Joseph Hickey Grose

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Lillian Reilly on 21st August 2013

Joseph Hickey Grose was the nephew of Lt. Gov. of NSW, Major Francis Grose (1758-1814),of Rum Corp infamy. J. H. Grose's father,Howell William Grose (1771-1847),was a brother of Major Francis Grose.

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Blondie on 5th October 2012

Joseph Hickey Grose (Brewer, Merchant & Trader of Parramatta) was transported on the convict ship "Baring" in 1815. His Trial took place in London at The Old Bailey on 15 September 1813, he was listed as aged 24 years and was sentenced to 7 years. Charge: Theft - Grand Larceny. The Old Bailey Court proceedings read: "Joseph Hickey Grose was indicted for feloniously stealing, on the 8th of July, twelve bank notes, for the payment of five pound each, value £60 and eleven shillings in monies numbered, the property of Thomas Thornton, Senior, George Mantell Hoare, David Walter, Thomas Wildman Goodwin, Thomas Thornton, Junior and William Everett. Second Count, for stealing like bank notes, the property of John Pooley Kensington,Edward Kensington and Daniel Adams". Prisoner's Defence: "I am not prepared to make any defence for myself; the gentlemen of the jury as well as your lordship, have heard the crime that I am charged with; the last witness has summed up the whole of it; he does not know when he received it of me, or whether it was in his possession before, and to the last question I put to him he gave a very evasive answer. I am perfectly innocent of it. I trust you have seen enough of the case". The "Baring" weighed 830 tons, left London with 298 male convicts on 20 April 1815, sailed via Madeira, Rio de Janeiro and arrived in Sydney on 7 September 1815. The Master was John Lamb (1790-1862), the son of Captain Lamb of the East India Co's service. In England in August 1814, John Lamb became associated with Buckles, Bagster & Buchanan. On 15 September 1815 Joseph Hickey Grose appeared on list of convicts disembarked from the "Baring" and forwarded to Windsor for distribution - name listed as 'GROVE'. 8 May 1822 - GROSE FARM was surrendered to the Crown in exchange for 1,000 acres at Bathurst, NSW. Joseph Hickey Grose (Grazier) Burial Certificate, NSW Births, Deaths & Marriages No: 1080 Vol. 34B. Church of England. Lived Lake Bathurst, Argyle. Died 18 April 1849 Aged 65, Buried 24 April 1849 after ceremony performed by H.H. Bobart at Parish of St John, Parramatta, County of Cumberland, Sydney NSW. He is buried in St John's Cemetery, O'Connell Street, Parramatta in Section 1 Row G Grave No: 1 (Sandstone ground ledger (4½ inches x 2 ft 8 inches x 6 ft) on a concrete plinth (3 ft 4 inches x 6 ft 9 inches). Fair condition. (NB: Details of headstone from book - "The Parramatta Cemeteries - St. John's" published by Parramatta & District Historical Society - Judith Nunn 1991. This was a Limited Edtiton of 3000 copies - I hold No: 2797 signed by Author).

Joseph Hickey Grose (1788-1849) Joseph Hickey Grose had been convicted of larceny at Old Bailey 16th September, 1813 and sentenced to seven years transportation. He came as a convict on the ship “Baring” 7th September, 1815 His details were as follows: Where convicted: London When: 15th September, 1813 Term: 7 years Native Place: Kent Calling: Brewers Clerk Age: 26 Height: 5’ 7 1/2” Complexion: Dark Pale Hair: Dark Brown Eyes: Brown On arrival he was forwarded to Windsor for distribution. He was granted a Ticket-of-Leave in December, 1818 after a petition from Samuel Marsden. In 1821 he was working as a shop keeping clerk for Hannibal Macarthur. He became a flourishing merchant, advertising himself as storekeeper, auctioneer and estate agent at George Street, Parramatta. He tendered successfully as a supplier of wheat to government stores in 1822, won the Agricultural Society’s prize for beer in 1824 and sold yeast for the prisoners’ barracks at Parramatta. He owned a large grazing property in Lake Bathurst and other land at Seven Hills. In 1830, hearing of the success of steam propelled vessels overseas, he commissioned two Scottish shipwrights, Lowe and Marshall, to build a paddle steamer for the Sydney-Hunter trade. The ship, William the Fourth (The ‘Billy’), was launched at Deptford yards, Clarence Town, on the Williams River, on 22nd October 1831, the first coastal steamer wholly built in Australia. Afterwards he bought the 153-ton paddle steamer Sophia Jane, imported from England in May, 1831. He held the main share of the Hunter River steamer trade for many years. He became an original director of the Commercial Banking Co. of Sydney in 1834 and continued to enlarge his fleet by importing the 141-ton paddle steamer James Watt from England in 1837 and the King William the Fourth in 1838. In the 1841 Census he is recorded as living in Darlinghurst. He became insolvent on the 3rd April, 1844 because of the general depression of the colony and increased competition for the Hunter River steamship trade and he moved to Lake Bathurst, near Goulburn. He married three times: Mary Ann Deaton, Irene Deaton and Elizabeth Slater. He died at Lake Bathurst on 18th April, 1849 and was buried on 24th April, 1849. The burial service was held at The Parish of St. John, Parramatta and is buried at St. John’s pioneers cemetery in Parramatta.

He must have had influence. went to work for hanibel mcarthur. later won prizes for beer brewing in parramatta. brought in first paddle steamer. had property on clarence river also picton. made bankrupt in 1840s.