George Greenall

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Phil Hands on 20th March 2018

Tried and convicted at the Warwick Assizes on 28th March 1818, sentenced to transportation for life. Left England mid August 1818. Ship:- the 'Hadlow' sailed with 150 male convicts on board of which 1 died during the voyage. Arrived on 24th December 1818. His name is shown as Greenall on ships indent. He was at various times a labourer, a farmer and a constable, he was first married to convict Elizabeth Hinchcliffe ('Minstrel' 1812) on 10th May 1824 St Lukes Anglican Church Liverpool. However George and Elizabeth's marriage was not a happy one. No children recorded in 1828 Census, no birth registrations. In 1828 they were both reported as being outrageously drunk to the extent of being unable to stand up on the ground outside of the house of one of the Rixon's outside Campbelltown. Police had tried to detain George to take him to the watch house, and although he was profoundly drink, one of the constables unlawfully shot him in the thigh. The policeman was charged under Lord Ellenborough's act. It was also reported that George had struck his wife, had knocked her down, and that the police were wanting to take him into custody for that. Benjamin Rixon stated that his brother told him the two were just quarrelling, Benjamin Rixon was unable to get either of them up from the ground due to the state of their intoxication. Elizabeth died on the 15th January 1846 at Campbelltown, age 50. On 29th June 1846, George married widow Catherine Bradbury (nee Akers), daughter of convicts Thomas Akers, 'Charlotte' 1788 & Ann Hinchley, 'Mary Ann' 1791. By 1848 he had put a notice in the newspaper not to to give his wife credit because she had left him without cause. He signed off as being of "Deer Hill Park" near Campbelltown. George died on the 18th August 1865 at Campbelltown age 66. An inquest was held at Campbelltown on the 18th ultimo before E. Palmer Esq., Coroner, touching on the death of George Greenhill, farmer, late of Campbelltown, deceased, when the following verdict was returned:- "That the deceased died of disease of the heart, brought on by injuries received at the late Campbelltown election". From subsequent inquiries made by police, there are reasons for believing that deceased was run over by some vehicle at Campbelltown, on the 18th December last, whilst lying under the influence of liquor on the road" Catherine died on 16th February 1883 at Campbelltown age 82.