William Fielder (1795 - 1866)

Born 16 Jan 1795 in Sydney, Colony of New South Wales

Husband of Mary Ann (Dalton) Fielder — married 3 Oct 1814 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Descendants

Died 2 Feb 1866 at age 71 in Auckland, New Zealand

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Biography

William Fielder was born on the 16th January, 1795 and baptised in Sydney, in the Colony of New South Wales, on the 22nd February, 1795.^[1][2] He was the son of 2nd fleet convict William Fielder aka Fubbs and his wife Sarah who came free on the 2nd fleet.

He married free settler Mary Ann Dalton at St Phillips Church of England, Sydney, on the 3rd of October, 1814.^[3][4]

in 1828 William was a shipwright living with Mary Ann and their family in Cambridge St. Sydney, the household included: Maria (aged 13 years), Emma (11), Sarah J (9), Mary A (7), William (5), Elizabeth (3), Robert (2) and Louisa (2 mo.)^[5]

William died on 2 Feb 1866 in Auckland, New Zealand. He was described in the death notice: "... many years master shipwright, in Sydney, father of Mrs Robert Ashton, and Mrs Francis Robertson, of Penrith, in his 71st year, native of Sydney, New South Wales^[6]

Research Notes

William inherited land from his father that is now the location of Science House at The Rocks, Sydney.^[7]

Property Flynn, Michael. The Second Fleet: Britain's grim convict armada of 1790. Sydney : Library of Australian History, 1993 Text: In his will which was written in about December 1811, William's father (also William) left a house and garden at 45 Cambridge Street the Rocks to him. William Jr. was at that time described as an apprentice shipwright. No mention was made in his father's will of his brother Robert Samuel who was a seaman.

Sources

1. ↑ Birth and baptism record: "Australia Births and Baptisms, 1792-1981," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTCR-G2N : 11 February 2018), William Fielder, 22 Feb 1795; citing ; FHL microfilm 993,949.
2. ↑ St Philip's Church of England, Sydney NSW: Church Register - Baptisms; Mitchell Library ref: Reel SAG 90.
3. ↑ New South Wales BDM Marriage CA (Church of England Sydney, St Phillips) 128/1814 V1814128 7 FIELDER WILLIAM = DALTON MARY A
4. ↑ "Australia Marriages, 1810-1980," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTZV-ZJW : 10 February 2018), William Fielder and Mary Ann Dalton, 03 Oct 1814; citing Church Of England, , New South Wales, Australia, reference ; FHL microfilm 0993949 IT 2-8.
5. ↑ UK. Home Office: Settlers and Convicts, New South Wales and Tasmania: Records New South Wales. Series: HO 10/23 Census 1828 E-H Ref: HO-10-23_02 (Images 98 - 191) online TNA copy (accessed 25 Feb 2024)
6. ↑ Sydney Morning Herald 17 Feb 1866, Page 1, Family Notices online in Trove NLA (accessed 25 Feb 2024)
7. ↑ Science House Statement of Significance - historical notes (2016).

• https://australianroyalty.net.au/individual.php?pid=I63710&ged=purnellmccord.ged William Fielder, 1795-] Australian Royalty website.