Newman Emmerton

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D Wong on 15th March 2014

Newman Emmerton was baptised in All Saints Church, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England on 25th December, 1815, the son of John Emmerton & Elizabeth (nee) Kempster Newman was transported to Hobart, Australia arriving on the ship LADY KENNAWAY from England. He originally boarded the "Norfolk" on 4 July 1834 but at Cork in Ireland he was transferred to the "Lady Kennaway" in September 1834 to complete the journey to Hobart. He was convicted on 8th April, 1834 of stealing 20 pounds of lead worth 20 pence (penny a pound) at the Bedford Assizes; from a warehouse owned by Mr John Partridge on 22nd of March, 1834 and sentenced to 14 years penal servitude. Previously he had served a sentence of 6 calendar months for stealing 2 tablecloths, 1 shirt and one shift; the property of Joseph Flemons?. He was discharged from this sentence on 3rd September. Newman was 5'3" had a brown complexion with dark brown hair, hazel eyes, an oval face with large thick lips, a narrow visage and a small nose. 1846: TOL Newman was in Adelaide by November 1848 as his first child was born in August, 1849. He was married in the original St Johns Church, Halifax Street, Adelaide on 27th April, 1849 to Jane Hayward. Neither the bride nor the groom could write and made their mark on the marriage certificate. Jane and Newman had 10 children in all with the last being born in 1870. Two of the children did not live beyond 5 & 7 years of age respectively and one died as an infant. Of the 7 surviving children all except one were married and raised families. Newman became a green grocer and operated out of rented premises at Bridge Street, Kensington in 1875 and 1876 at least. He probably sold produce from the gardens in Montacute. When his health deteriorated and he moved back to live with his son, Levi at Fifth Creek, as it was here that he died in 16th July, 1886. His wife Jane, died in 1911 and both are buried in the Montacute Cemetery. During his lifetime he had a number of occupations including labourer, woodcarter, gardener, yeoman and farmer. There is no known photograph of Newman, he was a person who was suspicious of people and refused to have his photo taken. In later years he also spent a lot of time shooting rabbits on the property where he lived in the Adelaide Hills with his son.