James Beatty (1807 - 1862)

Born 1807 in Blackheath, London, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Jemima (Yates) Beatty — married 30 Nov 1835 in Wallasey, Cheshire, England

Descendants

Died 7 Mar 1862 at about age 55 in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

James Beatty is the descendant of a Huguenot emigrant.

James was born in 1807, the child of James & Maria (Moreau). An experienced seafarer like his father,James Beatty, he was master of the missionary ship Triton on her maiden voyage to Oceana 1839-40. The family settled in the Australian colonies about 1840. At the time of his death in 1862 James was a schoolmaster.

Research notes

Prior to the ending of the plantation system in the mid 1830's, it seems possible he sailed the trade routes between the British Caribbean islands and England. (Reference to Jamaica in Palmer-Beatty marriage notice)

Sources

• National Library of Australia, Logbooks of the missionary ship Triton, https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-756127179
• NSW Pioneer Index - Pioneer Series 1778-1888; Registration Number: 2435 Ancestry Record|1779|4315946|uk (accessed 8 December 2023)
• New South Wales Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages (https://www.nsw.gov.au/departments-and-agencies/births-deaths-marriages) BEATTIE JAMES 2435/1862 JAMES MARIA BATHURST
• Ancestry: England, Select Cheshire Bishop's Transcripts, 1598-1900; London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812; New South Wales, Teacher Applications and School Records, 1850-1960.