Governor Macquarie grants land to Andrew Whitehead in Tasmania

Macquarie, Lachlan [Governor of New South Wales, 1810-1821] signature and seal on July 1816 Land Grant for 105 Acres in the District of Argyle, Van Diemen's Land. The land granted to Andrew Whitehaed is described as being bounded by Gunning's Farm, the Government Barnyard and 'by the water of the Derwent River'. Andrew Whitehead (1768-1832) In 1801 working as a clerk in London, Scots-born Andrew failed to include a £40 bill in his master's records. He was transported for fourteen years for theft. He arrived in Van Diemen's Land on the Calcutta, in 1804. Being literate and intelligent, he was given responsibilities in the new settlement. Just three years into his sentence he received a free pardon, and was appointed overseer of the government's Prospect Farm. He also received a number of land grants. At Herdsman's Cove his neighbour was Martha Hayes and her two daughters by Lt. Bowen. In 1811 Martha married Andrew, by now 'an elderly man-. In time they had two children, Mary and Andrew. In 1814 he was caught helping to smuggle 2800 gallons of rum into the Colony, and was placed under house arrest for one year.