James Rooke

Generation: 1

James Rooke was born on 22 May 1791 in Hampshire, England (son of Henry Rooke and Sarah Withers); died on 31 May 1860 in Ultimo, NSW, Australia.

Other Events:

Occupation: Cabinetmaker, Photographer in his later years
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"
Residence: 1824 - 1826, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Residence: 1827 - 1860, Sydney, NSW, Australia

Notes:

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

James married Elizabeth Chapman on 23 Feb 1816 in Hanover Square, Westminster, London, England. Elizabeth was born in 1799; died on 14 Jun 1829 in Sydney, NSW, Australia; was buried on 16 Jun 1829 in Sydney, NSW, Australia. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Married:
St. George Anglican Church

Children:

Mary Anne Caroline Rooke was born on 29 Nov 1817 in London, England; was christened in 1818 in Finsbury, England; died on 17 Mar 1884 in Coogee Bay, NSW, Australia; was buried on 18 Mar 1884 in Randwick, NSW, Australia.
Charles Henry Rooke was born in 1824; died on 24 May 1829 in Sydney, NSW, Australia.
William James Rooke was born in 1827; died in 1879.

James married Mary Mason on 18 Feb 1830 in Sydney, NSW, Australia. Mary (daughter of William Mason) was born in 1802; died on 7 Jun 1877 in Strawberry Hills, NSW, Australia. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Married:
St Phillips

Children:

Ann Rooke was born in 1830.

Generation: 2

2. Henry Rooke was born in 1765 in London, England (son of James Rooke).
Henry married Sarah Withers on 12 Sep 1791 in London, England. Sarah was born on 8 Jun 1769. [Group Sheet]
3.
Sarah Withers was born on 8 Jun 1769.
Children:

1. James Rooke was born on 22 May 1791 in Hampshire, England; died on 31 May 1860 in Ultimo, NSW, Australia.

Generation: 3

4.
James Rooke was born in 1740.
Children:

2. Henry Rooke was born in 1765 in London, England.