Samuel Caporn

  General Notes:

CAPORN, Samuel & Ann
b. 24 April 1794 d. 22 February 1868
b. 12 July 1801 d. 2 January 1869
Welcome Walls Panel: 150
Origin: London, England
Departed from: London
Arrived: 20 August 1842
Aboard: Simon Taylor
Accompanied by: 9 Children
First settled in: Fremantle, WA
Original occupation: Relieving Officer of Thames Union
Occupation in Australia: Inn Keeper-Half Way House
On the ship Samuel was responsible for 18 Pankhurst boys and was paid 5 gold sovereigns. The journey took 111 days direct from London. The barque 'Simon Taylor' carried 319 assisted immigrants the largest number WA was to receive at the time. Samuel settled at Halfway House, Pt Walter profited from River Trade. A respected citizen. A verger at St John's Church, Fremantle

Occupations: 1820 Servant, 1821 -1823 Gamekeeper, 1825 Bailiff, 1827 Shopkeeper, Relieving Officer -Thame Union, Boatbuilder, Baker, Clerk
01-02-1845 Publican - Fremantle Fremantle WA, 21-01-1852 Publican - Point Walter WA 03-03-1853 Publican - St George's Terrace - Perth 29-12-1865 Seretary - Fremantle Town Trust

Why did Samuel and Ann decide to immigrate?

John Schoals may have been a direct influencing factor on Samuel and Ann in arriving at their decision to leave England. Who was John Schoals? John was from Dublin and was well educated and qualified as a Barrister. He arrived at the Swan setlement in August 1838 on the ship the 'SHEPHARD. Dring 1840 he became familiar with the needs of the colonies rural community having been engaged by the Perth Agricultual Society to carry out a survey. He sailed for Eengland in March 1840 on the 'PLANTER'representing the P.A.S.. and on his arrival in England advertised in the newspapers urging immigration. His offer on behalf on the P.A.S. was for assisted passage with an undertaking by Schoals to locate jobs in the new colony for the immigration.

At the time the colony was only 13 years old. His offer to the immigrants was for the passage costs of about 18 pounds to be paid by him and recovered from the immigrant when the immigrant found work.

The above information was recorded by Jenny and Robert Caporn

Samuel married Ann Vaughan Eustace, daughter of Joseph Eustace and Ann Shirley, on 4 Jan 1819 in St Mary the Virgin Thame, Buckinghamshire. (Ann Vaughan Eustace was born in 1801 in St Giles, Reading, Berks, England, christened on 21 Apr 1802 in ST MARY THE VIRGIN, THAME, OXFORDSHIRE and died on 2 Jan 1869 in Freemantle, Western Australia.)