Ann BOLTON

1814 - 1901  (87 years)

• Name	Ann BOLTON  [1, 2]
  Birth	13 Mar 1814	Agnes Banks, Richmond, NSW, Australia   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Baptism	1827	Parish of Prospect, NSW, Australia
  Death	22 Nov 1901	St Peters, NSW, Australia   [3]
  	Cause: Asthenia, Old Age - duration 4 weeks
  Burial	23 Nov 1901	Wesleyan Cemetery Castlereagh, NSW, Australia
  Person ID	I17975	Tree001D
  Last Modified	3 Sep 2025

  
  

  Family 1	John LEES,   b. 19 Sep 1807, Castlereagh, NSW, Australia d. 22 Dec 1848, Castlereagh, NSW, Australia (Age 41 years)
  Marriage	24 Dec 1830	Castlereagh, NSW, Australia   [1, 2]
  Children	1. Maria LEES,   b. 8 Aug 1832, South Creek, Castlereagh, NSW, Australia d. 28 May 1906, Pennant Hills East, NSW, Australia (Age 73 years)   2. Mary LEES,   b. 26 Jun 1834, Castlereagh, NSW, Australia d. 13 Jun 1917, Mudgee, NSW, Australia (Age 82 years)   3. Esther LEES,   b. 24 Jul 1836, Castlereagh, NSW, Australia d. 1 Feb 1878, Mudgee, NSW, Australia (Age 41 years)   4. Sarah LEES,   b. 18 Oct 1838, Castlereagh, NSW, Australia d. 26 May 1855, Castlereagh, NSW, Australia (Age 16 years)   5. John LEES,   b. 14 Dec 1840, Nepean, NSW, Australia d. 3 Aug 1908, Dubbo, NSW, Australia (Age 67 years)   6. Annie LEES,   b. 23 Apr 1843, NSW, Australia d. 6 Aug 1934, Penrith, NSW, Australia (Age 91 years)   7. Samuel LEES,   b. 18 May 1845, NSW, Australia d. 1929, Orange, NSW, Australia (Age 83 years)   8. Jane LEES,   b. 27 Jul 1847, South Creek, NSW, Australia d. 1885, Penrith, NSW, Australia (Age 37 years)
  Family ID	F2337	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Sep 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Richard REES,   b. 5 Nov 1800, Chelsea, England d. 18 Jun 1877, Penrith, NSW, Australia (Age 76 years)
  Marriage	25 Sep 1849	Christ Church, Penrith, NSW, Australia   [2]
  Children	1. Richard REES,   b. 5 Jul 1850, Castlereagh, NSW, Australia d. 8 Oct 1922, Peak Hill, NSW, Australia (Age 72 years)   2. Benjamin REES,   b. 29 Apr 1852, Castlereagh, NSW, Australia d. 28 May 1922, Wellington, NSW, Australia (Age 70 years)   3. Adeline REES,   b. 5 Apr 1854, Castlereagh, NSW, Australia d. 1933, Inverell, NSW, Australia (Age 78 years)   4. Sarah Florence REES,   b. 18 Sep 1856, Penrith, NSW, Australia d. 1936, Penrith, NSW, Australia (Age 79 years)   5. Wesley REES,   b. 22 Dec 1859, NSW, Australia d. 26 Dec 1860, Penrith, NSW, Australia (Age 1 year)   6. Emily REES,   b. 22 Dec 1859, Castlereagh, NSW, Australia d. 1945, Marrickville, NSW, Australia (Age 85 years)
  Family ID	F2266	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Sep 2025

  
  

• Notes

  BIOGRAPHY: Ann was the daughter of Robert Bolton, convict "Perseus" 1802, life, and Ann SMITH, tried Brecon Great Sessions, 30 March 1802, 7 years,"Experiment" 1804. - She was baptised is 1827, aged 13 years, at the same time as her baby brother Henry aged 12 months. Henry died in 1827 so may have been sickly or dying when he was baptised, and Isaac, aged 20 years and Ann (shown as Anna on the baptism records) were baptised at the same time. Their parents were shown as Robert and Nancy. - Ann's place of birth on her Marriage Banns shows native of Blacktown and on her death certificate as Agnes Banks. - Agnes Banks, New South Wales Australia, is located on the uppermost northwest boundary of the City of Penrith. This locality is placed within two local government areas. The small village of Agnes Banks is within the Hawkesbury City Council Area. Agnes Banks is connected to Penrith by Castlereagh Road which runs alongside the Nepean River between Richmond and Penrith. The area was settled as early as 1804 by Andrew Thompson who leased his land out to tenant farmers on the gently undulating alluvial farmlands. Natural woodlands and sandy deposits make up the higher landscape of this area. Agnes Banks is a rural outpost of the City of Penrith which has kept its intrinsic agricultural value and rural lifestyle. Source: PenrithCity Council http://www.penrithcity.nsw.gov.au/Lib/LocalSuburbs/agnesBanks.htm BIOGRAPHY: Notes for CHARLES PALMER: Charles Palmer was born in London c 1770. His wife Mary Ann Sharp was also born in London c. 1775. There they had two children Clara c 1798 and Sabina 1801. - Charles applied to come to Australia. Under Secretary Sullivan wrote to Acting Governor King in Jan. 1802 ........ "Among the persons who will proceed as Settlers in the ships about to depart for the Colony under your Government are Mr Charles Palmer, Humphrey Evans and W. Heath; the former has been acting as usher to a School and has also been employed as a clerk for two respectable gentlemen of Doctors Commons; He will therefore, in all probability, be found useful in the Institution which has been established in the Settlement for the education of the Orphan children." - They set sail aboard the ship Perseus and arrived in Sydney via China, 4 August 1802. Charles changed his mind about working at the Orphan School and was in May 1803 granted 100 acres at Agnes Banks, beside the Yarramundi Lagoon. - He was assigned convicts to help in the development of the land. He build a house and began farming. Souce - http://www.acay.com.au/~philand/Palmer.html BIOGRAPHY: Agnes Bank (NSW) Andrew Thompson's farm, portion 29, parish of Castlereagh, a consolidated grant of 200 acres granted to John Howell and acquired by Thompson, with 78 acres added. It includes the southern end of the Yarramundi Lagoon. It is usually called 'Agnes Banks Places A - F http://www.lib.mq.edu.au/all/journeys/places/placesa_f.html BIOGRAPHY: ANDREW THOMPSON ( ?1773-1810) Born in Yetholme, Scotland, Andrew Thompson was transported for fourteen years in 1792 after being convicted of being in possession of stolen goods. Having spent a year in the men's provision store, he joined the police force, serving at Toongabbie. In 1796 he moved to Green Hills and was made constable. He was pardoned in 1798 and rapidly rose to the rank of chief constable. - On Bligh's arrival in 1806, Thompson was the largest grain grower and wealthiest settler in the colony. He had acquired in 1804 a grant of 278 acres of fertile riverbank land which he named Agnes Banks and a further 260 acres adjoining Nelson Common, which he named "Killarney". Over the next two years he added another 30 acres to West Hill. He purchased Baxter's 50 acre farm upstream from Agnes Banks, naming it "Wardel Bank", and Bayliss' 150 acre farm nearby, naming it "Glascow". WINDSOR'S " RUM SMUGGLERS' TUNNEL" http://www.hawkesburyhistory.org.au/stubbs/tunnel.html BIOGRAPHY: This website was created by one of the descendants of William Freeman and Mary Ann Williams of Agnes Banks. In 1838 Robert Williams purchased a farm known as Agnes Banks from Robert Martin. This farm consisted of 278 acres originally granted to Andrew Thompson. Robert died just over a year later and the land was divided into four sections in accordance with his will. The blocks were then given to his sons Thomas, John and Charles, with the fourth block given to Charlotte with the proviso that the land be passed onto their son George on her death. When George came into ownership of the land, he was living on the Namoi River and so subdivided the land into two sections. One of these sections he then rented to his brother-in-law William Freeman. William, Mary Ann and their children lived on the homestead until his death in 1881. Other names from surrounding areas mentioned on the website are Eather, Peisley, Lock, Cobcroft and Graham Freeman Family History http://www.penrithcity.nsw.gov.au/Lib/LocalStudies/localfh.htm BIOGRAPHY: James Badgery (1769-1827) James Badgery and his wife Elizabeth arrived on the supply ship Walker in November 1799 along with Lieutenant-Colonel Paterson. They arrived as free settlers as soon leased property in Sydney and 11 acres on the Hawkesbury. In Sydney he set up as a miller and later added a bakery. In1803 he was granted 100 acres in the Evan district along the Nepean River. He later leased this land to Anthony Rope. The Rebel government granted him 840 acres along South Creek in 1809 in the area now known as Badgerys Creek. A tributary of South Creek running through his grant was named in his honour. Macquarie allowed 640 acres. Badgery named his farm Exeter Farm (which lies just north of Elizabeth Drive) after his home in Devon. James and Elizabeth Badgery had Ann (1800), Henry (1803), Andrew (1806), William (1809) and James (1813). He amassed considerable land around Badgerys Creek, Moss Vale and the Illawarra districts. Badgery died on 1 December 1827 at Exeter Farm and is buried at St Lukes Church of England Liverpool This 100 acres was at Agnes Banks http://www.penrithcity.nsw.gov.au/history/landgrantees.htm#Badgery BIOGRAPHY: John Howell (Hull) Ex-marine John Howell received a land grant of 200 acres in the District of Evan on 31 May 1803. This grant was cancelled and added to Andrew Thompson's grant on 11 August 1804. (At Agns Banks) http://www.penrithcity.nsw.gov.au/history/landgrantees.htm#Badgery TO-DO: Unlinked from Parent Robert Bolton and Ann Smith to clean up records

  
  

• Sources

  [S2276] David Rawsthorne, Information from "The Rawsthorne Family Tree", (14/3/2004). [S3365] Information from Ron and Joanne Flack. [S2276] David Rawsthorne, Information from "The Rawsthorne Family Tree", (14/3/2004). Died at the home of her daughter Sarah Rees, Hutchinson Street St Peters, NSW, Australia. Informant:Jorgen Fogg, son-in-law, St Peters Headstone:Sacred to the Memory of John Lees who departed this life Dec 22nd 1848 aged 44 years. Also Ann Beloved wife of the above Born 13 March 1814 Died 22nd November 1901 Aged 87 years Thy Will be Done