Rose

[maddys52]

Still doesn't help with where he came from, but here are some other items mentioning William:

http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article223150594 - a fire, 28 July 1847
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article223152999 - another account of the noxious nature of the business, 30 Oct 1847
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article4763128 - boy employed by ROSE in trouble, 1 Feb 1848
(on "page 3")
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article226355378 - same boy in trouble again, 27 Mar 1848
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article223150880 - another account of the inquest 15 July 1848

[Killeavy]

Thank you, great material.  We will work out where he came from

Regards

Danny

[judb]

Can only see one birth/death for a child of Michael MADDEN and Elizabeth nee ROSE

Birth
1871 #22528
Personal information
MADDEN, Michael James SexUnknown
Parents: Michael, Elisabeth (Rose)
Place of birth: COLL

Death
1875, #12730
MADDEN, Michael James, 4
Parents: Michael, Elizabeth (Rose) Place of birth FITZ
No place of death listed.

edit to add:
Elizabeth died in 1890
1890 #3550
MADDEN Elizth 43
Parents: Geo ROSE, Margt (Connor)
Place of death: Melb S

Judith

[Killeavy]

Thanks Judith, Michael Madden and Elizabeth Rose are my great great grandparents and had six children but only 3 survived childhood.  John,  Mary and Michael died of scarlet fever within 5 days of each other.  Michael and Elizabeth surviving children were Thomas Patrick (my great grandfather), William and Bridget Mary.  Regards Danny