Source:
NSW Courts Magistrates, Newcastle Police Court: 1823-1825 (Ancestry)
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John Wilson charged with neglect of work. George Ison states...I am overseer of the town gang. The prisoner is under my orders. He refused to work this afternoon under the plea of illness. He was taken to the surgeon who says he is in good health and capable of performing any labour in the iron gang. The prisoner made no defence and was sentenced to 25 lashes
Source:
NSW Courts Magistrates, Newcastle Police Court: 1823-1825 (Ancestry)
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John Foley assigned to government. Charged with insolence to his overseer and refusing to work. George Ison, Overseer of the town gang states - yesterday John Foley was very idle and neglectful of his work. I spoke to him three times when he abused me in very improper language and said he would not work for any body. Sentenced to 25 lashes.
Source:
NSW Courts Magistrates, Newcastle Police Court: 1823-1825 (Ancestry)
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Edward Fleming in the service of government charged with stealing from a fellow prisoner. ....William Chambers states....I met the prisoner coming out of Ison s store. He had a shirt and petticoat under his jacket. I asked if he had stolen them and I stopped him. George Ison states.....the shift and petticoat belong to my wife who has just been lying in. They were lying on the bed when I last saw them at my house. My wife was in bed asleep when she lost these articles. He also attempted to take a hander kerchief from under her head but she awoke and recognised him upon which he went away. The prisoner in his defence states....Ison s wife washes for me. I went yesterday to get a clean shirt - I found her on the bed asleep. I took up the articles in question mistaking them for my shirt. Sentenced to 25 lashes and one month hard labour in the gaol gang
Source:
NSW Courts Magistrates, Newcastle Police Court: 1823-1825 (Ancestry)
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Richard Edwards in the service of George Ison charged with absconding from the settlement. The Chief Constable states - the prisoner was reported to me some days since as having absconded from his service. He was taken at Wallis Plains under very strong suspicion of being concerned in a robbery there. Richard Edwards sentenced to 50 lashes and to work in the gaol gang for six months
Source:
NSW Courts Magistrates, Newcastle Police Court: 1823-1825 (Ancestry)
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Patrick Riley appears to answer a summons served upon him yesterday for selling spirituous liquors without being duly licences under the Act of Council No. 4. Affidavits were read by ticket of leave holder and overseer George Ison and Joseph Turner, overseer of the brickmakers. Mr. Riley states he knows nothing of the transaction having been absent from his house at Reids Mistake the whole of Tuesday last. Mrs. Riley states - On Tuesday last about the middle of the day George Ison came to my house in a state of intoxication and asked for change for a ten dollar note. I told him I could not give him change unless he would pay what he owed me (he was owing me money for tea and other articles). He agreed to pay me three dumps on account upon which I gave him twenty Rupees at 2/3 each and a pillared shilling (a quarter dollar) which with three dumps I had retained made up the amount of ten dollars. James Brown, John Kemp and others were present at the time; Ison did not get any rum from me. James Brown, prisoner of the Crown gave evidence that George Ison did not buy rum from Mrs. Riley......John Kemp, a prisoner of the Crown gave evidence - I milk the government cows and when my mornings work is done I stop at Mr. Rileys. I was there on Tuesday last about the middle of the day when Ison came there. I was washing plates only a yard or two off when I heard him ask Mrs. Riley to change a bank note for him. She objected unless he would pay a debt he owed her. He agreed. I saw Ison produce a bottle which appeared to be rum. I did not see Mrs. Riley sell him any rum upon this occasion. Complaint against Patrick Riley dismissed
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NSW Courts Magistrates, Newcastle Police Court: 1823-1825, 1826-1827 (Ancestry)
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Joseph Salter charged with selling spirituous liquors without a licence. Joseph Hogan, a free man, gave evidence; Charles Hughes, assistant pilot gave evidence; George Ison gave evidence. Joseph Salter was ordered by the Bench to pay a fine of twenty five pounds sterling together with costs of prosecution
Ship:
Eliza 1820 (came free)
Details:
Ticket of leave cancelled for being convicted of robbery
Ship:
Eliza 1820 (came free)
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Came Free as a sailor. To be transported to Newcastle for 7 yrs
Ship:
Eliza 1820 (came free)
Source:
Register Book of Christ Church Cathedral, Newcastle . Burials p1
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Occupation: Overseer. Age 45
Ship:
Eliza 1820 (came free)
Details:
Granted Ticket of Leave
Ship:
Eliza 1820 (came free)
Place:
Church of England, Newcastle
Source:
Church of England Marriage Register Book 1818 - 1825. University of Newcastle
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No. 34. Marriage of George Ison to Sarah Ward. Witnesses James Connely and Rose Lambe. Minister Rev. G.A. Middleton
Ship:
Eliza 1820 (came free)
Source:
Colonial Secretarys Papers. Mait series of letters received (Ancestry)
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Application by Henry Gillman, the Commandant at Newcastle soliciting indulgences from His Excellency the Governor for prisoners he considered worthy - George Ison - Overseer of the Town Gang, came free to the colony. Convicted at Sydney in November 1820 and received sentence 7 years to Newcastle. Has always been in the employ of Government. This man is very well behaved and well deserving of the salary of an overseer or ticket of leave
First Name:
George and Sarah
Source:
NSW Courts Magistrates, Newcastle Police Court: 1823-1825 (Ancestry)
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Samuel Tarburton and William Tinkler charged with suspicion of robbery at George Isons house. Sarah Ison states....Yesterday I accompanied my husband to take a walk about the middle of the day, leaving Tarburton in charge of the house. On my return home I discovered the house had been robbed of several articles of wearing apparel.. Constable William Turvey states...About one oclock yesterday I saw Tinkler in the garden at the back of Isons house. He did not appear to have any bundle with him. As Ison is in the habit of occasionally employing him, I thought he was there with his knowledge. Tinkler denied any knowledge of the robbery. Tarburton admitted having charge of the house but was called away for about ten minutes during which time the robbery must have been committed. Sentenced - Tinkler Barracks. Tarburton 50 lashes and sent to the gaol gang. N.B. Corporal punishment not inflicted
First Name:
George and Sarah
Source:
NSW Courts Magistrates, Newcastle Police Court: 1823-1825 (Ancestry)
Details:
George Ison, ticket of leave holder and Joseph Turner, in government service, charged on a violent suspicion of robbery. Michael Hogan states - I lodged at George Isons house being on my way to Sydney. I had a fifty dollar note yesterday in my possession also some loose money and two dumps. I had also a ten dollar note but that I gave Ison to go and purchase a quart of rum. I had also in my pocket a check from Mr. Boucher for my passage to Sydney in the packet, my certificate of freedom and a petition for land. Also a Kangaroo skin purse; my fifty dollar note was wrapt in a striped piece of cloth like that now produced which I believe to be the same. The certificate now produced is my property also the petition, purse, and petition for land. When Ison returned from purchasing the rum, he offered me some Rupees in change which I refused desiring him to give them to his wife to take care of ; After I had drank a glass or two of rum, I fell asleep in the room. On waking I found myself outside the door and immediately missed my property. The Chief Constable states - This morning at a very early hour I was informed that Hogan had been robbed at Isons house. I immediately went there and found Ison in a state of intoxication. Turner was also there and repeatedly endeavoured to divert my search for the stolen property telling the parties were all drunk together and that nothing of a robbery could have happened at Isons yesterday as he was there most part of the day. It struck me that he must himself be implicated and I immediately conveyed him to the watch house; when there he told me if I would return with him ti Isons house he would show me where some of the articles missing were secreted. We went together and he produced from a hiding place the kangaroo skin purse, certificate of freedom and petition. In his pocket I found Mr. Bouchiers certificate for the passage of Hogan in the packet and in the house a dirty piece of striped cloth and a Japanned tobacco box containing several rupees and other pieces of money all of which are now before the court. Margaret Martin states - I was at Isons house yesterday. Hogan was there also Turner. Ison went out for a bottle of rum. He received a ten dollar note from Hogan to pay for it. He came back with the rum and offered Hogan the change who refused it desiring him to give it to his wife to take care of which was done; Some rum was then drank, I did not taste any. I soon afterwards went out for a short time when I returned Hogan was asleep. I saw Turner reading some papers which he told me belonged to Hogan. Shortly after Ison whispered to his wife upon which she immediately after came close to Turner and slipped something into his hand. I could not make out what it was as the thing was endeavoured to be done without my observing it. George Ison states - Hogan came to my house to lodge yesterday. He gave me a ten dollar note to get a bottle of rum. I went to Rileys and got the rum and received the change in Rupees, coming out I met Turner and gave him the change to count. I went home and he followed me and we all drank some rum. I was in a state of intoxication. I know nothing of the mans fifty dollar note. I never saw it nor do I believe he was robbed in my house. Joseph Turner states - yesterday I met Ison coming out of Rileys house he called me and gave me some Rupees to count. I counted twenty and I believe a shilling. He told me he had been buying a bottle of rum at Rileys. That he had paid a ten dollar note for it and that that was the change. I replied if that is the case you have got a shilling too much. I followed Ison to his house when he produced from under his jacket a bottle of rum, some of which I drank. Hogan was there, he drank some also. He was drunk. His hat was on the table and in it were the certificate, petition and purse. I read the papers in the presence of Margaret Martin to see what they were and I afterwards stowed them away for safety. Court adjourned. Sarah Ison ordered into custody, charged with being aiding and abetting in the robbery on the person of Michael Hogan
First Name:
George and Sarah
Source:
NSW Courts Magistrates, Newcastle Police Court: 1823-1825 (Ancestry)
Details:
General Sessions, Police Office, Newcastle, Magistrates Francis Allman and George Brooks - Charges against George Ison, Sarah Ison and Joseph Turner - The Court having only considered the evidence given in support of the charge against them yesterday as also the defence set up by the prisoners Ison and Turner are of opinion that they are guilty of the said charge. Sarah Ison is discharged, the court having considered that she was acting under the influence and by the direction of her husband. Sentence - George Ison to lose his ticket of leave and to be transported to a penal settlement for two years. Joseph Turner to be transported to a penal settlement for two years.
