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== Importance of Jacob Wilson ==
=== Jacob was a farmer who assisted the police as they hunted the KellyGang ===
'''Links to the KellyGang''' '''below''' , [[#2|Early Years]] , [[#15/4/1878|Fitzpatrick Incident]] , Murders at Stringy Bark Greek , Escape North , [[#10/12/1878|Euroa Robbery]] , Mass arrest of sympathizers , [[#10/2/1879|Jerilderie Robbery]] ''',''' [[#6/7/1879|Hare replaced by Nicolson]] , Later in 1879 , [[#6|Early in 1880]] , [[#2/6/1880|Nicolson replaced by Hare]] , [[#26/6/1880|Glenrowan Siege]] , Ned Kelly's Trial , [[#9|Royal Commission]] , Family ,
== Links to the KellyGang ==
'''Early Years''' I was a man-of-war's-man and discharged from the Dreadnought. ([[Royal Commission report day 16 page 9|RC4406]])
I had been in Victoria for nearly 30 years and never had any trouble with the police ([[Royal Commission report day 16 page 13|RC4543]])
'''Photograph''' '''Fitzpatrick Incident [[15-04-78 Fitzgerald incident|15/04/1878]]''' I lived next to [[Tom Lloyd Jnr|Tom Lloyd Jnr]] near [[Greta|Greta]], about four miles from the [[Kelly Home|Kelly home]].([[Royal Commission report day 11 page 8|RC2114]]) ([[Royal Commission report day 16 page 9|RC4410]])
I lived here for about 3 years and knew the Kellys. ([[Royal Commission report day 16 page 11|RC4488]])
The police came hunting for the '''KellyGang''', Const [[SConst Flood|Flood]] came. ([[Royal Commission report day 16 page 9|RC4415]])
'''Euroa Robbery 10/12/1878''' Sup Hare came to visit me looking for the '''KellyGang'''. ([[Royal Commission report 5/5/1881|RC4427]])
At about this time I saw [[Ned Kelly|Ned Kelly]]. I went to the [[Kilfera|Kilfera]] station early in the morning after sheep. We were fencing, for the station, and he crossed the road and bid good morning to me; he was riding a bay horse. ([[Royal Commission report day 16 page 9|RC4435]])
'''.''' '''Jerilderie Robbery 10/2/1879''' '''Later'''
SConst [[SConst Mills|Mills]] came to my place, and I told him I would not give him any hay; I was frightened to give him any hay, and that if he went to [[Tom Lloyd Jnr|Tom Lloyd]]'s place he could get plenty of hay there. He said they were camped and had put up their tents at the creek, and it was too late to go to Tom Lloyd's place. The police paid me 15 shillings every morning for the hay for 21 horses.([[Royal Commission report day 16 page 9|RC4440]])
SConst Mills asked me if I would have a look-out in '''Eagan''''s paddock for horses, a mile and a half from my place. ([[Royal Commission report day 16 page 10|RC4452]])
'''''' My eldest son had rented a little farm from a man named '''Cass''', at Glenrowan. ([[Royal Commission report day 16 page 11|RC4574]]) '''Hare replaced by Nicolson 6/7/1879''' I told the police about how the '''KellyGang''' visited to the neighborhood of [[Tom Lloyd Jnr|Tom Lloyd]]'s residence ([[Royal Commission report day 11 page 8|RC2110]])
Ass Com Nicolson sent out a constable to my place ([[Royal Commission report day 16 page 9|RC4405]])
'''.''' '''Early in 1880''' In March I found some hobbles in Patterson's paddock on [[Kilfera|Kilfera]]; but I was frightened to give any information, because after they had their horses in my paddock the outlaws' friends came to my house at three o'clock in the night and ordered me up, and I would not get up. Then they took a big piece of stick, and said they would bet me up; that was [[Jimmy Quinn|James Quinn]] and [[John Hart|John Hart]], at the [[Fifteen Mile Creek|Fifteen-mile Creek]].
They then came into my room with the stick and said I was to get up, and I got up and dressed. I ran away to my neighbors but they caught me.
The creek is about fifty yards from my house. They took me down there. They did not say anything going down, and I did not know what they were going to do with me. There they had two horses in a dray with a plough, and two horses tied up-they could not cross the creek, and they asked me to see them across the creek. It was a little deep creek above the crossing place.
I eventually told the police about the hobbles on 3/4/1880
Tom [[Tom Lloyd Jnr|Lloyd]] lived near by.
Sup [[Sadleir|Sadleir]] asked me to watch Tom Lloyds place.
I had seen a lot of horses there on a number of occasions.
On 14/5/1880 I went to have a closer look and they sooled a dog on me and chased me into a cherry tree.
I then went down to Melbourne to get away from them for a bit. ([[Royal Commission report day 16 page 10|RC4457]]) see also ([[Royal Commission report day 3 page 7|RC762]])
see Sadleir's report ([[Royal Commission report day 16 page 15|RC4615]])
I got paid by the police £1 8s. for all that trouble and having Const [[Stephens|Stephens]] stay in my house ([[Royal Commission report day 16 page 11|RC4540]]).
Const [[Const Faulkiner|Faulkiner]] produced a report about some saddles found near my place. ([[Royal Commission report day 18 page 5|RC5410]])
'''.''' '''Nicolson replaced by Hare 2/6/1880''' Sup [[Hare|Hare]] asked me if would I take a man out to my place - a detective - and I said I would, provided he would protect me if anything happened to me in undertaking it. Mr. Hare told me to go with the man and to show him how to work the ground. Const [[Stephens|Stephens]] came out and stayed until just after the Glenrowan siege.(not Const [[Const Cornelius Ryan|Ryan?)]] ([[Royal Commission report day 16 page 11|RC4516]]) ([[Royal Commission report 6/6/1881|RC10014]])
At about this time the Petersons from [[Greta|Greta]] were doing some ploughing at my place ([[Royal Commission report day 16 page 17|RC4674]])
'''Glenrowan Siege 28/6/1880''' '''Later'''
I got chased out of the area by by Patrick Lloyd, [[Tom Lloyd Jnr|Tom Lloyd]]'s brother on 16/7/1880 and others of the sympathizers and finally left on [[1880-07---aftermath|17/10/1880]]. ([[Royal Commission report day 16 page 11|RC4526]])([[Royal Commission report day 26 page 1|RC10016]])
When I left I had to leave 8 acres of wheat. ([[Royal Commission report day 16 page 15|RC4608]])
After Ned Kelly was captured some of the outlaws' friends came around to my son's place ( the one he rented from Cass) every night for about a month. He had to call the attention of his neighbors to look out and help him to watch at night. He went to [[Glenrowan|Glenrowan]] to the constable in charge there, and informed him of what had happened, but the constable said it was as much as they could do to look after themselves; there were only four constables in Glenrowan, and they could not look after him.
Another son worked for the [[Cleary|Pattersons]] near Glenrowan([[Royal Commission report day 16 page 14|RC4575]])
'''Ned Kellys Trial /10/1880'''
I was called to give evidence '''Royal Commission''' I gave evidence to the Royal Commission on 5/5/1881 ([[Royal Commission report day 16 page 9|RC4403]]) and 6/6/1881 ([[Royal Commission report day 26 page 1|RC10009]])
See how the press reported my evidence ([[!!FIXME /KellyGang_site/documents/N81/81_05_06_Argus2.html|!!MISSING]]) ([[The Argus at KellyGang 8/6/1881|Argus8/6/81]])
Ass Com Nicolson denied any responsibility for my problems ([[Royal Commission report day 17 page 1|RC4687]])
'''Early Career''' '''Later Career''' . I owed some money, and I am seven months in Melbourne. A man named [[Charles De Boos' Seven Creeks hotel|De Boos]] took over my selection for a debt of £17.
My selection was 55 acres
There were improvements on it valued by the Crown lands bailiff at £106, and I had another receipt for clearing five acres valued at £20. ([[Royal Commission report day 16 page 13|RC4549]]) '''.'''
== Family ==
'''wife''' ?... '''children''' three sons aged 21, 20, and 18 in 1881.
'''''' '''What happened to Jacob Wilson's family'''
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