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John Mudie
Burrangandra c1853
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THE MUDIE FAMILY
Prepared by Bev Moore
<bevm-at-netspace.net.au>
A BRIEF OUTLINE:
John Mudie, convict, arrived in NSW aboard the Susan in February 1836. He had been tried at the Glasgow Court of Judiciary on 8 January 1835 and found guilty of housebreaking. He received a seven year sentence.
John was the son of James Mudie and Margaret Smith, born in the Parish of Redgorton, County of Perth, in 1795.
On the 17 December 1815 he married Helen Gray in the Parish of Lanark, County of Lanark.
He was granted his Ticket of Leave in 1840 at Queanbeyan and his Certificate of Freedom in 1843.
In 1853 (and probably prior to that date) he was employed as an overseer by Dr James Binnie on a property known as Burrangandra on the Monaro. This property was in the vicinity of Nimmitabel.
In 1853, his only surviving child, a son, Alexander Mudie, migrated to NSW with his wife, Elizabeth (Betsy) Sime and their children. The family were accompanied by John’s wife, Helen, then aged 65. They arrived on the Telegraph 18 September 1853.
John paid for the family to come to NSW under the Remittance Scheme.
Alexander had two uncles in the Colony, Robert and George Mudie who were both established in Sydney.
Members of the family, at varying times worked on Bibbenluke Station. John Senior was at Tea Pot Gully when he died on 12 March 1874. His occupation was Shepherd.
Helen died 8 August 1867 also at Tea Pot Gully, her occupation was Hut Keeper. Both were buried at Mt Cooper Cemetery.
Three places bear the name Mudie (often Moodie) on Monaro – a creek, named Moodie’s Creek runs into Bobundarra or Curry Flat Creek; on the McLaughlan River, near the junction with Tea Pot Creek is a crossing known as Moodie’s Crossing and in the vicinity of Tea Pot Hill is a hill known as Moodie’s Hill.
When Alexander and Elizabeth arrived in NSW, they had five children. A further four were born after their arrival.
Alexander Mudie was employed as a Shepherd on Bibbenluke Station. Some time was spent at Telegraph Station. He died 3 May 1899 having been predeceased by Elizabeth on 21 June 1879. They too were buried at Mt Cooper Cemetery.
Family of Alexander and Betsy Mudie/Moodie:
Johanna Mudie
1843-1930 married Frederic Theodore Boe Biilmann 1862 Cooma
Robert Mudie
1844 - ?
John Mudie
1846 – 1911 married Margaret Bell 1875 Spring Flat near Nimmitabel
Alison Mudie
1849 – deceased prior to the family leaving Scotland
Agnes Mudie
1850 – 1936 married Charles J. Lewis 1870 Tea Pot near Nimmitabel
Helen (Ellen) Mudie
1852 – 1921 married Joseph James 1871 Tea Pot near Nimmitabel
Alexander Gray Mudie
1854 – 1913 married Mary Thornton 1882 Telegraph Station, House of Alexr. Mudie
Mary Mudie
1856 – 1943 married Robert Baker 1885 Alexr. Mudie’s Home Mt Cooper
Elizabeth Mudie
1858 – 1931 married James Baker 1880 House of Alexr. Mudie near Nimmitabel
Prepared by Bev Moore <bevm-at-netspace.net.au>
Descendants of James Mudie
Bev Moore <bevm-at-netspace.net.au>
Ian Harvey <iansharvey-at-bigpond.com> 10.03.07
Recompiled from the new Monaro Pioneers database: 15.01.08
with additional information supplied by:
Beverley Moore
<bevm-at-netspace.net.au> 13.01.08
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