Charles Horatio Nelson Matcham (1806 - 1844)

Born 30 Jul 1806 in Walcot, Somerset, England

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Died 11 Mar 1844 at age 37 in Bookham, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

The Matcham Estate was a grant of 2,560 acres to Charles Horatio Nelson Matcham, a nephew of Lord Horatio Nelson Charles was born in 1806. He is the son of George Matcham and Kitty Nelson. ^[1]

It would seem that Charles had a daughter to a Jemima when he was only 17. I wonder if he and Jemima were both under age and their parents disapproved and so went somewhere where they were able to get married without consent. If Emily the daughter was base born she would have been given Jemima's surname not her father's.

Charles Horatio Nelson Matcham left England in 1828 as a cabin passenger aboard the SURRY and arrived in Sydney 22 Jan 1829 as a settler. The Matcham Estate was a grant of 2,560 acres to Charles Matcham of the Murrumbidgee River who was promised the land as a primary grant and authorised to take possession from 18 October 1831.

He remained at "Bogolong" Murrumbidgee where he died on 11 March 1844. As reported in the 1844 Sept. Edition of The Gentleman's Magazine he died at Bookham, near Yap (error shoud be Yass), NSW. ^[2] as well as ^[3] & ^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Baptismal record St Swithin, Walcot (23 August 1806 Charles Horatio Nelson Matcham born 30 July 1806 son of George and Catherine Matcham)
2. ↑ The gentleman's magazine. Volume 22 (Part 2. New Series), June - December 1844
3. ↑ NSW Death registration no: 837/1844 V1844837 29 , age 39
4. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 22 October 2019), memorial page for Charles Horatio Nelson Matcham (1805–11 Mar 1844), Find A Grave Memorial no. 191389614, citing Yass Anglican, Yass, Yass Valley Council, New South Wales, Australia ; Maintained by Red (contributor 48589135) .