William Berry (1818-1871)
Born: Abt 1818, Burnley, Lancashire, England
Died: 6 October 1871, Bothwell, Tasmania
Parents: Unknown
Spouse: Ann Graham (1823-?)
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WILLIAM BERRY.
Born: abt 1818, Burnley, Lancashire, England.
Convicted: 4 Jul 1832, Quarter Sessions, Lancaster, Lancashire, England; stealing, sentenced to seven years’ transportation.
Departed: 10 Apr 1833, Downs, England; on board the 'Emperor Alexander.'
Arrived: 12 Aug 1833, Hobart.
Muster: 12 May 1837, Bothwell; attended.
Ticket of Leave: 4 Jan 1841, approved.
Marriage Witness: 29 Mar 1847, William Jones & Mary Ann Boswell, St Luke's Church, Bothwell.
Permission to Marry: 31 Oct 1847, Ann Graham, approved.
Married: 22 Nov 1847, Ann Graham, Minister's House, Bothwell; William: 31, shepherd; Ann: 24, housemaid; witnesses: James Page, Ann Page.
Charged: 20 Jan 1848, Lower Court, Bothwell; suspicion of felony, remanded.
Charged: 21 Jan 1848, Lower Court, Bothwell; suspicion of felony, discharged.
Marriage Witness: 6 Mar 1848, Edward Rose & Elizabeth Milner, St Luke's Church, Bothwell.
Residence: 15 May 1850, Den Hill; shepherd.
Departed: 13 Mar 1852, Launceston; on board the 'City of Melbourne' bound for the Victorian goldfields.
Charged: 14 Feb 1853, Lower Court, Bothwell; drunk in the public street & made use of obscene language.1)
Certificate of Freedom: 9 Mar 1853, approved.
Charged: 17 Mar 1854, Lower Court, Bothwell; drunk in a public street & assaulted a constable.
Charged: 13 Dec 1854, Lower Court, Bothwell; drunk in a public street, disturbing the public peace & made use of obscene language.
Charged: 30 Jan 1855, Lower Court, Bothwell; drunk in a public street.
Charged: 25 May 1855, Lower Court, Bothwell; drunk in a public street.
Article: 26 Jul 1856, named under "To Thomas Lloyd Gellibrand, Esq."
Conveyed: bef 18 May 1858, [H11-H14] Franklin St, Bothwell; 1a 1r 12p from Edward Andrews; a deed has not been located.
Residence: 6 Dec 1859, [H11] Franklin St, Bothwell; owner, inserted, house, annual rateable value £9
Residence: 19 Nov 1861, [H11] Franklin St, Bothwell; owner, house, annual rateable value £9.
Residence: 26 Feb 1867, [H11] Franklin St, Bothwell; owner, house, annual rateable value £8.
Article: 27 Feb 1867, named under "Real Property Act Notices."
Conveyed: aft 30 Mar 1867, [H12-H14] Franklin St, Bothwell; to John Davis, as a beneficial owner; a deed has not been located.
Conveyed: bef 11 Feb 1868, [H11] Franklin St, Bothwell; to John Davis as a beneficial owner; a deed has not been located.
Convicted: 6 May 1868, Hobart; vagrancy, sentenced to 3 months at Hobart Gaol.
Reports of Crime: 31 Jul 1868, named under "Prisoner's Discharged" during week ending 29 Jul 1868.
Reports of Crime: 23 Nov 1868, named under "Return of Prisoners Convicted;” convicted of larceny, sentenced to two months at Hobart Gaol.
Discharged: 12 Dec 1868, Gaol, Hobart; sentence remitted.)
Died: 6 Oct 1871, Bothwell; aged 53, long dissipated habits; informant: Thomas Anderson, undertaker.
Buried: aft 6 Oct 1871, Bothwell Public Cemetery.
Spouse - ANN GRAHAM.
Born: abt 1823, Ireland; also known as Mary Ann Graham.
Convicted: 7 Feb 1843, Fermanagh, Northern Ireland; larceny, sentenced to seven years’ transportation.
Departed: 10 May 1843, Dublin, Ireland; on board the 'East London.’
Arrived: 21 Sep 1843, Hobart.
Convicted: 4 Oct 1847, Bothwell; misconduct in being in an improper house.
Permission to Marry: 31 Oct 1847, William Berry, approved.
Married: 22 Nov 1847, William Berry, Minister's House, Bothwell; William: 31, shepherd; Ann: 24, housemaid; witnesses: James Page, Ann Page.
Marriage Witness: 6 Mar 1848, Edward Rose & Elizabeth Milner, St Luke's Church, Bothwell.
Charged: 19 Jan 1849, Bothwell; drunk & out after hours.
Free Certificate: 4 Nov 1851, approved.
Charged: 4 Feb 1853, Lower Court, Bothwell; drunk &disturbing the peace.
Charged: 16 Mar 1854, Lower Court, Bothwell; making use of obscene language.
Charged: 17 Mar 1854, Lower Court, Bothwell; drunk in a public street & making use of obscene language.
Marriage Witness: 3 Jul 1854, William Brint & Ann Robertson, St Luke's Church, Bothwell.
Charged: 13 Dec 1854, Lower Court, Bothwell; drunk in a public street & disturbing the public peace.
Charged: 21 Dec 1854, Lower Court, Bothwell; stealing a cheque, promissory notes & cash with Margaret (Little) Crockett.
Charged: 13 Jan 1855, Lower Court, Bothwell; committed for trial at Oatlands, but allowed bail.
Charged: 30 Jan 1855, Lower Court, Bothwell; drunk & resisted arrest.
Charged: 17 Apr 1856, Lower Court, Bothwell; drunk in a public house.
Convicted: 1 Dec 1857, Lower Court, Bothwell; larceny under £5, sentenced to six months hard labour at the House of Correction.
Convicted: 18 Sep 1865, Lower Court, Bothwell; receiving a stolen cheque, sentenced to twelve months at the House of Correction.
Discharged: 18 Jul 1866, Cascades House of Correction, Hobart.
No further research has been carried out at this time.
Children of William Berry and Ann Graham:
William Berry.
Born: 8 Jan 1850, Bothwell; informant: Ann Berry, mother.)
Baptised: 9 Feb 1850, Bothwell.
Died: 7 Nov 1860, Bothwell; aged 10, accidentally burnt to death; informant: Archibald McDowall, coroner.
Inquest: 8 Nov 1860, [F1] White Hart Inn, Patrick St, Bothwell.
Buried: aft 8 Nov 1860, Bothwell Public Cemetery.Mary Ann Berry.
Born: 8 Sep 1851, Bothwell, TAS; informant: Mary Jones, nurse.
Baptised: 23 Sep 1851, Bothwell.
No further research has been carried out at this time.Eliza Berry.
Born: 8 Oct 1854, Bothwell; informant: Ann Berry, mother.
Baptised: 22 Apr 1856, Bothwell.
Marriage Witness: 1 Mar 1870, William Hedford & Mary Ann Walters, Christian Marshes.
Married: 29 Jun 1874, William Francis Smith, Hobart; William: 25, bachelor, mariner; Eliza: 19, spinster; witnesses: Ellen Catherine Bain, Walter Stevenson.
Died: 24 Jan 1918, Hobart; aged 63.
Buried: 26 Jan 1918, Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart.Spouse - William Francis Smith.
Born: abt 1846, place unknown.
Married: 29 Jun 1874, Eliza Berry, Hobart; William: 25, bachelor, mariner; Eliza: 19, spinster; witnesses: Ellen Catherine Bain, Walter Stevenson.
Died: 1 Dec 1918, Hobart; aged 72.
Buried: 3 Dec 1918, Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart.Charlotte Berry.
Born: 3 Sep 1857, Bothwell; informant: Ann Berry, mother.
Died: 11 Nov 1860, Bothwell; aged 3, inflammatory sore throat; informant: Edward Simon Arnett, undertaker.
Buried: aft 11 Nov 1860, Bothwell Public Cemetery.Robert Berry.
Born: 29 Apr 1860, Bothwell; informant: Charlotte Parker, friend of the family.
Baptised: 1 Aug 1860, Bothwell.
Died: 16 Jan 1930, Hobart; aged 69.
Death Notice: BERRY - On January 16, 1930, at 18 Melbourne Street, Hobart, Robert Berry, in the 69th year of his age [TROVE]
Buried: 17 Jan 1930, Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart.Thomas Berry.
Born: 31 May 1865, Bothwell; informant: Ann Berry, mother.
Baptised: 15 Jun 1865, Bothwell.
Died: 11 Oct 1865, Cascades House of Correction, Hobart; aged 4 months, pneumonia.
Residences and Properties
Complete maps located on the Property History page.
Tasmanian Archives: Bothwell B37, AF819/1/26 (modified)
Resources Used:
Bateson, Charles: The Convict Ships: 1787–1868
Central Highlands Council: Bothwell Cemetery Records
FamilySearch: Tasmania Government Gazette, 1833–1925
Libraries Tasmania: Convict Records (Description Lists, Conduct Registers and Permissions to Marry); Coroner's Inquests; Passenger Departures; Petty Sessions Records (Bothwell); Reports of Crime; Tasmanian Birth, Death and Marriage Registers; Tasmanian Federation Index, 1900–1930
Millingtons Funerals & Cemeteries: Cemetery records
Tasmanian Archives and Heritage Office: Bothwell Church of England Baptismal Register (NS1854); Bothwell Presbyterian Church Registers (NS592)
The LIST (Land Information System Tasmania): Historic Deeds, Grants and Titles
TROVE (National Library of Australia): The Courier; The Mercury