Edward Hougham Royes, sr

1816 - 1878  (62 years)

• Name	Edward Hougham Royes
  Suffix	sr
  Born	12 Jun 1816	St Botolph without Aldersgate, London, England   [1, 2]
  Baptized	15 Oct 1817	St Botolph without Aldersgate, London, England   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Registration	26 Nov 1831	Sydney, NSW, Australia   [3]
  crew ("boy") on ship Surry (Captain: Charles Kemp) (from Plymouth, Devon, England 7 Apr)
  	Edward Royes was in Sydney as crew in 1831 (aged 15) Free Passengers to NSW 1826-1837
  Registration	17 Aug 1834	Sydney, NSW, Australia   [4]
  "Ships Boy" on convict ship Surry
  Migration/Travel	1838	Sydney, NSW, Australia   [5]
  on the Bencoolen ex London with sisters Maria and Emily
  Residence	28 Jan 1844	Williamstown, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
  recorded as "waterman" at baptism of son Edward H. Baptism records of St James Melbourne
  Employment	17 Jun 1848	Botany, Sydney, NSW, Australia   [6]
  Declared insolvent, occupation gardener
  Residence	3 Aug 1851	Chippen St, Chippendale, Sydney, NSW, Australia
  Reward offered for lost £250.
  	Edward Hougham Royes offers reward for lost £250
  Registration	1864	25 Fitzroy St, Sydney, NSW, Australia   [7]
  probably Surry Hills
  Residence	1871	Redfern St, Sydney, NSW, Australia   [7]
  now in Redfern - "Royes, Edward H"
  Employment	1873	Crocodile Creek, QLD, Australia
  Miner - near Mount Morgan
  	Crocodile Creek and Bouldercombe Where the Royes migrated from Sydney and then to Rockhampton
  Died	23 Aug 1878	Rockhampton, QLD, Australia
  		Death of Edward Hougham Royes The text reads (verbatim): ROYES. - On the 23rd instant, at the residence of her son-in-law, Denham Street, Rockhampton, Edward Hugham Royes, only brother of the Hon. Charles John Royes, Windsor Castle, Jamaica and uncle of Dr Royes Bell, London, and father of Mrs. Alexander Henry, of Rockhampton. Aged 72 years. - Sydney and home papers please copy. [NOTES: 1. Edward was not the only brother of Charles John Royes (who had in fact died the year before, but the Australian family seem to be unaware of that) but he may have been the only surviving brother. In which case he was the last surviving son of Solomon and Mary Royes. 2. "Mr. Alexander Henry" is a misprint - elsewhere it is Mrs. Alex... Which daughter married Alexander Henry? probably Eleanor?]
  Buried	23 Aug 1878	South Rockhampton, QLD, Australia   [8]
  	Age: 62
  	Cause: asthma
  	Presbyterian, Section 3 Grave 355 - listed as aged 63
  Notes	He uses "Mordaunt" as the second name of one of his sons, who in turn continues this usage with two of his sons. This probably indicates an awareness of the family pedigree - his great grandmother was a Mordaunt [9] Correspondent Diane Gwilliams suggests that the reason Edward Hougham Royes senior and others went to Australia was because of their links with Sir Joseph Banks: Given the close proximity of Samuel Tyssen to Joseph Banks, and the fact that Solomon Royes the silversmith's uncle Solomon Hougham was Samuel Tyssen's sister Sarah's signatory on her wedding certificate to John Yelloly in 1806, it is possible that they were influenced by tales of adventure. Indeed, Solomon Royes the silversmith may well have known Joseph Banks as the dates tie (Solomon Royes before 1774-1842.... Joseph Banks 1743-1820)
  Person ID	I910	Roy~Royes | Royes Jamaica
  Last Modified	26 Jul 2020

  
  

  Father	Solomon Royes,   b. Bef 27 Oct 1774, Canterbury, Kent, England ,   d. 6 Sep 1842, St Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands  (Age > 67 years)
  Mother	Mary Hougham,   b. 16 Oct 1782, Chapple, London, England ,   d. Bef Jun 1842, Hackney, Middlesex, England  (Age < 59 years)
  Married	25 Feb 1804	St Botolph without Aldersgate, London, England
  Family ID	F205	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Mary Elliott,   b. Abt 1820,   d. 1862, Sydney, NSW, Australia  (Age ~ 42 years)
  Married	1840	Australia
  Children	+ 1. Edward Hougham Royes, jr,   b. 27 May 1842, Sydney, NSW, Australia ,   d. 1 Sep 1891, Rockhampton, QLD, Australia  (Age 49 years)   2. Anna Maria Hougham Royes,   b. 1 Apr 1844, Sydney, NSW, Australia ,   d. 1904, QLD, Australia  (Age 59 years) + 3. Living   4. Emily Royes,   b. 1850, Sydney, NSW, Australia ,   d. 1850, Sydney, NSW, Australia  (Age 0 years) + 5. Living   6. Eleanor Royes,   b. 1856, Sydney, NSW, Australia ,   d. ?
  Overviews		1816 ROYES Edward Hougham Edward migrated to Australia and finally settled in Central Queensland.
  		At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
  Last Modified	28 Mar 2014
  Family ID	F27	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Hannah Burnham
  Married	10 Sep 1863	Sydney, NSW, Australia   [10]
  	It is possible that Hannah Burnham married Edward Hougham Royes, jr
  Children	1. Henry H. Royes,   b. 1864, NSW, Australia ,   d. ?
  Last Modified	30 Jan 2012
  Family ID	F76	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 12 Jun 1816 - St Botolph without Aldersgate, London, England Baptized - 15 Oct 1817 - St Botolph without Aldersgate, London, England Registration - crew ("boy") on ship Surry (Captain: Charles Kemp) (from Plymouth, Devon, England 7 Apr) - 26 Nov 1831 - Sydney, NSW, Australia Registration - "Ships Boy" on convict ship Surry - 17 Aug 1834 - Sydney, NSW, Australia Migration/Travel - on the Bencoolen ex London with sisters Maria and Emily - 1838 - Sydney, NSW, Australia Married - 1840 - Australia Residence - recorded as "waterman" at baptism of son Edward H. Baptism records of St James Melbourne - 28 Jan 1844 - Williamstown, Melbourne, VIC, Australia Employment - Declared insolvent, occupation gardener - 17 Jun 1848 - Botany, Sydney, NSW, Australia Residence - Reward offered for lost £250. - 3 Aug 1851 - Chippen St, Chippendale, Sydney, NSW, Australia Married - 10 Sep 1863 - Sydney, NSW, Australia Registration - probably Surry Hills - 1864 - 25 Fitzroy St, Sydney, NSW, Australia Residence - now in Redfern - "Royes, Edward H" - 1871 - Redfern St, Sydney, NSW, Australia Employment - Miner - near Mount Morgan - 1873 - Crocodile Creek, QLD, Australia Died - 23 Aug 1878 - Rockhampton, QLD, Australia Buried - Age: 62,Cause: asthma - 23 Aug 1878 - South Rockhampton, QLD, Australia  = Link to Google Earth
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• Documents

  Map showing location of Crocodile Creek

  
  

  Histories

  Royes throughout central and north Queensland From the 1860-70s, the Royes family moved out from Rockhampton to scattered parts of central and north Queensland

  
  

  Overviews		1700 ROYES The earliest known Royes - John We had previously identified John Royes 1752-1832 as our earliest Royes. We then identified his father as William Royes - no information about birth or marriage. We have information that a William Royes was born in 1723 in Lincolnshire. But John 1752 was born in, worked, married and died in Canterbury, Kent. So this link is uncertain though not impossible. Lincolnshire William's wife is Sarah Taylor and his parents were John and Mary Royes.
  		Australian Royes pedigree Based on Edward Hougham Royes who migrated to Australia in 1838. His earliest known Royes ancestor is John Royes born about 1700.

  
  

• Sources

  [S310] England Births and Christenings, Film 568015 Ref no. yr 1811-1847 p 80. [S93] St Botolphs Aldersgate Parish Records 1466-1890. [S230] NSW Free Passengers 1826-1837, SRO 4/2130; No 32/48. [S339] Correspondence, Stephen Burr to George Roy, 1998. [S405] Trove (National Library of Australia), The Colonist Wednesday 24 January 1838, page 2. [S130] NSW State Records, File # 1793. [S335] Sands Directories 1858-1933. [S337] Rockhampton Area Cemetery Indices. [S39] KGR family research, George Roy. [S307] Australia Marriage Index, 1788-1949, (Ancestry.com).