Robert Maydwell
b. 1791, 4 August - Leicestershire, England
d. 1861- 70yrs
Married Susannah Sergeant - 1816, St Mary's Church, 26 April, Surrey, UK
Children Susannah Maydwell, Mary Anne Maydwell - died before first birthday & Marry Ann Maydwell - died before first birthday.
Left England on the 5th of August 1829
The Maydwell family were servants to Mr George Leake. It is believed that Robert was a gardener. Apparently 1831-1832 he was appointed as a local constable then 1832-1837 became a parish clerk within the Church of England in Fremantle. He also conducted burial services. In 1832, on the 17th June his wife Susannah died.
Robert & Susannah
Origin: England
Departed from: Portsmouth UK
Arrived: 5 August 1829
Aboard: Calista
Accompanied by: Susannah Maydwell - Wife, & Susannah Maydwell - Daughter
First settled in: Fremantle
Occupation in Australia: Servants - Gardener
The Maydwell family were servants to Mr George Leake. It is believed that Robert was a Gardner. Apparently 1831-1832 he was appointed as a local Constable then 1832-1837 became a Parish Clerk within the Church of England in Fremantle. He also conducted burial services. In 1832 on the 17th June his wife Susannah died.
Article in The Perth Gazette
Monday January 7th, 1833,—Before the Rev. J. B. Wittenoon, and George Leake Esq.
William Lewington was brought up under the charge of having fired a loaded pistol at Robert Maydwell with an intent to do him some bodily harm. It appeared that the Prisoner had lately married Prosecutors daughter, and that in consequence, there were continual quarrels between them.
On Saturday evening last about ten o'clock the Prisoner came into Mr. Cooper's public house where the Prosecutor was; who seeing the Prisoner immediately retired to avoid any occasion of quarrelling with him, and went to Mr. Herds: the Prisoner followed him there; the Prosecutor then came back to Mr. Cooper's, and while he was standing at the Bar, Prisoner came up and called for some Liquor and asked the Prosecutor to drink saying come lets shake hands and let all animosities between us drop. They did so.
Soon after the Prisoner left the house and went to Mr. Habgood's, who was in bed, and earnestly entreated the loan of a pistol for the purpose of going in pursuit of Booker, who had that day escaped from prison. Habgood gave him one, telling him at the same time that it was loaded.
He returned immediately to Mr. Coopers and seeing the Prosecutor he exclaimed; you d—d scoundrel, you have broke my peace of mind, if you are a man come out; to which the Prosecutor replied. You foolish fellow go away about your business, the Prisoner then raised the pistol and took a deliberate aim at the Prosecutor, and said. If you don't come out like a man, here goes, he immediately fired the pistol, the contents of which lodged in the wall a few inches from the Prosecutors head. He ran away directly, but was soon recovered, and conveyed to the Jail.
In his defence he said that the Prosecutor had for a long time treated him in the most cruel and unkind manner, and that he only did it to frighten him; as he could easily have shot him dead, if he had had any such intention.
He was fully committed for trial, at the next Sessions.
Second article from the Perth Gazette
QUARTER SESSION.
Fremantle, 1st April, 1833.
Before the Honorable W. H Mackie, Esq., Judge Advocate, and a full bench of Magistrates.
The learned Chairman opened the business of the Sessions with a short, but appropriate address to the grand Jury.
William Lewington, was charged with firing a pistol at Robert Maydwell with an intent to do him some bodily injury. The fact of his having fired the pistol was fully established. In his defence he endeavoured to palliate the offence, by shewing that Maydwell the father of his wife, had held out inducements to her to leave him, which she had done, a month after the marriage.
G. Leake, Esq. Mr. Rrichard Lewis, and others gave the prisoner an excellent character.
The Jury retired for a short time and returned a verdict—not guilty.
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