William Kentwell, 1761–1809?> (aged 48 years)
- Name
- William /Kentwell/
- Given names
- William
- Surname
- Kentwell
Birth
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Immigration
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Source: Email message
Citation details: Kentwell, Doug. "William Kentwell", email message to Marion Purnell 19 Nov 2020 Text: I discovered the original parchment indictment at London Metropolitan Archives in October 2001 and obtained a digital copy. It reads: MIDDLESEX. The jurors of our Lord the King upon their Oaths present that William Kentwell, late of of the Parish of Dt. Giles in the Fields, Laboror, in the County of Middlesex on the eighteenth day of June in the twenty eighth year of our Sovereign Lord, George the Third, King of Great Britain etc., with force and arms at the Parish aforesaid, one linen handkerchief of the value of ten pence of the goods and chattels of John Jones, then and there being found feloniously did stoop, take and carry away against the peace of our said Lord the King his Crown and Dignity. Jury says guilty. To be transported beyond the seas for the term of seven years to the eastern coast of New South Wales or some one or other of the islands. Reference: Order no 0903, dated 9 October 2001, Digital Scan, Item MJ/SR/3504 No. 136. London Metropolitan Archives. Citation details: Alphabetical List of Convicts on Transports 1788-1800 (Surnames Hughes, E - Owles) Text: Kentwell, William, convicted at Middlesex 27 Jun 1788, 7 years, per the ship Admiral Barrington Citation details: p. 132 Text: The ship Admiral Barrington arrived in NSW 16 Oct 1791 |
Religious marriage
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Text: No 2. William Kentwell of the parish of Parramatta and Elizabeth Morris were married by Banns this twenty first day of Jan in the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety six by me Samuel Marsden |
Property
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Note: The Surveyor General's notebook for 1796 details a 60 acre block for William. Governor Phillips's policy was to allocated 30 acres to 'worthy' convicts on the expiry of their sentence. Twenty further acres were given for a spouse and ten acres for each child. The grant is situated near the present Pendle Hill Railway Station around the intersection of Binalong and Darcy Roads. |
Census
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Note: The 1800 Muster recorded William as free and farming 15 cleared acres of land at Toongabbie. The Kentwells were neighbours of Thomas Williams and Ann Davis. |
Census
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Note: This muster records William and Elizabeth as having one female child born before their marriage (Hannah) and another (Charlotte) along with two boys after their marriage (William and John). |
Occupation
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Trustee of Prospect Common
1805 (aged 43 years)
Note: In 1805 the settlers of the district elected William as one of the trustees of Prospect Common. The Common was 9,345 acres and used for common pasturing by settlers and those holding leases. |
Property
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Note: By 1806 William had 75 acres and was assigned a convict servant - Lawrence Kirwan. He was now a prosperous small farmer and a member of an association of like-minded emancipists known as the Association of Settlers. |
Death
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Text: There were two floods in 1809. The first resulted in property & crop damage, but no loss of life. The second, on 31 Jul-1 Aug, drowned 8, & some of the bodies were never recovered for burial. |
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mother | |
Marriage | Marriage — 1752 — London, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom |
1 year
elder brother |
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8 years
elder brother |
1759–
Birth: 1759
— England, United Kingdom? Death: England, United Kingdom? |
2 years
himself |
1761–1809
Birth: March 23, 1761
— Middlesex, England, United Kingdom Death: August 1809 — Green Hills, Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia |
himself |
1761–1809
Birth: March 23, 1761
— Middlesex, England, United Kingdom Death: August 1809 — Green Hills, Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia |
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wife |
1778–1852
Birth: about 1778
Death: January 6, 1852 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
Religious marriage | Religious marriage — January 21, 1796 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
4 years
son |
1799–1816
Birth: November 24, 1799
38
21
— Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: June 17, 1816 — Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
3 years
daughter |
1802–1881
Birth: 1802
40
24
— Toongabbie, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: April 8, 1881 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
3 years
son |
1804–1897
Birth: about 1804
42
26
— New South Wales, Australia Death: October 9, 1897 — Castle Hill, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
3 years
daughter |
1806–1881
Birth: about 1806
44
28
— New South Wales, Australia Death: 1881 — Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
4 years
daughter |
1809–1867
Birth: about 1809
47
31
— New South Wales, Australia Death: July 24, 1867 — Dural, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
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wife |
1778–1852
Birth: about 1778
Death: January 6, 1852 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
Marriage | Marriage — about 1792 — New South Wales, Australia |
14 months
stepdaughter |
1793–1837
Birth: February 12, 1793
17
15
— Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: 1837 — Seven Hills, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
wife’s husband |
–1835
Birth: Death: 1835 — Liverpool, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
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wife |
1778–1852
Birth: about 1778
Death: January 6, 1852 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
Marriage | Marriage — about 1813 — New South Wales, Australia |
1 month
stepson |
1813–1890
Birth: February 3, 1813
35
— Castle Hill, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: November 1, 1890 — Central Cumberland, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
wife’s husband |
1791–1829
Birth: about 1791
Death: December 1829 — New South Wales, Australia |
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wife |
1778–1852
Birth: about 1778
Death: January 6, 1852 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
Religious marriage | Religious marriage — August 21, 1820 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
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1815–1893
Birth: August 15, 1815
24
37
— Toongabbie, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: 1893 — Central Cumberland, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
2 years
stepdaughter |
1817–1893
Birth: October 29, 1817
26
39
— Toongabbie, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: June 2, 1893 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
Birth |
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Immigration |
Source: Email message
Citation details: Kentwell, Doug. "William Kentwell", email message to Marion Purnell 19 Nov 2020 Text: I discovered the original parchment indictment at London Metropolitan Archives in October 2001 and obtained a digital copy. It reads: MIDDLESEX. The jurors of our Lord the King upon their Oaths present that William Kentwell, late of of the Parish of Dt. Giles in the Fields, Laboror, in the County of Middlesex on the eighteenth day of June in the twenty eighth year of our Sovereign Lord, George the Third, King of Great Britain etc., with force and arms at the Parish aforesaid, one linen handkerchief of the value of ten pence of the goods and chattels of John Jones, then and there being found feloniously did stoop, take and carry away against the peace of our said Lord the King his Crown and Dignity. Jury says guilty. To be transported beyond the seas for the term of seven years to the eastern coast of New South Wales or some one or other of the islands. Reference: Order no 0903, dated 9 October 2001, Digital Scan, Item MJ/SR/3504 No. 136. London Metropolitan Archives. Citation details: Alphabetical List of Convicts on Transports 1788-1800 (Surnames Hughes, E - Owles) Text: Kentwell, William, convicted at Middlesex 27 Jun 1788, 7 years, per the ship Admiral Barrington Citation details: p. 132 Text: The ship Admiral Barrington arrived in NSW 16 Oct 1791 |
Religious marriage |
Text: No 2. William Kentwell of the parish of Parramatta and Elizabeth Morris were married by Banns this twenty first day of Jan in the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety six by me Samuel Marsden |
Death |
Text: There were two floods in 1809. The first resulted in property & crop damage, but no loss of life. The second, on 31 Jul-1 Aug, drowned 8, & some of the bodies were never recovered for burial. |
Property |
The Surveyor General's notebook for 1796 details a 60 acre block for William. Governor Phillips's policy was to allocated 30 acres to 'worthy' convicts on the expiry of their sentence. Twenty further acres were given for a spouse and ten acres for each child. The grant is situated near the present Pendle Hill Railway Station around the intersection of Binalong and Darcy Roads. |
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Census |
The 1800 Muster recorded William as free and farming 15 cleared acres of land at Toongabbie. The Kentwells were neighbours of Thomas Williams and Ann Davis. |
Census |
This muster records William and Elizabeth as having one female child born before their marriage (Hannah) and another (Charlotte) along with two boys after their marriage (William and John). |
Occupation |
In 1805 the settlers of the district elected William as one of the trustees of Prospect Common. The Common was 9,345 acres and used for common pasturing by settlers and those holding leases. |
Property |
By 1806 William had 75 acres and was assigned a convict servant - Lawrence Kirwan. He was now a prosperous small farmer and a member of an association of like-minded emancipists known as the Association of Settlers. |
Shared note
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Also referred to as William Cantwell. |