George PADGETT - Ballarat Victoria

[tedscout]

Hello wonderful people,

I'm hoping you can help me. I am helping a young friend with her family history and her grandmother has told her a story about her 3rd gr grandfather being at the Eureka Uprising in Ballarat on the goldfields. Is there any way of varifying this story?

This is what we know of him

George Padget born 1833 or 1835 in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, England
married Martha Turner in Ballarat on 13 August 1855.
Died in Mt Cole 13 August 1900.
On his marriage cert his parents are William and Sarah nee Curnow.

She would also like to know when and how George came to Australia and if he maybe came out with his family, as we cant find him in the 1841 English census, but that does not mean he is not there as he could be mistranscribed or something.

Thank you in advance, cheers Ted

[sparrett]

Hi Ted and All,
George PADGETT is buried at WARRAK Mt COLE. Cemetery

MARTHA is at the same Cemetry
Died 9th September 1880.

There are a number of other PADGETT's there too.

Sue

[sparrett]

Also for your interest, but not really addressing your query

There is a digitised Will online for GEORGE PADGETT.

He leaves his estate to his sons named...
George, Herbert, Isaac, James Arthur, and Mark Joseph.

With the exception of Herbert who is buried at Werribee, these men are also  buried at WARRAK, Mt COLE

Sue

[LoganH]

Pm & email sent 

Local history has George Padgett arriving in Australia at the age of 15 from Wisbeach, England.
So if he was born in 1833-35 this makes him arriving c. 1849.

George PADGETT married Martha Turner in 1855 Vic BDM reg no. 2827
Martha died in 1880, father John Turner, mother Mary Elizabeth WRIGHT,aged 42. Vic BDM reg no. 8710

Children
William born wheip (Warrenheip) 1856 #8344
George born Ballarat 1858 #6401
little George died age 7, Mt. Cole in 1865 #2920
Louisa Curson born Ararat 1861 #3498
John born Mt. Cole 1863 #1814
Emily born Mt. Cole 1865 #155
Isaac born 1867 #19499
Amy sarah born Ararat 1870 #20611
Samuel George born 1872 #20950
Herbert Charles born WARR (Warrak) 1875 #26481
Mark Joseph born WARR (Warrak) 1878 #12455
James Arthur born Warrak 1880 #19450


Sheep Hills, Minyip is relevant to the family

[sparrett]

This link may be worth a browse


http://www.ballaratgenealogy.org.au/art/eureka.htm
Sue

Adding  LoganH Are you able to tell us please which "local history "shows the arrival you mention?

[LoganH]

Sorry Sparrett should have quoted the source.

A local history book Mt.Cole - Warrak. A history and its people. compiled by Margaret Beattie and Bronwyn Shalders  pub 1990.
Has a brief mention of the Padgett (sourced from the family)

[cando]

PADGET George born c1830 and baptised 22 Aug 1830 at Manea, Cambridgeshire.
Father William  Mother Sarah.

Death
PADGETT George
Parents unknown
67 years at Ararat  1900  Reg#7584

What was George's age on his marriage certificate?


Cheers
Cando

[tedscout]

Thanks everyone I just popped in and you have found so much.

Logan pm'd me earlier the source and I was astounded as my young friend knows nothing of this except what her grandma wrote to her today. I would live to see the book and maybe buy it for her for Christmas.

Cando - I purchased his death cert on YF's behalf and the parents are unknown. It does however, state that he'd been in Victoria 50 years.

The dates all fit. So my next question is - at 15 would he have come out here alone or with family?

Thanks everyone YF is going to be so happy when she gets here tomorrow.

Luv Ted

Modifed to add: he was 24 when married and she was 17

[krisesjoint]

Hi Ted,

I did find the George PADGET (as mentioned by Cando) earlier baptised in Manea 22 Aug 1830 along with two of his siblings, Mothers name was COX. Just to let you know that it is not him. This George  was buried 11 Nov (Infant)

Cheers Kris