George Emery LYONS Sr. Genealogy
Amelia ROOKE

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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
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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 1850Amelia 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
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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.
- 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.
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Sources - [S106] Amelia Rooke - Marriage, Marriage Certificate, (Certified copy of Original ) (Reliability: 3).
- [S106] Amelia Rooke - Marriage, Marriage Certificate, (Certified copy of Original ) (Reliability: 3).