William Tisdell (1812 - 1885)

Born 9 Apr 1812 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom

Husband of Catherine (Scott) Tisdell — married 20 Mar 1840 in Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia

Descendants

Died 10 Jun 1885 at age 73 in Taree, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

William Tisdell was a convict after the Third Fleet transported to New South Wales

From Staffordshire, England, found himself coming under the long arm of the law, his crime..robbing his Master, his punishment..Life imprisonment & Transportation to the Colony of New South Wales."^[1]

Birth: 09 Apr 1812 in Brierley Hill, West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England Former Convictions: 1831 in Sentence-1 Month, Verdict- Prison and hard labour, 14 days in Tried at: solitude for Robbery. Offence - Theft of watch. 23 Jul 1833 in Stafford Assizes Transportation: 08 Jul 1834 in Convict aboard the "Susan" -1 Employment: Bet. 1836–1837 in Goat Island Sydney Harbour on chain gang Employment: Assigned to Major Archibald Clunes Innes at Port Macquarie Occupation: Bet. 1850–1885 in Carpenter, Farmer, Builder, Undertaker, Gravedigger Burial: 10 Jun 1885 in Woola Woola Cemetery, New South Wales Death: 10 Jun 1885 in Taree, New South Wales

Physical Description: Cast outward in the left eye, small scar outer corner of the left eyebrow, round scar back of the left ear, blue scar over right eyebrow, woman on upper, W T on lower left arm, anchor & 11 dots back of the left hand. blue ring fourth finger of the same, Blue ring on the fourth finger of the right hand, a scar back of the little finger of the same, scar inside the lower right arm.

Trade or Calling: CabinetMaker and Upholsterer Sentence: Life Source: Convict Indent, Historical Papers, NSW BDM Historical Index, Death Certificate Offence: Robbing his master Complexion: Ruddy Death Ref. No:: 10632/1885 Education: Reads and Writes Colour of Eyes: Light Hazel Colour of Hair: Brown Height: 5'4"

Nationality: English Shared Facts: Scott, Catherine Marriage: 20 Mar 1840 in St Thomas, Macquarie County, New South Wales Marriage Ref. No:: 1840 Children: Tisdell, James William Tisdell, Ann Catherine Tisdell, John Charles Tisdell, Alexander David Tisdell, Eliza Tisdell, Thomas Henry Tisdell, Margaret Tisdell, Catherine Tisdell, William

Individual Summary: Tisdell, William Sex: Male Father: Tisdell, James Mother: Cole, Ann

A convict at Lake Innes. William Tisdell began his life in England; he was born on 9th April 1812, the son of James Tisdell and Ann Cole. William was baptised on 26th April 1812 at Brierley Hill, Staffordshire England. Research shows it is possible he had a sister named Elizabeth Tisdell. William was apprenticed to James Bayley of Tipton, Staffordshire to learn the trade of cabinetmaking. At the Staffordshire Assizes on 23rd July 1833, he was convicted of robbery. He had one prior conviction in 1831. At the time of his first offence, William would have been 19 years of age.

Reel 715, Reel 827, CO? 15 Re: William Tisdale (Tisdall) Register of Convicts Application to Marry 1837 -1851 p.135 Name. Age. Ship. Sentence. / Condition. William Tisdall 27 Susan Life Bond Catherine Scott 23 Came Free The usual engagement having been entered into by the Assignee of Tisdall. Date of Permission: 22 January 1840 Clergyman: The Reverend John Cross. Port Macquarie.

Aboard the "Susan" the ship's surgeon spelt his name "Teasdale" and treated William for epilepsy which he had suffered since injuring his back some years before. (A chest of drawers falls on him.) Williams' Death Certificate states the cause as "Stricture of the intestines 5 weeks".

"In a book titled 'The Struggle Against Isolation: a History of the Manning Valley' by John Ramsland, William Tisdell is listed as a buyer of a town allotment in the first sale at Taree 12.12.1854. (page 48) and on page 128 William & Catherine are mentioned as parents who sent their children to the Church of England School at Taree, the teacher being Ann Mary Parker.

Sources

1. ↑ Entered by Laurie Kidd.

• NSW BDM Marriage Reg. No’s. 689/1840 V1840689 24B and 119/1840 V1840119 44B, of TISDELL OR TISDALL, WILLIAM, and SCOTT, CATHERINE, registered at ‘CK’ [Church of England, Port Macquarie, St Thomas (Co. Ayr)]
• New South Wales Birth, Death & Marriage Historical Indexes.
• Research for The Tisdell Family books written by DM Edwards 2007@2008
• The Digital Panopticon William Tisdall, British Transportation Registers, 7th March 1834, Record ID btr5187 (https://www.digitalpanopticon.org/life?id=btr5187). Version 1.1, consulted 19th January 2019.
• The Digital Panopticon William Tisdall, NSW Convict Applications to Marry, Record ID nam7912 (https://www.digitalpanopticon.org/life?id=nam7912). Version 1.1, consulted 19th January 2019..
• Convicts on the transport ship Susan - 1834 from the Convict Stockade website at: http://www.historyaustralia.org.au/twconvic/Susan+1834
• Details for the convict William Tisdall (1834) from the Claim a Convict website at: http://www.hawkesbury.net.au/claimaconvict/convictDetails.php?convictId=83066
• William Tisdall, one of 300 convicts transported on the Susan, 07 March 1834 from the Convict Records database at: https://convictrecords.com.au/convicts/tisdall/william/5187
• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 15 July 2019), memorial page for William Tisdell (9 Apr 1812–10 Jul 1885), Find A Grave Memorial no. 162834825, citing Woola Woola Cemetery, Kolodong, Mid-Coast Council, New South Wales, Australia ; Maintained by Stombell (contributor 48335209)
• "The Evenden Journey" , Quoted from "The Tisdell Family, a Jigsaw of Connections" by Dianne M Edwards

• "NSW Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages, 1788-1970" .[1]
  Death: Name, Reg. Number/Year, Father's Name, Mother's Name, District
  DIED 10/06/1885 - TISDELL WILLIAM - 10632/1885 - AGE 73 YEARS / DIED TAREE - TAREE.

• "Australian Cemeteries Index" .[2]
  Family Name - Given Names - Birth - Death - Age - Details - Cemetery - Row, Plot
  Tisdell - William - 9 Apr 1812 - 10 Jul 1885 - 73 - son/James & Ann (Cole); b. Brierley Hill, West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England; h/Catherine (Scott) - Woola Woola NSW.

Acknowledgments

• Thanks to Laurie Kidd for starting this profile.