Family History Mysteries

This is a 5-part epic set of episodes for this man!
William Henry Hayes, known commonly as Bully Hayes, was believed to have been born in 1827 in Cuyahoga County, Cleveland Heights, Ohio. He was an adventurer, swindler and blackbirder who sailed throughout the Pacific Islands and New Zealand and Australian ports from the 1850s until his death in 1877 aged only 50. He was a strange mixture of a man. He was an astute entrepreneur and a mariner of great ability. Courageous, resourceful, determined in the face of adversity, and capableof acts of generosity. However he was also a philanderer and a rogue, given to towering rages and sullen moods. Heregularly defrauded creditors and willingly engaged in illegal trading activities and had an enduring reputation for ruthless. This is the story of Bully Hayes, his wives and partners and his children.
Note - It is almost impossible to separate fact from legend regarding Hayes, so I have endeavoured to only present what is likely to be accurate accounts.
*Warning – this episode contains themes related to child sexual assault, human trafficking and murder and uses terms that are not considered acceptable today.

William Henry Hayes, known commonly as Bully Hayes, was believed to have been born in 1827 in Cuyahoga County, Cleveland Heights, Ohio. He was an adventurer, swindler and blackbirder who sailed throughout the Pacific Islands and New Zealand and Australian ports from the 1850s until his death in 1877 aged only 50.
He was a strange mixture of a man. He was an astute entrepreneur and a mariner of great ability. Courageous, resourceful, determined in the face of adversity, and capable
of acts of generosity. However he was also a philanderer and a rogue, given to towering rages and sullen moods. He
regularly defrauded creditors and willingly engaged in illegal trading activities and had an enduring reputation for ruthless.
This is the story of Bully Hayes, his wives and partners and his children.
Note - It is almost impossible to separate fact from legend regarding Hayes, so I have endeavoured to only present what is likely to be accurate accounts.
*Warning – this episode contains themes related to child sexual assault, human trafficking and murder and uses terms that are not considered acceptable today.*

This is a 5-part epic set of episodes for this man!
William Henry Hayes, known commonly as Bully Hayes, was believed to have been born in 1827 in Cuyahoga County, Cleveland Heights, Ohio. He was an adventurer, swindler and blackbirder who sailed throughout the Pacific Islands and New Zealand and Australian ports from the 1850s until his death in 1877 aged only 50.
He was a strange mixture of a man. He was an astute entrepreneur and a mariner of great ability. Courageous, resourceful, determined in the face of adversity, and capable
of acts of generosity. However he was also a philanderer and a rogue, given to towering rages and sullen moods. He
regularly defrauded creditors and willingly engaged in illegal trading activities and had an enduring reputation for ruthless.
This is the story of Bully Hayes, his wives and partners and his children.
Note - It is almost impossible to separate fact from legend regarding Hayes, so I have endeavoured to only present what is likely to be accurate accounts.
*Warning – this episode contains themes related to child sexual assault, human trafficking and murder and uses terms that are not considered acceptable today.*

This is a 5 part epic set of episodes for this man!
William Henry Hayes, known commonly as Bully Hayes, was believed to have been born in 1827 in Cuyahoga County, Cleveland Heights, Ohio. He was an adventurer, swindler and blackbirder who sailed throughout the Pacific Islands and New Zealand and Australian ports from the 1850s until his death in 1877 aged only 50.
He was a strange mixture of a man. He was an astute entrepreneur and a mariner of great ability. Courageous, resourceful, determined in the face of adversity, and capableof acts of generosity. However he  was also a philanderer and a rogue, given to towering rages and sullen moods. Heregularly defrauded creditors and willingly engaged in illegal trading activities and had an enduring reputation for ruthless.
This is the story of Bully Hayes, his wives and partners and his children.
Note - It is almost impossible to separate fact from legend regarding Hayes, so I have endeavoured to only present what is likely to be accurate accounts.
Warning – this episode contains themes related to child sexual assault, human trafficking and murder and uses terms that are not considered acceptable today.

Ernest Bonner Page, under the stage name Professor Bonner, was a self-styled hypnotist, who toured the eastern states of Australia in the early part of the 20th century. His most famous act was when Bonner would hypnotise one of his men, Sam Williams. Sam would be blindfolded and while hypnotised, would ride a carriage through the streets to discover an article previously hidden by one of the town's gentlemen, usually the mayor or councillor. Sam would then be 'buried', causing him to sleep for 120 hours. Bonner would charge local people to view the burial. It would be publicised when Sam would be resurrected from the 'dead' and locals flocked to the circus tent.