Joseph Hansell

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iain Frazier on 7th March 2025

Family connections for Joseph (Hansell) are: Some amendments added Aug 2025. HANSELL Joseph (Hansell) was born in 1790. He was tried for breaking & entering, on 18 10 1810?, & stealing gowns etc (laundry) w/others of Robert & Agnes (Sheddon) & Mary (Kemp) at probably Old Bailey, sentenced to death commuted to Life, held at Middlesex Gaol Delivery & arrived in NSW as a convict on 29 9 1811 after a voyage of 5months on ADMIRAL GAMBIER. He married firstly Eliza (Hall/Allen age16) on 28 12 1812 at St Matthews CofE Windsor.>>> [Some details taken from this Website] Elizabeth (Hall/Allen) was born in 1796. She was tried for larceny at Dover Sessions of Peace Kent, sentenced to 7years, held at Kent Gaol Delivery & arrived in NSW as a convict on 29 9 1811 after a voyage of 5months on FRIENDS. She died in 1819 age23-childbirth?. [Some details taken from this Website] Joseph/James (Hansell) & Elizabeth (Hall/Allen) produced 4children: mainly boys 1.Caroline (Hansell) was born in May 1813. She died on 24 3 1814 age about10m at Castlereagh & was buried at St Matthews CofE Windsor. 2.William (Hansell) was born on 26 9 1814 & baptised on 7 5 1815 at St Peters CofE Richmond. He may be recorded in 1822 with halfbrother Jeremiah & his father. 3.James Jeremiah (Hansell) was born on 23 2 1817 & christened ON 25 12 1821 age4 at Christ Church Castlereagh. He died on 19 2 1891 age74-. 4.Daniel (Hansell) was born in 1819. He may be recorded in 1822 with halfbrother Jeremiah & his father. He died on 23 7 1888 age about69. .. >>>Joseph (Hansell) had a second (2of3) relationship with Margaret (Sleaford).>>> Margaret (Sleeaford) arrived in Australia in 1810s. Details of a (Sleaford) family are given in entry for Charles (Sleaford INDIAN 1810) on this Website. Joseph (Hansell) & Margaret (Sleaford) produced perhaps 2children: 1.Jeremiah (Hansell) was born about 1819. He is recorded in 1822 with his father. 2.Daniel (Hansell) was born in 1819 in the colony. He may be recorded in 1822 with brother Jeremiah & his father. In 1825 he is recorded with his father. He married Ann/e Nancy (Freebody her third relationship) in September 1850 at Hawkesbury. ..Ann/e Nancy (Freebody) was born on 22 12 1796 at Richmond & baptised on 18 1 1801 age4 at St Phillips CofE Sydney. She married (1of3) at age14 Daniel (Hanchard) emancipist on 27 8 1810 at St Matthews CofE Windsor & produced 5children. She had a later relationship (2of3) with Thomas/James (Oldfield/Smith) & produced 2children. She died on 11 1 1882 age85 at Richmond mother of 7children. ..Details of Anne/e Nancy (Freebody)s family are given in entry for Simon (Freebody SURPRISE 1790) on this Website. .. >>>Joseph (Hansell) is recorded in 1822 as caring for 4children. He married (a 3rd relationship) Sarah (Maloney her second marriage) in 1824-not shown in Smees records but another Sarah (Maloney WOODMAN 1823) did marry a James (Ansell/Hansell) in 1824. In 1825 he is recorded as caring for 2children including a Joseph age6. He had been a carpenter when he died on 17 8 1828 age38 at Sydney Benevolent Asylum emancipist father of 6children & was buried at St James CofE Sydney. Sarah (Malony) was born in 1774. She was tried at Dublin Ireland, sentenced to 7years & arrived in NSW as a convict on 11 1 1800 after a voyage of 5months on MINERVA. She had married firstly James (Connolly) on 27 7 1800 at St Phillips CofE Sydney & produced maybe 6children. She is recorded in 1828 perhaps with her family. She died on 19 8 1830 age about56 mother of 6children & was buried at St Marys RC Sydney-The death is not shown in Smees records & this Website shows she died on 22.9.1835 at Freemans Reach & was buried at RC Windsor. [Some details taken from this Website] [James (Connolly) was born about 1771/4/8. He was tried for breaking entering & stealing w/3others a gun etc from Isaac (Johnston) of Ballagh Monaghan at Monaghan Ireland in April 1795, sentenced to be hanged reprieved to 7years & arrived in NSW as a convict on 11 2 1796 after a voyage of 6months on MARQUIS CORNWALLIS. He was Free by Servitude by 1801. He is recorded in 1828 farmer at Wilberforce with his family. He died on 29 6 1852 age78.] [Some details taken from this Website. Another entry for James (Connolly) shows similarities suggesting the two may be the same person.] Reference: Craig James Smee 'Births and Baptisms Marriages and Defacto Relationships Deaths and Burials New South Wales 1788-1830' ..a complete listing from church & other records in the early colony.

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Denis Pember on 18th September 2020

In the colony, Joseph married Elizabeth Hall (Convict, 'Friends' 1811) They married in 1812 (BDM V18121438 3A/1812 - Hansell Joseph Hall Elizabeth) There is a christening record for a William Hansell, son of Joseph and Elizabeth in 1814 at St Matthews, Windsor. Then follows a great confusion, with Joseph clearly sometimes using the name James. and having children to a margaret Sleaford and also to a Sarah Maloney. He married Sarah Maloney in 1824 (BDM V18243444 3B/1824 Hansell James Maloney Sarah.) In the 1822 Census he is recorded with a son Jeremiah (3) and three other un-named children, however, no mention of a wife. In the 1825 Census he registered a son Joseph (6) and another Daniel also (6) but no mention of a wife again. Joseph's family life appears very confused.

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Denis Pember on 18th September 2020

(t18091101-4) 819. JOSEPH HANSEL was indicted for feloniously breaking and entering the dwelling house of Robert Sheddon , esq. about the hour of twelve at night, of the 18th of October , and stealing therein, two gowns, value 20 s. and three dusters, value 6 d. his property; three gowns, value 30 s. a cloak, value 5 s. the property of Agnes Sheddon , spinster ; a gown, value 5 s. two handkerchiefs, value 3 s. two caps, value 1 s. and an apron, value 6 d. the property of Fanny Williams ; and a shift, value 5 s. the property of Mary Kemp . ROBERT SHEDDON , ESQ. On Wednesday the 18th of October, the laundry belonging to my house, at the foot of the garden was robbed of a large wash, soon after I was informed of it; on Thursday morning, the 19th, I went to Bow-street, I took with me a list of the articles; they told me they had the goods; I fancy there was one basket which they had not recovered. ... there follows pages of details regarding exactly how the accused gained access... JOHN SMITH. Q. You were by when these men dropped the bundles, were not you - A. Yes. Townshend said we are officers, they ran away up Brownlow street. Q. Did you make sufficient observation of the person of the prisoner, to say that he is one - A. I have no doubt of him, he had a brown coat on when he was brought back, he appeared to me to be the same person who had dropped the bundle; I have had the custody of the things ever since, except the articles that were delivered up. Prisoner's Defence. I had been at the public house drinking two or three pints of beer, going down Drury-lane I was stopped by Moiler, he said he had some suspicion I was the person that broke into his houseduring the time two officers came up and said I was the person that they wanted; they took me to Bow-street. Q. to Prosecutor. Your house is in St. Giles's in the the fields - A. Yes, it is in Gower-street, part of Gower street is in St. Giles's, and part in St. Pancras. Q. Are you sure your house and laundry is in the parish of St. Giles' - A. I pay my taxes in the parish of St. Giles's, I have no connection whatever with St. Pancras. GUILTY - DEATH , aged 19. First Middlesex jury, before Lord Ellenborough.