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The Hudgell family start our branch in Australia
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On 29th January 1848 William Hudgell son of John Hudgell and Ann Pavett from Sawbridgeworth Hertfordshire left his home in Aveley Essex and sailed from Plymouth England on the 'William Stewart' to start a new life in Australia. He sailed from Plymouth on January 25th 1848, and arrived at Port Phillip Australia on 15th May 1848, he was stated as a 'bounty' emigrant and was listed as a labourer who could both read and write. These bounty emigrants were brought to Australia to help populate and work in the new colony. He could have added a couple of years on to his age as some of the dates don’t tally with his death certificate.
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| No. 19 on the William Stewart passenger list: William Hudgell Labourer Unmarried aged 22 yrs. Place of Origin: Aveley Essex, Religion: Episcopalian Able to read and write yes both
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William enlisted in the Victoria Police Force (Reg. No. 56) on 2nd February 1852 being allotted register number 506. Prior to joining he was a member of the Irish Constabulary. He soon gained promotion to Sergeant 1st class on 24th February 1853. He served in both Geelong and Melbourne, and is recorded as being 5ft 10ins tall with pale complexion, brown hair and eyes, and of respectable appearance. (Victoria Police Public Relations Dept – Historical Unit.) He was discharged from the Police Force on 15th September 1868. |
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| William married Margaret Walters from County Tyrone, Ireland on 9th February 1852, at St Francis Roman Catholic Church in Geelong, Melbourne, Australia four years after arriving in Australia and just 7 days after joining the police force. Together they had ten children including two sets of twins. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| William died at Fitzroy on 29th November 1868, and was buried in the Melbourne Cemetery. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Margaret
married twice again after his death: 1869 John Duncan McConachie in Tyrone Victoria and in 1873 Samuel O’Brian also in Victoria She died in 1902. |
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| Many of William Hudgell's decedents still live in Australia today. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Assisted British Immigration
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William who have given me permission and help
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