Hugh Mcavoy

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iain Frazier on 28th May 2024

Family connections for Hugh (McAvoy) are: Some amendments added Aug 2025. McAVOY Hugh (McA/Evoy) was born about 1773. He was tried at Lancaster Assizes, sentenced to 7years & arrived in NSW as a convict on 11 3 1803 after a voyage of 6months on HMS GLATTON. He is recorded in 1809 as having lease/grant in Sydney, later as having grants pending & working offtimes for the Police. He married Mary (Babbage/Palmer her second marriage) on 13 4 1812 at St Matthews CofE Windsor. He is recorded in 1814 as a labourer off stores. He died on 18 3 1841 age70. [Some details taken from this Website] Mary (Palmer) was born on 26 7 1765. She firstly married ??? (Babbage). She was tried w/1other for stealing, on 3 7 1802, calico at Middlesex Gaol Delivery, sentenced to 7years & arrived in NSW as a convict on 11 3 1803 after a voyage of 6months on HMS GLATTON. She is recorded in 1814 as off stores w/3children. She, as Mary (Palmer) emancipist, is recorded as dying on 20 11 1826 age58/61 mother of perhaps 4children [stated as wife of Henry (a name for Hugh?)]. [Some details taken from this Website] Hugh (McAvoy) & Mary (Babbage/Palmer) produced 4children: 1.Sarah (McAvoy) was born in 1803. She married firstly (1of3) Christopher (Crane) shoemaker on 20 11 1821 at St Phillips CofE Sydney & produced at least 4children. She died on 25 1 1851 age about47. [Noted a Sarah (Crane) wife of Christopher is recorded in Smees records as dying on 21 7 1830 age22 at Cumberland St Sydney & was buried at St James CofE Sydney] ..Christopher (Crane) was born about 1801 in England. He arrived in NSW with his mother on 19 1 1816 after a voyage of 6months on MARY ANN/E. He was a shoe maker in 1821 & is recorded in 1828 as shoemaker at Castlereagh St Sydney & also as a shoemaker in 1826 & 1829. He died on 22 6 1825 age26 [this information seems incorrect-from Smees records] age26 in Sydney by visitation of God & was buried at St Johns CofE Parramatta/St James CofE Sydney. ..Details of Christopher (Crane)s family are given in entry for John (Crane EARL SPENCER 1813) on this Website. .. 2.Mary (McAvoy) was born in 1805. She had a first relationship at age about16 with Patrick (Mooney).>>> Patrick (Mooney) arrived in NSW as a convict on 17 12 1819 after a voyage of 3.5months on MINERVA. He had a relationship with Mary (McAvoy age about16 her first relationship). >>> Patrick (Mooney) does not have an entry on this Website as yet-added by me. .. >>>Mary (McAvoy) married secondly George (Onslow his first marriage) combmaker on 26 5 1823 at St Phillips CofE Sydney & produced 7children. She died on 24/7 10 1825 age about20 in Sydney by visitation of God mother of 2children from alcoholic poisoning & was buried, as (Onslow), at St James CofE Sydney. ..George (Onslow) was born about 1798. He was tried for breaking entering & stealing jewelry of Mr (Pierce) of Droitwich at Warwick Assizes on 10 3 1821, sentenced to death reprieved to Life & arrived in NSW as a convict on 24 11 1821 after a voyage of 4months on HMS HINDOSTAN; he was Protestant. He was a combmaker in 1823. He married secondly Eliza (Davis age14) on 5 2 1826 in Sydney. He had his Ticket of Leave by 1828, & is recorded as farming 500acres with his wife at Botany district. He was recorded in 1829 as a cabinetmaker. He died in 1844 age46 father of 5children at Colonial hospital after a fall under the wheel of his dray. ..[Some details taken from this Website] .. 3.Hugh (McAvoy) was born in 1808. He died on 3 9 1808 age<9m & was buried at St Phillips CofE Sydney. 4.Patrick (McAvoy) was born in 1810. He died on 22 11 1821 age about11. 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 7th July 2020

Colonial Secreatary Index. MCAVOY, Hugh. Per "Glatton", 1803; of Sydney 1809 Dec 28 - On list of all grants and leases of town allotments registered in the Colonial Secretary's Office (Fiche 3268; 9/2731 p.234) 1810 Apr 30 - Memorial (Fiche 3007; 4/1822 No.238A) 1816 Jan 16 - On list of persons to receive grants of land in 1816 (Fiche 3266; 9/2652 p.28) 1816 Nov 16 - On list of persons who came as convicts and who claimed they were free at the last General Muster, without supporting documentation (Reel 6038; SZ759 p.284) 1818 Jan 24 - On list of persons for whom leases were ready for delivery (Reel 6038; SZ759 p.429) 1818 Jun 6 - Paid from the Police Fund for sundries for government (Reel 6038; SZ759 p.475) 1820 Jul 1 - Memorial (Fiche 3026; 4/1825A No.538 pp.131-4) 1822 Sep 23-Oct 21 - In reports of prisoners tried at Court of Criminal Jurisdiction (Reel 6023; X820 p.71) 1823 Feb 7 - On list of persons receiving an assigned convict (Fiche 3291; 4/4570D p.113) ----------------------------------------------------- List of persons who at the last muster reported themselves as free but who did not produce any certificate, etc, who are now required to obtain such documentation, or they will be considered imposters. No. | Name |Ship Residence Occupation | 43. Hugh M'Avoy -- Glatton, Sydney And the foregoing Persons are hereby apprised that the proper time to apply at the Secretary's Office for the obtaining any of the above Documents, is the first Monday of each Month. By Command of His Excellency. J. T. CAMPBELL, Secretary Sydney Gazette, 30 Nov 1816.

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Denis Pember on 25th January 2016

Baxter, Carol; General Muster of New South Wales, 1814: [Ref 6179] Mary Palmer, Glatton. Off Stores, 3 children Off Stores. Wife to H. McEvoy. [Ref 4421] Hugh McEvoy, Glatton, Off Stores, Labourer.

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Denis Pember on 25th January 2016

In the colony, Hugh married Mary Palmer (Convict, Glatton, 1803). They married 13 April 1812 at St Matthews, Windsor. Mary and Hugh had 4 children between 1804 and 1810.