John Llewelyn Roberts
Born 1798 - ?
Died 15 June 1832 (Hobart)
Father John Roberts
Married Judith Harward (1814) - born 1781 died 1857
Children
John Roberts born 9 November 1810
Caroline Roberts born 1 October 1812, died 1 September 1890
Edward Llewelyn Roberts born 26 April 1815 (London?) died 5 December 1891 (London)
Elizabeth Roberts born 20 July 1817, died 1883
Robert Roberts born 3 October 1819
William Arthur Roberts born 6 September 1826 - birth notice has mother Jane? https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD32-1-1-P113
Frederick Delerim Roberts born 23 September 1828 (Hobart)
Henry Llewelyn Roberts born 8 March 1831 birth notice has mother Jane - https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD32-1-1-P206
From his Son's Henry Llewelyn Roberts Death Notice
The deceased was the son of the late John Roberts, who was present at the battle of Waterloo in 1815, being employed in the commissariat department.
Eight years later he (John Roberts) came to Hobart with his wife and family, and was chief clerk in the commissariat department here.
Arrived in Sydney aboard the ship "David Shaw" in 1818 from London - ? with his wife and family and at least 3 brothers
1823 he came to Hobart - he was in NSW Commissariat prior to moving to Hobart and working in the Tasmanian Commissariat. His death notice has his occupation as Brewer..
The deceased was the son of the late John Roberts, who was present at the battle of Waterloo in 1815, being employed in the commissariat department.
Eight years later he (John Roberts) came to Hobart with his wife and family, and was chief clerk in the commissariat department here.
Arrived in Sydney aboard the ship "David Shaw" in 1818 from London - ? with his wife and family and at least 3 brothers
1823 he came to Hobart - he was in NSW Commissariat prior to moving to Hobart and working in the Tasmanian Commissariat. His death notice has his occupation as Brewer..
Burial
Relocated to Cornelian Bay Cemetery
His wife Judith's remains was moved from St Davids to Cornelian Bay Cemetery (Roberts Vault in ???
Cornelian Bay cemetery was opened in 1872 after the four in-town cemeteries were condemned as health hazards. Some, but not all previous graves were moved to Cornelian Bay.
Relocated to Cornelian Bay Cemetery
His wife Judith's remains was moved from St Davids to Cornelian Bay Cemetery (Roberts Vault in ???
Cornelian Bay cemetery was opened in 1872 after the four in-town cemeteries were condemned as health hazards. Some, but not all previous graves were moved to Cornelian Bay.
Story of an Assigned Convict
Ann Wilson, sentenced to Life following conviction of ‘Larceny of Person’ in Middlesex, arrived in Van Diemans Land on the ship Morley
in 1820 when she was 22 years old. She became a difficult young woman in the convict settlements of Hobart, Launceston and inland over the next 16 years.
She was assigned to 21 masters over the years and caused them a lot of grief which led her to being charged with 32 offences – many served in cells in solitary confinement, bread and water for 7 to 14 days, in stocks for hours and wearing an iron collar.
19/6/1832 Working for Mrs Roberts, “Drunk at the time her Master, John Llewellyn Roberts, was lying dead.” To be placed in a solitary cell for 10 days and afterwards in one of the new working yards for one month.
https://www.wfhs.org.au/downloader/download/27/Threads_107_Aug_2016.pdf
Ann Wilson, sentenced to Life following conviction of ‘Larceny of Person’ in Middlesex, arrived in Van Diemans Land on the ship Morley
in 1820 when she was 22 years old. She became a difficult young woman in the convict settlements of Hobart, Launceston and inland over the next 16 years.
She was assigned to 21 masters over the years and caused them a lot of grief which led her to being charged with 32 offences – many served in cells in solitary confinement, bread and water for 7 to 14 days, in stocks for hours and wearing an iron collar.
19/6/1832 Working for Mrs Roberts, “Drunk at the time her Master, John Llewellyn Roberts, was lying dead.” To be placed in a solitary cell for 10 days and afterwards in one of the new working yards for one month.
https://www.wfhs.org.au/downloader/download/27/Threads_107_Aug_2016.pdf
