Henry Kable and Susannah Holmes: First Fleet Family History
Son of the First Fleet is centred on Henry Kable Junior, known as Harry. His wider family story matters because he was born into the Kable First Fleet line, and author Tony Gaudry is directly connected through Diana Kable and the Gaudry family line.
For First Fleet descendants and Kable family researchers
If you are researching Henry Kable, Susannah Holmes, Henry Kable Junior, Diana Kable, the Gaudry family connection, or the Kable family line, Son of the First Fleet offers a focused account of Harry Kable’s life and his place in early New South Wales.
Order the BookThe book includes family background where it helps explain Harry’s life. It does not try to list every Kable descendant, but it does follow the records, places and family connections that shaped Harry’s story.
For readers who want more than a short reference entry, Son of the First Fleet gives Henry Kable Junior’s life room to be told within its family setting.
Researching your Kable ancestry?
If your research leads to Henry Kable, Susannah Holmes, Diana Kable or the Gaudry line, Tony Gaudry’s book may help place that family connection in context. The book remains focused on Henry Kable Junior, known as Harry, and his life in early New South Wales.
Who were Henry Kable and Susannah Holmes?
Henry Kable Senior and Susannah Holmes were convicted in England and held before transportation. Their family story became part of Australia’s First Fleet history and forms the background to Henry Kable Junior’s life. Read more about Henry Kable and Susannah Holmes.
Their story is better known than Harry’s. Tony’s book uses that history as the beginning of Harry Kable Junior’s life, not as the whole subject of the book.
Norwich Castle Gaol and the child born there
Henry Kable Junior, known as Harry, was born inside Norwich Castle Gaol on 17 February 1786. That birth connects the family’s English prison story with the First Fleet journey and early New South Wales.
Cable v Sinclair
Cable v Sinclair is remembered as one of the earliest civil court cases in New South Wales. It grew from the loss of goods sent for Henry Kable and Susannah Holmes on the First Fleet.
Son of the First Fleet places that event within the wider family story, showing how the better-known case connects to Henry Kable Junior and the family that followed.
Order the BookTheir child Henry Kable Junior
Harry was born inside Norwich Castle Gaol on 17 February 1786. He crossed the world as an infant, grew up in Sydney Cove, went to sea as a young man, and suffered a serious arm injury during the launch of the schooner Governor King in 1803.
The book follows Harry through his maritime work, his connection with the Hawkesbury and Windsor, his family responsibilities, and his final years near The Oaks. He died in 1852 and is buried at St Matthew’s Cemetery, The Oaks.
The First Fleet family connection
Henry Kable, Susannah Holmes and their child travelled to New South Wales with the First Fleet. Harry’s life belongs to that family setting, while the book follows what happened to him after those early beginnings.
The surname appears as both Kable and Cable in historical records, depending on the clerk. Family researchers will often need to check both spellings.
Diana Kable and the Gaudry family line
Tony Gaudry is a direct descendant of Henry Kable and Susannah Holmes. This book follows the family line through their daughter Diana Kable and her marriage to William Littleton Gaudry.
This lineage helps readers recognise Tony’s family connection while keeping the focus on Henry Kable Junior, known as Harry.
Order the BookThe Gaudry family connection
Tony Gaudry’s family connection comes through Diana Kable and William Littleton Gaudry. That lineage gives the book a personal family setting while the narrative remains centred on Henry Kable Junior, known as Harry.
Why this matters for First Fleet descendants
If you are researching Kable, Cable, Gaudry, Teale or Wild ancestry, the book may help place Harry Kable within his First Fleet family background. Tony uses family records, colonial records, newspapers, shipping material, cemetery records and other primary source references to organise Harry’s story.
How Son of the First Fleet follows Harry’s place in the family story
The book keeps Henry Kable Junior at the centre while using the wider Kable family history to explain the places, records and family relationships around him. Read more about Henry Kable Junior or see the book details before choosing an edition.
Discover Harry’s story in Son of the First Fleet
While many records focus on Henry Kable Senior, our research follows the life of his son, Harry. Discover his story in the book Son of the First Fleet.
View book editionsNotes for First Fleet descendants
What details help identify Harry Kable’s branch?+
Henry Kable Junior, known as Harry, was born in Norwich Castle Gaol in 1786 and came to New South Wales with his parents as an infant. His story then moves away from the better-known account of Henry Kable Senior and Susannah Holmes and follows Harry’s own life in the early colony.
What happened to Harry at sea?+
In 1803, Harry suffered a serious right arm injury during the launch of the schooner Governor King. The accident helps explain the change from his maritime years to his later work and family life.
Where is Harry Kable buried?+
Harry is buried at St Matthew’s Cemetery, The Oaks. The book follows the records and places connected with his later years, including The Oaks, while keeping Harry’s life as the focus.
How does the book help First Fleet descendants?+
Tony Gaudry’s book includes Harry’s later life at The Oaks and his work as a Pound Keeper. It uses the wider Kable, Cable v Sinclair and First Fleet background only where that context helps explain Henry Kable Junior.
Order the bookCommon questions
Who were Henry Kable and Susannah Holmes?
Henry Kable and Susannah Holmes were Harry Kable’s parents. Their story gives the First Fleet family background to Henry Kable Junior’s life.
Were Henry Kable and Susannah Holmes on the First Fleet?
Yes. Henry Kable, Susannah Holmes and their child travelled to New South Wales with the First Fleet.
Who was Henry Kable Junior?
Henry Kable Junior, known as Harry, was the son of Henry Kable and Susannah Holmes and the central subject of Son of the First Fleet.
How is Diana Kable connected to the Gaudry family line?
Diana Kable, daughter of Henry Kable and Susannah Holmes, married William Littleton Gaudry. That line connects Tony Gaudry to the Kable family.
How is Tony Gaudry connected to Henry Kable and Susannah Holmes?
Tony Gaudry is a direct descendant of Henry Kable and Susannah Holmes through Diana Kable and the Gaudry family line.
What was Cable v Sinclair?
Cable v Sinclair is remembered as one of the earliest civil court cases in New South Wales and grew from the loss of goods sent for Henry Kable and Susannah Holmes on the First Fleet.
Is Son of the First Fleet useful for First Fleet descendants?
It is most relevant to readers looking at Henry Kable Junior, Henry Kable, Susannah Holmes and the immediate Kable family background.
Is Son of the First Fleet a genealogy book?
It is a focused family-history book about Harry Kable’s life, not a complete register of every Kable descendant.
Does the book include family-history material?
Yes. It includes family-history material where it helps explain Harry Kable’s life and his place in the Kable and Gaudry family story.
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