Family Treeof Trudy Mae COWLEY
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This page last updated: 20-Nov-2003 Abodes Aliases Baptism Birth Burial Children Community Life Death Description Doing the Time Education Freedom Marriage Occupations Property Religion Siblings Transportation Trial
AbodesAccording to the census taken at Epping Forest on 5 January 1842, Peter and his family and three other adult males were living in an unfinished wood hut at Epping Forest, the property of David GIBSON Esquire. All of the three other adult males living with the family were single, Anglican, aged between 21 and 45 years, and grouped into the occupation category of "all other persons not included in the foregoing classes". One was holding a Ticket of Leave whilst the other two were free by servitude. Yet, according the census taken the next year at Fairfield Saw Pits on 3 January 1843, Peter and his family and one other single adult male were living in a completed wood dwelling at Epping Forest, the property of John GIBSON. The other single adult male was aged between 21 and 45 years, free by servitude and grouped into the occupation category mechanics and artificers. Thus, in the intervening year the wooden hut had been completed and two adult males had moved out. The property obviously belonged to the GIBSON family who owned a lot of property in the Campbell Town area. ChildrenAccording to the 1842 census, Peter and Julia had one son under the age of 2 years, one son aged between 2 and 7 and one daughter aged between 2 and 7. Two of these children would have been Peter and Emily. Yet, according the 1843 census, Peter and Julia had one son aged between 2 and 7 and two daughters aged between 2 and 7. Once again, two of these children would have been Peter and Emily, and the third child (whose gender changed!) must have been born circa 1841. So, how come the third child's gender changed? It is likely to have been a recording error - there were other small discrepancies between the two censuses. But there is no way to tell what sex the child was as it is not recorded in the official records. The unnamed female child born in November 1842 died the same day, so would not have been recorded on the census. Community LifeA list of voters in the late election at Campbell Town was provided in The Examiner on 22 November 1851. The election was held between ALLISON, who received 77 votes, and KERMODE, who received 139 votes. Peter HILL, householder, voted for KERMODE. DeathPeter
died in December 1864 at Skelton Township on the Macquarie Road.
He was aged 57 years.
His death notice
appeared in The Examiner of 13 & 22 December 1864 and in The Mercury of 23 December 1864
- it read: HILL – At Skelton Township, Macquarie Rd, Mr Peter Hill, aged 57. Thus, Peter must have died about the 11th or 12th of December 1864. DescriptionOn his convict indent and appropriation list, Peter was described as being aged 23 years, a farmer and ploughman, or farm labourer, Protestant, married with two children, 5' 11½" or 5' 11" tall, with dark or light brown hair, grey eyes, a scar over his right eyebrow and a scar on the right side of his upper lip. Doing the TimePeter was assigned to W George SIMPSON upon arrival in Van Diemen's Land. John SMITH (also per Andromeda) was also assigned to W George SIMPSON at this time. There is no record of Peter's subsequent assignments. A list of baggage belonging to the Prisoners of Andromeda and delivered into the Commissary's Stores did not list Peter HILL amongst the prisoners with baggage (MM 33/7). After receiving his Certificate of Freedom, on 31 August 1835, Peter was fined 5 shillings for being drunk (CON 78/2). FreedomPeter applied to the Lieutenant Governor for his Ticket of Leave on 4 April 1831 and again on 24 May 1831. These applications were sent to the Secretary on 28 June and 1 August 1831. He received his Ticket of Leave soon afterwards, even though no decision from the Lieutenant Governor is recorded in the convict record (CON 45/1). Government Notice No.136 from the Colonial Secretary's Office, dated 28 July 1831, published in the Hobart Town Gazette on 30 July and 6 August 1831 states:
Tickets of Leave have been granted to the undermentioned between the 20th and
27th instant. On the 1842 census, Peter is listed as being an "other free person" - that is, neither born in the colony or arrived free. Thus, he was free by servitude. However, in the 1843 census, Peter is listed as holding a Ticket of Leave - this must have been a clerical error, as Peter gained is Certificate of Freedom on 25 April 1833, as per the following Government notice in the Hobart Town Gazette of 26 April 1833. The period for which the undermentioned person was transported expiring at the date placed after his name, a certificate of freedom may be obtained then, or at any subsequent period upon application to this [Police] Office, or to that of a Police Magistrate in the interior. Peter Hill or Hail, alias George Matheison, 739, Andromeda, 25th instant. MarriageAccording to Peter's convict record, he was married with two children, living at Aberdeen, at the time of his trial and transportation. It would seem he "conveniently" forgot this fact once he arrived in Tasmania! This was not so unusual at the time. Eight years after arriving in Tasmania, on 20 January 1835, Peter applied for permission to marry a Bridget GLEESON, transported per Mary. Permission was not granted. Peter HILL married Julia MULLINS on 23 November 1848 at the parish church in Perth, in the district of Longford. It is important to note that this marriage took place four years after the birth of their last known child. It is likely they both needed to gain their freedom before marrying as they had both had applications for permission to marry not approved. Peter
was aged 43 years, free and unmarried, and Julia was aged 35 years, free and
unmarried. They were married according to the rites and ceremonies of
the United Church of England and Ireland by Alfred STACKHOUSE in the presence of
Sabrina ??? and Henry WESTON. OccupationsAccording to the censuses of 1842 and 1843, Peter's occupation category was mechanic and artificer. The census of 1843 was taken at Fairfield Saw Pits, Epping Forest, so it is likely that Peter worked at the saw mill in some capacity at this time. PropertyIn the 1858 valuation rolls for the district of Campbell Town, Peter is listed as owning and occupying a house and 28 acres of land at Skelton Township, to the value of £13. TransportationPeter's convict record gives a gaol report of "orderly" and a hulk report of very bad. Thus, Peter must have been transported from Aberdeen to London and lodged on the hulks awaiting transportation to Van Diemen's Land. He stated his offence as swindling. Peter was transported per Andromeda I, whose surgeon was William CARLYLE. Peter was not mentioned in the surgeon's journal, thus it can be assumed that he was not very ill on the voyage, even though dysentery and scurvy were prevalent on the voyage. |
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