William Hutchinson

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iain Frazier on 11th June 2026

Family connections for William (Hutchinson) are: HUTCHINSON Updating my previous Contributions. William (Hutchinson) was born about 1776 & became a butcher. He was tried for breaking entering, w/1other on 4 4 1796, & stealing skins etc of William (Lovell) at Old Bailey on 22 6 1796, sentenced to 7years, held at Middlesex Gaol Delivery & arrived in NSW as a convict on 26 7 1799 after a voyage of 9months on HILSBOROUGH; the ship was riddled with typhoid & bad management. He commened a first relationship with Mary (Cooper), was sent, with her, to Norfolk Island on CHANCE & married her on 21 6 1801 on Norfolk Island. He was appointed overseer in 1803. He was recorded as stock keeper Free by Servitude on Norfolk Island in February 1805. He was Superintendent of convicts in 1809. He was Free by Servitude by 1811. He was Commandant on Norfolk Island from 1813-14 & in-charge of the clean-up party after the final evacuation. He left Norfolk Island with his wife & family on 3 2 1814 on KANGAROO. He became a significant business man in the colony, including the purchase, with his son in law William (Bowman) of Sutton Grange run in Victoria in 1938. Other achievements are referred to on his page of this Website.>>> [Some details taken from this Website] Mary (Cooper alias Chapman) was born about 1745/52. She was tried for stealing printed calico at Surrey Assizes on 7 8 1797, sentenced to 14years & arrived in NSW as a convict on 19 7 1798 after a voyage of 6months on BRITANNIA. She was sent to Norfolk Island with William (Hutchinson) on CHANCE. She is recorded as sentence expired on stores on Norfolk Island in February 1805. She was Free by Servitude by 1811. She remained on Norfolk Island with her husband from 1813-14 for the clean-up after the final evacuation. She left Norfolk Island with her husband & family on 3 2 1814 on KANGAROO. She is recorded as dying on 25 9 1816 age64 & buried at St Davids CofE Hobart; although it is noted that she left the colony on 6 3 1819 on SHIPLEY to England. [Some details taken from this Website] William (Hutchinson) & Mary (Cooper) produced 9children: mostly girls 1.Hannah (Hutchinson) was born on 1 6 1802 on Norfolk Island. She died on 1 6 1806 age4! & was buried on Norfolk Island. She is also recorded as dying on 17 7 1834 age29. 2.Charlotte Selina (Hutchinson) was born on 16 1 1805 on Norfolk Island (or 1 6 1805) & baptised on 23 3 1805 on Norfolk Island. She was present at the clean-up party after the final evacuation of Norfolk Island. She left Norfolk Island with her parents on 3 2 1814 on KANGAROO. She married Matthew John (Gibbons cooper his second marriage) on 25 2 1822 at St Phillips CofE Sydney & produced 5children.>>> ..Matthew John (Gibbons) was born on 15 7 1799 in England. He arrived in NSW with his parents on 14 12 1801 after a voyage of 6months on Fleet ship MINORCA. In June 1814 he was taken back to UK by his parents on JAMES HAY. He married firstly Ann (Hatchard sister Henry) in England. He emigrated with his wife back to Australia in 1820. He was a cooper in 1822, 1826 & 1828 & recorded again as a cooper in 1832. ..Details of Matthew John (Gibbons)s family are given in entry for Matthew John (Gibbons SURPRISE 1790) on this Website. ++ {Noted a Charlotte (Hutchinson-Lord born 1805) is recorded as marrying Alexander (Dick) on 2 6 1826 at Scots Kirk Sydney & producing 2children in 1827-1829.] [This Charlotte (Hutchinson) would seem to not be the same person, but her birth is not shown in Smees records; nor is she shown as a childhood arrival] {Alexander (Dick) was born about 1799. He arrived in Australia free in 1824 on PORTLAND. He was recorded in 1827 & 1829 as a silversmith.] [Charlotte (Hutchinson) & Alexander (Dick) produced at least 2children:] [1.Alexander (Dick) was born on 5 6 1827 in Sydney & baptised on 29 6 1827 at Scots Kirk Sydney.] [2.William (Dick) was born on 13 8 1829 in Sydney & baptised on 22 8 1829 at Scots Kirk Sydney.] ++ 3.Elizabeth (Hutchinson) was born on 5 7 1806 on Norfolk Island & baptised on 15 5 1814 age7 w/William, Mary, Hannah, Sarah at St Phillips CofE Sydney. She was present at the clean-up party after the final evacuation of Norfolk Island. She left Norfolk Island with her parents on 3 2 1814 on KANGAROO. She married William (Bowman) wheelwright on 14 1 1824 at St Phillips CofE Sydney & produced at least 3children. She died on 30 8 1849 age43, same year as 3sibs. ..William (Bowman) was born in 1798. He arrived in NSW with his parents on 14 12 1801 after a voyage of 6months on Fleet ship NILE. He was a wheelwright in 1824. He was recorded in 1828 as an innkeeper & in 1830 as a victualler. In 1838 he was able to purchase Sutton Grange run in Victoria with his father in law William (Hutchinson). ..Details of William (Bowman)s family are given below. .. 4.William (Hutchinson) was born on 13 2 1805/8 on Norfolk Island & baptised on 15 5 1814 age6 w/Elizabeth, Mary, Hannah, Sarah at St Phillips CofE Sydney. He was present at the clean-up party after the final evacuation of Norfolk Island. He left Norfolk Island with his parents on 3 2 1814 on KANGAROO. He died on 17 7 1849 age41, same year as 3sibs. .. 5.Mary (Hutchinson) was born on 17 8/9 1809 on Norfolk Island & baptised on 15 5 1814 age4 w/Elizabeth, William, Hannah, Sarah at St Phillips CofE Sydney. She was present at the clean-up party after the final evacuation of Norfolk Island. She left Norfolk Island with her parents on 3 2 1814 on KANGAROO. She died on 19 9 1849 age40, same year as 3sibs. .. 6.Hannah (Hutchinson) was born on 3 3 1811 on Norfolk Island & baptised on 15 5 1814 age3 w/Elizabeth, William, Mary, Sarah at St Phillips CofE Sydney. She was present at the clean-up party after the final evacuation of Norfolk Island. She left Norfolk Island with her parents on 3 2 1814 on KANGAROO. She married her stepcousin Thomas Grenville (Roberts) cabinet maker on 18 9 1828 at St James CofE Sydney. She died on 5 7 1841 age30. ..Thomas Grenville (Roberts) was born on 28 11 1807 & baptised on 14sic 2 1808 at St Phillips CofE Sydney. He was a cabinet maker in 1828. He died on 14 4 1858 age50. ..Details of Thomas Grenville (Roberts)s family are given in entry for William (Roberts NEPTUNE 1790) on this Website. .. 7.Sarah (Hutchinson) was born on 29 8 1812 on Norfolk Island & baptised on 15 5 1814 age20m w/Elizabeth, William, Mary, Hannah at St Phillips CofE Sydney. She was present at the clean-up party after the final evacuation of Norfolk Island. She left Norfolk Island with her parents on 3 2 1814 on KANGAROO. She married at age15 Isaac David (Nichols his second relationship) merchant on 24 6 1829 at St James CofE Sydney & produced 1child. She died on 24 7 1890 age77. ..Isaac David (Nichols) was born on 10 4 1807 on Norfolk Island & baptised on 23 7 1807 at St Phillips CofE Sydney. He had a first relationship with Mary Ann (Power). He was a merchant in 1829 & was recorded as a gent in 1830. He died on 29 8 1867 age60 father of 2known children. ..Details of Isaac David (Nichols)s family are given in entry for Isaac (Nichols ADMIRAL BARRINGTON 1791) on this Website. .. 8.Martha Ann (Hutchinson) was born on 6 9 1815 & baptised on 29 10 1815 at St Phillips CofE Sydney. She died on 5 5 1901 age85. 9.Richard Thomas (Hutchinson) was born on 5 5 1817 & baptised on 15 6 1817 at St Phillips CofE Sydney. He died on 18 9 1849 age32, same year as 3sibs, & was buried at St Phillips CofE Sydney-Sydney burial ground Elizabeth & Devonshire Sts 'The Sandhills'-with William (Hutchinson) & joined by other members of the family-later relocated to Bunnerong in 1901. ..Noted: a Mary (Hutchinson) was born on 24 4 1829 & baptised on 5 7 1829 at St Phillips CofE Sydney. a Mary (Hutchinson) died on 13 9 1829 age9m at Castlereagh St Sydney & was buried at St James CofE Sydney-her father may have been J (Clarkson) dealer-who may have died on 23 10 1830 age40 at Newcastle & been buried at Christ Church Newcastle-according to Smees records. a James (Clarkson ADMIRAL GAMBIER 1808) is found on this Website. .. >>>William (Hutchinson) was a wharfinger when he married secondly Jane (Longhurst her second marriage) emancipist on 21 6 1825 at St James CofE Sydney - presumably this was possible legally, although we are unsure what status Mary (Cooper) has become. He died on 26 7 1846 age70 father of 9children possibly & buried at St Phillips CofE Sydney-Sydney burial ground Elizabeth & Devonshire Sts 'The Sandhills'-with his father & joined by other members of the family-later relocated to Bunnerong in 1901. Jane (Longhurst) was born about 1783. She was tried for larceny at Surrey Quarter Sessions on 11 7 1801, sentenced to 7years & arrived in NSW as a convict on 11 3 1803 after a voyage of 6months on HMS GLATTON. She had a first relationship with William (Roberts) Free by Servitude with whom she produced 8children & later married. She was issued her Ticket of Leave in 1806. She was Free by Servitude by 1810 when she married William (Roberts) innkeeper on 3 4 1810 at St Phillips CofE Sydney. In 1828 she is recorded at George St Sydney. She died on 18 12 1836 age52 mother of maybe 8children. [Some details taken from this Website] BOWMAN ??? (Bowman) produced maybe 2children: 1.John (Bowman) was born about 1763 in East Lothian Scotland. He married Honor (Honey) in 1788 in London. He arrived in NSW as a settler with his family on 18 5 1798 after a voyage of 8months on BARWELL. He died on 18 12 1825 age62 at Richmond & was buried at St Peters CofE Richmond. ..Honor (Honey) was born about 1759 in Cornwall. She arrived in NSW with her family on 18 5 1798 after a voyage of 8months on BARWELL. She, a settlers widow, died on 16 11 1826 age67 at Richmond & was buried, as (Bowman), at St Peters CofE Richmond. ..John (Bowman) & Honor (Honey) produced 3children: ..1.John (Bowman) was born in 1792 in England. He arrived in NSW with his parents on 18 5 1798 after a voyage of 8months on BARWELL. ..2.George (Bowman) was born on 26 5 1795 in England. He arrived in NSW with his parents on 18 5 1798 after a voyage of 8months on BARWELL. He was living at Richmond when he married Eliza Sophia (Pearce) on 24 5 1820 at St Johns CofE Parramatta. He was recorded in 1827 & 1830 as a farmer. ....Eliza Sophia (Pearce) was born on 7 12 1798 & baptised on 1 1 1807 age8 at St Johns CofE Parramatta. She died on 17 4 1884 age75. ....Details of Eliza Sophia (Pearce)s family are given below. ....George (Bowman) & Eliza Sophia (Pearce) produced at least 5children: boys ....1.George Pierce (Bowman) was born on 15 3 1821 & baptised on 15 4 1821 at St Peters CofE Richmond. ....2.John Woodward (Bowman) was born on 1 7 1822 & baptised on 28 7 1822 at St Peters CofE Richmond. ....3.William (Bowman) was born on 20 10 1823 & baptised on 16 11 1823 at St Peters CofE Richmond. ....4.Matthew (Bowman) was born on 15 5 1827 at Richmond & baptised on 24 6 1827 at St Peters CofE Richmond. ....5.Robert (Bowman) was born on 2 2 1830 at Richmond & baptised on 14 3 1830 at St Peters CofE Richmond. .. ..3.Mary (Bowman) was born 26 7 1797 in England. She arrived in NSW with her parents on 18 5 1798 after a voyage of 8months on BARWELL. She was baptised on 3 10 1798 at St Johns CofE Parramatta. She (as Mary (Bowman/Beaumont)) married James (Chisolm/e his second marriage) of NSW Corps on 29 9 1818 at St Peters CofE Richmond. She died on 1 5 1876 age78. ....James (Chisolm/e) was born about 1772. He enlisted in NSW Corps on 11 7 1790 in UK as Sergeant; he was 5'4" & a tailor. He arrived in NSW on 9 7 1791 after a voyage of 6months on Fleet ship BRITANNIA. He was promoted to Corporal in 1798. He married firstly Mary (Brown) on 26 1 1806 at St Phillips CofE Sydney. He was detached to (Grose)s company until 1808 when he was detached to (Kemp)s company then (Steele)s company, becoming Sergeant again. In 1809 he was transferred to 5company & (in 1809) he leased 141/175 Spring Row Sydney. He was discharged on 1 2 1810. He is recorded in 1811 with wife & daughters-no daughters found in Smees Records. He was apparantly still with NSW Corps in 1818. He was recorded in 1827 as a merchant. He produced 6known children in his lifetime. ....[Mary (Brown) was born about 1785. She arrived in NSW with her father on 12 6 1801 after a voyage of 10months on EARL CORNWALLIS. She is recorded in 1811 with husband & daughters. She died on 8 12 1817 age32 & was buried, as (Chisholm), at St Phillips CofE Sydney.] ....[Details of Mary (Brown)s family are given in entry for John (Brown EARL CORNWALLIS 1801) on this Website. ....[James (Chisolm) & Mary (Brown) produced 1child:] ....[1.James (Chisolm) was born on 5 11 1806 & baptised on 19 4 1807 at St Phillips CofE Sydney. He married Elizabeth Margaret (Kinghorne) on 9 6 1829 at Scots Kirk Sydney. He died on 24 6 1888 age81.] ....[..Elizabeth Margaret (Kinghorne) was born about 1808. She arrived free in 1824 on PORTLAND.] ....[..James (Chisolm) & Elizabeth Margaret (Kinghorne) produced at least 1child:] ....[..1.James Kinghorne (Chisolm) was born on 9 8 1830 & baptised on 10 10 1830 at St Lukes CofE Liverpool. He died on 28 8 1912 age82.] .. ....Mary (Bowman) & James (Chisolm) produced 5children: ....1.John William (Chisolm/e) was born on 9 10 1819 & baptised on 7 11 1819 at St Phillips CofE Sydney. He died on 28 4 1899 age79. ....2.Alexander (Chisolm) was born on 27 6 1821 & baptised on 1 8 1821 at St Phillips CofE Sydney. He died on 25 7 1845 age24. ....3.Mary Ann (Chisolm) was born on 31 3 1823 & baptised on 20 5 1823 at St Phillips CofE Sydney. ....4.Maria (Chisolm) was born on 13 4 1825 & baptised on 6 7 1825 at St Johns CofE Parramatta. She died on 24 10 1865 age40. ....5.Eliza (Chisolm) was born on 21 10 1827 in Sydney & baptised on 18 11 1827 at Scots Kirk Sydney. She died on 14 11 1853 age26. .. ..4.William McArthur (Bowman) was born on 11 12 1799 at Richmond & baptised on 8 10 1800 age9at St Johns CofE Parramatta. He had a first relationship with Ann (???). He became pastoralist at Bong Bong, Talbragar & Dunn’s Plains near Bathurst.>>> ....William McArthur (Bowman) & Ann (???) produced 1child: ....1.Ann Catherine (Bowman) was born on 2 10 1825 & baptised on 1 6 1826 at St Peters RC Sydney. .. >>>.William McArthur (Bowman) married secondly Elizabeth (Arthur) in North Shields Northumberland UK in 1837. In 1824 he sought a grant in the interior of the country (Australia). He became a parliamentarian 1843-1857. He died on 11 12 1874 age75! father of 2known children. ....William McArthur (Bowman) & Elizabeth (Arthur) produced 1child: ....1.son (Bowman) baptised CofE. .. .. 2.William (Bowman) (born about 1766 in Smees marriage records) married firstly Emma (McKenzie) in London. He arrived in NSW as a settler with his family on 14 12 1801 after a voyage of 6months on Fleet ship NILE.>>> ..Emma (McKenzie) arrived in NSW with her family on 14 12 1801 after a voyage of 6months on Fleet ship NILE. She died on 17 7 1803 at Richmond Hill. ..William (Bowman) & Emma (McKenzie) produced 2children: ..1.William (Bowman) was born in 1798 in England. He arrived in NSW with his parents on 14 12 1801 after a voyage of 6months on Fleet ship NILE. In 1811 he fought with his stepmother over his fathers meagre estate. He was a wheelwright when he married Elizabeth (Hutchinson) on 14 1 1824 at St Phillips CofE Sydney. In 1824 he claimed to have a grant of 200acres & requested to be granted land further in the interior. He was recorded in 1828 as an innkeeper & in 1830 as a victualler. In 1838 he was able to purchase Sutton Grange run in Victoria with his father in law William (Hutchinson). ....Elizabeth (Hutchinson) was born on 5 7 1806 & baptised on 15 5 1814 age7 at St Phillips CofE Sydney. She was present at the clean-up party after the final evacuation of Norfolk Island. She left Norfolk Island with her parents on 3 2 1814. She died on 30 8 1849 age43, same year as 3sibs. ....Details of Elizabeth (Hutchinson)s family are given above. ....William (Bowman) & Elizabeth (Hutchinson) produced at least 3children: ....1.William McKenzie (Bowman) was born in 1824. He died on 25 3 1825 age4m in Sydney & was buried at St James CofE Sydney. ....2.Emma Eliza (Bowman) was born on 14 12 1825 & baptised on 8 1 1826. She died on 8 5 1846 age18. ....3.Helen Sarah Ann (Bowman) was born on 25 1 1828 at Bong Bong Argyle & baptised on 30 3 1828 at St Pauls CofE Cobbity & on 10 1 1830 age23m at All Saints Sutton Forrest. .. ..2.Ann Maria (Bowman) was born in 1800 in London. She arrived in NSW with her parents on 14 12 1801 after a voyage of 6months on Fleet ship NILE. She married James (Smith) on 12 7 1826 at Scots Kirk Sydney & produced at least 3children. ....James (Smith) was born on 7 9 1795 in Scotland. He arrived in NSW with his parents on 18 5 1798 after a voyage of 8months on BARWELL. He was recorded in 1827 as a supervisor & in 1829 & 1830 as a superintendent. He died on 1 12 1827 age31. ....Details of James (Smith)s family are given in entry for William (McPhillamy SIR WILLIAM BENSLEY 1817) on this Website. .. >>>William (Bowman) was living at Richmond when he married secondly Mary (???/Giles perhaps her second (2of4?) marriage) on 1 1 1806 with permission of the Governor at St Phillips CofE Sydney. He was granted a liquor licence in 1810, but was reprimanded for an illegal still in 1811. On 12 6 1811 he was to be granted 130acres at Kurry Jong. He died poor on 16 12 1811 age45 father of 2known children & was buried at St Phillips CofE Sydney-his daughter & stepson fought over his estate. [Noted a William (Bowman NILE 1801) is recorded as dying on 1 1 1806 & buried at St Phillips CofE Sydney. ..Mary (???/Giles) was born perhaps in 1762. She arrived in NSW in 1791 free on PITT (she consistently states & as recorded in Smees records-how can this be unless she was wife of a convict or soldier or seamam?)-records show this ship left UK in 1791 & arrived in NSW on 14 2 1792 after a voyage of 8months: 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). She married firstly (1of4) William (Giles)-not shown in Smees records, so possibly in England?. In 1800 she was recorded with her husband at Musgrave Place Hawkesbury. In 1811 she fought with her stepson William over her husbands meagre estate.>>> ..Mary (???/Giles) does not have an entry on this Website as yet; she may be 1of the Marys recorded on this ship. ++ [The several references to possible husband William (Giles) are entered here:] [Noted a William Giles) enlisted as a private in NSW Corps on 8 3 1791 in UK & arrrived in NSW as a soldier in 1791, recorded in Smees records as Third Fleet. He died on 28 1 1792 drowned while swimming in Sydney Harbour & possibly buried on 19 2 1792 at St Phillips CofE Sydney.] [another William (Giles) is recorded as dying on 16 9 1805 & buried at St Phillips CofE Sydney] .. CCONVICTnot foundLOOKED [a William (Giles) arrived in Australia as a convict possibly in 1792 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 received grant in 1794 at the Hawkesbury. In May 1797 he had purchased land from J (Shepherd) at Mulgrave Place, Hawkesbury. In 1800 he was recorded with his wife on 16acres at Musgrave Place. In 1801 he is recorded with 75acres & in 1802 he had 80acres with his wife & 2servants. It may be who died on 6 9 1805 & was buried at St Phillips CofE Sydney. [This William (Giles does not have an entry on this Website as yet-added by me] ++ >>[>Mary (Giles) seems to have had a third (3of4?) relationship with John (Dower) & produced a child. She was recorded as off stores in 1814 at Sydney with Christopher (Finnegeham) whom she is recorded as marrying (her fourth marriage) on 4 7 1814 at St Matthews CofE Windsor. In 1828 she was recorded with her husband at Bringelly. She seems to have produced just 1child in her lifetime.] ++ [Noted a John (???) son of ??? (Bowman) is recorded as born in 1814] [ & a Charles (???) son of ??? (Bowman) is recorded as born in December 1819 & died as Charles (Burman) on 14 4 1824 age4 at Parramatta & was buried as Charles (Burman) at St Johns CofE Parramatta. [ & a A (???) child of ??? (Bowman) is recorded as born in 1820] [ & a James (Bowman) is recorded as born in 1822] [ & an Isaac (Bowman) is recorded as born in 1824] ++ PEARCE Matthew (Pearce) married Sarah (Parker). He arrived in NSW as a settler with his wife on 17 10 1794 after a voyage of 8months on SUPRISE. Sarah (Parker) arrived in NSW with her husband on 17 10 1794 after a voyage of 8months on SURPRISE. Matthew (Pearce) & Sarah (Parker) produced 5children: 1.Eliza Sophia (Pearce) was born on 7 12 1798 & baptised on 1 1 1807 age8 w/her siblings at St Johns CofE Parramatta. She married George (Bowman) of Richmond on 24 5 1820 at St Johns CofE Parramatta & produced at least 5children. She died on 17 4 1884 age75. ..George (Bowman) was born on 26 5 1795 in England. He arrived in NSW with his parents on 18 5 1798 after a voyage of 8months on BARWELL. He was living at Richmond in 1820. He was recorded in 1827 & 1830 as a farmer. ..Details of George (Bowman)s family are given above. .. 2.Charlotte Augusta (Pearce) was born on 2 4 1802 & baptised on 1 1 1807 age4 w/her siblings at St Johns CofE Parramatta. She died on 1 11 1854 age52. 3.Martha (Pearce) was born on 7 6 1804 & baptised on 1 1 1807 age2 w/her siblings at St Johns CofE Parramatta. She married John (Hillas) on 2 10 1826 at St Johns CofE Parramatta. She died on 28 9 1854 age50. ..John (Hillas) was born in 1797 in Yorkshire. He arrived in NSW with his parents on 14 12 1801 after a voyage of 6months on Fleet ship NILE. He is recorded in 1828 as farmer at Baulkham Hills, in 1829 as farmer/grazier at Seven Hills & in 1831 as farmer at Argyle. ..Details of John (Hillas)s family are given in entry for Thomas (McArthur ALEXANDER 1816) on this Website. .. 4.Matthew Woodward (Pearce) was born on 11 9 1806 & baptised on 1 1 1807 w/his siblings at St Johns CofE Parramatta. He died on 12 5 1878 age71. 5.William Thomas (Pearce) was born on 10 12 1808 & baptised on 26 7 1822 age15 at St Peters CofE Richmond. He died on 9 2 1865 age76. References: 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. Irene Schaffer & Thelma McKay 'Exiled Three Times Over! Profiles of Norfolk Islanders Exiled in Van Diemens Land 1807-1813' James Hugh Donohoe 'Norfolk Island 1788-1813-The People and Their Families' Reg Wright 'Forgotten Generation of Norfolk Island & Van Diemens Land' Pamela Statham 'A Colonial Regiment-New Sources Relating to the New South Wales Corps-1789-1810'

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iain Frazier on 21st October 2019

William married Mary (Chapman alias Cooper) in 1801 on Norfolk Island & produced about 9children. Their children are recorded as Hannah b.1802 d.1806, Charlotte Selina b.&bap.1805 d.1834, Elizabeth b.1806 d.1849, William b.1808 d.1849, Mary b.1809 d.1849, Hannah b.1811 d.1841, Sarah b.1812 d.1890 all born on Norfolk Island: the last 5 were baptised at St Phillips Sydney in 1814; then Martha Ann b.bap.St Phillips Sydney 1815 d.1901. Richard Thomas is recorded as b.bap.1817 St Phillips Sydney d.1849. The year 1849 seems not to have been a good one. Mary died in 1816 & William married a second time. William died in 1846. Craig James Smee 'Births and Baptisms Marriages and Defacto Relationships Deaths and Burials New South Wales 1788-1830' Mary (alias Cooper) has an entry on this Website.

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Iris Dunne on 25th January 2019

Convicted 22 June 1796 The Proceedings of the Old Bailey Theft: Burglary 22nd June 1796 William Hutchinson, John Brown 453. WILLIAM HUTCHINSON and JOHN BROWN were indicted for breaking and entering the dwelling-house of William Lovell , about the hour of two in the night of the 4th of April , and burglariously stealing 414 snorocco leather skins, value 140l. 36 rohan leather skins, value 9l. five silver tea spoons, value 5s. a silver table spoon, value 10s. two silk cloaks, value 20s. seven silk handkerchiefs, value 40s. two pair of sheets, value 10s. two table cloths, value 5s. a wooden till, value 6d. 5l. in monies numbered; and a Bank note, value 10l. the property of the said William Lovell , in his dwelling-house .(The case was opened by Mr. Raine.) WILLIAM LOVELL sworn. Examined by Mr. Raine. I live at No. 68, Fetter-lane, Holborn; at the time of the robbery I lived at No. 35, Butcher-row, Temple-bar : On the 4th of April I secured the house myself in the evening at dusk; as soon as candles were lit I locked the cellar-window out of Butcher-row, and returned the key into the shop as usual; I went out about ten or rather later to spend the evening with some friends, and staid till half past twelve, when I returned home my house was perfectly secure then; I in a very little time after that went up to bed; I secured the door particularly, the side-door, and the yard-door, which was particularly my charge before I went to bed; I bolted them, the lock is only a slip lock, I never had the key; I bolted them, and put up the chain across the door, and the outside yard-door; we had two yard-doors, one goes into the passage, and the other into Star-court; that in Star-court was secured by bolts, and I had driven nails above the bolt to prevent it being turned, and also the latch to prevent it being turned up, because there had been an attempt once before; that door was then fast, and had been fast a long time; there was also a door opened from the street into the shop, which was secured by bolts and locks, and the cellar-window was secure, and I found it in the same state in the morning, but traced dirty, muddy feet, from the cellar upon some pieces of leather, into the parlour; I went to-bed between twelve and one; in the course of the night, I judge it to be about two o'clock, or thereabouts, I heard a light noise, not supposing it any thing like that of breaking into a house, or breaking a lock off, but something like the noise of a cat jumping up and knocking something lightly down; about six in the morning, rather after than before, I heard from my servant that the house was broke open; in consequence of that I immediately got out of bed, went down, and to my great astonishment and surprize, I saw the side door open going into Star-court; the one that I described bolted, and with a slip to it, and a chain to it, that was opened, not broke, but opened by a person on the inside, and that was the way the escape was made, but the parlour door was broke open, and a great part of the wood which the screws of the box went into, for I had had extra screws, and an extra box put upon it, an inch; I suppose, was broke away, by violence, with the screws; that was the parlour door, coming out of the passage into the parlour; when I went into the parlour, to my great astonishment, I found the goods which were in a press, which had been a press bedstead; as near as I can judge, there was about 450 skins gone, or thereabouts, black, Spanish, red, blue, and green moroccos; blue morocco seals, and some calf skin legs waxed, and red morocco rohan skins, the press was so full, that I was obliged to put skins into other places; the drawers were all of them broke open, where was every thing of material value; two silk cloaks, and table linen, and other things spread about; and I lost a Bank note out of this pocket book (producing it), of 10l. I left it with my wife when I went out the night before. Cross-examined by Mr. Knapp. Q. How many doors are there to your house? - A. Three doors. Q. Were you the last person up in the house? - A. No, my wife came to bed after me; very soon after. Q. You were not alarmed till six o'clock in the morning, except by this cat's story? - A. No. Q. This was the 4th of April, was not it? - A. When I went to bed, it was the 4th of April. Q. What time was it light? - A. I suppose, about four o'clock. Q. It is impossible to say then, whether it was broke open in the night, or after day-light? - A. I cannot say, upon my oath. Q. The Bank note you trusted with your wife after ten o'clock at night? - A. Yes. Q. What she did with it, you know nothing, but from herself? - A. No. Q. She is not here? - A. No. Court. Q. Did there appear to be the marks of the feet of more than one person? - A. Yes, two or three; it appeared to me, that in coming down the cellar they had slipped some little way.(Mr. Raine desired the prosecutor to send for his wife). DANIEL PLAYTER sworn. Examined by Mr. Raine. I am servant to the last witness. Q. What time did you get up on the morning of the 5th of April? - A. About six o'clock; when I came down stairs, I found the doors open, and I called my master. Cross-examined by Mr. Jackson. Q. You came down about six o'clock? - A. Yes. Q. It was broad day-light? - A. Yes. CATHERINE HUTCHINSON sworn. Witness. My name is Gabby Levi, I never went by the name of Hutchinson in my life. Mr. Raine. Q. Who do you live with? - A. Nobody. Q. Who did you live with a month ago? - A. Nobody. Q. Did you ever live with Hutchinson? - A. Yes. Court. Q. How long ago? - A. I have not lived with him since he has been in custody; I lived with him two years. Q. Griffiths, the constable, had a Bank note of you, I believe? - A. Yes, and twenty-six guineas. Q. That 10l. note that Griffiths had from you, where did you get it? - A. I had it from Mr. Hutchinson, two months before he was taken into custody. Q. Do you happen to know when he was taken into custody? - A. Yes, but I cannot tell the day of the month; I am sure it is now about three months since he gave it me. Q. Do you remember the day when he gave it you? - A. Yes; on a Thursday. Q. What day of the month? - A. I cannot say. Q. What month? - A. I cannot say, it is above three months ago. Q. Was it in the month of April? - A. I cannot say. Court. Q. Upon your memory can you say it was in the month of April? - A. I should be very happy to inform you, but I cannot. JOHN GRIFFITHS sworn. Examined by Mr. Raine. Q. Shew the girl that note you have in your possession? - A. I will (shews it be). Court. (To Levi). Should you know it if you saw it? - A. Yes; I had it two months in my possession, and was going to change it several times for necessaries, it has got a great deal of writing at the back of it, but I can neither read nor write. Mr. Raine. Q. Is that it? - A. I believe that is it, without Mr. Griffiths has changed it. Court. Q. Looking at that note, you can take upon yourself to say that is the note he had from you? - A. Yes; he took it out of my drawer, with twenty-six guineas, I gave him the key. Mr. Raine. Q. And that note you had from Hutchinson? - A. Yes; two months before he was in custody, we were going to set up a shop. Mr. Raine. (To Griffiths). I believe you apprehended the prisoner at the bar? - A. Yes; on Saturday, May the 7th, in company with some more of the officers, Smith, Nowlan, and some others; I went to Hutchinson's house, No. 2, Hollis-street, Clare-market; when I came there, the house was shut up about seven o'clock in the morning; I saw a string in the middle of the door, I pulled it, and the door opened; I went up stairs, and up one pair of stairs, in the back room, Hutchinson and his wife, or his girl, were a-bed; I went into the back room, and desired him to get up, he got up, and in searching the place, I found between the bed cloath, this horse-pistol, and in a little trunk, close by the side of the window, this pocket pistol; two iron crows in the front room up one pair of stairs, rolled up in a woman's gown upon a chair; and in a table drawer in Hutchinson's front room, I found all these picklock keys, and at the same time, a box of phosphorus matches, and a box of gunpowder. Q. With respect to those keys, did you try any of those keys with Mr. Lovell's locks? - A. Yes; that key with the string to it unlocks Mr. Lovell's cellar door, a slap that opens into Butcher-row; Brown was taken by my fellow officers, in the same house, up two pair of stairs, Smith and Nowlan; and when we took them away. I took the young woman's word for appearing before the magistrate at twelve o'clock, but she did not come; about a week or nine days after that, I had a search warrant against the house for this Bank note, and I understood she had moved from there, the house was shut up through some further information; I found she lived in Shoe-lane; I went there and searched her place, and in the drawer of a looking glass was this 10l. Bank note, and twenty-six guineas in gold. Q. After you had got the 10l. note, did you at any time show it to Hutchinson? - A. Hutchinson at the office declared it to be his. Mr. Knapp. Q. Was not that taken down in writing? - A. I cannot say whether it was or not. Q. Do you mean to state, that no examinations were taken down of the prisoner at all before the Magistrates? - A. I cannot say whether it was or not, I was in and out. Q. But will you swear no examination was taken down in writing by the Magistrates at all? - A. I believe there was some, I cannot be positive, but I think there was. Mr. Raine. Q. What day was this? - A. I cannot say, he said it was his note. Court. (To Levi). Q. Who lived in this house besides you and the prisoner Hutchinson? - A. A lodger. Q. Who was that lodger? - A. Brown and another man lived in the garret. Q. Who let those lodgings? - A. I did. Q. Was it your house, or Hutchinson's? - A. My house. Q. What part of the house did Hutchinson inhabit? - A. The first floor. Court. Q. The back room and the front room? - A. He slept in the back room. Q. And did he live in the front room? - A. He used it now and then. Q. Who lived in the second floor? - A. Brown had been in it about six days. Griffiths. Cross-examined by Mr. Jackson. Q. There are several lodgers in the house? - A. Yes. Q. I perceive that is a common kind of key? - A. There are three among them that would open Lovell's cellar. Q. And this Bank note you did not take at Hutchinson's house, but in Shoe-lane? - A. Yes. HANNAH LOVELL sworn. I am the wife of the prosecutor: on the 4th of April, my husband went out, between nine and ten o'clock, and gave me his pocket-book. Q. Do you know what it contained? - A. I don't know. Q. Where did you put that pocket-book? - A. Into a drawer which I had in the parlour. Q. Did you lock the drawer? - A. Yes. Q. Did you leave it there when you went to bed? - A. Yes. Q. Your husband has told us, you were the last that went to bed? - A. Yes. Q. Were all the doors secure when you went to bed? - A. Yes; he fastened the side doors himself. EDWARD SMITH sworn. I am a Police Officer; I went with Griffiths to apprehend the prisoners; I apprehended Brown up two pair of stairs, in the same house, with Hutchinson; he was lying in bed with another young man, that the Magistrates thought proper to let go, there being nothing against him, (produces a large quantity of picklock keys); I found these keys in Brown's room, concealed in a drawer in the table. Q. Did you try any of those keys with Lovell's locks? - A. No, I did not; I found nothing else upon Brown. Cross-examined by Mr. Knapp. Q. The drawer was not locked? - A. No. Q. And whether they belonged to this man, or the other young man, you will not swear? - A. No. ELIAS NATHAN sworn. Examined by Mr. Raine. Q. Do you know the prisoners at the bar? - Yes; I have seen them. Q. When did you last see them? - A. Three weeks before I delivered the skins up to Mr. Thompson, and those other officers, which was on the 12th of May, I had them in my possession; Hutchinson, and one John Estwick , came to me of a Saturday; Estwick took out a sample of skins, to know if I would purchase those skins; they said, they had a thousand pounds worth of other property; I told them I did not deal on a Saturday, if they would call again in the evening, I would deal with them; I went to Hutchinson's lodgings, No. 2, Hollis-street Clare-market, and there I saw Hutchinson and Estwick; Estwick brought me in the skins out of the bed room, and Hutchinson sat upon the chair at the fire-side; I asked them the price, and they asked me 40l. and I shortly agreed for them for thirty-six guineas, 360 odd I counted then, but I found afterwards 370 odd skins; after I had agreed with Estwick, Brown came into the room, when I took the skins away in the coach. Q. Did Brown say, or do any thing? - A. Not to my knowledge; he sat on the chair, and saw me carry the skins in the street to the coach. Q. Did he say any thing? - A. Not the least that I can remember; then Estwick came home with me, I told them I had but ten guineas, if they would call to-morrow, I would give them the rest; the next day, Estwick called in again, and I gave him ten guineas more, that was on Sunday; the next day, Hutchinson and Brown came, and Estwick and I gave them sixteen guineas. Q. When was it you delivered those skins into the possession of the officers; to whom did you give them? - A. I spoke to Mr. Thompson at Whitechapel Office, and told him I had got the skins, and then I took Thompson and Smith, the Officers, with me, and put the skins into a coach. Q. (To Smith). Had you those skins from Nathan the witness? - A. Yes, on the 12th of May; I have had them in my possession ever since. Nathan. Cross -examined Mr. Knapp. Q. Pray let us know a little how you get your livelihood? - A. I keep a sale shop. Q. How many times have you been in this Court? - A. Always upon honourable term, I can prove it. Q. Always as an evidence for the Crown perhaps? - A. I get very little for my evidence, I never require any thing, I do it for the public good, because I might have brought half a dozen skins, instead of the whole. Q. How many times have you been in this Court? - A. Twice before, and that was to deliver up 1000l. worth of property. Q. This thirty-six guineas was a fair price, was it not, for that quantity of skins, Mr. Honesty? - A. No, it is not. Q. How came you to buy them for thirty-six guineas, you who stand forward for the public good, when you know it is not a fair price? - A. I did it in hopes to bring forward 1000l. worth of property that Estwick was concerned in, to discover them for the good of the public, without see or reward. Q. How long was it before, for the good of the public, you informed Mr. Thompson of it? - A.I had not seen the prisoner, during that time, that was three weeks, within a day or two. Q. So then the public good had the go-by for three weeks; you did not inform of it during that time? - A. No. Q. Upon your oath did you give any information at all, till you were charged with stealing some boots belonging to a gentleman at the other end of the town? - A. I did not know where they were. Court. Q. Answer the question, it is a plain one, did you give any information of those skins, till yourself was taken up for stealing some boots? - A. I was taken up about those boots, and I proved them to be honest boots, I have got them at home. Court. Q. Did you give any information of those skins till yourself was taken up for stealing some boots? - A. I did not. Mr. Knapp. Q. Then you did not give information for the public good, till three weeks afterwards? - A. No, not for stealing a pair of boots; I had them hanging at my window, so that they could not have been stole, I may have had others, not knowing them to be stole. Q. Yes, you may have others in your honourable shop; do you know any thing about any waistcoats? - A. No. Q. Do you know any thing of any charge against you of having stole some waistcoats? - A. No; I denied that, there were no waitscoats. Q. Upon your oath, was not that charge made upon you, that you had some waistcoats in your shop? - A. No; I had not Q. No certainly not, and with all this public good but was not somebody weeked enough to charge you with having some stolen waistcoats? - A. No; no such charge that I know of. Q. Was not there a charge made against you, respecting your having some waistcoats, the property on a Poland Jew? - A. I denied that. Q. But did not they make the charge against you? - A. Any body may choose to say that. Court. Q. Was not there a charge of that sort against you? - A. No; there was no Polish Jew charged me with taking waistcoats. Mr. Knapp. Q. Nor a laced coat? - A. No; not that I had taken. Q. But found in your possession? - A. No; a Polander had a coat, but he had not it of me. Q. Had you ever that coat in your possession? - A. No. Q. Never in your life? - A. No. Court. Q. What was this charge against the Polander; was he charged with having stolen a coat? - A. I don't know; there might have been such a thing, but I know of no coat. Court. Q. What Polander are you talking of that might have a coat? - A. No one man in particular. Q. You did not give any information of this till you were in custody yourself? - A. No. Q. Do you know a person of the name of Durham? - A. Yes. Q. A watchman you know? - A. Yes. Q. Do you remember his being tried at Clerkenwall? - A. Yes. Q. You were a witness against him, were not you? - A. No, to be sure I was not; that watchman was taken up concerning the silk. Q. You gave evidence upon that occasion? - A. Not against the watchman; my heart alive, that man was taken up because he did not do his duty; what do you mean by abusing me, I did it for the good of the public. Q. Did not you tell that watchman to keep out of the way? - A. It was my honesty to take every thief. Q. Was not Brown asleep, drunk? - A. He was rather intoxicated, and laid upon the chair, when I paid the money to Estwick. Q. The two other times you had been at Hutchinson's lodgings Brown was not there? - A. When I went Brown was not there; and when they came the next day for ten guineas, he was not with them. Mr. Raine. (To Lovell.) Q. Look at those skins? - A. These are black Spanish, made from goat's skins, they have my mark upon them, some of them by this lad, and some of them by myself; these are all of them mine, though they are not all marked; it is the custom of our business not to mark every skin, but one in a dozen, the outside one; I know them from their being of the same manufactory. Q. What is the value of those that have your mark? - A. I suppose it to be about fifteen or sixteen pounds. Mr. Raine. (To Griffths.) Shew Lovell the note. Prosecutor. (Looks at it.) I verily believe it to be the same that I left in the pocket-book that I gave my wife. Q. What enables you to speak to it? - A. From some scribling on the back; I did not take an account of the number. Q. Is that foribbling the same as was contained upon the note in your pocket-book? - A. I verily believe it to be the same. Mr. Knapp. Q. I believe, before the Magistrate, you were not certain of the note? - A. I believe it to be the note. Q. Were you certain of it before the Magistrate? - A. I did not swear to it, nor will I now, if it was an hundred pounds. Q. As to these skins. I need not ask you if thirty-six guineas as a fair price? - A. If I had bought them, I should not have thought so. Mr. Knapp. It is only such honest men as Mr Nathan that would think so. Court. Q. Who had you received the note from? - A. From a man coming into the shop; I don't know who he was. Court. Q. Did you make that scribbling upon the note yourself? - A. It was so when I received it. Mr. Raine. Q. Did you lose any money? - A. I lost the till out of the shop with, as near as I can guess, ab

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Noel Davis on 25th January 2019

If you google William Hutchinson you will see how successful he was. In William Rubinstein paper on who were Australian richest people of all time in Australia in 2004, William came in at No. 147 with money's value of 1.77 billion. Probably the most successful business convict of all time. He with his son-in-law William Bowman took up the Sutton Grange run in central Victoria in 1838. This was one of several pastoral leases they took up. He was among other things, on the Board of the New South Wales Bank, and directorship in many others. A very important Australian. Sutton Grange is where my interest comes from.