Rosetta Cecilia WALKER

Female 1876 - 1877  (1 years)


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  • Name Rosetta Cecilia WALKER 
    Born 1876  Newtown, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 1877  Newtown, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Ref:NSW BDM 2429/1877
    Person ID I18840  Kirkpatrick Family
    Last Modified 14 Feb 2024 

    Father James WALKER, , alias Williams , Brickmaker,of South Grafton,NSW,   b. 11 Aug 1855, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Sep 1935, Rosalie, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Mother Mary Hannah BUSSEY,   b. 3 Apr 1853, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Nov 1939, Lewisham, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years) 
    Married 1 Jan 1876  the residence of the brides mother, Redfern , New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Ref:NSW BDM 1581/1876 . Ref:The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) Saturday 22 January 1876 Marriages. "WALKER-BUSSEY. - at the residence of the brides mother, by the Rev Mr Kingdon ,James Walker, of Newcastle, to Mary Hannah, second daughter of Mrs H. Bussey,of Redfern" The groom was recorded as James Walker -he was later charged with bigamy(in 1886) - as James Walker -found guilty and sentenced to one years imprisonment.

      Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser (Grafton, NSW : 1859 - 1889) Saturday 3 July 1886 p 3 Article

      "Grafton Police Court TUESDAY, JUNE 29.-Before the P.M. BIGAMY. James Williams, alias Walker, was brought up under a warrant, charging him with bigamy. Constable Cowie deposed, that the previous evening he went to the residence of accused, and asked him his proper name, and he replied "James Williams." Asked if he knew a brickmaker named James Walker in the district, and he replied he did not. He said, in reply to a question, that he might have gone by that name in Sydney. Told him he had a warrant for the arrest of James Walker, and believed him to be the man. Read him the warrent issued from Sydney, charging him with having, on the 1st February, 1882, married Clara Jane Riley, his former wife-Mary Hannah Walker, being then living. He said there was a mistake somewhere, that he was not the person. From the description given of James Walker, believe accused to be that person. He was remanded to Sydney to be dealt with. Bail was objected to by the police, and it was not granted."


      Ref:Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser (Grafton, NSW : 1859 - 1889)Saturday 14 August 1886. "BIGAMY.-At the Sydney Quarter Sessions, on August 4, 1886,James Walker was charged with bigamy, he having married Mary Hannah Bussey on January 1. 1876 , and afterwards on February 21, 1882, at Grafton, he married Clara Jane Reilly, the said Mary Hannah Bussey then being alive. He pleaded guilty. Prisoner's mother stated that when he was first married he was 19 years of age, and that she told him the marriage was not legal, and was not binding upon him. His Honor sentenced prisoner to one year's Imprisonment."
    Family ID F6617  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart


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