Caroline Matilda Shrimpton
Caroline Matilda Shrimpton was the daughter of James Thomas Shrimpton and Caroline Matilda Gardiner.
James Thomas Shrimpton, the fourth of six children, was born on 14 June 1815 and baptised 5 July 1815 in Rotherhithe. He was apprenticed to Charles Bridges Norcott between 1831 and 1838 and, as a waterman, he had apprentices of his own between 1848 and 1862. From at least 1846 until the 1861 census, the family was living at Surrey Place, Rotherhithe. In the 1871 census, the family was living at 2 Cow Lane, Rotherhithe. James died on 31 October 1872. The Times newspaper described his death when he was drowned in bad weather near Pimlico pier when the barge, he was on, sank. If his body was eventually found downstream or in the Thames estuary, then he was one of the deaths registered as unknown as there is no death registration for him.
Caroline Matilda Gardiner had been born on 23 August 1819 in Rotherhithe and baptised there on 12 September 1819. She married James Thomas Shrimpton on 2 December 1838 at St Dunstan Stepney. In the 1881 census, after James' death, she was living at 101 Gill Street, Poplar. Her death was registered in Poplar in 1883.
Caroline was the eldest of six children born to James and Caroline. Caroline junior was born on 23 February 1840 and baptised on 7 June 1840 at St Mary Rotherhithe. At some time she began living, as man and wife, with John McLean. Although they did not formally marry until after the births of most of their children, Caroline was known by John's surname. The family emigrated to New South Wales, arriving in Sydney on the ship Peterborough on 26 August 1880.
The children of John and Caroline McLean were :
- John Richard Hanes McLean (name registered as "Maclean" at birth): born 23 March 1858 in Rotherhithe, Surrey; listed in the 1861 census as aged 3 years. Apparently he died at some time in his childhood years and he is not mentioned in further documents except, and even then not by name, on his parents' death certificates as one of the children who predeceased them.
- Caroline Sophia McLean (name registered as "Maclean" at birth and recorded in family bible as Caroline Matilda McLean): born 14 March 1860 in Rotherhithe; (registered June quarter of that year, reference : 1d 494; birth also recorded in family bible); mentioned as age 1 in the 1861 census; died before her parents but details unknown.
- Sarah Ann McLean (name registered as "Maclean" at birth and middle name spelled as "Anne" in the family bible): born 27 April 1862 in Rotherhithe; (registered June quarter of that year, reference : 1d 558); christened 21 December 1862 at St Mary Rotherhithe. Emigrated with family to New South Wales; married William Henry Eden (1853-1940) & parents to
Sarah died on 4 February 1940 in Ultimo, New South Wales (NSW registration D1944/1722 or 172) and was buried in Church of England Cemetery in Rookwood.
- Alice Matilda Eden (1883-1886)
- Edith May Eden (1884-1970)
- William Frederick Eden (1887-unknown)
- Florence Ruth Eden (1892-1983)
- Bertha Emily Eden (1895-1974)
- Albert Stanley Eden (1897-c.1933)
- Bernard Robert (Bob) Eden (1900-unknown)
- Darcy Wilfred Eden(1903-1969)
- Henry James (Harry) McLean (name registered as "Maclean" at birth): born 25 July 1864 in Rotherhithe; (registered June quarter of that year, reference : 1d 575). According to the family bible, he died in 1879 in Rotherhithe.
- John Francis (Frank) McLean; born on 24 March 1867 in Dieppe, France; birthplace is recorded in the family bible and the country is also stated in 1871 census and in the shipping record when the family emigrated to New South Wales in 1880 and lived in the settlement of Merrendee. John later resided at Leaning Oak in the same area. On 20 December 1893, in St John Baptist Church of England in Mudgee, he married Mary Ann Green (also known as Green-Silver), daughter of Thomas Green (NSW marriage registration 1894/005021). He was the informant for the registration of his mother's death in 1929, at which time he was living at Richmond Road, Plumpton, on the outskirts of Sydney. John died in 1950 at 71 Harold Street, Blacktown, NSW (death registration 16540/1950); the registration of his death records his middle name as "France", the country of his birth, a variation of the middle name recorded above. The informant of his death was stated to be his daughter "E.L.Vidler", possibly the daughter shown below as Laura. Identified children of "Frank" and Mary Ann were :
- John McLean(1895-1974);
- Charles H. McLean (1897-1920) died in the Tumbarumba district of NSW;
- Thomas Francis McLean (1901-unknown) recorded as still living when his father died in 1950;
- Laura Ellen McLean (1905-unknown) apparently known as Ellen and still living when her father died in 1950;
- Albert Victor McLean (1908-1962) died in the Parramatta district of NSW;
- James Richard McLean; born 15 February 1869 at the family residence at 4 Trinity Road, Rotherhithe in London. Emigrated with the family to New South Wales. On 23 August 1894, he married Sophia Jane Canning at the Wesleyan Parsonage in Mudgee. (NSW marriage registration 1894/005057). James was described as a miner; Sophia was described as "living at home" and her mother's consent was required as she was under 21 years of age. Sophia's parents were John Canning and Jane (surname unknown). On 21 March 1896, at Mudgee River, an infant male was born to them but he died at age 7 days (NSW death registration 1896/006992). James McLean died on 11 August 1939 in Sydney (NSW death registration 1939/20807) and was buried at Botany Cemetery. Children of James and Sophia were :
- Bertram James McLean (1894-1971)
- Leslie George Richard McLean (1897-1986)
- Hilda Sophia McLean (1900-1991)
- Mary Ann (Polly) McLean; the family bible records that she was born 12 June 1870 in Rotherhithe. She emigrated with the family to New South Wales. On 9 June 1887, in St John's Church of England in Mudgee, she married William Hogan, a miner; both were residents of the town of Merrendee. Her father's consent was required as she was under age 21 years (NSW marriage regisration 1887/005866). One of the witnesses was "James Endacott" presumed to be Mary Ann's cousin, the son of her aunt Sarah. Mary Ann died on 31 August 1934 (NSW death registration 1934/14008) at Wellington, New South Wales and was buried there. Children of "Polly" and William Hogan were:
- Irene Una Hogan (1887-unknown)
- Mary Alice Hogan (1889-1975)
- Albert Herbert Hogan (1891-1891)
- James Edward Hogan (1892-1973)
- William Patrick Hogan (1896-1900)
- John Timothy "Jack" Hogan (1898-1989)
- Grattan Alan Vincent Hogan (1905-1986)
- Charles Henry McLean; according to the family bible, he was born on 12 August 1873 in St Olave parish, near Rotherhithe; (registered September quarter of that year, reference : 1d 303). Emigrated with the family to New South Wales. Charles married Martha May Lang in St John Baptist Church of England, in Mudgee on 2 April 1900. Charles was described as a miner and Martha as being a domestic servant; both resided at Merrendee. Martha's parents were John Lang, a miner, and Elizabeth Lawrence (NSW marrriage registration 1900/004235). Charles died on 11 December 1965. Children of Charles and Martha were :
- Cynthia McLean (1904-unknown)
- Dorothea McLean (1906-unknown)
- William Farmer McLean; according to the family bible, he was born on 15 April 1876 in Rotherhithe. Emigrated with the family to New South Wales. On 3 November 1897 he married 16-year-old Sarah Jane Williams, according to the rites of the Wesleyan Methodist Church, at the residence of the bride's parents in Merrendee. The bride's mother, Emily Williams (nee Carroll) gave consent as her daughter was under age 21 (NSW marriage registration 1897/008009). William died in 1949. Children of William and Sarah were:
William was also the father Mabel Jane McLean (1914-2007), whose mother was Carrie Gow.
- Lena M. McLean (1899-unknown)
- Ruby McLean (1901-unknown)
- Millicent (Mildred) May McLean (1903-2003)
- Elizabeth McLean (1905-unknown)
- Harriet Sabina McLean (1906-1981) (NSW birth registration 36722/1906)
- Harriet Sabina McLean (1906-1981) (NSW birth registration 36722/1906)
- Alice Sophia McLean, born 6 October 1878 in St. Olave parish, near Rotherhithe; emigrated with the family to New South Wales. On 19 June 1895, in St John Baptist Church at Mudgee in New South Wales, she married William Green, a miner, of Leaning Oak. At the time of her marriage, she was living at Mudgee River and her mother's consent was required as Alice was under 21 years of age. (NSW marriage registration 1895/003494). Alice died on 4 August 1952 in Bankstown, New South Wales. Children of Alice and William Green were:
- Alice Sophia Green (1896-c.1982)
- Elsie Maud Green (1898-1908)
- William Albert Green (1900-1927)
- Herbert Green (1901-1947)
- Daisy May Green (1903-1970)
- Joseph Green (1906-1991)
- Betty Jane Green(1909-1972)
- David Green (c.1910-1970)
- Vivian Green (1911-1912)
- Emil Green (unknown-1912)
- Ronald Roy Green (1915-1983)
- Albert James "Jim" Green (1916-1991)
- Harriet Surbiner McLean, born 17 February 1881 at Merrendee, near Mudgee in New South Wales; Harriet was still alive when her father died in 1894 but died just short of her seventeenth birthday on 6 February 1898 (NSW death registration 1898/2372).
- Lesley George A. McLean (1884-1958). later reference is made to "George" and another reference has first name spelled as "Leslie".
John and Caroline married on 8 March 1880 in the parish church at Stepney, County Middlesex (London). The marriage appears to have been for the purpose of assisting family emigration to New South Wales where John's sister lived in the settlement of Merrendee, between Mudgee and Wellington.
John died in 1894 and Caroline Matilda McLean lived as a widow for almost 35 years more. In her later years she lived in the nearby town of Wellington and died in the Wellington District Hospital on 7 July 1929. She was buried in the Church of England cemetery at Wellington Flat.
Information on this page has been contributed by a number of people, including :
- Valda Shrimpton e-mail VShrimpton@aol.com
- Lynette Penning
- Marilyn Mason
- Mr Sydney Smith, 59 Friar Rd., Orpington, Kent BR5 2BW e-mail: ss.famhist@virgin.net.
Valda, Lynette and Marilyn are descendants of Caroline Shrimpton.
Mr Smith is a professional genealogist, and he is thanked for his thorough research.
