The Tree - Person Sheet
The Tree - Person Sheet
NameEsther Peak
Birthca 1838, Yelling, Huntingdonshire, England
Baptism2 May 1841, Yelling, Huntingdonshire, England
Death1912, Singleton, New South Wales, Australia
FatherThomas Peak (ca1812-1890)
MotherSarah Squires (ca1812-1858)
Misc. Notes
Name from entry of daughter, Mary, in the Australian Royalty website, found in November 2023.

Year and place of birth, date and place of baptism, England census details when 3 years old, immigration details, year and place of marriage, date and place of death, from Australian Royalty website, found in November 2023:
https://australianroyalty.net.au/tree/purnellmccor...l/I41894/Esther-Peak
Name: Esther Peak
Birth: about 1838, Yelling, Huntingdonshire, England, United Kingdom
Baptism: 2 May 1841 (aged 3 years), Yelling, Huntingdonshire, England, United Kingdom
Census: 6 June 1841, Yelling, Huntingdonshire, England, United Kingdom
Census Text: Counted were:
- Thomas Peak, 30, agricultural labourer
- Sarah Peak, 30
- Joseph Peak, 11
- Elizabeth Peak, 8
- Sarah Peak, 6
- Esther Peak, 3
- Thomas Peak, 5 months
Immigration: November 1849 (aged 11 years), Sydney Cove, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Immigration Text: Assisted immigrants who arrived in NSW aboard the ship Una in Nov 1849:
- Peak, Thomas, 37, farm labourer, a native of Yellen, Huntingdon, son of Thomas and Sarah, father living at Yellan, Church of England, could not read or write, no relatives in the colony
- Peak, Sarah, 37, farm servant, a native of Yellen, Huntingdon, daughter of Robert and Sarah Squires, mother living at Yellen, Baptist, could not read or write, no relatives in the colony
- Peak, Sarah Ann, 14, lace maker, a native of Yellen, Huntingdon, Baptist, could read and write
- Peak, Esther, 11, a native of Yellen, Huntingdon, Baptist, could read and write
- Peak, Thomas, 9, a native of Yellen, Huntingdon, Baptist, could read
- Peak, Mary Ann, infant, a native of Yellen, Huntingdon, Baptist, could not read or write
Marriage: To John Beckett, 1854 (aged 16 years), Hunter, New South Wales, Australia
Marriage Text: V1854769 41B/1854 BECKETT JOHN PEEK ESTHER CT at the Church of England, Maitland, Hinton, Hunter District, New South Wales, Australia.
Death: 1912 (aged 74 years), Singleton, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia
Spouses
Birthca 1833, Parson Drove, Cambridgeshire, England
Death1916, Cessnock, New South Wales, Australia
FatherRichard Beckett (ca1807-1897)
MotherAnn Hill (ca1807-1883)
Marriage1854, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia
ChildrenMary Ann (1857-1941)
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