George Henry Adams (known as Henry) was born 1796 in Suffolk, England. His parents were John Adams and Sarah Lydimore (Gowing). Henry was convicted at Norfolk Assizes, along with his brother George, for stealing lambs and receiving stolen sheep. He was sentenced to death which was commuted to transportation for 14 years. Henry arrived in Australia on the 'Prince of Orange' in 1821. He was working as a sawyer in 1838 when he married Elizabeth Clark. After 1844 he was licensee of the Little Billabong Hotel at was is now called Holbrook. In 1863 Henry was working as a farmer.
Children of Henry and Elizabeth Clarke:
George 1839 - 1987. Married (1) Mary Ann Clarke
(2) Mary Shannahan.
William John 1842 - 1920 Married Martha E Cheney
Henry Daniel 1844-1920 Married Eliza Agnes Bradley
Robert Smart 1851 - 1932 Married Elizabeth MacKenzie
Louisa Maria 1846 - 1907 Married (1) Themio Laundess (2) David
McGinnity
Joseph James 1848 - 1937 Married Lavinia Rachel Warner
David Jonathon 1854 - 1911 Married Louisa Maria King
Matilda Henrietta 1857 - 1931 Married Albert Joseph Cheney
Thomas Andrew 1859 - 1921 Married Annie Marie V Duggan
Rosanna Charlotte Esther Elizabeth 1862 - 1941 Married (1) William
Henry O'Hagan
(2) John Edward Henry Eastcott
Albert 1865 - 1868
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George b1803 Suffolk (son of John and Sarah - brother to Henry)
Married Sarah Share b1811 Glouc. England in Wollongong in 1842.
Children of George and Sarah:
Henry b1869 married Emily Chamberlain
Thomas
Henry b1871
Elizabeth Ann 1872 - 1964
Robert Henry 1874 - 1942
George A W b1877
Joseph b1881
Alfred E b1880
Minnie b1886
Sydney b1888
Walter b1889
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Some connected surnames: Adams, Beecher, Bend, Blackman,
Blowers, Bradley, Bryans, Carmody, Chamberlain, Cheney, Clarke,
Clemson, Cobden, Daley, Donnelly, Duggan, Dwyer, Eastcott,
Foster, Fox, Gowing, Hansell, Harvey, Hurle, James, Kemp, King,
Laundess, Lindsay, Lydimore (Ledamore), Lyons, MacClure,
MacKenzie, Marjoram, McGinnity, Nowland, Nugent, O'Hagan, O'Keefe,
Perfect, Quinn, Savage, Shannahan, Share, Stein, Vickery, Wakeling,
Warner, Wheeler, Whiteman
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