Summary
Personal Information
Transportation
Joseph Douglas was transported on the Baring, departing 31st Mar 1815 and arriving 7th Sep 1815 with 302 passengers.
Baring (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/2, Page Number 209 (106) |
| Source Description | This record is one of the entries in the British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database compiled by State Library of Queensland from British Home Office (HO) records which are available on microfilm as part of the Australian Joint Copying Pro |
| Original Source | Great Britain. Home Office |
| Compiled By | State Library of Queensland |
| Database Source | British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database |
Claims
"4 x GGrandfather"
"Joseph is my 5th Great Grandfather on my mothers side."
"Joseph Douglas is my 5th Great Grandfather"
"5x Great Grandfather"
"Joseph was my 5x great grandfather"
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Convict Notes
21 Sep 1865 - Joseph's Death Certificate records that he was born in Downpatrick, County Down Ireland; that he married Mary Orr Burgess in Downpatrick when he was 21; he had been in the colony of NSW for 50yrs; and he was buried 23 September 1865. Children of Marriage: Orr 56, Eliza 53, Margaret 42, Joseph 39, John 37, Sarah 34, 2 boys, 2 girls deceased
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In the 1828 Census, Joseph was farming 50 acres at North Richmond, 15 acres cleared, 14 acres cultivated, 12 cattle.
Josephs wife and children arrived free in NSW on ‘Woodman’ on 25/6/1823 with five children, almost eight years after her husband. Three more children were born in NSW Convicts who could support themselves, wives and children could apply to have their wives and children join them in the colony. Government Public Notice, Secretary’s Office, Sydney, Saturday ,1st March, 1817 by Command of His Excellency, JT Campbell, Secretary.
Sainty & Johnson; 1828 Cenus of New South Wales: Page 127... [Ref D1348] Douglass, Joseph, 46, FS, Baring, 1815, 7 years, Farmer at North Richmond. 50 acres, 15 cleared, 14 cultivated 12 cattle. [Ref D1349] Douglass, Mary, 46, CF, Woodman, 1823. [Ref D1350] Douglass, James, 17, CF, Woodman, 1823. [Ref D1351] Douglass, Margaret, 15, CF, Woodman, 1823. [Ref D1352] Douglass, Joseph, 4, BC. [Ref D1353] Douglass, John, 30m, BC.
Record of the family in the 1825 Muster: Douglass, Joseph, free by servitude, Baring, 1815,7 years, landholder, Evan. Douglass, Margaret, came free, Woodman, 1815, wife of Joseph Douglass, Evan. Douglass, Margaret, 20, came free, Woodman, 1815, daughter of above. Douglass, Jane, 18, came free, Woodman, 1815, daughter of above. Douglass, Ore, 17, came free, Woodman, 1815, son of above. Douglass, Eliza, 15, came free, Woodman, 1815, daughter of above. Douglass, James, 13, came free, Woodman, 1815, son of above. Douglass, Mary, 11, came free, Woodman, 1815, daughter of above.
Joseph received his Certificate of Freedom on 29/9/1825 The Douglas home, built of hand hewn hardwood with a sandstone floor offered meals, stabling & fodder for horses, catering to travelers on the Bell's Line of Road. Mary also made a particularly fine peach wine according to reports of the period. In 1828 Joseph was farming 50 acres at Kurrajong Heights. Joseph and Mary are buried at St David's cemetery, Kurrajong.
Married Mary Orr Burgess. She died at Kurrajong NSW in 1857. She arrived free in NSW on "Woodman" in 1823 with five children. Three more were born in NSW. Joseph Douglas had been assigned to Sir John Jamison at Regentville until the expiration of his sentence. The Douglas home constructed circa 1825 still stands at Kurrajong Heights NSW.