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     Julia Jane Bigwood was born in 1870 at Oatlands, Tasmania, Australia. She was the daughter of James Bigwood and Sarah Harriet Blake.

     Margaret Ellen Bigwood was born in 1868 at Hamilton, Tasmania, Australia.¹ She was the daughter of James Bigwood and Sarah Harriet Blake.

     Her married name was Clarke. Mary Jane Gladys Bell married Thomas Augustus Clarke, son of Richard Alexander Clarke and Ella Maud Alice Rowland, in 1910.¹ Mary Jane Gladys Bell died on 6 September 1965 at Queenstown, Tasmania, Australia.

     (?) Billet was buried. (?) Billet lived. (?) Billet was born circa 1807 at Norfolk Island. (?) Billet was the child of Convict Jacob Bellette and Convict Ann Harper.

     Her married name was Lyon. Miriam Winifred Billett was born in March 1911 at Tasmania, Australia. She married Norman Francis Lyon, son of William Arthur Lyon and Christina Mary Wise, on 1 September 1932 at Burnie, Tasmania, Australia. Miriam Winifred Billett died on 14 September 2001 at Burnie, Tasmania, Australia, at age 90. She was buried on 17 September 2001 at Burnie, Tasmania, Australia.

     Samuel Billett was born in 1831 at Clarence Plains, Tasmania, Australia. He married Ann Bellett, daughter of George Bellett and Jemina Larsom, in 1855 at Spring Bay, Tasmania, Australia.

     Her married name was Moles. Adeline Jane Billing married Leslie Alfred Moles, son of Alfred Isaac Moles and Hydra Tatnell. Adeline Jane Billing was born on 23 March 1905. She died on 24 October 1982 at age 77.

     Martha Billsdon was also known as Patty. Her married name was Getliffe. She was born on 9 April 1862 at Braunston, Rutland, England. She was the daughter of Thomas Billsdon and Susannah (?) Martha Billsdon was a Warehouse Hand on 3 April 1881. She lived on 3 April 1881 at 20 Harding Street, Leicester All Saints, Leicester, Leicestershire, England. She married John Thomas Getliffe, son of Private Richard Getliffe and Elizabeth Gardner, on 25 December 1884 at Leicester, Leicestershire, England. Martha Billsdon lived on 5 April 1891 at 47 Leire Street, Belgrave, Leicestershire, England. She died in 1924 at 9 Marfitt St, Leicester, Leicestershire, England.

     Her married name was Bonney. Alice May Bilson was born between 1865 and 1887. She married George Atkins Bonney, son of Thomas Bonney and Janet Bartleman, on 21 February 1901 at Irishtown, Tasmania, Australia. Alice May Bilson died in 1952.

     Horace Leslie Bilston was born on 22 September 1897 at Heywood, Victoria, Australia. He married Hilda May Dent, daughter of Micah Edmund Dent and Harriet Emily Patterson, on 1 July 1925 at Portland, Victoria, Australia. Horace Leslie Bilston died on 1 December 1973 at Geelong, Victoria, Australia, at age 76.

     Her married name was Jenkins. Joan Binney was born on 2 July 1921 at Rotherham, Yorkshire, England. She married Richard Jenkins, son of Richard Jenkins and Florence Crompton Unsworth, in September 1946 at Croydon, Surrey, England. Joan Binney died on 25 December 2001 at Durban, South Africa, at age 80.

     Her married name was Moore. Anne Birchall was born on 17 August 1832 at Sorell, Van Diemen's Land, Australia. She was christened on 17 August 1832 at Sorell, Van Diemen's Land, Australia. She was the daughter of Convict John Birchall and Susannah Harper Bellett. Anne Birchall married Edward Moore on 4 February 1857 at Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. Anne Birchall died on 14 August 1886 at age 53.

     Catherine Birchall was born in 1877 at Sorell, Tasmania, Australia. She was the daughter of Edward Birchall and Margaret Jane Iles.

     Edward Birchall was born in 1834 at Sorell, Van Diemen's Land, Australia. He was the son of Convict John Birchall and Susannah Harper Bellett. Edward Birchall married Margaret Jane Iles in 1857 at Sorell, Tasmania, Australia.

     Edward William Birchall was born in 1874 at Sorell, Tasmania, Australia. He was the son of Edward Birchall and Margaret Jane Iles.

     George Birchall was born on 4 April 1820. He was the son of Convict John Birchall and Susannah Harper Bellett. George Birchall died on 16 July 1896 at age 76.

     John Birchall was born in 1812. He was the son of Convict John Birchall and Susannah Harper Bellett.

     Convict John Birchall was born in 1768 at Chester, Cheshire, England. He was baptized on 6 May 1779 at Woore Hollows, Shropshire, England. He was convict on 23 October 1802 at Chester, Cheshire, England,A native of Woore, married with four children. He was the son of James and Elizabeth Birchall, tenant farmers of Woore Hollows. One of five children, he was baptised at Woore on May 6th 1779.

Birchall was tried at the City of Chester Pleas of Sessions on October 23rd, 1802, for the theft of five pounds' worth of goods, the property of Thomas Benbow and for breaking gaol on October 31st 1802. He was retaken in London on April 24th 1803.

At his trial he was acquitted of theft but sentenced to death for breaking gaol. He was reprieved and sentenced to transportation for life. Gaoled in Chester Castle, he was transported to the Captivity, a hulk moored at Portsmouth. He is mentioned in the Hobart musters of 1810, 1818, 1819 and 1823. He was granted a conditional pardon in June of 1810 and freed in 1818. Granted 55 acres of land at Pitt Waters, he purchased 400 acres in 1819 and employed seven servants. A further 433 acres were added to his property in 1831. He contracted to supply the commissariat and the military with large quantities of grain and meat.

He married Sussanah Bellett on October 24th,1809. She was the daughter of a Jacob Bellett, a First Fleeter from Norfolk Island. They had nine children between 1812 and 1819. Their eldest son, James, the first native-born white child, married Sarah Reardon the daughter of a neighbour, Bartholomew Reardon who was also a First Fleeter.

Birchall acted as a district constable for the Pitt Water district until 1819. He built a schooner which he used to carry passengers and goods across the lagoon between Pitt Water and the opposite bank.

He was absent from work for five months in 1806 and stole a dog. For these misdemeanours he received 500 lashes. In 1818 he was tried for beating a prisoner but there was insufficient evidence to convict him. Later in 1818 he was removed from his duties as a constable.


Listed as Burchall (Fiche 3262; 4/438 pp.6, 11) in the index to land grants in Van Diemen's Land; 1819-22; 1823

From Colonial Secretary Index, 1788-1825:- BIRCHALL, John. Per "Calcutta", 1803. He arrived 1803 in Hobart, Van Diemen's Land, Australia
from England on the convict transport ship 'H.M.S. Calcutta'. He married Susannah Harper Bellett, daughter of Convict Jacob Bellette and Convict Ann Harper, on 24 October 1809 at Hobart, Van Diemen's Land, Australia. Convict John Birchall died in 1860 at Pittwater, Tasmania, Australia. He was buried on 9 May 1860.

     John Birchall was born in 1817. He was the son of Convict John Birchall and Susannah Harper Bellett. John Birchall died on 18 December 1870.

     Samuel Christopher Birchall was born in 1860 at Sorell, Tasmania, Australia. He was the son of Edward Birchall and Margaret Jane Iles.

     Sarah Jane Birchall was born in 1864 at Sorell, Tasmania, Australia. She was the daughter of Edward Birchall and Margaret Jane Iles.

     Susan Birchall was born in 1867 at Sorell, Tasmania, Australia. She was the daughter of Edward Birchall and Margaret Jane Iles.

     John Birchill was born in 1818. He married Ann Garth, daughter of James Garth and Mary Harper Bellette, in 1840 at Hobart, Van Diemen's Land, Australia. John Birchill died in 1870 at Launceston, Tasmania, Australia.

     Alan Charles Bird was also known as Federal MP. He was born on 28 September 1905 at Launceston, Tasmania, Australia. He was the son of William Joseph Bird and Elsie Mary Craw. Alan Charles Bird married Phyllis Gardiner, daughter of Edith Trounce, on 1 November 1936 at Northcote, Victoria, Australia. Alan Charles Bird died on 26 July 1962 at Northcote, Victoria, Australia, at age 56.

     Albert Edward Bird was an Engraver and Etcher. He married Alice Walmsley at Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. Albert Edward Bird was born on 15 August 1846 at Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.¹ He was the son of William Bird. Albert Edward Bird immigrated in December 1869 on the ship 'Lincolnshire'from to Australia from England.

Brought to Australia to run professionally as "Champion Long Distance Runner of England."¹ He died on 14 February 1916 at age 69.

     Alexander Bird was born on 16 April 1883.¹ He was the son of Albert Edward Bird and Alice Walmsley. Alexander Bird died on 4 December 1883.

     Alexander Bird died on 14 October 1985. He was born on 14 October 1985 at Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

     Her married name was Fox. Alice Dobede Bird married William Dudley Fox, son of William John Fox and Mary Ellen Elizabeth Bladon. Alice Dobede Bird was born in 1866 at Newton Solney, Derbyshire, England. She married William Dudley Fox, son of William John Fox and Mary Ellen Elizabeth Bladon, in 1889 at St George, Hanover Square, London, England.

     Private Arthur William Bird was a Master Mariner. He married Elsie Laura Price, daughter of George James (Tom) Price and Ida Elizabeth Davies. Private Arthur William Bird married Rose Marley. Private Arthur William Bird was born on 12 September 1912 at Kyabram, Victoria, Australia. He was the son of James Thomas Bird and Maria Louise Meredith. Private Arthur William Bird served in an unknown place between 28 January 1942 and 1 October 1945. He died on 31 July 1983 at Dunally, Tasmania, Australia, at age 70.

     Dorothy May Bird was born on 29 January 1927 at Victoria, Australia. She was the daughter of George William Henry Bird and Mabel Isabel Wise. Dorothy May Bird died on 11 December 1957 at Moorabin, Victoria, Australia, at age 30.