Thread: Chester Courts

Hey all,

Not sure if this is the right place to ask this (feel free to move it)



Looking for court proceeding of Chester in 1793 for Joseph Wild. All the info I have on his sentence is this: 'Sentenced on 21 Aug 1793 in Chester for shooting a rabbit on another's property' He was transported to Australia in 1797 aboard the 'Ganges'...



Hope you can shed some light on this fellow... He's a suspected rellie!

Hi Bazza...........not what you're looking for, but have you seen this?



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Wild



http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A020540b.htm

Yeah slizzy, I have.

Kinda wrote half of it myself...

Hi Bazza

I think there's something at the National Archives - HO47/16/36 June 10 1793 Joseph Wilde & George Wilde convicted of burglary - transportation for life. Have a look - it seems to be some correspondence.

Only the reference can be seen online unfortunately.

Gillian

Hi Bazza



You have probably seen this but...this is from the Colonial Secretary's records...what an interesting fellow!



WILD, Joseph. Per "Ganges", 1797

Received a ticket of leave in 1810 and a conditional pardon in January 1813; explored with Charles Throsby, 1816-21, and with Captain Currie and Major Ovens, 1823; Superintendent of Road Gang, 1819-20; constable.

1810 Aug 6

Servant to Robert Brown, botanist; seeking renewal of ticket of leave (Reel 6042; 4/1725 pp.324-5)

1810 Aug 8

Servant of George Crossley. To Crossley re ticket of leave for Wilde (Reel 6002; 4/3490C p.153)

1812 Dec

Of District of Richmond; attended Bryalere, Brown and Humphreys on exploration of interior. Petition for mitigation of sentence (Fiche 3171; 4/1848 pp.328-31)

1815 Dec 9

Appointed Constable in district of Five Islands (Reel 6038; SZ759 p.165)

1818 Mar 3-Apr 14

Accompanied James Meehan & Charles Throsby on expedition to Jarvis Bay (Fiche 3276, SZ1046 pp.1-77; Reel 6034, 9/2743 pp.9-62)

1819 Apr-May

On expedition of discovery to Bathurst with Charles Throsby (Reel 6034; 9/2743 p.77)

1819 May 31

Granted 100 acres for services on Throsby's expedition of exploration (Reel 6038; SZ1044 p.49)

1819 Aug 27

Proceeding to new country, County of Camden as settler; granted a victualling order on the Liverpool Store (Reel 6020; 2/8130 p.253)

1820 Aug 25

Sent with two others to endeavour to find lake called by natives Wee-raa-waa, ie Lake George (Reel 6049; 4/1745 pp.171-4)

1820 Aug 28, Sep 4

Discovery of Lake George by on an expedition via the Wollondilly & Cookbundoon Rivers, 19-27 Aug 1820 (Reel 6034; 9/2743 pp.147-53)

1820 Nov 17

Directions re expedition to Lake George, Lake Bathurst & Jervis Bay (Reel 6034; 9/2743 pp.167-77)

1820 Dec 3-10

Tour made by in newly discovered country; extract from Journal kept by Charles Smith (Fiche 3271; 9/2733)

1821 Aug 1,10,25

Delivered message from Charles Throsby, Magistrate of Argyle, to Edward Smith Hall re warrant to seize Hall's cattle at Winecarribee River (Reel 6016; 4/5781 pp.16, 38, 40-1)

1821 Aug 6

Re removal of Smith Hall's cattle from Oxley's land (Reel 6034; 9/2743 p.211)

1821 Aug 10

Mentioned by Charles Throsby in his account of the dispute with Edward Smith Hall (Reel 6016; 4/5781 pp.30-1)

1824 Jan 3

Constable. Re stock in possession of (Reel 6031; 4/7028C p.13)

1825

Note in Cunningham's Journal that in Aug 1815 Wilde cut road from Little Mountain to Cow Run (Reel 6035; SZ17 p.5)





He was granted a Certificate of Freedom on 24 Sep 1827 (CFNo. 27/0919); you can order it online from NSW archives site...as well as his 1810 Ticket of Leave.



Wonder if he is the same Joseph WILD who was charged with receiving stolen goods in 1799?!



Cheers

Cherilyn

Thanks again Cherilyn,



I didn't have that, though most of the info was in my files...



I have used the Colonial Secretary's records before, but can't seem to locate the website now. Could you possibly post the addy?



Knowing my luck I'll find it when I'm not really looking for it, write it down, then lose the bit of paper!!



Baz

Hey Bazza



Here is the link



http://www.records.nsw.gov.au/archiv...8-1825_252.asp



Cheers

Cherilyn

Thank You!!



(I did find it after all - but only this morning.....)



Baz