Name: The Weeping Willow

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Family
Marriage: Children:

  1. Rachel Louisa Blaxter: Birth: 27 FEB 1866 in Eden, New South Wales, Australia. Death: 30 MAR 1936 in Clovelly, New South Wales, Australia

  2. Hannah Maria Blaxter: Birth: 24 SEP 1867 in Eden, New South Wales, Australia. Death: 21 DEC 1922 in New Plymouth, New Zealand

  3. Mary Ann Rebecca Blaxter: Birth: 26 AUG 1869 in Eden, New South Wales, Australia. Death: SEP 1945 in Heywood, Lancashire

  4. Joseph Henry John Blaxter: Birth: 26 SEP 1871 in Eden, New South Wales, Australia. Death: 1 SEP 1941 in Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia

  5. Eliza Jane Blaxter: Birth: 16 OCT 1873 in Eden, New South Wales, Australia. Death: 21 NOV 1964 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

  6. Ernest George Blaxter: Birth: 20 APR 1876 in Eden, New South Wales, Australia. Death: 27 OCT 1939 in Pambula, New South Wales, Australia

  7. Caroline Margaret Blaxter: Birth: 11 NOV 1878 in Bombala, New South Wales, Australia. Death: 22 JUN 1955 in Bega, New South Wales, Australia

  8. Violet Priscilla Blaxter: Birth: 15 JUN 1882 in Eden, New South Wales, Australia. Death: 1 APR 1907 in Eden, New South Wales, Australia

  9. Victoria Alberta Blaxter: Birth: 1 JUN 1884 in Eden, New South Wales, Australia. Death: 2 DEC 1949 in Kyogle, New South Wales, Australia


Notes
a. RecordIdNumber:   MH:N2110
Note:   Mistranscribed as Maxter on baptism record.
 According to Colin Blaxter: In 1848 caught stealing a Looking Glass having previously been convicted for stealing books from Blakenham Church in exchange for bread. Tried Norwich Quarter Sessions 12 Jul 1848 and sentenced to be transported to Van Dieman's Land (Tasmania) for 7 years. He could neither read nor write. Transported on board "Nile" 27 Jun 1850. The ship departed 5 Jul 1850 from Portland, stopping at London, where it departed 16 Jul 1850. The voyage took 90 days, stopping at Gibraltar en route. Arrived Hobart 3 Oct 1850 where he commenced his term of incarceration under the Probation System (age 21). 21 Apr 1851 found guilty of "misconduct in being in a Public House during Divine Service on Sunday" and sentenced to 7 days solitary. 19 Jul 1852 found guilty of "misconduct in being in company with a transported and absconded offender" and sentenced to 3 months hard labour. From 1852 appears to have worked at the sheep station "Dunrobin" at Ouse in the central Highlands. 9 Nov 1853, whilst in the district of Franklin, found guilty of misconduct and sentenced to 1 month's hard labour and not to return to the District. Left Hobart at some point after 21 Oct 1854 (the last date entered on his Conduct Record). Made his way eventually to Eden on the south coast of New South Wales. Died following wasting illness of many months duration. As of 2009 all the Blaxters living in Australia were reputedly descended from him. A protestant.
 A deceased farmer at time of daughter Eliza's 2nd marriage in 1946.
  1841 Census lived Black Horse Yard, Lower Westwick Street, St. Lawrence, Norwich, Norfolk - Age 12 (mistranscribed as Blascter).

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