Researchers who have claimed this convict
There are currently 5 researchers who have claimed James Hill
- Researcher (John Hill)
- Researcher (David Hall)
- Researcher (Greg Hill)
- Researcher (Lauren Winkley)
- Researcher (12213)
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Biographies
The parents of my biological Great, Great, Great Grandfather William Frederick Hill (1842 – 1908) (Father of Eva Jane – my grandmother Bridget’s biological grandmother) were James Hill (1802 – 1860) who was born in Stafford, Staffordshire England and Lydia Kempkey (1817 – 1904) who was born in Islington Middlesex England. Making James and Lydia my Great, Great, Great, Great grandparents on my mother’s biological maternal side.
On the 16th of January 1822 in Stafford, Staffordshire England James was convicted and sentenced to “transportation” to the Antipodes. He arrived in Hobart Town on the 30th of November 1822 on board a vessel called the “Arab”.
On the 8th of October 1834 James Hill would marry Lydia Kempkey in Longford Tasmania. By 1841 James had settled in Narellan NSW and operated a hotel, which used to stand on the site of the current Narellan Post Office.
James and Lydia and their seven children would depart Launceston in March of 1857 onboard the vessel “Queen” and arrive in Melbourne Victoria in the same month and year of March 1857. Here James Hill would become a farming labourer.
James and Lydia Hill would have seven children in thirteen years. They were Eliza (1838 – 1899), Lavinia Adelaide (1840 – 1882), my direct ancestor William Frederick (1842 – 1908), Mary Ann (1844 – 1921), John (1847 – 1858), David (1849 – 1893), James (1851 – 1923). James Hill died at Kangaroo Flat in Bendigo Victoria on the 21st of November 1860.
Submitted by Researcher (12213) on 8 March 2020
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Disclaimer: The information has not been verified by Claim a Convict. As this information is contributed, it is the responsibility of those who use the data to verify its accuracy. Research notes
James Hill settled in Narellan in 1841 and conducted a hotel, which was on the site of the present Narellan Post Office. From James McClelland's Authentic Australians. Book No2 Volume 1. P81
Submitted by Researcher (12213) on 27 March 2020
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Disclaimer: The information has not been verified by Claim a Convict. As this information is contributed, it is the responsibility of those who use the data to verify its accuracy. Sources
- The National Archives (TNA) : HO 11/4, p.183
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