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1 CONC In 1841 census at Carnyorth:
1 CONT Mathias Rodda,30,,Miner,In county
1 CONT Elizabeth Rodda,,60,,In county
1 CONT Lipporah Rodda,,25,Mantua Maker,In county
1 CONT William Rodda,20,,Miner,In county
1 CONT Mary Rodda,,15,Mantua Maker,In county
1 CONT
1 CONT Per Gwenda Spencer, William born 1818 died 1889 in Daylesford, Vic. He
1 CONC married Elizabeth Angwin on Sept 2, 1843 at St. Just (not in IGI, but
1 CONC Gwenda saw the original record in the PR...it was faint). Witnesses were
1 CONC Matthew Rodda (oldest brother) and John Tregear (she guesses this was the
1 CONC verger, as he appears as the witness on numerous certificates).
1 CONT
1 CONT At St. Just they had Elizabeth 1843-1928 (died in Aust), Ann Angwin in
1 CONC 1845 (St. Just) who did not emigrate, presumably died young, William
1 CONC Berryman 1848-1931 (died in Aust). In Australia, at Daylesford they had
1 CONC Ann Angwin 1857-1861, John 1860-1945, Ann Angwin in 1864.
1 CONT
1 CONT There is a book published on this family, "Rodda-Botheras of Cornish
1 CONC Heritage" by a descendant, Mrs. Winifred Mott, of 42 Two Bays Rd, Mt.
1 CONC Eliza, Victoria 3930 Australia. It is a beautifully printed book, costs
1 CONC about $40 Australian and is obtainable from the author. (I HAVE COPY)
1 CONT
1 CONT Per Winifred's book:
1 CONT
1 CONT William came to Australia on the "Donald McKay" in 1856 with his wife and
1 CONC two children (their dau Ann must have died before they emigrated). Per
1 CONC the British Shipping Index (1852-59), William was 37 and arrived in Dec
1 CONC 1856 (fiche 117, page 3), with son William age 7, dau Elizabeth age 11,
1 CONC and wife Elizabeth age 35.
1 CONT
1 CONT Death registry no. - 7068 Died at age 70yrs, 9 mths, 25 days. Grave no. -
1 CONC G - 20/A - 7.
1 CONT 1 NOTE PROBATES IN VICTORIA - taken from film no. - 209291 Series no. -
1 CONC 39, Record no. - 725 -
1 CONT William RODDA of Daylesford, a farmer, died 1 June 1889, probate granted
1 CONC - 22 July 1889.
1 CONT 1 NOTE Occupations: (1) A groom in the household of Benjamin ANGWIN, at
1 CONC Carnyorth, Cornwall.
1 CONT (2) Mining in Creswick, Victoria.
1 CONT 1 NOTE William, of Carnyorth, and Elizabeth ANGWIN, of St Just, were
1 CONC married. Their marriage was disapproved of by Elizabeth's parents and
1 CONC grandparents, the ANGWINS' and LAWRY's, and it is said she was
1 CONC disinherited for marrying below her station in life. During the first
1 CONC years of her marriage, so the story goes, the RODDA family were the ones
1 CONC who cared for her, with the first 2 children, Elizabeth, born 1845, and
1 CONC William Berryman, born 1848, at Carynorth, Cornwall. In this difficult
1 CONC situation - added by the downturn in the mining industry - William
1 CONC decided to migrate to Australia, and so, on the 4th of October 1856, they
1 CONC embarked on the `DONALD McKAY' out of London, to try their luck at
1 CONC goldmining in Australia. They arrived at the Port of Melbourne on
1 CONC December 18th, 1856 and made their way to Creswick to the alluvial beds
1 CONC where gold had been found along creek beds. Although one ANGWIN relative
1 CONC had come to reside in Daylesford in 1853, there seemed to be no record of
1 CONC visiting though most of the Cornish folk from St Just who'd come to live
1 CONC in Daylesford had gathered together as well as intermarried ie:- RODDA's,
1 CONC BOTHERAS', BETHERAS', NANKERVIS', TREZISE's and TREMBATH's. LAWRY and
1 CONC ANGWIN were only second names of the generation born in Victoria. That
1 CONC high fallutin' English gentleman would have been proud of his daughter's
1 CONC choice of a husband, if he had known the success they'd made of their
1 CONC established dynasty in this new country as pioneers in the field of
1 CONC mining and later on a selection at Musk Creek where the trees and
1 CONC vegetation were so dense that clearing was a mamoth task.[glynnrod.FTW]
1 CONT
1 CONT Death registry no. - 7068.
1 CONT Died at age 70yrs, 9 mths, 25 days.
1 CONT Grave no. - G - 20/A - 7.
1 CONT
1 CONT PROBATES IN VICTORIA - taken from film no. - 209291 Series no. - 39,
1 CONT Record no. - 725:
1 CONT William RODDA of Daylesford, a farmer, died 1 June 1889, probate granted
1 CONC - 22 July 1889.
1 CONT
1 CONT Occupations: (1) A groom in the household of Benjamin ANGWIN, at
1 CONC Carnyorth, Cornwall. (2) Mining in Creswick, Victoria. (3) Mine manager.
1 CONT
1 CONT William, of Carnyorth, and Elizabeth ANGWIN, of St Just, were married.
1 CONC Their marriage was disapproved of by Elizabeth's parents and
1 CONC grandparents, the ANGWINS' and LAWRY's, and it is said she was
1 CONC disinherited for marrying below her station in life. During the first
1 CONC years of her marriage, so the story goes, the RODDA family were the ones
1 CONC who cared for her, with the first 2 children, Elizabeth, born 1845, and
1 CONC William Berryman, born 1848, at Carynorth, Cornwall. In this difficult
1 CONC situation - added by the downturn in the mining industry - William
1 CONC decided to migrate to Australia, and so, on the 4th of October 1856, they
1 CONC embarked on the `DONALD McKAY' out of London, to try their luck at
1 CONC goldmining in Australia. They arrived at the Port of Melbourne on
1 CONC December 18th, 1856 and made their way to Creswick to the alluvial beds
1 CONC where gold had been found along creek beds. Although one ANGWIN relative
1 CONC had come to reside in Daylesford in 1853, there seemed to be no record of
1 CONC visiting though most of the Cornish folk from St Just who'd come to live
1 CONC in Daylesford had gathered together as well as
1 CONT intermarried ie:- RODDA's, BOTHERAS', BETHERAS', NANKERVIS', TREZISE's
1 CONC and TREMBATH's. LAWRY and ANGWIN were only second names of the generation
1 CONC born in Victoria. That high fallutin' English gentleman would have been
1 CONC proud of his daughter's choice of a husband, if he had known the success
1 CONC they'd made of their established dynasty in this new country as pioneers
1 CONC in the field of mining and later on a selection at Musk Creek where the
1 CONC trees and vegetation were so dense that clearing was a mamoth task.

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