Joseph Shepherd

Level 347

Maureen Withey on 18th July 2026

In the Supreme Court of New South Wales. ECCLESIASTICAL JURISDICTION. In the estate and goods of Joseph Shepherd, late of Kangaloola, in the Colony of New South Wales, farmer, deceased. NOTICE is hereby given, that after the expiration of fourteen days from the publication hereof, application will be made to this Honorable Court, in its Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction, that letters of administration of the estate and effects of the above named deceased, may be granted to Michael Shepherd,of Tuena, in the said Colony, farmer, the brother of the said deceased.—Dated this 10th day of October, 1873. JOHN THOMAS GANNON, Proctor for Applicant, Belmore Chambers. By Curtis & Gannon, his Agents, 229, Pitt-street, Sydney. NSW Govt Gazette, 17 Oct 1873. Auctioneers' Advertisements. WEDNESDAY, 7TH JANUARY. CHOICE LITTLE AGRICULTURAL FARM, ON KANGALOOLA CREEK, CONTAINING 320 Acres Rich Agricultural Land, Splendidly watered, with, abundance of grazing land available for pastoral purposes, well known as the property of the late Mr. Joseph Shepherd. FINLAY AND CO. Have received instructions from the administratrix of the estate of the late Mr. Joseph Shepherd to sell by auction, At their Rooms, Belmore-square, ON WEDNESDAY, 7TH PROXIMO, At twelve o'clock, THAT WELL-KNOWN AND EXCEEDINGLY VALUABLE FARM OF THE LATE MR. JOSEPH SHEPHERD, Kangaloola. The Improvements comprise A COMFORTABLE COTTAGE, with other outbuildings. About sixty acres are fenced in, and of the richest description for the growing of artificial grasses, and the adjacent crown lands are very valuable for grazing purposes. The situation is one of the best. For particulars of title, which is unquestionable, apply to A. M. Betts, Esq., Solicitor. Goulburn Herald, 24 Dec 1873.

Level 347

Maureen Withey on 18th July 2026

NSW 1828 Census Index. Joseph Shepherd, age 25, GS, Guildford, 1822, 7 years, protestant, Labourer, Jno Hillier, Cookbunsoon district.

Level 4

Sonja Saastamoinen on 7th March 2019

Based on Joseph's age at his conviction in 1822 (15 years), he was probably born in 1806-1807. He was convicted of stealing a handkerchief from Richard Potts at the Middlesex Sessions on 03/07/1822 and sentenced to 7 years' transportation. The trial appears under the name of Joseph "Shepherd" on www.oldbaileyonline.org. (t18220703-99, accessed 07/03/2019) Transcribed as follows: 1088. JOSEPH SHEPPERD was indicted for stealing, on the 22nd of June, one handkerchief, value 2s. 6d. the goods of Richard Potts, from his person. RICHARD POTTS. I live at Hackney. On the 22nd of June, between four and five o'clock, I was at Nortonfalgate, and felt a slight touch at my pocket - I missed my handkerchief, turned round, and saw prisoner and another boy standing close together; I laid hold of them, and saw my handkerchief drop from the prisoner's hand; I kept him, but the other got off. He said the boy gave it him. THOMAS VANN. I received him in charge. Prisoner's Defence. I saw the handkerchief on the ground, and picked it up - I pointed out the boy who did it. GUILTY. Aged 15. Transported for Seven Years. First Middlesex Jury, before Mr. Common Sergeant. The Criminal Registers for 1791-1892 on ancestry.com also indicated that he was held in Newgate prison before his trial. Joseph was granted two certificates of freedom, the first having been misplaced. The first was granted on 27.08.1829, The second on 9/10/1830 (see ancestry.com for both). Both certificates confirm his arrival in New South Wales in 1824 on the Guildford, and provide a year of birth as 1806. The former describes him as 5 foot 7 inches tall, of fair complexion, with brown hair and grey eyes. His occupation is stated as a labourer. The second, as 5 foot 5 and 3/4 inches tall; of fair/ruddy complexion and with brown hair and blue eyes. His occupation is stated to be a sailor/labourer. Appearing in the 1830 certificate of freedom is a note as follows: "Deaf - scar at the outer corner of the right eye brow. Bust of a man and woman on the left arm. Flower pot mermaid on right arm." A few thoughts here: 1. He was only 15 when arrested. No background of his circumstances is given. 2. The only corroborative evidence given at his trial is by an arresting officer who was not present at the time of the offence. A lack of corroborative evidence would not be acceptable in a modern court. The complainant also did not see who took the handkerchief. 3. Joseph was deaf. Again no circumstances are mentioned, but this would surely have impacted on his life? 4. By the latter part of the 19th century, corroborative evidence became a legal requirement. People were also routinely fined rather than transported for like offences. According to available public records, Joseph was assigned to John Cheers (1824); Mr Meehan (1824+) and John Hillas (Taralga district). After he was freed, Joseph went on to marry Margaret Berrell in the Abercrombie district. He purchased land at Kangaloola (Binda) and briefly held a publican's license for the "Rose, Thistle and Shamrock" in 1853-54. He died in 1873 and he is buried in an unmarked grave on private land at Binda (now Kenilworth station). The precise location of his grave on the property is presently unknown. Unless otherwise shown, the above was retrieved from ancestry.com. Joseph's burial location was sourced from Goulburn Mulwaree Library's cemetery transcripts for the region. Ancestry also have multiple family trees on file.

Level 7

Frances Wilson on 13th May 2016

Joseph settled in the Abercrombie area NSW (Kangaloolah Creek, married Margaret Berrell, daughter of ex convict Michael Berrell (Mangles 5 1828), and had 10 children. He was relatively successful. The area was the haunt of many bushrangers, and the Shepherds and Berrells were "acquainted" with them. They were interesting times.