Mary Elizabeth (Robinson) Bull (1806 - 1855)

Born 1806 in England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Wife of John Bull — married 3 Jan 1823 in Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia

Descendants

Died 2 Jun 1855 at about age 49 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

Mary Robinson was born in 1806 in England, United Kingdom. Her parents were Richard Robinson and Hannah Chowne. She was the eldest child, her sibling included:

1. Richard Robinson, Free Settler "Broxbornebury" 1814;
2. Louisa Robinson, Free Settler "Broxbornebury" 1814;
3. William Chowne Robinson, free "Broxbornebury" 1814;
4. Rebecca Morris
5. Hannah Rae Bull (twin)
6. John B Robinson (twin)
7. James Robinson

Her father was convicted of stealing ham and sentenced to be transported to Australia as a convict aboard the Surrey ^[1]. The rest of the family immigrated as free settlers aboard the Broxbornbury which left England on 22 February 1814. Both the Surrey and Broxbornbury arrived in Sydney on the same day 27 July 1814.^[2]

She married John Bull on January 03, 1823^[3]. Together they had 15 children:

1. Anne (Bull) Moore (1823-1868)
2. Anna Maria (Bull) Neale (1825-1911)
3. John Thomas Bull (1827-1827)
4. Lousia Bull (1829-1862)
5. James Bull (1831-1902)
6. Richard Nathaniel Bull (1833-1864)
7. Rebecca Bull (1835-1841)
8. Mary Emma Bull (1837-1838)
9. John Bull (1838-1901)
10. Mary Bull (1841-1841)
11. Nathaniel George Bull (1842-1911)
12. Henry Bull (1844-)
13. Mary Elizabeth Bull (1846-1919)
14. Thomas William Bull (1849-1850)
15. Clara (Bull) Savage (1852-1928)

In the 1828 New South Wales census, Mary was living with her family in Cabramatta. Their property was 150 acres, 60 acres cleared, 20 acres cultivated, with 7 horses, and 50 horned cattle.^[4]

Bull John, Age: 24, Born in the Colony, Employment: Farmer, Religion: Pro.

Bull Mary, Age: 22, Came Free, Ship: Broxbornbury, 1814, Religion: Pro.

Bull Ann, Age: 5, Born in the Colony, Religion: Pro.

Bull Ann Maria, Age: 3, Born in the Colony, Religion: Pro.

She died on June 02, 1855, in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia ^[5]

On the 2nd instant, at her residence, near Liverpool, Mary Elizabeth, the beloved wife of Mr. John Bull, aged 47 years.^[6]

Mary was interred with her family in the Liverpool Pioneer Memorial Park ^[7].

Sources

1. ↑ Convict Record for Richard Robinson
2. ↑ SHIP NEWS. The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser, Sat 30 Jul 1814, page 2. Trove (National Library of Australia) article 628954.
3. ↑ NSW Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages. Marriage: John Bull and Elizabeth M. Robinson. Registration number: 3058/1823 V18233058 3B, District: CF. Marriages search page.
4. ↑ 1828 New South Wales, Australia Census (Australian Copy), database and images, Ancestry.com (accessed 16 Mar 2021); citing NSW State Archives: Colonial Secretary; NRS 1272, 1828 Census: Alphabetical returns. [SZ978] Reel 2553, number 3076, Bull John.
   Image 175 of 292.
5. ↑ NSW Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages. Death (Burial): Mary Bull. Registration number: 1177/1855 V18551177 43A, District: not listed. Father: not listed. Mother: not listed. Additional information: Age 47. Deaths search page.
6. ↑ The Sydney Morning Herald, 5 Jun 1855, page 1. Trove (National Library of Australia) article 12970045.
7. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (findagrave.com : accessed 16 Mar 2021), memorial 161180833, Mary Elizabeth Bull (1808-1855), maintained by contributor 48117843, “Elemes”; citing Liverpool Pioneer Memorial Park, Liverpool, Liverpool City, New South Wales, Australia.

• Source: Michele Nikola Jurlina on July 16, 2011