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. 2.7 Peternell Northey Remarries Peternell Whitford Northey remarried on 26 August 1869 in Orange to John Evans, miner, widower both listed as residents of Cadia. The eldest son William also married in 1869 (registered Orange) to Catherine Kennedy. William Henry, aged about 25, was probably now able to marry without the financial burden of his mother and younger siblings. The third daughter Elizabeth was married in 1869 (registered Orange) to Daniel Williams. The second son Robert was married in 1872 (registered Orange) to Mary Elizabeth Perry. Greville s Post Office Directory for 1872 records the following family members still resident at Cadia : EVANS John miner Cadia NORTHEY William H miner Burnt Yards Cadia NORTHEY Robert miner Cadia Resident at Hill End in 1872 were the following: COCK William miner Hill End UREN Simon miner Hill End WILLIAMS Daniel blacksmith Hill End Daniel & Elizabeth Williams had moved to Hill End by 1872, though they seem to have moved back and forth, between Hill End and Carcoar (based on birth registrations of their children). William Henry Northey and his wife Catherine had moved to Hill End by 1874 (fourth and subsequent 6 of their 10 children born there; birth of first child registered at Orange, next two at Carcoar). 2.7 Peternell Evans (formerly Northey) dies at Cadia Peternell Evans (formerly Northey, nee Trenberth) died at Cadia 16 August 1879, aged 60 years, having suffered apoplexy for 7 days. She is listed as a Wife, therefore her husband
John Evans was still alive at this time, although the informant was her grandson W. Cock [age 14]. The death certificate records her first marriage to Robert Northey in England when aged 19, and second to J. Evans. Children are stated as 3 sons 4 daughters and this may indicate that Mary Jane, the fourth of five daughters was deceased by this time [I have been unable to identify a relevant death entry see later for further speculation]. Grace Northey, the youngest daughter, married Henry Townsend in 1880 (registered Orange), whilst the third and youngest son James Knight Northey married Margaret Hopman in 1907 (Sofala). 2.8 Movements of the Children of the Northey Family The two eldest children of Robert & Peternell Northey, remained in Hill End until their deaths and are all buried along with their spouses in the Hill End / Tambaroora Cemetery. Both men are recorded as Miners on Hill End electoral rolls up to the time of their deaths. Mary Uren (nee Northey) d. 21 Aug 1920 Hill End Simon Uren d. 21 Sep 1914 Hill End William Henry Northey d. 29 Jun 1918 Hill End Catherine Northey (nee Kennedy) d. 28 Oct 1917 Hill End William Cock, husband of the third daughter Ann, was involved in a successful gold mining venture at Hill End the Cock Attwood Dwyer claim at Hawkins Hill which was sold for a considerable sum in 1872. He moved back and forth between Hill End and Bathurst in the 1870 s, with a short stint in Sydney (around 1872), eventually purchasing a farm at Spring Hill (near Orange) around 1879 and then moving to Parkes around 1891. Both Ann and William are both buried in Parkes Cemetery: Ann Cock (nee Northey) d. 25 Mar 1926 Sydney William Henry Bartle Cock d. 21 Apr 1897 Parkes The fourth child Robert Northey and his wife Elizabeth, moved around, with births of their children registered in Bathurst (1873), Orange, Carcoar, Condobolin, Forbes, Molong, Carcoar and Orange (1892). Elizabeth died in 1894 (registered Orange) while Robert died in 1910 (registered Blayney). I am uncertain when Daniel, husband of the fifth child Elizabeth died, but this must have been in the 1880 s (their last child was born 1880). I have been advised by a descendant, Nanette Drielsma (nee Griffin), that: When Daniel died leaving Elizabeth with 5 children, she moved to Cadia where her aunt and uncle Gray helped her. Further, that the little 15 month old Rebecca Gray who is buried there [Cadia] is also a relative. She is the daughter of Mary Williams and Joseph Gray residents of Cadia Mary was the sister of Daniel Williams who married Elizabeth Northey, daughter of Robert and Peternell. The death of Elizabeth Williams (nee Northey) is recorded in 1929 (registered Wallsend [Newcastle]).
2.9 The Youngest Children in the Northey Family I have previously surmised that the sixth child, Mary Jane Northey, may have died prior to 1879. Alternate speculation would be that Mary Jane was not a natural daughter of Robert and Peternell it is perhaps unlikely (but not altogether impossible) that they would have named one daughter Mary and another Mary Jane so she may have been a daughter of their daughter Mary (15 years difference in age), or the daughter of another relation taken in by the family with a surname not actually Northey at all [I base these latter speculations on a similar case in another related family line]. The 1861 British Census, which I have not viewed, may provide further clarification. The seventh child James Knight Northey had probably moved from Cadia by the time of his mother s death in 1879 by which time he would have been about 23. He probably spent some time in Hill End, as his future wife Margaret was resident there from at least 1874 (when she would have been only 7) until the time of their marriage in 1907. They subsequently resided in Sydney, where their only child was born in 1910; James could well have moved to Sydney many years earlier. James Knight Northey died in Sydney in 1932 (registered Rockdale). The eighth child Grace and her husband Henry Townsend had moved to Molong by 1887 (birth of first child). The death of Grace Townsend is recorded in 1920 (registered Molong). 2.10 William Henry Bartle Cock It is perhaps relevant to mention some of William Cock s Cornish background also, as he was undoubtedly employed at the Cadiangullong Copper Mine prior to and subsequent to his marriage to Ann Northey at Cadia in 1864. His known history in NSW is briefly outlined above. William Henry Bartle Cock was baptised 25 December 1835 in Redruth, Cornwall, the son of Thomas Cock and Elizabeth (nee Bartle) who were married in Redruth on 3 January 1825. It is unknown when William arrived in Australia. He died 21 Apr 1897 at Parkes & his death certificate states he had been in Australia for 33 years [informant was his son William H. Cock] so perhaps he had only arrived in Australia early 1864 or late 1863, not long prior to his marriage to Ann Northey. His father s given name is listed as unknown, but occupation as miner; his mother s name is given as Elizabeth Bartle. Cause of death given as Pneumonia. William s brother Thomas Cock, Gold Miner, died at Hill End 30 Jan 1870, aged 43 years, cause of death Consumption - 6 months, 4 years in Australia. Importantly, the informant was his brother William the parents names are listed as Thomas Cock, miner, and Elizabeth Bartle. Thomas wife is named as Jane Williams undoubtedly their neighbour in the 1841 and 1851 Census entries shown below.
2.10.1 1841 UK Census Records 1841 British Census, Cornwall (transcript) Parish of Redruth Enumeration District 11 HO 107/143 [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 37, Page 33 Address Baptist Court Thomas Cock,35,Miner,In county Elizabeth Cock,35,,In county Thomas Cock,13,Miner,In county William Cock,6,,In county Elizabeth Bartlet,65,Independent,In county Elizabeth Roberts,65,Independent,In county Elizabeth Magor,55,Independent,In county Henry Michell,60,Shoe Maker,In county Ann Michell,20,,In county [I presume that Elizabeth Bartlet [sic] is Elizabeth Bartle, mother of Elizabeth Cock aged 35] Address Baptist Court [entry following the above] Robert Williams,40,Miner,Not in county Mary Williams,40,,In county Richard Williams,15,Journeyman Butcher,In county Amelia Williams,14,,In county Jane Williams,9,,In county Mary Williams,5,,In county Robert Williams,1,,In county Phillip Orgal,65,Ag Lab,In county Grace Orgal,75,,In county John Williams,3,,In county 2.10.2 1851 UK Census Records 1851 British Census, Cornwall Redruth Registration District No. 310 Redruth Parish HO 107/1915 Folio 170 Name, Relationship, Condition, Sex, Age, Occupation, Where Born Address 105 Baptist Court, Redruth Thomas Cock,Head,Mar,M,50,Tin & Copper Miner,Redruth Cornwall Elizabeth Cock,Wife,M,48,-,Breage Cornwall Thomas Cock,Son,U,22,Tin & Copper Miner,Redruth Cornwall William Cock,Son,U,15,Tin & Copper Miner,Redruth Cornwall
James Cock,Son,,8,Scholar,Redruth Cornwall Elizabeth Cock,Dau,,4,,Redruth Cornwall Address 104 Baptist Court, Redruth Mary Williams,Head,Wid,F,48,Laundress,Illogan Cornwall Richard Williams,Son,Mar,M,26,Tin & Copper Miner,Redruth Cornwall Jane Williams,Daur,U,19,-,Redruth Cornwall Mary Williams,Daur,U,15,-,Redruth Cornwall John Williams,Son,U,13,Mine Labr.,Redruth Cornwall Robert Williams,Son,U,11,-,Redruth Cornwall Amelia Goldsworthy,Daur,Mar,24,Tailoress,Redruth Cornwall Amelia Goldsworthy,Grandaur,,3,-,Redruth Cornwall John Goldwsworthy,Grandson,,1,-,Redruth Cornwall End.