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Posting Perth: 1864
He arrived at Fremantle by sea en route to Perth. (Fremantle occurance book). It seems he was working elsewhere in the colony prior to this date and had just joined the police force.
• 23.02.1864. Started as Police Constable (26 years) It seems he was working elsewhere in the colony prior to this date and had just joined the police force.
• Under the command of of Corporal Moye of York , Hayden relieved Constable Edwards at Beverley from the 18/07/1864. However he spent the nights at York and shared a house with Constable Wheatley
• Beverly:03/09/1864. (York letter book 1141/1864 of that date).
• On the 06/09/1864 Corporal Moye reported that Hayden had been injured trying to arrest a drunk. There was no equipment available not even a baton.
Posting York, Guilford and Beverly: 1865
• Guildford 25/03/1865, He had been issued a transfer notice there on the 08/03/1865.
• Beverly from the 06/04/1865 until 19/04/1865 he again relieved Edwards of Beverley when the latter was on an exploring expedition.
• 14.9.1865 Married at St Georges Cathedral York(Acc No 2467A/12) to Martha Smith (Domestic Servant). Marriage registered as Heydon but signed his name as as Hayden. Marriage Certificate stated that he was a Police Constable stationed at Newcastle.
• Nov 1865 According to Elliot 1978 p. 47 Constable Hayden was dispatched from York to take up the chase of Moondyne Joe and another prisoner named Evans.
He was accompanied by Australia's "most outstanding native Policeman" Tommy Windich & Jemmy Mungaroo. It was reported that Hayden "pushed the party to it's limits" and eventually captured Moondyne Joe and Evan's at Doodenanning. James received a reward of 1 pound although the Governor approved a 5 pound reward.
Posting Youndegin: 1866
• Sept 1866 Stationed at Youndegin described by Elliot (1978 p.75) as the easternmost police outpost in the colony. Moondyne escapes again with Bugg and John Jones.
• 21.09.1866 Moondyne Joe and other escapees sighted near James station at Youndegin.
• 29.09.1866 James fired upon by Bugg. He returned fire and wounded Bugg in the arm. All escapees surrender James.
• York: Posted there again late 1866, when his first child was born in the town.
The Perth Gazette and West Australian Times Friday 12 October 1866 p 2
At length we are able to report the capture of this redoubtable absconder and his companions Borgue and James, by Police Constable Hayden, a pensioner detached from Mr. Turner's party, named Moore, and four natives.
According to a report it appears the tracks of the absconders were first seen by Hayden, in the bush at the back of Mr. Massingham's station 8O miles N. E. of York, and he followed them up and obtained some information from Mr. Turner, and ultimately caught up with them about 1 p.m. on the 29th ultimo, at a place called Boodahalling 170 miles east of York, (computed by Seargent. Kelly) at but not marked upon Mr Hunt's track.
The fellows were sleeping separately, the first seen being Borgue, who being awakened by the barking of a dog they had stolen from Mr. Roser made a snatch at a gun lying beside him, when Hayden fired at him and the ball passing through his right arm grazed the right breast and was found inside his shirt and strange enough, quite flattened out.
Johns and James made no resistance whatever. They were found to be in possession of the property stolen from Mr. Everetts, and also Mr Rosers gun, and Mr. Dodds revolver. Four hours after their capture at 5 p.m Sergeant Kelly who had left Newcastle (Toodyay) on the 26th.
With three white and one native constables, arrived at the place of capture, having been delayed on their way by one of their horses breaking down, the wounded convict was then mounted and with the others the whole party started on their way to York where they arrived on Saturday last.
Pursuant to instructions waiting there, Sergeant Kelly obtained a cart in which the men were placed heavily ironed and came on to Perth arriving here by half past eleven on Monday night.
Soon afterwards they left for the Convict Establishment at Fremantle arriving on Tuesday at 3 a.m. and the first sight which greeted the eyes of the chain gang on leaving their cells that morning was Johns chained by the neck to the iron bar of a window in the yard.
The merit of the capture of these scoundrels is wholly due to the perseverance of Constable Hayden (the capturer of Johns on his previous escape) in following up the tracks he found while out upon other business, although no doubt Sarge. Kelly must soon have overtaken them.
From information gained by the police and their own admission it appears the design of Johns and his companions was to surprise the camp of Mr. Hunt.
After supplying themselves with such horses and provisions as they required to kill the remainder of Mr. Hunts horses so as to prevent any speedy information being sent into York and then to endeavor to pass through the country into South Australia.
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/25378378?
Posting York: 1867
• 12/02/1867 York (York Letter book 1141/48 of that date)
• 1867 Records show that he was a First Class Constable earning 78 pounds a year.
• 09/03/1867 Youndegin (York letter book 1141/46)
Posting Newcastle: 1868
• 02/11/1868 Newcastle (Toodyay): he was involved in an abortive pursuit of Moondye Joe in that month (Elliot 1978, p 107)
Bentleys book 1870
• Bentleys book states that he had broken service in the Police Force reenlisting in 1875.
• In the early 1870's he was at Seabrook (Beverly) according to Dic.of Biography. His brother in law James York Forward was farming there. 1873 to 1875 he was away from the York District.
Bentley's book 1875
• Rejoined the Police Force(Bentley 1993)
Birth Registrations during 1873 / 1878
• Show him as being a labourer at Tibradden. Tibradden. was owned by Mr S Davies. This is also probably how his daughter came to meet Alfred Cream.
Dismissed
• Dismissed: by 02/11/1870 (on a list of officers who had left the force prior to that date in Police General Duties Book)
• Hayden moved to Geraldton area in the 1870's and seems to have worked as a labourer on an estate called Tibbraden. He gave his calling as a labourer upon rejoining.
• Rejoined: (2nd period of service)
• Probationary service 1875,exact date unknown. It is possible he resigned in 1874 because of some petty misdemeanor and was put on probation on this occasion to see how things went.
The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 1954) Wednesday 8 February 1922
WITH JOHN FORREST OVERLANDING TO ADELAIDE. PC James Kennedy Interviewed (By "Cammers.")
Continuing his story, he said: John Forrest did not accompany the party from Perth to Geraldton, but went up the coast on the Centaur, which was afterwards wrecked off Fremantle.
We left Geraldton on April 1, and made The Bowes, 30 miles away, the first day, where we had some fun with the pack, horses. All our loading was taken out by two teams to Yuin, and it is 20 miles further out to Poondarra.
We had to wait at Yuin for a week for the teams to overtake us, and we started from Poondarra on the 18th, just a month after leaving Perth. Twelve miles out we were overtaken by James Hayden of the police force, who brought us our last mail.
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/28160495?
Constable 23/12/1875
• Again it is very likely he served at Geraldton
The Western Australian Times (Perth, WA : 1874 1879)Friday 21 January 1876 p 2
SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. FREMANTLE ARRIVALS.
Jan. 17 Georgette,
211 tons, M. O'Grady, from Champion Bay. Passengers Saloon Messrs. E Shenton, A. Ogilvie, W. Moore, Birch, Green, A. Curtis,.Mrs. Bastón, and Mrs. Mills.
Steerage P.C. Hayden and Cable, Kenneth Brown, J. Doran, Mrs. Trewlove, D. Marsh, C. Adam, J. Bandy.
Cargo 54 bags wheat, 16 bags oats, 5 bags flour, 82 bags barley, 112 sheep and sundry's
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/2990546
1880
• Resigned from Police Force.
1 March 1890
• Charlotte Hayden, third daughter of Mr James Hayden, of Tibradden
The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 1954)Saturday 1 March 1890 p 3
THE DEATH FROM LIGHTNING AT THE GREENOUGH. FULL PARTICULARS
The Victorian Express of the 22nd inst, gives full particulars of the death of Charlotte Hayden, third daughter of Mr James Hayden, of Tibradden, who, as mentioned in our columns last Saturday, was struck by lightining at the Greenough on the 20th inst.
The deceased had just returned from school with her two cousins, and, as usual, repaired to the kitchen to serve up dinner for herself and schoolmates. Having arranged three plates in order, she removed a saucepan from the fire, and, one hand on the saucepan and a spoon in the other,was in the act of removing the food from the saucepan to the plates when a fearful flash of lightning came, accompanied by a tremendous clap of thunder.
The flash and thunder so startled the other occupants of the room, Mrs. Warrener and Miss Warrener, that they made for the door. On Miss Warrener looking round she saw Charlotte Hayden lying flat on her back with her arms laid straight along her side, or as was described to me, " just as if she had been laid out," apparently dead.
Efforts were made to restore her to consciousness by Mrs and Miss Warrener, and a messenger. was dispatched for the Rev. J.E.. Harston, who lives near. This gentleman tried his utmost to rouse the poor girl from her comatose state, although he believed her to be dead.
Dr. Boyes arrived some time after, his arrival being delayed by his failing to understand the Chinese
messenger who was sent for him. The doctor at once pronounced the girl to be dead, and stated his belief that death was instantaneous.
The deceased was not at all afraid of lightning, and seemed amused at the other inmates of the house being alarmed at it. Just before the poor girl was killed, she was heard to, say, " ''Tis the thunder that frights, but the lightning that strikes ;" these were her last words.
Her cousin, a little girl of nine, was standing quite close to the table along side of her when the fatality occurred, but was not injured. Miss Phyllis Warnener, who was reading a letter in the sitting room when the fatal flash came ,felt a severe shock, her head being thrown violently backwards against the wall.
Sydney Mester, a boy of twelve, who was in another room adjoining the kitchen, describes the lightning as coming in at the window and running along the floor. The house contains four rooms, and it is apparent that the. lightning struck the top of the chimney of the front room, displacing, a lot of bricks rushed down the chimney and into every room, and expended itself on the body of the deceased girl.
The house was roofed with galvanised iron which no doubt attracted the lightning. The deceased girl was of a bright and cheerful disposition and the life of the school, being ever foremost in enlivening the hour allowed for recreation at the day school.
She was moreover a most regular attendant at Sunday school, and will be much missed by her sorrowing companions. Much sympathy is expressed for her parents, brothers and sisters. Mrs Hayden is quite broken down with grief. Mr. Hayden is away in the bush.
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/3132410?
Passed away
• 30.04.1906 Unconfirmed death in Perth, age 66
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