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Alexander Newton (bef. 1810 - 1886)

Alexander Newton
Born before in Dundee, Inverness-shire, Scotland, United Kingdommap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married 28 Jul 1846 in New South Wales, Australiamap
Descendants descendants
Died after age 76 in Camperdown, New South Wales, Australiamap
Profile last modified | Created 15 Sep 2015
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Biography

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Alexander Newton migrated from Scotland to Australia.
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Alexander, son of Alexander Newton and Helen Jack, was born on 29 September 1810 and baptised on 16 September 1810 in Dun[dee], Angus, Scotland.[1][2].

Alexander married Hannah Maria Scott on 28 July 1846 at St Andrew's Presbyterian Church in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.[3][4]

Alexander was a successful ship builder, at Pelican shipbuilding yard near Harrington on the Manning River on the mid north coast of New South Wales. He also purchased 131 acres on 7 July 1852 in Harrington Parish NSW.[5]

There were to be 11 children of the marriage.

  1. Alexander Newton 1847-1938
  2. Charles Henry Newton 1849-1881
  3. Jessie Newton 1850-1931 (m Sanbrook)
  4. Ellen Newton 1853–1934
  5. Hannah Newton 1855–1935 (m Timmins)
  6. William Newton 1857-1935
  7. Robert Newton 1859-1892
  8. Rebecca Jane Newton 1860–1890 (m Cox)
  9. Peter Scott Newton 1862-1948
  10. Alice Maud Newton 1865-1948 (m Cansdell)
  11. Maria Alexandria Newton 1866–1943

Alexander died on 23 September 1886 at North Kingston, an historical suburb of inner city Sydney, aged 76. He was buried in Balmain Cemetery, which has been converted to Pioneers Memorial Park, Leichhardt.[6] His death notice was in The Daily Telegraph 24 September 1886:

NEWTON.— September 23, at his son-in-law's residence, Burlington, 15 Ross-street, North Kingston, of paralysis, Captain Alexander Newton, of Pelican, Manning River, aged 76 years. [7]

Alexander Newton, ship builder

A biography by A Newton, in "Australian Biographical and Genealogical Record - Series 1 - 1788-1841": [5]

"Alexander arrived in Sydney NSW in 1836 as ships carpenter on a whaler and soon began work at William Hay's shipyard on the Macleay River NSW with John Ferrier. Eight vessels were launched from the Scotchtown shipyard near Kempsey NSW between 1837 and 1845; the first of these was Hay's brigantine Hannah. John and Alexander took over the lease of Scotchtown, but their partnership went bankrupt in 1845. Next year Alexander went with William Malcolm to the Manning River NSW, where they established the Pelican shipyard near Harrington NSW. 30 vessels were built at Pelican between 1847 and 1878, and each of the Newtons' five sons was apprenticed there. Primarily a shipbuilder, Alexander also sailed his own ships, trading between the goldfields of Australia and New Zealand. He was shipwrecked in 1862 on his way home after selling a schooner in New Zealand, when the steamer on which he was a passenger ran aground on the coast of Taranaki. Subsequently he spent nearly two years as master of the brigantine Hannah Newton Alexander finally got his Master's Ticket in Jan 1879, when he took his last vessel, the barquentine May Newton to sea."

Newtons of Pelican- A Seafaring Family

From an obituary of Alexander's son Alexander junior who died in 1938:
Captain Alexander Newton son of Alexander Newton passed away on May 12 at his residence, Pelican, near Harrington. He was born on May 16, 1847, in Chippendale, Sydney.

Captain Alexander Newton, the late father of Alexander Newton, was instrumental in establishing the renowned Pelican shipbuilding yard on Manning River in collaboration with Captain William Malcolm in early 1847. The shipyard operated until the end of 1878, launching a total of 30 deep-sea wooden sailing ships. Young Alexander Newton began his career as an apprentice shipwright at the Pelican shipyards. In 1866, he ventured to sea and, upon obtaining his master's certificate, returned to assist his father in constructing the barque Alexander Newton. This vessel became the largest ship ever built on the Manning River.

In March 1876, Captain Alexander Newton assumed command of the barque Alexander Newton upon its completion. He served as its captain until May 1884 when he retired from the sea and settled permanently at Pelican to pursue farming endeavors. During his tenure as captain of the Rebecca Jane and Alexander Newton, he engaged in trade along the coasts of Eastern Asia and Africa, as well as in Mauritius, New Zealand, and Australia. Alongside his seafaring career, Captain Alexander Newton actively participated in the public affairs of the lower Manning region. He served as a director for some time on the board of the Manning River Co-operative Dairy Society located in Mitchell's Island.

The Newtons of Pelican were a family deeply rooted in seafaring. Captain Alexander Newton, along with all his sons—Alexander, Charles, William (formerly superintendent of the New South Wales Navigation Department), Robert, and Peter Scott (of Roseville, and former chief shipwright surveyor of the New South Wales Navigation Department)—not only constructed their own ocean-going ships but also captained them.[8]

Research Notes

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Sources

  1. "Church of Scotland: Old Parish Registers - Births and Baptisms," database, National Records of Scotland, (ScotlandsPeople : accessed 13 September 2023), Alexander Newton born or baptised on 16 Sep 1810, son of Alexander Newton & Helen Jack, in Dun, Forfarshire, Scotland; citing Parish Number 281, Ref 10/244.
  2. "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
    FamilySearch Record: XBCB-VVY (accessed 4 July 2023)
    Alexander Newton baptism on 16 Sep 1810 (born 29 Sep 1810), son of Alexander Newton & Helen Jack, in Dun, Angus, Scotland, United Kingdom.
  3. Marriage: "Australia Marriages, 1810-1980"
    citing FHL microfilm: 993982; Record number: 145;
    FamilySearch Record: XTZ7-PQC (accessed 4 July 2023)
    Hannah Maria Scott marriage to Alexander Newton on 28 Jul 1846 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
  4. NSW Government. Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages (accessed 29 Dec 2022). , Index entry for ALEXANDER NEWTON and HANNAH M SCOTT; District: JB; Registration Number: 4026/1846 V18464026 74B
  5. 5.0 5.1 "Australian Biographical and Genealogical Record - Series 1 - 1788-1841", Eds. John T. Spurway and Allison Allen. Pub. ABGR, Sydney, 1992. cited in Biographical Database of Australia (BDA)
  6. Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/152320873/alexander-newton: accessed 04 July 2023), memorial page for Alexander Newton (unknown–23 Sep 1886), Find A Grave: Memorial #152320873, citing Pioneers Memorial Park (Defunct), Leichhardt, Inner West Council, New South Wales, Australia; Maintained by Christina (contributor 46772328).
  7. 1886 'Family Notices', The Daily Telegraph (Sydney, NSW : 1883 - 1930), 24 September, p. 1. , viewed 29 Dec 2022, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article239319590
  8. The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) Fri 27 May 1938, Page , A Seafaring Family(accessed 4 Jul 2023)




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Newton-17003 and Newton-12135 appear to represent the same person because: Hi there Both profiles appear to be the same. Please consider approving the merge. Thankyou
posted on Newton-12135 (merged) by Shirley Blomfield
Hi Shirley

I have Proposed a Merge of Newton-17003 into Newton-6089 I found another profile for Alexander. It looks like the same man, but different date of death - I checked it and the source was his death notice, so I changed in the profile above. I have adopted the other profile for now, so we can can merge them, then I will drop out of managership so you can be manager. It looks like his wife will also have to be merged.

posted on Newton-17003 (merged) by Heather Stevens
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Newton-17003 and Newton-6089 appear to represent the same person because: Same birth and marriage
posted by Heather Stevens

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