Person Sheet
Person Sheet
Spouses
1Samuel Beckett, GGGG Uncle, M
Birth18 Jul 1795, Parramatta, NSW, Australia950
Christen18 Jul 1795, St Johns C Of E, Parramatta, NSW, Australia950 Age: <1
Burial9 Oct 1828, St Johns C Of E, Parramatta, NSW, Australia1227
FatherJames Beckett , M (1757-1808)
MotherAnn Calcutt , F (1755-~1821)
Misc. Notes
John Mills was tried in the criminal Court on 14 August, 1821. He was charged with being part of a gang of bushrangers led by William Geary which had been robbing people on the Windsor Road north of Parramatta.
One of the other alleged members of the gang was Samuel Beckett, the brother of Thomas Best's wife, Mary. Samuel Beckett was aquitted but John Mills, along with several others, was found guilty and on the18th August, 1821 He was sentenced to death and was hanged on 24th August, 1821.945
One of the other alleged members of the gang was Samuel Beckett, the brother of Thomas Best's wife, Mary. Samuel Beckett was aquitted but John Mills, along with several others, was found guilty and on the18th August, 1821 He was sentenced to death and was hanged on 24th August, 1821.945