Hi Listers Has anyone any info on the following DEATH OF AN OLD RESIDENT 19 APRIL 1895 ( Maitland Mercury) Mr. Michael Wellesley Bateman, an old resident and familiar personage to the people of West Maitland,ended his days this morning at his residence in the HorseShoe Bend, at the ripe age of 80 yrs. For some years past the late Mr Bateman had been very ill and feeble and afflicted with blindness. He came to West Maitland over 30 years ago,and has continued to reside in the Horseshoe Bend ever since. He followed the occupation of a hawker,but was best known as the night-watchman of the town, an old English custom,which died out when Mr Bateman's occupancy of the office through ill health and declining years, had ceased. The late Mr Bateman was an Irishman by birth, and through all his years in Maitland was known as an uprightly, honourable and hard-working man. He leaves a widow, three sons and two daughters; one of his sons is a compositor in the SYDNEY MORNING HERALD office. The funeral of the deceased takes place tomorrow afternoon. Also here are the convict records that I have for Michael MICHAEL WELLESLEY BATEMAN 7th February 1831 Ship YORK Standing number of convicts he was no 31 of 118 (indent No:19) age 19 yeas. He could read and write He was a protestant, single and a native of CORK IRELAND. His trade was an Indoor servant and Shormaker for 9 months. Michael was tried at MIDDLESEX ENGLAND for the offence of picking pockets. He was delivered to Goal on the 8th July 1830. Sentance was life never able to return to his homeland of Ireland. He had a former conviction as well(unknown) Height 5ft 5 1/2" Complexion:Sallow Hair: LIght Brown Eyes Grey Particular marks and scars: Moon & Stars, AB and Cross tattooed on his right arm. Perpendicular scar on left cheek and slight diagonal scar in the middle of his forehead No 43/2664 Conditional Pardon No: 52/155 Dated 3rd July 1852. Assigned to David Poole Sydney In 1837 census he was a Government Servant aged 25 yrs. He married Catherine Callaghan in 1856 making him 44 years of age. CATHERINE CALLAGHAN came on the ship The 'LADY ELGIN' as an assistant immigrant in 1854. She was from BLARNEY LANE CORK. Her parents William and Catherine were deceased before she left Ireland Catherine was 25 yrs of age. They are both buried at Maitland NSW Hoping to hear from someone soon Lorraine [email protected] --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.338 / Virus Database: 189 - Release Date: 14/3/02

Lorraine, There is information about the family in the "Maitland District Pre 1900 Pioneer Register" if you have not seen it let me know and I will type it up for you. Jo Lorraine Bateman wrote: > Hi Listers > > Has anyone any info on the following > > DEATH OF AN OLD RESIDENT 19 APRIL 1895 ( Maitland Mercury) > > Mr. Michael Wellesley Bateman, an old resident and familiar personage to the people of West Maitland,ended his days this morning at his residence in the HorseShoe Bend, at the ripe age of 80 yrs. For some years past the late Mr Bateman had been very ill and feeble and afflicted with blindness. He came to West Maitland over 30 years ago,and has continued to reside in the Horseshoe Bend ever since. He followed the occupation of a hawker,but was best known as the night-watchman of the town, an old English custom,which died out when Mr Bateman's occupancy of the office through ill health and declining years, had ceased. The late Mr Bateman was an Irishman by birth, and through all his years in Maitland was known as an uprightly, honourable and hard-working man. He leaves a widow, three sons and two daughters; one of his sons is a compositor in the SYDNEY MORNING HERALD office. The funeral of the deceased takes place tomorrow afternoon. > > Also here are the convict records that I have for Michael > MICHAEL WELLESLEY BATEMAN 7th February 1831 Ship YORK > Standing number of convicts he was no 31 of 118 (indent No:19) age 19 yeas. He could read and write He was a protestant, single and a native of CORK IRELAND. His trade was an Indoor servant and Shormaker for 9 months. > Michael was tried at MIDDLESEX ENGLAND for the offence of picking pockets. He was delivered to Goal on the 8th July 1830. Sentance was life never able to return to his homeland of Ireland. He had a former conviction as well(unknown) > Height 5ft 5 1/2" Complexion:Sallow Hair: LIght Brown Eyes Grey > Particular marks and scars: Moon & Stars, AB and Cross tattooed on his right arm. Perpendicular scar on left cheek and slight diagonal scar in the middle of his forehead No 43/2664 > Conditional Pardon No: 52/155 Dated 3rd July 1852. Assigned to David Poole Sydney > In 1837 census he was a Government Servant aged 25 yrs. He married Catherine Callaghan in 1856 making him 44 years of age. > > CATHERINE CALLAGHAN came on the ship The 'LADY ELGIN' as an assistant immigrant in 1854. She was from BLARNEY LANE CORK. Her parents William and Catherine were deceased before she left Ireland Catherine was 25 yrs of age. > They are both buried at Maitland NSW > > Hoping to hear from someone soon > > Lorraine > [email protected] > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.338 / Virus Database: 189 - Release Date: 14/3/02 > > ==== AUS-IRISH Mailing List ==== > <Qui dedit beneficium taceat; narret qui accepit.> > May he who does a good deed be quiet; may he who receives it tell about it. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237