Richard Hayman

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iain Frazier on 27th October 2025

Family connections for Richard (Hayman) are: HAYMAN Richard (Hayman) was born in 1771. He was tried for stealing a watch etc of Thomas (Miller) at probably Old Bailey, sentenced to 7years, held at Middlesex Gaol Delivery & arrived in NSW as a convict on 4 2 1792 after a voyage of 8months on PITT; much fever & attempts to escape from the ship resulted in deaths of convicts-of the 450convicts on board only 29 were alive at muster in May 1792 (or perhaps only this many could be mustered). He seems to have had a first relationship with Eliza (???). In 1802 he was off stores renting 10acres at Mulgrave Place Hawkesbury & had a wife; in 1806 he was at Webbs Farm Canning Reach; in 1811 he was on a grant of 40acres at Cumberland/Boston Reach with his wife.>>> [Some details taken from this Website] Eliza (???) was with her husband? in 1802 on 10acres at Mulgrave Place Hawkesbury; in 1811 on 40acres at Cumberland/Boston Reach; & living with her husband & 2sons in 1816 & 1817. Richard (Hayman) & (perhaps) Eliza (???) produced 2children: 1.John (Hayman)-not found in Smees records. 2.Richard (Hayman)-not found in Smees records. .. >>>Richard (Hayman) was an emancipist by 1813 & married secondly Ruth (Yar/dley) on 21 6 1813 (in Old Toongabbie) at St Matthews CofE Windsor. He apparantly was not a nice man & by September 1813 he was given a 'breach of the peace' order. In 1815 his wife moved away to live with her mother.>>> Ruth (Yar/dley) was born in 1795. She received 30/100acres as proceeds of fathers Will in 1805. In 1815 she moved away with 5children to live with her mother.>>> Details of Ruth (Yardley)s family are given in entry for William (Yardley SURPRISE 1790) on this Website. Richard (Hayman) & Ruth (Yardley) produced 4children: 1.Margaret (Hayman) was born on 11 9 1814 at Sackville Reach & baptised, as (Hamen), on 30 4 1826 age11 w/future nephews Richard (Huxley) & Richard & John (Wall) at St Thomas Wesleyan Sackville Reach. She married at age14 James (Huxley) on 30 12 1828 with permission of her parents at St Thomas CofE/Wesleyan Sackville Reach & produced at least 1child. ..James (Huxley) was born on 20 2 1811 & baptised on 29 2 1824 age13+ with Samuel John Richard Esther at St Matthews CofE Windsor. He died on 12 8 1894 age83. ..Details of James (Huxley)s family are given in entry for William (Dring ALEXANDER 1788) on this Website. .. 2.Elizabeth (Hayman) was born on 11 4 1816 at Sackville Reach & baptised on 25 9 1826 age10 at St Thomas Wesleyan Sackville Reach. 3.Mary Ann (Hayman) was born in 1818. She died in 1887 age about69. 4.David (Hayman) was born in 1820. .. >>>Richard (Hayman) wwas with Eliza (???) for a period in this interim.>>> .. >>>Richard (Hayman) was living with Eliza (???) & 2sons in 1816 & 1817. In 1817 he was forced off his property for financial reasons. He took steps to secure his second wifes property for himself, leading to the death of his motherinlaw Catherin/Mary (Edwards)-for which he was tried for murder, on 5 12 1818, & was acquitted. He was recorded in 1826 as a farmer. He died on 14 8 1826 age55 father of 6children at Windsor hosp. .. >>>Ruth (Yardley) later lived with George (Evans) & produced 3children. She died on 21 6 1884 age about89 mother of 7children. 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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Maureen Withey on 27th March 2024

Published in the Sydney Gazette, 5 Dec 1818. The next trial was that of Richard Hayman, committed by the Coroner for the suspected murder of his mother-in-law, Mary Yardley, on or about Wednesday the 14th of October last, at Cumberland Reach, Portland Head. The evidence taken upon this trial was to the following effect: that the defendant was the husband of the deceased Mrs. Yardley's daughter, by whom he had several children, towards his wife and whom he had always evinced the strongest marks of a sincere affection ; from causes that none of the witnesses could develope, Mrs. Yardley (the deceased) had so far disagreed with her son-in-law, (the defendant) as to compel him to leave her house and his own family, who had continued to live with her. On Wednesday the defendant went to Portland Head, from the upper parts of Hawkesbury, and breakfasted in the house of a Mrs. Dorrington, which was near to that of the deceased, saying that he was going to cross the river, and was obliged to go so low down for the purpose of getting a boat, as he could not get one higher up. He was under the necessity of passing near Mrs. Yardley's house ; and scarcely left Dorrington's before she entered, and seemed already agitated, but became much more so on hearing that he had gone that way. They were both seen ascending a steep acclivity, Mrs. Yardley far distant behind. The defendant dined with his wife and children on that day, but not with the deceased, with whom he had not been seen. He called at several of the neighbouring houses throughout all parts of the day, until four o'clock, when he went to Knight's, close to Yardley's, & there remained all night ; he went away next morning ; he had no stick or weapon whatever, and had never been by any person observed to show any marks of agitation or concern, except upon the mention of his separation from his wife and children. His deportment was described to be mild and gentle ; that of the deceased passionate and otherwise intemperate. The deceased was afterwards missing from her habitation, but for what space of time did not appear in evidence, and on the morning of the following Sunday was found dead at a short distance from her own house, in a state, from which it was evident she had been dead for several days ; a severe wound was on the back of the head, and a broken stick laying by her side, with a small stain upon it. The Inquest assembled on Monday morning; and the defendant attended, saying he had been informed by Mr. Howe, of Windsor, of the event. These were the circumstances brought out upon the trial ; and as no particle of the evidence could at all apply to the defendant, he was acquitted with out being required to enter on a defence, and ordered to be immediately liberated.

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Marilyn Roberts on 20th September 2021

1802 Muster - Renting 10ac Mulgrave Place with wife. 1806 - Renting Webb's Farm Canning Reach off stores with wife 1811 - and Grant 40ac Cumberland Reach also called Boston Reach 1813 - Married Ruth Yardley 21 June St Matthew's Anglican, Windsor 1813 - within two months of marriage taken to court for a "Breach of Peace" possibly due to domestic violence 1815 - Ruth returns to Yardley's 100ac farm of which her father, before his death, willed her 30ac 1816 - Receives Cattle from the government mustered as living with previous 'wife' Eliza 1817 - Mustered as living with wife Eliza and 2 sons, John and Richard. 1817 - May, forced off his property due to financial difficulties, leases it to Solomon Wiseman for 21 years. 1818 - October, attends Windsor to obtain an Indenture to sell 'his' 43ac share (Ruth's portion) of the Yardley farm to Thomas Johnson. On hearing that Hayman was on his way to the farm with the papers Mary Yardley pursued him up the rocks, neighbours later, in evidence, reported that Mary was afraid Hayman would 'Ill-use' her daugter.

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Marilyn Roberts on 20th September 2021

Richard married Ruth Yardley (part-owner of a 100 acre grant left to her after her Father William Yardley's death) on 21 June 1813 at St Matthew's Anglican Church, Windsor. At the time she was probably aged 17yo and he was 42yo. In 1802, he was listed as off stores with 10 acre grant and a wife at Mulgrave Place, in 1806 he is listed at Webb's farm at Canning Reach, again with a wife.In 1811 he was on Cumberland/Boston Reach on a 40ac grant.In the 1817 muster he is again listed as a having a wife, Eliza and two sons wife, not Ruth. Within 3 months of his marriage to Ruth Yardley he had received a Breach of the peace order, most possibly for domestic Violence, for within two years Ruth was listed as living back at home with her mother. The days preceding the death of his mother-in-law Richard Hayman attended Windsor to obtain an Indenture to sell Ruth's share of the Yardley property (women had no ownership entitlements). On the day of Mary Yardley's death he was coming to her property to use it against them both. Neighbours gave evidence that Mary had chased after him because she feared Richard would 'ill-use' her daughter, Ruth.

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D Wong on 18th October 2012

Richard was aged 19 when e stole a pinch-back watch, value 25s., a base-metal watch chair, gilt and gold, value 2s., and a seal, value 2d., the property of Thomas Miller. 21/6/1813: Married Ruth Yardley in Old Toongabbie. 5/12/1818: On trial for the murder of Catherine(known as Mary) Yardley, his mother-in-law (not a nice lady apparently, Ruth and the 5 children were parted from Richard and living with Catherine at the time). Ruth w2as born in 1895 and died 26/6/1884. 14/8/1826: Richard died at the Windsor Hospital, Sydney, aged 56.

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Kristy McCarrick on 16th October 2012

He went on to stand trial in NSW for the murder of his mother-in-law, Catherine/Mary Yardley (Edwards), but was acquitted.