[Index]
Honorah AUSTIN (1818 - 1858)
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)
 Honorah AUSTIN (1818 - 1858)

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Henry St.John MADDEN (1810 - 1873)
 Richard AUSTIN











Mary (AUSTIN)











Henry St.John MADDEN
Henry St.John MADDEN
b. abt 1818 at Midleton, Co Cork, Ireland
m. 06 Nov 1837 Henry St.John MADDEN (1810 - 1873) at Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia
d. 25 Mar 1858 at Rollands Plains, New South Wales, Australia aged 40
Near Relatives of Honorah AUSTIN (1818 - 1858)
Relationship Person Born Birth Place Died Death Place Age
Father in Law Charles MADDEN abt 1772
Mother in Law Ida Ellena Ormond BUTLER

Father Richard AUSTIN
Mother Mary (AUSTIN)

Self Honorah AUSTIN abt 1818 Midleton, Co Cork, Ireland 25 Mar 1858 Rollands Plains, New South Wales, Australia 40

Husband Henry St.John MADDEN abt 1810 Dublin, Ireland 13 Mar 1873 Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia 63

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
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

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

Brother in Law Benjamin MADDEN bef 09 Sep 1806 Matla 16 Jun 1807 Malta 0
Events in Honorah AUSTIN (1818 - 1858)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
abt 1818 Honorah AUSTIN was born Midleton, Co Cork, Ireland
31 Oct 1834 16 Emigration Co Cork, Ireland Note 1
11 Feb 1836 18 Immigration Sydney, New South Wales, Australia per 'James Pattison'
06 Nov 1837 19 Married Henry St.John MADDEN (aged 27) Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia Certificate
03 Jan 1839 21 Birth of daughter Adelaide Louisa MADDEN Rollands Plains, New South Wales, Australia
30 Jun 1840 22 Birth of son Henry St.John MADDEN Rollands Plains, New South Wales, Australia Note 2
abt 1843 25 Birth of daughter Eveline Harriet MADDEN Macleay River, New South Wales, Australia
1845 27 Birth of son Julian Edward MADDEN Rollands Plains, New South Wales, Australia
Mar 1848 30 Birth of daughter Ida Helena MADDEN Rollands Plains, New South Wales, Australia
28 Dec 1849 31 Death of daughter Ida Helena MADDEN (aged 1) Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia V1850747 44B/1850
1850 32 Birth of daughter Ida Ellena MADDEN Rollands Plains, New South Wales, Australia
17 Apr 1850 32 Death of daughter Ida Ellena MADDEN Rollands Plains, New South Wales, Australia
25 Mar 1858 40 Honorah AUSTIN died Rollands Plains, New South Wales, Australia Certificate
Note 1: per "James Pattison" as part of The Scheme administered by the London Emigration Committee
Note 2: Certificate
v1840218 14/1840
V1840218 44a/1840
Personal Notes:
Marriage certificate says arrived in Australia on the ship 'Jas. Pattison' in 1837 at age of 19

http://srwww.records.nsw.gov.au/indexes/searchform.aspx Index to Miscellaneous Immigrants has Honora Austin aged 20 arriving on James Pattison on 11 Feb 1836 - Copy COD 425 page 289 [ML A1216]

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.

From Liz Rushen e-mail 6-4-09 "Honora (Honorah and Hanorah) Austin, a lady's maid and needlewoman, emigrated per James Pattison, aged 20. From Midleton, Cork her parents were Richard Austin, a builder and his wife Mary. Honora’s relative, Alice Giltenan, emigrated to Sydney with her husband and family on the ill-fated Lady Mcnaghten the following year (see Quarantined! for further details).

On arrival, Honora 'established a dressmaking concern' with Ellen Fahy, also 20, a nursemaid (who was witness as Honora's marriage 18 months later) and the Cummins family of women. After operating her business for 18 months, Honora married Henry St John Madden at St Thomas Church of England, Port Macquarie on 6 November 1837. Both parties were able to sign the register, as were the witnesses Charles Grey and Ellen Fahy.

Were you aware that there is a reference to Honora and Henry in Lucy Frost's books on Annie Baxter Dawbin (A Face in the Glass, & No Place For A Nervous Lady: Voices from the Australian Bush) ?

Further to my books, the best one for information about Honora is 'Single & Free'. She is also mentioned in 'Quarantined' in connection with her relative, Alice."

Between 1833 and 1837, fourteen ships disembarked approximately 2,700 women at Sydney, Hobart and Launceston under the first scheme for female emigration between Great Britain and the Australian colonies.

In order to be eligible for the government bounty, the women had to meet certain requirements:

- They had to want to emigrate – they were not ‘shovelled out’.

- Age - at the outset of the scheme, emigration was open to single women and widows between the ages of 18 and 30 years of age, but before the first ship departed, the minimum age was lowered to 15 years. With the inclusion of families on the later LEC ships, girls as young as 12 years of age were allowed the government bounty provided they were travelling with their families.

- Health – the women had to be healthy enough to undertake the three-month voyage – one woman was not allowed to emigrate as she had a ‘sore knee’. Others, however, emigrated with consumption and two or three died from this cause during the voyages.

- Conduct - the women had to obtain references from two reputable people.

- The final check was an interview by the committee or its agent.

- Money to cover the costs of emigration - in 1833, the cost of a passage to Australia was estimated to be between £17 and £19. Initially it was proposed that the British treasury would pay to the LEC £6 on the departure of each woman eligible for the bounty, £6 was to be paid on their arrival in the colonies and £6 was to be raised by the woman herself. By the end of 1834 the government agreed to cover the passage costs for each woman. Emigrants still had to have sufficient funds to get to the ports of departure and provide the required outfit for the journey.

Administered for the Colonial Office by the London Emigration Committee, the scheme met with immediate criticism. The Committee was condemned for its selection processes in what was seen as a plot to transplant immoral women and the sweepings of British and Irish workhouses and charitable institutions to colonial society.

Intensive research has revealed that, at most, only one quarter of the women were from workhouses or charitable institutions. Many of the women were emigrating in family groups, or joining family or friends on the colonies.

Condemned for their independence, most of the women were enterprising individuals who successfully managed the migration experience and made valuable contributions to the development of Australian colonial society.

James Pattison left Cork,Ireland and arrived Sydney 7 Feb 1836.

Honora Austin travelled from Cork to Sydney as part of the scheme.
Source References:
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