Dear Wendy Many thanks for this reply. From the Convict Dictionary I have this information: MILLARD Stephen (1362) 1810 Married Labourer, convicted Wells 31.12.1850 14 yrs; arr "William Jardine" 1.8.1852, TL 1.7.1854 CP 29.12.1860. and from the WA Bicentennial Dictionaries: MILLARD Stephen b1810,(expiree). Arr per William Jardine 4.8.1852,,Shoemaker. Employed a T/L shoemaker at Champion Bay 1873. Harding River. North West (1880-5 Alm) I was hoping that there may have been other references to this man in or around Geraldton. I'll keep looking. Thanks a lot for your help. Kind regards Philip Candy >From: Wendy <wgb@iinet.net.au> >Reply-To: AUS-WA-L@rootsweb.com >To: AUS-WA-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [AUS-WA] Stephen MILLARD - Convict >Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2006 15:46:47 +0800 > >Hi Philip, > >The Western Australian Pioneer Index 1841 - 1905 does not show a marriage >or a death for your Stephen Millard. > >Cheers >Wendy >Perth, West Aust > >Philip Candy wrote: > >>Fellow Listers >> >>I am seeking information about Stephen MILLARD, a convict who arrived in >>Fremantle in 1852 from Somerset, aged about 48. >> >>I have information that he was in Gerldton until about 1885, and that he >>worked as a shoemaker after gaining his Ticket of Leave. >> >>Can anyone shed any light on what happened to him? >> >>I can't access the Geraldton Pioneers' Index but suspect he must be >>mentioned there. He may also be in the Geraldton cemetery, but the online >>version is not working at present. >> >>I hope someone can help me. >> >>With kind regards >> >>Philip Candy >>London >> >> > > >==== AUS-WA Mailing List ==== > >Q: Why do WA's cyber-genies hang out at the Perth DPS & use DPS-CHAT-L ? >A: Check out: ' http://www.perthdps.com/dps-chat.htm ' > >============================== >View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find >marriage announcements and more. Learn more: >http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx >

Hello Philip Someone was tracing this family. A great grandson of Joseph Millard in Queensland some five years ago. from that I have: 28-01-1828 Marriage Stephen Millard (born 1797) and Mary Foxwell, Croscombe, Somerset. believe lived at Kilverstreet Plain, Croscombe, Somerset. 16-03-1828 Baptism Joseph Millard, Croscombe. 28-12-1828 Baptism Joseph Millard, Croscombe. (Second Joseph.) 19-03-1834 Baptism Stephen Millard 24-06-1836 Baptism George Millard ? ? 1838 Birth Frances Millard ? ? 1841 Birth James Millard 12-09-1843 Marriage Stephen Millard (born 1797) and Hester Coombs, Bristol. 21-11-1843 Birth George Millard 06-09-1845 Birth Elizabeth Millard 18-07-1847 Birth Henry Millard (Died Feb 1850) 17-01-1850 Birth Henry Millard 20-02-1852 Birth Ann Millard 1851 Census Mary Millard Age 45 years Croscombe 1851 Census Stephen Millard Age 19 years 1851 Census Frances Millard Age 15 years 1851 Census George Millard Age 13 years 31-12-1850 Conviction Joseph Millard (born about 1828) Wells, Somerset Court. 31-12-1850 Conviction Stephen Millard (born about 1810) Wells, Somerset Court. Note your in London Check AJCP microfilm "The Criminal Register of prisoners in English Goals between 1805-1867 Joseph Millard, Stephen Millard and Thomas Millard were tried and found guilty at the Epiphany Sessions of the Court held at Wells, Somerset on the 31st December, 1850. Convictions in the Wells, Somerset, Court for December 31st 1850. Joseph Millard, was sentenced to 14 years imprisonment on this day in this Court. Stephen Millard was also given 14 years. Thomas Millard received 15 years in Wells Joseph and Stephan are shown as 1 and 2 for the day on the Wells Charge Summary Sheet. One was charged with stealing and the other with receiving. Local Newspaper(s) report of the trial not searched. Normally 11 months was spent in solitary confinement after sentencing in a UK Prison before being assigned to a ship. There may have been contact with family after 11 months andf before being sent overseas. 03-05-1852 Transportation Joseph Millard from Plymouth on "William Jardine" to Western Australia 03-05-1852 Transportation Stephen Millard from Plymouth on "William Jardine" to Western Australia The William Jardine 671 ton ship was built in Liverpool in 1836. It was employed as a convict transport and left Plymouth, England on May 3, 1852 bound for the Swan River Colony. She carried the seventh of 37 shipments of male convicts destined for Western Australia. The voyage took 88 days and the William Jardine arrived in Fremantle on August 1, 1852 with 102 passengers and 212 convicts [Erickson]. James Raiff and James Donnelly [aka Donnett] were the captain and surgeon respectively. Upon arrival new Swan River Colony convict numbers were assigned and the convicts descritption taken. It seems Stephan was convicted with a sibling. Millard Stephen 1362 14y 42 Wells 31 12 1850 Millard Joseph 1363 14y 23 Wells 31 12 1850 Acc 128/32 State Archives Millard Stephen 1362 labourer married height 5' 8 1/2", hair dark brown, eyes dark, face long, complexion fresh, build stout distinguishing features None Millard Joseph 1363 labourer single children none height 5' 9 1/4", hair dark brown eyes hazel face oval complexion fair build stout distinguishing marks None 03-08-1852 Transfer to Fremantle Prison Joseph Millard 03-08-1852 Transfer to Fremantle Prison Stephen Millard 1852-1854 would have been living in the Convict buildings on Fremantle beach converted by the convicts of the Scindian out of three warehouses or moved to a convict depot for work on goverment projects - buildings, roads, bridges etc. 1-7-1854 Ticket of Leave Stephen Millard (WA) In 1854 Ticket of Leave granted for what Resident Magistrates area? he worked as a shoemaker during his Ticket of Leave Period but I dont have where. The Resident Magistrates area was the area a convict was permitted to live and work in. Sort of like parol today they had to regulary report to the Resident Magistrate. Some could work for themselves others for employers or the government via Convict depot's. 17-03-1855 Ticket of Leave Joseph Millard (WA) Thomas Millard also convicted at Wells in 1850 but transported on the Edwin Fox. The possibility these three are all related and probably committed the same crime is strong. A search of Acc 1156 index at WAGS or Battye Library may indicate sources for the offence they were sentenced for. The Prison from which transportees were taken to the ships from have a brief description of the crime committed. Once you know the Prison from Acc 1156 you can search AJCP films 5971-5991 for your convicts in the UK Prison registers. Ticket of leave could be granted on arrival but more often was after a number of months of consecutive good behavour while working in the various projects the colonial government had the convict work parties on. These included roads, Bridges and government building construction also the Fremantle Prison built between 1851-1855 to name but some. Ticket of Leave allowed a convict to work in a specified District either assigned for specific tasks by a settler, pastoralist often using their skills from home such as stonemason, carpenter, cobbler, clerk etc or as a general labourer. Those convicts that could not find work remained at the local Convict Depot and may be required to work on local convict work parties for building infrustructure needed in the area. Ticket of Leave men earned a small wage while working but had certain conditions such as a curfew to abide. When this or other rules of the TL were broken they could have time added to their sentence. They had to report to the Resident Magistrate every six months while on Ticket of Leave. Failure to do so could result in being charged as at large and having the TL revoked. Committing a crime while not matter how petty would also have the TL revoked and often years added to their sentence. If a convict remained on good behavour on ticket of leave he may be granted a Conditional Pardon. The main condition was that they not return to the UK. If he returned to the UK he could have his original sentence carried out. In many cases this meant being hanged. Many convicts were sentenced to hang but commuted to transportation. Of those that returned who were not sentenced to hang they were convicted of being at large and sent back as a convict again on another ship. There are a few known cases of this. Many other British colonies did not allow convicts in such as Singapore, S. Aust. to name some. Conditional Pardon allowed movement between colonies that permitted it but permission to leave WA had to be granted first. Many convicts left on the sly of course and had to hide their convict past. The Ticket of Leave was carried by the convict himself so unless it has been passed down in the family it will not have survived. It is common amoung convict families to try to hide their origins as the Convict class was considered far below that of free settlers and so rarely mixed socially. This has often manifested itself through the generations as a family trait of secrecy on family business. Until 1979 very few would admit being descended from a convict in WA. It still carried a social stigma especially as a few children and many grandchildren of convicts were still alive. Similarly for children and grandchildren of Free Settlers who retained their parents and grandparents attitudes about the convicts. Thomas Millard born circa 1815 was convicted in 1850 at Wells to 15 years for a felony. This seems that if they were all involved together, Thomas was considered more responsible or the mastermind. He arrived on the "Edwin Fox" on the 21.11.1858. The "Edwin Fox" hull is at Picton on the South Island of New Zealand and is being restored. It is the only known surviving convict ship to WA. 05-11-1859 Conditional Pardon Joseph Millard (granted at ? WA) 29-12-1860 Conditional Pardon Stephen Millard (granted at ? WA) Greenough (Champion Bay - Geraldton) convict registers dont start til 1864/5 unfortunately Check with compiled list of Employers of TL men (on microfiche Battye Library) Not all convicts listed even when employers are known from other sources. 1863 Arrival in Queensland Joseph Millard 26-06-1865 Marriage Joseph Millard and Jane Underwood, Queensland. Stephan Millard was a shoemaker at Champion Bay 1873. Champion Bay later called Gerald's Town after Governor Fitzgerald. Then became Geraldton about 600 km's north of Perth. 1880-1885 WA Almanac - Stephan Millard Harding River. North West 30-12-1903 Death Joseph Millard, Queensland. Outstanding queries include:- Is the Joseph Millard (Convict) the same Joseph Millard who was born to Stephen Millard and Mary Foxwell? Were Joseph and Stephen Millard on the "William Jardine" related ie Uncle and Nephew or cousins or ?. Is the Stephen Millard married in 1828 the same as the Stephen Millard married in 1843? Not sure if these are connected to Joseph, Stephan or Thomas Millard. Ebenezer MILLARD was born in 1881 and died in 1953. He married Clara Rachel Jane GARDINER (the two cousins Jesse and Reuben arrived in 1842 and with their two wives had 23 children!). She was born 23-2-1879 at Brunswick in WA and died 23-8-1959. She was the daughter of Arthur Bradley GARDINER and Elizabeth Marsden HOOPER. Arthur Bradley was the son of Jesse GARDINER. This from a descendant of Reuben's daughter Emma who married convict Charles Woodley. The Metropolitan Cemetery listing at http://www.mcb.wa.gov.au JOSEPH MILLARD Application Number KB00017524 who was 72 when he died on 22 Junly 1916. He lived in Mt Lawley a suburb of Perth, and is buried at the Karrakatta cemetery in the WESLEYAN section, location BC, grave number 0258. The Grant number was K0008811 which EXPIRED 01 Jan 1900. It would pay to check with them though because generally the very old graves are protected from "recycling". Joseph William MILLARD, who married a Anne ELLARD in Perth in 1897 (reg no. 1004). They had 4 children according to the Pioneer BDM Indexes, although one is doubtful. MILLARD Isabella Esme b1898 Bellvue Reg no. 4426 MILLARD Dorothy Margarite b 1901 Perth Reg no. 4551 MILLARD Frank Edward died 1901(17 mnths) N.S.W. Reg no. 1798 MILLARD Joseph Alexander b 1903 Perth Reg no. 5124 Hope this information is of assistance regards Michael Cheeseman -----Original Message----- From: Philip Candy [mailto:philcandy@hotmail.com] Sent: Thursday, 27 July 2006 4:57 PM To: AUS-WA-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [AUS-WA] Stephen MILLARD - Convict Dear Wendy Many thanks for this reply. From the Convict Dictionary I have this information: MILLARD Stephen (1362) 1810 Married Labourer, convicted Wells 31.12.1850 14 yrs; arr "William Jardine" 1.8.1852, TL 1.7.1854 CP 29.12.1860. and from the WA Bicentennial Dictionaries: MILLARD Stephen b1810,(expiree). Arr per William Jardine 4.8.1852,,Shoemaker. Employed a T/L shoemaker at Champion Bay 1873. Harding River. North West (1880-5 Alm) I was hoping that there may have been other references to this man in or around Geraldton. I'll keep looking. Thanks a lot for your help. Kind regards Philip Candy -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. 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