William WEAKLEY

1806 - 1836  (30 years)

• Name	William WEAKLEY
  Born	2 May 1806	Stoke Damerel, Devon, England
  Christened	18 May 1806	Stoke Damerel, Devon, England
  Gender	Male
  Died	Jun 1836	,,Spain
  Person ID	I1365	Main Tree
  Last Modified	4 Jul 2014

  
  

  Father	Robert WEAKLEY,   b. 1768, Stoke Damerel, Devon, England ,   d. Mar 1848, Stoke Damerel, Devon, England  (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Sarah,   b. Abt 1773, Stoke Damerel, Devon, England ,   d. Jun 1844, Stoke Damerel, Devon, England  (Age 71 years)
  Married	1800	Stoke Damerel, Devon, England
  Family ID	F459	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Amelia ROOKE,   b. 1814, Devonport, Devon, England ,   d. 1866, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia  (Age 52 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

  
  

• Event Map		Died - Jun 1836 - ,,Spain  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

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  Weakley Coat of Arms Surname comes from the village of Weekley and has the distinction of being one of the first place names to be recorded anywhere.

  
  

  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
  		Weakley Surname & Coat of Arms From the village of Weekley and has the distinction of being one of the first place names to be recorded anywhere.

  
  

• 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.