[Index]
John Joseph BUNT (1809 - 1866)
convict
Children Self + Spouses Parents Grandparents Greatgrandparents
Henry BUNT (1842 - 1927)
Philip BUNT (1843 - 1926)
Anne BUNT (1845 - )
John BUNT (1847 - 1915)
Mary BUNT (1848 - )
William Thomas BUNT (1850 - 1930)
George BUNT (1852 - 1943)
Ellen BUNT (1857 - )
Raymond Charles BUNT (1860 - )
 John Joseph BUNT (1809 - 1866)

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Ann FAIRALL (1821 - 1905)
 Philip BUNT (1783 - 1871)











Elizabeth JAMES (1788 - 1815)











John Joseph BUNT Ann FAIRALL
John Joseph BUNT
John Joseph BUNT Ann FAIRALL John Joseph BUNT
b. 02 Nov 1809 at Liskeard, Cornwall, England
m. 21 Jul 1841 Ann FAIRALL (1821 - 1905) at Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
d. 20 Mar 1866 at Sutton Forest, New South Wales, Australia aged 56
Near Relatives of John Joseph BUNT (1809 - 1866)
Relationship Person Born Birth Place Died Death Place Age
Father Philip BUNT 1783 1871 88
Mother Elizabeth JAMES 1788 1815 27

Self John Joseph BUNT 02 Nov 1809 Liskeard, Cornwall, England 20 Mar 1866 Sutton Forest, New South Wales, Australia 56

Wife Ann FAIRALL 1821 Icklesham, Sussex, England 1905 Sutton Forest, New South Wales, Australia 84

Son Henry BUNT 04 Jun 1842 Berrima, New South Wales, Australia 04 Nov 1927 Burrawang, New South Wales, Australia 85
Son Philip BUNT 1843 Camden, New South Wales, Australia 1926 Barcaldine, Queensland, Australia 83
Daughter Anne BUNT 1845 New South Wales, Australia
Son John BUNT 06 Feb 1847 Sutton Forest, New South Wales, Australia 1915 Parkes, New South Wales, Australia 68
Daughter Mary BUNT 1848 New South Wales, Australia
Son William Thomas BUNT 31 May 1850 Sutton Forest, New South Wales, Australia 07 Jul 1930 Moss Vale, New South Wales, Australia 80
Son George BUNT 13 Jul 1852 Berrima, New South Wales, Australia 12 Feb 1943 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 90
Daughter Ellen BUNT 24 Mar 1857 Sutton Forest, New South Wales, Australia
Son Raymond Charles BUNT 02 Feb 1860 Moss Vale, New South Wales, Australia

Daughter in Law Catherine MITCHELL 1838 1907 69
Daughter in Law Emma WILSON 1841 England 1922 Queensland, Australia 81
Daughter in Law Sarah BEAVER 1843 1874 31
Son in Law James POTTER
Daughter in Law Harriet DITTON 1858 Camberwell, London, England 1890 32
Daughter in Law Bridget HANNON 1858 1917 59
Daughter in Law Charlotte Mercy (Mirth) DITTON 1862 Camden, New South Wales, Australia

Grandson Thomas BUNT 1863 Berrima, New South Wales, Australia 1948 85
Grandson Henry BUNT 19 Feb 1865 Berrima, New South Wales, Australia 19 Feb 1929 Cowra, New South Wales, Australia 64
Grandson William BUNT 1868 Berrima, New South Wales, Australia 1931 63
Granddaughter Elizabeth Ann BUNT 1870 Berrima, New South Wales, Australia 1952 82
Granddaughter Annie BUNT 1872 Berrima, New South Wales, Australia 1946 74
Granddaughter Mary Jane BUNT 1873 Berrima, New South Wales, Australia 1943 70
Granddaughter Eliza BUNT 1875 Berrima, New South Wales, Australia 1954 79
Granddaughter Catherine BUNT 1877 Burrawang, New South Wales, Australia 1909 32
Granddaughter Margaret BUNT 1879 Burrawang, New South Wales, Australia 1971 92
Granddaughter Isabella BUNT 1882 Robertson, New South Wales, Australia 1941 59
Grandson James BUNT 1861 Camden, New South Wales, Australia 1939 Queensland, Australia 78
Grandson Philip BUNT 31 Jan 1866 Barcaldine, Queensland, Australia 26 Sep 1951 Queensland, Australia 85
Grandson William John BUNT 29 Feb 1868 Barcaldine, Queensland, Australia 1945 Barcaldine, Queensland, Australia 77
Grandson Henry BUNT 01 Oct 1870 Queensland, Australia 19 Sep 1950 Queensland, Australia 79
Grandson George Thomas BUNT 18 Dec 1872 Queensland, Australia 19 Dec 1942 Barcaldine, Queensland, Australia 70
Granddaughter Clara BUNT 10 Jun 1877 Walton Creek, Queensland, Australia 29 Jul 1946 Queensland, Australia 69
Granddaughter Edith BUNT 27 Aug 1879 Emerald, Queensland, Australia 09 Dec 1952 Townsville, Queensland, Australia 73
Grandson Herbert Albert BUNT 17 Oct 1884 Queensland, Australia 18 Apr 1886 Queensland, Australia 1
Granddaughter Alice Maud BUNT 22 Oct 1886 Dingo, Queensland, Australia 19 Nov 1966 Barcaldine, Queensland, Australia 80
Grandson William BUNT 1868 Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia 1910 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 42
Grandson Levi Joseph BUNT 1870 Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia 1901 Parkes, New South Wales, Australia 31
Granddaughter Mary BUNT 1874 Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia 1945 71
Grandson Charles POTTER abt 1880 15 Sep 1958 Moss Vale, New South Wales, Australia 78
Granddaughter Grace BUNT 1876 Sutton Forest, New South Wales, Australia 1876 Berrima, New South Wales, Australia 0
Grandson William Thomas Newbury BUNT 1882 Berrima, New South Wales, Australia 1940 Moss Vale, New South Wales, Australia 58
Granddaughter Charlotte M BUNT 1884 Berrima, New South Wales, Australia 1963 79
Grandson John Henry BUNT 1885 Berrima, New South Wales, Australia 1961 Bowral, New South Wales, Australia 76
Grandson Oliver Newton BUNT 1887 Berrima, New South Wales, Australia 1974 New South Wales, Australia 87
Granddaughter Cecelia Coral G BUNT 1889 Berrima, New South Wales, Australia 1976 87
Grandson William John A BUNT 1879 Young, New South Wales, Australia 1907 Hay, New South Wales, Australia 28
Granddaughter Annie (Ann) Rebecca BUNT 1881 Murrumburrah, New South Wales, Australia 1939 Binalong, New South Wales, Australia 58
Grandson John Patrick BUNT 1884 Murrumburrah, New South Wales, Australia 1974 New South Wales, Australia 90
Grandson James H BUNT 1886 Murrumburrah, New South Wales, Australia 1888 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 2
Grandson Augustus Levi BUNT 1888 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1963 Cowra, New South Wales, Australia 75
Granddaughter Mabel M BUNT 1890 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter Ivy M BUNT 1893 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Grandson James Leo BUNT 1895 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1942 Cowra, New South Wales, Australia 47
Granddaughter Holly H BUNT 1897 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1963 66
Granddaughter Ada B BUNT 1900 Hay, New South Wales, Australia
Grandson Herbert Victor BUNT 1905 Cowra, New South Wales, Australia 1959 Cowra, New South Wales, Australia 54

Events in John Joseph BUNT (1809 - 1866)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
02 Nov 1809 John Joseph BUNT was born Liskeard, Cornwall, England 12
1815 6 Death of mother Elizabeth JAMES (aged 27) 12
21 Jul 1841 31 Married Ann FAIRALL (aged 20) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia V1841466 25C/1841 12
04 Jun 1842 32 Birth of son Henry BUNT Berrima, New South Wales, Australia V18421423 26A/1842 12
1843 34 Birth of son Philip BUNT Camden, New South Wales, Australia V18431735 28/1843 12
1845 36 Birth of daughter Anne BUNT New South Wales, Australia V18451845 30A/1845 12
06 Feb 1847 37 Birth of son John BUNT Sutton Forest, New South Wales, Australia V18471524 32A/1847 12
1848 39 Birth of daughter Mary BUNT New South Wales, Australia V18482315 33A/1848 12
31 May 1850 40 Birth of son William Thomas BUNT Sutton Forest, New South Wales, Australia V1850920 35/1850 12
13 Jul 1852 42 Birth of son George BUNT Berrima, New South Wales, Australia V18521736 38A/1852 12
24 Mar 1857 47 Birth of daughter Ellen BUNT Sutton Forest, New South Wales, Australia
02 Feb 1860 50 Birth of son Raymond Charles BUNT Moss Vale, New South Wales, Australia 18
20 Mar 1866 56 John Joseph BUNT died Sutton Forest, New South Wales, Australia 12
Personal Notes:
item: Sessions held at Bodmin - ref. QS/1/11/658-694 - date: 19 October 1830 [from Scope and Content] John Bunt and James Harris, both of St.Cleer, labs., indicted for stealing a bag, 5 lbs. of tallow, 2 lbs. of tea, 6 yards of cotton and six loaves, property of John Trevean: both received twelve months' hard labour in Bodmin gaol.
[BUNT 1 18 Feb 2005.FTW] FILE - Quarter Sessions Order Book - ref. QS/1/12 - date: Apr 1831-Mar 1836 item: Sessions held at Bodmin - ref. QS/1/12/352-381 - date: 31st December 1833 [from Scope and Content] John Bunt of Liskeard, lab. indicted for stealing fustian coat, property of Henry Hill: transported for seven years.
[kevin nsw 1999.FTW] John Bunt late of the parish of Liskeard in the county Labourer was at this session indicated, tried and convicted for the feloniously stealing one fustian coat of the value of one shilling of the proper goods and chattles of Henry Hill. It is therefore ordered that the said offence he, the said John Bunt ,be transported to such parts beyond the seas as His Majesty with the advice of the Privy Council shall direct for the term of seven years. Such as was the judgement passed at the Cornwall Quarter Sessions held in Bodmin on the 31st December 1833. An extremely petty crime by todays standards but a crime that meant transportation in those days. The repercussion of that act lead to the first ancestors to arrive in Australia and the only one to arrive as a convict. John Bunt was 24 years old. His exact date or place of birth are yet unknown but it was in the county of Cornwall around 1810. At this stage it is believed that his parents names were Phillip And Ann but nothing is known of any siblings. At the time of conviction he was a farm servant, single, was of the protestant faith and could read. He had no former convictions . He was only a short man (5ft 4in) with ruddy complexion,dark brown hair and hazel eyes. He also had eyebrows which met, a scar on the right side of his neck and a small wart on the back of his left thumb. His voyage to Australia was aboard one of the most famous convict ships the "Surrey" This ship completed 11 voyages to Australia carrying convicts. This was more than any other ship. It was built in 1811 at Harwich and was owned by the London firm of Mangles. John Bunt was aboard the Surrey's 8th voyage which sailed from Plymouth on the 7th April 1834. Until then he had been kept in a hulk at Davenport. The master of this voyage was Charles Kemp. It was relatively good voyage of 132 days although it was carrying 260 male convicts which was the most ever carried. There were no deaths on this voyage. After John's arrival in Australia he was assigned to John Nicholson Junior who was granted a 700 arce property in 1822. He called tis property "Newberry" at Sutton Forest. John resumed his old occupation as a farm servant and served his time there until his certificate of Freedom (no, C41/767) was issued on the 14th June 1841. Five weeks later he married Ann Fairall.
[Bunts' Southern NSW & Newcastle. 17.07.01 GED.FTW] John was the only child and was born a day or two before the 2nd November 1809. He was baptised twice. The first baptism was a private baptism, usually in the home, presumably because he was a delicate baby and was not expected to survive. But survived he did, and was presented in the parish church for a second baptism on the 26th December 1809. His mother died when he was just six years old. His father remarried on 18th January 1816. John late of the Parish of Liskeard in the county of Labourer was at this session indicated, tried and convicted for the feloniously stealing one fustian coat of the value of one shilling of the proper goods and chattels of Henry Hill. It is therefore ordered that the said offence he, the said John Bunt, be transported to such places beyond the seas as His Majesty with the advice of the Privy Council shall direct for the term of seven years . Such was the judgement passed at the Cornwall Quarter Sessions held at Bodmin on the 31st December 1833. An extremely petty crime by todays standards but a crime that meant transportation in those days. The repercussion of that act lead to the first ancestors to arrive in Australia and the only one to arrive as a convict. John was 24 years old. His birth date 2/11/1809 appears to be right & his Parents were a Philip Bunt & a Elizabeth Ann James of Liskeard. As for any brothers & sisters this yet to be confirmed as at 27/2/99. At the time of his conviction he was a farm servant, single, was of the protestant faith and could read. He had no former convictions. He was only a short man(5ft 4in) with a ruddy complexion, dark brown hair and hazel eyes. He also had eye brows which met, a scare on the right side of his neck and a small wart on the back of the left thumb. His voyage to Australia was aboard one of the most famous convict ships "Surrey" This ship completed 11 voyages to Australia carrying convicts. This was more than any other ship. It wa s built in 1811 at Harwich and was owned by London firm of Mangles. The master of the voyage was Charles Kep and the surgeon super intendant was John Smith. This ship completed 11 voyages to Australia carrying convicts. She was a fully square-rigged ship with overall length of 117 feet 6 inches and a breath of 29 feet 6 inches above the wales. She was copper-sheathed and had quarter galleries with a Minerva bust figure head. As originally built, the Surrey had 2 decks with a height between decks of 5 feet 8 inch, but was rebuilt about 1818 and from the following years is shown in the registers and having three decks. She rated for many years as a first class ship built of first class materials. He was convict number 34-1529. There were 260 embarked and all arrive alive. It departed as the eighth voyage from Plymouth 7/4/1837 and arrive in the colony 17/8/1837. Just over 4 months at sea. After Johns arrival in Australia he was assigned to Captain John Nicholson Junior who was granted 700 acre property in 1822. It was a reward for raising the sunken Lady Nelson when he went to Newcastle with Macquarie while Harbour Master at Port Jackson. He called this property "Newberry" at Sutton Forest. He did this when he heard from a friend and Neighbour, James Akinson, was calling his place Öldbury" John Nicholason took up residence in 1842 and in 1863 he died. John resumed his old occupation as a farm servant and served his time there until his certificate of freedom (no. C41/767) was issued on the 14th June 1841. Five weeks later he married Ann Fairall. THE MARRIAGE OF JOHN BUNT & ANN FAIRALL. Just five weeks after John obtained his certificate he married Ann Fairall on the 21st July 1841 by George Vidal minister of Berrima and Sutton Forest. It was in the original weatherboard chapel named All Saints, Sutton Forest which was opened on 10 January 1830 by Arch deacon Broughton. Twelve children were born in this union, the youngest being only one year old when John died of Rheumatism on the 20th March 1866 aged 56 years. At the time of his death his occupation was a Gardener.(Death Registration 5681) It was not known how Ann and the 12 children managed to survived or where exactly in Sutton Forest they were living. In 1867 Ann was listed as in the Post Office Directory as being a needle woman at Sutton Forest. It is also believed that when her son , Charles shared a small cottage on the corner of the property and Ann continued there after Charles built another house for his own family. Ann also helped to rear a number of her grandchildren, particularly the children of her first daughter,Sarah who died at the age of 31. She lived to see most of her grandchildren which number more than 100 born. Ann died of Cerebral Apoplexy on the 11th November 1905 and is buried with her husband at All Saints Cemetery. It appears that neither of their graves were marked or if they were headstones then they have not survived the ravages of time..
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