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Rachael Hoddy
Abt 1770 - Abt 1836 (~ 66 years)
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Name Rachael Hoddy [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13] Born Abt 1770 London, England 
Gender Female Trial Abt 1789 Old Bailey, London, England Occupation 1820 Hobart Town, Van Diemen's Land, Australia Van Dieman's Land was the original name of Tasmania. The name was Will 1836 Hobart Town, Van Diemen's Land, Australia Van Dieman's Land was the original name of Tasmania. The name was Died Abt 2 Apr 1836 Hobart Town, Van Dieman's Land, Australia [2, 4, 6] Buried 4 Apr 1836 Hobart Town, Van Diemen's Land, Australia Person ID I953 So Many Generations Last Modified 21 Feb 2021
Family 1 Isaac Williams, b. Abt 1758, Sedgley, Staffordshire, England , d. Bef 1806, Norfolk Island (Age ~ 47 years) Children 1. Sarah Hoddy, b. 19 Feb 1794, Norfolk Island , d. 22 Apr 1795, Norfolk Island (Age 1 years) [natural]+ 2. Thomas Williams, b. 5 Oct 1795, Norfolk Island , d. 24 Aug 1844, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (Age 48 years) [natural]+ 3. Hannah Williams, b. 6 Feb 1798, Norfolk Island , d. 19 Feb 1850, Ouse, Van Dieman's Land, Australia (Age 52 years) [natural]4. Elizabeth Williams, b. 6 Dec 1799, Norfolk Island , d. 21 Oct 1854, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (Age 54 years) [natural]5. Mary Williams, b. 2 Jul 1802, Norfolk Island , d. 11 Aug 1834, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (Age 32 years) [natural]6. Catherine Williams, b. 24 Jun 1804, Norfolk Island , d. 1857, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (Age 52 years) [natural]7. Harriet Williams, b. Abt 1805, Norfolk Island , d. 1808, Tasmania, Australia (Age ~ 3 years) [natural]8. John Williams, b. 1807, Norfolk Island , d. Yes, date unknown [natural]Last Modified 21 Feb 2021 Family ID F307 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Children + 1. William Henry Williams, b. 1813, Van Dieman's Land, Australia , d. 10 Sep 1888, Longford, Tasmania, Australia (Age 75 years) [natural]Last Modified 21 Feb 2021 Family ID F9883 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - Brief details of the trial are recorded in the Old Bailey SessionsPapers held at The Guildhall Record Office. No reference obtained.Supplied on 31 Dec 1996 by Tim Hoddy of London. 'Ann Hardiman andRachel Hoddy were indicted for feloniously stealing on 7th June 1788,a cloth coat value ten shillings, a velvet waistcoat value fiveshillings, a pair of leather breeches value six shillings, a man's hatvalue four shillings, a pairof leather shoes value twelve pence, apair of plated buckles value four shillings, a base metal knee bucklevalue twopence, a base metal tobacco box value twopence,and threeshilings monies numbered, the property of Nimrod Blampin. NimrodBlampin swore: On 7th June 1788 about eleven o'clock at night I metthe prisoner Hoddy in St James Park. Q. What were you doingthere? A. I was going home, I had been into Oxford Street. Q. Where do you lodge? A. In Gravel Lane. Q. So you took in StJames Park on the way? A. Yes. Q. You were drunk I suppose?A. I was not sober, nor I was not very drunk. I went home withHoddy. Q. Did you know her before? A. No, I gave her moneyfor Salmon and Beer for supper and then we went to bed. Q. Didyou undress yourself? A. Yes, I put my breeches under my head andthe rest of my clothes on my bed and my shoes, buckle and hat underthe bed. I waked about seven in the morning and found all my clotheshad gone and I was locked into the room. I could not tell what to do,I would have jumped out of the window but I could not get down. Ifound a poker in the room with which I broke open the door and asoldier that lodged in the room under lent me some clothes to go homein. He and I then went about to try and find my clothes but could notfind them. As I was going home I was told that the woman was taken.I went back and found the Prisoner Hardiman in custody, she ownedwhere Hoddy was and then Hoddy was brought to the office. Q. Youonly saw Hoddy the night before? A. No, I went with Hoddy to awomans where she had sold my shoes and hat, the Justice gave her theshoes and hat till the trial came on and she has since run away. Ifound all the other things and they were produced before the Justicesnext day. Q Was you sober enough to know Hoddy again think you?A. Yes. Q. Are you sure of that? A. Yes. ThomasHyndes, a Pawnbroker produced a pair of buckles and deposed that hetook them in pledge from the prisoner Hoddy. James Kember, aPawnbroker produced a coat, waistcoat and breeches and deposed that hetook them in of the prisoner Hardiman. James Pagan swore: I am aconstable. I had information of this robbery and apprehended theprisoners in two public houses. I found upon Hardiman, a tobacco box,two duplicates the keys of the room in which the man was locked, and ahalf crown, and fivepence and half pence. I found seven shillings anda penny half penny upon Hoddy which I gave to the landlord of thehouse for the things that were broke and rent that was owing. (Thethings were all deposed by the prosecutor) Hoddy Defence: This manwent home with me, he was so much in liquour he could scarce stand, hetold me to make away with the things for he had no money.Hardimans Defence I never saw the man, this young woman told me a manhad given her some clothes to pawn. I went with her to pawn them.Both Guilty Tried by the Second Middlesex Jury before Mr JusticeWilson. Note : The second Middlesex Jury were: Alex DonaldsonWilliam Christie John Wright John Richards William Edwards StephenStorace John Charlton William Evans Edward Charles Hayley GeorgeCatlin John Ludlam William Fear___________________________________ James McClelland - Book 23 -"Readable Names of All Convicts Arriving in Australia 1788 - 1793HODDY Rachael Convict P/S "Lady Julian" 1790 - S7 - Middlesex - 25June 1788 NB P/S=per ship; S7=Sentence 7 years___________________________________ Musters & Lists 1805 - 1806D0535 Woman from Sentence Expired Rachel Hoddy Off NB "Off" refers tobeing Off Stores or not in receipt of victuals___________________________________ Muster of Van Diemen's Land -1811 Ref 2816 Hbt Cnvt F Rachael Hoddy "Lady Juliana" Apr 1787Middlesex 7 years PRO v0707 AO0354 ___________________________________ Norfolk Island Embarkations to Van Diemen's Land 1807 - 18135th Embarkation - 3 Sep 1808 - City of Edingburgh(sic) for the DerwentRiver Rachael Hoddy and 6 children.The City of Edingburgh arrived inthe Derwent River 2 - 5 Oct 1808 (Ref: Shipping Arrivals andDepartures 1803 - 1833 Tasmania, Nicholson). courtesans_home_01http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=901214b8-35bf-4593-ac75-04ba84122a6d&tid=25008526&pid=265 The Life & Times of Rachel Hoddyhttp://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=document&guid=a615ae24-6cc9-462b-a8f6-21d0ac93d9d0&tid=25008526&pid=265 Mercury Articlehttp://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=e57ec233-4655-4cef-9215-2e1ffc5feb5a&tid=25008526&pid=265 'Lady Juliana'http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=6979f712-37e4-48f7-8a07-3703652d8050&tid=25008526&pid=265 Lady Julianahttp://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=c1753dc4-b38e-4f4d-9c7f-37abd2fa6b06&tid=25008526&pid=265 The Life & Times of Rachel Hoddyhttp://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=document&guid=fed0255a-b896-4cd0-b70e-65fc7db48801&tid=25008526&pid=265 scan0032 Rachel Hoddyhttp://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=3f66ed94-5974-4012-8459-6cfb09f05ce8&tid=25008526&pid=265 hoddy transcripthttp://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=2af5ec45-a877-4614-8103-880de13d7608&tid=25008526&pid=265 a018c105-465d-439a-9485-df336d1f2db9http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=document&guid=081b9065-740d-4c18-b1f0-92a9c3c77caa&tid=25008526&pid=265 Hoddy articlehttp://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=c0cafc47-d8d8-447b-bcfa-92cb89faf7cc&tid=25008526&pid=265 'Lady Juliana'http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=c06fa060-abfc-4268-a4dd-9f3320e55ad0&tid=25008526&pid=265 Mercury Articlehttp://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=33cb697f-27b1-4cc7-9f67-ac825d72ee80&tid=25008526&pid=265 Television documentary - TheFloating Brothelhttp://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=document&guid=fe74182d-d8ac-4b0a-a53e-b0c91ebd953e&tid=25008526&pid=265a34592b5-89d3-4bd2-920c-ac1e3f973ec4http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=document&guid=82404703-4b51-4783-a658-d1bf2b21e467&tid=25008526&pid=265cb1f2e9d-624f-450c-93fe-2c3a3f3e8e98http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=document&guid=bc803f20-2c05-4934-838a-d6730be84f7e&tid=25008526&pid=265 (Research):Norfolk Island Embarkations to Van Diemen's Land 1807 - 1813 5th Embarkation - 3 Sep 1808 - City of Edingburgh(sic) for the Derwent River Rachael Hoddy and 6 children. The City of Edingburgh arrived in the Derwent River 2 - 5 Oct 1808Ref: Shipping Arrivals and Departures 1803 - 1833 Tasmania, Nicholson).
- Brief details of the trial are recorded in the Old Bailey SessionsPapers held at The Guildhall Record Office. No reference obtained.Supplied on 31 Dec 1996 by Tim Hoddy of London. 'Ann Hardiman andRachel Hoddy were indicted for feloniously stealing on 7th June 1788,a cloth coat value ten shillings, a velvet waistcoat value fiveshillings, a pair of leather breeches value six shillings, a man's hatvalue four shillings, a pairof leather shoes value twelve pence, apair of plated buckles value four shillings, a base metal knee bucklevalue twopence, a base metal tobacco box value twopence,and threeshilings monies numbered, the property of Nimrod Blampin. NimrodBlampin swore: On 7th June 1788 about eleven o'clock at night I metthe prisoner Hoddy in St James Park. Q. What were you doingthere? A. I was going home, I had been into Oxford Street. Q. Where do you lodge? A. In Gravel Lane. Q. So you took in StJames Park on the way? A. Yes. Q. You were drunk I suppose?A. I was not sober, nor I was not very drunk. I went home withHoddy. Q. Did you know her before? A. No, I gave her moneyfor Salmon and Beer for supper and then we went to bed. Q. Didyou undress yourself? A. Yes, I put my breeches under my head andthe rest of my clothes on my bed and my shoes, buckle and hat underthe bed. I waked about seven in the morning and found all my clotheshad gone and I was locked into the room. I could not tell what to do,I would have jumped out of the window but I could not get down. Ifound a poker in the room with which I broke open the door and asoldier that lodged in the room under lent me some clothes to go homein. He and I then went about to try and find my clothes but could notfind them. As I was going home I was told that the woman was taken.I went back and found the Prisoner Hardiman in custody, she ownedwhere Hoddy was and then Hoddy was brought to the office. Q. Youonly saw Hoddy the night before? A. No, I went with Hoddy to awomans where she had sold my shoes and hat, the Justice gave her theshoes and hat till the trial came on and she has since run away. Ifound all the other things and they were produced before the Justicesnext day. Q Was you sober enough to know Hoddy again think you?A. Yes. Q. Are you sure of that? A. Yes. ThomasHyndes, a Pawnbroker produced a pair of buckles and deposed that hetook them in pledge from the prisoner Hoddy. James Kember, aPawnbroker produced a coat, waistcoat and breeches and deposed that hetook them in of the prisoner Hardiman. James Pagan swore: I am aconstable. I had information of this robbery and apprehended theprisoners in two public houses. I found upon Hardiman, a tobacco box,two duplicates the keys of the room in which the man was locked, and ahalf crown, and fivepence and half pence. I found seven shillings anda penny half penny upon Hoddy which I gave to the landlord of thehouse for the things that were broke and rent that was owing. (Thethings were all deposed by the prosecutor) Hoddy Defence: This manwent home with me, he was so much in liquour he could scarce stand, hetold me to make away with the things for he had no money.Hardimans Defence I never saw the man, this young woman told me a manhad given her some clothes to pawn. I went with her to pawn them.Both Guilty Tried by the Second Middlesex Jury before Mr JusticeWilson. Note : The second Middlesex Jury were: Alex DonaldsonWilliam Christie John Wright John Richards William Edwards StephenStorace John Charlton William Evans Edward Charles Hayley GeorgeCatlin John Ludlam William Fear___________________________________ James McClelland - Book 23 -"Readable Names of All Convicts Arriving in Australia 1788 - 1793HODDY Rachael Convict P/S "Lady Julian" 1790 - S7 - Middlesex - 25June 1788 NB P/S=per ship; S7=Sentence 7 years___________________________________ Musters & Lists 1805 - 1806D0535 Woman from Sentence Expired Rachel Hoddy Off NB "Off" refers tobeing Off Stores or not in receipt of victuals___________________________________ Muster of Van Diemen's Land -1811 Ref 2816 Hbt Cnvt F Rachael Hoddy "Lady Juliana" Apr 1787Middlesex 7 years PRO v0707 AO0354 ___________________________________ Norfolk Island Embarkations to Van Diemen's Land 1807 - 18135th Embarkation - 3 Sep 1808 - City of Edingburgh(sic) for the DerwentRiver Rachael Hoddy and 6 children.The City of Edingburgh arrived inthe Derwent River 2 - 5 Oct 1808 (Ref: Shipping Arrivals andDepartures 1803 - 1833 Tasmania, Nicholson). courtesans_home_01http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=901214b8-35bf-4593-ac75-04ba84122a6d&tid=25008526&pid=265 The Life & Times of Rachel Hoddyhttp://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=document&guid=a615ae24-6cc9-462b-a8f6-21d0ac93d9d0&tid=25008526&pid=265 Mercury Articlehttp://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=e57ec233-4655-4cef-9215-2e1ffc5feb5a&tid=25008526&pid=265 'Lady Juliana'http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=6979f712-37e4-48f7-8a07-3703652d8050&tid=25008526&pid=265 Lady Julianahttp://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=c1753dc4-b38e-4f4d-9c7f-37abd2fa6b06&tid=25008526&pid=265 The Life & Times of Rachel Hoddyhttp://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=document&guid=fed0255a-b896-4cd0-b70e-65fc7db48801&tid=25008526&pid=265 scan0032 Rachel Hoddyhttp://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=3f66ed94-5974-4012-8459-6cfb09f05ce8&tid=25008526&pid=265 hoddy transcripthttp://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=2af5ec45-a877-4614-8103-880de13d7608&tid=25008526&pid=265 a018c105-465d-439a-9485-df336d1f2db9http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=document&guid=081b9065-740d-4c18-b1f0-92a9c3c77caa&tid=25008526&pid=265 Hoddy articlehttp://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=c0cafc47-d8d8-447b-bcfa-92cb89faf7cc&tid=25008526&pid=265 'Lady Juliana'http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=c06fa060-abfc-4268-a4dd-9f3320e55ad0&tid=25008526&pid=265 Mercury Articlehttp://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=33cb697f-27b1-4cc7-9f67-ac825d72ee80&tid=25008526&pid=265 Television documentary - TheFloating Brothelhttp://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=document&guid=fe74182d-d8ac-4b0a-a53e-b0c91ebd953e&tid=25008526&pid=265a34592b5-89d3-4bd2-920c-ac1e3f973ec4http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=document&guid=82404703-4b51-4783-a658-d1bf2b21e467&tid=25008526&pid=265cb1f2e9d-624f-450c-93fe-2c3a3f3e8e98http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=document&guid=bc803f20-2c05-4934-838a-d6730be84f7e&tid=25008526&pid=265 (Research):Norfolk Island Embarkations to Van Diemen's Land 1807 - 1813 5th Embarkation - 3 Sep 1808 - City of Edingburgh(sic) for the Derwent River Rachael Hoddy and 6 children. The City of Edingburgh arrived in the Derwent River 2 - 5 Oct 1808Ref: Shipping Arrivals and Departures 1803 - 1833 Tasmania, Nicholson).
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Death date: 1836Death place: Hobart, Tasmania - [S681] Citation Text: Residence date: Residence place: New SouthWalesDeparture date: Jun 1789Departure place:.
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