Francis Arthur Badgery (1852 - 1915)

Born 20 May 1852 in Sutton Forest, New South Wales (Australia)

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Evans) Badgery — married 1876 in Kiama, New South Wales, Australia

Descendants

Died 28 Aug 1915 at age 63 in Sutton Forest, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

Frank Arthur Badgery was born on 20th May 1852 in Sutton Forest, in the beautiful Southern Highlands of New South Wales (Australia). He was the eleventh and second-to-last son of Henry Septimus Badgery, and grandson of prominent English emigrants James and Elizabeth Badgery. ^[1] Frank's mother was Henry's second wife, he having been previously widowed, Mary Anne Reilley. Frank was christened on 15th July 1855 in All Saints Church of England, Sutton Forest. ^[2]

Frank married Elizabeth Evans, daughter of Welsh emigrants, John and Caroline Evans, on 27th October 1876 in Kiama, New South Wales. ^[3] Frank was well supported by his wife in all his ventures: whether it be farming and grazing; judging of cattle, breeding Clydesdales, owning thoroughbred racehorces; dairy inspector for Fresh Food & Ice Coy; director of Berrima Pastoral & Agricultural Assn, Royal Agricultural Society, Dairy Farmers Assn, Berrima District Hospital. He helped establish the Wingecarribee Road Metal Coy, that had some big international contracts for raw materials dug from their quarries.

Frank was one of the prominent local petitioners in 1888 to have the district established as a Municipality. He subsequently was a Councillor on Wingecarribee Shire Council 1906-13. From 1913 to 1915 he was the elected member to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Wollondilly.^[4] Frank's older brother, Henry Jnr, had been a Member of the Legislative Assembly during the 1880s.

Frank passed away on 28th August 1915 and is buried with his wife in All Saints churchyard, Sutton Forest. ^[5][6][7]

All Saints Church and churchyard, Sutton Forest

Correcting a myth

Frank Badgery has English ancestors.

It has often, errantly, been claimed that Frank was born in Exeter, Devon, England. Such is perpetuated on the NSW Parliament webpage. ^[8] The confusion seems to be brought on by the name of his property, and subsequent village in the New South Wales Southern Highlands being named Exeter. In fact, Frank was the eleventh child of the pioneering Badgery family of New South Wales. He was a grandson of English emigrant, James Badgery, the early landholder of South Creek, Bringelly and Sutton Forest. James' property at South Creek had been named Exeter in honour of his birthplace. The village of Exeter developed around the latter and larger Sutton Forest property.Ken Evans

Sources

1. ↑ New South Wales Birth Index #1387/1852 V18521387 42A
2. ↑ Australian Royalty; accessed 4 Apr 2018
3. ↑ New South Wales Marriage Index #3076/1876
4. ↑ NSW Parliament; accessed 4 Apr 2018
5. ↑ New South Wales Death Index #11845/1915
6. ↑ "Cemetery Transcriptions of the Berrima District NSW", Berrima District Historical Society, 1991
7. ↑ Trove; accessed 4 Apr 2018
8. ↑ [https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/members/Pages/member-details.aspx?pk=948 New South Wales Parliament