Private Henry Courtney (c.1814..........)

Settled In New Zealand

Back to . . 58th Foot Rutlandshire Regiment

Born : ca 1814

Baptised : 14 October 1817 Henry Courtney PATCH)

Where Born : Plymouth, Devon, England

Occupation : Cordwainer / Soldier

Date Arrived : 4 Feb 1844 (Hobart, VDL)

Ship Arrived on " HMS Anson "

Rank on Discharge : Private (demoted from Sergeant 1844)

Date of Enlistment : 3 Oct 1841

Where Enlisted : Bath, Somerset, England

Regimental # : 1502

Attached : 99th regiment (1846)

Date of Discharge : 31 December 1849

Where Discharged : Auckland, New Zealand

Died : 5 Jun 1889, Parnell, Auckland

Where Died / Buried : : Symonds Street Cemetery, Auckland, 8 Jun 1889

Parents Names : Henry PATCH (b........d) & m. 1801) Anne COURTNEY (b........d)

Spouse's Name : Matilda BUCKLE

Born :

Where Born : Plymouth, Devon

Occupation : Dairyman's Daughter

Date Arrived : 4 Feb 1844 (Hobart, VDL)

Ship Arrived on :" HMS Anson "

Died : 18 July 1888, Parnell, Auckland

Where Died / Buried : Symonds Street Cemetery, 20 July 1888
Date Married : 19 March 1838

Where Married : Charles the Martyr (Charles Church), Plymouth, Devon

Spouse's Parents. John BUCKLE (b........d) & Jessie SAGE (b........d) (?!)

Descendants :

Information supplied by Julie Skellern jools@maxnet.co.nz

Area Settled :
Auckland and Whangarei, and disbursed within New Zealand, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Children :
i) William Henry "Bill", b. Plymouth, Devon, England 1841 - d. Auckland, NZ 1868 (widow and children emigrated to Melbourne, Australia) ii) Georgina "Cissy" Patch, (b. 1844 Brisbane, NSW, Australia - d. Gold Hill, Nevada, USA 1870, m. Francis JOSEPH, who as a widower and with their children returned to NZ iii) Alfred Charles "Charley", b. Melbourne NSW 1846 - d. Whangarei, NZ 1920 iv) Eliza Ann, b. Albert Barracks, Auckland, NZ 1849 - d. Parnell, Auckland NZ 1932, m. Emanuel DIAZ v) Louisa Jane "Tots", b. Parnell, Auckland 1851 - d. Kioreroa, Otaika, Whangarei, NZ 1920, m. Arthur THOMAS vi) Edwin (Joseph) "Ned", b. Parnell, Auckland 1854 - d. Maungakaramea, Northland, NZ 1896
History & Achievements :
Henry dropped his surname when joining the army, replacing it with his middle name from then on. Prior to his arrival in Australia he saw service in Ireland, rising rapidly to Corporal (April 1842) and Sergeant (October 1842). Perhaps because he was literate. He and the expectant Matilda and their eldest child left England to accompany 506 male convicts on the HMS Anson, which was later moored on the Derwent River at Risdon and converted into a hulk for female prisoners. After disembarking in Hobart, Henry, Matilda and Bill transferred to Windsor NSW, and onto Brisbane, where Henry saw service at Moreton Bay. It was here that he was demoted to Private for a military misdemeanour (1844) and also for a time was seconded/attached to the 99th regiment (1846). He spent some time at Parramatta, and also at Port Philip, (Melbourne) finally transferring to New Zealand, with Lt Col Wynyard, on the "Thomas Lowry" in 1847. It was in Auckland that he took his discharge two years later. He was entitled to the New Zealand War medal, 1845-47. After his discharge from the 58th Regiment, he became a shoe-maker and bootmaker, and served again with the military.
E- mail address
bmchapman@iprimus.com.au
Last revised: April 28, 2004.