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We
don't know much about John Ingersole's life in
Essex before he was "boated".
He
had a wife and six children, and was employed as
a labourer.
It is very likely that
two people recorded on the 1881 British census
are children of John Ingersole.
One was an unmarried ex-policeman, also named John Ingersole, born 1817 in Brentwood,
Essex, and living at 16 Bow Street, West Ham,
Essex. The other is a Sophia Ingersole,
born in 1828 in Shenfield, Essex, and at the
time of the census, an unmarried dressmaker,
living at and Superintendant of the St Mary's
Home in West Ham, Essex.
What became of his wife, whom we think was Ann Foker, is unknown.
It
is probable that Thomas Ingersole who later
appeared in Bathurst in the 1870s was another
son from England. There was also a James
Ingersole who appeared in Western Australia
around 1850 who is something of mystery man.
It appears that he married Emma Cuff in Western
Australia where they had one child called James.
It seems that the family then moved to Victoria
where a daughter Emma was born. Details
get sketchy from there on.
John Ingersole's death certificate, details
supplied by my great grandfather William
Ingersole, states that his parents were James
Ingersole and Mary Parrie. It gives his
father's occupation as a farrier, and his place
of birth as Brentwood, Essex. At some
stage he
had been in the employ of the late Mr. Winn who
had been one of Lord Petre's gamekeepers.
His Convict
Indent says he came from Essex.
His Ticket of Leave gives his
Native Place as Essex.
His Certificate of Freedom
says his native place was Shenfield, Essex.
His Death Certificate states
Brentwood, Essex, England.
A recent email has
offered Childerditch, Essex, England as a
birthplace.
Another
correspondent gave us a list of names of
Ingersoles buried in the South Weald area.
The
Essex link is clear - but the details of his life before
he was transported and his family's life after
transportation are still a matter for research.
Click
on the Death Certificate to view an enlarged copy
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