James Bull
(1779-1822)

 

Family Links

Spouses/Children:
1. Ann Wilson

James Bull

  • Born: 1779, Uttoxeter, Staffordshire England
  • Marriage (1): Ann Wilson on 22 Oct 1798 in Aston Juxta, Birmingham, Warwickshire England
  • Died: 23 Oct 1822, Liverpool (Irish Town), Sydney NSW Australia at age 43

  Research Notes:

Tony Buckley notes:
Kerry Mahony dug up a story from the Sydney Gazette of 1822 involving James Bull. Seems when travelling with his son and daughter between Liverpool and Sydney they were bailed up by a pair of bushrangers. A former soldier James was having none of that. There was a shoot out. His daughter got a bullet in the arm, son lost an eye, bushrangers retreated bleeding. Now the mystery. James died young the following month. A later historical footnote suggests he was killed by bushrangers though the Gazette had not inferred he was wounded. Then again in those days of basic medicine you could get wounded and take a month to die from infection. Still working on that.

  Noted events in his life were:

• source. http://www.easystreetretreat.com.au/australianroyalty

• Cause of Death. acording to http://www.easystreetretreat.com.au/australianroyalty he died of gunshot wounds.
It is recorded:
On Monday last, about ten in the forenoon, as Mr. James Bull, licensed publican at Liverpool, was coming to Sydney with his daughter in a chaise, when at a short distance from the XV mile-stone, on the Liver-pool-road, a ruffian, with a pistol in each hand, suddenly started out of the bush into the road, and instantly approaching the chaise, called out-" Give me, give me ;" to which Mr. Bull replied " yes ;" and putting his hand behind the seat of the chaise, drew from thence a pistol, which, when the villain perceived he fired off one of his pistols and shot Mr. Bull's daughter, through the arm, and through her bonnet; one of the bullets, which had lodged in the young woman's arm, was extracted by Dr. Bland, on her arrival at Sydney. Mr Bull, after the pistol had been fired, jumped out of the chaise, and was proceeding round the horse's head, when a second ruffian rushed from the rear side and fired a musket, which wounded Mr. Bull's son, who was in a cart behind, in the eye. Mr. Bull then fired at one of the men, and thinks his pistol took effect, as, on his return, after having been back to the Toll-gate to report, the circumtances, he found a straw hat near the spot where he had been first attacked, similar to that which one of the villains had on, a good deal stained with blood. When those fellows first made their appearance on the road, their faces were covered each with a dark dirty handker- chief, and, after having perpetrated this atrocious act, they hastened into the woods; but, from the prompt information afforded, it is hoped that justice will soon be gratified with the apprehension of such daring and desperate offenders. To Mr Bull the highest praise is due for the courage manifested on the occasion.

It is advisable for persons of respectability, whose business leads them out upon dark evenings, to carry a lanthorn with them, not only for the safety of their property, but their persons. By those who have lately adopted this necessary measure, groupes of suspicious characters, some of whom appear well armed with bludgeons, have been discovered at the corners of streets, and other occasionally unprotected places. The eye of the Police is pretty vigilant, but the glance of the nocturnal depredator is generally much keener, and he therefore but too successfully many instances) escapes the whip of justice. A lanthorn is the best safeguard to the evening pedestrian, next to the active police officer, that we know of, and therefore should be more adopted.

• connection. 1004 The connection between Murray Irwin and myself is as follows:

Murray Irwin (c1960) . . .
His grandmother was Doris Watt (1895)
Her mother was Sarah Tindall (1870)
Her parents were Thomas Tindall (c1840) and Sarah A'Hearn (c1840)
His father was Daniel Tindall (Oc1815) who married Jane Bull (c1815)
Her parents were James Bull (1779) & Ann Wilson (1780) & they also had John Bull (1804) who married Mary Robinson (1806)
They had Anna Bull (1825) who married John Neale (1823)
His father was John Neale (1797) & he also had Thomas Neale (1830) who married Selina Meurant (1832)
Her father was Ferdinand Meurant (1765) & he also had Albert Meurant (1815)
He had Albert Meurant (1843) who married Elvira Pike (1843)
Her father was William Pike (1817)
His father was John Pike (1778) & he also had John Pike (1808)
He had Elizabeth Pike (1834) who married Robert Power (1833)
They had Amelia Power (1875) who married William McKelvey (1867)
They had Sheila McKelvey (1911) who married George Irwin (1911)
His father was Thomas Irwin (1888)
His father was Thomas Irwin (1855) & he also had Miriam Irwin (1883) who married Austen Stewart Dawes ((1874)
He was the son of William Dawes (1847)
Who was the son of Phillip Dawes (1809)
Who was the son of Aaron Daw (1799) who also had Edward Dawes (1813)
Who had James (1843) who married Charlotte Peck and had Annie Dawes (1873) who married Arthur Bray (1869),
Who had Albert Bray (1896)
Who had Robert Albert Bray (1920)
Who had Robert Arthur Bray (1947) who married me - Robyn Bray (nee Davies) (1950)


James married Ann Wilson on 22 Oct 1798 in Aston Juxta, Birmingham, Warwickshire England. (Ann Wilson was born circa 1770 in Birmingham, Warwickshire England and died on 2 Apr 1833 in Liverpool (Irish Town), Sydney NSW Australia.)


Clicky




Home | Table of Contents | Surnames | Name List

This website was created 15 Aug 2022 with Legacy 9.0, a division of MyHeritage.com; content copyrighted and maintained by robynbray@ozemail.com.au