Guide to the Papers of the Marsden family (as filmed by the AJCP), 1765-1938

Summary

Collection number:

M382-M383

Creator:

Marsden Family, 1793-1938

Extent:

169 items

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

Acknowledgement of use of this material should refer to the location of the original material and to the Australian Joint Copying Project.Items from this collection should include references to the location of the original material and to the AJCP nla.obj number, which serves as the online identifier for the digital copy.

For example: M Series: Journal of Capt. James Cook, 18 February-23 September 1770, British Library Add. MS 27885 (AJCP ref: http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-1234)

Availability:

Available

Access conditions:

Available for reference.

Background

Content Summary:

M382:

Rev. Samuel Marsden papers: notes concerning a biography of Samuel Marsden, including copies of certificates and notes on his life by his family; correspondence, including letters from Marsden to family and friends 1810-1837, from his son Charles S. Marsden to Jane and S.E. Marsden 1851-1864, from John Marsden and John H. Challis 1839-1864, concerning family estates, and miscellaneous family letters 1819-1876; legal documents and accounts 1802-1902, including wills and documents concerning Marsden properties; literary pieces including a manuscript by Marsden and an essay about his work in New Zealand; newspaper cuttings concerning Marsden and monuments to him in Australia and New Zealand; pamphlets and leaflets; personal effects including a diary 1827, possibly by John Marsden; portraits, photographs of Marsden and his family, Bathurst and the Bay of Islands; handwritten drafts of Marsden's sermons.

M383:

Bishop Samuel Edward Marsden papers: correspondence 1842-1906, including letters to Marsden, letters 1842-1889 from Marsden to his mother and sister, and miscellaneous letters 1848-1855; miscellaneous material 1869-1885 including addresses from parishioners and others, cuttings 1869-1885 relating to Marsden and his Diocese, letters and papers 1882-1886 concerning Dr John T. Marriott, and letters 1882-1886 to Marsden from clergymen in Australia.

Biographical / Historical:

{"persname":"Samuel Marsden (1764-1838)","content":"\u003cspan class='persname'\u003eSamuel Marsden (1764-1838)\u003c/span\u003e was an Anglican clergyman, missionary, farmer, sheepbreeder and magistrate. The son of a blacksmith, he was born in Farsley, Yorkshire. He attended a village school and was apprenticed to his father. He became a lay preacher and was active in evangelical circles. The Elland Society, an evangelical group within the Anglican Church, sent him to Hull Grammar School and Magdalene College, Cambridge. William Wilberforce recommended him as assistant to the chaplain at New South Wales and in 1793 he married Elizabeth Fristan (1772-1835), was ordained a priest, and sailed to Australia on the \u003cem\u003eWilliam\u003c/em\u003e. He arrived in Australia in 1794 as assistant to the Chaplain of the Colony."}

From 1795 onwards he was stationed at Parramatta. A new church was opened in 1803 and Marsden established a school and parsonage. He received a land grant and became one of the leading pioneers of the wool industry in the colony. He took a strong interest in missions, supporting the work of the London Missionary Society in the Pacific Islands and establishing the first Anglican mission in New Zealand. He led a mission to New Zealand in 1814-1815 and visited New Zealand seven times between 1814 and 1837. Marsden was the senior chaplain in Sydney from 1810 until 1825 and, as a magistrate, was a prominent and controversial figure in public life, clashing with a succession of governors.

{"persname":"Samuel Edward Marsden (1832-1912)","content":"\u003cspan class='persname'\u003eSamuel Edward Marsden (1832-1912)\u003c/span\u003e was the grandson of Rev. Samuel Marsden. He was consecrated the first Anglican Bishop of Bathurst in 1869, being the first Australian-born bishop. In 1885 he resigned the See and went to live in England, finally settling in Bristol."}

{"persname":"Thomas Marsden (1806-1837)","content":"\u003cspan class='persname'\u003eThomas Marsden (1806-1837)\u003c/span\u003e was a second cousin of Rev. Samuel Marsden. He was a storekeeper at Windsor before moving to Sydney. With the English merchant Philip Flower (1809-1872) he founded the wool-buying firm of Marsden and Flower in about 1829. Following Marsden's death, Flower and his brother Horace Flower sailed to Sydney to manage the firm. In 1842 they formed a new company, Flower, Salting \u0026 Co., with Severin Salting as their partner and John H. Challis as the junior partner. Flower \u0026 Co. was the largest importer of Australian wool in Britain. Thomas Marsden's brother, John Marsden, was a solicitor in Wakefield, Yorkshire."}

{"persname":"Anne Marsden (1794-1885)","content":"\u003cspan class='persname'\u003eAnne Marsden (1794-1885)\u003c/span\u003e, the daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth Marsden, married Rev. Thomas Hassall (1794-1868). The son of a missionary, Hassall arrived in Sydney in 1798. He was ordained a priest in 1821 and served at Port Macquarie, Bathurst and Cowpastures. His huge Cowpastures parish was gradually reduced in size and from 1842 onwards was centred at Cobbity, near Camden."}

{"persname":"Elizabeth Marsden (1799-1879)","content":"\u003cspan class='persname'\u003eElizabeth Marsden (1799-1879)\u003c/span\u003e, the daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth Marsden, married Rev. Henry Bobart (1807-1854) in 1837. Bobart, who had been briefly a missionary in New Zealand, arrived in Sydney in 1836. He was the curate at St John's Church, Parramatta, and following Marsden's death he was minister of the church until his death."}

{"persname":"Charles Simeon Marsden (1803-1868)","content":"\u003cspan class='persname'\u003eCharles Simeon Marsden (1803-1868)\u003c/span\u003e, the son of Samuel and Elizabeth Marsden, married Elizabeth Brabyn (1805-1881). He inherited his father's properties at St Mary's, west of Sydney, and lived there until his death."}

{"persname":"Mary Marsden (1806-1885)","content":"\u003cspan class='persname'\u003eMary Marsden (1806-1885)\u003c/span\u003e, the daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth Marsden, married John Betts (c.1804-1852) in 1830. Betts emigrated to Sydney in 1829 and opened a school at Parramatta. In 1831 Mary received a grant of 1280 acres at Molong. Their son Charles Marsden Betts (1833-1857) was the curate at St Saviour's Church, Goulburn. He drowned in the Wollondilly River."}

{"persname":"Jane Catherine Marsden (1808-1885)","content":"\u003cspan class='persname'\u003eJane Catherine Marsden (1808-1885)\u003c/span\u003e, the daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth Marsden, married her cousin Thomas Marsden (1806-1837). In 1841 she and her two children sailed to England. She lived in London for many years. She returned to Australia with her son, Bishop Marsden, in 1870 and lived at Avonbank, Bathurst, until her death."}

{"persname":"Martha Marsden (1811-1885)","content":"\u003cspan class='persname'\u003eMartha Marsden (1811-1885)\u003c/span\u003e, the daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth Marsden, married Josiah Betts (c.1815-1863) in 1839. The brother of John Betts, Josiah Betts had emigrated in 1834. From 1851 until his death he was the master of the Orphan School at Parramatta, while Martha was matron of the School from 1851 until 1875."}

{"persname":"Samuel Edward Marsden (1832-1912)","content":"\u003cspan class='persname'\u003eSamuel Edward Marsden (1832-1912)\u003c/span\u003e, the son of Thomas and Jane Marsden, was born in Parramatta and accompanied his mother to England in 1841. He was educated at Clifton College, Bristol, and Trinity College, Cambridge, and was ordained a priest in 1856. In 1869 he was appointed the first Bishop of Bathurst. He more than doubled the number of parishes and introduced 67 clergymen to the diocese. A serious dispute with the Dean of All Saints Cathedral led to his resignation in 1885 and he returned to England. He settled in Bristol and was Assistant Bishop of Bristol and Gloucester from 1892 until 1897."}

{"persname":"Anna Marsden (b.1833)","content":"\u003cspan class='persname'\u003eAnna Marsden (b.1833)\u003c/span\u003e was the daughter of Thomas and Jane Marsden."}

{"persname":"Edward McLaren Marsden (1870-1943)","content":"\u003cspan class='persname'\u003eEdward McLaren Marsden (1870-1943)\u003c/span\u003e was the son of Bishop Samuel E. Marsden and Beatrice Marsden. He was educated at Clifton College and Trinity College, Cambridge, and ordained a priest in 1895. He held livings in London, Cheltenham, Longhope (Gloucestershire) and Teignmouth."}

{"persname":"Robert Edward Marsden (1913-1982)","content":"\u003cspan class='persname'\u003eRobert Edward Marsden (1913-1982)\u003c/span\u003e, the owner of the papers filmed by the AJCP, was the son of Edward McLaren Marsden."}

Related

Existence and Location of Copies:

The original AJCP microfilm of the records filmed from this collection is available at the National Library of Australia [https://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn2190886] as well as other institutions holding AJCP microfilm.

Existence and Location of Originals:

Private Residence: Reverend Robert E. Marsden, Penzance, Cornwall.

Conditions Governing Access:

Available for Access.

Conditions Governing Use:

Many of the records digitised as part of the AJCP are still in copyright. Readers wishing to publish or reproduce documents should seek permission, in the first instance, from the owner of the original material.

Preferred citation:

Acknowledgement of use of this material should refer to the location of the original material and to the Australian Joint Copying Project.Items from this collection should include references to the location of the original material and to the AJCP nla.obj number, which serves as the online identifier for the digital copy.

For example: M Series: Journal of Capt. James Cook, 18 February-23 September 1770, British Library Add. MS 27885 (AJCP ref: http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-1234)

Location of this collection:

National Library of Australia

Parkes Place

Canberra ACT 2600, Australia

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