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Tully Mathews was transported on the Boyd, departing 10th Mar 1809 and arriving 14th Aug 1809 with 144 passengers.
395 ton ship. Departed Cork, Ireland for New South Wales, Australia 1809. After leaving Australia, for New Zealand, the vessel was set upon by natives from Bay of Islands and most onboard the ship were massacred (including cannibalization). The boat was captured and towed to Motu Wai (Red Island) were it was totally destroyed.
Boyd (generic)References
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https://doi.org/10.2307/27729950 By Tony Carr, Journal of the County Louth Archaeological and Historical Society. Vol. 25, No. 4 (2004), pp. 471-474 (4 pages) Published By: County Louth Archaeological and History Society The First Brickmaker in New Zealand. Tully Mathews.
The following extract from a letter published in 1837, refers to land held by Tully Matthews ibn his early years at Parramatta: SIR,— Many of your readers doubtless imagine that law and justice are synonomous terms ; the following case, decided on Wednesday, will remove so erroneous an impression, and afford a useful lesson to all landed proprietors. The following are the facts of the case :— James Stanford, deceased, had possession of an allotment of land in Parramatta in the year 1806 (how long before is not known) ; when he died he left the allotment to a person named Tully Matthews, who, having occasion to reside in Sydney, directed Richard Carkett to go with his wife and endeavour to sell the land ; they accordingly went to Mr. Oakes, then acting as an auctioneer, and it was sold by public auction for £14 2s 6d, in 1819. ... Sydney Gazette, 10 Jun 1837. ---------------------------------------------------- List of female convicts assigned in the month of July 1832. 1231. *Lynch Ellen, Edward, general servant, to Tully Matthews, Pitt-street, Sydney. N.S.W. Govt. Gazette, 14 Nov 1832. (*Tully Matthews failed to employ Ellen Lynch, and so she was assigned to someone else.) -------------------------------------------------- Yesterday a man named Thomas Burke was brought on warrant before the Police charged with the following outrageous assault and threatening language : - Tully Matthews, who resides close to Burke, stated that the defendant kept a sly grog shop, which was in a most flourishing condition, to the great annoyance of the whole neighbourhood, but more especially to him, as his wife was in the habit of paying constant visits there for the purpose of tippling. Tully Matthews, jun. deposed that on St. Patrick's day finding his mother absent from her home he went to the house of Burke, suspecting she had gone there to drown the shamrock, upon his arrival his mother was let out of the house by the window, Burke then opened the door, and upon Matthews going up to it he struck him senseless with a poker, upon recovering himself he was told to go home and tell his father that he had laid an information against him, Burke, in return for which favor he would crop off his ears, and if the ears would not do he should take one half of his head - upon this the warrant was issued. The Bench sentenced him to pay a fine of 50s., and 5s. costs, and further to find sureties to keep the peace, himself in £10, and two sureties in £5 each. Sydney Gazette, 21 March 1837. -------------------------------------------------- Police Court. Tuesday December 8. The restrictions placed upon the publicans and the diligence of the police, has in a great measure put a stop to those disgraceful scenes of drunkenness, have been so prevalent in the town of Sydney for a number of years past. Tuesday's drunken list, bears us out in our observations in this respect, as will be seen on a reference thereto, and that of the two preceding days, Saturday and Sunday. A great many were confined during Monday and the evening of that day and the morning of Tuesday. Drunkards. Tully Matthews, Ward, 12 hours tread mill. Sydney Monitor, 9 Dec 1840. (Ward appears to be the person by whom he was arrested.) ---------------------------------------------------- Possible children? NSW Birth Registry Ann Matthews, b 1814, daughter of Tully and Sarah. CB district. (Church of England, Parramatta. St Johns) Children of Tully Matthews and Ann. Thomas Matthews, b 1821. LD district. (Roman Catholic, Sydney, St Mary’s) Eleanor Matthews, b 1824. CK district. (Church of England, Port Macquarie, St Thomas) John J. Matthews, b 1826. CD (Roman Catholic, Sydney, St Mary’s) and CB district. (Church of England, Parramatta. St Johns) -------------------------------------------------- Possible death registration? Terence Matthews, Reg No 1584/1847 V18471584 Age 69, LS district. (Roman Catholic Church, Geelong (VIC))
Irish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry. Tully Mathews, alias Matthews Terry, age on arrival, 29, per Boyd (1809), Tried at Louth, 1808, 7 years sentence. DOB, 1780. Weaver linen. Spouse: m Ann Unknown. Died 1847. --------------------------------------------------- Colonial Secretary Index. MATTHEWS, Tully. Per "Boyd", 1809. 1818 Aug 15 Paid from the Police Fund for bricks for Government use at Parramatta (Reel 6038; SZ759 p.492) 1819 Aug 24 Paid from the Police Fund for bricks for Government use (Reel 6038; SZ1044 p.87) 1822 Feb 25-Mar 27 To be transported for seven years. In reports of prisoners tried at Court of Criminal Jurisdiction (Reel 6023; X820 p.45) 1822 Feb 28 On list of persons receiving an assigned convict (Fiche 3290; 4/4570D p.77) 1822 Apr 1 On list of prisoners transported to Newcastle per "Elizabeth Henrietta" (Reel 6009; 4/3505 p.105) 1823 Petition for leave to work for the maintenance of his family (Fiche 3234; 4/1870 p.31) 1823 Feb 25 On list of convicts removed from Newcastle to Port Macquarie per "Mermaid" (Reel 6019; 4/3864 pp.390-1) -------------------------------------------------- Feb 28 1822. Tully Mathews, of York Street, received assigned servant, Thomas Mathews, per Dorothy. --------------------------------------------------- Criminal Court. SATURDAY.—Tully Matthews and Thomas Matthews, convicted of pig-stealing - 7 years transportation each. Sydney Gazette, 29 Mar 1822. -------------------------------------------------- List of Prisoners to Newcastle on Elizabeth Henrietta. Sydney, 1 Apr 1822. Tully Mathews, Tried Crim. Court, Sydney, March 1822, 7 years. Trade- Weaver. Original Conviction, Dundalk, Apr 1808, 7 years. ------------------------------------------------------ 1823. To His Excellency, Gov. Brisbane. Petition of Tully Brisbane Most respectfully showeth, That your petitioner, a prisoner of the Crown, having first been sent into the Country for the term of seven years and served the said sentence with seven additional years without any fault at any time being alleged against him but sent down here for seven years. That your petitioner has a wife with three? small children who look up to him for support and daily surround the paternal table. The little means I have to satisfy (?) them at present, being in Government employ is very small. That your petitioner in his humble petition most humbly craves that your Excellency will in his unbounded goodness, look with compassion on the present case and extend some small share of that mercy, so well characterised in Your person, either in granting your Humble petitioner a leave to work for the maintenance of his family or any thing else most pleasing to your Excellency, then your Petitioner will ever pray, Tully Mathew. -------------------------------------------------- On list of convicts removed from Newcastle to Port Macquarie per "Mermaid". Date 23/2/1823. Tully Mathews, Boyd, Convicted at Sydney, Crim Court, 1 March 1822, 7 years. Date of return, 18 March 1829. -------------------------------------------------- 1828 NSW Census index. Tully Mathews, Boyd, 7 years. Port Macquarie. --------------------------------------------------- THE under mentioned Persons have obtained Certificates of Freedom during the last Week ; viz.- Boyd. Tully Mathews (from Colonial Sentence). Sydney Gazette, 11 Apr 1829.