Darby Murray

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Maureen Withey on 17th July 2020

Colonial Secretary Index. MURRAY, Darby. Per "Tellicherry", 1806; settler at Airds. 1805 Aug 17 - On list of convicts embarked on board the "Tellicherry" (Reel 6028; 2/8283 p.36) 1820 Aug 15 - Countersigned printed copy of Proclamation on the accession of King George IV; at Liverpool on 7 Aug (Reel 6049; 4/1745 p.167) 1821 Aug 27 - Permitted to pass through the Cowpastures and County of Argyle with cattle and servants (Reel 6008; 4/3504 p.275) 1822 Aug - Signatory to petition objecting to the Commissariat's new system of paying for supplies in Spanish dollars (Reel 6017; 4/5783 p.124b) 1822 Aug 19 - On return of fines imposed by the Magistrates at Campbelltown on persons violating Government orders (Reel 6060; 4/1777 p.247) 1822 Sep - Signatory to an address from settlers of Airds, Appin and adjoining districts requesting that the weekly market at Sydney be held on Thursday instead of Friday (Reel 6052; 4/1753 p.179a) 1822 Sep 23-Oct 21 - John Fitzsimmons and others convicted by Court of Criminal Jurisdiction of stealing from (Reel 6023; X820 p.65) 1823 Aug 13 - Memorial (Fiche 3068; 4/1835A No.220 pp.371-4) 1823 Sep 3 - Certifying to the character of William Prior in support of his petition for mitigation of sentence (Fiche 3235; 4/1870 p.50b) 1823 Sep 12,22 - Re temporary occupation of land for use as a grazing run (Reel 6011; 4/3509 pp.263, 298) 1825 Aug 29 - Memorial (Fiche 3146; 4/1843B No.569 pp.681-8). Reply, 3 Oct (Reel 6015; 4/3515 p.378) 1825 Oct 3 - On list of persons who have received orders for grants of land (Fiche 3266; 9/2652 p.96) -------------------------------------------------- NSW 1828 census. Darby Murray, age 50, C.P. Tellicherry, Life, protestant. Settler at Airds. Holds 806 acres, 110 cleared, of which 50 are cultivated. Has 5 horses and 200 horned cattle. Eleanor Murray, age 48, F.S. Tellicherry, catholic.

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Robin Sharkey on 15th August 2018

DARBY MURRAY did not commit any crime related to being an Irish rebel, on the surface. [as reported on the Peter Mayberry online database "Irish ships to NSW". He was employed at a business that made paper and he used its presses to forge Bank of Ireland bank notes. Seems more like self-interest than being a rebel for Ireland. IRISH REPORTS OF CRIME: 1) Freemans Journal, Tuesday 1 March 1803 p.3 “Commission Intelligence “Monday Feb 28 “DARBY MURRAY stood indicted on three counts for making paper with the water-mark of the Bank of Ireland thereon, also for having the same in his possession. “Mr Guinness, as senior counsel for the Crown in this case, adverted to the Act of Parliament, 38thof the King, the 3d clause, which recites the punishment of transportation for life on such persons as shall be found guilty of this species of offence, unless authorised by the Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland to have blank paper, with their peculiar ark, in their possession. “ The prisoner appeared to have been a person employed ta the paper mills of a Mr Taylor near Rock-Mount — he was not a paper manufacturer. Himself, but merely employed for the process of bleacing rags — he was detected at the mill by Mr Bell,a county Magistrate, at four in the morning, accompanied by a Mr Atkinson, one of the officers of the bank; the paper was found in the press, but not on the person of the prisoner. “Counsel fro the Crown, Mr Guinness, and Mr Green; Agent, Henry Fleetwood Esq; Bank Solicitor. Counsel for the prisoner, Mr McNally; Agent, Mr Leonard McNally.” 2) Freemans Journal, Saturday 5 March 1803 p.4 “Commission Intelligence “ On Wednesday evening, the following gpersons received sentence at the Commission court: “… and Darby Murray for making Bank f Ireland paper at a paper mill in Rockbrook, to be transported for life …”

Born - Kilmainham Dublin County Ireland. He purchased in August 1823 300 acres at what is now Tarago near Goulburn from George Marshall. He died at Goulburn in 1853.