John Burgess

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iain Frazier on 25th August 2025

Family connections for John (Burgess) are: BURGESS John (Burgess) was born about 1861. He was tried at Surrey Quarter Sessions, sentenced to 7years & arrived in NSW as a convict on 7 10 1792 after a voyage of 4months on ROYAL ADMIRAL. He had a first? relationship with Ann (Daniels). He was Free by Servitude by 1803.>>> [Some details taken from this Website] Ann (Daniels) was born in London. She was tried at Kingston Surrey Assizes in 1792, sentenced to 14years & arrived in NSW as a convict on 30 4 1796 after a voyage of 6months on INDISPENSABLE. She was Free by Servitude by 1803. She died on 1 3 1812 age45 & was buried at St Phillips CofE Sydney. [Some details taken from this Website] John (Burgess) & Ann (Daniels) produced perhaps 4children: mostly girls 1.Sarah (Burgess) was born on 18 4 1797 & baptised on 23 7 1797 at St Phillips CofE Sydney. She married firstly (1of3) at age15 Richard (Perkins) farmer on 24 12 1812 at St Phillips CofE Sydney & produced 4children.>>> ..Richard (Perkins) came free as a seaman. In 1801 he, Thomas (Rose) & others were convicted of stealing a boat, sentenced to death & pardoned by the Governor. He was a farmer in 1812. ..Details of Richard (Perkins)s family are given below. .. >>>Sarah (Burgess) had a second (2of3) relationship with Thomas (Rose) before 1828.>>> ..Thomas (Rose) was born about 1773. He was tried w/2others for breaking entering & stealing a boat at Shrewsbury Shropshire Assizes on 19 3 1793, sentenced to death commuted to Life & arrived in NSW as a convict on 18 5 1798 after a voyage of 8months on BARWELL (as was his future father in law Thomas (Bartlett)). In 1801 he, Richard (Perkins) & others were convicted of stealing a boat, sentenced to death & pardoned by the Governor. He became a baker in 1804. He married firstly (1of5?) Elizabeth (Bartlett) with permission on 13 4 1806 at St Phillips CofE Sydney. He was issued his Conditional Pardon on 4 6 1806 when he received a publicans licence & granted land at Chapel Row where he built a bakery & Rose & Crown hotel-both opened in 1810; here he eventually owned all the land bounded by King, Elizabeth, Market & Castlereagh Streets. He receved his Absolute Pardon on 1 12 1809. In 1813 he was granted 40acres at Evan district (cancelled in 1816). His Absolute Pardon was continued on 31 1 1814. He sold his bakery in 1815. In 1816 he was accused of seditious conduct & sufferred penalties as mentioned on this Website. About 1819 he bought 400acres 'Mount Gilead' on Appin Road. He was an innkeeper in 1826 & was looking after 6other children ages6-19 when his wife died. He commenced living at 'Mount Gilead' in 1827 where he experimented successfully with water conservation & ground flour in his 60' windmill. He had another (his third 3of5?) relationship with Sarah (Burgess/Perkins) before 1828. He had increased his landholding by 1828 to 2,460acres when he was recorded as a farmer at Appin with 6children. He had another (4of5?) relationship with Elizabeth (Woodhouse/Aiken her second relationship). He was a stockholder of Bank NSW, trustee Sydney Public Free Grammer School, treasurer Sydney Reading Room, stock/land agent, owner race horses & clerk Sydney Race Ground as mentioned on this Website. He married fifthly? Sarah (Pye) on 21 9 1829 at St Peters CofE Campbelltown. He was recorded in 1830 as a settler/farmer. [Noted a Thomas (Rose) is recorded as dying on 3 3 1829 age about56] This person seems to have died on 3 3 1837 age about64 father of perhaps as many as 14children & was buried at Mt Gilead. Later his remains were removed to St Peters CofE Campbelltown; he left a large estate=farms on the Nepean, at Airds, the Murray District, and Botany Bay, houses at Richmond and Windsor, as well as property in Market and Castlereagh Streets including the Rose and Crown Inn and the estate at Mt Gilead. Upon his death, his estate, at Campbelltown, was managed by trustees & distributed to many of his family, until his son Charles Henry Jacob took over Mt Gilead in 1858. In 1864 the mortgagee foreclosed and Henry (Rose) was forced to sell Mt Gilead. In 1867, Mt Gilead was purchased by his stepson banker Edmond (Woodhouse), son of Elizabeth (Woodhouse) of Appin, who established a very successful dairy. ..Details of Thomas (Rose)s family are given in entry for Thomas (Bartlett BARWELL 1798) on this Website. .. >>>Sarah (Burgess) had a third relationship with Thomas (Colls) & produced 2children. Her 4children by (Perkins) are recorded in 1828 as living with Thomas (Rose) at Appin. She produced 5known children in her lifetime. ..Thomas (Colls) was tried at probably Old Bailey, sentenced to 7years, held at London Gaol Delivery & arrived in NSW as a convict on 30 1 1816 after a voyage of 5months on OCEAN. He was Free by Servitude by 1825. ..[Some details taken from this Website] ..Sarah (Burgess) & Thomas (Colls) produced 2children: ..1.Thomas George (Colls) was born on 1 10 1825 & baptised on 1 1 1826 at St Lukes CofE Liverpool. He died on 29 11 1826 age13m & was buried at St Lukes CofE Liverpool (mother shown as Sarah (Perkins). ..2.John (Colls) was born on 15 12 1827 & baptised on 30 9 1827 at St Lukes CofE Liverpool. .. [Noted a Mary (Burgess) is recorded as born in 180x's-no parents given] 2.Mary (Burgess) was born in 1801 & baptised on 24 4 1803 age about1 at St Phillips CofE Sydney; although Smees records show her mother as Ann (Buckinshaw). It may be she who produced a child:>>> ..1.John (???/Burgess) was born on 14 2 1820 & baptised on 20 1 1827 age6 at St Johns CofE Launceston-his mother is shown as deceased (childbirth?) .. >>>Mary Ann (Burgess) married George (Brown his second relationship) innkeeper on 22 3 1824 at St James CofE Sydney & produced 3children. She produced at least 4children in her lifetime. ..George (Brown) was born about 1799. He arrived in Australia as a child in 1812 on CLAUDINE. He had a first relationship with Catherine (Moore). He was an innkeeper in 1824. He was recorded in 1822 as a publican. He produced at least 4children in his lifetime. ..Details of George (Brown)s family are given in entry for Catherine (Moore JOHN BULL 1821) on this Website. .. 3.Sarah (Burgess) was born in 1802. 4.John (Burgess) was born in July 1804 & baptised on 17 12 1805 age17m at St Phillips CofE Sydney. He may have had a relationship with Elizabeth (???) & produced at least 1child:>>> ..1.Corleur Harriet Ann (Burgess) was born on 28 3 1830 & baptised on 18 4 1830 at St Lukes CofE Liverpool. .. .. >>>John (Burgess) was living in Sydney when he had a relationship (a second?) with Mary (O'Hara), marrying her on 20 9 1813 at St Johns CofE Parramatta. He is recorded in 1825 as husband of Mary (O'Hara) deceased. At some time he had land on the Nepean which he sold to Thomas (Rose). He produced perhaps 4children in his lifetime. Mary (O'Hara) was tried at Southampton Hampshire Assizes, sentenced to 7years & arrived in NSW as a convict on 8 9 1810 after a voyage of 6months on CANADA. She died about 1825 & is recorded as such in 1825 & as wife of ??? (Burgess). [Some details taken from this Website] PERKINS Richard (Perkins) came free as a seaman. In 1801 he, Thomas (Rose) & others were convicted of stealing a boat, sentenced to death & pardoned by the Governor. He was a farmer when he married Sarah (Burgess-Daniels age15 her first (1of3) marriage) on 24 12 1812 at St Phillips CofE Sydney. At some time he had land on the Nepean which he sold to Thomas (Rose). Sarah (Burgess) was born on 18 4 1797 & baptised on 23 7 1797 at St Phillips CofE Sydney. She had a second (2of3) relationship with Thomas (Rose). She had a third relationship with Thomas (Colls). Her 4children by (Perkins) are recorded in 1828 as living with Thomas (Rose) at Appin. She produced 5 known children in her lifetime. Details of Sarah (Burgess)s family are given above. Richard (Perkins) & Sarah (Burgess) produced maybe 4children-from Smees records: mostly girls [Noted a Charles (Perkins) is recorded as born in 1812 & died on 24 8 1814 age about2-no parents given] 1.Joseph (Perkins) was born on 11 5 1813 & baptised on 2 7 1815 age2 w/Ann Nancy at St Phillips CofE Sydney. He is recorded in 1828 as living with Thomas (Rose) at Appin. He received 160acres on the Nepean (originally land of grandfather John (Burgess) & Richard (Perkins)44444444443 & houses at Richmond & Windsor from the 1837 Will of Thomas (Rose). 2.Ann/e/Nancy (Perkins) was born on 19 6 1815 & baptised on 2 7 1815 w/Joseph at St Phillips CofE Sydney. She is recorded in 1828 as living with Thomas (Rose) at Appin. She received 160acres from the 1837 Will of Thomas (Rose). 3.Jane Elizabeth (Perkins) was born on 24 7 1818 & was baptised on 8 10 1819 age14m at Christ Church Newcastle. She is recorded in 1828 as living with Thomas (Rose) at Appin. She received 160acres from the 1837 Will of Thomas (Rose). She died in 1879 age about60. 4.Margaret (Perkins) was born about 1821. She is recorded in 1828 as living with Thomas (Rose) at Appin. She received 160acres from the 1837 Will of Thomas (Rose). Reference: Craig James Smee 'Births and Baptisms Marriages and Defacto Relationships Deaths and Burials New South Wales 1788-1830' ..a complete listing from church & other records in the early colony.