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Descendants of Richard SELLINGS
Generation No. 1
1. RICHARD1 SELLINGS was born Abt. 1666. He married JANE MITCHELL 27 Aug 1691 in Kempston
Bedfordshire England UK. She was born Abt. 1666.
More About RICHARD SELLINGS and JANE MITCHELL:
Marriage: 27 Aug 1691, Kempston Bedfordshire England UK
Children of RICHARD SELLINGS and JANE MITCHELL are:
i. JOHN2 SELLINGS, b. 1692, Flitwick Bedford Engkland UK.
More About JOHN SELLINGS:
Baptism: 14 Aug 1692, Flitwick, Bedford Engkland UK
ii. RICHARD SELLINGS, b. 1694, Flitwick, Bedford Engkland UK.
More About RICHARD SELLINGS:
Baptism: 21 Nov 1694, Flitwick, Bedford Engkland UK
2. iii. FRANCES SELLINGS, b. 1697, Filtwick Bedfordshire England UK; d. 1772, Etchingham East Sussex
England UK.
Generation No. 2
2. FRANCES2 SELLINGS (RICHARD1) was born 1697 in Filtwick Bedfordshire England UK, and died 1772 in
Etchingham East Sussex England UK. She married JOHN SHEATHER 25 Feb 1727 in Etchingham East
Sussex England UK, son of THOMAS SHEATHER and BENEDICTA. He was born 29 Mar 1702 in
Etchingham East Sussex England UK, and died 1788 in Etchingham East Sussex England UK.
More About FRANCES SELLINGS:
Baptism: 09 Jan 1698, Flitwick, Bedfordshire Engkland UK
More About JOHN SHEATHER:
Baptism: 29 Mar 1702, Etchingham East Sussex England UK
Burial: 14 Jun 1778, Etchingham East Sussex England UK
Marriage Notes for FRANCES SELLINGS and JOHN SHEATHER:
St Nicholas Church,Etchingham,Kent,England
More About JOHN SHEATHER and FRANCES SELLINGS:
Marriage: 25 Feb 1727, Etchingham East Sussex England UK
Children of FRANCES SELLINGS and JOHN SHEATHER are:
i. MARY3 SHEATHER, b. 1728, Etchingham East Sussex England UK.
ii. ELIZABETH SHEATHER, b. 1731, Etchingham East Sussex England UK.
3. iii. WILLIAM SHEATHER, b. 26 Jan 1735, Etchingham East Sussex England UK; d. 1807, Ninfield Sussex
England UK.
iv. ROBERT SHEATHER, b. 1744, Etchingham East Sussex England UK.
v. SAMUEL SHEATHER, b. 1749, Etchingham East Sussex England UK.
4. vi. JAMES SHEATHER, b. 16 Feb 1750, Etchingham East Sussex England UK; d. 1788.
Generation No. 3
3. WILLIAM3 SHEATHER (FRANCES2 SELLINGS, RICHARD1) was born 26 Jan 1735 in Etchingham East
Sussex England UK, and died 1807 in Ninfield Sussex England UK. He married MARTHA TICEHURST 03
Apr 1763 in Ninfield Sussex England UK, daughter of JOHN TICEHURST and MARTHA PORTER. She was
born 27 Aug 1738 in Ashburnham Sussex England UK, and died 1809 in Ninfield Sussex England UK.
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More About WILLIAM SHEATHER:
Baptism: 26 Jan 1735, Etchingham East Sussex England UK
More About MARTHA TICEHURST:
Burial: 04 Jun 1809, Ninfield Sussex England UK
More About WILLIAM SHEATHER and MARTHA TICEHURST:
Marriage: 03 Apr 1763, Ninfield Sussex England UK
Children of WILLIAM SHEATHER and MARTHA TICEHURST are:
5. i. WILLIAM4 SHEATHER, b. 02 Oct 1763, Ninfield Sussex England UK; d. 29 May 1839, Brede Udimore
Sussex England UK.
6. ii. JAMES SHEATHER, b. 03 Dec 1767, Ninfield Sussex England UK; d. 1818, Ninfield Sussex England
UK.
4. JAMES3 SHEATHER (FRANCES2 SELLINGS, RICHARD1) was born 16 Feb 1750 in Etchingham East Sussex
England UK, and died 1788. He married ANN RUTLEY 19 Jan 1778 in St. Nicholas Church Etchingham
Sussex England UK. She was born 1745 in Etchingham East Sussex England UK, and died 1788.
More About JAMES SHEATHER:
Baptism: 21 Nov 1694, St Nicholas Church, Etchingham, Sussex, England Uk
More About JAMES SHEATHER and ANN RUTLEY:
Marriage: 19 Jan 1778, St. Nicholas Church Etchingham Sussex England UK
Children of JAMES SHEATHER and ANN RUTLEY are:
i. JAMES4 SHEATHER, b. 25 Dec 1776, Etchingham East Sussex England UK.
ii. ELIZABETH SHEATHER, b. 23 Mar 1780, Etchingham East Sussex England UK.
iii. ALLEN SHEATHER, b. 13 Dec 1781, Etchingham East Sussex England UK.
iv. HANNAH SHEATHER, b. Abt. 1783, Etchingham East Sussex England UK; d. 1826; m. WILLIAM
HEPDEN; b. Abt. 1777, Ashburnham Sussex England UK; d. 1858.
v. HANNAH SHEATHER, b. Feb 1783, Etchingham East Sussex England UK.
vi. ABRAHAM SHEATHER, b. 16 Apr 1786, Etchingham East Sussex England UK.
Generation No. 4
5. WILLIAM4 SHEATHER (WILLIAM3, FRANCES2 SELLINGS, RICHARD1) was born 02 Oct 1763 in Ninfield
Sussex England UK, and died 29 May 1839 in Brede Udimore Sussex England UK. He married (1) CELIA
WILSON. He married (2) ELIZABETH COOKE 21 Aug 1788 in Peasmarsh Sussex England UK, daughter of
WILLIAM COOKE and MARY. She was born 06 Oct 1767 in Peasmarsh Sussex England UK, and died 1830
in Udimore Sussex England UK.
Notes for WILLIAM SHEATHER:
Farm Labourer and Brickmaker
More About WILLIAM SHEATHER:
Baptism: 02 Oct 1763, Ninfield Sussex England UK
Burial: 02 Jun 1839, St Marys Church Udimore Sussex England UK
More About ELIZABETH COOKE:
Burial: May 1830, St Marys Church Udimore Sussex England UK
More About WILLIAM SHEATHER and ELIZABETH COOKE:
Marriage: 21 Aug 1788, Peasmarsh Sussex England UK
Children of WILLIAM SHEATHER and ELIZABETH COOKE are:
7. i. JAMES5 SHEATHER, b. 24 May 1792, Beckley Peasmarsh Sussex England UK; d. 1880, Camden NSW
Australia.
ii. WILLIAM SHEATHER, b. 06 Mar 1791, Beckley Peasmarsh Sussex England UK; d. 29 May 1839,
Udimore Sussex England UK.
iii. HANNAH SHEATHER, b. 14 Oct 1795, Beckley Peasmarsh Sussex England UK; d. 28 Dec 1866,
Camden NSW Australia.
iv. HENRY SHEATHER, b. 22 Oct 1797, Brede Udimore Sussex England UK; d. 16 May 1865, Redfern
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NSW Australia.
v. RUTH SHEATHER, b. Jun 1800, Brede Udimore Sussex England UK.
vi. ELIZABETH SHEATHER, b. Dec 1802, Brede Udimore Sussex England UK.
vii. MARY SHEATHER, b. Abt. May 1805, Brede Udimore Sussex England UK.
viii. MARTHA SHEATHER, b. Aug 1807, Brede Udimore Sussex England UK.
ix. CHARLES SHEATHER, b. Aug 1812, Brede Udimore Sussex England UK; d. England UK.
6. JAMES4 SHEATHER (WILLIAM3, FRANCES2 SELLINGS, RICHARD1) was born 03 Dec 1767 in Ninfield
Sussex England UK, and died 1818 in Ninfield Sussex England UK. He married JANE GANDER. She was
born 1788 in Sussex England UK, and died 1862 in Ninfield Sussex England UK.
More About JAMES SHEATHER:
Baptism: 03 Dec 1769, Ninfield Sussex England UK
Child of JAMES SHEATHER and JANE GANDER is:
i. STEVEN J.5 SHEATHER, b. 05 Mar 1815, Ninfield Sussex England UK; d. 1855, Bolwarra West
Maitland NSW Australia; m. HANNAH TESTER; b. 1817, Bexhill Sussex England UK; d. 1893, Jones
Island NSW Australia.
More About STEVEN J. SHEATHER:
Baptism: 14 Feb 1819, Ninfield Sussex England UK
More About HANNAH TESTER:
Baptism: 23 Mar 1817, Bexhill Sussex England UK
Generation No. 5
7. JAMES5 SHEATHER (WILLIAM4, WILLIAM3, FRANCES2 SELLINGS, RICHARD1) was born 24 May 1792 in
Beckley Peasmarsh Sussex England UK, and died 1880 in Camden NSW Australia. He married (1) CELIA
WILSON 07 Oct 1818 in Icklesham Sussex England UK. She was born 29 Nov 1801, and died 1822. He
married (2) MARY JANE MILHAM 25 Feb 1824 in Beckley Sussex England UK, daughter of JAMES
MILHAM and ESTER SARGENT. She was born 22 Mar 1800 in Ewehurst Sussex England UK, and died 10
Oct 1888 in Leichhardt NSW Australia.
Notes for JAMES SHEATHER:
James and his family, together with his brother Henry Sheather and family were in a party of farm workers
engaged in England by the Macarthurs and brought to Australia on the "Royal George" to work on Camden
Park Estate. James worked at Camden Park for a number of years, ultimately taking up a clearing lease on
Macarthurs land at Camden. Sheathers Lane, Camden obtained its name with its association with the locality.
From Camden Park Estate farm books: On 12th September 1874, James was paid ?3/4/2 ($6.42) for 154
brooms. On 15th September 1874, James was asked to make 48 brooms at 1 shilling (10 cents) each. On 6th
October 1874, James was paid ?2/8/0 ($4.80). At the time, James was 81 years old.
More About James Sheather: Arrived: 10 Mar 1839, Royal George As A: Bounty Imigrant Baptised: 26 May
1793, Peasmarsh, Sussex, England Burial: 19 Feb 1880, St Johns Anglican Cemetery Camden, NSW,
Australia Cause of Death: Senile Decay Occupation: Labourer, Farmer, Broom Maker, Religion: Church of
England Sponsed By: William & James Macarthur
More About JAMES SHEATHER:
Baptism: 26 May 1793, Peasmarsh Sussex England UK
More About JAMES SHEATHER and CELIA WILSON:
Marriage: 07 Oct 1818, Icklesham Sussex England UK
More About MARY JANE MILHAM:
Baptism: 03 Apr 1800, Ewehurst Sussex England UK
Burial: 13 Oct 1888, St Johns C of E Cemetary Camden NSW Australia
More About JAMES SHEATHER and MARY MILHAM:
Marriage: 25 Feb 1824, Beckley Sussex England UK
Children of JAMES SHEATHER and CELIA WILSON are:
i. JOHN HENRY6 SHEATHER, b. 14 Feb 1819; d. 06 Nov 1889.
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ii. JAMES SHEATHER, b. 29 Sep 1820; d. 02 Jun 1895.
Children of JAMES SHEATHER and MARY MILHAM are:
8. iii. JOHN HENRY6 SHEATHER, b. 14 Feb 1819, Rye Sussex England UK; d. 1889, Jindalee NSW
Australia.
iv. EDWARD SHEATHER, b. 27 Jul 1824, Beckley Peasmarsh Sussex England UK; d. 16 Nov 1902,
Nangus NSW Australia,.
v. AUGUSTA MARIA SHEATHER, b. 30 Mar 1827, Beckley Sussex England UK; d. 16 Oct 1884, Redfern
NSW Australia.
vi. SAMUEL SHEATHER, b. 16 Feb 1829, Beckley Sussex England UK; d. 14 Jun 1904, St Marys NSW
Australia.
vii. SPENCER SHEATHER, b. 02 Jan 1831, Beckley Sussex England UK; d. 1907, Young NSW Australia.
9. viii. WILLIAM SHEATHER, b. 31 Dec 1832, Beckley Sussex England UK; d. 01 May 1907, Urana, NS,
Australia,.
ix. GEORGE SHEATHER, b. 12 May 1833, Beckley Sussex England UK; d. 12 Jun 1904, Gundagai NSW
Australia.
x. FREDERICK KYLE SHEATHER, b. 05 Aug 1836, Beckley Sussex England UK; d. 19 May 1922,
Granville NSW Australia.
xi. MARY JANE SHEATHER, b. 24 Jan 1839, aboard the ship Royal George; d. 29 Aug 1880, Sydney NSW
Australia.
xii. CHARLES HENRY SHEATHER, b. 17 Sep 1841, Camden NSW Australia; d. 23 Jul 1844, Camden NSW
Australia.
Generation No. 6
8. JOHN HENRY6 SHEATHER (JAMES5, WILLIAM4, WILLIAM3, FRANCES2 SELLINGS, RICHARD1) was born 14
Feb 1819 in Rye Sussex England UK, and died 1889 in Jindalee NSW Australia. He married ANN INGRAM
22 Feb 1845 in St Pauls Church Cobbity NSW Australia, daughter of JAMES INGRAM and SUSANNA
OXFORD. She was born 25 Dec 1823 in Donhead St Marys Wiltshire England UK, and died 1901 in
Cootamundra NSW Australia.
More About JOHN SHEATHER and ANN INGRAM:
Marriage: 22 Feb 1845, St Pauls Church Cobbity NSW Australia
Child of JOHN SHEATHER and ANN INGRAM is:
10. i. SAMUEL7 SHEATHER, b. 29 Jan 1851, Camden NSW Australia; d. 17 May 1918, Cootamundra NSW
Australia.
9. WILLIAM6 SHEATHER (JAMES5, WILLIAM4, WILLIAM3, FRANCES2 SELLINGS, RICHARD1) was born 31 Dec
1832 in Beckley Sussex England UK, and died 01 May 1907 in Urana, NS, Australia,. He married
MARGARET JANE BAKER 01 Apr 1854 in Camden NSW Australia, daughter of JOHN BAKER and
MARGARET. She was born 25 Jan 1834 in Sydney NSW Australia, and died 1906 in Urana.
Notes for WILLIAM SHEATHER:
William came to Australia on the ship Royal George arriving on 10 March 1839 to work for the Macarthurs
at Camden.
Notes for MARGARET JANE BAKER:
Birth - V18346485 1B/1834 NSW.
Marriage Notes for WILLIAM SHEATHER and MARGARET BAKER:
arriage - V1854224 41B/1854 NSW.
More About WILLIAM SHEATHER and MARGARET BAKER:
Marriage: 01 Apr 1854, Camden NSW Australia
Child of WILLIAM SHEATHER and MARGARET BAKER is:
11. i. LOUISA MATHA7 SHEATHER, b. 19 Nov 1859, Camden NSw Australia; d. 1933, Urana NSW
Australia.
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Generation No. 7
10. SAMUEL7 SHEATHER (JOHN HENRY6, JAMES5, WILLIAM4, WILLIAM3, FRANCES2 SELLINGS, RICHARD1)
was born 29 Jan 1851 in Camden NSW Australia, and died 17 May 1918 in Cootamundra NSW Australia.
He married MARY JANE RAFFLING DIT GRAVOLIN 1877 in Gundagai NSW Australia, daughter of JOSEPH
GRAVELINE and CAROLINE GOODING. She was born 06 Mar 1856 in Wellington New Zealand, and died
1936 in Temora NSW Australia.
Notes for SAMUEL SHEATHER:
birth V18511740 37A/1851 NSW
Notes for MARY JANE RAFFLING DIT GRAVOLIN:
Death Cert NSW 15152
Marriage Cert NSw 3083
More About SAMUEL SHEATHER and MARY GRAVOLIN:
Marriage: 1877, Gundagai NSW Australia
Children of SAMUEL SHEATHER and MARY GRAVOLIN are:
i. EDWARD8 SHEATHER, b. 1878, Cootamundra NSW Australia; d. 23 May 1958; m. CLARINDA
BERESFORD, 1916, Goulburn NSW Australia.
More About EDWARD SHEATHER and CLARINDA BERESFORD:
Marriage: 1916, Goulburn NSW Australia
12. ii. EMILY SHEATHER, b. 08 May 1880, Cootamundra NSW Australia.
iii. SAMUEL SHEATHER, b. 17 Jan 1882, Cootamundra NSW Australia.
Notes for SAMUEL SHEATHER:
Birth 17241/1882 NSW
iv. SARAH JANE SHEATHER, b. 1884, Cootamundra NSW Australia; d. 1965, Stockinbingal NSW
Australia; m. DONALD FRANCIS HULL, 20 Dec 1905, Cootamundra NSW Australia; b. 1880,
Stockinbingal NSW Australia; d. 1963, Stockinbingal NSW Australia.
More About DONALD HULL and SARAH SHEATHER:
Marriage: 20 Dec 1905, Cootamundra NSW Australia
v. WILLIAM HENRY SHEATHER, b. 1886, Cootamundra NSW Australia; d. 23 Aug 1968.
vi. FLORENCE SHEATHER, b. 28 Dec 1890, Cootamundra NSW Australia; m. JAMES O'BRIEN.
vii. ELSIE M. SHEATHER, b. 1893, Cootamundra NSW Australia; m. DAVID E JORDAN, 1912,
Cootamundra NSW Australia.
More About DAVID JORDAN and ELSIE SHEATHER:
Marriage: 1912, Cootamundra NSW Australia
viii. GEORGE SHEATHER, b. 1895, Cootamundra NSW Australia; d. 15 Aug 1976.
ix. ALFRED JOHN SHEATHER, b. 1898; d. 1972; m. LOUISA JANE CLARK, 1932, Cootamundra NSW
Australia.
Notes for ALFRED JOHN SHEATHER:
Fettler @ Britannia Street, Stockinbingal, NSW, Australia
More About ALFRED SHEATHER and LOUISA CLARK:
Marriage: 1932, Cootamundra NSW Australia
x. ALICE MARY SHEATHER, b. 07 Mar 1902.
11. LOUISA MATHA7 SHEATHER (WILLIAM6, JAMES5, WILLIAM4, WILLIAM3, FRANCES2 SELLINGS,
RICHARD1) was born 19 Nov 1859 in Camden NSw Australia, and died 1933 in Urana NSW Australia. She
married (1) WILLIAM MARTIN 1881 in Urana NSW Australia. She married (2) JOHN WHYBROW CLIFF 14
Oct 1883 in Urana NSW Australia. She married (3) WILLIAM PETTS 1912 in Urana NSW Australia.
Notes for LOUISA MATHA SHEATHER:
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Death - 13908/1933 NSW.
Louisa was married three times, the first husband was named Martin , John Cliff being the second husband
and the third one was called Petts.
More About WILLIAM MARTIN and LOUISA SHEATHER:
Marriage: 1881, Urana NSW Australia
Marriage Notes for LOUISA SHEATHER and JOHN CLIFF:
Marriage - 6048/1883 NSW.
More About JOHN CLIFF and LOUISA SHEATHER:
Marriage: 14 Oct 1883, Urana NSW Australia
Marriage Notes for LOUISA SHEATHER and WILLIAM PETTS:
Marriage - 15967/1912 NSW.
More About WILLIAM PETTS and LOUISA SHEATHER:
Marriage: 1912, Urana NSW Australia
Children of LOUISA SHEATHER and JOHN CLIFF are:
i. JOHN WHYBROW8 CLIFF, b. 1889, Urana NSW Australia.
Notes for JOHN WHYBROW CLIFF:
Birth - 28533/1889 NSW.
ii. EVA E. CLIFF, b. 1887, Urana NSW Australia.
Notes for EVA E. CLIFF:
Birth - 29065/1887 NSW.
iii. AGNES CLIFF, b. 1888, Urana NSW Australia.
Notes for AGNES CLIFF:
Birth - 29859/1888 NSW.
iv. WILLIAM G. CLIFF, b. 1891, Uranna NSW Australia.
Notes for WILLIAM G. CLIFF:
Birth - 35173/1891 NSW.
13. v. FREDERICK ARTHUR WHYBROW CLIFF, b. 1893, Urana NSW Australia; d. 1963, Bondi NSW
Australia.
vi. ETHEL M. CLIFF, b. 1896, Urana NSW Australia.
Notes for ETHEL M. CLIFF:
Birth - 26298/1896 NSW.
Generation No. 8
12. EMILY8 SHEATHER (SAMUEL7, JOHN HENRY6, JAMES5, WILLIAM4, WILLIAM3, FRANCES2 SELLINGS,
RICHARD1) was born 08 May 1880 in Cootamundra NSW Australia. She married ALFRED BENJAMIN HULL
23 Jul 1903 in Young NSW Australia.
More About ALFRED HULL and EMILY SHEATHER:
Marriage: 23 Jul 1903, Young NSW Australia
Child of EMILY SHEATHER and ALFRED HULL is:
i. WALTER H A9 HULL, b. 1904.
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13. FREDERICK ARTHUR WHYBROW8 CLIFF (LOUISA MATHA7 SHEATHER, WILLIAM6, JAMES5, WILLIAM4,
WILLIAM3, FRANCES2 SELLINGS, RICHARD1) was born 1893 in Urana NSW Australia, and died 1963 in Bondi
NSW Australia. He married VIOLET LOUISA HAYNES 1916 in Picton NSW Australia. She was born 1893
in St. George Queensland Australia, and died 1979 in Canberra ACT Australia.
Notes for FREDERICK ARTHUR WHYBROW CLIFF:
Birth - 35784/1893 NSW.
Marriage Notes for FREDERICK CLIFF and VIOLET HAYNES:
Marriage - 1583/1916 NSW.
More About FREDERICK CLIFF and VIOLET HAYNES:
Marriage: 1916, Picton NSW Australia
Child of FREDERICK CLIFF and VIOLET HAYNES is:
i. JOHN FREDERICK ARTHUR9 CLIFF, b. 24 Dec 1916, Picton NSW Australia; d. 1993, Canberra ACT
Australia; m. YVONNE PEARL HULME, 1940, Randwick NSW Australia; b. 29 Apr 1920, Sydney NSW
Australia.
Marriage Notes for JOHN CLIFF and YVONNE HULME:
Marriage - 1583/1916 NSW.
More About JOHN CLIFF and YVONNE HULME:
Marriage: 1940, Randwick NSW Australia