Ambrose Mainey (1891 - aft. 1921)

Born 1891 in Turners Flat, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

Ambrose was the eleventh child AND eleventh son of John Mainey (abt.1845-1896) and his wife Frances Clara (Killmore) Mainey (abt.1860-1922). His birth in 1892 was registered in Kempsey.^[1]

By the time he was 20 he was living with his brother at the Court House Hotel in Kempsey:

1912 - KEMPSEY POLICE COURT. Saturday, November 30 — Before the P.M. Clarence McGuinness was charged with stealing five £1 notes from a bedroom at the Court House Hotel, the property of Ambrose Mainey. Senior-constable O’Rourke prosecuted and Mr. Hardirnan appeared for the defence. The evidence was to the effect that Ambrose Mainey picked up young MacGuinness in the street on the Wednesday three weeks before, and the complainant, Leonard Mainey and defendant slept in the same room. Ambrose Mainey said he had five £1 notes in his trousers pockets, which he hung up on the nail. This money was missing the next morning, and the defendant was then first, to leave the room. When taxed with taking the money young MacGuinness volunteered to go over to the police station. Constable McGrath gave evidence, and when asked by Mr. V. Hardiman why he searched defendant before he was charged, the constable said a because the lad seemed so anxious to remove suspicion from himself. Constable Hughes deposed to a conversation he had with accused as to where he had got the money he had been spending lately, And he gave the answers in detail. Miss McPhillips, Mrs. Dunn, Mrs. Labana, A. A. Peade and A. Tilbrook gave testimony as to accused spending money with them. The P.M. then said why don’t you bring in the corpus delicti , and the senior constable then called Ambrose Mainey, who gave evidence to the effect as summarised above. Leonard Mainey was also called. Questioned closely by Mr. Hardiman as to how much money be had when he came to Kempsey, and how he spent it, Ambrose Mainey got very much mixed in his arithmetic. Mr.Hardiman said there was no evidence that Mainey had the money. When searched at the lockup his client had no money on him, and the police could only account for 14s 9d that MacGuiness had spent about that time. The P.M. said the police had a perfect right to bring the case on, but there was no proof that complainant had the money he alleged he was robbed of. He dismissed the case.^[2]

1917, at Cowra - Wedding Bells. Holy matrimony was solemnised at St. John’s Church on Monday, 3rd Dec., the Rector officiating, when Mr. L[eonard]. Mainey and Miss P[hoebe]. Gavin, of Woodstock, were united in holy bonds. Miss Ella Crowe was brides-maid and Mr. Ambrose Mainey acted as groomsman.[1]

1921 at Cowra - A Young Man Sentenced. A young man, who gave his name as Ambrose Mainey, appeared before Mr. Longfield, S.M., on Wednesday to answer several charges of petty thieving. The first case was one in which he was charged with stealing a cheque and cash, the property of William Thomas Lewis, of Wimbledon.[…details of alleged crime and his responses…]. The same accused was charged with stealing an overcoat the property of John Joseph Haydon, valued at £2 10s. […ditto…] John Joseph Haydon deposed he was a farmer residing at Goolagong ; stayed at the Court House Hotel on the Saturday before the Show; had an overcoat when he went there [… etc…] He was further charged with stealing a watch valued at £2 10, the! property of Charles Graham [taking it from the pocket of clothes at the foot of the bed while owner asleep at hotel…] Accused has been here 6 months and has done no work. Recently we have had complaints regarding him. He says he comes from Sydney. His finger prints have been taken and returned “unknown.” Accused was sentenced to three months hard labour in Bathurst Gaol on each charge, sentences to be concurrent.^[3]

Research Notes

I have not found his death or marriage in NSW.

He is the only child of Frances and John as shown at https://www.ancestrylibrary.com.au/family-tree/person/tree/28969706/person/162033399254/facts with no death date given.

Sources

1. ↑ The New South Wales Pioneers Index: Federation Series 1889-1918, year 1892, number 18278: Ambrose MANEY, parents John & Frances.
2. ↑ Macleay Argus (Kempsey) Fri 6 Dec 1912 Page 8 KEMPSEY POLICE COURT. See: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/233771122?searchTerm=Mainey
3. ↑ Cowra Free Press (NSW) Sat 8 Oct 1921 Page 5 Wholesale Thieving. See: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/99702940?searchTerm=Mainey