Free Settler or Felon
Convict and Colonial History




Dungog District Residents 1820s - 1840s

1820s


Berwick, George. Convict arrived per Prince of Orange in 1821

Byrne, Edward. Convict arrived per Earl St. Vincent employed by John Hooke in 1828

Campbell, Dougall. Arrived per Fly in 1818. Waterman employed by John Hooke in 1828

Casey, Michael. Convict per Brampton assigned to Duncan Forbes Mackay in 1828

Cox, John. Convict per Marquis of Huntley. Assigned to John Hooke in 1828

Day, Thomas Convict per Mangles assigned to John Hooke in 1828

Doyle, Patrick. Convict per Mangles assigned to John Hooke in 1828

Gorton, Joseph. Free settler apprenticed to A.A Co. Arrived 16/5/1827 on Marquis of Anglesey

Hatton, Benjamin. Convict per Ocean. Employed by John Hooke in 1828

Hooke, John. Granted 2560 acres of land at Dungog 1828. Bonago

Mackay, Duncan Forbes. Arrived free per Orpheus in 1826

Maroney, John . Convict per Isabella employed by Duncan Forbes Mackay in 1828

Murray, Thomas. Convict per Mangles assigned to John Hooke in 1828

Pearsall, Samuel. Convict per Albion. Assigned to Duncan Forbes Mackayy in 1828

Spetch, William. Convict per Hercules assigned to Duncan Forbes Mackay in 1832

Wood, John. Convict per Prince Regent employed by John Hooke as overseer in 1828

Wood, Patrick. Convict per John Barry assigned to Duncan Forbes Mackay 1828

1830s


Archer, George. Convict per Waterloo. Assigned to Crawford Logan Brown in 1837

Baddam, Benjamin. Convict arrived per Eliza in 1828. Died in 1838

Baker, Edward. Convict per Lady Harewood. Granted Ticket of leave in 1835

Barry, John. Convict per Calcutta; assigned to Crawford Logan Brown in 1837

Brady, Patrick. Convict per Royal Sovereign assigned servant 1838 to John Verge

Brown, Crawford Logan. Landowner

Burrows, James. Convict per Asia. Assigned to Crawford Logan Brown in 1832

Campbell, Donald. Landowner

Canham, John. Convict per Asia. Assigned to Crawford Logan Brown 1837

Carroll, John. Convict arrived per Calcutta

Carroll, Maurice. Convict arrived per Lady McNaughton 1835

Chapman, Mathew. Landowner.The Grange

Chitty, Robert. Arrived per Sophia. Convict assigned to Matthew Chapman

Clanvane, John. Arrived per Larkins. Convict assigned to Matthew Chapman 1832

Daley Patrick and wife Jane Fahey with four children arrived per Lady McNaughten 1838 overseer for John Hooke and Capt Thomas Cook

Dollair, Joseph. Convict per Waterloo assigned to Donald Campbell

Edwards, John Arrived 1836 overseer to convicts on Camyr Allyn

Ellis, Henry.  Arrived John Barry 1836. Assigned to Duncan Forbes Mackay in 1837

Fry, Thomas. Convict per Norfolk assigned to Crawford Logan Brown in 1838

Gallaghan, Bryan.  Arrived per Ferguson. Convict assigned to Matthew Chapman1832

Gray, James. Convict per Planter assigned to Crawford Logan Brown in 1832

Harris, William. Arrived per Portland. Convict assigned to Crawford Logan Brown in 1832

Hay, James. Convict per Lady Harewood, Assigned to Maj. Benj. Sullivan, Williams River,1831

Hazlegrove, William. Convict per Adrian assigned to Duncan Forbes Mackay1832

Hill, William. Convict per Isabella. Assigned to Crawford Logan Brown in 1838

Holmes, Hirum. Convict per James Pattison. Bushranger with William Atkinson. Assigned to Duncan Forbes Mackay 1838

Ivory, Thomas. Arrived per Ferguson. Convict assigned to Duncan Forbes Mackay 1832

Lawler, James. Convict per Andromeda. Assigned to Duncan Forbes Mackay 1832

McDonald, Magnus. Convict per Parmelia. Assigned to John Verge1837

McFadden, James. Convict per Heber assigned to Donald Campbell 1838

Minham, James. Convict arrived per Phoenix. Assigned to Matthew Chapman 1832

Phelan, Patrick. Convict arrived per Captain Cook. Assigned to Matthew Chapman 1832

Reardon, Thomas. Convict per Heber assigned to Donald Campbell 1838

Russell, John Thomas. Convict per Recovery 1836. Born Lambeth C1814. Issued ToL passport 1844 on recommendation of Dungog Bench

Stock, John. Convict per Recovery assigned to Duncan Forbes Mackay  1838

Marsh Benjamin Landowner

Verge, John. Landowner. Architect

Wells, James. Convict per Hercules assigned to Matthew Chapman 1832

Wootton, David. Convict per Prince George assigned to Crawford Logan Brown in 1838

1840s


Abbott, Thomas. Chief Constable - Law and Order

Andrews, James MacBrayne. Magistrate

Atkins, Joseph. Convict per Portsea Ticket of leave Dungog 1845

Bannister, Ralph. Convict per Exmouth. Ticket of leave for Dungog 1842

Barnett, George. Resided on Dowling farm. Died in 1844

Burley, William. Convict arrived per Prince Regent. Resided on Dowling farm in 1844

Carlton, James 1845

Combron, Richard. Convict per Mary Ann; Ticket of leave Dungog 1845

Cotterell, Samuel. Convict per Barossa. Ticket of Leave Dungog 1845

Dowling, Vincent. Son of Sir James Dowling

Egan (Eagan) Edward b 1816 Clonmel County Tipperary.Transported for Life 1834 on the Blenheim.

Griese, Heinrich arr. 1849 settled on Camyr Allyn as Vet for Charles Boydell

Handratty, Arthur, Convict per Mangles 5 (alias Robert Hauratty alias Johnston) St Leonards District Dungong, 1841)

Hanna, Thomas. Auctioneer, poundkeeper

Heales, Joseph. Arrived per England. Stockkeeper assigned to Matthew Chapman 1840

Lyall, Christopher. Convict per Lloyds. Ticket of leave 1842

Macarthur, Donald Gordon. Clerk of Petty Sessions

Mackay, John - Settler

McIntyre, Margaret. Convict per Surry. Ticket of Leave Dungog 1845

McKinlay, Ellar McKellar. Medical superintendent arrived per Portland in 1840

OBrien, John. Convict per Parkfield 1839. Punished in Dungog 1844

Quin, Dennis. Convict per Waterloo. Ticket of Leave Dungog 1844

Redman, Samuel, Free Settler, Arrived Francis Ridley in 1849. Postmaster

Redman, Hannah Maria, wife of Samuel Redman, was a nurse /midwife assisting Ellar McKellar McKinlay

Ross, George. Convict per John Barry . Ticket of leave Dungog 1845

Shirley, John. Convict arrived per Surry. Assigned to Matthew Chapman in 1840

Smith, Andrew. Convict per Lady McNaughton. Ticket of Leave Dungog 1845

Turner, Susannah: Bounty Immigrant/Free Settler, arr 5 Oct 1841 per William Turner; Brought to Australia by Alexander Campbell to work for John Cory at his property Coryvale

Verge, George. Landowner

Vine, Gorsham. Convict per Earl Grey. Ticket of leave Dungog 1844

Wade, William. Free settler on the James Pattison. Arrived 8/2/1840

Walsh, John. Convict per Pekoe. Ticket of leave Dungog 1844

Waters, Michael. Convict per James Laing. Ticket of leave 1845

Woodbridge, Alice. Wife of John

Woodbridge, John. Convict per England; Ticket of leave Dungog 1842

Notes and Links

1. Plan showing settlers at Paterson - National Library of Australia Digital Maps

2. Detail of Plan of Part of the area between Paterson, Hunter and Williams River - National Library of Australia Digital Maps

3. Rambles in New South Wales

4. An Historical and Statistical Account of New South Wales - John Dunmore Lang

Ferdinand Anley Matthew Chapman John Hooke John Mann Benjamin Sullivan Alexander McDuff Baxter James Dowling John Lord Alexander Park Charles Boydell Francis Gibbes John McIntyre Joseph Rookin John Verge Crawford Brown Grayson Hartley Duncan Mackay Major Smeathman Charles Windeyer Henry John Lindeman George Townshend Lawrence Myles Early Hunter Valley Settler Map 3