Charles Alphonse Doudiet (1832 - 1913)

Born 1832 in Neuchâtel, Switzerland

Died 13 Jun 1913 at about age 81 in Chelsea, Kennebec, Maine, United States

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Biography

Charles Doudiet was involved in events associated with the Eureka Rebellion at Ballarat.

Charles Doudiet was born in Neuchatel, Switzerland. His father, Reverend Jacques-Frederic Doudiet, worked with the French Canadian Missionary Society.

Charles Doudiet moved to Canada in 1844 when he was 12. In 1852 Doudiet travelled to Australia. He arrived on the Magnolia which left New York on 27 July 1852 and arrivied at Port Phillip on 24 November 1852. On page six of the shipping list, Doudiet is recorded (line 9): Doudiet, Charles, Country of birth, Switzerland; age 20; Last legal residence Canada; Country naming allegiance British; Occupation carpenter; Baggage 1 chest, 12 bags.^[1] A fellow passenger was Charles Ross, also from Canada.

In 1853 he was in Melbourne.^[2]

Doudiet made eye-witness sketches of the burning of James Bentley’s Eureka Hotel, and other Eureka Stockade related scenes.

Swearing Allegiance to the Southern Cross, sketch by Charles Doudiet

Doudiet may have been a participant at the Stockade on 3 December 1854. His sketch Eureka Slaughter shows the troops lined up attacking the stockade on 3 December 1854. Accompanying the sketch is a note: "Joyce, Penny and Fletcher along with myself carried Ross to the Star where he died in great pain at about 2am on the 5th".^[3]

'Eureka slaughter 3rd December', 1854. Sketch by Charles Doudiet.

Charles married Rebecca Robinson on 21 March 1857 in Mascouche, Québec, Canada.^[4] They had one child, Charles. Rebecca died in 1858.

In the 1861 census Charles (age 28 born Versoix, Geneva, Switzerland), Menuisier, was living in Montréal (St-Laurent), Montréal, Canada East, with other members of the Doudiet family including his brothers.^[5]

Charles married Elizabeth Dunbar in 1861 in Montreal, Québec (Quebec), Canada.^[6] They had at least five children.

In the 1871 census Charles (age 37), Clergyman, was recorded as married in St Laurent Ward, Montreal West, Quebec. He was living with his wife and five children and one other woman.^[7]

In the 1881 census Charles (age 48), Minister, was recorded as married in Quebec. He was living with his wife, four children, and his mother.^[8]

In the 1891 census Charles (age 58) was the married head of household in Buckingham, Ottawa, Quebec, Canada. He was living with his wife and two daughters.^[9]

Charles Doudiet died 13 June 1913 at Chelsea, Kennebec, Maine, United States. His death certificate stated he was 81 years, 4 months, 7 days old. He had been born at Neuchatel, Switzerland. His father was Freidrick Doudiet, occupation minister. his mother was Laura Batifolia. Both parents were foreign born.^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ Passenger List: "Victoria, Australia, Assisted and Unassisted Passenger Lists, 1839-1923"
   Public Record Office Victoria; North Melbourne, Victoria; Inward Overseas Passenger Lists (Foreign Ports) [Microfiche Copy of VPRS 947]; Series: VPRS 7667
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry au Record 1635 #4125575 (accessed 13 September 2022) Image can also be viewed at Public Record Office Victoria
   Name: Charles Doudiet; Arrival Age: 20; Birth Date: abt 1832; Departure Place: New York; Arrival Date: Nov 1852; Arrival Place: Port Phillip Bay, Australia; Ship: Magnolia.
2. ↑ RICHARD W COWAN, from Montreal, —send vour address to Charles Doudiet, Elliott and Co's stores, Flinders-lane. from Advertising (1853, June 3). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), p. 1. Retrieved September 13, 2022, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article4793154
3. ↑ Charles Doudiet. (2019, April 6). eurekapedia, . Retrieved 11:34, September 13, 2022 from http://www.eurekapedia.org/index.php?title=Charles_Doudiet&oldid=20302.
4. ↑ Marriage: "Quebec, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1968"
   Institut Généalogique Drouin; Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Drouin Collection; Author: Gabriel Drouin, Comp.
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry au Record 1091 #11847969 (accessed 13 September 2022)
   Charles Doudiet marriage to Rebecca Robinson on 21 Mars 1857 in Mascouche, Québec, Canada.
5. ↑ 1861 Census: "1861 Census of Canada"
   Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Census Returns For 1861; Roll: C-1242
   Ancestry Record 1570 #793318197 (accessed 14 September 2022)
   Charles Doudiet (28), Menuisier, head of household in Montréal (St-Laurent), Montréal, Canada East. Born in Venice Suisse.
6. ↑ Marriage: "Web: Montreal, Canada, non-Catholic Marriage Index, 1766-1899"
   Mariages non catholiques de la région de Montréal, 1766-1899. Bibliothèque et Archives Nationales du Québec (BAnQ). http://www.banq.qc.ca/archives/genealogie_histoire_familiale/: accessed 24 August 2014; Page: 5V; URL: http://pistard.banq.qc.ca/apex/f?p=113:11:0::NO::P11_CLE:8137
   Ancestry au Record 70767 #30070 (accessed 13 September 2022)
   Charles Auguste Doudiet marriage to Elizabeth Dunbar in 1861 in Montreal, Québec (Quebec), Canada.
7. ↑ 1871 Census: "1871 Census of Canada"
   Year: 1871; Census Place: St Laurent Ward, Montreal West, Quebec; Roll: C-10049; Page: 75; Family No: 308
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1578 #1962518 (accessed 14 September 2022)
   Charles Doudiet (37), married, Clergyman, in St Laurent Ward, Montreal West, Quebec. Born in Switzerland.
8. ↑ 1881 Census: "1881 Census of Canada"
   Year: 1881; Census Place: St Louis Ward, Montreal City, Quebec; Roll: C_13217; Page: 28; Family No: 145
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1577 #3983006 (accessed 14 September 2022)
   Charles Doudiet (48), married, Minister, in Quebec. Born in Switzerland.
9. ↑ 1891 Census: "1891 Census of Canada"
   Year: 1891; Census Place: Buckingham, Ottawa, Quebec, Canada; Roll: T-6411; Family No: 79
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1274 #3242355 (accessed 14 September 2022)
   Charles Douthiet (58), married head of household in Buckingham, Ottawa, Quebec, Canada. Born in Switzerland.
10. ↑ "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24X-GTCT : 2 March 2021), Chas A Daudiet, 13 Jun 1913; citing Chelsea, Kennebec, Maine, United States, multiple sources, Maine; FHL microfilm.

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