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William Metcalfe, 1832-1845
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Richard
Bilton (s/o Joseph, s/o Robert, s/o Robert),[4,25,28,150,194] born 1822,[7,28,30,67,177,273] Whitewell (Whitwell
On The Hill),[273] Co Yorkshire,
England,[12,28,30,67,177] baptised 20/9/1822, St Michael, Crambe, North
Riding, Co Yorkshire, England.[200] {Father not listed on baptism, but
father's name given on emigration record, dated 1844}
Died 24/4/1902, 18 Ivy Street, Darlington, Redfern Municipality,
Sydney, NSW, Australia (80yo).[4,30,137] Cause of death was heart
disease
& senile decay of two months duration.[30] M. W. Loveridge was the
medical attendant, last seeing Richard on 12/4/1902.[30] The informant
was his son, Charles Henry Bilton of Ivy St, Darlington, Sydney,
NSW.[30]
Buried 25/4/1902, Wesleyean Cemetery, Rookwood, Sydney, NSW, Australia,
Joseph Medcalf was the undertaker.[30] Fred Colwell, a Wesleyean
minister, officiated and Henry Robinson & Sidney B. Medcalf were
the witnesses.[30] Resided 1841, Rillington, near Malton, East Riding,
Co
Yorkshire, England ('Belton').[199] Resided 1844,
Wharram-le-street, East Riding, Co Yorkshire.[273] Emigrated
to Australia on the
'William Metcalf', arriving 13/3/1844.[198,273,274] According to his
passenger
record, Richard was single, a native of Whitwell, Yorkshire, s/o
Joseph, a labourer, and Ann Bilton, he was 21yo, of good health,
literate & Church
of England.[198,273] Upon embarking he was described as being
"likely to
be useful" in the colony.[198,273] Leonard Hodgson of Whitewell
certified his baptism.[273] Charles Robert Coff, surgeon, of Malton,
certified Richard's health.[273] T. W. Rivis of Wharram-le-street, near
Malton, East Riding, Co Yorkshire, Richard's employer prior to his
emigration, certified his character.[273] {In
the 1841 census Rivis' are to be found in Rillington & Westow.
Westow is close to Whitewell whilst Rillington is near
Wharrand-le-street} Thomas Cawood of Duggleby, near Malton, East
Riding, Co Yorkshire, also certified his character.[273] H. Willoughby,
magistrate, of Birdsall, near Malton, East Riding, Co Yorkshire, and
Rev. Robert Ellis of North Grimston, East Riding, Co Yorkshire
certified the details given on his emigration record.[273] {Birdsall & North Grimston are both within 5km of Wharram-le-street}
Richard was a bounty immigrant, with a bounty of £18 14s, and upon
arrival he was placed in the service of Charles Smith of Sydney, NSW,
Australia.[274] Arrived in Sydney, 13/3/1844,[7,30,67] on
the
"William
Metcalfe" as an assisted immigrant.[7,67] Richard was a protestant by
religion, could read and write, his occupation was given as "farm
labourer" and his bounty was £18,14s, the standard bounty per person
for the William Metcalfe.[67] The William Metcalfe was captained by
Master Edward Philipson.[67] Richard's listed occupations were: Farm servant/labourer,
1844.[198,273,274] Goldminer, Golden Point, Sofala, NSW,
1857,1860.[28,29] Drayman, 1854,1877.[177,178] Occupation listed as
Foreman on son's marriage
certificate, 1882,[25] & daughter's marriage certificate in
1883.[150] Yard manager (death certificate of son, Richard Jr).[194]
Married 1st Mary Hannah Laws,
4/8/1845, Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, York Street, Sydney, NSW,
Australia.[4,12,32] Marriage was performed by John McKenny &
witnessed by George Grecian & Isabella Donaldson.[32] Mary, a
bounty immigrant, arrived Botany Bay, Sydney, Australia on the
"Elizabeth" in 20/1/1844.[37] {According to [137] the Elizabeth arrived 29/4/1844}
She was a protestant and could read &
write.[37] Mary, d/o John & Hannah,[4,12,179] born 1826, Co
Middlesex,
England,[37] & died 1857,[4,12,137,179] Golden Point, (Turon
River), Sofala,[137] Bathurst district, NSW, Australia.[4,12]
Married
2nd Hannah Carroll,[12,25,29,30,177,194] 4/10/1857, Christ Church, Church of
England, Sofala, NSW, Australia.[4,28,29,30,177,192] {Date taken from marriage certificate. Birth cerificate of son,
Richard Jr,[28] gives DOM as 4/9/1857, [137] gives DOM as 12/10/1857}
Richard was a widower and
Hannah a spinster.[29] At the time of the marriage both resided Golden
Point, parish of Sofala, NSW, Australia.[29] The marriage was performed
by Henry Andrew Palmer & the witnesses were John & Agnes
Poole.[29] "The consent of Joseph Walford, Esquire, a magistrate
appointed to consent to the marriage of minors in certain cases, was
duly obtained to the marriage of Hannah Carroll with Richard Bilton,
the said Hannah Carroll being under the age of twenty one years, her
parents being dead, and having no lawfully appointed guardians".[29]
Hannah Carroll,[12,25] was born c.1838,[28,40,177,192] Co Limerick,
Ireland.[28,177] {Hannah's death certificate gives her place of birth as Co Derry, however the birth certificate for her son, Henry, gives her place of birth as Co Limerick. Hannah was the informant on Henry's birth certificate.[177] Hannah herself is presuambly a more reliable source for her place of birth than the informant on her death certificate (another son). A search of surviving Co Limerick baptisms on Rootsireland has failed to find Hannah's baptism, indicating the records from the parish she was baptised no longer exist} Her parents were John & Catherine, both having died before 4/10/1857.[29] {And probably before 3/2/1857 when she emigrated to Australia}
Died 3/6/1904 (66yo), 10 Ivy Street, Darlington, Redfern registration
district, Sydney, NSW, Australia.[4,137,192] Cause of death was
apoplexy, 3 weeks duration {'apolplexy
is an obsolete medical term referring to a death following a seizure,
often due (but not limited) to a stroke, aneurysm or heart attack}.[192]
The informant was her son, Charles H. Bilton, of Ivy St,
Darlington.[192] Buried 6/6/1904, Methodist Section, Rookwood Cemetery,
Sydney, NSW, Australia.[192] Church of England, 1857.[40] Dressmaker,
1857.[40] Literate.[40] 'Anna' arrived Sydney, 1857, on the Golconda at
the age of 18.[40,192] The Golconda, under the command of Master Joseph
Francis, departed 3/2/1857 from Liverpool, England, and arrived
2/6/1857, Sydney, NSW, with 177 adult male passengers, 125 adult female
passengers, 55 boys and 36 girls, all emigrants.[41] {According
to her death certificate Hannah arrived in NSW between mid 1857 and mid
1858,[192] since she married 4/10/1857, she clearly arrived no later
than 9/1857,[29] indicating she arrived in Australia mid 1857. From
immigration records there were 4 Hannah/Ann's who arrived in that
period, three of whom arrived with their parents, none of whom were
John. The remaining Ann arrived on the Golconda and was presumably the
Hannah who married Richard Bilton. The passenger record gives her place
of birth as Devon, however the handwriting is unclear. In the absence
of any other possible candidate, the stated place of birth is
presumably an error, likely due to a strong Irish accent} Cause of death was apoplexy, 3 weeks duration {'apolplexy is an
obsolete medical term referring to a death following a seizure, often
due (but not limited) to a stroke, aneurysm or heart attack}.[192] The
informant was her son, Charles H. Bilton, of Ivy St, Darlington.[192]
Hannah was buried 6/6/1904, Methodist Section, Rookwood Cemetery,
Sydney, NSW, Australia.[192] {It
has been claimed by some researchers that Hannah was the daughter of
John Carroll & Catherine Cotter, baptised 1844, Co Cork, Ireland
(IGI), which conflicts with available Australian records. Carroll was
an extremely common surname in Ireland at the time - there were 121
John Carroll's listed in Co Limerick in the Griffith's Valuation Index
for 1853, any one of whom could have been Hannah's father, assuming he
was still alive in 1853 and that he was a land owner (Griffith's only
listed land owners, not tenants). There were also at least four
Catherine Carroll's in the Griffith's index (covering the possibility
that her mother was still alive and a land owner)}
Resided
1845 Sydney, NSW;[4,12,32] 1846, Kent Street, Sydney, NSW;[137] 1847,1854
Sussex Street, Sydney, NSW;[137,178] 1851 Kingsgrove, Sydney, NSW;[137]
1851 Moorfield, Sydney, NSW;[137] 1856-1867, Golden Point, (Turon
River), Sofala, Bathurst district, NSW;[4,25,28,137] 1869 Paddington,
Sydney, NSW;[4,137] 1877-1904 Redfern, Sydney, NSW.[4,137] Resided 1877, 199 Burnett St, Redfern, Sydney, NSW.[177]
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