William Hill (1812-1884)
Born: Abt 1812, place unknown
Died: 24 May 1884, Bothwell, Tasmania
Parents: Unknown
Spouse: Agnes Hamilton (1829-?)
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WILLIAM HILL.
Born: abt 1812, place unknown.
Convicted: 27 Jun 1836, Quarter Sessions, Hertford, Hertfordshire, England; stealing 2 sacks of coal, sentenced to life transportation.
Departed: 15 Mar 1837, Woolwich, Kent, England; on board the Blenheim.
Arrived: 16 Jul 1837, Hobart, Van Diemen’s Land, Australia. Surgeon's Report: good. Description: Height: 5' 3¼"; Complexion: fresh; Hair: brown; Eyes: blue; Age: 31; Trade: farm labourer, ploughman, can reap, mow & thresh; Native Place: near Hertford, Hertfordshire.
Muster: 21 Jun 1839, Bothwell; attended.
Muster: 14 Jun 1845, Bothwell; attended.
Ticket of Leave: 19 Aug 1845, approved.
Conditional Pardon: 14 Nov 1848, approved.
Permission to Marry: 10 Aug 1852, Agnes Hamilton, approved.
Married: 1 Oct 1852, Agnes Hamilton, St Luke's Church, Bothwell.
Marriage Witness: 12 Aug 1853, William Lazarus & Hannah Bebe, St Luke's Church, Bothwell.
Residence: 11 Jul 1854, Humby, Bothwell; farmer.
Marriage Witness: 28 May 1855, John Blewitt & Elizabeth Creese, St Luke's Church, Bothwell.
Donated: 18 Jun 1855, 10s to the Patriotic War Fund.
Residence: 28 Mar 1856, Humby, Bothwell; farmer.
Residence: 18 May 1858, Humby, Bothwell; Alexander Reid (owner), part of Humbie, farm, 70 acres, annual rateable value £30.
Died: 24 May 1884, Bothwell; aged 72, decay of nature.
Spouse - AGNES HAMILTON.
Born: abt 1829, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.
Convicted: 17 Jun 1850, Court of Justiciary, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland; theft, sentenced to seven years’ transportation.
Departed: 26 Apr 1851, London, England; on board the Aurora.
Arrived: 10 Aug 1851, Hobart, Van Diemen’s Land, Australia. Surgeon's Report: exemplary. Description: Trade: country servant & laundress; Height: 5; 4¼"; Age: 22; Complexion: ruddy; Head: large; Hair: brown; Visage: full; Forehead: medium; Eyebrows: brown; Eyes: hazel; Nose: medium; Mouth: small; Chin: medium; Native Place: Edinburgh; Remarks: arms very large; Religion: Presbyterian; can read.
Convict Work: 16 Aug 1851, Bothwell; entered into service for Charles Octavius Parsons.
Permission to Marry: 10 Aug 1852, William Hill, approved.
Married: 1 Oct 1852, William Hill, St Luke's Church, Bothwell.
Marriage Witness: 12 Aug 1853, William Lazarus & Hannah Bebe, St Luke's Church, Bothwell.
Ticket of Leave: 6 Dec 1853, approved.
Certificate of Freedom: 17 Mar 1857, approved.
No further research has been carried out at this time.
Children of William Hill and Agnes Hamilton:
Margaret Hill.
Born: 1 Jul 1854, Bothwell; informant: William Hill, father, farmer.
Baptised: 15 Jul 1854, Bothwell.
No further research has been carried out at this time.Jane Hill.
Born: 7 Mar 1856, Bothwell; informant: William Hill, father, farmer.
Baptised: 4 Apr 1856, Bothwell.
No further research has been carried out at this time.William Hill.
Born: 16 Jun 1857, Bothwell; informant: William Hill, father, farmer.
Baptised: 1 Aug 1857, Bothwell.
No further research has been carried out at this time.Emily Hill.
Born: 1 Aug 1859, Hamilton; informant: William Hill, father, farmer.
Baptised: 21 Oct 1859, Bothwell.
No further research has been carried out at this time.Daniel Hunt Hill.
Born: 1 Aug 1859, Hamilton; informant: William Hill, father, farmer.
Baptised: 21 Oct 1859, Bothwell.
No further research has been carried out at this time.
Resources Used:
Bateson, Charles. The Convict Ships: 1787–1868
FamilySearch: Australia, Tasmania, Government Gazette, 1833–1925
Libraries Tasmania: Convict Male Alphabetical Registers; Conduct Registers of Male Convicts arriving in the Period of the Assignment System; Conduct Registers of Male Convicts Arriving under the Assignment System on Strength in Nov 1844; Conduct Registers of Female Convicts arriving in the Period of the Probation System; Registers of Applications for Permissions to Marry; Registers of Births, Deaths & Marriages.
Tasmanian Archives: Bothwell Presbyterian Church Registers
TROVE: The Courier