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John CHEESEMAN (1813 - 1888)

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Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
Amy Margaret CHEESEMAN (1860 - 1942)	John CHEESEMAN (1813 - 1888) + Mary HOBDAY Christina MCDONALD (1816 - 1886)	John CHEESEMAN
		Mary (CHEESEMAN)

b. abt 1813 at West Hythe, Kent, England

m. (1) 17 Jun 1832 Mary HOBDAY at Folkestone, Kent, England

m. (2) 10 Oct 1853 Christina MCDONALD (1816 - 1886) at Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia

d. 01 Aug 1888 at North Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia aged 75

Near Relatives of John CHEESEMAN (1813 - 1888)
Relationship	Person	Born	Birth Place	Died	Death Place	Age
Father in Law	Daniel MCDONALD
Mother in Law	Margaret BROWN
Father	John CHEESEMAN
Mother	Mary (CHEESEMAN)
Self	John CHEESEMAN	abt 1813	West Hythe, Kent, England	01 Aug 1888	North Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	75
Wife	Mary HOBDAY
Wife	Christina MCDONALD	abt 1816	Perth, Perth-shire, Scotland	05 Feb 1886	North Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	70
Daughter	Amy Margaret CHEESEMAN	21 Apr 1860	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	15 Sep 1942	Torrington, New South Wales, Australia	82
Son in Law	William ATKINSON	abt 1856	Dunolly, Victoria, Australia	11 Feb 1924	Tungsten, New South Wales, Australia	68
Granddaughter	Jessie Margaret Alexandria ATKINSON	07 Nov 1881	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	1970	Wahroonga, New South Wales, Australia	89
Granddaughter	Rose Annie ATKINSON	06 Sep 1883	North Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
Grandson	William Charles ATKINSON	02 Apr 1885	North Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	25 Aug 1888	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	3
Grandson	Reginald ATKINSON	04 Aug 1888	North Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter	Valerie Agnes ATKINSON	15 Oct 1890	North Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	1960		70
Granddaughter	Mabel May ATKINSON	01 May 1892	North Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	abt 11 Feb 1924		31
Grandson	Wilfred Thomas ATKINSON	15 Sep 1894
Granddaughter	Violet Victoria ATKINSON	15 Jul 1897	Shepardstown, New South Wales, Australia
Grandson	Robert John ATKINSON	14 Sep 1900	Shepardstown, New South Wales, Australia

Events in John CHEESEMAN (1813 - 1888)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
abt 1813		John CHEESEMAN was born	West Hythe, Kent, England		71
17 Jun 1832	19	Married Mary HOBDAY	Folkestone, Kent, England		71
22 Mar 1839	26	Immigration	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	per 'John Barry'	71
10 Oct 1853	40	Married Christina MCDONALD (aged 37)	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia		71
21 Apr 1860	47	Birth of daughter Amy Margaret CHEESEMAN	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia		71
05 Feb 1886	73	Death of wife Christina MCDONALD (aged 70)	North Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia		71
01 Aug 1888	75	John CHEESEMAN died	North Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia		71

Personal Notes:

Widow Christina married ex convict John Cheeseman (tried for stealing potatoes) and purchased land at Nth Wagga in May 1854. Christina had been previously employed by John Peter at Cuba. They raised their family and lived out their days at Nth Wagga. Descendants still live there today.

Source References:

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 = 55 (Birth)

- Reference = 55 (Immigration)

- Reference = 55 (Death)

- Reference = 55 (Name, Notes)

- Reference = 55 (Marriage)

- Reference = 55 (Marriage)

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