George James MAIDMENT

1840 - 1916  (76 years)

• Name	George James MAIDMENT  [1]
  Born	16 Jan 1840	Everleigh, Wiltshire, England   [1]
  	Or born in Mere which is about 50 kms south-west of Everleigh.
  Gender	Male
  Notes for biography	Notes by Robyn Fisher: Just prior to Charles and Esther departing for their migration, their youngest son, George James was born probably in Mere, on 16 January 1840. Baby George was aged only 3 weeks when they boarded the ship.
  Occupation	Farmer
  Residence	* Ashbourne * Meadows
  Died	14 Jun 1916	Parkside, South Australia   [1]
  Buried	Meadows General Cemetery
  Person ID	I1655	Alexander & Jessie
  Last Modified	24 Mar 2022

  
  

  Father	Edwin Charles (Charles) MAIDMENT,   b. 26 Jul 1795, Sedgehill, Wiltshire, England, UK ,   d. 27 Oct 1865, Strathalbyn, SA, Australia  (Age 70 years)
  Mother	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
  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.   [2]
  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.
  Family ID	F347	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Fanny Selina SCOWN,   b. 14 Feb 1847, Bull Creek SA ,   d. 21 Jul 1907, Meadows, SA  (Age 60 years)
  Married	3 Oct 1866	Meadows, SA
  Children	1. Arthur George MAIDMENT,   b. 7 Aug 1867, Meadows ,   d. 27 Mar 1871, Meadows  (Age 3 years)   2. Esther Florence MAIDMENT,   b. 22 Feb 1871, Meadows ,   d. 23 Sep 1945, Adelaide  (Age 74 years)   3. Herbert Reginald MAIDMENT,   b. 13 Apr 1873, Meadows ,   d. 22 Sep 1879, Meadows  (Age 6 years)   4. Edgar Hugh MAIDMENT,   b. 2 Aug 1874, Fullarton ,   d. 29 Oct 1957, Adelaide  (Age 83 years)   5. Jane Beatrice MAIDMENT,   b. 7 Feb 1877, Meadows ,   d. 16 Jul 1896, Meadows  (Age 19 years) + 6. Albert Ernest MAIDMENT,   b. 22 Jun 1879, Meadows ,   d. 5 May 1966, Strathalbyn  (Age 86 years)   7. Mabel Alice MAIDMENT,   b. 22 Jul 1882, Meadows ,   d. 12 Jun 1951, Strathalbyn  (Age 68 years)   8. Rosa Louisa MAIDMENT,   b. 16 Aug 1884, Meadows ,   d. 15 May 1957, Mornington (Plympton), Adelaide  (Age 72 years)   9. Ruby Bertha MAIDMENT,   b. 2 Apr 1889, Meadows ,   d. 31 Jul 1952, Willunga  (Age 63 years)
  Last Modified	24 Mar 2022
  Family ID	F536	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos		George James Maidment
  		Charles Kerr - ship passengers in 1840 - Maidment family

  
  

• Sources

  [S78] Robert Leech website on MyHeritage. [S75] Barbara Regan, nee Wilson - scrap book - see STORIES directory, From Barbara's family history scrap book.