Robert Aiken (1811)

Born 1811 in Antrim, Ireland

Husband of Sarah Ann (Say) Whitehead — married 11 May 1838 in St Thomas, Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia

Descendants

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Biography

Robert Aiken was a convict after the Third Fleet transported to New South Wales

Robert Aiken was born in 1811 in Antrim, Ireland.

He was transported to the Colony of New South Wales arriving in 1830 on th 'Hercules'. ^[1]

Robert married Sarah Ann Say, (1819 - 1902), who married under the name Sarah Smith, on May 11, 1838 in St Thomas, Port Macquarie, New South Wales. Robert was aged 27 and had arrived as a convict on the 'Hercules' in 1830, and Sarah was aged 17, and had arrived on the Henry Wellesley in 1836. ^[2][3]

Their children were...

1. Elizabeth Say (Aitken) Young (1837 - 1891)
2. John Thomas Aiken (1840 - 1840)
3. Rebecca Ann (Aitken) Truscott (1841 - 1879).

Names

• Australia, Births and Baptisms, 1792-1981

Name: Rebecca Ann Aiken Gender: Female Baptism Date: 1 Aug 1841 Baptism Place: Saint Thomas, Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia Father: Robert Aiken Mother: Sarah FHL Film Number: 993953

The will of Benjamin Thomas Hodgson shows that he was married to Sarah Ann and that he adopted two children, whose surname is Aitken or perhaps Aitkin (unclear). There is other information about that supports this position, however the first name of this person is not a certainty

Sources

1. ↑ Convict Transportation: "New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents, 1788-1842," database with images, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2024 #83386 (accessed 20 December 2023), Name Robert Aichin, Age 19, Date of Conviction 24 Mar. 1830, Place of Conviction Antrim, Estimated Birth Year abt 1811, Vessel Hercules (3), Port of Arrival Sydney Cove, Date of Arrival 31 Oct. 1830, Ticket of Leave Yes; citing State Archives NSW, Series NRS 12188, Item [4/4016], Microfiche 677.
2. ↑ Marriage Index (NSW Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages : accessed 20 Dec 2023), Index entry for ROBERT AICHEN and SARAH SMITH; District: CK; Registration Number: 2038/1838
3. ↑ Marriage: "New South Wales, Australia, Convict Applications for the Publication of Banns, 1828-1830, 1838-1839," database with images, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 9094 #1558 (accessed 20 December 2023), Robert Aichin (27) marriage to Sarah Smith in about 1838; citing State Records Authority of New South Wales, Kingswood, New South Wales, Australia, Returns of Applications for the Publication of Banns, 1828-41, Series Number NRS 905, Reel 1702.

Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950 Name: Robert Aichen Spouse Name: Sarah Smith Marriage Date: 1838 Marriage Place: New South Wales Registration Place: Port Macquarie, New South Wales Registration Year: 1838 Volume Number: V

Possible death record 1873 Tamworth NSW 6981