The Hawkins family set sail from London, England on 15 Jul 1849, then Plymouth on 24 Jul 1848 aboard the ship, Emperor and arrived in Sydney, New South Wales on 4 Nov 1848. The family consisted of parents, William (aged 40 Farm labourer) and Anne (39) and their children, George (18), Emily (16), Elizabeth (15), William (14), Edward (7), Richard (5), Robert (3) and Thomas (2)[2][3].
↑ "Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985"; Ancestry.com [database on-line]; William Hawkins, d. 1916; Sydney, New South Wales; F=William.
"Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950"; Ancestry.com [database on-line]; William Hawkins and Ruth Thompson, 1856; Field of Mars, Parramatta, New South Wales.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William: