Amelia ROOKE

1814 - 1866  (52 years)

• Name	Amelia ROOKE
  Born	1814	Devonport, Devon, England
  Christened	2 Jul 1814	Morrice St. Wesleyan, Devonport, Devon, England
  Gender	Female
  Died	1866	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
  Person ID	I1366	Main Tree
  Last Modified	13 Oct 2018

  
  

  Father	John ROOKE, Gentleman,   b. 8 Jan 1783, Stoke Damerel, Devon, England
  Mother	Ann OKE,   b. 12 Jan 1784, Bradworthy, Devon, England ,   d. 30 Apr 1862, Devonport, Devon, England  (Age 78 years)
  Married	19 Dec 1800	Stoke Damerel, Devon, England
  Family ID	F460	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	William WEAKLEY,   b. 2 May 1806, Stoke Damerel, Devon, England ,   d. Jun 1836, ,,Spain  (Age 30 years)
  Children	1. William Rooke WEAKLEY,   b. 26 Feb 1836, Devonport, Devon, England ,   d. 4 Nov 1920, Magill, South Australia, Australia  (Age 84 years)
  Last Modified	13 Oct 2018
  Family ID	F722	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	James DAVIES, Gentleman,   b. 1813, London, London, England ,   d. 1869, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia  (Age 56 years)  [1]
  Married	5 Oct 1838	Stepney, London, Middlesex, England
  Children	1. Fanny Amelia DAVIES,   b. 21 May 1852, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia ,   d. 18 Sep 1852, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia  (Age 0 years)
  Last Modified	13 Oct 2018
  Family ID	F833	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Died - 1866 - Melbourne, Victoria, Australia  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos		Amelia Rooke Davies 1850 Daughter of John Rooke, Gentleman and Ann Oke Rooke Mother of William Rooke Weakley Wife of James Davies, Gentleman Portrait taken about 1850
  		Amelia Rooke Davies 1814-1866 Daughter of John Rooke, Gentleman and Ann Oke Rooke Mother of William Rooke Weakley Wife of James Davies, Gentleman

  
  

  Documents

  Amelia Rooke Birth - 1814 Daughter of John Rooke and his wife Ann, baptized 2 July 1814, Morrice St. Wesleyan, Devonport, Devon, England

  
  

  Histories

  Amelia Rooke & William Weakley Family Tradition and History for Amelia Rooke and William Weakley their son William Rooke Weakley and his wife Emily Hales Duncan Weakley

  
  

• Notes

  Family tradition said that William Weakley, father of William Rooke Weakley, (Son of Amelia Rooke and William Weakley) was one of the Life-Guards of Queen Victoria in the 1830s and was killed in Spain while on a vacation watching a duel between two Dons. When William left with the military he never knew about his child William Rooke Weakley. Researched by Mrs. Lucy Ripley, (in Yorkshire, England) to prove or disprove this family tradition. Lucy wrote to the Editor of the Household Brigade Magazine (Horse Guards, Whitehall) London, to find information on William Weakley. Her letter was passed on to the Headquarters of the Regiment, who sent the following information: ?Number 371 ? William Weakley, served as a Private in the First Life Guards. Enlisted 1st Life Guards on 25 Oct 1828 Age on enlistment: 20 years nil months Trade on Enlistment: Farmer Discharged by purchase on 28 Dec 1833 Total service ? 5 years, 67 days Character on discharge: Very good. (According to our records he was not married during his service.)? This and other information also personal stories have been handed down from Emily Hales Duncan Weakley wife of William Rooke Weakley, (Son of Amelia Rooke and William Weakley.) William Rooke Weakley came to Australia on the ship ?Abberton?. He arrived at Port Adelaide, South Australia on October 29th 1850. On board with William was his Mother Amelia Rooke Davies and Stepfather James Davies. There was also 3 other children listed, no names, which we have not been able to trace as yet. Amelia and James had a child Fanny Amelia Davies, born 21 May 1852 and died 18 Sep 1852 in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.

  
  

• Sources

  [S106] Amelia Rooke - Marriage, Marriage Certificate, (Certified copy of Original ) (Reliability: 3).