Henry Murray

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iain Frazier on 2nd May 2025

Family connections for Henry (Murray) are: MURRAY Henry (Murray) was born about 1783. He was tried for stealing a horse & pistols, on 10 1 1803, of 10th Regiment of Light Dragoons while at Chichester Sussex, at Horsham Assizes on 28 3 1803, sentenced to death reprieved to Life, held at Horsham prison & arrived at Sydney Cove NSW as a convict on 7 5 1804 after a voyage of 6months on COROMANDEL. He married Mary (Rose her second marriage) on 9 2 1807 at St Johns CofE Parramatta. He was issued his Conditional Pardon on 23 4 1811. He died on 20 12 1812 age about29 by hanging suicide & was buried at St Matthews CofE Sydney. [Some details taken from this Website] Mary (Rose) was born about 1781. She arrived in NSW with her parents on 16 1 1793 after a voyage of 6months on BELLONA. She married firstly (1of3) William (Green) on 7/15 2 1800 at St Philips CofE Sydney. She married thirdly James (Singleton) in 1814 at St Matthews CofE Windsor & produced perhaps 7children. She died on 25 1 1838 age about56 mother of perhaps 10children at Wilberforce. Details of Mary (Rose)s family are given in entry for William (Williams ALBEMARLE 1791) on this Website. 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 10th January 2023

HORSHAM, Monday, March 28.—Henry Murray was indicted for stealing a horse, the property of his Majesty. The circumstances of this case, as proved by W. Wyatt, a private in the 10th regiment of Light Dragoons, were as follows: On the evening of the 10th of January the prisoner called into the Inns stables, at Chichester, where a part of the regiment was quartered, and, entered into conversation with Wyatt and another soldier respecting the goodness of the horses in their regiment. Wyatt vaunted the excellence of his own beast, and pronounced him to he absolutely the best horse in the regiment; but, said the prisoner, where are your bridles and saddles, I do not see any of them; he was told that they were in their bed-rooms, and that they only kept a watering bridle in the stable. After some other conversation, he invited Wyatt to go in doors and drink some ale with him, which he did. After they had drank one pot, the prisoner observed to Wyatt. that his comrade, was was left in the stable, must think it bad that he was not also invited, and said to W. to ask him to join them. This being done, they all three sat some time ; at last the prisoner went out and did not return. They supposed he meant to have cheated the landlord of the score, but the next morning they found that he had taken a fancy to the horse whose merits his rider had so extolled, and by way of completely setting himself up, he had taken with it a pair of pistols. The prisoner rode away to Jelscomb, where he offered the horse to sale for 14 guineas to the landlord of a public-house. The landlord observed the number 36 cut in the hairs of his foot, which led him to say that he must be a dragoon horse. The prisoner readily replied, yes, he was ; and that he himself belonged to the 10th regiment of dragoons, which was selling off several of their horses : but that as they fetched a bad price at the hammer, their Major sent several of the men about the country with horses to sell to private dealers, as they got the best price that way. The landlord suspected this this story, and caused him to be apprehended. As soon as he was taken. he confessed the facts — Verdict Guilty — Death. General Evening Post, 16 April 1803. ------------------------------------------------- Hulk Reports at Portsmouth. HO-9-8-2 Received 10 (convicts) from Horsham Prison, 28 Mar 1803. Henry Murray, age 20, C.R., Tried at Horsham, 28 Mar 1803, Sentence: B.S.W. Life - Coromandel.

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Karen Nieuwendyk on 24th September 2022

Henry Murray arrived Sydney Cove 1804,married widow Mary Green (nee Rose Free Settler from 'Bellona' 1793) at St. John's Parramatta 9th February 1807. Henry was given a Conditional Pardon April 23 1811. Sadly Henry hung himself 10am December 12th 1812. Whether Henry was a help or a hinderance to Mary (having been left to raise 3 infants after their father William Green drowned in the 1806 Hawkesbury River floods.) we will never know. Henry did leave Mary with debts. Life in the colony was not an easy one.