| Orphan Number: | 4750 |
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| Orphan: | Timothy Charles ROY |
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| Mother: | HONEYMAN, Ann |
| Father: | ROY, Campbell |
| Mother's ship: | |
| Father's ship: | Sir Charles Forbes |
| Age when admitted: | 5yrs |
| Date admitted: | 19 Aug 1833 |
| Date discharged: | 13 Aug 1839 |
| Institution(s): | Queens Orphan School |
| Discharged to: | father |
| Remarks: | mother died in childbirth - father an assigned convict |
| References: | SWD24p443, 28, CSO5/86/1885 |
This orphan has been claimed by: Janice IRVING
Timothy ROY was born in Dennistoun near Bothwell. His mother arrived out from Scotland in 1822 as a free child and was endentured as a servant to Reid family along with her sister Margaret. Their mother traveled on to Sydney with their two younger brothers.
Ann HONEYMAN'S father was a convict, transported to Sydney in 1817 and who died in 1821 after a daring attempt to abscond. Unbeknown to his family who were attempting a reunion and traveling out from Scotland.
Timothy was returned to his father on his discharge from the Orphange.,Campbell ROY who arrived in Tasmania a convict in 1825 and was assigned to Captain Wood of Dennistoun. This is where Campbell and Ann met and married in 1828. Ann who died in childbirth is buried in a private cemetery in Dennistoun.
Campbell, unable to care for his young son had him admitted to the orphanage at 3yrs of age with the support of his master Captain Wood.
Campbell met and married Margaret WALL in 1834 at Bothwell, also a convict, both still under sentence and it was likely Campbell's good record which permitted such a union between convicts still under sentence, as Margarets record is colourful and checkered.
Timothy was discharged from the orphanage in 1839 and was reunited with his father and stepmother. The family resided in Bothwell until Timothy was sent to live with his maternal Grandmother in the Hunter Valley NSW,
Timothy met and married Martha McMillan in 1851 while working as a labourer on the Williams River and they had a very large and colourful family who ranged throughout the Hunter Valley. Timothy and Martha ended up in Taree, Martha fortunately was a very strong minded woman able to temper her husband, and her large colourful and rowdy brood of children.
Timothy died in 1910 and is buried at the Wesleyan Cemetery on the Dawson River at Taree NSW. Throughout his life he worked at many occupations, spending many years as a Gold miner following the search for gold and in the early years, taking his large family along with him.
Campbell ROY, his father also pursued the search for gold and is buried at Beaufort Vic, near Ballarat where he lived for some years with his wife Margaret, known as Peggy.
Ann HONEYMAN'S father was a convict, transported to Sydney in 1817 and who died in 1821 after a daring attempt to abscond. Unbeknown to his family who were attempting a reunion and traveling out from Scotland.
Timothy was returned to his father on his discharge from the Orphange.,Campbell ROY who arrived in Tasmania a convict in 1825 and was assigned to Captain Wood of Dennistoun. This is where Campbell and Ann met and married in 1828. Ann who died in childbirth is buried in a private cemetery in Dennistoun.
Campbell, unable to care for his young son had him admitted to the orphanage at 3yrs of age with the support of his master Captain Wood.
Campbell met and married Margaret WALL in 1834 at Bothwell, also a convict, both still under sentence and it was likely Campbell's good record which permitted such a union between convicts still under sentence, as Margarets record is colourful and checkered.
Timothy was discharged from the orphanage in 1839 and was reunited with his father and stepmother. The family resided in Bothwell until Timothy was sent to live with his maternal Grandmother in the Hunter Valley NSW,
Timothy met and married Martha McMillan in 1851 while working as a labourer on the Williams River and they had a very large and colourful family who ranged throughout the Hunter Valley. Timothy and Martha ended up in Taree, Martha fortunately was a very strong minded woman able to temper her husband, and her large colourful and rowdy brood of children.
Timothy died in 1910 and is buried at the Wesleyan Cemetery on the Dawson River at Taree NSW. Throughout his life he worked at many occupations, spending many years as a Gold miner following the search for gold and in the early years, taking his large family along with him.
Campbell ROY, his father also pursued the search for gold and is buried at Beaufort Vic, near Ballarat where he lived for some years with his wife Margaret, known as Peggy.
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