Ferdinand Charles Meurant 1765–1844 – Australian Royalty: Genealogy of the colony of New South Wales

Ferdinand Charles Meurant, 1765–1844 (aged 78 years)

Meurant, Ferdinand (1765-1844)

Name

Ferdinand Charles Meurant

Name: Ferdinand Charles /Meurant/
Given names: Ferdinand Charles
Surname: Meurant

Gender Male


Birth	November 8, 1765 France Source: Monograph - Modified register for Ferdinand Charles Meurant Source: Email - Hill, Lee - 3 Jul 2009 Text: There is no place called Frontignac in Champagne-Ardenne where he claimed to have been born. (Frederick was known to be careless with the truth). Fontignac (now called Frontignan) is in Herault in the South of France on the Mediterranean.
Marriage	Sophie … — View this family between 1790 and 1791 (aged 25 years) Dublin, Ireland Source: Monograph - Modified register for Ferdinand Charles Meurant Source: Email - Hill, Lee - 3 Jul 2009 Text: Calculated based on the mention in one of her two 1799 petitions that they had been married 9 years.
Immigration	January 11, 1800 (aged 34 years) Sydney Cove, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Source: unknown Text: Ferdinand was a convict. He escaped the French Revolution by fleeing to Ireland. He lived in Dublin where he married Sophie and had at least one child, Edward who was later apprenticed to a saddler. He was an engraver by trade. He used his skills to forge banknotes, and was tried at Kilmainham Dublin in 1798 and sentenced to life, and was transported to Australia on the ship Minerva which departed Cork on 24 Aug 1799 with 165 males and 26 females aboard. 3 males died on the voyage. The ship arrived in Sydney on 11 Jan 1800. Sophie (maiden name unknown) twice petitioned the Irish Government to allow her to travel with him to Australia. Her second petition was granted, but she never came. Source: Mayberry, Peter, comp. Irish convicts to NSW 1788-1849 [database online] Text: Ferdinand Meurant Alias: Meaurant Maurant de Meurant Irish Rebel: R Religion: Huguenot Age on arrival: 35 Calling/trade: Jeweller Born: 1765 Native place: Frontignac Champaigne France Tried: 1798 Kilmainham Dublin Co Sentence: Life Ship: Minerva (1800) Crime: Forgery bank notes Remarks: Spouse: m Mary Pritchard Died: 1844 Frontignac Prospect References (See Primary Sources) Convict indents: Various 1801 Muster: Y 1806 Muster: N 1811 Muster: Y 1814 Muster: Y Smee & Selkirk Provis - Pioneer Register Vol 1: Y Whitaker: Unfinished Revolution: p67-68 76 133 135 210
Occupation	Goldsmith 1801 (aged 35 years) New South Wales, Australia Source: unknown Text: Ferdinand received his conditional emancipation in 1801 and a full pardon was granted in 1803 after he gained favour with Governor King. Ir is said that he discounted the price of a necklace he made for Governor King's wife by 500-pounds.
Marriage	Mary Pritchard — View this family about 1803 (aged 37 years) New South Wales, Australia Source: unknown Text: This was a common law marriage. Mary was a convict assigned to Ferdinand (then an ex-convict) on his property at Prospect.
Property	1803 (aged 37 years) Parklea, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Source: unknown Text: After his full pardon, Ferdinand was granted 50 acres at and a valuable leasehold behind Government House in Sydney. He called his 50 acres at 'Frontignac' after his birthplace. The house is believed to have been pulled down in the early 1880's. The property was situated at what is now called Parklea. There are today (1998) two cottages, one known as Meurant's cottage on land that is known as 'Exeter Farm' which bordered Meurant's Lane, at what is now Parklea. The houses are substantially intact and are of timber slab construction. There are remnants of the early landscape and setting, such as mature trees, remnant farm structures, an entry drive and remnant farm fencing. The cottages date between approximately 1810 and the late 1850's. The name 'Exeter Farm' appeared in the will of Peter Brien in 1913. The Meurants intermarried with the Briens in the 1820's.
Occupation	Goldsmith 1808 (aged 42 years) New South Wales, Australia Source: unknown Text: A snuffbox made from gold and turbo shell, the making of which is attributed to Ferdinand, was acquired by the Powerhouse Museum in 1987. It was commissioned by Walter Stevenson Davidson, a London merchant and early landowner and banker in New South Wales, as a gift for his father Reverend Patrick Davidson in Scotland. The box is inscribed "Walter Stevenson to his honoured father, N.S. Wales 1808". Meurant, Ferdinand Charles - Snuffbox c. 1808
House for sale	November 27, 1808 (aged 43 years) Sydney City, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Source: National Library of Australia. Trove: one search...a wealth of information. [database on-line]. Citation details: The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser (NSW : 1803 - 1842) Sun 27 Nov 1808 Page 2 Text: "To be Sold by Private Contract, and immediate possession given, a truly eligible, neat, and well built Dwelling-House, with an excellent Well, situate at the entrance of South Street; most desirably situate for trade, business, and well adapted to a comfortable Family Residence. - The Terms of Payment will be rendered commodious to a Purchaser. Application to be made to Mr. Ferdinand Meurant, Jeweller, on the Premises."
Sale of property	March 28, 1811 (aged 45 years) Windsor, Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia Source: National Library of Australia. Trove: one search...a wealth of information. [database on-line]. Citation details: The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser (NSW : 1803 - 1842) Sat 23 Mar 1811 Page 2 Text: "SAME DAY, At the above Place, at Three in the Afternoon, THE Provost Marshall will proceed to sell by Public Auction, some Household Furniture, and a fine Sow Pig, the property of Ferdinand Meurant (unless the Execution be previously superseded)." Source: Purnell, Marion (editor) Text: An execution sale is the sale of property under authority by a court's writ of execution in order to satisfy an unpaid obligation.
Religious marriage	Rose Martin — View this family May 27, 1811 (aged 45 years) Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Source: Ancestry.com. New South Wales, Australia, St. John's Parramatta, Marriages, 1790-1966 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Citation details: 1811 p. 92 no 355 Text: Ferdinand Meurant of the parish of Hawkesbury and Rose Martin of ditto were married in this church by banns this twenty 7th day of May in the year one thousand eight hundred and eleven by me Samuel Marsden Both Ferdinand and Rose signed the register in the presence of John [illegible] and Catherine Martin who both made their X marks
Occupation	Goldsmith and jeweller November 16, 1811 (aged 46 years) Sydney City, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Source: National Library of Australia. Trove: one search...a wealth of information. [database on-line]. Citation details: Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser 16 Nov 1811 Text: "FERDINAND MEURANT, GOLDSMITH and Jeweller, begs respectfully to acquaint Ladies, Gentlemen, and the Public in general, that he has lately returned to Sydney, and prosecutes his profession at No. 84 Castlereagh-street,- where he hopes his endeavours to excel will restore to him the patronage which he has heretofore enjoyed without a Rival in making and repairing every description of Jewellery, whether plain or ornamental in the first style of elegance, and with every every regard to dispatch and a moderate rate of charge. [Today there is a commemorative plaque in Bent Street Sydney, unveiled by the French Ambassador in 2000.]
Census	November 1828 (aged 62 years) Seven Hills, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Source: Census of New South Wales November 1828, ed. by Malcolm R. Sainty and Keith A. Johnson. Sydney: Library of Australian History, 1985 ie. 1980 Text: Meurant, Ferdinand, 61, absolute pardon, Minerva, 1800, life, Protestant, farmer, Seven Hills Meurant, Rosetta, 31, born in the colony Meurant, Ferdinand (Jun), 17, born in the colony Meurant, Albert, 15, born in the colony Meurant, Elvira, 9, born in the colony Meurant, Juliet, 6, born in the colony Meurant, Augustus, 3, born in the colony
Death	November 4, 1844 (aged 78 years) Seven Hills, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Source: Morrow, Cindy, [various titles] email messages to Marion Purnell, Oct 2010 Text: Died at 'Frontignac'
Burial	Prospect, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Source: Morrow, Cindy, [various titles] email messages to Marion Purnell, Oct 2010 Text: Ferdinand died at Seven Hills on his property and was buried on the hillside just beyond his house. The footstone from his grave has been found and it was re-located to St Bartholomew's Church, Prospect, close to the grave of his son Ferdinand Napoleon. Source: Morrow, Cindy, [various titles] email messages to Marion Purnell, Oct 2010 Text: In Sydney city, attached to O'Connell House, on the corner of Bent and O'Connell Streets, there is a plaque with a bust of Ferdinand. Near this site he conducted his first goldsmith and jewellery business in the colony of NSW. The plaque was erected by his descendants and was unveilled 8 Jan 2000 by M. Dominique Girard, Ambassador of France, in commemoration of the bicentennary of his arrival in the colony 11 Jan 1800 on the East Indian 'Minerva'.

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Family with Sophie …
himself	Links Birth: November 8, 1765 — France Marriage: between 1790 and 1791 — Dublin, Ireland Immigration: January 11, 1800 — Sydney Cove, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Occupation: Goldsmith — 1801 — New South Wales, Australia Marriage: about 1803 — New South Wales, Australia Property: 1803 — Parklea, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Occupation: Goldsmith — 1808 — New South Wales, Australia House for sale: November 27, 1808 — Sydney City, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Sale of property: March 28, 1811 — Windsor, Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia Religious marriage: May 27, 1811 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Occupation: Goldsmith and jeweller — November 16, 1811 — Sydney City, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Census: November 1828 — Seven Hills, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: November 4, 1844 — Seven Hills, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Burial: Prospect, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Sophie … Edward Meurant … Meurant Family with spouse Mary Pritchard William Edward Meurant Elvira Meurant Family with spouse Rose Martin Ferdinand Napoleon Meurant Albert Maximillian Meurant Elvira Portia Meurant Juliet Meurant Mary Ann Meurant Augustus Meurant Sarah Meurant Horatio Meurant Gustavian Meurant Louis Meurant Selina Meurant Emma Meurant Amelia Ann Meurant Ferdinand Charles Meurant 1765–1844 Birth: November 8, 1765 — France Death: November 4, 1844 — Seven Hills, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
wife	Links Birth: Marriage: between 1790 and 1791 — Dublin, Ireland Death: Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Ferdinand Charles Meurant Edward Meurant … Meurant Sophie … – Birth: Death:
Marriage	Marriage — between 1790 and 1791 — Dublin, Ireland
4 years son	Links Birth: 1793 27 — Dublin, Ireland Marriage: April 22, 1820 — Dublin, Ireland Death: August 28, 1837 Burial: Dublin, Ireland Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Anne Richardson Arthur Meurant Eliza Meurant Anna Meurant Frances Meurant Edward Meurant William Meurant Edward Meurant 1793–1837 Birth: 1793 27 — Dublin, Ireland Death: August 28, 1837
son	Links Birth: Death: Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships … Meurant – Birth: Death:

Family with Mary Pritchard
himself	Links Birth: November 8, 1765 — France Marriage: between 1790 and 1791 — Dublin, Ireland Immigration: January 11, 1800 — Sydney Cove, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Occupation: Goldsmith — 1801 — New South Wales, Australia Marriage: about 1803 — New South Wales, Australia Property: 1803 — Parklea, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Occupation: Goldsmith — 1808 — New South Wales, Australia House for sale: November 27, 1808 — Sydney City, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Sale of property: March 28, 1811 — Windsor, Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia Religious marriage: May 27, 1811 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Occupation: Goldsmith and jeweller — November 16, 1811 — Sydney City, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Census: November 1828 — Seven Hills, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: November 4, 1844 — Seven Hills, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Burial: Prospect, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Sophie … Edward Meurant … Meurant Family with spouse Mary Pritchard William Edward Meurant Elvira Meurant Family with spouse Rose Martin Ferdinand Napoleon Meurant Albert Maximillian Meurant Elvira Portia Meurant Juliet Meurant Mary Ann Meurant Augustus Meurant Sarah Meurant Horatio Meurant Gustavian Meurant Louis Meurant Selina Meurant Emma Meurant Amelia Ann Meurant Ferdinand Charles Meurant 1765–1844 Birth: November 8, 1765 — France Death: November 4, 1844 — Seven Hills, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
wife	Links Birth: about 1786 Christening: December 10, 1786 — Llangwym, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom Immigration: March 11, 1803 — Sydney Cove, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Marriage: about 1803 — New South Wales, Australia Marriage: about 1808 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Marriage: August 28, 1826 — Castlereagh, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Census: November 1828 — Evan, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: December 11, 1865 — St Marys, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Burial: December 13, 1865 — St Marys, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Ferdinand Charles Meurant William Edward Meurant Elvira Meurant Family with spouse Samuel Terry Family with spouse John Maskey Cora Maskey Mary Ann Maskey Henry Maskey Kezia Maskey Eliza Maskey Jane Maskey Elizabeth Maskey John Maskey William Maskey Mary Pritchard 1786–1865 Birth: about 1786 Death: December 11, 1865 — St Marys, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Marriage	Marriage — about 1803 — New South Wales, Australia
2 years son	Links Birth: December 17, 1804 39 18 — Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Marriage: January 19, 1835 — Kawhia, Waikato, North Island, New Zealand Death: November 1, 1851 — Auckland, Auckland, North Island, New Zealand Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Rehe Hekina Kenehuru Kora Meurant Albert Augustus Meurant Albert Henry Meurant Emma Meurant Corah Juliett Meurant Selina Amelia Meurant Elvira Izetta Meurant William Edward Meurant 1804–1851 Birth: December 17, 1804 39 18 — Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: November 1, 1851 — Auckland, Auckland, North Island, New Zealand
daughter	Links Birth: about 1804 38 18 — New South Wales, Australia Death: August 10, 1810 — Prospect, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Burial: Prospect, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Elvira Meurant 1804–1810 Birth: about 1804 38 18 — New South Wales, Australia Death: August 10, 1810 — Prospect, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Family with Rose Martin
himself	Links Birth: November 8, 1765 — France Marriage: between 1790 and 1791 — Dublin, Ireland Immigration: January 11, 1800 — Sydney Cove, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Occupation: Goldsmith — 1801 — New South Wales, Australia Marriage: about 1803 — New South Wales, Australia Property: 1803 — Parklea, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Occupation: Goldsmith — 1808 — New South Wales, Australia House for sale: November 27, 1808 — Sydney City, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Sale of property: March 28, 1811 — Windsor, Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia Religious marriage: May 27, 1811 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Occupation: Goldsmith and jeweller — November 16, 1811 — Sydney City, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Census: November 1828 — Seven Hills, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: November 4, 1844 — Seven Hills, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Burial: Prospect, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Sophie … Edward Meurant … Meurant Family with spouse Mary Pritchard William Edward Meurant Elvira Meurant Family with spouse Rose Martin Ferdinand Napoleon Meurant Albert Maximillian Meurant Elvira Portia Meurant Juliet Meurant Mary Ann Meurant Augustus Meurant Sarah Meurant Horatio Meurant Gustavian Meurant Louis Meurant Selina Meurant Emma Meurant Amelia Ann Meurant Ferdinand Charles Meurant 1765–1844 Birth: November 8, 1765 — France Death: November 4, 1844 — Seven Hills, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
wife	Links Birth: March 3, 1796 40 21 — Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Religious marriage: May 27, 1811 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Occupation: Confectionery Shop Proprietor — November 16, 1811 — Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Census: November 1828 — Seven Hills, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: January 12, 1879 — Little Hartley, Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia Burial: Hartley Vale, Central Tablelands, New South Wales, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Ferdinand Charles Meurant Ferdinand Napoleon Meurant Albert Maximillian Meurant Elvira Portia Meurant Juliet Meurant Mary Ann Meurant Augustus Meurant Sarah Meurant Horatio Meurant Gustavian Meurant Louis Meurant Selina Meurant Emma Meurant Amelia Ann Meurant Rose Martin 1796–1879 Birth: March 3, 1796 40 21 — Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: January 12, 1879 — Little Hartley, Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia
Religious marriage	Religious marriage — May 27, 1811 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
-1 months son	Links Birth: March 21, 1811 45 15 — Sydney City, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Census: November 1828 — Seven Hills, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Marriage: December 28, 1841 Death: August 10, 1884 — Seven Hills, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Burial: August 12, 1884 — Prospect, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Sarah Donohue Elvira Sarah Meurant Ferdinand Augustus Meurant Juliet Charlotte Meurant Robert James Meurant Albert William Napoleon Meurant Alfred Henry Meurant Elizabeth Rosetta Meurant Sarah Ann Meurant Edward Louis Meurant Isadora Amelia Meurant Gustavus Horatio Meurant Ferdinand Napoleon Meurant 1811–1884 Birth: March 21, 1811 45 15 — Sydney City, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: August 10, 1884 — Seven Hills, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
4 years son	Links Birth: January 5, 1815 49 18 — Sydney City, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Baptism: August 20, 1815 49 19 — Sydney City, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Census: November 1828 — Seven Hills, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Religious marriage: December 19, 1842 — Prospect, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: July 28, 1864 — Yackandanda, Victoria, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Selina Diana Jarvis Albert Henry Meurant Rebecca Sarah Meurant Selina Elvira Meurant Ferdinand Meurant Alfred Alexander Meurant Emma Rosetta Meurant Juliet Eliza Meurant Louis William Meurant Amelia Alice Meurant Albert Maximillian Meurant 1815–1864 Birth: January 5, 1815 49 18 — Sydney City, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: July 28, 1864 — Yackandanda, Victoria, Australia
3 years daughter	Links Birth: May 26, 1818 52 22 — Sydney City, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Census: November 1828 — Seven Hills, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Religious marriage: November 18, 1839 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: October 12, 1891 — Junee, South West Slopes, New South Wales, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse William Pike William Ferdinand Pike Elvira Rosetta Pike Albert John Pike Augustus Richard Pike Ferdinand Robert Pike Louis Edward Pike Alfred Henry Pike Henry T. Pike Emma Jane Pike Selina J. Pike Elvira Portia Meurant 1818–1891 Birth: May 26, 1818 52 22 — Sydney City, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: October 12, 1891 — Junee, South West Slopes, New South Wales, Australia
4 years daughter	Links Birth: March 4, 1822 56 26 — Prospect, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Census: November 1828 — Seven Hills, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Religious marriage: December 19, 1842 — Prospect, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: June 17, 1898 — Flyers Creek, Central Tablelands, New South Wales, Australia Burial: Millthorpe, Central Tablelands, New South Wales, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Henry Kingsnorth Jarvis Juliet Rosetta Jarvis Selina Rebecca Jarvis Sarah Jarvis Henry Louis Augustus Jarvis Ferdinand Kingsnorth Jarvis Emma Elvira Jarvis Alfred Jarvis Walter Deservettaz Jarvis George William Jarvis Alice Louisa Jarvis Charles Sydney Stephen Jarvis Juliet Meurant 1822–1898 Birth: March 4, 1822 56 26 — Prospect, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: June 17, 1898 — Flyers Creek, Central Tablelands, New South Wales, Australia
3 years daughter	Links Birth: 1824 58 27 — Prospect, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: between 1894 and 1896 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Mary Ann Meurant 1824–1896 Birth: 1824 58 27 — Prospect, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: between 1894 and 1896 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
3 years son	Links Birth: 1826 60 29 — Prospect, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Census: November 1828 — Seven Hills, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Religious marriage: January 10, 1854 — Prospect, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: April 15, 1896 — Lithgow, Central Tablelands, New South Wales, Australia Burial: Hartley Vale, Central Tablelands, New South Wales, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Mary Ann Fletcher Eliza Rosetta Meurant Cornelia Ellen Meurant Charles F. A. Meurant Augustus Meurant Selina L. Meurant Ferdinand Percival L. Meurant Augustus Meurant 1826–1896 Birth: 1826 60 29 — Prospect, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: April 15, 1896 — Lithgow, Central Tablelands, New South Wales, Australia
3 years daughter	Links Birth: 1828 62 31 — Seven Hills, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Sarah Meurant 1828– Birth: 1828 62 31 — Seven Hills, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death:
1 year son	Links Birth: 1828 62 31 — Prospect, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: Prospect, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Horatio Meurant 1828– Birth: 1828 62 31 — Prospect, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: Prospect, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
3 years son	Links Birth: 1830 64 33 — Prospect, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: 1830 — Prospect, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Gustavian Meurant 1830–1830 Birth: 1830 64 33 — Prospect, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: 1830 — Prospect, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
21 months son	Links Birth: October 6, 1831 65 35 — Prospect, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Religious marriage: August 16, 1855 — Prospect, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: July 14, 1918 — Wagga Wagga, South West Slopes, New South Wales, Australia Burial: Wagga Wagga, South West Slopes, New South Wales, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Margaret Ann Stinson Eliza Rosetta Meurant Theodore Augustus Meurant Louis Samuel Meurant Emily Florida Meurant Albert Avondale Meurant Alfred Stinson Meurant Ada Amelia Meurant Lilly Elvira Meurant John Meurant Rosetta Isabella Meurant Emma Matilda Meurant Louis Meurant 1831–1918 Birth: October 6, 1831 65 35 — Prospect, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: July 14, 1918 — Wagga Wagga, South West Slopes, New South Wales, Australia
15 months daughter	Links Birth: 1832 66 35 — Prospect, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Religious marriage: November 22, 1852 — Prospect, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: February 6, 1907 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Thomas Henry James Australia Neale Selina Meurant 1832–1907 Birth: 1832 66 35 — Prospect, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: February 6, 1907
3 years daughter	Links Birth: June 21, 1834 68 38 — Prospect, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Marriage: 1852 — Yass, Southern Tablelands, New South Wales, Australia Death: October 20, 1915 — North Sydney, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse John Stinson Anthony Louis Stinson Rosetta Eliza Stinson John Ferdinand Stinson Emma Elvira Stinson Matilda Amelia Stinson Alonzo William Stinson Ernest Augustus Stinson Minnie Maud Stinson Horace Albert Stinson Isabella Elizabeth Stinson Stanley Frederick Stinson Florence Gertrude Stinson Emma Meurant 1834–1915 Birth: June 21, 1834 68 38 — Prospect, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: October 20, 1915 — North Sydney, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
3 years daughter	Links Birth: 1836 70 39 — New South Wales, Australia Marriage: 1854 — Berrima, Southern Tablelands, New South Wales, Australia Death: 1865 — Coonabarabran, Central Tablelands, New South Wales, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Alfred George James Neale John Thomas Neale Amelia Emily Neale Rosetta Sarah Neale Alfred J.T. Neale Richard J. Neale Amelia Ann Meurant 1836–1865 Birth: 1836 70 39 — New South Wales, Australia Death: 1865 — Coonabarabran, Central Tablelands, New South Wales, Australia

Samuel Terry + Mary Pritchard
wife’s husband	Links Birth: about 1777 Immigration: June 12, 1801 — Sydney Cove, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Marriage: about 1808 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Occupation: Stonemason, shopkeeper, private soldier, farmer — between 1801 and 1809 — New South Wales, Australia Occupation: Innkeeper, farmer, trader — between 1810 and 1820 — New South Wales, Australia Licence to sell spiritous liquors and wines: February 16, 1810 — Sydney City, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Marriage: March 27, 1810 Occupation: Horse breeder, builder, farmer, flour miller, brewer, philanthropist — between 1820 and 1826 Will: 1825 — New South Wales, Australia Census: November 1828 — Sydney City, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: February 22, 1838 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Mary Pritchard Family with spouse Rosetta Pracey John Terry Edward Terry Martha Foxlow Terry Samuel Terry 1777–1838 Birth: about 1777 Death: February 22, 1838
wife	Links Birth: about 1786 Christening: December 10, 1786 — Llangwym, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom Immigration: March 11, 1803 — Sydney Cove, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Marriage: about 1803 — New South Wales, Australia Marriage: about 1808 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Marriage: August 28, 1826 — Castlereagh, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Census: November 1828 — Evan, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: December 11, 1865 — St Marys, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Burial: December 13, 1865 — St Marys, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Ferdinand Charles Meurant William Edward Meurant Elvira Meurant Family with spouse Samuel Terry Family with spouse John Maskey Cora Maskey Mary Ann Maskey Henry Maskey Kezia Maskey Eliza Maskey Jane Maskey Elizabeth Maskey John Maskey William Maskey Mary Pritchard 1786–1865 Birth: about 1786 Death: December 11, 1865 — St Marys, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Marriage	Marriage — about 1808 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

John Maskey + Mary Pritchard
wife’s husband	Links Birth: about 1785 Baptism: February 25, 1785 — Long Sutton, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom Immigration: July 27, 1807 — Sydney Cove, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Occupation: Farmer — 1814 — Evan, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Occupation: Constable — 1824 — Evan, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Marriage: August 28, 1826 — Castlereagh, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Census: November 1828 — Evan, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: July 3, 1849 — Freemans Reach, Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia Burial: July 6, 1849 — Wilberforce, Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Mary Pritchard Cora Maskey Mary Ann Maskey Henry Maskey Kezia Maskey Eliza Maskey Jane Maskey Elizabeth Maskey John Maskey William Maskey John Maskey 1785–1849 Birth: about 1785 Death: July 3, 1849 — Freemans Reach, Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia
wife	Links Birth: about 1786 Christening: December 10, 1786 — Llangwym, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom Immigration: March 11, 1803 — Sydney Cove, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Marriage: about 1803 — New South Wales, Australia Marriage: about 1808 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Marriage: August 28, 1826 — Castlereagh, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Census: November 1828 — Evan, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: December 11, 1865 — St Marys, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Burial: December 13, 1865 — St Marys, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Ferdinand Charles Meurant William Edward Meurant Elvira Meurant Family with spouse Samuel Terry Family with spouse John Maskey Cora Maskey Mary Ann Maskey Henry Maskey Kezia Maskey Eliza Maskey Jane Maskey Elizabeth Maskey John Maskey William Maskey Mary Pritchard 1786–1865 Birth: about 1786 Death: December 11, 1865 — St Marys, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Marriage	Marriage — August 28, 1826 — Castlereagh, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
-18 years stepdaughter	Links Birth: March 16, 1809 24 23 — Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia Baptism: April 9, 1814 29 28 — Windsor, Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia Religious marriage: August 18, 1823 — Castlereagh, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Census: November 1828 — Evan, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Religious marriage: September 30, 1858 — South Creek, Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia Death: June 1, 1881 — St Marys, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Burial: June 3, 1881 — St Marys, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Edward Beecroft James Beecroft Edward Beecroft William Beecroft George Beecroft John Becroft James Beecroft Sarah Beecroft Corah Beecroft Mary Beecroft Elizabeth Anne Beecroft Jane Beecroft Joseph George Beecroft Henry Becroft Alfred Beacroft Family with spouse William Mizen Cora Maskey 1809–1881 Birth: March 16, 1809 24 23 — Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia Death: June 1, 1881 — St Marys, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
3 years stepdaughter	Links Birth: August 24, 1811 26 25 — Wilberforce, Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia Baptism: April 9, 1814 29 28 — Castlereagh, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Census: November 1828 — Evan, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Marriage: September 7, 1835 — Portland Head, Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia Death: September 12, 1890 — Maitland, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia Burial: Maitland, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Otto Baldwin Sophia Jane Baldwin Richard Otto Baldwin Mary Ann Baldwin Mary Ann Maskey 1811–1890 Birth: August 24, 1811 26 25 — Wilberforce, Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia Death: September 12, 1890 — Maitland, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia
2 years stepson	Links Birth: January 9, 1814 29 28 — Wilberforce, Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia Census: November 1828 — Evan, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Marriage: November 24, 1834 — Castlereagh, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: April 3, 1882 — St Marys, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Burial: April 4, 1882 — St Marys, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Tulip Baldwin Mary Anne Maskey Charles Maskey Henry Maskey Isyphena Maskey Corah Maskey Eliza Maskey Jane Maskey John Maskey William Maskey Harvest Maskey Henry Maskey 1814–1882 Birth: January 9, 1814 29 28 — Wilberforce, Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia Death: April 3, 1882 — St Marys, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
2 years stepdaughter	Links Birth: June 11, 1816 31 30 — Wilberforce, Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia Census: November 1828 — Evan, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Marriage: January 6, 1834 — Wilberforce, Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia Death: November 26, 1887 Burial: Windsor, Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Harvest Baldwin Esrom Baldwin Izetta Baldwin Phoebe Baldwin Alfred Harvest Baldwin George Baldwin Lucretia Baldwin Augustus Percy Baldwin Roland Baldwin Herbert Ernest Baldwin Wallace Irvin Baldwin Kezia Maskey 1816–1887 Birth: June 11, 1816 31 30 — Wilberforce, Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia Death: November 26, 1887
4 years stepdaughter	Links Birth: June 15, 1820 35 34 — Wilberforce, Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia Christening: August 13, 1820 35 34 — Castlereagh, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Census: November 1828 — Evan, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Marriage: June 28, 1842 — Wilberforce, Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia Death: April 29, 1881 — Newton Boyd, Northern Tablelands, New South Wales, Australia Burial: May 1, 1881 — Glen Innes, Northern Tablelands, New South Wales, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Henry Brown Mary Ann Brown Selina Brown Henry Arthur Brown David Brown William Henry Brown Mary Ellen Brown Amanda Jane Brown Elizabeth Brown Isabella Brown Alfred Wollomumbi Brown Clara Anne Brown Eliza Maskey 1820–1881 Birth: June 15, 1820 35 34 — Wilberforce, Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia Death: April 29, 1881 — Newton Boyd, Northern Tablelands, New South Wales, Australia
2 years stepdaughter	Links Birth: September 9, 1822 37 36 — South Creek, Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia Death: December 9, 1823 — Castlereagh, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Burial: December 11, 1823 — Castlereagh, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Jane Maskey 1822–1823 Birth: September 9, 1822 37 36 — South Creek, Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia Death: December 9, 1823 — Castlereagh, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
2 years stepdaughter	Links Birth: January 29, 1825 40 39 — South Creek, Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia Census: November 1828 — Evan, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Marriage: June 28, 1842 — Wilberforce, Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia Death: April 13, 1881 — West Maitland, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Jacob Gorrick Joseph Albert Gorrick William John Gorrick Emily Mary Gorrick Jane Ada Gorrick George S.R. Gorrick Charles Gordon Gwynne Gorrick Gordon B. Gorrick Eva I. Gorrick Edith A.P. Gorrick Alice C. Gorrick Herbert P.C. Gorrick Elizabeth Maskey 1825–1881 Birth: January 29, 1825 40 39 — South Creek, Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia Death: April 13, 1881 — West Maitland, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia
2 years stepson	Links Birth: February 21, 1827 42 41 — South Creek, Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia Census: November 1828 — Evan, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Marriage: April 4, 1854 — Wilberforce, Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia Death: August 10, 1887 — Windsor, Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Ann Sarah Wood John Maskey 1827–1887 Birth: February 21, 1827 42 41 — South Creek, Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia Death: August 10, 1887 — Windsor, Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia
3 years stepson	Links Birth: October 9, 1829 44 43 — Orchard Hills, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: June 1, 1893 — Razorback, Southern Tablelands, New South Wales, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships William Maskey 1829–1893 Birth: October 9, 1829 44 43 — Orchard Hills, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: June 1, 1893 — Razorback, Southern Tablelands, New South Wales, Australia

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Birth	Source: Monograph - Modified register for Ferdinand Charles Meurant Source: Email - Hill, Lee - 3 Jul 2009 Text: There is no place called Frontignac in Champagne-Ardenne where he claimed to have been born. (Frederick was known to be careless with the truth). Fontignac (now called Frontignan) is in Herault in the South of France on the Mediterranean.
Marriage	Source: Monograph - Modified register for Ferdinand Charles Meurant Source: Email - Hill, Lee - 3 Jul 2009 Text: Calculated based on the mention in one of her two 1799 petitions that they had been married 9 years.
Immigration	Source: unknown Text: Ferdinand was a convict. He escaped the French Revolution by fleeing to Ireland. He lived in Dublin where he married Sophie and had at least one child, Edward who was later apprenticed to a saddler. He was an engraver by trade. He used his skills to forge banknotes, and was tried at Kilmainham Dublin in 1798 and sentenced to life, and was transported to Australia on the ship Minerva which departed Cork on 24 Aug 1799 with 165 males and 26 females aboard. 3 males died on the voyage. The ship arrived in Sydney on 11 Jan 1800. Sophie (maiden name unknown) twice petitioned the Irish Government to allow her to travel with him to Australia. Her second petition was granted, but she never came. Source: Mayberry, Peter, comp. Irish convicts to NSW 1788-1849 [database online] Text: Ferdinand Meurant Alias: Meaurant Maurant de Meurant Irish Rebel: R Religion: Huguenot Age on arrival: 35 Calling/trade: Jeweller Born: 1765 Native place: Frontignac Champaigne France Tried: 1798 Kilmainham Dublin Co Sentence: Life Ship: Minerva (1800) Crime: Forgery bank notes Remarks: Spouse: m Mary Pritchard Died: 1844 Frontignac Prospect References (See Primary Sources) Convict indents: Various 1801 Muster: Y 1806 Muster: N 1811 Muster: Y 1814 Muster: Y Smee & Selkirk Provis - Pioneer Register Vol 1: Y Whitaker: Unfinished Revolution: p67-68 76 133 135 210
Occupation	Source: unknown Text: Ferdinand received his conditional emancipation in 1801 and a full pardon was granted in 1803 after he gained favour with Governor King. Ir is said that he discounted the price of a necklace he made for Governor King's wife by 500-pounds.
Marriage	Source: unknown Text: This was a common law marriage. Mary was a convict assigned to Ferdinand (then an ex-convict) on his property at Prospect.
Property	Source: unknown Text: After his full pardon, Ferdinand was granted 50 acres at and a valuable leasehold behind Government House in Sydney. He called his 50 acres at 'Frontignac' after his birthplace. The house is believed to have been pulled down in the early 1880's. The property was situated at what is now called Parklea. There are today (1998) two cottages, one known as Meurant's cottage on land that is known as 'Exeter Farm' which bordered Meurant's Lane, at what is now Parklea. The houses are substantially intact and are of timber slab construction. There are remnants of the early landscape and setting, such as mature trees, remnant farm structures, an entry drive and remnant farm fencing. The cottages date between approximately 1810 and the late 1850's. The name 'Exeter Farm' appeared in the will of Peter Brien in 1913. The Meurants intermarried with the Briens in the 1820's.
Occupation	Source: unknown Text: A snuffbox made from gold and turbo shell, the making of which is attributed to Ferdinand, was acquired by the Powerhouse Museum in 1987. It was commissioned by Walter Stevenson Davidson, a London merchant and early landowner and banker in New South Wales, as a gift for his father Reverend Patrick Davidson in Scotland. The box is inscribed "Walter Stevenson to his honoured father, N.S. Wales 1808".
House for sale	Source: National Library of Australia. Trove: one search...a wealth of information. [database on-line]. Citation details: The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser (NSW : 1803 - 1842) Sun 27 Nov 1808 Page 2 Text: "To be Sold by Private Contract, and immediate possession given, a truly eligible, neat, and well built Dwelling-House, with an excellent Well, situate at the entrance of South Street; most desirably situate for trade, business, and well adapted to a comfortable Family Residence. - The Terms of Payment will be rendered commodious to a Purchaser. Application to be made to Mr. Ferdinand Meurant, Jeweller, on the Premises."
Sale of property	Source: National Library of Australia. Trove: one search...a wealth of information. [database on-line]. Citation details: The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser (NSW : 1803 - 1842) Sat 23 Mar 1811 Page 2 Text: "SAME DAY, At the above Place, at Three in the Afternoon, THE Provost Marshall will proceed to sell by Public Auction, some Household Furniture, and a fine Sow Pig, the property of Ferdinand Meurant (unless the Execution be previously superseded)." Source: Purnell, Marion (editor) Text: An execution sale is the sale of property under authority by a court's writ of execution in order to satisfy an unpaid obligation.
Religious marriage	Source: Ancestry.com. New South Wales, Australia, St. John's Parramatta, Marriages, 1790-1966 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Citation details: 1811 p. 92 no 355 Text: Ferdinand Meurant of the parish of Hawkesbury and Rose Martin of ditto were married in this church by banns this twenty 7th day of May in the year one thousand eight hundred and eleven by me Samuel Marsden Both Ferdinand and Rose signed the register in the presence of John [illegible] and Catherine Martin who both made their X marks
Occupation	Source: National Library of Australia. Trove: one search...a wealth of information. [database on-line]. Citation details: Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser 16 Nov 1811 Text: "FERDINAND MEURANT, GOLDSMITH and Jeweller, begs respectfully to acquaint Ladies, Gentlemen, and the Public in general, that he has lately returned to Sydney, and prosecutes his profession at No. 84 Castlereagh-street,- where he hopes his endeavours to excel will restore to him the patronage which he has heretofore enjoyed without a Rival in making and repairing every description of Jewellery, whether plain or ornamental in the first style of elegance, and with every every regard to dispatch and a moderate rate of charge. [Today there is a commemorative plaque in Bent Street Sydney, unveiled by the French Ambassador in 2000.]
Census	Source: Census of New South Wales November 1828, ed. by Malcolm R. Sainty and Keith A. Johnson. Sydney: Library of Australian History, 1985 ie. 1980 Text: Meurant, Ferdinand, 61, absolute pardon, Minerva, 1800, life, Protestant, farmer, Seven Hills Meurant, Rosetta, 31, born in the colony Meurant, Ferdinand (Jun), 17, born in the colony Meurant, Albert, 15, born in the colony Meurant, Elvira, 9, born in the colony Meurant, Juliet, 6, born in the colony Meurant, Augustus, 3, born in the colony
Death	Source: Morrow, Cindy, [various titles] email messages to Marion Purnell, Oct 2010 Text: Died at 'Frontignac'
Burial	Source: Morrow, Cindy, [various titles] email messages to Marion Purnell, Oct 2010 Text: Ferdinand died at Seven Hills on his property and was buried on the hillside just beyond his house. The footstone from his grave has been found and it was re-located to St Bartholomew's Church, Prospect, close to the grave of his son Ferdinand Napoleon. Source: Morrow, Cindy, [various titles] email messages to Marion Purnell, Oct 2010 Text: In Sydney city, attached to O'Connell House, on the corner of Bent and O'Connell Streets, there is a plaque with a bust of Ferdinand. Near this site he conducted his first goldsmith and jewellery business in the colony of NSW. The plaque was erected by his descendants and was unveilled 8 Jan 2000 by M. Dominique Girard, Ambassador of France, in commemoration of the bicentennary of his arrival in the colony 11 Jan 1800 on the East Indian 'Minerva'.

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himself	Ferdinand Charles Meurant 1765–1844
wife	Mary Pritchard 1786–1865
son Family Rehe Hekina Kenehuru Kora Meurant Albert Augustus Meurant Albert Henry Meurant Emma Meurant Corah Juliett Meurant Selina Amelia Meurant Elvira Izetta Meurant	William Edward Meurant 1804–1851
daughter	Elvira Meurant 1804–1810

Family with Rose Martin
himself	Ferdinand Charles Meurant 1765–1844
wife Parents Owen Martin Sarah Warport	Rose Martin 1796–1879
son Family Sarah Donohue Elvira Sarah Meurant Ferdinand Augustus Meurant Juliet Charlotte Meurant Robert James Meurant Albert William Napoleon Meurant Alfred Henry Meurant Elizabeth Rosetta Meurant Sarah Ann Meurant Edward Louis Meurant Isadora Amelia Meurant Gustavus Horatio Meurant	Ferdinand Napoleon Meurant 1811–1884
son Family Selina Diana Jarvis Albert Henry Meurant Rebecca Sarah Meurant Selina Elvira Meurant Ferdinand Meurant Alfred Alexander Meurant Emma Rosetta Meurant Juliet Eliza Meurant Louis William Meurant Amelia Alice Meurant	Albert Maximillian Meurant 1815–1864
daughter Family William Pike William Ferdinand Pike Elvira Rosetta Pike Albert John Pike Augustus Richard Pike Ferdinand Robert Pike Louis Edward Pike Alfred Henry Pike Henry T. Pike Emma Jane Pike Selina J. Pike	Elvira Portia Meurant 1818–1891
daughter Family Henry Kingsnorth Jarvis Juliet Rosetta Jarvis Selina Rebecca Jarvis Sarah Jarvis Henry Louis Augustus Jarvis Ferdinand Kingsnorth Jarvis Emma Elvira Jarvis Alfred Jarvis Walter Deservettaz Jarvis George William Jarvis Alice Louisa Jarvis Charles Sydney Stephen Jarvis	Juliet Meurant 1822–1898
daughter	Mary Ann Meurant 1824–1896
son Family Mary Ann Fletcher Eliza Rosetta Meurant Cornelia Ellen Meurant Charles F. A. Meurant Augustus Meurant Selina L. Meurant Ferdinand Percival L. Meurant	Augustus Meurant 1826–1896
daughter	Sarah Meurant 1828–
son	Horatio Meurant 1828–
son	Gustavian Meurant 1830–1830
son Family Margaret Ann Stinson Eliza Rosetta Meurant Theodore Augustus Meurant Louis Samuel Meurant Emily Florida Meurant Albert Avondale Meurant Alfred Stinson Meurant Ada Amelia Meurant Lilly Elvira Meurant John Meurant Rosetta Isabella Meurant Emma Matilda Meurant	Louis Meurant 1831–1918
daughter Family Thomas Henry James Australia Neale	Selina Meurant 1832–1907
daughter Family John Stinson Anthony Louis Stinson Rosetta Eliza Stinson John Ferdinand Stinson Emma Elvira Stinson Matilda Amelia Stinson Alonzo William Stinson Ernest Augustus Stinson Minnie Maud Stinson Horace Albert Stinson Isabella Elizabeth Stinson Stanley Frederick Stinson Florence Gertrude Stinson	Emma Meurant 1834–1915
daughter Family Alfred George James Neale John Thomas Neale Amelia Emily Neale Rosetta Sarah Neale Alfred J.T. Neale Richard J. Neale	Amelia Ann Meurant 1836–1865

Samuel Terry + Mary Pritchard
wife’s husband	Samuel Terry 1777–1838
wife	Mary Pritchard 1786–1865

John Maskey + Mary Pritchard
wife’s husband	John Maskey 1785–1849
wife	Mary Pritchard 1786–1865
stepdaughter Family Edward Beecroft James Beecroft Edward Beecroft William Beecroft George Beecroft John Becroft James Beecroft Sarah Beecroft Corah Beecroft Mary Beecroft Elizabeth Anne Beecroft Jane Beecroft Joseph George Beecroft Henry Becroft Alfred Beacroft Family William Mizen	Cora Maskey 1809–1881
stepdaughter Family Otto Baldwin Sophia Jane Baldwin Richard Otto Baldwin Mary Ann Baldwin	Mary Ann Maskey 1811–1890
stepson Family Tulip Baldwin Mary Anne Maskey Charles Maskey Henry Maskey Isyphena Maskey Corah Maskey Eliza Maskey Jane Maskey John Maskey William Maskey Harvest Maskey	Henry Maskey 1814–1882
stepdaughter Family Harvest Baldwin Esrom Baldwin Izetta Baldwin Phoebe Baldwin Alfred Harvest Baldwin George Baldwin Lucretia Baldwin Augustus Percy Baldwin Roland Baldwin Herbert Ernest Baldwin Wallace Irvin Baldwin	Kezia Maskey 1816–1887
stepdaughter Family Henry Brown Mary Ann Brown Selina Brown Henry Arthur Brown David Brown William Henry Brown Mary Ellen Brown Amanda Jane Brown Elizabeth Brown Isabella Brown Alfred Wollomumbi Brown Clara Anne Brown	Eliza Maskey 1820–1881
stepdaughter	Jane Maskey 1822–1823
stepdaughter Family Jacob Gorrick Joseph Albert Gorrick William John Gorrick Emily Mary Gorrick Jane Ada Gorrick George S.R. Gorrick Charles Gordon Gwynne Gorrick Gordon B. Gorrick Eva I. Gorrick Edith A.P. Gorrick Alice C. Gorrick Herbert P.C. Gorrick	Elizabeth Maskey 1825–1881
stepson Family Ann Sarah Wood	John Maskey 1827–1887
stepson	William Maskey 1829–1893

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Ferdinand Charles Meurant(1765–1844)