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Transportation
John Madden was transported on the Archduke Charles, departing 15th May 1812 and arriving 16th Feb 1813 with 202 passengers.
Built in Shields 1809. Two decked, sheathed in copper. Owner - H. Moore. Shipwrecked in June 1816 on a voyage from Quebec to Halifax, near Green Island.
Archduke Charles (generic)References
| Primary Source | Mayberry, Peter; Irish Convicts Transported to New South Wales 1788-1868. Sainty & Johnson; 1828 Census of New South Wales. |
Claims
"John Madden is the 2nd husband of Elizabeth Bidwell, wife of 3rd Great Grand Uncle, Simon Pugh"
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Convict Notes
Family connections for John (Madden) are: MADDEN ??? (Madden) may have produced 2children: 1.John (Madden) was born between 1761 & 1778 at Meath co. Ireland. He was tried for theft stealing larceny at Dublin city in 1811, sentenced to 7years & arrived in NSW as a convict on 16 2 1813 after a voyage of 9months on ARCHDUKE CHARLES; he was Catholic. He had a relationship with Elizabeth (Evans her second relationship) & later married her. He was recorded in 1817 & on later occasions as a lobourer. He was Free by Servitude by 1817. He was granted land in 1818, maybe at Evan, where he produced wheat, & sought extra 30acres in 1820-perhaps not granted. He was recorded in 1824 as settler at Nepean where he had purchased some land. He is recorded in 1828 as farmer with his family on 50acres at Evan. He married Elizabeth (Evans) on 8 3 1832 at Cornwallis. On 16 11 1837 he was tried at Windsor Quarter Sessions for stealing cattle & was perhaps acquitted: & again tried on 24 11 1837 for stealing cattle, sentenced to Life & held at Parramatta Gaol & Sydney Gaol-arriving on 28 11 1837. On 16 12 1837 he was sent to Norfolk Island, arriving on 25 12 1837. On 18 1 1844 he was listed as sentence Life (commuted to 15 years), deemed an invalid or ineffective & recommended for removal to Sydney. In 1844 he is described as age77 but healthy. In July 1847 he is listed as with Mr (Dumas) on Norfolk Island. He died on 11 3 1852 age74 at Windsor & was buried at St Gregorys Catholic cemetery Kurrajong Hawkesbury city. ..[Some details taken from this Website]; where a Patrick (Madden) is also found. ..Elizabeth (Evans) was born on 28 1 1798 & baptised on 12 5 1799 age15m at St Johns CofE Parramatta. After 1811 she may have been entered into Parramatta Orphan School. She, as Elizabeth (Evans-Bidwell), married firstly at age15 Simon (Pugh) on 7 6 1813 at St Johns CofE Parramatta. She is recorded in 1828 with her family at Evan. She died in 1866 age about68 mother of 7known children. ..Details of Elizabeth (Evans)s family are given in entry for Judith (Bidwell SURPRISE 1794) on this Website. ..John/Joseph (Madden) & Elizabeth (Bidwell/Pugh-Evans) produced maybe 7children: ..1.Jane (Madden) was born in 1817 at Castlereagh & baptised on 18 3 1821 w/Sophia at St Marys RC Sydney. ....Noted a James (Madden) was born about 1817-mentioned in 1828 Census with his parents at Evan. ..2.Sophia (Madden) was born in 1820 at Castlereagh & baptised on 18 3 1821 w/Jane at St Marys CofE Sydney. She is recorded in 1828 with her parents at Evan. She died in 1836 age about16. ..3.Judith (Madden) was born in 1822 at Csastlereagh & baptised on 24 11 1824 at St Marys CofE Sydney. She is recorded in 1828 with her parents at Evan. She died on 22 10 1891 age about69. ..4.William (Madden) was born on 10 7 1826 at Cornwallis & baptised on 24 11 1826 at St Marys CofE Sydney. He is recorded in 1828 with his parents at Evan. ..5.John (Madden) was born on 8 10 1828 at Cornwallis & baptised on 30 10 1828 at St Marys CofE Sydney. He is recorded in 1828 with his parents at Evan. ..6.Francis (Madden) was born in 1831. ..7.Mary Ann (Madden) was born 1835. .. 2.Patrick (Madden) was tried at Dublin city in 1811, sentenced to 7years & arrived in NSW as a convict on 16 2 1813 after a voyage of 9months on ARCHDUKE CHARLES.also. In 1822 he was tried, as Edward (Maddem aka Mannin), at Court of Criminal Juridiction, sentenced to 7years & sent to Port Macquarie Penal establishment on 7 10 1822 on LADY NELSON. ..[Some details taken from this Website]; where a John (Madden) is also found. Reference: Craig James Smee 'Births and Baptisms Marriages and Defacto Relationships Deaths and Burials New South Wales 1788-1830' ..a complete listing from church & other records in the early colony.
1844, 20 January: At Norfolk Island – John MADDEN, listed as per AD Charles, convicted in the Quarter Sessions, Windsor on 16 November 1837, and sentenced to life (commuted to 15 years) for cattle stealing. He is on a list of prisoners who are deemed “Invalids and Ineffective” and recommended for removal to Sydney. In 1844, he is described as “aged 77 but healthy” (see New South Wales, Australia, Convict Records, 1810-1891; Norfolk Island: Returns of Convicts to NSW, 1844-1845). 1847, July: He must have been released from Norfolk Island because a notation on his Indents says he is “with Mr Dumas” at this time (see New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents, 1788-1842; Bound Indentures 1801-1814. 1852, 11 March: Some family records, and a photo of his grave and tombstone, indicate he died on this date; so too does the NSW BDM record that gives his death year and its year of registration in NSW as 1852. Registration place: Windsor. Vol. no.: V18521136 118. He is buried at St Gregory's Catholic Cemetery, Kurrajong, Hawkesbury City, NSW (see FindAGrave, Memorial ID 104292702).
1837, 16 November: John Madden appears before Windsor Quarter Sessions, according to Norfolk Island records, charged with stealing cattle (see below). Note: No records from Windsor Q Sessions have been found to date. Nor has any newspaper coverage of the sessions come to light. A John Madden did appear in several reports of a case of perjury, heard in the Supreme Court at this time, where the accused (named Jones) was found guilty of falsely claiming he had not sold two cows to John Madden, rather that Madden had stolen them. Madden was earlier acquitted on that stealing charge. 1837, 24 November: Admitted to Parramatta Jail from Windsor; John Madden is listed as Catholic, no trade, to be sent to a penal settlement for life; sent from Windsor to Sydney Gaol (see New South Wales, Australia, Gaol Description and Entrance Books, 1818-1930; Entrance Book Parramatta 1836-1838). 1837, 28 November: Admitted to Sydney Jail from Windsor for transportation for life; described as a labourer, Catholic, native place Co Meath; sent to Norfolk Island on 16 December (see New South Wales, Australia, Gaol Description and Entrance Books, 1818-1930; Entrance Book Sydney 1837-1841). 1837, 25 December: John Madden arrived on Norfolk Island (see New South Wales, Australia, Convict Records, 1810-1891; Norfolk Island: Returns of Convicts to NSW, 1844-1845).
1824: John writes a Memorial to Governor Brisbane, saying he is free by servitude, holds a rented farm in the District of Evan, and has a young family of three children for which he “provides by his industry in the cultivation of his farm”. He has 30 head of horned cattle and three horses, and says he is “extremely ill of a run to depasture his cattle”. He says the 30 acres granted to him by Governor Macquarie is “entirely insufficient for his stock” (see New South Wales, Australia, Colonial Secretary's Papers, 1788-1856). 1824, April: A settler at the Nepean, he is mentioned in correspondence to Major Druitt about payment to Patrick Connell for fencing land that John Madden had purchased from Patrick Connell for £13/8/4 (see New South Wales, Australia, Colonial Secretary's Papers, 1788-1856).
1818, 10 September: John Madden per Archduke Charles 1813, on a list of persons to receive grants of land from the Governor (see New South Wales, Australia, Colonial Secretary's Papers, 1788-1856). 1820, 10 May: John writes a Memorial to Governor Lachlan Macquarie, petitioning him for a grant of 30 acres for a farm. He says he has served his sentence of 7 years and is now a free man, married with a family. He says the Governor had given him a grant two years previously and this is a second petition (see New South Wales, Australia, Colonial Secretary's Papers, 1788-1856; Memorials To The Governor, 1810-1826). 1821, 24 May: On a list of Store Receipts for wheat at Windsor – John Madden, 181 lbs of wheat for £8/2/0 (see New South Wales, Australia, Colonial Secretary's Papers, 1788-1856).
Filling in some gaps for JOHN MADDEN: 1761: John Madden was born in County Meath, Ireland, according to family records (not in 1778 as posted above). However, his convict record from Norfolk Island lists him as 77 years old in January 1844; that is, a birth year of 1767 or 1766 (see below). 1811: Tried Dublin City and sentenced to 7 years for larceny (see New South Wales, Australia Convict Ship Muster Rolls and Related Records, 1790-1849). 1813: Arrived in NSW per Archduke Charles, aged 38 [yet another birth date – abt 1775] (see http://members.pcug.org.au/~ppmay/cgi-bin/irish/irish.cgi; and New South Wales, Australia Convict Ship Muster Rolls and Related Records, 1790-1849). 1817: He is listed as a government labourer in the colony (see New South Wales, Australia, Settler and Convict Lists, 1787-1834; New South Wales, Male, 1817).
Sainty & Johnson; 1828 Census of New South Wales: [Ref M1362] Madden, John, 50, free by servitude, Archduke Charles, 1813, Catholic, farmer, Evan 50 acres, 50 cleared 6 cultivated 1 horse 6 cattle. [Ref M1363] Madden, Elizabeth, 30, born in the colony Madden, James, 11, born in the colony Madden, Sophia, 8, born in the colony Madden, Judith, 6, born in the colony Madden, William, 2, born in the colony Madden, John (Jun), 2m, born in the colony
In the colony, John married Elizabeth Evans (Born in The colony). They married March 8th 1832 at Cornwallis. John and Elizabeth had 6 children; Sophia 1820, Judith 1822, William 1826, John 1828, Francis 1831 and Mary Ann 1835.
John Madden was tried in Dublin City in 1811 and sentenced to seven years transportation. He was aged 35 when he was transported aboard the ship 'Archduke Charles', arriving 16 Feb 1813.