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Marine Private William Nash

( c 1761...........)

Back to . . .The Royal Marines

Born : circa 1761

Where Born :

Occupation : Soldier

Date Arrived : 26. January . 1788

Ship Arrived on : :" Prince Of Wales "

Rank on Discharge : Private

Date of Enlistment :

Where Enlisted : England

Date of Discharge : 1791

Where Discharged : Sydney

Re-enlisted :13 April 1792 New South Wales Corps

Where Enlisted : England

Died :

Where Died / Buried :

Parents Names :

Partner's Name : Maria Haynes

Born :

Where Born :

Baptised :

Occupation :

Date Arrived : 26. January . 1788

Ship Arrived on : :" Prince Of Wales "

Died :

Where Died / Buried :

Partner 's Parents :

NASH, William EM 718854 Marriage Spouse: HAYNES, Maria Index Year: 1788 Reg Year: 1788 Reg State: New South Wales Ref Number: V178867 4 Parish: Sydney, St Phillip's, Church of England (1)

Mary Nash married Robert Hall, in 1810, aged 17. William Nash junior died in 1813 in Sydney from a snake bite. Sarah Nash married John Williams in 1814 in Sydney.

• William and Maria separated between 1798 and 1802, as Maria was living separately from William by 1802 with her two youngest children, George (5yrs) & Sarah (3yrs).

• William petitioned the court to have Maria returned to him twice, both times unsuccessful, and so he decided to leave NSW, advertising his impending departure in the NSW Gazette in 1804. William left the colony and no more information is known about the rest of his life. It is likely that he rejoined the Royal Marines on returning to England. It appears that his 2 oldest children, Mary (11yrs) and William (9yrs) stayed in NSW, probably with their mother.

• Mary Nash married Robert Hall, in 1810, aged 17. William Nash junior died in 1813 in Sydney from a snake bite. Sarah Nash married John Williams in 1814 in Sydney.

• George Nash and his mother Maria owned and farmed a property at Castlereagh from the early 1820’s for the next 25 years, when Maria died in 1844, aged 73.

• George married Mary Lees in 1826. They had 11 children born in NSW. George and Mary had 60 grandchildren, one of which was George Warrington, born in 1850 at Windsor, son of John & Esther Warrington (nee Nash). George is a GGG Grandfather of my 5 children, on their mother Nicole’s side.

Some information was supplied by Craig Lucas-Smith clucas-s@bigpond.net.au

Descendants

Area Settled :

Children :

John also died as an infant, only 3 months old.

William Nash ( b 25 May 1788 at Sydney Cove ... Died 19 June 1789 C/D

NASH, William EB 1508361 Christening Father: William Mother: Maria Reg Year: 1788 Reg State: New South Wales Ref Number: V178823 1A Parish: Sydney, St Phillip's, Church of England\(1)

NASH, William ED 652391 Death Index Year: 1789 Father: William Mother: Maria Reg Year: 1789 Reg State: New South Wales Ref Number: V1789157 4 Parish: Sydney, St Phillip's, Church of England (1)

Second Son William Nash Born 1795

NASH, William EB 1508362 Christening Father: William Mother: Maria Reg Year: 1795 Reg State: New South Wales Ref Number: V1795433 1A Parish: Sydney, St Phillip's, Church of England (1)

History & Achievements :

• William Nash enlisted in the Royal marines as part of the 58th Plymouth Company. He served as
• part of the convict guard on board the ship " Prince Of Wales " prior to its departure from England. William and Maria sailed with the ship to Port Jackson and arrived as part of the first Fleet.
• Following his arrival in Port Jackson, William served in William Tench's company.

In March 1790, William sailed to Norfolk Island onboard the “Sirius” with Captain Hunter. After coming ashore, the ship was unfortunately baffled by the weather and ran aground on a coral reef. The ship was wrecked permanently.

• When William returned from Norfolk Island, his 3 years was officially completed. William decided to stay in the Colony, probably due to being promised a grant of land and a career with the NSW Corps. On 15 January 1792, a son, John, was born in Sydney. Many of the Marines returned to England on the “Gorgon” and “Atlanta” in 1792, but William & Maria decided to stay in the colony. William enlisted in the NSW Corps on 13 April 1792. Unfortunately, John also died as an infant, only 3 months old. William & Maria lived through the years of starvation and food rationing during the first 4 years in NSW and had also lost both of their first 2 children.

William and Maria separated between 1798 and 1802, as Maria was living separately from William by 1802 with her two youngest children, George (5yrs) & Sarah (3yrs). William petitioned the court to have Maria returned to him twice, both times unsuccessful, and so he decided to leave NSW, advertising his impending departure in the NSW Gazette in 1804. William left the colony and no more information is known about the rest of his life. It is likely that he rejoined the Royal Marines on returning to England. It appears that his 2 oldest children, Mary (11yrs) and William (9yrs) stayed in NSW, probably with their mother.

Mary Nash married Robert Hall, in 1810, aged 17. William Nash junior died in 1813 in Sydney from a snake bite. Sarah Nash married John Williams in 1814 in Sydney.

George Nash and his mother Maria owned and farmed a property at Castlereagh from the early 1820’s for the next 25 years, when Maria died in 1844, aged 73.

George married Mary Lees in 1826. They had 11 children born in NSW. George and Mary had 60 grandchildren, one of which was George Warrington, born in 1850 at Windsor, son of John & Esther Warrington (nee Nash). George is a GGG Grandfather of my 5 children, on their mother Nicole’s side.

• Reference R.S.T & R.M

  History And Archives/Old Sydney Burial Ground.

  -Inventory of Burials 1792-1820 City of Sydney Historical Program

  Researched Cathy Dunn C/D

  (1) . Australian Vital records Index 1788-1905 Disc 2

  References

  Military records ,Pay rolls, Pay Musters, Cemetery Records, Church Records & General Muster Records, Mitchell Library ,Sydney Australia

  The information is intended for short Historical value only,

  E- mail address

  Refer to Home Page

  © Copyright B & M Chapman (QLD) Austr

  (I have reproduced the information that is already in the public domain in many places including my website which preceded this. It is information currently known by thousands of descendants of William Nash and Maria Haynes and was originally known to me from the family bible of my grandfather Henry Inglis Williams at Loftus, N.S.W. in 1947. Cedric Williams)

First European child born in Australia.

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In Australia There is some conjecture about the first European birth on Australian soil, but William Nash seems to be the prime candidate. His father, also William, was a Marine Private and his mother was Maria Haynes, who came as his common-law wife (they were not married until later). There are biographical entries on both parents in The Founders of Australia: A Biographical Dictionary of the First Fleet, by Mollie Gillen, published in 1989 (pp. 261–262). The book also lists those who were born on the voyage. William Nash was baptised on 25 May 1788 (his actual birth date is not known), and died on 19 June 1789. A search of the NSW Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages Historical Indexes will show that the Birth Registry number is "1A/1788", which indicates that his is the first entry in the register for 1788 (although not necessarily proving that his was the first birth). Digitised copies of his baptismal and death register entries can be purchased from the Registry. Governor Phillip's reports are published in The Historical Records of Australia Series 1 Volume 1, but there is no mention of the first birth in the colony; on 12 February 1790 he simply states the number of births (59) and deaths (72) that had occurred to date. Unless further records are discovered, we will probably now never know definitely who was the "first born", but William Nash is the most likely.

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A Visit with an Australian Swagman

The first time I saw a swagman, I was a bit frightened. His appearance seemed so different than most of the men I knew. He was very thin, and he had a rope tied around his waist to keep his trousers from falling. His wispy hair hung to his shoulders and was covered by an old felt hat. In the band of this hat was a wattle stem (the national flower of Australia). There were six corks hanging from the hat to keep the flies away from his face.

His name was Gunner Bill. He was always seen with his swag, which is a sausage shape roll that hung on his shoulders to carry food and blankets. He also had a billy—a small pot for making tea. He always seemed to have a smile on his face. As he passed my house, I could hear him singing and greeting our cows and sheep with a friendly, "G'day."

One afternoon, I saw Gunner Bill walking slowly towards the bush (an Australian eucalyptus forest). Striding next to him was his cattle dog. I decided I would follow the swagman to find out how he lived. As he walked down the dirt path towards the bush, I made sure that I stayed out of sight because I did not want Gunner or his dog to know that I was trailing them. Finally they reached a small tent that was leaning onto a tree.

Suddenly, without warning, the dog leaped up and bounded towards me. I was very scared because his teeth seemed ready to bite me. I heard Gunner yell, "Kipper—stop and come back." The dog obeyed and retreated. Then the swagman called for me to come out towards him. I walked slowly to the man and dog and stared at the swaggi's gray eyes, wondering what would happen next.

"Listen mate, you're not the first lad to spy on me. I've traveled from one end of Australia to the other end, and I have seen things you will never see in a lifetime. I guess that you can call me a professional swagman or hobo. I have no family, and I only own what's on my back. I am willing to work for my keep and I don't like to beg for tucker (food)."

I asked him to tell me more about his adventures. He did not hesitate—he seemed excited to have someone to talk to. His travels had taken him to many large cities of Australia. He started in Sydney, which has one of the world's finest harbors. He told me about the cars that traveled up and down the many roads and reminded me that in Australia cars drive on the left side of the road, rather than on the right side (like they do in America). He worked as a stevedore on the docks, unloading and loading ships from all over the world. After a few months, he decided to leave Sydney and travel further south.

His next job was shearing sheep in Gundagai. He found his dog, Kipper, in Gundagai and Kipper has been a loyal dog ever since. Gunner told me about an Australian legend that involved swaggis and their dogs. The legend is that the dogs were extremely obedient—they would stay with the tucker box (sort of like a picnic basket) to protect the food from wild animals while the swaggis were hunting or roving. One day, the swaggis left and never came back (they went off to war). The dogs stayed to protect the tucker box until they died.

Gunner also spoke of the Aborigines who helped the swaggis as trackers or guides. These Aborigines knew the land so well they could find water in a country that seems waterless. They know where to dig in the sand for a soak or water hole and which trees stow water in their roots. For food they depended on what they found in the bush. They ate roots, berries, seeds, witchiti grubs, snakes, kangaroos, and even Joeys (baby kangaroos). They slept in the open with no covering at all. When they camped, they made rough huts called gunyahs or wurleys out of branches. They were experts in the use of their native weapons such as boomerangs and nulla nullas. Most of them live in areas called the outback. Gunner learned a lot from the Aborigines.

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