James Rooke

1791 - 1860  (69 years)

• Name	James Rooke
  Nickname	James
  Born	22 May 1791	Hampshire, England
  Gender	Male
  Emigrated	1824	Hampshire, England
  	Emigrated to Tasmania on the ship "Hope"
  Emigrated	1826	Sydney, NSW, Australia
  	With family, sailed from Hobart to Sydney on ship "Adrian"
  Occupation	Cabinetmaker, Photographer in his later years
  Residence	1824 - 1826	Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
  Residence	1827 - 1860	Sydney, NSW, Australia
  Died	31 May 1860	Ultimo, NSW, Australia
  Person ID	I339	Kelly / Grayer
  Last Modified	26 Aug 2016

  
  

  Father	Henry Rooke,   b. 1765, London, England
  Mother	Sarah Withers,   b. 8 Jun 1769
  Married	12 Sep 1791	London, England
  Family ID	F258	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Elizabeth Chapman,   b. 1799,   d. 14 Jun 1829, Sydney, NSW, Australia  (Age 30 years)
  Married	23 Feb 1816	Hanover Square, Westminster, London, England
  	St. George Anglican Church
  Children	1. Mary Anne Caroline Rooke,   b. 29 Nov 1817, London, England ,   d. 17 Mar 1884, Coogee Bay, NSW, Australia  (Age 66 years)   2. Charles Henry Rooke,   b. 1824,   d. 24 May 1829, Sydney, NSW, Australia  (Age 5 years)   3. William James Rooke,   b. 1827,   d. 1879  (Age 52 years)
  Last Modified	16 Jan 2017
  Family ID	F121	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Mary Mason,   b. 1802,   d. 7 Jun 1877, Strawberry Hills, NSW, Australia  (Age 75 years)
  Married	18 Feb 1830	Sydney, NSW, Australia
  	St Phillips
  Children	1. Ann Rooke,   b. 1830
  Histories		James Rooke second marriage
  		James Rooke possible children
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2016
  Family ID	F240	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Emigrated - With family, sailed from Hobart to Sydney on ship "Adrian" - 1826 - Sydney, NSW, Australia Married - 18 Feb 1830 - Sydney, NSW, Australia Residence - 1827 - 1860 - Sydney, NSW, Australia  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Mary Ann Windle Original in Mitchell Library titled "Ada or Mary Windle". Donated to the Mitchell Library by Ruth Robertson.
  		Ada Windle Original in Mitchell Library titled "Ada or Mary Windle". This is a very hurried photo I took when I asked for viewing of the items donated by Ruth Robertson.
  		Photo of Parramatta Street (now Broadway) taken by James Rooke ca1850 My 3 x great grandfather, James Rooke, took this photo of Broadway in Sydney sometime prior to his death in 1860. The negative was also accompanied by a sketch (dated 1861) and handwriting which describes the buildings in the photo. The items, along with photos of 2 of his granddaughters were donated to the Mitchell Library by another relative, Ruth Robertson. Photographer: William James Rooke Current owner: Mitchell Library, Sydney Canon originals http://kirrawee.net/rooke/IMG_2383.CR2 http://kirrawee.net/rooke/IMG_2378.CR2 State library reference: hhttp://acms.sl.nsw.gov.au/item/itemDetailPaged.aspx?itemID=910473

  
  

  Histories » Slide Show		Note from Elizabeth Dennis with photos of Ada and mary Windle This note accompanies two framed photos of two Windle girls, a newpaper clipping a glass negative and some drawings. Donated to Mitchell Library by Ruth Robertson.
  		Note accompaning the 1958 note from Elizabeth Dennis.
  		Possible death certificates
  		James Rooke Death - coronial inquest
  		James Rooke second marriage
  		James Rooke possible children
  		James Rooke Hobart
  		James Rooke arrives in Hobart
  		James Rooke letter to editor
  		James Rooke Advertisment
  		James Rooke farewell to Hobart

  
  

• Notes

  James was a pioneer photographer, having taken some of the earliest photos of Sydney in existence.