Samuel Perkins

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iain Frazier on 1st April 2024

Family connections for Samuel (Perkins) are: Some amendments added Sep 2025. PERKINS Samuel (Perkins) was born about 1773. He was tried for theft of velvet breeches etc of John Jervais (Wright) at Old Bailey on 13 4 1791, sentenced to 7years, held at Middlesex Gaol Delivery & arrived in NSW as a convict on 14 2 1792 after a voyage of 8months on PITT; much fever & attempts to escape from the ship resulted in deaths of convicts-of the 450convicts on board only 29 were alive at muster in May 1792 (or perhaps only this many could be mustered). He had a relationship with Eleanor (Williams her first relationship). His sentence expired in 1801 & he enlisted in 73rd Regiment (NSW Corps) on 13 3 1801 as a private & was detached to (McArthur)s company at Parramatta. In 1805 he was detached to (Savory)s company. He died on 7 7 1806 age33 father of 5children after stumbling with breast complaint on passage boat not far from Parramatta wharf & was buried at St Johns CofE Parramatta. [Some details taken from this Website] Eleanor (Williams) was born about 1767. She was tried with 1other (John (Williams alias Schofield) for breaking entering & stealing, on 23 5 1798, linen shifts etc of Michael (Sullivan) at Old Bailey, sentenced to 7years for stealing only, held at Middlesex Gaol Delivery & arrived in NSW as a convict on 18 7 1798 after a voyage of 6.5months on BRITANNIA (not 1803 on HMS GLATTON as notated in Smees records). She married secondly James (Turner his first marriage) emancipist on 13 8 1810 at St Matthews CofE Windsor. She is recorded in 1814 as off stores wife of J (Turner) with 3children. She died in 1828 age61 mother of maybe 5children. [Some details taken from this Website] .. Samuel (Perkins) & Eleanor (Williams) produced 4children: sons 1.Edward? (Perkins) 2.William (Perkins) was born in 1798 i the colony. He was born or lived at Lower Portland Head. He was living at Lower Branch when he married Lucy/Louisa (Cooper/Holland age16) of Lower Branch on 27 1 1823 at St Matthews CofE Windsor. He is recorded with her & perhaps her father in 1828.] He was recorded in 1830 as a farmer. He died on 16 12 1872 age about74. ..Lucy/Louisa (Cooper/Holland) was born in 1808. She was living at Lower Branch in 1823. She is recorded with her husband & perhaps her father in 1828. She died on 24 3 1856 age about47.] ..Details of Louisa Lucy (Cooper/Holland) are given in entry for Mary (Holland INDISPENSABLE 1796) on this Website. ..William (Perkins) & Lucy/Louisa (Holland) produced at least 2children: ..1.Elizabeth (Perkins) was born in 1824. She died on 9 12 1825 age15m at Wilberforce & was buried at Wilberforce-recorded at St Matthews CofE Windsor. ..2.Louisa (Perkins) was born on 29 8 1830 at Lower Branch & baptised on 26 9 1830 at St Thomas Wesleyan Sackville Reach. .. 3.Samuel (Perkins) was born in 1801 at Parramatta & baptised on 2 3 1806 age about5 w?/John at St Johns CofE Parramatta. He married Alice (Wright age15) on 30 8 1830 with her parents consent at St Thomas CofE/Wesleyan Sackville Reach. He died on 20 1 1882 age about81 ..Alice/Ellis (Wright) was born on 10 2 1816 & baptised on 14 4 1816 at St Johns CofE Parramatta. She is recorded in 1828 with her stepfather John (Hearn/e). She died in 1903 age about87. ..Details of Alice (Wright)s family are given in entry for Joseph (Wright SCARBOROUGH 1788) on this Website. .. 4.John (Perkins) was born on 20 1 1806 & was baptised on 3 3 1806 w?/Samuelat St Johns CofE Parramatta. He married Margaret (Boylan) on 10 5 1830 with consent of the Governor at St Thomas CofE/Wesleyan Sackville Reach. He died on 8 7 1845 age39. ..Margaret (Boylan) was born about 1803. She was tried probably at Old Bailey, sentenced to 14years, held at Middlesex Gaol Delivery & arrived in NSW as a convict on 3 8 1829 after a voyage of 7.5months on SOVEREIGN. ..[Some details taken from this Website] [Noted an Edward (Perkins) is recorded as born in 1800s-no parents given] [ & a Thomas (Perkins) is recorded as born in December 1803-no parents given-& died on 25 2 1805 age14m & was buried at St Johns CofE Parramatta] [ & an unknown (Perkins) is recorded as born in 1807-no parents given-& died on 26 4 1807 age<4m] References: 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. Pamela Statham 'A Colonial Regiment-New Sources Relating to the New South Wales Corps-1789-1810'

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D Wong on 18th July 2015

Samuel Perkins, was 18 when tried at the Old Bailey on 13th April, 1791, he was found guilty of stealing a pair of velvet breeches, a pair of stays, a cloth coat, each valued at 5 shillings, a silk cloak, value 6 pence and other goods, the property of John Jervais Wright, a chair-maker at 48 Baldwin's Gardens. Perkins was apparently seen leaving the house with a bundle and he was apprehended by a nearby baker who gave chase. C1798: Married Eleanor Williams (Britannia 1798) they had 3 sons, William, Samuel and John. 1801: Samuel Perkins was one of convicts whose time had expired. 13/3/1801: Enlisted in the 102nd Regiment (N.S.W. Corps) and was assigned to Captain John McArthur's Company. He was stationed at Parramatta . He remained a private in that Company until his death with a pay of one shilling per day. 7/7/1806: Sydney Gazette: of 13th July, 1806: On Monday last, Samuel Perkins, a private in the New South Wales Corps, died suddenly in one of the passage boats, a few minutes after quitting the Parramatta Wharf. The deceased had that morning complained of an ailment in the breast and onstepping into the boat threw himself upon one of the thwarts keeping his right hand pressed against the part he complained of. One of the boatmen requested him to go aft; but receiving no answer, looked intently upon the poor man, whose face was covered with a violent perspiration, which alarming the boatman and passengers, they all went to his assistance but found him breathless. Samuel died aged 33.

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Kevin Beath on 17th July 2015

Married to Eleanor William and 4 children