William Henry Bassett1

Family

Child with an unknown spouse:

Citations

  1. [S1] Birth Registrations, SA Births 1842-1906.

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Murray Veale1,2

(1930 - 1930)
Family
FatherThomas Charles Henry Veale1 b. 5 Aug 1892, d. 31 Jan 1941
MotherSarah Julia Kerrisk1 b. 10 Mar 1893, d. 20 Sep 1994
Relationship1st cousin 1 time removed of Olive Ruby May Ellis

Life Events

     On 23 November 1930 Murray Veale, son of Thomas Charles Henry Veale and Sarah Julia Kerrisk, was stillborn in Gawler, South Australia.1

Murray was buried on 24 November 1930 in the Willaston Cemetery, Willaston, South Australia.1

Citations

  1. [S54] South Australian Councils Cemeteries Search, online http://www.pirie.sa.gov.au/site/page.cfm?u=130
  2. [S136] Ancestry.com.au, online http://search.ancestry.com.au

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Lucy Wickens

(1848 - 1931)
Family
FatherCharles Wickens b. a 1811, d. 22 Dec 1886
MotherMargaret Thresher Perry b. 21 Aug 1817, d. 12 Jan 1861
Relationship1st cousin 1 time removed of Ernest Harry Edmonds

Spouse: Abel Shepley (24 May 1834 - 14 September 1925)
     Children:

Life Events

     Lucy Wickens was born on 24 January 1848 in Reading, Berkshire, England, daughter of Charles Wickens and Margaret Thresher Perry.1

She appeared on the census on 30 March 1851, in the household of Edward Perry in Rail Hotel, Cholsey, Berkshire, England, as niece aged 3.2

On 30 December 1878, Lucy, aged 30, married Abel Shepley, aged 44, son of John Shepley, in the residence of James Gray in Mitcham, South Australia.3

She died on Saturday, 10 October 1931, aged 83 years, 8 months and 16 days, in Mount Barker, South Australia,4 was buried in the Mount Barker Cemetery, Mount Barker, South Australia, on Sunday, 11 October 1931.5

Citations

  1. [S18] Free BMD, online http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/
  2. [S100] 1851 UK Census.
  3. [S3] Marriage Registrations, South Australian Marriages 1842-1916.
  4. [S6] Death records, SAGHS CD Deaths 1916-1972.
  5. [S54] South Australian Councils Cemeteries Search, online http://www.pirie.sa.gov.au/site/page.cfm?u=130
  6. [S1] Birth Registrations, SA Births 1842-1906.

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Abel Shepley1

(1834 - 1925)
Family
FatherJohn Shepley1

Spouse: Elizabeth Darby (about 1837 - 21 September 1856)
     Child:

Spouse: Esther Terry (1837 - 21 November 1877)
     Children:

Spouse: Lucy Wickens (24 January 1848 - 10 October 1931)
     Children:

Life Events

     Abel Shepley was born on 24 May 1834 in Duckinfield, Cheshire, England, son of John Shepley.1

He was baptized on 10 August 1834 in Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, England.

Abel emigrated on 24 August 1848 from London, England, via Plymouth, on board the "Baboo". He arrived in port Adelaide on 5th December 1848.2

On 24 October 1855, Abel, aged 21, married Elizabeth Darby, in Wesleyan Chapel, Pirie Street in Adelaide, South Australia.1

On 10 January 1861, Abel, aged 26, married Esther Terry, daughter of Alfred Terry, in Chapel, Freeman Street in Adelaide, South Australia.1

On 30 December 1878, Abel, aged 44, married Lucy Wickens, aged 30, daughter of Charles Wickens and Margaret Thresher Perry, in the residence of James Gray in Mitcham, South Australia.1

He died on Monday, 14 September 1925, aged 91 years, 3 months and 21 days, in Mount Barker, South Australia,3was buried in the Mount Barker Cemetery, Mount Barker, South Australia, on Wednesday, 16 September 1925 in the Old Section, plot 261.4

Abel had an obituary published in "The Register" on Tuesday, 15 September 1925
     Mr. Abel Shepley, of Mount Barker, whose death occurred at Mount Barker on Monday, was in his ninety-second year. He was born at Duking, Clichester, England, in 1834. In 1848, with his father, four brothers and two sisters, he came to South Australia in the ship Baboo.
     At Port Adelaide, Mr. J. Broadbent, of Cherry Gardens, took charge of the new arrivals, and the following day the sisters and three brothers tramped 18 miles to Cherry Gardens. Mr. Shepley's first labour there was to tie sheaves of hay as they came from the scythes, for Mr. J. Downing (father ot the Downings, of Mount Barker). He next worked for Mr. Field, who owned a 40-acre block in the vicinity, and kept four employees. Three of these dug with spades, and planted four and a half acres in a month, and Mr. Shepley claimed to be the best man in South Australia with the spade.
     He and his brother went to the Victorian gold diggings in 1851. Mr. A. Shepley at once took a pick to 'Poor Man's Gully,' and dug till he reached the gravel. By night he had got 3 oz, gold. That was all he got there, but at another hole he found rich ground. Then the rains came, and every hole in the gully was filled with water.
     His brother, discontented, compelled him to return with him to South Australia. On the Port Lincoln to Port Augusta track Mr. Shepley put down many wells, and worked on both sides of the Flinders Range, mainly at bullock driving and horsebreaking. After seven years in the north he removed to Coromandel Valley, where he married, and was employed at Murray's biscuit and jam factory. He lost his first wife at the Valley, and married Miss Lucy Wickens (daughter of the baker at the factory). Afterwards they moved to Balhannah, where they lost all they had on the farm. Bugle Ranges was their next venue, and they remained there until 10 years ago, when they moved into Mount Barker.
     The surviving family consists of:- Messrs. A. Shepley (Bugle Ranges), E. Shepley (Broken Hill), F. Shepley (Port Pirie), H. Shepley (Edwardstown), and Mesdames P. O'Malley (Mount Barker), J. Badenoch (Prospect), and E. Yates (Wistow).5

Citations

  1. [S3] Marriage Registrations, South Australian Marriages 1842-1916.
  2. [S35] Family History South Australia, online http://www.familyhistorysa.info/shipping/…
  3. [S6] Death records, SAGHS CD Deaths 1916-1972.
  4. [S54] South Australian Councils Cemeteries Search, online http://www.pirie.sa.gov.au/site/page.cfm?u=130
  5. [S195] "Trove" Digititised Newspapers, online http://trove.nla.gov.au/
  6. [S1] Birth Registrations, SA Births 1842-1906.
  7. [S5] SA Death Registrations, SAGHS CD Deaths 1842-1915.

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John Shepley1

Family

Child with an unknown spouse:

Citations

  1. [S3] Marriage Registrations, South Australian Marriages 1842-1916.

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Evelyn Shepley1

(1879 - 1945)
Family
FatherAbel Shepley1 b. 24 May 1834, d. 14 Sep 1925
MotherLucy Wickens1 b. 24 Jan 1848, d. 10 Oct 1931
Relationship2nd cousin of Ernest Harry Edmonds

Spouse: Patrick O'Malley ( - 17 February 1957)
     Children:

Life Events

     Evelyn Shepley was born on 19 October 1879 in Coromandel Valley, South Australia, daughter of Abel Shepley and Lucy Wickens.1

On 14 February 1900, Evelyn, aged 20, married Patrick O'Malley, son of Michael O'Malley, in St Francis de Sales Catholic Church in Mount Barker, South Australia.2

She died on Friday, 7 September 1945, aged 65 years, 10 months and 19 days, in Mount Barker, South Australia.3

Citations

  1. [S1] Birth Registrations, SA Births 1842-1906.
  2. [S3] Marriage Registrations, South Australian Marriages 1842-1916.
  3. [S6] Death records, SAGHS CD Deaths 1916-1972.

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