George Pashley

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Maureen Withey on 18th July 2022

Colonial Secretary Index. PASHLEY, George (Senior). Per "Admiral Barrington", 1791; tailor; of Cumberland Street. 1804 Apr 7 Subscribed to the rules and orders of the Sydney Loyal Association (Reel 6041; 4/1719 p.192) 1810 Jan Memorial for renewal of deeds of grant (Fiche 3008; 4/1822 No.254B) 1810 Jun 4 Member of Loyal Sydney Volunteer Association (Reel 6042; 4/1725 p.12) 1811 Feb 9 Constable in Sydney. Dismissed for neglect of duty (Reel 6038; SZ758 p.169) 1811 Aug 24 Appointed Constable in Sydney (Reel 6038; SZ758 p.226) 1814 Apr 30 Salary paid from the Police Fund (Reel 6038; SZ758 p.491) 1817 Aug 16-Nov 22 District Constable. Payment of salary from the Police Fund; appears as Paishley (Reel 6038; SZ759 pp.377, 414) 1820 Jun 18 Resigned as district constable (Reel 6050; 4/1747 pp.70-1) 1822 Mar 31-1823 Jun 30 Of Cumberland Street. On lists of persons to whom convict mechanics have been assigned (Fiche 3296; X53 pp.7, 20) --------------------------------------------------- 1828 Census index. George Pashley, age 60, F.S. Barrington, 1791, 7 years, protestant, Tailor, Cumberland Street, Sydney. Joseph Pashley, age 31, B.C., protestant, tailor at Cumberland St, Sydney. James Pashley, age 22, B.C. protestant, Carpenter, Cumberland St, Sydney. Also listed in the index: George Pashley, age 29. B.C. protestant, Publican, Sussex Lane, Sydney. Has 60 acres of land, 20 of which are cleared, and 10 cultivated, has 1 horse and 8 cattle. Johanna Pashley, age 29, F.S., (ship not listed) arrived 1819, 7 year sentence, catholic. George Jr. age 7, B.C. protestant. Mary Ann Pahley, age 5, B.C. Joseph Pashley, age 3, B.C. James Andrew, age 1 ½, BC. -------------------------------------------------- DIED.—On Wednesday last, Mr. George Pashley, Senr., of Cumberland-street, aged 69, an old and respected colonist—having arrived by the third fleet in the year 1791. The Sydney Monitor, 16 Dec 1835. -------------------------------------------------- A newspaper report hints of son George's extra-marital affairs: A new brewery has been established at Pitt-street; the beer seems pretty good.- George Pashley was charged on Wednesday week at the Police-office by his Rib, with; sojourning on Garden Island in company with a certain fair one, appellated Esther Stokes; poor Johanna bewailed her neglected state, and declared that the fair Esther had deprived her husband of his senses! The Court dismissed the case so far as related to George, but ordered his chere amie to correct her amorous propensities, by cracking stones in the receptacle for virgins at Parramatta, (Quere - Is Esther Stokes free?) Sydney Monitor, 5 Oct 1829. -------------------------------------------------- Another report about his son George: George Pashley, of Cumberland street, was charged by Inspector Molloy, with creating a disturbance the previous day in Princes-street. Molloy stated he heard the cry of Murder, and on his proceeding to the spot, he saw the defendant stripped to his trowsers, and challenging a Mr. Somerbell to fight. Somerbell stated that Mr Pashley called at his house while he witness was at dinner. And taking a looking glass from off a table, placed it before witness and asked him whose face it was; witness replied it was his own, on which Pashley said it was the face of d------d villain and then struck him. The defendant was bound to the peace, himself in forty pounds, and two sureties in twenty pounds each. The Sydney Monitor, 15 Sep 1837. -------------------------------------------------- Burials. November 20 – George Pashley, aged 39 years, tailor, of Cumberland Street. Sydney Gazette, 27 Nov 1838.