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THE MAKING OF CADIA MINE, SMELTER AND VILLAGE Part 4 – A Cadia Family History Extension - Northey © John L. Symonds, Cronulla NSW Webmaster, Cornish Association of NSW Final 3/02/04 1. Introduction The family history provided in Section 2 below stemmed from further contact between the author and Ann Manley in early 2003, after he had asked if it was possible to extend what is given in Cadia History 3, Section 2. In this extended version of the Northey family history, there are connections between families who lived at or near Cadia in the 1860 period and onwards that had not been provided by anyone else before. Her extended contribution is gratefully acknowledged. 2. Family of Robert Northey and Peternell Whitford Trenberth Researched by 3XG Granddaughter Ann Fiona Manley (at 1 February 2004): Ann Fiona Manley, 32A Rayner Avenue, Narraweena. NSW. 2099. ___________________________________________________________ I have attempted to present the following family history in a time line, based on known records. I have also tried to adhere to the original spellings as contained in the documents referred to. This document has a primary emphasis on Cadia, where both Robert and Peternell were buried – and subsequently exhumed in the 1997/98 and reburied in a new Garden of Remembrance (after an extensive archaeological dig due to the recommencement of mining at Cadia). 2.1 Cornwall, England Robert Northey, bachelor, miner, married Peternel Whitford Trenberth, spinster, tailor, on 24 November 1838 at Gwennap, Cornwall; both listed as minors and residents of Carharrack. Both sign with their mark. His father Robert Northey, miner; her father William Trenberth, ‘miner dec.?’. Witnesses – Richard Dunstone, Edwd. Whitburn. [Peternell spelt with one ‘l’; other variations of the Trenberth surname are Trenbirth, Tremberth, Trembirth - it is fairly dependant on localities throughout Cornwall how this name is spelt; remembering that many of the people at this time could neither read or write. Note the witness with the name Richard Dunstone, with members of a family called Dunstan in same household as Peternell’s mother Ann Knight in 1841; so possibly a relation.] Carharrack Wesleyan Chapel - 2 / and Other Chapels / Baptisms 1837 - 42: 13 May 1840 Mary daughter of Robert and Peternella NORTHEY, of Carharrack, Gwennap was baptized aged 10 days by James Mowat [Nonconformist Registers for Cornwall held at the Public Records office, Methodist and Independent Records – Transcribed by Sheila Townsend & Stephen Townsend; on CD.] 1841 British Census, Cornwall (transcript) – Gwennap and St. Day Enumeration District 13 HO 107/137 [note: In the 1841 census ages for adults (15 & over), and sometimes children, are generally rounded to 5 years] : Name,Age,Occupation,Where Born Folio 50, Page 26 Address - Carharrack Robert Northy,20,Miner,In county Patience Northy,20,,In county Mary Northy,1,,In county William Northy,15,Miner,In county Ann Northy,15,,In county [I am fairly confident that this is the right family with Patience a poor transcription of Peternell, although I have not viewed the original census record myself. William Northy & Ann Northy are most probably siblings of Robert, as we know from Immigration records that Robert had a brother named William (born about 1823).] Folio 45, Page 16: Address – Carharrack James Knight,45,Agricultural Labourer,Not in county Anna Knight,60,,In county Anne Dunstan,35,,In county Ann Dunstan,1,,In county Grace Dunstan,1,,In county Robert Martin,45,Miner,In county [I am fairly confident that ‘Anna Knight’ listed above was the mother of Peternell Whitford Northey, nee Trenberth. One of the sons of Robert and Peternell was named James Knight Northey; whilst it was common in many parts of the West Country to have middle names being the maiden names of mothers or previous generations, I have seen precedence in another family line where children were given the step-father’s name as middle names – this may have been just out of respect, but more particularly if they brought them up, gave them financial support or where hopeful of a future legacy.] 1846 Birth Certificate, Registration District Truro, Sub-district of Kenwyn, in the County of Cornwall: Ann Northey Born: 26 June 1846 at Todpool Kenwyn, dau. of Robert Northey, miner, and Peternal Whitford Northey formerly Tremberth [this is the only spelling encountered in these family records with an ‘m’ in Tre[m]berth as opposed to an ‘n’]. 1851 British Census, Cornwall - Truro Union Registration District No. 307 Sub District of Kenwyn PRO Ref HO 107/1910 Folio 579 : Address – Todpool, Ecclesiastical District of St. Paul’s Chacewater Name, Relationship, Condition, Sex, Age, Occupation, Where Born Robt Northy,Head,Mar,M,30,Copper Miner,Kenwyn Cornwall Peternell Northy,Wife,Mar,F,31,,Gwennap Cornwall Mary Northy,Daur,,F,10,,Gwennap Cornwall William Northy,Son,,M,8,,Gwennap Cornwall Ann Northy,Daur,,F,4,,Kenwyn Cornwall Robt Northy,Son,,M,1,,Kenwyn Cornwall 1851 British Census, Cornwall – Redruth Registration District No. 310 Sub District of Gwennap & Stythians HO 107/1914 Folio 342 Address – 37 Carharrack Common Name, Relationship, Condition, Sex, Age, Occupation, Where Born James Knight,Head,Mar,M,52,Labourer,St.Dominick Cornwall Ann Knight,Wife,Mar,F,73,,Gwennap Cornwall 2.2 Northey Family arrives in New South Wales, Australia Robert and Peternell Northey and their 8 children arrived in Sydney, Australia, as Assisted Immigrants aboard H.M.S. Lobelia on 14 February 1863, having departed Plymouth 8 November 1862. [NSW Shipping Records - Reels 2139, 2481]. In the shipping records the family are all listed as natives of Gwynapp [sic Gwenapp] Cornwall, religious denomination C of E on 2139, Protestant on 2481. Some of the spellings & ages also vary slightly [2139/2481], as well as the ability to Read (none are recorded as Both, indicating that none were able to Write). Name, Age, Calling Robert Northey, 42, Miner Peternelle / Peternell Northey, 43, Wife / House Keeper Mary Northey, 22, Servant William H / Wm. Henry Northey, 19/20, Miner Ann Northey, 16, Servant Robert Northey, 14/13, - / Labourer Elizabeth Northey, 10 Mary Jane Northey, 8 James H. / James Kt. Northey, 7 Grace, Inft/7 months Robert’s parents are listed as both dead, while Peternell lists her father as dead, and mother Ann Knight resident of Gwynapp [sic]. 2.3 The Northey Family Moves to Bathurst and Cadia Their fares appear to have been sponsored or guaranteed by Robert’s brother William Northey, near Bathurst, who is listed as the only relative in the colony. [The brother William Northey of Bathurst, died 16 Feb 1910, buried Bathurst Cemetery, aged 87 years.] Robert’s brother William had arrived in the colony as an Assisted Immigrant some 14 years earlier, on 12 February 1849 aboard the Harbinger, along with his first wife Eliza, their 2 infant daughters, her 2 children from a prior marriage and her widowed mother [NSW Shipping Records - Reels 2135, 2459]. They are all listed as natives of Gwennap, religion Wesleyan. Importantly, William states his parent’s names as Robert & Mary Northey, both dead. [I have further information on William’s family, but it is not relevant to this narrative]. After arriving in Sydney (Feb. 1863), Robert & Peternell’s family would most probably have made their way to Bathurst to visit his brother William [listed in Greville’s 1872 Post Office Directory as a Farmer, Mount Pleasant, Dunkeld (near Bathurst)]. 2.4 The Northey Family in Cadia - Marriages Begin They had most certainly arrived at Cadia by early 1864 (perhaps even late 1863), as their second daughter Ann Northey married William Henry Bartle Cock, a Tin and Copper Miner from Redruth Cornwall, at Cadia on 5 May 1864 (which pre-dates the earliest burial recorded at Cadia later in 1864). Witnesses to the marriage were Robert Northey and Mary Northey (presumably her father and sister; Mary signs with her mark); Ann was not yet 18, while William was 28. The Cadiangullong Copper Mine would have provided employment for father Robert, as well as his sons William and Robert. It is unknown exactly when William Henry Bartle Cock arrived in Australia, but this would have been in the early 1860’s; he was undoubtedly also an employee of the mine. Eldest daughter Mary Northey married Simon Uren, a miner from St. Ives Cornwall, 1 September 1864 (registered Orange) – exact location unknown, but this may well have been at Cadia also. The first child of each of the Cock and Uren families were born in 1865, perhaps at Cadia. 2.5 Robert Northey Snr dies at Cadia Robert Northey senior died at Cadia on 4 July 1866, age 46, with cause of death cited as Disease of the kidneys, debility 4 months. The scant information provided on his death certificate was provided by his second son Robert who would have been about 16 years old at the time. Such information was often provided by a male member of the family, rather than the widow [note: death recorded as Northie]. The other relevant certificates that I have from Cadia suggest that it may not have been lack of knowledge about the family that meant little family information was recorded for events, but perhaps that the informants were not actually asked the relevant questions – given that the family was not able to write, the ability to read would have been minimal. 2.6 The Cock and Uren Families move to Hill End/Tambaroora William Cock and Simon Uren, husbands of daughters Ann and Mary, were obviously lured by the chance of riches in the gold fields around Hill End / Tambaroora. They were certainly in Hill End by 1866 and 1867 respectively, at the time of the births of their second children. It may have been that William Henry Northey, eldest son of Robert & Peternell and brother of Mary and Ann, had accompanied this group to Hill End – but that he then had to return to Cadia after his father’s death to help support his widowed mother who still had a young family (Elizabeth 13, Mary Jane 11 (if alive), James 10 and Grace 3); this supposition is based on the fact that the younger brother Robert, age 16, was the informant on the death of his father Robert senior.