Biography

Alexander ARTHUR was born in c1762 in Ireland. (Age 66 in 1828 Census)

Alexander enlisted in the NSW Corps in 1801 and he arrived in Sydney Cove on "Atlas" on 7 July 1802

Alexander had a relationship with an unknown woman and they had the following children:

• c1803 Jane .

Alexander requested permission to marry Jane MORRIS on 5 June 1820 and they married on 26 June 1820 in Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia.

He died on May 31, 1829 in Windsor, Hawkesbury City Council, NSW, Australia.

In 1838 his daughter Jane LAKE nee ARTHUR filed a court case claiming as the only daughter of Alexander ARTHUR she was the heiress of his land.

• daughter Jane ARTHUR was born c1803 (aged 19 in 1822) in Australia
• wife Jane MORRIS arrived in Australia from England as a convict in 1809

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Sources

New South Wales, Australia, Colonial Secretary’s Papers, 1788-1856. Name: Alexander Arthur Event Date: 5 Jun 1820 Event Description: Re permission to marry at Parramatta Page: 59 Alexander Arthur - Free and Jane Morris - Prisoner Ship Indispensable

NSW Marriage Record
V18202572 3A/1820 ARTHUR ALEXANDER MORRIS JANE CB

NSW Marriage Record
V1820979 147B/1820 ARTHUR ALEXANDER MORRIS JANE CB (St Johns Church of England, Parramatta)

NSW Marriage Record
Alexander Arthur, free, of the parish of Parramatta and Jane Morris, Prisoner age 40 per Indispensable, of the parish of Parramatta were married in this church by banns this 26 day of June 1820 by me George Middleton Both Alexander and Jane made their X marks in the register in the presence of Daniel Pollard and Mary Pollard who also made their X marks

1828 Australian Census

• Arthur, Alexander, 66, came free, Atlas, 1802, Nailor, Windsor [later annotated with "Died February 1829"]
• Arthur, Jane, 50, government servant, Indispensible, 1809

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/230387994/12580700
New South Wales Government Gazette Wed 19/12/1838 Page 1132 Court of Claims
Case No. 333.—JANE LAKE, of Windsor.
One rood in the County of Cumberland, parish of Saint Matthew, town of Windsor, allotment No. 60 ; bounded on the south-east by a line dividing it from Macquarie-street, and bearing north 34 degrees east 1 chain ; on the north-east by a line dividing it from allotment No. 58, and bearing north 56 degrees west 2 chains and 50 links ; on the north-west by a line dividing it from allotment No. 61, and bearing south 34 degrees west 1 chain ; and on the south-west by a line dividing it from Forbes-street, and bearing south 56 degrees east 2 chains and 50 links to Mac- quarie-street. This allotment according to the original map was located to Alexander Arthur, deceased, claimant alleges, that she is his only child and heiress at law.

LINKS

• https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/vitals/L6LN-KZC
• https://australianroyalty.net.au/tree/purnellmccord.ged/individual/...
• https://convictrecords.com.au/convicts/arthur/alexander/137041
• https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=241976.0
• https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=241976.9
• https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=241976.18
• https://www.british-genealogy.com/forum/archive/index.php/t-36113.html