John Freestone

John Freestone

Male 1856 - 1936  (80 years)


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  • Name John Freestone  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
    Birth 10 May 1856  Falbrook, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    • Event Description: Singleton
    Gender Male 
    Death 26 May 1936  Manilla, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 11
    Burial 27 May 1936  Manilla, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 11
    • Event Description: Roman Catholic Cemetery Manilla
    Person ID I5  tree
    Last Modified 17 Sep 2025 

    Father James Freestone,   b. Abt 1818, Oadby, Leicestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Mar 1885, Singleton, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years) 
    Mother Anne Halloran,   b. Abt 1831, Ennis, Clare, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Jan 1866, Goorangoola, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 35 years) 
    Marriage 24 Feb 1851  Muswellbrook, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 12
    • from year
      OBJE: _PRIV
    Family ID F17  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Jane Polson,   b. 5 Mar 1859, Yango, Wollombi, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Jul 1924, Manilla, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years) 
    Marriage 24 Oct 1887  St. Mark's Church, Laguna, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 5, 6, 13
    • from year
      OBJE: _PRIV
    Children 
     1. Mary Cathleen Ellen Freestone,   b. 21 Aug 1888, Wollombi, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Oct 1974, Manilla, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years)
     2. Thomas Patrick James William Freestone,   b. 5 Sep 1891, Wollombi, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Nov 1963, Cessnock, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years)
     3. Angelina Jane Elizabeth Ann Freestone,   b. 11 Sep 1893, Manilla, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Jan 1939, Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 45 years)
     4. Camelia May Agnes Harriett Freestone,   b. 23 Aug 1897, Manilla, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Oct 1897, Manilla, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
     5. Cecil John George Freestone,   b. 17 Sep 1898, Manilla, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Jun 1968, Gosford, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years)
     6. Leslie Leo Archie Charles Freestone,   b. 13 Jun 1900, Manilla, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Nov 1974, Barraba, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years)
     7. Lilly Ann Freestone,   b. 12 Dec 1902, Manilla, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Jun 1979, Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)
    Family ID F3  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 17 Sep 2025 

  • Photos
    John and Jane Freestone
    John and Jane Freestone

    Headstones
    John Freestone
    John Freestone
    Plot: RC

  • Notes 
    • John Freestone married Jane Polson on the 24th October 1887 at St. Mark's Church Laguna, the ceremony was conducted by Popham Luscombe, and the witnesses John A Wiseman and Catherine Polson. John and Jane lived on Portion No. 22 in the Parish of Y ango the Country of Northumberland, the land belonged to Jane's father Thomas Polson, the remains of the house can still be seen today. On the 14th July 1892 John applied for a grant of land by Conditional Sale an area of 112 acres, Portions No. 1 7 and 70 in the Parish of Halloran and the Country of Darling, and the land district of Tamworth.

  • Sources 
    1. [S18] New South Wales, Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages, Marriage Certificate, Freestone-Smith 1933/004031 (Reliability: 0).

    2. [S51] New South Wales, Marilyn Rowan Transcription Agent, Marriage Certificate, Freestone-Polson 1887/007452 (Reliability: 0).

    3. [S50] New South Wales, Marilyn Rowan Transcription Agent, Death Certificate, Anne Freestone 1866/006050 (Reliability: 0).

    4. [S50] New South Wales, Marilyn Rowan Transcription Agent, Death Certificate, Camelia May Agnes Harriett Freestone 1897/012411 (Reliability: 0).

    5. [S50] New South Wales, Marilyn Rowan Transcription Agent, Death Certificate, Jane Freestone 1924/015079 (Reliability: 0).

    6. [S50] New South Wales, Marilyn Rowan Transcription Agent, Death Certificate, John Freestone 1936/010176 (Reliability: 0).

    7. [S44] New South Wales, NSW Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages, Birth Certificate, Cecil John George Freestone 1898/032042 (Reliability: 0).

    8. [S44] New South Wales, NSW Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages, Birth Certificate, Mary Freestone 1860/010887 (Reliability: 0).

    9. [S51] New South Wales, Marilyn Rowan Transcription Agent, Marriage Certificate, Benson-Freestone 1917/008449 (Reliability: 0).

    10. [S51] New South Wales, Marilyn Rowan Transcription Agent, Marriage Certificate, Witherdin-Freestone 1927/004374 (Reliability: 0).

    11. [S29] Freestone, Robert, Firsthand Knowledge, Visit to Manilla Cemetery 2005 (Reliability: 0).

    12. [S3] New South Wales, Australia, NSW Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages, Early Church Records, Freestone - Halloran Vol:37B No:663 (Reliability: 0).

    13. [S43] Anglican Church of Australia - Registers of the Anglican Parish of.