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James HAYDEN (1762 - 1820)
convict
Children Self + Spouses Parents Grandparents Greatgrandparents
Ann HAYDEN (1806 - 1841)
Henry HAYDEN (1810 - 1885)
William HAYDEN (1813 - 1873)
James HAYDEN (1762 - 1820)

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Jane Mary KANE (1777 - 1853)




























James HAYDEN

James HAYDEN
James HAYDEN James HAYDEN
b. 1762 at Staffordshire, England
+. Jane Mary KANE (1777 - 1853)
d. 24 Sep 1820 at Airds, New South Wales, Australia aged 58
Near Relatives of James HAYDEN (1762 - 1820)
Relationship Person Born Birth Place Died Death Place Age
Self James HAYDEN 1762 Staffordshire, England 24 Sep 1820 Airds, New South Wales, Australia 58

Spouse/Partner Jane Mary KANE 1777 1853 76

Daughter Ann HAYDEN 1806 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 22 Jun 1841 Airds, New South Wales, Australia 35
Son Henry HAYDEN 1810 Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia 05 Oct 1885 Delegate, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 75
Son William HAYDEN 1813 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 16 Apr 1873 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 60

Son in Law George SIMPSON abt 1792 04 Apr 1870 78
Daughter in Law Mary Ann DOWNEY 1822 New South Wales, Australia 25 Jan 1855 Cathcart, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 33
Daughter in Law Mary Ann BUDD 12 Dec 1803 London, Middlesex, England 12 Mar 1861 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 57

Granddaughter Emma HAYDEN 01 Nov 1833 Appin, New South Wales, Australia 16 Apr 1868 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 34
Granddaughter Hannah Johanna HAYDEN abt 1837 Gunning, New South Wales, Australia 11 Jun 1903 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 66
Grandson John William John HAYDEN 1840 Gunning, New South Wales, Australia 02 Dec 1922 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 82
Granddaughter Mary Anne HAYDEN 27 Nov 1842 Yass, New South Wales, Australia 20 Dec 1928 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 86
Granddaughter Henry HAYDEN 21 Sep 1843 Yass, New South Wales, Australia 1882 Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia 39
Grandson Robert HAYDEN 02 Mar 1845 Mundarlo, New South Wales, Australia 24 Jun 1923 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 78

Events in James HAYDEN (1762 - 1820)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
1762 James HAYDEN was born Staffordshire, England 24
1791 29 Immigration Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Third Fleet convict 24
1806 44 Birth of daughter Ann HAYDEN Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
1810 48 Birth of son Henry HAYDEN Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia
1813 51 Birth of son William HAYDEN Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 24
24 Sep 1820 58 James HAYDEN died Airds, New South Wales, Australia 24
Personal Notes:
James Hayden (aka Haydon / Haden / Hadon) was a convict of the Third Fleet. In 1788 he was convicted at Stafford Assizes, England, and sentenced to a term of 7 years. Transported in the ship Matilda, which departed from Portsmouth on 27th March 1791, he arrived in Port Jackson (Sydney), New South Wales, on 1st August 1791. Soon after arrival, James and many other convicts from the Matilda were transferred to the ship Mary Ann and sent to Norfolk Island; James remained there until being transferred back to Sydney by the ship Supply, on 8th April 1796.

He entered into a common-law marriage with convict Mary Keen, aka Jane Kane, possibly by sometime around 1803. In 1811, he was promised a grant of 30 acres of land at Airds (near Campbelltown) by Governor Lachlan Macquarie; the grant was confirmed on 18th January 1817.

James died on 24th September 1820, "aged 58 years", and was buried on the 25th at the cemetery of St Luke's Anglican Church, Liverpool, some 24km north of Airds (Burial Register facsimile at www.ancestry.com.au/imageviewer/collections/61177/images/45578_liv^co18111823-00039 ). This church had only opened in the previous year and would most likely have been the nearest consecrated burial ground to Airds. The township of Campbelltown was not founded by Governor Macquarie until 1st December 1820.

In the year of James's death, his widow took their children and had them —and herself— baptised with the surname Hayden (possibly to solidify the inheritance of James's land grant). Some of the children's descendants retained the spelling of their surname as "Hayden", while certain other branches later changed to the spelling "Haydon". Jane Hayden remarried in 1823, to a Mark Millington.

When Jane Millington died in 1853, presumably by her will she had a cenotaph inscription for her first husband, James, placed above hers on her headstone at St Peter's churchyard in Campbelltown. That James is not actually buried at St Peter's Campbelltown is mentioned in a book entitled A Stroll Through St Peter's Churchyard, published by the Campbelltown and Airds Historical Society in 1983. This is also supported by the fact that in September 1820 neither Campbelltown nor St Peter's church existed: the church was built between 1821 to 1823, and its cemetery was established in 1822 (its earlist known burial dates to 1823). A history of St Peter's is available at Campbelltown City Council's website ( www.campbelltown.nsw.gov.au/files/assets/public/document-resources/aboutcampbelltown/heritage/stpetersanglicanchurch.pdf ).

Gravesite Details
Burial Register No. 101 buried 25 Sep. 1820 - please note there are no remaining headstones at this burial ground.
Source References:
18. Type: E-mail Message, Abbr: e-mails general pool, Title: e-mails general pool
- Reference = Peter Haydon 19 Sep 2022 (Name, Notes)
- Notes: My Gradfather’s Grandfather was James Haydon. You may like the attached file. The good part of the attachment starts at page 32

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/213364463/james-hayden

A map showing the land grants at Cambelltown

https://hlrv.nswlrs.com.au

Go to Maps and plans (Collection)
Cumberland (County name)
St Peter (Parish name)

Then on the top left hand corner click on the blue circle

On the parish map you can find James Haydon’s 30 acre, William Eggleton’s grant and elsewhere on the left of the map, at the top of the parish, Mark Millington’s 50 acre grant

The size of the grant an individual was eligible depended on his status, whether he was married and the number of children attributed to him. Having only 30 acres implied he had no wife and no children ie…He wasn’t married. Mark Millington at the time must have been married. (1806)

https://australianroyalty.net.au/tree/purnellmccord.ged/individual/I83214/Mark-Millington

When the convict ships rolled up to the dock, settler’s with a good reputation lined on board the ship and could select servants from the convicts on board. There was seniority. The hoypoloy had first choice and the riff- raff got whatever was left over.

There is a second attachment. The part which may interest you starts on page 412
24. Type: Gedcom File, Abbr: Glasscock Register report, Title: Glasscock Register report, Auth: Philip Glasscock, Date: 6 Apr 2009, Locn: E-mail attachment
- Reference = (Birth)
- Reference = (Immigration)
- Reference = (Death)
- Reference = (Name, Notes)
76. Type: Web Page, Abbr: Find a Grave, Title: Find A Grave, Locn: https://www.findagrave.com/
- Reference = https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/213364463/james-hayden (Name, Notes)

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