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David BOON (1836 - 1912)
Children Self + Spouses Parents Grandparents Greatgrandparents
David William BOON (1861 - 1925)
Lucy BOON (1863 - 1960)
Arthur L BOON (1866 - )
Frances Mary Ann BOON (1868 - )
Eliza May BOON (1871 - )
Ada Ruth BOON (1873 - 1951)
Frederick John BOON (1875 - )
Ernest Llewellyn BOON (1877 - )
Isaac Walter BOON (1879 - )
Clement Everard BOON (1881 - )
David BOON (1836 - 1912)

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Mary Ann GUTTERIDGE (1836 - 1906)
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David BOON

David BOON
David BOON David BOON
b. 1836 at Ramsay, Huntingdonshire, England
m. 1860 Mary Ann GUTTERIDGE (1836 - 1906) at Camden, New South Wales, Australia
d. 30 Nov 1912 at Ashfield, New South Wales, Australia aged 76
Near Relatives of David BOON (1836 - 1912)
Relationship Person Born Birth Place Died Death Place Age
Father in Law Thomas HAWLEY NEWTON
Mother in Law Frances Ann GUTTERIDGE abt 1815 Huntingdonshire, England 12 Apr 1891 Weetangera, New South Wales, Australia 76

Father David BOON
Mother Lucy WOOLLEY

Self David BOON 1836 Ramsay, Huntingdonshire, England 30 Nov 1912 Ashfield, New South Wales, Australia 76

Wife Mary Ann GUTTERIDGE 1836 Holme, Huntingdonshire, England 10 Aug 1906 Ashfield, New South Wales, Australia 70

Son David William BOON 1861 Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia 25 Jan 1925 64
Daughter Lucy BOON 1863 Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia 27 Jun 1960 97
Son Arthur L BOON 1866 Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia
Daughter Frances Mary Ann BOON 1868 Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia
Daughter Eliza May BOON 1871 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia
Daughter Ada Ruth BOON 1873 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia 23 Jul 1951 Ashfield, New South Wales, Australia 78
Son Frederick John BOON 1875 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia
Son Ernest Llewellyn BOON 1877 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia
Son Isaac Walter BOON 1879 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia
Son Clement Everard BOON 1881 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia

Daughter in Law Elizabeth SOUTHWELL 1861 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia 18 Nov 1940 Hall, New South Wales, Australia 79
Son in Law Samuel WILLIAMS 1861 Weetangera, New South Wales, Australia
Daughter in Law Margaret M CURTIN
Son in Law Henry Edwin PHILPOTT 1872 Glebe, New South Wales, Australia 20 Oct 1917 45

Granddaughter Daisy BOON 1884 Canberra, ACT, Australia 1884 Canberra, ACT, Australia 0
Granddaughter Olive Mary Ann BOON 1885 Canberra, ACT, Australia
Granddaughter Marianne Esdale BOON 1887 Canberra, ACT, Australia
Grandson Alick David Eugene BOON 1889 Canberra, ACT, Australia
Granddaughter Gladys Elizabeth Clare BOON 19 Feb 1891 Canberra, ACT, Australia 25 Nov 1948 Manly, New South Wales, Australia 57
Granddaughter Beatrice May BOON 1894
Grandson Arthur Southwell BOON 1897
Grandson Edmond WILLIAMS
Grandson Lyndon WILLIAMS
Granddaughter Myra WILLIAMS
Grandson Neal WILLIAMS
Granddaughter Phyllis WILLIAMS
Grandson Ernest P B WILLIAMS 1885 Weetangera, New South Wales, Australia
Grandson Herbert S N WILLIAMS 1887 Weetangera, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter Myrtle L J WILLIAMS 1889 Weetangera, New South Wales, Australia
Grandson David L C WILLIAMS 1891 Weetangera, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter Annie WILLIAMS 1893 Weetangera, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter Ruby WILLIAMS 1895 Weetangera, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter Erick D BOON 1895 Bourke, New South Wales, Australia
Grandson Arthur D R BOON 1897 New South Wales, Australia
Grandson Kenneth F L BOON 1899 New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter Edna Pretoria May PHILPOTT 1900 Enfield, New South Wales, Australia
Grandson Clive Redvers PHILPOTT 1901 Ashfield, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter Eril David John PHILPOTT 1903 Enfield, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter Claire Mary Ann PHILPOTT 1905 Ashfield, New South Wales, Australia
Grandson Clement Keith PHILPOTT 1907 Enfield, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter Ervin Henry PHILPOTT 1911 Enfield, New South Wales, Australia

Nephew William Garrett MURTY 13 Aug 1878 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1966 Burwood, New South Wales, Australia 88
Niece Minnie Frances MURTY 16 Feb 1881 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia Jun 1961 80
Nephew John Stanley MURTY 28 Jan 1882 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 18 May 1912 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 30
Nephew Walter Archer MURTY 29 Jun 1885 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 29 Dec 1887 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 2
Nephew Harold Eustace MURTY 23 Apr 1887 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 19 Apr 1904 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 16
Nephew Cecil Herbert MURTY 13 Dec 1888 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 13 Dec 1888 0
Niece Ester Ann SMITH Apr 1881 Apr 1973 Canberra, ACT, Australia 92

Brother in Law William PLUMMER abt 1853 England 17 May 1886 Weetangera, New South Wales, Australia 33
Sister in Law Fanny Francis PLUMMER 1856 Cambridgeshire, England 08 Jul 1889 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia 33
Sister in Law Eliza Elizabeth PLUMMER abt 1860 Picton, New South Wales, Australia
Events in David BOON (1836 - 1912)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
1836 David BOON was born Ramsay, Huntingdonshire, England 6
27 Oct 1857 21 Immigration Australia per 'John Bunyan' 6
1860 24 Married Mary Ann GUTTERIDGE (aged 24) Camden, New South Wales, Australia 6
1861 25 Birth of son David William BOON Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia 6
1863 27 Birth of daughter Lucy BOON Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia 6
1866 30 Birth of son Arthur L BOON Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia 6
1868 32 Birth of daughter Frances Mary Ann BOON Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia 6
1871 35 Birth of daughter Eliza May BOON Ginninderra, ACT, Australia 6
1873 37 Birth of daughter Ada Ruth BOON Ginninderra, ACT, Australia 6
1875 39 Birth of son Frederick John BOON Ginninderra, ACT, Australia 6
1877 41 Birth of son Ernest Llewellyn BOON Ginninderra, ACT, Australia 6
1879 43 Birth of son Isaac Walter BOON Ginninderra, ACT, Australia 6
1881 45 Birth of son Clement Everard BOON Ginninderra, ACT, Australia 6
10 Aug 1906 70 Death of wife Mary Ann GUTTERIDGE (aged 70) Ashfield, New South Wales, Australia 6
30 Nov 1912 76 David BOON died Ashfield, New South Wales, Australia 6
Personal Notes:
could not read or write when arrived in Australia
Source References:
6. Type: Book, Abbr: Queanbeyan Register, Title: Biographical register of Canberra and Queanbeyan: from the district to the Australian Capital Territory 1820-1930, Auth: Peter Proctor, Publ: The Heraldry & Genealogical Society of Canberra, Date: 2001
- Reference = 130 (Name, Notes)
- Reference = 20 (Birth)
- Reference = 130 (Marriage)
- Reference = 20 (Immigration)
- Reference = 20 (Death)
80. Type: Web Page, Abbr: Hall Museum, Title: Hall School Museum and Heritage Centre, Locn: https://museum.hall.act.au/
- Reference = https://museum.hall.act.au/display/1939/person/3426/david-boon-senior.html (Name, Notes)
- Notes: David Boon (Senior)
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Born: 1836; Died: 1912; Married: Mary Ann [Plummer]

David Boon (Senior)
David Boon, described as an agricultural labourer, arrived in Sydney in the ship 'John Bunyan' on October 27, 1857. The 'John Bunyan' weighed 1440 tonnage and was built in St Johns in 1856. On board there were 109 males and 121 single females. 230 were married. On the voyage there were 6 births (3 male, 3 female) and 6 deaths ( 3 male 3 female). The ship was under the command of Master N.B.Shune and surgeon Edward Kearny .

The son of David and Lucy Boon [nee Wooley], he was born at Ramsay, Huntingdonshire, England, on January 1, 1836. After his arrival in Australia, David went first to Campbelltown area. There he married Mary Ann Plummer, daughter of Levi Plummer and Frances (nee Guthridge) on April 9, 1860. It's not known how he and Mary met. They may have lived close to each other as Mary's residence was listed on their marriage certificate as Gledswood, a very well known homestead, she was a housemaid. Four children were born at Campbelltown before the Boons moved to Weetangera about 1870, five more being born in the Canberra district between 1871 and 1881.

By 1875 David had established himself as a farmer and in that year he and Shelton Smith (son of Edward Smith and Mary Kilby), also of Weetangera, were mentioned as growing 'perhaps the finest wheat produced in Australia'. He was a keen participant in the local ploughing competitions; an 1879 report says that he Chaired a meeting of the newly formed Canberra and Ginninderra Ploughing Association at Shumack's Hotel Canberra (today, the 'Old Canberra Inn') and was elected to the committee [Goulburn Evening Post 16.8.1879]. In 1874 he won first prize of ₤4 in the second match for colonial made ploughs at the annual ploughing matches in the Jerrabomberra Estate [Queanbeyan Age 29.8.1874].

He was also an active citizen in both church and political spheres. In 1889 he Chaired an election meeting at the Cricketer's Arms Hotel at which EW O'Sullivan MLA spoke. [Wizard's Notes Goulburn Evening Penny Post 29.1.1889]. Two years later he seconded a motion of confidence in Mr EW O'Sullivan MLA after he had addressed a meeting of his constituents at the Cricketer's Arms Hotel on Thursday evening [ibid. 7.4.1891]. The Boons were leading members of the Wesleyan Church and David taught and acted as superintendent of the Sunday school at Weetangera Church.

In 1881, with his wife and some of the children, David Boon left the district and moved to Ashfield where he died in 1912. His wife Mary Ann predeceased him on August 10, 1906.

Children of David and Mary Ann Boon:

David William [1861-1925]. Married Elizabeth Southwell in 1833 (daughter of Thomas Southwell and Mary). Parents of Gladys Boon.
Lucy [1862-1960] Married Samuel Williams in 1884 (son of Phillip Williams and Ann)
Arthur [1866- ]. Married Maggie Curtin 1895.
Frances Mary Ann [1868-1954]. Married Alexander William Gardiner in 1894
Eliza May [1871-1946] Did not marry
Ada Ruth [1873-1951]. Married Henry Edwin Philpott in 1899
Frederick John [1875-1959]. Married Alice Waite 1910.
Ernest Llewellyn [1877- 1941]. Married Bessie Cavanough in 1902 (daughter of Thomas Cavanough)
[Isaac] Walter [1879-1946]. Married Winnie Ferris.
Clement Everard [1881-1937] Married Emily Porter in March 1909
[Photographs of most members of the family have been very kindly supplied by Lianne Essex]

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