JILLETT, Robert
alias ELSTON, Thomas
alias JILLET/JELLITT/JELLIT, Robert
alias GILLETT/GILLET, Robert
: labourer, Kingston-upon-Thames, ENG: convicted burglar, escaped;
: shoemaker, Plymouth, ENG; convict - Newgate prison, Prudentia (Hulk),
: transported convict, Sydney, Norfolk Island, Van Diemen's Land
: shipowner, Sydney, NSW ??
: labourer. Norfolk Island,NSW
: butcher, Campbell St., Hobart, TASMANIA
: farmer, Hobart, York Plains and Back River, TASMANIA
b~1760 Kingston upon Thames
m1 unknown wife's name and had issue: five children, names and sexes unknown
tried 1795, Lent Assizes, Surrey, for theft on 17MAR1795 [PRO:ASSI 35/235/7] stransportation for 7 years placed on Fortunée hulk , Langston Harbour
13 APR1795, escaped, apprehended East Smithfield 26DEC1796, held Newgate Goal on suspicion of having returned from
transportation before his time tried 11 JAN 1797 Old Bailey, London, England [The Times, 12JAN1797] s 11JAN1797, Death [AJCP PRO Reel 2731]
Note in Newgate records ,"Is an old offender escaped lately out of Ilchester Goal where he was committed for a burglary - he broke open the house of Mr Trecothie at Addington in Surrey [AJCP (PRO HO 26/5) Reel 2731] res24FEB1797 to Life [AJCP PRO 420] , held Newgate Goal, transferred to Prudentia Hulk, Woolwich, Lower Thames 27SEP1797 em20OCT1798 Hillsborough Lower Thames,
l 20DEC1798 from Portsmouth, ENGLAND perHillsborough, arrived 26JUL1799, Sydney, NSW
tried 09APR1803, Sydney, NSW for theft of 177lbs salted pork from H M Stores [Sydney Gazette, 10APR1803] sDeath
rep 13APR1803 [Sydney Gazette 17APR1803]
left 21APR1803, for Norfolk Island [Sydney Gazette 24APR1803]
per Buffalo, arrived 17 days later, rep Capt Rhodes, Alexander, whaler
left 14FEB1808 arr 01MAR1808, Hobart Town, VDL (TASMANIA) perLady Nelson
m208APR1812 (widower) at St. David's, Hobart, TAS (1812:103)
d 03NOV1832 @ 72 - at Back River, TAS
i 09NOV1832 St. David's, Hobart [1832:1209], tombstone inscription St. Peter's, Oatlands TAS, [Probate: 1844, Bk2, p162, No262] {JBJ}
to Creamer, Elizabeth (widow of Thomas Bradshaw)
daughter of William & Elizabeth Creamer, one of eight children born 1766-1784
b~1775, Milton Bryan, Bedford, ENGLAND
m1 BRADSHAW, Thomas, 1795, Shambrook, Bedford cWarwick Assizes 31MAR1798 s transportation for life, held Stanislaws Hulk, Woolwich em 20OCT1798 Hillsborough Lower Thames, l 20DEC1798 from Portsmouth, ENGLAND perHillsborough, arrived 26JUL1799, Sydney, NSW a 26JUL1799, Sydney per Hillsborough
and had issue: two daughters in England, before she left on the Hillsborough.
F William Creamer B 29/10/1738M 14/10/1765 D 11/12/1804
M Elizabeth Creamer B 20/1/1744
G.F William Creamer B 11/11/1710 M 30/3/1730 D
GM Ellen Clark B 1710 D 29/6/1762
GGF William Creamer B 27/2/1681 M 11/4/1710 D 1751
GGM Frances Robinson B 1682 D 1723
GGGF William Creamer B 7/1/1661
GGGm Elizabeth Norman B 1658
GGGGF John Creamer B 1634 M 7/2/1657D 1712
GGGGM Mary Gurney B 1635 D 1712
GGGGGF John Creamer B 1602 M 16/10/1627
GGGGGM Agnes Day B 1602
GGGGGGF William Creamer B 1572
GGGGGGF John Day B 1575
M Elizabeth Creamer B 20/1/1744
G.F William Creamer B 11/11/1710 M 30/3/1730 D
GM Ellen Clark B 1710 D 29/6/1762
GGF William Creamer B 27/2/1681 M 11/4/1710 D 1751
GGM Frances Robinson B 1682 D 1723
GGGF William Creamer B 7/1/1661
GGGm Elizabeth Norman B 1658
GGGGF John Creamer B 1634 M 7/2/1657D 1712
GGGGM Mary Gurney B 1635 D 1712
GGGGGF John Creamer B 1602 M 16/10/1627
GGGGGM Agnes Day B 1602
GGGGGGF William Creamer B 1572
GGGGGGF John Day B 1575
Generational Chart of Elizabeth Creamer The family can be traced back to 16th Century
Robert Jillett - His Lineage
This information was sourced by Joan Jillett from photocopies taken from the Surrey Marriages and Births………………and provided in a letter dated 1994 to Dianne Struthers.
“Robert Jillett was not born in Surrey, neither was he married there, nor his 5 children born there. T am enclosing a photostat of the Surrey Marriages and Births. He was 72 when he died in 1832 so he would have been born about 1760, even 59 or 61 if his age was given correctly when he died. It took me hours and hours to take out the information from the Marriages and Births. I think that perhaps his parents were there for some time, and also his grandparents. Kent would be the best place to look for his family, I think. One of his daughters, at Back River, grew hops. I thought he might have known something about growing them, and Kent was known for the growing of hops. Seven Oaks, which is in Kent is a known name.
The phostat came from the Geneological Society here. I am not a member, and I can’t get over there either, it is across the other side of the Derwent somewhere. But I think most Gen Socs. Have copies of the Marriages and Births for the counties of England, so if you got in touch with someone in the Brisbane Society, they might be able to look to see if he was born in Kent or married or whatever. “
Great Grandparents of Robert Jillett George Gillet and Elizabeth Gillet
Children 16 Nov 1672 George Gillett all born in Headley
14 July 1675 Katherine Gillet
10 Mar 1681 John Gillet
31 Mar 1684 Thomas Gillet (Grandfather of Robert)
6 June 1688 Sarah Gillett
Grandparents Thomas Gillet31 May 1684 Married Mercy
Children 14 Feb 1706 Elizabeth Gillett All born in Headley
18th Sep 1708 Thomas Gelitt
26th Oct 1710 Mercy Gillett
22 Apr 1713 George Gillet (He married Elizabeth Taylor)
29 Nov 1714 Edward Gillett
17 Oct 1715 William Gillet
30 Aug 1718 Alice Gillet
18 Apr 1720 Mary Gillet
5 Feb 1723 Robert Gillet(Robert’s father)
20 July 1727 Edward Gillet
20 Sep 1730 Ann Gillet
Parents Robert Gillet married Susan, had a daughter Margaret. Then married Margaret
Children 29 Aug 1756 Thomas Jillet
1760 Robert
4 Dec 1763 John born Kingston-on-Thames - Married Martha Horrod They had 7 children.
The spelling of the surname would have been the result of the person who was writing the names at the time. Often it was the clergy who had learnt to write, and they recorded names as they thought they were spelt. This causes a great deal of confusion when trying to research.
This information was sourced by Joan Jillett from photocopies taken from the Surrey Marriages and Births………………and provided in a letter dated 1994 to Dianne Struthers.
“Robert Jillett was not born in Surrey, neither was he married there, nor his 5 children born there. T am enclosing a photostat of the Surrey Marriages and Births. He was 72 when he died in 1832 so he would have been born about 1760, even 59 or 61 if his age was given correctly when he died. It took me hours and hours to take out the information from the Marriages and Births. I think that perhaps his parents were there for some time, and also his grandparents. Kent would be the best place to look for his family, I think. One of his daughters, at Back River, grew hops. I thought he might have known something about growing them, and Kent was known for the growing of hops. Seven Oaks, which is in Kent is a known name.
The phostat came from the Geneological Society here. I am not a member, and I can’t get over there either, it is across the other side of the Derwent somewhere. But I think most Gen Socs. Have copies of the Marriages and Births for the counties of England, so if you got in touch with someone in the Brisbane Society, they might be able to look to see if he was born in Kent or married or whatever. “
Great Grandparents of Robert Jillett George Gillet and Elizabeth Gillet
Children 16 Nov 1672 George Gillett all born in Headley
14 July 1675 Katherine Gillet
10 Mar 1681 John Gillet
31 Mar 1684 Thomas Gillet (Grandfather of Robert)
6 June 1688 Sarah Gillett
Grandparents Thomas Gillet31 May 1684 Married Mercy
Children 14 Feb 1706 Elizabeth Gillett All born in Headley
18th Sep 1708 Thomas Gelitt
26th Oct 1710 Mercy Gillett
22 Apr 1713 George Gillet (He married Elizabeth Taylor)
29 Nov 1714 Edward Gillett
17 Oct 1715 William Gillet
30 Aug 1718 Alice Gillet
18 Apr 1720 Mary Gillet
5 Feb 1723 Robert Gillet(Robert’s father)
20 July 1727 Edward Gillet
20 Sep 1730 Ann Gillet
Parents Robert Gillet married Susan, had a daughter Margaret. Then married Margaret
Children 29 Aug 1756 Thomas Jillet
1760 Robert
4 Dec 1763 John born Kingston-on-Thames - Married Martha Horrod They had 7 children.
The spelling of the surname would have been the result of the person who was writing the names at the time. Often it was the clergy who had learnt to write, and they recorded names as they thought they were spelt. This causes a great deal of confusion when trying to research.
Voyage to Sydney in the ship Hillsborough, 1798-1799 and a description of the colony / [by] William Noah
Book
Bib ID2900049
FormatBook, Online - Google Books <http://books.google.com/books?printsec=frontcover&vid=ISBN0908120184>
AuthorNoah, William, 1754-1827
DescriptionNorth Sydney, N.S.W. : Library of Australian History, 1978. 83p., 1 leaf of plates ; 21cm.
ISBN0908120184 :
Full contentsIncludes list of convicts on board the Hillsborough.
NotesVoyages from Great Britain to New South Wales by convict ships, 1798-1799: Hillsborough (Ship). Diaries. Facsimiles (ANB/PRECIS SIN 0407593) Index. Includes bibliographical references.
Book
Bib ID2900049
FormatBook, Online - Google Books <http://books.google.com/books?printsec=frontcover&vid=ISBN0908120184>
AuthorNoah, William, 1754-1827
DescriptionNorth Sydney, N.S.W. : Library of Australian History, 1978. 83p., 1 leaf of plates ; 21cm.
ISBN0908120184 :
Full contentsIncludes list of convicts on board the Hillsborough.
NotesVoyages from Great Britain to New South Wales by convict ships, 1798-1799: Hillsborough (Ship). Diaries. Facsimiles (ANB/PRECIS SIN 0407593) Index. Includes bibliographical references.
