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Benjamin HARDAKER

Male 1797 - 1877  (80 years)


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  • Name Benjamin HARDAKER 
    Birth 1797  Rawdon, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Christening 14 Jan 1798  Rawdon Chapel, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • Benj'n (son) of Samuel Hardaker and Hannah his wife of Rawdon.
    Gender Male 
    1841 Census 6 Jun 1841  Rawdon, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Immigration 30 Dec 1848  Botany Bay, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Death 13 Sep 1877  Walcha, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6] 
    Burial 16 Sep 1877  Walcha, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Person ID I133  Hardaker One-name Study
    Last Modified 7 Aug 2016 

    Father Samuel HARDAKER,   b. 1765, Rawdon, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationbur. 22 May 1842, Rawdon church, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 77 years) 
    Mother Hannah OATES 
    Marriage 21 Nov 1784  Guiseley St Oswald, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 9] 
    • Samuel Hardaker and Hannah Oates both of Rawdon. Witnesses were William Hardaker (made his mark, probably Samuel's older brother) and Henry Ive. The marriage performed on the 7th November, previous to this one, and recorded on the same page of the register was between Richard Hardaker (#304) and Lydia Robinson (#1022). Richard and Samuel were 3rd cousins.
    Family ID F15  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Hannah MANN,   b. 14 Aug 1796, Baildon, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 May 1841, Rawdon, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 44 years) 
    Marriage 9 May 1819  Guiseley St Oswald, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [10, 11] 
    Type: By Banns 
    • Benjamin Hardacre OTP, and Hannah Mann OTP. Both appear to have signed (Hannah signed Hannah Hardaker Mann). Witnesses were Thomas Unthank and James Clapham.
    • The marriage is recorded as having taken place on the 9th April 1819, however it seems very likely that it was in fact the 9th May. Benjamin and Hannah's marriage is the first recorded on the double-page of the register (pages 110 & 111). The marriage immediately prior to theirs, and recorded on the previous page, took place on 26th April. The marriage recorded immediate after Benjamin and Hannah's took place on 19th May.
    Children 
    +1. John HARDAKER,   b. 31 Jan 1820, Buckstone Baptist Chapel, Rawdon, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Aug 1897, Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years)
    +2. George HARDAKER,   b. 24 Mar 1821, Rawdon, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Sep 1873, Kingstown, NSW, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 52 years)
    +3. Francis HARDAKER,   b. 1 Feb 1824, Rawdon, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Apr 1907, Rawdon, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years)
     4. Jane HARDAKER,   b. 29 Jul 1826, Rawdon, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    +5. Benjamin HARDAKER,   b. 17 Jun 1828, Rawdon, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 May 1913, Rome St. Canterbury, Sydney, NSW, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)
    +6. William HARDAKER,   b. 9 Apr 1831, Rawdon, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Dec 1915, Bombala, NSW, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)
     7. Richard HARDAKER,   b. 27 Jan 1833, Rawdon, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. May 1833, Rawdon, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
     8. James HARDAKER,   b. 26 Sep 1834, Rawdon, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Jan 1881, Walcha, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 46 years)
    +9. David HARDAKER,   b. 24 Sep 1836, Rawdon, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Aug 1889, Petersham, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 52 years)
    +10. Thomas Oates HARDAKER,   b. 11 May 1839, Rawdon, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Apr 1910, 'Rawden', Walcha, NSW, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years)
    Family ID F29  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 30 Jan 2022 

    Family 2 Tabitha STANSFIELD,   b. 15 Jan 1808, Idle, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Jul 1868, Walcha, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years) 
    Marriage 2 Mar 1845  Otley Register Office, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [12, 13] 
    • Ref OTLEYRB/1/111.
    Family ID F30  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 14 May 2016 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1797 - Rawdon, Yorkshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChristening - 14 Jan 1798 - Rawdon Chapel, Yorkshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - Type: By Banns - 9 May 1819 - Guiseley St Oswald, Yorkshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google Maps1841 Census - Apperley Lane - 6 Jun 1841 - Rawdon, Yorkshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 2 Mar 1845 - Otley Register Office, Yorkshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsImmigration - Ship: Walmer Castle - 30 Dec 1848 - Botany Bay, New South Wales, Australia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 13 Sep 1877 - Walcha, New South Wales, Australia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 16 Sep 1877 - Walcha, New South Wales, Australia Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Photos
    Clipper ship Walmer Castle (1200 tones)    		Clipper ship Walmer Castle (1200 tones)
    The clipper Walmer Castle, painted 1862. Benjamin Hardaker (#133) and family travelled to Australia on this ship in 1848.
    The Commercial Hotel, Walcha, New South Wales, Australia    		The Commercial Hotel, Walcha, New South Wales, Australia
    Built in 1864/5 by Benjamin's sons James, Benjamin (junior), David and Thomas. Benjamin (senior) was the publican at the hotel up until 1875 when his son James took over the management role. Photo taken December 2016.

    Headstones
    Headstone - Benjamin Hardaker (1797-1877)    		Headstone - Benjamin Hardaker (1797-1877)

  • Notes 
    • Came to Walcha where he built and ran the Commercial Hotel. Died of natural causes.

  • Sources 
    1. [S479] WYAS via Ancestry.com (Reliability: 2).
      West Yorkshire Archive Service; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; Yorkshire Parish Records; New Reference Number: WDP90/1

    2. [S138] 1841 Census, 1841 Census (Reliability: 2).
      Class: HO107; Piece: 1313; Book: 7; Civil Parish: Guiseley; County: Yorkshire; Enumeration District: 8; Folio: 13; Page: 18; Line: 4; GSU roll: 464269

    3. [S209] Internet web site, http://www.angelfire.com/al/aslc/walmer_castle.htm.

    4. [S204] State Records Authority of New South Wales (Reliability: 2).
      State Records Authority of New South Wales; Kingswood New South Wales, Australia; Persons on bounty ships (Agent's Immigrant Lists); Series: 5316; Reel: 2135; Item: [4/4786]

    5. [S431] Copy of certificate, JHM p. 34.

    6. [S21] MI Walcha cemetry.

    7. [S432] Copy of certificate, JHM p. 34. Also MI (we have date as 18th -.

    8. [S67] IGI M009384 & ECH's trans. JHM says by banns.

    9. [S479] WYAS via Ancestry.com (Reliability: 2).
      West Yorkshire Archive Service; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; Yorkshire Parish Records; New Reference Number: WDP29/3/2

    10. [S75] JHM and IGI M009382, ECH has 9 May 1819.

    11. [S479] WYAS via Ancestry.com (Reliability: 1).
      West Yorkshire Archive Service; Leeds, Yorkshire, England; Yorkshire Parish Records; Reference Number: WDP29/3/4

    12. [S76] JHM p. 24. Text p. 14 says 2 March 1845.

    13. [S225] Yorks BMDs, Yorks BMDs, (www.yorkshirebmd.org.uk/).


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