Lesley, Yes, there were a number of Julia W's who arrived in the period in question, some of which may have been William Jerroms' partner and/or the two he attempted to marry in 1842. Julia Walsh, 23 yrs, per "Corimandel" to Sydney, 1840 Julia Walsh, 20 yrs, per "Metcalfe" to Port Phillip, 1841 Judith Walsh, 26 yrs, free per "William Sharples", to Sydney, 1842 Julia Walch, 18 , free per "Woodbridge", to Sydney, 1842 Julia Walsh, 19 yrs, free per "Woodbridge", to Sydney, 1842 Julia Walsh, convict per "John Calvin" to Hobart, 1848 Julia Walsh, 16 yrs, free per "Panama" to Sydney, 1850 The Julia Walsh/Jeromes/Jarome who suicided in Sydney Harbour was reported to have been 37 years of age in 1850. None of those listed above would have been 37 in 1850, assuming the ages given were in any way accurate. I also presume that Jerroms' association with the drowned Julia began circa 1846 because their eldest (?) child was 3 when he drowned with his mother. So the mother who drowned in 1850 may not be either of the two women that Jerroms attempted to marry in 1842. Anyway, Julia came to a sad end, I want to discover what happened to Jerroms himself. Kilpike From: Lesley Uebel <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [PJ] William Jerroms per "Asia" 1831 Date: Tue, 31 May 2011 14:02:22 +1000 References: <[email protected]> In-Reply-To: <[email protected]> Hi I am not sure if you know that Julia Walsh/Walch arrived free on the "William Sharples" in January 1842 . This ship left from Liverpool on 24 October 1841 with 368 immigrants Regards Lesley Uebel http://www.claimaconvict.net/index.html CLAIM A CONVICT email: [email protected] On 31/05/2011 1:33 PM, Kilpike wrote: > I am interested in the fate of William Jerroms/Jerrom/Jerome (plus > other variations in spelling) who was convicted of “house breaking” in > 1831 and later the same year transported per “Asia” to Sydney. Ten > years after arriving in 1832 William Jerroms applied to marry firstly > Julia Walch 16/8/1842& secondly Julia Walsh 30/8/1842 and was > rejected on both occasions because he was already “married with a > child”. Then after 5 years, circa 1847, William Jerroms became the > father of a son William to Julia Walsh, her maiden name suggesting the > couple were not married. Then on 8/6/1850 Julia Walsh gave birth to > John who died a week later. Possibly suffering depression from the > death of her son John, Julia Walsh jumped into Sydney Harbour holdfing > 3 year old William on 5/8/1850. The husband& father William Jerroms > was described as a “waterman” at the inquest and the burials were > conducted by a Roman Catholic priest. Within a few months William > Jerom married Martha Webbey on 4/11/1850 and the couple had a son > Henry on 23/11/1851 who was baptised at St Andrews Presbyterian on > 25/11/1851, the father being a “waterman” of Bathurst St. After that > birth I have been unable to trace anything about the later life of > William Jerroms, such as his death. > > A summary of events concerning William Jerroms (I have assumed the > William Jerroms listed below are the one& same person): > > Birth: William Jerroms 1805 (calculated from conviction record) > Conviction: William Jerroms, 26 yrs, 29 March 1831 house breaking, > Warwick Lent Assize > Hulk: William Jerroms 10 May 1831 “Captivity” at Portsmouth > Transported: William Jerroms 29 September 1831 per “Asia” > Arrived: William Jerroms 13 February 1832 per “Asia” at Sydney > Assigned: William Jerroms from Feb/March 1832 to Robert McIntosh > Ticket of Leave: William Jerroms 23 December 1841 at Pittwater per “Asia” > Application to Marry: William Jerroms, 32 yrs, 16 August 1842 to Julia > A. Walch [sic], 22 yrs, rejected, he was already married with a child > Application to Marry: William Jerroms, 37 yrs, 30 August 1842 to Julia > Walsh, 27 yrs, rejected, he was already married with a child > Birth: John Jerome 8 June 1850 son of William Jerome& Julia Walsh, > Bathurst St Sydney > Baptism: John Jerome 13 June 1850 son of William Jerome& Julia Walsh, > Bathurst St Sydney, St James Roman Catholic > Burial: John Jerome 17 June 1850 > Drowned: William Jeromes 3 yrs 5 August 1850, > Drowned: Julia Jeromes 37 yrs 5 August 1850 > Inquest: into deaths of Julia& William Jerome 7 August 1850, William > Jeromes husband& father described as “waterman”. > Burials: Julia& William Jerome 7 August 1850, abode Bathurst St > Sydney, Roman Catholic > Marriage: William Jerom& Martha Webbey 4 November 1850 St Andrews Sydney > Electoral Roll: William Jerroms 1851 Bathurst St Sydney > Birth: Henry Jerome 23 November 1851 son of William& Margaret Jerome > Baptism: Henry Jerome 25 November 1851 son of William, waterman,& > Margaret Jerome, abode Bathurst St Sydney, St Andrews Sydney > > > Several women named Julia Walsh, both free& convict, arrived in > Sydney during this period. Both Roman Catholic& Presbyterian faiths > were involved in baptisms associated with William Jerroms so that may > have been due to the allegiances of the mothers of his children. A > "waterman" at this time on Sydney Harbour provided a "taxi" service > between shore and vessels at anchor. I have not found the wife and > child that prevented William Jerroms marrying twice in 1842. > > I welcome comments& suggestions about William Jerroms. > >