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Voyage
Transportation
John Brackfield was transported on the Hilsborough, departing 30th Sep 1798 and arriving 26th Jul 1799 with 300 passengers.
Hilsborough (generic)References
| Primary Source | England & Wales, Criminal Registers, 1791-1892, New South Wales and Tasmania, Australia Convict Musters, 1806-1849, New South Wales, Australia, Registers of Land Grants and Leases, 1792-1867, New South Wales, Australia, Colonial Secretary's Papers, 1788-1825, New South Wales, Australia, Settler and Convict Lists, 1787-1834, Australian Convict Transportation Registers – Other Fleets & Ships, 1791-1868, New South Wales, Australia Convict Ship Muster Rolls and Related Records, 1790-1849, Australia |
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Convict Notes
Certificates of Freedom 1810-1811; Licence Number: Certificate of Freedom No. 135/634; Original Remarks: When time expired 16 Mar 1803
In 1818 John received a 50 acre land grant at South Creek Liverpool, in 1822 he had purchased an additional 90 acres - Total: 140 acres, Cleared: 50 acres, Cultivated, 20 acres wheat, 2 acres barley, 1 acre potatoes, 4 acres garden & orchard, 100 bushels wheat, 30 bushels maize held, 6 horses, 15 horned cattle, 80 hogs - -- Land & Stock: NSW Land & Stock Muster 1822
John was a "Black Potter"
sent from 'Stanislaus' hulk Woolwich to 'Hillsborough' 20 Oct 1798
1773 Born in Canterbury, Kent, England 19 May 1773 Baptised in Canterbury, Kent, England 16 Mar 1796 Convicted in Maidstone, Kent, England and Sentenced to 7 Years and Transportation. 23 Dec 1798 Departure from Gravesend, Kent England Aboard the Hilsborough. 29 Jul 1798 Arrived at Port Jackson, New South Wales. 30 Jul 1811 Request to Receive Lands. 1811 General Convict Muster Record. 1816 Marriage to Ann Parks at Parramatta who arrived in the colony 10 Sep 1810 aboard the Canada and later married Isaac Nelson who had arrived Oct 1791 Aboard the Albermarle in the Third Fleet. 1816 General Convict Muster Record. 1817 General Convict Muster Record. 13 Jan 1818 Granted 50 Acres by L. Macquarie in Cabramatta to take effect 13 Jan 1823 with Conditions. 1818 General Convict Muster Record. 1820 General Convict Muster Record. Now listed as a landholder. 1820 Request to Lachlan Macquarie for a Further Land Grant. 1821 General Convict Muster Record. 22 Aug 1822 Assigned Convict Samuel Waight Who Had Arrived Aboard the Asia. 1822 General Convict Muster Record. 13 Sep 1824 Cabramatta. His Convict Given 12 Lashes for Stealing a Shirt. 5 Oct 1824 Request to Governor Thomas Brisbane for Additional 60 Acres on the Hunter River. 13 Nov 1824 Murdered by a Gang Who Attacked His House at South Creek. 16 Nov 1824 A request by the Magistrate to Colonel Thornton to post a reward for the capture of his murderers and a full pardon be Given to John Brakefield. 19 Nov 1824 Lieutenant Colonel Thornton Grants an Absolute Pardon and Posts a Fifty Pound Reward for the Apprehension of his Murderers. 12 Jan 1824 Martin Benson, J. Cogan, J. Wright, A. Rodney, J. Spaule, N. Kayne, and Eliza Campbell charged with wilfully and ferociously murdering their master, Mr. J. Brackfield. Tried in the Supreme Court, Sydney. 18 Jan 1825 John Brackfield's Farm, Household Goods and Chattels are Auctioned earning £269 3s 10d after debts are paid. 21 Jan 1825 In the Supreme Court Martin Benson, James Cogan, John Sprole, Anthony Rodney, and Eliza Campbell found Guilty and Sentenced to Death. 24 Jan 1824 Request from William John, Chief Constable of Liverpool, to Thomas Brisbane for Full Pardons for George Greenhill and Richard Hartop, Constables, for the Apprehension of the Murderers. 24 Jan 1825 Martin Benson, James Cogan, John Sprole, Anthony Rodney, and Eliza Campbell are Executed in Sydney.