Charles Rhodius

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iain Frazier on 15th January 2023

Family connections for Charles (R/hodius) are: ..Charles (R/hodius/ins) was born in Cologne Germany in 1802 & became an architect builder. He was a pupil at Royal Academy of Paris. He was tried for stealing a reticuke at Westminster Middlesex Quarter Sessions on 3 4 1829, sentenced to 7years & arrived in NSW as a convict on 27 12 1829 after a voyage of 4months on SARAH; he was 5'10". He was a painter also. On 10 7 1832 he received a Ticket of Exemption from Government labour & on 26 2 1834 he received his Ticket of Leave No.34/78. He purchased land in 1835. He taught painting & perspectives & painted portraits in the style of the French Crayon at Hunter St. He married firstly Harriet (Taylor) in 1838 in Sydney.>>> ..[Some details taken from this Website] ..Harriet (Taylor) was born about 1821. She died in December 1838 age17 at her residence. >>>Charles (R/hodius/ins) received his Certificate of Freedom No 41/856 on 1 7 1841. He married secondly Harriet Elizabeth (Allen) in 1841 at St Phillips CofE Sydney. He received his Certificate of Naturalisation on 18 6 1850. He was recorded on the Electoral Roll for Cook Ward in 1851/2 living at Riley St Sydney. He died on 9 4 1860 age58 at Benevolent Asylum Liverpool; some of his artistic works are held at National Gallery Sydney. ..Harriet Elizabeth (Allen) was born about 1820. She is recorded in 1822 with her parents in Sydney. She married Charles (Rodius his second marriage) in 1841 at St Phillips CofE Sydney. ..Details of Harriet Elizabeth (Allen)s family are shown in entry for Josiah (Allen FAME 1817) on this Website. 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.

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Penny-Lyn Beale on 13th January 2022

1829 - New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents. Sarah - 1829 Indent No; 103 Name; Charles Rodins ** Age; 27 [1802] Read & write, Single Native Place; Cologne Trade or calling; artist and Architect ? Offence; Stealing Reticule Trial; Westminster - 3 April 1829 - 7 years Height; 5 ft 10 in Noted against name; DIED; in Benevolent Asylum, Liverpool 9 April 1860 1832 - 10 July. Tickets of Exemption from Govt Labour. No; 32/1/1Volume Number: 4/4285 1834 - 26 Feb. Ticket of Leave; 34/78. Held a Ticket of Exemption. 1835 - Purchase of Land. Source; The Australia. Fri 22 May 1835. Page 2. Domestic and Miscellaneous Intelligence. Lot 7 - SO feet ditto, Charles Rodius, 45s. £45 Lot 11 - 19 feet frontage, Charles Rodius, 43s £39 18 Lot I3 - 19 feet ditto, Charles Rodius, 41s. £38 19 1838 - Australia, Marriage Index, Charles Rodins & Harriett Taylor Marriage - 1838 Sydney, New South Wales 1838 - Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index, Name: Harriet Rodius Gender: Female Death Date: 14 Dec 1838 Death Place: Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Spouse; Harriett Rodius - Died; 14 December 1838. Age; 18 years. 1838 - The Australian. Tue 18 Dec 1838. Page 2. Family Notices On Friday last, at her residence, Elizabeth street, Harriet, the wife of Mr Charles Rhodius, aged seventeen years. 1841 - 1 July. Certificate of Freedom. No; 41/856. Name; Charles Rodins ** 1841 - Marriage Index. Name: Charles Rodius ** Date: 1841 - Sydney, New South Wales Spouse: Harriet E Allen Volume Number: V C 1841 - The Temperance Advocate and Australasian Commercial and Agricultural Intelligencer. Wed 7 Apr 1841. Page 11. Family Notices On Thursday, by special license, at St. Phillip's Church, by the Rev. W. Cowper, Mr. Charles Rhodius **, to Miss Elizabeth Harriet Allen, both of Sydney. 1843 - DRAWING AND PERSPECTIVE. CHARLES RODIUS, formerly pupil of the Royal Academy of Paris, and many years Teacher of Drawing and Perspective in this colony, begs to acquaint his friends and the public that he continues to give lessons in the above mentioned branches of his profession C, R. also continues to take portraits in the style of the French Crayon, in which he has hitherto proved so successful. CHARLES RODIUS, Hunter street, Opposite Elizabeth street. Letters to be left at Mr. Ellard's, Music Saloon, George-street. 8270 1844 - The Sydney Morning Herald. Mon 29 Jan 1844. Page 3. Advertising JOHN KNATCHBULL. CHARLES RODIUS respectfully begs to acquaint the public that he is preparing, and will shortly publish, a lithograph likeness of John Knatchbull, convicted on Wednesday last, of the murder of Ellen Jamieson, of whom a likeness in profile will in the same drawing be subjoined. 1415 1850 - 18 Jun 1850 . Certificate of Naturalizations. Name; Charles Rodius. 1851 - 1852. Electoral Rolls. Name; Charles Rodius. Dwelling House. Riley Street. Ward; Cook - Sydney 1860 - Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index Name: Charles Rodius Birth Date: 1802. Birth Place: Germany Death Date: 9 Apr 1860. Death Place: Liverpool, Liverpool City, New South Wales, Australia DEATH; On the 7th of April, aged 56 years, after a long and lingering illness, at his late residence, Mr. Charles Rodius, artist, for a resident in this colony 1980. The Sydney Morning Herald. Sat 8 Feb 1890. Page 7. ART, MUSIC AND THE DRAMA. Some interesting additions to the National Gallery have been made during the last few weeks. They include two oils and some pencil drawings by Charles Rodius, whose studies of heads of New South Wales aborigines also hang in the National Gallery. The recent acquisitions are ten in number and are portraits of local celebrities from 1834-52, one of whom, Sir Henry Parkes is still among us. The likeness appears to be a good one. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/28277372?searchTerm=charles rodius 1983. The Canberra Times. 20 Aug 1983. Page 13. ILLUSTRATIONS OF COLONIAL AUSTRALIA underneath a picture; 'Tooban', a lithograph by Charles Rodius, whose work "allows his subjects their full dignity as human beings". https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/116424225?searchTerm=charles rodius ** Spelling of names as per original source **