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From: "Helen Dickinson" <>
Subject: Re: [HV] 1824 muster
Date: Mon, 13 Dec 2004 16:22:01 +1100
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Hi Genie,

This might help. Their great grandson, Athol Norman HORNE married into
my DICKINSON family.

SAMUEL HENRY HORNE

Born at Norwich, County of Norfolk, England in 1798, Samuel Henry
Horne was sentenced at the Norwich Assises on August 13, 1816 to
transportation for life. He arrived at Sydney Cove on September 30,
1817 in the convict transport "Lord Eldon', which carried Dr. James
Bowman, later of 'Ravensworth' as ship's Surgeon and John Macarthur,
returning from exile in England. Samuel Horne's convict indent
described his as having a ruddy complexion, black hair, hazel eyes and
being 5 feet 4½ inches in height.

Due to good conduct when working on the Parramatta Road, he was made
Overseer at Grose Farm and when the Agricultural Establishment opened
at Emu Plains in September, 1819 became Principal Overseer. Horne was
given a Conditional Pardon on October 25, 1821, and appointed
Constable at Parramatta in October, 1824. As a reward for his part in
the capture of bushrangers Dalton and MacNamara on June 22, 1830, he
received a land grant of 320 acres authorised by Governor Sir Ralph
Darling on July 11 th , free of quit rent, the Deed being signed by
Sir George Gipps dated April 7, 1833. Samuel Horne was granted a Full
Pardon on August 8, 1831.

Horne never lived on his grant 'Hornsby Place' which extended from
Pearce's Corner along the Pennant Hills Road to Chief Constable Thorn's
grant (Thornleigh) in a long triangle bounded on the east by Hynde's
grant. Although Hornsby derived its name from his grant, to-day's
Hornsby, originally Hornsby Junction is some distance north of that
area now called Normanhurst. He sold the land in the late 1850's.

The Government Gazette of May 1, 1839 stated "His Excellency the
Governor has been pleased to appoint Mr. Samuel Horne to be Chief
Constable at Patricks Plains in room of William Cooke resigned".

Samuel Horne had married Elizabeth Evans, a currency lass, at St.
Phillip's, Sydney on February 2, 1824. They had 7 children - Eliza
(Mrs. Benjamin Singleton II), Caroline (Mrs. Patrick Cullen), John,
William, Clementina (Mrs. George Compton), Charles and Lionel.
Elizabeth Horne died at Singleton on February 10, 1841, aged 33 years.
On April 9, 1845 he married a young Englishwoman, Ellen Weston at the
Presbyterian Church, Maitland and they had 4 children - Emily (Mrs.
Henry Ohmsen), Edward Walter and Samuel. He was appointed Inspector of
slaughter houses and of cattle intended for slaughter in the District
of Patricks Plains in 1839, Bailiff of the Court of Petty Sessions,
Singleton in 1847, Bailiff of the court for the recovery of small
debts within the District of Patricks Plains in 1854 and Inspector of
Distilleries for the Police District of Singleton in 1857.

Chief Constable Horne resigned in February, 1862, aged 63 years. The
amended Police Act came into force on March 1, 1862 completely
altering the old system under which police acted. He retired on full
pay following 37 years service and until his death on May 11, 1886
aged 87 years, lived in his Cambridge Street home. His wife Ellen had
died on October 18, 1885 aged 61 years and he was buried at
Whittingham Cemetery beside his two wives. An impressive marble
monument was erected to him as one of the most respected citizens of
Singleton.

The following ballad would be a fitting epitaph;

"A lad there was from Norfolk Broads, Samuel Henry Horne by name, He
was born and bred in Norwich Town and from there he came. When barely
eighteen years of age he sailed across the foam, Till he reached the
shores of Sydney Cove never more to roam. A policeman there he soon
became to hunt bushrangers down, When MacNamara fired on him he gunned
him to the ground. He rounded up the Jew-boy's gang in
eighteen-forty-one. In Doughboy's Hollow captured them when they were
on the run. For twenty years o'er Patrick Plains all danger did he
scorn, A terror to transgressors was this Samuel Henry Horne. When he
died in 'Eighty-six and went to his reward, A credit to Australia was
the man from Norfolk Broads." Compiled from The Singleton Argus 26th
June, 1968 Pioneers of the Hawkesbury Shire 1788-1906.

This article taken from the Patrick Plains Gazette Volume 1 No 1
September 1984

----- Original Message -----
From: <>
Sent: Monday, December 13, 2004 12:19 PM
> There is only one Elizabeth HORNE in the 1823, 1824, 1825 general
> muster lists.
> She is listed as subject S25842, she is listed as BC wife of Samuel
> HORNE Parramatta. Samuel does not have an entry of his own under
> this
> spelling.
> Under the spelling HORN
> S25575 Samuel HORN CP Lord Eldon, 1817 Life, constable, Parramatta.
> On 13 Dec 2004 at 6:58, Genie Browza wrote:
>> I would like to know where Elizabeth Horne was living please at
>> that
>> time??

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