James KEY

1788 – 1875 · London, Middlesex

🪦 Burial		Glen Innes, New South Wales, Australia 📍
👶 Birth	abt 1788	London, Middlesex 📍 🏛️ Industrial Revolution transforms Lancashire
💒 Marriage	1808	Sarah PICKETT London, Middlesex 📍
✝️ Death	05 Jun 1875	Plain View, Stonehenge, New South Wales, Australia 📍

Children with Sarah PICKETT

George KEY

b. 1810

Mary Ann KEY

b. 1813, St Katherine Cree Church, 86 Leadenhall Street, London, Middlesex · m. James DUFFY

Sarah Frey KEY

b. 1816, St Katherine Cree Church, 86 Leadenhall Street, London, Middlesex

James KEY

b. 1818, Saint Saviour, Southwark, London, Surrey

Ellen KEY

b. 1824, St Katherine Cree Church, 86 Leadenhall Street, London, Middlesex · d. 1875, Stonehenge, New South Wales, Australia · m. William HAZELGROVE

Thomas Oliver KEY

b. 1826, St Katherine Cree Church, 86 Leadenhall Street, London, Middlesex · d. 1905, Glen Innes, New South Wales, Australia · m. Sarah MARSHALL

Notes

James and Sarah Key lived in Botolph Alley, Billingsgate, London in the fishmarket area.
They came to Australia around 1831.
James Key was employed as a gardener by The Australian AgriculturalCompany on their estates around Stroud and Dungog.
It has not been possible to prove how the family came to Australia but asearch of A.A.Co.records show their ship "Frederick" brought 25gardeners, 222 sheep,7 horses and stores from Portsmouth ,Englandarriving on 23rd November,1827.
It was also common for … Show more

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