Henry Gage was a convict after the Third Fleet transported to Van Diemen's Land
Henry William Gage was born in 1798.
Henry William Gage was convicted on 17 August 1830, together with William Brewer, for stealing three cheeses and other articles, the properly of A. and R. Heath, of Cheltenham. He was imprisoned at Gloucester, Gloucestershire.[1][2]
Henry William Gage was in a criminal register on 17 September 1830, assigned to the Justitia in Woolwich.[3]
Henry William Gage was one of 168 convicts transported on the Red Rover, 21 October 1830 arriving Van Diemen's Land 26 March 1831.[4]
Henry William Gage of the vessel Red Rover was given a ticket of leave in 1836.[5] William Henry Gage of the vessel Red Rover was in a convict register in Tasmania in 1841.[6] He was granted a certificate of freedom in August 1837.[7]
In 1838 Henry Gage erected a house in Campbell Town. The house, now known as "Gage's Row" is still standing in 2023.[8]
Henry (~40) married Mary Low (~70) (~1768 - 1850) on 3 Jan 1839 in Avoca, Tasmania, Australia.
Henry married Alice Lugg on 7 June 1852 in St Luke's, Campbelltown, Tasmania.Henry was a widower, age 52, with the occupation of a builder; he signed his name H. W. Gage. Alice was 25, a spinster, no occupation; she did not sign her name.[10]
Henry and Alice had the following children all born at Campbell Town:[11]
Charles Henry Frederick William Gage born 1853[12]
They separated by July 1866.[19] From the Mercury (Hobart, Tas.), Wednesday 11 July 1866, page 3:
COUNTRY COURT.
POLICE OFFICE, CAMPBELL TOWN,
MONDAY, 9th 1866.
PRESENT.-C. Thomson and David. Taylor, Esquires.
SURETIES OF THE PEACE.-Alice Gage com plained of her husband, Henry William Gage, for that he had threatened to take her life, and did also threaten to kill her infant child. She deposed that she was the wife of the defendant, but that they had separated by mutual consent. On the morning of the 3rd instant Gage came into the kitchen of the house where she lived, and kicked her. He also used the threats complained of, and snatched her child from her arms, and placed it on the fire. The child's frock was scorched, and defendant's son took it off the fire, and ran outside.
The defendant made a long rambling statement, accusing his wife of sundry faults.
Guilty. Defendant was bound over in the sum of £25 to keep the peace for six months.[20]
Henry died (age 67) on 15 July 1867 in Campbell Town, Tasmania.[21]
From the Launceston Examiner (Tas.) 18 July 1867:
The removal by death of Mr. William Henry Tindal Gage occurred this morning, at Campbell Town, at an advanced age. Mr. Gage's name has for many years been before the public as an aspirant for Parliamentary honors. Although somewhat eccentric, he was just and honorable in his dealings.[22]
Henry was buried at Campbell Town Meadowbank Presbyterian & Uniting Cemetery, Campbell Town, Northern Midlands Council, Tasmania, Australia with a death date of 1867.[23]
Buildings built by Henry Gage in Campbell Town survive. In 2021 "Gage's Row" at 30 Pedder Street, was advertised for sale and sold. The advertisement stated:
Constructed by Henry William Gage, 'Gage's Row' is a Tasmanian's Heritage Listed stone and brick cottage from the old colonial period of early Tasmanian architecture. It was famously described by E.G. Robertson and E.N. Craig in their book Early house of Northern Tasmania as "an attractive symmetrical early brick building".
Early in 1836, Henry Gage, along with many other convicts, was sent to Campbell Town to construct a bridge (known as Red Bridge) to span the Elizabeth River.
In 1837 Gage was freed from servitude and decided to settle in Campbell Town. He used his skill set as a carpenter and joiner to build several houses in Pedder Street known as 'Gage's Row'. Henry Gage owned up to six properties in Campbell Town, including three in Pedder Street, and contributed to the early development and construction of buildings in Campbell Town.[24]
Sources
↑Criminal Register:"Gloucestershire, England, Prison Records, 1728-1914"
Gloucestershire Archives; Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England; Reference: Q/Gc/5/4 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry au Record 60895 #93074 (accessed 12 January 2023)
Name: Henry William Gage; Age: 32; Record Type: Registers of Prisoners; Birth Year: abt 1798; Conviction or Committal Date: 17 Aug 1830; Gaol or Prison: The County Gaol; Gaol or Prison Place: Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England; Discharge Date: 16 Sep 1830.
↑Criminal Register:
"UK, Prison Hulk Registers and Letter Books, 1802-1849"
Home Office: Convict Prison Hulks: Registers and Letter Books; Class: HO9; Piece: 4 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry au Record 1989 #158044 (accessed 12 January 2023)
Name: Henry William Gage; Age: 32; Estimated Birth Year: abt 1798; Date Received: 17 Sep 1830; Ship: Justitia; Place Moored: Woolwich; Date Convicted: 21 Aug 1830; Place Convicted: Gloucester.
↑ Classified Advertising (1836, September 2). The Hobart Town Courier (Tas. : 1827 - 1839), p. 1. Retrieved January 12, 2023, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article4175425
↑Convict list:
"New South Wales and Tasmania, Australia Convict Musters, 1806-1849"
Class: HO 10; Piece: 51 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry au Record 1185 #343163 (accessed 12 January 2023)
Name: William Henry Gage; Vessel: Red Rover; Province: Tasmania; Title: List of convicts (incomplete); Year(s): 1841.
↑ FROM THE HOBART TOWN GAZETTE. Friday, July 28, 1837. (1837, August 3). Launceston Advertiser (Tas. : 1829 - 1846), p. 4. Retrieved February 4, 2023, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article84751876
↑ Advertising (1851, February 22). The Cornwall Chronicle (Launceston, Tas. : 1835 - 1880), p. 119. Retrieved February 4, 2023, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article65574493
↑Marriage:
"Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950"
Tasmanian Pioneer Index 1803-1899; Registration Number: 48 Ancestry au Record 1780 #335571 (accessed 12 January 2023)
Henry William Gage marriage to Alice Lugg on 7 Jun 1852 in Campbelltown, Tasmania.
Tasmanian archives image of register: https://stors.tas.gov.au/NI/841850
↑Birth of child Charles Fredck Hy Wm Gage:
"Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922"
Tasmanian Pioneer Index 1803-1899; Registration Number: 93 Ancestry Record 1778 #305279997 (accessed 4 February 2023)
Charles Fredck Hy Wm Gage born to Alice Lugg and Henry William Gage on 27 Jan 1853 in Tasmania.
↑Birth of daughter Mary Ann Gage:
"Australia, Births and Baptisms, 1792-1981"
Australia, Births and Baptisms, 1792-1981. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013 Ancestry Record 9776 #1700757 (accessed 4 February 2023)
Mary Ann Gage born to Alice Lugg and Henry William Gage on 26 Nov 1855 in , , Tasmania, Australia.
↑Birth of daughter Gage:
"Australia, Births and Baptisms, 1792-1981"
Australia, Births and Baptisms, 1792-1981. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013 Ancestry Record 9776 #1700745 (accessed 4 February 2023)
Gage born to Alice Lugg and Henry William Gage on 18 Aug 1857 in , , Tasmania, Australia.
↑Birth of child F Gage:
"Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922"
Tasmanian Pioneer Index 1803-1899; Registration Number: 210 Ancestry Record 1778 #305280000 (accessed 4 February 2023)
F Gage born to Alice Lug and Henry William Gage on 12 Jul 1865 in Tasmania.
↑Birth of child F Gage:
"Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922"
Tasmanian Pioneer Index 1803-1899; Registration Number: 127 Ancestry Record 1778 #305280002 (accessed 4 February 2023)
F Gage born to Alice Lugg and William Henry Gage on 14 May 1867 in Tasmania.
↑Death:
"Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985"
Tasmanian Pioneer Index 1803-1899; Registration Number: 50 Ancestry au Record 1779 #5440993 (accessed 12 January 2023)
Henry William Gage death 15 Jul 1867 (age 67) in Campbell Town, Tasmania.
↑Memorial: Find a Grave (no image)
Find A Grave: Memorial #152373888 (accessed 12 January 2023)
Memorial page for Henry William Gage (1798-1867), citing Campbell Town Meadowbank Presbyterian & Uniting Cemetery, Campbell Town, Northern Midlands Council, Tasmania, Australia; Maintained by irene gage (contributor 47195159).
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