All web pages attached to this section of the website, have been prepared for members of the Hall, Irving, Fulbrook and Johnson families. Each individual web page is based on verifiable sources, documents and citations obtained from official sources.
Because many people are associated with the surnames Hall, Irving, Fulbrook and Johnson; understandably these names are not unique to our family. The names are shared by many groups or individuals who are not actually related to us, or even to each other. Ancestral relationships of unconnected individuals or families should be avoided.
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Our Hall Ancestors
Descendant fan chart of Benjamin Hall and Eliza Somers including Henry & Kate Hall
The related Hall ancestors include members of the Hall, Somers, Walsh, Fulbrook, Kennedy and O’Neill families.
Our objective is to clearly identify those people with the surname Hall who are our direct ancestors. To meet this criterion, we know that they must have English, Irish or Australian heritage and been directly related to Benjamin Hall (1805-1877) or Eliza Somers (1807-1869) and their ancestors or descendants.
Benjamin Hall was born in Somerset, England and Eliza Somers was born in Dublin, Ireland. Benjamin arrived in New South Wales, Australia in 1827 and Eliza arrived in 1830. They married in St. John’s Church, Parramatta on 16 April 1834 and had eight children. The descendants of the union between Benjamin and Eliza created the direct ancestors of this branch of the Hall family.
Ben Hall arrived at Port Jackson aboard the Midas in 1827 and Eliza Somers arrived aboard the Asia in 1830. In April 1834, under the NSW Registers of Convicts’ they made applications to marry.
Our Irving Ancestors
Descendant fan chart of Robert Waugh Irving and Teresa Collins from 1819 until the birth of Stanley Lloyd Hall in 1919
The related Irving ancestors include members of the Irving, Collins, De Fraine, Patterson, Fulbrook, Smith and Hood families.
Our objective is to clearly identify those people with the surname Irving who are our direct ancestors. To meet this criterion, we know that they must have Scottish, English or Australian heritage and been directly related to Robert Waugh Irving (1819-1884) or Teresa Collins (1838-1911) and their ancestors or descendants.
Robert Waugh Irving was born in Scotland and Teresa Collins was born in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They both arrived in Queensland, Australia on 22 December 1865. They married in Alnwick, Northumberland, England on 22 November 1859 and had ten children. The descendants of the union between Robert and Teresa created the direct ancestors of this branch of the Irving family.
Robert Waugh Irving and his family arrived in Queensland aboard the ship Montmorency in 1865
Our Johnson Ancestors
Descendant fan chart of Feus Johnson and Karen Jeppeson including Stanley Lloyd Hall
The related Johnson ancestors include members of the O’Neill, Jeppeson, Preston, Spillane, Hall and Nicholls families.
Our objective is to clearly identify those people with the surname Johnson who are our direct ancestors. To meet this criterion, we know that they must have Danish or Australian heritage and been directly related to James Johnson (1857-1941) or Mary O’Neill (1863-1945) and their ancestors or descendants.
James Johnson was born in Denmark, he married Mary O’Neill at Picton in 1882 and had 13 children. The descendants of the union between James and Mary created the direct ancestors of this branch of the Johnson family.
James Johnson arrived in Australia aboard the immigration ship Fritz Reuter in 1879 and received NSW Naturalization in October 1900.
In “Our Hall Ancestors” You might like to change the year shown as the arrival of Eliza Somers from 1930 to 13th January 1830 on the ‘Asia 7’
Russell, thanks for your comment, Eliza’s arrival year has been changed from 1930 to 1830. Depending on the Official Records viewed the name of the ship she arrived on varies between Asia, Asia 7 and Asia 7th. Some of the records I’ve used are shown below:
Certificates of Freedom 1823-1869
Eliza Somers arrived per Asia 1830; Licence Number: 46/0809; Dated 26 Aug 1846 [Biog Item No. 120043493].
Convict Indents & Ship Musters 1830
Eliza Somers, Ship of arrival: Asia, at Sydney; 13 Jan 1830; Arrival Status: Convict; Aged: 22 years; Education: None; Religion: Roman Catholic; Marriage Status: Single; Born at Dublin [DUB IRL]; Employment: All work; Crime: Stealing silk; Tried at City Dublin, [DUB IRL], 2 Jun 1829; Trial Sentence: 7 years; Previous convictions: 1; Height in feet & inches: 5 3; Complexion: Ruddy, Pockpitted, Freckled; Hair: Dark Brown; Eyes: Hazel; Marks or Scars: None [Biog Item No. 170112920].
Bench of Magistrates Cases 1822-1836 NSW
Eliza Somers, Current Status: Prisoner; Arrived per ship Asia: Event Place: Sydney Police Office, Event Date 1830 Apr 26 [Biog Item No. 399326674].
You are missing 3 of Robert Waugh & Teresa (Collins) Irving’s children. Albert Edward 1870-1873, Ethel Maude 1872-1873 and Eveline Louise 1873-1894
Carol, thanks for your comment and information about Robert and Teresa’s three missing children from our website. The missing children as well as other essential updates have been added to the Irving Family Descendant Fan Chart. Ron