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William Carlow
b. circa 1800, d. 22 April 1858
Birth
William Carlow was born circa 1800 in Hargreave.1
Family life
William Carlow and Catherine Long were married on 13 January 1854 at Dandry Station in Coonabarabran.2,3,4
Children with Catherine Long (b. 1801, d. 9 January 1871)
| Daughter | Martha Carlow (b. 28 December 1838, d. 24 October 1919) |
| Daughter | Mary Ann Carlow (b. 1840, d. 1923) |
| Son | William Carlow (b. 3 June 1842, d. 1903) |
| Son | John Carlow (b. circa 1847, d. 6 February 1872) |
| Daughter | Ellen Carlow (b. 14 June 1849, d. 1906) |
Residence information
William Carlow emigrated on 12 September 1821 from Yarmouth, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom. He was a convict transported aboard the convict ship Mary. He had been sentenced to hang but this was commuted to transportation for life. His crime was burglary along with John Orams. James Hurrell was acquitted.1 He immigrated on 23 January 1822 to Sydney, New South Wales, Australian Colonies, at Port Jackson.1
Involvement in crime
William Carlow was assigned to Rev Samuel Marsden in February 1822 in Parramatta, New South Wales, Australian Colonies.1 He was granted his conditional pardon in 1838.1,5 Her spouse, in Sydney, New South Wales, Australian Colonies, on 26 February 1862. The minister who performed her first marriage 35 years earlier was called, but was unable to identify her. Moses Powell deposed that he had known her for forty years and knew her to have had three children with her first husband, a man named Grimes. Her defence counsel (Mr Moffat) asked him one devastating question: were you present at the marriage to Grimes? Upon Powell's answer of no, Moffat successfully argued that Catherine had no case to answer because no proof of a first marriage had been presented to the court. She got off on a technicality.6
Working life
- In 1850 William Carlow was a superintendent at Dandry Station in Coonabarabran. The licensed occupant was James Evans1
- In 1855 William Carlow was a grazier at Dandry Station in Coonabarabran.1
Death
William Carlow died on 22 April 1858 in Coonabarabran.1 He was buried on 23 April 1858 in Coonabarabran.1 He had his estate probated on 6 July 1858 at Dandry Station in Coonabarabran.7
Memorial
There is a memorial to William Carlow at Dandry Station Cemetery in Coonabarabran, New South Wales, Australia. Follow this link for information and images of his memorial.
Citations
- [S530] "RR: The Founders by Rod Warnock", June 2005, Rod Warnock (Kilaben Bay NSW); Fleming Family History Archive, Sydney.
- [S611] NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages, Index to NSW Marriages, (Registry of BDM.)
- [S1391] Marriages, The Maitland Mercury, 25 Jan 1854.
- [S1404] Marriage Certificate, William Carlow and Catherine Long, 13 Jan 1854, Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages, NSW. Vol 100 No 96.
- [S1403] Pardons, The Colonist, 30 Jun 1838.
- [S1395] Central Police Court, Sydney Morning Herald, 26 Feb 1862.
- [S1392] Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction, NSW Gazette, volume 92, 6 Jul 1858, number 1047.
| Last Edited | 1 July 2022 |