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Your connection with Scotland in the 1700s, and with pioneers in South Australia in the late 1800s
Jessie & Alexander GORDON - family tree & stories
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 1795 - 1865 (70 years)
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| Name |
Edwin Charles (Charles) MAIDMENT |
| Nickname |
Charles |
| Born |
26 Jul 1795 |
Sedgehill, Wiltshire, England, UK  [1] |
- We need to get a copy of his birth certificate to be sure that his parents were Joshua Maidment and Jane, nee Williams.
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| Gender |
Male |
| Notes for biography |
Note by Robyn Fisher: I believe Charles Maidment was born in Sedgehill, Wiltshire, England, in 1795, the son of Joshua Maidment (1767-1797) and Jane Williams (1769-1825). He was christened on 26 July 1795 in Sedgehill, Wiltshire. According to the Family Bible of his youngest daughter Julia and son-in-law Maylin Rogers, he was born in 1795 so this year of birth seems to be confirmed.
In a number of records throughout his lifetime Charles is noted as Edwin Charles or just as Charles. This causes some difficulties and confusion particularly with son, Edwin Charles.
Also the surname is recorded as variously as MAIDMENT, MARCHMENT, MAIDMONT and MARCHMANT.
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| Notes for biography |
Note by Robyn Fisher: Charles was at one time the publican of the Tin Pot Hotel in Woodchester. Later this hotel was re-named the Everleigh Arms. This hotel was also run for a time by son, Charles, and later Maylin Rogers, daughter Julia's husband. |
| Notes for biography |
Note by Robyn Fisher: In 1832 and 1838 Charles Maidment is recorded as living at Lower Westwood, near Bradley. His occupation at that time was that of a carpenter or wheelwright. |
| Notes for biography |
Notes of Robyn Fisher:
* Charles Maidment, aged 70, died at Strathalbyn, in South Australia, on 27 October 1865.
* From the Police Station Mt. Barker Strathalbyn Records the records noted his death on 27 October 1865 ? Maidment Charles aged 70, buried at Strathalbyn, address Strathalbyn, cause gastric fever at Strathalbyn. This is also con?rmed by the Death Registers at Strathalbyn: Charles Meidment, occupation Publican, died at a residence in Strathalbyn, normal residence Everleigh. Cause of death Gastric Fever (Botulism) aged 70. Death registered by George Ellis of Meadows. George was his son-in-law, married to Charles? daughter Sophia Ransom.
* Notice of his death appeared in The South Australian Register on 1 November 1865 - MAIDMENT - On the 27th October, at his residence, Strathalbyn, after a few days' illness, Charles Maidment Esq., aged 70 years. His passing was also noted in the Strathalbyn Times - in the Death Notices on 1 November 1865 - On the 27th October, at a residence at Strathalbyn, after a few days illness, Charles Maidment Esq., aged 70 years.
* Charles was buried in the Church Cemetery, at Strathalbyn, South Australia, on 30 October 1865. The Family Bible of his daughter Julia and son?in-law Maylin Rogers, confirms his death. |
| Immigration |
Migration : They migrated to South Australia on the 'Charles Kerr' which left Gravesend on 28th December 1839 and arrived in Adelaide on 6th March 1840. The captain was Harford Arnold. There were 216 passengers - this included the parents and 8 children (including Fanny) as free settlers. (ref : Robyn Fisher). |
| Immigration |
Note by Robyn Fisher: The Hodge Index has the following entry - Charles MAIDMENT aged 35, mother, and 2 male chn aged 5yrs, 3wks and 4 females aged 13, 12, 8 and 2 yrs. |
| Occupation |
Occupation :
* He was a carpenter and wheelright in Lower Westwood, near Bradley in the 1830s (ref : Robyn Fisher)
* Farmer
* Hotel manager |
| Residence |
Residence :
* Westbury
* Bradford
* Bradley
* Migrated to South Australia in 1840
* Macclesfield
* Ashbourne
* Woodchester
* Tinpot
* Bull Creek
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| Died |
27 Oct 1865 |
Strathalbyn, SA, Australia |
- He died in his residence, aged 70 years, after few days illness.
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| Person ID |
I1051 |
Alexander & Jessie |
| Last Modified |
14 Nov 2025 |
| Family |
Esther Fanny DOEL, b. 1800, Westbury, Wiltshire, UK , d. 18 Jun 1866, Strathalbyn, SA (Age 66 years) |
| Married |
26 Oct 1819 |
Westbury, Wiltshire |
- Old Meeting Independent Church in Westbury, Wiltshire
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| Children |
* Charles & Esther had 8 children baptized in the Westbury Independant Old Meeting House where the parents were married.
* Note by Robyn Fisher: Together Charles and Esther had the following children: Edwin Charles Jnr (Charles) (1820-1884), Fanny (1824-1857), Harriet Jane (Jane) (1826-1890), gpi Ransom (1828-1906) my great great grandmother, Elizabeth Burbage/ Burbridge (1832-1873), William Joseph (1832-1898), Mary Ann Horrell (1837-1841), George James (1840-1916), and Julia Olivia (1845-1921). |
| Residence |
The family migrated on the 'Charles Kerr' that arrived on 17th June 1840. |
| Residence |
They lived in Westbury before they migrated in 1840. In Australia, they lived in Ashburne, Macclesfield, Tinpopt, Bugle Ranges, Bullcreek and Strathablyn. [1] |
| Wedding |
Note by Robyn Fisher: On 26 October 1819 when Charles was 24, he married Esther Fanny Doel, in the Old Meeting Independent Church in Westbury, in Wiltshire in England. According to the Nimrod Index, he put his mark, she wrote her name. The witnesses were Job and Hannah Doel. I am not sure as to the relationship the witnesses were to Esther. They were married by Rev. Henry Gwynther, Curate. |
| Children |
| | 1. Edwin Charles MAIDMENT, b. 1 Jul 1820, Westbury, Wiltshire, , d. 2 Aug 1884 (Age 64 years) |
| + | 2. Fanny MAIDMENT, b. 6 Apr 1824, Westbury, Wiltshire, , d. 21 Jun 1857, Bugle Ranges SA (Age 33 years) |
| | 3. Harriet Jane MAIDMENT, b. 31 Dec 1826, Westbury, Wiltshire, , d. 1890 (Age 63 years) |
| + | 4. Sophia Ransom MAIDMENT, b. 3 Oct 1828, Westbury, Wiltshire, , d. 1906 (Age 77 years) |
| | 5. Elizabeth Burbridge MAIDMENT, b. 22 Aug 1832, Bradford on Avon , d. 1873 (Age 40 years) |
| + | 6. William Joseph MAIDMENT, b. 8 Feb 1835, Westbury, Wiltshire, , d. 7 Aug 1898, Ashbourne, SA (Age 63 years) |
| | 7. Mary Ann Horrell MAIDMENT, b. 17 Dec 1837, North Bradley, Westbury , d. 1841, SA, Australia (Age 3 years) |
| + | 8. George James MAIDMENT, b. 16 Jan 1840, Everleigh, Wiltshire, England , d. 14 Jun 1916, Parkside, South Australia (Age 76 years) |
| | 9. Julia Olivia MAIDMENT, b. 17 Dec 1845, Macclesfield, SA, Australia , d. 1921 (Age 75 years) |
| | 10. Percy MAIDMENT |
| | 11. Walter MAIDMENT |
| | 12. Ernest MAIDMENT |
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| Last Modified |
14 Nov 2025 |
| Family ID |
F347 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Stories |
 | Charles Maidment - biography
By Robyn Fisher - see more in https://sites.google.com/site/fisherandellisfamilies |
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| 2.50 - Edwin Charles (snr) MAIDMENT & Esther Fanny, nee DOOL or DOEL
Edwin was born in 1795 in Wiltshire. Esther was born about 1800 in Westbury. They married in 1819 and they lived in Bradford and Bradley. They had nine children. He was a carpenter and wheelwright. The family migrated to South Australia in 1840 and lived in various locations in south-east - notably Tin Pot. They were involved in haulage and then had the Evelyn Inn. One of their daughters Fanny, was the second wife of married Henry Saltmarsh. Another daughter, Sophia, was the mother of Fanny Ellis who was the second wife of David Finlayson.
(Biography by Don Gordon - updated June 2019) |
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| Sources |
- [S75] Barbara Regan, nee Wilson - scrap book - see STORIES directory, From Barbara's family history scrap book.
- [S79] Certificate attached to this profile.
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