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Biographies
1760 Birth at Kingston upon Thames.
1795 March 17: Tried Lent Assizes for stealing, sentenced 7 years transportation.
1795 April 12: escaped from prison hulk La Fortunée at Langston Harbour.
1796 December 26: Arrested for stealing at East Smithfiled. Held at Newgate Gaol.
1797 January 11: Tried at Old Bailey for returning from transportation before his time, sentenced to Death.
1797 February 24: Received a Royal Pardon, death commuted to Transportation for Life to NSW.
1797 Held in Newgate Gaol from February until September.
1797 September 28: transferred to Prison Hulk Prudentia to await transportation.
1798 October 20: Moved from Prudentia hulk to the Hillsborough at Lower Thames.
1798 December 23: Hillsborough departed from Portsmouth for journey to NSW.
1799 July 26: Arrived Port Jackson Botany Bay NSW.
1800 September 2: Birth of son William Bradshaw to Elizabeth Bradshaw.
1802 October 10: Birth of son James Bradshaw to Elizabeth Bradshaw.
1803 April 9: Tried and convicted of stealing from Commandant Stores. Found guilty and sentenced to Death
1803 April 13: Standing at gallows with hangman when pardon arrived. Sentence commuted to transportation to Norfolk Island.
1803 April 16: Placed on Buffalo to await transportation.
1803 April 21: Buffalo set sail from Port Jackson bound for Norfolk Island.
1803 May 9: Arrived on Norfolk Island.
1805 August 1: Birth of daughter Susannah Bradshaw Jillett.
1806 Birth of daughter Rebecca Bradshaw Jillett.
1808 February 14: Evacuated from Norfolk Island with Elizabeth and 5 children on the Lady Nelson.
1808 March 1: Arrived Hobart Town, Van Diemen’s Land
1808 Birth of daughter Eliza Jillett
1810 Move into house in Wapping
1811 Birth son Frederick Jillett
1811 House in Wapping (Liverpool St) dispute over land (Down Wapping story)
1812 Land Grant 140 acre along Derwent River (near Zinc Works)
1812 April 8: Married Elizabeth Bradshaw at St David’s Cathedral
1812 September 25: Birth son Robert Jillett Jnr
1814 January 31: Received Absolute Pardon, Certificate of Freedom
1815 August 25: Birth daughter Charlotte Daisy Jillett
1816 Birth daughter Elizabeth Jillett
1817 September 23: Birth son Thomas Jillett
1819 Purchased 120acres at Elizabeth Town (New Norfolk)
1819 October 28: Birth son John Jillett
1832 October 2: Made Last Will & Testament
1832 October 23: added an amendment to Will
1832 November 3: Died at Back River New Norfolk
1832 November 9: Buried in Old Cemetery New Norfolk.
Submitted by Researcher (Ann Williams-Fitzgerald) on 5 June 2016
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