Thomas Surfleet Kendall, 1807–1883 (aged 76 years)
- Name
- Thomas Surfleet /Kendall/
- Given names
- Thomas Surfleet
- Surname
- Kendall
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Birth
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Immigration
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Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography. Online edition. [database - on-line]. Canberra: Australian National University, 2006
Text: In 1808 Rev. Samuel Marsden persuaded the Church Missionary Society to begin work in New Zealand by appointing a group of men able to teach the Maori 'the arts of civilization', as well as to act as catechists. In 1809 Kendall, whose preoccupation with religion had from youth been intense, though discontinuous, volunteered for service in the proposed mission and was accepted. With his wife and five children, he sailed for New South Wales in 1813.
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 16 Oct 1813 Page 1 Text: "By the Earl Spencer His Majesty's 73d Regiment... By the above ship also have arrived the following passengers; viz. Mr. and Mrs. Young, Mr. John Dixon, Mr. I.N. Nicholas, Mr. D. Miller, and four servants; Mr. and Mrs. Pear and family, Mr. and Mrs. Kendall and family; Mr. and Mrs. Belvin, and son; and Mr and Mrs. Hovel, and family." |
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Census
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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: Kendall, Thomas, came free, Elizabeth, 1827, protestant, handholder, Illawarra Kendall, Jane, 45, came free, Elizabeth, 1827 Kendall, Thomas, 22, came free, Rosanna, 1827 Kendall, Basil, 21, came free, L. Blackwood, 1828 Kendall, Joseph, 19, came free, Elizabeth, 1828 Kendall, John, 17, came free, Elizabeth Kendall, Laurence, 11, came free, Elizabeth 1828 Kendall, Edward, 6, came free, Elizabeth, 1828 |
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Religious marriage
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1830 (aged 22 years)
Source: Ancestry.com. Australia Marriage Index, 1788-1950 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
Text: Name: Thomas S Kendall Spouse Name: Caroline Rutter Marriage Date: 1830 Marriage Place: New South Wales Registration Place: Sydney, New South Wales Registration Year: 1830 Volume Number: V A |
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Death
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Source: National Library of Australia. Trove: one search...a wealth of information. [database on-line].
Citation details: Kiama Independent Dri 9 Nov 1883 p. 2 Text: OBITUARY. The departure from our midst of the late Thomas Surfleet Kendall J.P., whose death and burial were briefly noticed in our last issue, will be severely felt by Kiama Society, but especially so by the members of his own family, and his intimate acquaintances. Seeing that the family is one of the oldest and closely connected with the early history of New Zealand, of this colony, and also of this district, it will not, in a notice of this kind, be out of place to advert to some incidents connected with the family's advent to, and experience in, those colonies. The late Mr. Kendall was born in Bryanstone-street, Marylebone, London, on June 14th, 1807, and consequently at the time of his death was in his 77th year. He was the eldest son of the Rev. Thomas and Jane Kendall, who with Thomas, the subject of this notice, and other children, sailed to this colony in the year 1813, under the auspices of the Church of England Missionary Society, in the ship Earl Spencer, making the passage in six months (which in those days was considered a very good one.) They landed in Sydney early in the following year, and shortly afterwards sailed to New Zealand in the mission brig Active, Captain Hanson, accompanied by the following reverend gentlemen and their families : S. Marsden, W. Hall, J. King, and W. Hanson. The Kendall family resided in New Zealand eleven years, principally in the Bay of Islands, at the expiration of which time they returned to England by the whaler Mary, Captain Renwick, arriving there via Cape Horn after a six months passage. During a two years' residence in the old country, or rather towards the latter end of that time, the health of Mr. T. S. Kendall began to fail, and, accidentally falling in with Captain Herd—an old friend of his father's—who was about to sail to New Zealand with a number of other gentlemen with the object of forming a settlement in that colony, he —the late of T. S. Kendall—accepted an offer to accompany the party in the capacity of interpreter, he having previously become proficient in the Maori language, and again sailed for New Zealand accordingly, Mr. Kendall served the company as interpreter for about two years, and during that period was the means of saving two vessels and their crews from destruction by the natives; and an incident occurred during the same period which, had it not been for Mr. Kendall's sagacity and prompt action, would have resulted in the whole of the party being killed. Mr. Kendall—the subject of this notice —left New Zealand for Sydney, arriving there in 1827, and after a residence of some six months with Mr. John Cowell, of Parramatta, he was surprised while at breakfast one morning by the unexpected arrival of his father from Valparaiso, South America. In November of the same year, Mr. Kendall, senior, purchased a quantity of land in Kiama—now known as the Barroul Estate—from Mr. Wright, and Thomas Surfleet, the eldest son, was sent down to manage it, the family following shortly afterwards. It will thus be seen that the late T. S. Kendall, whose remains were interred in the private cemetery on the same estate on Sunday last, was nearly 21 years old on coming to the district, and had been a resident of the same for nearly fifty-six years. Three years after coming to the district—that is to say on 11th January, 1830—he was married by the Rev. Dr. Lang, then the Presbyterian chaplain, to the present Mrs., or rather widow Kendall, of Barroul. They reared a family of six daughters and three sons on the strictest moral principles. Of the daughters two are dead, namely, Mrs. R. Marks and Mrs. J. H. Zillman, both being married ladies; one is the relict of the late and much-lamented John Black ; one the wife of T. J. Fuller, Esq., of Fullerton ; the remaining two are single and reside with their mother and Mrs. Black at Barroul. Of the boys it is only necessary to say that they are all married, well off, and occupy honourable positions in society. Of the deceased it may safely be said that he was an unobtrusive, upright, liberal Christian man, a consistent member of the Wesleyan Church, and never made an enemy. He was for many years on the Commission of the Peace, and his conduct on the Bench was always characterised by strict integrity and unwavering impartiality. The immediate cause of death was paralysis, a serious attack of which threatened to be fatal some months ago ; and though at last the end was so sudden that none of his family had a parting word, yet it may be truly said that he had for some time been living in daily expectation of the final summons. |
| father |
1778–1832
Birth: December 13, 1778
— North Thoresby, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom Death: August 1832 |
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| Marriage | Marriage — November 21, 1803 — Kirmington, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom |
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1 year
elder sister |
1804–1881
Birth: November 18, 1804
25
23
— Thoresby, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom Death: October 10, 1881 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
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14 months
elder sister |
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3 years
himself |
1807–1883
Birth: June 14, 1807
28
26
— London, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom Death: November 2, 1883 — Kiama, South Coast and Illawarra, New South Wales, Australia |
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3 years
younger brother |
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3 years
younger brother |
1811–1895
Birth: about 1811
32
30
Death: February 8, 1895 — New South Wales, Australia |
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1 year
younger brother |
1811–1865
Birth: 1811
32
30
Death: January 19, 1865 — Paddington, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
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3 years
younger brother |
1813–1813
Birth: 1813
34
32
Death: 1813 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
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4 years
younger brother |
1816–1827
Birth: 1816
37
35
Death: November 1827 — New South Wales, Australia |
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3 years
younger brother |
1818–1881
Birth: about 1818
39
37
Death: June 8, 1881 — Sydney City, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
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5 years
younger brother |
1822–1902
Birth: 1822
43
41
Death: 1902 — Milton, South Coast and Illawarra, New South Wales, Australia |
| himself |
1807–1883
Birth: June 14, 1807
28
26
— London, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom Death: November 2, 1883 — Kiama, South Coast and Illawarra, New South Wales, Australia |
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| wife |
1809–1891
Birth: about 1809
43
34
— New South Wales, Australia Death: 1891 — Kiama, South Coast and Illawarra, New South Wales, Australia |
| Religious marriage | Religious marriage — 1830 — Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
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3 years
daughter |
1832–1860
Birth: 1832
24
23
— New South Wales, Australia Death: 1860 — Kiama, South Coast and Illawarra, New South Wales, Australia |
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1 year
son |
1832–1905
Birth: 1832
24
23
— New South Wales, Australia Death: November 8, 1905 — Kiama, South Coast and Illawarra, New South Wales, Australia |
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4 years
son |
1835–1893
Birth: 1835
27
26
— New South Wales, Australia Death: 1893 — St Peters, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
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3 years
son |
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3 years
son |
1840–1920
Birth: March 30, 1840
32
31
— Darling Forest, South Coast and Illawarra, New South Wales, Australia Death: 1920 — Kiama, South Coast and Illawarra, New South Wales, Australia |
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2 years
daughter |
1842–1875
Birth: March 9, 1842
34
33
— Darling Forest, South Coast and Illawarra, New South Wales, Australia Death: 1875 — Kiama, South Coast and Illawarra, New South Wales, Australia |
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4 years
daughter |
1845–1895
Birth: 1845
37
36
— New South Wales, Australia Death: November 28, 1895 — Kiama, South Coast and Illawarra, New South Wales, Australia |
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4 years
daughter |
1848–1926
Birth: 1848
40
39
— New South Wales, Australia Death: 1926 — New South Wales, Australia |
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3 years
daughter |
1850–1924
Birth: 1850
42
41
— New South Wales, Australia Death: 1924 — Kiama, South Coast and Illawarra, New South Wales, Australia |
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Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography. Online edition. [database - on-line]. Canberra: Australian National University, 2006
Text: In 1808 Rev. Samuel Marsden persuaded the Church Missionary Society to begin work in New Zealand by appointing a group of men able to teach the Maori 'the arts of civilization', as well as to act as catechists. In 1809 Kendall, whose preoccupation with religion had from youth been intense, though discontinuous, volunteered for service in the proposed mission and was accepted. With his wife and five children, he sailed for New South Wales in 1813.
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 16 Oct 1813 Page 1 Text: "By the Earl Spencer His Majesty's 73d Regiment... By the above ship also have arrived the following passengers; viz. Mr. and Mrs. Young, Mr. John Dixon, Mr. I.N. Nicholas, Mr. D. Miller, and four servants; Mr. and Mrs. Pear and family, Mr. and Mrs. Kendall and family; Mr. and Mrs. Belvin, and son; and Mr and Mrs. Hovel, and family." |
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| 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: Kendall, Thomas, came free, Elizabeth, 1827, protestant, handholder, Illawarra Kendall, Jane, 45, came free, Elizabeth, 1827 Kendall, Thomas, 22, came free, Rosanna, 1827 Kendall, Basil, 21, came free, L. Blackwood, 1828 Kendall, Joseph, 19, came free, Elizabeth, 1828 Kendall, John, 17, came free, Elizabeth Kendall, Laurence, 11, came free, Elizabeth 1828 Kendall, Edward, 6, came free, Elizabeth, 1828 |
| Religious marriage |
Source: Ancestry.com. Australia Marriage Index, 1788-1950 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
Text: Name: Thomas S Kendall Spouse Name: Caroline Rutter Marriage Date: 1830 Marriage Place: New South Wales Registration Place: Sydney, New South Wales Registration Year: 1830 Volume Number: V A |
| Death |
Source: National Library of Australia. Trove: one search...a wealth of information. [database on-line].
Citation details: Kiama Independent Dri 9 Nov 1883 p. 2 Text: OBITUARY. The departure from our midst of the late Thomas Surfleet Kendall J.P., whose death and burial were briefly noticed in our last issue, will be severely felt by Kiama Society, but especially so by the members of his own family, and his intimate acquaintances. Seeing that the family is one of the oldest and closely connected with the early history of New Zealand, of this colony, and also of this district, it will not, in a notice of this kind, be out of place to advert to some incidents connected with the family's advent to, and experience in, those colonies. The late Mr. Kendall was born in Bryanstone-street, Marylebone, London, on June 14th, 1807, and consequently at the time of his death was in his 77th year. He was the eldest son of the Rev. Thomas and Jane Kendall, who with Thomas, the subject of this notice, and other children, sailed to this colony in the year 1813, under the auspices of the Church of England Missionary Society, in the ship Earl Spencer, making the passage in six months (which in those days was considered a very good one.) They landed in Sydney early in the following year, and shortly afterwards sailed to New Zealand in the mission brig Active, Captain Hanson, accompanied by the following reverend gentlemen and their families : S. Marsden, W. Hall, J. King, and W. Hanson. The Kendall family resided in New Zealand eleven years, principally in the Bay of Islands, at the expiration of which time they returned to England by the whaler Mary, Captain Renwick, arriving there via Cape Horn after a six months passage. During a two years' residence in the old country, or rather towards the latter end of that time, the health of Mr. T. S. Kendall began to fail, and, accidentally falling in with Captain Herd—an old friend of his father's—who was about to sail to New Zealand with a number of other gentlemen with the object of forming a settlement in that colony, he —the late of T. S. Kendall—accepted an offer to accompany the party in the capacity of interpreter, he having previously become proficient in the Maori language, and again sailed for New Zealand accordingly, Mr. Kendall served the company as interpreter for about two years, and during that period was the means of saving two vessels and their crews from destruction by the natives; and an incident occurred during the same period which, had it not been for Mr. Kendall's sagacity and prompt action, would have resulted in the whole of the party being killed. Mr. Kendall—the subject of this notice —left New Zealand for Sydney, arriving there in 1827, and after a residence of some six months with Mr. John Cowell, of Parramatta, he was surprised while at breakfast one morning by the unexpected arrival of his father from Valparaiso, South America. In November of the same year, Mr. Kendall, senior, purchased a quantity of land in Kiama—now known as the Barroul Estate—from Mr. Wright, and Thomas Surfleet, the eldest son, was sent down to manage it, the family following shortly afterwards. It will thus be seen that the late T. S. Kendall, whose remains were interred in the private cemetery on the same estate on Sunday last, was nearly 21 years old on coming to the district, and had been a resident of the same for nearly fifty-six years. Three years after coming to the district—that is to say on 11th January, 1830—he was married by the Rev. Dr. Lang, then the Presbyterian chaplain, to the present Mrs., or rather widow Kendall, of Barroul. They reared a family of six daughters and three sons on the strictest moral principles. Of the daughters two are dead, namely, Mrs. R. Marks and Mrs. J. H. Zillman, both being married ladies; one is the relict of the late and much-lamented John Black ; one the wife of T. J. Fuller, Esq., of Fullerton ; the remaining two are single and reside with their mother and Mrs. Black at Barroul. Of the boys it is only necessary to say that they are all married, well off, and occupy honourable positions in society. Of the deceased it may safely be said that he was an unobtrusive, upright, liberal Christian man, a consistent member of the Wesleyan Church, and never made an enemy. He was for many years on the Commission of the Peace, and his conduct on the Bench was always characterised by strict integrity and unwavering impartiality. The immediate cause of death was paralysis, a serious attack of which threatened to be fatal some months ago ; and though at last the end was so sudden that none of his family had a parting word, yet it may be truly said that he had for some time been living in daily expectation of the final summons. |
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