John James (Pack) Pike (1774 - 1860)

Born 1774 in Eaton, Leicestershire, England, U.K.

Ancestors

Husband of Jane (Ferriday) Pike — married 26 Dec 1807 in Cumberland, New South Wales, Australia

Descendants

Died 23 Dec 1860 at about age 86 in Prospect, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

John (Pack) Pike was a convict after the Third Fleet.

No One Name Study name=Pike due to (NAME CHANGE)

John James Pack/Pyke/Pike (Convict)

John was born in 1774 in Reading, died in Australia.

Birth: John Pike, Eaton, Leicestershire, England, U.K. May 24 1778 son of Zachariah PIKE and Mary ROGERS, arrived on 4 August 1802 (Age 24) on the Vesil Perseus and Coromandel at Sydney Cove Sydney, New South Wales.

Married Jane Farralty in 1807 Marriage at Registration Place Sydney, New South Wales

Birth

? Alternative date: May 24 1752 - Eaton, Leicestershire, England, U.K.

Conviction & Transportation

John was convicted of stealing kitchen utensils including two copper stew pans, a gin cask and a delft bowl, total value 11 shillings from Henry Richards (the elder); 2 waistcoats worth 10 shillings from Frederick Richards. John Pike's place of residence at the time of conviction was St. Helen's Parish, Wallingford, Oxfordshire. He was sentenced July 31, 1797 to seven years. By October 30th, 1797, he was listed aboard the hulk "Foortunce" in Langton to sit in the harbour and await transportation.

By August 4, 1802, he is listed as arriving in Sydney Cove, Sydney Australia on the "Perseus". (Age 49) in ,^[1]

By 1806, he was recorded as being free of servitude and employed by J. O'Hara or J. O'Harn. In 1814, he was recorded as free, off stores and a land holder. He had a grant and purchase of 270 acres of land, 5 acres under wheat, six acres of maize, seven acres of barley, and one acre each of oats, peas and beans by 1822. He also had six horses, fifty cattle, twenty sheep, eight hogs, ten bushells of wheat and eighty bushels of maize in hand.

June 10th, 1825, he was convicted of selling spirits by retail, without a licence, and fined $100 [from the Sydney Gazette 16th June 1825]. By 1828, he was doing well and had 840 acres of land, four horses, eighty cattle, and forty-six sheep.

Residence

July 1825, Devon, England :: Source: #S-2031103271 Criminalregisters

12 December 1857, Devon, England

13 December 1862, Devon, England:: Source: #S-2031103271 criminalregisters

13 December 1862 Residence place: Devon, England

1804 Doonside, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA , Worked at the convict farm at Bungarribee house with Jane Ferriday

Marriage

Marriage: 26 December 1807 St. Phillip's, Sydney, New South Wales, Wife Jane Jones/Pike (born Ferriday (Convict)) Birth: 3 Apr 1784 in Dawley, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom to Robert Ferriday and Ann Bailey ( Ferriday)^[2]

Children

Pyke, John, 50, free by servitude, Perseus, 1812, 7 years, Protestant, settler, Prospect

Pyke, Jane, 45, free by servitude, Sydney Cove, 1807, Protestant

Children:

Pyke, John (Jun), 20, born in the colony

Pyke, Jane (Jun), 17, born in the colony

Pyke, Thomas, 14, born in the colony

Pyke, Richard, 12, born in the colony

Pyke, William, 10, born in the colony

(George)

Pyke, Mary, 8, born in the colony

Pyke, Robert, 6, born in the colony

Pyke, Elizabeth, 4, born in the colony

Pyke, Susanna, 2, born in the colony

(Sarah)

Siblings: (Citation details: p. 308)

Mary Pack,

William Pack,

Zachariah Pack,

Richard Pack,

Robbed in 1830

13 May 1830 (Age 52), Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

The Sydney Monitor (NSW : 1828 - 1838), p. 2 (AFTERNOON): ^[3]

FRIDAY - Before Mr Justice Dowling, and the usual Commission. John Field, Henry Cade, and Henry O'Neil were indicted for a highway robbery upon the person of John Pike, of Prospect, and stealing sundry articles, on the 13th May. It appeared in evidence, that Pike and his wife, who are settlers at Prospect, were returning from the Sydney Market, where they had been to sell their produce; and when they had gone a short distance from Parramatta, and were crossing some lands of Mr. Wentworth to make a short cut, their cart was stopped by the prisoners, who, with threatening language, stripped Pike to his shirt, and took sundry articles out of the cart. The prisoners were taken into custody the next day at Parramatta, with several of the articles upon their persons. They were found Guilty; and being called up for judgment, sentence of death was passed upon them, the learned Judge holding out to them no hope of mercy.

Death

Death: Dec 23 1860 - Prospect, New South Wales, Australia (107 yo) buried with Jane at St Bartholomews cemetery at Prospect, NSW, Australia. Parents Zachariah Pike and Mary Pike (born Rogers) Siblings William, Mary and Richard

Note: His age at death was questioned by James Galloway, who knew him personally, and wrote to the Editor in The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) View title info Sat 5 Jan 1861 Page 6 CENTENARIAN. ^[4] - see Research Notes for further details

Probate: He was born in 1770 according to the probate records. His cause of death was accidental injury sustained accidental injury sustained by upsetting of cart eight weeks earlier. He died of gangrene. He was buried two days later at St. Bartholomew's, Prospect.

Sydney Morning Herald Obituary: A Centenarian.-A correspondent informs us that on Christmas Day the remains of John Pike, aged 107 years, were consigned to their last resting-place, in the churchyard of St. Bartholomew's, Prospect, in which parish he had lived a great number of years. It appears deceased was sent out to this colony in the year 1802 from Birmingham, and was at that time forty-nine years of age. It is understood that he left a wife and family behind him, but married again shortly after his arrival in the country. He became the assigned servant of one Collet, at Toongabbee, and was wounded in the leg by the mutinous convicts at the time of the outbreak at Castle Hill. Principally through the industry and frugality of his wife, he acquired a very extensive landed property in this parish, but after her death, through litigation and other causes, it dwindled away much faster than it had been obtained; and the old man outlived his property some years. Latterly, he has been a pensioner upon the bounty of his children. Up to the period of his death the old man was hearty and strong, and there is no knowing how much longer he would have lived had he not been upset in returning from Parramatta in a cart driven by his daughter-in-law, by which his arm was broken, when mortification ensued, which killed him. He eaves a large family of sons and daughters, grandchildren, and great- grandchildren. ^[5]

Empire Obituary: On Christmas Day, the remains of John Pike, aged 107 years, were interred in St. Bartholomew's Church-yard, at Prospect. The old man would probably have lived much longer, had it not been for an accident by which one of his arms was broken.^[6]

Research Notes

JOHN PIKE, Convict confusing is age ??? died at 107 yo Census age given as (50) in 1828 ???? - was he born May 24 1752, or May 24 1778 ? ^{[7] [5]}

Pike-5935: Records show that John Pack, son of Zachariah and Mary Pike, was baptised on 22 Sep 1771, at Ipplepen, Devon, England. ^[8] Since Zachariah and Mary were not married until 4 Mar 1764, and all of their children were baptised in Ipplepen, Devon, it would seem unlikely that this person is their son, if he was born in 1752 and/or was born in Eaton, Leicestershire - However, If he was aged 90 when he died (as per BDM Death record) this would be consistent with his baptism in 1771.

P.S. It is unclear where the other specific birth dates suggested for John have come from:

24 May 1752,

1774, or

May 24 1778,

(Pike-5935) In 1861, his age at death was questioned by James Galloway, who knew him personally, and wrote to the Editor in The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) View title info Sat 5 Jan 1861 Page 6 CENTENARIAN.: ^[4]

CENTENARIAN.

To the Editor of the Herald.

SIR, - In your issue of the 28th December there appeared a paragraph headed as above written by a correspondent, who has, I think, been misinformed as to the age, birthplace, and means of support of the late John Pike.

Having been interested in his affairs, I have had an opportunity of knowing a little of his history. On one occasion I heard him state, whilst giving evidence at the Supreme Court in an action he commenced against his son, that he was born at Reading, in Berkshire, and that he arrived in this colony in 1802, at the age of 40, which would make him 98 years old at the time of his death instead of 107 as stated. In regard to his property having dwindled away through litigation and other causes, it is quite a mistake; for in 1854 he sold the whole of his real property for £8099, and a portion of his personal property for £105; and, after paying mortgages, interest and other charges, he left a balance in my hands of about £1800, out of which balance he paid a debt contracted by one of his sons, to the amount of £150, £96 for another son, and £34 for his daughter. At this time his son entered into a covenant with him to keep him during the remainder of his lifetime for the sum of £600. The £912 which has remained in my charge was drawn by Mr. John Pike by weekly and monthly instalments up to May last, since which time I supported him, and not his family, as stated by a correspondent.

Trusting you will insert these few lines in your journal,

I remain, Sir, your obedient servant,

JAMES GALLOWAY.

Macquarie-street, Parramatta, 3rd January.

Sources

1. ↑ State Library of Queensland. Convict Transportation Registers Database 1787-1867 [database on-line] Text: John Pike, one of 272 convicts transported on the ship 'Perseus', January 1802. Sentence details: Convicted at Berks. Assizes for a term of 7 years. Vessel: Perseus and Coromandel. Date of Departure: January 1802. Place of Arrival: New South Wales. Source: Bateson, Charles. The convict ships 1787-1868. 2nd ed. Glasgow : Brown, Son & Ferguson Ltd., 1985 ie 1969 Citation details: p. 338 Text: The ship Perseus arrived in NSW 4 Aug 1802
2. ↑ Text: Name: John Pike Spouse Name: Jane Farralty Marriage Date: 1807 Marriage Place: New South Wales Registration Place: Sydney, New South Wales Registration Year: 1807 Volume Number: V A Burial Burial 25 December 1860 (Age 82) Prospect, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
3. ↑ TROVE, Citation details: Domestic Intelligence. (1830, June 12). The Sydney Monitor (NSW : 1828 - 1838), p. 2 (AFTERNOON). Retrieved November 2, 2020, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article32073725
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} TROVE, CENTENA[?]IAN. (1861, January 5). The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), p. 6. Retrieved November 2, 2020, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article13050944
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} TROVE, National Library of Australia, Citation details: Second Day—THURSDAY. (1860, December 28). The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), p. 4. Retrieved November 2, 2020, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article28627059
6. ↑ TROVE, Citation details: WEEKLY REGISTER. (1860, December 29). Empire (Sydney, NSW : 1850 - 1875), p. 5. Retrieved November 2, 2020, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article60504230
7. ↑ Source: Census of New South Wales November 1828, ed. by Malcolm R. Sainty and Keith A. Johnson. Sydney: Library of Australian History,
8. ↑ "FindMyPast", Devon Baptisms, https://www.findmypast.com.au/transcript?id=GBPRS%2FDEV%2FBAP%2F532427,

   First name(s) John, Last name Pack, Birth year -, Baptism year 1771, Baptism date 22 Sep 1771, Denomination Anglican, Baptism place Ipplepen, Father's first name(s) Zachariah, Mother's first name(s) Mary, County Devon,

   Archive South West Heritage Trust, Archive reference 608A/PR/1/2, Record set Devon Baptisms, Category Life Events (BDMs), Subcategory Parish Baptisms, Collections from England, Great Britain

• NSW BDM online marriage reg no: 416/1807 V1807416 4 PIKE JOHN FARRALTY JANE CA
• NSW BDM marriage reg no: 826/1807 V1807826 3A PIKE JOHN FARRALTY JANE CA
• NSW BDM online death reg no: PIKE JOHN 5336/1860 AGE 90 YEARS DIED PARRAMATTA PARRAMATTA
• Australian Convict Index, 1788-1868, Author: Reakes, J., comp
• Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2001.Original data - 1788-1868 Convict Records. Records kept at the New South Wales State Records Office, P.O. Box R625, Royal Exchange, NSW 2000; at the Archives Office of Tasmania, 77 Mu : APID: 5517::0
• England & Wales, Criminal Registers, 1791-1892 Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009. This collection was indexed by Ancestry World Archives Project contributors.Original data - Home Office: Criminal Registers, Middlesex and Home Office: Criminal Registers, England and: APID: 1590::0
• New South Wales, Australia, Settler and Convict Lists, 1787-1834, : Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.Original data - Home Office: Settlers and Convicts, New South Wales and Tasmania; (The National Archives Microfilm Publication HO10, Pieces 1-4, 6-18, 28-30); : APID: 1183::0