Ormskirk from Bolton were English Catholics. Doesn't mean there is a connection with Thomas though as there are  just so many Levers in the Bolton area 

[Wendy Lane]

HI all

just doing my family tree and back to thomas and Bridget , via Ann , who is the mother of Lucy hurley who was the Mother to Mona Slade  my grandmother . Would love to be able to fill a bit more out and share things I have found -

Kindest wendy

[majm]

Welcome Wendy,

Perhaps you already have the following info.  If so, my apologies.   RootsChat is a great place for help with researching deceased ancestors.   

 
As per 48th Regiment Pay Lists. (Mitchell Library, NSW State library, Macquarie St, Sydney NSW.) 
August 1817
Thomas LEAVER, 48th Regiment, Private.
Enlisted 11 June 1811, Military Company 4 & 5 & 3 & 10 & 6
Arrived Sydney 7 August 1817
Aged 13 years at enlistment, enlisted for seven years.
Served at Port Macquarie from 25 September 1822
Served at Sydney from 25 Feb 1824 to 24 April 1825

As per Sept 1825 NSW General Muster
Ann LEAVER, born in the colony, child of Bridget LEAVER, the wife of Leaver, Trumpeter 48th Regiment, aged five, residing Female Orphan School, Parramatta. 
Bridget LEAVER, Came free, per Matilda 1817, wife of Leaver, Trumpeter to 48th Regiment
Thomas LEAVER, Came free, per Matilda, householder, residing Sydney.

1848  Thomas LEAVER was among those who applied for and received the Military General Service Medal for service during the Peninsula Wars.  (1793-1814) Thomas’ medal included 5 clasps. 

From TNA Index online,
Thomas LEAVER, born Bolton, Lancs, served in 48th Foot Regiment, Discharged aged 31. 
Ref WO 97/625/48
http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C8760889?descriptiontype=Full&ref=WO+97/625/48

From the online index for NSW Col Secretary’s Papers 1788-1825
Bridget LEVER, April 14- May 8, 1823
In reports of prisoners tried at the Court of Criminal Jurisdiction.  Reel 6023

The FORTY EIGHTH (48th) Regiment has its own index entries in the NSW Col Sec papers, under the words ‘forty eighth'  Their Marriage Register to Feb 12 1818 is mentioned (perhaps it will have Bridget's maiden name ? ), and then chronological list of many matters, right down to Mar 4 1824 and Sheep for the voyage to India. 
http://colsec.records.nsw.gov.au/indexes/colsec/default.htm
and
http://www.records.nsw.gov.au/state-archives/indexes-online/colonial-secretary/index-to-the-colonial-secretarys-papers-1788-1825/colonial-secretary-papers-1788-1825

NSW State Records Office has various commercial partnerships with some of the commercial family history websites.   I understand that Ancestry has the digitised images of many of the Col Sec papers to 1825.

https://www.records.nsw.gov.au/state-archives/research-topics/immigration/immigration#3Military
https://www.nla.gov.au/research-guides/australian-joint-copying-project

AND
http://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/2074205

Several of my ancestors were part of the 48th Regiment. 


Cheers,  JM

[Wendy Lane]

thanks !! Yes Im finding it interesting doing mine , seems like that  most of my australian family were "interesting up intill the last generation ,   I will see if can find the ships surgeons notes for the matilda next as I have managed to for the Eliza for another ancestor and that was interesting .  Kindest wnedy

[Patchy]

HI Everyone on the Hurley research. It has been some time since I last looked at my Hurley family and now I have found some great research done by other family members. I would love to share what I have and discover new connections. Some of you I have crossed paths with before and look forward to making contact again. I see research has gone back past Bridget which is were I had my brick walls as many of us did. Lucy Hurley was my 2x great grandmother. Wendy if you ask your Uncle Ted he can give you my contact details.
I have the old addiction firing up again.
How wonderful to have found RootsChat and some old friends.
Lesley