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Henry St.John MADDEN (1810 - 1873)

Baker on Island of Guernsey, convict, doctor of medicine, storekeeper

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
Adelaide Louisa MADDEN (1839 - 1912) Henry St.John MADDEN (1840 - 1922) Eveline Harriet MADDEN (1843 - 1900) Julian Edward MADDEN (1845 - 1925) Ida Helena MADDEN (1848 - 1849) Ida Ellena MADDEN (1850 - 1850)	Henry St.John MADDEN (1810 - 1873) + Honorah AUSTIN (1818 - 1858) Eliza Katherine MORTON (1820 - 1898)	Charles MADDEN (1772 - )	male MADDEN ( - 1808)
		Ida Ellena Ormond BUTLER

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b. abt 1810 at Dublin, Ireland

m. (1) 06 Nov 1837 Honorah AUSTIN (1818 - 1858) at Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia

m. (2) 1858 Eliza Katherine MORTON (1820 - 1898) at Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia

d. 13 Mar 1873 at Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia aged 63

Near Relatives of Henry St.John MADDEN (1810 - 1873)
Relationship	Person	Born	Birth Place	Died	Death Place	Age
Grandfather	male MADDEN			bef 1808
Father in Law	Richard AUSTIN
Mother in Law	Mary (AUSTIN)
Father in Law	Thomas Constant MORTON	19 Aug 1788	Appledore, Devon, England	05 Mar 1867	Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia	78
Mother in Law	Eliza Thomson CHAPPELL	28 Jun 1795	Appledore, Devon, England	05 Sep 1867	Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia	72
Father	Charles MADDEN	abt 1772
Mother	Ida Ellena Ormond BUTLER
Self	Henry St.John MADDEN	abt 1810	Dublin, Ireland	13 Mar 1873	Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia	63
Wife	Honorah AUSTIN	abt 1818	Midleton, Co Cork, Ireland	25 Mar 1858	Rollands Plains, New South Wales, Australia	40
Wife	Eliza Katherine MORTON	21 Dec 1820	Northam, England	25 Nov 1898	Croydon, Queensland, Australia	77
Daughter	Adelaide Louisa MADDEN	03 Jan 1839	Rollands Plains, New South Wales, Australia	05 Nov 1912	Murwillumbah, New South Wales, Australia	73
Son	Henry St.John MADDEN	30 Jun 1840	Rollands Plains, New South Wales, Australia	12 May 1922	Balfe's Creek, Queensland, Australia	81
Step Son	Henry BETTS	1842	Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia	1898	Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia	56
Daughter	Eveline Harriet MADDEN	abt 1843	Macleay River, New South Wales, Australia	07 Mar 1900	Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia	57
Son	Julian Edward MADDEN	1845	Rollands Plains, New South Wales, Australia	04 May 1925	Ryde, New South Wales, Australia	80
Daughter	Ida Helena MADDEN	Mar 1848	Rollands Plains, New South Wales, Australia	28 Dec 1849	Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia	1
Daughter	Ida Ellena MADDEN	1850	Rollands Plains, New South Wales, Australia	17 Apr 1850	Rollands Plains, New South Wales, Australia	0
Half Brother	Benjamin MADDEN	bef 09 Sep 1806	Matla	16 Jun 1807	Malta	0
Son in Law	William Gray DUCAT	16 Apr 1823	Ingliston (near Forfar), Angus, Scotland	22 Sep 1894	Kempsey, New South Wales, Australia	71
Daughter in Law	Isabella Bowcher ELWORTHY	20 Oct 1842	Exeter, Devon, England	16 Jul 1921	Auckland, New Zealand	78
Daughter in Law	Rosina WALKER	1855	Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England	16 May 1932	Balfe's Creek, Queensland, Australia	77
Son in Law	Henry BETTS	1842	Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia	1898	Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia	56
Daughter in Law	Mary BARTON	1854	Darling Downs, Queensland, Australia	13 Aug 1931	Bega, New South Wales, Australia	77
Grandson	William Henry DUCAT	06 Feb 1861	Rollands Plains, New South Wales, Australia	11 Sep 1941	Murwillumbah, New South Wales, Australia	80
Grandson	John Edward DUCAT	25 Nov 1863	Ingliston, New South Wales, Australia	25 Jun 1937	Tweed Heads, New South Wales, Australia	73
Grandson	Charles Ormond DUCAT	10 Jul 1865	Ingliston, New South Wales, Australia	23 May 1941	Wondai, Queensland, Australia	75
Granddaughter	Adelaide Eliza DUCAT	29 Sep 1867	Ingliston, New South Wales, Australia	27 Apr 1961	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	93
Granddaughter	Ella (Etta) Eveline DUCAT	27 Mar 1870	Ingliston, New South Wales, Australia	23 Feb 1940	Kin Kin, Queensland, Australia	69
Grandson	Leonard Stanley Tingcombe DUCAT	26 Jun 1875	Ingliston, New South Wales, Australia	25 May 1964	Beaudesert, Queensland, Australia	88
Granddaughter	Isabella Honora MADDEN	16 Jul 1860	Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia	05 Dec 1860	Surry Hills, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	0
Grandson	Henry St John MADDEN	12 Jun 1862	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	14 Apr 1863	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	0
Granddaughter	Adelaide Louisa MADDEN	28 Apr 1864	West Kempsey, New South Wales, Australia	1864	West Kempsey, New South Wales, Australia	0
Granddaughter	Alice Evelyn MADDEN	28 Dec 1866	Cape River, Queensland, Australia	05 Mar 1926	Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia	59
Grandson	Julian John Edward MADDEN	16 Jun 1869	Cape River, Queensland, Australia	25 Aug 1954	Ayr, Queensland, Australia	85
Granddaughter	Florence Amelia MADDEN	23 Mar 1873	Millchester, Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia	24 Oct 1929	Chilligoe, Queensland, Australia	56
Granddaughter	Lillian May MADDEN	27 Sep 1875	Millchester, Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia	28 Apr 1889	Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia	13
Grandson	Henry George MADDEN	09 Feb 1878	Millchester, Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia	03 Sep 1942	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	64
Grandson	James MADDEN	11 Sep 1880	Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia	16 Sep 1880	Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia	0
Grandson	Ernest Charles MADDEN	29 Nov 1881	Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia	07 May 1928	Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia	46
Granddaughter	Ida Eleana MADDEN	05 Dec 1883	Millchester, Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia	14 Mar 1938	Townsville, Queensland, Australia	54
Granddaughter	Eva (Ivy) Rosina MADDEN	10 Apr 1887	Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia	10 Nov 1927	Auckland, New Zealand	40
Granddaughter	Ida Eveline BETTS	02 Sep 1868	Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia	1911	Tocumwal, New South Wales, Australia	43
Granddaughter	Eveline May BETTS	07 May 1871	Macleay River, New South Wales, Australia	06 Jan 1957	Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia	85
Grandson	Henry BETTS	27 Apr 1874	Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia	28 Apr 1893		19
Grandson	Ormond Morton BETTS	02 Nov 1875	Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia	03 Sep 1935	Ryde, New South Wales, Australia	59
Granddaughter	Amy Adelaide BETTS	26 Dec 1877	Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia	05 May 1879	Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia	1
Granddaughter	Iva Joy Alma BETTS	09 Mar 1880	Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia	1936	Woollahra, New South Wales, Australia	56
Grandson	Elwyn Paget BETTS	22 Sep 1882	Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia	1966	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	84
Granddaughter	Pearl Esmer BETTS	29 Jan 1885	Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia	25 Oct 1958	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	73
Grandson	Royden Lyle BETTS	04 Mar 1887	Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia	23 Aug 1972	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	85
Grandson	Julian Edward Henry Barton MADDEN	02 Jul 1871	Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia	19 Sep 1928	Kempsey, New South Wales, Australia	57
Granddaughter	Ida Marchmont MADDEN	11 Jul 1873	Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia	30 Dec 1963	Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia	90
Granddaughter	Mildred Mary MADDEN	26 Jul 1875	Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia	26 Mar 1945	Bermagui, New South Wales, Australia	69
Grandson	Julian St.John (Plim) MADDEN	23 Nov 1876	Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia	13 Aug 1954	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	77
Granddaughter	Isabel May MADDEN	15 May 1879	Boorowa, New South Wales, Australia	27 May 1944	Bega, New South Wales, Australia	65
Granddaughter	Vida M. MADDEN	28 Nov 1881	Boorowa, New South Wales, Australia	17 May 1887	Burrowa, New South Wales, Australia	5
Uncle	John MADDEN			bef 1792
Uncle	Robert MADDEN			28 Jul 1807	Malta
Nephew	George Morton HENDERSON	01 Feb 1860	Glen Innes, New South Wales, Australia	12 Apr 1906	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	46
Nephew	Charles Edward G HENDERSON	16 Aug 1863	Grafton, New South Wales, Australia	30 Jun 1902	Newtown, New South Wales, Australia	38
Niece	Mabel Lucy HENDERSON	04 Dec 1866	Grafton, New South Wales, Australia	1917	Glen Innes, New South Wales, Australia	51
Nephew	Alexander Thomas HENDERSON	07 Nov 1867	Ryde, New South Wales, Australia	1940	Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia	73
Niece	Kate Maria HENDERSON	1868	Hunters Hill, New South Wales, Australia	15 Apr 1891	Emmaville, New South Wales, Australia	23
Nephew	Robert Heron S HENDERSON	1870	Ryde, New South Wales, Australia
Sister in Law	Ellen MORTON	27 Oct 1822	Northam, England	1901	Armidale, New South Wales, Australia	79
Sister in Law	Maria Chappell MORTON	29 Mar 1839	Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia	17 Jun 1897	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	58

Events in Henry St.John MADDEN (1810 - 1873)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
abt 1810		Henry St.John MADDEN was born	Dublin, Ireland
13 Feb 1827	17	Conviction	Dublin, Ireland	Note 1
02 Jun 1827	17	Transported to Australia	Dublin, Ireland	per "Cambridge"
17 Sep 1827	17	Arrived Australia	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	Note 2
Nov 1828	18	Census	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	Note 3
1829	19	Iron Gang # 7 on Great North Road.	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
27 Jan 1830	20	Released from Iron gang	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
30 Sep 1830	20	Reassigned	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	Note 4
18 Dec 1830	20	Disturbed burglars
29 Jul 1831	21	Ticket of leave	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	31/540 915 4/4079
07 Oct 1831	21	Ticket of leave moved Newcastle to Maitland
10 Oct 1832	22	Trial for cattle stealing		Convicted but doubts
03 Jan 1833	23	Attached to hulk Pheonix
1837	27	General Muster of Convicts	New South Wales, Australia	Recorded in Muster
14 Feb 1837	27	Ticket of freedom	New South Wales, Australia	ticket # 37/114
06 Nov 1837	27	Married Honorah AUSTIN (aged 19)	Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia	Certificate
03 Jan 1839	29	Birth of daughter Adelaide Louisa MADDEN	Rollands Plains, New South Wales, Australia
30 Jun 1840	30	Birth of son Henry St.John MADDEN	Rollands Plains, New South Wales, Australia	Note 5
abt 1843	33	Birth of daughter Eveline Harriet MADDEN	Macleay River, New South Wales, Australia
1845	35	Birth of son Julian Edward MADDEN	Rollands Plains, New South Wales, Australia
Mar 1848	38	Birth of daughter Ida Helena MADDEN	Rollands Plains, New South Wales, Australia
28 Dec 1849	39	Death of daughter Ida Helena MADDEN (aged 1)	Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia	V1850747 44B/1850
1850	40	Birth of daughter Ida Ellena MADDEN	Rollands Plains, New South Wales, Australia
17 Apr 1850	40	Death of daughter Ida Ellena MADDEN	Rollands Plains, New South Wales, Australia
1858	48	Married Eliza Katherine MORTON (aged 38)	Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia	2550/1858
25 Mar 1858	48	Death of wife Honorah AUSTIN (aged 40)	Rollands Plains, New South Wales, Australia	Certificate
13 Mar 1873	63	Henry St.John MADDEN died	Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia	Certificate

Note 1: Convicted for stealing a cloak, transported to Australia.

Note 2: per "Cambridge" 107 days from Dublin on 2 Jun 1827. A very fast trip - listed as equal 6th fatsest. Only 2 deaths.

Note 3: Noted as working in the hospital, Sydney. Census TNA Copy.

Note 4: reassigned to the service of Mr Buchanan (superintendent of Public Works Newcastle) in exchnge for Michael Clark from Boyne

Note 5: Certificate v1840218 14/1840 V1840218 44a/1840

Personal Notes:

Henry Madden was born c1810 on the Isle of Guernsey where I am told his father Major Charles Madden's regiment was stationed. Both Charles and his wife Ida nee Butler, were Irish. Henry was tried in Dublin on 13 Feb 1827 for the crime of 'shoplifting of a cloak'. An Irish winter can be very cold and such a crime is regarded as simply a misdemeanour now, but theft in those days was considered very seriously indeed and heavily punished. For this offence 18-year-old Henry was sentenced to seven years transportation. Henry's record: 72. Madden, Henry, 18, Catholoc, single, Native Place Guernsey, Occupation Baker 3 yrs, offence shoplifting, tried in Dublin, 13 Feb 1827, sentenced 7 years, height not given, disposed of to Engineering Dept. Estimated birth year 1809, Vessel Cambridge, Arrived Sydney Cove 17 Sep 1827 With young Henry aboard, the Cambridge arrived in Sydney on 17 September 1827 and ship's records show he was Catholic (although he was always shown as CofE in later records), could read and write, was 18 and for three years had been employed as a baker. Henry was 5'5" tall with fair complexion, blue eyes and brown hair. In a letter dated 27 Jan 1830 Mr Moore, an architect at Maitland, asked that Henry be assigned to him, then on 20 Sep of that year Mr Buchanan, Superintendent of Works at Newcastle requested that Henry be assigned to his service - both requests were granted. In Feb 1831 whilst Mr Buchanan was away,Henry was left in charge and caught robbers in the house. He shot one dead and alerted the constables who apprehended the other! Requests for a pardon were made but this was not granted until four years later when on 29 Jul 1831 Henry gained Ticket of Leave No. 31/540. The General Remarks section states 'rings with heart and diamond on middle finger of left hand'. He was allotted to service in Newcastle District but ran into a spot more bother and for two years served as a dispenser on the prison hulk Phoenix. Later he was assigned as a 'medical attendant' at Sydney Gaol and doubtless gained a good deal of medical knowledge in these positions. Henry's conduct was exemplary. On 28 Feb 1835, a submission for a Pardon was made to Governor Bourke on his behalf by the surgeon on the Phoenix, Dr George Moncrieff who spoke of Henry in glowing terms. From 1836-1839 this same Dr Moncrieff was a surgeon at Port Macquarie and he was no doubt pleased to have Henry as his wardsman. Certificate of Pardon No. 37/114 was granted on 14 Feb 1837, seven months before the expiration of his sentence - and Henry was finally free. On 06 November of that year he wed 20-year-old Honorah Austin in the Anglican church of St Thomas in the County of Macquarie (now Port Macquarie). Honorah had come to Sydney in Feb 1836 aboard the James Pattison under a plan by the London Emigration Committee to bring single and suitably skilled women to the colonies. For her PhD at Monash University, Liz Rushen of Meeniyan in Victoria is researching this first bounty scheme and told me that Honorah was described as a "lady's maid". Finding no opening for her services, she went into business as a needlewoman with other ladies who had been passengers on the same ship, a Mrs Cummins and her daughters, and Ellen Fahy who later was the witness at Honorah's marriage to Henry Madden. Henry and Honorah's daughter Adelaide Louise was born at Dondinalong on the Mac1eay River on 03 Jan 1839 but when their son Henry St John MADDEN was baptised on 30 June 1840, Henry and Honorah were living at Rollands Plains near Port Macquarie. They had three other children Eveline Harriet 1842, Julian Edward 1845 and Ida Ellen 1848 who died Dec 1849. In a 1950 letter, a grandson of Henry and Honora recalls they had 'one or two stations and had convicts working for them'. When the Governor, Earl Belmore, visited the district in June 1870, he was driven from the wharf in Henry's buggy, and the following month Henry was vicechairman of a committee which arranged a dinner for the Governor, where Henry had the honour of proposing a toast. In his later life Henry Senior was a storekeeper in Port Macquarie where he was much respected as an upright citizen. Alarge memorial plaque on the wall of old St Thomas' Church is mute testimony to that respect. His death notice was published in the Sydney Morning Herald of 24 Mar 1873: 'On the 13th instant, at his residence Paget Hall, Port Macquarie, Henry St John Madden, Esq, aged 62 years. Irish papers please copy'. At age of 16/17 committed the felony of 'stealing a cloak'. Was tried in Dublin on 13 Feb 1827 and sentenced to 7 years as a convict in Australia. Henry was transported to Australia with other prisioners on the sailing vessel "Cambridge" (533 tons., Captain Pearce) in 1827 Cambridge ship's record has Henry Madden aged 18, read & write education, Catholic religion, single, no children from Guernsey, occupation Baker (3 years), offence shoplifting, tried in Dublin on 13 Feb 1827, sentence 7 years, transfered to Engineering dept. Number @ 37/114 Cambridge arrived 17 09 1827 NSW departed 02 06 1827 Dublin 107 days Emabrked 200 males arrived in Sydney with 198 males Captain Rchd Pearce Surgeon Wm Gregor In 1829 working in Iron Gang # 7 on Great North Road. http://www.convicttrail.org/history.php?id=a7b1 27 Jan 1830. Mr Wood, Catechist at Maitland, requested that Henry Madden, on expiaration of the sentence to an Iron Gang, be reassigned to his (ie Mr Wood's) service. 20 Sept 1830. Henry Madden was reassigned to the service of Mr Buchanan (superintendent of Public Works Newcastle) in exchnge for Michael Clark from Boyne. 18 Dec 1830: As home servant assigned to Mr Buchanan, Henry (while is master was absent) disturbed two robbers ransacking the house and shot dead one (Owen Carrol) who was trying to escape (subsequently adjudged as justifiable homicide 14/2/1831) and accused his accomplice to be arrested. A sum of money was collected from local residents to be given to Madden as a reward. 11 July 1831: Mr Buchanan wrote to Col Dumaresq requesting that Madden be given an Absloute or Conditional Pardon in recognition of his action. But Madden was granted only a Ticket of Leave on 29 July 1831 7 October 1831: a letter to the Colonial Secretary recommending that the Ticket of Leave be altered from Newcastle to Maitland. (This was allowed.) 10 October 1832: Henry Madden was tried for Cattle Stealing and sentenced to death. But owing to doubts and suspicions concerning his prosecutor, the sentence was commuted to labour in Irons for three years on the Public Roads. He was attached to the Iron Gang on board the "Phoenix" Hulk on 3rd Jan 1833. 28 Feb 1835; Henry wrote (in a petition) to Major-General Bourke Govenor and Commander-in-chief of NSW requesting that the remaining 7 months of his sentence be remitted and Geo. Moncrieff (the visiting surgeon) certified that Henry Madden had acted efficiently as his dispenser on board the Hulk for 'upwards of two years' and asked for remission of the rest of Madden's sentence. 23 March 1835: Thomas Makie?, Superinnntendent of the Hulk 'Phoenix' certified that Henry Madden was recieved into the Ironed Gang attached to the Hulk Phoenix on 3rd Jan 1933 and had acted as Dispenser to the Visiting Surgeon who was well satisfied with his work and behaviour. May 1836: Madden was discharged from the Hulk and sent to the Goal of Sydney as Medical Attendant. 12 May 1836; The dispenser of the Goal was granted a Ticket of Leave, so Henry Madden was named his successor. In the Muster of 1837, Henry Madden has master Thos. McQuade of Sydney. 14 Feb 1837: Henry Madden was given a Certificate of Freedom. 6 Nov 1837: Henry Madden married Honorah Austin (born Middleton,Cork, Ireland) who had come to Australia on the Sailing Ship 'James S. Pattison' earlier that year. His grandson Julian said that Henry had convicts working for him on one or two stations. 16/9/1943 Maitland Mercury: page 3 col 1. Henry John Madden a surgeon residing at McLeay was a witness in a court case - the murder of Patrick Carol. (http://www.nla.gov.au/ferg/issn/14403676.html) 1858: Honorah dies. After Honorah's death, Henry moved to Port Macquarie. 1858/9: Henry marries widow Eliza Katherine BETTS (nee Morton) who already had 1 son and 3 daughters of her own. 13 Mar 1973: henry dies. At the time of his death at Port Macquarie, he is recorded as a store keeper aged 62. There is a tablet to his memory on an interior wall of St Thomas' church of England Port Macquarie of which he had been a supporter. On the tablet he is described as 'For many years a respected resident of Port Macquarie'. Henry St John 14 MADDEN married (1) Honora Austin on 6 Nov 1837 at Port Macquarie. Henry arrived ca 1830,son of Charles (army major) and Ida Ellena Ormond nee Butler. Honora died 25 Mar 1858 at Rollands Plains. Henry married (2) Eliza Catherine BETTS nee Morton in 1858. Henry St John died 13 Mar 1873. Eliza died at Croydon On 25 Nov 1898 .Probated. Eliza was the daughter of Thomas and Eliza . Known children : Julian E. Died in 1925 at Ryde . Adelaide Louisa *** Check these are all coded Henry St John 09 Born 30 Jun 1840,Port Macquarie. Eveline Harriett Ninian Edward Ida Helena D 17 Apr 1850 aged 4 mths at Port Macquarie. Medical instruments said to be on display at Port Macquarie Museum.

Source References:

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26. Type: Newspaper, Abbr: Sun Community Newspapers, Title: Sun Community Newspapers, Family life a privilege to treasure, Date: 29/1/1997

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