Henry Mansfield (1810 - 1884)

Born 29 Nov 1810 in Holcombe Rogus, Devon, England

Husband of Sarah Ann (Makepeace) Mansfield — married 27 Apr 1832 in Wellington, Somerset, England, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 16 Oct 1884 at age 73 in Thebarton, South Australia, Australia

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Biography

Henry Mansfield was born in Holcombe Rogus, Devon, England.

Henry was born at Holcombe Rogus on 29 November 1810 and baptised there on 25 December 1810. ^[1] He was the son of James Mansfield and his wife Mary.

Henry Mansfield a cordswainer and a sojourner in the parish married Sarah Makepeace, at Wellington on 27 April 1832. The witnesses were Solomon Loney, James Mansfield and Elizabeth Hagley ^[2] Henry signed his name. There were nine children from the marriage

Henry Mansfield - Burlescombe, Devon 1833

Sarah (Mansfield) Osborne - Burlescombe, Devon 1835

Mary (Mansfield) Barratt - Wellington, Somerset 1836

Ruth Mansfield - Wellington, Somerset 1838 (no records)

James Mansfield - Sydney, NSW 1840

James Mansfield - Sydney, NSW 1842

Eliza (Mansfield) Bonnett - Sydney, NSW 1843

Charles Mansfield - Hobart, Tasmania 1848

Louisa (Mansfield) Rrichardson - Hobart, Tasmania 1850

Henry Mansfield migrated from England to Australia.

Henry, Sarah and their surviving children Henry, Sarah and Mary emigrated to New South Wales on the "James Pattison" arriving on 11 December 1838. ^[3]

On 20 September 1845 Henry Mansfield, bootmaker was admitted to Darlinghurst prison in New South Wales on bail and released 24 Setpember 1845. ^[4]

By 1848 when Charles was born the family was living in Tasmania.

In 13 April 1881 the police requested information "respecting the wherabouts of Henry Mansfield, who is of weak intellect, and wandered from his home, in Adelaide, on 6th inst. Descrpition - Aged 71 years, height 5ft. 7in., grey hair, whiskers, beard etc; wore dark clothes and white hat with black band". ^[5]

Henry died at Trebarton, South Australia on 16 October 1884. ^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ Indexes created from Anglican Parish Registers held at South West Heritage Trust; Taunton, Somerset, England Ancestry Record 62250 #1179936
2. ↑ Marriage records for parish of Wellington 1830-1837 St John Somerset Heritage Service; Taunton, Somerset, England; Somerset Parish Records, 1538-1914; Reference Number: D\P\wel/2/1/14 Image
3. ↑ Ancestry.com New South Wales, Australia, Assisted Immigrant Passenger Lists, 1828-1896 State Records Authority of New South Wales; Kingswood New South Wales, Australia; Entitlement certificates of persons on bounty ships; Series: 5314; Reel: 1290
4. ↑ State Archives NSW; Kingswood, New South Wales; Gaol Description and Entrance Books, 1818-1930; Series: 2519; Item: 4/6442; Roll: 854 Image
5. ↑ South Australia, Australia, Police Gazettes 13 Apr 1881 Image
6. ↑ Ancestry.com South Australia-Deaths 1842-1915 Registration place Hindmarsh, Australia; Page number 397; Volume Number 141;