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. > >