Samuel Kershaw was born on the 8th July, 1843, in Tumut, NSW. Parents were James KERSHAW who was born in 1805 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England and Anne BUCKLEY who was born on the 27th August, 1819, in Parramatta, NSW. He died on the 24th July, 1922, in Kyogle, NSW.

Samuel Kershaw Married Miss Emma PACKETT who was born in 1858 in Tumut, NSW. who was born on the 19th June, 1881, in Bombowlee. They married in1902 in Tumut, NSW.

1. Samuel Charles KERSHAW was born on the 6th October, 1877, in Bombowlee Creek, NSW

2. Emma Jane KERSHAW born on the 4th November, 1878, in Bombowlee Creek, NSW

3. Evelina Teresa KERSHAW was born on the 10th April, 1880, in Bombowlee, NSW. She Married Mr Charles LUCAS.

4. .Miss Elizabeth KERSHAW who was born 19th June, 1881, in Bombowlee, NSW. Married .Mr Charles William MOUNT.

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James Kershaw286 was born 1805 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England286, and died 20 Mar 1878 in Bombowlee, NSW, Australia286.He married Anne Buckley on 04 Jun 1836 in St Johns Parramatta, NSW, Australia, daughter of James Buckley and Mary Hitchen.

Includes NotesNotes for James Kershaw:

James Kershaw of Rochdale, Lancashire, England was convicted on 30 May 1827 in Manchester for stealing candle sticks and given 7 years transportation. He was transported on the ship ‘Florentina’ and arrived in Sydney on the 3 Jan 1828 and was assigned to George Druitt.

The ships indent lists him as a

Protestant and

married with one child,

being able to read and write and

his occupation as a butcher and farm servant,

he was 5’ 8” tall,

ruddy fair complexion,

light brown hair and

light hazel eyes.

James’s wife and child did not join him and his family in England are unknown.

James received a certificate of freedom on 11 Jun 1834 and married Ann Buckley in 1836 and had 14 children.

He died on 20 Mar 1878 in Bombolee Tumut NSW. (NSW State Records) (http:/www.spin.net.au/~rdixon/buckley) (RootsWeb.com Plunkett/Hartshorne Family) (Ancestry.co.uk) (Convicts to Australia) (Colonial Secretary Index 1788-1825) (NSW Reg.BDM) More About James Kershaw:

Immigration: 03 Jan 1828, came to Sydeny as a convict on the ship "Florentina".

More About James Kershaw and Anne Buckley:

Marriage: 04 Jun 1836, St Johns Parramatta, NSW, Australia.

Children of James Kershaw and Anne Buckley are:Peter Kershaw, b. 1837, Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia286, d. 1837, Goulburn, NSW, Australia286.

Elizabeth Kershaw, b. 19 Sep 1838, Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia286, d. Oct 1838, Goulburn, NSW, Australia286.

Elizabeth Kershaw, b. 03 Nov 1839, Coolac, NSW, Australia286, d. 25 Dec 1915, Bongongo Adjunbilly, NSW, Australia286.

James Kershaw, b. 20 Aug 1841, Gilmore Creek, NSW, Australia286, d. 31 May 1912, Greta, Victoria, Australia286.

Samuel Kershaw, b. 08 Jul 1843, Tumut, NSW, Australia286, d. date unknown, NSW, Australia286.

Sarah Kershaw, b. 1844, NSW, Australia286, d. 1861, NSW, Australia286.

Abraham Kershaw, b. 26 Mar 1847, Tumut River, NSW, Australia286, d. 1904, NSW, Australia286.

+Ann Maree Kershaw, b. 13 Dec 1848, Tumut Plains, NSW, Australia286, 286, 286, d. 23 Oct 1937, Canterbury, NSW, Australia286, 28 .

John Kershaw, b. 13 Jul 1850, Tumut, New South Wales, Australia286, d. date unknown, NSW, Australia286.

George Joseph Kershaw, b. 03 Dec 1851, Gilmore Creek, NSW, Australia286, d. 1938, Adaminaby, NSW, Australia286.

Martha Kershaw, b. 05 Nov 1853, Tumut, NSW, Australia286, d. 08 Dec 1942, Wangaratta, Victoria, Australia286.

Alice Kershaw, b. 1854, New South Wales, Australia286, d. date unknown, NSW, Australia286.

Alexander Kershaw, b. 1857, Pennyweight Flat, Victoria, Australia286, d. 31 Dec 1875, Tumut, NSW, Australia286. <1>Henry Kershaw, b. 1860, New South Wales, Australia286, d. 1878, NSW, Australia286.

Alfred Kershaw, b. 22 May 1861, Rutherglen, Victoria, Australia286, d. 08 Jun 1861, Rutherglen, Victoria, Australia286