Joseph Warren Scadden

   Another name for Joseph was Joseph Scadeng.

  Research Notes:

Roger Scadden notes:
After the Execution of John Scadding {or Scadden} in 1795, his widow, Mary [nee Warren], was left quite destitute and with a young family to care for.

However, Mary [and an unknown partner], had another child, called Joseph, who was born in 1800.

At this time the family was living in the small village of Chideock, Dorset. It appears that Joseph was a determined youngster not content with a life of poverty in Chideock.

At the young age of 13 he enlisted as a crew member on a coaster called "London". This coaster docked in the small harbour of West Bay, near Bridport. From this time Joseph's surname in the records changed from "Scadding or Scadden" to "Scadeng". Joseph used his mother's maiden name, "Warren", as a middle name and from there on was known as "Joseph Warren Scadeng" .

Joseph remained a crew member of the "London" until he was aged 17.

Joseph worked his way up as a Merchant Seaman and eventually became employed as, "Master" of the "William Fawcett".

This ship plied between England and Ireland and as far south as, [at least], Gibraltar.

The "William Fawcett" was a relatively small boat but became famous as the first boat of the P&O shipping company.

{There is a very good model of the "William Fawcett" on display at the South Kensington Science Museum in London.}

Joseph Warren Scadeng established a "dynasty" of Scadengs, firstly near the docklands of east London. The Scadengs have now spread to many parts of the UK and aboard. {See "Scadden Mailing List" dated March 2007…"Some notes on the SCADENG Family"}

Joseph started his merchant navy career in 1813 when the south of England was in fear of a Napoleonic invasion.

It would be interesting to discover more about Joseph's life at this time.

In the more peaceful time of the 1830's Joseph was Master of a ship which carried passengers to Belfast and Dublin, calling in at Plymouth and Falmouth en route.

I have noticed a few advertisements in the "Morning Post" of the 1830's about this .

The "Morning Post" of 2nd January 1835 has the following :-

"STEAM to DUBLIN, calling at PLYMOUTH and Falmouth".

The "LONDONDERRY, J.SCADENG, Commander, will start from her moorings off Union Stairs, below the TOWER, on SUNDAY MORNING next, January 4, at Nine. Horses, Carriages and heavy Packages to be sent to the Dublin Steam Packet Wharf, adjoining St. Katharine's Dock. Branch Office, No. 33, Regent Circus; from which small parcels are forwarded at 3s 6d. each."