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Admiral Gambier 1811
Place:
Retribution hulk, Woolwich
Source:
Convict Prison Hulks: Registers and Letter Books; Class: HO9; Piece: 4
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Joseph Raworth age 30. Tried at Lincoln 15 July 1809. Capital Respite. Admitted to the Retribution hulk on 9 May 1810. Sent to the Admiral Gambier 27 February 1811
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Admiral Gambier 1811......
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On list of prisoners to be sent to Newcastle per Estramina. Sentenced to three years at Newcastle
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Campaigning for Rev. Dr. Lang to represent the counties of Brisbane, Bligh and Phillip in the Legislative Council
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Mrs. L.D. Halstead gave birth to a daughter at Raworth Cottage
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Mrs. Andrew Doyle of the Upper Hunter gave birth to a son at Raworth Cottage
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Morpeth (the residence of Mr. Howe)
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rs. Samuel Billingsly Dight gave birth to a son at Raworth Cottage
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Mrs. Andrew Doyle gave birth to a son on 3rd May at Raworth Cottage
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Mrs. George Dight gave birth to a son on 17th May
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Marriage of Edward Sumner of Liverpool Plains and Emma Ward, niece to Mr. Howe at Raworth Cottage
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Death of John Howe on 19th December 1852 at Raworth Cottage
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Mrs. Andrew Doyle gave birth to a daughter at Raworth Cottage on 19th August
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Mrs. George Dight gave birth to a son at Raworth Cottage
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Mrs. Sumner gave birth to a son at Raworth Cottage
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Death of Miss Dargin age 25 years on 15th March after an illness of six months
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John Howe advertising to employ agricultural labourer
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Advertisement - Wanted by the undersigned, a respectable female to teach 3 small children and to do a little needlework. Also a female servant. Apply to Mrs. Dines, Raworth Cottage, Morpeth
Source:
Windsor and Richmond Gazette
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John Howe moved from Windsor to Raworth Farm, Morpeth in 1839, on to the 200 acres of land acquired from James Griffiths. The grant to Griffiths stated - 200 acres, Township of Morpeth, 30th June 1828. Conditions, Reserving right to use of all timber suitable for road or military purposes. Grantee to procure to be assigned to him 2 convicts to be used solely on the grant. In 1918 there was not a native tree at all on the place. The land was entirely under lucerne crops for dairying purposes. When John Howe Went to Raworth Farm, he appears to have stayed there for the remainder of his life. During his lifetime the same social activities and family unties existed as they formerly did at old Windsor. In The Australian dated 16th March 1847, appears the following notice of marriage - Sumner - Ward - By special license, on 9th instant (9th March 1847) at Raworth Cottage, Morpeth, Edward Sumner of Wondobar, Liverpool Plains to Emma Ward, late of Lincolnshire, England and niece of Mr. Howe of Morpeth. This lady Mrs. Edward Sumner with her husband for many years lived at Collymogool station Barwon River, a daughter dying there age of 21 years in February 1876.. Mrs. E. Sumner (nee Emma Ward) survived her husband, and died at Murrurundi on August 10th 1881.