Thomas Upton and Sarah Pigg
Windsor Pioneers
Gregory Upton
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Thomas Upton c.1761-1827
Sarah Pigg 1772-1827
Edition 2
April 2013
Cover picture: The settlement at the Green Hills (Windsor) 1809, by George William Evans.
The view is from the northern side of the Hawkesbury River looking south toward the
location of today’s Thompson Square area. Image source: (Anon., 2013)
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NOTE FROM THE AUTHOR:
Thomas Upton and Sarah Pigg were my fourth great grandparents.
The prime aim of this book is to reconstruct the lives of Thomas Upton and Sarah Pigg from
as much surviving information as can be found, and to confirm the sources of this
information.
There have been several accounts written about Thomas and Sarah over the years by
researchers, however most have scant or negligible acknowledgement of their sources of
information, and in many cases incorrect interpretations have been made of certain events.
It is hoped that this work will establish a platform upon which others may expand in years to
come, as and when additional information is found.
Gregory Upton
January 2013
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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................... 1
THOMAS UPTON: ENGLAND AND EARLY LIFE IN AUSTRALIA ........................................ 3
Early life in England ............................................................................................................. 3
Arrest and trial ..................................................................................................................... 4
Imprisonment and transportation to New South Wales ....................................................... 8
Servitude in New South Wales .......................................................................................... 18
SARAH PIGG: ENGLAND AND EARLY LIFE IN AUSTRALIA ............................................. 21
Early life in England ........................................................................................................... 21
Arrest and trial ................................................................................................................... 21
Transportation to New South Wales .................................................................................. 22
Early years in New South Wales ....................................................................................... 23
THOMAS AND SARAH’S LIFE TOGETHER ........................................................................ 33
THE LATER YEARS OF THOMAS AND SARAH UPTON AT WINDSOR ........................... 37
THOMAS AND SARAH’S DESCENDANTS ......................................................................... 61
CONCLUSION ...................................................................................................................... 63
REFERENCES ..................................................................................................................... 65
APPENDIX 1: Court trials ..................................................................................................... 73
Appendix 1A: Original transcript of Thomas Upton’s trial in the Old Bailey on 12
September 1787 ............................................................................................................ 75
Appendix 1B: Transcription of the original transcript of Thomas Upton’s trial ............... 81
Appendix 1C: Transcription of the indictments and trial of Sarah Pigg .......................... 87
Appendix 1D: Observations on Nash Grose .................................................................. 89
Appendix 1E: Commutation of Sarah Pigg’s death sentence to transportation for life .. 91
Appendix 1F: Transcript of trial The King v. Powell, Freebody, Metcalf, Timms and
Butler for wantonly killing two native men of the Territory (1799) .................................. 93
APPENDIX 2: Documents (deeds, indentures, memorials, letters etc)............................... 113
Appendix 2A: Extract from list of convicts on board the Stanislaus Hulk at Woolwich
from 12 April to 12 July 1788 ....................................................................................... 115
Appendix 2B: Thomas Upton listed in the Neptune’s indenture .................................. 117
Appendix 2C: Thomas Hodgkison’s apprenticeship with Lawrence Butler .................. 119
Appendix 2D: Thomas Upton: Memorial for grant 15 Oct 1825 ................................... 121
Appendix 2E: Thomas Upton and others: Memorial for grant 28 Nov 1825 ................ 123
Appendix 2F: Thomas Upton: Reply 9 Dec 1825 ........................................................ 125
Appendix 2G: Thomas Upton: Convicts employed 1823-1825 .................................... 127
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Appendix 2H: Thomas Upton: Support for William Walker’s petition for free passage of
his family ...................................................................................................................... 129
Appendix 2I: Bill of sale for two acres of grain from Thomas and Sarah’s farm .......... 131
Appendix 2J: Purchase by Thomas Upton from Samuel Marsden of 64 rods land in
Windsor, originally granted to Thomas Rickerby ......................................................... 133
Appendix 2K: Transfer from Thomas Hoskisson to Thomas Upton of twenty acres
originally part of Rayner Farm ..................................................................................... 135
Appendix 2L: Sale by John Lamb to Thomas Upton of Windsor town allotment ......... 137
Appendix 2M: Transfer of twenty five acre McKellar gift land from Thomas Hoskisson to
John Hoskisson ........................................................................................................... 139
Appendix 2N: Thomas Upton’s will and probate documents ....................................... 141
Appendix 2O: Sarah Pigg’s entry on the indenture for the Mary Ann .......................... 151
Appendix 2P: Sarah Pigg’s absolute pardon granted by Governor John Hunter in 1790
..................................................................................................................................... 153
APPENDIX 3: Newspaper clippings .................................................................................... 155
Appendix 3A: List of persons entitled to draw cattle from the government stockyards at
Parramatta, Seven Hills and South Creek: September 1812 ...................................... 157
Appendix 3B: List of Hawkesbury Settlers who pledged contributions to a Battle of
Waterloo subscription: March 1816 ............................................................................. 159
Appendix 3C: Governor’s offer of land grants to settlers employing convicts: November
1824 ............................................................................................................................. 161
Appendix 3D: List of settlers receiving land grants May 1821 ..................................... 163
APPENDIX 4: Descendants of Sarah Pigg ......................................................................... 165
INTRODUCTION
Thomas Upton and Sarah Pigg were convicted of petty crimes in England in the late
eighteenth century and were transported to the English colony of New South Wales. When
they were eventually freed they married and settled in the Windsor district, raising a family
and farming the fertile soils of the Hawkesbury River.
This book documents their lives from the known facts that survive today. Their story is one of
triumph over adversity, a will to survive and overcome challenge after challenge.
Figure 1: Location of Windsor and the Hawkesbury district in relation to Sydney.
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THOMAS UPTON: ENGLAND AND EARLY LIFE IN AUSTRALIA
Early life in England
Thomas Upton was born about 17611, almost certainly in London. There are no known
records of his birth, baptism or childhood. His parents are widely recorded to be Stephen
Upton and Ann Burkit, both of whom were born about 1740 in England, however no citations
have been recorded anywhere to confirm this. Stephen and Ann were married by Banns on
27 May 1767 in St Leonard anglican church, Shoreditch, London (Anon, n.d.). Stephen was
able to sign his name, whereas Ann placed her mark. There have been no birth records
found to confirm if Thomas was one of their children, and it is presumed that the inference of
them being his parents has arisen by them being the closest likely relatives to where
Thomas lived and worked.
Figure 2: Entry in the marriage register of St Leonard's anglican church at Shoreditch for Stephen Upton
and Ann Burkit in 1767. [Image sourced from ancestry.com].
Thomas married Mary Britt on 27 Nov 1786 at St James’ anglican church at Piccadilly
(Anon., n.d.l). Thomas was about twenty five years old and Mary nineteen. The ceremony
was performed by John Waring, clerk in orders, and was witnessed by Stephen Upton (who
was probably Thomas’ father) and Mary Banbury (who was probably their landlady).
Mary Britt was born in September 1767 in London’s parish of St Clement Danes2, Middlesex
(Halford, 1998).
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Derived from the reference to his age given in the record of his transfer in 1788 from Newgate
Prison to the Thames hulk Stanislaus (See Appendix 2A)
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The old church here is the ‘oranges and lemons’ church.
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Figure 3: Entry in Pallot's Marriage Index for England for Thomas Upton and Mary Brit in 1786. [Image
sourced from ancestry.com].
Arrest and trial
The following details are obtained from the Old Bailey trial transcript following Thomas’
arrest and trial for receiving part of a stock of stolen shirts and stockings “knowing them to
be stolen” on 17 Jul 1787. Copies of the trial’s proceedings together with transcriptions are
included in Appendices 1A and 1B.
At the time Thomas and Mary were living in a boarding house on Great Windmill Street in
Piccadilly, owned by a Mrs Banbury. Thomas was recorded as giving out handbills for a
living, and Mary was heavily pregnant.
Figure 4: Great Windmill Street in London today, looking north from building no. 40 towards no. 49.
(Detail from Google street view, accessed 27 Sep 2012).
A Captain John Williamson returned from a trip to India with a stock of “upwards of five
hundred” linen shirts and other items that he had bought. Sometime afterwards he noticed
that he was missing forty-nine calico shirts valued at £12 5s and five pairs of thread
stockings valued at 8s, and reported the matter to a Justice Addington at the Bow Street
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magistrates’ court. Williamson must have suspected that his fourteen-year old Indian servant
John Cooper had stolen the shirts, for he later took the boy to the Bow Street magistrates’
court to see Justice Addington, without mentioning anything about the theft or his suspicions,
and when the magistrate saw the boy he told him “Jack, I am sorry to find you are turning out
a bad boy” and told him he had robbed his master. Following this the boy confessed “and
related all the circumstances.” The theft was apparently out of character for the boy, who
had been a servant to Capt Williamson for the past four years, as testamented by
Williamson’s character reference in the trial: “A better boy nor an honester creature never
was born… my confidence in him was unlimited..”
A Mary Smith3 who lived downstairs from Thomas and Mary testified at the trial that she saw
the boy come to the boarding house and go upstairs to the Upton’s room, before going away
and returning about half an hour later with a “bundle” of things “in a coloured handkerchief.”
It appears that the items were in fact some of Williamson’s shirts, and that Thomas and Mary
had subsequently pawned at least one and were in the process of altering the others. For
example, Mary had taken one of the shirts to a woman in a cellar in Windmill Street with
instructions to cut it up and make a frock for the child. Also, Thomas pawned another of the
shirts for half a crown with a pawnbroker Henry Dixon who operated on the corner of
Walkers Court and Little Pultney Street.
A search warrant was arranged and on 3 Aug 1787 the boy led Capt Williamson and the two
Bow Street Runners Patrick MacManus and John Shallard4 to the Uptons’ room in Mrs
Banbury’s boarding house. There they found “an apron hanging on the line, and some table
linen on the table” which Capt Williamson recognised as being made from his shirts. They
also found “with the assistance of the officers.. two duplicates in a box” and a “shirt that had
been cut up” in the room. In his testament Williamson stated that Mary “appeared to be
(though poor and big with child) exceedingly industrious, and I never felt more in my life than
at that time, to see her in that situation with her work before her.. “ Mary was then arrested,
and on the way to Bow Street they came upon Thomas, and on Mary’s confirmation of his
identity, he was arrested too. Thomas “began to cry and seemed very much frightened.”
Shallard testified in the trial that following the arrest he took Thomas to the cellar on Windmill
Street where Mary had left a shirt to be altered, and the woman there handed the shirt over.
Prior to the trial it is presumed that Thomas would have been held at Newgate Prison,
adjacent to the Old Bailey, as was custom at the time (Humanities Research Institute, n.d.b).
The trial was conducted five weeks later on 12 Sep 1787 in the Old Bailey, before Justice
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The address of Mrs Banbury’s boarding house was given by Capt Williamson in the trial’s transcript
as No. 49 Windmill St, however in a statement made by a Mary Smith (who lived downstairs and who
gave evidence in the trial) dated 3 Aug 1787, the day of the arrests, she says that five weeks
previously Mary Upton tried to sell her a cheap shirt which she said she had obtained from a black
boy, and that her address is 40 Great Windmill Street. Later when she gave evidence in the trial she
confirmed that she lodged at Mrs Banbury’s house where the Uptons also lived, “up three pair of
stairs.” [GLRO OB/SP/Sep 1787, quoted in (Flynn, 2001)]. It will remain unconfirmed whether Thomas
and Mary lived at No. 40 or No. 49 Great Windmill Street.
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“Bow Street Runners” were the public nickname given to London’s first professional police force.
They were attached to the Bow Street magistrates’ office and were paid by the government to travel
across Britain to locate offenders and to serve notices, warrants and summonses to them and/or
arrest them on the authority of the magistrates. The group operated between 1749 and 1839, and
were quite effective in solving crime (Humanities Research Institute, n.d.a) (Anon., n.d.e). Patrick
McManus and John Shallard were two of the runners (Beattie, 2012). McManus served from 1780 to
1816, and was previously a hatter. Shallard was previously a pastry cook.
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Nash Grose and a jury. Thomas was found guilty of grand larceny and his sentence was
subsequently confirmed at the same sitting as “To be transported for fourteen years.. to
parts beyond the seas” (The Proceedings of the Old Bailey, n.d.a).
Figure 5: Bow Street magistrate's court (door directly in front, on the building's corner) and police station
(door to the right, behind street light). This is where Thomas was taken following his arrest. (Detail from
Google street view, accessed 27 Sep 2012).
Two other men, Farrell Kernon5 and Andrew Redman, were tried in the same hearing for
also receiving some of Capt Williamson’s stolen shirts. Kernon also gave bills out for a living,
and Redman was a fruit seller. Both these men were arrested by McManus and Shallard on
the day following the arrest of Thomas and Mary, and in the trial they also were found guilty,
however their sentences were respited (ie. postponed) due to an error in the indictment. It
was over a year later, on 22 Oct 1788, before the sentence for Andrew Redman was
confirmed, and he too was sentenced to be transported for fourteen years (The Proceedings
of the Old Bailey, n.d.b). No record has been found to confirm the sentence of Farrell
Kernon.
The boy John Cooper who initiated all the trouble was found guilty, privately whipped and
discharged.
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The end of the trial’s transcript notes Farrell Kernon and Andrew Redman as “Farrell, Kernon and
Redman” and that sentence was respited on these “three” prisoners. It remains unclear if Farrell
Kernon was a single person or otherwise two separate persons, one with a last name of Farrell and
the other with Kernon.
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It appears that Mary was not tried, as no records have been found to confirm otherwise. It is
not known what happened to her or to the unborn child she was carrying after Thomas was
sentenced, however sadly it appears that she probably went into decline after Thomas was
taken from her, and died around a year and a half later. A Mary Upton is recorded in the
parish of St Clement Danes’ burial register on 29 May 1789 (Halford, 1998). This is the
parish where Mary was born, and presumably was raised. There are no families of Upton
recorded elsewhere in this register (Halford, 1998), so it is highly likely that this was Mary
Upton nee Britt.
Figure 6: A trial in progress at the Old Bailey c. 1809. Image source: (Pugin, n.d.).
Figure 7: Nash Grose, who presided in the trial of Thomas
Upton. An analysis of his sentencing shows that Thomas’
sentence was overly harsh when compared to what he gave
other offenders who were found guilty on the same day in the
Old Bailey (see Appendix 1D).
Image source: (Kay, 1877).
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Imprisonment and transportation to New South Wales
Following his sentence being handed down it appears likely that Thomas was returned to
Newgate Prison, where he remained for about eight months until being transferred to the
hulk Stanislaus sometime between 12 Apr 1788 and 12 Jul 1788, his age listed as 20 (State
Records Authority of NSW, n.d.i). The hulks were decommissioned ships refitted as
temporary prisons to supplement Britain’s already overcrowded prisons, and were used to
incarcerate convicts sentenced to be transported but remained confined to Britain after
suspension of transportation to the American colonies following the outbreak of the
American War of Independence in 1775. Britain’s prisons progressively became clogged
with prisoners awaiting transportation, and in 1779 an Act of Parliament6 was passed which
stated:
And, for the more severe and effectual punishment of atrocious and daring offenders, be it
further enacted, That, from and after the First Day of July, one thousand seven hundred and
seventy-nine, where any Male Person… shall be lawfully convicted of Grand Larceny, or any
other Crime, except Petty Larceny, for which he shall be liable by Law to be transported to
any Parts beyond the Seas, it shall and may be lawful for the Court… to order and adjudge
that such Person… shall be punished by being kept on Board Ships or Vessels properly
accommodated for the Security, Employment, and Health of the Persons to be confined
therein, and by being employed in Hard Labour in the raising Sand, Soil, and Gravel from,
and cleansing, the River Thames, or any other River Navigable for Ships of Burthen, …
Figure 8: Newgate Prison (painted by George Shepherd 1784-1862). Image source: (Anon., n.d.w).
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19th Geo. III., cap. 74, quoted in (Mayhew, 1862)
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On 30 Sep 1788 Thomas was transferred to the Justitia hulk (Flynn, 2001).
The Stanislaus and Justitia hulks as well as a third hulk called the Censor were located on
the Thames River at Woolwich, about ten kilometres south-east of Newgate. In 1788 at the
time Thomas was imprisoned on the hulks the Woolwich hulk station contained 741 convicts:
228 were assigned to the Stanislaus, 265 to the Justitia, and the remaining 248 to the
Censor (Howard, 1789). There was also a hospital ship which accommodated 32 convicts at
this time, as well as a small receiving vessel which would have housed around a dozen
convicts for a mandatory five day quarantine period (Campbell, 1994).
Thomas would have endured harsh, overcrowded conditions, poor food and exposure to a
high rate of sickness and disease such as smallpox during his time on the hulks. Mortality
rates on the hulks are reported to have been around 30%. Convicts were leg-ironed, dressed
in the standard prison uniform nicknamed ‘magpie suits’ (Anon., n.d.v), and were assigned
hard labour on the shores of the Thames or in dredging boats along the river. Tasks included
mud dredging, pile driving, construction and maintenance. From later reports it has become
known that Thomas had carpentry skills, and he therefore may have been put to work on
hulk maintenance and on construction of the Woolwich Warren.
An early plan showing how naval vessels were remodelled to serve as prison hulks (BranchJohnson, 1970) indicated that the ships typically contained 42 cells of about fourteen feet in
width and seventeen feet depth, with low ceilings of seven feet in height. For the numbers of
convicts assigned to each of the Woolwich station’s hulks in Thomas’ time this meant that
there would have been around five to seven prisoners confined to each cell, sharing about
238 square feet between them, or around 34 to 48 square feet each. Ventilation was very
poor since the ports on the landward side were boarded over as a deterrent against escape
(National Maritime Museum, n.d.).
A good description of the Justitia hulk has been given by military convict Charles Cozens
writing of his own experience after being incarcerated on the hulk in 1839 (Cozens, 1848):
The hulk is a large-sized dismasted ship, formerly a man-of-war, and drawn up close adjacent
to the arsenal, with which a platform communicates from the ship's gangway. It is subdivided
into so many different apartments termed "wards," varying in size according to the number
and nature of their occupants, and forming three distinct stories or tiers, called the upper,
middle, and lower decks, altogether capable of containing from eight to ten hundred men.
Hammocks supply the place of berths, which, from the facility of slinging, accommodate a
much greater number of men.
The prisoners are mustered every morning during week-days in the yard, formed into distinct
gangs, having a free overseer to each, and then marched under military surveillance to their
respective occupations; some to clean shot in the arsenal, or to erect mounds and scarps,
under the direction of the sappers and miners, for artillery practice, others to load and unload
barges in the mud, or to attend the different tradesmen and mechanics employed in the
dockyard.
On the day of my introduction.. I was conducted to the blacksmith's shop.. and duly invested
with the most dishonourable order of knighthood, in the shape of a pair of leg-irons, closely
riveted on one of the legs, and having a long heel or spur, not inappropriately termed spur
irons: these, when safely secured, were fastened by the connecting chain to the garter, when
the tout ensemble became perfect, and had a most imposing effect.
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After this impressive ceremony had been performed and I had been furnished with a tin can,
hammock, and iron spoon, I was taken on board the hulk and shewn [sic] my dormitory, a
large and lofty chamber, situated on the middle-deck, lighted by the original port-holes, with
the additional security of transverse iron bars, to prevent accidents and offences. My sleeping
associates I found to consist of some fifteen or twenty, persons of various conditions.
Our daily diet-roll at the hulks consisted of biscuit and skilly, morn and eve; and on alternate
days beef and broth, or bread, cheese, and small-beer, nicknamed swipes, for dinner-the
former being (not inaptly) styled bull-day, from the animal of which it once formed a
component part.
The labour we soldiers were required to perform was very arduous and severe for the first
four days of the six, as we had to scrub with a brush, inside and out, about five hundred thick
smock-frocks, termed shirts, and dry them on lofty lines in the yards; after which they had all
to be ironed, and folded numerically, which was a very tedious and tiresome operation. But
the greatest inconvenience experienced in this branch of the department was occasioned by
the filthy state or the shirts from vermin, which, on some, literally swarmed, and every place in
the wash-house, from long usage, was in the same state. This was truly most dreadful and
repulsive. Smoking was strictly prohibited, and the use of all liquors.
Divine service was performed in the chapel of the hulk once every Sunday, when all hands
were required to be present.
Figure 9: The prison hulk Justitia. Image source: (Rosen, 2010).
Figure 10: Convicts at work on the Woolwich Warren. Image source: Unconfirmed.
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Figure 11: Life on board the prison hulks. Top left: One of the lock-up wards on the Justitia (Anon., 1845);
Top right: Standard uniform for convicts on the Justitia. These were nicknamed ‘magpie suits’ and the
only known surviving example is in the National Museum of Australia, where the picture was taken
(Anon., n.d.v); Centre left: The Justitia’s kitchen (Anon., 1845); Centre right: The Justitia’s chapel (Anon.,
1845); Bottom left: Convict wash-house (Branch-Johnson, 1970); Bottom right: Inside a convict cell
(Branch-Johnson, 1970). The bottom two pictures are not from the Justitia but would most likely show
how it was as the layout of all the hulks was fairly consistent.
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Figure 12: Cross section of the hulk Defence showing the typical arrangement of decks and cells inside
the prison hulks. Image source: (Mayhew, 1862).
During Thomas’ time on the hulks Britain’s Secretary of State for the Home Office William
Grenville wrote to the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury advising
It having been represented to the King that Exclusive of the Convicts ordered for
Transportation on board the Hulks in the River Thames, and at other places, the several
Gaols in this Kingdom are at this moment in so crowded a state with Prisoners under the
same sentence, that dangerous consequences are to be apprehended; His Majesty has
therefore been pleased to signify to me His Royal Command that 1000 of the said convicts
should forthwith be sent to New South Wales, to be placed under the direction of Govr Phillip,
and I am in consequence to desire that your Lordships will be pleased to take the necessary
measures for their conveyance thither, in such manner as may be likely to be attended with
the least expense to the Public.” (Flynn, 2001)
The Home Office consulted with hulk superintendents and gaols to prepare a list of one
thousand convicts to be transported to Australia. Many of these convicts were originally
sentenced for transportation to America, Africa or beyond the seas (as was the sentence
given to Thomas) and so the government adjusted these sentences to make the destination
New South Wales. Britain’s Treasury and the Navy Board commenced arrangements which
progressively led to the formation of the Second Fleet. In consequence of the last sentence
in Grenville’s letter a cheap tender was accepted from the firm of Camden, Calvert and King,
who were slave traders previously working the “Middle Passage.” The contractors were to be
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paid £17.7.6 for each convict embarked: The first £5 to be paid once cabins and bulkheads
(ie. the ship’s internal walls separating the cabins) had been fitted to the ships, the next £10
when the stores had been loaded and the ships were ready to receive the convicts, and the
remaining £2.7.6 when a certificate was received in London from the Commissary in New
South Wales confirming that the stores had been delivered. It was this shoddy contract
which ultimately caused the disastrous welfare attributed to the convicts during the voyage,
as it gave the firm a financial incentive to land the stores safely, but gave no encouragement
to land the convicts alive, safe and healthy (Flynn, 2001). The contractor was also required
to lodge bonds with the government totalling £40 per convict to guarantee prevention of any
convict escaping7 (Flynn, 2001).
After being imprisoned on the Justitia for over a year Thomas was transferred to the
Neptune on 12 Nov 1789, along with 82 other convicts from the Justitia and 41 from the
Censor, all male. Prior to these embarkations the Neptune had taken on 94 convicts (almost
all of them female8) from Newgate and other prisons. The ship then sailed to Plymouth and
took on around 300 male convicts from the Dunkirk hulk on or about 28 Nov 1789 (Flynn,
2001). About a week later William Grenville advised the naval agent that as there remained
room on the ship for up to forty more women, male convicts were to be allowed to bring their
wives, and if still enough room then de-fact wives could also come. These women were to
receive the same support during the voyage as the female convicts. However only three free
married or de-facto convict wives were on board by 21 Dec 1789, together with three of their
children (Flynn, 2001). Tragically, there does not appear to be any record of Mary Upton
joining the ship.
The Neptune at a reported 809 tons (Dead Persons' Society, n.d.) was by far the biggest
ship in the Second Fleet, the other two convict transports Surprize and Scarborough only
being about half this size. Most of the male convicts on the Neptune were accommodated on
the orlop (ie. bottom) deck in four rows of cabins, two on either side of the deck and two in
the middle. This deck was 75 feet long and 35 feet wide. Height ranged from 6’6” between
beams and 5’7” below the beams. The convicts slept on bunks or hammocks. No portholes
were recorded, and lights burned in the aisles until 8pm each night. Three large tubs on this
deck served as toilets9 and crew members later reported that the tubs
..being frequently overset by accident or negligence, rendered the place very nauseous, and
together with the stench arising from the breath of such a number of persons10 confined in so
small a spot, the smell of their provisions and other unwholesome things, made it almost
unbearable.. (Flynn, 2001)
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Captain Donald Traill cited the fear of forfeiting the bond money as the reason why the convicts were
severely ironed for long periods before the ships left England and while in port at False Bay (Flynn,
2001). Forfeiture of the bond money would also be most probably behind why the convicts were
heavily shackled and chained whilst at sea, to restrict their mobility and deny opportunity to overpower
their captors and escape the vessel.
8
The Neptune was the only Second Fleet transport to have carried female convicts (Flynn, 2001).
9
It remains unclear how the convicts accessed these tubs, ie. if they were unshackled when toileting
or if they used jugs which were emptied into the tubs (Flynn, 2001, p.33).
10
One of the symptoms of scurvy is very bad breath (Flynn, 2001, p.33)
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The female convicts were housed on the upper deck and were apparently not shackled,
being allowed to roam free whilst at sea.11
All three ships sailed from Portsmouth on 19 Jan. The route the Neptune took during the
voyage is shown in Figure 15. Throughout the five month voyage it only made one port stop,
anchoring in False Bay at Cape Town on the southern tip of South Africa, to take on some of
the convicts and stores left behind by the supply ship Guardian two months earlier when it
was abandoned at Cape Town due to unseaworthiness after striking an iceberg (Flynn,
2001).
The shocking treatment and conditions that the convicts endured throughout the voyage on
each of the ships has been well documented, and the Second Fleet is regarded as the worst
in the history of penal transportation. As encouraged by the contract the unscrupulous
contractor prioritised delivering the convicts to Australia as quickly and cheaply as possible.
William Hill, who was an officer in the New South Wales Corps, sailed on the Surprize during
the fleet’s voyage and reported that
The more they can withhold from the unhappy wretches, the more provisions they have to
dispose of on a foreign market, and the earlier in the voyage they die the longer they can
draw the deceased’s allowance to themselves; for I fear few of them are honest enough to
make a just return of the dates of their deaths to their employers (Hughes, 1987).
The conditions that the convicts had to endure were infamously inhumane. Their feet were
shackled in the same manner as the contractors had previously shackled African slaves on
their “Middle Passage” transports using bolts nine inches long between their ankles to
deliberately incapacitate their movement without breaking a leg. The conditions have been
further described (Hughes, 1987): “The starving prisoners lay chilled to the bone on soaked
bedding, unexercised, crusted with salt, shit and vomit, festering with scurvy and boils”.
Another chilling account, this one from one of the convicts in a letter to his parents:
[We were] chained two and two together and confined in the hold during the whole course of
our long voyage… [W]e were scarcely allowed a sufficient quantity of victuals to keep us
alive, and scarcely any water… [W]hen any of our comrades that were chained to us died, we
kept it a secret as long as we could for the smell of the dead body, in order to get their
allowance of provision, and many a time have I been glad to eat the poultice that was put to
my leg for perfect hunger. I was chained to Humphrey Davies who died when we were about
half way, and I lay beside his corpse about a week and got his allowance” (Hughes, 1987).
By the time the Neptune reached Sydney on 27 Jun 1790 158 of its 502 convicts had died,
and a further 269 were hospitalised on arrival (Flynn, 2001). The colony’s chaplain Rev.
Richard Johnson gave the following description of the Neptune’s convicts disembarking,
which took over a week to carry out as tents were prepared for them:
..Mewing and groaning, scarcely able to gesture or to roll over, monstrously infested with
vermin.. great numbers were not able to walk, nor to move hand or foot; such were slung over
the ship in the same manner as they would sling a cask, a box, or anything of that nature.
Upon their being brought up to the open air some fainted, some died upon deck, and others in
the boat before they reached the shore. When come on shore, many were not able to walk, to
stand, or stir themselves in the least, hence they were led by others. Some creeped upon
11
Capt Traill reported that the female convicts whilst at sea were allowed the Range of the Poop and
Quarter Deck (Flynn, 2001, p.33).
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their hands and knees, and some were carried upon the backs of others. (Flynn, 2001)
(Hughes, 1987)
Figure 13: The Neptune. Image source: (Anon., n.d.j).
The Neptune is infamously remembered as the “hell ship”, and its captain Donald Traill
described as a demented sadist. He previously had been involved with slave trading and
transport (Byrnes, n.d.). It was alleged that Traill deliberately issued short rations to the
convicts in order to maximise leftover provisions at the journey’s end, particularly as he was
under instructions from the contractor to sell all the unexpended food and other supplies
from the voyage at either Sydney or China to the best Advantage for our Account (Flynn,
2001). With the high attrition rate there would have been considerable surplus provisions at
the end of the journey, and Traill wasted no time in opening up a general store at Sydney
Cove with a variety of goods for sale (Flynn, 2001) (Campbell, 1994). For all the injustices
inflicted throughout the voyage however, Traill and his Chief Mate were eventually tried in
England for the murder of just one convict and two crew. In one of the great miscarriages of
justice of all time, they were found not guilty and were acquitted.
There is no known record to confirm the condition that Thomas was in when he disembarked
at Sydney, however given that only 72 of the original 499, or 14%, who embarked on the
Neptune were reported to be alive and not requiring hospitalisation when they landed at
Sydney (Hughes, 1987), it is reasonable to assume that he would have been in very poor
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condition. In consideration of the treacherous circumstances under which he had been
subjected to throughout not just the nine months he endured on the Neptune (two months in
port at Portsmouth and seven months at sea) but also the ten months at Newgate Prison
and the year and a half spent on the Stanislaus and Justitia hulks on the Thames at
Woolwich, he must have been very mentally and physically tough with a steely resolve to
survive.
LONDON
PORTSMOUTH
PLYMOUTH
Figure 14: British ports visited by the Neptune prior to its voyage to Australia. [Base map from Google
Maps].
BAY OF BISCAY
22 Jan 1790
PORTSMOUTH
19 Jan 1790
EQUATOR
25 Feb 1790
FALSE BAY
13 Apr to 29 Apr 1790
Figure 15: Voyage of the Neptune. [Base map from Google Maps].
SYDNEY COVE
27 Jun 1790
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Figure 16: Thomas' London locations prior to his transportation to Australia. 1: Mrs Banbury's boarding
house in Great Windmill Street Piccadilly, where Thomas and Mary lived prior to their arrests; 2:
Leicester Square, where Thomas was arrested; 3: Bow Street magistrate's court; 4: St Clement Danes,
where Mary was born; 5: Sites of Old Bailey & former Newgate Gaol; 6: Shoreditch, where Thomas’
parents were married; 7: Woolwich, where the Stanislaus and Justitia hulks were located. The large river
is the Thames. [Base map from Google Maps].
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Servitude in New South Wales
When he arrived in Australia Thomas still had a further eleven years to serve on his
sentence. No records have been found so far to confirm how he spent these years. At the
completion of his fourteen years servitude Thomas was recorded in 1801 as having a ticket
of leave, being self-employed as a carpenter and residing in the Hawkesbury district, and
living independently from government support12 (Baxter, 1988). This indicates that it is
probable that for some time prior to being granted his ticket of leave Thomas during
servitude was living and working in typical fashion with the other convicts in the then “village
at the Green Hills”13. Many of the convicts were living in small crude huts scattered about the
area on the southern side of the government precinct (Figure 17: "The settlement on the
Green Hills, Hawkesburgh [Hawkesbury] River N. S. Wales, c1809, watercolour by George
William Evans. The view is from the northern bank of the Hawkesbury River looking south
towards the present Thompsons Square area of Windsor, seen in the centre of the picture.
During servitude Thomas Upton probably lived in one of the small crude convict huts that
can be seen scattered over this area. Buildings from left to right are the timber
commandant’s house (begun 1796), brick school/chapel built 1804, brick stores building built
1803, and the yellow three story building was probably Andrew Thompson’s warehouse with
his one-level retail store in front. The dark brown building below Thompson’s store is
probably a log granary built between 1796 and 1800. The larger buildings to the right of
these were possibly storehouses built after 1799. Image source:), represented today by the
area from Thompsons Square through to Baker Street and down to the river. In this area
there was a bell post which was rung to summons the convicts to their labours, as well as a
triangle used to punish them with a cat-o-nine tails for their misdemeanours (Bowd, 1986).
Other convicts lived in huts constructed on the farms to which they were assigned to work.
It is thought that Thomas constructed the farmhouse and out-buildings on Captain Neil
McKellar’s14 150 acre Argyle Farm property at Cornwallis (Figure 24), in which case it could
have been possible that he lived in a hut on this farm.
12
Ref AD063 in List 4 (persons off stores in 1801) of the Settlers Musters Book 1800. Listed as with
whom or why allowed to be off: Self Govrs Leave (ie. self-employed by the Governor’s Leave), Trade:
Carpenter; Where resident: Hawkesbury; Ticket of Leave: 057
13
Prior to the town of Windsor being proclaimed by Governor Macquarie in 1810 the settlement was
known as the Green Hills.
14
McKellar was an officer in the New South Wales Corps and obtained this property by individually
purchasing and consolidating six 25 acre soldier allotments granted by Acting Governor Paterson in
1795 to various soldiers (most likely of rank private), either in 1795 or 1796. This property was in
additional to others that McKellar had accumulated: A 100 acre grant at Petersham Hill (present day
Lewisham) he named Glendaruell, a 140 acre grant at Cornwallis at the south-eastern corner of
Argyle Farm, and a town allotment in Sydney. From mid 1796 to late 1799 McKellar was commandant
in charge of the Hawkesbury’s first military detachment (Barkley-Jack, 2009), which had been brought
out to protect the settlers and their crops from the aborigines (Bowd, 1986). He was stationed at
Windsor and is believed to have lived on Argyle Farm with his defacto wife and exconvict Sarah
Cooley14 and their children in the homestead built by Thomas. Captain McKellar was lost at sea when
the tiny schooner Caroline he was sailing in was never sighted again after presumably foundering
after negotiating the hazardous rounding of Cape Horn in Aug 1802. McKellar was returning to
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Figure 17: "The settlement on the Green Hills, Hawkesburgh [Hawkesbury] River N. S. Wales, c1809,
watercolour by George William Evans. The view is from the northern bank of the Hawkesbury River
looking south towards the present Thompsons Square area of Windsor, seen in the centre of the picture.
During servitude Thomas Upton probably lived in one of the small crude convict huts that can be seen
scattered over this area. Buildings from left to right (Barkley-Jack, 2009) are the timber commandant’s
house (begun 1796), brick school/chapel built 1804, brick stores building built 1803, and the yellow three
story building was probably Andrew Thompson’s warehouse with his one-level retail store in front. The
dark brown building below Thompson’s store is probably a log granary built between 1796 and 1800. The
larger buildings to the right of these were possibly storehouses built after 1799. Image source: (Evans,
c1809).
England for the purpose of delivering John Macarthur’s sword in a symbolic act to formalise
Macarthur’s open arrest and impending court martialling in England for duelling with his commanding
officer Lieut. Col. Paterson (Bowd, 1986).
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SARAH PIGG: ENGLAND AND EARLY LIFE IN AUSTRALIA
Early life in England
Sarah Pigg was born on 15 May 1772 at Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, about 40 km
north-east of London. Her parents were believed to be John Pigg (born c. 1740 in England,
and died Jan 1838 at St Pancras London, Middlesex) and Mary Sheffield (born 1740 in
England, death details unknown)15.
Arrest and trial
On 13 Dec 1789 at age 17 Sarah was charged with the theft of fourteen yards of thread lace,
eighteen yards of Edgin thread lace, three yards of Muslin, four pairs of worsted stockings,
four linen handkerchiefs, one printed shawl, nine yards of Irish linen cloth, and one Muslin
apron, all totalling £7 in value, from Mary Smith’s shop in her home town. She was also
charged on suspicion of stealing one silver thimble, one linen handkerchief and five yards of
Irish linen cloth all to the value of 10s belonging to Hannah Randall. A transcription of the
indictment is shown in Appendix 1C. Sarah was brought to trial on 3 Mar 1790 in the Lent
Assize in Hertfordshire, was found guilty, and was sentenced to be “ ..hanged by the neck
until (she) be dead.” Fortunately for Sarah this sentence was commuted five days later on 8
Mar 1790 at the Essex Assizes at Chelmsford to transportation for life16 following a
recommendation for mercy, the presiding judges being Nash Grose (who sentenced Thomas
Upton exactly two years beforehand to fourteen years transportation), Henry Gould and
George Bond17. Compared to the other sentences and crimes that were addressed at this
sentence commutation, even after the sentence was commuted it still seems that it was
unfairly harsh and inconsistent with others given for similar or worse crimes, as was also the
case for Thomas Upton. It is presumed that Sarah would have been held at Newgate Prison
for the next eleven months until her transportation.
15
Davis family tree (public member trees, ancestry.com).
UK National Archives HO 47/13/62 (See Appendix 1E)
17
Possibly the George Bond who was a wealthy city merchant, and an official in the East India
Company, at this time. His family occupied several imposing residences, including a country house
‘Ditchley’s’ in Essex and a Jacobean mansion in Wimbledon (Anon., n.d.h)
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Transportation to New South Wales
Sarah left Plymouth on 16 Feb 1791 aboard the Mary Ann (Appendix 2N), a ship of 298 tons
built in France in 177218. The ship’s master was Mark Munro, and it was owned by Captain
Mark Munro & Co (Warren, 2009). The Mary Ann was the first ship of the Third Fleet, and
the voyage took just 143 days to reach Sydney Cove, making it the fastest passage made by
a convict ship from England to Australia (Anon., n.d.m). When it left England there were 144
female convicts on board19, with three dying during the voyage. A useful description of the
voyage was recorded in a letter written at St. Jago on 29 Mar 1791 by one of the convicts on
board, Mary Talbot, in this following extract (Kelly, 2012):
We sailed from Portsmouth the 23rd of February, with the wind much against us, and were so
much in danger, that we feared we should have shared the fate of a ship which was lost
within sight of us.
Our good Captain very kindly dropped anchor at the Nase, but did not stop more than one
night, and sailed for the Downs, where we sent our pilot on shore. On the 25th and 26th,
along the Coast, we had a violent storm, which lasted 24 hours; during every moment of its
continuance we expected to perish, and were washed out of our beds between decks, while
the sea-sickness and the groans and shrieks of so many unhappy wretches, made the
situation we were in truly distressing; for there were 138 women and five children; two of the
latter born after we sailed, and one only died on our passage hither, where we remain no
longer than is necessary to repair the ship and taken in water. Our Captain hopes we shall
arrived at Botany Bay in August, if it please God the weather should prove favourable. This is
a very fine island, supposed to be very rich, but the inhabitants I have seen are principally
Blacks. The general produce is poultry, hogs, and goats, which are very fine of their kind; and
rich fruits, such as oranges, melons, etc., are very plentiful and cheap.
The 16th of March we crossed the Line20, where we were dipped in a tub of salt water by the
sailors, and tarred all over; it being a rule amongst them to make every one pay so much
money, or undergo this, and we all shared the same fate.
The arrival in Sydney Cove on 9 Jun 1791 was described as follows (Collins, 1804):
On the morning of the 9th, the signal for a sail was made at the South-head; and before night
it was made known that the Mary Ann transport was arrived from England, with one hundred
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No pictures of this ship are known to exist, and very little of its history and details have survived.
There are varying accounts in the literature of the numbers of convicts that embarked and
disembarked. The account by Warren (Warren, 2009) appears to be the most accurate: “According to
the arrivals list for this vessel, 156 females were embarked, 12 were crossed off the list and did not
sail. The convict list of arrivals gives 143 as the number that were disembarked. Two convicts are
registered as having transferred to ‘Jackson’, this may have meant to Port Jackson via another
vessel, explaining why only 141 names appear on the arrival muster. Two convicts therefore appear
to be missing. The two women were Elizabeth Wylie and Ann Nixon.” This description supports that of
Watkin Tench (Tench, 2006) who noted that of the 144 female convicts embarked 141 were
disembarked, with 3 dying at sea.
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If the ship crossed the equator on 16 Mar 1791 as Mary Talbot wrote, then it must have been at St.
Jago (known today as Cape Verde) before this date, as the island is about 2,000 km north of the
equator (see Figure 18: Voyage of the Mary Ann [Base map from Google maps].. Mary Talbot’s letter
was dated 29 Mar 1791. It is probable that she wrote the letter in early March and that it was posted
on the later date well after the ship had departed. Mary Talbot tragically died only seven weeks after
her arrival in Sydney (Palk, 2010).
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and forty-one female convicts on board, six children, and one free woman, some clothing, and
the following small quantity of provisions; one hundred and thirty-two barrels of flour; sixty-one
tierces of pork; and thirty-two tierces of beef…
The master, Mark Monroe, had not any private letters on board; but (what added to the
disappointment that every one experienced) this man had not brought a single newspaper;
and having been but a few weeks from Greenland before he had sailed for New South Wales,
he was nearly as destitute of any kind of information as the ship that he commanded; they
were therefore compelled to suspend their ardent curiosity, and to hope for the speedy arrival
of a more intelligent person.
The Mary Ann had been only four months and sixteen days from England; and had touched
nowhere, except at the island of St. Jago, where she remained ten days. The master landed a
boat in a bay about fifteen miles to the southward of Botany Bay; but made no other
observation, than that there was a bay in which a boat might land.
The females who came in this gentleman’s ship were all very healthy, and spoke highly of the
treatment which they had met with from him. These women were on their landing distributed
among the huts at Sydney; and the Governor went to Parramatta to make such preparations
as the time would admit for the numbers that he expected to receive.
Watkin Tench described the Mary Ann’s arrival as follows (Tench, 2006):
This ship had sailed from the Downs so lately as the 25th of February, having been only four
months and twelve days on her passage. She brought out convicts, by contract, at a specific
sum for each person. But to demonstrate the effect of humanity and justice, of 144 female
convicts embarked on board only three had died, and the rest were landed in perfect health,
all loud in praise of their conductor. The master’s name was Munro; and his ship, after
fulfilling her engagement with government, was bound on the southern fishery.
Tench then described how he joined a boat which rowed six miles out to sea, beyond the
harbour’s mouth, to greet the ship, and was highly disappointed to learn that they had
virtually no useful news or mail to deliver to the colony21. They were advised however, in
official government letters for passing on to the governor, of the impending arrival of the rest
of the Third Fleet.
Early years in New South Wales
No records have been found to confirm what happened to Sarah after she arrived in the
colony. Following embarkation she initially would have been assigned to a convict hut in
Sydney (Collins, 1804) probably as a housekeeper to the fourteen to eighteen male convicts
housed within, but afterwards could have been reassigned as a housekeeper elsewhere
21
It has been speculated that the Mary Ann’s lack of records of her seemingly hurried departure from
England more than a month before the next Third Fleet ship, her rapid voyage to Australia, the
mysterious absence of musters and other official documents on board, the unrecorded identity of the
one free woman and six children who were passengers, and the landing in a bay about fifteen miles to
the southward of Botany Bay [ie. in the vicinity of today’s Garie Beach in the Royal National Park], all
point to a possible planned smuggling of something or someone into the colony (Smith, 2012).
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within the colony, or otherwise as a clothing maker or a worker doing light work in the fields.
In 1791 women only made up about fifteen percent of the convict numbers, and there were
not many jobs considered suitable for them (Anon., n.d.p). She wouldn’t have been sent to
the female factory in Parramatta, as it wasn’t built until 1804.
PORTSMOUTH
23 Feb 1791
ST. JAGO
Mar 1791
SYDNEY COVE
9 Jun 1791
Figure 18: Voyage of the Mary Ann [Base map from Google maps].
From ensuing circumstance it is most probable that she would have been assigned in the
Hawkesbury district, because after three years she began associating with Thomas
Hodgkinson22, who owned and lived on a thirty acre farm on the Hawkesbury River’s Argyle
Reach at Cornwallis which was granted to him in May 1797 (Ryan, 1983, p.338) having
originally been granted to William Raynor (Figure 24). Sarah must have been released from
detention sometime before 1795 for she married Hodgkinson on 30 Jan 1795 in St Phillips
Anglican church at Sydney23, with the colony’s first chaplain Rev Richard Johnson officiating.
After their marriage they continued to reside on and work the thirty acre Rayner farm (Ryan,
1983, p.143). When she was married Sarah was five months pregnant with a daughter Mary,
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Thomas Hodgkinson may be one of the following two persons: (1) Thomas Hodgkis or Hodgkins
(Holman, 2006) who was sentenced at Maidstone Kent 27 Jul 1789 to seven years transportation and
arrived in Sydney in 1791 aboard the William Ann in the Third Fleet, or (2) Thomas Hodgetts,
convicted 12 Mar 1788 and arrived aboard the Neptune in 1790. The former is the more likely.
Thomas and Sarah Hodgkinson’s children were recorded with the surname ‘Hoskisson’, which they
and their descendants from then on became known as.
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This would have been in the original church building, a wattle and daub (wattle walls plastered with
clay) chapel with a thatched roof and earthen floor, located at what is now the corner of Bligh and
Hunter Streets in the city of Sydney. This building burnt down on 1 Oct 1798 after only five years
since it was built (Anon., n.d.b). It is believed that the fire was lit by a group of disgruntled convicts in
response to Gov Hunter’s decree that all residents in the colony including officers and convicts were
to attend Sunday services (Anon., n.d.n). Possibly Australia’s first recorded event involving ignorant
religious practitioners underestimating the influence and impact of secular assertion.
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who was born at Windsor on 29 May 1795. They had two more children, a son Thomas born
at Windsor on 30 Jun 1796, and another son John born at Cornwallis on 14 Sep 1799.
On 27 Jul 1798 Sarah was granted an absolute pardon by Governor Hunter on the special
recommendation of Rev Richard Johnson for good conduct. This pardon would have
released her from her life sentence and enable her to be recognised as a free person. The
pardon (Appendix 2O) states as follows:
By virtue of such power and authority so vested as aforesaid, I, John Hunter Esq, Captain
General and Governor in Chief in and over the said Territory of New South Wales and its
dependencies, taking into consideration the good conduct of Sarah Pig and by the particular
request of Richard Johnson Esq, Chaplain to the Territory, do hereby Absolutely remit the
remainder of the Time or Term which is yet unexpired of the original Sentence or Order of
Transportation passed on the said Sarah Pig.
Given under my hand and the Seal of the Territory at Sydney
in New South Wales this 27th July 1790.
Signed John Hunter.
In March 1799 the Hawkesbury farmers were devastated by an extreme flood of fifty feet
(15.25 metres) (Anon., n.d.a). This flood, never to be surpassed until the record flood of
1867 which followed 68 years later, would have wiped out all of the settlers’ crops and left
them homeless. When this happened Sarah was three months pregnant with her son John.
In Aug 1799 Thomas Hodgkinson and had gone hunting with a game keeper James
Wimbow24 in the Blue Mountains near Springwood and the men came in contact with two
aboriginals known as Major White and Terribandy. Wimbow was reported to be living with an
aboriginal girl, the daughter of the ‘comrade of Major White’ named Nabbin. The two
aboriginals offered to guide the men to where they were likely to find kangaroos and
lyrebirds the following day, and camped the night with them, at a location believed to be that
described today as ‘Yellow Rock’, between Yarramundi and Springwood (Doughty, Janice,
2003). During the night as they slept the aboriginals speared and clubbed them to death,
stripped them naked, covered them with bark and sticks, then went off with their clothes,
provisions, arms and blankets. This action was apparently retribution for Wimbow’s
cohabitation with Nabbin’s daughter, which did not have the approval of the local clan.
Following this incident there was extreme tension in the Hawkesbury, and particularly
amongst settlers at Cornwallis, between Europeans and the aboriginals, and reprisals were
inevitable. About three weeks later, just on dusk, three aboriginal youths, one a brother of
Terribandy and the other two his companions, came to Forrester's farm at Cornwallis to
return Hodgkinson’s gun. A number of settlers forcibly detained the aboriginals, tying their
hands behind their backs and placing ropes around their necks. In the darkness one of the
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James Wimbow arrived in 1790 aboard the Scarborough with a seven year sentence (Bowd, 1986).
In Feb 1796 he shot and killed John Caesar, aka ‘Black Caesar’, a violent negro convict who had
absconded from custody and roamed the bush committing nightly robberies (Uebel, 2003). Black
Caesar is regarded as Australia’s first bushranger, and for his persistent trouble had a bounty on his
head set by Governor Hunter (Collins, 1804, p.314).
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aboriginals escaped, but the other two were shot and run through with a cutlass. Five men
were taken into custody for the crime - Edward Powell, Simon Freebody, James Metcalfe,
William Timms (who was a convict assigned to Thomas Hodgkinson) and William Butler. The
trial (Appendix 1F) began on 14 Oct 1799 and lasted for several days. According to evidence
given by Edward Powell25, the killing of the aboriginals was carried out "at the request of
Sarah Hodgkinson the widow of one Hodgkinson who had been killed by the Natives about
three weeks before that time ..". This was put to Sarah during the trial and she confessed it
to be true. During the trial it became clear that there was a general misunderstanding
amongst the settlers about what their rights were in the case of protecting themselves and
their crops from the aborigines, and even that killing aborigines constituted murder. The men
were found guilty of killing the aboriginals, and three members of the court voted in favour of
corporal punishment and the other four recommended the case be specially reserved until
“the sense of His Majesty’s ministers at home is known on the subject” (Willmott, 1999).
Figure 19: Rev Richard Johnson, the first chaplain in the
colony, who performed the marriage of Sarah Pigg and
Thomas Hodgkinson in 1795 (Image source: (Dictionary of
Sydney - Sydney's history online and connected, n.d.).
Two years later the ruling in London by Lord Hobart was received via the Coromandel that
all five men were to be pardoned, but that future acts of wanton cruelty would not be
tolerated. [Details from (Purtell, 1984), (Bowd, 1986) and (Barkley-Jack, 2009)].
Tragically for Sarah, having recently survived a devastating flood that would have wiped out
her family’s crops and home, she was eight months pregnant with her third child when her
husband was killed. Her son John was born on 14 Sep 1799 at Windsor26. Most probably as
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Thomas and Sarah’s neighbour, who had bought the thirty acre farm adjacent on the northern side
from Michael Doyle.
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As a boy John Hoskisson (as he became known) was sent to Sydney to live with his godfather
Jesse Mocock, the landlord of the Red Cow Inn, which stood at the present day intersection of Pitt,
Hunter and O’Connell Streets. Jesse Mocock aka Mulcock was a First Fleeter who was sentenced to
death in 1785 at New Sarum, Salisbury for the theft of a mare. This was subsequently commuted to
seven years transportation, and following incarceration on the Ceres hulk at age listed as 23 he was
embarked on the Alexander on 6 Jan 1787 (Ellis, 1996). John made some pocket money by leading
the horses of Mocock’s customers to water at the Tank Stream close by. He eventually saved up
enough to buy a wheelbarrow, and with this he carted wood in Sydney for eighteen pence a load. As
he grew so did his business. As a young man he asked Gov Macquarie for a farm and was told to go
and select one of thirty acres. He settled on the Hawkesbury, living for many years at Cornwallis, and
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compensation for her being widowed she was granted sixty acres at Petersham Hill on 12
Nov 179927 at what is now Canterbury. The register recorded the grant to be called
‘Hodgkinson Farm’ and its location adjacent to the one hundred acres granted to the Rev
Richard Johnson on 20 May 1793, which he called ‘Canterbury Vale’ (Anon., n.d.r), and for
which the present suburb name for Canterbury is derived. The land in this district appears to
have been very fertile, with good soil and abundant water sources (Anon., n.d.x). Four years
before Sarah obtained her grant Johnson had around forty acres of Canterbury Vale under
cultivation with wheat, oranges, limes, almonds, apricots, guavas, vines and figs, and he
also had thirty sheep and fifty goats (Anon., n.d.f). The quality of the land suited Johnson,
who was described by Watkin Tench in 1790 as “the best farmer in the country”, no doubt
stemming from his experience in farming in England until his mid-twenties prior to his
religious pursuits (Cable, n.d.). When Sarah received her grant Johnson received a further
grant of fifty acres, adjacent to his one hundred acre Canterbury Vale farm and also to
Sarah’s grant, and he called this “Sheep Pasture Plains” (Anon., n.d.f). Johnson sold all his
land the following year in 1800 to William Cox and returned to England. Despite the
agricultural opportunities that her grant may have offered, Sarah appears to have sold or
leased her land, the details of which have yet to be confirmed.
For reasons unconfirmed it seems that Sarah chose to remain in the Hawkesbury, living on
the Argyle Reach at Cornwallis. There is evidence (Figure 22) to indicate that Sarah
obtained a 25 acre portion on Neil McKellar’s Argyle Farm. It seems highly probable that this
land is the “Gift 25 ac McKellar Hawkesbury” referred to in the 1805-1806 muster where
Sarah was later recorded as living as the wife of Thomas Upton (Baxter, 1989). The deed to
confirm this gift from Neil McKellar has yet to be found, but it would be fair to assume that
McKellar may have felt obliged through guilt to grant Sarah this land in having not done
enough during his term as Hawkesbury Commandant to prevent the tragic murdering of her
husband, as the primary function of the military detachment under his command in the
Hawkesbury was to protect the settlers and their crops from the aborigines.
There are other factors which may have been of influence here also. Sarah Cooley, Neil
McKellar’s defacto wife, lived on and managed McKellar Farm with her family, and she most
probably would have been a close friend of Sarah, as they were both exconvicts and had
travelled together on the Mary Ann. Sarah Cooley would have been very sympathetic to
Sarah’s plight and would most certainly have been of influence in securing the land gift for
Sarah, probably in order to be close and render assistance and stores for Sarah and her
children as required.
although he was illiterate he eventually became one of the wealthiest people in the colony. He was
the greatest owner of houses in Windsor, owned most of Cornwallis, and owned cattle stations
elsewhere in the colony. By the time he died in 1874 the value of properties that he amassed was
£150,000 (Fitzpatrick, 1900).
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Colonial Secretary Registers of Land Grants and Leases 1792-1807, NSW State Archives, Reel
2560.
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Figure 20: Sarah Hodgkinson's 60 acre grant at Petersham Hill in 1799. Source: (NSW Department of
Land and Property Information, n.d.). Note Rev Richard Johnson’s adjacent grants.
Figure 21: Present-day location of Sarah Hodgkinson's 60 acre grant (Base map sourced from Universal
Publishers' UBD directories).
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Figure 22: Old survey (Armstrong, 1842) showing the 25 acre grant gifted to Sarah Hodgkinson from Neil
McKellar (centre right, labelled ‘Hodgkinson’). The grant was located on the south-eastern corner of
McKellar’s ‘Argyle Farm’. Note the labelling of the farm on the southern side of Sarah’s grant, and on the
eastern side of Jane Ezzy’s 30 acre grant, is an error by the surveyor: It was not Jonas Archer’s 40 acre
grant, it was in fact Robert Smith’s 30 acre grant.
Figure 23: The 25 acre gifted farm today (Lot 57 DP 1094343). At the time of writing the farm is for sale,
with an asking price of $595,000, and includes a 10 megalitre irrigation licence and a pump on the river.
30
Figure 24: Location of Thomas and Sarah Hodgkinson's 30 acre farm originally granted to William
Raynor, and also the 25 acre grant gifted to Sarah by Neil McKellar from his Argyle Farm property (for
which the original soldier grantees John Howell, Robert Stephens, Stephen Gilbert, William McDonald,
Thomas Rainbow and John Lewis are shown). Source: (Anon., n.d.t).
Figure 25: Present day location of Thomas and Sarah Hodgkinson's 30 acre farm and Sarah's 25 acre
grant at Cornwallis. For perspective Richmond RAAF base is shown lower left, and Windsor Bridge lower
right (Base map sourced from Universal Publishers' UBD directories).
31
Figure 26: The thirty acre Rayner farm today. View looking north, with the farm spanning both sides of
Cornwallis Road. Maize is currently growing on the left (western side) of the road, and the other side has
been recently tilled ready for planting vegetables. The farm still survives today in its entirety (Lot 50 DP
1061878), and has never been subdivided since being originally granted to William Rayner.
Within a few months or so of her husband being killed Sarah fell pregnant to exconvict John
Embrey28, and they had a daughter Sarah born 15 Sep 1800 at Windsor (registered
Parramatta). Embrey is recorded as a baker29, and later in 1811 he obtained a beer licence
at Sydney30 two years before his death. Six months before the birth Sarah suffered the
hardship of another flood, although this one was ten feet lower than that of the year
previously (Anon., n.d.a).
28
Born c 1770 England, arrived 14 February 1792 per Pitt, convict. Died 27 March 1813 and is buried
at St Matthew’s, Windsor.
29
Reference to him as a baker is at http://www.familytreecircles.com/sarah-pigg-1772-1827-convict7637.html (viewed 28/10/2012) but no citations are given to confirm this.
30
Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser 16 Mar 1811 p2
32
33
THOMAS AND SARAH’S LIFE TOGETHER
Thomas Upton and Sarah Hodgkinson would have known each other at least by 1802, for
they had a daughter Lucy born at Windsor on 23 Oct 1802. Within three months Sarah was
pregnant again, and their son James was born on 9 Sep 1803 at Windsor. During this time 31
Thomas and Sarah made arrangements with the Rev Samuel Marsden to get married, and
in the following year they were married in an unrecorded location in the Hawkesbury district,
probably on their farm at Cornwallis. Thomas signed his name in the register, and Sarah her
mark. Witnesses were Roger and Mary Twyfield32, both of whom recorded their mark.
Figure 27: Marriage registered for Thomas Upton and Sarah Pigg (Source: (Anon., 1804).
As Sarah’s new husband Thomas would now have had claim to her land (Ryan, 1983,
p.257) (30 acre ex-Rayner grant and 25 acre gift from Neil McKellar), as well as to any rents
that may have been realised from the 60 acre Petersham Hill grant if this was still owned by
Sarah by this time. Thomas and Sarah probably initially lived in the homestead that would
have been on the Rayner grant however sometime within the first two years of their marriage
they may have moved to the McKellar grant to live, as this is the place of residence recorded
in the 1805-1806 muster (Baxter, 1989). During this time Thomas appears to have switched
from carpentry to farming, as the muster records him to have had a total of 25 acres being
31
It is interesting to note that the actual date that Thomas and Sarah were married was not recorded
in the register by Marsden, but instead he pre-filled the details sometime between 11 Jul and 21 Jul
1803, presumably to reserve a location in the register to record the marriage details, and to
retrospectively complete details and add signatures when all parties could be present afterwards.
Marsden initially recorded the marriage to take place in 1803, but later crossed out the ‘1803’ and
wrote ‘1804’. It would seem that Thomas and Sarah had made arrangements with Marsden to get
married on or before 21 Jul 1803, and were married not at the St Johns church but somewhere in the
Hawkesbury district on or after this date, and they together with the Twyfields travelled to St Johns
church at Parramatta the following year to sign the register.
32
Roger and Mary Twyfield were farming on Roger’s 30 acre grant at the junction of Rickaby’s Creek
and the Hawkesbury River, near Sarah’s 30 acre Cornwallis farm previously granted to William
Rayner. On most of the early parish map’s Roger Twyfield’s name is mis-recorded as ‘Eager Payfield’.
34
farmed, comprising 4.5 acres of wheat, 1.5 acres of barley, 15 acres of pasture and 4 acres
fallow. Thomas also had ten hogs and two pigs. The household of Thomas, Sarah and the
five children33 (Mary and John born to Thomas Hodgkinson, Sarah born to John Embrey,
and Lucy and James born subsequently in the current marriage) were not victualled by the
government, ie. they were self-supporting and were not reliant upon rations supplied from
the government stores. The muster also records that they had one convict assigned to them,
also not victualled34. From farm produce prices available at this time35 Thomas’ income from
grain production would have been around £72 per annum, provided they were not subjected
to flood, fire or aboriginal invasion. In 1806 they were hit by three floods (48 feet in March,
47 feet in August and 30 feet in October) (Anon., n.d.a), and their income would effectively
have been zero in this year in addition to the losses of crops, dwelling and many of their
possessions.
Figure 28: The Rev Samuel Marsden. Source: (Thompson, 2011).
An example of Thomas and Sarah’s farm produce is contained in William Baker’s 36 records
from the Hawkesbury store which have survived from 180937. In February 1809 Thomas is
recorded as having contributed 75 bushels of wheat to the store, 35 bushels in March and 24
33
The muster notes five children, but by this time Mary had six children. This fact confirms that by this
time Mary’s son Thomas born to Thomas Hodgkinson would have been living with his godfather
Jesse Mocock in Sydney, and would have therefore been not accounted for in the muster).
34
Identity not recorded.
35
One acre of Hawkesbury land was estimated to produce on average 25 bushels of crop; wheat 10/per bushel, barley 8/- per bushel, and salted pork 1/- per pound (Barkley-Jack, 2009, p.244).
36
Government Storekeeper (came free, and not the William Baker exconvict per Neptune who was a
Hawkesbury settler (Barkley-Jack, 2009, p.129))
37
Vouchers and weekly returns of the Government Storekeeper, Hawkesbury, including a list of those
receiving flood relief, Nov 1808-Nov 1810, NSW Records 9/2673, Reel 6040
35
bushels in April38. Thomas also contributed 145 pounds of fresh pork, most likely as two
whole pigs39, in February. An analysis of total produce contributed to the Hawkesbury store
in early 1809 indicates that Thomas’ contribution of 134 bushels of wheat (3.35 tons) was
exemplary for a single farmer, representing just under two percent of the total Hawkesbury
harvest, proving him to be a committed and hard-working farmer. Thomas’ fresh pork
contribution in February was just under seven percent of the Hawkesbury’s total contribution
to the store for that month. It was estimated by Hawkesbury farmers at the time that an acre
of Hawkesbury land should yield on average 25 bushels of grain, and so it would be
reasonable to assume that Thomas’ 134 bushels in three months might have been yielded
from about 22 acres40, so if Thomas had additional ground under pasture and fallow as the
1805-1806 muster indicated (Baxter, 1989) then his farming most likely would have been
carried out over both the 25 acre gift farm and the 30 acre Rayner farm.
In mid 1809 the Hawkesbury experienced a further two devastating floods (48 feet in May
and 47.5 feet in August) (Anon., n.d.a), and the impact to Thomas and Sarah is evident in
the store records, which show as expected a sudden stop in contributions from the Argyle
Reach farmers, to be replaced by goods transferred in from the other government stores at
Parramatta and Toongabbie. Thomas and Sarah would have lost all their crops, much of
their possessions, and suffered loss or damage to their dwelling. They persevered however,
and in early 1812 they sold two acres of maize from their 25 acre gift farm (State Records
Authority of New South Wales, 2008, p.91 Book 5 No 650):
Bill of Sale dated 12th Feby 1812 from William Instumond Wood of Hawkesbury to Mr Edward
Quin of Sydney in Consideration of £20-5-10. The said William doth bargain & sell unto the
said Edward all that two acres of maize (more or less) now standing or growing on Thomas
Upton and Sarah Hodgkison’s back farm situate at Hawkesbury adjoining to that of Robert
Smith and Simon Freebodys, the said premiscr41 to be held by said Quin until the aforesaid
sum is fully paid on the first day of May next ensuing the date hereof (Which is executed in
the presence of Daniel Cubitt & Alexr McGuin
(Livery & seisin endorsed thereon)
By this time Thomas and Sarah had had an additional two children, a son Jesse born 30 Jul
1806 and a daughter Ann born 18 Aug 1809. The household now had seven children, not
including the eighth child Thomas who was living in Sydney with his godfather Jesse
Mocock.
Between January and July in 1811 auctioneer John Thomas Howe conducted several
auctions in Windsor and his records have survived42. The auctions raised a total of
38
Evaluation of the store records indicates that it was considered a bushel of wheat weighs 56
avoirdupois pounds, ie. 40 bushels of wheat to the ton (UK or ‘long’ ton, equivalent to 2240 lb, not the
US or ‘short’ ton of 2000 lb)
39
150 lb is regarded as the best weight to slaughter a pig (Beat, n.d.), and weight of fresh pork is
approx.. 60% of the whole pig’s weight, hence 145 lb fresh pork would have been derived from
approx. 242 lb as two pigs of about 121 lb each, or one big pig of 242 lb in weight.
40
(134 x 4) bushels per year/ 25 bushels per acre per year= approx. 22 acres
41
Abbr. for ‘premises’
42
NSW State Records Reel 6040; ML C197 pp 8-9, 19-20.
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£4,611/2/8 over 851 lots and attracted much interest. Thomas attended this auction on three
days and his purchases are recorded in Table 1: Purchases by Thomas Upton at John
Howe's auction at Windsor in 1811. In all Thomas spent a total of £22/13. His last purchase,
Lot 74 made on 25 Feb, is the ultimate irony. As a consequence of his previous purchase of
calico shirts his country tore him away from his home, pregnant wife and future family,
incarcerated him for two years in Newgate Prison and the soul-destroying prison hulks on
the Thames, where he was subjected to loneliness, torture and hard labour, followed by nine
months of the most inhumane treatment possibly ever recorded in this country whilst he was
shackled and transported to Australia on the Neptune, and then all this to be followed by a
further eleven years of hard labour. It is without doubt that after Thomas was the winning
bidder for this Lot 74 of six calico shirts he would have turned to face in the direction of
England, raised his hand above his head, extended his middle finger, and shouted
something like “Here’s to you” to Nash Grose, together with an invitation to Grose as to
where he could insert the extended finger. It is possible that all the cotton bought by Thomas
on this day might have been given to Sarah to pull apart to remake into clothes for her
children. At the time she was three months pregnant with their next child.
Table 1: Purchases by Thomas Upton at John Howe's auction at Windsor in 1811
Lot
98
8
32
37
40
48
72
74
43
Date
13 Feb
1811
14 Feb
1811
25 Feb
1811
Item
1 cwt43 salt
Paid (£/s)
£1/8
25 sheep
£14/15
1 piece coarse print
6 chick shirts
1 piece cotton
handkerchief
3 striped cotton shirts
1 piece cotton fine print
6 callico shirts
Total purchases
8/£1/6
13/£1/11
19/£2/1
£22/13
Hundredweight (112 imperial pounds, or 8 stone). 20 cwt = 1 ton.
Vendor
Executors for the estate of
the late Andrew Thompson
Robert Campbell of Mssrs
Campbell & Co
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THE LATER YEARS OF THOMAS AND SARAH UPTON AT
WINDSOR
Thomas and Sarah went on to have three more children, all born presumably on the
Cornwallis farms with the births registered at Windsor: William, born 3 Sep 1811, Jane, born
24 Mar 1813, and their final child Sophia, born 26 Apr 1816. Sadly their son William died on
20 Mar 1812 aged just six months. He was buried two days later in the nearby cemetery of
St Matthew’s Anglican church at Windsor (Nichols, 2002). With this sad event well behind
them it would have been a much happier occasion seven years later at this same church
when, on 15 Feb 1819 Thomas’ first-born child to Sarah, sixteen-year-old daughter Lucy,
married Henry Forrester. Henry was the son of Robert Forrester, who was Thomas and
Sarah’s neighbour on the southern side of the Rayner Cornwallis farm. Lucy and Henry had
three children, however sadly Lucy died at just twenty years of age on 13 July 1823 from
complications just two days after giving birth to their third child.
On 14 September 1811 Thomas sponsored his stepson Thomas, who had turned fourteen
years of age less than two months earlier, for a five year apprenticeship as a cabinet maker
and joiner with Lawrence Butler, an Irish rebel who is regarded as Australia’s first cabinet
maker of note (Butler, 2010). The indenture read as follows (State Records Authority of New
South Wales, 2008):
Indenture of apprenticeship dated 3rd Augst 1811 between Thomas Hodgkison and Thomas
Upton of Windsor of the one part and Lawrence Butler of Sydney of the other part. The said
Thomas Hodgkison doth put himself apprentice to the said Lawrence Butler for 5 years to
learn his art as a cabinet maker and joiner, the said master to furnish his said apprentice of
diet and lodging. Signed by the parties and witnefsed by Alexr McGuire and Thomas
Bowman, with Recognigance44 for the true performance of the same.
Lawrence Butler was regarded as a very skilled craftsman, and had a large workshop in
Sydney’s lumber yard, which was in Pitt St located at what is today Angel Place next to
Martin Place. Butler arrived in the colony in 1802 after being sentenced to transportation for
life for his participation in the Irish Rebellion four years earlier. On arrival he was immediately
employed in the lumber yard, and as Governor Macquarie needed his skills he remained in
the lumber yard on a ticket of leave until granted a conditional pardon in 1813. Sometime
before this he established his workshop two blocks to the south of the lumber yard, and it
gradually prospered enabling him to employ more and more journeymen and apprentices in
his workshop (Hawkins, 2008). It appears that Butler provided meals and lodging for his
apprentices, probably at the workshop. So young Thomas during his apprenticeship would
have been living in Sydney, and there is no doubt this would have enabled him to keep in
close contact with his younger brother John, who was also living in Sydney, at Jesse
44
[sic] assumed word intended as ‘recognisance’
38
Mulcock’s Red Cow Inn which was also in Pitt St, just 200 metres to the north in the next
block.
At a meeting of several clergymen, magistrates and prominent inhabitants of the
Hawkesbury district held at Windsor on 19 Feb 1816 it was resolved that subscriptions be
collected from all over the district to assist the casualties of the Battle of Waterloo which was
fought during 16 June to 19 June the previous year at Waterloo, in Belgium. This battle was
staged between France, commanded by Napoleon, and the ‘Seventh Coalition’, comprising
the British, Dutch and German Forces (commanded by the Duke of Wellington) as well as
the Prussian army (commanded by Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher). The coalition won, but
at a cost of 4,700 lives, 14,600 wounded and 4,700 missing. French casualties were
reported to be double those of the coalition (Anon., n.d.c). The meeting at Windsor resolved
To subscribe to the RELIEF of the noble SUFFERERS under the gallant DUKE of
WELLINGTON, on the 18th of June last; and also to request His EXCELLENCY the
GOVERNOR to be pleased to transmit the same to England by His Majesty’s Brig Emu, now
on the eve of sailing45.
A total of 238 settlers pledged a contribution to this effort, raising a total of £231/8/0. The list
of contributors included Thomas Upton, who pledged £1.
Figure 29: The Battle of Waterloo, by William Sadler. Source: (Anon., n.d.d).
45
Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser 16 Mar 1816 p2 (see Appendix 3B)
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Three years later on 31 August 1819 Thomas is recorded as having been granted seventy
acres in the former district of Bathurst, adjacent to South Creek at present day Marsden
Park. The description of the location was as follows46:
Bounded on the N side by 65 chains of Marsden’s farm bearing E on the E side by a S line of
15 chains on the S side by a W line of 40 chains 40 links to the S creek and on the W side by
that Creek.
As can be seen in Figure 31 Thomas had some prominent neighbours around this grant,
with James Ruse’s 100 acres on the east and Samuel Marsden’s 1,000 acres on the north.
Being on the floodplain around South Creek this land would have been reasonably fertile,
and although there are no details to confirm as to what purpose Thomas would have used it,
it is probable that he established a farm on part of the land, as the conditions of grant were
as follows:




To cultivate 17 acres;
Not to sell or allow the same for five years from the date of grant;
To allow the government the right to build a public road through the land; and
To reserve for the use of the Crown such timber as may be deemed fit for naval
purposes.
Sometime around early to mid 1821 Thomas received another grant, a town plot in Windsor,
well situated on high ground between Brabyn Street, Cox Street and Richmond Road
(Allotment 69, Figure 30). This grant as well as that for his neighbours Henry Lamb on the
north-western side and Richard Norris followed by John Freebody on the south-eastern side
were all advised in the same public notice47. Obtaining this land would have enabled
Thomas to establish a home on relatively flood-free land, a major relief after the catastrophic
losses he would have suffered in the eleven Hawkesbury floods which occurred during his
time in the district (Table 2).
On 16 November 1822 Thomas bought Henry Lamb’s grant (Allotment 70) so he now
possessed a double block48:
Indenture bearing date 16th November 1822 Between John Lamb of Sydney Carpenter of the
one part and Thomas Upton of Windsor Settler of the other part Whereby it is Witnessed that
for the Consons49 therein mentioned He the said John Lamb Did Grant Bargain Sell Assign
transfer and set over unto the said Thomas Upton His Heirs &c All that town allotment of land
situate in Windsor granted to the said John Lamb bounded on one side by the town allotment
granted to the said Thomas Upton and the other three sides thereof by Streets then unnamed
one side thereof fronting the Premises and Dwelling House of Patrick Burne and another side
46
Colonial Secretary Registers of Land Grants and Leases 1816-1822 Vol 3: Colony, not including
Van Diemen’s Land. Archives Authority of NSW 7/448 Reel 2561.
47
Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser, notice spread over three consecutive editions 28
April, 5 May and 12 May 1821. Henry Lamb was granted his town plot in January 1821 (Legge, n.d.).
48
Old Register One to Nine, book 9 pages 26-27 entry 35.
49
Abbr. for ‘conditions’
40
fronting the Premises of Wm Cox Esq together with all buildings and Appurs50 and all the
Estate &c and the Reversion &c To hold the same with the Appurs unto the said Thomas
Upton His Heirs &c for ever with a covenant for peaceable possession – which said Indenture
is Witnessed by James Murdant and was registered at 1 o’clock in the afternoon of the 16th
Day of November 1822.
Book D 1822 No 35
In early September 1822 Thomas was recorded as having a total of forty acres cleared and
under cultivation (Carol Baxter (ed), 1988). This farmland was derived from granted land,
however it is not certain how much (if any at all) came from the seventy acre South Creek
grant, or if it comprised some (or all) of the fifty-five acres of Cornwallis land grants he
became entitled to after marrying Sarah. At least seventeen acres of farmland must have
been located on South Creek if he was to have complied with the conditions of that grant.
Figure 30: Town plot between Brabyn Street and Richmond Road in Windsor granted to Thomas around
1821. Source: (Thompson, 1827a).
50
Abbr. for ‘appurtenances’
41
Table 2: Flood levels of at least 30 feet recorded on the Hawkesbury River during the period that Thomas
Upton lived at Windsor and Cornwallis (Anon., n.d.a).
Year
1799
1800
1806
1806
1806
1809
1809
1816
1817
1819
1819
Month
March
March
March
August
October
May
August
June
February
February
June
Feet, inches
50’
40’
48’
47’
30’
48’
47’ 6”
45’ 6”
46’
46’
46’
Metres
15.25
12.2
14.64
14.33
9.15
14.64
14.49
13.88
14.03
14.03
14.03
The forty acres under cultivation comprised eighteen acres of wheat, twelve acres of maize,
six acres of barley, three acres of oats, half an acre of potatoes, and half an acre of garden
or orchard. He also had sixteen bushels of wheat and one hundred and fifty bushels of
maize in hand. Thomas was also recorded as having four horses, twenty head of horned
cattle and forty hogs at this time (Carol Baxter (ed), 1988). Thomas added additional cattle to
his herd a month later, as indicated in the following public notice51:
GOVERNMENT PUBLIC NOTICE
Sydney, Saturday, 12th Sept. 1812.
HIS EXCELLENCY the GOVERNOR having furnished the ACTING PRINCIPAL
COMMISSARY with a List of those Persons to whom he has been pleased to extend the
Indulgence of drawing a certain Portion of Cattle from the Government herds, on Credit,
Notice is hereby given, that such of the following Persons as have executed the necessary
Bonds are to attend on Mr. Jamieson, Superintendant of Government Stock, at the StockYard at Parramatta, on Thursday, the 1st of October next, to receive the said Cattle…
[Twenty-six names listed]
And such of the following persons as have executed the necessary Bonds are to attend in like
manner, at the Government Stock-Yard, at the Seven Hills, on Thursday, the 8th of October,
to receive the Cattle assigned to them; viz.. [Thirty names listed including Thomas Upton]
And such of the following persons as have executed the necessary Bonds, are to attend to
receive the Cattle assigned to them, on Thursday, the 15th of October next, at the
Government Stock-Yard at the South Creek; viz... [Twelve names listed]
And all Persons concerned are further to take Notice, that as the Oxen cannot be brought in
for Distribution at the same Times with the Cows, a Distribution of them will take place on
Thursday, the 22d of October, at the Government Stock-Yard at Parramatta; where such of
51
Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser 26 September 1812 p1. This notice appeared
over three consecutive issues of the newspaper, on 12 September, 19 September and 26 September
1812 (Appendix 3A).
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those Persons as have obtained HIS EXCELLENCY’S Permission for the receiving of Oxen,
and have in Consequence executed the necessary Bonds, are required to attend accordingly,
to receive the Oxen which may be assigned to them.
By Command of His Excellency
The Governor,
J. T. CAMPBELL, Secretary
At this same time, on 10 September 1822, two months before purchasing Henry Lamb’s
Windsor plot, Thomas acquired the thirty acre Rayner farm at Cornwallis from his stepson
Thomas Hoskisson. Thomas states in his will that he purchased this land, however the deed
makes no reference to any cost being involved in the transfer. If it was gifted, young Thomas
would have been proud to do this, in the least for the support that his stepfather gave him in
establishing his cabinet making apprenticeship in Sydney.
It seems young Thomas did finish his apprenticeship, and remained in Sydney to ply his
trade for the six years hence, as is evident in the deed (Appendix 2J):
No 6. Hoskisson to Upton.
September 11th 1822
Indenture bearing date 10th September 1822 Between Thomas Hoskisson of Sydney Cabinet
Maker of the one part and Thomas Upton Hawkesbury Farmer of the other part Whereby it is
Witnessed that for the consons therein mentioned He the said Thomas Hoskisson Did Grant
Bargain Sell Assign and set over to the said Thomas Upton His Heirs &c All Those Twenty
Acres of land situate on the river Hawkesbury forming part of a Thirty Acre farm originally
granted to one William Rayner by Fras Grose Esqr then Lieut. Governor by Deed Poll bearing
date 19th Novr 1794 bounded on the N by Simon Freebody’s allotment and on the S by Michl
Doyle’s allotment known by the name of Rayner farm the remaining Ten Acres thereof being
then in the possession of the said Thomas Upton And all buildings and Appurs And all the
Estate &c and the revertion &c So hold the same unto the said Thomas Upton His Heirs &c for
ever with a covenant for peaceable possession which said Indenture is Witnessed by James
Moraunt and was registered at 11 o’Clock in the forenoon of the 11th day of September 1822.
Book D 1822 No 6
Bound the 30th January 1823 His witness [indecipherable] indenture
[Signed] Thomas Upton
The next day Thomas Hoskisson transferred the 25 acre McKellar grant his mother received
as a gift from Neil McKellar to his younger brother John. Legal title must have been vested
with Thomas, being the oldest surviving male in the Thomas Hodgkinson/Sarah Pigg family
(Appendix 2L):
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No 7 Hoskisson to Hoskisson
September 12th 1822
Indenture bearing date 12th day of September 1822 Between Thomas Hoskisson of Sydney
Cabinet Maker of the one part and John Hoskisson of Hawkesbury Farmer of the other part
Whereby it is Witnessed for the Consons therein mentioned He the said Thomas Hoskisson
Did Grant Bargain Sell Assign and Set over unto the said John Hoskisson His Heirs &c All that
and those twenty five Acres of land situate in the District of Windsor bounded on the W. side
by land originally granted to Robert Smith but then belonging to S. Terry measuring 120 rods
On the E. by McKellar’s farm On the front or So by the Richmond road measuring 40 rods On
the N. by land belonging to Norris measuring 40 rods together with all Buildings and Appurs
thereunto belonging and all the Estate &c and the reversion &c So hold the same unto the said
John Hoskisson His Heirs &c for ever with a covenant for peaceable possession which said
Indenture is Witnessed by James Morant and was registered at 12 o’Clock of the forenoon of
the 12th day of September 1822.
Book D 1822 No 7
Rec This Day March 21 1823
[His mark] John Hoskisson
During the years since being free by servitude Thomas invariably had convicts assigned to
him to help with farming duties. As mentioned previously Thomas and Sarah had one convict
assigned to them within a year or two of their marriage (Baxter, 1989). It is presumed that
Thomas and Sarah continued to have convicts in their employ for the remainder of their
married life. Two decades later, during the period 1823 to 1825, Thomas and Sarah had
three convicts in their employ, William Walker (per General Stuart 1818), David Campbell
(per Asia 1822) and Owen Sullivan (per Brampton 1823)52.
Thomas Brisbane, who took over from Lachlan Macquarie as governor in December 1821,
advised publicly in November 182153 that the maintenance of convicts at no expense to the
government would benefit applications for land grants:
His Excellency will grant, to each Individual One Hundred Acres of Land, for every Convict
maintained by him free of Expense to the Government, for One complete Year; and the
Number of Men will be calculated as follows: namely, those in Excess above one Convict,
employed by the Applicant, for every Hundred Acres originally granted him, and the Proof of
the Applicant having in his actual Service the Number of Convicts he states in his Application,
is to be a Certificate to that Effect from the Office of the Colonial Secretary; and he will be
further required, on discharging any and every Convict from his Service, for whatever Cause,
to transmit a Certificate thereof, stating the Name of the Individual, the Ship by which he
arrived in the Colony, and the Period he has been in his Service. In Conformity with these
Regulations, all Persons, whose Applications are at present before HIS EXCELLENCY, are
informed that it will be necessary for them to amend their Applications accordingly; which
being done, their several Memorials will be duly attended to.
By His Excellency’s Command,
F. GOULBURN, Colonial Secretary
52
53
NSW State Records Fiche 3127 4/1841A no. 214 p 363
Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser 11 November 1824 p 1
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Word of Governor Brisbane’s offer must have spread before the above notice was published,
for on 15 October 1825 Thomas petitioned him for an additional land grant54 on the strength
of his convicts employed by him, and listed in his memorial:
Windsor 15th of October 1825
Sir
I beg leave most submissively to tender the annexed list of government servants I have
supported during the periods specified against their several names, in the humble hope that
you may be pleased to intercede on my behalf with His Excellency Sir Thomas Brisbane KCB
and that I may receive such portion of land my list of government servants may qualify me for,
according to the Govt Order and that case promulgated.
I beg leave to subscribe myself
Sir
Your most obedient and dutiful and very humble servant
[signed] Thomas Upton
Figure 31: Thomas Upton's 70 acres granted in 1819 by Gov Macquarie. Source: (Anon., n.d.u).
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Figure 32: Present day location of Thomas' 70 acre grant on South Creek at Marsden Park, between
Windsor Downs and Riverstone (Base map sourced from Universal Publishers' UBD directories).
It seemed others had also recently petitioned for grants in the same way, and, as per the
instruction in the government notice of November Thomas together with six other local
settlers resubmitted their applications in a combined petition, together with individual
certificates attesting the convicts in their separate employ:
Windsor 28 November 1825
Sir
We the undersigned individually respectfully beg leave to address you and humbly request
that you will be pleased to lay our claims before his Excellency the Governor as we have each
respectfully enclosed you our certificates of the Colonial Secretary, and beg leave to request
that you will get us a grant, equal to the same and under the order of the 8th of November
1824.
We have the honour to remain respected Sir your obdt and humble servants
Daniel Dickens
Thomas Upton
Patrick Byrne
Richard Norris
Robert Forrester
John Pendergrass
and Daniel Brown
To John Oxley esq JP
Surveyor General
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Even then, as it is today, the government was slow in its administration in processing the
application, for over a year later Thomas finally received a reply from the Colonial
Secretary’s office on 9 December 1825:
Thomas Upton, Windsor
The records of this office having been examined in consequence of your late memorial, it
appears that the convicts named in the margin were in your service at both the last musters, I
am instructed therefore to acquaint you that as you have received already eighty acres of land
an additional grant of one hundred and twenty is now to be allowed to you.
By His Honour’s Command
F. Goulburn
Colonial Secretary’s office
9th December 1825
The eighty acres referred to would have comprised the seventy acres on South Creek and
the Windsor town plot which was slightly less than one acre in size. It seems the government
combined these and conveniently rounded up the total to the nearest ten acres. Because
Thomas listed two convicts on his petition’s certificate (David Campbell and Owen Sullivan)
he was confirmed entitled to two hundred acres, less the eighty already granted, leaving a
further one hundred and twenty acre grant allowed. For reasons unconfirmed Thomas was
not able to list William Walker on his certificate, thereby qualifying for a grant of two hundred
and twenty acres instead of the one hundred and twenty. Although William had been in
Thomas’ employ for five years55, for reasons unconfirmed he was not listed as being
Thomas’ servant the previous year56, and therefore Thomas may have been unable to certify
him in his petition of November 1825 as being in service for “one complete year.” William
had been in servitude for around seven years and may have been approaching freedom and
leaving Thomas’ employ. He may also have recently received a land grant, as a William
Walker was listed as a grantee in 1821. Earlier in 1825 William petitioned for his family left
behind in England to be sent out to him in Australia at no cost to the Crown57:
To His Excellency Sir Thomas Brisbane KCB
Captain General and Governor in Chief in and over the Territory of New South Wales and its
Dependencies
The Humble Petition of William Walker
Most dutifully [indecipherable]:
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NSW State Records Fiche 3288 4/1112.1A p.392
NSW State Records Fiche 3127 4/1841A No. 214 p. 365
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NSW State Records Fiche 3288 4/1112.1A p. 392
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That petitioner came to the Colony on the Ship G. Stuart, which arrived in the year 1818; that
petitioner was tried and convicted at Lincoln Assizes, in March 1818, sentenced Life; that the
principal term of his Servitude has been with his present Master, Thomas Upton, of Windsor;
and petitioner humbly testifies his Character will bear strict Scrutiny.
That petitioner was married to Elizabeth Storie, at the Parish Church of Boston, Lincolnshire,
in May 1816, by the Revd Wm Partridge, now deceased; that petitioner had issue Harriet and
an Infant, the first christened at the said Church & the latter born since petitioner was
transported. Petitioner and his wife belonged to Lipsey Parish, near Boston.
And petitioner most humbly praysThat it may please His Excellency Sir Thomas Brisbane KCB to take the above into his
humble Consideration, and to grant petitioner the Indulgence of sending his Wife and Family
at the Expense of the Crown.
And petitioner, as in duty bound
Will ever pray
15th of March 1825
The petition was supported by the colony’s assistant chaplain John Cross, who was living at
Windsor (Marshall, n.d.), and also by the Windsor Board of Magistrates William Cox, John
Brabyn and Archibald Bell:
We certify to His Excellency the Governor that petitioner’s conduct is very good & beg to
recommend the prayer of his petition to His Excellency’s favourable consideration.
The petition was also supported by Thomas Upton:
I beg leave to recommend petitioner my Gov Servt to the favourable consideration of the
Worshipped the Board of Magistrates at Windsor, as an honest, sober, and truly industrious
character in my service more than five years.
15th March 1825 [signed] Thomas Upton
No records have been found to indicate if the petition was successful, however William is
recorded as marrying Mary Ann Monk in 1838 (Meredith, 2003), so it seems improbable that
his original family may have joined him in Australia around 1826.
During 1826 Thomas must have begun to have doubts about whether the promised one
hundred and twenty acres were going to materialise, and so repetitioned for a land grant.
This time he changed his tack, knowing that Governor Brisbane was inclined to only grant
land to those who demonstrated they had the means and inclination to use it productively
(Heydon, n.d.):
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Windsor, 25th of October 1826
[Signed] Thomas Upton
Sir
I request that you will be pleased to submit to His Excellency the Governor, through the
proper channel, this my application for a grant of land.
I have to state for His Excellency’s information, that I arrived in the Colony in the year 1790,
and that I am possessed of capital to the amount of £893 sterling, as follows –
An allotment of ground, as an homestall, with
house, and all necessary outoffices thereon
erected and built
A 30 acre farm, in cultivation, by purchase and
which cost
3 carts and harness complete
Two ploughs
Five horses
35 head of horned cattle
Sundry implements in husbandry
£200
300
40
8
200
140
5
___________
£893 sterling
___________
All of which I intend to devote to agricultural pursuits in this Colony, and in order to afford
satisfactory ?prosperity
The Honourable
Alexander McLeay
Unfortunately for Thomas and Sarah, who were now both in the final year of their lives, this
petition didn’t bring the promised one hundred and twenty acre grant to fruition. There is no
record of any further attempt to get the government to make good their promised grant.
Sometime during the final months of his life Thomas appears to have sold the South Creek
grant and with the money raised bought sixty four rods (ie. roods, equivalent to 64/4 =
sixteen acres) of flood-free ground in Windsor. This land was originally part of twenty acres
granted to Thomas Rickerby in 1798, which he named “Catherine Farm” after his
‘housekeeper’ Catherine Smith, and which he subdivided in 1806 into a number of small
flood-free allotments (Ryan, 1983).58 The land was located somewhere within the area
bounded by today’s George Street, New Street and The Terrace at Windsor, and
presumably east of “Rickaby’s Line” shown on Thompson’s 1827 map of Windsor
(Thompson, 1827b). Today’s Catherine Street would go straight down the middle of it.
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Rickerby established an inn on this land in 1798 called the “Coach and Horses” (Barkley-Jack,
2009), (Ryan, 1983), located somewhere near the northern end of today’s Catherine Street.
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Samuel Marsden appears to have bought one or more of these allotments59, and it was he
who subsequently onsold it to Thomas and Sarah. The indenture was as follows (State
Records Authority of New South Wales, 2008, p.132 Book 6 No 2):
Transfer dated 10th October 1815 Between the Revd Samuel Marsden of Parramatta of the
one part and Thomas Upton of Windsor of the other part In consideration of £22.10.- Sterling
in hand paid by the said Thomas Upton to the said S Marsden the receipt whereof he the said
Samuel Marsden acknowledges – Hath Granted bargained sold &c 64 Rods of Ground Situate
in George Street Windsor bounded on the one side by Bladdigs allotment on the other side by
the allotment call’d McGea’s fronting George Street aforesaid and facing John Wright dwelling
in George Street aforesaid being originally part of Thomas Rickerbys farm to Have and to
Hold &c
Executed in the presence of
Robt Cartwright and Job Downing
It seems likely that Thomas and Sarah bought this land not for themselves but to be able to
pass on to their daughters Jane and Sophia, who were provided for in Thomas’ will.
Figure 33: Catherine Street Windsor today, looking north-west from George Street (foreground).
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Original transaction documents haven’t been found
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Figure 34: Catherine Street Windsor today, looking south-east from the intersection with The Terrace.
The location is on an elevated terrace between the Hawkesbury River and South Creek.
Thomas died on 10 May 1827 at Windsor60. He prepared and signed his will three months
earlier on 13 February 1827, suggesting that he was ill and may have been aware that he
was ailing. He nominated his son-in-law Patrick Byrne (who married his daughter Jane, and
who was his neighbour across Brabyn Street in Windsor) and his step-son-in-law Samuel
Blackman (who married Mary, Sarah’s daughter to Thomas Hodgkinson) as his executors.
He willed his estate amongst his family as follows:
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Sarah:
(On the condition that she remained a widow and carried the name of
Upton) All properties, and the power to sell any or purchase more,
provided consent is obtained from at least one of the executors. Also
all crops, grain, cattle, poultry, pigs, and the old mare known by the
name of ‘Metal’;
James:
Half (ie. 15 acres) of the Rayner farm, half (ie. about an acre) of the
Brabyn St/Cox St allotment (excluding the house, barn and garden), a
breeding mare, and an equal share of the horned cattle (after the
death of Sarah);
Jesse:
The other half (ie. 15 acres) of the Rayner farm, the other half (ie.
about an acre) of the Brabyn St/Cox St allotment (including the house,
barn and garden), an equal share of the horned cattle (after the death
of Sarah), and the first colt at age six months from James’ breeding
mare;
Date confirmed from Thomas’ gravestone, St Matthews’ Anglican church, Windsor
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Anne:
A cow, an equal share of the horned cattle (after the death of Sarah),
and the second colt at age six months from James’ breeding mare;
Jane:
Half (ie. 32 rods) of the Rickerby allotment, an equal share of the
horned cattle (after the death of Sarah), and the third colt at age six
months from James’ breeding mare; and
Sophia:
The other half (ie. 32 rods) of the Rickerby allotment, an equal share
of the horned cattle (after the death of Sarah), and the fourth colt at
age six months from James’ breeding mare.
Thomas also willed the remainder of his estate to the following people who were outside of
his immediate family:
Sarah Ford61: A good cow (after the death of Sarah); and
Owen Sullivan62:
A bullock (when he “gets his indulgence from government”,
and provided he remains with the family until this time).
It is not clear why Thomas and Sarah’s eldest surviving daughter Ann was not bequeathed
any land in the will. Apart from some sort of family dispute, the only other possible
explanation would be that she was already dating her husband-to-be William Bollard, who
may have already had land in the Cobbitty district near Camden.
Thomas’ will was worded as follows:
In the name of God Amen. I Thomas Upton of Windsor and Territory of New South Wales
Settler being of sound mind memory and understanding thanks be to God for the same being
aware of the uncertainty of all things in this transitory world am desirous of leaving the little
property that I now stand possessed of for the benefit of my children do make publish and
declare this to be my first and last Will and Testament. Imprimis I commend my soul to the
Almighty God who gave it and I request that my body may be decently interred in the usual
burying ground in Windsor aforesaid and my funeral expenses to be paid immediately after
my decease out of my personal Estate. It is my will and desire that should my wife Sarah
Upton survive me, that she shall enjoy and hold possession of all the property I stand
possessed of at the time of my decease, and that she shall have power and authority to make
purchases and sell any property whatsoever for the benefit of the Estate should she be
minded so to do so. Previous to such transaction I request that any Executor or Executors
hereafter named shall be consulted and also to give his or their consent otherwise such
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Sarah’s illegitimate daughter to John Embrey (ie. Thomas’ step-daughter). After having an
illegitimate child to William Clarke, Sarah Embrey married Charles Ford (convict, per Atlas, arrived 22
July 1816, died 5 May 1832 at Windsor) on 2 February 1824 and had five children to him (three
surviving to adulthood). After he died in his early forties Sarah had a further five children (illigitimates)
to Thomas Jones. Sarah Embrey/Ford remained in Windsor all her life, dying there on 29 September
1871. She is buried at St Matthew’s, Windsor.
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Thomas and Sarah’s government servant, possibly their last, and without doubt a good worker of
whom they appreciated and respected.
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purchases or sales (if any) shall be considered of none effect. It is to be understood that this
power and authority given to my said wife Sarah Upton is on condition that she continue a
widow and hold the name Upton as long as she lives. For the regard and affection I have for
my said wife Sarah Upton I give and bequeath to her on my decease the old mare known by
the name of Metal for her own sole use and benefit to be disposed of or kept by her as she
may think proper. I also give and bequeath to my said wife Sarah Upton all the poultry, pigs,
grain of every description which shall be on the premises on which I now reside at my
decease and also any crop or crops of grain that may or might be on the land at the time of
my decease, and so on from year to year during her life, and to be at her disposal so long as
she continues my widow and holds the name of Upton as aforesaid. I also give and bequeath
the farm of thirty acres situate in the township of Windsor aforesaid purchased by me from
Thomas Hoskison to my two sons James and Jesse Upton to be equally divided between
them share and share alike so that neither the one or the other of them shall have any
advantage with regard to the water on the said farm or land as aforesaid and it is to be
understood by this my Will that I bequeath it to them on condition that it never is to go out of
the family until extinct. This farm is not bequeathed to them until after my wife the said Sarah
Upton's decease, and then I request that my Executor or Executors will see that it is divided in
a proper manner. At the same time power is given to the said James or Jesse Upton or either
of them to rent their share or one moiety thereof of the said thirty acres to the other. The two
home-stall allotments of ground situate in the township of Windsor aforesaid containing two
acres be the same more or less. The one on which I now reside with the house, garden, barn
and other conveniences thereon erected and one half of part of the said allotment (called the
2nd) now made use of for a stock-yard together with two horses, carts, ploughs, harrows and
all the implements and farming utensils remaining on the said premises at the time of my said
wife's decease I give and bequeath the same as above described unto my son Jesse Upton
and his heirs forever. This is bequeathed to my son Jesse for his attention and good conduct
for the time past, and I sincerely hope and trust that after my decease should my dear wife
survive me that he will in remembrance of me behave himself as a dutiful son ought to do to
an aged parent. It is also my will and desire that my said wife after my decease may do what
she thinks will be most advisable to her future comfort and happiness in staying or leaving the
premises on which we now reside. Power is vested in her to rent the same if she thinks
proper so to do during her life-time, preference being given to my son Jesse. I also give and
bequeath the other home-stall allotment of ground above mentioned namely the other half of
the now stock-yard and also that part made use of for a stock-yard unto my son James Upton
and his heirs for ever after the decease of my said wife as aforesaid. I also give and bequeath
an allotment of ground containing thirty two rods be the same more or less situate in the
township of Windsor aforesaid formerly belonging to Thomas Riccaby to my daughter Jane
Upton and her heirs for ever after the decease of my said wife as aforesaid. And I also give
and bequeath another allotment of land or ground containing thirty two rods be the same
more or less situate in the township of Windsor aforesaid formerly belonging to the said
Thomas Riccaby to my daughter Sophia Upton and her heirs for ever. Both of the above
bequests are to be considered under the same proviso or condition as the thirty acres before
mentioned given to my two sons. And it is my will and desire that my daughter-in-law Sarah
Ford shall receive a good cow out of the herd after my said wife's decease. And I also give
and bequeath after the decease of my said wife unto my daughter Anne Upton a cow to be
taken out of the herd for her own sole use and benefit, and at the division of the cattle after
the death of my said wife she is to come in with the rest of my children. I also give and
bequeath to Owen Sullivan my servant in consideration of his good conduct during the time
he hath been with me a bullock to be delivered to him (provided he remains in the family) so
soon as he gets his indulgence from Government. And also I will and desire that all the
horned cattle at my wife's decease and all other property (after defraying her funeral
expenses) not bequeathed by me in this will shall be divided share and share alike among my
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five children (if living) namely James & Jesse my two sons, Anne, Jane, and Sophia Upton my
three daughters. It is my will and desire that the two colts now in my possession shall be sold
as soon as conveniently can be after my decease for the purposes of answering any debt or
debts that may be owing at the time of my death, or for any other purpose that my Executor or
Executors may judge expedient for the benefit of the Estate. It is in contemplation to purchase
a mare and should it be carried into effect it is my will and desire that the said mare, if any at
the time of my death, be given to my son James Upton in trust for the purpose of a breeding
mare and I will and request that as she drops colts they shall be distributed at the age of six
months to my children as follows viz: The first colt to be given to my son Jesse, the second to
my daughter Anne, the third to Jane, and the fourth colt to my daughter Sophia for their own
sole and separate property, and after my Executor or Executors find that this object has been
faithfulled performed I give and bequeath the said mare to my son James Upton for his sole
use and benefit. And lastly I do hereby nominate constitute and appoint Samuel Blackman of
Cobetty free settler and Patrick Byrne of Windsor settler Executors of this my last Will or
Testament and from the confidence I have in the said Samuel Blackman who is one of the
witnesses to this my Will I shall rely on him that the objects and desires by this my Will
expressed are carried into effect. As witness my hand and seal at Cobetty in the district of
Cooke and Territory aforesaid this thirteenth day of February in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and twenty seven.
(Signed and sealed)
Thomas Upton
This Will is contained on four sheets of paper to the first, second and third sheets whereof the
said testator hath subscribed his name and to the fourth and last sheet hath subscribed his
name and affixed his seal in the presence of us who have subscribed our names as
witnesses in the presence of each other and also in the presence of the said Testator. The
words "a cow" between the thirteenth and fourteenth, and also "a bullock" between the
eighteenth and nineteenth lines in the third sheet being first interlines.
(Signed)
Samuel Blackman
William Wood
Thomas E Walker
In administering probate the executor’s lodged the following affidavit in the New South Wales
Supreme Court on 14 February 1828:
In the Supreme Court of New South Wales
In the Will of Thomas Upton late of Windsor in the Colony of New South Wales
deceased
Appeared personally Samuel Blackman of Cobetty in the Colony of New South Wales
yeoman and Patrick Byrne of Windsor in the said Colony Settler the Executors named in and
appointed by the last Will and Testament of the said deceased and being duly sworn upon the
holy Evangelists of Almighty God severally make oath and say that they believe the annexed
paper writing to be the true last Will and Testament of Thomas Upton late of Windsor
aforesaid deceased, that they will pay all the Debts and Legacies of the said deceased as far
as the goods shall extend, and the law shall bind them and that they will exhibit a true full and
perfect Inventory of all and singular the goods rights and Credits of the said deceased
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together with a just and true account into the Registry of this Honourable Court when they
shall be lawfully called thereunto, and that they believe the goods Chattels Credits and Effects
of the said deceased do not exceed the value of Three hundred pounds
Sworn in Open Court this fourteenth day of February AD 1828
By the Court
The executors also submitted the following petition:
In the Supreme Court of New South Wales
In the Will of Thomas Upton late of Windsor deceased
To the Honourable Francis Forbes Chief Justice of New South Wales The Humble Petition of Samuel Blackman and Patrick Byrne the Executors named in the Will
of the said deceased Showeth
That the said deceased departed this life sometime in the month of May 1827 having first duly
made his last Will and Testament, and thereby appointed your petitioners Executors thereof That your petitioners are desirous of proving the said Will and obtaining probate thereof
Your petitioners therefore humbly pray Your Honour to grant them Probate of the Will of the
said deceased And your petitioners will ever pray
Jas Norton
Proctor for the said Samuel Blackman and Patk Byrne
The will, executor’s affidavit and petition are stored today in the NSW Archives Office at
Kingswood63, in Sydney. Unfortunately the will is in poor condition due to its age and
improper handling by family historians over the years. A scan of the original documents are
included in Appendix 2M.
Sarah died only six month’s later. As with Thomas there does not appear to be any surviving
notice of death or cause of death recorded. Sarah did not leave a will.
Thomas and Sarah are both buried at St Matthew’s Anglican church at Windsor, close to the
north-eastern corner of the church building64.
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NSW State Records Series 1 Container 14/3182 Item 349
The impressive vault of his eldest son James is alongside, adjacent to the church building. James
will be discussed in a forthcoming biography.
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Figure 35: Thomas and Sarah's grave at St Matthew's anglican church, Windsor. The grave immediately
behind, with the column, is that of their eldest son James and his wife Catherine.
Figure 36: Inscription on the top of Thomas and Sarah's grave: SACRED to the MEMORY of THOMAS
UPTON who departed this life May 10 1827 Aged 66 years Also Sarah Upton who departed this life
November the 13th 1827 Aged 55 years
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C
D
B
A
Figure 37: Aerial view of Windsor and adjacent Cornwallis farmland, showing the Hawkesbury River's Argyle Reach. This view clearly shows Thomas and Sarah’s
elevated flood-free town allotments (Brabyn St/Cox St allotment ‘A’; Rickerby allotment ‘B’) and their flood-prone farmland (25 acre McKellar gift ‘C’; Rayner Farm
‘D’). Rickabys Creek is seen in the central foreground, and South Creek in the right middle distance. Image captured from Google Earth, imagery date 1/1/2009,
image © Sinclair Knight Merz.
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Figure 38: Thomas Upton's South Creek grant, at today's Marsden Park. The depression in the middle left is South Creek, and the grant stretched from the creek
right across the middle distance of the photo. The area is part of a large dairy farm today.
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Figure 39: Watercolour panorama depicting the extent of the Hawkesbury flood on the Argyle Reach at Windsor at its peak on 2 June 1816. The view is believed to
be from the high flood-free land at or near Catherine Farm, looking west. The position of Thomas Upton’s Rayner farm with exposed rooftops of his house and
presumably barn is arrowed. The dotted line shows the course of the Hawkesbury River during normal flows. Source: (Unknown, 1816), work comprising four
panels to depict a continuous 360 degree view (image above comprises two of the panels).
Figure 40: View today of the area depicted in Figure 39. Position of where Thomas Upton’s farm was is arrowed. Source: Google Earth.
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THOMAS AND SARAH’S DESCENDANTS
At the time of their death Thomas and Sarah’s eldest two children, Lucy and James, were
married. Their daughter Jane married in the week following Sarah’s death, and their son
Jesse the week following. Their two remaining surviving children, daughters Jane and
Sophia, were married within the next four years. Thomas and Sarah were alive to see four of
their grandchildren, however sadly their eldest child Lucy’s son Henry died three years
before Thomas’ death.
All three of Sarah’s children to Thomas Hodgkinson survived to adulthood, and yielded
twenty-four grandchildren between them, twenty-two of whom are known to have survived to
adulthood.
Sarah’s one child to John Embrey survived to adulthood, and yielded one grandchild, who is
known to have survived to adulthood.
Six of Sarah’s seven children to Thomas Upton survived to adulthood, and yielded fifty-five
grandchildren between them, forty-seven of whom are known to have survived to adulthood.
In total Sarah had a total of eighty grandchildren, seventy of whom are known to have
survived to adulthood.
A genealogical report showing details of the first three generations of Sarah’s descendants is
included in Appendix 4.
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CONCLUSION
When considering the traumatic circumstances that Thomas endured early in his life
between his arrest in London and his arrival in Sydney Cove it is extremely likely that he
would have subsequently suffered from post traumatic stress disorder for the remainder of
his life in Australia. The painful and traumatic nine months he suffered on the Neptune would
have been a major contributor. And even though his native country dumped him abroad at a
young age for the rest of his life for a pitifully pedantic matter, he still showed loyalty and
support for it as the Battle of Waterloo subscription demonstrated.
Sarah, too, could possibly have been traumatised to some extent, possibly at an earlier age
in her life, for one can only speculate what drove her to steal the £7/2/0 worth of goods in
1789 from Mary Smith which resulted in her imprisonment in London. It would also have
been hard for her to overcome the sudden and tragic loss of her first husband Thomas
Hodgkinson whilst she was eight months pregnant with her third child.
But despite their lives of struggle, which included surviving at least eleven floods, both
Thomas and Sarah refused to yield to adversity, and by the end of their lives in 1827 they
had admirably and successfully raised a large family and had etched a respected reputation
in Windsor as noted and admired pioneers.
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APPENDIX 1: Court trials
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Appendix 1A: Original transcript of Thomas Upton’s trial in the Old Bailey on 12
September 1787
Image source: (Old Bailey Proceedings, 2012, p.12).
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Image source: (Old Bailey Proceedings, 2012, p.13).
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Image source: (Old Bailey Proceedings, 2012, p.14).
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Image source: (Old Bailey Proceedings, 2012, p.15).
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Image source: (Old Bailey Proceedings, 2012, p.194).
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Image source: (Old Bailey Proceedings, 2012, p.195).
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Appendix 1B: Transcription of the original transcript of Thomas Upton’s trial
676. JOHN COOPER, THOMAS UPTON, FARRELL KERNON and ANDREW REDMAN,
were indicted; the first for stealing forty-nine cotton shirts, value 12 l. 5 s. and five pair of
thread stockings, value 8 s. the property of John Williamson, Esq; July 17th; and the other
three, for receiving part of the said goods, knowing them to be stolen.
JOHN WILLIAMSON, Esq; sworn.
I appear to prosecute these people, merely for the good of the public. On the 3d of August, I
went in consequence of an information I had received, with a search-warrant, to search
Upton's house, No. 49, Windmill-street; there I found an apron hanging on the line, and
some table-linen on the table, which were made out of my shirts; with the assistance of the
officers, we found two duplicates in a box in that room; we took the woman we found in the
room to Bow-street; in going there, Macmanus, one of the constables, met her husband in
Leicester Square, and took him.
Have you at any time lost the goods in the indictment? - Yes, I missed them, but did not
know how till after the information; I then missed forty-nine callico shirts; I know the exact
number, because I had an account of all my linen in a book.
Did you miss any thing else? - Yes, some stockings.
Have you seen these since? - Yes, I have seen them all.
Mr. Garrow, prisoner's counsel. This boy, (Cooper) was your servant? - Yes.
How long had he been so? - About four years.
What age is he? - About fourteen.
You brought him from India with you? - Yes.
He has been with you ever since? - Yes.
What character (independent of this transaction) does the boy deserve? - A better boy nor
an honester creature never was born; I did not know that he was doing wrong; my
confidence in him was unlimited; he had every thing of mine under his care, and even now I
can take it into my service again; there is one circumstance, which as a proof of his honesty I
shall just mention: I sent him in the course of the winter to buy some stockings for himself,
he brought them to me, and asked me if I liked them; I told him they were what I meant he
should have; he laid down the money as I was busy writing, and when I came to tell it, I
found he had given me too much; I told him he had cheated the people; he said no, he had
got them two-pence a pair cheaper than I could have got them.
You did not find any thing that had been your's in the state in which you lost it? - No, some of
it was making into table-linen; there was a callico shirt.
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This was a stock of linen you had during your stay in India? - Yes, some of them had been
worn but an hour, in order to avoid the duty of the Custom-house, in consequence of having
such a vast quantity; I had upwards of five hundred shirts: Upton's wife appeared to be
(though poor and big with child) exceedingly industrious; and I never felt more in my life than
at that time, to see her in that situation with her work before her: when the boy first came to
me, he did not understand our language, and when the articles of war were read on board
the ship, and that article concerning theft, I do not believe he understood it, but he had often
seen me punish the people under my command, who had been guilty of crimes, and had
prevaricated, and not told the truth; for if I caught them in a lie, I never let them go
unpunished, and he always told me the truth.
Of what did your family consist? - Myself, my wife, the prisoner, and two maid-servants.
Your linen was always washed out? - Yes, they were given out and received back by the
maid-servants; they were all clean, and were so when they were found upon the prisoners;
except one, which was worn by Redman.
Did you keep the drawers always locked? - No, I had been very inattentive in that respect.
Had any body else access? - They might for aught I know, when they laid open.
Any other person in the house might have robbed you? - Yes, I did suspect it had been a
servant maid that took the things away; and that was the reason I first kept the drawers
locked up; I had observed the linen lay closer in the drawer than usual, and I used to d - n
the washer-women for pressing my linen so close; sometime before this the boy went o an
errand with twenty guineas, sometime before, which he had been trusted with, and which he
faithfully delivered, and he has frequently been trusted with money in his pocket.
MARY SMITH65 sworn.
I lodge at Mrs. Banbury's in Windmill-Street, the prisoner (Cooper) knocked at my door; I
went and opened the door, and he asked me if there was not a man lived there that gave
bills out; I said yes, up three pair of stairs.
What is his name? - Thomas Upton; the boy went up stairs.
Had he any thing? - No, not then; he went away, and came again in about half an hour
afterwards; and I saw him go into Upton's room with a bundle.
What sort of a bundle? - Some things in a coloured handkerchief.
Was Upton at home? - No.
Did you see the handkerchief open? - No.
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In a statement by Mary Smith dated 3 Aug 1787, the day of the arrests, she says that five weeks
since Mary Upton tried to sell her a cheap shirt which she said she had obtained from a black boy.
Mary Smith states in the document that her address is 40 Great Windmill Street, and in the trial she
confirms that she lodges at Mrs Banbury’s house where the Uptons also lived. However the
prosecuter in the trial stated that the address where Mary Upton was arrested was 49 Windmill Street
[GLRO OB/SP/Sep 1787, quoted in (Flynn, 2001)]
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Was you ever in Upton's room? - Yes, many a time.
Did you ever see in his room this bundle? - No, only the shirts.
Should you know the shirts again if you were to see them? - I do not think I should; I
remember the cloth was callico.
PATRICK MACMANUS sworn.
I went with Captain Williamson to this room of Upton's; I found some duplicates and a shirt
that had been cut up; the captain said he did not doubt but that was his, though it was cut
up; I then took up Upton's wife, and sent Shallard with the duplicates to the pawn-broker's;
on the road to Bow-Street we met Upton; I asked his wife if that was her husband; she said
yes; she told him what she was going to Bow-Street about; and I told him he must go too; he
began to cry and seemed very much frightened; then we went to Bow-Street; it was on the
3d of August, the same day the little boy gave information.
Court to Captain Williamson. How was that information procured? - I called upon Justice
Addington in the morning, and told him of the robbery.
Was it not in consequence of threats? - No; I took the boy to the Justice without saying anything about it, and sent him in to ask if the Justice was there; (I had previously seen the
Justice, and told him of it) the boy came out and said no; I then desired him to stay there till
he came, and make my compliments to him; he did, and the Justice told him, Jack, I am
sorry to find you are turning out a bad boy, and told him he had robbed his master; and he
immediately confessed, and related all the circumstances.
Court to Macmanus. Look at that examination?
See original- It is the examination of Cooper, one of the prisoners at the bar, taken before
Justice Addington.
Was you present when it was taken? - No, but afterwards I was called in, and it was read
over before the boy; and he was desired, if there was any part of it that was not truth, to
contradict it; and he said it was all true.
In what language? - In English; he said it was all true, and I saw him sign it and the Justice
too.
Court to Captain Williamson. Who took the examination? - The clerk.
Was Justice Addington present; - Yes.
Did the boy give his relation? - Yes.
And from his relation the confession was taken? - Yes.
(The confession read.)
Macmanus. When I brought Upton, I went to the boy, and he described Kernon as a person
who gave bills out; I went towards the place where he said Kernon used to stand; I saw him
and asked him if his name was Kernon; he said yes; I told him he must go with me to Bowstreet; he asked me what for, and I told him; he began to cry.
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Is Kernon a Jew? - No, I believe not, the boy took him for a Jew.
Is he lame? - Yes; I took him to Bow-street and searched his pockets, and found the key of
his lodgings; I went there and found six shirts.
(They were produced and deposed to by the prosecutor.)
Court to Mrs. Smith. You said you saw the boy come to Upton's, how was he dressed? - As
he is now, in a brown coat and red collar.
Court to Captain Williamson. Is that your livery? - Yes, it is his livery undress.
What do you know those shirts by? - They are all marked with W. and the number
underneath.
Is that mark so plain you can see it? - Yes, there is the letter and number plain, though there
has been an attempt to rub them out.
Macmanus. The next day the 4th of August, the boy was again at Bow-Street. he described
Redman; he said he used to sell fruit about the street in such a place; I did not think he had
told me well enough for me to find him; so I brought the boy with me, and Shallard and I and
the boy went to Piccadilly, and found him; he said he lodged in Greek-Street, Soho; I went to
his lodgings and found some duplicates, and one shirt that had been wore.
(Deposed to by the prosecutor.)
I found at the pawn-broker's this shirt and stockings.
(Deposed to by the prosecutor.)
Mr. Knowlys to Macmanus. When you asked him if his name was Kernon, he told you very
readily it was? - Yes.
JOHN SHALLARD sworn.
I went with Upton to a cellar in Windmill-street, and he asked the woman for the shirt that
had been left there, and she immediately gave it up; she said Upton's wife brought it her to
cut up to make a frock for the child.
(Deposed to by the prosecutor.)
HENRY DIXON sworn.
I am a pawn-broker, the corner of Walker's-Court, Little Pultney-street; on the 30th of July,
the prisoner Upton pledged this shirt with me for half-a-crown.
(Deposed to by the prosecutor.)
JOHN BOYD sworn.
I am a pawn-broker, I live with Mr. Caites in the Strand; on the 4th of July, the prisoner
Redman pledged this shirt with me.
(Deposed by the prosecutor.)
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ROBERT PAYNE sworn.
I am a pawn-broker, I live at Mr. Brown's in the Strand; the prisoner, (Redman) pledged
these stockings with us in the month of June last; I lent him 1 s. on them.
(Deposed to by the prosecutor.)
The prisoners had nothing to say in their Defence.
The prisoner Upon called two witnesses, who gave him a good character.
The prisoner Kernon called three witnesses, who gave him a good character.
The prisoner Redman called four witnesses, who all gave him a good character.
JOHN COOPER GUILTY.
Privately Whipped and discharged.
THOMAS UPTON GUILTY.
Transported for fourteen years.
The prisoners Cooper and Upton were recommended by the prosecutor.
FARRELL, KERNON and REDMAN, GUILTY.
Sentence respited on the three last prisoners, on an error in the indictment.
Tried by the second Middlesex Jury before Mr. Justice GROSE.
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Transcription source: (Old Bailey Proceedings, 2012).
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Appendix 1C: Transcription of the indictments and trial of Sarah Pigg
Hertfordshire A Calender of the Prisoners in the Gaol of the said County Lent Assize 1790
Sarah Pigg
Committed 13th December 1789 by Ralph Winter Esquire for feloniously
stealing divers Things out of the shop of Mary Smith at Bishops Stortford. Likewise of the
Supicion of stealing a silver Thimble, a Linen handkerchief and other things the property of
Hannah Randall.
Hertfordshire The delivery of the Gaol of our Lord the King of the County of Hertford holden
at the Town of Hertford in and for the County aforesaid on Wednesday the third day of
March in the Thirtieth year66 of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord George the Third now King
of Great Britain and Before the Honourable Sir Nash Grose Knight one of the Justices of our
said Lord the King Assigned to hold pleas before the King himself and George Bond
Sergeant at Law and others their fellow Justices of our said Lord the King Assigned to
deliver the said Gaol of the Prisoners therein being…..
Sarah Pigg
Attainted of stealing Goods value of £7/2/0 of Mary Smith Spinster in her
dwelling house
The Jurors for our Lord the King upon their Oath present that Sarah Pigg late of the Parish of
Bishops Stortford in the County of Hertford Spinster on the Eighth Day of December in the
thirtieth year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord George the Third now King of Great Britain
and with force and arms at the Parish aforesaid in the County aforesaid Fourteen Yards of
Thread Lace of the Value of three pounds thirteen shillings and six pence Eighteen yards of
other Thread Lace called Edging of the Value of twenty Shillings Three Yards and a half of a
Yard of Muslin of the Value of seven Shillings four pairs of worsted stockings of the Value of
seven Shillings four linen Handkerchiefs of the Value of four Shillings one printed shawl of
the Value of eight Shillings Nine Yards of Irish Linen Cloth of the Value of sixteen Shillings
and six pence and one Muslin Apron of the Value of six Shillings of the Goods and Chattels
of Mary Smith Spinster in the Dwelling House of the said Mary Smith then and there being
found feloniously did steal take and carry away Against the Peace of our said Lord the King
his Crown and Dignity.
Mary Smith
Elizabeth Randall
Sophia Lawford
Hannah Randall
All four sworn in court.
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1790
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Puts herself Jury say Guilty no goods To be Hanged
The Jurors for our Lord the King upon their Oath present that Sarah Pigg late of Bishops
Stortford in the County of Hertford Spinster on the Ninth Day of December in the thirtieth
year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord George the Third now King of Great Britain and with
force and arms at the Parish aforesaid in the County aforesaid one Silver Thimble of the
Value of eighteen Pence one linen Handkerchief of the Value of two Shillings and five Yards
of Irish linen cloth of the Value of seven Shillings and six pence of the Goods and Chattels of
Hannah Randall Spinster then and there being found feloniously did steal take and carry
away against the Peace of our said Lord the King his Crown and Dignity.
Hannah Randell
Mary Smith
Elizabeth Randell
All three sworn in Court.
Puts herself Judgement on another Indictment
(Sentence, including several others) … Let them be Severally Hanged by the Neck until
they be dead.
Source: (Anon., n.d.q), (Lovell, c. 2000).
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Appendix 1D: Observations on Nash Grose
Nash Grose (1740-1813) (Kay, 1877, p.290) was the judge who presided on Thomas’ trial in
the old Bailey on 12 Sep 1787. His sentencing did not appear to be consistent with crime
severity, even though he had been a judge for the past seven years. Thomas’ sentence was
overly harsh when compared to what he gave other offenders who were found guilty at the
Old Bailey on this day.
Table A1: Summary of sentences handed down by Justice Nash Grose at the Old Bailey on
12 Sep 1787 to person found guilty of various crimes. Data sourced from (Old Bailey
Proceedings, 2012).
Ref
Charge
Value of
goods
(converted
to shillings)
t17870912-4
Violent theft / Highway robbery
20
Joseph Hannam
Death
Theft / Grand larceny
253
John Cooper (age 14
yrs)
Privately whipped
Person
Sentence
Thomas Upton
t17870912-6
Transportation 14 years
Theft / Receiving
unconfirmed
Andrew Redman
Farrell Kernon
Unknown
t17870912-13
Theft / Grand larceny
3
Charles Smith
Transportation 7 years
t17870912-21
Violent theft / Highway robbery
12.5
John Mason
Death
Theft / Burglary
88.5
Offspring Gregory
Death
John Vandebus
t17870912-33
Theft / Receiving
unconfirmed
Jane Vandebus
Transportation to Africa
14 years
t17870912-50
Theft / Theft from a specified
place
324
William Wharton
Transportation 7 years
t17870912-51
Theft / Grand larceny
14
Rose Fitzpatrick
Transportation 7 years
t17870912-52
Theft / Animal theft
10
Henry Todd
Transportation 7 years
t17870912-59
Theft / Grand larceny
37
William Knight
Transportation 7 years
t17870912-70
Theft / Grand larceny
27
Charles Knowland
Transportation 7 years
90
t17870912-84
Theft / Grand larceny
9
Mary Langstaff
Transportation 7 years
t17870912-85
Theft / Grand larceny
1.5
Ann Yeoman
Transportation to Africa
7 years
t17870912-87
Theft / Grand larceny
100
Benjamin Ambler (age
14 yrs)
Transportation 7 years
t17870912-95
Theft / Grand larceny
43
Ann Barton
Imprisonment 6 months
Ann Lewis
t17870912-97
Theft / Grand larceny
4
Thomas Buckingham
Privately whipped
t17870912-98
Theft / Theft from a specified
place
72.5
Elizabeth Barnes
Transportation 7 years
t17870912-99
Theft / Grand larceny
1000
William Grant
Transportation 7 years
t17870912100
Theft / Grand larceny
14
Ann Jefferys
Imprisonment 6 months
t17870912103
Theft / Theft from a specified
place
39
Matthew Locke
Transportation 7 years
t17870912108
Royal offences / Coining
offences
Joseph Tyso
Imprisonment in
Newgate 12 months
and fined 1s
t17870912110
Theft / Grand larceny
Elizabeth Richards
Imprisonment 6 months
21
Charles Stokes
t17870912114
William Bramsley
Theft / Grand larceny
Transportation 7 years
158.9
George Nadan
William Lamb
Fined 6d.
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Appendix 1E: Commutation of Sarah Pigg’s death sentence to transportation for life
Certificate/memorial of Henry Gould, Nash Grose and George Bond on Home Circuit
prisoners67 attainted, reprieved on 'favourable circumstances' and recommended for mercy
on the conditions set against their names:
Essex Assizes at Chelmsford, 8 March
1. John McDonald, for highway robbery on James Hardy and taking goods and money, value
£2:10:0. Recommendation: 14 years transportation.
2. William Hobbet, for burglary. Recommendation: 14 years transportation.
3. John Martin alias John Beckwith alias George Carrington, for stealing a bay mare.
Recommendation: 14 years transportation.
Hertfordshire Assizes at Hertford, 3 March
4. James Page and John Whitter, for highway robbery on Fanny Doo, spinster, and taking
goods and money, value 5/-. Recommendation: transportation for life.
5. Elizabeth Dickerson, wife of Edward Dickerson, for stealing goods and money to the value
of £10:10:0 from the dwelling house of Samuel Anderson. Recommendation: 12 months in
the Hertford House of Correction.
6. Sarah Pigg, for stealing goods to the value of £7:2:0 from the dwelling house of Mary
Smith. Recommendation: transportation for life.
7. William Beadle, for stealing a brown filly, value £10, property of John Smith.
Recommendation: 7 years transportation.
Kent Assizes at Maidstone, 15 March
8. William Hazlewood, for stealing a bay mare, value £4, property of John Winder.
Recommendation: 7 years transportation.
9. Dennis Conner, for burglary in the dwelling house of Edward Grigsby with intent to steal
his goods. Recommendation: 7 years transportation.
10. George Dixon alias George Ellis, for stealing a dark brown mare, value £17, property of
Stephen Bishop. Recommendation: transportation for life.
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In the UK at this time the Assizes in which judges travelling the country to dispense justice in were
grouped in circuits. The Home Circuit covered the counties of Essex, Hertfordshire, Kent, Surrey and
Sussex.
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11. George Best, stealing goods, value of £5:0:3, form the dwelling house of William
Cheeseman the elder. Recommendation: transportation for life.
Surrey Assizes at Kingston upon Thames, 29 March
12. John Smith and William Smith, for highway robbery on Henry Jordan and stealing goods,
value £3. Recommendation: 7 years transportation.
13. John Wilson, for stealing an order for payment worth £14:1.8. from Henry Ride in his
dwelling house. Recommendation: 14 years transportation.
14. John Reeves, for highway robbery on Henry Long and stealing £1:6:0.
Recommendation: 7 years transportation.
15. George Newman, killing a sheep with the intent to steal the carcase, value 30/-.
Recommendation: 7 years transportation.
16. Elizabeth Fleming and Sarah Davis, for highway robbery on Jane Hoskins and stealing
her goods, value 9/10. Recommendation: 2 years hard labour in the Guildford House of
Correction.
Folios 188-189.
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Source: (Anon., n.d.k).
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Appendix 1F: Transcript of trial The King v. Powell, Freebody, Metcalf, Timms and
Butler for wantonly killing two native men of the Territory (1799)
Court of Criminal Judicature, 15-16 October 1799
[329] The King v. Powell, Freebody, Metcalf, Timms and Butler for wantonly killing two
native men of this territory.
The prisoners being put to the bar.
Thomas Rickerby, being sworn, deposeth that on the 19th day of September last
Mary Archer came to him and asked him [330]if he had heard of two native boys having
been killed. He answered he had not, when she replied that such had been killed the night
before, and enquiring of her if she knew who had killed them she answered yes, that John
Pearson had told her that Edward Powell, the constable, Simon Freebody, James Metcalfe,
William Butler, William Timms, Thomas Sanburn and Bishop Thompson were all together
when they were killed, but that Sanburn, Thompson and Pearson had nothing to do with the
murder. That in consequence of this information, the witness, being Chief Constable at the
Hawkesbury, went up to Powell's with two more constables with him namely David Browne
and John Soare. That Powell was from home, but in his house were Metcalf, Thompson and
(he believes Timms) and Sanburn making enquiry of them if they knew any thing about the
two boys being murdered. They made answer one and all that that knew nothing about it.
But that Sanburn said they were as decently buried as any of the white people that were
killed by the natives. The witness asked said Sanburn if he would shew him where they were
buried, who told him no. That on leaving Powell's house he met with Powell of whom he
made the like enquiry about the murder, who said he knew nothing about it, he had killed
none of them nor did he know who had. That Powell refused to inform the witness where the
said bodies were buried but on a search he discovered and with assistance dug them up and
left the bodies laying on the ground while he went up to the Commanding Officer at the
Hawkesbury, Lieutenant Hobby, who went with Mr Braithwaite and the witness, and the
bodies were examined when the hands of both the said boys were tied behind them and a
wound through the body of the smallest of them as if given by a cutlass and second wound
on or about the hip as if given also by a cutlass. The other [331] appeared to have been shot
through the body by a musket ball and that one side of his head and down his face appeared
to have been much cut by a cutlass. Powell the constable being sent for he was examined
and in the first instance denied knowing any thing of the matter but on being further
interrogated said Powell informed that he thought it was the Governor's orders to kill the
natives where they found them. That Lieutenant Hobby then told said Powell he had given
no such orders nor did he believe the Governor had given any to that effect. Powell then
answered that it was done at the request of Sarah Hodgskinson the widow of one Hodgskin
who had been killed by the natives about three weeks before that time. That the witness
went to the said widow and asked if it had been her request who answered it was. That the
bodies were then buried and five persons taken into custody hereupon, when Powell one of
the prisoners asked the witness how many he had apprehended and on being told replied
there were eight of them and they would all fare alike.
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Questions proposed by the court to this witness. You are Chief Constable at the
Hawkesbury? Yes.
Have you known the natives to have been troublesome in committing depredations
and murders about the Hawkesbury? Yes he has heard of such things having been done.
Have you not known that after such outrages parties have been sent in pursuit of
them? Yes.
Have not the parties so sent out often killed some of the natives they were sent in
pursuit of? He has understood they have.
[332] Have you never known the natives to have been seized after having committed
robberies or perpetrated murder and sent to Head Quarters? Yes. I remember one Charles
who was so secured.
Do you know what was done with that native? Set at liberty. I understand so.
Do you know for what offence that native was committed? Yes. I heard for spearing
one Goodall.
Do you know from your own knowledge or only from common report that Charles
was the native who speared Goodall? From common report.
Did you not hear from report likewise that it was not him? Yes. I heard it was not him
but that he was in company with those who did it.
Did you ever hear of the two natives in question having been troublesome in parties
committing depredations or murders? Has heard the youngest boy was detected in stealing
corn and was shot at and wounded, and that the eldest was he heard concerned about
killing a man upon the race ground but that he believes the said two natives have since lived
in habits of friendly intercourse with the settlers.
[333] Do you not know that after the natives have committed depredations and even
murders that they have been received into the houses of the settlers? Yes they have.
Isabella Ramsay being duly sworn deposeth that about the time the above natives
were killed, she believes the evening of the same day, the three natives came into her
dwelling house at the Hawkesbury with the musket of Thomas Hodskinson who had been
lately killed by the natives in the woods, and delivered up said musket. That Freebody and
another person then came into the house of the witness and questioned the natives as to
what manner said Hodgskinson had been killed. They in the best manner they could
explained he was killed for the sake of the victuals he had with him and that there were three
of them in the killing of him. That the night preceeding the murder three other natives slept
with him. That they passed part of the next day together and toward the evening made a fire
and eat, after which the said Hodgskinson and Wimbolt laid them down under the covering
of blankets. That the said three other natives afterwards secured their two muskets and put
said Hodgskinson and Wimbolt to death with their waddys. That said Freebody and his
companion having left the house, the former shortly after returned accompanied by Powell.
That soon after the biggest of the natives got up for a drink of water, to whom Powell said
you shall have no water here, you have killed a good fellow and you shall not live long. John
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Pearson a neighbour then came in, when the same native got up a second time for a drink of
water, when Freebody gave him some water, and Powell said they should be killed for they
have killed a worthy good fellow and it will be a pity to see them go away alive. Butler soon
after came in to the house of the witness with a bright cutlass and asked if the natives were
there, saying what sentence shall we pass on these blackfellows. I will pass sentence
myself. They shall be hanged. Metcalf came into the house of witness [334] with several
others, who said we will not kill them, we will carry them out as the means of finding the
natives who killed Hodgskinson. Powell then enquired of the witness if she had any ropes,
being answered no, said that it was pity they should escape as he understood it was the
Governor's and Commanding Officers' orders that the natives should be killed whenever
they could be met. Said Powell then directed Butler to go to his house and bring some rope.
Who went and returned with one rope saying he could find no more there. When Powell
himself went and brought in two other ropes, and the hands of all the three of the natives
were tied behind them, and all the people who had by this time assembled at her house in
great numbers to look out the said natives. And in about a quarter of an hour after they had
left the house the witness heard the report of two muskets being fired.
Question from the prisoners to this witness. Relate to the court in what manner the
natives were armed when they came to your house.
They had each got a spear, a womarroo and a waddy and Hodgskinson's firelock.
That one of them having a coat Metcalf's which being pulled off a tomahawk was thereunder
concealed up his arm.
Question from prisoner Metcalf. Did I not tell you when I brought the natives in with
Hodgskinson's piece that the said three natives had acknowledged sleeping with
Hodgskinson in the woods the night before he was killed? I recollect something of your
saying that they had slept with him either the night he was killed or the night before but she
was so much frightened that she cannot recollect.
Did not Jonas Archer inform you that the eldest of the deceased natives was
concerned in the murder of the man on the race ground? Yes I have heard him and several
others say the same.
[335] Question by Powell. When I came in and found you alone with the natives in
your house did you not tell me that you was glad to see me for you was in fear for your life?
Yes, I was glad to see you come in with the other man with you, for I was in fear for myself
and children.
Why did you stand so much in fear of the natives, have you ever sustained any loss
of injury by them? We have been robbed by the natives but from their general inhuman
behavior she was the more afraid of them, and from hearing of the depredations they
frequently committed.
David Browne being sworn, deposeth to have seen the bodies of the said deceased
natives which appeared to him to have been murdered and he was ordered to take care of
them until they were buried. That the witness lives at the Hawkesbury and the natives are a
very dangerous set of people and not to be trusted and after a man gives them all he has got
they would not scruple to kill him. That about two years ago he was bringing water for his
stock when one of the natives threw a spear at him which struck him in the throat. That in
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pursuing said native three others came up which rendered it necessary for the witness to
return to his home. That the next day a settler was killed as he was informed. He the witness
also knows of many robberies and murders by the natives committed.
Thomas Lambourne being sworn, deposeth that about three weeks ago he was at
work on the farm of Edward Powell when James Metcalf one of the prisoners came to him
with a firelock on his shoulder and told him he had been alarmed by three natives on
Forrester's farm where he was working, which natives had a [336] musket with them, who
delivered the musket to said Metcalf who carried the same home. That the witness then went
to Forrester's house, the dwelling before described of Isabella Ramsay where the witness
found three natives, of whom he asked if there were not more of them, who answered there
was another called Major Worgan out upon the ground. That the witness went down to him
and stopped with him about an hour, and returned to Forrester's house about nine or ten in
the evening when the people were coming out of said house with three natives. That hearing
a caution of "take care or you'll be shot", the witness left them. And standing behind a tree
for his own security he heard the report of two muskets being fired. That he went up to the
place from whence said report came he saw two natives laying dead, being two of the three
he had before seen in the house as abovesaid. That the people talked about burying them,
but that he then departed and went about his business.
Question by the prisoner Metcalf. Did not Jonas Archer tell you that the eldest native
killed was concerned in the murder of the man upon the race ground? Yes he did.
By the court. What number of persons do you think were assembled on the above
occasion when you saw the two natives dead? There were more than the prisoners, there
might be ten. I cannot speak certain.
[337] Questions by the court.
Answer. I cannot.
Name any of those that were then present.
Where you not present at the time the two murdered natives were buried? No I was
not.
When you went to the house of Ramsay and saw the three natives, did you go
alone? Yes I did.
This witness having grossly prevaricated in his evidence before the court and having
departed from the examination to which he was sworn before the committing magistrates
whereby he connived at being admitted King's evidence, and verifying no part thereof the
court do order the said Thomas Lambourne to be taken into custody and stand committed
for the next criminal court to answer such charges as shall then be preferred against him.
John Pearson being sworn deposeth that last Wednesday was a month he called in
at the house of Isabella Ramsay where he found three natives of whom he made enquiry
who had killed Hodgskinson, who informed the witness that Terribandy, Major White and
others whose names he recollects not (that Terribandy is the reputed brother of the eldest
native that was killed) and one of the said natives on being asked by the witness what they
did there said they had brought in the gun of the deceased Hodgskinson and had given it up
to Metcalf. That Freebody and Powell then came in when the woman expressed herself glad
they had come as she was very much [338] frightened at the natives being there. That the
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woman and her children were all at supper at this time when Timms, Butler and Metcalf with
Thompson and he believes Lambourne came to said house. That in the hearing of the
witness Butler (who he thinks had a cutlass in his hand) called out "where are these natives,
leave them to me I'll soon settle them". Butler then asked for rope, but none being in the
house Powell said if you will go over the way you will find two ropes upon the dogs. Butler
then went out and returned with some ropes. The witness went out to cut some weed and on
his return into the house saw the three natives with their hands tied behind them and some
rope round their necks. That the said natives were then taken out by several persons,
namely Timms, Butler, Metcalf, Freebody, Powell and Thompson. That the witness remained
in the house where he was accustomed to sleep and to keep the woman company. That
about a quarter of an hour afterwards he heard the report of two guns fired, soon after which
a person he believes to have been Timms returned to the house and made enquiry for a
spade with which he went away. That the witness retired to rest immediately afterwards as
also did the woman and he heard no more of them. The witness further deposes that one of
the said natives in the pulling off a coat dropt a tomahawk which had been secreted in the
sleeve there up his arm.
At 3 o'clock the court adjourned until tomorrow morning at ten in the forenoon.
[339] Wednesday 16th October 1799. The court met at 10 o'clock pursuant to
adjournment.
Rex versus Powell and others continued.
Lieutenant Thomas Hobby, New South Wales Corps, being duly sworn deposeth that he was
Commanding Officer at the Hawkesbury when Thomas Rickerby, Chief Constable there,
applied to him respecting a murder committed on the body of two natives, requesting that the
witness would go with him to view the bodies which he accordingly did, and in the way to the
place where they were the witness met with Mr Robert Braithwaite who he asked to
accompany him and they proceeded together with said Rickerby, and viewed the bodies of
two male natives, on the younger of which they discovered one wound near the left breast,
and another in or about his back which appeared to the witness to have been wounds made
by a cutlass. On the other native near the jaw, the head was nearly severed from the body.
That the hands of both said natives were tied behind on the back of each of them.
The witness sent for Powell, one of the prisoners, and examined him respecting the
said murders who denied for some time any knowledge thereof, but said Powell
acknowledged he was present but did not kill the said natives. That Metcalf was also
questioned by the witness who answered him to the like effect as Powell had done. That on
the return home of the witness, he met Freebody, another of the prisoners, who he also
examined but does not recollect particularly what he said. The witness further deposeth that
Powell told him that he understood it was the Commanding Officer's orders, also the
Governor's, that all the natives should be killed. The witness replied he had never given such
orders, nor did he believe the Governor had given any to that effect, and that Powell said it
was done at the instigation of the widow Hodgskinson.
[340] Question by Powell. What orders did you give to a party of soldiers who went
out to bury the body of Thomas Hodgskinson who had been killed by the natives?
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My orders to the soldiers were to go out with the men who were going out to bury the
bodies of Hodgskinson and Wimbolt (who were murdered by the natives about two months
since). "That if they fell in with any natives on the road either going or returning to fire in
upon them."
Question by the court. What were your reasons for giving such orders and by what
authority did you give them?
Answer. About two months since or thereabouts I was informed by different people
that it was the intention of the natives to come down in numbers from the Blue Mountains to
the Hawkesbury and to murder some of the white people and particularly some of the
soldiers. That a day or two after receiving this information one Smallsalts came to the
witness and informed him that on the day before he had been attacked by the natives on the
road between Parramatta and the Hawkesbury, and that had he not been armed with a
loaded musket and a brace of pistols he should have [341] been murdered as the natives
hove one or two spears at him. The witness then came down to Sydney and waited on the
Governor making him acquainted with these circumstances. That the day following Andrew
Thompson, a constable from the Hawkesbury, came down to Sydney and informed the
witness that Serjeant Goodall, a Marine settler on the road between Parramatta and the
Hawkesbury, who being at work on his own grounds was attacked by several natives and
dreadfully wounded inasmuch that he could not be expected to live. The witness again
waited on the Governor with this information who appeared much displeased at the conduct
of the natives. The witness, who had been subpoenaed down to Sydney on a trial, then
observed to the Governor that the sooner he returned to the Hawkesbury he thought the
better. The Governor was of the same opinion. When the witness asked the Governor on
what was best to be done if the natives continued to commit such enormities, who answered
that something must be done. On which the witness signified to the Governor his intention
that if the natives should still continue their violent outrages of sending out a party of the
military to kill five or six of them wherever they were to be found. Whereupon the witness
received the Governor's directions to act discretionally against the natives and he left it
entirely to the witness. That the next morning he left Sydney and returned to the Hawkesbury
where he arrived on the second day. About 10 o'clock on the evening of the day of my arrival
there, Corporal Farrell called upon him with the information that he knew where to take the
natives that had wounded Serjeant Goodall, who was then reported to be dead. The witness
then ordered said Corporal to take a soldier with him and go in pursuit of them immediately,
and desired the natives might not be fired upon unless they made resistance, in which case
to bring them in dead or alive or words to that effect. The next morning said
Corporal [342] returned bringing with him a native called Charley, which native the witness
sent down under a guard to the Governor. On the return of said guard the Corporal and one
of the private soldiers, namely Henry Lambe, came to the witness and informed him that the
said native was according to orders taken before the Governor, who expressed himself in
the hearing of the guard of soldiers that he could not take upon himself to punish the native
in cool blood but that the Commanding Officer at the Hawkesbury should have punished him
upon the spot where he was taken.
By the court. Do you know that the native you ordered to be sent into Sydney was
concerned in the wounding of Goodall?
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I received information from Corporal Farrell that said native was concerned. That I
then went to the native who denied wounding Goodall, but that he was present and offered
to take me or any other person as I would send to the native, who did, known by the
appellation Major White, which I declined from supposing that this offer was made only to
afford him an opportunity to make his escape.
Did the settlers make any representation to you on the discharge of the said Charley
the native?
Yes, many of them said they were not safe in their houses, neither did they consider
the crops secure upon their grounds, and that said native was a great savage and had been
concerned in murdering a person on the race ground and supposed to have been concerned
in other murders.
[343] Question. When you sent a party of soldiers out in pursuit of the natives were
they accompanied by settlers or any other description of persons? Yes they were and I
believe by several.
Did you, when you gave orders to the party to go out and shoot any of the natives
they should meet with, consider these orders extending to the settlers or others that
accompanied the party? Yes I did upon that excursion only.
Are you positive that your orders were so explicit as that the whole party understood
they were only to attack the natives whilst on that excursion? The orders I delivered to the
Serjeant were, but it's possible they might be misunderstood.
Do you know that any of the prisoners now arraigned were present on the above
party? I do not positively know, but have reason to suppose they were from a remark made
to me by Metcalf that had I seen the bodies of Hodgskinson and Wimbolt that I should have
thought nothing of the natives being put to death.
You mention a resolution of the natives to come down in numbers and kill several
white people, particularly soldiers. Have you any knowledge why they formed such a
resolution? Yes. I have heard it was in consequence of a native woman and child being put
to death by a soldier called Cooper.
Did you hear by report or do you know that said Cooper was the person who put said
woman and child to death? [344] Answer. I heard it from report by Mr Braithwaite.
Question. Do you know that any violence has ever been offered to the natives or
injury done them by the white men, without previous violence committed by the natives upon
the white people? No, I do not know of any violence committed on the natives at the
Hawkesbury or elsewhere without provocation being given.
Since you have resided at the Hawkesbury, pray how many white people have been
killed by the natives? Two killed, one wounded so as to be left for dead, one attacked and
repeated thefts.
How many natives have been killed by white people? Two since my command at the
Hawkesbury, viz. two months.
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Robert Braithwaite gentleman being sworn deposeth that on or about the 20th
September last, he accompanied Lieutenant Thomas Hobby and Thomas Rickerby to the
bodies of two male natives who had been put to death. That the hands of both were tied
behind them. The wounds upon the younger of them were one about the right loin and
another about the left breast, which appeared to the witness to have been given by a
cutlass. And upon the other of them a large wound appeared about his chin and the
appearance of a musket ball wound about his right breast. That being informed Powell one
of the prisoners was concerned in killing said natives, the witness examined him who denied
any knowledge thereof, but on being further pressed by the witness who had killed the boy,
Powell answered it was so dark he could not see the person. Being asked the like question
as to the death of the other native said Powell's reply was the same in effect to the former.
The witness observing that it was a very cruel way of killing them even had they been
detected in committing [345] any act of depredation. Powell replied had the witness seen the
bodies of Hodgskinson and Wimbolt how they had been murdered by the natives, that he
would not have thought it so inhuman and Powell further informed the witness that the said
natives were killed at the desire of the widow Hodgskinson.
Question by the court. How long have you resided at the Hawkesbury? About 12
months.
Since your residence there how many white people have been killed by the natives? I
recollect four men to have been killed, and Goodall being very desperately wounded by
them, and that a servant of the witness was attacked by several natives, one of whom he
shot in his own defence after being robbed of a kangaroo he had killed.
Pray how many natives have been killed by the white people since you have lived at the
Hawkesbury? About five including the one killed by my servant.
What is the state of security or danger of the settlers of the Hawkesbury with respect to the
natives? I conceive the property of the settlers on the front farms to be and perfectly secure
in popular situations. Those of the back farms and above the creek in remote situations are
exposed to great danger from the natives and he thinks the persons of the people are
insecure both on these farms and when they may be travelling on the roads, and the witness
knows the several [346] single persons have been attacked on the road by the natives
although such persons have been armed.
David White being sworn deposeth that on the evening the above two natives in question
were said to be killed, he heard some natives crying out and heard the report of a musket
and in about two thirds of a minute afterwards he heard a second report of a musket fired.
That in consequence thereof he went down to the spot from whence he heard such shots,
and calling in at the house of widow Hodgskinson who was not at home at the time, he
waited when the said woman came in accompanied by Simon Freebody and Mr Timms,
when the two latter informed the witness that two natives were killed, Simon Freebody told
the witness that Powell had fired at a native, that Butler was holding by a rope round his
neck but let him escape, and that one other native the said Simon Freebody declared to
have killed himself by thrusting a cutlass into him, and the third native who was held by
Timms Metcalf shot through the body.
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Question by the prisoner Powell. Was the witness at home when he heard the natives cry
out? Yes I was.
At half past 2 o'clock the court adjourned until tomorrow morning 10 o'clock.
[347] Thursday 17 October 1799, at 10 o'clock the court met pursuant to adjournment, and
proceeded on the trial of Freebody and others. Continuation.
Jonas Archer being duly sworn deposeth that about six weeks ago a native called
Yellowgowy came to the house of the witness, who asked him who of the natives had killed
Thomas Hodgskinson and Wimbo, when the said native answered a native called Major
White had killed him and mentioned the name also of one other native which the witness
does not remember, and describing the manner in which said murder was committed said
that said White and other native Run their dowels (a sought of spear) into said Hodgskinson
and Wimbo. The next day the elder of the two natives that were killed (as in former evidence
named) came to the witness who told the said native that White the native had got the gun
belonging to deceased Hodgskinson, and desired him to go and get it. That the witness went
to the widow of the said Hodgskinson and told her that she would get the gun in a few days,
and the said native boy accordingly as the witness hath been informed brought in the said
gun.
Question by court. Did you understand from the native Yellowgowy that the native Major
White attended the deceased Hodgskinson and Wimbo as friends in the woods? Yes.
Yellowgowy said that White met the deceased Hodgskinson and Wimbo in the woods and
asked them if they had got any pheasants. Being answered no, they made a fire, and the
native made another being evening about sundown which the natives invited them to do
observing [348] they would get pheasants the next day. That in the night the said natives put
them to death as before stated.
What was the reason you suppose that the said natives put them to death? Possibly for the
sake of their provisions or because Wimbo had the daughter of the comrade of said White
living with him.
Do you mean to say the said native's daughter was forcibly detained by Wimbo? No. I know
she might have left him had she chused.
Did you go out with party who went to bury the bodies of the deceased Hodgskinson and
Wimbo, and in what state did you find them? Yes I did go out, and saw said two bodies
naked covered by wood and both were speared in the bodies and otherwise mangled. Their
cloaths, provisions and arms and blankets were taken from them.
Did you personally know this native called Major White? Yes I knew him well and he was
under engagement to accompany me in the woods at the time he killed Hodgskinson and
Wimbo.
Did you know of what tribe the two natives who were killed belonged? I have often seen
them with Major White and believes one of them did belong to the tribe, indeed they have
often been together on my farm
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[349] Was the deceased Hodgskinson on friendly terms with the natives? Yes I think he was.
He always has seen him treat them kindly by harbouring them and feeding them in his
house.
Do you know what orders the soldiers had, and did you feel yourself authorised to do when
out on the excursion to bury the deceased aforenamed? I know not what orders the soldiers
had in particular, but understood it was to kill any natives the party could meet with and that
was my intention.
Did you understand the orders to kill the natives were to be enforced after the above
expedition? Yes I did, nor should I have thought myself doing wrong by killing any of the
natives afterwards.
What do you know of the character of the two natives that were killed and of the one who ran
away? The one who ran away stole fowls from me, and one of the deceased stole corn from
my barn, and that the other being the eldest informed the witness that his brother had
murdered a man upon the race ground.
Do you know how many white men have been killed by the natives during the time that you
have lived at the Hawkesbury? [350] I have five or six years at the Hawkesbury, and to the
best of my recollection 12 white persons have been put to death by the natives.
How many natives do you recall being killed by the white persons? About 20 to the best of
my recollection.
Are not the settlers or their men in the habits of taking the women from the natives and that
the native men are prevented from taking them away through fear of their fire arms? In two
instances I remember lately but cannot say whether the women were detained by force, but
they were taken away against the inclination of their native men and I know that said two
women were companions to the white men from choice.
Here the evidence closed on the part of the Crown.
The prisoners produced a defence in writing of which the following is a copy.
[The next 4 pages are from the alternate copy of the case record.]
[309] Prisoners' defence.
Honorable gentlemen,
We the prisoners at the bar beg that the honorable court will permit our defence to be read,
stating every particular worthy of remark, as also the treachery of the natives and subsisting
animosity of the different evidences for the Crown.
That on Wednesday the 18th September last past about sun set, several natives came to the
farm of Robert Foster (where was at work James Metcalfe) with a musket belonging to
Thomas Hodgskinson who was most cruelly, barbarously and inhumanely murdered by the
supposed natives at the Blue Mountains. James Metcalfe (one of the prisoners at the bar)
not knowing their intent enquired of them concerning the murdered man (namely Thomas
Hodgskinson and John Wimbow). The natives gave him to understand in a broken tongue
that they (the natives) slept with them the night before the barbarous act was committed.
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The natives then wished to know if the white men were angry. James Metcalfe answered
them in the negative for being surrounded on all sides and a number of them an evil minded,
blood thirsty set of people, he dare not at that time express himself as he would wish. They
being armed with weapons and some of them with their spears poised, the said James
Metcalfe invited them into the house, and three natives singled out from the rest followed
him to the house of the said Robert Foster, but one (the elder) on the way took up a coate
which was laying on the ground belonging to the said Metcalfe, put it on, and followed to the
hose as before stated. Metcalfe then questioned them again concerning the murder of
Hodgskinson and Wimbow on the mountains. Their answer was "not angry with any more
white men, but very bad soldier, very bad them". James Metcalfe left them and proceeded to
the house of the widow belonging to the deceased Hodgskinson, and informed her of what
the natives said as also producing and delivering the gun belonging to the deceased, which
the said James Metcalfe had taken from the natives. The widow Hodgskinson then enquired
of him who they [310] were, and Metcalfe described them to her in the best manner he
could. On which the widow Hodgskinson replied they are the same natives that called at her
house, and who were to have gone with Hodgskinson to the mountains, but at the time
proposed of going, the natives absconded and never were heard of until James Metcalfe first
perceived them on the farm as before stated. Only thus much was positively declared by
William Fuller. That on his coming from the bush about a fortnight before the murder of
Hodgskinson and Wimbow was known, he the said William Fuller saw a blanket (which he
had lent to John Wimbow) on one of the native's gins or women belonging to the same party
(as are now killed). James Metcalfe then left the house of the widow Hodgskinson and
informed several neighbours what had happened concerning the natives, and that he
(Metcalfe) had every reason to believe that they were come with no good intent, for they
were in great numbers at the back of the farms. On which many of the neighbours followed
and proceeded to the house of Robert Foster where the natives (as before) were, and asked
them many questions, and shuddered to hear the tale related of the horrid depredations
which had been committed on the body's of our fellow countrymen on the mountains. The
barbarous and inhumane treatment they had met with, and as far as could be understood
the natives who had committed the horrid deed were then present or at least at the back of
the farms. James Metcalfe during the discourse sat down to supper. In the interim, many
neighbours came to a determination to tye the present natives' hands and make them point
out which of the natives it was that murdered Hodgskinson and Wimbow, and on going out of
the house as aforesaid, the evening very dark and not being able to see any thing before us,
the natives rushed from us and one of the three made his escape. And James Metcalfe went
in pursuit of him, and the rest of the neighbours (unknown whom) followed the others and
(as we suppose) killed them. On the return of James Metcalfe to the house of Foster as
aforesaid, he found Isabella Ramsay alone. She was happy at the return of Metcalfe, fearing
the natives should make their return. He heard nothing more of it till next morning when he
said the bodies (dug up after being buried) and was [311] immediately taken into custody by
Thomas Rickerby.
Edward Powell deposes that on Wednesday 18th September last on his return from
Parramatta to the Hawkesbury, passing the Commanding Officer's door, he (Powell) was
asked by the Commanding Officer concerning the prisoner which he had been with to
Parramatta and some other private business. The said Powell was greatly fatigued and went
into the kitchen of the Commanding Officer and remained there until dark. On his return
home there were a great number of people in his house, who gave him information of three
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natives being at Foster's house who had been concerned in the murder of the unfortunate
Hodgskinson and Wimbow, besides many more at the back of the farms. Edward Powell
was advised to go to Foster's house, and on his entrance saw three of the natives and
Isabella Ramsay (no other person present). She said that she was happy he was come as
she was so terrified that she could scarcely contain herself. The natives seemed much
alarmed and was for quitting the house. He bade them not to be afraid. Powell then asked
them concerning the murder of Hodgskinson and Wimbow, and on hearing the name of
Hodgskinson they endeavoured to run away out of the house, and their countenances quite
changed. Powell then seized the biggest of the three, and in taking him by the arm a
tomahawk dropt from the sleeve of his coate. In the interim, a great number of people came
in and agreed to tye their hands and make them shew where the rest of the natives were
who assisted in the murder. Powell then said to the neighbours present, "I have no piece
and am greatly fatigued. I'll go home to bed. Bishop Thompson has my piece and he is gone
down to the ground." Powell then left them and on his way home he heard a great noise of
the natives hallowing to the natives at the back of the farms to retreat. Powell then heard
words very loudly spoken saying "they are running away, we shall lose them, fire, fire". On
which a report was heard of some discharge of musketry. Powell then went to bed, and in a
short time afterwards the wife of Powell came to him and told him she had heard some
people say as they were passing by that some of the natives were killed. The next morning
he was ordered into custody with some others being the nearest at hand.
William Timms, Simon Freebody and William Butler positively declare that they heard of the
natives being at the house of Robert Foster, and they went as did many others to see them
being (as was said) the natives which murdered Hodgskinson and Wimbow. They left them
after some little time and proceeded to their different homes. The next day William Timms
went to see where the natives were buried as did many others. Timms said, "ah my poor
master (Hodgskinson) was not buried like this, he was cut into pieces with a tomahawk and
a death spear run through his yard and came through the back part [312] of his neck". On
these words the said Timms was taken into custody and the others likewise on similar words
were taken up also.
The aforesaid facts caused the present situation of the prisoners at the bar, and gentlemen
we (the prisoners) humbly beg pardon for giving so much trouble to the honorable members
and detaining the court still longer, beg that they may here state a few remarks on the
evidence adduced against them. First, in that of John Pearson who swears to being in the
house of Isabella Ramsay with her, at the time the natives were taken out by the neighbours
and remained there the whole of the evening. Isabella Ramsay declares upon oath that she
was by herself until James Metcalfe returned from pursuing the native that first ran away and
made his escape, and that the said John Pearson was not there. The third evidence is that
of David White who came forward through pure hatred and malice against the prisoner
Edward Powell, who has at divers times been necessitated to go and call him the said White
into his custody (Powell being a constable at the Hawkesbury) and many times searched the
house for stolen property which was supposed he had and even thought he had committed
many robberies on his neighbours. Again the said David White makes oath that he never
received any injury from any of the natives, when it is well known, and a proof can be
established, that he (David White) has been frequently robbed by them as also many of his
neighbours. And it would be superfluous here to state the many depredations which they
daily commit as it would be detaining the honorable court and be intruding upon your
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goodness. It's well known by many of the gentlemen present that they are a treacherous, evil
minded, blood thirsty sent or description of men. That they will be familiar and be with people
for a considerable time until perhaps they have received the nine-tenths of a loaf of bread,
and they for the last tenth they will murder tow of three who before were their friends to get
it. Many instances of a similar kind are known. Again it was generally understood that it was
a standing order, or at least it was so issued from the Commanding Officer, to kill any of the
natives found in their way, particularly after the barbarous, cruel and inhuman murder of the
unfortunate Hodgskinson and Wimbow, a murder the most horrid to have beheld. Any
gentlemen to have seen the mangled bodies of the deceased would have shuddered and
ever bore an antipathy against the cruel natives in general, and that it behoves every man to
be on his guard against them and their intentions, never to give them any encouragement for
it's this indulgences they have received makes them so knowing.
Gentlemen, we humbly beg that you will be pleased to take what we have here stated into
your humane consideration and be well assured of our innocence in being accessory's of
killing them, but that we leave to your better consideration and trust only to an honorable and
impartial jury for a verdict which we trust will be I behalf of the unfortunate prisoners.
Honorable gentlemen with every respect we subscribe,
your most devoted,
most obedient and very humble servants etc. etc.
The prisoners at the bar.
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[350 continued: ] ... William Fuller the first witness called on the part of the prisoners being
duly sworn says that he resides at Richmond a free man and lives by his labor. That
sometime before Wimbo the deceased went into the woods, the witness lent him a
blanket [351] and one of the Blacks (little Jemmy), one of the natives that were killed, with
several other native men, one woman the Gin or wife of said Jemmy, who severally came to
the house of the witness and had wrapped round her a blanket which he well knew to be the
same he had lent to the said Wimbo and the witness was desirous of taking the said blanket,
which was refused and the woman and other natives all ran away from the house and the
blanket yet remains among the natives.
Question by the court of the prisoners. Did you see this blanket in the possession of the
natives before the two natives were killed? Yes I did, but I cannot say as to the time but that
it was about a fortnight before the said Hodgskinson and Wimbo were known to have been
killed by the natives.
Was you with the party of soldiers and others who went out in pursuit of the natives and to
bury the two bodies of Hodgskinson and Wimbo? Yes I was.
Were any of the prisoners of that party? Yes two, Metcalf and Freebody.
How far did you consider yourself at liberty to act against natives if you met with any? To
shoot them if I could.
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[352] Suppose any natives should have come into your farm after the above expedition,
would you have shot them? If I had seen any I suspected to have been concerned in the
murder of said Hodgskinson and Wimbo, I certainly should.
William Goodall being sworn, deposeth that about six weeks ago he was working on his
grounds when a party of natives about 12 in number came and without the smallest
provocation alarmed him by a desperate attack with their spears and also brutally beat him
with their waddies after wounding in the breast and in two places on his back with three
spears and had not the witness ran from them they would have killed him on the spot. That
among their number of natives he knows one who is called Charley. That on the witness
making his escape with a spear sticking in his back, the said natives pursued him even to
the door of his house. That the said Charley was afterwards apprehended at the
Hawkesbury as one of the prisoners who had thus wantonly attacked the witness and was
escorted to Sydney by a party of soldiers as a prisoner to his Excellency the Governor; and
when his Excellency (as the witness was informed by the Corporal of the guard) examined
said Charley who was liberated without any punishment.
Question by the court. Before the prisoners at the bar were brought to trial, did you think
yourself at liberty to retaliate on the natives for the injury you had received? Yes I did.
What is your opinion now since these prisoners have been put on the trial? I wish to be
informed after this attack on my life how I am in future to act.
[353] Did you not serve in the detachment at the Hawkesbury as a Sergeant in the military?
Yes I did, upwards of two years, and that I was discharged two years ago last April, since
which I have lived as a free settler.
Do you recollect during your service at the Hawkesbury natives committing any murders
robberies or other outrages? I do several. Some I particularly well remember.
What steps were taken to punish such natives? There were parties of soldiers frequently
sent out to kill the natives, but being the senior Sergeant sent there I had the care of the
stores and did not go out with any detachments myself.
From whom did you receive your orders from time to time at the Hawkesbury? I received my
orders in writing from Captain John McArthur at Parramatta, and which were issued in
consequence of a number of murders about that time committed by the natives.
Do you not know that the like orders have been often repeated by the officers commanding
detachments at the Hawkesbury? Yes I do.
Was you not sent to the Hawkesbury for the express purpose of defending the settlers from
the attacks of the natives in consequence of the representations from the settlers that they
were in danger of being murdered by the natives? I was.
[354] Have you any knowledge of why the natives attacked you in particular? None.
Peter Farrell, Corporal in the New South Wales Corps, being duly sworn deposeth that on
the seventh day of last month about 9 o'clock at night, the witness was in the barracks at the
Hawkesbury when Joseph Phelps a settler came in and reported there was a party of
natives near his farm who were known to have been present at the spearing of Goodall; and
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that said Phelps told the witness he came in for the purpose of informing their Commanding
Officer there, and being under some alarm he requested a party might be sent out to drive
them away. The witness then waited on Lieutenant Thomas Hobby, the Commanding
Officer, who told him to take a soldier with him and the said Phelps who was also armed with
a firelock. They went to the house of one John Burne where the witness and his party
apprehended two natives, the one called young Charley and the other called Cappy. From
the character the witness had heard of the former he first secured him and with the other
native, brought them both away. On our return to the barracks the native Cappy effected his
escape on which the witness fired at him and has since been informed wounded him.
Charley was brought into the barracks and the next day the witness was ordered to hold
himself in readiness escort the said Charley with a party to Sydney by his Commanding
Officer. Which he obeyed and brought him to the Governor's together with a letter from
Lieutenant Hobby to his Excellency, which he also delivered. That his Excellency made
enquiry of the witness who he [355] had got there. The witness answered that it was a native
who was known to have been at the spearing of Goodall and committing several other
barbarous depredations. Well says the Governor what am I to do with him? Why did not your
own Commanding Officer at Hawkesbury do something with him? The witness answered his
Excellency he supposed it was from a wish to make a more public example of this native.
The Governor replies it was not in his power to give orders for the hanging or the shooting of
such ignorant creatures who could not be made sensible of what they might be guilty of,
therefore could not be treated according to our laws. The witness then requested to know
what was to be done in that case, when the Governor told the witness that immediate
retaliation should be made on the spot or words to that effect, as that was the only mode he
could think upon. That some bystanders observed that was impossible, for the natives took
advantage the time and place. Then, replied his Excellency, as soon as they can be
[catched]. The Governor then admonished the said native Charley as to his future conduct
and ordered said native to be discharged, and as the witness is informed ordered said
Charley to be taken up to Mr Cumming at Parramatta with whom he had lived. The witness
returned to the Hawkesbury and made report verbally to his Commanding Officer of what
had been done, which he publicly also repeated among the settlers. The witness further
saith that the Governor ordered said native under the care of Mark Flood to be taken up to
Mr Cummins with whom he had long lived as servant to be further admonished
The court at half past 3 o'clock adjourned until ten o'clock tomorrow.
[356] Friday 18th October 1799. The met at 10 o'clock pursuant to adjournment.
Rex v. Powell etc. prisoners' defence continued.
John Tarlington being sworn deposeth that within a few days before the man upon the race
ground was killed, but he cannot specify the time in particular, the witness who resides near
Toongabbie about two hours walk from the native's resort about the Hawkesbury and the
creek, on Sunday morning two male natives came to his house, one of them called little
Charley and the other McNamara. The witness welcomed them into his house, and the free
man his servant also with his master shook hands with said natives who left their spears
outside the house, and asked for bread which the witness gave them. They then asked for
meat which the witness said "by and bye" as it was then dressing. Having suspicion of more
natives coming, the witness went out to look and saw four more coming toward the house,
walking two and two abreast. One the witness knew to be called Major White and one other
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little George, who was the youngest of the two natives said to be killed by prisoners. The
other two he knew also to be called Terribandy and Jemmy, the latter the elder of the two
natives killed as aforesaid. The witness also welcomed the said four natives into his house,
at which time the meat and cabbage was taking up, which the witness shared among them
and gave them more than they could eat, so they left a part. Little Charley getting up for
some water stepped out of the door, who the witness followed to see what he was about,
when he saw more natives, 12 or 15 approaching towards his house. The witness welcomed
them into the house also, and they left their spears at the door, same as the others had
done. [357] His wife and free man servant gave to them the remainder of the meat and
victuals that had been left. That three of the former natives namely George, Jemmy and
Charley asked the witness for melons, who took them to the melon bed, leaving the other
natives in the house with his wife and freeman; and whilst said three natives were eating
melons on the bed in the garden where they grew, native Jemmy went some little distance
from the melon ground and shooting out something in the native dialect which the witness
did not understand, about 20 or 30 natives thereupon immediately came out of the bush and
saluted the witness friendly. That the natives then in the house hearing the voices on the
melon bed came out to join them, and the free man servant to the witness followed them out,
when the natives dispersed themselves about the ground some taking corn, others melons.
The witness hearing a voice saw a white man who came to him and they saluted each other,
the strange white man asking the witness if his name was not John Tarlington, to which he
replied yes, and your name is Nicholas Redman if I am not mistaken, I suppose, continued
the witness, you want to see Joseph Molony who said yes, then said the witness he will be
here presently. Soon after said Joseph Molony came up to the witness before he went to his
acquaintance, saying to the witness "John what brought all of these natives here". That the
natives then asking for more bread and none being in the house, the wife of the witness
went out to get some accompanied by Charley the native. In a few minutes after her leaving
the house the native Terribandy threw a spear at the witness' freeman Joseph Collins, which
wounded him so desperately that he died in a few days after. They then attacked the witness
and wounded him in three places with spears, besides beating him with waddies. That he
was fortunate [358] enough to escape and saved his life by concealing himself in a loft. That
the youngest of the natives called Little George (said to be put to death by the prisoners)
threw a spear wantonly through his arm and a wound he received in his side was given him
by Jemmy the other native, said also to be killed by the prisoners. That Nick Redman was
next barbarously murdered and mangled, and Joseph Molony was also severely wounded in
endeavouring to escape. That the said natives then plundered the house and premises of
his stock and every kind of property he had. That when the witness thought they were gone
he came from his concealment and went in quest of his wife, who he found had been
severely beaten by Charley.
Question by the court. Were the two natives supposed to be killed by the prisoners
concerned in the murder of N. Redman? Yes they were.
How long is it since the murders happened? About 18 months ago.
How old do you suppose the native called Little George might then be? About the 11 or 12
years of age, but I cannot speak to any certainty, they are so deceiving in their age. Jemmy
appeared to be 15 or 16 years old.
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Have you heard of any other injuries committed by said Charley upon the white people
since? I heard of Goodall being wounded by said Charley.
How did you hear said Charley had wounded Goodall? By report.
[359] Henry Baldwin being duly sworn. Question by the prisoners. Relate what injuries you
have received from the two natives said to have been killed by the prisoners.
Answer. I detected them with others stealing my corn and I have frequently been robbed by
other natives.
William Bladey duly sworn, deposeth that about six weeks ago he was out duck shooting
and met a native called Major White, and one called the young Jemmy. (the latter is said to
have been killed by the prisoners), and a third native name unknown. They all came up to
the witness and were armed with spears. White enquired of him if he had got any ducks,
who answered no and asked said White why the natives were angry with the white men; who
replied that they were angry with the white men and particularly with the soldiers, when
White shewed an intention of throwing a spear at the witness which he poised towards him,
who thereupon stepped back and guarded himself against a tree; when he discovered
another party of natives making up to him, the first of whom he well knew to be called Major
Worgan, of whom he asked why the natives were angry with him the witness. When Worgan
replied they were not angry with him, for he was a very good fellow, but that the soldiers
were very bad. The former party now joined the latter and they all went off a little distance
from the witness seemingly to consult together, after which the native Charley returned to
the witness and asked him if he was going home, who through fear said no. The said natives
than all departed together. The witness soon after went home, where he was informed by his
wife the same natives, 17 in number and many of whom she knew and described to her, had
robbed and plundered the house of the witness of every thing they thought proper to take
away with them
Question by the court. Do you know the reason why the natives are so very angry with the
white men and the soldiers?
[360] Answer. No, except by report I have heard of a native woman and child being killed by
a soldier, but do not know the reason why they were so killed.
Question proposed by prisoners to Lieutenant Neil McKellar, one of the members of the
court. "Pray sir when you commanded at the Hawkesbury what orders did you issue against
the natives for committing depredations on the settlers?"
Answer. To destroy them whenever they were to be met with after their being guilty of
outrages, except such native children who were domesticated among the settlers.
Was that order ever countermanded since? Not during my command at the Hawkesbury, not
since to the best of my knowledge.
By the court at the instance of Captain McArthur. By what authority did you give those
orders? By verbal orders I received from the Governor. I do not recollect receiving any in
writing to that effect.
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By Lieutenant Shortland. When you was relieved at the Hawkesbury did you leave those
orders with the officer who relieved you? I informed him generally how I conducted the
command.
By Lieutenant Flinders. From your never contradicting the orders to destroy the natives in
form, did you consider the orders for the destroying them to continue in force? Certainly.
Otherwise I should have countermanded them, but it was understood the natives were not to
be injured except in retaliation for any outrage they might have recently committed.
[361] John Francis Molloy being duly sworn, deposeth that there being no regular surgeon at
the Hawkesbury he was appointed to act there in that capacity and that he knows in the
course of his practice for four years and a half, 26 white people have been killed by the
natives and 13 wounded on the banks of the Hawkesbury, and that several of them were
killed and wounded when defending their property against the attacks of the natives.
The prisoners addressed the court and stated that they had no other evidence to call, but
such as would tend to corroborate what had already been produced relating to the general
offensive conduct of the natives. They therefore declined troubling the court with the
examination of any further witness, although there are many at hand ready to come forward.
The court being cleared to deliberate on the verdict and being reopened the several
prisoners were put to the bar and informed that the court [ following words struck out:
disapproving of the killing the natives] find them severally guilty of killing two natives.
But reserve this case by special verdict until the sense of his Majesty's ministers is known
upon the subject. The prisoners will therefore be enlarged on producing two sureties to be
bound in ¿100 each and themselves individually in £200 each, personally to appear to abide
by such decisions as his Majesty's ministers at home may think fit to make on the case so
reserved as aforesaid. The court disapproving the conduct of Powell as a constable do order
him to be suspended.
At half past 3 o'clock the court dissolved.
[362] Captain Henry Waterhouse. That the prisoners are severally guilty of murdering two
natives without provocation on the part of the natives. Captain Waterhouse adds that by his
opinion he means not to affect their lives, because it is the first instance of such an offence
being brought before a criminal court and therefore the prisoners were not aware of the
consequences of the law.
Lieutenant John Shortland. That the prisoners are severally guilty killing two natives in a
deliberate manner without any provocation on the part of the natives at the moment.
Lieutenant Matthew Flinders. That the prisoners are severally guilty of wilfully and inhumanly
killing two unresisting natives who were not in any act of hostility or depredation
Captain John McArthur, Lieutenant Neil McKellar, Lieutenant Thomas Davies, the Judge
Advocate. That the prisoners are severally guilty of killing two natives.
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Opinion as to the sentence The Judge Advocate
The case specially reserved
Captain Henry Waterhouse
Corporal punishment
Lieutenant John Shortland
Corporal punishment
Captain John McArthur
The case specially reserved
Lieutenant Matthew Flinders Corporal punishment
Lieutenant Neil McKellar
Lieutenant Thomas Davies
The case specially reserved
The case specially reserved.
-----------------------------------------------------------The defendants were allowed to return to their farms pending instructions from London.
Subsequently they were pardoned.
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Source: (Anon., n.d.o).
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APPENDIX 2: Documents (deeds, indentures, memorials, letters
etc)
114
115
Appendix 2A: Extract from list of convicts on board the Stanislaus Hulk at
Woolwich from 12 April to 12 July 1788
Source: (State Records Authority of NSW, n.d.j).
116
117
Appendix 2B: Thomas Upton listed in the Neptune’s indenture
Source: (Anon., n.d.i)
118
119
Appendix 2C: Thomas Hodgkison’s apprenticeship with Lawrence Butler
Source: (State Records Authority of New South Wales, 2008, p.43 Book 5 no 500).
120
121
Appendix 2D: Thomas Upton: Memorial for grant 15 Oct 1825
Source: (State Records Authority of NSW, n.d.a).
122
123
Appendix 2E: Thomas Upton and others: Memorial for grant 28 Nov 1825
Source: (State Records Authority of NSW, n.d.b).
124
125
Appendix 2F: Thomas Upton: Reply 9 Dec 1825
Source: (State Records Authority of NSW, n.d.c).
126
127
Appendix 2G: Thomas Upton: Convicts employed 1823-1825
Source: (State Records Authority of NSW, n.d.d).
128
129
Appendix 2H: Thomas Upton: Support for William Walker’s petition for free passage
of his family
Source: (State Records Authority of NSW, n.d.e).
130
131
Appendix 2I: Bill of sale for two acres of grain from Thomas and Sarah’s farm
Source: (State Records Authority of New South Wales, 2008, p.91 Book 5 no 650).
132
133
Appendix 2J: Purchase by Thomas Upton from Samuel Marsden of 64 rods land in
Windsor, originally granted to Thomas Rickerby
Source: (State Records Authority of New South Wales, 2008, p.132 Book 6 no 2).
134
135
Appendix 2K: Transfer from Thomas Hoskisson to Thomas Upton of twenty acres
originally part of Rayner Farm
Source: (State Records Authority of New South Wales, 2008, p.4 Book 9 no 6).
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137
Appendix 2L: Sale by John Lamb to Thomas Upton of Windsor town allotment
Source: (State Records Authority of New South Wales, 2008, pp.26-27 Book 9 no 35).
138
139
Appendix 2M: Transfer of twenty five acre McKellar gift land from Thomas Hoskisson
to John Hoskisson
Source: (State Records Authority of New South Wales, 2008, p.5 Book 9 no 7).
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141
Appendix 2N: Thomas Upton’s will and probate documents
Will page 1
142
Will page 2
143
Will page 3
144
Will page 4
145
Will page 5
146
Petition of executors page 1
147
Petition of executors page 2
148
Affidavit of executors page 1
149
Affidavit of executors page 2
Source: (State Records Authority of NSW, n.d.f).
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151
Appendix 2O: Sarah Pigg’s entry on the indenture for the Mary Ann
Source: (Society of Australian Genealogists, n.d.a).
152
153
Appendix 2P: Sarah Pigg’s absolute pardon granted by Governor John Hunter in 1790
Source: (State Records Authority of NSW, n.d.g).
154
155
APPENDIX 3: Newspaper clippings
All material has been sourced from the National Library of Australia’s TROVE online
resource unless otherwise stated.
156
157
Appendix 3A: List of persons entitled to draw cattle from the government
stockyards at Parramatta, Seven Hills and South Creek: September 1812
Source: (Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser, pp.1, 26 Sep 1812). This notice
appeared in the press for three consecutive weeks: 12 Sep, 19 Sep and 26 Sep 1812.
158
159
Appendix 3B: List of Hawkesbury Settlers who pledged contributions to a Battle of
Waterloo subscription: March 1816
Cutting continued on next page…
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Source:. (Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser, pp.2, 16 Mar 1816)
161
Appendix 3C: Governor’s offer of land grants to settlers employing convicts:
November 1824
Source:. (Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser, pp.1, 11 Nov 1824)
162
163
Appendix 3D: List of settlers receiving land grants May 1821
Source:. (Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser, pp.2, 2 May 1821)
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APPENDIX 4: Descendants of Sarah Pigg
This report shows three generations of known descendants of Sarah Pigg. The report was
generated from the author’s Family Tree Maker database. Citations are not shown because
at the time of printing the citations were being recompiled. It is hoped that all citations will be
included in a subsequent edition of this book.
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Descendants of Sarah PIGG
Generation 1
1.
SARAH 1 PIGG was born on 15 May 1772 in Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, England. She died on
13 Nov 1827 in Windsor, NSW. She married (1) THOMAS HODGKINSON, son of George
HOSKISSON on 30 Jan 1795 in St Phillip's, Sydney. He was born on 26 Nov 1772 in Capesthorne,
Cheshire, England. He died in Aug 1799 in Yellow Rock, NSW (Hawkesbury Heights, near
Springwood). She married JOHN EMBREY. He died in 1813. She married (3) THOMAS UPTON, son of
Stephen UPTON and Ann BURKIT in 1804 in Windsor, NSW. He was born about 1761 in London,
England. He died on 10 May 1827 in Windsor, NSW.
Thomas HODGKINSON and Sarah PIGG had the following children:
2.
i.
MARY RECITE2 HOSKISSON was born on 29 May 1795 in Windsor, NSW. She died on
10 Sep 1857 in Cobbitty, NSW. She married Samuel BLACKMAN, son of James
BLACKMAN and Elizabeth HARLEY on 01 Nov 1814 in Richmond, NSW (St Peter's
anglican church). He was born in 1788 in Woolwich, Kent, England. He died on 24
Nov 1843 in Cobbitty, Narellan, New South Wales.
3.
ii.
THOMAS HOSKISSON was born on 30 Jul 1797 in Windsor, NSW. He died in 1880 in
Windsor, NSW. He married Ann BATTY on 02 May 1820 in Sydney, NSW. She was
born on 02 Feb 1800 in Sydney, NSW.
iii.
JOHN HOSKISSON was born on 14 Sep 1799 in Cornwallis, NSW. He died on 20 Jan
1874 in Windsor, NSW. He married Sarah FREEBODY, daughter of Simon
FREEBODY on 06 Apr 1818 in Windsor, NSW (St Matthew's CofE). She was born
about 1799. She died on 02 May 1881.
John EMBREY and Sarah PIGG had the following child:
4.
i.
SARAH2 EMBREY was born on 15 Sep 1800 in Parramatta, NSW. She died on 29
Sep 1871 in Windsor, NSW. She married (1) CHARLES FORD on 02 Jan 1824 in
Windsor, NSW (St Matthew's CofE). He was born about 1790 in Virginia, USA. He
died on 05 May 1832 in Windsor, NSW. She married T HOMAS JONES. He was born
about 1798 in Bristol, England. He died on 30 Nov 1859 in Windsor, NSW.
Thomas UPTON and Sarah PIGG had the following children:
5.
i.
LUCY2 UPTON was born on 23 Oct 1802 in Windsor, NSW. She died on 13 Jul 1823
in Windsor, NSW. She married Henry FORRESTER, son of Robert FORRESTER
and Isabel MANNING on 15 Feb 1819 in Windsor, NSW (St Matthew's CofE). He
was born on 24 Mar 1799 (District of Hawkesbury). He died on 29 Apr 1873 in
Windsor, NSW.
6.
ii.
JAMES UPTON was born on 09 Sep 1803 in Windsor, NSW. He died on 11 Aug 1888
in Windsor, NSW. He married Catherine FRAZIER, daughter of James FRAZIER
and Christianna DRUMMOND on 21 Jan 1826 in Windsor, NSW (St Matthew's
CofE). She was born in 1808 in Scotland, or at sea. She died on 14 Oct 1895 in
Windsor, NSW.
7.
iii.
JESSE UPTON was born on 30 Jul 1806 in Windsor, NSW. He died on 15 Nov 1872
(Sydney Infirmary (Hospital)). He married (1) LUCY BROWN, daughter of Daniel
BROWN and Mary POTTER on 30 Nov 1827 in Windsor, NSW (St Matthew's
CofE). She was born on 16 May 1814 in Cornwalis. She died on 08 Nov 1876 in
Windsor, NSW. He married (2) MARY CHARLTON, daughter of William CHARLTON
and Mary GETTY on 20 Feb 1849 in Sydney, NSW (St Andrew's presbyterian
church). She was born on 28 Aug 1807 in Sydney, NSW. She died on 15 Feb 1853
in Penrith, NSW. He married (3) MARY GREENHALGE, daughter of John SMITH and
Mary GREENHALGH on 04 Oct 1853 in Richmond, NSW (St Peter's anglican
church). She was born on 01 Sep 1832 in Richmond, NSW. She died on 06 Jan
1923 in Emu Plains, NSW.
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Generation 1 (con't)
8.
iv.
ANN UPTON was born on 18 Aug 1809 in Windsor, NSW. She died on 06 Jun 1891
in Redbank, NSW (near Picton). She married (1) WILLIAM BOLLARD, son of John
BOLLARD and Hannah JOHNSON on 27 Jul 1829 in Cobbitty, NSW (Heber Chapel
CofE). He was born on 31 Mar 1807 in Liddington, Bedfordshire, England. He died
on 21 Aug 1854 in Redbank, NSW (near Picton).
v.
WILLIAM UPTON was born on 03 Sep 1811 in Windsor, NSW. He died on 20 Mar
1812 in Windsor, NSW.
9.
vi.
JANE UPTON was born on 24 Mar 1813 in Windsor, NSW. She died on 04 Dec 1900
in Bourbah. She married Patrick John BYRNE, son of Patrick BYRNE and
Catherine McDANNIELS on 21 Nov 1827 in Windsor, NSW. He was born on 04 Oct
1805 in Windsor, NSW. He died on 11 May 1868 in Windsor, NSW.
10.
vii.
SOPHIA UPTON was born on 26 Apr 1816 in Windsor, NSW. She died on 02 Apr
1884 in Windsor, NSW. She married George CUPITT, son of George CUPITT and
Mary Ann WICKS on 10 Oct 1831 in Windsor, NSW (St Matthew's CofE). He was
born on 18 Dec 1809 in Windsor, NSW. He died on 08 May 1875 in Clarendon,
NSW.
Generation 2
2.
2
(Sarah1
PIGG) was born on 29 May 1795 in Windsor, NSW. She died on
MARY RECITE HOSKISSON
10 Sep 1857 in Cobbitty, NSW. She married Samuel BLACKMAN, son of James BLACKMAN and
Elizabeth HARLEY on 01 Nov 1814 in Richmond, NSW (St Peter's anglican church). He was born
in 1788 in Woolwich, Kent, England. He died on 24 Nov 1843 in Cobbitty, Narellan, New South
Wales.
Samuel BLACKMAN and Mary Recite HOSKISSON had the following children:
11.
i.
SARAH3 BLACKMAN was born on 01 Jun 1815 in Richmond, NSW. She died on 20
Jan 1904 in Bigga, NSW. She married Thomas McGUINESS on 30 Mar 1832 in
Sydney, NSW (St James). He was born on 10 Feb 1810 in England. He died on 23
Jan 1862 in Bigga, NSW.
12.
13.
ii.
MARY BLACKMAN was born on 24 Mar 1817.
iii.
SAMUEL BLACKMAN was born on 17 May 1819 in Cobbitty, NSW. He died on 19 Feb
1903 in Windsor, NSW. He married Jane HOSKISSON, daughter of John
HOSKISSON and Sarah FREEBODY in 1842 in Lowpastures. She was born on 07
Aug 1827. She died on 08 Apr 1907.
iv.
WILLIAM BLACKMAN was born on 21 Oct 1823 in Cobbitty, NSW. He died on 01 Aug
1836.
v.
MARTHA BLACKMAN was born in 1826.
vi.
ANN BLACKMAN was born in 1828.
vii.
JANE BLACKMAN was born in 1830. She married Robert CORK in 1848.
viii. THOMAS J BLACKMAN was born in 1833.
ix.
EMILIA BLACKMAN was born in 1835.
x.
ELIZA BLACKMAN was born in 1838.
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Generation 2 (con't)
xi.
3.
AMELIA BLACKMAN was born in 1840.
JOHN2 HOSKISSON (Sarah1 PIGG) was born on 14 Sep 1799 in Cornwallis, NSW. He died on 20
Jan 1874 in Windsor, NSW. He married Sarah FREEBODY, daughter of Simon FREEBODY on 06
Apr 1818 in Windsor, NSW (St Matthew's CofE). She was born about 1799. She died on 02 May
1881.
John HOSKISSON and Sarah FREEBODY had the following children:
14.
i.
THOMAS3 HOSKISSON was born on 09 May 1818. He died on 31 Jan 1880. He
married Margaret CAMERON in 1852. She died in 1868.
15.
ii.
MARY HOSKISSON was born on 25 Sep 1820. She married William HOLLAND on 17
Nov 1835. He was born on 30 Oct 1813. He died on 04 Dec 1897 in Windsor, NSW.
16.
iii.
SARAH HOSKISSON was born on 03 Feb 1823. She died about 1890. She married (1)
EDWARD POWELL, son of Edward POWELL and Mary ROBINSON on 03 Oct 1844 in
Windsor, NSW (St Matthew's CofE). He was born on 23 Sep 1821 in Parramatta,
NSW. He died on 15 Jun 1847 in Agnes Banks, NSW. She married (2) JOHN
MOORE on 18 Jun 1850.
17.
iv.
LUCY HOSKISSON was born about 1824. She died on 09 Nov 1891 in Windsor, NSW.
She married George CROSS, son of Thomas CROSS and Martha Eaton BRYANT
on 11 Jan 1853. He was born on 26 Sep 1830. He died on 09 Jan 1904 in Windsor,
NSW.
v.
ELIZABETH HOSKISSON was born on 22 Apr 1825. She died before 1836.
18.
vi.
JANE HOSKISSON was born on 07 Aug 1827. She died on 08 Apr 1907. She married
Samuel BLACKMAN, son of Samuel BLACKMAN and Mary Recite HOSKISSON in
1842 in Lowpastures. He was born on 17 May 1819 in Cobbitty, NSW. He died on
19 Feb 1903 in Windsor, NSW.
19.
vii.
JOHN HOSKISSON was born in 1830. He died on 24 Nov 1875. He married Elizabeth
EZZY, daughter of Charles EZZY and Catherine BOOTLE on 19 Apr 1854. She was
born in 1831. She died on 03 Mar 1913.
viii. JAMES HOSKISSON was born on 02 Jun 1833.
20.
21.
22.
4.
ix.
ELIZABETH HOSKISSON was born on 24 Aug 1836. She married Thomas WOOD on
25 May 1855.
x.
MATILDA HOSKISSON was born on 02 Jan 1839.
xi.
SOPHIA HOSKISSON was born on 14 Jul 1840. She married John MILLER, son of
James MILLER and Martha <surname> on 14 May 1861. He was born on 20 Sep
1841.
xii.
JAMES HOSKISSON was born in 1842. He died in 1842.
xiii. SAMUEL HOSKISSON was born in 1844. He died on 20 Aug 1929. He married Amelia
Catherine EZZY, daughter of Charles EZZY and Catherine BOOTLE in 1871. She
was born in 1849. She died on 09 May 1919.
SARAH 2 EMBREY (Sarah1 PIGG) was born on 15 Sep 1800 in Parramatta, NSW. She died on 29
Sep 1871 in Windsor, NSW. She married (1) CHARLES FORD on 02 Jan 1824 in Windsor, NSW (St
170
Generation 2 (con't)
Matthew's CofE). He was born about 1790 in Virginia, USA. He died on 05 May 1832 in Windsor,
NSW. She married THOMAS JONES. He was born about 1798 in Bristol, England. He died on 30
Nov 1859 in Windsor, NSW.
Charles FORD and Sarah EMBREY had the following child:
i.
MATILDA3 FORD was born on 01 Feb 1826. She died on 06 Aug 1870. She married
Henry LANGTON on 01 Oct 1844 in Windsor, NSW (St Matthew's CofE). He was
born on 06 Jun 1823 in Windsor, NSW.
5.
LUCY2 UPTON (Sarah1 PIGG) was born on 23 Oct 1802 in Windsor, NSW. She died on 13 Jul 1823
in Windsor, NSW. She married Henry FORRESTER, son of Robert FORRESTER and Isabel
MANNING on 15 Feb 1819 in Windsor, NSW (St Matthew's CofE). He was born on 24 Mar 1799
(District of Hawkesbury). He died on 29 Apr 1873 in Windsor, NSW.
Henry FORRESTER and Lucy UPTON had the following children:
i.
ROBERT3 FORRESTER was born on 06 Apr 1819 in Windsor, NSW. He died on 17
Dec 1836 in Windsor, NSW.
23.
6.
ii.
GEORGE FORRESTER was born on 11 Aug 1821 in Windsor, NSW. He died on 15
Aug 1878 in Murrurundi, NSW. He married Louisa GOUGH on 25 Feb 1839 in Pitt
Town, NSW. She was born in 1819. She died on 29 Jul 1879.
iii.
HENRY FORRESTER was born on 11 Jul 1823 in Windsor, NSW. He died on 30 Apr
1824 in Windsor, NSW.
JAMES 2 UPTON (Sarah1 PIGG) was born on 09 Sep 1803 in Windsor, NSW. He died on 11 Aug
1888 in Windsor, NSW. He married Catherine FRAZIER, daughter of James FRAZIER and
Christianna DRUMMOND on 21 Jan 1826 in Windsor, NSW (St Matthew's CofE). She was born in
1808 in Scotland, or at sea. She died on 14 Oct 1895 in Windsor, NSW.
James UPTON and Catherine FRAZIER had the following children:
24.
i.
JAMES3 UPTON was born on 31 Dec 1826 in Windsor, NSW. He died on 10 Jun 1913
in Windsor, NSW. He married Eliza Ann CUPITT, daughter of John CUPITT and
Louisa RIGBY on 19 Aug 1856 in Windsor, NSW (St Matthew's CofE). She was
born on 20 Jun 1834 in South Creek, NSW. She died on 04 Aug 1899 in Bullridge,
NSW.
25.
ii.
SARAH UPTON was born on 11 Apr 1829 in Windsor, NSW. She died on 04 May
1910 in Windsor, NSW. She married Thomas HOLLAND, son of Richard HOLLAND
and Mary ROBERTS on 11 May 1848 in Windsor, NSW (St Matthew's CofE). He
was born on 09 May 1825 in Windsor, NSW. He died on 24 Jun 1913 in Windsor,
NSW.
26.
iii.
ELIZABETH ELLEN UPTON was born on 15 Nov 1831 in Cornwallis, NSW. She died on
15 Dec 1890 in Windsor, NSW. She married Thomas CUPITT, son of George
CUPITT and Sophia UPTON on 09 Aug 1853 in Windsor, NSW (St Matthew's
CofE). He was born on 14 Jun 1835 in Windsor, NSW. He died on 14 Aug 1895 in
Windsor, NSW.
iv.
ANN UPTON was born on 24 Oct 1833 in Cornwallis, NSW. She died on 06 Dec
1844 in Windsor, NSW.
v.
CATHERINE UPTON was born on 17 Sep 1835 in Cornwallis, NSW. She died on 14
Oct 1895 in Windsor, NSW. She married William Hastings FARROW, son of William
FARROW and Sarah HASTINGS on 21 Dec 1858 in Windsor, NSW (St Matthew's
CofE). He was born about 1832.
27.
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Generation 2 (con't)
7.
28.
vi.
LOUISA UPTON was born on 21 Feb 1838 in Cornwallis, NSW. She died on 13 Apr
1869 in Windsor, NSW (Windsor Road). She met JAMES EZZY in 1868. He was born
on 21 Mar 1840 in Clarendon, NSW. He died on 29 Apr 1910 in Rookwood, NSW
(Rookwood Asylum).
29.
vii.
SOPHIA UPTON was born on 27 Jun 1840 in Windsor, NSW. She died about 1874 in
Gulgong, NSW. She married Frederick WILLIAMS, son of Frederick WILLIAMS and
Jane HOPE on 13 Nov 1860 in Windsor, NSW (St Matthew's CofE). He was born
on 24 May 1833 in Richmond, NSW.
30.
viii. ANN UPTON was born on 09 Dec 1842 in Cornwallis, NSW. She died on 19 Mar
1926 in Moree, NSW. She married Francis EZZY, son of Charles EZZY and
Catherine BOOTLE in 1876 in Sydney, NSW. He was born on 05 Nov 1845 in
Clarendon, NSW. He died on 05 Jan 1922 in Lidcombe.
31.
ix.
JANE UPTON was born on 15 Feb 1845 in Cornwallis, NSW. She died on 23 Dec
1879 in Windsor, NSW. She married George PYE, son of John PYE and Elizabeth
WOOD on 17 Jun 1872 in Windsor, NSW (St Matthew's CofE). He was born on 27
Jun 1850 in Wilberforce, NSW. He died on 16 Oct 1920 in George Street, Newtown,
Windsor.
x.
SUSANNAH UPTON was born on 21 Sep 1847 in Cornwallis, NSW. She died on 23
Nov 1847 in Cornwallis, NSW.
32.
xi.
JOHN UPTON was born on 21 Sep 1847 in Cornwallis, NSW. He died on 15 Jun
1941 in Petersham, NSW. He married Mary Ann PYE, daughter of John PYE and
Elizabeth WOOD on 18 Feb 1870 in Windsor, NSW (St Matthew's CofE). She was
born on 16 Jun 1852 in Wilberforce, NSW. She died on 04 Mar 1917 in Crimea St,
Caulfield, Melbourne.
33.
xii.
SUSANNAH UPTON was born on 22 Feb 1850 in Cornwallis, NSW. She died on 02 Jul
1885 in Windsor, NSW. She married Edward MELLISH, son of William Henry
MELLISH and Maria NORRIS on 17 Jun 1872 in Windsor, NSW (St Matthew's
CofE). He was born on 02 Oct 1850 in Windsor, NSW (V18501550 67/1850
NSWBDM - name spelt Millish). He died on 24 Jan 1913 in Fitzgerald St, Windsor.
JESSE2 UPTON (Sarah1 PIGG) was born on 30 Jul 1806 in Windsor, NSW. He died on 15 Nov 1872
(Sydney Infirmary (Hospital)). He married (1) LUCY BROWN, daughter of Daniel BROWN and Mary
POTTER on 30 Nov 1827 in Windsor, NSW (St Matthew's CofE). She was born on 16 May 1814 in
Cornwalis. She died on 08 Nov 1876 in Windsor, NSW. He married (2) MARY CHARLTON , daughter
of William CHARLTON and Mary GETTY on 20 Feb 1849 in Sydney, NSW (St Andrew's
presbyterian church). She was born on 28 Aug 1807 in Sydney, NSW. She died on 15 Feb 1853 in
Penrith, NSW. He married (3) MARY GREENHALGE , daughter of John SMITH and Mary
GREENHALGH on 04 Oct 1853 in Richmond, NSW (St Peter's anglican church). She was born on
01 Sep 1832 in Richmond, NSW. She died on 06 Jan 1923 in Emu Plains, NSW.
Jesse UPTON and Lucy BROWN had the following children:
34.
i.
THOMAS3 UPTON was born on 06 Aug 1830 in Windsor, NSW. He died on 03 Mar
1891 in Penrith, NSW. He married Elizabeth BOWLES, daughter of John BOWLES
and Catherine <surname> on 17 Oct 1853 in Penrith, NSW. She was born in 1834
in NSW.
35.
ii.
DANIEL STEPHEN UPTON was born on 11 Sep 1832 in Windsor, NSW. He died on 03
Jan 1906 (49 Collins St Surry Hills). He married Jane Matilda GREENHALGH,
daughter of John SMITH and Mary GREENHALGH on 30 Oct 1855 in Penrith, NSW
(St Stephen's). She was born on 13 Apr 1835 in Castlereagh, NSW. She died on 05
Aug 1913 in Surry Hills, NSW (Collins St).
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Generation 2 (con't)
36.
iii.
MARY UPTON was born on 31 Aug 1834 in Cornwallis, NSW. She died on 16 Feb
1913 in "Mt Druitt" Rawsonville, Dubbo,New South Wales, Australia. She married
Joseph Thomas DRUITT in Windsor, NSW (St Matthew's CofE). He was born on 30
Oct 1836 in Castlereagh, NSW. He died on 23 Apr 1926 in Dubbo, NSW.
Jesse UPTON and Mary CHARLTON had the following children:
iv. JESSE JOSEPH UPTON was born on 29 Aug 1840 in Castlereagh, NSW. He died on
20 Oct 1903 in Emu Plains, NSW.
37.
v.
ELIZABETH SARAH UPTON was born on 26 Jul 1843 in Castlereagh, NSW. She died
on 01 Aug 1921 in Granville, NSW. She married John SQUIRES in 1876 in Emu
Plains, NSW. He died on 31 May 1920.
38.
vi.
EDWIN JAMES UPTON was born on 08 Nov 1846 in Castlereagh, NSW. He died on 07
Sep 1914 in Rydalmere, NSW (Hospital for the insane). He married Susan May
DAWSON on 25 May 1878 in Redfern, NSW.
Jesse UPTON and Mary GREENHALGE had the following children:
39.
vii. JOHN WILLIAM UPTON was born on 06 Aug 1854 in Castlereagh, NSW. He died on
07 Aug 1933 in Emu Plains, NSW. He married (1) MARY ANN ALLEN, daughter of
Charles ALLEN on 23 Dec 1876 in Bathurst. She was born on 06 Sep 1851 in North
Richmond, New South Wales, Australia. She died on 16 Apr 1930 in Nepean, New
South Wales, Australia. He married (2) THYRA MARGUERITE BERGFELDT on 17 Jun
1931 in St Paul's, Emu Plains.
40.
viii. GEORGE MILTON UPTON was born on 02 Aug 1856 in Castlereagh, NSW. He died on
15 May 1927 in North Sydney, NSW (Mater Hospital). He married Louisa Maria
Fennell PURDON, daughter of Thomas Rodney PURDON and Mary Archdeacon
IRWIN on 08 Mar 1882 in Sydney, NSW (St Luke's CofE). She was born on 03 Sep
1860 in Hobart, Tas (Registration Number: 3695). She died on 07 Jun 1941 in
North Sydney, NSW (Registration Number: 10689).
41.
ix.
JANE UPTON was born on 12 Nov 1856 in Castlereagh, NSW. She died on 03 Jun
1931 in Rockdale. She married (1) OWEN DEMPSEY in 1890. She married (2)
SEATON WILLIAM ALLIBAND, son of Joseph ALLIBAND and Sophia <surname> on 25
Sep 1879 in St Paul's, Emu Plains. He died in 1888.
42.
x.
GEORGINA UPTON was born on 08 Apr 1861 in Emu Plains, NSW. She died on 03
Aug 1942 in Stanmore. She married John Cuthbert THEW, son of George THEW
and Mary <surname> on 03 May 1882 in Emu Plains, NSW (St Paul's). He was
born about 1846. He died on 04 May 1896 in Lidcombe.
xi.
SARAH ANN UPTON was born on 30 Jun 1863 in Emu Plains, NSW. She died on 19
Aug 1867 in Emu Plains, NSW.
xii.
CHARLES UPTON was born on 13 Sep 1865 in Emu Plains, NSW. He died on 25 Jan
1946 in Denistone. He married Anne Elizabeth COWELL in 1884.
xiii. ARTHUR CLARENCE UPTON was born on 29 Dec 1867 in Emu Plains, NSW. He died
on 22 Dec 1869 in Emu Plains, NSW.
43.
xiv. ARTHUR CLARENCE UPTON was born on 20 Feb 1870 in Emu Plains, NSW. He died
on 19 Aug 1964 in Richmond, NSW. He married Florence A BRAYNE, daughter of
Charles W BRAYNE and Harriett <surname> in 1896. She died on 29 Jul 1952 in
Nepean District Hospital.
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xv.
8.
AMY ETHEL UPTON was born in 1872 in Emu Plains, NSW. She died on 23 Jul 1938
in Wellington, NSW ("Westcourt"). She married Ernest Alfred FULTON on 15 Jun
1892 in Emu Plains, NSW ('Poplar Villa').
ANN2 UPTON (Sarah1 PIGG) was born on 18 Aug 1809 in Windsor, NSW. She died on 06 Jun 1891
in Redbank, NSW (near Picton). She married (1) WILLIAM BOLLARD, son of John BOLLARD and
Hannah JOHNSON on 27 Jul 1829 in Cobbitty, NSW (Heber Chapel CofE). He was born on 31
Mar 1807 in Liddington, Bedfordshire, England. He died on 21 Aug 1854 in Redbank, NSW (near
Picton).
William BOLLARD and Ann UPTON had the following children:
44.
i.
LUCY3 BOLLARD was born on 16 May 1830 in Narellan, NSW. She died in NSW. She
married Julian King HAWTHORNE on 17 Apr 1844 in Camden, NSW (St John's).
He was born on 13 Feb 1823 in England. He died on 28 Feb 1909 in Gundagai,
NSW.
45.
ii.
MARY ANN BOLLARD was born on 22 Apr 1832 in Cobbitty, NSW. She died on 17 Jul
1921 in Clermont, Qld. She married (1) JULIAN KING HAWTHONE in 1856 in NSW.
She married (2) GEORGE WILLIAM KETTLE in 1856 in Parramatta, NSW. He was born
on 13 Jun 1828 in Camden, NSW. He died on 25 Apr 1918 in Clermont,
Queensland, Australia,.
iii.
SARAH BOLLARD was born on 13 Jun 1834 in Picton, NSW (Redbank Stonequarry).
She died on 21 Feb 1924 in Picton, NSW. She married Jonathon BOON on 18 Dec
1854 in Picton, NSW. He was born on 20 Nov 1830 in Campbelltown, NSW. He
died on 14 May 1901 in Wagga Wagga, NSW.
46.
iv.
WILLIAM BOLLARD was born on 21 Feb 1837 in Picton, NSW (Redbank
Stonequarry). He died on 14 Jul 1874 in South Gundagai, NSW. He married
Rosanna <surname> on 14 Nov 1858 in Sydney, NSW. She was born about 1838
in Picton, NSW. She died on 09 Mar 1903 in Sydney, NSW (133 Albion St).
47.
v.
ANN BOLLARD was born on 28 Jun 1839 in Minto, NSW. She died on 21 Feb 1924 in
Picton, NSW. She married Edward Gerald LARKIN, son of Thomas LARKIN and
Naomi COLEBROOK on 25 Nov 1856 in Picton, NSW. He was born in 1833 in
Sussex, England. He died on 12 Jan 1914 in Picton, NSW.
vi.
JOHN BOLLARD was born in 1841.
vii.
THOMAS HENRY BOLLARD was born on 19 May 1842 in Narellan, New South Wales,
Australia,. He died on 05 Jul 1919 in Sydney, NSW. He married Mary Ann
FREEMAN, daughter of Thomas FREEMAN and Mary Ann KNIGHT in 1867. She
was born on 13 May 1844 in Australia. She died on 23 Aug 1919 in Sydney, NSW.
48.
viii. SARAH JANE BOLLARD was born on 28 Jun 1843 in Picton, NSW (Redbank
Stonequarry). She died in 1932 in Parramatta, NSW.
ix.
SUSANNAH JANE BOLLARD was born on 11 Nov 1844 in Picton, NSW (Redbank
Stonequarry). She died on 18 Jul 1847 in Picton, NSW.
x.
CATHERINE BOLLARD was born in 1846.
49.
xi.
ELIZA A BOLLARD was born on 16 Mar 1848 in Picton, NSW. She married John
HILDER in 1866 in Paddington, NSW.
50.
xii.
SOPHIA BOLLARD was born on 14 Jun 1850 in Picton, NSW. She died on 22 Jun
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1932 in Narrandera, NSW. She married Charles BUFFREY in 1868 in Sydney,
NSW. He was born on 15 Oct 1829 in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia.
He died on 05 Oct 1889 in Narrandera, NSW.
51.
9.
xiii. JAMES EDWARD BOLLARD was born on 07 Oct 1852 in Camden, NSW. He died on 21
Nov 1906 in Picton, NSW (Wattle Park). He married Margaret CONNELLAN in 1878
in Sydney, NSW. She was born about 1848 in Kilkenny County, Clare, Ireland. She
died on 14 May 1933 in Picton, NSW.
JANE 2 UPTON (Sarah1 PIGG) was born on 24 Mar 1813 in Windsor, NSW. She died on 04 Dec
1900 in Bourbah. She married Patrick John BYRNE, son of Patrick BYRNE and Catherine
McDANNIELS on 21 Nov 1827 in Windsor, NSW. He was born on 04 Oct 1805 in Windsor, NSW.
He died on 11 May 1868 in Windsor, NSW.
Patrick John BYRNE and Jane UPTON had the following children:
52.
i.
WILLIAM PATRICK3 BYRNE was born on 30 Nov 1828 in Windsor, NSW. He died on
05 May 1910 in Coonamble, NSW. He married Julia Isabella KABLE on 01 May
1850 in Windsor, NSW. She was born on 19 Dec 1833 in Pitt Town, NSW. She
died on 25 Aug 1894 in Richmond, NSW.
53.
ii.
JOHN BYRNE was born on 31 Mar 1831 in Windsor, NSW. He died on 03 Jul 1896 in
Mendooran, NSW. He married Cordelia FREEMAN on 06 Oct 1857 in Windsor,
NSW. She was born on 18 Mar 1836 in Windsor, NSW. She died on 15 Dec 1870 in
Coonabarabran, NSW.
54.
iii.
CATHERINE BYRNE was born in 1833 in Windsor, NSW. She died on 22 Nov 1909 in
Gilgandra, NSW. She married Thomas MORAN on 20 Nov 1863 in Sydney, NSW.
He was born in 1828 in Sydney, NSW.
55.
iv.
EDWARD BYRNE was born on 23 Dec 1836 in Windsor, NSW. He died on 22 Jan
1913 in Coonamble, NSW. He married Margaret McGREGOR on 26 Nov 1863 in
Wellington, NSW. She was born on 08 Jun 1844 in Bowenfels, NSW. She died on
08 Feb 1897 in Coonamble, NSW.
v.
SARAH BYRNE was born on 19 Apr 1838. She died on 23 Apr 1838.
vi.
JANE BYRNE was born on 24 Dec 1840 in Windsor, NSW.
56.
vii.
SUSANNAH ELIZABETH BYRNE was born on 14 May 1843 in Windsor, NSW. She died
on 28 Nov 1911 in Tenefiffe, NSW. She married William Henry DEAN on 18 Jan
1867 in NSW. He died on 01 Mar 1892.
57.
viii. LUCY BYRNE was born on 08 Aug 1846 in Cornwallis, NSW. She died on 22 Nov
1873 in Windsor, NSW. She married John RICHARDSON on 16 Jun 1868 in
Windsor, NSW. He was born on 16 Apr 1844 in Wilberforce, NSW. He died on 22
Nov 1873.
58.
ix.
AGNES BYRNE was born on 25 Dec 1851 in Windsor, NSW. She died on 08 Feb
1905. She married PATRICK DONOHUE. He was born on 06 May 1844 in Sydney,
NSW. He died on 06 Oct 1935 in Gulargambone, NSW.
x.
MARY BYRNE was born on 05 Jul 1851 in Windsor, NSW. She died on 31 Aug 1905.
She married (1) PATRICK DONOHOE on 05 May 1868 in Dubbo, NSW. He was born
on 06 May 1844 in Sydney, NSW. He died on 06 Oct 1935 in Galargambone, NSW.
She married JAMES CARLTON. He was born in Jan 1844. He died on 14 Nov 1937.
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59.
xi.
HENRY JAMES BYRNE was born on 29 Jun 1854 in Windsor, NSW. He died on 08
Dec 1910 in Terraces, Late, NSW. He married Janet Stewart WALKER on 03 Jun
1875 in Windsor, NSW (St Mathews Church of England.). She was born in 1858.
She died on 27 Jun 1944 in Coonamble, NSW.
xii.
ROBERT CHARLES BYRNE was born on 03 Aug 1856 in Windsor, NSW. He died in
1950. He married EVELYN ELIZABETH HEALY. She was born in 1872 in Gulgong,
NSW. She died on 16 Jul 1919 in Coonamble, NSW. He married ELIZABETH
CONNERS.
xiii. GEORGE THOMAS BYRNE was born on 02 Nov 1848 in Windsor, NSW. He died on 20
Apr 1938 in Coonamble, NSW. He married Annie COSTIGAN, daughter of William
COSTIGAN and Mary HAGAN on 18 May 1875 in Windsor, NSW.
10.
SOPHIA2 UPTON (Sarah1 PIGG) was born on 26 Apr 1816 in Windsor, NSW. She died on 02 Apr
1884 in Windsor, NSW. She married George CUPITT, son of George CUPITT and Mary Ann
WICKS on 10 Oct 1831 in Windsor, NSW (St Matthew's CofE). He was born on 18 Dec 1809 in
Windsor, NSW. He died on 08 May 1875 in Clarendon, NSW.
George CUPITT and Sophia UPTON had the following children:
60.
i.
GEORGE3 CUPITT was born on 13 Sep 1833 in Windsor, NSW. He died on 29 Jul
1907 in Cooyal, NSW. He married Jane Emma NORRIS on 29 Feb 1856. She was
born on 10 Feb 1843.
61.
ii.
THOMAS CUPITT was born on 14 Jun 1835 in Windsor, NSW. He died on 14 Aug
1895 in Windsor, NSW. He married Elizabeth Ellen UPTON, daughter of James
UPTON and Catherine FRAZIER on 09 Aug 1853 in Windsor, NSW (St Matthew's
CofE). She was born on 15 Nov 1831 in Cornwallis, NSW. She died on 15 Dec
1890 in Windsor, NSW.
62.
iii.
SARAH CUPITT was born on 08 Dec 1837 in Windsor, NSW. She died on 16 Sep
1923 in Orange, NSW. She married William WOOD, son of George WOOD and
Jane CROSS on 18 Jan 1859 in Windsor, NSW (St Matthew's CofE). He was born
on 03 Jul 1836 in Freemans Reach, NSW. He died on 23 Aug 1924 in Windsor,
NSW.
iv.
JAMES CUPITT was born on 15 Nov 1839 in Freemans Reach, NSW. He died on 21
Mar 1853 in Freemans Reach, NSW.
63.
v.
MARY ANN CUPITT was born on 21 Jan 1842 in Windsor, NSW. She died on 05 Jan
1909 in Mudgee, NSW. She married John Downing PYE on 21 Aug 1866 in
Windsor, NSW. He was born on 21 Aug 1846 in Kurrajong, NSW. He died in 1903.
64.
vi.
SOPHIA CUPITT was born on 26 Mar 1845 in Clarendon, NSW. She died on 08 Mar
1932 in Windsor, NSW. She married Alfred James HOLMAN on 13 Nov 1876 in
Orange, NSW. He was born on 13 Sep 1848 in Camden Town, Middlesex, England.
He died on 04 Jan 1885 in Windsor, NSW.
vii.
JOHN CUPITT was born on 17 Aug 1847 in Freemans Reach, NSW. He died on 21
Aug 1847 in Riverstone, NSW.
65.
viii. ELIZABETH CUPITT was born on 14 Jul 1848 in Freemans Reach, NSW. She died on
04 Jan 1925 in Riverstone, NSW. She married William HANSELL on 21 May 1870
in Riverstone, NSW. He was born on 16 Jan 1847 in West Maitland, NSW. He died
on 21 Jun 1913.
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ix.
WILLIAM CUPITT was born on 28 Dec 1850 in Windsor,NSW. He died on 18 Dec
1897 in Coonamble, NSW. He married Mary Ann MELELEN on 06 Jul 1870. She
died in 1942.
66.
x.
JOHN JAMES CUPITT was born on 02 Dec 1853 in Freemans Reach, NSW. He died
on 03 Jun 1927 in Burwood, NSW. He married Mary Ann COX on 15 Sep 1873 in
Mudgee, NSW. She was born on 15 May 1856 in Mudgee, NSW. She died on 19
May 1942 in Strathfield, NSW.
67.
xi.
ELIZA JANE EVERINGHAM CUPITT was born on 05 Feb 1856 in Freemans Reach,
NSW. She died on 02 Sep 1936 in Croydon, NSW. She married Alfred Henry
EVERINGHAM, son of Henry EVERINGHAM and Mary Ann NAPTHALI on 18 Aug
1874 in Sackville Reach, NSW. He was born on 05 Feb 1856 in Lower Portland,
NSW. He died on 05 Jan 1941 in Burwood, NSW.
Generation 3
11.
3
Recite2
HOSKISSON, Sarah1 PIGG) was born on 01 Jun 1815 in
SARAH BLACKMAN (Mary
Richmond, NSW. She died on 20 Jan 1904 in Bigga, NSW. She married Thomas McGUINESS on
30 Mar 1832 in Sydney, NSW (St James). He was born on 10 Feb 1810 in England. He died on 23
Jan 1862 in Bigga, NSW.
Thomas McGUINESS and Sarah BLACKMAN had the following children:
i.
SAMUEL4 MCGUINESS.
ii.
MARY ANNE MCGUINESS.
iii.
THOMAS MCGUINESS.
iv.
ELIZABETH MCGUINESS.
v.
JANE MCGUINESS.
vi.
GEORGE MCGUINESS.
vii.
CHARLES MCGUINESS.
viii. LOUISA MCGUINESS.
12.
ix.
JOHN FORD MCGUINESS.
x.
FREDERICK MCGUINESS.
xi.
ANNIE LAURIE MCGUINESS.
xii.
HARRY SIDNEY MCGUINESS.
SAMUEL 3 BLACKMAN (Mary Recite2 HOSKISSON, Sarah1 PIGG) was born on 17 May 1819 in
Cobbitty, NSW. He died on 19 Feb 1903 in Windsor, NSW. He married Jane HOSKISSON,
daughter of John HOSKISSON and Sarah FREEBODY in 1842 in Lowpastures. She was born on
07 Aug 1827. She died on 08 Apr 1907.
Samuel BLACKMAN and Jane HOSKISSON had the following children:
i.
JOHN4 BLACKMAN was born on 22 Sep 1843 in Cobbitty.
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ii.
LOUISA JANE BLACKMAN was born on 07 Oct 1845 in Goulburn, NSW.
iii.
JANE BLACKMAN was born on 06 Jun 1847.
iv.
MATILDA BLACKMAN was born on 12 Jan 1850 in Carcoar, NSW.
v.
SAMUEL BLACKMAN was born in 1852.
vi.
SARAH ANN BLACKMAN was born on 04 Feb 1855 in Goulburn, NSW.
vii.
REBECCA BLACKMAN was born in 1860.
viii. JAMES THOMAS BLACKMAN was born in 1863. He died on 09 Nov 1885.
ix.
13.
GEORGE A BLACKMAN was born in 1868.
JANE 3 BLACKMAN (Mary Recite2 HOSKISSON, Sarah1 PIGG) was born in 1830. She married
Robert CORK in 1848.
Robert CORK and Jane BLACKMAN had the following children:
i.
ROBERT J4 CORK was born in 1849.
14.
ii.
HENRIETTA E CORK was born in 1854.
iii.
LUCRETIA J CORK was born in 1856.
iv.
FREDERICK A H CORK was born in 1858.
v.
CORK was born in 1865.
vi.
ALFRED E S CORK was born in 1869.
THOMAS3 HOSKISSON (John2, Sarah1 PIGG) was born on 09 May 1818. He died on 31 Jan 1880.
He married Margaret CAMERON in 1852. She died in 1868.
Thomas HOSKISSON and Margaret CAMERON had the following children:
i.
JOHN B4 HOSKISSON. He died about 1897. He married Johanna MAHER in 1880.
15.
ii.
ALICE E H HOSKISSON. She married James DONALDSON in 1880.
iii.
SARAH J HOSKISSON. She married Edgar WHITE in 1884.
iv.
THOMAS B HOSKISSON was born in 1860. He died in 1862.
v.
MARY ANN HOSKISSON was born in 1862. She married Joseph DAVIES in 1882.
vi.
CAROLINE HOSKISSON was born in 1864. She married Sylvester John LILLIS in 1880.
vii.
JANE CAMERON HOSKISSON was born in 1866. She married Albert C GREENTREE in
1888.
MARY 3 HOSKISSON (John2, Sarah1 PIGG) was born on 25 Sep 1820. She married William
HOLLAND on 17 Nov 1835. He was born on 30 Oct 1813. He died on 04 Dec 1897 in Windsor,
NSW.
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William HOLLAND and Mary HOSKISSON had the following children:
i.
SARAH4 HOLLAND was born on 23 Oct 1837 in Cornwallis, NSW.
ii.
MARY ANN HOLLAND was born on 20 Jun 1840. She married William Charles
FREEMAN on 16 May 1860. He was born on 27 Aug 1838.
iii.
RICHARD HOLLAND was born on 09 Sep 1842. He married Elizabeth Hall FLEMING,
daughter of George FLEMING and Margaret <surname> on 15 Sep 1871.
iv.
ANN HOLLAND was born on 17 Sep 1844 in Cornwallis, NSW. She married George
Thomas BUTTSWORTH, son of Henry BUTTSWORTH and Sarah <surname> on
20 Sep 1870. He was born on 30 Jan 1831.
v.
HENRY HOLLAND was born on 03 Jul 1847. He died in 1848.
vi.
MARIA HOLLAND was born on 24 Jan 1850. She died in 1850.
vii.
JOHN RICHARD HOLLAND was born on 16 Jan 1856.
viii. WILLIAM HENRY HOLLAND was born on 27 Oct 1858. He married Eliza Ann WALL in
1884.
16.
ix.
JESSIE HOLLAND was born on 18 Jan 1862.
x.
ERNEST HOLLAND was born on 04 Oct 1865.
SARAH 3 HOSKISSON (John2, Sarah1 PIGG) was born on 03 Feb 1823. She died about 1890. She
married (1) EDWARD POWELL, son of Edward POWELL and Mary ROBINSON on 03 Oct 1844 in
Windsor, NSW (St Matthew's CofE). He was born on 23 Sep 1821 in Parramatta, NSW. He died on
15 Jun 1847 in Agnes Banks, NSW. She married (2) JOHN MOORE on 18 Jun 1850.
Edward POWELL and Sarah HOSKISSON had the following child:
i.
MARY ANN4 POWELL was born on 02 Aug 1846 in Cornwallis, NSW. She died in
1917 (Barraba district). She married James ELLIOT, son of Simon ELLIOT and
Mary <surname> on 19 Dec 1864 in Windsor, NSW (St Matthew's CofE). He was
born on 17 Mar 1836 in South Creek, Windsor.
17.
LUCY3 HOSKISSON (John2, Sarah1 PIGG) was born about 1824. She died on 09 Nov 1891 in
Windsor, NSW. She married George CROSS, son of Thomas CROSS and Martha Eaton BRYANT
on 11 Jan 1853. He was born on 26 Sep 1830. He died on 09 Jan 1904 in Windsor, NSW.
George CROSS and Lucy HOSKISSON had the following children:
i.
THOMAS4 CROSS was born on 25 Aug 1853.
18.
ii.
GEORGE JAMES CROSS was born on 09 Oct 1855.
iii.
CHARLES JOHN CROSS was born on 06 Oct 1857.
iv.
SAMUEL CROSS was born in 1859. He died in 1859.
v.
HENRY CROSS was born in 1861.
JANE 3 HOSKISSON (John2, Sarah1 PIGG) was born on 07 Aug 1827. She died on 08 Apr 1907. She
married Samuel BLACKMAN, son of Samuel BLACKMAN and Mary Recite HOSKISSON in 1842
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in Lowpastures. He was born on 17 May 1819 in Cobbitty, NSW. He died on 19 Feb 1903 in
Windsor, NSW.
Samuel BLACKMAN and Jane HOSKISSON had the following children:
i.
JOHN4 BLACKMAN was born on 22 Sep 1843 in Cobbitty.
ii.
LOUISA JANE BLACKMAN was born on 07 Oct 1845 in Goulburn, NSW.
iii.
JANE BLACKMAN was born on 06 Jun 1847.
iv.
MATILDA BLACKMAN was born on 12 Jan 1850 in Carcoar, NSW.
v.
SAMUEL BLACKMAN was born in 1852.
vi.
SARAH ANN BLACKMAN was born on 04 Feb 1855 in Goulburn, NSW.
vii.
REBECCA BLACKMAN was born in 1860.
viii. JAMES THOMAS BLACKMAN was born in 1863. He died on 09 Nov 1885.
ix.
19.
GEORGE A BLACKMAN was born in 1868.
JOHN3 HOSKISSON (John2, Sarah1 PIGG) was born in 1830. He died on 24 Nov 1875. He married
Elizabeth EZZY, daughter of Charles EZZY and Catherine BOOTLE on 19 Apr 1854. She was born
in 1831. She died on 03 Mar 1913.
John HOSKISSON and Elizabeth EZZY had the following children:
i.
CATHERINE SARAH4 HOSKISSON was born on 16 Jul 1857 in Cornwallis, NSW. She
married Horace J CIGNELL in 1890.
20.
ii.
ALFRED JAMES HOSKISSON was born on 26 Nov 1860.
iii.
JOHN WALTER HOSKISSON was born in 1863. He died on 11 May 1876.
iv.
AMELIA JANE HOSKISSON was born on 26 Dec 1866.
v.
SAMUEL HOSKISSON was born on 21 Dec 1869. He died on 28 Oct 1901.
vi.
THOMAS HOSKISSON was born on 26 Nov 1873. He died on 10 Jun 1912.
ELIZABETH 3 HOSKISSON (John2, Sarah1 PIGG) was born on 24 Aug 1836. She married Thomas
WOOD on 25 May 1855.
Thomas WOOD and Elizabeth HOSKISSON had the following children:
i.
SARAH JANE4 WOOD was born on 04 Feb 1856. She married James Samuel HULL
on 16 Oct 1877.
ii.
GEORGE WOOD was born on 06 Apr 1858.
iii.
MARTHA ELIZABETH WOOD was born on 26 Dec 1859.
iv.
JOHN MERVYN WOOD was born on 24 Jun 1862. He married MAUD MARION.
v.
THOMAS SAMUEL WOOD was born on 20 Sep 1864.
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vi.
21.
MARGARET WOOD was born on 23 Oct 1868.
SOPHIA3 HOSKISSON (John2, Sarah1 PIGG) was born on 14 Jul 1840. She married John MILLER,
son of James MILLER and Martha <surname> on 14 May 1861. He was born on 20 Sep 1841.
John MILLER and Sophia HOSKISSON had the following children:
i.
JAMES BOWEN4 MILLER was born on 06 Feb 1862. He married Gertrude Adelaide
Ella M OWEN, daughter of Edward OWEN and Ellen <surname> on 04 Mar 1902.
She was born in 1878.
ii.
ALBERT HORATIO MILLER was born on 27 Mar 1864.
iii.
SARAH MARTHA MILLER was born on 29 May 1866.
iv.
MARGARET ANN MILLER was born on 16 Jun 1869.
v.
MARY ANN MILLER was born on 27 Apr 1872. She died in 1872.
vi.
WENTWORTH ROBERT J MILLER was born in 1873.
vii.
EDWARD JOSEPH MILLER was born on 05 Feb 1876.
viii. FRANCIS RICHARD MILLER was born on 02 Jul 1878.
22.
ix.
FREDERICK WILLIAM MILLER was born on 01 Dec 1882.
x.
WILLIAM B MILLER was born in 1884.
xi.
EDITH MILLER was born in 1885. She died in 1885.
SAMUEL 3 HOSKISSON (John2, Sarah1 PIGG) was born in 1844. He died on 20 Aug 1929. He married
Amelia Catherine EZZY, daughter of Charles EZZY and Catherine BOOTLE in 1871. She was born
in 1849. She died on 09 May 1919.
Samuel HOSKISSON and Amelia Catherine EZZY had the following children:
i.
CHARLES4 HOSKISSON was born in 1873. He died on 11 Feb 1903.
ii.
PROSPER BELMORE HOSKISSON was born on 22 Jan 1875. He died on 16 Jan 1877.
iii.
ARTHUR CLIFTON HOSKISSON was born on 20 May 1877.
iv.
JOHN HAMLET HOSKISSON was born on 10 May 1880.
v.
SYDNEY HAROLD HOSKISSON was born on 29 Nov 1882. He died on 10 Jan 1924. He
married Ruby DUNSTON, daughter of John DUNSTON and Christina <surname>
on 27 Mar 1912.
vi.
HILDA G HOSKISSON was born in 1885.
vii.
SAMUEL JAMES HOSKISSON was born on 07 May 1887. He died on 31 May 1916 in
France.
viii. ESSIE A HOSKISSON was born in 1892. She died on 05 Jul 1923.
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23.
3
(Lucy2
UPTON, Sarah1 PIGG) was born on 11 Aug 1821 in Windsor, NSW.
GEORGE FORRESTER
He died on 15 Aug 1878 in Murrurundi, NSW. He married Louisa GOUGH on 25 Feb 1839 in Pitt
Town, NSW. She was born in 1819. She died on 29 Jul 1879.
George FORRESTER and Louisa GOUGH had the following children:
i.
GEORGE H4 FORRESTER was born in 1857 in Windsor, NSW. He died in 1861 in
Windsor, NSW.
24.
ii.
FANNY FORRESTER was born on 26 Jun 1853 in NSW. She died on 10 Jul 1854 in
NSW.
iii.
ROBERT H FORRESTER was born on 22 Jan 1850 in Cornwallis, NSW. He died on 10
Aug 1915 in Windsor, NSW.
iv.
WILLIAM JAMES FORRESTER was born on 09 Nov 1841 in Windsor, NSW. He died on
11 Aug 1913 in Newtown, NSW.
v.
HENRY F FORRESTER was born on 25 Dec 1839 in Wilberforce, NSW. He died on 09
Jan 1853 in Windsor, NSW.
JAMES 3 UPTON (James2, Sarah1 PIGG) was born on 31 Dec 1826 in Windsor, NSW. He died on 10
Jun 1913 in Windsor, NSW. He married Eliza Ann CUPITT, daughter of John CUPITT and Louisa
RIGBY on 19 Aug 1856 in Windsor, NSW (St Matthew's CofE). She was born on 20 Jun 1834 in
South Creek, NSW. She died on 04 Aug 1899 in Bullridge, NSW.
James UPTON and Eliza Ann CUPITT had the following children:
i.
LOUISA ANN4 UPTON was born on 10 Jun 1857 in Cornwallis, NSW. She died on 12
Feb 1945 in Wollongong, NSW. She married James OXENBRIDGE, son of Henry
Hartley OXENBRIDGE and Frances Connel FORWARD in 1875 in Berrima, NSW.
He was born on 10 May 1849 in Bargo, NSW. He died on 26 Nov 1916 in Balgowla,
NSW.
ii.
JOHN JAMES UPTON was born on 23 Aug 1860 in Windsor, NSW. He died on 08 Jul
1946 in Bowral, NSW (District Hospital, Bowral). He married Mary Maria MORRIS,
daughter of George Andrew MORRIS and Ellen GREATREX on 16 May 1884 in
Sydney, NSW (Christ Church, St Lawrence, Sydney). She was born on 14 May
1864 in Macdonald River, NSW. She died on 04 Feb 1946 in Bowral, NSW.
iii.
ELIZABETH CATHERINE UPTON was born on 17 Feb 1863 in Cornwallis, NSW. She
died on 11 Jun 1906 in Windsor, NSW. She married John Sylvester ARMSTRONG,
son of John ARMSTRONG and Margaret JONES on 22 Sep 1883 in Windsor, NSW
(St Matthew's CofE). He was born on 18 Feb 1857 in Portland Head, NSW. He died
on 06 Jan 1941 in Windsor, NSW.
iv.
SLOPER EDWIN UPTON was born on 25 Sep 1865 in Cornwallis, NSW. He died on 04
Sep 1946 in Haberfield, NSW (Private hospital, Ashfield). He married Ellen
MORRIS, daughter of George Andrew MORRIS and Ellen GREATREX on 26 Oct
1888 in Windsor, NSW (Presbyterian Church, Windsor). She was born on 17 Aug
1869 in Macdonald River, NSW. She died on 11 Aug 1911 in Grose Vale, NSW.
v.
WILLIAM HENRY UPTON was born on 26 Jan 1869 in Bowral, NSW. He died on 20
Aug 1953 in Windsor, NSW (Windsor Hospital). He married Ada Jane CLARK,
daughter of William CLARK and Sophia HOBBS on 17 May 1890 in Windsor, NSW
(St Matthew's CofE). She was born in 1869 in Narrabri or Namoi. She died on 19
Dec 1936 in Bulli, NSW.
vi.
HARRIET JANE UPTON was born in Oct 1872 in Windsor, NSW. She died on 07 Aug
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1876 in Windsor, NSW.
vii.
ALLES MAUD UPTON was born on 09 Jun 1874 in Bong Bong Road. She died on 17
Apr 1875 in Nattai, Bowral.
viii. EDITH ADELINE UPTON was born on 08 Aug 1876 in Windsor, NSW. She died in
1951 in Wollongong, NSW (BDM of N.S.W. Rego No 14947/1951). She married
Colin WELLINGTON, son of William WILLINGTON and Catherine KEMP on 10 Apr
1901. He was born on 13 May 1880 in Clarendon, NSW. He died in 1971 in
Balgownie, NSW.
25.
SARAH 3 UPTON (James2, Sarah1 PIGG) was born on 11 Apr 1829 in Windsor, NSW. She died on
04 May 1910 in Windsor, NSW. She married Thomas HOLLAND, son of Richard HOLLAND and
Mary ROBERTS on 11 May 1848 in Windsor, NSW (St Matthew's CofE). He was born on 09 May
1825 in Windsor, NSW. He died on 24 Jun 1913 in Windsor, NSW.
Thomas HOLLAND and Sarah UPTON had the following children:
i.
ALFRED4 HOLLAND was born on 22 Jun 1848 in Cornwallis, NSW. He died on 19 Jun
1863 in Windsor, NSW.
26.
ii.
THOMAS HOLLAND was born on 29 May 1850 in Cornwallis, NSW. He died on 08
May 1920 in Newtown, NSW. He married Caroline KEYES, daughter of John D
KEYES and Isabella <surname> on 30 May 1871 in Windsor, NSW. She was born
in 1835 in Windsor, NSW. She died on 04 Apr 1924 in Kogarah, NSW.
iii.
ANN HOLLAND was born on 04 Sep 1852. She died in 1878. She married Israel
MORRIS, son of William MORRIS and Elizabeth <surname> in 1868.
iv.
CHARLOTTE HOLLAND was born on 03 Jan 1854. She married Patrick O'KEEFE in
1883.
v.
LAURA AUSTRALIA HOLLAND was born on 09 Jun 1856 in Windsor, NSW (8112
NSWBDM). She died on 29 Apr 1936 in Glebe, NSW (7397 NSWBDM). She
married William Richard DUNSTAN on 26 Aug 1875 in Sydney, NSW (916
NSWBDM). He was born in 1850 in Windsor, NSW. He died on 16 Jan 1922 in
Penrith, NSW (2884 NSWBDM).
vi.
PROSPER ALFRED HOLLAND was born on 13 Mar 1867. He died on 13 Jun 1943. He
married Gertrude Amy FARLOW, daughter of James FARLOW and Martha CROSS
on 12 Mar 1888. She was born on 13 Oct 1870.
ELIZABETH ELLEN3 UPTON (James2, Sarah1 PIGG) was born on 15 Nov 1831 in Cornwallis, NSW.
She died on 15 Dec 1890 in Windsor, NSW. She married Thomas CUPITT, son of George CUPITT
and Sophia UPTON on 09 Aug 1853 in Windsor, NSW (St Matthew's CofE). He was born on 14
Jun 1835 in Windsor, NSW. He died on 14 Aug 1895 in Windsor, NSW.
Thomas CUPITT and Elizabeth Ellen UPTON had the following children:
i.
ADELINE AMELIA4 CUPITT was born on 10 Oct 1852.
ii.
THOMAS ALBERT CUPITT was born on 31 Jul 1854. He died on 30 Jun 1912. He
married Amelia Jane BUCKRIDGE, daughter of Daniel BUCKRIDGE on 22 May
1883. She was born on 25 Jun 1859. She died on 29 Jul 1936.
iii.
ELIZABETH ANN CUPITT was born on 28 Feb 1856 in Windsor, NSW. She died on 18
Jan 1887 in Windsor, NSW. She married (1) EDWARD MELLISH, son of William Henry
MELLISH and Maria NORRIS in 1886. He was born on 02 Oct 1850 in Windsor,
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NSW (V18501550 67/1850 NSWBDM - name spelt Millish). He died on 24 Jan 1913
in Fitzgerald St, Windsor. She married HENRY THOMAS ROGERS. He was born in
1849. He died in 1928 in Ryde, , New South Wales, Australia.
iv.
EDWARD JAMES CUPITT was born on 09 Dec 1857. He died on 07 Aug 1939. He
married Elizabeth Helen BUSHELL in 1882 in Windsor, NSW (St Matthew's CofE).
She was born on 07 Apr 1859. She died on 21 Sep 1940.
v.
FREDERICK AUGUSTUS CUPITT was born on 18 Feb 1860 in Windsor, NSW. He died
on 01 Oct 1943 in Windsor, NSW. He married Elizabeth Jane MORRIS, daughter of
George Andrew MORRIS and Ellen GREATREX on 17 Aug 1881 in Windsor, NSW
(St Matthews CofE). She was born on 25 Jun 1859 in Macdonald River, NSW. She
died on 13 Apr 1922 in Windsor, NSW (George St).
vi.
HENRY ROLAND CUPITT was born on 25 Apr 1862 in Windsor, NSW. He died on 01
Sep 1952. He married Louise Ann BUCKRIDGE, daughter of Daniel BUCKRIDGE
and Emily ROSE on 12 Sep 1880. She was born in 1862 in Windsor, NSW. She
died on 09 Sep 1929 in Windsor, NSW.
vii.
HERBERT UPTON CUPITT was born on 12 Dec 1864. He died on 12 Nov 1942. He
married Barbara Mary CHASELING in 1886. She was born on 12 Aug 1863. She
died on 27 Aug 1944.
viii. ALBERT JOHN CUPITT was born on 17 Aug 1866 in Windsor area. He died on 28 Apr
1944 in Windsor, NSW. He married Elizabeth Margaret CLARKE in 1891. She was
born about 1874. She died on 22 Dec 1940.
27.
ix.
SYDNEY TARLETON CUPITT was born on 01 Jan 1869 in Windsor, NSW. He died on
17 Nov 1935 in Chatswood. He married Jemima DRIVER in 1895. She was born on
01 Sep 1874 in Edinburgh, Scotland. She died on 01 Feb 1933 in Chatswood.
x.
EMILY JANE CUPITT was born on 24 Mar 1872 in Windsor, NSW. She died on 05 Jun
1922 in Parramatta, NSW. She married George John Downing PYE on 15 Apr 1895
in Windsor, NSW.
xi.
CATHERINE SOPHIA CUPITT was born on 13 Sep 1874. She died on 13 Aug 1916.
She married Samuel Alfred CLARKE on 17 Feb 1892. He died in 1905.
CATHERINE 3 UPTON (James2, Sarah1 PIGG) was born on 17 Sep 1835 in Cornwallis, NSW. She
died on 14 Oct 1895 in Windsor, NSW. She married William Hastings FARROW, son of William
FARROW and Sarah HASTINGS on 21 Dec 1858 in Windsor, NSW (St Matthew's CofE). He was
born about 1832.
William Hastings FARROW and Catherine UPTON had the following child:
i.
WILLIAM HASTINGS4 FARROW was born on 04 Apr 1859.
28.
LOUISA3 UPTON (James2, Sarah1 PIGG) was born on 21 Feb 1838 in Cornwallis, NSW. She died on
13 Apr 1869 in Windsor, NSW (Windsor Road). She met JAMES EZZY in 1868. He was born on 21
Mar 1840 in Clarendon, NSW. He died on 29 Apr 1910 in Rookwood, NSW (Rookwood Asylum).
James EZZY and Louisa UPTON had the following child:
i.
ALFRED JAMES4 EZZY was born on 26 Mar 1869 (Hawkesbury district). He died on
20 Apr 1869 in Windsor, NSW.
29.
SOPHIA3 UPTON (James2, Sarah1 PIGG) was born on 27 Jun 1840 in Windsor, NSW. She died
about 1874 in Gulgong, NSW. She married Frederick WILLIAMS, son of Frederick WILLIAMS and
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Jane HOPE on 13 Nov 1860 in Windsor, NSW (St Matthew's CofE). He was born on 24 May 1833
in Richmond, NSW.
Frederick WILLIAMS and Sophia UPTON had the following child:
i.
SYDNEY ROLAND4 WILLIAMS was born on 25 May 1863 in Windsor, NSW (14693
NSWBDM). He died in 1950 in New Zealand (24163 NZBDM). He married SARAH
DAVIS. He married (2) WINIFRED CECILIA MAHER on 14 Oct 1896 in Gisborne, New
Zealand (St Mary's Roman Catholic Church - 2542NZBDM). She was born in 1870
in New Zealand. She died in 1940 in New Zealand (26939 NZBDM).
30.
ANN3 UPTON (James2, Sarah1 PIGG) was born on 09 Dec 1842 in Cornwallis, NSW. She died on
19 Mar 1926 in Moree, NSW. She married Francis EZZY, son of Charles EZZY and Catherine
BOOTLE in 1876 in Sydney, NSW. He was born on 05 Nov 1845 in Clarendon, NSW. He died on
05 Jan 1922 in Lidcombe.
Francis EZZY and Ann UPTON had the following children:
i.
AYLMER UPTON4 EZZY was born on 23 Sep 1877 in Gravesend, NSW. He married
Alexandra Maud ELLIS, daughter of John Doile ELLIS and Margaret Mary
<surname> on 20 Apr 1904. She was born in 1884.
31.
ii.
EVA LOUISE EZZY was born on 17 Jul 1879 in Clarendon, NSW (25849 NSWBDM).
She died in 1968 in Newtown, NSW (32139 NSWBDM). She married (1) ANDREW
CHARLES DORN on 23 Jan 1924 in Sydney, NSW (277 NSWBDM). He was born in
1875 in Clarendon, NSW. She married (2) LAURENCE VALENTINE ROBINSON in 1911
in Canterbury, NSW (12610 NSWBDM). He was born in 1875 in Clarendon, NSW.
iii.
ADA AUSTRALIA EZZY was born in 1882 in Warialda, NSW (17674 NSWBDM). She
died on 18 Jun 1975 in Moree, NSW (103661 NSWBDM). She married John Single
WILLMOT in 1913 in Narrabri, NSW (2276 NSWBDM). He was born in 1882 in
Warialda, NSW (17717 NSWBDM - name spelt John Single Willmott). He died in
1972 in Moree, NSW (55111 NSWBDM).
iv.
HORACE CHARLES EZZY was born in 1883 in Narrabri, NSW. He died on 17 Jan
1902 in Moree, NSW.
v.
NORMAN JAMES BOTTLE EZZY was born on 30 Apr 1888 in Narrabri, NSW. He died
on 15 Apr 1918 in Penrith, NSW.
JANE 3 UPTON (James2, Sarah1 PIGG) was born on 15 Feb 1845 in Cornwallis, NSW. She died on
23 Dec 1879 in Windsor, NSW. She married George PYE, son of John PYE and Elizabeth WOOD
on 17 Jun 1872 in Windsor, NSW (St Matthew's CofE). He was born on 27 Jun 1850 in
Wilberforce, NSW. He died on 16 Oct 1920 in George Street, Newtown, Windsor.
George PYE and Jane UPTON had the following children:
i.
GEORGE THEODORE4 PYE was born on 04 Sep 1872.
32.
ii.
WILLIAM HASTINGS PYE was born in 1873. He died in 1873.
iii.
CORINDA MARY JANE PYE was born on 11 Feb 1875. She died in 1878.
iv.
ALICE MAUD ELIZABETH PYE was born on 11 Feb 1875. She died in 1878.
v.
EVA JANE PYE was born on 01 Nov 1879. She died in 1880.
JOHN3 UPTON (James2, Sarah1 PIGG) was born on 21 Sep 1847 in Cornwallis, NSW. He died on
15 Jun 1941 in Petersham, NSW. He married Mary Ann PYE, daughter of John PYE and Elizabeth
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WOOD on 18 Feb 1870 in Windsor, NSW (St Matthew's CofE). She was born on 16 Jun 1852 in
Wilberforce, NSW. She died on 04 Mar 1917 in Crimea St, Caulfield, Melbourne.
John UPTON and Mary Ann PYE had the following children:
i.
SYDNEY JOHN ROLAND4 UPTON was born on 30 Jul 1871 in Windsor, NSW. He died
on 28 Nov 1910 in Penrith, NSW. He met ELIZABETH JANE ARNOLD. He married (2)
NELLIE J HENNESSY on 05 Nov 1908 in Windsor, NSW. She was born in 1872. She
died on 14 Nov 1908. He married ELIZA YOUNG. She was born in 1882. She died in
1934.
ii.
ALICE MAUD ELIZABETH UPTON was born on 23 Apr 1873 in Windsor, NSW. She died
in 1968 in Ryde, NSW. She married (1) WILLIAM EDWARD CREW, son of John CREW
and Eliza MILLER on 19 Sep 1899. He was born in 1860 in Windsor, NSW. He died
in 1933 in Newtown, NSW. She married GEORGE CAMPBELL.
iii.
JOHN WILLIAM UPTON was born in 1882 in Parramatta, NSW. He died in 1882.
iv.
OSCAR WILLIS UPTON was born on 17 Nov 1884. He died on 02 Jan 1932 in Nowra,
NSW (BDM Ref No.: 1583/1932). He married Annie May BOURNE in 1908 in
Canterbury, NSW (BDM Ref No.: 4428/1908). She was born in 1880 in Berrima,
NSW. She died on 08 Jun 1945 in Bowral, NSW (BDM Ref No.: 7772/1945).
v.
ELLIE EVELYN ISOBEL UPTON was born on 13 Mar 1886 in Windsor, NSW. She died
on 07 Apr 1970 in Kogarah, NSW. She married Charles Crawford Cummins
BULFIN in 1908 in Sydney, NSW. He was born in 1881 in Sydney, NSW. He died in
Aug 1937 in Kogarah, NSW.
vi.
GEORGINA BLANCHE UPTON was born on 23 Sep 1887. She died in 1978 in NSW
Australia. She married Frederick J HAYWOOD in 1920 in Newtown, NSW. He was
born in 1889 in Redfern, NSW.
vii.
CASSIE ALFRINA OLIVE UPTON was born on 09 Mar 1889.
viii. PERCIVAL G A UPTON was born in Oct 1891. He died on 31 Dec 1891.
ix.
33.
MILDRED J UPTON was born in 1894.
SUSANNAH 3 UPTON (James2, Sarah1 PIGG) was born on 22 Feb 1850 in Cornwallis, NSW. She
died on 02 Jul 1885 in Windsor, NSW. She married Edward MELLISH, son of William Henry
MELLISH and Maria NORRIS on 17 Jun 1872 in Windsor, NSW (St Matthew's CofE). He was born
on 02 Oct 1850 in Windsor, NSW (V18501550 67/1850 NSWBDM - name spelt Millish). He died on
24 Jan 1913 in Fitzgerald St, Windsor.
Edward MELLISH and Susannah UPTON had the following children:
i.
CATHERINE LAVINA MARY4 MELLISH was born on 22 Mar 1873 in Windsor, NSW
(20515 NSWBDM). She died on 11 May 1963 in Parramatta, NSW (16588
NSWBDM). She married Edward James BROOKS in 1893 in Windsor, NSW (7526
NSWBDM). He was born in 1869 in England. He died on 02 Sep 1926 in
Parramatta, NSW (16276 NSWBDM).
ii.
WILLIAM EDWARD JAMES MELLISH was born on 25 Jan 1874 in Windsor, NSW (21262
NSWBDM). He died on 25 Aug 1963 in Penrith, NSW (28825 NSWBDM). He
married Agnes May THOMPSON in 1901 in Sydney, NSW (8606 NSWBDM). She
was born in 1884. She died on 21 Jan 1957 in Newtown, NSW (3333 NSWBDM).
iii.
ANN MELLISH was born about 1876. She died on 30 Jan 1937.
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iv.
JOHN ELTON THOMAS MELLISH was born on 26 Jan 1876 in Windsor, NSW (22271
NSWBDM). He died on 30 Jul 1961 in Liverpool, NSW (27081 NSWBDM - name
John Hilton). He married Edith Clara PYE on 12 Sep 1899 in Windsor, NSW (6884
NSWBDM). She was born on 13 Sep 1879 in Windsor, NSW (25888 NSWBDM).
She died on 05 Jul 1956 in Auburn, NSW (18089 NSWBDM).
v.
ADA CORNELIA JANE MELLISH was born on 01 Sep 1877 in Windsor, NSW. She
married John R REID in 1906 in Newtown, NSW. He was born in 1877 in Albury,
NSW.
vi.
ALICE MAUD MAY MELLISH was born in Jul 1879. She died on 23 Sep 1879.
vii.
ETHEL MAUD MAY MELLISH was born on 08 Aug 1880 in Windsor, NSW. She died on
10 Jul 1954 in Windsor, NSW. She married Archibald LORGER on 05 Sep 1896 in
Windsor, NSW. He was born in 1873 in Windsor, NSW. He died on 01 Jul 1949 in
Ashfield, NSW.
viii. AYLMER FRANCIS HENRY MELLISH was born on 04 Jun 1883 in Windsor, NSW. He
died on 13 Sep 1967 in Windsor, NSW. He married (1) GRACE MIRIAM GOW in 1939
in Parramatta, NSW. She was born in 1896 in Windsor, NSW. She died on 12 Jan
1982 in Windsor, NSW. He married (2) ANN PARRINGTON in 1906 in Newtown,
NSW. She was born in 1875 in Sydney, NSW. She died on 30 Jan 1937 in Windsor,
NSW.
ix.
34.
EDWARD JAMES MELLISH was born on 20 Jun 1885 in Windsor, NSW. He died on 19
Dec 1905 in Age, Cuanza Sul, Angola.
THOMAS3 UPTON (Jesse2, Sarah1 PIGG) was born on 06 Aug 1830 in Windsor, NSW. He died on
03 Mar 1891 in Penrith, NSW. He married Elizabeth BOWLES, daughter of John BOWLES and
Catherine <surname> on 17 Oct 1853 in Penrith, NSW. She was born in 1834 in NSW.
Thomas UPTON and Elizabeth BOWLES had the following children:
i.
THOMAS4 UPTON was born in 1854. He died in 1854.
ii.
ALBERT J UPTON was born in 1855 in Penrith, NSW. He married Mary Ann NOLAN
in 1878.
iii.
LUCY ANN UPTON was born in 1857 in Penrith, NSW. She died in 1934 in NSW. She
married William Augustus CONGREVE, son of William CONGREVE and Isabella
Charlotte CARVALHO in 1880 in Surry Hills, NSW. He was born in 1827 in Kent,
England. He died in 1887 in Sydney, NSW.
iv.
EMMA JANE UPTON was born in 1860. She died on 21 Aug 1865.
v.
THOMAS NEPEAN UPTON was born in 1862 in Penrith, NSW. He died about 1912. He
married (1) ANNIE ELIZA BEATUS, daughter of Phineas BEATUS and Julia ALGER in
1884. She was born in 1861 in Wollongong, NSW. She died on 30 Nov 1929 in
Lithgow, NSW. He married an unknown spouse in 1879 in Newtown, NSW.
vi.
ELIZABETH B UPTON was born in 1865. She married Willie E FORSYTH in 1894.
vii.
EMMA J UPTON was born in 1867. She married George F W WANDS in 1891.
viii. AMY LOUISE UPTON was born in 1870. She married Frederick PERRY in 1890.
ix.
REGINALD WILLIAM UPTON was born in 1872.
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35.
x.
ADELA M A UPTON was born in 1875. She married Henry A TOWNSEND in 1899.
xi.
ALBERTA MILLICENT MABEL M UPTON was born in 1879. She died on 25 Feb 1886.
DANIEL STEPHEN3 UPTON (Jesse2, Sarah1 PIGG) was born on 11 Sep 1832 in Windsor, NSW. He
died on 03 Jan 1906 (49 Collins St Surry Hills). He married Jane Matilda GREENHALGH,
daughter of John SMITH and Mary GREENHALGH on 30 Oct 1855 in Penrith, NSW (St
Stephen's). She was born on 13 Apr 1835 in Castlereagh, NSW. She died on 05 Aug 1913 in Surry
Hills, NSW (Collins St).
Daniel Stephen UPTON and Jane Matilda GREENHALGH had the following children:
i.
WILLIAM4 UPTON was born in 1857 in Penrith, NSW. He died on 20 Dec 1938 in
Rockdale, NSW. He married Margaret WATTIS in 1884.
ii.
SARAH UPTON was born on 10 Oct 1859 in Penrith, NSW. She died on 12 Sep 1888
in Emu Plains, NSW.
iii.
MARIA UPTON was born on 12 Feb 1862 in Patricks Plain, NSW. She died on 06 Feb
1885 in Emu Plains, NSW.
iv.
MATILDA UPTON was born on 08 Oct 1864 in Penrith, NSW. She died on 29 Jun
1940. She married David E ROBERTSON in 1892.
v.
EMMA UPTON was born on 22 Mar 1867 in Penrith, NSW. She died on 03 Nov 1867.
vi.
CLARA F UPTON was born on 08 Nov 1869 in Emu Plains, NSW. She married Louis
J H LANGE in 1895.
vii.
EDITH MARY UPTON was born on 31 Mar 1872 in Penrith, NSW.
viii. LILLIAN BLANCHE UPTON was born on 16 Aug 1875 in Penrith, NSW.
36.
MARY 3 UPTON (Jesse2, Sarah1 PIGG) was born on 31 Aug 1834 in Cornwallis, NSW. She died on
16 Feb 1913 in "Mt Druitt" Rawsonville, Dubbo,New South Wales, Australia. She married Joseph
Thomas DRUITT in Windsor, NSW (St Matthew's CofE). He was born on 30 Oct 1836 in
Castlereagh, NSW. He died on 23 Apr 1926 in Dubbo, NSW.
Joseph Thomas DRUITT and Mary UPTON had the following children:
i.
LUCY ANNE4 DRUITT was born on 25 Apr 1857 in Castlereagh, NSW. She died on 02
Mar 1931 in Orange, NSW. She married Michael John COLBRAN on 31 Oct 1876
in Dubbo, NSW. He was born on 06 Jul 1857 in North Richmond, NSW. He died on
15 Dec 1934 in Wellington, NSW.
ii.
ALFRED THOMAS DRUITT was born on 24 Dec 1858 in Castlereagh, NSW. He died
on 23 Apr 1934 in Dubbo, NSW. He married ELIZABETH SARAH JANE BOOTLE. She
was born on 29 Mar 1856 in Namoi River, NSW (Molly Station). She died on 05 Aug
1895 in Rawsonville, NSW (Belarbigill).
iii.
HENRY DRUITT was born on 12 Oct 1860 in Castlereagh, NSW. He died on 03 Dec
1917 in Sydney, NSW. He married Georgina Sophia Australia BOOTLE on 09 Mar
1881 in Dubbo, NSW. She was born on 29 Mar 1861 in Wee Waa, NSW. She died
on 27 Dec 1893 in Rawsonville, NSW.
iv.
ELIZA JANE DRUITT was born in 1862 in Penrith, NSW. She died in 1935 in Dubbo,
NSW.
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37.
v.
EMMA AMELIA DRUITT was born in 1864 in Penrith, NSW. She died in 1944. She
married ROBERT HOVENDEN. He was born in Kyneton, Vic. He died on 18 Dec 1942
in Dubbo, NSW (Tamworth St).
vi.
DAVID DANIEL DRUITT was born on 20 May 1866 in Cornwallis, NSW. He died on 07
Jun 1938 in Rawsonville, NSW.
vii.
SELINA ALICE DRUITT was born on 06 Dec 1868 in Cornwallis, NSW. She died on 13
Jul 1952 in Cooranbong, NSW. She married William Earnest Bailey in 1927 in
Sydney, NSW (1927). He was born on 25 Sep 1868 in "Mount Pleasant", Bathurst.
He died on 23 Aug 1926 in Gilgandra, NSW (hospital).
ELIZABETH SARAH 3 UPTON (Jesse2, Sarah1 PIGG) was born on 26 Jul 1843 in Castlereagh, NSW.
She died on 01 Aug 1921 in Granville, NSW. She married John SQUIRES in 1876 in Emu Plains,
NSW. He died on 31 May 1920.
John SQUIRES and Elizabeth Sarah UPTON had the following children:
i.
SQUIRES4. She married FRANK ROBINSON.
ii.
SQUIRES. She married NORMAN COOK.
iii.
SQUIRES. She married G CHANDLER.
iv.
SQUIRES. She married STAMNERS.
v.
JOHN LESLIE SQUIRES was born in 1878.
vi.
EVELINE AMY SQUIRES was born in 1882.
vii.
MAY UPTON SQUIRES was born in 1884.
viii. RUBINA S SQUIRES was born in 1888. She died in 1921.
38.
EDWIN JAMES 3 UPTON (Jesse2, Sarah1 PIGG) was born on 08 Nov 1846 in Castlereagh, NSW. He
died on 07 Sep 1914 in Rydalmere, NSW (Hospital for the insane). He married Susan May
DAWSON on 25 May 1878 in Redfern, NSW.
Edwin James UPTON and Susan May DAWSON had the following children:
i.
IDA MAY4 UPTON was born in 1879.
ii.
EDWIN JAMES UPTON was born in 1882. He died on 12 Nov 1910 in Glebe Point,
NSW (3 Leichhardt St). He married SARAH <SURNAME>.
iii.
CLARENCE RICHARD UPTON was born in 1884.
iv.
CLIFTON J F UPTON was born in 1886.
v.
GRAHAM C UPTON was born in 1889. He died in 1890.
vi.
RUPERT H UPTON was born in 1891.
vii.
NORMAN F UPTON was born in 1893.
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viii. ALICE I M UPTON was born in 1896.
39.
JOHN WILLIAM3 UPTON (Jesse2, Sarah1 PIGG) was born on 06 Aug 1854 in Castlereagh, NSW. He
died on 07 Aug 1933 in Emu Plains, NSW. He married (1) MARY ANN ALLEN, daughter of Charles
ALLEN on 23 Dec 1876 in Bathurst. She was born on 06 Sep 1851 in North Richmond, New South
Wales, Australia. She died on 16 Apr 1930 in Nepean, New South Wales, Australia. He married (2)
THYRA MARGUERITE BERGFELDT on 17 Jun 1931 in St Paul's, Emu Plains.
John William UPTON and Mary Ann ALLEN had the following children:
i.
HAROLD B4 UPTON was born in 1877 in Bathurst, NSW. He married Clara M BAKER
in 1903 in Junee, NSW.
ii.
ETHEL ELIZA J UPTON was born in 1879 in Bathurst, NSW.
iii.
HILTON JOHN UPTON was born in 1880. He died in 1880.
iv.
HILTON OSCAR UPTON was born in 1881. He died in 1882.
v.
LEOPOLD CHARLES UPTON was born in 1883 in Parramatta, NSW. He married Jessie
M E ROBSON in 1908 in Armidale, NSW.
vi.
JOHN WILLIAM UPTON was born in 1882 in Parramatta, NSW. He died in 1882 in
Parramatta, NSW.
vii.
LILLIAN M UPTON was born in 1886.
viii. SELWYN H UPTON was born about 1887. He died in 1888.
40.
ix.
OSWALD E R UPTON was born in 1889. He married Kathleen Clarice
CONNAUGHTON in 1927 in Glebe, NSW. She was born in 1900 in Cowra, NSW.
She died on 03 Oct 1972 in Newtown, NSW.
x.
ALMA M E UPTON was born in 1892.
GEORGE MILTON3 UPTON (Jesse2, Sarah1 PIGG) was born on 02 Aug 1856 in Castlereagh, NSW.
He died on 15 May 1927 in North Sydney, NSW (Mater Hospital). He married Louisa Maria Fennell
PURDON, daughter of Thomas Rodney PURDON and Mary Archdeacon IRWIN on 08 Mar 1882 in
Sydney, NSW (St Luke's CofE). She was born on 03 Sep 1860 in Hobart, Tas (Registration
Number: 3695). She died on 07 Jun 1941 in North Sydney, NSW (Registration Number: 10689).
George Milton UPTON and Louisa Maria Fennell PURDON had the following children:
i.
HILDA MABEL4 UPTON was born in 1883 in Penrith, NSW.
ii.
ERNEST G UPTON was born in 1884.
iii.
EMILY NINA UPTON was born in 1887 in Penrith, NSW. She died on 08 May 1959 in
Mosman, NSW. She married ALFRED LAWRENCE PITT. He was born in 1887.
iv.
FLORENCE E UPTON was born in 1889 in Wagga Wagga, NSW.
v.
ENID M UPTON was born in 1891 in Woonona, NSW.
vi.
SELWYN A UPTON was born in 1895 in Berrima, NSW.
vii.
GEOFFREY MILTON PURDON UPTON was born in 1905 in Bowral, NSW.
190
Generation 3 (con't)
41.
JANE 3 UPTON (Jesse2, Sarah1 PIGG) was born on 12 Nov 1856 in Castlereagh, NSW. She died on
03 Jun 1931 in Rockdale. She married (1) OWEN DEMPSEY in 1890. She married (2) SEATON
WILLIAM ALLIBAND, son of Joseph ALLIBAND and Sophia <surname> on 25 Sep 1879 in St Paul's,
Emu Plains. He died in 1888.
Owen DEMPSEY and Jane UPTON had the following children:
i.
JANE4 DEMPSEY was born in 1892. She married MAMBY.
ii.
OWEN DEMPSEY was born in 1894.
Seaton William ALLIBAND and Jane UPTON had the following children:
i.
EVA VICTORIA4 ALLIBAND was born in 1880. She married EDWARDS.
42.
ii.
SEATON J ALLIBAND was born in 1884.
iii.
GUNNING ALLIBAND was born in 1886. He died in 1886.
iv.
ALLIBAND was born in 1887. He died in 1887.
GEORGINA3 UPTON (Jesse2, Sarah1 PIGG) was born on 08 Apr 1861 in Emu Plains, NSW. She died
on 03 Aug 1942 in Stanmore. She married John Cuthbert THEW, son of George THEW and Mary
<surname> on 03 May 1882 in Emu Plains, NSW (St Paul's). He was born about 1846. He died on
04 May 1896 in Lidcombe.
John Cuthbert THEW and Georgina UPTON had the following children:
i.
CECIL CUTHBERT UPTON4 THEW was born in 1883.
43.
ii.
CLARENCE THEW was born on 30 Jan 1886 in Emu Plains, NSW ("Poplar Villa").
iii.
VERA A THEW was born on 30 Jan 1886 in Emu Plains, NSW ("Poplar Villa").
iv.
RYLE C THEW was born in 1889.
v.
NETA M THEW was born in 1889. She died in 1889.
vi.
GLADYS E THEW was born in 1895.
ARTHUR CLARENCE 3 UPTON (Jesse2, Sarah1 PIGG) was born on 20 Feb 1870 in Emu Plains, NSW.
He died on 19 Aug 1964 in Richmond, NSW. He married Florence A BRAYNE, daughter of Charles
W BRAYNE and Harriett <surname> in 1896. She died on 29 Jul 1952 in Nepean District Hospital.
Arthur Clarence UPTON and Florence A BRAYNE had the following child:
i.
CYRIL ARTHUR4 UPTON was born in 1897. He died on 26 Jun 1961. He married
MIRIAM RUTH <SURNAME>. She died on 26 Feb 1940.
44.
LUCY3 BOLLARD (Ann2 UPTON, Sarah1 PIGG) was born on 16 May 1830 in Narellan, NSW. She
died in NSW. She married Julian King HAWTHORNE on 17 Apr 1844 in Camden, NSW (St
John's). He was born on 13 Feb 1823 in England. He died on 28 Feb 1909 in Gundagai, NSW.
Julian King HAWTHORNE and Lucy BOLLARD had the following children:
i.
ALBERT4 HAWTHORN was born on 12 May 1850 in Picton, NSW.
ii.
ALFRED ERNEST HAWTHORN was born on 03 Apr 1874 in Gundagai, NSW. He died
in 1936 in Ashfield, NSW.
191
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iii.
ALICE HAWTHORN was born on 30 Nov 1861 in Picton, NSW.
iv.
ANNIE HAWTHORN was born on 01 Mar 1852 in Picton, NSW.
v.
DIANA MATILDA HAWTHORN was born on 10 Nov 1867 in South Gundagai, NSW. She
died on 08 Aug 1933.
vi.
EDMUND HAWTHORN was born on 25 Nov 1865 in South Gundagai, NSW. He died in
Jul 1932.
vii.
EMILY JANE HAWTHORN was born on 27 Oct 1848 in Picton, NSW.
viii. FREDERICK WILLIAM HAWTHORN was born on 30 Jul 1863 in South Gundagai, NSW.
He died in 1931.
ix.
GEORGE REGINALD HAWTHORN was born on 17 Apr 1880 in South Gundagai, NSW.
He died in 1885.
x.
JAMES HAWTHORN was born on 17 Mar 1859 in Picton, NSW. He died on 29 Dec
1933.
xi.
JOHN FRANCIS HAWTHORN was born on 30 Oct 1869 in South Gundagai, NSW. He
died in 1915.
xii.
THOMAS HENRY HAWTHORN was born on 19 Dec 1856 in Liverpool, NSW.
xiii. VICTORIA MINNIE HAWTHORNE was born on 01 Aug 1872 in Gundagai, NSW. She
died on 18 Feb 1936 in Wagga Wagga, NSW.
45.
MARY ANN3 BOLLARD (Ann2 UPTON, Sarah1 PIGG) was born on 22 Apr 1832 in Cobbitty, NSW.
She died on 17 Jul 1921 in Clermont, Qld. She married (1) JULIAN KING HAWTHONE in 1856 in
NSW. She married (2) GEORGE WILLIAM KETTLE in 1856 in Parramatta, NSW. He was born on 13
Jun 1828 in Camden, NSW. He died on 25 Apr 1918 in Clermont, Queensland, Australia,.
George William KETTLE and Mary Ann BOLLARD had the following children:
i.
IRENE4 KETTLE.
ii.
SIDNEY GEORGE KETTLE was born in 1859 in Liverpool, NSW. He died on 11 Nov
1927 in Clermont, Qld.
iii.
SYDNEY GEORGE KETTLE was born in 1859 in Liverpool, NSW. He died on 11 Nov
1927 in Clermont, Qld. He married Mary O'Leary on 03 Jan 1884 in Qld. She was
born in 1863. She died on 16 Nov 1919 in Qld.
iv.
ROSE EMILY KETTLE was born on 15 Sep 1874 in Copperfield, Qld. She died on 25
Jan 1965 in Yeppoon, Qld.
v.
SOPHIA ALICE KETTLE was born on 11 Sep 1872 in Clermont, Qld. She died on 12
Jan 1921 in Clermont, Qld.
vi.
ELIZABETH MARY KETTLE was born on 12 May 1870 in Clermont, Qld. She died on
28 Dec 1916 in Clermont, Qld.
vii.
CHARLES EDWARD KETTLE was born on 04 Jun 1868 in Clermont, Qld. He died on 12
192
Generation 3 (con't)
Nov 1889 in Clermont, Qld.
viii. GEORGE WILLIAM KETTLE was born in 1866 in Queanbeyan, NSW. He died on 07 Jul
1868 in Clermont, Qld.
46.
ix.
WILLIAM HENRY KETTLE was born in Apr 1854 in Queanbeyan, NSW. He died in Dec
1947 in Clermont, Qld.
x.
LOUISA JANE KETTLE was born in 1862 in Queanbeyan, NSW. She died in 1951 in
Clermont, Qld.
xi.
LUCY ANNE KETTLE was born in 1857 in Liverpool, NSW. She died on 27 Apr 1942 in
Clermont, Qld. She married George Joseph NUGENT on 03 Jul 1878 in Clermont,
Qld (Cooperfield). He was born about 1844 in Ireland (Balinaco, Westmeath). He
died on 12 Jul 1907 in Clermont, Qld.
WILLIAM3 BOLLARD (Ann2 UPTON, Sarah1 PIGG) was born on 21 Feb 1837 in Picton, NSW
(Redbank Stonequarry). He died on 14 Jul 1874 in South Gundagai, NSW. He married Rosanna
<surname> on 14 Nov 1858 in Sydney, NSW. She was born about 1838 in Picton, NSW. She died
on 09 Mar 1903 in Sydney, NSW (133 Albion St).
William BOLLARD and Rosanna <surname> had the following children:
i.
HAROLD J4 BOLLARD was born in 1885 in Gundagai, NSW.
ii.
RUBY BOLLARD was born about 1880.
iii.
ELLA BOLLARD was born about 1877.
iv.
ALBERTA GRACE BOLLARD was born on 02 Jan 1871 in South Gundagai, NSW. She
died on 17 Jun 1968.
v.
MINNIE VIOLET BOLLARD was born on 17 Jan 1867 in Gundagai, NSW.
vi.
WILLIAM AUGUSTUS BOLLARD was born on 18 Oct 1864 in Gundagai, NSW.
vii.
EMILY R BOLLARD was born in 1862 in Gundagai, NSW. She died in 1890 in
Gundagai, NSW.
viii. CLARA EMMELINE BOLLARD was born on 03 Sep 1859 in Upper Picton, NSW. She
died on 04 Oct 1928 in Adelong, NSW.
47.
ANN3 BOLLARD (Ann2 UPTON, Sarah1 PIGG) was born on 28 Jun 1839 in Minto, NSW. She died
on 21 Feb 1924 in Picton, NSW. She married Edward Gerald LARKIN, son of Thomas LARKIN
and Naomi COLEBROOK on 25 Nov 1856 in Picton, NSW. He was born in 1833 in Sussex,
England. He died on 12 Jan 1914 in Picton, NSW.
Edward Gerald LARKIN and Ann BOLLARD had the following children:
i.
WILLIE4 LARKIN was born on 20 Feb 1870 in Picton, NSW.
ii.
NAOMI ANNIE LARKIN was born on 08 Oct 1873 in Picton, NSW. She died on 07 Nov
1950.
iii.
ANNIE LARKIN was born on 28 Dec 1865 in Picton, NSW. She died on 28 Dec 1868.
iv.
MARTHA LARKIN was born on 09 Nov 1863 in Picton, NSW. She died on 19 Sep
193
Generation 3 (con't)
1944.
v.
48.
JANE EVA LARKIN was born on 27 Feb 1858 in Picton, NSW. She died on 12 Jun
1946.
THOMAS HENRY3 BOLLARD (Ann2 UPTON, Sarah1 PIGG) was born on 19 May 1842 in Narellan,
New South Wales, Australia,. He died on 05 Jul 1919 in Sydney, NSW. He married Mary Ann
FREEMAN, daughter of Thomas FREEMAN and Mary Ann KNIGHT in 1867. She was born on 13
May 1844 in Australia. She died on 23 Aug 1919 in Sydney, NSW.
Thomas Henry BOLLARD and Mary Ann FREEMAN had the following child:
i.
ADA AMELIA4 BOLLARD was born on 27 Jul 1873 in Mudgee, NSW. She died on 27
Jun 1927 in NSW. She married Edward John McCULLA, son of Matthew
McCULLAGH and Jane WATSON on 19 Apr 1893. He was born in 1869. He died
on 20 Aug 1938.
49.
ELIZA A3 BOLLARD (Ann2 UPTON, Sarah1 PIGG) was born on 16 Mar 1848 in Picton, NSW. She
married John HILDER in 1866 in Paddington, NSW.
John HILDER and Eliza A BOLLARD had the following children:
i.
ERNEST A4 HILDER was born in 1884 in Berrima, NSW.
50.
ii.
ANNIE L HILDER was born in 1878 in Berrima, NSW.
iii.
EDWARD A HILDER was born in 1876 in Berrima, NSW.
iv.
GEORGE HILDER was born in 1874 in Berrima, NSW.
v.
WILLIAM H HILDER was born in 1871 in Berrima, NSW.
vi.
JAMES HILDER was born in 1868 in Picton, NSW.
vii.
ELIZA A HILDER was born in 1867 in Picton, NSW.
SOPHIA3 BOLLARD (Ann2 UPTON, Sarah1 PIGG) was born on 14 Jun 1850 in Picton, NSW. She
died on 22 Jun 1932 in Narrandera, NSW. She married Charles BUFFREY in 1868 in Sydney,
NSW. He was born on 15 Oct 1829 in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia. He died on 05
Oct 1889 in Narrandera, NSW.
Charles BUFFREY and Sophia BOLLARD had the following children:
i.
SOPHIA M4 BUFFREY was born in 1886 in Narrandera, NSW. She died in 1886 in
Narrandera, NSW.
ii.
EDWARD BUFFREY was born in 1885 in Narrandera, NSW. He died in 1885 in
Narrandera, NSW.
iii.
CHARLES BUFFREY was born in 1881 in Narrandera, NSW. He died in 1940 in
Redfern, NSW.
iv.
ANNIE EMMA BUFFREY was born on 31 Dec 1878 in Narrandera, NSW. She died on
12 Apr 1972 in Leeton, NSW.
v.
SARAH BUFFREY was born on 22 Jan 1876. She died in 1970.
vi.
GEORGE JOSEPH BUFFREY was born on 22 Mar 1874 in Narrandera, NSW. He died
194
Generation 3 (con't)
in 1936 in Petersham, NSW.
vii.
51.
JAMES BUFFREY was born on 19 Sep 1869 in Wagga Wagga, NSW. He died on 11
Jul 1954 in Sydney, NSW.
JAMES EDWARD 3 BOLLARD (Ann2 UPTON, Sarah1 PIGG) was born on 07 Oct 1852 in Camden,
NSW. He died on 21 Nov 1906 in Picton, NSW (Wattle Park). He married Margaret CONNELLAN
in 1878 in Sydney, NSW. She was born about 1848 in Kilkenny County, Clare, Ireland. She died on
14 May 1933 in Picton, NSW.
James Edward BOLLARD and Margaret CONNELLAN had the following children:
i.
MARGARET AGNES4 BOLLARD was born in 1886 in Picton, NSW. She died on 13 Jan
1971 in Picton, NSW.
52.
ii.
EVA ALICE BOLLARD was born on 31 Dec 1884 in Picton, NSW. She died on 13 Jun
1968 in Camden, NSW.
iii.
JAMES EDWARD BOLLARD was born about 1882 in NSW. He died on 11 Oct 1887.
iv.
WILLIAM LUCIUS BOLLARD was born about 1881 in Picton, NSW. He died on 05 Sep
1942 in Picton, NSW.
v.
LUCY ANNE BOLLARD was born about 1880 in Picton, NSW. She died in Lismore,
NSW.
vi.
JANE BOLLARD was born on 15 Aug 1880 in Picton, NSW. She died on 14 May 1982
in Lismore, NSW.
vii.
MARY ELIZABETH BOLLARD was born about 1879 in Picton, NSW. She died on 14
Sep 1962 in Picton, NSW.
WILLIAM PATRICK 3 BYRNE (Jane2 UPTON, Sarah1 PIGG) was born on 30 Nov 1828 in Windsor,
NSW. He died on 05 May 1910 in Coonamble, NSW. He married Julia Isabella KABLE on 01 May
1850 in Windsor, NSW. She was born on 19 Dec 1833 in Pitt Town, NSW. She died on 25 Aug
1894 in Richmond, NSW.
William Patrick BYRNE and Julia Isabella KABLE had the following children:
i.
GEORGE THOMAS4 BYRNE was born on 02 Nov 1848 in Windsor, NSW. He died on
20 Apr 1938 in Coonamble, NSW. He married Annie COSTIGAN, daughter of
William COSTIGAN and Mary HAGAN on 18 May 1875 in Windsor, NSW.
ii.
WILLIAM JOHN BYRNE was born on 17 Aug 1851 in Windsor, NSW. He died on 05
Sep 1928. He married Hannah LEEDHAM in 1873 in Windsor, NSW. She was born
on 06 Feb 1853 in Windsor, NSW. She died in 1910 in Balmain South, NSW.
iii.
ELIZABETH JANE BYRNE was born on 10 Dec 1852 in Windsor, NSW. She died in
1877 in Sydney, NSW. She married Henry Samuel HOLMES on 11 Sep 1869 in St
Matthews Church of England, Windsor, New South Wales, Australia. He was born
in 1840 in Maitland, NSW. He died on 07 Jul 1912 in Bombala, NSW.
iv.
CHARLOTTE SUSAN BYRNE was born on 09 Jun 1854 in Windsor, NSW. She died in
1877 in Sydney, NSW.
v.
EDGAR JAMES PATRICK BYRNE was born on 22 Feb 1856 in Windsor, NSW. He died
on 16 Feb 1922 in Newtown, NSW.
195
Generation 3 (con't)
vi.
EMILINE ISABELLA BYRNE was born on 22 Sep 1857 in Windsor, NSW. She died in
1935.
vii.
ADELAINE SARAH BYRNE was born on 31 Jul 1859 in Windsor, NSW. She died in
1935 in Auburn, NSW. She married (1) WILLIAM BARRY THOMPSON in 1879. He was
born about 1929. He died in 1961. She married (2) GEORGE TURNER in 1891 in
Sydney, NSW. He was born in 1853.
viii. LAURA KATE BYRNE was born on 11 Aug 1861 in Windsor, NSW. She died on 14
Sep 1941 in Tamworth, NSW. She married Henry HOLMES in 1878.
ix.
ROWLAND G BYRNE was born on 30 Jul 1863 in Windsor, NSW. He died in 1917 in
Lismore, NSW.
x.
CLARA CONSTANCE BYRNE was born on 23 May 1865 in Windsor, NSW. She married
John WILLIAMS in 1884.
xi.
OSBORNE J BYRNE was born in 1867. He died on 10 May 1867.
xii.
OSWALD JOSEPH BYRNE was born on 20 Mar 1867 in Windsor, NSW. He died on 20
Nov 1939 in Lismore, NSW.
xiii. HUSBAND JOSEPH BYRNE was born on 20 Mar 1867 in Windsor, NSW.
xiv. LESLIE H BYRNE was born on 24 Mar 1869 in Windsor, NSW. He died in 1873 in
Windsor, NSW.
xv.
ALFRED HARRY BYRNE was born on 24 Mar 1869 in Windsor, NSW. He died on 04
Jan 1870 in Windsor, NSW.
xvi. MAUD M BYRNE was born in 1871 in Windsor, NSW.
xvii. FREDRICK BYRNE was born in 1874.
53.
JOHN3 BYRNE (Jane2 UPTON, Sarah1 PIGG) was born on 31 Mar 1831 in Windsor, NSW. He died
on 03 Jul 1896 in Mendooran, NSW. He married Cordelia FREEMAN on 06 Oct 1857 in Windsor,
NSW. She was born on 18 Mar 1836 in Windsor, NSW. She died on 15 Dec 1870 in
Coonabarabran, NSW.
John BYRNE and Cordelia FREEMAN had the following children:
i.
MARION KATE4 BYRNE was born on 17 Jul 1865 in Windsor, NSW. She died in 1879
in Dubbo, NSW.
ii.
JOHN HENRY PATRICK BYRNE was born on 18 Oct 1867 in Coonabarabran, NSW. He
died on 29 May 1945 in Mendooran, NSW.
iii.
ADA C BYRNE was born in 1863 in Windsor, NSW. She died on 07 Oct 1897 in
Mendooran, NSW.
iv.
CLARA MAUD BYRNE was born on 21 Sep 1861 in Widsor, NSW. She died on 21 Jul
1862 in Windsor, NSW.
v.
MARY JANE BYRNE was born on 07 Oct 1859 in Windsor, NSW. She died on 06 May
1891 in Alexandria, NSW.
196
Generation 3 (con't)
54.
CATHERINE 3 BYRNE (Jane2 UPTON, Sarah1 PIGG) was born in 1833 in Windsor, NSW. She died on
22 Nov 1909 in Gilgandra, NSW. She married Thomas MORAN on 20 Nov 1863 in Sydney, NSW.
He was born in 1828 in Sydney, NSW.
Thomas MORAN and Catherine BYRNE had the following children:
i.
ELLEN4 MORAN was born in 1869 in Wollongong, NSW.
ii.
55.
THOMAS J MORAN was born in 1866 in Wollongong, NSW. He died in 1925 in
Kogarah, NSW.
EDWARD 3 BYRNE (Jane2 UPTON, Sarah1 PIGG) was born on 23 Dec 1836 in Windsor, NSW. He
died on 22 Jan 1913 in Coonamble, NSW. He married Margaret McGREGOR on 26 Nov 1863 in
Wellington, NSW. She was born on 08 Jun 1844 in Bowenfels, NSW. She died on 08 Feb 1897 in
Coonamble, NSW.
Edward BYRNE and Margaret McGREGOR had the following children:
i.
WILLIAM4 BYRNE was born in 1890.
ii.
ROBERT EV BYRNE was born in 1888 in Coonamble, NSW. He died on 08 Oct 1905
in Coonamble, NSW.
iii.
AGNES MARY BYRNE was born on 16 Dec 1881 in Dubbo, NSW. She died on 05 Jun
1955 in Balmoral, NSW.
iv.
SUSAN BYRNE was born on 09 Jun 1878 in Dubbo, NSW. She died on 20 May 1935
in Coonamble, NSW.
v.
BLANCHE CHLOE BYRNE was born on 10 Jan 1876 in Dubbo, NSW. She died on 30
May 1941 in Lithgow, NSW.
vi.
JESSIE MARY BYRNE was born on 29 Jul 1873 in Coonamble, NSW. She died in
1880 in Dubbo, NSW.
vii.
CATHERINE JANE BYRNE was born on 07 Feb 1871 in Galargambone, NSW. She
died in 1899 in Dubbo, NSW.
viii. ALEXANDER PATRICK BYRNE was born in 1868 in Dubbo, NSW. He died in 1938 in
Dubbo, NSW.
56.
ix.
EDWARD BYRNE was born in 1866 in Dubbo, NSW. He died in 1869 in Dubbo, NSW.
x.
ANNIE BYRNE was born on 05 Nov 1864 in Collie, NSW. She died on 27 Jan 1915 in
Gilgandra, NSW.
SUSANNAH ELIZABETH 3 BYRNE (Jane2 UPTON, Sarah1 PIGG) was born on 14 May 1843 in
Windsor, NSW. She died on 28 Nov 1911 in Tenefiffe, NSW. She married William Henry DEAN on
18 Jan 1867 in NSW. He died on 01 Mar 1892.
William Henry DEAN and Susannah Elizabeth BYRNE had the following children:
i.
WILLIAM4 DEAN was born in 1868.
ii.
EVA DEAN was born in 1870.
iii.
CLARA DEAN was born in 1872.
197
Generation 3 (con't)
57.
iv.
ANNIE DEAN was born in 1874.
v.
BERTHA DEAN was born in 1877.
vi.
ADA DEAN was born in 1880.
LUCY3 BYRNE (Jane2 UPTON, Sarah1 PIGG) was born on 08 Aug 1846 in Cornwallis, NSW. She
died on 22 Nov 1873 in Windsor, NSW. She married John RICHARDSON on 16 Jun 1868 in
Windsor, NSW. He was born on 16 Apr 1844 in Wilberforce, NSW. He died on 22 Nov 1873.
John RICHARDSON and Lucy BYRNE had the following children:
i.
HERBERT JOHN4 RICHARDSON was born on 02 Aug 1869 in Windsor, NSW. He died
in Nov 1944.
58.
ii.
JOHN RICHARDSON was born in 1872 in Windsor, NSW. He died in 1875 in Windsor,
NSW.
iii.
GEORGE H RICHARDSON was born in 1870 in Windsor, NSW. He died in 1942 in
Lismore, NSW.
iv.
ROBERT RICHARDSON was born in 1856.
v.
HENRY RICHARDSON was born in 1854.
MARY 3 BYRNE (Jane2 UPTON, Sarah1 PIGG) was born on 05 Jul 1851 in Windsor, NSW. She died
on 31 Aug 1905. She married (1) PATRICK DONOHOE on 05 May 1868 in Dubbo, NSW. He was
born on 06 May 1844 in Sydney, NSW. He died on 06 Oct 1935 in Galargambone, NSW. She
married JAMES CARLTON. He was born in Jan 1844. He died on 14 Nov 1937.
Patrick DONOHOE and Mary BYRNE had the following children:
i.
HAROLD J4 DONOHOE was born in 1891 in Tenterfield, NSW.
ii.
VIOLET M DONOHOE was born in 1889 in Coonamble, NSW.
iii.
LILY DONOHOE was born in 1886 in Coonamble, NSW.
iv.
ROBERT HENRY DONOHOE was born in 1884. He died on 27 Sep 1965.
v.
FREDERICK DONOHOE was born in 1882 in Coonamble, NSW.
vi.
CLARA MARY DONOHOE was born in 1880 in Coonamble, NSW.
vii.
JOHN DONOHOE was born in 1876 in Coonabarabran, NSW.
viii. WILLIAM PATRICK DONOHOE was born in 1874 in Coonabarabran, NSW.
ix.
ANN JANE DONOHOE was born in 1869 in Newcastle, NSW. She died on 18 May
1879 in Coonamble, NSW.
James Carlton and Mary BYRNE had the following children:
i.
HERBERT4 CARLTON was born in 1887. He died on 08 Oct 1919.
ii.
MARGARET MARY CARLTON was born in 1886. She died on 26 Apr 1969.
198
Generation 3 (con't)
59.
iii.
AUSTIN CARLTON was born in 1881. He died on 21 Mar 1968.
iv.
EUGENIE CARLTON was born in 1870. She died on 18 Jun 1945.
HENRY JAMES 3 BYRNE (Jane2 UPTON, Sarah1 PIGG) was born on 29 Jun 1854 in Windsor, NSW.
He died on 08 Dec 1910 in Terraces, Late, NSW. He married Janet Stewart WALKER on 03 Jun
1875 in Windsor, NSW (St Mathews Church of England.). She was born in 1858. She died on 27
Jun 1944 in Coonamble, NSW.
Henry James BYRNE and Janet Stewart WALKER had the following children:
i.
ELEANOR EILEEN4 BYRNE was born in 1890 in Coonamble, NSW.
60.
ii.
ETHEL A J BYRNE was born in 1889 in Coonamble, NSW. She died on 12 Apr 1980
in Coonamble, NSW.
iii.
HERBERT HENRY BYRNE was born in 1878. He died on 12 Sep 1944 in Goondiwindi,
Qld.
iv.
AMELIA JANE BYRNE was born on 02 Aug 1876. She died on 10 Dec 1877.
v.
LESLIE JOHN BYRNE was born in 1886 in Coonamble, NSW. He died on 03 Nov 1954
in Dubbo, NSW (Buried Coonamble cemetery).
vi.
ARTHUR ROBERT BYRNE was born on 03 Dec 1882 in Windsor, NSW. He died on 09
Sep 1963 in Gulargambone, NSW.
GEORGE3 CUPITT (Sophia2 UPTON, Sarah1 PIGG) was born on 13 Sep 1833 in Windsor, NSW. He
died on 29 Jul 1907 in Cooyal, NSW. He married Jane Emma NORRIS on 29 Feb 1856. She was
born on 10 Feb 1843.
George CUPITT and Jane Emma NORRIS had the following children:
i.
SOPHIA MARY4 CUPITT was born on 26 Dec 1856. She died on 07 Oct 1916. She
married WALTER DYSON.
ii.
JAMES HENRY CUPITT was born on 18 Oct 1858.
iii.
GEORGE DAVID CUPITT was born on 27 Jul 1860. He died on 26 Jan 1869.
iv.
ALFRED JOHN CUPITT was born on 30 Aug 1862. He died on 26 Jan 1869.
v.
AMELIA JANE CUPITT was born on 19 Jul 1864. She married Edgar G PAYZE in
1900.
vi.
CHARLES GORDON CUPITT was born on 08 Jul 1866. He died on 25 Jan 1952 in
Mudgee, NSW. He married Elizabeth Charlotte NEWTON in 1895. She was born on
08 Jul 1869. She died on 29 May 1944 in Mudgee, NSW.
vii.
EDWIN JOSEPH CUPITT was born on 17 Jun 1868. He died on 29 Jun 1927.
viii. EMELINE CUPITT was born on 29 Jul 1870.
ix.
GEORGE DANIEL CUPITT was born on 13 Oct 1872. He married Minnie RANDALL on
09 Nov 1899.
x.
ALICE ELIZA CUPITT was born in 1874.
199
Generation 3 (con't)
xi.
61.
LUCINDA AGNES CUPITT was born on 27 Dec 1877. She died on 22 Aug 1943. She
married James LOUGHREY in 1899.
THOMAS3 CUPITT (Sophia2 UPTON, Sarah1 PIGG) was born on 14 Jun 1835 in Windsor, NSW. He
died on 14 Aug 1895 in Windsor, NSW. He married Elizabeth Ellen UPTON, daughter of James
UPTON and Catherine FRAZIER on 09 Aug 1853 in Windsor, NSW (St Matthew's CofE). She was
born on 15 Nov 1831 in Cornwallis, NSW. She died on 15 Dec 1890 in Windsor, NSW.
Thomas CUPITT and Elizabeth Ellen UPTON had the following children:
i.
ADELINE AMELIA4 CUPITT was born on 10 Oct 1852.
ii.
THOMAS ALBERT CUPITT was born on 31 Jul 1854. He died on 30 Jun 1912. He
married Amelia Jane BUCKRIDGE, daughter of Daniel BUCKRIDGE on 22 May
1883. She was born on 25 Jun 1859. She died on 29 Jul 1936.
iii.
ELIZABETH ANN CUPITT was born on 28 Feb 1856 in Windsor, NSW. She died on 18
Jan 1887 in Windsor, NSW. She married (1) EDWARD MELLISH, son of William Henry
MELLISH and Maria NORRIS in 1886. He was born on 02 Oct 1850 in Windsor,
NSW (V18501550 67/1850 NSWBDM - name spelt Millish). He died on 24 Jan 1913
in Fitzgerald St, Windsor. She married HENRY THOMAS ROGERS. He was born in
1849. He died in 1928 in Ryde, , New South Wales, Australia.
iv.
EDWARD JAMES CUPITT was born on 09 Dec 1857. He died on 07 Aug 1939. He
married Elizabeth Helen BUSHELL in 1882 in Windsor, NSW (St Matthew's CofE).
She was born on 07 Apr 1859. She died on 21 Sep 1940.
v.
FREDERICK AUGUSTUS CUPITT was born on 18 Feb 1860 in Windsor, NSW. He died
on 01 Oct 1943 in Windsor, NSW. He married Elizabeth Jane MORRIS, daughter of
George Andrew MORRIS and Ellen GREATREX on 17 Aug 1881 in Windsor, NSW
(St Matthews CofE). She was born on 25 Jun 1859 in Macdonald River, NSW. She
died on 13 Apr 1922 in Windsor, NSW (George St).
vi.
HENRY ROLAND CUPITT was born on 25 Apr 1862 in Windsor, NSW. He died on 01
Sep 1952. He married Louise Ann BUCKRIDGE, daughter of Daniel BUCKRIDGE
and Emily ROSE on 12 Sep 1880. She was born in 1862 in Windsor, NSW. She
died on 09 Sep 1929 in Windsor, NSW.
vii.
HERBERT UPTON CUPITT was born on 12 Dec 1864. He died on 12 Nov 1942. He
married Barbara Mary CHASELING in 1886. She was born on 12 Aug 1863. She
died on 27 Aug 1944.
viii. ALBERT JOHN CUPITT was born on 17 Aug 1866 in Windsor area. He died on 28 Apr
1944 in Windsor, NSW. He married Elizabeth Margaret CLARKE in 1891. She was
born about 1874. She died on 22 Dec 1940.
ix.
SYDNEY TARLETON CUPITT was born on 01 Jan 1869 in Windsor, NSW. He died on
17 Nov 1935 in Chatswood. He married Jemima DRIVER in 1895. She was born on
01 Sep 1874 in Edinburgh, Scotland. She died on 01 Feb 1933 in Chatswood.
x.
EMILY JANE CUPITT was born on 24 Mar 1872 in Windsor, NSW. She died on 05 Jun
1922 in Parramatta, NSW. She married George John Downing PYE on 15 Apr 1895
in Windsor, NSW.
xi.
CATHERINE SOPHIA CUPITT was born on 13 Sep 1874. She died on 13 Aug 1916.
She married Samuel Alfred CLARKE on 17 Feb 1892. He died in 1905.
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62.
3
(Sophia2
UPTON, Sarah1 PIGG) was born on 08 Dec 1837 in Windsor, NSW. She
SARAH CUPITT
died on 16 Sep 1923 in Orange, NSW. She married William WOOD, son of George WOOD and
Jane CROSS on 18 Jan 1859 in Windsor, NSW (St Matthew's CofE). He was born on 03 Jul 1836
in Freemans Reach, NSW. He died on 23 Aug 1924 in Windsor, NSW.
William WOOD and Sarah CUPITT had the following children:
i.
GEORGE4 WOOD was born on 03 Jan 1860 in Wilberforce, NSW. He died on 18 May
1893 in Burrundulla, NSW.
63.
ii.
WILLIAM WOOD was born on 30 May 1862 in Wilberforce, NSW. He died on 11 Oct
1909 in Cudal, NSW. He married Faith Euwretta KIDD, daughter of John KIDD and
Mary Ann MATTHEWS on 22 Jul 1884. She was born on 18 Nov 1866 in
Richmond, NSW. She died on 19 Jan 1938 in Cudal, NSW.
iii.
SOPHIA JANE WOOD was born on 24 Apr 1864 in Windsor, NSW. She died on 23 Oct
1864 in Windsor, NSW.
iv.
JANE SOPHIA WOOD was born on 06 Jul 1866 in Boggabri, NSW. She died on 24
Sep 1949 in Orange, NSW.
v.
CHARLES WOOD was born on 03 Dec 1869 in Werris Creek, NSW. He died on 26
May 1959 in Annandale, NSW.
MARY ANN3 CUPITT (Sophia2 UPTON, Sarah1 PIGG) was born on 21 Jan 1842 in Windsor, NSW.
She died on 05 Jan 1909 in Mudgee, NSW. She married John Downing PYE on 21 Aug 1866 in
Windsor, NSW. He was born on 21 Aug 1846 in Kurrajong, NSW. He died in 1903.
John Downing PYE and Mary Ann CUPITT had the following children:
i.
ALBERT EDWARD4 PYE was born on 04 Dec 1879 in Australia. He died on 13 Aug
1957 in Australia.
64.
ii.
CHARLES HERBERT PYE was born on 05 Aug 1885. He died on 09 May 1947.
iii.
ERNEST EDWARD PYE was born on 12 Jun 1870 in NSW. He died on 14 Aug 1945 in
NSW.
iv.
ETHEL MAUDE PYE was born in 1881. He died on 17 May 1943.
v.
GEORGE J PYE was born on 11 May 1868 in NSW. He died on 15 Jan 1928 in NSW.
vi.
WALTER PYE was born in 1891 in Brighton, Vic. He died in 1944 in Australia.
SOPHIA3 CUPITT (Sophia2 UPTON, Sarah1 PIGG) was born on 26 Mar 1845 in Clarendon, NSW.
She died on 08 Mar 1932 in Windsor, NSW. She married Alfred James HOLMAN on 13 Nov 1876
in Orange, NSW. He was born on 13 Sep 1848 in Camden Town, Middlesex, England. He died on
04 Jan 1885 in Windsor, NSW.
Alfred James HOLMAN and Sophia CUPITT had the following children:
i.
WALTER BOXLEY4 HOLMAN was born on 29 Oct 1883 in Orange, NSW. He died on
14 Sep 1949.
ii.
AGNES ANNIE HOLMAN was born on 17 Feb 1880 in Orange, NSW. She died on 07
Sep 1964.
iii.
ALFRED GEORGE HOLMAN was born on 24 Jan 1882 in Orange, NSW. He died on 10
Jan 1953.
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65.
ELIZABETH 3 CUPITT (Sophia2 UPTON, Sarah1 PIGG) was born on 14 Jul 1848 in Freemans Reach,
NSW. She died on 04 Jan 1925 in Riverstone, NSW. She married William HANSELL on 21 May
1870 in Riverstone, NSW. He was born on 16 Jan 1847 in West Maitland, NSW. He died on 21 Jun
1913.
William HANSELL and Elizabeth CUPITT had the following children:
i.
ALBERT EDWARD4 HANSELL was born on 20 Sep 1875 in Richmond, NSW. He died
on 12 Sep 1945 in Parramatta, NSW.
ii.
ROLAND JOHN HANSELL was born on 14 Oct 1877 in Richmond, NSW. He died in
1957 in Parramatta, NSW.
iii.
CLARA JANE HANSELL.
iv.
HERBERT HENRY HANSELL.
v.
ELSIE ALMA HANSELL.
vi.
FREDERICK DANIEL HANSELL.
vii.
ALICE ANN HANSELL.
viii. WILLIAM JOSEPH HANSELL was born on 02 Jul 1871 in Riverstone, NSW. He died on
12 Apr 1916 in Annandale, NSW.
66.
JOHN JAMES 3 CUPITT (Sophia2 UPTON, Sarah1 PIGG) was born on 02 Dec 1853 in Freemans
Reach, NSW. He died on 03 Jun 1927 in Burwood, NSW. He married Mary Ann COX on 15 Sep
1873 in Mudgee, NSW. She was born on 15 May 1856 in Mudgee, NSW. She died on 19 May
1942 in Strathfield, NSW.
John James CUPITT and Mary Ann COX had the following children:
i.
MONA ISABEL4 CUPITT was born on 20 Jul 1897 in Windsor, NSW. She died on 20
Aug 1971 in Wombool, NSW.
ii.
LILLY ANN CUPITT was born on 27 Nov 1889 in Clarendon, NSW. She died on 04
May 1982 in Carlingford, NSW.
iii.
MILLICENT VICTORIA CUPITT was born on 04 May 1886 in Windsor, NSW. She died
on 17 Jul 1963 in Aberdeen, NSW.
iv.
MARIA JANE CUPITT was born on 20 Jul 1878 in Clarendon, NSW. She died on 07
Oct 1947 in Windsor, NSW.
v.
MARY SOPHIA CUPITT was born on 26 Sep 1876 in Windsor, NSW. She died on 19
Aug 1938 in Richmond, NSW.
vi.
PEARLY MAY CUPITT was born on 29 May 1895 in Clarendon, NSW. She died on 14
Jan 1985 in Windsor, NSW.
vii.
ELEANOR MAUDE CUPITT was born on 27 Nov 1892 in Windsor, NSW. She died on
26 Sep 1967 in Carlingford, NSW.
viii. LILLIAN MAY CUPITT was born on 04 Jun 1885 in Windsor, NSW. She died on 05 Jun
1885 in Clarendon, NSW.
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67.
ix.
ELLEN EUWRETTA CUPITT was born on 05 Jan 1884 in Clarendon, NSW. She died on
30 Aug 1884 in Windsor, NSW.
x.
CLARENCE GEORGE CUPITT was born on 15 Oct 1880 in Windsor, NSW. He died on
15 Dec 1899 in Clarendon, NSW.
ELIZA JANE 3 EVERINGHAM CUPITT (Sophia2 UPTON, Sarah1 PIGG) was born on 05 Feb 1856 in
Freemans Reach, NSW. She died on 02 Sep 1936 in Croydon, NSW. She married Alfred Henry
EVERINGHAM, son of Henry EVERINGHAM and Mary Ann NAPTHALI on 18 Aug 1874 in
Sackville Reach, NSW. He was born on 05 Feb 1856 in Lower Portland, NSW. He died on 05 Jan
1941 in Burwood, NSW.
Alfred Henry EVERINGHAM and Eliza Jane Everingham Cupitt had the following children:
i.
SEPTIMUS HARRY4 EVERINGHAM was born on 01 Jul 1884 in Richmond, NSW. He
died on 31 Aug 1895 in Randwick, NSW.
ii.
ELSIE MAY EVERINGHAM was born on 04 Feb 1889 in Randwick, NSW. She died on
24 Feb 1889 in Randwick, NSW.
iii.
BENJAMIN EVERINGHAM was born on 29 Jun 1879 in Mt Tomah, NSW. He died on 23
Sep 1941 in Chatswood, NSW.
iv.
RICHARD EVERINGHAM was born in 1900 in Randwick, NSW. He died on 18 Jan
1969 in Randwick, NSW.
v.
STELLA MARY EVERINGHAM was born on 17 Oct 1897 in Randwick, NSW. She died
on 25 Jan 1941 in Ashfield, NSW.
vi.
GLADYS MAY EVERINGHAM was born on 12 Oct 1891 in Randwick, NSW. She died
on 21 Apr 1981 in Canterbury, NSW.
vii.
HAROLD LUTHER EVERINGHAM was born on 28 Jan 1890 in Randwick, NSW. He died
on 06 Dec 1953 in Chatswood, NSW.
viii. ALFRED CLARENCE EVERINGHAM was born on 10 Jul 1886 in St Leonards, NSW. He
died on 27 Dec 1954 in Burwood, NSW.
ix.
GEORGE DONALD EVERINGHAM was born in 1881 in Richmond, NSW. He died on 25
Dec 1959 in Chatswood, NSW.
x.
FREDERICK CHARLES EVERINGHAM was born on 23 Mar 1877 in Windsor, NSW. He
died on 30 Nov 1944 in Engadine, NSW.
xi.
EDGAR HENRY EVERINGHAM was born on 14 Apr 1875 in Windsor, NSW. He died on
08 Jul 1947 in Five Dock, NSW.