Samuel Quick (1840 - 1922)

Born 1840 in St Ives, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Eliza (Ash) Quick — married 1864 in Ballarat, Victoria

Descendants

Died 25 Jul 1922 at about age 82 in Terang, Victoria, Australia

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Biography

Samuel QUICK was born in 1840^[1] and christened on 30 August 1840^[2] in St Ives, Cornwall, England. His parents were James QUICK and Elizabeth MAJOR.

1851, 10 year old, school boy, Samuel QUICK was living in St Andrews Street, St Ives, Cornwall, England with his parents, James (age 38, Labourer) and Elizabeth (40) and siblings, Israel (16), Richard (13), William (6) and Elizabeth (6)^[3]. Also in the household was Margret Jane VEAL (age 18, House Servant).

The Quick family emigrated as Assisted Immigrants to the Colonies, arriving on 24 December 1852 at Geelong, Colony of New South Wales (later known as Victoria) aboard the ship, Victory^[4][5]

Eliza ASH and Samuel QUICK were married in 1864 in Ballarat, Colony of Victoria^[6].

Their children included:

Jane Ash QUICK 1865-1958

Samuel QUICK 1867-1899

Hannah Jasper QUICK 1869-1963

Nicholas James QUICK 1871-1947

Thomas Jasper QUICK 1873-1874

George William QUICK 1875-1960

Elizabeth Major QUICK 1878-1979

Grace Rose QUICK 1880-1926

John Edward QUICK 1882-1964

He passed away on 25 July 1922 in Terang, Victoria, Australia^[7] and was buried at the Terang Cemetery^[8].

Death Notice ^[9]

QUICK.- On the 25th July, at Dixie road, Terang, Samuel Quick, late of Buninyong and Kolora, aged 91 years.

Sources

1. ↑ General Register Office UK: Births. QUICK, SAMUEL; MAJOR; GRO Reference: 1840 S Quarter in PENZANCE UNION; Volume 09 Page 171. https://www.gro.gov.uk/
2. ↑ England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975. Name Samuel Quick; Sex Male; Christening Date 31 Aug 1840; Christening Place St Ives, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom; Christening Place (Original) St. Ives, Cornwall, England; Father's Name James Quick; Father's Sex Male; Mother's Name Elizabeth; Mother's Sex Female; Event Type Christening. "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NT65-5Q6 : 4 February 2023), Samuel Quick, 1840.
3. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGKV-WWN : 27 July 2017), Samuel Quick in household of James Quick, St Ives, Cornwall, England; citing St Ives, Cornwall, England, p. 48, 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. ↑ IMMIGRATION: page 13 of the Search Results from the Public Record Office Victoria (PROV) Assisted passenger lists (1839-1871) Record Series Number (VPRS): 14. first accessed online on the 18th of January 2021 at: https://prov.vic.gov.au/search_journey/select?keywords=victory%201852#search-top
5. ↑ Public Records Office of Victoria - Search Terms: QUICK - Ship: VICTORY - Date Arrived: 1851 to 1853
6. ↑ MARRIAGE: Victorian Registry of BDM Registration no 00368/1864 at https://my.rio.bdm.vic.gov.au/efamily-history.
7. ↑ Birth, Deaths and Marriages, Victoria Online Registry. Event: deaths; Registration number 11361 / 1922; Family name: QUICK; Given name(s) Samuel; Place of event: TERANG, Australia; Mother's name Eliza MAJOR; Father's Name: James QUICK. https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history
8. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/213176654/samuel-quick: accessed 08 April 2023), memorial page for Samuel Quick (30 Aug 1840–25 Jul 1922), Find a Grave Memorial ID 213176654, citing Terang Cemetery, Terang, Corangamite Shire, Victoria, Australia; Maintained by Matt (contributor 50469762).
9. ↑ Family Notices (1922, July 27). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), p. 1. Retrieved April 8, 2023, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article1835963