Hassall family papers, 1793-2000

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Hassall family papers, 1793-2000

Hassall Family Papers https://collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/1Jk404VY

This collection contains correspondence, diaries, ledgers, and letter books produced by several generations of the Hassall family.

Rowland Hassall (1768–1820) was born in Coventry, England, and was one of the first members of the Missionary Society to preach in the Pacific.

Along with his wife, Elizabeth, and two young sons, Thomas and Samuel, Hassall arrived in Tahiti onboard the missionary ship the Duff in 1797. Due to feeling unsafe, the family moved to Sydney the following year. Initially working as a lay preacher in the newly founded colony, Hassall was made government storekeeper in charge of the granary at Parramatta and the stores at Toongabbie.

Hassall was a good friend of the Reverend Samuel Marsden and acted as his agent and property manager while Marsden was in England. By 1808 Hassall had acquired 1300 acres of land. In 1814, he was appointed superintendent of government stock, which included the management of Cowpastures, the most extensive sheep run in the colony.

Hassall died at Parramatta on 29 August 1820 during a catarrhal fever epidemic which also claimed the lives of two of his grandchildren. His estate included farms totalling 3000 acres at Parramatta, Dundas, Prospect, Mulgrave Place, Cook and Bringelly.

File 3: Hassall family, correspondence, volume 4, pp. 895-1342, 1812-1869

File 3: Hassall family, correspondence, volume 4, pp. 895-1342, 1812-1869

338 pages: 85% complete (101% transcribed, 15% needs review)
File 4: Hassall family, correspondence, volume 1, pp. 8096-8750, ca. 1825-ca. 1900

File 4: Hassall family, correspondence, volume 1, pp. 8096-8750, ca. 1825-ca. 1900

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359 pages: 2% complete (17% transcribed, 15% needs review)
File 4: Hassall family, correspondence, volume 2, pp. 1165-1708, 1814-ca. 1885

File 4: Hassall family, correspondence, volume 2, pp. 1165-1708, 1814-ca. 1885

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323 pages: 1% complete (20% transcribed, 18% needs review)
File 4: Hassall family, correspondence, volume 3, pp. 1833-7031, 1828-1888

File 4: Hassall family, correspondence, volume 3, pp. 1833-7031, 1828-1888

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530 pages: 0% complete (12% transcribed, 11% needs review)
File 4: Hassall family, correspondence, volume 4, pp. 1343-1673, 1818-1895

File 4: Hassall family, correspondence, volume 4, pp. 1343-1673, 1818-1895

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269 pages: 11% complete (87% transcribed, 75% needs review)
Series 04: James S. Hassall, diary, 1881

Series 04: James S. Hassall, diary, 1881

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49 pages: 6% complete (63% transcribed, 57% needs review)
Series 06: Wesleyan Methodist Society, quarterly tickets of Ann Hassall, 1822-1825

Series 06: Wesleyan Methodist Society, quarterly tickets of Ann Hassall, 1822-1825

4 pages: 50% complete (100% transcribed, 50% needs review)
Series 08: Rowland Hassall, Parramatta store ledger, 1811-1822

Series 08: Rowland Hassall, Parramatta store ledger, 1811-1822

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280 pages: 0% complete (1% transcribed, 1% needs review)
Series 10: Thomas Hassall, cash account book, 1819-1826

Series 10: Thomas Hassall, cash account book, 1819-1826

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50 pages: 0% complete (2% transcribed, 2% needs review)
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