In the introduction, a biography of Daniel Paine was given. Very briefly, he was born in 1770 in Manorca (Spain) where his father was based as a shipwright, and Daniel Paine acquired this skill. The family returned to the Deptford/Greenwich area, where Daniel was apprenticed at Deptford Yard. In mid-1794, Paine was recruited by the new Governor Hunter for the office of Boat Builder in Port Jackson. He sailed to Australia with Bennelong, and arrived in Sep 1795. Paine first lived on the farm of Nicholas Divine, and then in a cottage along the Sydney Cove shore towards Bennelong Point. Two major themes of Paine's time in Sydney caused friction with the Governor - one was the murder of a a burglar by one of his servants leading to a charge of Contempt of Court, and the other was his fraternization with the 'Scottish martyrs' sent to Sydney Cove shortly before Paine's arrival. As a result he was dismissed in Sep 1796 (only one year of service). Paine departed Sydney in Nov 1796, and was shipwrecked in Manilla in July 1797. Following the wreck, he made he way home with letters he was paid to deliver. He travelled via Batavia, St Helena (where he was interrogated and his letters were opened), and he ultimately arrived home in June 1799 after a 2 and a half year odyssey.
Here, Paine's biography tapers off in the book. It is known he worked in Deptford, but was then dismissed for his part in labor disputes around 1801. The copy of the diary that remains was transcribed after 1807 (based on the watermark on the paper), and he had a son in 1814 based on an entry in the Paine Family Bible.
I've pasted the biography from the book at the end of the post. Amazingly, the memoirs are held in the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich, just down the road from were Daniel PAINE worshipped and lived.
While I'm sure others have identified the fate of Daniel Paine, I cannot find an updated biography on-line, so have provided some primary sources here outlining his fate.
I cannot find a marriage for Daniel, and as a non-confirmist it may be that the record is simply lost of not transcribed. Daniel's wife Elizabeth was also not born in Kent (1841 census). Four children were baptized at the 'Protestant Dissenters' church (Greenwich Rd Tabernacle) Greenwich, in each case the family abode recorded as St Paul's, Deptford (Kent):
Elizabeth (b 9 Jun 1807, bap 16 Aug 1807) - she died a spinster in Deptford in 1874.
Mary Susan (b 20 Oct 1809, bap 6 May 1810)
Ann (b3 Aug 1811, bap 24 Nov 1811)
Daniel George (b 27 Apr 1814, bap 9 Feb 1815) - married and had issue and the journal passed down this family line
No other births before or after in other parishes have been found through searches.
The first sign of Daniel after their children reveals that Daniel was the 'collector of poor-rates for St Paul's Deptford, in the Kentish Gazette - Tuesday 08 November 1836, and several other mentions of Daniel appear in a similar vein.
Daniel was on the electoral roll for 1837, living on High St, Deptford. The 1841 census shows Daniel, Elizabeth, and daughter Elizabeth living in High St Deptford. Daniel was a Coal Merchant, not born in country (we know it was Manorca), and wife Elizabeth was born abt 1881 and not in the county (given that Deptford is in the great London area this is not helpful). It is not clear when Daniel's wife Elizabeth died, but it was certainly after 1841. Daughter Elizabeth , 30, is with her parents.
An article in the West Kent Guardian - Saturday 26 March 1842 lists Daniel Paine of High-street as a 'coal merchant'.
To date, the evidence has corresponded, but does not absolutely tie this Daniel Paine to the journal. However, his death is listed in the West Kent Guardian - Saturday 26 April 1845. Daniel died on 16 April 1845, aged about 75, and his tie to Sydney is evident 50 years on:
West Kent Guardian - Saturday 26 April 1845
DEATHS.
April 16, at an advanced age, Mr. Daniel Paine. He went out as shipbuilder with the second governor to Port Jackson, about the year 1790, but for many years past has resided at Deptford.
I have not yet acquired the death certificate, , nor identified his burial site (as a non-conformist it was possibly Bunhill Fields) but hope to. A photocopy is held in the London Metropolitan Archives, along with an image of the family bible that would provide further family context. An interesting side-note is that Daniel's position as collector of poor-rates was a public position that required election (again pointing to his standing in the local community), and his son Daniel George was elected to take his father's place (see Kentish Mercury - Saturday 26 April 1845).
Daniel's estate was disposed, and captured the belongings of a shipwright (carpenter's tools) and an educated man (library of books). Kentish Mercury - Saturday 21 June 1845:
Kentish Mercury - Saturday 21 June 1845
HIGH STREET, DEPTFORD
THE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, China and Glass, Library of Books, quantity of Linen Drapery Goods, an excellent Chest of Carpenter's Tools, and numerous other Effects, of the late Mr. DANIEL PAINE, which
WILL BE SOLD BY AUCTION By JOHN TOWNSEND, Jun.
On the premises, the center of High street, Deptford, on MONDAY, Jun 23rd, 1845, at 11 for 12 o'clock precisely.
I hope this information is useful to someone seeking more information on the fate of Daniel Paine (1770-1845), ship builder of Port Jackson. Please do reach out to me if you have more information on Daniel!
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Biography of Paine included in the volume.
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