An address was published in The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser on 1 February 1831 by the landholders and free inhabitants of the Illawarra to George Sleeman, resident magistrate of Illawarra. Lieutenant George Sleeman was removed from his post as magistrate in the Illawarra to become police magistrate at Campbelltown. The landholders and free inhabitants wished to express their sense of loss at Mr Sleeman’s removal and thank him for his prompt assistance received under his directons from the soldiers and mounted police under his command. They further wish Mr Sleeman health and happiness.
It eventuated that Sleeman’s stint at Campbelltown was short lived as on the 20 April 1831 the Colonial Secretary, Alexander McLeay, announced that Lieutenant George Sleeman was to return to the Illawarra as magistrate. He remained in that position until September 1832.
The full article is here. A note at the end of the list of names states that the named persons comprise the sum total of the district not including soldiers, mounted police and constables. Names are listed in the order that they appeared reading down by column. Spelling is as it appears in the document, there are some obvious errors. An alphabetical list with brief notes follows.
The 1828 and 1841 censuses provide information on the inhabitants of the Illawarra but other sources, such as this and other published lists, help to fill in the gaps between official records.
The landholders and free inhabitants:
| C. O’Brien | William McAnelly | Edward Corrigan | George Bates | Charles Burdock |
| James Farmer | Thomas Dundon | John James | Charles Renny | Patrick Farroghrr |
| Henry Osborn | James Piarce | Matthew Smith | Benjamin Rixion | Francis Quilty |
| Rev. Thomas S. Kendall | John Smith | John Cunningham | John Rixion | David Dillon |
| Alfred Elyard | Christopher Lidwidge | John Reed | Christoher Echlin | Owen Meehan |
| George Tate | Humphrey George | Thomas Ditton | Richard Mallon | Samuel Walton |
| George Brown | Garret Donnelly | Jeremiah Finn | James Mitchell | Edward Aldrus |
| John George Richardson | James Donnelly | Robert Crothers | John McKelly | Lawrence Timmonds |
| C J. Smith | Philip Hughes | John Burgess | Thomas O’Brien | John Hunter |
| John Ritchie sen. | Thomas Priest | George Morgan | Thomas Coapley | Lawrence Dunn |
| John Ritchie jun. | Daniel McKay | James Halpin | Edward Turner | William Wilson |
| William Ritchie | Montagne Grover | Edmond Burke | Benjamin Blundon | Matthew Conroy |
| William Chippendale | Richard Brooks jun. | Nicholas Hollaghan | John Robins | James Conroy |
| Charles Whitehead | Michael Hindmarsh | Matthew Ryan | Peter Howell | James Galaghan |
| James Williamson | Robert Patterson | Hugh McKenna | John Burnett | David Smith |
| Henry Thom | Cornelius Wollagban | Thomas Hiatt | Richard Rourke | William Thomas |
| William Edworthy | William Neal | Michael Callaghan | Robert Simpson | Thomas Baker |
| Thomas Smith | John Divine | Thomas McGuire | Charles Connor | William Quigley |
| Edward Doyle | William Swan | Richard Dunn | James Neal | Michael Stack |
| William Cooper | Hugh Kenedy | William Hughes | John Jackson | Thomas Ryan |
| John Sullivan | John Kenedy | James Kearns | Dennis Donnavan | William West |
| William Denny | William Bristow | William Prior | John Hore sen. | John Chard |
| George Taylor | William Blackman | Jeremiah Smith | John Hore jun. | Thomas Chard |
| George Wilson | George Storan | John Burch | William Rogan | Thomas Oatley |
| John Broker sen. | Lawrence Moore | John McGrath | Edward Swan | James Hicks |
| John Broker jun. | Thomas Martin | Patrick McNinny | William Fry | James Walsh |
| Edward Harrigan | David Edwards | Patrick Hayes | Samuel Fry | William Rose |
| James Brooker | Thomas Kain | Patrick Scott | Wilham Warnham | Edward Whittual |
| Henry Hart | David Knowland | John Emmery | Henry Thorp | |
| James Martin | Martin Larkin | William Davis | Edward Birmingham |
Alphabetical List
Abbreviations:
BC – Born in colony
CF – Came free
CP – Conditional pardon
FS – Free by servitude
TL – Ticket of leave
Sources:
Organ, Michael & Doyle, Peter & Illawarra Family History Group (1987). Illawarra residents 1828 & 1841. Illawarra residents 1828 : extracted from the census of New South Wales November 1828 & Index 1841 Census of the Illawarra (2nd ed). Illawarra Family History Group, Wollongong [N.S.W.]
New South Wales Government. 1828 Census: Householders’ returns [Population and Statistics, Musters and Census Records, Census, Colonial Secretary] . Series 1273, Reels 2551-2552, 2506-2507. State Records Authority of New South Wales. Kingswood, New South Wales, Australia.
New South Wales Government. 1841 Census: Householders’ returns and affidavit forms. CGS 1281, Reels 2508-2509. State Records Authority of New South Wales. Kingswood, New South Wales, Australia.
New South Wales Government. Births, Deaths and Marriages
New South Wales Government. Land Registry Services
Stewart, Alexander & Organ, Michael (1987). Reminiscences of Illawarra. Illawarra Historical Publications, Woonona [N.S.W.]
Trove – various newspapers
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