Bartley Theodore Bryant b. 22 Sep 1803 ,Nailsworth, Gloucestershire, England d. 20 Nov 1878 ,,Tasmania,Australia: GeniAus' Family Site

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Name	Bartley Theodore Bryant [1, 2]
Born	22 Sep 1803	,Nailsworth, Gloucestershire, England [2, 3]
Gender	Male
Immigration	1819	,Sydney,NSW,Australia [4]
Immigration	Per Bencoolen
Died	20 Nov 1878	,,Tasmania,Australia [2, 5]
Died	Name: Theodore Bryant Bartley Death Date: 20 Nov 1878 Death Place: Tasmania Age: 76 Father's Name: Bartley Registration Year: 1878 Registration Place: Launceston, Tasmania Registration Number: 368
Buried	Aft 20 Nov 1878	Franklin Village St James Anglican Church And Cemetery,St Leonards,Tasmania,Australia [6]
Probate	1936	,London,Middlesex,England [7]
Notes	Biographical Article on his connections with Wesleyan Methodist movement [8] BARTLEY, THEODORE BRYANT (1803-1878), public servant and farmer, was born on 22 September 1803, son of Onesiphorus Windle Bartley, physician, and Elizabeth, née Bryant, of Nailsworth, Gloucestershire, England, and a grandson of William Bartley, distiller of Bristol. When his father died Theodore emigrated to Sydney, arriving in the Bencoolen in 1819, and was engaged by Governor Lachlan Macquarie as assistant secretary and tutor to his son Lachlan. He accompanied Macquarie to Van Diemen's Land in 1821 and was given 500 acres (202 ha) near Launceston. This was increased in 1828 for his service in pursuit of the bushrangers under Matthew Brady. In May 1824 Lieutenant-Governor (Sir) George Arthur appointed him under-sheriff at Launceston. On 10 May 1826 he married Hannah, the daughter of John and Jane Pickering of Biningham, Durham, England, who had been brought to Van Diemen's Land by her uncle, John Headlam of Egleston, near Campbell Town. Bartley spent eighteen months as a commissioner reorganizing the customs and naval office, was appointed controller of customs at the port of Launceston in 1830, and in 1832 was gazetted a justice of the peace. During his term of office the Launceston customs revenue rose from £4700 in 1829 to about £30,000 in 1836. He resigned in 1836 because the Colonial Office withheld the advancement he expected, but maintained his interest in the business world as a trustee of the Launceston Bank for Savings. He asked for further land grants in recognition of his services to the government, but the policy of granting land had been discontinued and these were refused. By 1870, however, he had acquired about 5000 acres (2024 ha) in northern Tasmania. A keen agriculturist and horticulturist, Bartley's estate at Kerry Lodge was one of the most systematically worked in the colony. He was concerned with the passing of the Real Property Act in 1847, opposed the unnecessarily severe Scab Act of 1869, and was a founder of the Anti-Transportation League, in which cause he was a forceful speaker. From 1867 to 1872 he was one of three commissioners appointed to safeguard the government interest in the building of the Launceston and Western Railway and to assess landowners' claims for compensation. In the arguments between the government and contractors over finance he favoured arbitration. With twenty-eight other northern magistrates he resigned his commission as a justice of the peace in 1874 during the northern Tasmanian opposition to the levying of a railway rate. As an efficient member of Lieutenant-Governor Arthur's administration Bartley was highly esteemed by his chief and his colleagues for his integrity in public and private business, though, as an over-strict disciplinarian, he too frequently interfered in the affairs of other departments by uncharitably reporting their employees for alleged disrespectful conduct towards himself. In 1876 a purse of 600 sovereigns and an illuminated address signed by many principal landholders were presented to Bartley expressing the appreciation of a grateful community. He was an active member of the Church of England and was responsible for the addition of the chancel of Hagley church in memory of Sir Richard Dry. He died on 23 November 1878, survived by his wife and nine of their fifteen children. [9]
Person ID	I7186	GeniAus Family Tree
Last Modified	23 Jan 2022

Father	Bartley Onesiphorus Windle, b. 7 Sep 1778, d. 18 Aug 1818, ,Melksham,Wiltshire,England (Age 39 years)
Mother	Bryant Elizabeth, d. 1809
Married	27 Feb 1800	,,Hampshire,England
Family ID	F2453	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Pickering Hannah, b. 3 May 1805, ,Bilingham,Durham,England , d. 10 Feb 1882, ,,,Australia (Age 76 years)

Married 10 May 1826 ,Launceston,Tasmania,Australia [1, 10]

MARRIED.- By Special License, on Wednesday the 10th Instant, by the Rev. J. YOUL, Mr. THEODORE BARTLEY, of Launceston, Under Sheriff, to Miss HANNAH PICKERING, of the same Place. [source: Hobart Town Gazette]

Children

	1. Bartley Charles Booth, b. 2 Feb 1843, ,Launceston,Tasmania,Australia
	2. Bartley Anna Jane, b. 6 Oct 1845, ,,Tasmania,Australia , d. 11 Aug 1902, Charlton, Ross, Tasmania,Australia (Age 56 years)

Last Modified 2 Mar 2021

Family ID F2452 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Event Map

	Born - 22 Sep 1803 - ,Nailsworth, Gloucestershire, England
	Immigration - 1819 - ,Sydney,NSW,Australia
	Married - 10 May 1826 - ,Launceston,Tasmania,Australia
	Died - 20 Nov 1878 - ,,Tasmania,Australia
	Buried - Aft 20 Nov 1878 - Franklin Village St James Anglican Church And Cemetery,St Leonards,Tasmania,Australia

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Sources

[S48] Ancestry.co.uk, Gibson/Swadling Connections.
[S48] Ancestry.co.uk, Stirling/Hastings/McEachern/Ford.
[S13] WWW, http://adbonline.anu.edu.au/biogs/A010061b.htm.
Theodore Bryant Bartley (1803-1878), public servant and farmer, was born on 22 September 1803, son of Onesiphorus Windle Bartley, physician, and Elizabeth, née Bryant, of Nailsworth, Gloucestershire, England, and a grandson of William Bartley, distiller of Bristol. When his father died Theodore emigrated to Sydney, arriving in the Bencoolen in 1819, and was engaged by Governor Lachlan Macquarie as assistant secretary and tutor to his son Lachlan. He accompanied Macquarie to Van Diemen's Land in 1821 and was given 500 acres (202 ha) near Launceston. This was increased in 1828 for his service in pursuit of the bushrangers under Matthew Brady.

In May 1824 Lieutenant-Governor (Sir) George Arthur appointed him under-sheriff at Launceston. On 10 May 1826 he married Hannah, the daughter of John and Jane Pickering of Biningham, Durham, England, who had been brought to Van Diemen's Land by her uncle, John Headlam of Egleston, near Campbell Town. Bartley spent eighteen months as a commissioner reorganizing the customs and naval office, was appointed controller of customs at the port of Launceston in 1830, and in 1832 was gazetted a justice of the peace. During his term of office the Launceston customs revenue rose from £4700 in 1829 to about £30,000 in 1836. He resigned in 1836 because the Colonial Office withheld the advancement he expected, but maintained his interest in the business world as a trustee of the Launceston Bank for Savings. He asked for further land grants in recognition of his services to the government, but the policy of granting land had been discontinued and these were refused. By 1870, however, he had acquired about 5000 acres (2024 ha) in northern Tasmania. A keen agriculturist and horticulturist, Bartley's estate at Kerry Lodge was one of the most systematically worked in the colony.

He was concerned with the passing of the Real Property Act in 1847, opposed the unnecessarily severe Scab Act of 1869, and was a founder of the Anti-Transportation League, in which cause he was a forceful speaker.

From 1867 to 1872 he was one of three commissioners appointed to safeguard the government interest in the building of the Launceston and Western Railway and to assess landowners' claims for compensation. In the arguments between the government and contractors over finance he favoured arbitration. With twenty-eight other northern magistrates he resigned his commission as a justice of the peace in 1874 during the northern Tasmanian opposition to the levying of a railway rate.

As an efficient member of Lieutenant-Governor Arthur's administration Bartley was highly esteemed by his chief and his colleagues for his integrity in public and private business, though, as an over-strict disciplinarian, he too frequently interfered in the affairs of other departments by uncharitably reporting their employees for alleged disrespectful conduct towards himself. In 1876 a purse of 600 sovereigns and an illuminated address signed by many principal landholders were presented to Bartley expressing the appreciation of a grateful community. He was an active member of the Church of England and was responsible for the addition of the chancel of Hagley church in memory of Sir Richard Dry. He died on 23 November 1878, survived by his wife and nine of their fifteen children.
[S13] WWW, http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~qldhbfha/ImmigrationWallOfHonour.htm.
BARTLEY, Theodore Bryant
06B 1
Nailsworth
ENG
Bencoolen
1819 SYD
Marguerite Ranicar, c/- P Senior, "Shalstone", Molecreek, 7304.
[S48] Ancestry.co.uk, Australia Death Index, 1787-1985 about Theodore Bryant Bartley.
[S48] Ancestry.co.uk, Australia Cemetery Index, 1808-2007 about Theodore Bryant Bartley.
Name: Theodore Bryant Bartley
Age: 76
Birth Date: 1802
Death Date: 20 Nov 1878
Cemetery: Franklin Village St James Anglican Church And Cemetery
Cemetery Location: St Leonards, Tasmania
[S48] Ancestry.co.uk, England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations),1861-1941 Record for Theodore Bryant Bartley England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations),1861-1941.
[S13] WWW, http://eprints.utas.edu.au/8996/12/12appendix.pdf.
[S13] WWW, http://adbonline.anu.edu.au/biogs/A010061b.htm.
[S48] Ancestry.co.uk, Australia Marriage Index, 1788-1949 about Hannah Pickering.
Name: Theodore Bartley
Spouse Name: Hannah Pickering
Marriage Date: 10 May 1826
Marriage Place: Tasmania
Registration Place: Launceston, Tasmania
Registration Year: 1826
Registration Number: 948