The McFaddens
A very Bevois Mount family
John McFadden (b. 1822 in Cornwall) is recorded in 1851 as a private in the Royal Sappers and Miners living in the Ordnance Survey barracks Southampton with his wife Lucy ( nee Blackey b. 1825) and some of their seven children:
Rowland b. 1846
Arthur b. 1849
Alfred b. 1851
Henry b. 1853
Frank b. 1855
William b. 1857
Georgina b. 1859
By 1861 the Royal Sappers and Miners had become part of the Royal Engineers and John had become a Corporal.
In 1871, they were all living at Norman House, Avenue Road, and by 1881 had renamed it Clovelly cottage, after Lucy’s place of birth.
All of the Mcfadden brothers worked for the Ordnance Survey – Rowland, Frank and Alfred as engraver/artists and William and Arthur as clerks. On retirement Rowland is recorded as Superintendent. Henry does not appear in any census after 1861 where he was aged 8.
Alfred later lived in Rose Road.
Arthur later lived in Spear Road and Alma road.
William later lived in Livingston Road (his wife died there in 1955).
Georgina lived in Gordon Avenue, after her marriage in 1884, with her husband until at least 1935.
Frank and Rowland lived in Clovelly Cottage till their deaths (1933 & 1937 respectively).
More information on Frank Mcfadden is found here by clicking this link.
The house is listed as being occupied by further generations of Mcfaddens till the 1970s with William Frederick Mcfadden (1900–1984, son of William) as the last, appearing to move from there sometime between the death of his wife in 1974 and his own death 10 years later.
Thus Clovelly Cottage was the McFadden family home for at least 100 years.
– F.B.
Rowland b. 1846
Arthur b. 1849
Alfred b. 1851
Henry b. 1853
Frank b. 1855
William b. 1857
Georgina b. 1859
By 1861 the Royal Sappers and Miners had become part of the Royal Engineers and John had become a Corporal.
In 1871, they were all living at Norman House, Avenue Road, and by 1881 had renamed it Clovelly cottage, after Lucy’s place of birth.
All of the Mcfadden brothers worked for the Ordnance Survey – Rowland, Frank and Alfred as engraver/artists and William and Arthur as clerks. On retirement Rowland is recorded as Superintendent. Henry does not appear in any census after 1861 where he was aged 8.
Alfred later lived in Rose Road.
Arthur later lived in Spear Road and Alma road.
William later lived in Livingston Road (his wife died there in 1955).
Georgina lived in Gordon Avenue, after her marriage in 1884, with her husband until at least 1935.
Frank and Rowland lived in Clovelly Cottage till their deaths (1933 & 1937 respectively).
More information on Frank Mcfadden is found here by clicking this link.
The house is listed as being occupied by further generations of Mcfaddens till the 1970s with William Frederick Mcfadden (1900–1984, son of William) as the last, appearing to move from there sometime between the death of his wife in 1974 and his own death 10 years later.
Thus Clovelly Cottage was the McFadden family home for at least 100 years.
– F.B.