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John ATKINSON (1795 - 1893)

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
George ATKINSON ( - 1829)	John ATKINSON (1795 - 1893) + Jane Penelope REIBEY (1807 - 1854)

b. 1795 at London, England

m. 1824 Jane Penelope REIBEY (1807 - 1854) at Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

d. 1893 at Launceston, Tasmania, Australia aged 98

Near Relatives of John ATKINSON (1795 - 1893)
Relationship	Person	Born	Birth Place	Died	Death Place	Age
Father in Law	Thomas (REIBY) (RABY) REIBEY	abt 1775	Possibly Ipswich, Suffolk OR Ireland	Apr 1811	Sydney, NSW, Australia	36
Mother in Law	Mary HAYDOCK	12 May 1777	Bury, Lancashire, England	30 May 1855	Newtown, Sydney, NSW, Australia	78
Self	John ATKINSON	1795	London, England	1893	Launceston, Tasmania, Australia	98
Wife	Jane Penelope REIBEY	1807	Sydney, NSW, Australia	1854	Launceston, Tasmania, Australia	47
Son	George ATKINSON			1829	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Niece	Alice WILLS	06 May 1823	Camden, NSW, Australia	14 Apr 1824	NSW, Australia	0
Brother in Law	Thomas Haydock REIBEY	1796	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	1842	Entally House, Hadspan, Tasmania, Australia	46
Brother in Law	James Haydock REIBEY	1798		1843	Aubrey Farm, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia	45
Brother in Law	George REIBEY	1801	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	1823	Entally House, Hadspan, Tasmania, Australia	22
Sister in Law	Celia REIBEY	1802	Camden, NSW, Australia	28 Sep 1823	NSW, Australia	21
Sister in Law	Eliza REIBY	1805	Camden, NSW, Australia	1870	Launceston, Tasmania, Australia	65
Sister in Law	Elizabeth Ann REIBEY	1810	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	1870	Paddington, Westminster, London, England	60

Events in John ATKINSON (1795 - 1893)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
1795		John ATKINSON was born	London, England	People of Australia info
1824	29	Married Jane Penelope REIBEY (aged 17)	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	Note 1	60
1829	34	Death of son George ATKINSON	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	Note 2	60
1854	59	Death of wife Jane Penelope REIBEY (aged 47)	Launceston, Tasmania, Australia	Note 3	60
1893	98	John ATKINSON died	Launceston, Tasmania, Australia	Note 4
1893	98	Burial	Charles Street Cemetery, Launceston, Tas	Note 5	90

Note 1: Mr John Atkinson in the New South Wales, Australia, Butts of Marriage Licenses, 1813–1835, 1894 Name Mr John Atkinson Gender Male License Date 1 Sep. 1824 License Place New South Wales, Australia Marriage Date 11 Sep. 1824 Marriage Place Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Residence New South Wales, Australia Spouse Miss Jane Penelope Reibey Spouse Gender Female Spouse Residence New South Wales, Australia Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser 16 Sept 1824 MARRIED, On Saturday last, by the Rev. WILLIAM COWPER, Senior Assistant Chaplain, in St. Philip's Church, Charlotte-place, by Special License, JOHN ATKINSON, Esq. (of the Firm of ATKINSON and BINGLE), to Miss JANE PENELOPE, third Daughter of Mrs. REIBEY, of Macquarie-place.

Note 2: Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser 27 Jan 1829 DIED, On the evening of Friday last, after a short and acute illness, at the residence of his grandmother (Mrs. REIBEY) in George street, Sydney, GEORGE, the infant son of JOHN ATKINSON, Esq. of Reibey Farm, in the neighbourhood of Windsor.

Note 3: Launceston Examiner 10 Oct 1854 At Bifrons, on the 9th Instant, Jane Penelope, wife of John Atkinson, Es.

Note 4: People of Australia Tasmanian (Launceston) 23 Dec 1893 One by one our old colonists have been dropping off, especially during the last ten or twelve years their number has sensibly diminished. But probably the oldest of them all has now succumbed. Mr John Atkinson expired at the residence of his daughter, Mrs Hobkirk, Windmill Hill, at two o'clock Wednesday morning in his 99th year. Having reached such an extreme age, it is hardly necessary to enquire what specific disease was the immediate cause of death. It is a fact, however, that he had enjoyed marvellously good health until the last few days, when he seemed to suddenly collapse. Dr. Maddox attended the deceased through his last illness. Mr Atkinson was born in London in the year 1795, his father being a master mariner. In his father's vessel he travelled from Russia, carrying troops to aid the allies in overthrowing the destined monarch of the world. As proof of his age there is a certificate on parchment granted very early in this century proving his entry to a certain guild, but this is only one link in the chain of evidence. He arrived in Hobart Town in 1817, but removed to Sydney in 1819. In 1821 he was told by the celebrated Dr. Bland that he could not live many months, as he had hopeless liver disease, and it was this illness which induced him to visit Mr Thomson, of Rosetta, in the St. Leonards district. Our island colony at that time comprised 7400 souls, but the bracing climate even at that early date was appreciated by visitors. Mr Atkinson returned to Sydney, but in the year 1832 he finally determined to settle here, and arrived just four years after the great flood. To speak with him was to conjure with a wizard; he told in an exact, vivid fashion of dark days and of sunshine. He remembered the outbreak of small-pox in Sydney in 1828. He described the awful punishments that were visited upon delinquents. He could tell of the unfortunate blacks—of outrage and of murder. He could point out the exact spot where the bushranger Jingler was shot on his own private property, right alongside the old road to the White Hills. He spoke of Wentworth, Liextendat Ritchie Lalthrop Murray Cobcroft, and Sir John Robertson's father in an easy, jaunty fashion, as if they were mere apprentices—men who now are almost forgotten. He saw the infancy of Australasian settlement, and he almost lived to see the commonwealth come to man's estate. For many years Mr Atkinson was a prominent member in the small community which then comprised Launceston. For a long time he discharged the duties of official assignee under the Insolvency Act, and was very widely known in that capacity. With all the grand men of that early period he was ever eager to promote the general welfare, and took part in all the movements for that purpose. He wrote a very neat hand, and even in extreme old age would examine papers and business matters with acumen. In his 'raw state' he was clumsy, but after a short residence in the colonies he became a skilled mechanic. He used to pass this criticism on himself when 87 years of age, and at that time his principal amusement lay in the hand-carving of tortoise shell and mother of pearl. Deceased was a member of the Masonic Fraternity, having joined the order in 1821. He leaves six surviving children—four daughters and two sons, 38 grandchildren, and 15 great grandchildren. The former comprise—Mrs Laidley, of Sydney; Mrs Palmer, of Gippsland; Mrs Hobkirk, who resides in Launceston; Mrs Mason, wife of Arch-deacon Mason, of Hobart; Mr James Atkinson, surveyor, of Queensland; and Mr T. R. Atkinson, of the Tasmanian Civil Service, Hobart. As far as British politics are concerned Mr Atkinson lived under four sovereigns, and during his life his language has been carried into the corners of the earth; space has been annihilated and a girdle has been put round the globe. Steamboats, railways, telegraph lines and cables were developed in his life time, and his country-men have been foremost in every enterprise. It is remarkable that Mr Atkinson has been the contemporary of such celebrities in the last century as the silver-tongued orator, Edmund Burke; of Scotland's bard, Robert Burns; of the father of his country, George Washington; and of our own, Captain Cook. France is reduced in circumstances, and the engineer of German federation has been successful in his project. United Italy now holds up her head. In his lifetime the sewer of Europe has become a great republic, and there the president of triumphant democracy has tried to make all men equal, and has struck the fetters off the limbs of the slaves. The colossus of the north preserves its earth hunger, and continues to lick up the wastelands of Europe and Asia. The sick man has languished, and the European powers have absorbed some of his business, and are watching his decay. The mother of the world has had its affairs brought into court, and the Celestial Empire after a reign of lead has declared free ports, and had opium crammed down its throat. He has witnessed domestic strife on every continent, but the big battalions have always restored order.

Note 5: John Atkinson Birth 1796 London, City of London, Greater London, England Death 20 Dec 1893 (aged 96–97) Launceston City, Tasmania, Australia Burial Charles Street Cemetery Launceston, Launceston City, Tasmania, Australia

Source References:

60. Type: Newspaper, Title: Trove, http://trove.nla.gov.au

- Reference = (Marriage)

- Notes: Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser 16 Sept 1824 MARRIED, On Saturday last, by the Rev. WILLIAM COWPER, Senior Assistant Chaplain, in St. Philip's Church, Charlotte-place, by Special License, JOHN ATKINSON, Esq. (of the Firm of ATKINSON and BINGLE), to Miss JANE PENELOPE, third Daughter of Mrs. REIBEY, of Macquarie-place.

90. Type: Web Page, Abbr: Find A Grave, Title: Findagrave.com

- Reference = (Burial)

- Notes: John Atkinson Birth 1796 London, City of London, Greater London, England Death 20 Dec 1893 (aged 96–97) Launceston City, Tasmania, Australia Burial Charles Street Cemetery Launceston, Launceston City, Tasmania, Australia

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