Maria Jane Richardson1

#13918, (circa 1813-17 February 1861)
Last Edited15 Oct 2022
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Maria Jane Richardson was born circa 1813 at Weymouth, Dorset.1 Maria and William lived in March 1831.2

She married William Samuel Fooks, son of James MacKenzie Fooks and Jane Berjew, at All Saints on Thursday, 8 December 1831 at the village of Wyke Regis near the town of Weymouth, Dorset..3,1 Maria and William lived in 1837 at Melcombe Regis, Weymouth, Dorset.4 Maria Jane Richardson emmigrated from London on 5 July 1840 on the 'Waterloo' with her husband and four children, along with other members of his family.5,6,7 After a voyage of about 5 months John arrived at Port Adelaide, South Australia, on 9 November 1840 with her family.6,8,7

She presumably lived with her spouse William at off Stokes Street, in Port Melbourne, in 1856.9

Maria died on 17 February 1861 at the Melbourne suburb of Sandridge (Port Melbourne).1

She had a brief obituary in an Adelaide newspaper in May 1861:
'FOOKS on the 17th February at her residence, Sandridge, Victoria after a long illness. Maria Jane, widow of the late Samuel Berjew Fooks formerly of Weymouth, Dorsetshire, England. Aged 55 years.10'

Timeline

DateEventPlace
Family
1813BirthWeymouth, Dorset1
1831Residence2
1831Married Name1
1831Marriage at All Saints in the village of Wyke Regis near the town of Weymouth, Dorset3,1
1837ResidenceMelcombe Regis, Weymouth, Dorset4
1861Deaththe Melbourne suburb of Sandridge (Port Melbourne)1
1861Quotation type 210

Family

William Samuel Fooks (26 Feb 1809-31 Oct 1856)
Children

Citations

  1. [S728] GEDCOM file created by Donald L. Reid, 17 Feb 2014 (companion to 'Descendents of James MCKENZIE.rtf' p.2).
  2. [S1144] England, United Grand Lodge of England Freemason Membership Registers, 1751-1921 Ancestry.com, (www.ancestry.com) Name: Wm. Samuel Fooks; Gender:      Male; Initiation Age:     22; Birth Year: abt 1809; Initiation Date: 11 Mar 1831; First Payment Year on Register: 1831; Year Range: 1813-1836; Profession: Attorney; Lodge Location: North Devon Militia[this may not be correct]; Folio Number: 274; A Lodge Number: 283A; B Lodge Number: 199B.
  3. [S574] England Select Marriages, 1530-1973 Ancestry.com, (www.ancestry.com) Name: William Samuel Fooks; Gender: Male; Marriage Date: 1831; Marriage Place: Wyke Regis, Dorset, England; Spouse: Maria Jane Richardson; FHL Film Number: 1239262; Reference ID: 2:2CVV08Q.
  4. [S1170] Dorset, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906 (www.ancestry.com) Name: William Samuel Fooks; Gender: Male; Spouse: Maria Jane Fooks; Child: Mary Richardson Fooks.
  5. [S1217] Oz Ships - Australian shipping 1788-1968 (http://www.ozships.net/) 'Waterloo' - 5/7/1840 to 9/11/1840 http://www.ozships.net/ozships/events/2/171.htm#10449 (The family's name is transcribed as 'Tooks').
  6. [S386] South Australian Migrant Shipping (1836-1860) (http://www.perthdps.com/shipping/mig-sa1.htm#sa1) Waterloo 9th Nov 1840 (This citation is for the date and details of the ship; the presence of the Fooks family on it has not been verified.).
  7. [S256] Grahame R. Fooks, The Fooks Family, 1780-1980 p.4.
  8. [S1216] The South Australian Record and Australasian and South African Chronicle, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, 1840 'SHIPWRECK.—LOSS OF THE BARQUE LANCIER.', South Australian Record and Australasian and South African Chronicle (SA : 1840 - 1841), 18 July, p. 7. , viewed 22 Nov 2020, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article245932986
  9. [S483] Australia - Electoral Rolls 1900-1980 - Ancestry.com, Electorate of South Melbourne, Subdivision of Sandridge 1856 p.18.
  10. [S728] GEDCOM file created by Donald L. Reid, 17 Feb 2014 (companion to 'Descendents of James MCKENZIE.rtf' p.4).
  11. [S728] GEDCOM file created by Donald L. Reid, 17 Feb 2014 (companion to 'Descendents of James MCKENZIE.rtf' p.5).
  12. [S1170] Dorset, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906 (www.ancestry.com) Name: William Samuel Fooks; Gender: Male; Spouse: Maria Jane Fooks; Child: Adeline Ellen Fooks.