ASLETT FAMILY HISTORY SITE · 1265 days ago by Geoff Aslett
An ongoing project to record and share Family History Information & Photographs plus items of interest to members of the ASLETT, EVERETT, FRANCIS, FULCHER, FULLERTON, GARRARD, GRIFFIN, HARRIGAN, JENKINS, MACKEAN, MORRIS, NAIRNE, POWELL, PRESTON, SAUNDERS, SIMPSON, SUTTOR, TAYLOR and other related families.
This site has been made possible through the generous sharing of family research over the last 30 years. My sincere thanks to all those family members and friends who have contributed.
This site is dedicated to you and your families for ongoing research and information.
Since errors and omissions cannot be entirely avoided, it is important for you to check any information to satisfy yourself of accuracy.
To share, correct or confirm any information, please contact me, Geoff Aslett, at geoff@asletts.com
KEY PERSONS LIST (link) A list of prominent family members which might help first time visitors identify connections.
Thomas Aslett, 1799 – 1851, Isleworth, Middlesex, m, Sarah Halsey
Henry Francis, 1774 – 1856, London & Sydney, m, Ruth Grosvenor
Ralph Margery, 1592 – 1653, Walsham-Le-Willows, Suffolk, m, Abigail Hall
Capt. George Griffin,—- 1851, British Isles; Sydney; Moreton Bay, m, Jane Taylor
Charles Powell, 1820 – 1854, Wales; Tasmania; Victoria; m, Katherine Fortescue Nairne
Thomas Saunders, 1765 – 1846, England; Parramatta, NSW, m, Mary Boucher
Arundel Everett, 1820 – 1867, England; NSW; Qld, m, Georgiana Dunkerton
Thomas Harrigan, 1844 -—, Doon, Limerick Co, Ireland, m, Mary Burke
William John Morris, 1809 – 1870, India & England, m, Georgiana Cunningham
Charles Augustus Mayne Morris, 1850 – 1923, Bombay; England; Qld, m, Elizabeth Fullerton
Rev. James Fullerton, 1807 – 1866, Ireland,;Sydney, m, Mary Jenkins
Charles Ross Nairne, 1796 – 1842, Scotland; Tasmania, m, Catherine Stirling Cameron
James Jenkins, 1774 – 1835, England; Sydney, m, Elizabeth Saunders
Thomas Garrard, 1712 – 1788, Saxtead Suffolk, m, Mary Everson
Hatsell Mellersh Garrard, 1822 – 1875, Laxfield Suffol; Geelong Vic, m, Sophia Preston
Emma Sophia Symington, 1858 – 1960, Benhall Suffolk, m, Thomas Aslett
George Morant Simpson, 1806 – 1862, England; Sydney, m, Ruth Francis
William Butler Simpson, 1836 – 1912, Sydney, NSW, m, Josephine Letitia Hyeronimus
George Fulcher,1828 – 1895, Norfolk; Bishops Castle, Shropshire, m, Mary
James Thomas Fulcher, 1854 – 1939, Shropshire; Queensland, m, Margaret Fawcett
Samuel Keer, 1650 – 1727, Cretingham, Suffolk, m, Abigail Pett
Robert Taylor, 1784 – 1856, Charsfield, Suffolk, m, Harriet Keer
Grosvenor Francis, 1816 – 1904, London; Sydney; Sanfrancisco, m, Elizabeth Harrison Mackean
Mary Grosvenor Francis, 1808 – 1889, London; Peel NSW, m, Thomas Charles Cadogan Suttor
Charlotte Augusta Ann Francis, 1817 – 1879, London; Peel NSW, m, William Henry Suttor
BOOKS of FAMILY INTEREST
HATSELL by Geoff Aslett
A history of an Australian branch of the Garrard family from Suffolk.
Published 1999
HATSELL is the story of Hatsell Garrard, who immigrated to Port Phillip in 1841, and of his sons, Hatsell Mellersh and Arnold Finchett Garrard, who followed soon after. It is a true story of a colonial family’s struggle to survive in the early days of Victoria, their failures and their achievements.
200 YEARS 1800 – 2000 by Geoff Aslett
A booklet commemorating the Bicentenary of the Suttor Family in Australia
The descendants of George and Sarah Maria Suttor
Published 2000
George and Sarah Maria Suttor arrived at Port Jackson early in November 1800 with the remnants of a consignment of plants sent out to the Colony by Sir Joseph Banks.
Henry Francis – Gentleman of Cumberland Street by Geoff Aslett
A history of the descendants of Henry and Ruth Francis in Australia
Including sketches of families associated by marriage – Grosvenor, Suttor,
Simpson, Bowler, Griffin, Everett, Armstrong, Curry, Powell & Nairne.
Published 2001
The story of Henry and Ruth Francis who immigrated to New South Wales, with their three daughters and two sons, in 1832. A fascinating account of life in Australia in the 19th and early 20th centuries, told through the letters and diaries of family members.
The Asletts of Benhall & Arcadia by Geoff Aslett
A brief history of the descendants of Thomas and Emma Sophia Aslett from about 1880 to 1980. Includes a large number of photographs mostly taken around Benhall Suffolk and Townsville Queensland as well as family letters covering people places and events over half a century, leading up to the 1970’s.
DEAR WILLIAM – THE SUTTORS OF BRUCEDALE by Judith & Horace Norton. 1994
An important study of the life and times of William Henry Suttor (snr.) and the pioneering Suttor family of Peel NSW, including the Francis, Simpson, Bowler and associated families.
BEYOND THE SEAS by Valerie O. Bourke Rees 1996
A story of Thomas Saunders c 1765 – 1846, and Mary Boucher c. 1764 – 1852. Thomas and Mary were convicts. He arrived on the Third Fleet transport Matilda in August 1791. His wife to be, Mary Boucher, also a convict, arrived in the New South Wales colony on the Indespensible in April 1796.
Val Rees has faithfully traced the known lives of these early arrivals, with particular emphasis on the properties they farmed.
THE JENKINS ROAD by D.K.Muir 1994
Published by the Manly, Warringah and Pittwater Historical Society, The Jenkins Road tells the story of convict James Jenkins c. 1776 – 1835, and his Australian born wife Elizabeth Saunders, 1797 – 1874, their family’s life in Australia, and their legacy to the Salvation Army.
