James Luke (1813 - 1872)

Born 1 Feb 1813 in Toongabbie, New South Wales, Australia

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Ann (Leadbeater) Luke — married 4 Mar 1839 in Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia

Descendants

Died 1 May 1872 at age 59 in Seven Hills, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

Arson New South Wales Police Gazette and Weekly Record of Crime (Sydney) 19 Jul 1865 Sometime during the night of the 6th or morning of the 7th instant, a slab hut at Erskine Park, near St. Mary's, the property of James Luke, farmer, was destroyed by fire. A man named John Harding had been employed reparing the lvut, and left it safe at sunset on the 6th instant. At an inquest held before George Thomas Clarke, Esq, Coroner, the following verdict was returned: —" That there is no evidence to shew whether the hut was accidentally or willfully burned."

Sources

Birth NSW BDM #857/1813 V1813857 148, father not named, mother Martha.

Church Register, St. John's, Parramatta James, son of James Ridley & Martha Luke was Born 1st Feby 1813 and Christened 21 Nov 1813 and Registered Same day by me Samuel Marsden.

Marriage 4 Mar 1839, NSW BDM #185/1839 V1839185 23B to Mary Ann Leadbeater

Death 1 May 1872; NSW BDM #5904/1872, parents not named,

Burial St. Bartholomew's Anglican Church Cemetery Prospect

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Steve Austen for creating WikiTree profile Luke-495 through the import of Austen-Lamb Family Tree_2013-05-09.ged on May 9, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Steve and others.