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John CHENEY (1806 - 1880)
Children Self + Spouses Parents Grandparents Greatgrandparents
John CHENEY (1835 - 1919)
Robert CHENEY (1842 - 1909)
Martha CHENEY (1845 - 1920)
Albert Joseph CHENEY (1847 - 1915)
 John CHENEY (1806 - 1880)

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Hannah TOFIELD (1805 - 1866)



























John CHENEY Hannah TOFIELD
John CHENEY
John CHENEY Hannah TOFIELD John CHENEY
Pic P1. Inscription
John Cheney
Died 8.8.1880
Aged 75 years
Hannah
Died 27.3.1866
aged 62 years
Sweet emblem of my blighted hopes.
My father and mother dear.

Pic S1. Inscription
John Cheney
Died 8.8.1880
Aged 75 years
Hannah
Died 27.3.1866
aged 62 years
Sweet emblem of my blighted hopes.
My father and mother dear.

Pic 1. Inscription
John Cheney
Died 8.8.1880
Aged 75 years
Hannah
Died 27.3.1866
aged 62 years
Sweet emblem of my blighted hopes.
My father and mother dear.

b. abt 06 Apr 1806 at Cublington, Buckinghamshire, England
m. 1827 Hannah TOFIELD (1805 - 1866) at Buckinghamshire, England
d. 08 Aug 1880 at Humula, New South Wales, Australia aged 74
Near Relatives of John CHENEY (1806 - 1880)
Relationship Person Born Birth Place Died Death Place Age
Self John CHENEY abt 06 Apr 1806 Cublington, Buckinghamshire, England 08 Aug 1880 Humula, New South Wales, Australia 74

Wife Hannah TOFIELD 06 Aug 1805 Buckinghamshire, England 28 Mar 1866 Humula, New South Wales, Australia 60

Son John CHENEY abt 1835 Swanbourne, Buckinghamshire, England 11 Oct 1919 Humula, New South Wales, Australia 84
Son Robert CHENEY 02 Dec 1842 Buckinghamshire, England 12 Sep 1909 Humula, New South Wales, Australia 66
Daughter Martha CHENEY 1845 Kyeamba, New South Wales, Australia 19 May 1920 Tumbarumba, New South Wales, Australia 75
Son Albert Joseph CHENEY 1847 Humula, New South Wales, Australia 09 Sep 1915 Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia 68

Daughter in Law Mary MCNAMARA 1838 Menangle, New South Wales, Australia 10 Jun 1879 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 41
Daughter in Law Sarah Anne "Ada" MCNAMARA 1846 Tarcutta, New South Wales, Australia 05 Mar 1926 Humula, New South Wales, Australia 80
Son in Law William John ADAMS 09 Jan 1842 1920 Tumbarumba, New South Wales, Australia 78
Daughter in Law Matilda Henrietta Jane ADAMS Jan 1857 Young, New South Wales, Australia 28 Dec 1931 Humula, New South Wales, Australia 74

Granddaughter Maria Maude CHENEY 31 Aug 1868 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 16 Dec 1962 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 94
Granddaughter Esther Ellen CHENEY 1870 1941 Auburn, New South Wales, Australia 71
Granddaughter Martha CHENEY 1864 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 1948 Sandringham, Victoria, Australia 84
Grandson James CHENEY 16 Jun 1866 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 19 Mar 1944 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 77
Grandson George CHENEY 1868 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 1945 Marrickville, Sydney, Australia 77
Grandson William Denis CHENEY 1870 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 1870 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 0
Grandson Daniel Denis Donald CHENEY 1871 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 1946 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 75
Granddaughter Ellen CHENEY 1875 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 1875 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 0
Grandson Charles CHENEY 1876 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 1876 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 0
Granddaughter Emily Rose A CHENEY 1877 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 1965 Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia 88
Grandson Edward CHENEY 1878 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 1908 New South Wales, Australia 30
Grandson John William CHENEY 1880 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 1908 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 28
Grandson Robert Henry CHENEY 1881 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 1946 Paddington, New South Wales, Australia 65
Granddaughter Selina Levina CHENEY 1883 Humula, New South Wales, Australia 01 May 1966 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 83
Grandson Alfred Thomas CHENEY 1885 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 1963 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 78
Granddaughter Eileen M CHENEY 1888 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 1975 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 87
Granddaughter Sarah M H CHENEY 1889 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 1890 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 1
Grandson Joseph David CHENEY 1882 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 29 May 1961 Tarcutta, New South Wales, Australia 79

Events in John CHENEY (1806 - 1880)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
abt 06 Apr 1806 John CHENEY was born Cublington, Buckinghamshire, England
1827 21 Married Hannah TOFIELD (aged 22) Buckinghamshire, England 18
abt 1835 29 Birth of son John CHENEY Swanbourne, Buckinghamshire, England
02 Dec 1842 36 Birth of son Robert CHENEY Buckinghamshire, England
26 Jun 1844 38 Immigration Sydney, New South Wales, Australia per 'Royal Saxon'
1845 39 Birth of daughter Martha CHENEY Kyeamba, New South Wales, Australia
1847 41 Birth of son Albert Joseph CHENEY Humula, New South Wales, Australia
28 Mar 1866 59 Death of wife Hannah TOFIELD (aged 60) Humula, New South Wales, Australia 18
08 Aug 1880 74 John CHENEY died Humula, New South Wales, Australia 71
Personal Notes:
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Headstone erected in honor of John and Hannah Cheney.

Son of Henry Cheney and Anna (Unknown) Cheney.

Married Hannah Tofield on March 18, 1827 at Stewkley, Buckinghamshire, England.

Came to Australia with wife and some of their children aboard the "Royal Saxon", arriving June 26, 1844. Employed as a shepherd and house keeper for Mr. W. Walker and Co. Murrumbidgee (Kyeamba).

Father of Daniel Cheney, Hannah (Cheney) Wilson, John Cheney, Henry Cheney, Robert Cheney, Martha Matilda (Cheney) Adams, and Joseph Cheney.
Source References:
18. Type: E-mail Message, Abbr: e-mails general pool, Title: e-mails general pool
- Reference = Jo-Anne Kidman 15 Nov 2020 (Marriage)
71. Type: Book, Abbr: Wagga Pioneers, Title: Pioneers of Wagga Wagga and District, Auth: Wagga Wagga & District Family History Society Inc, Publ: Wagga Wagga & District Family History Society Inc, Date: 2004, Locn: http://www.waggafamilyhistory.org.au/
- Reference = 2 (Death)
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