The First Australian Hartleys ...

The 'Convicts' ... arrived New South Wales and Van Diemens Land. Between 1788 and 1850 the English sent over 162,000 convicts to Australia in 806 ships. The first eleven of these ships are today known as the First Fleet and contained the convicts and marines that are now acknowledged as the Founders of Australia.

After Blaxland, Lawson and Wentworth made the first successful crossing of the Blue Mountains in May 1813, Cox's Road from Sydney to Bathurst was completed. This saw traffic passing through Hartley on its way to Bathurst, so small settlements began in these areas. Later because the descent from Mt York into Hartley Valley on Cox's Road was too steep and unsuitable for much traffic - Mitchell's, Mount Victoria Pass was opened in 1832. 120km west of Sydney on the Great Western Highway between Mount Victoria and Lithgow [Victoria Pass, through the Blue Mountains] is the settlement of 'Little Hartley' in Hartley Vale. In the 1860's the Hartley Kerosene Oil and Paraffine Company built houses for workers at the local shale mines, and a school. Later a church, an inn, general stores and post office were built. Much of the area is now occupied by Hartley Valley Holiday Farm and many of the original buildings [some built by convict-gangs] are still standing.

Some Early Australian Settlers:

John HARTLEY [21st January 1788] [ship: 'Alexander' Portsmouth] [Oxford 1785, 7, 48] Crime: Stealing Poultry

Thomas HARTLEY [20th August 1791] [ship: 'Atlantic' Plymouth] [Flintshire 1789, 7]

Mary HARTLEY [17th September 1793] [ship: 'Sugar Cane' Cork] [Dublin 1792, 7, 22]

David HARTLEY [10th November 1807][previously known as David Hartley HARKENETT] [ship: 'Duke of Portland' left Falmouth in January 1807, arrived 27 July 1807] Lancaster 1806, 14 David Harkenett, one of 189 convicts transported. Convicted at Essex Assizes for a term of 14 years. David was born abt.1783 in Loughton, Essex, England. He married Elizabeth GRONO at St Matthew Church, Windsor NSW Australia on 30 Aug 1811, lived at Pitt Town, Sydney and died 17 Nov 1863 at Cattai Creek, NSW Australia. David and Elizabeth had 12 children; Elizabeth [1812], Frances [1814], Margaret [1817], Jane [1819], John [1822], Ann [1823], James [1826], William E [1827], Thomas [1831], David [1833], Mary Ann [1835]and Maria [1837].

Charlotte HARTLEY arrived 18th August 1809 aboard the 'Indispensable'. Trial was at York in 1808.

William Hartley [Van Diemens Land 14th September 1836] [ship: 'Lord Lyndoch' Hobart] [Hertford 1835, 7 23]

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