Charles Hervey Bagot (1788 - 1880)

Born 17 Apr 1788 in Nurney, County Kildare, Ireland

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Died 29 Jul 1880 at age 92 in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

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Biography

Charles Bagot is Notable.

Charles Hervey Bagot ^[1] (1788-1880), soldier, pastoralist and mineowner, was born on 17 April 1788 at Nurney, County Kildare, Ireland, the youngest son of Christopher Bagot, landed proprietor, and his wife Elizabeth, née Clibborn. He saw active service after 1804 with the 87th Regiment in South America, Cape Colony and India. Promoted captain in 1815 he married Mary, the eldest daughter of M. S. J. MacCarthy, paymaster-general at Port Louis, Mauritius.
He retired in 1819 on half-pay to Ireland where he was employed by several landowners as agent. To provide openings for his sons he migrated with his wife and five children to South Australia in the Birman, in charge of 224 emigrants, and landed at Adelaide in December 1840. He had been commissioned by Sir Montague Chapman to select and manage a special survey. He chose several sections, and in return received 1500 acres (607 ha) on the River Light which he called Koonunga, working it at first in co-operation with the Dutton brothers.

In 1842 Bagot's youngest son, Charles Samuel, discovered an outcrop of copper ore on the site of what became the Kapunda mine and soon afterwards Francis S. Dutton did likewise. An 80-acre (32 ha) section was secured in 1844 at 20s. an acre, Dutton receiving a quarter share which he soon sold in London. Bagot controlled the mine until 1857. He then floated a company in London which worked it until flooding and low prices made it unprofitable in 1877. Bagot took shares in many other mines but none of them succeeded like the Kapunda, which produced minerals of an estimated value of £800,000.

He was a nominee in the Legislative Council in 1844-51, member for Light in the part-elective council in 1851-53 and after responsible government held a seat in the Legislative Council in 1857-59. In 1846 he toured the colonies in eastern Australia. He went to England and Ireland with his wife in 1853-55 and on their return they built Nurney House at North Adelaide and made a home for the widow and five children of their son Christopher (1817-1853). On their next journey to Europe, Mrs Bagot died in Cairo on 17 January 1860; Bagot went on to Europe and the United States, and settled in London, where among other activities he published The National Importance of Emigration (London, 1863).
In 1864 he returned to Adelaide and next year was elected again to the Legislative Council; he resigned in 1869.

As a politician his wide store of practical information proved invaluable. He won early distinction for sharing in the opposition to Lieutenant-Governor Frederick Robe's imposition of a royalty on minerals. He also led the opposition to state aid for churches and thereby fell out with many Anglicans. This led him to take a prominent part in the establishment of the Congregational Church at North Adelaide in 1864. He later became patron of the Total Abstinence League and supported a host of philanthropic movements. Sincere and firm in his views, he was always ready to listen to opponents but not easily shaken. In old age his intelligence remained undimmed.

Of Bagot's children, ^[1] Mary (b.1818) married William Jacob of Moorooroo,
Charlotte (b.1824) married Captain William Maturin,
Edward (b.1822) founded the firm of Bagot, Shakes & Lewis which later merged in Goldsbrough, Mort & Co., and
Charles (b.1828) became a barrister in London and was knighted when he retired as a commissioner in lunacy.

Charles died on July 29, 1880 at Nurney House in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, aged 92. ^[2]

Immigration ^[3]

BAGOT Capt Charles Hervey, Mauritius Mary MACCARTHY, Christopher Michael, Mary Elizabeth, Edward Meade, Charlotte Owen, Charles Samuel, arrived in SA 1840-12-07 aboard Birman from Greenock via Cork 40-08-24

BAGOT Capt Charles Hervey, Mauritius Mary MACCARTHY, returning to SA, arrived in SA 1846-06-07 aboard Union (2) from Launceston

Burial ^[4] - Event Date 1880 | Event Place Adelaide, , South Australia, Australia

Birth Date 17 Apr 1788 | Death Date 29 Jul 1880

Affiliate Record Identifier 147175774 | Cemetery West Terrace Cemetery

England and Wales Census, 1861

Charles H Bagot ^[5] | County London, Middlesex

Event Place Paddington, London, Middlesex, England

Ecclesiastical Parish Christchurch District Kensington

Residence Note Inverness Terrace

Age 73 - Marital Status Widower | Occupation Retired Captain Army

Relationship to Head of Household Head

Birth Year (Estimated) 1788 | Birthplace Ireland

Elizabeth Mccarthy Sister In Law | F age 62 Bexley, Kent

Sophia Mccarthy Sister In Law | F age 55 ...

Caroline Stock Servant | F 40 Dukinfield, Essex

Emma Daniels Servant | F 23 Manningtree, Essex

Children of Charles and Mary ^[6]

Christopher Michael Bagot Sr. (1817 – 8 November 1853)

Mary Elizabeth Bagot (c. 1822 – 20 January 1892)

Edward Meade "Ned" Bagot (13 December 1822 – 24 July 1886)

Charlotte Owen Bagot (1824 – 22 October 1893)

Sir Charles Samuel Bagot (1828 – 21 July 1906)

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Bagot, Charles Hervey (1788–1880), Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, published first in hardcopy 1966, accessed online 3 May 2017 .
2. ↑ Death

   Charles Hervey BAGOT https://www.genealogysa.org.au/

   Death Date: 29 Jul 1880 | Age: 92y Approx. Birth Year: 1788

   Residence: North Adelaide | Death Place: North Adelaide

   District: Adelaide | Symbol: Book/Page: 104/335

3. ↑ https://www.familyhistorysa.org/shipping/passengerlists.html
4. ↑ https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK1J-29VW
5. ↑ https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7VT-ZQK
6. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Hervey_Bagot

http://baggetthistory.com/aus_line.html