Hallam Family History

39. John Hallam was born in Feb 1768 in Loughborough, Leicester, England, was christened on 16 Feb 1768 in All Saints, Loughborough, Leicester, England, and was buried in Loughborough, Leics.

John married Mary Blackshaw on 14 Feb 1788 in Long Watton, Leicester, England. Mary was born about 1768 in Long Watton Leics.

60 M i. Edward Hallam was born in 1788 in Loughborough, Leicester, England and was christened on 13 Nov 1788 in All Saints, Loughborough, Leicester, England.

+ 61 M ii. Thomas Hallam was born on 7 Feb 1791 in Prestwold, Leicester, England.

+ 62 M iii. John Hallam was born in 1792 in Markfield, Leics, died in 1890 at age 98, and was buried in Loughborough, Leics.

48. Thomas Hallam was born on 25 Oct 1772 in East Leake Nottinghamshire and died in 1841 at age 69.

64 M i. Thomas Hallam was born in 1808 in East Leake Nottinghamshire,, was christened on 3 Jul 1808 in East Leake Nottinghamshire, died on 4 Jun 1809 in East Leake Nottinghamshire at age 1, and was buried on 8 Jun 1809 in East Leake Nottinghamshire.

+ 66 F iii. Mary Hallam was born on 6 Sep 1811 in East Leake Nottinghamshire, was christened on 8 Sep 1811, and died on 13 Sep 1878 in Bradmore Nottingham at age 67.

67 F iv. Catherine Hallam was born on 5 Apr 1812 in East Leake Nottinghamshire.

68 F v. Susanna Hallam was christened on 25 Sep 1806 in East Leake Nottinghamshire.

49. Joseph Hallam was born on 10 Dec 1775 in East Leake Nottinghamshire and was buried on 24 Jul 1843 in East Leake Nottinghamshire.

+ 69 M i. Joseph Hallam was born on 31 Jul 1814 in East Leake Nottinghamshire and was buried on 27 Dec 1893.

+ 70 F ii. Elizabeth Hallam was born on 25 Feb 1810 in East Leake Nottinghamshire.

+ 71 M iii. Thomas Hallam was born on 17 Aug 1817 in East Leake Nottinghamshire.

+ 72 M iv. Henry Hallam was born on 17 Aug 1817 in East Leake Nottinghamshire.

73 M v. William Hallam was born on 11 Apr 1819 in East Leake Nottinghamshire.

74 M vi. John Hallam was christened on 1 Apr 1825 in East Leake Nottinghamshire.

75 F vii. Ann Hallam was born on 10 Jan 1812 in East Leake Nottinghamshire and was christened on 19 Jan 1812 in East Leake Nottinghamshire.

51. John Hallam was born on 14 Jul 1785 in East Leake Nottinghamshire and was christened on 24 Oct 1785 in East Leake Nottinghamshire.

76 M i. John Hallam was born on 11 Nov 1805 in East Leake Nottinghamshire, was christened on 13 Nov 1805 in East Leake Nottinghamshire, and died on 7 Apr 1819 in East Leake Nottinghamshire at age 13.

+ 77 M ii. Thomas Hallam was born on 7 Mar 1808 in East Leake Nottinghamshire and was christened on 13 Mar 1808 in East Leake Nottinghamshire.

78 F iii. Mary Hallam was born on 16 Aug 1810 in East Leake Nottinghamshire and was christened on 2 Sep 1810 in East Leake Nottinghamshire.

52. William Hallam was born on 1 May 1775 in East Leake, Nottinghamshire, was christened on 27 Mar 1778 in East Leake, Nottinghamshire., and was buried on 30 Jul 1857 in East Leake, Nottinghamshire..

+ 79 M i. William Hallam was born on 12 Dec 1807 in North East Leake, Nottinghamshire, was christened in 1807 in East Leake, Nottinghamshire, and died in 1893 at age 86.

80 F ii. Mary Hallam was born on 10 Jun 1799 in East Leake Nottinghamshire..

81 F iii. Jane Hallam was born on 15 Sep 1811 in East Leake Nottinghamshire..

82 F iv. Betty Hallam was born on 7 Dec 1800 and was christened on 17 Dec 1800 in East leake Nottingham England.

83 F v. Anne Hallam was born on 3 Dec 1802 and was christened on 21 Mar 1804 in East Leake Nottinghamshire.

54. Thomas Hallam was born in 1780 in East Leake, Nottinghamshire, was christened on 23 Oct 1780 in East Leake, Nottinghamshire, died in 1831 in Hobart General Hospital at age 51, and was buried in Hobart Tasmania.

General Notes: Transported to Tasmania for sheep stealing with his Half brother Joseph
These details are off the Tasmanian Convicts index
Convict Details
Convict Number 32270
Surname Hallam
Given Name(s) Thomas
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Ship Name Bussorah Merchant
Departure Port Downs
Departure Date 6/10/1829
Arrival Date 18/01/1830
Conduct Record CON31/19
Indent MM33/2
Description List CON18/1
Muster Roll
Other Records
Appropriation List CON27/4

87 M iv. Richard. Hallam was born on 25 Apr 1824 in East Leake Nottinghamshire.

57. Jane Hallam was born on 6 Jan 1799 in East Leake Nottinghamshire and was christened on 13 Jan 1799 in East Leake Nottinghamshire.

58. Joseph Hallam was born 7th Dec 1800 in Eastleake Nottingham England, was christened on 8 May 1807 in Eastleake Nottingham England, died on 14 Mar 1865 in Glenorchy Tasmania at age 64, and was buried in O'briens Bridge Tasmania. The cause of his death was apolyxia.

General Notes: Research Notes: Transported Bussorah Merchant Departed Downs 6 Oct 1829
Arrived 18 Jan 1830
Death Registration No. 4910 RGD 35

Convict Details
Convict Number 32268
Surname Hallam
Given Name(s) Joseph
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Ship Name Bussorah Merchant
Departure Port Downs
Departure Date 6/10/1829'
Arrival Date 18/01/1830
Conduct Record CON31/19
Indent MM33/2
Description List CON18/1
Muster Roll
Other Records
Appropriation List CON27/4

Noted events in his life were:

East Leake is a hamlet lying 8 miles to the South of the city of Nottingham and has been the home of various branches of the Hallam family since the thirteenth century.

Joseph married Maria Loach at East Leake Nottinghamshire and had two daughters by her Hannah and Marianne. He must have been very proud of Hannah as he had her name and birth date tattooed on his right arm.

On the first August 1829 Joseph and Thomas Hallam were both convicted of sheep stealing and sentenced to death. This was later converted to
transportation for life. While waiting for passage to Australia Joseph and Thomas were confined in a prison hulk where Joseph especially found it
difficult to adjust to his enforced confinement. His behaviour in the hulks was such that on the official records his conduct was noted as 'bad'.

Joseph (Convict No. 32268) and Thomas (Convict No. 32270) departed Downs on the Calcutta built 'Bussorah Merchant' on the 6th October 1829 bound for Tasmania with two hundred other male outcasts. After a fast passage of one hundred and four days dropped anchor in the Derwent River on the 18th January 1830. Joseph obviously became resigned to his fate on the voyage because it was reported in Hobart that his conduct on the voyage was 'orderly'.

After their arrival in Tasmania they were both assigned to Ambrose Boyd, a government officer and landowner at Glenorchy where Joseph was employed as a gardener.

By this time Thomas was very ill and later died here in hospital leaving a wife Mary and children.

Losing his only family in the colony and parted from his wife and daughters Joseph must have spent two or three lonely years dreaming of a reunion with his family. On the 16th August 1833 he applied to have them join him in his exile. His master certified to the Government that Joseph had the means of supporting them and undertook to see that they would not be any expense whatever to the Government. The Reverend Mr. Hookham of East Leake spoke on behalf of the applicant, effectively it seems, as some time in 1833 wife Maria and daughter Hannah arrived in the Colony.

Perhaps the excitement of having his family with him was too much for the formerly well behaved convict because on the 27th May 1833 his benefactor and master Ambrose Boyd found it necessary to lay a complaint about Joseph's disobedience and insolence. Joseph admitted his transgression which gained him an adverse mark on his conditional pardon.

A little over twelve months later on the 22nd. July 1834 the constable reported that Joseph had been absent from church the previous Sunday which cost him 2/6d in fines and another mark on his conditional pardon record.

Joseph's absence from church may have been occasioned by troubles with or concern for his wife's health for nine days later on the 31st. July 1834 she gave birth to their first son John. Two and a half years later on the 22nd. January 1837 another son Thomas was born. Their third son William Henry was born 28th July 1839. The family were Baptists but as there was at this time no Baptist Church in the Colony the children were baptised in the Anglican faith at St. Davids Church Hobart.

Josephs's convict record tells us that he was 5'9” which was quite tall for those times, that he had dark brown hair and beard and grey eyes.

In January 1837 Joseph was granted a ticket of leave which freed him from Government or assigned service and allowed him to choose his own employment but restricted his movements to within a tight area and required production of the ticket on demand and the carrying of identification at all times.

Joseph continued to stay on the right side of the law so that on 20th October 1841 he was at last granted a conditional pardon which gave him complete freedom within fixed geographical limits. Ten years later the confines of his pardon were further relaxed so that he could go anywhere save of course, leaving the colony.

In the early 1850's gold was discovered in Victoria so Joseph sons John and Thomas who were 18 and 15 at the time set sail on the 'Timbs' to try their luck. After working around Bendigo and Ballarat with little luck they returned home richer in wisdom and the ways of the world if not in gold.

Joseph and Maria settled in Glenorchy and did very well. We believe he ran a brickfield with Thomas Tilyard and had a hand in building many of the early homes in Glenorchy.

In 1857 when John was 23 and Thomas 20 they went into partnership and opened a small butcher's shop on the corner of Kensington Street and Main Road Glenorchy. Commencing in a small way the business quickly prospered and expanded until as well as a butchery it embraced a bakery, grocery and general store. As the Perseverance Stores it was the largest business north of Hobart.

Thomas was the first son to marry and when he gave his intention to marry he stated that his future wife Ruth Holly had only been residing in the colony for five years. Ruth was actually born in Wiltshire England and travelled to Tasmania on the “Louisa” in 1853.

John was the next to marry in 1859 and he stated that his intended bride was Eliza Mahala Wellard who had only been in the colony two months.

William Henry was the last to marry and he married Eliza Rosetta Wheatley at Brighton in 1862

In 1870 Thomas purchased 120 acres which was part of the Millbrook Estate at Glenorchy. As storekeepers and now farmers and orchardists J and T Hallam were important members of the Tasmanian business world.

The orchard at Millbrook cultivated apples pears apricots and pears and employed fifteen people full time but doubled that number in their peak times. The Cyclopedia of Tasmania tells us that in good seasons the apple crop alone averaged about 6000 bushels and these were exported to Melbourne, Sydney, England and on some occasions New Zealand. During the 1899 season, out of 527 cases of apples sent to London, 522 arrived in sound condition and netted, after defraying all expenses 218 pounds 18 shillings and elevenpence or the excellent average of eight shillings three and three quarter pence

Joseph Hallam died on the 14th March 1856 and was buried at O'Briens Bridge.
In 1870 Thomas purchased 120 acres which was part of the Millbrook Estate at Glenorchy. As storekeepers and now farmers and orchardists J and T Hallam were important members of the Tasmanian business world.

Joseph did not leave a will but Maria did. She left her orchard and land containing two and one half acres at Glenorchy to her youngest son William Henry Hallam. William Henry also received furniture and the family bible and album which was “usually being in or belonging to my drawing room”

Her granddaughter Annie Maria daughter of Thomas and Ruth received all belongings in her grandmothers bedroom. Her grandson William Joseph also received furniture. All residual real estate and possessions was split between her three sons, said granddaughter and grandson.
Witnesses to the will were Joseph Winch of Davy Street and John Brown of O'Briens Bridge.

Joseph married Maria Loach on 5 Aug 1822 in St. Mary's High Pavement East Leak Nottinham England, daughter of Thomas Loach and Hannah Whitt. Maria was born 11th Aug 1801 in East Leak Nottingham England, was christened 18th August 1801 in Gedling Nottinghamshire, died on 26 Sep 1886 in Glenorchy Hobart Tasmania at age 85, and was buried in O, Briens Bridge Tasmania..

Marriage Notes: Marriage Contract.
Joseph and Maria Loach were married at the Southwell Diocesan Record Office County House High Pavement.
Joseph was illiterate but Maria could obviously sign her own name.
Witnesses to the marriage were Josephs brother John And Joseph Burton.
Married by Goe Holcombe Rector.

+ 89 F i. Hannah Hallam was born on 11 Nov 1822 in East Leak Nottinghamshire England, was christened on 30 Nov 1828 in Eastleake Nottingham England, died on 7 Feb 1851 in Old Beach Tasmania at age 28, and was buried in O'briens Bridge Glenorchy.

90 F ii. Mary Ann Hallam was born 23rd June 1827 in EastLeak Nottingham England, was christened on 30 Nov 1828 in Eastleake Nottingham England, died in Jul 1829 in EastLeake Nottinghamshire at age 2, and was buried on 28 Jul 1829 in East Leake Nottinghamshire.

+ 91 M iii. John Hallam was born on 31 Jul 1834 in Glenorchy Tasmania, was christened on 12 Mar 1837 in St Davids Church Hobart, died on 13 Oct 1913 in Hobart Tasmania at age 79, and was buried on 14 Oct 1913 in Cornelian Bay Tasmania.

+ 92 M iv. Thomas Hallam was born on 22 Jan 1837 in Hobart Tasmania, was christened on 12 Mar 1837 in St Davids Church Hobart, died on 13 Jan 1906 in Hobart Tasmania at age 68, and was buried on 15 Jan 1906 in Cornelian Bay Tasmania.

+ 93 M v. William Henry Hallam was born on 28 Jul 1839 in Hobart, was christened on 28 Aug 1839 in Hobart, Tasmania, died on 23 May 1920 in Residence 'Malvern' Main Road Glenorchy at age 80, and was buried on 27 May 1920 in Cornelian Bay Tasmania.

94 M vi. Joseph Hallam was born in 1841 in Hobart Tasmania and died in 1841 in Hobart, Tasmania.

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