It is Mary Hawkes I am seeking.
Mary from all accounts on her own admissions on her youngest sons, Thomas Hawkes birth certificate states she was born in Cork, and was 30 years of age in 1861 when Thomas was born at Gundaroo, New South Wales. Her Husband John was some twenty years older and listed as 49 years old. Mary gives her maiden name as Davis.
They married in 1852 at Seymour, Victoria.
So from this marriage certificate it states the parties were John Hawks(sic) and Mary Ann Davis. They were married in the house of Mr. McLain or McLaurin, by license, the 28th February 1852 by Wm Singleton in Seymour, Victoria. John signed with his mark and Mary signed her name. As Mary was under age she was consented in marriage by a William Austin . It would appear as if William Austin could have been the baker and shoemaker at Avenel not far from Seymour.
From the Seymour Historical Group which mentions the "John Clarke Inn" & McLaurin.
The ‘new’ Robert Burns Inn was where John Hawks and Mary Ann Davis got married in Feb 1852, not the old John Clarks Inn (on the map) The current Royal hotel on the corner of Manners Rd at Seymour, was built in prior to 1852 for McLaurin and some of the buildings at the back are apparently from that time. The Seymour history book has got some other insightful maps etc from the Seymour Hist soc. Beautiful healthy undulating country The Robert Burns Inn, Later Police station, across the road to the south was John Clarks Inn and McLaurin's hotel pre the wedding. The New hotel built in 1849 was where they would have been married (Royal Hotel aka Royal George Hotel) It was quite something for its day and parts of it still stand (at rear of current one).
So given John Clarke is mentioned here and following up on that as a lead to information on Mary Davis. I suspect this might be her arriving into Australia as an Irish Famine Orphan.
Taken from the Book of Trevor McLaughlin- Barefoot and Pregnant.
Davis
Mary
18
Cork
NA
CofE
Empl. Mr John Clarke, Bourke St., £9, 6 mths.
DAVIS MARY 18 MAY 1849 PEMBERTON 4B 9
A list of female orphan immigrants per ship Pemberton received into the depot 26th May 1849
DAVIS, Mary, 18, Episcopalian, house servant, employer Mr John CLARKE of Bourke Street.
Their other children were listed as John 3, Sarah Jane 8, Mary 4. 1 male deceased. William was the male deceased child, born 27 January 1859 and died 27 July 1860 at Gundaroo. William is buried at St.Lukes Church Yard. The Church is now on private property and is now a potters house. You are able to still visit with the owners consent. William was baptised on 5th Feb1860 at St. Johns Reid by Minister Pierce Galliard Smith.
My GGGandfather Thomas was also baptised in the same Church on 19 February 1862, his father John being listed as a farmer at Gundaroo.
John Hawkes died 27 May1894 at Euromedah, near Dubbo and was buried at The Narromine Cemetery on 29th May1894.
From the death certificate it was his son John Hawks who was the informant, living at Trimbrebongie, near Dubbo.(about 10kms directly west. North along railway of Narromine).
The Son gave the information as Spouse: Mary Davis , married in London, England.
***This information is incorrect!
John did get married in England but not to MaryAnn Davis.
John had married Jane Hawkins on March 27th 1837 at St. Mary's, Handsworth, England.
Henry Hawkes was born 28th July 1837
Unfortunately on 21st July 1837 John Hawks
was convicted and tried and sent to Australia. So whether he was able to see his child we will never know. John arrived into Australia in 1838 on board the Earl Grey 2.
Therefore after Marys husbands death in 1894,
her name is on the death certificate and I would assume still alive at age 57 years.
I know when my Great Grandfather married the option for Mothers name was left as "unknown" both on the church register and the official marriage certificate.
I wondered if she had remarried or just taken up with another male friend and taken his name,
OR
went to the institutions which I am looking at now.
( from the institution record there is an age gap of 7 years difference in age, which throws me a bit)
What did happen to Mary?
Appreciate your further thoughts and comments to reach an outcome for Mary's whereabouts.
JK
