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James Hannell (1 December 1813 – 31 December 1876) was Newcastle's first auctioneer and later, an Australian politician, elected as a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly.〔(Australian Dictionary of Biography (Online Edition) )〕 James was also Newcastle's first Mayor and later, had a dual role, as he was also first Mayor of Wickham. He was also the first President of Newcastle Cricket Club, and a founding principal of the Newcastle Jockey Club, among other contributions. ==Early life== James Hannell, was free-born in Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia, on 1 December 1813. He was the eldest son of two convicts, Elizabeth Hannell, of Middlesex, England, (Convict - 7 years), and James Walton, also a convict, of Lancashire, England, a Private of the Coldstream Guards.〔 James was baptised on 13 May 1814 at St. John's Church, Parramatta. Two more male children were soon added to the 'family'. John, b. 27 August 1815 and Jesse, b. 15 November 1817, also baptised at St. John's. (According to the NSW Births, Deaths and Marriages Register, the name of 'Walton' was used...vide: James Walton # V1813882 148/1813), John Walton # V1815991 148/1815, and Jesse Walton # V18181187 148/1818. It is not known, exactly, when the three boys began using their mother's maiden name of Hannell, but it is thought to be early 1830s. James' mother, Elizabeth, was incarcerated in the ''Parramatta Female Factory''. She became entangled with other convicts, (James Garland and James Stubbs) in a scam to obtain money from forged receipts, and was convicted and sentenced in June 1820, to 'Life' in Newcastle. She was transported to Newcastle, on the ship, 'Princess Charlotte', and arrived on 27 July 1820. One more child, Mary Ann, was to join the 'family', but not until 10 May 1821. Mary Ann's father was another convict, named John White, (died Nov.1828). Elizabeth was granted permission to wed District Constable, and ''ticket of leave'' man, John Butler Hewson, on 28 May 1828. Hewson became the foster father of the children. At some stage, Elizabeth Hannell's sons, James, John and Jesse, left Parramatta, to follow their mother to Newcastle. There is no known data supporting this move, or exactly when it occurred, although it could have been around 1830, according to Mrs Carroll〔See p.6 of ref. cited〕 On 12 March 1836 James married Mary Ann Sophia, second daughter of Edward Priest, a former convict who arrived in Newcastle in 1817. Mary was born in Sydney in 1819, and when very young went to Newcastle and later met James when she was about 17.〔 James and Mary had, in all, eleven children, nine of whom survived James. The surviving children were : Clarence Hewson, Stephena Mary, Emily Frances, Fanny Anne, James Edward, Mary Elizabeth, Florence Jane, Constance Myra, and Arthur Hubert. Two children pre-deceased James. They were (the first) James Edward d. 1842, and John Henry d. 1860.This information comes from the Family Tree, as compiled by Mrs Gloria Carroll, in her thesis; 'History of the Hannell and Carroll Families'〔Thesis for the Society of Australian Genealogists. May 1989〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「James Hannell」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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