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From: David Gaul <>
Subject: RE: [PJ] PJ Transports & Street Names.
Date: Thu, 7 Oct 2004 10:11:59 +1000
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Hi Lesley and Listers,

I've been having server problems and haven't posted my other convicts
so here goes:
"Indefatigable (2)" 26 Apr 1815 (info previously posted). My convict
GGGG Grandfather John Hickey m Ann Marks (arr free 1818 "Friendship").
"Mary 111 (5)" 6 Sep 1835 - another ship to research. My convict GG
Grandmother Mary Lounds/Loungs/Lownes m my GG Grandfather Edward
Graves/Greaves arr "Parmelia (1)" 16 Nov 1832 - another ship to
reseach.
"Portsea" 18 Dec 1838 - another research task. My convict GG
Grandfather William Taylor m Anne Noonan arr free "Jane Gifford" 13
Feb 1841.
"Princess Royal (2)" 9 May 1829 - another task. My wife's convict GGG
Grandmother Mary Wotton/Brown m. Marshall Burdet Burrows arr free
1841.
And finally "Surprise (1)" - more research needed. After the founding
of the "Guardian" (see previous post) my convict GGGG Grandfather
Richard Chears was transfered with 7 other convicts to the "Surprise"


"On arrival (28 June, 1790) Richard was given his freedom (a Warrant
of Emancipation) 'for his fortitude and fidelity to Captain Edward
Riou R.N. in helping the few other physically capable and loyal
members of the crew to pump and bail, in two-hourly relays, day and
night, under extremely difficult weather conditions'. Richard and
thirteen other transportee-husbandmen' were given conditional pardons
by Lieut. Riou and confirmation followed from the authorities in
England to Governor Arthur Phillip. The Warrant of Emancipation was
granted to Richard Cheer, William Careless, John Chapman Morris and
James Weaver on condition they did not return to England within the
period of their respective sentences. Richard was granted 30 acres at
Kissing Point (Ryde) - known as Cheers Farm at Eastern Farms, and as
further acknowledgement of his character was granted two town leases,
where he established the first butchering business in the New Colony,
running his animals on the area bounded by George, Pitt, Hunter and
Bridge Streets and watering them from the Tank Stream. His shop was
situated on the corner of George and Hunter Streets. His
slaughterhouse was situated at the tip of Dawes Point, where the
south pylon of the Sydney Harbour Bridge now stands. His other
property was at the corner of George Street north and Middlesex Lane.
When Governor Lachlan Macquarie decreed, in 1810, that the first
turnpike road was to be built from Sydney to Windsor, via Parramatta,
the proclamation stated that it was to start from 'Cheers Corner' in
George Street, which was previously known as High Street.

Cheers,
David.

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