Descendants of Richard Dewhurst and Ann??

(Ancestors of Actress, Colleen Dewhurst)

submitted by Ian Dewhurst and David Freeman email him for further information

Family of Richard Dewhurst and Ann??

NAME
BIRTH
LOCATION
DEATH
LOCATION
MARRIAGE
LOCATION
SPOUSE
Richard Dewhurst 1726           Ann ??
Edward Dewhurst Bef. 29 Mar 1746 Blackburn, Lancashire, England     06 Jan 1767 Darwen, Blackburn, Lancashire, England Esther Marsden

Family of Edward Dewhurst and Esther Marsden

NAME
BIRTH
LOCATION
DEATH
LOCATION
MARRIAGE
LOCATION
SPOUSE
Edward Dewhurst Bef. 29 Mar 1746 Blackburn, Lancashire, England     06 Jan 1767 Darwen, Blackburn, Lancashire, England Esther Marsden [1]
Edward Dewhurst Bet. 07 Mar 1767–09 Oct 1771 Dewhurst Houses, Ribchester,
Lancashire, England
09 Oct 1843 St. Croix , West Indies 1) abt 1798
2) 09 Dec 1802

1)
2) Christiansted, St Croix, Virgin Islands, USA
1) Elizabeth Seaton
2) Elizabeth Markoe Heyliger

[1] Esther Marsden was b. Bet. 1745–1747

Family of Edward Dewhurst and Elizabeth Markoe Heylinger

NAME
BIRTH
LOCATION
DEATH
LOCATION
MARRIAGE
LOCATION
SPOUSE
Edward Dewhurst Bet. 07 Mar 1767–09 Oct 1771 Dewhurst Houses, Ribchester,
Lancashire, England
09 Oct 1843 St. Croix , West Indies 09 Dec 1802
Christiansted, St Croix, Virgin Islands, USA Elizabeth Markoe Heyliger [1]
Catharine Akers Dewhurst Abt. 1797       03 Jun 1833 Harewood, Yorkshire, England Benjamin William 'Rev' Pullan [2]
Edward Seaton Dewhurst
abt. 1798
St.Croix, West Indies
1828
On the Gold Fields in Victoria, Australia
3 January 1828
Yorkshire
Caroline Bury Kirkby Malzard
Henry Dewhurst Abt. 1799 Bet. 1822–1837         Lolita/Solita Markoe [3]
Ferdinand Augustus Dewhurst 01 Sep 1803 St Croix, Brantford, Canada 28 Oct 1879 likely Canada 28 Sep
1830
Copenhagen, Kobenhavn, Denmark Pouline Henriette Rosenoern [4]
Isaac Heyliger Dewhurst 30 Sep 1804 Frederiksted, St Croix, West Indies : 25 Jul 1844 Bettys Hope, St Croix, Virgin Islands, USA 06 Dec 1832
,
Frederiksted, St Croix, West Indies Elizabeth Newton [5]
Jane Caroline Dewhurst 20 May 1806 St Croix, Virgin Islands, West Indies         ?? Hudson [6]
John Heyliger Dewhurst 22 Jan 1809 Frederiksted, St Croix, West Indies 01 Aug 1875 St Kilda, Victoria, Australia     Sarah Meyers [7]
William Heyliger Dewhurst Abt. 1810 St Croix, West Indies 23 Mar 1845 New York,
New York, USA
    Jacoline 'Jacobina' Felicine 'Feliciana' Magens [8]
Elizabeth Heyliger 'Eliza' Dewhurst Abt. 1813 St Croix, Virgin Islands, West Indies         Alexander Tower [9]
Sarah Armstrong Dewhurst 10 Jun 1814 St Croix, Virgin Islands, West Indies          
Mathilda Augusta Dewhurst 07 Mar 1817 St Croix, Virgin Islands, West Indies     12 May 1836 St Croix, Virgin Islands, West Indies William Worthington Coker [10]

[1] There is a Christening for an Edward, son of Edward 07 March, 1767 Lango Chapel, Blackburn, Lancashire, England. He was a Sugar Plantation owner. He is also listed in the 1841 Census at West Winch, Middleston, Norfolk as a Sugar Plantation owner. Elizabeth Markoe Heyliger was b: Bef. 1782 in Copenhagen, Denmark, and d: 24 Jul 1848 in USA
[2] Benjamin William 'Rev' Pullanwas b. 14 Nov 1803 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, and d: 04 Jan 1839 in Yorkshire, England
[3] Lolita/Solita Markoe was b. Abt. 1834 in St Croix, Mexico
[4] Pouline Henriette Rosenoern b: 30 Apr 1813 in St Croix, Virgin Islands, USA, d: Abt. 1850 in Canada
[5] Elizabeth Newton was b: Abt. 1800 in St Croix, Virgin Islands, West Indies, d: 09 Feb 1868 in Bettys Hope, St Croix, Virgin Islands, USA
[6] Lydia Ann Hudson was b: St Croix, Virgin Islands, West Indies
[7] Sarah Meyers was b: Abt. 1810 in Tarvin, Cheshire, England
[8] Jacoline 'Jacobina' Felicine 'Feliciana' Magens was b: 1818, m: 20 Jul 1837 in Christiansted, St Croix, Virgin Islands, USA
[9] Alexander Tower was b: Abt. 1801 in Scotland
[10] William Worthington Coker was b: 1802 in Christiansted, St Croix, Virgin Islands, USA

Family of Edward Seaton Dewhurst and Caroline Bury Kirkby Malzard

NAME
BIRTH
LOCATION
DEATH
LOCATION
MARRIAGE
LOCATION
SPOUSE
Edward Seaton Dewhurst
abt. 1798
St.Croix, West Indies
1828
On the Gold Fields, Maryborough, Victoria, Australia
3 January 1828
Yorkshire
Caroline Bury Kirkby Malzard [1]
               
               
               
               
               

[1] Caroline Bury Kirkby Malzeard was b: 07 Nov 1806 in Doncaster, Yorkshire, England

 

 

 


 

. UPDATE: The Will of William Heylinger has been found in New York City records:

Family of Edward Dewhurst and [2] Elizabeth Heylinger

NAME
BIRTH
LOCATION
DEATH
LOCATION
MARRIAGE
LOCATION
SPOUSE

VIRGIN ISLANDS FAMILIES

Dewhurst

Origin: England

Related Families: Akers, Bowen,* Coker, Duckworth,* Eberbach, Griffith, Heyliger, Howell,* Knight, Latimer,* Magens, Marcoe, Marsden,* Newton, Nixon,* Pearson, Pullan, Rosenørn, Seaton, Tower

V.I. Location: St. Croix

Contributors: David Freeman, Svend E. Holsoe

 

            Edward Dewhurst was born in Darwen, Blackburn, Lancashire, England between 1742 and 1747.
            He was married on 6 January 1767 in Darwen, Blackburn, Lancashire, to Esther Marsden, who was born between 1745 and 1747, in Blackburn, Lancashire, England.

            Child of Edward and Esther (Marsden) Dewhurst:

            1.   i.        Edward Dewhurst, b. c7 March 1767-7 July 1771, d. 9 October 1843

            1.  Edward Dewhurst was born Darwen, Blackburn, Lancashire, England, between 7 March 1767-9 October 1771 [1764, where was he baptized ].         
            He arrived on St. Croix in about 1792.        
            He was married between 1796-1798 on St. Croix to Elizabeth Seaton.
            Elizabeth died in about 1800 [prior to January 1807 ] on St. Croix.
            He was married again, on 9 December 1802 in the Christiansted Anglican Church to Elisabeth Markoe Heyliger, who was born in Copenhagen, Denmark in about 1781 and was baptized in the Anglican Church.          
            He was married to a woman who was born on St. Croix in about 1806 and was a member of the Anglican Church.
            Portraits were painted by Eliab Metcalf sometime between 13 January and 1 July 1826.
            On 13 October 1828, he bought at auction, estate Concordia, 2 & 18 West End Quarter.
            He died on 9 October 1843, aged 79, of "infirmity," and was buried at estate Concordia, West End Quarter. 


I am grateful to David Freeman of Australia, for an outline history of the Dewhurst family, email, 1 July 2010.  Most of  the undocumented listings come from this source.

I am grateful to David Freeman of Australia, for an outline history of the Dewhurst family, email, 1 July 2010.

St. Paul's Anglican Church, Church Book, 1832-1850, Burials, f. 132.

I am grateful to David Freeman of Australia, for an outline history of the Dewhurst family, email, 1 July 2010.

I am grateful to David Freeman of Australia, for an outline history of the Dewhurst family, email, 1 July 2010.

Montagu Chambers, ed., “Price v. Dewhurst,” The Law Journal Reports for the Year 1837; … (London), XV, new series vol. VI (1837), pp. 226-233.

I am grateful to David Freeman of Australia, for an outline history of the Dewhurst family, email, 1 July 2010.

RA. St. Croix Census, 1846, Free, Prince’s Quarter, estate Bog of Allen.

RA, St. Croix Census, 1857, West End Quarter, estate Stony Ground.

In October 1846, Mrs. E. Dewhurst was the owner of estate Concordia, West End Quarter, as well as estate Bog of Allen, Prince’s Quarter.
            In October 1846, she was living with her daughter, Jane Caroline at estate Bog of Allen, a widow, and supported “by her revenues”.
            She died on 24 July 1848.

            Children of Edward and Elizabeth (Seaton) Dewhurst:

                2.   i.        Catharine Akers Dewhurst, b. c1797
                3.   ii.       Edward Seaton Dewhurst, b. c1798, d. 1858
                4.   iii.      Henry Dewhurst, b. c1799, d. c1822-1837

            Children of Edward and Elisabeth Markoe (Heyliger) Dewhurst:

                5.   i.        Ferdinand Augustus Dewhurst, b. c1803, d. 28 October 1879
                6.   ii.       Isaac Heyliger Dewhurst, b. 30 September 1804, d. 25 July 1844
                7.   iii.      Jane Caroline Dewhurst, b. c1806 [1815?]
                8.   iv.     John Heyliger Dewhurst, b. c1809, d. 1875
                9.   v.      William Heyliger Dewhurst, b. c1810, d. 25 March 1845
                10. vi.     Eliza Heyliger [M]. Dewhurst, b. c1813
                11. vii.    Sarah Armstrong Dewhurst, b. 10 June 1814
                12. viii.   Mathilda Augusta Dewhurst, 7 March 1817

                2.  Catharine Akers Dewhurst was born in about 1797. 
She married on 3 June 1833 in Harewood, Yorkshire, England to Benjamin William Pullan.

            3.  Edward Seaton Dewhurst was born in about 1798. 
            He was a Church of England Vicar..
            He was married on 3 January 1828 in Kirkby Malzeard, Yorkshire, England to Caroline Bury,* who was born on 7 November 1806 in Doncaster, Yorkshire, England.
            He died in 1858 in Maryborough, Victoria, Australia.
            She died on 3 June 1891 in Hove, Sussex, England.
            They had five children.

            4.  Henry Dewhurst was born in about 1799.
            He was married to Lolita/Solita Markoe, b. St. Croix, Mexico?.
            He died between 1822 and 1837.

                5.  Ferdinand Augustus Dewhurst was born in about 1802 on St. Croix and was a member of the Anglican Church.  
            He received a Cand. Juris degree.  
            He was married on 28 September 1830 in Copenhagen, Denmark to Pauline Henriette Rosenørn, who was born on St. Croix, on 30 April 1813.
            In 1838, he was acting Sheriff in Christiansted.
            In 1850, he was living in Branford, Canada.
            Pauline died in 1850, in Canada.
            By 1857, he was living at 18 Strand Street, Frederiksted as a widower, with his children.
            Died on 28 October 1879 on St. John.

            Children of Ferdinand Augustus and Pauline Henriette (Rosenørn) Dewhurst:

                13   i.      Emilie Ann Rosenørn Dewhurst, b. c1833
                14.  ii.     Frederik Ludvig Christian Pentz Rosenørn Dewhurst, b. 16 August 1836
                15.  iii.    Sophia Louisa Rosenørn Dewhurst, b. 12 October 1838
                16.  iv.    Henry Rosenørn Dewhurst, b. c1841
                17.  v.     Elizabeth Markoe Heyliger Rosenørn Dewhurst, b. c1845
                18.  vi.    Augusta Caroline Rosenørn Dewhurst, b. c1848
                19.  vii.   Paul Rosenørn Dewhurst, b. c1850

            6.  Isaac Heyliger Dewhurst was born in Frederiksted, St. Croix on 30 September1804. 
He was married on 6 December 1832 in Frederiksted to Elizabeth Newton [married Stevens], who was born on St. Croix in about 1800 /1806 and was a member of the Anglican Church.   
He was knighted (Ritmester) by the Danish crown. 
In October 1846, she was living as “Mrs. E. Stevens” at estate Castle, Prince’s Quarter, a widow, “supported from her income”.
            In 1851, they were resident at estate Betty's Hope, where he was the Planter.   He died on 25 July 1844, at Betty’s Hope.[?1854] 
            In 1857, she was living as a widow with her children at estate Stony Ground, West End Quarter.  
She died on 9 February 1868 on St. Croix.   

            Children of Edward and Elizabeth (Newton) Dewhurst:

RA, St. Croix Census, West End Quarter, estate Concordia.

RA. St. Croix Census, 1846, Free, Prince’s Quarter, estate Bog of Allen.

RA. St. Croix Census, 1846, Free, Prince’s Quarter, estate Bog of Allen.

Or, 30 June 1850 in the U.S.

RA, St. Croix Census, 1857, Frederiksted, 18 Strand Street.

RA, St. Croix Census, 1857, Frederiksted, 18 Strand Street.

St. Croix Danish Lutheran Church, Church Book, 1822-1860, f. 113, Baptism no. 19/1836.

St. Croix Danish Lutheran Church, Church Book, 1822-1860, ff. 132-133, Baptism no. 8/1838.

RA, St. Croix Census, 1857, Frederiksted, 18 Strand Street.

RA, St. Croix Census, 1846, Free, Prince’s Quarter, estate Castle.

RA, St. Croix Census, 1857, West End Quarter, estate Stony Ground.

RA, St. Croix Census, 1846, Free, Prince’s Quarter, estate Castle.

St. Paul's Anglican Church, Frederiksted, Church Book, 1832-1850, Baptisms, No. 32/1841.

RA, St. Croix Census, 1857, West End Quarter, estate Stony Ground.

20. i.       Edward Walterstorff Dewhurst, b. c1833, d. 5 December 1868
                21. ii.      Henry Augustus Dewhurst
                22. iii.     Gertrude Augusta Dewhurst
                23. iv.    Elizabeth Heyliger Dewhurst, b. c1839
                24. iii.     Clara Kortright Dewhurst, b. 21 April 1841, d. 23 August 1911
                25. iv.     Agnes Georgiana Dewhurst, b. 8 March 1843

            7.  Jane Caroline Dewhurst in about 1806/1810 / [1815?], in Frederiksted/ London, and was baptize in the Anglican Church.
            In October 1846, she was living with her mother at estate Bog of Allen, Prince’s Quarter, unmarried and supported by her mother.

            8.  John Heyliger Dewhurst was born in Frederiksted, in about 1809. 
            He became an Anglican Minister.  
            On 29 July 1837, he returned to St. Croix from England, via St. Thomas.
He was married to Sarah Mayers,* who was born in Tarvin, Cheshire, England.
He was married again to Elizabeth Gardiner,* who born in about 1810.
He died in 1875 in St. Kilda, Victoria, Australia.
Elizabeth died in 1881 in St. Kilda, Victoria, Australia.

            Child of John Heyliger and Sarah (Mayers) Dewhurst:

            26.  i.      Sarah Mayers Dewhurst

            Children of John Heyliger and Elizabeth (Gardiner) Dewhurst:

                27. i.       Elizabeth Heyliger Dewhurst, b. 13 May 1842, 1911
                28  ii.      Matthew Gardiner Dewhurst, b. 1844, d. 1914
                29  iii.     John Frederick Dewhurst, b. c1846, d. 1893
                30  iv.     Anne Hamilton Dewhurst, b. 1847, d. 1877

           
            9.  William Heyliger Dewhurst was born on St. Croix in about 1810. 
He was married on 20 July 1837 in the Danish Lutheran Church, Christiansted, to Jacoline [Jacobina] Felicine [Feliciana] Magens.  
He was a member of the Anglican Church, and she was a member of the Danish Lutheran Church.  
He was a medical Doctor.
He died on 25 March 1845.

            Child of William H. and Jacobina Feliciana Dewhurst:

                31. i.       Jane Caroline Heyliger Dewhurst, b. 24 February 1845, d. 28 August 1845
           

            10.  Eliza Heyliger [M.] Dewhurst was born on St. Croix in about 1813

RA. St. Croix Census, 1846, Free, Prince’s Quarter, estate Bog of Allen.

RA. St. Croix Census, 1846, Free, Prince’s Quarter, estate Bog of Allen.

RA. St. Croix Census, 1846, Free, Prince’s Quarter, estate Bog of Allen.

RA. St. Croix Census, 1846, Free, Prince’s Quarter, estate Bog of Allen.

See his arrival at Christiansted on 29 July 1837, RA, VILA, Police Chambers, Arriving Passengers.

See his arrival at Christiansted on 29 July 1837, RA, VILA, Police Chambers, Arriving Passengers.

Danish Lutheran Church, Church Book, 1822-1860, ff. 238-239, Marriages, no. 3/1837.

Danish Lutheran Church, Church Book, 1822-1860, ff. 238-239, Marriages, no. 3/1837.

Danish Lutheran Church, Church Book, 1822-1860, ff. 238-239, Marriages, no. 3/1837.

RA, VILA, Vestindiske Regering, Referateprotokol A, 1846, no. 43/1846.

She was married to Alexander Tower, who was born in Scotland in about 1801 and was a member of the Presbyterian Church.
In 1826, he received a Burgher Certificate.
In October 1841, he and his wife and children were living at estates Strawberry Hill & Cottage, in Queen’s Quarter, where he was the Planter, and an officer in the Queen’s Quarter militia.
They left St. Croix in 1846.
           
            11.  Sarah Armstrong Dewhurst was born on 10 June 1814 and was baptized on 12 June 1814 in the Christiansted Anglican Church.
           
            12.  Mathilda Augusta Dewhurst was born on 7 March 1817 and was baptized on 9 March 1817 in the Christiansted Anglican Church.  
She was married to William Coker.
           
            13.  Emilie Ann Rosenørn Dewhurst was born in about 1833 on St. Thomas and was a member of the Anglican Church.  
In 1857, she was living at 18 Strand Street, Frederiksted with her father and siblings.
She married Timothy Nelson Pearson.
They had three children.

RA, St. Croix Census, 1841, Free, Queen’s Quarter, estates Strawberry Hill & Cottage.

 

RA, St. Croix Census, 1841, Free, Queen’s Quarter, estates Strawberry Hill & Cottage.

RA, St. Croix Census, 1841, Free, Queen’s Quarter, estates Strawberry Hill & Cottage.

St. John's Anglican Church, Christiansted, Church Book, Baptisms, 1797-1841, f. 82, 12 June 1814.

St. John's Anglican Church, Christiansted, Church Book, Baptisms, 1797-1841, f. 106, 9 March 1817.

RA, St. Croix Census, 1857, Frederiksted, 18 Strand Street.

RA, St. Croix Census, 1857, Frederiksted, 18 Strand Street.

14.   Frederik Ludvig Christian Pentz Rosenørn Dewhurst was born on 16 August 1836 and was baptized in the Danish Lutheran Church, Frederiksted on 28 August 1836.

                15.  Sophia Louisa Rosenørn Dewhurst was born on 12 October 1838 on St. Croix and was baptized on 22 December 1838 in the Danish Lutheran Church, Christiansted.  
In 1857 she was a member of the Anglican Church,   and she was living at 18 Strand Street, Frederiksted with her father and siblings.

            16.  Henry Rosenørn Dewhurst was born in about 1841 in Copenhagen and was a member of the Anglican Church.  
In 1857, he was living at 18 Strand Street, Frederiksted with his father and siblings.

            17.  Elizabeth Markoe Heyliger Rosenørn Dewhurst was born in about 1845 in Canada and was a member of the Anglican Church.  
In 1857, she was living at 18 Strand Street, Frederiksted with her father and siblings.

            18.  Augusta Caroline Rosenørn Dewhurst was born in about 1848 in Canada and was baptized in the Anglican Church.  
In 1857, she was living at 18 Strand Street, Frederiksted with her father and siblings.

            19.  Paul Rosenørn Dewhurst was born in about 1850 in Canada and was baptized in the Anglican Church.  
            In 1857, he was living at 18 Strand Street, Frederiksted with his father and siblings.
            He married Mabel Bowen.*

            20.  Edward Walterstorff Dewhurst was born on St. Croix in about 1833 and he was baptized in the Anglican Church.  
In 1857, he was living with his mother at estate Stony Ground, West End Quarter.  
He died on 5 December 1868, unmarried.

                21.  Henry Augustus Dewhurst was born on St. Croix between 1833-1839.

            22.  Gertrude Augusta Dewhurst was born on St. Croix in about 1835, and was baptized in the Anglican Church,.  
            In 1855, she was living at estate Stony Ground, West End Quarter.

            She was married on 9 May 1855 in the Frederiksted Anglican Church to Richard Goold Knight, who was born in Christiansted on 2 March

St. Croix Danish Lutheran Church, Church Book, 1822-1860, f. 113, Baptism no. 19/1836.

St. Croix Danish Lutheran Church, Church Book, 1822-1860, ff. 132-133, Baptism no. 8/1838.

RA, St. Croix Census, 1857, Frederiksted, 18 Strand Street.

St. Croix Danish Lutheran Church, Church Book, 1822-1860, ff. 132-133, Baptism no. 8/1838.

RA, St. Croix Census, 1857, Frederiksted, 18 Strand Street.

RA, St. Croix Census, 1857, Frederiksted, 18 Strand Street.

RA, St. Croix Census, 1857, Frederiksted, 18 Strand Street.

RA, St. Croix Census, 1857, Frederiksted, 18 Strand Street.

RA, St. Croix Census, 1857, Frederiksted, 18 Strand Street.

RA, St. Croix Census, 1857, Frederiksted, 18 Strand Street.

RA, St. Croix Census, 1857, Frederiksted, 18 Strand Street.

RA, St. Croix Census, 1857, Frederiksted, 18 Strand Street.

RA, St. Croix Census, 1857, Frederiksted, 18 Strand Street.

RA, St. Croix Census, 1857, Frederiksted, 18 Strand Street.

RA, St. Croix Census, 1857, West End Quarter, estate Stony Ground.

RA, St. Croix Census, 1857, West End Quarter, estate Stony Ground.

RA, St. Croix Census, 1857, Prince's Quarter, estate Golden Grove.

St. Paul's Anglican Church, Frederiksted, Church Book, 1852-1870, f. 193, no. 6/1855.

1825 and was baptized on 27 March 1830 in the Christiansted Anglican Church.   The sponsors were Samuel and William Knight and Mrs. S. C. Goold and Mrs. S. Heyliger       They had four children.
            On 21 June 1855, he received a Burgher Certificate as an estate owner.  
            In 1857, he was characterized as a Planter and a Merchant.  
            In 1857, he owned estate Golden Grove, Prince's Quarter and continued to do so in 1870.
            In 1857, the family was on a trip away from the island.   But were back in December 1857, when their son, Richard was born.   At that time, he was listed as a Planter at estate Golden Grove.
            In 1860, he was listed as a Planter at estate Negro Bay.   In 1862, he was listed as the Proprietor of estate Negro Bay.
            He owned estate Whim from 1862 to 9 June 1870.

            23.  Elizabeth Heyliger Dewhurst was born on St. Croix in about 1839 and she was baptized in the Anglican Church.  
            In October 1846, she was living with her mother and sisters at estate Castle, Prince’s Quarter, unmarried and supported by her mother.
In 1857, she was living with his mother at estate Stony Ground, West End Quarter.  
She was married on 18 March 1862 to Francis Bell Griffith, who was a member of the Anglican Church. 
In 1857, she was living with his mother at estate Stony Ground, West End Quarter.   
In 1857, she was living at estate Stony Ground and he was living in Frederiksted.

            24.  Clara Kortright Dewhurst was born on St. Croix on 21 April 1841 and was baptized on 29 July 1841 in the Frederiksted Anglican Church.   
In October 1841, she was living at estate Betty's Hope. 
In October 1846, she was living with her mother and sisters at estate Castle, Prince’s Quarter, unmarried and supported by her mother.
In 1857, she was living with her mother at estate Stony Ground, West End Quarter.
She was married on 23 January 1864 in Frederiksted, to Ernst Franz Eberbach, who was born on 15 June 1831 in Coburg, Thüringen, Germany.
He died on 13 February 1894 in Hamburg, Germany.
She died on 23 August 1911 in Hamburg Germany.

            25.  Agnes Georgiana Dewhurst was born on St. Croix on 8 March 1843 and she was baptized on 9 May 1843 in the Anglican Church.  
            In October 1846, she was living with her mother and sisters at estate Castle, Prince’s Quarter, unmarried and supported by her mother.
In 1857, he was living with his mother at estate Stony Ground, West End Quarter.

            26.  Sarah Mayers Dewhurst was born in York, England.
            She married in September 1838, Thomas Duckworth.*

            27.  Elizabeth Heyliger Dewhurst was born on 13 May 1842 in Lymington,  Hampshire, England. 
            She moved to Australia and eventually lived at a place called Concordia.

She was married on 12 December 1872 in Collingwood, Victoria,

St. John's Anglican Church, Christiansted, Church Book, 1799-1841, Baptism, 27 March 1830, f. 164.  Noted in the registration "The above mentioned child had been visited during a fit of illness and blessed by a Moravian Clergyman; but was not considered by the Parents as Baptized."  In his will, William Knight calls him, "my nephew Richard Goold Knight," see: Recorder of Deeds, Christiansted, Christiansted Probate Court, Testament Kopibog, 1839-1887 ["Copy Books-Wills-1839"], William Knight's will, dated 20 February 1862, ff. 105-106.  Note that in the sale of a portion of estate Negro Bay, Richard Knight sells his share "to his nephew Richard G. Knight," see: P. B. Hatchett, Statistics Regarding Landed Properties in the Island of St. Croix from 1816 to 1857 ... (St. Croix, 1859), pp. 66-67.

RA, VILA, Vestindiske Regering 1755-1849, 1799-1854 Borgereder, 1815-1854, Borgeredsprotokol, f. 78.

RA, St. Croix Census, 1857, Prince's Quarter, estate Golden Grove.

RA, St. Croix Census, 1857, Prince's Quarter, estate Golden Grove.

RA, St. Croix Census, 1870, Prince's Quarter, estate Golden Grove.

RA, St. Croix Census, 1857, Prince's Quarter, estate Golden Grove.

St. Paul's Anglican Church, Frederiksted, Church Book, 1852-1870, ff. 31-32, baptism no. 10/1858.

St. Paul's Anglican Church, Frederiksted, Church Book, 1852-1870, ff. 31-32, baptism no. 10/1858.

St. Paul's Anglican Church, Frederiksted, Church Book, 1852-1870, ff. 49-50, baptism no. 125/1860.

St. Paul's Anglican Church, Frederiksted, Church Book, 1852-1870, ff. 63-64, baptism no. 84/1862.

RA, St. Croix Census, 1857, West End Quarter, estate Stony Ground.

RA, St. Croix Census, 1846, Free, Prince’s Quarter, estate Castle.

RA, St. Croix Census, 1857, West End Quarter, estate Stony Ground.

RA, St. Croix Census, 1857, West End Quarter, estate Stony Ground.

RA, St. Croix Census, 1857, West End Quarter, estate Stony Ground.

RA, St. Croix Census, 1857, West End Quarter, estate Stony Ground; St. Paul's Anglican Church, Frederiksted, Church Book, 1832-1850, Baptisms, No. 32/1841.

RA, St. Croix Census, 1846, Free, Prince’s Quarter, estate Castle.

RA, St. Croix Census, 1857, West End Quarter, estate Stony Ground.

RA, St. Croix Census, 1857, West End Quarter, estate Stony Ground.

RA, St. Croix Census, 1846, Free, Prince’s Quarter, estate Castle.

RA, St. Croix Census, 1857, West End Quarter, estate Stony Ground.

Christiansted, St. Croix and was baptized in the Frederiksted Anglican Church on 14 May 1842.  
She died in 1911 in Albury, New South Wales, Australia.
He died on 15 August 1913 in Albury, New South Wales, Australia.

                28.  Matthew Gardiner Dewhurst was born in 1844 in Hampshire, England.
            He was married in 1880 to Kate Annie Howell,* who was born in 1861.
            He died in 1914 in St. Kilda, Australia.
            She died in 1927 in Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia.

                29.  John Frederick Dewhurst was born in about 1846.
            He was married to Elizabeth Nixon,* who was born in about 1858.
            He died in 1893 in Clunes, Victoria, Australia.
            She died in 1935 in Elsterwick, Victoria, Australia.

            30.   Anne Hamilton Dewhurst was born in 1847.
            She died in 1877 in Essex, Victoria, Australia.

            31.  Jane Caroline Heyliger Dewhurst was born on 24 February 1845 and was baptized on 28 March 1845 in the Anglican Church.
            She died on 18 June 1845.

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Edward Rosenørn Dewhurst was born on 28 May 1838 in Copenhagen, Denmark.
He was married on 30 December 1890 in Smiths Falls, Lanark, Ontario, Canada to Sarah Latimer,* who was born on 2 September 1858 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.   
He died on 22 December 1912 in Carleton, Ontario, Canada.

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            J. H. [Dewhurst] was born on St. Croix in about 1806 and was baptized in the Anglican Church.
            In October 1846, she was living at estate Castle, Prince’s Quarter, a widow, and “supported from her income”.

. Paul’s Anglican Church, Frederiksted, Church Book, 1832-1851, Baptisms, no. 78/1843.

RA, VILA, Vestindiske Regering, Referateprotokol A, 1846, no. 43/1846.

RA, St. Croix Census, 1846, Free, Prince’s Quarter, estate Castle.

RA, St. Croix Census, 1846, Free, Prince’s Quarter, estate Castle.

 

Family of Edward Dewhurst and Caroline Bury

NAME
BIRTH
LOCATION
DEATH
LOCATION
MARRIAGE
LOCATION
SPOUSE
Edward Seaton Dewhurst
abt. 1798
St.Croix, West Indies
1828
On the Gold Fields in Victoria, Australia
3 January 1828
Yorkshire
Caroline Bury Kirkby Malzard
Edward Augustus Dewhurst
5 August 1829
Ashow,Warwickshire, England
8 November 1865

 Sydney, Australia

 11 November 1833
Sydney, Australia 
Charlotte Lea
Georgiana Dewhurst
27 February 1831
Puttenham , Surrey
6 October 1906
Hove, Sussex, England
 
 
 
Arthur Dewhurst
18 November 1832
Meldreth, Cambridgeshire, England
27 May, 1889
Tamworth, NSW Australia
26 February 1863
Sydney, Australia 
Emma Owens
Charles Dewhurst
15 July 1834
Meldreth, Cambridgeshire, England
16 July 1834
Meldreth, Cambridgeshire, England
 
 
 
John Frank Newton Dewhurst
11 May, 1836
Southampton, Hampshire, England
1921
Mosman NSW Australia
 
 
 

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