Samuel LaycockAge: 501788–1838
- Name
- Samuel Laycock
- Given names
- Samuel
- Surname
- Laycock
| Birth | about 1788 32 30 Bristol, Somerset, England |
| Australian History | 1788 Note: The British First Fleet, led by Governor Arthur Phillip arrives in New South Wales to found first European settlement and penal colony at Sydney. Colony includes 'all the islands adjacent in the Pacific Ocean' and running westward to the 135th meridian east. This claim included the islands of New Zealand, which were administered as part of New South Wales. Note: British settlement founded at Norfolk Island. |
| Australian History | 1790 (Age 2) Note: Beleaguered Second Fleet arrives. Colony gripped by food crisis. |
| Birth of a brother | about 1792 (Age 4) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
younger brother -
George Laycock
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| Death of a brother | 11 March 1792 (Age 4) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
younger brother -
George Laycock
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| Australian History | 1792 (Age 4) Note: Two French ships, La Recherche and L'Esp�rance, anchor at Recherche Bay, near the southernmost point of Tasmania at a time when England and France were racing around the globe to be the first to discover and colonise Australia. Note: Governor Philip returns to England, accompanied by his friend Bennelong and a companion who become the first Australian born person to sail to Europe. |
| Birth of a sister | about 1796 (Age 8) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
younger sister -
Elizabeth Laycock
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| Australian History | 1797 (Age 9) Note: Sydney Cove wrecked and some survivors travelled from Bass Strait to Port Jackson allowing for the rescue of others but also furthering knowledge of the geography of Australia. |
| Australian History | 1798 (Age 10) Note: 1798-9 - George Bass and Matthew Flinders sail from Sydney and circumnavigate Tasmania, thus proving it to be an island. |
| Marriage of a sister | Sarah Laycock - View family 19 November 1801 (Age 13) Homebush, New South Wales, Australia
brother-in-law -
Nicholas Paget Bayly Sr
elder sister -
Sarah Laycock
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| Australian History | 1803 (Age 15) Note: Matthew Flinders completes the first circumnavigation of the continent (still known as 'New Holland') |
| Australian History | 1804 (Age 16) Note: A settlement is founded at Risdon on the Derwent River in Van Diemen's Land by Lieutenant Bowen. Note: Castle Hill convict rebellion also known as the second Battle of Vinegar Hill Note: The Risdon settlement is moved to Sullivan's Cove (now Hobart) by Colonel David Collins. |
| Australian History | 1808 (Age 20) Note: The Rum Rebellion |
| Marriage of a brother | Thomas Laycock III - View family 1 June 1809 (Age 21) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
elder brother -
Thomas Laycock III
sister-in-law -
Isabella Bunker
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| Marriage of a sister | Elizabeth Laycock - View family 15 February 1813 (Age 25) Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia
brother-in-law -
Thomas Matcham Pitt
younger sister -
Elizabeth Laycock
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| Marriage of a brother | Thomas Laycock III - View family 8 July 1817 (Age 29) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
elder brother -
Thomas Laycock III
sister-in-law -
Margaret Connell
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| Australian History | 1817 (Age 29) Note: John Oxley charts the Lachlan River Note: Australia's first bank, the Bank of New South Wales, opens in Macquarie Place, Sydney (it became Westpac in 1982). Note: Governor Lachlan Macquarie petitioned the British Admiralty to use the name 'Australia' instead of 'New Holland' |
| Australian History | 1818 (Age 30) Note: Oxley charts the Macquarie River. |
| Death of a sister | 13 June 1820 (Age 32) Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia
elder sister -
Sarah Laycock
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| Death of a brother | 7 November 1823 (Age 35) Bringelly, New South Wales, Australia
elder brother -
Thomas Laycock III
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| Death of a father | 7 November 1823 (Age 35) Pitt St, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
father -
Thomas Laycock II
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| Australian History | 1824 (Age 36) Note: A penal colony is founded at Moreton Bay, now the city of Brisbane. Note: Bathurst and Melville Islands are annexed. Note: Permission granted to change the name of the continent from 'New Holland' to 'Australia' Note: 1824-25 - Hume and Hovell expedition travels overland to Port Phillip Bay, discovers Murray River |
| Australian History | 1825 (Age 37) Note: New South Wales western border is extended to 129 degrees E. Van Diemen's Land is proclaimed. |
| Australian History | 1828 (Age 40) Note: Charles Sturt charts the Darling River. |
| Australian History | 1829 (Age 41) Note: The whole of Australia is claimed as British territory. The settlement of Perth is founded. Swan River Colony is declared by Charles Fremantle for Britain. |
| Australian History | 1830 (Age 42) Note: Sturt arrives at Goolwa, having charted the Murray River. |
| Death of a mother | 1831 (Age 43)
mother -
Hannah Pearson
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| Australian History | 1831 (Age 43) Note: Sydney Herald (later to become The Sydney Morning Herald) first published. |
| Australian History | 1832 (Age 44) Note: Swan River Colony has its name changed to Western Australia. |
| Australian History | 1833 (Age 45) Note: The penal settlement of Port Arthur is founded in Van Diemen's Land. |
| Death of a sister | 1 January 1835 (Age 47) Richmond, New South Wales, Australia
younger sister -
Elizabeth Laycock
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| Australian History | 1835 (Age 47) Note: John Batman and John Pascoe Fawkner establish a settlement at Port Phillip, now the city of Melbourne. Note: William Wentworth establishes Australian Patriotic Association (Australia's first political party) to demand democracy for New South Wales. |
| Australian History | 1836 (Age 48) Note: Province of South Australia proclaimed with its western border at 132 degrees E. |
| Australian History | 1838 (Age 50) Note: First Prussian settlers arrive in South Australia; the largest group on non-British migrants in Australia at the time. |
| Death | 9 July 1838 (Age 50) |
| Family with parents - View family |
| father |
Thomas Laycock II
Birth 1756 Death 7 November 1823 (Age 67) Pitt St, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Loading...
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2 years mother |
Hannah Pearson
Birth 1758 Death 1831 (Age 73) Loading...
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Marriage: yes |
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| #1 elder sister |
Sarah Laycock
Birth 19 November 1783 27 25 Dorset, England Death 13 June 1820 (Age 36) Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia Loading...
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13 months #2 elder brother |
William Laycock
Birth about 1785 29 27 Dorset, Somerset, England Death yes Loading...
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1 year #3 elder brother |
Thomas Laycock III
Birth about 1786 30 28 Bristol, Somerset, England Death 7 November 1823 (Age 37) Bringelly, New South Wales, Australia Loading...
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2 years #4 himself |
Samuel Laycock
Birth about 1788 32 30 Bristol, Somerset, England Death 9 July 1838 (Age 50) Loading...
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4 years #5 younger brother |
George Laycock
Birth about 1792 36 34 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death 11 March 1792 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Loading...
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-18 years #6 elder sister |
Rebeccca Laycock
Birth about 1774 18 16 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death yes Loading...
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22 years #7 younger sister |
Elizabeth Laycock
Birth about 1796 40 38 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death 1 January 1835 (Age 39) Richmond, New South Wales, Australia Loading...
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