William Spencer Sivyer (1789 - 1881)

Born 21 Sep 1789 in Hawkhurst, Kent, England

Ancestors

Husband of Hannah (Hawkins) Sivyer — married 13 Apr 1817 in Hawkhurst, Kent, England, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 7 Dec 1881 at age 92 in West Maitland, New South Wales

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Biography

William Sivyer was born in Kent, England.

William Sivyer was born in Hawkhurst, Kent about 21 September 1789. He was the son of William Sivyer & Elizabeth.^[1]

William Sivyer married Hannah Hawkins in Hawkhurst, Kent on 13 April 1817^[2][3] They had the following children:

1. Hannah Sivyer, baptised 17 May 1818 in Hawkhurst, Kent^[4]
2. William Alfred Syvier, baptised 24 December 1819 in Hawkhurst, Kent^[5]
3. Sophia Syvier, baptised 18 May 1823 in Hawkhurst, Kent^[6]
4. James Sivyer, baptised 25 December 1825 in Hawkhurst, Kent^[7]
5. Joseph Sivyer, born about 1827 in Hawkhurst, Kent^[1]
6. John Sivier, baptised 23 March 1830 in Hawkhurst, Kent^[8]
7. Ellen Sivyer, baptised 1 January 1832 in Hawkhurst, Kent^[9]

William & Hannah immigrated to Australia aboard the Neptune, arriving in New South Wales on 27 September 1839.^[1] They brought 3 children with them: James 14, Joseph 12, Ellen 8.

William died at his son's residence Oakhampton in West Maitland on 7 December 1881, aged 91 years.^[10][11][12]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} "Australia, New South Wales, Index to Bounty Immigrants, 1828-1842", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FL24-7JG : 13 June 2019), William Sivier or Sivyer, 1839.
2. ↑ Hawkhurst : St Laurence : Register of unspecified type : "Parish Register" database, FreeREG (https://www.freereg.org.uk/search_records/5817eca3e93790eb7fd534a9 : viewed 3 Oct 2020) marriage William Sivyer to Hannah Hawkins 13 Apr 1817
3. ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NND8-9YD : 12 March 2020), William Sivyer, 1817.
4. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JQKJ-5P8 : 19 March 2020), Hannah Sivyer, 1818.
5. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N18N-TRJ : 19 March 2020), William Alfred Syvier, 1819.
6. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JQWV-XL3 : 19 March 2020), Sophia Syvier, 1823.
7. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JQWV-X6R : 19 March 2020), James Sivyer, 1825.
8. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JSWW-PF9 : 19 March 2020), John Sivier, 1830.
9. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NY6X-RBW : 19 March 2020), Ellen Sivier, 1832.
10. ↑ NSW Death Registration No. 9479/1882 for William Sivyers, East Maitland district, Note: AGE 91 YEARS DIED WEST MAITLAND
11. ↑ "Family Notices" The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser (NSW : 1843 - 1893) 17 December 1881: 1. Web. 24 Nov 2020 <http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article845135>.
12. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/80625593/william-sivyer : accessed 11 November 2021), memorial page for William Sivyer (12 Sep 1789–7 Dec 1881), Find a Grave Memorial ID 80625593, citing Campbells Hill Cemetery, Maitland, Maitland City, New South Wales, Australia ; Maintained by ProgBase (contributor 47278889) .

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Clive Hawkins for creating WikiTree profile Sivyer-2 through the import of Clive-Sally Hawkins Family Tree.ged on Feb 9, 2013.