Post by Sarah Stuart on Jan 22, 2011 2:35:30 GMT -5
William Madgwick was born on the 5th of March 1769 in Fittleworth, Sussex, England. He married a woman called Mary Mansfield in 1793 at Sussex. Together they had five children: James (b. 16 February 1794 Fittleworth), William (b. 23 October 1796 Fittleworth), Thomas (b. 16 June 1799 Fittlworth), Mary (b. 19 February 1804) and Charles (b. 18 November 1808).
Abt. 1812 William was caught for sheep stealing and was sentenced to death at the Sussex Court. Death of course meant he was to be sent to Australia as a convict. In 1813 he left England onboard the General Hewitt. His wife and children did not follow as many of other convict families did, instead the family announced that he had died. William arrived in Australia in 1814. It took him a mere four years before he was given an Conditional Pardon in 1818.
It is my belief that this is where he met James Westbrook and Elizabeth Phipps. In 1834 William married Elizabeth Phipps at the right old age of 66. It is unknown which children of Elizabeth’s are actually James Westbrook’s or William’s. Two children registered as Magick’s were William John (b. 12 November 1830 Hawkesbury) and James Magick. William passed away of old age on 16th of June 1860 in Richmond, NSW. On the NSW BDM it states that he was 108 years old but in truth he would have been about 91. He was buried on the 18 June 1860 in St Peters, Richmond.
James Magick was born on the 26th of May 1826 in NSW. In 1856 at Cobbora, NSW he married Bridget Ann Hayward and had five children: Alfred (b. 1865 NSW), Bridget Ann (b. 23 November 1867), James (b. 9 February 1852 Cobbora), George Thomas (b. 1872 Dubbo d. 1873) and my great, great grandmother: Sarah Magick. When Bridget Ann died James married Mary Cameron and had two more children: Archibald (b. 23 June 1876 Denison Town) and Sophia Louise (b. 28 August 1878 Denison Town). On the 1st of December 1880 at Pine Ridge Station James died suddenly of heat stroke, leaving Mary to look after all his children.
Sarah Magick was born in 1855 at Cobbora, NSW. Sarah was an aboriginal though there are many different opinions on this matter. She married George Stuart on the 5th of May 1876 in Cobbora. Together they had nine children (see Stuart section for her children). Sarah died on the 23rd of July 1929 at Red Fern. She is buried at Rookwood Cemetery.
The Madgwick Name
The original spelling of the name is Madgwick though because many descendants were illiterate the spelling changed to many variations, which are as follows: Magick, Madgick and Mazick. There might be a few more I haven’t found yet.
Westbrook and Magick/Magdwick Children
The children of James, Elizabeth and William can appear in the registries under one surname but then they might have lived under the other name and died under yet another i.e. born a Westbrook, lived a Magick, died a Madgwick.
Abt. 1812 William was caught for sheep stealing and was sentenced to death at the Sussex Court. Death of course meant he was to be sent to Australia as a convict. In 1813 he left England onboard the General Hewitt. His wife and children did not follow as many of other convict families did, instead the family announced that he had died. William arrived in Australia in 1814. It took him a mere four years before he was given an Conditional Pardon in 1818.
It is my belief that this is where he met James Westbrook and Elizabeth Phipps. In 1834 William married Elizabeth Phipps at the right old age of 66. It is unknown which children of Elizabeth’s are actually James Westbrook’s or William’s. Two children registered as Magick’s were William John (b. 12 November 1830 Hawkesbury) and James Magick. William passed away of old age on 16th of June 1860 in Richmond, NSW. On the NSW BDM it states that he was 108 years old but in truth he would have been about 91. He was buried on the 18 June 1860 in St Peters, Richmond.
James Magick was born on the 26th of May 1826 in NSW. In 1856 at Cobbora, NSW he married Bridget Ann Hayward and had five children: Alfred (b. 1865 NSW), Bridget Ann (b. 23 November 1867), James (b. 9 February 1852 Cobbora), George Thomas (b. 1872 Dubbo d. 1873) and my great, great grandmother: Sarah Magick. When Bridget Ann died James married Mary Cameron and had two more children: Archibald (b. 23 June 1876 Denison Town) and Sophia Louise (b. 28 August 1878 Denison Town). On the 1st of December 1880 at Pine Ridge Station James died suddenly of heat stroke, leaving Mary to look after all his children.
Sarah Magick was born in 1855 at Cobbora, NSW. Sarah was an aboriginal though there are many different opinions on this matter. She married George Stuart on the 5th of May 1876 in Cobbora. Together they had nine children (see Stuart section for her children). Sarah died on the 23rd of July 1929 at Red Fern. She is buried at Rookwood Cemetery.
The Madgwick Name
The original spelling of the name is Madgwick though because many descendants were illiterate the spelling changed to many variations, which are as follows: Magick, Madgick and Mazick. There might be a few more I haven’t found yet.
Westbrook and Magick/Magdwick Children
The children of James, Elizabeth and William can appear in the registries under one surname but then they might have lived under the other name and died under yet another i.e. born a Westbrook, lived a Magick, died a Madgwick.