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ARRIVAL.
JANUARY 1788: ARRIVAL
The voyage from Cape Town to Botany Bay took about eight weeks. It was an
uncomfortable passage as the ships were buffeted by rough seas. There was no
let-up, even on Christmas Day, 1787.
It was Captain Phillip's plan to go on ahead and seek out the best possible
site for the proposed settlement before the main fleet arrived. He therefore
transferred to Supply' and split the convoy into three. Supply' would
proceed alone; the three fastest transports, Alexander', Scarborough' and
Friendship would follow at full speed; and Sirius' would escort the
remainder of the Fleet at the best rate they could muster. As it happened,
'Supply' arrived at Botany Bay on 18 January. The second part of the Fleet
followed within twenty-four hours, and the remainder of the Fleet made its
appearance on the following day.
Phillip was not taken with Botany Bay as the site for his settlement, so he
headed north to Port Jackson where (in his own words) he discovered:
...one of the finest harbours in the world, in which a thousand sail of the
line might ride in perfect security.
By nightfall on 26 JANUARY 1788 Phillip's convoy was safely at anchor in
Sydney Cove, named in honour of Lord Sydney.
For those interested,the first official Christmas DownUnder was celebrated
on the 25th December,1788 at Sydney Cove by Reverend Johnson. After the
service,Governor Arthur Phillips and his officers dined heartily, toasting
King George lll and his family. But for the majority of the first white
inhabitants...the convicts....there was no change to their regular
menu..bread rations only. The only goodwill which seemed to have been
displayed was to Michael Dennison.He was a convict who stole a pound of
flour from Martha Pugh. He was sentenced to 200 lashes by the whip.But since
it was Christmas,only 150 were delivered.
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In January 1796, just eight years from the beginning, a playhouse was
established, a local habitation for that spirit of theatre smuggled in on
the 'Scarborough'. There was nothing makeshift or provisional about it. It
was a proper theatre, Georgian in style, with a pit, a gallery and boxes.
The price of admission was five shillings to a box, two and six to the pit,
a shilling to the gallery. But patrons who had no ready cash could pay in
kind, that is, in meat, flour or spirits.
It was a convict enterprise of the colony's baker, Robert Sidaway, and seems
to have established itself rather more easily than the first church. This
might tell us about the kind of society we were to become. It took the
Reverend Richard Johnson more than five years to get the first church built.
His first Christmas service, in 1793, drew only 35 worshippers. Sidaway's
theatre must have done rather better than that.
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At Christmastime everything in Australia is about eating - and going to the
beach..
On 25 December, thousands of Australians will, as usual, celebrate their
second Christmas of the year. The first is "Christmas in July", when some
pubs and restaurants put on parties complete with red-and-white hats and
tinsel decorations. Alcoholic drinks are usually served.
There are several reasons why "Christmas in July" has become an additional
tradition down under - and trying to offend religious believers is not one
of them. First, there's the traditional motto: "Any exuse for a party".
Second, the custom lets the pubs and restaurants do good business. And
third, Australians have never quite become used to thinking of sleigh bells,
roaring fires, snow and all the rest of the southern hemisphere's summer.
After all, December is usually a hot month in Australia. On 25 December, the
morning sun heats down out of the wide blue sky on to families going to the
beaches, riversides and parks. They are carrying fresh prawns and calamari
for their barbeque, together with cold roast turkey, hams, exotic salads,
cakes and trifle.
To fully understand Christmas in Australia you have to go back to the first
celebrations, 200 or more years ago. Christmas 1768 is believed to be
Australia's first documented connection to the Yuletide celebration. On that
day, Captain James Cook's ship HMS Endeavour was sailing through the South
Atlantic towards Cape Horn.
The next important Christmas was in 1787, when the "First Fleet" of 1,400
convicts, marine guards, civilian officials, and their wives and children
was still on the South Seas, 24 days from landing. Rum played an important
role in the First Fleeter's first Christmas on land the following year, in
1788. Convicts were given extra portions of the drink to go with their
salted beef or pork and biscuits.
The first record of a Christmas Day picnic in Australia dates back 1806,
when Captain John Macarthur and his wife invited their friends to dine with
them at the "charming rural spot" of Cockle Bay, now the Darling Harbour
tourist and commercial centre.
Parrot pie is first recorded as hitting the Christmas table in newly
established Adelaide in 1836. It was served with plum pudding in 100-degree
temperatures.
A few years later, a Melbourne newspaper was more positive, reporting on
what has since become Australia's main Christmas tradition - going to the
beach. Since then, not much has changed - except for the introduction of
Christmas in July, usually celebrated on 25 July. Oh, and the fact that
Australians now design their own Christmas cards. For example, some cards
show kangaroos wearing Santa Claus hats and with colourfully wrapped gifts
in their pouches. One excellent card shows Santa's sleigh and reindeer after
a horrible crash into Sydney Harbour Bridge. Nothing serious, of course.
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In New Zealand:
Samuel Marsden, the first missionary in New Zealand, arrived in the Bay of
Islands on 23 Dec 1814 on board the ship Active. They anchored near
Rangihoua on the North side of the bay. On Christmas Day Marsden held the
first official Christian service in New Zealand, using the text 'Peace on
Earth, Goodwill to All Men'. there is a beautiful New Zealand Christmas
Carol, Te Harinui, which was written by Willow Macky to commemorate this
event. 'Te Harinui' translates into English as 'Great Joy'
Wednesday 3 December 2014
William Nash
• source. http://www.easystreetretreat.com.au/australianroyalty where it is noted:
William was a private marine, 58th Company. He had served in 1784-86 on the Plymouth guardship 'Bombay Castle' He arrived in New South Wales on the First Fleet ship 'Prince of Wales' and served at Port Jackson in the company of Captain John Shea. Before the fleet sailed from Portsmouth, he received 150 of 200 lashes on 3 May 1787 'for unsoldier Like behaviour'. Maria and William were married by licence. Maria signed the register as Maria Haynes. On 4 Mar 1790 Maria and William went to Norfolk Island aboard the ship 'Sirius'. William returned to Port Jackson to enlist in the NSW Corps on 13 Apr 1792. Five children were born to William and Maria by by 1802, they had parted and Maria was living with Robert Guy. William's attempts to recover Maria through court action failed in Jun 1803, partly because he had not taken action on a previous order. He may have gained custody of at least two of the children Mary and William and perhaps John) but they remained in NSW when he advertised on 29 Apr 1804 that he was leaving the colony. On 30 Dec 1796 William received a grant of 25 acres at Mulgrave Place and another 180 on 12 Nov 1797. He emigrated back to England in 1804
• connection. The connection between Jim Bray & Robert is as follows:
Jim Bray (c1950) His father was James Bray (1920) His father was Ernest Bray (1896) His father was Edward Bray (1857) His father was James William Bray (1822) who married Ann Blackman (1828) Her father was Samuel Blackman (1791) His father was James Blackman (1759) & he also had Elizabeth Blackman (1801) who married William Carlisle (1784) & he also married Marg Gordon (1792) Her father was Thomas Gordon (c1764) & he also had Charles Gordon (1791) who married Marian Lees (1802) Her father was John Lees (c1771) & he also had Mary Lees (1802) who married George Nash (1797) His father was William Nash (1764) & he also had Sarah Nash (1798) who married John Williams (1787) They had Robert Williams (1815) who married Susannah Tindall (1807) Her father was Daniel Tindall (1758) & he also had Mary Tindall (1797) who married Stephen Burcher (1794) They had William Burcher (1820) who married Ann Bull (1823) Her father was John Bull (1804) & he also had Anna Bull (1825) who married John Neale (1823) His father was John Neale (1797) & he also had Thomas Neale (1830) who married Selina Meurant (1832) Her father was Ferdinand Meurant (1765) & he also had Albert Meurant (1815) He had Albert Meurant (1843) who married Elvira Pike (1843) Her father was William Pike (1817) His father was John Pike (1778) & he also had John Pike (1808) He had Elizabeth Pike (1834) who married Robert Power (1833) They had Amelia Power (1875) who married William McKelvey (1867) They had Sheila McKelvey (1911) who married George Irwin (1911) His father was Thomas Irwin (1888) His father was Thomas Irwin (1855) & he also had Miriam Irwin (1883) who married Austen Stewart Dawes ((1874) He was the son of William Dawes (1847) Who was the son of Phillip Dawes (1809) Who was the son of Aaron Daw (1799) who also had Edward Dawes (1813) Who had James (1843) who married Charlotte Peck and had Annie Dawes (1873) who married Arthur Bray (1869) Who had Albert Bray (1896) Who had Robert Albert Bray (1920) Who had Robert Arthur Bray (1947) who married me - Robyn Bray (nee Davies) (1950)
• connection. Robert's links to William Nash and Maria Haynes are:
William Nash (1764) married Maria Haynes (c1770) They had Sarah Nash (1798) who married John Williams (1787) They had Robert Williams (1815) who married Susannah Tindall (1807) Her father was Daniel Tindall (1758) & he also had Mary Tindall (1797) who married Stephen Burcher (1794) They had William Burcher (1820) who married Ann Bull (1823) Her father was John Bull (1804) & he also had Anna Bull (1825) who married John Neale (1823) His father was John Neale (1797) & he also had Thomas Neale (1830) who married Selina Meurant (1832) Her father was Ferdinand Meurant (1765) & he also had Albert Meurant (1815) He had Albert Meurant (1843) who married Elvira Pike (1843) Her father was William Pike (1817) His father was John Pike (1778) & he also had John Pike (1808) He had Elizabeth Pike (1834) who married Robert Power (1833) They had Amelia Power (1875) who married William McKelvey (1867) They had Sheila McKelvey (1911) who married George Irwin (1911) His father was Thomas Irwin (1888) His father was Thomas Irwin (1855) & he also had Miriam Irwin (1883) who married Austen Stewart Dawes ((1874) He was the son of William Dawes (1847) Who was the son of Phillip Dawes (1809) Who was the son of Aaron Daw (1799) who also had Edward Dawes (1813) Who had James (1843) who married Charlotte Peck and had Annie Dawes (1873) who married Arthur Bray (1869), Who had Albert Bray (1896) Who had Robert Albert Bray (1920) Who had Robert Arthur Bray (1947) who married me - Robyn Bray (nee Davies) (1950)
William married Maria Haynes on 13 Feb 1789 in Sydney Cove, NSW Australia. (Maria Haynes was born circa 1770 and died on 13 Nov 1844 in Castlereagh, NSW Australia.)
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William Forster: At age 17 years was transported for ten years for stealing a box writing desk. Misdemeanour followed misdemeanour and sentence added to sentence until in 1864 he was sentnenced to life for robbery under arms. The last mention of him is in 1872 when he was sent to the Separate Prison for misconduct.
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is a patronymic form of the name William that originated in medieval England[2] and later came to be extremely popular in Wales. The meaning is derived from son or descendant of Guillemin, the French form of William. Derived from an Old French given name with Germanicelements; will = desire, will; and helm = helmet, protection.[3] It is the second most common surname in Wales and the third most common surname in the whole of the United Kingdom, the third most common in the United States of America and Australia and the fifth most common inNew Zealand.[4]Old Harry Williams was asked how was it that the long list of Williams lead by far those of Nash over the last couple of hundred years.
"Well, let's see.Them Nashes they was more posh and they kept the family bible, so we lot had nothing to read at night.There was no T.V. in them days, and we didn't want to waste candles, so we used to all jump in bed together and make more Williams's."
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Statistics are drawn from Australian government records of 2007.[1]
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1 | Smith | 114,997 |
2 | Jones | 56,698 |
3 | Williams | 55,555 |
Australia. The first fleet sailed from England in 1787 carrying marine William Nash and his common law wife Maria Haynes. They were the progenitors of an extensive Nash family in Australia. Another early settler was Andrew Nash. He had acquired the Woolpack Inn in Parramatta in 1821 and became well-known for the prowess of his racehorses. A later settler from Wiltshire was James Nash. He discovered gold along the Mary river in Queenland and helped precipitate the second Australian gold rush.
There were also Nash convicts in Australia. Some thrived; Robert Nash, transported on the Albemarle in 1791; John Nash on the Eleanor in 1831; and Michael Nash from Limerick, on the Rodney in 1851.
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*The Australian Lyre Bird is the world's best imitator; able to mimic the calls of 15 different species of birds in their locality and string the calls into a melody. Also been known to mimic the sound mobile phones.
*The echidna is such a unique animal that it is classified in a special class of mammals known asmonotremes, which it shares only with the platypus. The echidna lays eggs like a duck but suckles its young in a pouch like a kangaroo. For no apparent reason, it may decide to conserve energy by dropping its body temperature to 4 degrees and remain at that temperature from 4 to 120 days. Lab experiments have shown that the echidna is more intelligent that a cat and it has been seen using its spikes, feet and beaks to climb up crevices like a mountaineer edging up a rock chimney.
*Purple wallaby - The Purple-neck Rock Wallaby [Petrogale Purpureicollis], inhabits the Mt Isa region in Northwest Queensland. The Wallaby secretes a dye that transforms its face and neck into colours ranging from light pink to bright purple.
*The Fierce Snake or Inland Taipan has the most toxic venom of any snake. Maximum yield recorded (for one bite) is 110mg. That would probably be enough to kill over 100 people or 250,000 mice.
*The Wombat deposits square poos on logs, rocks and even upright sticks that it uses tomark its territory.
*A 10kg Tasmanian Devil is able to exert the same biting pressure as a 40kg dog. It can also eat almost a third of its body weight in a single feeding.
*Australia is the smallest, flattest, and driest inhabited continent in the world. It is the only country which is also a whole continent.
*Over 90% of Australia is dry, flat and arid. Almost three-quarters of the land cannot support agriculture in any form.
*A baby kangaroo at the time of its birth measures 2 centimetres.
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*Emus and kangaroos cannot walk backwards, and are on the Australian coat of arms for that reason.
*A monotreme is a animal that lays eggs and suckles its young. The world's only monotremes are the platypus and the echidna.
*The male platypus has a poisonous spine that can kill a dog and inflict immense pain on a human.
*When a specimen of the platypus was first sent to England, it was believed the Australians had played a joke by sewing the bill of a duck onto a rat.
*Box Jelly fish - The box jellyfish is considered the world's most venomous marine creature. The box jellyfish has killed more people in Australia than stonefish, sharks and crocodiles combined.
*The Sydney Funnelweb spider is considered the world's most deadly spider. It is the only spider that has killed people in less than 2 hours. Its fangs are powerful enough to bite through gloves and fingernails. The only animals without immunity to the funnelweb's venom are humans and monkeys.
*Lung fish - Queensland is home to lung fish, a living fossil from the Triassic period 350 million years ago.
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Convicts
*It is estimated that by the time transportation ended in 1868, 40 per cent of Australia's English-speaking population were convicts.*A census taken in 1828 found that half the population of NSW were Convicts, and that former Convicts made up nearly half of the free population.
*In 2007, it was estimated that 22 per cent of living Australians had a convict ancestor.
*Convicts were not sent to Australia for serious crimes. Serious crimes, such as murder, rape, or impersonating an Egyptian were given the death sentence in England.
*Crimes punishable by transportation included recommending that politicians get paid, starting a union, stealing fish from a river or pond, embezzlement, receiving or buying stolen goods, setting fire to underwood, petty theft, or being suspected of supporting Irish terrorism.
* Alcohol- It has been reported that the first European settlers in Australia drank more alcohol per head of population than any other community in the history of mankind.
* Police force - Australia's first police force was a band of 12 of the most well behaved Convicts.
* Mass moonings - In 1832, 300 female Convicts at the Cascade Female Factory mooned the Governor of Tasmania during a chapel service. It was said that in a "rare moment of collusion with the Convict women, the ladies in the Governor's party could not control their laughter.
The arrival of the Lady Juliana at Sydney Cove.
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