Life History                                                                                                    

26th Aug 1762	Born in Aldburgh, Norfolk, Suffolk, England.1
about 1764	Born in Laxfield, Norfolk, England, U.K..
26th Aug 1764	Christened in Laxfield, Suffolk, England, U.K..
17th Feb 1786	Birth of son Henry KABLE in Norfolk Gaol, Norfolk, England, U.K..
10th Feb 1788	Married Susannah HOLMES in St Phillips, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
5th Dec 1788	Birth of daughter Dianna KABLE in Sydney Cove, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
24th Apr 1791	Birth of son Enoch KABLE in Sydney Cove, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
27th Feb 1793	Death of son Enoch KABLE in ,Sydney, NSW, Australia.
19th Aug 1793	Birth of son James KABLE in Sydney Cove, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
23rd Oct 1796	Birth of daughter Susannah KABLE in Sydney Cove, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
28th Sep 1797	Birth of son George Esto KABLE in Sydney Cove, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
30th May 1799	Birth of daughter Eunice KABLE in Sydney Cove, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
22nd Mar 1801	Birth of son William Nathaniel KABLE in ,Sydney, NSW, Australia.
12th Nov 1802	Birth of son John KABLE in ,Sydney, NSW, Australia.
5th Oct 1804	Birth of son Charles Dickenson KABLE in ,Sydney, NSW, Australia.
14th Aug 1806	Birth of son Edgar James KABLE in ,Sydney, NSW, Australia.
30th Sep 1809	Death of son James KABLE in At Sea, off the straits, Malacca.
6th Nov 1825	Death of Susannah HOLMES in ,Windsor, NSW, Australia.
16th Nov 1837	Death of son William Nathaniel KABLE in ,Bathurst, NSW, Australia.
16th Mar 1846	Died in Windsor, New South Wales, Australia.1
16th Apr 1846	Died in ,Windsor, NSW, Australia.
18th Apr 1846	Buried in St Mathews C/E, Windsor, NSW, Australia.

Notes

    On the 1st. Febuary 1783 Henry Keable the younger (spelt "Cabell" on his Charge Sheet) was convicted at Therford Norfolk of Burglary

He was imprisoned in Norwich Castle awaiting transportation.

His father and a accomplice Abraham Carman were hanged for their part.

On the 13th of May 1787 Henry sailed in theFriendship bound for Botany Bay.

                    THE MIGRATIONS OF THE KABLE FAMILY
Henry Kable moved his family to Windsor in 1810.

Two sons George and William settled in Bathurst in the 1820's whereas John remained at Portland Head.
George`s sons pioneered new territories south and west of Bathurst, and are
continuing to do so to this day.

Williams sons, and dauthter Agnes Maclean journeyed north beyond the Moreton Bay settlement to bocome Pioneers of theDawsonValley.
    When the first NSW Electoral Roll was published in 1869 there was only one Kable mentioned: George Kable Piper Street Bathurst. In those days the only persons allowed to vote were those males who had financial standing in the community.
From the mid 1870's until the turn of the contury evidence emerges of Kables
following the gold trails, for example Edgar and Charles Kable at Gulgong 1874
William Kable at Cobar 1881, John and Charles Kable at Bourke 1892 and Prosper Kable at Parkes 1893.

    At the turn of the Century (nearly 100 years after Henry Left) the Kables began creeping back into Sydney. The first was William Edgar (son of John and Grandson of Henry) who set up a Bakery in Granville from 1892 until his death in 1915. He was quickly followed by his sons and nephews. John, Lloyd, Frederick and Charles, all of whom produced large families which helped to form the basis of the "City Cousins" of today.
    Of the 5 couples married in the 1st ceremony (Feb. 10 1788) Henry and Susannah were the only ones to produce descendants in Australia.
                THE PRIVATE ENTERPRISE OF HENRY KABLE
When Henry Kable arrived in Sydney Cove, he was already a trusted convict. He
had a degree of freedom of the ship during the journey; gained the sympathy of the Reverend Richard Johnson; and was employed as a watchman over Governor
Phillip's garden.
    In Jun 1788 Henry complained to the Governor, that certain goods bestowed upon him by concerned people in London had been allowed to be pilfered by the Master of the "Alexander" on the voyage.
A court was duly set up, wherein the Master, Duncan Sinclair was ordered to pay Henry 15 pounds compensation.
With this money he teamed up with fellow convict James Underwood (a shipwright by trade) and together they built the first ocean-going vessel in the Colony;
The "Contest" (44 tons).

Henry and James thus became the first private enterprise partnership in Australia.

Two more ships followed the "GovernorKing" (75 tons) and the "King George" (185 tons). Many other ships were brought and Kable and Underwood engaged in the Sealing trade in Bass Strait.
    In 1794 Henry became Chief Constable of Sydney, and in 1796was Keeper of the
Gaol, until dismissed in 1802. He remained in the house next to the Gaol. and
in 1803 built a 3 story masion nearby.
His Enterprise expanded when he and Underwood teamed up with Simeon Lord in 1805 to become Kable and Co. They were imprisoned for one month by Governor Bligh in 1807 for disagreeing with his orders.

In 1810 Henry Jnr. took over from his father, who took up farming at Windsor.
At the height of his career. Henry was reported as; "Being the proud owner of
25 ships and that at his table a choice of 2 wines was served, and of the best quality."
At the time of Henrys death his occupation was stated as Yeoman.
In 1818 Henry was in possession of the "sisters farm" Windsor 250 Acr
es (Sydney Gazette 1818)

NORWICH CHRONICLE (some time early in the 19th century)
.....gaols were a mixture of squalor, depravity and brutality, and he speaks
well for the character as well as the reputation of Kable, that after 3 years
he could be de

Sources

• 1. One World Tree (sm)
  • Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., n.d.
• 2. Newspaper Artical
  • Hawkesbury Crier
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