George CHESHIRE

   Another name for George was George CHESHER.

  General Notes:

George CHESHER was granted one of the first portions of land at Kelso after the crossing of the Blue Mountains. About 1838 George bought a property in the Hobbys Yard area and named it "Teasdale Park". His sons owned more land and kept Inns in the area. (Exerpt from the Blayney Shire Pioneer Register.)

NOTE: This section of the Cheshire family (later spelt Chesher) were associated with the bushrangers, and in particular John Vane (bushranger) who associated at "Cheshers", the local watering hole (the Cheshire's hotel), where they drank with other local bushrangers.
All of the Cheshire children, Thomas, William, George (Jnr), John, Ann and Donald were first cousins to John Vane. George Chesher (Jnr), John McKellar, James Burke, and John Vane faced the Bathurst Criminal Court on 24th September, 1865, charged with ROBBERY UNDER ARMS, but the case was dismissed.
On the 16th April, 1864, Donald Chesher was charged, found guilty, and sentenced to 5 years hard labour, for his part in receiving stolen banknotes, which were part of the ransom from the Henry Keightley raid at Dunns Plains. Donald was at Bathurst when he was caught with the money as he was buying goods for the "Ben Hall Gang". Donald had a special coded note which listed what he had to buy.

The police had been harassing the Chesher's at every turn in the road, and they were unable to venture out, because of the continued watching by the police or their informers.
Name now spelt as Chesher.

Also convicted of horse stealing
He sailed from Sydney on the "Marion Watson", arriving in VDL 12 October 1838.
It is not known where George spent his final year in Van Diemans Land, however, the Shipping Intelligence column of the Launceston Examiner on 9th September 1848, lists George Cheshire boarding the Brig "William" on 8th September 1848. He was then Free by Servitude
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The following was extracted from State Records New South Wales.

CHESHIRE, George
1818 May 9
On list of new settlers recently sent to Bathurst who are to receive land on the north bank of the Macquarie River (Fiche 3266; 9/2652 p.42)
1818 Oct 24
On return of horned cattle issued from the Government Herds between 8 May 1814 and 9 Jan 1819; donation to encourage agricultural pursuits at Bathurst (Reel 6048; 4/1742 p.46); one cow issued to from the Government Herds at Bathurst as donation to encourage agricultural pursuits (Reel 6031; 4/7028A p.145)
1819 Jun 16
Settler, Bathurst district (Reel 6048; 4/1742 pp.310-22)
1821
Signatory to petition from settlers at Bathurst re having their grain received into the Stores (Fiche 3041; 4/1828 No.16); statement of grain they wished to deliver (Reel 6065; 4/1798 p.109)
1821 May 24
Store receipts of for fresh meat (Reel 6051; 4/1748 p.166)
1822
Signatory to memorials of settlers at Bathurst praying that their grants be confirmed without alteration and that some forest ground be located as a common (Reel 6065; 4/1798 pp.123, 127)
1822 Mar 30
Juror at inquest on William Maybrow held at Bathurst (Reel 6021; 4/1819 p.449)
1822 Jun 25
Of Bathurst. Re assignment of Government servant (Reel 6065; 4/1798 p.147)
1822 Dec 31-1823 Sep 30
On lists of persons to whom convict mechanics have been assigned (Fiche 3296; X53 pp.41, 57, 72)
1823 Sep 2
Juror at an inquest held before Thomas Hawkins at Bathurst Plains into the death of Peter Bray (Reel 6017; 4/5783 pp.426-7)
1823 Dec
Animal food received from. On return of animal food delivered to the Bathurst Stores, 12 Apr 1822 to 2 Dec 1823 (Reel 6017; 4/5783 p.492)
1824 May 29
Of Bathurst. Deposition re murders committed supposedly by natives (Reel 6065; 4/1799 p.39)
1824 Oct 11
On return of grain in the possession of settlers and other private individuals in the District of Bathurst (Reel 6065; 4/1800 p.187)
1824 Oct 30; 1825 Oct 29
Two lambs and two rams sold to Cheshire from the Government flock at Bathurst (Reel 6031; 4/7029A pp.173, 346)
1825 Jan 31
Convict discharged to him from Bathurst during Jan 1825 (Fiche 3300; 4/1916.1 pp.3-4, 7-8)

  Research Notes:

Helen Reichenbach confirmed baptism date with
Baptism Certificate #300, Vol 4

LDS has his birth as 1 MAR 1794, not Nov.

  Noted events in his life were:

• Occupation: Farmer.

• Religion: Church of England.

George married Christiana MILLER on 20 Apr 1824 in Richmond, , New South Wales, Australia.¹¹¹ (Christiana MILLER was born on 17 Nov 1807 in , , , Scotland,¹¹² died on 7 Sep 1864 in Bathurst, , New South Wales, Australia ¹¹³ and was buried on 8 Sep 1864 in Bathurst, , New South Wales, Australia.). The cause of her death was died of cancer.

  Marriage Notes:

Married at the St Peters, Richmond