Samuel John Westbrook1
#1755, (29 November 1832-18 May 1877)
| Father | Dr. Samuel Westbrook1 (13 Jun 1795-2 Mar 1866) |
| Mother | Mary Margaret Mason1 (7 May 1799-15 Aug 1853) |
| Last Edited | 3 Sep 2022 |
| WikiTree ID: | https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Westbrook-541. |
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Samuel John Westbrook was born on 29 November 1832 at Hobart.1,2 He was the son of Dr. Samuel Westbrook and Mary Margaret Mason.1 He presumably moved with his parents to Clifton House, in New Norfolk, Tasmania, on 17 February 1835.3 Samuel John Westbrook may have been baptised on Thursday, 29 September 1836.4,1
He may have attended the wedding of his sister in the marriage of Rev. Samuel Berjew Fookes and Margaret Sarah Westbrook in a Church of England ceremony at St. John the Baptist on Saturday, 20 February 1847 at Buckland, Tasmania. Samuel and Margaret went on to have four children together, two of whom lived into their adulthood.5,6,7 Samuel John Westbrook was a mariner.1 He was a lighthouse keeper.4
He married Jane Sangwell, at the house of Thomas Drury at Steam Packet Tavern on Monday, 12 May 1862 at Hobart. He was 29 and his wife Jane was 16..1
His father died 2 March 1866 at the age of 70. Samuel was aged 33 when this happened.
Samuel died on 18 May 1877 at Alfred Hospital, in Melbourne, at age 44 of typhoid fever. His death notice said: 'on the 18th May, at the Alfred Hospital, of typhoid fever, Samuel John son of late Dr Westbrook, of Tasmania, Tasmanian papers please copy.1,8,2'
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Samuel John Westbrook was born on 29 November 1832 at Hobart.1,2 He was the son of Dr. Samuel Westbrook and Mary Margaret Mason.1 He presumably moved with his parents to Clifton House, in New Norfolk, Tasmania, on 17 February 1835.3 Samuel John Westbrook may have been baptised on Thursday, 29 September 1836.4,1
He may have attended the wedding of his sister in the marriage of Rev. Samuel Berjew Fookes and Margaret Sarah Westbrook in a Church of England ceremony at St. John the Baptist on Saturday, 20 February 1847 at Buckland, Tasmania. Samuel and Margaret went on to have four children together, two of whom lived into their adulthood.5,6,7 Samuel John Westbrook was a mariner.1 He was a lighthouse keeper.4
He married Jane Sangwell, at the house of Thomas Drury at Steam Packet Tavern on Monday, 12 May 1862 at Hobart. He was 29 and his wife Jane was 16..1
His father died 2 March 1866 at the age of 70. Samuel was aged 33 when this happened.
Samuel died on 18 May 1877 at Alfred Hospital, in Melbourne, at age 44 of typhoid fever. His death notice said: 'on the 18th May, at the Alfred Hospital, of typhoid fever, Samuel John son of late Dr Westbrook, of Tasmania, Tasmanian papers please copy.1,8,2'
Family | Jane Sangwell (29 Jan 1846-1914) |
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Citations
- [S371] GEDCOM file created by Andrew Kemp, 25 March 2011.
- [S1324] Australian Medial Pioneers Index (http://www.medicalpioneers.com/) http://www.medicalpioneers.com/cgi-bin/index.cgi (for year).
- [S609] The Hobart Town Courier, Hobart, Tasmania, 1835 'Classified Advertising.', The Hobart Town Courier (Tas. : 1827 - 1839), 20 February, p. 3, viewed 12 October, 2014, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article4181622
- [S911] WikiTree (http://www.wikitree.com/) https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Westbrook-541
- [S273] Tasmania, Marriage Certificate, 1847#1400 (Index only).
- [S728] GEDCOM file created by Donald L. Reid, 17 Feb 2014 (companion to 'Descendents of James MCKENZIE.rtf' p.3) (for exact place and minister).
- [S569] Victor Malham,"Descendents of Samuel Brejew Fookes, Rev.PDF," , 23rd March 2012. Currently held by Tim Hill's collection, e-mail address page 1.
- [S449] The Illustrated Australian News, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 9th July 1877.