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Transportation
John Hilliard was transported on the James Pattison, departing 2nd Oct 1829 and arriving 20th Jan 1830 with 201 passengers.
James Pattison (generic)References
| Primary Source | NSW Gov Records. Irish Convicts. |
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Convict Notes
County of Antrim Assizes. John Hilliard for having in his possession a forged note of the Bank of Ireland, knowing it to be forged. It appeared from the evidence of the prosecutor Hugh Irwin who lives in the county of Armagh, that he had been in the house of William Hodgkins, publican, Lisburn, in January last, when the prisoner came in and sat down at the fire and called for a. glass of whiskey - after he drank it, he took a bundle of notes from his pocket, and was looking for a 25s. note to pay it with - prosecutor cast his eye over the notes and said he had no 25s. note there, they were all 1 pound notes, and observing some Bank of Ireland notes among them, asked prisoner if he would swap four of them for four Belfast notes - after some hesitation, prisoner said he would and prosecutor put the notes in his pocket and set off for home - shortly after prosecutor's wife took two of the notes to Portadown to pay for some clothes she was buying, and tendered them in payment, when she was told they were bad - she returned them to her husband, who then went back to Lisburn and had prisoner arrested and committed to gaol - Several witnesses were called who gave evidence of a similar nature ; and after some consultation among the Jury, they brought in a verdict of Guilty. - The Judge then sentenced him to transportation for 14 years. - Belfast Newsletter, 31 March 1829.
DEATH 13 JUNE 1863 • Windsor Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia When John HILLIARD was born in 1805 in Antrim, Antrim, his father, John, was 45. He married Anne RICHARDSON on 1 January 1842 in Sydney, New South Wales. Official Marriage certificate reflects he married when John was 32yo and Anne 19 yo had one child during their marriage. He died on 13 June 1863 at the age of 58.
35124 Hilliard John - 1836 18 June Brisbane Water SG. Obtained Ticket of Leave. 113708 Hilliard John - 1837 Brisbane Water GRC. Ticket of leave holder aged 31. 117868 Hilliard John - 1839 19 June Brisbane Water GG. Ticket of Leave cancelled for suspicion of theft.
Born - Antrim Ireland. Single.