Rebecca SMALL, "Granny Oakes"

Female 1789 - 1883  (93 years)


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  • Name Rebecca SMALL 
    Suffix "Granny Oakes" 
    Born 22 Sep 1789  Sydney Cove, New South Wales Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 30 Jan 1883  Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I26033  Kirkpatrick Family
    Last Modified 17 Sep 2014 

    Father John SMALL, ,Transported Convict,   b. 30 Nov 1761, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Oct 1850, Kissing Point, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years) 
    Mother Mary PARKER, ,Transported Convict,   b. 28 Aug 1758,   d. 4 Apr 1824, Kissing Point, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years) 
    Married 12 Oct 1788  Sydney Cove, New South Wales Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Ref:NSW BDM V178863 4/1788

      The Chaplain of the First Fleet,the Rev Richard Johnson , conducted the first Christian service in Australia on 3 February 1788.

    Family ID F8775  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Francis OAKES, ,of 'Langford Farm' ,Parramatta,New South Wales,   b. 15 Apr 1770, Foleshill, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Feb 1844, Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Married 27 Jan 1806  Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Francis Rowland OAKES,   b. 13 Mar 1818, Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Aug 1866, Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 48 years)
    Last Modified 22 Aug 2014 
    Family ID F8789  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Ref: Hornsby Shire Historical Society (comp). Pioneers of Hornsby Shire, 1788-1906 : a history.

      Rebecca was the first female born in New South Wales of British parents, and also either the first or the second Anglo-Australian that ever was married.


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