Henry Hawkins (1822 - 1903)

Born 1822 in England, United Kingdom

Husband of Ann (McGrath) Hawkins — married 30 Nov 1854 in Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Descendants

Died 9 Mar 1903 at about age 81 in Perth, Western Australia, Australia

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Biography

Henry Hawkins was a convict after the Third Fleet transported to Swan River Colony

Henry was the son of Alfred Hawkins, a farmer.^[1]

On 31 December 1850 Henry Hawkins (alias Joshua Lovelock) pleaded guilty to stealing 8 heifers and 2 oxen. He was convicted at Devizes and sentenced to 10 years transportation to the Swan River Colony in Western Australia.^[2]

He came to Western Australia as a prisoner on the William Jardine, arriving on 4 August 1852.^[3][4]

Henry married Anne McGrath on 30 November 1854.^[5]

Henry passed away on 9 March 1903 at Perth, Western Australia. Henry is buried at Karrakatta Cemetery.^[6]

Research Notes

He was a bricklayer. He employed sixteen Ticket of Leave men at Mason's timber station, Canning 1855-1875 and possibly two sawyers at Collie in 1875 and 1876.^[1]

Henry died on 9 March 1903 in Perth.^[7] His cemetery record has his year of death wrong.^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} The Bicentennial dictionary of Western Australians, pre-1829-1888. [compiled by Rica Erickson], https://www.friendsofbattyelibrary.org.au/bicentennial-dictionary
2. ↑ Dorset County Chronicle, Published: Thursday 09 January 1851, County: Dorset, England, Page: 3, Retrieved online 14 June 2023 at https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/
3. ↑ https://fremantleprison.com.au/history-heritage/research/convict-database/ HAWKINS, Henry, 1273, 1 Aug 1852, William Jardine, Alias: LOVELOCK Joshua, Date of Birth: 1822, Marital Status: Unmarried, Occupation: Bricklayer, Sentence Date: 31 Dec 1850, Sentence Place: Devizes, Wiltshire, England, Sentence Period: 10 years, Ticket Leave Date: 1 Oct 1853,Conditional Pardon Date: 5 Jul 1856, Comments: At Collie, 1876
4. ↑ Convict Transportation: "Western Australia, Australia, Convict Records, 1846-1930"
   State Records Office of Western Australia; Perth, Australia; Convict Records; Reel Number: FCN42; Reference Number: ACC 128/40-43
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry au Record 60668 #34858 (accessed 14 July 2023)
   Name: Henry Hawkins; Birth Date: abt 1822; Age: 30; Arrival Date: 1 Aug. 1852; Vessel: William Jardine.
5. ↑ Marriage: "Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950"
   Western Australian Pioneer Index, 1841-1905; Registration Number: 760
   Ancestry au Record 1780 #5588238 (accessed 14 July 2023)
   Henry Hawkins marriage to Anne Magrath in 1854 in Perth, Western Australia.
6. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (no image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #207217882 (accessed 14 July 2023)
   Memorial page for Henry Hawkins (1821-9 Mar 1903), citing Karrakatta Cemetery and Crematorium, Karrakatta, Nedlands City, Western Australia, Australia (plot: Anglican DC 0103); Maintained by Kathy A (contributor 48215744).
7. ↑ WA Death Index 1903/1936, Age: 82
8. ↑ Metropolitan Cemeteries Board, https://portal.mcb.wa.gov.au/name-search/ns-detail/?id=8cfd1d06-f61c-ec11-b6e7-00224814c2d3