 General Notes:
According to the 1881 Census, Samuel was born 1824, listed as a South African merchant and the family lived at Kinton House, Palmerston Road, West Ham, Essex, England
Samuel, together with his parents and sister, Emma, and brothers James and George returned to England in 1845. Samuel remained in England and managed the shipping agency which his father had established at Birmingham.
Photographs of some of the children together with a photograph of Samuel were found in a "family" group in the Albany Museum, Grahamstown, South Africa. It is interesting to note that there was no photograph of their mother or the wife of Samuel. The photograph of Oscar was taken whilst sitting on a ladies lap however the face of the lady had been blocked out. The photographs were in a very poor condition because of their age, hence the bad quality.
In a letter dated 9th July 1939 from Jessie Piers Weakley to a Mr Thackwray, in Johannesburg, with regard to the distribution of 100 pounds in Samuel Weakley's estate a Poste Script states "I am the only daughter or only child left of the late Samuel Weakley". It is assumed therefor that Jessie never married and all her siblings were deceased in 1939.
A balance sheet/income and expenditure account, of Larcombe Farm in 1943 states the following:-
1. In December last Larcombe was requisitioned by U.S.A. Army as it is situated in centre of proposed "battle practice" area. Therefore, in future there will be no repairs to deduct or insurance to be paid. This requisition came at an opportune time as one of the roofs had been dangerous and would probably have cost 100 pounds to be put in order.
2. The Tithes have been six months in arrears. The account was brought up to date before transfer of the farm to U.S.A. Army.
There is an indication that the excess of 14 Pounds 13 Shillings and 6 pence is to be divided amongst 16 beneficiaries.
The balance sheet is signed by Jessie Piers Weakley, EC Roberts and JT Simson as Trustees of estate late S Weakley.
Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria in the UK conducted a auction of ancient firearms on Wednesday 14th December 2005
The lot numbers offered were 180-205
Details of Lot number 204 was as follows:-
A .31 CALIBRE COLT MODEL 1849 LONDON PERCUSSION POCKET REVOLVER PRESENTED 'BY THE INVENTOR TO SAMUEL WEAKLEY' NO. 6170 FOR 1855, DATED 1859 with 5in blued barrel with two line London address, engraved blued cylinder, case-hardened frame, silver-plated brass back-strap inscribed 'Samuel Weakley from The Inventor 1859', silver-plated brass trigger-guard, figured walnut grips, with matching numbers, and retaining some original finish and silver-plating throughout: in its fitted oak case lined in blue velvet, the lid applied with loading instructions and complete with blued nipple wrench and copper flask by James Dixon & Sons (lid escutcheon missing)24.7cm; 9Nin
The Auctioneers expected price was £2200-2800
Vat payable - Nil
The reserve price was £3600
Birth Notes:
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Christening Notes:
South African Commercial Advertiser 1830 - 1 - January to March
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Baptised with his brothers and sisters
In the English Church Bathurst on Thursday Feb 18 1830 by the Rev.W. Wright MA Chaplain:
A son of Joseph WEAKLEY, Joseph.
A son of ditto, John.
A daughter of ditto, Ann.
A daughter of ditto, Rhoda.
A son of ditto, Benjamin.
A son of ditto, Samuel
Sources of information or noted events in his life were:
• Children. They had 12 Children:-
1. Oswald Weakley, d. Bef 1881
2. Amity Weakley, b. 1852, Woodford, Essex, England
3. Samuel J Weakley, b. 1854, Woodbridge, Essex, England
4. Laura B Weakley, d. 29 Jan 1927, Queenstown, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa
5. Edgar Weakley
6. Amelia A Weakley, b. 1860, Poplar, Middlesex, England
7 Emma S Weakley, b. 1864, Tottenham,London,England
8. Helena Weakley, b. 1866, Tottenham,London,England
9. Percy W Weakley, b. 1868, Isleworth, Middlesex, England
10. Alice Weakley, b. 1870, Upton, Essex, England
11. Jessie Piers Weakley, b. 1873, Upton, Essex, England
12. Gertrude Weakley, b. 1875, Upton, Essex, England
There is more info at:- http://www.1820settlers.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=Genealogy&file=getperson&personID=I17567&tree=1
• General Comment. General Notes: From Len Stratford
Samuel, together with his parents and sister, Emma and brothers James and George returned to England in 1845. Samuel remained in England and managed the shipping agency which his father had established at Birmingham. Photographs of all the children together with a photograph of Samuel were found in a "family" group in the Albany Museum, Grahamstown. It is interesting to note that there was no photograph of their mother or the wife of James. The photograph of Oscar was taken whilst sitting on a ladies lap however the face of the lady had been blocked out. (It has been subsequently verified that Amity was a child of Samuel) The photographs were in poor condition because of their age hence the bad quality. In a letter dated 9th July 1939 from Jessie Piers Weakley to a Mr Thackwray, in Johannesburg, with regard to the distribution of 100 pounds in Samuel Weakley's estate a Poste Script states "I am the only daughter or only child left of the late Samuel Weakley". It is assumed therefore that Jessie never married and all her siblings were deceased in 1939.
A balance sheet/income and expenditure account, of Larcombe Farm in 1943 states the following:
1. In December last Larcombe was requisitioned by U.S.A. Army as it is situated in centre of proposed "battle practice" area. Therefore, in future there will be no repairs to deduct or insurance to be paid. This requisition came at an opportune time as one of the roofs had been dangerous and would probably have cost 100 pounds to be put in order.
2. The Tithes have been six months in arrears. The account was brought up to date before transfer of the farm to U.S.A. Army. There is an indication that the excess of 14 Pounds 13 Shillings and 6 pence is to be divided amongst 16 beneficiaries. The balance sheet is signed by Jessie Piers Weakley, EC Roberts and JT Simson as Trustees of estate late S Weakley.
General Notes: From Dorri Roughley:-
I believe that the farm was eventually released back to the family in the early 1960s at which point it was sold and the final monies distributed...major hassle, someone told me that the estate was divided into 92ths, complicated by at least 2 people dying between the final account being drawn up and the monies being paid. Len may have more info on this. My Aunt (Biddy Matthews, nee Utton) visited the farm on the 9 Oct 2009, after some effort in tracing it's exact location. She died of a heart attack that evening at her hotel.
The family story is that the farm was purchased for the rent to support a mistress of Samuels. This would be very difficult to prove. I would be interested in exactly when the farm was purchased...there is a child of one of Amelia's sisters who I do not know who the father is. The boy 'disappears' after his mother dies...I do not know where to.
• General Comment. 23 Noted events in his life were:
• He worked as an Agent on 22 Aug 1850 in Woodford, Essex.4
• He appeared on the census in 1851 in Woodford Bridge, Woodford, Essex.5
• Witness: Brother-in-law's Wedding, 15 Dec 1857.6
• He appeared as an Outfitter on the census in 1861 in 247 High Street Court, Poplar.7
• He appeared as an Owner of Houses and Dividends on the census in 1871 in 3 Kent Terrace,
West Ham.8
• He worked as a Weakley Samuel & James, Merchants in 1878 in 3 Kent Terrace, Victoria
Road, West Ham.9
• He appeared as a South African Merchant on the census in 1881 in Kinton House, Palmerston
Road, West Ham, Essex.10
• He resided at Kelly's Directory in 1882 in Kinton House, Palmerston Road, West Ham, Essex.
• He appeared as a Living on Own Means on the census in 1891 in 32 Palmeston Road, Forest
Gate, West Ham.11
• He appeared as a Living on Own Means on the census in 1901 in 32 Palmeston Road, Forest
Gate, West Ham.12
• He resided at Kelly's Directory in 1901 in 32 Palmeston Road, Forest Gate, West Ham.
• He had an estate probated London on 15 Jul 1903.13 Effects £6929 0s 7d
• Occupation. It is a known fact that Joseph Weakley (their father) returned to England temporarily in 1845 to set up two of his sons, Samuel and James, in Birmingham in a shipping business sending firearms to Grahamstown. It must be assumed that John Hayton also obtained his firearms from this source as Samuel and James remained in England and never returned to their land of birth.
• Web Based Info. http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=ahoneybun&id=I7335]
And
http://www.1820settlers.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=Genealogy&file=getperson&personID=I17567&tree=1
Samuel married Amelia Ann Croome on 22 Aug 1850 in Parish Church, Woodford Bridge, Essex, England. (Amelia Ann Croome was born on 21 Apr 1833 in Southwark, London, England and died in Mar 1916 in , West Hampshire, England.)
Sources of information or n events in their marriage were:
• General Comment. 09/07/2011 Amended date from 4 Sep 1849 to 22 Aug 1850 per notes from Dorri Roughley.
• General Comment. 23 Notes from Dorri Roughley:-
General Notes: According to Mum the parents did not approve of the marriage -probably the Weakleys only (strict baptists).
Amity's marriage into the Mallinson family (strict Methodists) may have also made the Croomes and all their broken marriages unacceptable.
When my mother was born there was still considerable contact with the Weakley family in South Africa, but Mum was unaware of any contact with the Croomes or Osbornes.
By the time Hugh Trenchard came to write up his work on the Mallinson tree he was unsure if Croome was spelt with a G or a C.
• Web Based Info. https://www.familysearch.org/search/recordDetails/show?uri=https://api.familysearch.org/records/pal:/MM9.1.r/9Q1D-6F1/p1
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