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1861 - UK Census Record
Situate in the Parish of Kineton, page 10 RG 9 / 2228
1861 England Census Record for John Townsend

Number on schedule: 59, Market Place, New Inn
John Townsend Head Mar Male 59 Ag Lab Born Warwickshire, Tysoe
Phebe Townsend Wife Mar Female 57 Born Northamptonshire, Daventry
Richard Townsend Son Un Male 24 Ag Lab Born Warwickshire, Kineton
Ann Flowers Mother-in-law W Female 84 Born Oxfordshire, Banbury
Henry Harris Lodger Mar Male 23 Ag Lab Born Gloucestershire, Mickelton
Emma Harris Wife Mar Female 19 Born Warwickshire, Kineton
John Harris Son Male 1 Born Warwickshire, Kineton

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L'Abbaye de l'Epau is a Cistercian abbey founded by Queen Berengaria in 1229.

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http://www.merchantnetworks.com.au/genealogy/web/arndell/pafg02.htm

2. Dr Arndell Thomas (Arundell)-6220 (Progenitor 2011 ) was born in 1752/1753 in Hereford England. He was christened in 1786 in active,Arundel. He died in 1821 in Hawkesbury.

He has wife Susanna who has son John and a natural dr Esther married W. H. Hovell. His own ADB online entry where he is son of Herefordshire man Anthony Arndell and Elizabeth Harris. He is an only son. He is of First Fleet in Mowle's genealogy for Rodd. See John Pym Yetman, The History of the House of Arundel. London. Mitchell and Hughes. 1882. He is asst surgeon on Friendship of FF. See Arndell's book on Portland Head folk. His son-in-law's DNB for W. H. Hovell. Dan, The following message has been received by the PGTS postmaster. I have found your very interesting Internet site. I am the 3 x greats grand daughter of Assist. Surgeon Thomas Arndell and Elizabeth Burley/Burleigh (alias Dalton), both of whom arrived on the First Fleet. I have published two books - ASSISTANT SURGEON THOMAS ARNDELL- THE MAN HE WAS NOT and ASSISTANT SURGEON THOMAS ARNDELL - THE MAN HE WAS, and a booklet on the life of Thomas Arndell in the colony. I am presently working on a full book on his life in the colony. I have carried out a lot of research on his Englishborn son, John, who, along with Esther, are his only surviving English children. John came to Australia c.1796, Elizabeth Jackson (MARQUIS CORNWALLIS arr. Sydney Cove 11 Feb 1796) bore his child on Norfolk Island. John went to Norfolk Island as \'an assistant to the surgeon\' on the SUPPLY on 23 March, 179t,returned on FRANCIS on 9 July, 1796 - then disappeared. I found his death in London in March,1807. There appears to be NO record of his arrival in Sydney Cove, but all my research points to his arrival being on the MARQUIS CORNWALLIS, the same ship as Elizabeth Jackson, but I just cannot find the evidence. I had contact with a gentleman in England who owns the log of the MARQUIS CORNWALLIS, but John Arndell\'s name does not appear. It did sail from Portsmouth,then from Cork,where Elizabeth Jackson boarded. The two points eluding me in my research are: The actual record of Thomas Arndell\'s marriage in England to Susanna (?), c. 1770/2 The date of arrival of John, and the name of the ship on which he was a passenger, and his departure to England. Mollie Gillen used my research on Thomas Arndell in her publication, FOUNDERS OF AUSTRALIA. I have also researched and found the name of the child who was the first European child born in the colony and the youngest child to arrive on the First Fleet - a strange combination, but, true. She was born by my 3 x greats grandmother, Elizabeth Burley/Burleigh (alias Dalton), while the ships were anchored in Botany Bay, and arrived in Sydney Cove on the First Fleet - that was a very interesting project. If you are to assist me with any information re John Arndell, I shall be most grateful. Best wishes, Marge Raven

Thomas married (1) wife2, convict Dalton Elizabeth (Burley)-32213 daughter of Dalton Progenitor-129173 and DNotknown Miss-107551 on 23 Oct 1789. Elizabeth was born in 1768 in Circa,,England. She died on 31 Jan 1843 in Cattai.

Or, Burleigh. Mowle's Genealogy for Arndell. She is Eliz Burley/Burleigh. Arndell's book on Headland Port folk, p. 66, table.

These genealogy pages are gathered for netsurfers' FYI purposes, not for any purposes of promoting "patriotism-via-history", of which the world has probably seen too much.

As compiler, I am simply an Australian/New South Welshman here interested in our colonial history, more economic/maritime than other kinds of history. The basic purpose of the sets of pages is to present family histories grouped in terms of a history (of some kind) of "economic operators" in colonial Australia, 1788-1900. Or, on economic operators living outside Australia who nevertheless had some impact on Australian commercial/business activities. (Anyone curious as to the emphasis given here [basically, Sydney] should read for more detail on economic operators, any book by the noted NSW historian, D. R. Hainsworth.)

Thus, the pages are more for purposes of economic history, not for family history or genealogy as such. Hopefully, the information presented will enable the user more conveniently to filter information on the commercial folk of Australian colonies and on their links to folk in India, London, or England and Scotland generally, much as is already possible with the use of websites concerned with business histories, variously, for London, Bristol, Liverpool, Glasgow, Edinburgh, New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Newport Rhode Island,and so on.

In general, I have tried to press genealogies as far back into the past as is possible. Children have not been found in their proper birth order as the database grew, so in some cases I have noted their birth order with notes text. (It is simply not possible to find the correct birth order of children in so many families as are listed.)

The notes to individuals are given in the order in which the information came to hand - which is why many notes seem to have been gathered willy-nilly - they were And often gathered in haste due to time pressures. But also willy-nilly at times, arrived contributions from correspondents and emailers, and these are often noted (with gratitude).

Generally, the book titles referred to in notes to individuals - book titles often highly abbreviated - will be listed more fully in my bibliography pages available on my other websites on the Internet. As to book titles: "Burke's Extinct" refers to: John Burke and John Bernard Burke, A Genealogical and Heraldic History of Extinct and Dormant Baronetcies of England, Ireland and Scotland. Second edition. London, John Russell Smith. [Facsimile of the 1964 edition].

"Burke's P&B" refes to any one of many editions of Burke's Peerage and Baronetage I have consulted. Burk'es LG = Burke's Landed Gentry (various vesions). Re "GEC" - the page number(s) given are to the page numbers of the volume in question, which are alphabetical for the title name, not the actual surname, in: Vicary Gibbs, (Ed.), (GEC), The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom. [Extinct, extant or dormant].

London, St. Catherine's Press, 1910. Where, we note, Gibbs, GEC, was a member of a noted family of British bankers
Many of the sources used here were found in university libraries. Presumably this means that they will not be easily available to anyone living distant from a university.

As to abbreviations often used in the notes:
"Mowle's Genealogy" refers to a basic set of genealogies for Australians - P. C. Mowle, A Genealogical History of Pioneer Families of Australia. Fifth edition. Sydney, Rigby, 1978. "NSW" is New South Wales, the compiler's home state in Australia. Stenton refers to a compilation on British politicians by Stenton. Valentine, Estab[lishment], refers to a treatment by an American, Valentine on the British establishment, circa 1775 and later. Namier.Brookeand Namier/Brooke refer to compilations supervised by Sir Lewis Namier, the British historian who unfolded "family history" in British politics in a way which for a time was controversial.
Christie on non-elite mps, refers to a book of that name. DNB/EDNB refers to the English Dictionary of National Biography. ADB refers by context to either the Australian or American dictionaries of biography.
Mostly, re abbreviations various: "http" or "http loose" refers to a website with URL not noted, which just happened to provide extra data on an individual or family.
"DC" refers to Duncan Campbell (1726-1803), the overseer of the Thames River Prison Hulks. "Bligh" refers only to William Bligh, Captain of HM Bounty and later a governor of New South Wales. As to first name abbreviations: Jas = James, Wm = William, Chas = Charles, Thos = Thomas, Eliz = Elizabeth. Abbreviations other: Hodson's List refers to a noted list of British-based families active in British India. ADB = Australian Dictionary of Biography, volumes various. See also re American (USA) Dictionary of Biography = ADB. "findzzzzz" means find more information is needed on a given individual/nuclear family. "EICo/HEICo" = English/British East India Company at whatever period . "Dir EICo" means a director of East India Co. "Dir BoE" means Director, Bank of England. And so on for noted directors of other noted organisations.

Here, Unm - Unmarried, "dr" = either daughter or doctor medical (Dr MD) as suggested by context. "fr" = father. "br" = brother. "sr" =sister. And so on.

I have not by any means read all book titles itemised in these web pages. However, the user of these web pages will find continued use of the Internet a valuable resource for rounding out any points of interest found here.

As presented, each family group begins with a "dummylink", a hypothetical progenitor, or similarly, a "Surname senior". The hypothetical/unknown wife of a Progenitor Smith has a "surname" for the database, beginning, eg, "SNotknown Miss", so that the database does not generate an overlong list of names given as "Notknown Miss" - and so on through the alphabet A-Z.

Lastly, apologies are offered in advance for any errors present here. Errors will be amended and corrections made when time and better-quality information permit.

Dan Byrnes/The Blackheath Connection at http://www.danbyrnes.com.au/blackheath/
NB: These webpages can easily be regarded as an adjunct to The Blackheath Connection website.

Thomas and Elizabeth had the following children:

3 F i Arndell Frances Hannah-57164 was born in 1808. She died in 1887.

She is dr4. Mowle's Genealogy. Arndell's book on Portland Head folk, p. 49.
Frances married Lt Of VDL Gunn William-57165 son of Lt Gunn William-57166 and Wilson Margaret-122450.

Mowle's Genealogy on Arndell. Arndell's book on Portland Head folk, p. 49.
+ 4 F ii wife2 Arndell Sarah-60317 was born in 1796. She died in 1853.
+ 5 M iii Of Caddai Arndell Thomas-57172 was born in 1799. He died in 1865.
+ 6 F iv Arndell Mary Louisa-6221.
+ 7 M v Of Woodlands Arndell James-97634.
8 F vi Arndell Elizabeth Emily-256083 was born in 1792.

Elizabeth married Naval officer, Hobart, Police Magistrate Gordon James-256084 son of Gordon Progenitor-256085 and GNotknown Miss-256086.
Thomas married (2) conjectural Foscari Esther wife1 Jewish-14017 daughter of Foscari Progenitor-66400 and FNotknown Miss-100272 in 1780 in England. Esther died in 1787.

Entry on this woman may be dubious?

Thomas and Esther had the following children:

+ 9 M vii Arndell John-57147 was born in 1781. He died in 1805.
+ 10 F viii wife1 Arndell Esther-14018 was born in 1787. She died on 8 Jan 1846.

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http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/arndell-thomas-1716

Arndell, Thomas (1753-1821)

by B. H. Fletcher

Thomas Arndell (1753-1821), surgeon, magistrate and landholder, was one of seven assistant surgeons who formed the medical staff led by Surgeon-General John White which cared for the convicts in the First Fleet. He was baptized on 4 May 1753 at Kington, Herefordshire, son of Anthony Arndell and his wife Elizabeth, n'e9e Harris. His son John, by his wife Susanna, was later a medical assistant at Norfolk Island, and his natural daughter Esther married William Hovell. Arndell arrived at Port Jackson in the Friendship and was soon given charge of the hospital at Parramatta. Early in 1791 he began cultivating a block of land there, assisted by an assigned labourer. In July 1792, apparently convinced that farming offered the better livelihood, he sought permission to retire on a pension and became a settler; presumably he hoped in this way to provide more adequately for Elizabeth Burleigh, his convict wife (whom he married in 1807 at Windsor) and their new-born daughter. Impressed by his meritorious services and anticipating a favourable reply to the application he sent to London, Governor Arthur Phillip at once gave him a 60-acre (24 ha) grant even though servants of the Crown were not yet entitled to such concessions. By October 1792, although still performing medical duties, he had eighteen acres (7.2 ha) under crop and three (1.2 ha) more cleared, an achievement exceeded by only two other persons.

During the interregnum he received news that he was to be allowed a pension of 'a350 and he was given a 70-acre (28 ha) grant by Lieutenant-Governor Francis Grose. His memories of this era, however, were far from happy. In July 1798, at Governor John Hunter's request, he reported on the changes made under Grose and William Paterson, depicting a community sunk in crime, drunkenness and vice, mismanaged and poorly governed, which was restored to decency only by Hunter's prompt actions.

The accuracy of this appraisal is debatable, but beyond dispute were Arndell's good reasons to welcome Hunter's presence. Besides conferring on him an additional grant of 100 acres (40 ha) at Dundas and making him a magistrate, the governor in 1798 recommended his appointment as apothecary at the Parramatta Hospital and entrusted him with the task of assisting Samuel Marsden to conduct an inquiry into the state of small-scale farming round Parramatta. Their findings, though depressing, showed both men as sympathetic towards smallholders whose personal characteristics they regarded more favourably than most contemporaries. Two years later Arndell again stood up for their rights when he became one of a small group who, on behalf of smallholders near Parramatta, complained to the Colonial Office of their exploitation by local retailers. The wording of this document suggests that Arndell himself must have suffered from the abuses to which attention was drawn, although he was certainly not impoverished. At this time he owned 330 acres (133 ha) of land, of which 100 acres (40 ha) had been bought, and with 147 acres (59 ha) cleared and running 186 head of stock he stood out as one of the settlement's more prosperous farmers. By 1806 he owned 630 acres (255 ha), including a farm in the Windsor district given him by Governor Philip Gidley King. Though he had 87 acres (35 ha) under grain, sheep-raising was now one of his principal concerns and he had already tried to improve the quality of his wool by introducing a Spanish strain. The responsibilities of a growing farm and an expanding family that eventually included four girls and three boys must have placed no small burden on a man now over 50; nevertheless he found time to perform numerous civic duties at the Hawkesbury where he made his home. As a magistrate he also supervised public concerns in the neighbourhood and was called upon by King to conduct some of the musters and report on the effects of the disastrous flood of 1806. An Anglican, he furthered the Protestant cause by contributing towards the foundation of a church at Portland Head and supporting the Presbyterian church at Ebenezer.

Under Bligh, Arndell continued his multifarious pursuits, adding to them when he became assistant surgeon at the Hawkesbury. From the outset he was as loyal to the fourth governor as he had been to his predecessors. At the time of the Rum Rebellion he was one of Bligh's confidants and took his side when trouble broke out. The brief period of military rule that followed the governor's deposition proved as little to his liking as had the interregnum of 1792-95, and though he signed one address in their favour he again found himself at odds with the men in power. He was replaced as magistrate by Archibald Bell, and the unexplained discontinuance of his pension in 1806 added to his troubles, for he claimed that without it he could not adequately support his large family, even though by August 1807 he owned 750 acres (303 ha) of land and 322 head of stock. Governor Lachlan Macquarie was struck by his loyalty, honesty and the exemplary manner in which he brought up his children, and successfully urged the British government to restore his pension. During the Macquarie period he appears to have led a somewhat quieter existence than formerly, devoting much attention to his farm at the Hawkesbury, though he also played some part in local affairs. By the time of his death on 2 May 1821 he still owned 750 acres (303 ha) of land and had 406 domestic animals which suggests that his means were still only moderate. Certainly his wife, who did not die until 31 January 1843, found life difficult, for in 1830 she sought assistance from the British government.

Select Bibliography
'B7 M. Raven, Assistant Surgeon Thomas Arndell (1988)
'B7 Historical Records of Australia, series 1, vols 1-7
'B7 J. Steele, Early Days of Windsor (Syd, 1916)
'B7 dispatches to NSW governor, 1835 (State Library of New South Wales)
'B7 Banks papers, vol 22 (State Library of New South Wales).

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http://virtaus4.tripod.com/volume6/first_fleet/friendship/arndell.htm

[DOUBTFUL]
Thomas Arundell - born in 1753, was the son of Ann Mitchell and Thomas Arundel, brother of the 6th Baron Arundel of Wardour, but changed his name to Arndell.

Before he sailed on the Friendship as an assistant surgeon in 1787, his wife, Ann Focari, died, leaving and son and daughter to be looked after in England.

Arndell was one of ten surgeons on the First Fleet. On 18 July 1787, Elizabeth Barber, a convict accused Arndell of trying to seduce her. But as she was drunk, and Lieutenant Ralph Clark reported that she abused everyone in authority at the same time, her accusation was given little sympathy. Clark praised Arndell's devotion to duty - though he noted that Arndell was tipsy at Rio, but felt it a thoroughly deserved indulgence.

The record of Arndell's 32 years in the colony began on 23 January 1788, when he ran a knife through his hand while out scouting to the south of the planned settlement at Sydney Cove. Clark bound it up, and it did not stop Arndell from making other excusions around the harbour. In June 1789 he accompanied Captain Tench on an expedition from Rose Hill to the Nepean. By this time he was in charge of the hospital and Parramatta, and his medical reports were used as evidence in court.

In 1791, Arndell began farming on a block next to the hospital, and in July 1792 sought permission to retire on a pension and become a settler. Phillip granted him 60 acres on the south side of the creek leading to Parramatta, even though officers were not entitled to such concessions. Arndell settled there with Elizabeth Burleigh, a convict; their son, William, less than 2 years of age, had died in March 1792.

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http://www.fellowshipfirstfleeters.org.au/thomas_arndell.htm

THOMAS ARNDELL

Thomas Arndell was baptised at Kington Parish Church, Herefordshire, on 4 March 1753. He was the eleventh and youngest child of Anthony Arndell, tallow chandler and maltster, and his wife, Elizabeth (n'e9e Harris). The Arndell family was educated, extensive and long-standing in the Kington area. Thomas later moved to London.

He was apprenticed to a trade and on 28 March 1775 was admitted into the Freedom of the City of London by Redemption in the Company of Wheelwrights, his profession on the relevant certificate being quoted as "Apothecary". Unfortunately, the actual marriage entry has not yet been located but his wife, Susanna, bore seven children to Thomas between 1772 and 1785, of whom only John (baptised 5 April, 1772) and possibly Anne (baptised 28 June, 1779) survived childhood. John was admitted to St Paul's School, Middlesex, on 13 April, 1779, and later came to the Colony when he was sent by direction of Governor Hunter to assist the surgeon on Norfolk Island in April 1796. Three months later John returned to Sydney Cove but there is no further record of him.

Four months after the birth of Thomas and Susanna's sixth child, Martha, on 4 August 1781, a daughter, Esther, was born to Thomas and Isabella Francesca Foscari on 14 December 1781. On 10 May 1810, Esther married William Hilton Hovell; they emigrated to the Colony of New South Wales with their two children in 1813, where Hovell became a prominent early explorer in the Colony. On 6 September 1781, Thomas qualified by oral examination before the Court of Examiners of the Royal College of Surgeons of England as "Mate to an Indiaman (i.e. fit to be an Assistant Surgeon in a ship of the East India Company)". On 24 September 1781, he boarded an East India Company ship, Major, which sailed from Portsmouth on 6 February 1782 to Madras. He returned to England on Rochford on 22 August 1783, as a surgeon, having "served twelve months in a hot climate." On 21 January 1785, the seventh child of Thomas and Susanna was born, but was buried on 26 March 1786.

Thomas Arndell's Patent of Appointment by the Command of His Majesty King George III to be "Assistant Surgeon to the Settlement within our Territory called New South Wales" was dated 25 October 1786, and he sailed with the First Fleet on Friendship.

He was given charge of the hospital at Rose Hill (Parramatta) in 1788 and formed an early liaison with a convict girl who arrived on Lady Penrhyn, Elizabeth Burley (Burleigh) (alias Dalton), as their son, William, was baptised at Rose Hill on 5 September 1790. William died on 4 March 1792 and is buried in St John's Church Cemetery, Parramatta. Elizabeth bore five more children to Thomas before they married in 1807, according to an affidavit by the Reverend Samuel Marsden, and their legitimate child was born in 1808.

Thomas Arndell became a prominent person in the Colony and performed some deeds of significance during his life in New South Wales. On 26 June 1789 he accompanied Watkin Tench on an expedition when they discovered the Nepean River.

He was the first officer to receive a land grant in the Colony; on 16 July 1792, he was granted 60 acres at Parramatta. He later received grants in the Pennant Hills, Dundas, Mulgrave Place (Cattai) and Windsor areas. Upon his retirement from Parramatta Hospital he settled at Cattai as a farmer, and greatly improved the quality of wool by introducing a Spanish breed of sheep.

In July 1792 a house was erected on his land at Parramatta but on 5 December 1792, his home, outbuildings and crops were destroyed by fire. In 1796 Dr William Balmain recommended him for the position of apothecary with a small salary in addition to his pension. In 1798 the Reverend Samuel Marsden and Thomas Arndell were appointed by Governor Hunter to inquire into the grievances of early settlers and report on the morals of the community. In 1799 he was appointed a Justice of the Peace for Parramatta and in 1801 for the Territory. He was appointed the first magistrate of the Hawkesbury and from 1804 to 1809 was acting surgeon in the area. On 4 March 1804 he gave the first warning by letter to Parramatta of the Irish Rebellion at Vinegar Hill.

In 1806 his pension was discontinued without reason and he claimed he was unable to adequately support his family. Governor Macquarie was impressed with his loyalty and honesty and successfully convinced the British Government to restore the pension in 1812.

On 23 March 1806, when floods rose to within 18 inches of his home at Cattai, he organised flood relief for local residents and reported the farmers' losses. Prior to 1807 he built the first windmill in the Hawkesbury district for grinding flour and it was advertised in the Sydney Gazette for rent with 100 acres of land.
On 1 December 810, he presented a congratulatory address to Governor Lachlan Macquarie on behalf of the Hawkesbury settlers when the Governor visited the area.

The first regular church services in the Portland area were held in his home and he paid five pounds per annum towards the cost and maintenance of the Ebenezer school and Presbyterian Church, the oldest church in Australia in which regular services are still held. He always championed the settlers' grievances and opposed the rum trade. As magistrate of the Hawkesbury district, he dealt with aborigines who stole from settlers in the area and endeavoured to establish good relations with neighbouring tribes who were constantly harassing the settlers.

After a painful illness of five weeks, he died on 2 May 1821. His funeral was conducted by the Reverend Samuel Marsden on 6 May at St Matthew's Church, Windsor.

It is interesting to note that the spouses of his five daughters were of sufficient importance to be written into the Australian Dictionary of Biography, as was Thomas Arndell himself.
His fulfilling of various civic duties, conscientious upbringing of his family and dedication to medicine and farming are evidence of his character and contribution to the founding of the Colony.
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http://boards.ancestry.com.au/thread.aspx?mv=flat&m=5&p=surnames.arnde ll
Thomas Arndell is my 3 x greats grandfather; I have been researching the elusive Thomas for more than 30 years and have published two books - ASSISTANT SURGEON THOMAS ARNDELL - THE MAN HE WAS NOT, disproving his alleged blue blood connection with the Arundels of Wardour, then ASSISTANT SURGEON THOMAS ARNDELL THE MAN HE WAS - he was born in Kington Herefordshire, went to London when he was 14, married, had 7 children and one illegitimae daughter, Esther, who married William Hilton Hovell. Co-habited with a convict, Elizabeth Burley/Burleigh (alias Dalton), had another 7 children. They married between the births of their 6th and 7th children.
My email address is margeraven@hotmail.com

Best wishes,
Marge Raven

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