Robert Tuck (1794 - 1865)

Born 23 Mar 1794 in Wiltshire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Knight) Tuck — married 1824 in England, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 12 Aug 1865 at age 71 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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Biography

From his age at death, Robert Tuck was born about 1791 in Wiltshire, England.

Marriage. On 18th December 1820, Robert Tuck married Mary Knight at Bishopstone near Shrivenham, Wiltshire. ^[1]

Several children were baptised to Robert and Mary Tuck at Aldbourne (1821) and in the neighbouring parish of Baydon (1824-1836).

He was still living in Baydon in 1841,^[2] but had moved to Ham in Berskshire, England by 1851.^[3]

Emigration to Australia In September 1863, Robert said he was 65 years old when he and Mary (62) emigrated to Australia with two married daughters, Sarah Wilshire (37) and Jane Belcher, (27) along with their son-in-laws, George Wilshire (34) and Richard Belcher (28), and two grandchildren, Charles (8) and Fanny Wilshire (5). Occupations were not recorded alongside their names.

Their ship, the Chatsworth, bound for Melbourne in the Colony of Victoria, belonged to the Black Ball Line of British and Australian Ex-Royal Mail Packets. On 30th September 1863, the Master, Richard Tucker, declared he had enough provisions on board for 200 'Statute Adults' for a voyage of 140 days.

They arrived in the Colony in January 1864. ^[4]

Death. Robert Tuck passed away 13th August, 1865, aged 74 years. His death was registered in the Colony of Victoria, Australia. Nothing was known about his family by the informant, except they offered Jane as being the forename of his mother. ^[5]

Probate. It was 1870 before Robert's Will was put through probate. His Will named his children and includes Jane Belcher, his daughter. ^[6]

Research Notes

Potential sources for Robert's life in England:

Robert Tuck, son of Thomas and Jane, was baptised at Baydon, Wiltshire, England on 23 March 1794. ^[7] (Other children of this couple were baptised at Baydon from 1775; Robert seems to have been the last and was probably born between the baptism of Jane in 1790 and 1794).

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Sources

1. ↑ Marriage "England Marriages, 1538–1973", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NK3L-SZG : 24 February 2022), Robert Tuck, 1820.
2. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1841," , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M732-45J : 25 May 2019), Robert Tuck, Baydon, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
3. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SG85-QD3 : 8 November 2019), Robert Tuck in household of Sarah Tuck, Ham, Berkshire, England; citing Ham, Berkshire, England, p. 13, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
4. ↑ "Chatsworth" Public Record Office Victoria. Inward Overseas Passenger Lists (see Microfiche Copies: VPRS 7666 United Kingdom Ports; VPRS 7667 Foreign Ports; VPRS 13439 New Zealand Ports) ( 947 ) VPRS 947/P0000, Jan - Apr 1864
   ROBERT TUCK Age: 65; Ship name: CHATSWORTH; Date of arrival: 1864-01-01; Ship master: TUCKER RICHD; Page: 4; Arrival month: JAN; Fiche: 228; Arrival year: 1864; Origin code: B permalink to Image 123 of record: Jan - Apr 1864 [NOTE: ship details shown on image 121 of 268]
5. ↑ Death Victoria Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages.
   Search Your Family History: 1865 Death Registration 6231/1865; Robert TUCK (M: Jane [blank], F: [blank]) born WILT, death place not indexed , age 74
6. ↑ Probate Public Record Office Victoria. PHYSICAL ITEM Probate and Administration Files DATE: Registrar of Probates, Supreme Court CITATION:VPRS 7591/P0001, 8/587 Home Page 8/587 Robert Tuck: Will; Grant of probate Given name : Robert ; Family name : Tuck ; Residence : South Brighton ; Occupation : Gentleman ; Nature of grant : Probate ; To whom committed : C Tuck ; Date of grant: 24 Nov 1870 ; Date of death: 13 Aug 1865 Permalink
7. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NBGZ-NVG : 5 February 2023), Robert Tuck, 23 March 1794. Parents: Thomas and Jane Tuck.

Acknowledgments

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