Julia (Hand) Taylor (abt. 1806)

Born about 1806 in Banden, Cork, Ireland

Descendants

Died [date unknown] in Hill End, New South Wales, Australia

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Convicts After the Third Fleet 1792-1868

Biography

Julia (Hand) Taylor was born in Ireland.

Julia (Hand) Taylor was a convict after the Third Fleet transported to New South Wales

Extracted from genealogy report of B. Wilson^[1]

Julia McCarthy arrived in Sydney as a convict on board the “Whitby” which sailed from Dublin on 18.2.1839 under Master Thomas Wellbank and Surgeon Superintendent John Kidd, arriving in Sydney 23.6.1839. SRNSW Reel 908. She arrived here using the name Judith Carthy. The indent records state that she was 33 years of age, illiterate, Roman Catholic, married with 2 children, 1 male and 1 female, native of County Cork and a needlewoman by trade. Tried in Cork September 1838 for “street robbery” and sentenced to 7 years transportation.

She was described as 5’.1/2” tall, with a ruddy complexion, sandy hair and grey eyes with diagonal scars under the corners of both eyebrows. She had married a Denis McCarthy or Carthy in 1830 in Ireland, her children were Honnora (Ann) born May, 1830 in County Cork. Ireland and Daniel born May 1833 County Cork Ireland. Honnora is believed to have been murdered by poisoning by a Thos. Nolan at Emu Creek Sheep Station NSW on 28.2.1873. Daniel was found guilty of Stealing at Bathurst on the 23 rd of October 1852 and sentenced to 2 years in goal he received a Colonial Ticket of Leave No 54 / 20 on the 27 th of February 1854 to remain in the District of Dungog. What happened to him after that is not known.

Julia’s early years in the colony were served at the Women’s Factory at Parramatta where on 28.8.1840 she gave birth to another daughter Julia, who was baptized at St Patrick’s Roman Catholic Church, Parramatta on 5.9.1840 the father’s name is registered as Martin. There is a record of an infant Julia McCarthy dying in 1842, parents unknown, this could be the same child.

There is a Ticket of Leave No 43/2662 dated 10.11.1843, written out in the name of Judith Carty allowing her to remain in the district of Campbelltown, this was altered on 3 occasions:-

• 1st Sydney 18.3.1845
• 2nd Sydney 8.10.1845 whilst in the service of a Mr Crane of Sussex Street.
• 3rd Camden 22.4.1846

Julia Taylor died on the 1.2.1875, aged 65 years (BDM No 9776) by drowning after falling from the embankment into the Pullong Dam at Hill End. She was buried at Tambaroora, Roman Catholic Cemetery near Hill End there is no headstone. On her death certificate her place of birth is County Cork Ireland, her father William Hand. Also living at Hill End at the time of her death were her two children George Richard Taylor and Ellen Walsh and their families.

A letter from her husband Richard dated 30.9.1850 from Narellan sent to his father in Burnley, England mentions that he has married a Julia Hand of Banden near Cork in Ireland and that he has 3 children Ellen 7 years old on “4th January next”, Anne 4 years old on the “9th of last April” and my son George is 12 months old of “November next”. He also mentions that he is now a “free man and have a piece of ground of my own on which I am building”.

From the Bathurst Times Feb 1875 - Fatal Accident at Hill End

The Times reports that an inquiry was held by the Coroner at the European Hotel on the 8th instant , on the body of Julia Taylor, aged sixty six years, who was drowned in Pullens Dam on Saturday night while on her way home from Town. From the evidence adduced it appears that the deceased had accompanied her son and daughter in law into town to do some shopping. On her daughter in law Mrs Taylor going into Hodgson's Store to make some purchases the deceased walked slowly on towards home , the road lying across Pullen;s Dam. This is a good dray road about ten feet wide , being the causeway between two dams. Mrs Taylor, after remaining ten minutes in Hodgsons Store accompanied by her husband and a friend Mr William Walsh followed the road Mrs Taylor had taken. On passing over the causeway no unusual sound was heard and it was concluded that the deceased had gone to her daughters house close by , where she was in the habit of often staying. On calling at the house however Mrs Taylor was not there: : neither was she at home when her son and daughter in law arrived and they trhen concluded she had gone to spend the night with a sick friend , when however John Pearce a miner was passing along the causeway on Sunday morning on his way to the Post Office he discovered a shawl floating on the water . On closer examination he found the shawl enveloped the body of a woman the head being under water. But unable alone to to drag the body to the top of the causeway he called for assistance and Richard Daley miner came to his aid,. Life was quite extinct Witnesses bore testimony that the deceased was sober on the night in question but as it was very dark she might have gone off the causeway and fallen into the dam. They returned a verdict of Accidental death

Note: The friend William Walsh was in fact the husband of Julia's daughter Ellen it was their house they went to looking for her

Sources

1. ↑ Genealogy Reports, TAYLOR Family, B. Wilson (quaama@hotmail.com), April 2015.

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