Clarke Family Tree » William Wenban (1822-1887)
Personal data William Wenban
- He was born on October 2, 1822 in Sandhurst, Kent, England.
- Immigrated on September 1, 1839 vanuit aboard the "Cornwall" with his parents and 6 siblings.
- Profession: Paperhanger, painter, etc in Upper Oxford St, Paint and wallpaper shop, Paddington, Sydney, NSW, AU.
- He died on April 14, 1887 in Sandhurst Cottage, Mosman Bay (reg'd St Leonards), Sydney, NSW, AU, he was 64 years old.
- A child of William Wenban and Mary Odiam
Household of William Wenban
He is married to Catherine Munro.
They got married on April 8, 1851 at St Andrew's Scots Church, Presbyterian, Sydney, NSW, AU, he was 28 years old.
Child(ren):
- Catherine Wenban 1852-1853
- Tryphosa Wenban 1853-1853
- Tryphena Wenban 1853-1853
- Mary Wenban 1854-< 1864
- Elizabeth Wenban 1855-????
- Mary Wenban ± 1864-± 1890
- Alfred Wenban ± 1868-± 1877
Notes about William Wenban
Lived at 'Sandhurst', Mosman Bay, NSW. Shop in 110 Oxford St, Sydney,
later South Head Rd (1866), and 65 Botany St, Surry Hills (1872).
Information on this family of Wenbans was kindly offered by Diana Williams :
"My maternal great grandfather, William Wenban, emigrated from his family home in Hawkhurst, Kent, England, in 1839. He was 17. He arrived in NSW aboard the bounty ship “Cornwall” on 01/09/1839 with his parents, William(1802-1878) and Mary(nee Odiam, 1802-1880) Wenban and siblings,Walter, Tryphosa, Tryphena and Theo (Theophilius). Two siblings died en route, Samuel aged 10 died from “anacuria” and Sophia aged 5 died from “dropsy”. Two siblings were born in Australia, Samuel 1843, and Sarah 1846.
In 1851, William married Edinburgh born, Catherine Munro, aged 17. Catherine had emigrated from Scotland aboard the “Margaret” with her parents George (1807-1885) and Mary (nee Thomson, 1808-1859) and surviving siblings George Munro (1838-1893) and Elizabeth aged 1. They arrived in NSW on 24/01/1842. Catherine’s sister, Mary Jane Munro was born in Australia in 1843.
William opened a paint shop in Upper Oxford Street, Paddington, Sydney, NSW. His second surviving son named William Henry at birth, but known by his second given name HENRY WENBAN, was my maternal grandfather."
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Historical events
Birthday October 2, 1822
- The temperature on October 2, 1822 was about 14.0 °C. Wind direction mainly east-northeast. Weather type: betrokken regen mist. Source: KNMI
- This page is only available in Dutch.De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
- In the year 1822: Source: Wikipedia
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Day of marriage April 8, 1851
- The temperature on April 8, 1851 was about 5.7 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 81%. Source: KNMI
- This page is only available in Dutch.De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
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- In the year 1851: Source: Wikipedia
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Day of death April 14, 1887
- The temperature on April 14, 1887 was about 2.8 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 10 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 73%. Source: KNMI
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