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| Name | HATFIELD – George |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | Royal Marines Woolwich Division 16th Company |
| Regiment Number (s) | 5203 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 14th June 1828 / 22 years / Woolwich England possibly Blacksmith |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | Not yet known |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Embarked 3 years 10 months and 26 days |
| Length of Service | 9 years 9 months 5 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private/ 30th March 1839 / Woolwich Kent |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Not yet known |
| Pension Districts | 1850 Woolwich 1851-1855 Western Australia 1855-1888 Victoria |
| Pension Paid | £4/12/0 per annum |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 1st February 1851 Falmouth England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | MERMAID 15th May 1851 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 28th September 1806 Dewsbury West Riding Yorkshire England |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | HATFIELD William B 1784 Dewsbury Yorkshire England |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | BLAKELEY Sarah B 1784 Dewsbury Yorkshire England 1805 Dewsbury Yorkshire England |
| Siblings | William Edward B 1808 Dewsbury Yorkshire England Sarah Ann B 1810 Dewsbury Yorkshire England Henry B 1812 Dewsbury Yorkshire England Robert B 1816 Dewsbury Yorkshire England |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | HAWKINS Ann 1814 Devon England |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 2nd May 1839 Greenwich London England |
| Children by 1st Wife | Sarah B 1840 Woolwich Kent England D1842 Woolwich Kent England Elizabeth Caroline B 21st October 1841 Plumstead Common Lewisham Kent England M BALL Edward Abraham 13th April 1859 Prahan Victoria Australia D 1915 Victoria Australia William Edward B 20th January 1843 Greenwich Kent England M LAURIE Elizabeth 6th February 1868 Richmond Victoria D 3rd April 1931 Richmond Victoria bur 4th April 1931 Boroondara Cemetery Melbourne Victoria Henry Hawkins B 1845 Greenwich Kent England M BLOOD Emma 31st December 1871 Box Hill Victoria D 2nd November 1925 Box Hill Victoria George B 1847 Greenwich Kent England M CALVERT Alice Mayo 9th November 1869 Collingwood Victoria D 27th November 1912 Hawthorne Victoria bur 28th November 1912 Boroondara Cemetery Melbourne David B 1849 Woolwich Kent England M MASON Mary 7th April 1870 Richmond Victoria D 26th November 1911 Richmond Victoria Bur 28th September 1911 Boroondara Cemetery Melbourne Victoria Marin (Mary Ann) B 1851 Fremantle Western Australia M RENOUF Philip 7th April 1874 Richmond Victoria D 1900 Melbourne Victoria bur 30th June 1900 Boroondara Cemetery Melbourne (Not mentioned in the death notices for either Ann or George Hatfield and may not be their child) Susan Ann Maria B 1853 Fremantle Western Australia M JOYCE Thomas Caleb 24th November 1875 Richmond Victoria D 1941 Malvern Victoria |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | HAWKINS William |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | UNKNOWN Mary |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | 1853 Appointed as Night Warder to Convict Establishment – dismissed 24th July 1854 |
| Newspaper Articles | Inquirer 7th November 1855 – page 2 The Age (Melbourne Victoria) 14th June 1888 – page 1 – death notice and funeral notice The Age (Melbourne Vic) 1st September 1883 page 1 Death notice Ann Hatfield |
| Departure from Western Australia | 1st Nov 1855 Wife and 3 children to South Australia per “Vivid” |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 12th June 1888 Richmond Melbourne Victoria Boroondara Cemetery Kew Melbourne Victoria |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 10th August 1883 Kew Melbourne Victoria Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | 1829-1836 twice tried by Divisional Courts Martial – TNA ADM 157/672/8 and had received corporal punishment (150 lashes) Discharge due to a hernia 1831 British Royal Navy Personnel Records – a Private at Woolwich with the 16th Company 1841 Census – Plumstead Kent – HO 107, Piece 484, folio 19, page 22 George age 30, is living with his wife Ann age 25 and their one year old daughter Sarah at Farm Yard Plumstead and working as a blacksmith. Also living with them is the 25 year old George Hawkins a carpenter. (All ages are rounded.) After settling at Kew Melbourne George set up business as a blacksmith. Alex Kilroy the Surgeon Superintendent listed the children of George and Ann Hatfield as follows: William age 7 years Catherine age 9 years -?Elizabeth Caroline Henry age 6 years George age 4 years Richard age 2 years -? David |
