Samuel Bidgood Duffield

Samuel Bidgood Duffield

Male 1825 - 1901  (76 years)

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  • Name Samuel Bidgood Duffield 
    • Innkeeper at Canning Bridge named Bridges Inn. First licensed May 1850. There were no farmers or settlers in the area so trade depended on passing travellers and itinerate workmen camped nearby in search of timber and firewood.
      1854-1881 Lighthouse keeper Rottnest Island.
      There was a large attendance at his funeral and by his will, he left everything to his daughter Lydia who never married.
    Birth 15 Apr 1825  Butcher's Lane, Old Town, PLYMOUTH, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Map of Plymouth & Fortifications 1765
    Map of Plymouth & Fortifications 1765
    1765 map of Plymouth and fortress

    Christening 1 May 1825  Church of Charles, Plymouth, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2




    Extract from the Register of Baptisms for the Parish Church of Charles, Plymouth, Devon, England
    Extract from the Register of Baptisms for the Parish Church of Charles, Plymouth, Devon, England
    Baptisms of Charles Hole Duffield, Samuel Bidgood Duffield, Mary Hole Duffield, Edwin Foss Duffield, John Hole Duffield, Charles Hole Duffield, all children of John and Charlotte Duffield.
    Devon Baptisms - Samuel Bidgood Duffield
    Devon Baptisms - Samuel Bidgood Duffield
    Samuel Bidgood Duffield baptised 01 May 1825, Charles the Martyr Church, Plymouth, Devon, England
    Devon baptisms Transcription - Samuel Bidgood Duffield
    Devon baptisms Transcription - Samuel Bidgood Duffield
    Samuel Bidgood Duffield baptised 01 May 1825, Charles the Martyr church, Plymouth, Devon, England
    Charles Church, Plymouth, Devon, England
    Charles Church, Plymouth, Devon, England
    This photo of the Charles Church, Plymouth was taken in 1889
    Gender Male 
    Residences 1 May 1825  Butchers Lane, Old Town, Plymouth, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Immigration 28 Dec 1831  Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Samuel Bidgood Duffield arrived at the Swan River Colony, Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia 28 December 1831 aboard the ship "Egyptian". He was accompanied by his mother Charlotte and siblings John Hole (jnr), Charles Hole, and Lydia Charlotte. His father John Hole Duffield (snr) had proceeded them on 12 Mar 1830 aboard the ship "Warrior". 

    Swan River Colony - Passenger Arrivals and Departures 1826-1838 - The family of John and Charlotte Duffield
    Swan River Colony - Passenger Arrivals and Departures 1826-1838 - The family of John and Charlotte Duffield
    John Hole Duffield arrived the Swan River colony 12 mar 1830 aboard the ship "Warrior". His family consisting of his wife Charlotte Duffield and children, John Hole Duffield (Jnr), Charles Hole Duffield, Samuel Bidgood Duffield and Lydia Charlotte Duffield arrived 28 Dec 1831 aboard the Ship "Egyptian".
    Death 16 Jun 1901  Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6
    Funeral 17 Jun 1901  Fremantle Cemetery, Palmyra, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    • Left Samuel Bidgood Duffield's late residence, John Street, Brucetown, North Fremantle for the Church of England portion of the Fremantle Cemetery at 3pm Monday 17 June 1901.

    Burial 17 Jun 1901  Fremantle Cemetery, Carrington Street, Palmyra, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 9, 10
    Burial Details - Samuel Bidgood Duffield
    Burial Details - Samuel Bidgood Duffield
    Samuel Bidgood Duffield died 17 Jun 1901 and is Buried at the Fremantle Cemetery in the Anglican Denomination, Section MON A, Gravesite 0406
    Headstone of Samuel Bidgood and Eliza Duffield and Lydia Duffield
    Headstone of Samuel Bidgood and Eliza Duffield and Lydia Duffield
    Samuel Bidgood Duffield is Buried alongside his wife Eliza Duffield and Lydia Duffield
    Plot: Anglican area, section MON A, Gravesite 0406
    Headstone of  Samuel Bidgood Duffield, Eliza Duffield and Lydia Duffield
    Headstone of Samuel Bidgood Duffield, Eliza Duffield and Lydia Duffield
    Samuel bidgood Duffield lies beside his wife Eliza Duffield and daughter Lydia Duffield in the Fremantle Cemetery in the Anglican portion, Section MON A2, Grave site 0216.
    Plot: Anglican portion, Section MON A2, Grave Site 0216



    Probate 12 Jul 1901  Supreme Court, Perth, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    The Probate of Samuel Bidgood Duffield, late of Fremantle, Gentleman, to Raglan Jarvis, with leave reserved to Andrew Wardle, the other executor to prove, 352 pounds. See attached newspaper clipping. 


    Probate Granted - Samuel Bidgood Duffield
    Probate Granted - Samuel Bidgood Duffield
    The following probates were granted this week - Samuel Bidgood Duffield late of Fremantle, gentleman, to raglan Jarvis, with leave reserved to Andrew Wardle, the other executor to prove, 352 pounds.
    Probate Granted - Samuel Bidgood Duffield
    Probate Granted - Samuel Bidgood Duffield
    Probate granted for the estate of the late Samuel Bidgood Duffield - see attached newspaper clipping for full details.
    Person ID I0085  Tucker Family Tree | Duffield Family Tree, The descendants of Thomas Eatch
    Last Modified 23 May 2015 

    Father John Hole Duffield,   b. Feb 1797, Exeter, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Apr 1859, Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 62 years) 
    Mother Charlotte Foss,   b. 16 Sep 1798, Plymouth, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 08 Nov 1865, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years) 
    Marriage 13 Sep 1816  Charles the Martyr Church, Plymouth, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [12

    Devon Marriages Transcription - John Duffield and Charlotte Foss
    Devon Marriages Transcription - John Duffield and Charlotte Foss
    John Duffield Married Charlotte Foss 13 Sep 1816 at Charles the Martyr Church, Plymouth, Devon, England.

    Charles Church, Plymouth, Devon, England
    Charles Church, Plymouth, Devon, England
    This photo of the Charles Church, Plymouth was taken in 1889
    Marriage of John Duffield and Charlotte Foss
    Marriage of John Duffield and Charlotte Foss
    John Duffield Married Charlotte Foss 13 September 1816 at Church of Charles, Plymouth, Devon, England
    Family ID F2031  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Eliza Backshall,   b. 18 Dec 1825, EAST GRINSTEAD, West Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Jul 1906, North Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years) 
    Marriage 30 Jun 1846  St John's Church, Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Charlotte Frances Mary Duffield,   b. 1849, Bicton, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Jan 1920, Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years)
     2. Lydia Duffield,   b. 1849, Fremantle, Fremantle - Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1927 (Age 78 years)
    +3. Alice Edna Duffield,   b. 1851, Rottnest Island, Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1927, Marrickville, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)
     4. Elizabeth Duffield,   b. 1854, Fremantle, Fremantle - Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1922 (Age 68 years)
     5. Joseph William Duffield,   b. 1856, Fremantle, Fremantle - Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1902, Perth WA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 46 years)
     6. Lucy Sarah Duffield,   b. 1858, Fremantle, Fremantle - Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Feb 1884, Perth Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 26 years)
     7. Harriet Duffield,   b. 1862, Perth WA Find all individuals with events at this location
     8. Annie Eliza Duffield,   b. 1864, Perth, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1952, Perth, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years)
    +9. Caroline Cecelia Duffield,   b. 1864, Fremantle, Western Suburbs - Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Dec 1939, East Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years)
    Family ID F0026  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 25 Aug 2007 

  • Photos
    Samuel Bidgood Duffield
    Samuel Bidgood Duffield
    Samuel Bidgood Duffield and Eliza Duffield
    Samuel Bidgood Duffield and Eliza Duffield
    Samuel Bidgood Duffield and his wife Eliza Duffield (n.Backshall)

  • Sources 
    1. [S327] Plymouth & West Devon Record Office, 1 May 1825, Archive Ref 167/9 (Reliability: 3).
      See attached Devon Baptism register and Transcription.

    2. [S50] Oliver E. Duffield, Duffields of Bicton 1776 - 1974, (Lutheran Publishing House 10572011), 5 Jul 1971, 36 (Reliability: 3).
      See attached extract from the register ob Baptisms for the Parish Church of Charles, Plymouth, Devon, England.

    3. [S327] Plymouth & West Devon Record Office, 1 May 1825 (Reliability: 3).
      See attached Baptism register

    4. [S329] Wags, 28 Dec 1831 (Reliability: 3).
      See attached Passenger Arrivals Swan River Colony 1826-1838.

    5. [S101] Headstone Inscription, 16 Jun 1901 (Reliability: 3).
      Samuel Bidgood Duffield who died 16th June 1901 aged 76 Years.

    6. [S193] Metropolitan Cemeteries Board, 17 Jun 1901 (Reliability: 3).
      Samuel Bidgood Duffield died 17 June 1901.

    7. [S145] The West Australian Newspaper, 17 Jun 1901, 4 (Reliability: 3).
      The funeral of Samuel Bidgood Duffield left his late residence, John Street, Brucetown, North Fremantle at 3pm 17 June 1901 for the Church of England portion of the Fremantle Cemetery.

    8. [S145] The West Australian Newspaper, 17 Jun 1901, 4 (Reliability: 3).
      Samuel Bidgood Duffield funeral left is residence, John Street, Brucetown, North Fremantle at 3pm Monday 17 June 1901 for the Church of England portion of the Fremantle Cemetery.

    9. [S145] The West Australian Newspaper, 17 Jun 1901, 4 (Reliability: 3).
      Samuel Bidgood Duffield funeral will take place this afternoon leaving the deceased late residence, at John Street, North Fremantle

    10. [S193] Metropolitan Cemeteries Board, Jun 1901 (Reliability: 3).
      Samuel Bidgood Duffield grave location, Fremantle Cemetery, Area Anglican, Section Mon A, Gravesite 0406.

    11. [S145] The West Australian Newspaper, 12 Jul 1901, 5 (Reliability: 3).
      Probate granted Samuel Bidgood Duffield - see attached newspaper clipping

    12. [S328] South West heritage Trust, 13 Sep 1816 (Reliability: 3).
      John Duffield Married Charlotte Foss 13 Sep 1816, Charles the martyr Church, Plymouth, Devon, England. See attached Devon Marriages Transcription.


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