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121611
Surname: Major
First Name: William
Ship: Earl Grey 1838
Date: 1841 22 October
Place: Newcastle
Source: GG
Details: Apprehended after absconding from Major Crummer


172401
Surname: Major
First Name: William
Ship: Earl Grey 1838
Date: 30 October 1841
Place: Newcastle gaol
Source: State Archives NSW; Gaol Entrance Book, Item: 2/2020; Roll: 757
Details: Admitted to Newcastle gaol from Hyde Park Barracks after absconding. Returned to the Bench at Newcastle


172412
Surname: Major
First Name: William
Ship: Earl Grey 1838
Date: 2 November 1841
Place: Newcastle gaol
Source: State Archives NSW; Gaol Entrance Book, Item: 2/2020; Roll: 757
Details: Sentenced to 1 month on the treadmill for absconding. To be returned to service afterwards


173014
Surname: Major
First Name: William
Ship: Earl Grey 1838
Date: 19 August 1842
Place: Newcastle gaol
Source: State Archives NSW; Gaol Entrance Book, Item: 2/2020; Roll: 757 (Ancestry)
Details: Admitted to Newcastle gaol. Sentenced to 14 days in the cells for disorderly conduct


180200
Surname: Major
First Name: William
Ship: Earl Grey 1838
Date: 6 January 1846
Place: Newcastle
Source: Newcastle Court of Petty Sessions Letter Book
Details: Letter 46/1. Correspondence from Magistrate Richard Furlong re Major Crummer s assigned servant William Major and his release from the Newcastle lockup, his return to govt. service and his admission to Newcastle Hospital


180347
Surname: Major
First Name: William
Ship: Earl Grey 1838
Date: 15 March 1848
Place: Newcastle
Source: Newcastle Court of Petty Sessions Letter Book
Details: Re petition of William Major for a Conditional Pardon


176290
Surname: Major Little Dick (Indigenous) Brisbane Water
First Name: -
Ship: -
Date: 14 February 1835
Place: Brisbane Water
Source: Sydney Monitor
Details: Carbone Jemmy, Monkey, Whipemup, Major Little Dick, Leggemy, Tom Jones, and Litte Freeman, aboriginal natives, indicted for housebreaking and robbery at the house of Alfred Hill Jaques on 25 October 1834. Rev. Threlkeld interpreter. The attacked the house and kept throwing stones until they effected an entrance by a window, after which Mr. Jaques and his servant escaped but not till the servant had been speared. The natives gutted the house carrying off provisions, clothing etc. As the appearance of the prisoners had been much altered, their hair having been cut off in gaol, the identity of four of the prisonerss only was established. Carbone Jemmy, Whipemup, Tom Jones and Monkey found guilty and remanded. The other five were remanded on other charges


49646
Surname: Maker
First Name: -
Ship: -
Date: 1848 25 November
Place: Newcastle
Source: MM
Details: Horse 'St. John' racing at Newcastle racing ground


144324
Surname: Maker
First Name: Emily
Ship: -
Date: 1856 30 November
Place: Newcastle
Source: Register Book of Christ Church Cathedral, Newcastle. Baptisms p.62
Details: Daughter of James and Mary Maker. Baptism


94611
Surname: Maker
First Name: James
Ship: -
Date: 1852 18 September
Place: -
Source: MM
Details: G.W. Brooks giving notice that cattle running near the Big Swamp were purchased by him from James Maker


99816
Surname: Maker
First Name: James
Ship: -
Date: 1855 3 October
Place: Scotch Church Newcastle
Source: MM
Details: Marriage of James Maker to Miss Mary Maria, eldest daughter of Joseph Wagdon, saddler of Newcastle on 24 September. Officiating clergy Rev. James Nimmo


195834
Surname: Maker
First Name: James
Ship: -
Date: 5 June 1902
Place: Wallsend Cemetery
Source: NMH
Details: To the memory of James Maker who died February 1 1867 aged 52


144323
Surname: Maker
First Name: James and Mary
Ship: -
Date: 1856 30 November
Place: Newcastle
Source: Register Book of Christ Church Cathedral, Newcastle. Baptisms p.62
Details: Carrier. Baptism of daughter Emily Maker


207034
Surname: Maker
First Name: Sydney
Ship: -
Date: 13 January 1866
Place: Wallsend
Source: Newcastle Chronicle
Details: Coroners Inquest. Sydney Maker, age 6, died after being hit by a train on the Wallsend to Newcastle line. Train driver George Callow. Attended by Dr. John Pierce


116994
Surname: Makerow (McCroe)
First Name: John
Ship: Lady Kennaway 1835
Date: 1839 24 July
Place: Patrick Plains
Source: GG 1839
Details: Granted Ticket of Leave


112715
Surname: Makerston
First Name: -
Ship: -
Date: 1854 11 March
Place: Maitland
Source: MM
Details: John Alfred Doyle applied for a warrant to put him in possession of land at Makerston near Maitland (60 acres) held by Isaac Gorrick and George Randall as executors to the late Henry Reeves as tenants from year to year


43851
Surname: Makin (Meaker)
First Name: James
Ship: Henry Tanner 1834
Date: 1835 22 December
Place: Newcastle
Source: BB
Details: Assigned to Henry Fenwick. charged with cruelty to a dumb animal after he struck and killed a calf. Admonished and discharged


123947
Surname: Malborough House
First Name: -
Ship: -
Date: 1857 5 March
Place: Morpeth
Source: SMH
Details: Residence of James Taylor


197945
Surname: Malborough House
First Name: -
Ship: -
Date: 13 June 1875
Place: Church Street, Newcastle
Source: Newcastle Chronicle
Details: Marriage, at Christ Church Cathedral, Newcastle on Tuesday May 11th, 1875, by the Rev. Canon Selwyn, William Hobart, eldest son of F. J. Shaw Esq., J. P. of Hobart Place, Newcastle, to Helena Emma, eldest daughter of Henry Augustus Smith Esq., of Marlborough House, Newcastle


208005
Surname: Malcolm (Robertson) (obit)
First Name: Emma Elizabeth
Ship: -
Date: 4 October 1932
Place: Cooks Hill
Source: The Newcastle Sun
Details: The death occurred on Sunday night, at her home, 88 Darby-street, Cooks Hill, of a very old Newcastle resident, the late Mrs. Emma Elizabeth Malcolm, formerly Mrs. Robertson, at the age of 88 years. Mrs. Malcolm, who was born in London, came to Australia 76 years ago, and was a resident of Newcastle for 65 years. She had lived in Darby- street for 45 years. Her first marri- age was to the late John James Robertson, who was employed for many years as an engineer on the tug boats of the firm of J. and A. Brown, and latterly licensee of the old Galatea Hotel, Darby-street, Her second marriage was to the late Captain Samuel Q. Malcolm, who was for many years in the employ of the Government Dredge Department. She was the mother of Messrs. Edward, Ernest, Joseph, and Wallis Robertson, Mrs. Nesbit Roy, Mrs. James Mottram, Mrs. W. Hooey, Mrs. James Steel, and Mrs. Jeese Hannel, and step-mother of Mr. Edward Malcolm, Mrs. W. Stanton, and Miss Anne Malcolm. The interment took place in the Church of England portion of Sandgate cemetery this afternoon.