Henrietta Augusta (Worrell) Johnson (1827 - 1918)

Born 14 May 1827 in St Pancras, London, England

Wife of Junius Augustus Davies — married 22 Jul 1848 in St John, Paddington, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom

Wife of William Dugdale — married Mar 1853 (to after 1862) in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Wife of Frederick Johnson — married 15 Jun 1903 in Victoria, Australia

Died 17 Jun 1918 at age 91 in Point Lonsdale, Victoria, Australia

Biography

Henrietta (Worrell) Johnson is Notable.

Henrietta (Worrell) Johnson came free to the Colony of Victoria (1851-1900)

Henrietta Augusta Worrell was born in 1827 in St Pancras, London, England. She was the daughter of John Worrell and Henrietta (Austin) Worrell.

She was christened in 1827 in St Pancras Old Church, Saint Pancras, London, England, United Kingdom. ^[1]

In 1848 Henrietta Augusta Worrell marries Junius Augustus Davies in Kensington, London, England. ^[2]

She arrived in Australia with her husband in 1852. ^[3] Her husband Junius died shortly after they arrived in Australia.

In 1853 Henrietta marries William Dugdale in Victoria, Australia. ^[4]

• Children include:
• Ennim Ashburnham Dugdale 1856. ^[5]
• Carl Tarbutt Dugdale 1858. ^[6]
• Austin Felix Dugdale 1862. ^[7]

After more than 15 years of marriage, Henrietta separated from William Dugdale and moved to Camberwell. ^[8]

Henrietta initiated the first female suffrage society in Australia, ^[9] she began her campaign for "equal justice for women" in 1869. ^[10] She made her own clothes and grew her own vegetables. She did carpentry and was an excellent chess player. ^[11]

In 1883, she published her manifesto, ‘A Few Hours in a Far-Off Age.’ ^[12] In her book she reviews history from its patriarchal past to an imagined ideal future where women have equal power in political governance and freedom in how they run their lives. ^[13]

In 1903 Henrietta marries Frederick Johnson in Victoria, Australia. ^[14]

She passed away in 1918 in Point Lonsdale, Victoria, Australia. She was 91 years old. ^[15]

She is buried at the Queenscliff Cemetery Point Lonsdale, Greater Geelong City, Victoria, Australia. ^[16]

In 2013, she was nationally recognised as a first-wave Australian feminist, she was was inducted into the Victorian Honour Roll of Women in 2001. ^[17]

Sources

1. ↑ [ Name Henrietta Augusta Worrell Sex Female Christening Date 7 Jun 1827 Christening Place St Pancras Old Church, Saint Pancras, London, England, United Kingdom Christening Place (Original) St Pancras, Euston Road, Saint Pancras, London, England Birth Date 14 May 1827 Father's Name John Worrell Father's Sex Male Mother's Name Henrietta Mother's Sex Female Event Type Christening "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JQBW-RPP : 19 September 2020), Henrietta Augusta Worrell, 1827. ]
2. ↑ [ Name Henrietta Augusta Worrell Marriage Date 1848 Marriage Place Kensington, London, England Event Type Marriage Registration District Kensington Page 326 Volume 3 Affiliate Line Number 39 Registration Quarter Jul-Aug-Sep Registration Year 1848 Spouse Junius Augustus Davies "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2648-CXS : 13 December 2014), Henrietta Augusta Worrell, 1848; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1848, quarter 3, vol. 3, p. 326, Kensington, London, England, General Register Office, Southport, England. ]
3. ↑ [ She arrived in Australia with her husband in 1852 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/38459394?searchTerm=%E2%80%9CJunius%20Augustus%20Davies%E2%80%9D ]
4. ↑ [ Births Deaths & Marriages Victoria. Search VIC BDM Marriage Record: Family name: DAVIES Given name(s): Henrietta Augusta Event: marriages Spouse's name: DUGDALE, William Reg. year: 1853 Reg. number: 26127/1853 ]
5. ↑ [ Births Deaths & Marriages Victoria. Search VIC BDM CHILD Birth Record: Family name: DUGDALE Given name(s): Ennim Ashburnham Event: births Mother's name >, Henrietta Augusta Mother's family name at birth: WORRELL Father's name: William Place of birth: Q'CLIFFE Reg. year: 1856 Reg. number: 13093/1856 ]
6. ↑ [ Births Deaths & Marriages Victoria. Search VIC BDM CHILD Birth Record: Family name: DUGDALE Given name(s): Carl Tarbutt Event: births Mother's name >, Henrietta Augusta Mother's family name at birth: WORRELL Father's name: William Place of birth: Q'CLIFF Reg. year: 1858 Reg. number: 7356/1858 ]
7. ↑ [ Births Deaths & Marriages Victoria. Search VIC BDM CHILD Birth Record: Family name: DUGDALE Given name(s): Austin Felix Event: births Mother's name >, Henriett Mother's family name at birth: WORRELL Father's name: William Place of birth: QUEE Reg. year: 1862 Reg. number: 4515/1862 ]
8. ↑ [ After over 15 years of marriage, Henrietta separated from William Dugdale https://amazingwomeninhistory.com/henrietta-dugdale/ ]
9. ↑ [ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henrietta_Dugdale ]
10. ↑ [ She began her campaign for "equal justice for women" in 1869. https://librariesaustralia.nla.gov.au/search/display?dbid=auth&id=36022029 ]
11. ↑ [ She made her own clothes and grew her own vegetables. She did carpentry and was an excellent chess player. https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/dugdale-henrietta-augusta-3452 ]
12. ↑ [ Book https://books.google.com.au/books/about/A_Few_Hours_in_a_Far_Off_Age.html?id=QahZzQEACAAJ&redir_esc=y ]
13. ↑ [ In 1883, she published her manifesto, A Few Hours in a Far-Off Age. https://www.rationalrealm.com/philosophy/ethics/henrietta-dugdale-freethinker-suffragist.html ]
14. ↑ [ Births Deaths & Marriages Victoria. Search VIC BDM Marriage Record: Family name: DUGDALE Given name(s): Hetta Augusta Event: marriages Spouse's name: JOHNSON, Fredk Reg. year: 1903 Reg. number: 3933/1903 ]
15. ↑ [ Births Deaths & Marriages Victoria. Search VIC BDM Death Record: Family name: JOHNSON Given name(s): Hetta Augusta Event: deaths Mother's name >, Unknown Mother's family name at birth: AUSTIN Father's name: Worrell Jno Place of death: Qucliff Age at Death: 91 Reg. year: 1918 Reg. number: 6467/1918 ]
16. ↑ [ Henrietta Augusta Worrell Dugdale BIRTH 14 May 1827 London, City of London, Greater London, England DEATH 17 Jun 1918 (aged 91) Point Lonsdale, Greater Geelong City, Victoria, Australia BURIAL Queenscliff Cemetery Point Lonsdale, Greater Geelong City, Victoria, Australia PLOT QCF-SECT-1A-807-123A MEMORIAL ID 102049102 · View Source https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/102049102/henrietta-augusta-dugdale ]
17. ↑ [ In 2013, she was nationally recognised as a critical first-wave Australian feminist, she was was inducted into the Victorian Honour Roll of Women in 2001. https://kids.kiddle.co/Henrietta_Dugdale ]