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NSW BDM - Birth: V18278319 1C/1827 - WHEELER, JONAS - JOHN - ANN
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Suite 501, 185 Fox Valley Road
Headstone Transcription (by Beryl Nolan Carroll, unknown date)

In Affectionate Rememberance
of
JONAS WHEELER
who departed this life
30th September 1877
aged 49 years

The Lord gave and the Lord
hath taken away, blessed be
the name of the Lord

also

REBECCA WHEELER
Relict of the above
who died November 20th 1883
Aged 53 years

also

EDWARD GEARSIDE
Grandson of the above
Died May 12th 1883
Aged 3 days

EDWIN HOY WHEELER
Died 8th August 1894
Aged 33 years.

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Source Information:
Batch Number: 0960708
Sheet: 00
Source Call No.: 1553518 Type: Film

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Death Certificate, 1883/007465, 1889 November 20, Rebecca Wheeler
Date and Place of Death: 20 November 1883; Liverpool
Name and Occupation: Rebecca Wheeler
Sex and Age: Female, 52 yrs
Cause of Death, Duration of Last Illness, Medical Attendant; when he last saw deceased: "Verdict of Jury", Bronchitis
Name and Occupation of father, Name and maiden surname of mother: Timothy Hoy, Farmer, Bertha Martin
Informant: Certified by J E Bowden, Coroner, Parramatta & Liverpool, 21st Nov 1883
Particulars of Registration: William Long, 20th November 1883, Liverpool
When and where buried, name of undertaker: 22 November 1883; St Lukes Cemetery, Liverpool; John [Hartge]
Name and religion of Minister, and names of witnesses of burial: Chas F D Priddle, Ch of Eng, Chas Fullager, Jas Flood
Where born and how long in Australasian Colonies or states: Whites Hill, Liverpool, NSW
Place of Marriage, age and to whom: Liverpool, NSW; 20yrs; Jonas Wheeler
Children of marriage: 5 males, 2 females living
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Brickmaker and Stonemason; worked on St Luke's Liverpool

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Brickmaker and Stonemason; worked on St Luke's Liverpool

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From Joy Pullen
TIMOTHY HOY (1782-1838)
Timothy was born in Herefordshire, Essex, England. He was tried for breaking and entering the dwelling house of James Hawkins at Thorley, and stealing various articles of wearing apparel valued at £52.10s.0d. He was convicted at the Lent Assizes in Hertford in 1807 and sentenced to death. This was changed to transportation for 7 years. He came on the ship Admiral Gambier (1), which departed Portsmouth on 2nd July 1808 with 200 male convicts. The voyage took 171 days, arriving in Sydney on 22nd December 1808. Three convicts died on the voyage.

Timothy was a brickmaker and stonemason, and helped in the construction of St Luke's in Liverpool. In 1811 he married Bethia Edwards (1794-1864). He was granted a Conditional Pardon by Governor Macquarie on 31st January 1820, and was granted land at Liverpool 5 months later on 1st July 1820. On his pardon he is described as 5 ft. 6 1/2 in. tall, dark ruddy complexion, brown hair and hazel eyes.

In the 1822 Muster he was also renting land from Mr Dixon, with 15 acres of wheat, 1 of barley,1 horse, 2 horned cattle, and 2 hogs. This was most probably John Dickson, the husband of Susannah Martin, Bethia's half sister. In the 1828 Census he had 100 acres at Liverpool called 'White Hills', 43 cleared, 30 cultivated, 4 horses, 30 cattle, and 1 convict working for him, named Begley.

Timothy and Bethia had 11 children; William, James Harris, Susannah, Mary Ann, James, John, Elizabeth, Timothy, Regecca, Henry & Charlotte. Timothy died on 28th July 1838, and Bethia died on 1st December 1794. They were both buried at St Luke's in Liverpool, Sydney.
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On 9/3/06, SHERYLLE ALLEN wrote:

shertay65@hotmail.com
hi megan just read your e-mail requesting some information ref james and mary freeman, if you could let me know what you would like i will try and help out, james arrived first fleet on the ship "alexander"
mary arrived on the ship mary ann/e second fleet , they never married as mary was already married when she was sent here from england we think she was married to a william edwards, after she left james freeman around 1800 her partner was abraham martin james died at windsor 28 jan 1830,
mary died 28 jun 1833 "willow grove" farm liverpool rd nsw aged 70+, james and mary had two daughters , mary born 21 aug 1792 and died 5 oct 1801, berthia born 1 dec 1794 married timothy hoy / hay 11 may 1811 ( this marriage was held the same day as abraham martin died ) berthia died 28 dec 1864 liverpool nsw, timothy hoy born circa 1785 eng. died 28 jul 1838, buried 1 august 1838 , occ brick maker (was convict 1807) berthia and timothy had 10 children , which encluded a set of twins, i am decendant of this couple, susannah married john coleman , a son of another convict john coleman snr, and a mary bemanalso a convict. mary edwards and abraham martin also had a daughter sussanna, and she married a john dixon.
this is quiet a long tree but this may help , let me know if i can help further. just one question are you a a part of this family. sherylle
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Date: Sat, 2 Sep 2006 18:18:19 +1000
From: megan.tilley@gmail.com
To: shertay65@hotmail.com
Subject: Genealogy: James Freeman & Mary Edwards

Hi Sherylle,

I am doing some genealogical research, and am trying to get a handle on First Fleet Convict (1788) James Freeman & Mary Edwards (whom I believe is a Second or Third Fleeter).

I have come across your information for them on the Convicts website (http://members.iinet.net.au/~perthdps/convicts/stories.html#M) and I am wondering if you have any further information since posting this story.

I am particularly interested in James' and Mary's daughters (Mary/Maryann and Berthia), and possibly any descendants.
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http://www.records.nsw.gov.au/indexes/searchform.aspx?Table=Index+to+C onvict+Pardons&Surname=Hoy&First=%25&Page=
Index to Convict Pardons
To order a copy of the record(s) tick the relevant 'Order' box(es) and then click the 'Submit Order' button at the bottom of the page.
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Search hits
SurnameFirstName VesselYearPardon NoPardon TypeDate of PardonItemReelRemarks Page
HOYJames-Marquis of Hastings182746/063CP(2C)2 Mar 1846[4/4483]799-125-126
HOYTimothy-Admiral Gambier1809-CP31 Jan 1820[4/4430]774-135
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Colonial Secretary Index, 1788-1825
http://www.records.nsw.gov.au/indexes/colsec/h/F26c_ho-21.htm#P9895_29 3870
HOY, Timothy. Per "Admiral Gambier", 1808
1819 Petition for mitigation of sentence (Fiche 3195; 4/1858 p.155)
1819 Paid for supplying bricks to Thomas Moore of Liverpool (Fiche 3303; 5/3821.2 p.23)
1820 Jul 1Memorial (Fiche 3022; 4/1824A No.377 p.409)
1821 Oct 10Evidence given by (Reel 6051; 4/1750 p.205)
1822 Jan 20Account for bricks (Reel 6021; 4/7079 p.7)
1822 Jan 26Re payment for supply and cartage of bricks at Liverpool (Reel 6021; 4/7079 pp.3, 7)
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IGI Individual Record FamilySearch? International Genealogical Index v5.0
Southwest Pacific

Timothy Hoy Male
Birth:
About 1787 Sydney, New Wales, South Wales, Australia
Christening:
Death:
Burial:

Marriages:
Spouse: Bethia Edwards Family
Marriage: 1811 Sydney, New Wales, South Wales, Australia
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http://www.btinternet.com/~friends.stjames/Transported.htm

From the Thorley Archives

Transported From Thorley

James Collins, Thomas Freeth, Timothy Hoy, William Linsell, William Pettit, John Prior, Charles Welling and Benjamin Wood were all classified as Thorley convicts and subsequently sentenced to transportation between 1807 and 1863.

Ken Griffen in his book 'Transported Beyond the Seas' has researched and catalogued all 1,303 men and women from Hertfordshire who were transported to Australia. Recently Ken guided me through the archives of the Hertford Record Office (HALS) to find out more details about our eight Thorley criminals.

Having been arrested by the constables in Bishop's Stortford, the accused would have stood for trial at the Herts Assizes or Quarter Sessions at Hertford. Following sentencing they would be sent to a local gaol and then on to prison hulks which were non-sea going ships usually moored in the Thames estuary. Over 350 ships were used to transport convicts to Australia, where, on landing, their personal details were recorded. Further records show the time spent there and, sentences having been served, the dates of tickets of leave and eventually pardons. Some even returned home to Britain.

The following extracts are illustrations from these additional documentary resources.

Benjamin Wood's crime was to steal a piece of his employer's cloth which was being used to cover a stack of clover, worth 10/- (50p). He had used the cloth to make into a smock frock for himself. When the constable searched his house he identified the cloth as it had a seam down the front 'which was not usual and corresponded to the seam on the rick cloth'. For this he was sentenced to 14 years transportation in 1854.

On October 28th 1839, William Pettit was apprehended at the Coach and Horses public house in Thorley Street having stolen a horse from Market Bosworth in Leicestershire. The archives contain the original sworn witness statements and contemporary newspaper accounts of the trial. Pettit pleaded guilty and received a 10 year transportation sentence.

James Collins' crime of setting fire to a stack of barley has been previously documented in the article 'Justice in Thorley' - From the Archives, Nov. 2003. Further research has revealed that, after receiving a sentence of penal servitude of three years, he spent a year in three prisons - Millbank, Pentonville and Portland - before embarking on 'The Merchantman 2' ship to Australia in July 1864. Australian records show that he was granted a 'Ticket of Leave' on 19th June 1866.

In 1833 John Prior received the death sentence for stealing ten waistcoats from James Dodd of Barratts in North Street. This sentence was later commuted to transportation and he unusually served his whole sentence on various prison hulks. Initially he was sent to the 'Cumberland' hulk and from there shipped to Bermuda where he served his time on the 'Antelope' hulk ship. From there he returned to England in 1843 where he remained on the 'Leven' hulk until receiving his pardon in April 1843.

Further details regarding some convicted criminals are quite brief. For instance all that is known about Timothy Hoy is that after being convicted of stealing goods to the value of £52=10=0 from a James Hawkins and sentence to death, he was kept on a captivity hulk from April 1807 until June 1808. He was then put on board the 'Admiral Gambier' which sailed on 2nd July 1808. There are no further records of his arrival in Australia.

Some prisoners died before they reached Australia. William Linsell, aged 23, was sent to captivity hulk on 15th May 1816 and died before being transported. There are no reports of the circumstances of this death.

Thomas Freeth's time in NSW is well documented. Arrived 28/11/1827 - age 45 - died Port Stephen 23/04/1833 - read/write - Protestant - single - no children - born London - occupation, brass founder - 14 year sentence - height 5' 6 ¾ " - complexion, ruddy - hair, dark brown - eyes, hazel - cuts : on forehead over left eye, two cuts on back of head, cut left eye.

When Charles Welling was disembarked from the 'Andromeda' in Van Diemans Land (Tasmania) in 1827 he was posted to the Tasmanian Police Service. His service record though shows a catalogue of offences e.g. neglect of duty, (thirty lashes) - drinking in a public house after hours, (hard labour) - being drunk and allowing a woman to absent herself to go with the soldiers, (to serve an additional 12 months in the Police Service). Eventually he got Free Leave (prior to his pardon) in 1857.

Such fascinating insights provided invaluable information and colour for those wishing to trace their criminal ancestors. From his Hertfordshire database Ken Griffen was able to point to my own criminal ancestry. In 1787 James Rand (19) and Abel Brett (18), of Stocking Pelham, with four other accomplices, broke into George Sworder's woodyard at the Stocking Pelham Hall with intent to murder. All six were sentenced to death but their sentences were later commuted to transportation. Other records exist to show that James Rand became a reformed character in Australia and a respected landowner. Abel Brett wasn't transported and his later whereabouts will require further research.

Ken's current project is to document details of all 162,000 transportees from the whole of the British Isles. He aims to publish this on a CD in 2008

Bill Hardy
March 2006
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