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From: "Paul McLennan" <>
Subject: [HACKETT-L] Michael Hackett and Ellen Week
Date: Sun, 7 Mar 1999 01:47:41 +0800


I am looking for details of birth, death and marriage and ancestors for
Michael Hackett and Ellen Week.

1 Michael Hackett b: in Ireland
. +Ellen Week b: in Ireland m: 1788 in Ireland
. 2 John Hackett b: Abt 1814 in Parish of Ballylanders, Co Limerick,
Ireland d: 29 August 1882 in Seaham,NSW
.... +Sarah Wright b: 5 October 1828 in Pitt Town,NSW m: 27 December
1847
in Morpeth,NSW d: 14 November 1906 in West Maitland,NSW
.... 3 Michael Hackett b: 12 April 1849 in Phoenix Park,NSW d: 31
August
1901 in Peak Hill,NSW
....... +Jane Ann Hudson b: Abt 1854 in Co Durham,England. m: 1874 d:
11
October 1939
.... 3 John Hackett b: 19 January 1851 in Phoenix Park,NSW d: 25 June
1934 in Copmanhurst,NSW
....... +Mary McLoughlin b: 11 December 1852 in at sea ship "Beyapore"
m:
16 November 1873 in Raymond Terrace,NSW d: 5 September 1915 in
Copm
.... 3 Thomas Hackett b: 1 November 1852 in Phoenix Park,NSW d: 13
March
1918 in East Maitland,NSW.
....... +Ann Thorley b: 18 February 1834 in Peats Ferry,NSW m: 14
October
1874 in West Maitland,NSW d: 8 September 1922 in East
Maitland,NSW
.... 3 James Patrick Hackett b: 10 October 1854 in Phoenix Park,NSW d:
12
September 1899 in Chambigne Station,NSW
....... +Margaret McConnell b: 1868 in Copmanhurst,NSW m: 14 May 1889
in
South Grafton,NSW d: Unknown
.... 3 Joseph Hackett b: 3 August 1856 in Phoenix Park,NSW d: 8 May
1926
in Upper Copmanhurst,NSW
....... +Annie McConnell b: 1866 m: 10 February 1886 in Grafton,NSW d:
13
August 1950 in Upper Copmanhurst,NSW
.... 3 Marrianne Hackett b: 1 August 1858 in Phoenix Park,NSW d: 1911
....... +James Edwin Hanshaw b: 13 May 1859 m: 1891 d: 1922
.... 3 Sarah Jane Hackett b: 5 May 1860 in Phoenix Park,NSW d: April
1861
in Phoenix Park,NSW
.... 3 William Ernest Hackett b: 23 December 1861 in Phoenix Park,NSW
d:
14 May 1917 in Waterfall,NSW
....... +Eliza Louise Wright b: 22 April 1869 in Phoenix Park,NSW m:
1889
in Maitland,NSW d: 3 December 1908 in Phoenix Park,NSW
.... 3 Ellen Hackett b: 26 December 1863 in Phoenix Park,NSW d: 25
January 1947
....... +James Joseph Barry b: 1857 m: 1889 in West Maitland,NSW d: 10
December 1902 in West Maitland,NSW
.... 3 Margaret J Hackett b: 3 February 1866 in Phoenix Park,NSW d:
1867
.... 3 Bartholomew Hackett b: 24 April 1868 in Phoenix Park,NSW d: 19
November 1902 in Morpeth,NSW
.... 3 Robert Hackett b: 15 August 1870 in Seaham,NSW d: 7 July 1941
in
Lismore,NSW
....... +Mary Ann Bacon b: 19 October 1871 in Stroud,NSW m: 9 September
1891 in Dungog,NSW d: 30 March 1941 in Lismore,NSW
.... 3 Margaret Josephine Hackett b: 3 October 1872 in Sinclairs
Point,NSW
d: 29 March 1948 in Maitland,NSW
....... +Joseph Augustin Moylan b: 28 August 1874 in Mackerston,NSW m:
16
February 1915 in West Maitland,NSW d: 26 July 1938 in
Maitland,NSW

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All indications are that John was the convict (see article below) who
arrived from Co Limerick, Ireland, labourer, age 24, reads & writes, R/C,
single, native of Co Limerick, Ireland. Offence- Assault & Robbery tried
Limerick on 24.10.1839 no former convictions. Sentence 7 years. Height 5ft 7
1/4ins, ruddy complexion, brown hair & brown eyes, eyebrows meeting, two
scars on left side of head & one on top of same, scar on lower part of
centre of forehead, diagonal scar on right cheekbone. Arrived Sydney
"Waverley" 1 on 17 June 1839. Ticket of Leave 43/2133 granted 8 Sept 1843 to
prisoner No 39/720 allowed to stay in the District of Wollombi.

Subsequent Ticket of Leave Passport 44/700 (looks like) granted 8 Feb 1844.
Colonial Secretary Correspondence, Police Office Wollombi 9 January
1844--Sir, I have the honour to request that you will be pleased to solicit
the approval of His Excellency the Governor that a twelve months pass be
granted to prisoner John Hackett to accompany & drive the team of Thomas
Ward to the Peel River and thense elsewhere, as a carrier of Hire, now
employed by Mr Armitage.

Certificate of Freedom 46/544 granted 6 June 1846 states year of birth 1815.

The Limerick Chronicle 3 Nov 1838--John Hackett was indicted for violent
assault with stones on Patrick Lane at Kilglass on he 9th June by which his
life was endangered. Lane deposed that the prisoner was in his company
drinking & left the public-house saying he would go home before him. He went
about half a mile & on passing a gap, the prisoner, without any previous
dispute leaped from behind it & struck him wit stones also took a shilling
from his pocket when he knocked him down. Guilty-to be transported for seven
years. (Kilglass is in the parish of Kilbenny in East Limerick & Kilbenny is
immediately adjacent to Ballylanders which John Hackett gave as his
birthplace when he registered the birth of his son Joseph.)

He & Sarah Wright were married in the Church of England, all their children
were baptised Catholics & on 27 Apr 1851 Sarah became a convert. In 1854 he
was a Settler at Phoenix Park. Life must have been a struggle for the
family. On 4 Aug 1865 a Single Meeting of creditors of the Estate of John
Hackett, farmer of Phoenix Park was held. It was stated by the official
assigee "that the insolvent was a farmer, that he had bad seasons & fell
back in payments of his rent & I believe it to be in a great measure a case
of misfortune". On 7 July 1865 his property & personal effects were given
as 1 horse, 2 cows, 1 sow & litter of 10 pigs, 1 boar, a dray, a quantity of
maize in shed, about 15 bushells, a quantity of maize standing about 60
buckets, also 1 bedstead & bedding, 1 pr D tables, 1 wash stand, 2 childs
chairs, 5 cedar chairs, a saddle, 1 couch, a dresser & shelves, 1 clock, a
lot of crockery, 1 old bedstead, a lot of old harness, 1 safe, cooking
utensils, tinware, water cask & wearing apparel.

Its not known when John & Sarah moved from Phoenix Park to Sinclair Point
except it was about 1869.
_________________________________________________________
Paul McLennan
Australia
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Searching families: McLennan, Matheson, Graham/Cream, Wright, Gott, D'Arcy,
Mcgee, Coffey/Coffee, Grinly/Grimley, Hackett, McLoughlin, McGowan,
Rowan/Rouhan/Roughan, Carroll

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