David Dewhirst was a Bounty Immigrant, and son of Thomas Dewhurst and Hannah Wilkinson in the descendancy of Thomas Dewhurst and Sarah Holdsworth. His sponsor was his brother, Charles Dewhurst. This line goes back to Yorkshire and the family was Quaker. Charles was a Blacksmith and so was David. Charles was also a convict and was given a pardon for assisting in the capture of Dangerous Bush rangers.
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Family of David Dewhirst and Amelia Knapton
NAME | BIRTH | LOCATION | DEATH | LOCATION | MARRIAGE | LOCATION | SPOUSE |
David Dewhirst | Abt. 1822 | Bradford, Yorkshire, England | 18 July 1898 | Hamilton New South Wales, Australia | February 25, 1844 | Bradford, Yorkshire, England | Amelia Knapton |
Charles Dewhirst | Abt. 1848 | Yorkshire, England | December 27, 1897 | Hobart, Tasmania | Mary Jane Thornton | ||
Abraham Dewhirst | Abt. 1851 | Yorkshire, England | 1859 | N.S.W. Australia | |||
Martha Anne Dewhirst [1] | Abt. 1854 | Yorkshire, England | Nathaniel Elliott |
[1] children of Martha Anne Dewhirst and Nathaniel Elliott are: David Ernest Elliott b. 1876, N.S.W. Australia; Archibald W Elliott, b.1878, N.S.W. Australia, m. 1906, Lillian D White; Herbert John Elliott, b. 1879, d. 1879, N.S.W. Australia; Amelia Grace Elliott, b. 1880, d. 1891, N.S.W. Australia; Robert Stanley Elliott, b.1882, d. 1882, N.S.W. Australia; Mary J Elliott, b. 1883, N.S.W. Australia; Isabell M Elliott, b. 1886, d. 1887, N.S.W. Australia; Mary L (or J) Elliott, b. 1888, d. 1888; Nathaniel C Elliott, b. 1890, N.S.W. Australia, m. 1915, Janet M Thompspn
Family of Charles Dewhirst and Mary Jane Thornton
NAME | BIRTH | LOCATION | DEATH | LOCATION | MARRIAGE | LOCATION | SPOUSE |
Charles Dewhirst | Abt. 1848 | Yorkshire, England | December 27, 1897 | Hobart, Tasmania | Mary Jane Thornton | ||
Abraham Dewhirst | 1869 | N.S.W. Australia | 1870 | N.S.W. Australia | |||
John H Dewhirst | 1870 | N.S.W. Australia | 1872 | N.S.W. Australia | |||
Amelia Dewhirst | 1872 | Newcastle N.S.W. Australia | June 29, 1898 | June 29, 1898 | David Watson Shaw | ||
Mark Dewhirst | 1874 | N.S.W. Australia | 1876 | N.S.W. Australia | |||
Charles Nicholas Dewhirst | 1876 | N.S.W. Australia | 1877 | N.S.W. Australia | |||
Margaret J Dewhirst | 1877 | N.S.W. Australia | 1877 | N.S.W. Australia | |||
David Tasman Dewhirst | June 07, 1880 | Launceston, Tasmania | February 21, 1944 | 1905 | Theresa Jones | ||
Elizabeth Esther Dewhirst | February 14, 1882 | Beaconsfield, Tasmania | April 14, 1882 | ||||
John Nicholas Dewhirst | February 14, 1882 | ||||||
George Glenwright Dewhirst | August 10, 1883 | December 08, 1883 | |||||
Joseph Oliver Dewhirst | August 10, 1883 | Tasmania | December 07, 1883 | Tasmania |
Family of David Tasman Dewhirst and Theresa Jones
NAME | BIRTH | LOCATION | DEATH | LOCATION | MARRIAGE | LOCATION | SPOUSE |
Charles Tasman Dewhirst | October 17, 1906 | Launceston, Tasmania | |||||
Alice Amelia Dewhirst | March 04, 1908 | Launceston, Tasmania |