Grovenor Bullock, William ²

  General Notes:

Arrived in Sydney as convict (William Bullock) on the Guildford 6, on 5th March 1824. Came from Birmingham and was convicted at the Warwichshire Assizes on 5th April 1823 and given a life sentance- what for is not stated. He is described as an errand boy aged 19 yrs, height 5'3 1/2", with a fair complexion, flaxen hair, and hazel-grey eyes. (NSW State Archives Reel No 396)

Some time after his arrival he was assigned to a Mr. George Miller. On June 11th, 1824 Mr Miller requested permission to take William Bullock with him as a servant to the new settlement to be formed on Melville Island.

Colonial Secretary Index
BULLOCK, William. Per "Guildford", 1824
1824 Jun 11
On list of prisoners assigned (Fiche 3290; 4/4570D p.14)
1824 Aug 5
George Miller wished to take him to new settlement on North West Coast (Reel 6066; 4/1802 pp.9-10)

This was approved and William Bullock remained there until 1828. During his stay he was granted a ticket of leave in October 1825 and which Mr. Miller later confirmed with the colonial secretary. He was allowed to remian in the district of Windsor, where he was employed as a storekeeper at Wilberforce by Jo Anderson (NSW Census 1828)

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  Noted events in his life were:

• Occupation: Errand Boy, 1823, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom.

• Emigration: Guildford 6, 5 Mar 1824, Sydney.

• Occupation: Servant, Aug 1824, Melville Island.

• Occupation: Storekeeper, Dec 1828, Wilberforce, , New South Wales, Australia.

• Marriage, 1 Feb 1831, Wilberforce, , New South Wales, Australia.

• Ticket of leave cancelled & restored, Jul 1834. Ticket of leave cancelled for a very dishonest proceeding, and restored ... to prevent aprehended evil consequences to his young wife and children from his absence. He is certainly not an object for a conditional pardon.

• Occupation: settler, Nov 1836, Chain of Ponds.

• Occupation: Storekeeper, 1838, Gunning.

• Pardon: Conditional, 1 Jul 1839, Gunning.

• Sootout: Bushranger attack, 26 Jan 1840, Gunning.

• Occupation: Proprieter White Hart Hotel, 5 June1840, Gunning.

• Occupation: Steam Mill owner, 1850, Gunning.

• Occupation: Part-time Postmaster, 1854, Gunning.

William married Elizabeth Ann Reynolds, daughter of Richard Beale Reynolds and Sarah Elizabeth STERLING, on 14 Feb 1831 in St. Johns church, Wilberforce, , New South Wales, Australia ¹³⁴.^,135 (Elizabeth Ann Reynolds was born on 26 Jul 1813 in Wilberforce, , New South Wales, Australia ^134,136, christened on 29 Oct 1815 in St. Matthew's Windsor,¹³⁷ died on 10 Mar 1885 in Gunning ¹³⁸ and was buried on 12 Mar 1885 in Weslyan Church, Gunning Nsw.) The cause of her death was Apoplexy.