Committee: Judy Cocker Gaye Spicer Elaine Garwood Jim Rouse Brian Hortle Leo Prior John Gillham Libby Gillham Helen Stuart Judith Whish-Wilson

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2 Tasmanian Family History Society Inc. PO Box 191 Launceston Tasmania 7250 State Secretary: Journal Editors: Home Page: Patron: Dr Alison Alexander Fellows: Dr Neil Chick, David Harris and Denise McNeice Executive: President Anita Swan (03) Vice President Maurice Appleyard (03) Vice President Peter Cocker (03) State Secretary Muriel Bissett (03) State Treasurer Betty Bissett (03) Committee: Judy Cocker Gaye Spicer Elaine Garwood Jim Rouse Brian Hortle Leo Prior John Gillham Libby Gillham Helen Stuart Judith Whish-Wilson By-laws Officer Denise McNeice (03) Assistant By-laws Officer Maurice Appleyard (03) Webmaster Robert Tanner (03) Journal Editors Anita Swan (03) Betty Bissett (03) LWFHA Coordinator Judith De Jong (03) Members Interests Compiler John Gillham (03) Membership Registrar Muriel Bissett (03) Publications Coordinator Denise McNeice (03) Public Officer Denise McNeice (03) State Sales Officer Betty Bissett (03) Branches of the Society Burnie: PO Box 748 Burnie Tasmania 7320 Devonport: PO Box 587 Devonport Tasmania 7310 Hobart: PO Box 326 Rosny Park Tasmania 7018 Huon: PO Box 117 Huonville Tasmania 7109 Launceston: PO Box 1290 Launceston Tasmania 7250

3 Volume 28 Number 1 June 2007 ISSN Contents Editorial... 2 President s Message... 3 Annual General Meeting Agenda... 4 The Lower Courts In Tasmania in the 19th Century, Stefan Petrow... 5 The Location of Nineteenth Century Tasmanian Gov. Schools, Betty Jones The Link between Port Jackson, Norfolk Is. & VDL , Irene Schaffer Launceston & Western Railway Co Ltd Shareholders Strange Discovery, Launceston Examiner The Tasmanian Contingent (Boer War), Launceston Examiner The Kit List, Launceston Examiner Help Wanted New Members New Members' Interests Diary Notes Quidnunc th Battalion AIF, Jim Rouse Tasmania and Denmark: An Anzac Connection, Rodney Noonan A Passage from India Anglo-Indians In Tasmania, Shirley Foster Did Great Grand Dad work on the Rhyndaston Railway Tunnel?, Richard Goold 46 First Impressions Aren't Always Right, Audrey Warner Excursion to Port Arthur in 1842, Tasmanian Journal of Natural Science Wheeling And Dealing In Hard Times, Allison Carins Captain Patrick Wood, Shirley Foster Can We Believe All That We Read In An Obituary? Maree Ring Genes on Screen Branch News and Acquisitions Library Notes, Society Sales Deadline dates for contributions: BY 1 January, 1 April, 1 July and 1 October

4 June Tasmanian Ancestry From the Editors Somewhat of a military theme comprising a group of interesting articles covering the involvement of Tasmanians in the Boer War; the 40th Battalion AIF; an ANZAC connection with Denmark and a fascinating account of former Anglo-Indian army men, including Captain Patrick Wood of Dennistoun, who settled in Tasmania. The list of the new Branch officers and the committees for 2007/8 appear in the centre supplement. Congratulations to those willing to take on these responsibilities. Even so there are a few gaps! If you can help out in any capacity at your Branch, I'm sure that you will be warmly welcomed! We have received an excellent lot of articles and glad to say that there were a few over for the September issue. But don't relax! We rely on YOU to keep Tasmanian Ancestry alive! We advise also, that Tasmaniana Notes will re-appear in September. It is important to meet the deadlines an article arriving a few days before is helpful and more likely to be included than those arriving, often days later! Anita & Betty Journal Editors Anita Swan and Betty Bissett Journal address PO Box 191, Launceston TAS 7250, or editors@tasfhs.org any other address may cause a delay in reaching us Articles are welcomed in any format handwritten, typed or word processed, on disk, on CD Rom, or by . Disks and photographs will be returned on request. We do ask that you try limit the articles to 2,500 words maximum, unless it is an Index which may be included in several issues. Please note when sending material for the journal to use the address PO Box 191 or editors@tasfhs.org. Deadline dates: BY 1 January, 1 April, 1 July and 1 October The opinions expressed in this journal are not necessarily those of the journal committee nor of the Tasmanian Family History Society Inc. Responsibility rests with the author of a submitted article, we do not intentionally print inaccurate information. The Society cannot vouch for the accuracy of offers for services or goods that appear in the journal, or be responsible for the outcome of any contract entered into with an advertiser. The editor reserves the right to edit, abridge or reject material. If you wish to contact the author of an article in Tasmanian Ancestry please write care of the editor, enclosing a stamped envelope and your letter will be forwarded. The contents of Tasmanian Ancestry are subject to the provisions of the Copyright Act and may not be reproduced without written permission of the editor and author. Cover photo: Devonport Branch Library, 117 Gilbert St, Latrobe.

5 Tasmanian Ancestry 3 June 2007 President's Message The Tasmanian Family History Society Inc., is at present investigating the process involved to produce T.A.M.I.O.T (Tombstone and Memorial Inscriptions Of Tasmania) in CD-Rom format, at the moment we are still in the early stages. One of the main priorities is to use the facilities within Tasmania, we do realise of course that this is not always possible. T.A.M.I.O.T. is still available on Microfiche and many libraries use it in this format, but more Family History Centres and Genealogists now have computers, and a CD Rom would make the information more accessible for them. The Committee will keep you informed on the progress of this project. The five branches have been in AGM mode, and at the time of writing the branches will have held their own AGMs the State AGM will be held at 2.15pm on Saturday 16th June. Not only will there be a great program arranged by the Burnie Branch, the State will announce the results of several Awards:- TFHS Inc. Awards, Lilian Watson Family History Award, Journal Article award. The first Family Chart Competition will be awarded don t forget that there will be a members' choice award! All in all, a very full and interesting weekend, I hope that many of you can manage to attend. The Short Story Competition for 2008 was announced at last year's AGM and entries forms were distributed with the March 2007 journal. We hope that you have your entry well underway if not pick up a form at any of the Branches or contact the Secretary at PO Box 191, Launceston TAS 7250 or by . Don t forget that membership to TFHS Inc. can now be paid by credit card. Facilities have been made available on the membership form to enable payment this way. Memberships using the facility, should be need to be forwarded to the State Treasurer to process. Anita Swan. State President. Reminder! Tasmanian Family History Society Inc. Annual General Meeting Saturday 16th June 2007 at 2.15pm TAFE Campus, Mooreville Road, Burnie

6 June Tasmanian Ancestry NOTICE OF MEETING Notice is hereby given in accordance with Rule 14, that the 6th ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the Tasmanian Family History Society Inc. is to be held on Saturday 16th June, 2007 at the TAFE Campus, Mooreville Road, Burnie commencing at 2.15 pm Voting is restricted to financial members of the Society and a current membership card may be required as proof of membership. AGENDA 1 Welcome 2 Apologies 3 Presentation of the 2006 Lilian Watson Family History Award 4. Family Chart Completion Award 5 Presentation of TFHS Inc. Awards 6. Journal Article Competition Award 7 Read and confirm Minutes of the 2006 AGM 8 Business Arising 9 Reports 10 Election of Office Bearers and Endorsement of Branch Delegates 11 General Business: I Annual General Meeting, Tasmanian Family History Society Inc. venue for 2008 is a Midland town. Anita Swan President.

7 Tasmanian Ancestry 5 June 2007 The Lower Courts in Tasmania in the 19th Century Stefan Petrow On 15 March 1824 John Lewes Pedder arrived in Hobart Town with the Charter of Justice to establish the Supreme Court of Tasmania. 1 When he first sat on 10 May 1824, the Supreme Court of Tasmania became Australia s first Supreme Court, beating New South Wales by seven days. It superceded the Lieutenant-Governor s Court, which sat from 1816 to 1823 and mainly dealt with suits for the recovery of money or property to the value of By the New South Wales Act 1823 and separate Charters of Justice the two Supreme Courts were vested with many of the powers and functions exercised by the separate court systems in England dealing with common law and equity. 3 The two Supreme Courts were also granted ecclesiastical and admiralty jurisdictions to a certain degree. All the Judges appointed to the Tasmanian Supreme Court exercised all of the jurisdictions. The 1823 Act also declared that the Supreme Court would be at all times a court of Oyer and Terminer and General Gaol Delivery, which meant that it had full jurisdiction to try criminal cases anywhere within Van Diemen s Land: for example, apart from Hobart, Launceston, and Oatlands, the court also sat at least once at Beaconsfield. 4 The Charter of Justice was varied periodically by later statutes. While the Supreme Court was the superior court in the colony, a number of other courts, based on English models, were authorized to be established under the Australian Courts Act 1828 and dealt with lesser offences in the nineteenth century. One of these was the Court of Quarter Sessions, formed by the Court and General Sessions Act 1830, with three magistrates or justices of the peace, which tried people who committed serious criminal offences, but not those where the death penalty could be imposed. 5 Juries were available to the free, but convicts could be tried summarily and could be given additional penalties, have their period of transportation extended or be sent to places of secondary punishment. Typical convict offences were insubordination, drunkenness, absconding and disobedience of orders. 6 According to Castles, this court was just one more mark of a more broadly based toughening up in the treatment of transportees decreed by British officials after the Bigge Report. 7 The other court formed in 1830 under the Court of Requests Act, which provided a cheap and simple means of recovering small debts. 8 This court was limited initially to the recovery of amounts up to 10. Cases above 10 went to the Supreme Court. The Court of Requests Act 1842 extended the jurisdiction of the court to deal with cases up to 30. An important step in the way minor offences were punished came in 1827 when Lieutenant-Governor Arthur set up his much-feared police system and appointed paid magistrates to administer justice and manage the police, who were largely serving convicts. 9 In the major areas of settlement Police Magistrates, and later in areas of lesser settlement Assistant Police Magistrates, were appointed. They heard cases at the Police Office and in the other courts. For some offences they could sit in the courts alone, but for more serious offences they had to sit with at least one lay magistrate, generally respectable and wealthy men, who received their commissions from the government. As Castles points out, the Police Magistrates played dominant roles in the ordering of legal affairs in their districts and exercised central government authority. 10 Their appointment represented the rejection of a long-standing English tradition of using lay justices, who were independent of

8 June Tasmanian Ancestry government, to deal with local legal disputes and had acted as an important constitutional check against tyrannical official behaviour. Arthur preferred to appoint military men as Police Magistrates as they were used to obeying orders. 11 He watched over the actions of these magistrates with an eagle eye and would dismiss those who abused their authority or upset him in one way or another. 12 Perhaps the best known case of removal was James Gordon, Police Magistrate of Richmond, who protested vigorously against Arthur s decision. 13 Colonists often complained about the way they were treated by the convict police and the way magistrates seemed more inclined to believe the police rather than them. 14 When self government came in 1856, wealthy colonists set about changing the local court system to weaken the power of the central government. The Courts of Requests and General and Quarter Sessions (usually sitting quarterly) remained, but wardens of the 19 rural municipalities became the senior local magistrates and held sittings with local lay magistrates, who were often local councillors. 15 As the local municipalities also controlled the police, the distinction between judicial and executive functions was less clear-cut than it should have been. Wardens, Mayors and other Justices of the Peace had jurisdiction over all of Tasmania, but from early 1880s District Justices were also appointed for specific districts. 16 Police Magistrates remained in some areas including Hobart, Launceston, Franklin, George Town, Stanley, Torquay and Wynyard. Both Wardens and Police Magistrates presided over the Court of Petty Sessions in their districts: these courts were similar to the Police Offices of the convict period and shouldered the bulk of magisterial work. 17 Justices in a district also held quarterly licensing meetings. Some Police Magistrates retained their offices after 1856, including the notorious Thomas Mason, a very loyal supporter of whatever administration was in power. 18 He served as a magistrate for nearly fifty years. In addition to the term Police Magistrate the terms Stipendiary Magistrate and Visiting Magistrate were used, but all were paid by the central government. 19 The Mayors of those cities presided over their own courts as well and the Commissioner for the Goldfields held his own hearings. The Wardens and lay magistrates in rural areas were not always an improvement on police magistrates. These local political elites used their policing, executive and legislative powers to impose the dominant version of good order on emancipists, thereby continuing to impose on emancipists the kinds of controls that had existed in the convict period. 20 On the other hand magistrates failed to enforce the law against their peers, especially when particular laws opened the door to central government interference with private property. 21 In 1898 legislation was passed handing control over the police to the central government, but the magistrates remained in control of the courts in the municipalities. 22 In New South Wales there was a thicket of existing legislation to define the respective powers of Courts of General Quarter Sessions, Courts of Petty Sessions and the single justice. 23 This was also the case in Van Diemen s Land and we do not have the space here to discuss this complex legislative scene. The work of magistrates was considerably helped by a guide produced by Charles Rocher in It contained every offence cognisable in Van Diemen s Land under English criminal law, except those amenable to summary jurisdiction and the laws passed in the colony. 24 This work was updated in In 1839 Rocher also produced a guide on the powers of justices of the peace. 26 In the second half of the

9 Tasmanian Ancestry 7 June 2007 nineteenth century a complementary work was written by English-trained barrister A.H. Davis. He provided a summary of key acts and useful chapters on the work of justices generally and under the Small Debts Act. 27 Archival Sources These lower courts were used by many Tasmanians to settle disputes over money, land, personal relations, master and servant matters as well as the police to prosecute convict and free who broke the law in various ways. The archival sources are patchy and valuable documents such as depositions (or the written testimony of those involved in a case) have not survived for most courts. The more useful in this regard are for particular periods Brighton, Campbell Town, Evandale, Hamilton, Hobart, Launceston, and Richmond, but the holdings are still relatively limited. Nonetheless, family history researchers who have used lower court records intensively to find the names of ancestors know how valuable they can be. The records that have survived are not often indexed and thus require much time to search, but are really indispensable sources as the local courts provided a cheap and quick way of settling disputes and were popular for that reason in the nineteenth century and beyond. The lower court records should be supplemented with the series for the police in different districts (see agency listing TA242) and even municipal council records. Many useful lower court and police archival records, mainly dealing with the period before 1856, are held in the Mitchell Library but the Archives Office of Tasmania does not appear to hold all the microfilms of those records found in what are called the Tasmanian Papers. Newspapers usually give coverage to the courts in Hobart and Launceston, but rarely to other courts, but it is always worth looking in newspapers for particular dates. The following list covers major series and includes dates after 1900 if the records fall into a continuous date range. To see the full date range and what other series have survived put the district and the term Lower Courts in the Archives Office of Tasmania online catalogue at Registrar s Record of Actions for the Recovery of Money in Minor Courts Beaconsfield LC33 Bothwell , LC46 Longford , LC357 Burnie , LC62 New Norfolk , LC369 Campbell Town , LC75 Oatlands LC383 Clarence , LC98 Penguin LC395 Esperance , LC130 Port Cygnet , LC403 George Town LC150 Portland LC419 Glenorchy LC170 Queenstown LC428 Green Ponds LC189 Richmond LC441 Hamilton LC198 Ringarooma LC452 Hobart , , , Ross LC464 LC223 Spring Bay LC492 Huon , LC278 Ulverstone LC504 Kingborough LC296 Waratah , LC519 Latrobe LC316 Wynyard LC536 Launceston , , Zeehan LC549 LC337

10 June 2007 Record of Cases Heard in Petty Sessions Beaconsfield LC38 Bothwell , LC49 Brighton , , , , LC53 Burnie LC68 Campbell Town , , LC83 Circular Head LC96 Clarence , LC104 Deloraine , LC114 Derby LC460 Devonport LC124 Esperance LC133 Evandale , LC137 George Town LC156 Glamorgan , LC167 Glenorchy LC176 Green Ponds , LC194 Hamilton , LC208 Hobart (many gaps) LC247 Huon LC282 Kentish LC291 Kingborough LC304 Record of Cases Heard in Petty Sessions Beaconsfield LC38 Bothwell , LC49 Brighton , , , , LC53 Burnie LC68 Campbell Town , , LC83 Circular Head LC96 Clarence , LC104 Deloraine , LC114 Derby LC460 Devonport LC124 Esperance LC133 Evandale , LC137 George Town LC156 Glamorgan , LC167 Glenorchy LC176 Green Ponds , LC194 Hamilton , LC208 Hobart (many gaps) LC247 Huon LC282 Kentish LC291 Kingborough LC304 8 Tasmanian Ancestry Latrobe , LC328 Launceston , , LC346 Lilydale LC353 Longford , , , , LC362 New Norfolk , , , , LC375 Oatlands , LC390 Port Cygnet , LC414 Portland LC421 Queenstown LC434 Richmond 1838, , , LC445 Ross LC467 Sorell LC484 Spring Bay LC588 Tasman Peninsula LC611 Ulverstone LC514 Waratah LC525 Westbury , LC534 Wynyard LC543 Zeehan LC557 Latrobe , LC328 Launceston , , LC346 Lilydale LC353 Longford , , , , LC362 New Norfolk , , , , LC375 Oatlands , LC390 Port Cygnet , LC414 Portland LC421 Queenstown LC434 Richmond 1838, , , LC445 Ross LC467 Sorell LC484 Spring Bay LC588 Tasman Peninsula LC611 Ulverstone LC514 Waratah LC525 Westbury , LC534 Wynyard LC543 Zeehan LC557 Record of Proceedings in Quarter Sessions Evandale AB230 Hobart, New Norfolk, Richmond and Oatlands LC218

11 Tasmanian Ancestry 9 June 2007 Minutes of Proceedings in Court of Requests Hobart LC228 Kingborough LC295 Record of Actions for the Recovery of Money in Court of General Sessions Brighton LC57 Glamorgan LC163 Register of Payment of Fees and Fines Levied in Court of Petty Sessions Burnie LC71 Latrobe LC332 Clarence LC105 Longford , LC364 Fingal LC145 New Norfolk LC378 Hamilton LC210 Port Cygnet , 1889 LC416 Hobart , LC263 Strahan LC502 Huon LC592 Ulverstone , LC516 Kentish LC292 Waratah LC528 Kingborough LC307 Register of Fees Payable in Courts of Requests and General Sessions Green Ponds , LC193 New Norfolk , LC372 Latrobe LC324 Port Cygnet LC410 Longford , LC Carrel Inglis Clark, The Supreme Court of Tasmania: Its First Century (ed by Richard Ely), Hobart: University of Tasmania Law Press, Alex C. Castles, The Vandiemonian Spirit and the Law, Tasmanian Historical Research Association Papers and Proceedings, vol. 38, nos. 3-4, 1991, p Alex C. Castles, An Australian Legal History, Sydney: Law Book Company, 1982, p Castles, Australian Legal History, p. 135: AOT SC Alex C. Castles, Lawless Harvests or God Save the Judges: Van Diemen s Land , A Legal History, Melbourne: Australian Scholarly Publishing, 2007, pp For the way courts dealt with master and servant issues see Tony Rayner, Master and Servant in the New Norfolk Magistrates Court 1838, Push From the Bush, no. 6, 1980, pp Castles, Lawless Harvests, p Castles, Lawless Harvests, p Stefan Petrow, Policing in a Penal Colony: Governor George Arthur s System of Police in Van Diemen s Land, , Law and History Review, vol. 18, 2000, pp Castles, Lawless Harvests, pp M.C.I. Levy, Governor George Arthur: A Colonial Benevolent Despot, Melbourne, 1953, p Castles, Lawless Harvests, pp See The Correspondence Relating to the Resignation of Mr. Gordon as Police Magistrate at Richmond, Hobart Town: The Colonist, Petrow, Policing in a Penal Colony and After Arthur: Policing in Van Diemen s Land in M. Enders and B. Dupont (eds) Policing the Lucky Country, Sydney, 2001, pp Shayne Breen, Contested Places: Tasmania s Northern Districts From Ancient Times to 1900, Hobart: Centre for Tasmanian Historical Studies, 2001, pp A.H. Davis, A Lawyer s Letters: A Popular Guide to Tasmanian Law, Launceston: Aikenhead and Button, 1886, p Davis, Lawyer s Letters, p For his career see Thomas Mason, The Reward of Long and Faithful Service, (As Described by the Hon. The Attorney-General), Under the Government of Tasmania, Launceston: The author, 1881.

12 June Tasmanian Ancestry 19. Walch s Tasmanian Almanac 1879, pp Breen, Contested Places, p Breen, Contested Places, p Stefan Petrow, Economy, Efficiency, and Impartiality: Police Centralisation in Nineteenth- Century Tasmania, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology v. 31 (3) (1998), H. Golder, High and Responsible Office: A History of the NSW Magistracy, Sydney: Sydney University Press, 1991, p Charles Rocher, An Analysis of the Criminal Law of England as Applicable in This Colony, Hobart Town: Elliston, 1839, Preface. 25. Charles Rocher, Analysis of the Criminal Law of Van Diemen s Land, Launceston: Dowling, Charles Rocher, An Analysis of the Summary Powers of Justices of the Peace Under the Penal Statutes of England in Force in This Colony, Hobart Town: Elliston, Davis, Lawyer s Letters, pp Tasmanian Family History Society Inc Lilian Watson Family History Award for a book however produced or published on paper, dealing with family history and having significant Tasmanian content Entries close: 1 December 2007 Further Information and entry forms available from TFHS Inc. Branch Libraries or PO Box 191, Launceston TAS 7250

13 Tasmanian Ancestry 11 June 2007 The Location of Nineteenth Century Tasmanian Government Schools Betty Jones (Member No 6032) Before the introduction of organised school transport in Tasmania in the twentieth century, nearly every stable settlement with a population of at least ten children between the ages of six and thirteen eventually attracted a Government-aided school of some form, as long as it was more than two miles from an already established State school. The following list indicates the location of all such nineteenth century schools (that I have been able to identify to date in the primary records) and their year of commencement with a Government-assisted teacher. Not all schools remained open, some closing permanently and some re-opening at later dates. And just to add to the confusion, a number changed their names. Forgive me when I tell you that I had not previously heard of all the place names mentioned. It is of note that, in many settlements, privately offered schools had been in operation prior to, and after, the provision of a teacher by the Board of Education/Education Department. Those schools are not included in this list, but some can be sourced in the commercial almanacs of the period. Sources: AOT ref: CB3/1/3, AOT ref: CSO50/1-31, AOT ref: ED13/1-73 and AOT ref: ED45/1-2 Abbotsham 1875 Adventure Bay 1894 Alberton 1888 Allanvale 1850 Anstey Barton 1856 Antill Ponds 1872 Apsley 1867 Apsley Meadows 1899 Argyle Street 1854 Avoca 1849 Back River 1823 Bagdad 1833 Bangor 1884 Barrington 1872 Barrington Junction 1886 Barton 1896 Bathurst Street 1855 Battery Point 1859 Beaconsfield 1881 Bellerive 1873 Beltana 1895 Bethesda 1850 Beulah 1896 Bicheno 1896 Birch s Bay 1856 Bishopsbourne 1849 Bismarck 1885 Black Bottom 1897 Black Brush 1820 Black Hills 1895 Black River 1870 Black Snake 1821 Black Sugar Loaf 1893 Blessington 1891 Blue Tier 1887 Bluff, The 1865 Bluff (Tanina) 1884 Blythe Road 1897 Boat Harbour 1888 Boobyalla 1889 Bothwell 1833 Boys Training 1896 Bracknell 1866 Branxholm 1885 Breadalbane (Springs) 1834 Bream Creek 1849 Bridgenorth 1864 Bridgewater 1837 Brighton 1834 Brisbane Street 1852 Brisbane Street 1849 Broadmarsh 1853 Brookhead 1873 Brook Lodge 1896 Brookside 1877 Brothers Home 1885 Brown s River 1836 Buckland 1881 Burgess 1848 Burnie (Emu Bay) 1852 Butleigh Hill 1899 Calton Hill 1869 Cambridge 1840 Campania 1886 Campbell Street 1834 Campbell Town 1832 Cam (River) 1865 Cam Road 1887 Cape Barren Is Carlton 1832 Carnarvon 1885 Carrick 1850 Cascade Road 1850 Cascades 1882 Castle Forbes Bay 1855 Castra Road 1871 Catamaran 1889 Caveside 1897 Central, Night 1896 Central (Hobart) 1855 Charles Street 1884 Cherry Tree Opening 1872 Chitty s Road 1888 Chudleigh 1864 Claremont 1890 Clarence Plains 1820 Claude Road 1897

14 June 2007 Cleveland 1865 Cluan 1870 Coal River 1821 Colebrook (Dale) 1849 Conara 1890 Constitution Hill 1865 Corinna 1898 Cormiston 1876 Corners 1848 Cornwall 1888 Cradoc 1891 Cradoc Hill 1870 Cranbrook 1885 Cressy 1840 Cressy Road 1878 Cullenswood 1857 Davey Street 1857 Deddington 1865 Deloraine 1849 Devonport (West) 1890 Don 1872 Douglas River 1855 Dover 1876 Dromedary 1876 Dry Creek 1847 Duck River 1874 Dulcot 1870 Dulverton 1889 Dunalley 1885 Dundas 1893 Dunorlan 1875 Dysart 1833 Early Rises 1870 East Devonport 1890 Eastwood 1897 Ecclestone 1874 Elderslie 1864 Elizabeth St, L ton 1859 Ellendale 1880 Ellerslie 1872 Ellesmere 1868 Enfield 1877 English Town 1882 Epping 1879 Evandale 1834 Exton 1857 Falls 1875 Falmouth 1875 Fentonbury 1884 Fenton Forest 1848 Fern Bank 1876 Ferndale 1896 Fingal 1856 Flight s Bay 1853 Flowerdale Flowerpot 1897 Flowery Gully 1891 Forcett 1849 Forest 1849 Formby 1859 Forth 1849 Frankford 1885 Frankland St 1849 Franklin 1847 Franklin Village 1849 Frederick Street 1835 Furneaux Group 1864 Gala Kirk 1852 Garden Is.Creek 1881 Gardner s Bay 1888 Geeveston 1884 George s Bay 1874 George Street 1850 George Town 1821 German Town 1879 Gladstone 1883 Glazier s Bay 1856 Glen Dhu 1895 Glen Fern 1884 Glen Gala 1864 Glengarry 1876 Glenora 1876 Glenorchy 1823 Glenore 1869 Golconda 1897 Golden Valley 1870 Gordon 1892 Gormanston 1897 Goshen 1899 Goulburn Street 1849 Gould s Country 1874 Gravelly Beach 1850 Gray 1887 Green Point 1860 Green Ponds 1831 Green s Creek 1877 Hadspen 1844 Hagley 1855 Hamilton 1834 Harford 1896 Harrington Street 1849 Hastings 1875 Hermitage 1859 High Peak 1898 Hobart Town 1817 Hobart Town, RC 1833 Hollow Tree 1853 Holwell 1893 Honeywood 1861 Hospital Bay 1855 Tasmanian Ancestry Humphrey s River 1820 Huon Road 1870 Hutton Park 1898 Hythe 1897 Ida Bay 1890 Illawarra 1849 Impression Bay 1882 Inglewood 1879 Invermay 1889 Irish Town Circ. Head 1884 Irish Town, Longford 1879 Iveridge 1879 Jericho 1861 Jerusalem 1836 Jetsonville 1878 Judd s Creek 1899 Kangaroo Point 1824 Kangaroo Valley 1850 Karoola 1890 Kellevie 1879 Kelly Street, Hobart 1850 Kempton 1868 Kenmere 1887 Kensington 1849 Kentishbury 1867 Kettering 1892 Kimberley 1898 Kindred 1879 Kingston 1868 Koonya 1888 Lachlan 1867 Lady Bay 1898 Lane s Tier 1871 Langley 1872 Latrobe 1870 Launceston 1821 Lebrina 1891 Lefroy 1877 Leprena 1899 Lightwood Bottom 1860 Lilydale 1875 Lisdillon 1861 Lisle 1884 Lisle Road 1899 Little Swanport 1851 Liverpool 1868 Liverpool Street 1822 Llewellyn 1899 Long Bay, Carnarvon1890 Long Bay, Middleton1848 Longford 1829 Longley 1874 Lottah 1896 Lovett 1898 Lower Barrington 1899

15 Tasmanian Ancestry 13 June 2007 Lower Carlton 1895 Lower Jerusalem 1861 Lower Longley 1888 Lower Patersonia 1888 Lower Piper s River 1884 Lower Sandy Bay 1833 (Lwr) Turners Marsh1870 Low Head 1865 Lucaston 1899 Lymington 1852 Macquarie Plains 1857 Macquarie Street 1850 Macquarie St, Free 1869 Maitland 1857 Mangana 1867 Margaret St, L ton 1849 Margate 1869 Maria Island 1886 Maryborough 1889 Mathinna 1872 Maurice 1883 McRae s Hills 1849 Melrose 1886 Melton 1899 Melville Street 1852 Middleton 1892 Mole Creek 1878 Molesworth 1881 Mona Vale 1856 Montagu 1870 Monto s Marsh 1875 Moorina 1881 Mountain River 1885 Mountain Vale 1869 Mt Hicks 1895 Mt Lloyd 1893 Mt Nicholas 1890 Mt Seymour 1863 Muddy Plains 1837 Murray Street 1852 Myrtle Bank 1897 Narrows 1871 Native Corners 1848 Native Tier 1885 New Ground 1872 Newnham 1855 New Norfolk 1819 New River 1893 New Town 1837 Nicholls Rivulet 1881 Nine Mile 1898 Nine Mile Springs 1877 Nook 1880 Norfolk Plains 1821 Northam 1859 North Bridgewater 1881 North Bruny 1869 Northdown 1861 North Lymington 1888 North Motton 1877 North Scottsdale 1894 North West Bay 1849 Nubeena 1889 Nugent 1883 Oatlands 1833 O Brien s Bridge 1849 Old Beach 1823 Orford 1892 Orielton 1849 Orphan Schools 1828 Osterley 1892 Ouse (Bridge) 1847 Oxford 1897 Oyster Cove 1857 Paloona 1899 Paradise 1889 Parattah 1885 Pardoe 1854 Park 1870 Parkham 1882 Pateena 1888 Patersonia 1886 Patersons Plains 1840 Pelham 1894 Penguin (Creek) 1869 Penitentiary 1836 Peppermint Bay 1871 Perth 1833 Pine Road 1890 Pittwater 1820 Plenty 1823 Pontville 1849 Port Arthur 1846 Port Cygnet 1846 Port Dalrymple 1820 Port Esperance 1856 Prosser s Bay 1868 Prosser s Plains 1850 Pyengana 1889 Quamby Bend 1860 Queenborough 1857 Queens 1840 Queenstown, Westbury1857 Queenstown, W. Coast 1896 Railton 1880 Ralph s Bay 1821 Raminea 1877 Ramsgate 1865 Ranelagh 1896 Ravenswood 1881 Recherche 1880 Red Hills 1864 Reedy Hills 1855 Reedy Marsh 1870 Rhyndaston 1886 Riana 1899 Richmond 1832 Ridgeway 1888 Ringarooma 1880 Ringville 1898 Risdon 1884 Riversdale 1898 Rocky Cape 1880 Rocky Creek 1891 Rocky Hills 1852 Rokeby 1860 Romaine 1890 Rosebery 1899 Rose Vale 1871 Ross 1833 Rubicon Bridge 1889 St Davids 1836 St Georges 1837 St Helens 1889 St James s 1850 St John s, Hobart 1849 St John s, L ton 1849 St Joseph s, Hobart 1849 St Joseph s, L ton 1854 St Leonards 1855 St Marys 1857 St Michaels 1864 St Patrick s River 1890 Sandfly (Road) 1884 Sandford 1885 Sassafras 1867 Saundridge 1877 Scamander 1895 Scottsdale 1888 Selbourne 1885 Seymour 1895 Sheffield 1875 Shipwright s Point 1854 Sidmouth 1883 Silver Mines 1865 Sisters Creek 1895 Sleight s Bay 1857 Smithton 1885 Snug 1850 Somerset 1865 Sorell 1821 Sorell Creek 1836 South Arm 1855 South Bridgewater 1882

16 June 2007 South Lymington 1890 Southport 1877 South Road, Forest1868 Sprent 1891 Spreyton 1885 Spring Bay 1852 Spring Cottage 1864 Springfield 1881 Spring Hill Bottom 1853 Springs, The 1834 Stanley 1849 Steppes 1890 Stirling 1899 Stoodley 1889 Stowport 1896 Strahan 1891 Strathblane 1858 Strahan 1890 Sulphur Creek 1877 Surges Bay 1883 Swan Bay 1890 Swansea 1849 Swanton 1858 Symond s Bay 1871 Table Cape 1856 Taranna 1892 Tarleton 1858 Taylor s Bay Tea Tree 1823 Tedworth 1898 Thirlstane 1891 Thomas Plains 1880 Three Hut Point 1860 Ticehurst 1895 Tongataboo 1885 Torquay 1857 Triabunna 1850 Trinity Hill 1849 Trinity, L ton 1849 Tunbridge 1867 Tunnack 1856 Ulverstone 1870 Underwood 1884 Upper Castra 1894 Upper Davey St 1857 Upper Huon 1880 Upper Liffey 1884 Upper Macquarie St 1858 Upper Mountain 1899 Upper Piper s River 1870 Upper Tea Tree 1889 Upper Wilmot 1899 Uxbridge 1887 Victoria 1854 Waratah 1878 Watchorn Street 1863 Tasmanian Ancestry Waterloo Point 1850 Wattle Grove 1864 Wattle Hill 1869 Weldborough 1886 Wesley Vale 1899 Westbury 1835 West Devonport 1890 Western Creek 1892 West Kentish 1885 West Meander 1891 West Pine (Road) 1895 West Scottsdale 1888 West Tamar 1848 Westwood 1872 West Zeehan 1892 Whitefoord 1887 White Hills 1850 Whitemore 1862 Williamsford 1899 Winkleigh 1866 Woodbridge 1892 Woodsdale 1844 Wynyard 1871 Yarlington 1899 York Plains 1896 Young Town 1887 Zeehan 1891 Tasmanian Federation Index Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Tasmania Births ; Deaths and Marriages On CD-Rom: $ plus p&p $2.50 All mail orders should be forwarded to the Sales Officer TFHS Inc. PO Box 191 Launceston TAS 7250 Can be purchased by MasterCard or Visa (Mail Orders only) $... Expiry Date.../... Name on Card (please print)... 3 digit CVV... Signature... Authorisation (Office only)...

17 Tasmanian Ancestry 15 June 2007 The Link between Port Jackson, Norfolk Island and Van Diemen s Land Irene Schaffer (Member No 591) With the arrival of the First Fleet at Port Jackson in 1788 Governor Phillip saw the need to dispatch a founding party of twenty-three people under the command of Lieut. P.G. KING to Norfolk Island on the Supply. The party consisted of Lieut. BALL, midshipman CUNNINGHAM, Surgeon JAMINSON, Assistant Surgeon ALTREE, supported by two marines and two seamen, also 6 female and 9 male convicts. 1 Special care was taken in selecting the men and women convicts. Six were later to play an important role in the fledging colony of Van Diemen s Land, Edward GARTH, JOHN MORTIMER, Noah Mortimer, Edward WESTLAKE, Olive GASCOIGNE and Susan GOUGH (Garth) The Supply arrived at Norfolk Island on 28 February 1788 and after dispatching Lieut. King the ship returned to Port Jackson. The next ship to arrive on the island was the Golden Grove with supplies, leaving a further 46 persons. The island population continued to grow with the arrival of the Sirius and the Supply in March Unfortunately the Sirius was wrecked while unloading stores and the island s population was immediately increased with an extra 275 inhabitants. Over the next twenty-four years many convicts and soldiers were sent to the island where they married and raised their children. They were to meet many difficulties, as when the whole population, who was starving, was saved when the mutton-birds arrived on the island during their migration. In the coming years many of these families did extremely well on their farms. As early as 1790 the British Government was questioning the viability of Norfolk Island and ordered its closure. Lieutenant-Governor GROSE warned Captain HUNTER that the island would be abandoned. 2 This information was not well received by the population; most of whom were now free by servitude, and the thought of being moved and having to start again was not welcome. In 1803 it was announced that Lieut. John BOWEN would succeed Major FOVEAUX as Governor of Norfolk Island; this was soon changed when it was decided that Bowen would go to Risdon Cove. The Government again attempted to move the people from the island, and a list of names was drawn up for Governor King s approval in 1804 for those wishing to go to VDL. Forty-one men put their names forward, expecting to be sent to Port Dalrymple. This list contained names like James BELBIN, Edward FISHER, Thomas KIDNER, Hugh McGINNESS, William STANFIELD, James MORRISBY etc. 3 If these settlers had gone to Port Dalrymple, then the structure of Tasmania could have been quite different. Many of those names would later become prominent citizens in the south, and it is possible that Launceston could have had a Fisher Avenue as Sandy Bay does today. By the year 1806 the Governor s patience was wearing thin as only 5 settlers had left Norfolk Island to settle at Port Dalrymple. In a dispatch from Governor BLIGH in 1807 Governor COLLINS in Hobart Town was instructed to prepare for 293 settlers from Norfolk Island. Instead he received 568 between November 1807 and October During this time Collins was

18 June Tasmanian Ancestry having a difficult time, his stores were low, the crops that were planted had not fulfilled his expectations; and the town was starving. As it had been on Norfolk Island when the mutton-birds saved the island from starvation, so did the kangaroos in Hobart Town. The Lady Nelson was the first ship to leave Norfolk Island in 1807, arriving in Hobart Town with 43 passengers, taking nineteen days to complete the voyage. The Porpoise, Lady Nelson, Estamina, and City of Edinburgh carried out further embarkations in The Lady Nelson and the Minstrel sailed to Port Dalrymple in When the settlers arrived in Hobart Town they found the stores were in short supply, making the task almost impossible to feed and clothe them. The arrival of these people did however make a vast difference to the new settlement, in bringing not only new blood, but also many young people of marriageable age, who would over the next few years marry members of the Collins party. 5 The Norfolk Islanders settled in New Town, Sandy Bay, Clarence Plains, and New Norfolk. Those that came later in 1813 to the north, went to Norfolk Plains (Longford). Early Historians covered this period of both Norfolk Island and Van Diemen's Land with almost indifference. Very few books have been written about the embarkation or the people who were to change the course of early Tasmania. It has only been in the last fifteen years that we have seen authors take up this cause Reg. WRIGHT and Raymond NOBBS being the first. The part the Lady Nelson played has also been neglected; most books refer to her arrival and sailing through Bass Strait, and the discovery of Port Phillip and Newcastle. But between 1807 and 1814 her role in the settlement of VDL was almost completely disregarded. References 1. Wright. Reg, The Forgotten Generation of Norfolk Island and VDL Nobbs. R. Norfolk Island and its first Settlement Bonwick Papers, box 3 p.p , AB 694 AOT 4. Schaffer. I, McKay. T, Exiled Three Times Over There were 36 wives who accompanied their husbands (both free and convicts) with Collins in 1804 with a total of 39 children. The Norfolk Islanders arrived with 62 women and 219 children. Ten women went to Port Dalrymple and 25 children. Norfolk Island & Van Diemen's Land Bicentenary A get together is planned for the descendants of those who arrived in Van Diemen's Land from Norfolk Island between , will be held at the Hobart City Hall on 29 March Those wishing to avail themselves of a place to display their family history or History Groups to sell their books please contact: Irene Schaffer or schafferi@optusnet.com.au. Irene's Website:

19 Tasmanian Ancestry 17 June 2007 Launceston & Western Railway Co Ltd Shareholders - LCS PQ LAU, Launceston & Western Railway 18/8/1988 RLAU List comprised 2,288 Shares of $40 each, representing a sum of $91,520. This money was raised prior to the company being registered on 9/5/1867 Name of Shareholder Occupation Residence No Abbott, William Watchmaker Launceston 2 Abey, William Carpenter Deloraine 1 Ackerman, Edward Ship Chandler Launceston 1 Adams, E P Minister Deloraine 1 Aitkenhead, James Secretary Launceston 10 Allen, W H Watchmaker Launceston 1 Archer, John Kinder Carrick Mills Carrick 50 Archer, T K Farmer Deloraine 15 Archer, William Gentleman Cheshunt 25 Archer, William Gentleman Brickendon 20 Atkins, Thomas R Surveyor Launceston 5 Atkinson, John Freeholder Launceston 10 Ayre, R M Farmer Quamby 5 Badcock, John Jnr Farmer Hagley 2 Barrett, John Timber Merchant Launceston 3 Barton, Henry? Westbury 1 Barton, W H? Longford 1 Bass, Thomas Outfitter Launceston 1 Beaumont, Joshua Baker Launceston 2 Beecroft, William Veterinary Surgeon Launceston 2 Bell, W T Auctioneer Launceston 10 Bellion, James Boat Builder Launceston 1 Belstead, Francis Council Clerk Westbury 1 Bennell, James Painter Launceston 3 Bennett, Samuel Draper Launceston 1 Beveridge, William Farmer Hagley 5 Birchall, A W Stationer Launceston 2 Blackburn, John Engineer Launceston 1 Boag, James Brewer Launceston 1 Bonnilly, William Farmer Deloraine 5 Bonnilly, William, Jnr Farmer Deloraine 2 Bowen, Samuel Farmer Cape Portland 5 Brash, William Turner Launceston 1 Brean, Michael Farmer Hagley 1 Bricknell, Charles Farmer Longford 5 Briggs, Isiaih Harness Maker Longford 1 Brooke, W A Minister, CofE Launceston 5 Brooks, Edward Grocer Launceston 10 Brumby, George P Freeholder Longford 1 Butler, George P Freeholder Longford 5 Button, Edward Solicitor Launceston 5 Button, Frederick Tanner Launceston 2

20 June Tasmanian Ancestry Button, Henry Printer Launceston 5 Button, W S Merchant Launceston 25 Calvert, C C Chemist Hobart Town 5 Campion, B W Solicitor Launceston 5 Castley, James Ironmonger Launceston 12 Cawe, Edward Butcher & Freeholder Launceston 5 Clarke, John Brewer Longford 5 Cohen, Lewis Auctioneer Launceston 3 Collins, George & Emma?- per Sams & Dowling, Launceston 15 Drew Trustees Collins, George Solicitor Launceston 30 Collins, William A Solicitor Launceston 5 Cox, William Farmer Deloraine 2 Craig, James Mechanic Launceston 1 Croft, Henry Coach Builder Launceston 3 Croft, C G Tailor Launceston 2 Crookes, Merchant Launceston 100 Crookes, Licensed Victualler Launceston 2 Croome, George Tanner Perth 1 Crow, Benjamin Licensed Victualler Launceston 2 Curry, James Butcher Launceston 1 Davey, W R Jeweller Launceston 3 Davies, Jams Blacksmith Launceston 2 Dean, W B Baker Launceston 2 Dean, William Licensed Victualler Launceston 2 Dawon, William Grocer Launceston 2 De Little, Robert Gentleman Launceston 25 Ditcham, E L Merchant Launceston 10 Dix, R P Chemist Launceston 1 Dodery, George Farmer Cressy 50 Douglas, Henry Wardfen Deloraine 10 Douglas, R H Merchant Westbury 5 Dowie, H B Storekeeper Evandale 3 Dowling, H P Farmer Perth 10 Dowling, Henry Bank Actuary Launceston 80 Doyle, John Fruit Merchant Launceston 1 Doyne, W T Civil Engineer Melbourne 125 Dunning, Mary Draper Launceston 5 Drew, Kate? Launceston 15 Drysdale, John Builder Launceston 8 East William Brewer Perth 5 Edgcombe, Henry Freeholder Launceston 5 Edginton, Thomas Storekeeper Launceston 5 Edwards, Charles Farmer Longford 1 Ellis, John Timber Merchant Launceston 2 Ewing, R K Presbyterian Minster Launceston 1 Fairthorne, Landon Chemist Launceston 1 Farrelly, M J Draper Launceston 5 Farrelly, B P Draper Launceston 5

21 Tasmanian Ancestry 19 June 2007 Fawns, John Brewer Launceston 25 Fish, James Bootmaker Launceston 2 Fisher, George Merchant Launceston 10 Flude, Thomas Licensed Victualler Launceston 3 Fowler, Alexander Farmer Dunorlan 5 Fowler, Betsy Farmer Dunorlan 5 Frances, John Builder Launceston 5 Frankel, Simeon Auctioneer Launceston 3 French, James Painter Launceston 2 French, John Farmer Hagley 2 French, Samuel Freeholder Whitemoor 10 Fysh, F L Merchant Launceston 10 Gamble, H Chemist Westbury 5 Gaunt, Mathias Merchant Launceston 10 Gibbons, Edward Butcher Launceston 1 Gibson, William Gentleman Perth 50 Gillmore, George Gentleman Launceston 20 Gladman, G H Accountant Launceston 5 Goodwin, Edwin Butcher Launceston 3 Gould, Thomas Freeholder` Launceston 2 Green, A J Licensed Victualler Launceston 5 Green, James Freeholder & Farmer Bishopsbourne 10 Green, Richard Merchant Launceston 10 Griffiths, Thomas Brewer Launceston 50 Grigg, Josh Carpenter Deloraine 2 Grigg, John Carpenter Deloraine 2 Grigg, W H Carpenter Deloraine 1 Grubb, W D Solicitor Newnham 50 Gunn, R T Merchant Launceston 5 Gurr, William Ship Chandler Launceston 1 Hadfield, J S Draper Launceston 5 Hallington, John Butcher Launceston 2 Harrap, Alfred Merchant Launceston 10 Harrap, E D VDL Bank Cashier Launceston 1 Harris, W B Licensed Victualler Launceston 1 Harris, Robert Newspaper Proprietor Launceston 3 Hart, Anthony Grocer Launceston 3 Hart, John Merchant Deloraine 10 Hart, William Ironmonger Launceston 10 Hartnoll, William Freeholder Evandale 20 Hartnoll William Jnr Storekeeper Longford 2 Hatton, J D Chemist Launceston 5 Heazlewood, William Freeholder Whitemoor 5 Heazlewood, Sarah Freeholder Whitemoor 10 Higgs, Joshua Farmer Chudleigh 2 Hingston, John Farmer Exton 2 Hingston, William J Farmer Whitemoor 2 Hobkirk, J F Office Assignee Launceston 10 Hogg, James Farmer Hagley 5

22 June Tasmanian Ancestry Holloway, T Farmer Hagley 2 Home, R C D Farmer Hagley 10 Home, R C D & RM Ayre Trustees Hagley 125 Hopkins, E Draper Launceston 2 Horder, George Butcher Launceston 2 Horne, A J Freeholder Cressy 25 Horne, J D Miller Deloraine 5 Horne, Lesley Farmer Deloraine 5 Horne, R G Farmer Deloraine 5 How, James Farmer Chudleigh 1 Hubbard, George Grocer Launceston 2 Hudson, John Licensed Victualler Launceston 1 Hudson, J J Stationer Launceston 5 Hudson, George P Merchant Launceston 30 Hutchinson, William Butcher Launceston 1 Hutchinson, H S Police Clerk Longford 2 Hutley, William Engineer Launceston 1 Hyrons, John Licensed Victualler Longford 7 Hyrons, Benjamin Licensed Victualler Launceston 5 Illman, John Seed Merchant Launceston 1 Ingram, George Brewer Perth 2 Jones, Robert Licensed Victualler Launceston 2 Jones, Thomas Dealer Launceston 2 Johnstone, William Merchant Launceston 10 Joscelyne, Samuel Cabinet Maker Launceston 2 Kent, H J Engraver & Stonecutter Launceston 2 Kenworthy, Robert Agent Launceston 1 Kent, Charles Customs Officer Launceston 2 Kermode, William Gentleman Ross 50 Knight, W H Engineer Launceston 5 Knowles, Thomas Freeholder Launceston 5 Lager, John Draper Launceston 3 Laird, Henry Farmer Hagley 10 Lane, William Butcher Launceston 3 Laws, Horace Chemist Launceston 5 Laws, H W Chemist Deloraine 5 Legge, R V Freeholder Cullenswood 5 Levings, James Farmer Dunorlan 3 Levings, James Farmer Dunorlan 3 Levy, G B Draper Launceston 2 Ley, James Licensed Victualler Launceston 1 Lilley, James Licensed Victualler Launceston 10 Luckhurst, G H Accountant Launceston 1 Mahoney, Miles Sub Inspector of Police Westbury 1 Marsh, J H Clerk Launceston 1 Marlow, Robert Freeholder George Town 3 Martin, James Bookbinder Launceston 1 Martini, F Freeholder Launceston 5 Mason, Alfred N Minister of Religion Carrick 5

23 Tasmanian Ancestry 21 June 2007 Mayor, James Engineer Christ Church 20 Miller, J L Surgeon Launceston 1 Mills, Peter Architect Launceston 4 Munro, Murdoch Baker Launceston 1 Montgomery, Samuel Farmer Westbury 10 Montgomery, Samuel Jnr Farmer Hagley 2 Montgomery, Robert Farmer Hagley 2 Mrooision, William Licensed Victualler Launceston 5 Motton, W Innkeeper Exton 2 Munce, R H Farmer Deloraine 5 Murphy, John Draper Launceston 7 McBain, D Mechanic Launceston 1 McCormick, John Blacksmith Westbury 2 McEachern, R W Accountant Launceston 2 McLoughlin, James Grocer Launceston 1 McMahon, Joseph? Launceston 2 McNee, James Dealer Launceston 1 Nairn, James Wheelwright Deloraine 2 Newey, Robert Dealer Launceston 1 Nickolls, H B Storekeeper Longford 10 Noake, E Brewer Longford 10 Norwood, W J Agent Launceston 5 Oldaker, W H Farmer Hagley 3 Oliver, William Farmer Dunorland 1 Overell, J J Draper Launceston 5 O'Keefe, D Jnr Farmer Perth 2 O'Reilly, F P Draper Launceston 1 Parker, J G Gentleman Parknook 5 Parkinson, W H Butcher Longford 2 Parry, David Blacksmith Hagley 2 Pearson, George Licensed Victualler Bishopsbourne 5 Peckett, Daniel Farmer Chudleigh 4 Peter, William Iron Founder Launceston 3 Phillips, James Farmer Deloraine 5 Pitt, William Farmer Longford 5 Poole, R Z Warehouseman Launceston 5 Porter John Accountant Launceston 2 Powell, Richard Butcher Launceston 2 Price, Charles Independent Minister Launceston 1 Price, R H Grocer Launceston 2 Pullen George Clerk Launceston 5 Pullen George Schoolmaster Exton 4 Pullen Thomas Blacksmith Westbury 2 Ralph, Daniel Innkeeper Carrick 2 Rankin, John Livery Stable Keeper Schoolmaster 5 Rankin, William Licensed Victualler Launceston 1 Ready, F H Storekeeper Westbury 2 Ridley, Shepherd Soap & Candle maker Launceston 2 Ritchie, George? Longford 5

24 June Tasmanian Ancestry Ritchie, Thomas Miller Longford 25 Ritchie, William Solicitor Launceston 10 Roberts, James Grocer Launceston 2 Roberts, J M Farmer Chudleigh 5 Roberts, J W Storekeeper Westbury 2 Robertson, David Farmer Elizabeth Town 2 Robertson, James Farmer Exton 2 Robertson, James Merchant Launceston 50 Rock, D Surgeon Deloraine 5 Rooke, A F Brewer 'Retreat' Deloraine 25 Room, Daniel Draper Launceston 4 Ross, James Farmer Bishopsbourne 10 Russell, R Presbyterian Minister Evandale 5 Russell, William Licensed Victualler Perth 5 Sage, Robert Timber Merchant Launceston 40 Scott, George Farmer Hagley 5 Scott, George Jnr Farmer Hagley 2 Sharp, Thomas Music Teacher Launceston 2 Sharp, William Music Teacher Launceston 2 Shields, George Ship Smith Launceston 1 Shorey, Samuel Freeholder Deloraine 5 Simmons, J W Licensed Victualler Launceston 2 Simmons, M Innkeeper Westbury 3 Simpson, A Jeweller Launceston 1 Simpson, John Cabinet Maker Launceston 1 Skilly, William Draper Launceston 2 Slater, G P Miller Deloraine 1 Smith, Edward Freeholder Westbury 5 Smith, James H Warehouseman Launceston 5 Smith, James Hood Warehouseman Launceston 10 Smith, J L? Longford 5 Smith, John Storekeeper Longford 1 Smith, Thomas Butcher Launceston 1 Smith, William Wheelwright Westbury 2 Smith, W Farmer Westbury 1 Spencer, Edward Licensed Victualler Launceston 1 Spicer, F B Chemist Launceston 5 Stephenson, John Printer Launceston 2 Sutton, S J Baker Launceston 1 Tankard Mathew Farmer Launceston 5 Thom, William Master Mariner Launceston 2 Thomas, Thomas W Draper Launceston 10 Thompson, Alexander Stationery Launceston 1 Thompson, J J Freeholder Launceston 5 Thornton, Joseph? Longford 2 Toosey, J D Farmer Launceston 5 Torrance, Robert Ironmonger Launceston 5 Turner, H Farmer Perth 2 Turner, William Licensed Victualler Launceston 3

25 Tasmanian Ancestry 23 June 2007 Turner, William Tanner Launceston 6 Tyson, Mathew Freeholder Launceston 5 Tyson, William Builder Launceston 5 Vaughan, George Baker Launceston 2 Wade, W R Licensed Victualler Launceston 1 Walch, J Stationer Hobart Town 12 Walker, Mary Farmer Hagley 5 Walker, Michael Farmer Exton 10 Walters, Charles Farmer Chudleigh 1 Walters, William Farmer Chudleigh 1 Webb, William Farmer Longford 5 Webster, Alexander Ironmonger Launceston 25 Weedon, C J Auctioneer Launceston 20 Weetman, CJ Representative, Launceston 2 Merchant White, W W Warehouseman Launceston 20 Wigan, Arthur Farmer Wesley Vale 4 Williams, E P Shopkeeper Carrick 1 Williams, Henry Farmer Deloraine 3 Williams, James Freeholder Launceston 3 Williams, John Shopkeeper Longford 5 Williamson, Caleb Draper Launceston 10 Willis, R h Collector of Customs Launceston 1 Woodgate, W R Grocer Launceston 3 Woolfsen, J Shopkeeper Launceston 1 Woolnough, William Storekeeper Exton 2 Wright, John Shopkeeper Longford 5 Wright, William Freeholder Cressy 5 Wright, William Painter Launceston 1 Wyatt, William Farmer Dunorlan 5 New Access Policy (Vic List, March 2007) The Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages will release a new Access Policy later this year. Specific to family historians, the new access policy will state that the restriction period for Birth records will increase from 75 years to 100 years. Restriction periods for death and marriage records will remain unchanged, 10 years and 60 years respectively. The new policy was to be introduced from 2 April 2007 but this has been delayed following some pressure from the family history industry (including the AIGS) who felt that this was insufficient time.

26 June Tasmanian Ancestry A Strange Discovery Launceston Examiner, 2 October, 1899, p8 c2 The removal of bodies from Point Gellibrand, one of the earliest burial grounds in Victoria, to the Williamstown Cemetery is proving a larger undertaking than had been expected. The Railway Department s estimate of the number of bodies interred there, after making careful enquiries, was 200; the number so far removed is over 700, and about 100 more still remain to be exhumed. As might be expected (says the Age) the condition of the bodies is invariably in harmony with the rude surroundings of the place, and the circumstances under which these early interments took place. It has been a common thing to find bodies thrown into their graves with their clothes, and even their boots, on. In some cases even the coffin was dispensed with, and the remains of two or three prisoners were found in irons. In contrast to this, a startling discovery was made in opening a grave last week. Instead of the ordinary broken fragment of rotten board, an entire coffin was found in a perfectly sound condition. It was as though it had only been a few months under ground, and tools had to be used in order to wrench open the lid. When this was done, the workmen beheld the body of a young woman, wrapped in a winding sheet, in as perfect a state of preservation as if it had not been interred for 10 days. As no interment has been permitted at Point Gellibrand since 1857, it was at once apparent that the body had been preserved; but it seemed incredible that it should have been so remarkably well done, even the hair and the teeth remaining intact, whilst the body was perfectly firm and rigid. The coffin was made of American ash, and had been hermetically sealed, the joints having been pine pitched and dovetailed, and the coffin lined with oilcloth. The body was embalmed in spirits, and packed in teased hemp. The coffin was inspected by Dr GRESSWELL. It seems quite evident that the death took place on board ship, and that the body was preserved and taken ashore for interment. The only other traces of pathetic interest that remain are a gold rimmed smelling salts bottle, interred with a little child; the body of Mary REDDAN, aged 29 years, and interred in an elaborate brick vault, and that of a convict, whose last smoke having been indulged in, was buried in his clothes and boots, accompanied by his pipe and half a pipeful of tobacco. T.A.M.I.O.T and eheritage click on Monuments and Historic Sites To access transcriptions of the headstones surviving in some 800 cemeteries around Tasmania; held by the five Branches around the State: Burnie, Devonport, Hobart, Huon and Launceston. Cemeteries are arranged by municipality and alphabetically. T.A.M.I.O.T. fiche are available for purchase from TFHS Inc. PO Box 191, Launceston TAS 7250, and images are available for purchase from the branches

27 Tasmanian Ancestry 25 June 2007 The Tasmanian Contingent (Boer War) Launceston Examiner, 1 Nov, 1899, p6 c6 & p7 c1 Scenes at the send-off We publish today a series of illustrations, reproduced from photographs, of the most striking features connected with the departure of the Tasmanian contingent for the front. It was an historic day, and the scene one that will remain indelibly engraven upon the mind of all who were its witnesses. For the information of those absent friends to whom doubtless many of these supplements will be forwarded, it may be explained that the contingent numbers eighty men, and was commanded by Captain Cyril CAMERON. It was a voluntary offer from the Government, parliament and people made as an earnest of Tasmania's staunch desire to take her part in Greater Britain's imperial destinies and accepted by the home authorities in the spirit in which the venture was launched. The eighty men were selected from a large number of volunteers and had a week's hard drilling in barracks at Hobart ere they sailed. Early on Friday morning last they left Hobart by special train, arriving in Launceston, after a triumphal progress along the line shortly after noon. Here some of their comrades-in-arms met them, the whole body of 900 marching to the Albert Hall, where the Mayor, Alderman PANTON, banqueted the contingent and the local officers and the citizens lunched the rest. That over, the troops paraded in the City Park, where Mesdames COLLINS, wife of the Minister of Defence (Hon G T COLLINS, MLC) and MARTIN, wife of Lieut-Colonel MARTIN, officer commanding the Second Battalion, presented the contingent with a flag for their commander's tent and a silver mounted bugle. The march to the wharf was then begun, thousands of citizens and country visitors lining the route, and giving the contingent a magnificent send-off as the Coogee drew out in the stream and sailed for Melbourne. Our illustrations depict the most notable of a long list of memorable scenes. The officers: And now a few words as to the officers in charge of the contingent. Captain Cyril St Clair CAMERON is a typical soldier, and has seen plenty of active service. He has been 20 years altogether in the regular army, and went through the Afghan war, taking part in Lord ROBERTS' famous march to Candahar. He was then appointed adjutant of one of the yeomanry corps in England an important position, and one that is only given to the smartest officers, inasmuch as they are practically responsible for the training and efficiency of their men. After holding that post for some time, Captain Cameron retired from the active ranks, but under conditions which rendered him liable to be called on if his services were desired. He is an old Grammar School boy, about 42 years of age, and commands the Evandale company of the Second Battalion. Captain Wallace BROWN, who has gone with the contingent as senior subaltern, hails from Ulverstone, and is a brother of Major Brown, who commands the Third Battalion. He entered the auxiliary force as a private, receiving promotion to sergeant, then lieutenant, and recently, on the reorganisation of the infantry, obtaining a commission as captain. He is a man of about 35. Lieutenant F B HERITAGE, of the Second Battalion, evinced the military spirit very early in life he is only 22 or so now joining the Launceston Cadets, from the

28 June Tasmanian Ancestry ranks of which he received promotion, as lieutenant, to the infantry. At the present time he holds the position of lieutenant and acting-adjutant to the headquarters staff of the Second Battalion. Lieutenant G E REID was formerly in the Royal Artillery, and subsequently in the Madras Cavalry. On retirement, he settled in Tasmania, and is a lieutenant of the First Battalion. The men ABBOTT, H B T, S.T.A., Hobart HARRIS, J, 2nd Battalion, Launceston ANDERSON, T, Zeehan HEADLAM, L V, Tunbridge ARMSTRONG, W, First Battalion, Hobart HOLMEWOOD, A, Bellerive BAILEY, E, Avoca HOPE, J, Sheffield BALLANTYNE,, Penguin HOUGH, A, Ulverstone BARKER, T W, Ulverstone HUTTON, J, Ulverstone BARNES, C J, Sergeant, Zeehan HYNES, C, Ulverstone BARNES, R H, Penguin JEPHSON, A H, First Battalion Hobart BETTS, A, Brighton KEYS, M, Zeehan BLACK, H, Cressy LADE, C, Ulverstone BLOWER, J, Penguin LATHEY, A J, Devonport BLYTHE, O, Campbell Town LEE, E H, Cressy BRIANT, F, First Battalion, Hobart LOWTHER, W P, Sergeant, Scottsdale BROTHERS, C, North Motton LOWTHER, G M, Scottsdale BUTTON, A, Evandale LYNCH, F, Ulverstone CHALMERS, C, First Battalion, Hobart MADDOX, H, 2nd Battalion, Launceston CHALMERS, R, Brighton McGUINESS, E, Zeehan CHILCOTE, C, Longford McGUINNESS, H, Forcett COLES, W R, Ulverstone McGUIRE, F A, Penguin COLLINS, C, Evandale MORRISBY, F E, Bellerive COLLINS, V, Evandale MORSE, J, Sheffield COOMBE, A, Campbell Town PAGE, J L R, S.T.A. Hobart COSTELLO, Sgt-Major, staff instructor, L'ton PARKER, A, Sorell COX, H J, Second Battalion Launceston PARSELLE, E, Corporal, Launceston DAVIS, H J, 2nd Battalion, Launceston PEDDER, C, Bellerive DENNIS, A, Evandale PEERS, V J, Zeehan DUCIE, W, Evandale REYNOLDS, A J, First Battalion, Hobart EDWARDS, J, Brighton ROBERTS, J, Scottsdale ELLIOTT, J, 2nd Battalion Launceston SMITH, K A, 2nd Battalion, Launceston FREMLIN, C J, Glenorchy SMITH, F A, Army Medical Corps, L'ton GABEY, R W, Scottsdale STEPHENSON, C, Scottsdale GIBLIN, A V, Sergeant, Sandy Bay Co SWAN, M H, Sandy Bay Company GILHAM, A, Ulverstone WALKER, G, Forcett GILLIES, A, Campbell Town WEEDING, F, Glenorchy GRANAGAN, D, Campbell Town WHITELAW, J H, 2nd Battalion, L'ton GREENBACK, E L, S.T.A., Hobart WILLIAMS, S, First Battalion, Hobart HALL, G F, 2nd Battalion, Launceston WILSON, Robert, Richmond HALLAM, H, Glenorchy

29 Tasmanian Ancestry 27 June 2007 The Kit List Launceston Examiner, 3 Nov, 1899, p6 c5 What a soldier has to carry: In addition to heavy marches and the task of fighting, the soldier, both officer and private, carries a good weight into the battlefield with him. The articles carried on the person by an infantry officer weigh 38lb 12¼oz, while the private carries 47lb 12oz. In addition the officer carries 22lb 5½oz in his valise, and the private 18lb 6¼oz in his kit-bags, the total weight of the belongings taken by each being: Officer 61lb 1¾; private, 66lb 2¼oz. The details of the kit which the Victorian infantry private will carry on the march are: lb. oz. Belts, flannel 0 6¼ Boots, ankle, pair 3 9½ Braces, web, pair 0 4½ Coat, great, grey, with cape 7 3 Drawers, pair 1 0½ Dressing, field, & description card 0 4¼ Hat (full-dress, head-dress) 0 7 Haversack, with balance of day's rations 2 0 Jacket, khaki cloth 2 3½ Leggings, leather, pair 2 3 Shirt, Crimean 0 11 Socks, pair 0 5 Trousers, khaki cloth, pair 1 12½ Waistcoat, sleeved 1 2 Bayonet, with scabbard 1 7 Belt, waist 0 10¼ Bottle, oil, full 0 3½ Bottle, water, full, with straps 2 6 Braces, V.E. 1 0½ Frog 0 3 Knife, clasp, with lanyard 0 4¾ Pouches, with 100 rounds.303 ammunition 7 6¾ Pull-through 0 1¼ Rifle, M.-E.,.303, with rod & protector 8 9¼ Sling, rifle 0 4 Tin, mess, with strap & cover 1 11¾ Weight Trivia The British army privates may not marry before the completion of seven years' service, and they must possess at least one badge, and then only are they permitted to marry with the consent of the commanding officer.

30 June Ancestry.com Tasmanian Ancestry The world s largest online collection of family history information is continually adding records and searchable databases for the UK, USA and also Australia. Recent additions include: 1871 Census Records for Scotland 1891 Census Records for Scotland British Army WWI Pensions Images of many of the original records can be viewed on screen or printed out eg Census Records for England & Wales (every ten years from 1841 to 1901); Scottish Census Records 1841 to 1901 (except 1881); BDM Indexes for England & Wales; and UK & Ireland Parish and Probate Records. Access to Ancestry.com is available on dedicated computers at both Hobart and Burnie Branch Libraries. Available at our Burnie or Hobart Branches See contact detail inside back cover Old-Time Inns Launceston Examiner, 26 June, 1899, p5 c1 There were not many public houses in the south 80 years ago. In 1819 the number, signs and holders were as follow: William STOCKER, Derwent HoteI; Richard WALLACE, Cat and Fiddle; Henry ANSON, City of London Arms; Francis BARNES, Hope; Charles CONNOLLY, Bricklayers Arms; John EDDINGTON, Bird in Hand; Michael LEE, Freemasons Arms; James LORD, Dusty Miller; Thomas RANSOM, Joiners Arms; Richard ALLRIGHT, Crooked Billet; William BROADHURST, Jolly Sailor. At Clarence Plains William ATKINS had the Chequers. At the Black Snake, Messrs. AUSTIN & EARLE looked after the Barley Mow, and at Herdsman s Cove, John SENIOR kept the Punch Bowl. The Cat and Fiddle (says the Tasmanian News) stood somewhere about where Mr DAVIS shop in Elizabeth Street now stands, and the alley way leading up to his stores was known for years as Cat and Fiddle Alley.

31 Tasmanian Ancestry 29 June 2007 Just Released The final in this series Volume 12, $30.00 Muriel & Betty Bissett An Index to Launceston Examiner This series covers the personal announcements from the Launceston Examiner from its inception on 12 March 1842 until 31 December 1899 (in 1900 the name was changed to The Examiner) There are Birth, Death and Marriage notices as well as deaths and marriages gleaned from news items. Selected news items of interest to family historians have also been included In the early years of the first volume Police Reports were detailed and give a graphic picture of the social conditions prevailing, as do the Police Intelligence, Supreme Court and Quarter Sessions reports, which in many cases culminate in the report of an Execution Volume 1, $36.00 Volume 2, $30.00 Volume 3, Electoral Roll 1856 $25.00 Volume 4, $30.00 Volume 5, $30.00 Volume 6, $30.00 Volume 7, $30.00 Volume 8, $36.00 Volume 9, $36.00 Volume 10, $36.00 Volume 11, $30.00 Available from TFHS Inc. Launceston Branch PO Box 1290, Launceston, TAS 7250 Plus $9.00 p&p (TFHS Inc. Members less 10% plus $9.00 p&p)

32 June Tasmanian Ancestry Help Wanted Byng/ Morris Seeking information on the descendant daughters of John BYNG and Mary Ann (nee WALLACE) Emma b Melbourne md. James MORRIS of USA 1873, Henrietta (aka Alice) b South Australia, had daughter Emma Jane b. c1867, md John JOHN of West Indies 1876, d Melbourne; Sophia Victoria b c1852 Victoria or South Australia; Mary Teresa b Melbourne. Family lived Melbourne, Mt Gambier and Kyneton. Please contact Joan Crowle, 11 Davern St, Pascoe Vale South VIC 3044, (Member No 6269) Cornish Association The Cornish Association would like to hear from Tasmanians who have Cornish ancestors/ connections. They are collecting data relating to the Cornish influence on Tasmanians ie. migration to Australia, mining, singing, dancing, cooking, mythology etc. Some of the Cornish names listed: Edgecumbe, Elliott, Floyd, Gartrell, Langsford, Oates, Symons, Trenery, Trewartha etc. Please contact George Steven gws@pacific.net.au Duke of Wellington, Launceston Seeking information on the Duke of Wellington Inn/ Hotel, in Wellington St, Launceston. My Great Grand Aunt Elizabeth (Betsy) nee INCHBOLD and husband John CARTER were the publicans there from about early 1850 and it was in the family into the 1870s. I am very keen to learn the history of this building and am wondering if anyone has researched these premises and would be happy to share? Please contact Rosemary Hayes, PO Box 106, Rosanna VIC 3084, rhayes@datacodsl.com (Member No 2034) Kelly/ Shore Castra Road/ Ulverstone area. Children of Janet Margaret SHORE (nee BRITTON) and Thomas KELLY. Thomas b. 1895, Leslie Lionel b. 1897, Sylvia Mary b. 1899, Janet Lila b and Amos Daniel b Please contact Shirley Stevenson, 13 Marrah Drive, Bairnsdale VIC 3875, dands@eftel.net.au (Member No 3038) Mahoney/ Glover Mary Ann MAHONEY M. Samuel GLOVER, Hobart 25th Oct Witness Hannah Mahoney. Children: Thomas 1854, Sarah 1856 & John Samuel Glover d. 25 Jan 1867, Bothwell. Mary Ann Glover m. Robert WELLS, Bothwell 23 Oct Children: James 1868, Mary Ann 1871 & George Were Mary Ann & Hannah sisters? On what ship and when did Mary Ann come to Tasmania? I have two unidentified photos that may be Mary Ann and Hannah. Please contact Jacqueline Pike, (Member No 5082)

33 Tasmanian Ancestry 31 June 2007 Murray/ Anderson/ Warby Seeking information/ descendants of Mary MURRAY (d un), md Robert ANDERSON 1864, Albury, NSW. Elizabeth Murray d Brighton Vic, md Robert WARBY 1873, Albury NSW. I am a descendant from sister Christina Murray d Footscray Vic, md 1862 William SWAN(N) Launceston Tas. All record b. Glasgow, Scotland to John MURRAY and Elizabeth FULTON. Please contact Janet Wilson janet_wilson@bigpond.com (Member No 4288) Shanahan In 1851 Johanna Shanahan married Patrick KEOGH in Hobart. They lived for several years in Cygnet, then moved north to the area around Ulverstone. Patrick KEOGH [KEHOE] died in 1876 and his widow then remarried a Thomas Ryan KENNEDY in Johanna KENNEDY as she now was, died in 1901 at Ulverstone. There are many hundreds of descendants of the original couple, who may be able to assist in advising when and how Johanna entered Tasmania, and where in Ireland she was born. My interest is in Ellen SHANAHAN, who was married to Richard WILLIAMS of Cygnet and reputed to be an older sister of Johanna again we do not know [for certain] how and when Ellen and Johanna arrived in Tasmania, so are seeking assistance from the wider Shanahan family. All information including family gossip gladly accepted. Please reply to Robert Emirali, PO Box 1212 Rosny Park 7018 TAS or ; emcol@primus.com.au. (Member No 3113) Sullivan In 1873 Cornelius Sullivan and his wife Johanna together with their children John, Margaret, James Patrick, Cornelius and Johanna arrived in Tasmanian from Ireland. Further children born in the Cygnet area were Stephen and Michael, who had no children, and Mary Ann, Elizabeth and Catherine. Any information on descendants of this Sullivan famiul would be appreciated. Family names which could be connected are O'NEILL and TALBOT. Please Adrienne on or Adrian.baldock@bigpond.com.au. (Member No 6341) Help Wanted queries are published free for members of the TFHS Inc. (provided membership number is quoted) and at a cost of $11.00 (inc. GST) per query to non-members. Special Interest Groups: advertising rates apply. Members are entitled to three free queries per year, and should be limited to 100 words. All additional queries will be published at a cost of $ Only one query per member per issue will be published unless space permits otherwise. Queries should be forwarded to The Editor, Tasmanian Ancestry, PO Box 191 Launceston TAS 7250 or editors@tasfhs.org

34 June Tasmanian Ancestry New Members A warm welcome is extended to the following new members 6524 ROBSON Mr Noel PO Box 6083 MALABAR NSW TURNER Ms Donna PO Box 6083 MALABAR NSW RICHMOND Brenda J 3968 El Canto Drive SPRING VALLEY CA brendajoyr@sbcglobal.net 6528 BAKES Mrs Ann Maree Not for publication 6529 McMEEKIN Mrs Joy Irene 15 Daphne St WYNYARD TAS 7325 jmcmeekin@vtown.com.au 6530 POORTENAAR Mrs Alison J 759 Circular Road EAST RIDGLEY TAS 7320 poorties@bigpond.com 6531 SYNNOTT Mr James Mervyn- Not for publication NEWMAN Mrs Lindy Anne 17 McPhee St BURNIE TAS FAULKNER Dr Graeme GPO Box 218 SOUTH HOBART TAS WILLIAMS Mrs Mary Agnes 17 McPhee St BURNIE TAS docgraemefaulkner@gmail.com 6535 SMITH Mr Denis Lynn 22 Vista Street GREENWICH NSW PROPHET Gail Mary 86 High Street SHEFFIELD TAS 7306 gail.profet@yahoo.com 6537 BUTTON Mr Charles 1/28 Marlborough St SANDY BAY TAS 7005 charles@button.id.au 6538 RATTRAY Mrs Barbara Ann 787 Relbia Road RELBIA TAS CLARK Mrs Leanne Fay 135 Main St ULVERSTONE TAS 7315 ifclark@netspace.net.au 6540 THORP Mrs Margaret Nichols - Not for publication 6541 CHRISTIAN Beverley 16 Balamara St BELLERIVE TAS O'CONNOR Mrs Sally PO Box 251 ULVERSTONE TAS 7315 sallgeo@bigpond.com 6543 HINDS Mr Frederick Gordon 11 Sharon Court DEVONPORT TAS 7310 pelican29@bigpond.com 6544 HINDS Mrs Evaleen 11 Sharon Court DEVONPORT TAS 7310 pelican29@bigpond.com 6545 ALLAN Mrs Margaret 579 Gellibrand Drive SANDFORD TAS HARRIS Mrs Patricia Faye 23 Ross Avenue INVERMAY TAS 7248 pharris@iprimus.com.au 6547 HALCOMBE Mr Donald 42 Ramsay Street NEWSTEAD TAS 7250 George 6548 POOLE Mrs Catherine 1 Walnut Grove SUMMERHILL TAS PLAMBECK Mrs Shirley Margaret - Not for publication 6550 BOYES Mr John Sibley 311 Fisher Ave SANDY BAY TAS 7005 jiboyes@bigpond.net.au 6551 DAVIS Miss Michelle PO Box 211 YULARA N T 0872 shelldavis2@hotmail.com 6552 HARRIS Ms Gaylene 3/135 James Street NEW FARM QLD 4005 Margaret gaylene.harris@gmail.com 6553 STURZAKER Mrs M Elaine 74 Upper Brougham St W LAUNCESTON TAS 7250 je.sturzaker@bigpond.net.au 6554 ARMSBY Mrs Helen Louise - Not for publication 6555 PROPHET Mr Keith Francis 86 High St SHEFFIELD TAS 7306 gail.prophet@yahoo.com 6556 FRENCH Mrs Maureen June 2/13 Locket Street ULVERSTONE TAS 7315 maudfre@iprimus.com.au

35 Tasmanian Ancestry 33 June SKILLINGTON Mrs Kay 16 Chapman St BELLERIVE TAS RAU Mrs Ann Marie RMB 200 Arthur Highway SORELL TAS McALPINE Mrs Colette Frances - Not for publication 6560 WALSH Ms Sharon PO Box 494 BURNIE TAS 7320 walshsl@bigpond.com 6561 WILSON Mrs Helen Dawn 3 New Street SOMERSET TAS 7322 pushbiker@iprimus.com.au 6562 GUNN Mr Thomas 43 Burke St LAUNCESTON TAS 7250 Thomas.Gunn@utas.edu.au 6563 WILSON Ms Marie G 16 Wilson Place ULVERSTONE TAS WARREN Mrs Lee 164 Blackstone Road BLACKSTONE TAS 7250 anne_warren2003@yahoo.com.au HGHTS 6565 RODD Mr Neil William (Bill) 21 Kunama Drive KINGSTON TAS RODD Mrs Susan Janet 21 Kunama Drive KINGSTON TAS QUINN Mrs Elizabeth PO Box 279 LATROBE TAS 7307 Caroline 6568 COLLINS Mr Michael R 6/12 Kay Street TRIABUNNA TAS 7190 ruby_and_mike@bigpond.com 6569 DOBSON Mr Ross GPO Box 465 HOBART TAS 7001 Ross.Dobson@gmail.com 6570 KING Mrs Wilma Elryn 205 Redwood Road KINGSTON TAS 7050 wdking@iprimus.com.au 6571 YOUNG Ms J Margot PO Box 564 GLENORCHY TAS 7010 margoy@optusnet.com.au 6572 GILLIES Mrs Sandra Lee 85 Tarrawarra Lane ROMSEY VIC 3434 sgillies@bigpond.com 6573 BREEN Mrs Patricia Anne 9 Greenway Avenue DEVONPORT TAS 7310 gpbreen@bigpond.com 6574 HARPER Mrs Joy Leonie 8 Antill Street BLAXLAND NSW 2774 joylharper@gmail.com New Members' Interests Name Place/Area Time M'ship No. AITKEN John Falkirk SCT All 6573 ANDERSON Jesse TAS AUS d. 7 Sep ASPINALL Robert Preston LAN ENG BAILEY Joseph ESS ENG BARRISFORD family First Fleeters NORFOLK IS BARRISFORD John & Hanna Hobart via Norfolk Is AUS BATT Amy Madge Deloraine TAS AUS All 6547 BELL Thomas Cygnet TAS AUS BINSON John Oatlands TAS AUS 1860 on 6572 BINSON William Henry Oatlands TAS AUS BOLAND Bridget Kilclare IRL All 6573 BOND ESS ENG BOYES family TAS & ENG BOYTON ESS ENG BRYCE James TAS AUS Dec BURGESS James Hobart TAS AUS CALLOW Robert St Marylebone MDX ENG

36 June Tasmanian Ancestry Name Place/Area Time M'ship No. CALLOW Thomas St Marylebone MDX ENG CAMBRELL Lillian NSW AUS 1850 on 6567 CAMBRELL Myrtle NSW AUS 1850 on 6567 CARANDINI Maria Hobart TAS AUS CARDLIDGE John Hobart TAS AUS CARSTAIRS SCT All 6557 CARTLEDGE John Berslem STS ENG c CASSIDY Catherine NW Coast TAS AUS CHALMERS Mary TAS AUS Jun CHAMLEY George Knightsbridge London ENG 1830s 6564 CHOPPING/CHOPPIN/CHOPPEN All All 6541 CHRISTIAN Hobart/ Christchurch NZ All 6541 CINNAMON Launceston TAS AUS All 6570 CLOVER ENG & SCT All 6557 COGHLAN/ COCKLIN Catherine Port Sorell COLE family AUS & ENG COLLINS Michael Cork IRL All 6573 COOK Laurie NSW AUS 1929 on 6567 COOPER Sydney Hanley STS ENG- Gormanston TAS AUS COOPER/HIGGINBOTHAM Mary Hanley STS ENG/ Gormanston TAS AUS Ellen COSTELLO Richard 6529 CRAWFORD SCT & IRE CURRAN Agnes 6532 CURRAN Agnes Glasgow SCT DALY Edward Co West Meath IRL DAVEY Bruny Island TAS AUS DAVIES Benjamin TAS AUS DAVIES Enoch Aberporth CGN WLS DAVIES Owen Whangaroa NZ DAVIES Owen Hobart Town TAS AUS DAVIES Owen Llangarong CGN WLS DAY Chiltern VIC AUS All 6570 DOUBLEDAY George H A Truro CON ENG c DUNN Catherine IRE? EMMETT Skelton Horton TAS AUS FAULKNER 6534 FISHER Hobart TAS AUS 1880-present 6539 FITZMAURICE Francis Dublin IRL 1800s 6556 FLYNN James TAS AUS c FOREMAN Alice Hobart TAS AUS FOX Sarah ENG FOYSTER ESS & NFK ENG GARDAM All areas All 6560 GRAVES 6534 GREGORY Sarah Jane QLD NSW & TAS AUS GRUDY John William 6529 GUNN Caithness SCT & TAS All 6562 HARDIE Glasgow SCT 1800s 6543

37 Tasmanian Ancestry 35 June 2007 Name Place/Area Time M'ship No. HARRIS James ENG arr abt 1854 c HARTLAND WOR & Birmingham ENG HEALY Mary Circular Head TAS AUS HENDERSON Edinburgh & Linlithgow SCT HETHERINGTON Borders ENG All 6557 HILL Mary Oatlands TAS AUS 1867 on 6572 HILL Sarah Oatlands TAS AUS 1820s 6572 HILL Thomas Oatlands TAS AUS 1820s 6572 HINDS Belfast N.IRE 1800S 6543 HOW James Cambridge? ENG 1830s 6564 HYATT Henry James Hobart TAS AUS ISENBART family GER & USA IVINE Borders ENG All 6557 JAMIESON SCT & IRE JHONSON Thomas d. TAS AUS JOHNSON/Jhonson Charles Hobart TAS AUS b. 17 Dec JONES Harriet 6529 JONES Sarah Bath WLS 1830s 6564 KEMP Emily St Marylebone MDX ENG KEOGH Hanora Galway IRL KINNIBURGH SCT IRE LAING Glasgow & FIF SCT LAUNCESTON GRAMMAR All Students All 6562 LEATHEM/LEATHEAM Melbourne/ Shoalhaven NSW c1850s 6541 LEITH William Elliott All 1769? 6561 LESTRANGE Mary ENG. Abt 1822 "Providence" c LORD Hobart TAS AUS All 6542 LOWE Glasgow SCT 1800s 6543 MARTIN ESS ENG MASON SCT All 6557 MASON William Dumbarton SCT All 6573 McCAMMONT SCT & IRE McDONALD George WIL & CON ENG MEAON Mary All c1800 on 6566 MICHELL [sic] NSW/ Adelaide/ ex CON c1800s 6541 MILBURN ENG & SCT All 6557 MORONEY John Wynyard TAS AUS MURRAY Ellen Wynyard TAS AUS MURRAY John Wynyard TAS AUS MURRAY Rosetta TAS AUS c NEWBON Charlotte H Walton ENG arr 02/ NICHOLS John ENG. Arr 1804 "Ocean" c NICHOLS Robert Albury NSW AUS NICHOLS Thomas Oatlands TAS AUS NICHOLS William Ralph's Bay TAS AUS 2/09/ NORRIS Jabez All All 6565 OAKES Hobart TAS AUS 1880-present 6539 O'BRIEN, John Mullagh CLA IRL 1800s 6556 O'ROURKE Sarah Cygnet TAS AUS

38 June Tasmanian Ancestry Name Place/Area Time M'ship No. PAGE William Fredk John Mingenew Fremantle WA PATERSON Perth SCT UK All 6570 POORTENAAR Holland PRIOR All areas All 6560 PROSSER Thomas Monmouth WLS QUINN Huon TAS AUS RIORDON/REARDON Elizabeth TAS AUS c ROBERTSON Edinburgh & Linlighgow SCT ROCKLIFF Aubrey Burnie TAS AUS RODD Henry TAS AUS c RUSSELL John Tipperary IRL RUST William Henry Oatlands TAS AUS SAUNDERS Chiltern VIC AUS All 6570 SEYMOUR ESS ENG SKEGGS James ENG SMITH John Marchington TAS AUS STEDMAN/STEADMAN Kelso near Bathurst NSW AUS STURZAKER John All STURZAKER John snr/jnr WIL & CON ENG SWINDELLS John Macclesfield CHS ENG c SWINDELLS Mary Virginia Bothwell TAS AUS TEMPLETON Alexander IRE THOMPSON Hobart TAS AUS 1880-present 6539 TUCKER John Alfred Railton TAS AUS WARREN Alfred TAS AUS c1800s 6558 WATSON SCT & IRE All names remain the property of the Tasmanian Family History Society Inc. and will not be sold on in a database If you find a name in which you are interested, please note the membership number and check the New Members' listing for the appropriate name and address. Please enclose a stamped self-addressed envelope and don't forget to reply if you received a SSAE. Note: If you have ticked the block on the Membership Application/ Renewal Form indicating that you wish your contact details to remain private, your Members Interests will not be published. Privacy Statement Unless specifically denied by members when joining the Society, or upon renewing their membership, contact details and member's interests may be published in Tasmanian Ancestry and other publications of the Society. A copy of the 'Privacy Policy' of the Society is available on request at Branch Libraries or from State or Branch Secretaries. The 'Privacy Policy' sets out the obligations of the Society in compliance with the Privacy Act of 1988 and the amendments of that Act

39 June Diary Notes Tasmanian Ancestry September, 15th 2007: Tasmanian Local and Family History Fair, Westbury Historical Society issue an invitation for people or groups who would like to participate, to contact the History Room or go to the Website to obtain registration forms: westburyhistorical.org.au. November, 3rd and 4th th Biennial Tasmanian Local History Conference at Richmond, hosted by The Coal River Valley Historical Society Inc. For more information contact the Secretary, PO Box 115, Richmond TAS November October 2008: Norfolk Island Bicentenary Sailings on board the Lady Nelson: Wednesday 28 November 2007 (Lady Nelson) Thursday 17 January 2008 (Porpoise) Saturday 1 March 2008 (Lady Nelson) Thursday 5 June 2008 (Estramina) Sunday 5 October 2008 (City of Edinburgh) To celebrate the arrivals of the Norfolk Islanders Leaving from Elizabeth St Pier, Hobart (10am-12 noon and 1pm-3pm) Bookings can be made for all sailings at the Lady Nelson Office Dockhead Building Franklin Wharf, Hobart 10am 3pm weekdays Irene Schaffer, Lady Nelson's Historian, will be on board and give talks about the passengers who arrived on the different ships. For more information phone Irene Schaffer or schafferi@optusnet.com.au New Norfolk, TAS Australia New Norfolk is an historic Australian town, settled mainly by Norfolk Island evacuees in This anniversary will be commemorated at two major events in Back to New Norfolk 2008: an Autumn Commemoration of the Bicentenary of the town of New Norfolk. Descendants of the Norfolk Islanders and First Settlers, those with ancestral connections and anyone who has ever lived or worked in the town, will be welcome to join in the celebrations. New Norfolk 2008: the 4th World Norfolk and Norwich Gathering, springtime in scenic New Norfolk. Join us "Down Under Down Under" in Tasmania Australia's island state for the 4th World Family Gathering of people from places named Norfolk or Norwich. A special invitation is extended to anyone for Norfolk or Norwich community worldwide. For more information or to be added to our contact list: info@newnorfolk2008.com or Web: or contact the Secretary, New Norfolk 2008, 77 Blair St, New Norfolk TAS 7140.

40 Tasmanian Ancestry 38 June 2007 Quidnunc Excerpts from journals held at the Launceston Branch Library The Devon Family Historian: 2007 Devon and its Parishes. Until the early 19th C the unit of local government was the Parish run by a group of worthy citizens and known as the Vestry. This usually consisted of the Vicar, the Squire, and several upper or middle clas farmers, depending on the size of the parish. BUT, How did this come about? Dispatch: December Some Miscellaneous Militaria of the 26th and 90th Regiments. 2. Military Correspondence of the Argyllshire Volunteers This article comprises of a transcription of a series of contempory letters pertaining the Argyllshire Volunteers from 1797 to Cornwall FHS Journal: March 2007 The Inmates of Cornwall County Goal at Bodmin Members of the Cornwall FHS are working on transcribing and indexing the surviving records of the Goal at Bodmin. These include admission registers of the Debtors Goal, or Sheriff s Ward, Minute Books and the Admission Registers listing prisoners in the Goal from 1831 up to the early 20C. Irish Roots: Number Irish Military Medals The Irish Minister for Defence announced the availability of official certificates will be issued to families of military veterans of 1916 and War of Independence to replace lost, stolen or destroyed medals. A total of five medals were issued to participants. Tay Valley Family Historian: October 2006 The Use of Newspapers in Family History Research Newspapers can be a very useful source of information for genealogist and family historian. List of useful sources also included with this article. The New Zealand Genealogist: January/February More than 3000 families listed online in bibliography of published family histories now available at 2. Choosing resolution settings for scanning The question of resolution can be quite confusing because there are several factors involved. This article makes it much easier to understand. Ancestor: March 2007 Researching your British Ancestry at Formerly known as 1837online.com

41 June Tasmanian Ancestry 40th Battalion AIF Jim Rouse (Member 5496) After having an article posted in the last journal, I ve been encouraged by the response from members in relation to this project. Several researchers have contributed by way of copies of soldiers letters, photographs and family history. Most recently a researcher in Townsville has kindly contributed his transcriptions of a soldier s diaries and given me permission to reproduce them online. I m organizing a couple of trips to Launceston and Hobart in order to meet up with contributors and scan images or documents as required. For those who may have missed the article in the last Tasmanian Ancestry, I should explain that I'm currently putting together a project to build a website and database commemorating the battalion and the soldiers who served within it. I'm hoping to hear from Society members (and others) who may have had relatives who served with the battalion who may wish to contribute or become involved. Members might also like to know that next year should see the publication of a book on the battalion by Longford man Mr K Dick and more recently I ve been informed that a second book on the battalion and its soldiers is being worked on by a local historian from Hobart. Seated: 2555 Pte Robert William Collins, born Northamptonshire England, resided at Nabowla Killed in Action at Passchendaele on 12th October 1917, he was great uncle of Ann Wilson of Scottsdale who kindly provided the photograph. The identity of the other young man is unknown, but likely to be a fellow soldier from the 40th Battalion. jim@40th-bn.org, or phone: (03) )

42 Tasmanian Ancestry 40 June 2007 Tasmania and Denmark: An Anzac Connection Rodney Noonan Long before Princess Mary established a special bond between Tasmania and Denmark, Private Einar TANG forged his own Tasmanian-Danish link during the First World War. Tang was born and raised in Denmark, settled in Hobart as an adult and after enlisting in the AIF (Australian Imperial Force) in 1916, served on the Western Front with Tasmania s 40th Battalion. He was wounded on three separate occasions and decorated for bravery before he was eventually killed in action in the Battle of Amiens in Tang s service record at the National Archives of Australia provides a detailed description of his physical appearance, as well as an insight into his family background and work experience. Einar Oluf Tang (service number 2153) was born in Esbjerg, Denmark and enlisted in the AIF at Claremont, Tasmania on 21 July WWI service records did not ask for date of birth only the person s age at enlistment. Tang was 33 years-old, unmarried and nominated his sister Hannah KLEMSEN in Denmark as his next of kin. He stood five foot six and three-quarter inches tall, weighed 182 pounds, had brown eyes, brown hair, a fair complexion, a small scar on the front of his left leg and a tattoo on his right forearm that bore the letters OET over some leaves. Tang gave his occupation as labourer, his religion as Church of England and stated that he had served in the Danish navy for nine months. According to his naturalisation papers, which are also held at the National Archives, Tang was naturalised with fellow Danish-Tasmanian Anzac Peter Nielsen on 26 July This was just five days after Tang enlisted in the army. The Danish pair were permitted to enlist pending receipt of their naturalisation certificates, however they were not allowed to proceed overseas on active service until they had been naturalised as British subjects. Tang s application for naturalisation provides additional details about his background: he was born at Struer on 20 May 1883 and arrived in Australia from London aboard the SS Ashburton on 12 March Tang disembarked at Fremantle and lived in Perth for two years, Port Adelaide for twelve months then worked in various towns before settling in Hobart. His address was care of the Danish Consul and he listed his occupation as timber worker. There is an inconsistency between the two records concerning Tang s place of birth. His service record states he was born in the harbour city of Esbjerg while his naturalisation papers state he was born further north in the town of Struer. Both towns are located in Denmarks Jutland peninsula but without a third reference, it is impossible to know which is correct. After Tang had been naturalised, he embarked from Melbourne aboard the Seang Choon with the 3rd reinforcements of the 40th Battalion on 23 September During WWI, infantry battalions were essentially state-based. The 40th Battalion was the only exclusively Tasmanian battalion. Other predominantly Tasmanian battalions were always mixed with service personnel from other states. For example, the 12th Battalion was comprised of Tasmanian, South Australian and West Australian recruits while the 15th Battalion consisted of Tasmanians and Queenslanders.

43 June Tasmanian Ancestry Tang disembarked at Plymouth, England on 9 December 1916 and marched into the 10th Training Battalion the following day. He spent eight weeks in training before embarking for France on 4 February Tang marched into the Australian Divisional Base Depot at Etaples later that day and joined the 40th Battalion in the field on 7 February. Exactly four months after he joined the 40th Battalion, Tang suffered a gunshot wound to his left arm. He was shot on 7 June 1917 during the Battle of Messines. Following treatment at an Australian casualty clearing station and a hospital in Etaples, Tang was admitted to the 1st South General Hospital in England on 10 June. He remained there until granted two weeks leave on 12 July. Upon his return from leave, Tang marched into a convalescent depot where he remained until 4 October 1917 when he proceeded overseas. Tang rejoined the 40th Battalion in the field on 20 October but briefly left the fighting to attend a German Speaking Course from 5 to 16 December. On New Year s Eve he was granted leave to Paris and returned to his battalion on 10 January Tang was wounded for a second time when he was suffered a gunshot wound to his cheek at the Battle of Morlancourt on 29 March He was treated at a hospital in Camiers and rejoined his battalion on 17 April. Tang was awarded the Military Medal on 6 May One week later, the entire battalion was withdrawn from the front and rested. The soldiers engaged in swimming and Australian Rules football as a way of reinvigorating their bodies and spirits to prepare for the next offensive. Tang was wounded for a third time on 13 June 1918 at Villers-Bretonneux when he suffered a gunshot wound to his scalp. While in hospital in Etretat he used his German-language skills and spoke to a German prisoner of war. This was a breech of regulations. Tang was reprimanded and required to forfeit two days pay. Tang was released from hospital on 5 July and sent to a convalescent depot. One week later he marched out to rejoin his battalion. Tang was killed in action on 12 August 1918 at the Battle of Amiens. His commanding officer wrote to Tang s father, expressing his admiration for the late soldier and explaining that Tang was killed by a German machine gun bullet but suffered no pain. Tang was buried at Villers-Bretonneux. Experienced family historians would undoubtedly have encountered many inconsistencies in their research. Tang s place of birth is not the only discrepancy that appears in his records. When he enlisted, the name on his attestation paper was Einar Oluf Tang and he clearly signed the form E.O. Tang. That is how his name was always recorded until January 1918 when Tang completed a form and changed the order to Oluf Einar Tang. Interestingly, his naturalisation papers (which were submitted during his first week in the army) were in the name of Oluf Tang no middle name provided. The answer might be found on his right forearm. Tang s tattoo bore the letters OET, possibly his initials if the order was Oluf Einar Tang. Researching WWI service personnel This article was based on information in Tang s WWI service record, his naturalisation record (both held at the National Archives of Australia) and Frank Clifton Green s book The Fortieth: A Record of the 40th Battalion.

44 Tasmanian Ancestry 42 June 2007 Service records were designed as administrative records about individuals. As such, they contain much personal data but the military information generally relates to changes in circumstance: promotions, wounds, training courses, transfers to a new unit, periods of leave and hospitalisation. Service records do not contain any information about the battles in which a person fought but in identifying relevant battalions and dates, provide a way of finding such information. Tang s service record stated that he fought with the 40th Battalion and gave the dates he was wounded. By consulting Green s history of the 40th Battalion, I was able to determine the battles in which Tang was fighting when he was wounded and killed. There are two published bibliographies that should assist researchers seeking information on military units: A Soldier in the Family: A Source Book for Australian Military Genealogy by Allan Box and Shaping History: A Bibliography of Australian Army Unit Histories by Syd Trigellis-Smith, Sergio Zampatti and Max Parsons. There is also an excellent online bibliography on the Australian Defence Force Academy website. If no history of the unit has ever been published, there are several other options available. The Australian War Memorial website has brief summaries of unit histories. The twelve-volume set Official History of Australia in the War of is held by many libraries and is also available in digital form on the Australian War Memorial s website. Two potentially useful books are Where Australian Fought: The Encyclopedia of Australia s Battles by Chris Coulthard-Clark and Guide to Australian Battlefields of the Western Front by John Laffin. Service personnel who were killed in action are commemorated on two websites. The Australian War Memorial s Roll of Honour contains basic service details and in many cases has a digital copy of a questionnaire completed by family members after the war. The Commonwealth War Graves Commission offers no extra service details but has a fuller description of the cemetery where the person is buried. View the online bibliography at Read unit summaries at Read a digital copy of the Official History at Search the Roll of Honour at Search the Commonwealth War Graves Commission at Accessing service records The National Archives of Australia is nearing the end of a major project to place a digital copy of every WWI service record on its website. The records can be viewed and printed free of charge. To view WWI service records go to and enter the RecordSearch database. Alternatively, photocopies can be purchased for $25 per service record by contacting the National Archives. In submitting your request, be sure to provide as much information about the person as possible. National Archives of Australia PO Box 7425, Canberra Business Centre ACT 2610 Ph:

45 June Tasmanian Ancestry A Passage from India Anglo-Indians in Tasmania Shirley Foster R W LOANE, a trader who arrived in 1809, was the first Anglo-Indian to come to Van Diemen s Land. When Governor Macquarie offered land grants and convict labour to settlers with capital and character references several years later other Anglo-Indians took up the opportunity of obtaining land. Michael FENTON ( ) sold his commission in 1820 and was granted 1,970 acres in the Derwent Valley. Donald CAMERON ( ), an East India Company surgeon, was granted Fordom at Nile in Another trader, William HAMILTON, ( ), who had been Secretary to the Commander in Chief of the Navy arrived in 1824, received a grant between the Clyde and Derwent Rivers and was an influential member of the Legislative Council from Sandhurst trained Captain Edward DUMARESQ ( ) arrived in 1825 and was appointed Van Diemen's Land first Surveyor General. Charles SWANSTON ( ) emigrated in 1825 for health reasons and was granted 4,000 acres in Westmoreland and resigned from the army in Dr. John HENDERSON, a Surgeon with failing health, emigrated to The Sanatorium of India, as the island was by then known, and was granted 2,500 acre on the George s River in As President of the Van Diemen s Land Society, the objects of which were to diffuse knowledge, advance science and publish, he was among the settlers whose interests led to the establishment of the Botanical Gardens and the Museum. By 1830 all the land in the midlands like a gentleman s park in England was taken. After land grants were replaced with land sales Major J W H WALCH ( ) emigrated but sold his property at Westbury to take up the position of Commandant of the Prisoners Station at Broadmarsh. He bought Samuel TEGG s ( ) Hobart Town book shop in Major Hugh Calveley COTTON (d. 1881) a surveyor and his brother Captain Arthur Cotton an irrigation expert who had served in India for 25 years were others who arrived in the early forties. In 1842 the Captain published Irrigation of Tasmania in the Journal of Natural Science. In 1842 Sir John Franklin approved a scheme to provide water for the use of land owners with large grants in the Ross and Campbell Town area. Prior to this a weir had been built across the entrance to Tooms Lake and now the Long Marsh Dam, as it was known, on the Macquarie River was commenced using convict labour. Work began in 1843 but Lord Stanley, Secretary of State for the Colonies and overseer of the Probation System of Convict Administration, advised the Lt-Governor, after Sir John was recalled, that convict labour, being an impost of English taxpayers, would no longer be provided. By 1847, after thousands of convict man hours had been expended, the scheme was abandoned. Not all Anglo-Indians put down roots, founded dynasties, and made the island their home. It is not known what happened to Captain Cotton but after being engaged in the trigometrical survey of Sprent Major Cotton sold his Longford property in 1859 and returned to India. Major Charles Ross MACKENZIE (d.1857) of Glenderry Evandale emigrated in 1842 with his wife and four children. In 1854 he selected crown land under the Preemptive Right Scheme at Table Cape when the population was declining and the

46 Tasmanian Ancestry 44 June 2007 government made cheap land available in the far north-west coast. After he died his oldest son Charles J. Mackenzie ( ), who was born at Trichology India, farmed and was a Member of the House of Assembly from Some families were related or connected by marriage. Edward Dumaresq was connected to Governor Darling, Lt. Colonel Andrew CRAWFORD ( ) who bought land at Richmond whilst on leave in the forties then emigrated in 1861 after 28 years in India, was related to Sir John HAYES ( ) who named the Derwent River. He was also connected to the large land owner Captain David OGILVY ( ) of Inverguhiaity Richmond and his nephew and heir Arthur J Ogilvy ( ). The latter, a reformer who was born in Bombay India, joined his uncle in Tasmania 1851 and was active in organisations which led to the formation of the Labor party in Another of Crawford s relations, Lieut-Colonel James R CRUICKSHANK, ( ) served in the Royal Engineers until 1885 and was appointed Register of the University of Tasmania in After The Bombay Mutiny in 1857 sounded the death knell of the East India Company the government set aside 32,000 acres of land for settlers in the North West of the island. Lieut-Colonel Crawford wrote an article for the press in India titled A Letter to the Officers of the HM India Company Civil and Military outlining a settlement scheme. He wanted 100 officers to take up land and by mutual support establish a farming community at Castra with school, Anglican Church, and other cultural and social amenities. Forty Anglo-Indians took up an option on land 16 miles south of Ulverstone. Major General Charles HEATHCOTE ( ) of Raleigh East Castra was Honorary Secretary of the scheme. But the vision of farming in the back blocks was fraught with problems. Crawford s sons lived in a bark hut for three years whilst trees were ring barked and Crawford s 300 acre property cleared. The Government had been promising a road since 1865 but the first dray did not get through to Crawford s home Deyrah until Colonel GA FULTON s of Blackwood Park East Castra found nothing but a jungle and that the want of servants was the worst problem. Colonel James Fulton ( ) of Kirami Gunn s Plains arrived in 1867 with a large family. He lobbied the Government about the lack of access to his 258 acres with out success so moved to Leith. Colonel Crawford, a Member of the House of Assembly from , blamed the Legislative Council for vetoing the funds. Large landowners, like Donald Cameron ( ), were among those who opposed progress. Tasmanian born Lieut. Colonel W Vincent LEGGE ( ), a soldier and scientist whose father was granted 1,200 acre Cullenwood near St Mary s in 1827 and who served in Ceylon from 1868 to 1877, was another who wrote to the Times of India setting out the pros and cons of emigrating. Forty eight year old Edward BRADDON ( ) arrived in 1878, after being forced into retirement after 30 years in India, also wrote articles for the press in India titled A Home in the Colonies. Letters to India about life in Tasmania which created interest. Thus Anglo- Indian retirees learnt that the cost of living was less, the climate better, the population more British than in New Zealand, and opportunities for their sons superior to those at Home. The Honourable Major Arthur Vincent DUMBLETON ( ) had 200 acres at Castra but chose to build his home Hawley in 1859 at Port Sorell where he could

47 June Tasmanian Ancestry enjoy his hobbies of wood-work, boat building, and yachting. His son Henry Dumbleton ( ), who was born in India and educated on the Isle of Wight, joined his father in Tasmania in 1873 and was a MHA from Major-General William LODDER built Lonah (1877) between Ulverstone and Penguin. His son, Lieut. Ernest Lodder an engineer educated on the Isle of Wight, joined his father in Anglo-Indians who made the coast their home included Dr. Arthur YOUNG ( ) of Feteresso Torquay who was a Member of the House of Assembly. Dr. DUNDAS ( ) of Arniston Forth who practised medicine and like William Martley SADLEIR ( ) was born in Ireland and lived in India before coming to the colony. Captain Richard TOMES ( ) had 8 acres at Torquay at the mouth of the Mersey. Captain Frederick A SAGe ( lived Tregoth Forth, and Colonel Thomas WATSON at Oulton. Major-General John N WILSON ( ) was an ardent Methodist preacher at Penguin. Lieut-Colonel Michael M SHAW ( ) of Molenda Lodge Dean s Point was a Temperance Society and Congregational Church supporter. His son Lieut. Thomas Shaw, ( ) an engineer, preceded his father to the island. Yorkshire born Major Charles HUSBAND ( ), an East India Railway Company employee, was on furlough in Tasmania in 1913 and made Wynyard his home after WW1. Not all settlers were successful. The Under Secretary of India in the State of Bengal, George EASTON, whilst on leave visiting Longford friends in 1872, invested in 210 acres of Crown Land at 1 an acre with 14 years to pay at Upper Flowerdale. His family, which included two teenage sons educated as was customary in England, left Calcutta in 1879 and attempted to farm with disastrous results. Edward Braddon, a federalist who was knighted in 1891 and Premier from 1894 to 1899, made an important contribution to the development of the state as did other Anglo-Indians, their wives and descendants. They were involved in agricultural societies, sporting clubs and community affairs. Many of them, like Major-General Wilson and Lieut-Colonel Shaw, were deeply religious. Colonel G A Fulton, a lay preacher, presented a font to his church to mark his 50th wedding anniversary. Major Doubleton made and carved two chairs and a font for the North Down church. Captain Edward Dumaresq built a stone church 1 and rectory on his estate at Illawarra near Longford and gave generously to the Anglican Cathedral in Hobart. Many served as Justice of the Peace. Edward Dumaresq held the record. He was a JP until he died at the age of 104. Footnote 1. The painter Tom Roberts' ( ) ashes are buried in the Christ Church churchyard at Illawarra. His second wife, Jean Irving BOYES a childhood friend, was from Illawarra Tasmania References: Gowlland, Ralph W. Some Van Diemen s Land Affairs. Derwent Printery 1980 Mercer, Peter. From Raj to Rustic. T.H.R.A. Vol 25 No 3 Sept 1978 Stilwell Geoffrey. The Castra Scheme Tasmanian Insights. State Library Hobart 1992

48 Tasmanian Ancestry 46 June 2007 Did Great Grand Dad work on the Rhyndaston Railway Tunnel? Richard Gould (Member No 6059) After protracted negotiations between the Tasmanian Government and the London-based Tasmanian Main Line Railway (TMLR) Company, a contract to build a line between Hobart and Launceston was signed on 15 March It was a document 'studded with provisions and conditions', according to Townsley. 1' The main contract to build the railway over a four year period was let to Messrs Clark, Punchard and Company of London. This company had extensive experience building railways in England, Sweden, Spain, Canada and South America. 2 To overcome the shortage of labourers in Tasmania with knowledge of railway construction, the contractor chartered the sailing vessel Northfleet. On 22 January 1873, it was anchored off the coast of Kent awaiting favourable winds. There were 379 persons on board, mostly workers destined for Tasmania, and a cargo of railway equipment and rails. Around pm it was run down by the Spanish steamer Murillo which failed to stop, and quickly sank. Of those on board, 320 drowned, including Captain Edward KNOWLES. The Murillo was arrested off Dover eight months after the collision. 3 Despite this tragedy the contractor had no trouble recruiting labour in Britain and by February 1873, 225 navvies (labourers) had arrived in Tasmania, bringing the total work force to On completion of the project in 1876, it totalled some 1000 men shipped out from Britain and Ireland, plus numerous labourers from the mainland and Tasmania. 4 The Colonial Office in London received complaints about the character of some of the recruits from Britain. They were described variously in the Tasmanian parliament as being 'the worst type of Irish cockney', 'the scum of London's East End' and 'of a low type'. 5 The route chosen by the company followed the Cole River Valley, thus enabling it to avoid the steep grades necessary to get over Constitution and Spring Hill had a more westerly route been selected. However, it did involve boring a tunnel almost one kilometre in length through sandstone at Tunnel Hill, Rhyndaston, or Flat Top as the area was known then. The TMLR route was criticised by advocates of an alternative one via Brighton, Jericho and Oatlands who employed a Victorian engineer, Mr W A ZEAL, to report on the chosen route. He described it as 'a complete sinuosity of five chain curves and 1 in 40 grades' and the Rhyndaston tunnel as 'long and costly, while its gradient was so steep as to make it dangerous'. 6 Regardless of its critics, the route selected by Charles GRANT, Chief Engineer of the TMLR, prevailed and by mid 1873 work on the line had reached Colebrook. An inaugural 'Railway Navvies Ball' was held there on 4 July, hosted by William Charles LEWIS of the Lion Inn. 7 Several months later, the line was nearing Rhyndaston and a camp for the workers was established near the southern end of the tunnel. At one stage, Rhyndaston was a hive of activity with some 200 workers involved in constructing the line and excavating the tunnel, the most significant work undertaken on the entire route. 8 The latter project was carried out by a sub

49 June Tasmanian Ancestry contractor who had recently finished work on the Gib railway tunnel between Mittagong and Bowral in the southern highlands of New South Wales. 9 While many of his miners worked on the Rhyndaston tunnel, Tasmanian miners also were recruited, eg. Thomas MEEHAN. The first train traversed the tunnel on 3 July 1875 and the line became busy as rails and other supplies were transported north. It finally opened for business in 1876 and provided a strong impetus for the settlement of Rhyndaston. A list of persons with unclaimed mail addressed to Flat Top, Flat-top Hill or Flat Top tunnel in 1874 and 1875 is shown in Table 1. It is based on lists appearing in the Hobart Town Gazette from March 1874 to October Persons with unclaimed mail averaged 13 a month from March to November 1874, then dwindled to 3 a month from December to October 1875 as the line progressed north. Some of the entries on the list probably refer to the same person, eg. Frank Woods, F Wood, John Walley, Mr Wally, Mr Shephard, Mr Sheppard. A further eleven men known to have worked on the tunnel from other sources, have been added to the Table. Table 1: Residents of Rhyndaston in 1874 and 1875 during construction of the Tasmanian Main Line Railway A B C D E F G J K L M N O P R S John Allen, Thomas Adams, W Anderson, Mrs G Archie, Joseph Allan Walter G Bennett, James & John Brown, Thos. Bracing, Robert Baker, Mrs Mary Beemer, James Babington, Mr Bishop, G Barrett, J Barrett, M Barrett, S Barrett, H Barnwell, John Bailey, J Brownsmith*, W Baker. George Collins, Mr Connor, F Collins, Mrs E Condon, T Crisp, William Carrier, Patrick Connell, John Connell # *, Patrick Cogan Mrs R Davis, William Deagan, J C Dummett, W Davis, Andrew Dawson #, Mrs Davis, Miss A Dobson, W Davenport W Euse, Henry Elliott, D English B Fleming, Daniel Freeman, William Foster, Luke Field, James Farley, Robert Fletcher, John Foster Jas. Gleeson, Owen Goram, Edward Gilroy, Jas. Giles # *, William Green # *HRobert Henry, W Harris, John Hain, William Herdsman, H Hopkins, F Hostin, James Hickey, Richard Harrison, Mrs Mary Hammond Samuel Johnson, Mrs Jackson, Thomas James, Mrs B Johnson, Mrs Jane Jones, P Jensen, Henry Jones # * D Kelleher, George Kennedy, Robert Karney, J Kennedy, Michael Kealey, Mrs King, Mrs Thomas Kerr George Langdorn, William Lynn, John Leagle, Charles Lakin Mr McKelvey, Thomas McKenna, Thomas Meehan #, Leigh McConnell, Mr McMichael, Mr Moore (senior), John Main, P Murphy, A W Martin # * F Nicholson, James Nance, Thomas Nugent Frank Old Thomas Parkinson, C Palmer, G W Pocock, W Parker, Edward Price, Miss Price, John Power, Thomas Poulter, Thos. Price, Robert Plummer # * Miss Charlotte Ragan, William Redding, Mr Richards, James Ratcliffe*, William Ratcliffe* M Sweeny, Mrs Smith, Wm. Sullivan, E Senior, Mr Shephard, G Spark, C Sullivan, William Sculthorpe, E Sullivan, Joseph Smith, David Stewart, Wm Smith, John Stapleton, Mr Sheppard, Richard Skeggs, Thos. Strong.

50 Tasmanian Ancestry 48 June 2007 T Mrs Anne Tyne, T Turner, Thomas Talbot, Peter Tough, H Tollard, F Taylor, John Turner, Alexander Tait V E E Vaughan W John Walley, Mrs A Walley, John Wheatley, Mrs Jane Woods, James Walker, Mrs Woods, Mrs Honorah Wood, Charles Williams #, Mr Whittaker, Frank Woods, F Wood, Mrs G Webster, Joseph Watson, Mr Wilson, R Wilson, Mr Wally, G Willing, William Wooldridge*, Robert Woods* # = miners (9) *= workers with no unclaimed mail (11) A few people listed in Table 1 were not employed on building the railway. William REDDING was a police constable at Flat-top Hill in February He married Ellen MASON on 10 November 1863 at Richmond and the couple had six children, all registered in the Richmond district. A police station was established there in 1860 and operated until its closure in Mrs G Archie had unclaimed mail in November 1874 and was the wife of George ARCHIE. He married Harriet RIGDON on 15 December 1868 at Port Esperance. Between 1873 and 1883, he was living in Hobart and gave his occupation as a hawker, an itinerant salesman selling small items from door to door, hence his connection with Rhyndaston. He ran a store at Mount Nicholas in the Fingal Valley from 1886 to 1894 and became a farmer at Ringarooma in Mr G WILLING and Joseph ALLAN gave their occupation as sawyers in Possibly they were employed by the TMLR to produce sawn timber by pit sawing but this is uncertain. Mr F COLLINS gave his occupation as a boot maker in April John Thomas STRONG married Bridget MALONEY on 28 February 1854 at Hobart. He gave his occupation then as a blacksmith. Between 1857 and 1870, he was a farmer in the Port Cygnet area. He worked as a blacksmith at Flat Top in 1874 and again at Port Cygnet in Other Rhyndaston residents in 1874 and 1875 not listed in Table 1, included John LYNCH, licensee of the Royal Oak, Hugh Francis HARDIMAN, licensee of the Camp Hotel and his wife Mary Ann, George DEAN, Flat Top's first Post Master and his wife Jeanette, and Samuel GOOD who replaced him on 15 December Most of the men listed in Table 1 were labourers. According to John MARNEY, they were paid sixpence (5 cents) an hour for a 10 hour day and worked six days a week. 12 Nine on the list identified themselves as miners and there were probably others who could not be identified as such. William WOOLDRIDGE was a plumber and may have helped to set up the galvanised piping and fan used to ventilate the tunnel while the miners were at work. 13 Masonry was used to line the side walls and brick rings to support the roof, so it is likely that the work force would have included stone masons and brick makers, as the bricks were fired on site. 14 Mr WILSON was the sub contractor responsible for constructing the section of the permanent way that included Rhyndaston. By June 1875, he had moved on to Oatlands. In the following cases it has been possible to positively identify the families of men employed on building the railway line or tunnel. For each couple, the date, place of birth and father's occupation is recorded for each child. The family of Thomas MEEHAN has been documented already by his great grandson John Meehan in Tasmanian Ancestry. 15 He seems to have been one of the few Tasmanian miners

51 June Tasmanian Ancestry who continued to work as a miner after leaving Rhyndaston. The first three couples shown below did not have children registered in Tasmania, but it is likely that they had children after they moved to the mainland. Andrew DAWSON (miner, aged 23) married Fanny WALLEY (storekeeper's daughter, aged 18) on 14th February 1874 at Flat-top Hill according to the rites of the Congregationalist Church. It is believed to be the first marriage to take place there. Joseph Charles DUMMETT (railway labourer, aged 27) md Emma BOWEN (railway labourer's daughter, aged 23) on 29th September 1873 at St Peter's Anglican Church, Oatlands. Alexander TAIT (labourer, aged 37) md Elizabeth PLEDGE (servant, aged 16) on 3rd June 1872 in the Manse of Chalmers Church, Hobart, according to the rites of the Free Presbyterian Church. Joseph BROWNSMITH (sawyer, aged 35) md Ann BRADY (servant, aged 20) on 4th August 1856 in St Joseph's Catholic Church, Hobart. They had the following children: Joseph 23 May 1855 (died) Franklin labourer unnamed girl 29 August 1857 Glenorchy sawyer Joseph 29 August 1859 Glenorchy sawyer Randolph Augustus 11 April 1865 (died) Brighton labourer Richard 8 June 1874 (died) Flat Top labourer William DEAGAN or DEGAN (farmer, aged 22) md Mary Ann GORAM (spinster, aged 20) on 10 April 1877 in St Joseph's Catholic Church, Hobart. They had the following children: unnamed boy 23 July 1879 Port Arthur labourer Helen Josephine 16 March 1888 Ridgeway labourer Michael Joseph 25 June 1893 Ridgeway labourer James Creaber GILES (carpenter, full age) md Elizabeth OAKLEY (spinster, full age) on 10 October 1866 at Summer Hills Quamby, the residence of Mr Oakley, according to the rites of the Wesleyan Church. They had a son: John Gillam 27 August 1867 Westbury carpenter Elizabeth Giles died of natural causes on 4 August 1874 at Rhyndaston. Owen GORAM (farmer, aged 20) md Mary Ann DEGAN or DEAGAN (spinster, aged 20) on 27th November 1873 in St Joseph's Catholic Church, Hobart. They had the following children: Mary Ann 2 January 1877 Ridgeway labourer John Baptist 28 July 1885 Hobart splitter Michael Paul 11 May 1889 Ridgeway labourer Catherine Margaret 25 July 1891 Ridgeway labourer Thomas Ernest Tasman 26 October 1895 Ridgeway milkman Alfred William MARTIN (dealer, full age) md Mary Naomi MATTHEWS (spinster, full age) in the residence of Thomas Farr according to the rites of the Primitive Methodist Church. They had the following children: Eleanor Josephine 8 December 1868 Kangaroo Pt. mariner Grace 11 June 1871 Hobart dealer unnamed girl 29 September 1873 Flat Top miner

52 Tasmanian Ancestry 50 June 2007 John Cephas 25 October 1875 Richmond constable Frances Cecil 13 March 1878 Richmond constable Ada Gertrude 5 April 1880 Brighton council clerk Robert John PLUMMER (miner, aged 24) md Emma Jane GREEN (miner's daughter, aged 16) on 3 February 1874 at St Mark's Anglican Church, Richmond. They had one child registered in Tasmania: Maria 18th May 1874 Flat Top miner James RATCLIFFE (bachelor, full age) md Mary Ann BROOKS (spinster, aged 20) on 11 May 1870 at St Mark's Anglican Church, Richmond. They had the following children: William Henry 12 January 1872 Richmond labourer Edwin James 13 November 1874 Flat Top navvy Elizabeth Clementina 27 December 1889 Colebrook labourer Harlene Maud Mary 24 December 1890 Colebrook labourer Lucy Esme 29 September 1893 Claremont labourer William RATCLIFFE (labourer, aged 26) md Julia COHEN (carpenter's daughter, aged 18) on 22 April 1872 at St Mark's Church, Kangaroo Point. They had the following children: Florence Emily 25 May 1873 Cambridge farm labourer Matilda Elizabeth 3 September 1875 Flat Top labourer Sarah Fanny 1 October 1877 Cambridge labourer James Percy Metcalf 25 October 1886 Brighton labourer Rosetta Mildred 12 July 1889 S. Glenorchy labourer William Montague Metcalf 20 January 1892 Bellerive labourer Richard SKEGGS (labourer, aged 21) md Mary Ann SPARKS (spinster, aged 17) on 4May 1870 at St Ann's Catholic Church, Spring Bay. They had a son: Robert James 9 October 1872 Huntworth labourer Robert WOODS (platelayer, aged 44) md Honorah HARTNETT or HICKEY (wd, aged 36) on 31 May 1873 at the Catholic Church, Westbury. They had two children: James 25 May 1874 Westbury labourer unnamed boy 13 January 1877 Westbury labourer William WOOLDRIDGE (labourer) md Ellen Rebecca CAMPBELL (governess) in 1854 at Hobart. Their children were: Maria Louisa 14 November 1854 Hobart labourer William Tasman 3 April 1857 Hobart plumber unnamed girl 8 May 1859 Hobart plumber Jessie Julia Grace 12 September 1865 Hobart labourer References 1. Townsley, W. A. 'The Tasmanian Main Line Railway Company', in THRA Papers and Proceedings, 5(3), August p Chamberlain, Brian. T.M.L.R. Too Many Loose Rails. Launceston, Brian Chamberlain, n. d. [1991]. p northfleetsailingship.htm 4. Chamberlain, Brian. p Townsley, W A, p Ibid. p Chamberlain, Brian. p Ibid. p 14.

53 June Tasmanian Ancestry 9. Ibid. p Weeding, J S A History of the Lower Midlands of Tasmania. Launceston, Regal Publications, p Osbourne, Helen J. and Richard J. Gould. From Flat Top to Rhyndaston: a history of the Rhyndaston-Tiberias area and its pioneers. Shearwater, Tasmania, Helen and Richard Gould, pp 7, The Mercury. 5 May Chamberlain, Brian. p Osbourne, Helen J. and Richard J. Gould. p Meehan, John. 'Sgt. Thomas Farrell', in Tasmanian Ancestry, 22(3) December pp 187, 188. First Impressions Aren't Always Right Audrey Warner (Member No 6026) When the genealogy bug first bit, a workshop session at the Queensland State Archives was an irresistible temptation, and a look through the card index showed Great Grandfather William UNDERWOOD, wife Frances (nee CAPEL) and their family arriving in Moreton Bay in 1864 on board the "Queen of the Colonies". So, now I knew just when the family first arrived in Australia with their English born offspring. Quite exciting for a first attempt one would think, so I duly advised my family!!!!! More than a year later, the Genealogical Research Directory was brought to my attention. In there I found the name of a lady in Rockhampton, Lois, researching the names UNDERWOOD and CAPEL so I made contact. Fortunately for me, she had been researching for twenty years or more and was able to provide me with conclusive information which completely upset my theory. The trip aboard the Queen of the Colonie" had NOT been the first voyage to Australia for the UNDERWOODs. William had been a soldier in the 12th Regiment of Foot, the Suffolks, and while serving in Australia in the 1850's, apparently brought his wife with him, as some of those English born children turned out to be true blue Australians - two girls born in the Military Barracks in Hobart Town and a son and a daughter born at the Victoria Barracks, Paddington, Sydney. Research shows there appears to have been only one daughter born in England (Northamptonshire), as the eldest daughter was born in Newry, North Ireland, while William was stationed there. William's regiment was in Sydney and at the Eureka Stockade (although I have seen no actual proof he was there). He also served at Port Arthur and in New Zealand where he was injured and soon after left the army to return to Britain and THEN to come back to Australia aboard the "Queen of the Colonies", where a further two children - a daughter and two sons including my grandfather - were born. Great Grandmother Frances, who I never knew, must have been a very brave lady to have travelled the seas to be with her husband. Oh, how I wish she had left a diary!!!!! I think it would have been a best-seller.

54 Tasmanian Ancestry 52 June 2007 Excursion to Port Arthur in 1842 (from Tasmanian Journal of Natural Science) by David Burn (Part 6) Bidding adieu to Port Arthur, we again crossed the tramway, again embarked at the head of Norfolk Bay, arriving, after a short and pleasant sail, at Cascade. This is an incipient probation station, commenced about six or seven weeks since, under the auspices of a couple of constables, and 25 (who have recently been augmented to 50) men. The same system is applicable to every station, with the exception that some are begun with only a few hands; but whenever they attain their full complement, they are to be worked in the manner already shown. Cascade is a charming locality, embraces a very considerable area of the richest soil, abounds with the finest timber, and is admirably watered. The gang is at present occupied clearing roads, preparing for the erection of a pier, and in the construction of the necessary buildings for reception of a large accession of strength. From Cascade we coasted to Impression Bay, some five miles distant: this is a beautiful, more advanced, and fuller manned (100 in the gang) station. Three months have sufficed to clear and cultivate a large space of ground, to erect a variety of buildings, to establish a road of some extent, and nearly to complete a jetty. Mr ARMSTRONG, the superintendent, seemed to be an active officer: his men work well; and, in another twelve months, Impression Bay will have become a place of some importance. At this place FROST, the chartist, is at work: and having promised an acquaintance of mine and his, a man of fortune in England, who at one time had unhappily imbibed Chartist ideas, that I would if possible see FROST, I availed myself of the present opportunity to have an interview. The only indulgence he at present enjoys is that of being permitted to sleep alone: he labours in common with the gang. He has been six or seven weeks at Impression Bay; having been removed from Brown s River for insolence to the superintendent, the only instance of his having demeaned himself with impropriety. There have been many falsehoods in the English papers with respect to FROST. For example when first landed, he was sent to Port Arthur, and there employed without pay as a writer, a mere copier in the Commandant s office. This simple fact was tortured into an alleged Government appointment of profit and consideration, upon which fruitful theme various newspapers of the day took care to ring the changes. Knowing, from long colonial experience, that such a thing could not be, I (then in London) published the matter as it actually stood. As a further instance of the "undoubted authority" of the press three days have barely elapsed since I read a paragraph in a London weekly, copied from a Glasgow, paper, in which the journalist declares, upon the authority of a nameless person, who "reports" having seen the man in Van

55 June Tasmanian Ancestry Diemen s Land, that FROST was engaged with WILLIAMS in the latter's attempt to escape: pure fiction every line, FROST being then at Port Arthur, Williams at the coal mines, more than twenty well guarded miles apart. The attempts at escape by boats, canoes, and catamarans are frequent; indeed, Captain BOOTH showed us a variety of such contrivances. Upon one occasion, his own crew made off with his boat. "Who ll volunteer in chase?" was the word in the penitentiary of Port Arthur. In an instant an able crew was at the Captain s command, and a second boat in earnest pursuit. The men made their oars spring again; and if the first boat had not had too great a start, she could not have failed of capture: she was re taken soon after, and the fugitives transferred to their abandoned quarters. Upon another occasion a singular device was had recourse to. This was a sort of packing case, about eight or nine feet in length, two feet and a half broad, and nine inches deep: it was closed and caulked both above and below, consequently, rendered air tight. A couple of light spars were lashed across either end, and, at their extremities, pieces of wood like enlarged bricks were secured: every precaution had been taken to guard the two fugitives against the possibility of upsetting. Unhappily, however, there was no like longitudinal preventer; and the washing ashore of two corpses, together with the crazy fabric, gave but too clear an indication of the manner in which they had met their doom. We also saw several coracles, the frame work of wattle boughs, the covering (to serve for planking) of cotton shirts. To what desperate expedients will not men resort for liberty! From Impression Bay we proceeded to Salt water Creek, about five miles off. This is a remarkably fine locality, with extensive penitentiaries accommodating about 400 convicts, with barracks for a sergeant and 13 soldiers of the 96th. It is a perfect station, comprising all the requisite officers, and has been established upwards of ten months. Roads have been formed, piers constructed, land broken up and cleared; upwards of 50 acres being luxuriantly cropped with cabbages, potatoes, turnips, &c. The soil is extremely fertile, and of very considerable extent and as spade is the only husbandry employed, the land is certain of being well worked and pulverised. Many, who are friendly to the introduction of convicts, inveigh loudly against the Probation System. It requires a fair trial. The probation gangs are opening up many invaluable locations, and creating settlements of infinite importance. Until they were placed upon it, Tasman s Peninsula was either unknown, despised, or deemed too densely wooded for any individual to adventure upon. There are now four flourishing stations thereon; roads are forming to connect them with each other, piers are constructing for the shipment of produce, and large openings are making in the forests; so that, discontinue the system a couple of years hence, and even then Tasmania will have gained a vast accession of richly productive agrestial [sic] territory. FROST S son-in-law, GEACH, is at Salt-water Creek. He was ill in hospital in the hands of my clever friend Dr AGNEW; but, entertaining no desire, I did not visit him. Our Thursday s tour ended at the Coal mines, a station semi probationary, semi penal. It contains an extensive stone penitentiary, to which large additions are about to be made; a military barrack for 30 men, officers quarters, commissariat store, and sundry other stone edifices. The scenery around is superb. We landed at 7

56 Tasmanian Ancestry 54 June 2007 o clock in the evening, dined and took up our quarters with Lieutenant Barclay of the 96th. Next morning, I descended the main shaft along with Captain BOOTH: it is fifty two yards deep. The winch was manned by convicts under punishment: one stroke of the knife might sunder the rope, and then however it has never been tried; deeds of ferocity being very unfrequent. A gang on the surface worked the main pump, and another below plied a horizontal or slightly inclined draw-pump, which threw the water into the chief well. The seam has been excavated 110 yards from the shaft, having also several chambers diverging right and left: the height of the bore is 4 feet. The quality of the coal partakes much more of anthracite than of bitumen; it flies a good deal, but produces intense heat. The mines are esteemed the most irksome punishment the felon encounters, because he is not a practised miner, and because he labours, night and day, eight hours on a spell. Continued stooping, and close atmosphere, caused our party to be bedewed with perspiration. I cannot, therefore, wonder at the abhorrence, of the compulsory miner in loathing what I conceive to be a dreadful vocation, a vocation I should think that those who had once been forced to, would in future, when relieved, most earnestly avoid. After breakfast, we walked across the tongue of Slopen Main; and shaking my kind host, Captain BOOTH, cordially by the hand, embarked for Ralph s Bay Neck in his boat. After four hours dead pull to windward, against a strong breeze and heavy sea, we landed on the further shore of Frederick Henry Bay. From this, a walk of seven miles through Rokeby and Clarence Plains conducted to Kangaroo Point. Here we again took boat, and, in another half hour, trod the shores of Sullivan s Cove, where I shall for the present call a halt, hoping that the reader may have derived pleasure, if not profit, from my excursion to Port Arthur. This article is taken from the Tasmanian Journal of Natural Science, Agriculture, Statistics, &c 1842, Vol.1, pp , available on the National Library of Australia web site. It follows the Tasmanian Ancestry articles in the series entitled An Excursion to Port Arthur in 1842, sourced from the Launceston Examiner of Comments on "An Excursion to Port Arthur" Geoff Dean (Member No 6020) Many readers would have enjoyed the series of articles entitled An Excursion to Port Arthur in 1842 : the writing was so vivid that I could taste the salt spray and feel the wind on my face as the schooner Eliza sailed down the river Derwent (Tasmanian Ancestry 26/4 pp ; 27/1 pp.16 21; and 27/2 pp ). The articles were attributed to the Launceston Examiner, [(from an old manuscript) by Flying Fish] from 1890, but the work has been published on at least four other occasions, each of which contains something of interest for us. It was first published in 1842 in the Tasmanian Journal of Natural Science, Agriculture, Statistics, &c, Vol. 1, pp and, to our delight, that publication is available in facsimile on the internet at the National Library of Australia web site. From there we learn that the author of the account was David BURN (b.1799 d.1875) a settler and journalist well known in Van Diemen s Land at the time. In 1892 the work was published by J.W. BEATTIE (Photographer, Wellington Bridge, Hobart) and, in 1972, H.A. EVANS & Son (Melbourne) produced a facsimile edition of the 1892 work. A careful examination of inconsistencies between texts

57 June Tasmanian Ancestry indicates that the 1890 and 1892 editions were probably taken independently from the same hand written manuscript, without reference to the 1842 published edition. I have also seen a catalogue listing for an edition published in Launceston by The Examiner and Courier Offices, with no date, but about For lovers of nineteenth-century posters, the facsimile of the 1892 edition had a series of interesting and ornate advertisements as follows: Excursion steamship S.S. Nubeena WHITEHOUSE Bros., Proprietors; Carnarvon Hotel, Port Arthur Mrs COWAN, Proprietress; Conveyances, Taranna to Port Arthur Geo. WELLARD, Proprietor; Eaglehawk Neck, accommodation, Mrs. RISBY, Proprietress; Tasman s Hotel, Taranna, James BACHELOR, Proprietor. The edition is available for sale second hand, and in libraries. In the Foreword to the 1972 edition Bruce L.EVANS states that there were other (ie. unrelated) accounts of Port Arthur, published in 1837, in ELLISTON S Hobart Town Almanac, and ROSS S Van Diemen s Land Annual. A comparison of the 1890 text in Tasmanian Ancestry with the facsimile of the 1842 original reveals that, on more than a dozen occasions, words have been changed inadvertently which no doubt resulted in confusion for the modern reader. Comments were made about two convicts identified only as J, a Chartist, and W. who can now be identified as JONES and WILLIAMS; and there were a dozen refractory lads in the mess for which JONES was overseer. Skilly, served to convicts for supper, we learn is a drink of water thickened by boiling a small portion of flour therein. In 1842 BURN described the convict quarters as comfortable, but that word was singled out for deletion in the 1890 and 1892 editions. Some wonderful archaisms were lost: waggon became wagon, and felons became convicts ; the convicts no longer chaunt the psalms; godliness was downgraded to goodliness ; carronades became guns ; the public behoof became the public behalf ; and exclamation marks, colons and semi-colons were no longer preceded by a space, and so became less prominent. But the best anachronism is the description of Dead Men s Isle as sea girt, in a rare encounter of the intriguing word we meet in our National Anthem. Some errors crept in the muster of boys and girls was 34, not 84; the Regiment at Flinders Bay was the 96th not the 99th; the blankets were rolled not folded, and anyone who has endured a daily blanket inspection would smile at the distinction.. An omission which I found interesting was that, as well as providing visiting permission and an order for a passage, His Excellency, Sir John FRANKLIN, in the kindest manner, added a personal letter of introduction to the Commandant. The best news of all is that BURN S excursion continued to other destinations and that text will be provided in a separate article.

58 Tasmanian Ancestry 56 June 2007 Wheeling And Dealing In Hard Times. Allison Carins (Member No 668) When my husband, Peter, was researching for his book, My Father Told Me, he read through his father s diaries, called Daily Doings in which were recorded with much detail, the day to day events, work, farm and domestic matters, income and accounts paid, etc., over a period of 30 years, Incidentally, when Tom died suddenly on Jan. 23rd. 1950, Peter took up the pen and has continued the diaries to the present day a record of 86 years. Some of the most interesting and indeed at times, quite humorous entries were about how they managed with very little cash flow. Tom employed a number of men, some even during the worst of the Depression ( ). Wages were low, but so was his income. Every penny counted, bartering and trading was the order of the day; buying and selling anything whereby even a small profit might be made. Farm produce, such as butter and eggs were exchanged at the grocer s for groceries. Even in the towns, most people kept fowls and had a vegetable garden, maybe a cow as well grazing anywhere there was grass available. Tom and family had moved to Winnaleah in He was first a bushman, getting out logs with bullock teams. Later he established his own saw mills, supplying timber both locally and further afield. He bought farmland whenever he had enough for a deposit, cleared it of the good timber and grew crops, especially fodder for the 60 bullocks used in the bush and on the farm. Tom employed men in the bush and on the farm. He kept meticulous records of their working hours. He was a part-time butcher, the work done after tea by lantern light, and supplied locals and employees. Wages were reckoned, less rent (if applicable), so much for the run of a horse and so much for meat. One such wage payment, for a bushman who camped on the job, was as follows: Wages for eight days, 6, less 6 dozen eggs, 6 /- ; 3 lbs butter, 3/-; tax stamps. 1/6; cheque 5/9/6. (N.B. I = $2, 1/- = 10c, 6d(pence) = 5c.) During the Depression, there were no markets for timber, so Tom had to close the mill, but kept three men on at the farm. Wages dropped to 7/- a day. Eighteen months later things improved a little and he decided to start the mill again. He offered his men a shilling an hour till he could afford to pay more. They were happy to have a job, even at such a low wage. Tom grew potatoes and swedes and the locals bought these, and most had access to catching wallabies or rabbits, so families survived. Contract diggers received 9 pence (7 ½ c) a sack bag of potatoes (with a fork!). Tom sent 7 tons of potatoes to Hobart and cleared 24/13/-, while 7 tons to Sydney cleared 23/3/8. (Note a sack bag weighed 150 lbs or 67 kgs.) Cheques and postal notes were often handed round to pay debts, as this payment received by Tom. Received from F.R. (who was buying a block of land) half yearly interest. Notes 2, silver 1/-, postal note 5/-, Gov. cheque in favour of L.B. 10/-, total 2/16/0. Another example of the detailed recording is this purchase from a man moving interstate. It reads: 3 3/10/-, 1 ditto 3/-/-, 6 10/-, one collar and sundries 1/-/-, 1 chain 5/-, I pig 2/5/-, 3 10/-, 9 smaller 5/-, less one heifer, bal. still owing, 1/14/11 (evidently a debt owed to Tom), paid 22/0/1.

59 June Tasmanian Ancestry Outstanding debts were collected in various ways and sometimes after a long wait. For instance there was one man who did not pay for a day s hire of some bullocks, but three years later, Tom bought logs from him and paid the account less one day s work three years before! Generally, though, most people had a sense of selfrespect and didn t like to be in debt. Tom understood this, and made things as easy as he could. One lady had bought some timber, and Tom went to collect this overdue payment. She explained that she did not have enough money to pay. Tom had a stock question on these occasions. Well what have you got? She replied, I only have ten shillings, and I have some lettuce plants. Tom said that would do and came home with the money and the plants. Honour was restored and the matter finalised. Some time in the 1920 s, Tom decided to buy a car. He was always short of capital to pay for anything, so as usual it was on time payment. There was a condition: he would only buy the car if an instructor were sent with it to teach him how to drive it. It took a week, as the poor instructor had to fit in the lessons to suit Tom s busy schedule! He returned by train.tom decided to sell the buggy that the car replaced. Mr Franklin, of Weldborough, was employed by Tom. He had a large family and needed the buggy, but he could not even pay a deposit. Well, asked Tom, What have you got? He replied, I have four little pigs, and I could split you some palings. The deal was as good as finalised. Tom went up to Weldborough and collected the pigs. The story goes that he sold two of them before he arrived home! Mr Franklin split so many palings, that in the end, Tom had to pay him 15/-! Palings were often received for payment. Men who were out of work could split them and Tom would buy them. When he had 2200 on hand, a railway truck load, they would be sent to Launceston and he would be reimbursed and make a small profit. (worth about 20) Even in better times, there were problems. It was one thing to find a sale for produce and another to get the money owing. Many times Tom went to Launceston to do the rounds among the saw millers that he had supplied with logs, seeking payment or an advance payment, however small, to convince the bank manager that money was on the way. When all efforts failed and the bank would not honour the cheque, there was one last resource. He would take some of his stock to the monthly sale, and bid for them and buy them back, thus getting a cheque for his stock within seven days, and an account to be paid in 30 days. The Bank Manager received a big cheque and my father had credit for three weeks. A lot could happen in three weeks! And he still kept his cattle. Tom sometimes had to act as banker for his men. Few had bank accounts or cheque books, so they would ask Tom to write out a cheque if an account had to be paid by post and it could be deducted from their next pay, or reimbursed in some other way. Ben, a neighbour, used Tom as his bank, asking for some cash, or to pay an account, but every now and then there had to be a reckoning. It could be complicated. This time, Ben asked Tom to take his Jersey bull to the sale and sell it for him. The bull failed to sell, so Ben asked Tom to buy it and 8 was the agreed price. Tom got out his cheque book and reminded Ben that he had paid his insurance, so that would have to be deducted; whereupon Ben then remarked that he only had a half share in the bull; so another cheque would need to go to the

60 Tasmanian Ancestry 58 June 2007 neighbour for his share. However Tom realised that this farmer also had an unpaid account with him, so that, too, was deducted! However did he keep track of all these deals and adjustments? They were all taken down and recorded in detail in the Daily Doings. Tom was never rich, in fact some of his land purchases were not finalised till after his death, but he was known far and wide as an honest and generous man, helping many in different ways. One man asked him to buy some cattle and named the prices he wanted. Tom could have just accepted that, but told the man they were worth more and paid the fair price. Another woman, forced to sell up and move, sent her son to ask Tom to buy their few cows and calves. She had no idea of the value, but believed Mr Carins was a fair man and she would accept what he considered they were worth. He was only one of many in those times, who provided employment, or helped families to not only survive but sometimes to help them get started in some enterprise. Country folk have always had to care for one another and work together, and this is needed just as much these days though times are very different. Acknowledgement: Information from My Father Told Me, the Story of Tom Carins by Peter Carins Captain Patrick Wood An Anglo-Indian Settler Shirley Foster A number of Anglo-Indians who had served with the Honourable East India Company played a part in the early development of Tasmania. The link with people from the sub-continent goes back to Lieutenant John HAY, ( ), a naval officer who whilst on a private voyage of discovery in 1792 named the Derwent River. The British claimed the island in 1803 and the invasion of Van Diemen s Land began. One of the early settlers was thirty nine year old Captain Patrick WOOD (b.1783), a retired officer backed by James DENNISTOUN ( ) the founder of the Glasgow Banking Company, who arrived on the Castle Forbes in 1822 with Scottish workers and their families and received a grant in the Clyde Valley. His experienced farm manager and friend Philip RUSSELL ( ), whose brother George Russell ( ) was among the squatters who followed Batman to Port Phillip in 1835 and settled at Golf Hill, near Geelong, was a very capable farmer. Captain Wood s late-georgian stone home, Dennistoun, was built by the stone mason he brought out with him as were many other homes in the district. Like other Anglo- Indian settlers he was well educated so donated 150 books from his own collection to help establish the Bothwell Library. He imported Aberdeen Angus from Fife in 1822, increased his holding in the valley from 2,000 to 7,000 acres, fenced, and watered over 1,000 acres from the river s tributaries. The Captain s barrister son, John Dennistoun Wood ( ), who was born in Tasmania, took his degree in Scotland and was a Tasmanian MP from Wood s pastoral enterprises heralded the birth of the Clyde Pastoral Company but sadly the courageous Big River Tribe, like other Tasmanian aboriginals, lost their home land.

61 June Tasmanian Ancestry Can We Believe All That We Read In An Obituary? Maree Ring (Member No 552) In the last Tasmanian Ancestry (Vol 27 No 4 March 2007) was, from Forest News, Launceston Examiner, the obituary of Mrs Tuthill of Stanley. What a brilliant obituary. Or was it? It stated that at the time of her death she was the longest living Tasmania native (not aborigine, but native born, ie born in Tasmania). Was she? It states she was born 16 November 1807 I m not about to disagree with this as when she was baptised in December 1809 by the Reverend Bobby Knopwood; her date of birth, along with many others, was not given. Mary Ann was the daughter of Benjamin Briscoe and Sarah Gooding who were married the previous year 24 October Her uncle was most probably Mark Bunker (not Brunstone) who married Sarah Briscoe in When Mary Ann married William J PARROTT (not J Panott) in January (not 1824) she was aged 16 which tends to suggest she was born 1808/9 rather By 1831 as Mary PARROTT, she had a child (George) 3 to William COCKERILL (not B [but was he known by the nickname Bill?] COCKERELL) but his baptism appears to be only one in the registrar-general s records. No doubt family researchers have sorted this out and have found the other ten children mentioned in the obituary. As Mary Ann GOODWIN, she married Thomas CARROLL in 1846 to whom 4 children were born in the Horton district. Three children 4 were mentioned in the article. Sylvester was born in 1850, died a month later 5, and may not have been remembered by his siblings. Thomas CARROLL died on Boxing Day, 1862 and then seventeen months later married Robert TUTHILL (it appears as LUTHILL on the Tasmanian Pioneer Index). After seventeen years of marriage Robert died in Launceston in Mary Ann died 3 October Was Mary Ann the longest living Tasmania native? At that time, evidence suggests that she wasn t. James baptism was six months earlier than the suggested date of the birth of Mary Ann Briscoe of 16 November James Gangel (sic) was baptised on 26 May , the son of William and Ann Gangel(l) 9 ; his date of birth again not given. His death was three months later than Mary Ann on 17 January His age at his death was 90. At the time the Tasmanian Mail suggested that he was the oldest native born resident of the colony. 11 Was he? Possibly he was; he certainly was older than Mary Ann. After his death he was noted as the third white child born in Tasmania. Was he? Probably not. His brother William Henry was baptised three weeks before James; if his age of 30 given at William s death in November is to be believed, he would have been born about 1805 and thus older than James. From the earliest days of settlement at Sullivan s Cove there were at least 30 children baptised prior to William Henry and James, so it is most doubtful that James would have been the third child born in the colony.

62 Tasmanian Ancestry 60 June 2007 Thirty years after James death, the Illustrated Tasmanian Mail published a similar article entitled Tasmania in the Past relating to John Gangel (sic). It noted his parent s marriage between William and Ann was the first in the colony. 13 Ironically it was then stated from it [the marriage] have sprung three flourishing families those of the Gangels (sic), Oakleys and the Patmores. 14 Yes, these families are descended from William Gangell, but Ann is not their ancestor. Ann died in and although she bore two male children, there were few descendants with the Gangell surname. William Henry had mostly daughters and only one son married and had children. James wife Ellen bore only a daughter! William remarried Mary Lee in and it was from this marriage that the majority of the Gange(l)s, as well as all of the Oakleys and the Patmores descend. The article of 1921 also suggested that the photograph shown in the paper as being unique of its kind. Then asking Can anyone beat it? It is not known if anyone could. (The photograph was also printed at the time of James death.) Perhaps the moral of this story is that all research should be verified, whether it be an article in the paper or found on a database in the case of a vital record birth, baptism, marriage, death, burial go back to the original and perhaps additional information may be found. As it can be seen, the human foible of exaggeration appears from time to time, especially in obituaries. This appears to be the case with Lavinia CHILCOTT whose obituary in stated she had 22 children. She may well have had that number, but only 15 were registered. 18 The Family Register of her Bible lists another, making 16 and her baptism subsequently confirming her birth. With the children born within a thirtyyear period, there doesn t appear to be too many spaces for Lavinia to have single stillborn children. Did Lavinia have pregnancies with twins (or more?) where only one was a live birth? Or was the report in her obituary an exaggeration? Sadly the number of children she had now cannot be proved. The story of the death of Charles Chilcott who died in Cornwall in April 1815 age was reported 3 and half years later in the Hobart Town Gazette of 14 November At the time he had no descendants in Van Diemans Land/Tasmania. After the immigration of two of his grandsons over 170 years ago, now, there would be many hundreds of descendants however, whether all are here in Tasmania is only supposition. Charles death was reported here, as he would have been a rare phenomenon in England. "...Giant Chilcott was six feet four inches high, without shoes; he measured around the breast nearly six feet nine inches and weighed four hundred and sixty pounds. He was almost continually smoking; the stem of his pipe his pipe two inches long, and he consumed three pounds of tobacco weekly. One of his stockings would contain three gallons of wheat. The curiosity of strangers, who came to visit him, gave him evident pleasure; and his usual salute, on such occasions, was, 'Come under my arm, little fellow.'" Let us hope that this report is factual and not exaggerated as it would now be impossible to prove, and he does sound quite a congenial ancestor!

63 June Tasmanian Ancestry William Gangell and Ann Skelhorn are my great, great, great grandparents; Lavinia Chilcott my great grandmother and Charles Chilcott, my great, great, great, great grandfather. 1. Baptism 1809/79; Marriage 1808/29 2. Marriage 1825/ Baptism 1831/ Marriage 1846/4004; Births, 1847/ 487; 1849/524; and 1851/259 all Horton 5. Birth 1850/558 and death 1850/19 both Horton 6. Death 1862/214 Horton ; Marriage 1864/381 Horton; Death 1891/67 Launceston; 7. Death 1896/699 Stanley 8. Baptism 1807/36 9. The family now seem to have uniformly adopted the surname GANGELL 10. He died in Hobart as John James Eli Gangel on 17 January 1897 (ref 1897/1106 Hobart) and is buried at Cornelian Bay. (As James GANGELL/he married Ellen Benson in Hobart November 1836 and their only daughter, another Mary Ann was born 7 August 1837.) 11. Tasmanian Mail 30 January, 1897 p17 col Baptism 1807/37; Burial 1835/ Marriage 1804/3 14. Tasmanian Mail, 9 Jun 1921 p Burial regn 1817/ Marriage 1819/ Zeehan and Dundas Herald 9 October Can be found on Tasmanian Pioneer Index His age was given as only 60 but actual age (baptised in February 1742) was 72. Descendants of Convicts' Group Inc Any person who has convict ancestors, or who has an interest in convict life during the early history of European settlement in Australia, is welcome to join the above group. Those interested may find out more about the group and receive an application form by writing to: The Secretary Descendants of Convicts Group PO Box 12224, A'Beckett Street, VIC 8006 Australia

64 Tasmanian Ancestry 62 June 2007 Overseas Cemeteries Trust The Royal Commonwealth Society has been approached by Lt-Col Anthony Lake who is setting up a charity called the Overseas Cemeteries Trust to take responsibility for all Commonwealth graves and monuments worldwide. Many of the cemeteries are mixed military and civilian. They are located in all Commonwealth countries and some non-commonwealth countries. There are some 1,043 of these cemeteries in India alone. Over the years for various reasons the cemeteries have become neglected. The object of the charity with the help of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission is to restore all these cemeteries. The charity has sponsorship from a number of leading companies. It will be officially launched on 20th March at a ceremony at Trinity House in London in the presence of HRH Prince Phillip. Lt-Col Lake is happy to be contacted about his work. He believes that his work has educational value and that these cemeteries form part of Commonwealth history. He can be contacted at:- 18 Chester House, 17 Eccleston Place, London SW1W 9NF Tel: Anthony.lake@virgin.net Contact: The Branches & Societies Newsletter of the Royal Commonwealth Society: 9 Feb 2007 Genes on Screen Vee Maddock Do you know where your data is? It appears most people don t. If you allow your computer to control where it keeps files and if you don t have reliable backups of the irreplaceable ones then be prepared to lose them and the hours it took to create them. Managing your files is not difficult. gives a step by step tutorial of file management. Once you can recognise where a file is being saved by your computer you can start organising your backups. A lot of confusion exists in how and what to backup your computer. Even the most basic backup is better than none at all. Computer technicians have a saying, Don t ask if your hard drive will fail, but when? There are programs available which will copy your entire computer set up, but remember it s the document you made last week that s really irreplaceable. So, how do you back up your files? The easiest way is simply to copy your files to another location using USB drives, CDs, zip drives, , or a number of other options. Which files do you need to back up? Anything you ve created (or saved), so all documents from Word, spreadsheets from Excel, websites you ve saved, adobe documents you ve downloaded, text documents and more. You don t need to copy the programs that created them, like MSWord, Windows, Office, Outlook, etc because you should have the installation

65 June Tasmanian Ancestry disks for those programs. Even if you don t, simply copying programs that are already installed usually does not mean the program will work in another situation. You should copy any photos or scans you have, and any music you ve bought or downloaded. Also any software that you have downloaded from the internet (especially the ones you ve bought.) Copy the original download file, not the folder it created when you installed it. If you have play lists on the computer for your music remember to copy them too. Find out how to back up your (Outlook, Eudora, Netscape, etcetera) and make a copy of that. (A Google search will bring up step by step instructions.) Also your address book. Then copy your internet favourites or bookmarks. If you use calendar software you should back that up too. Most important is to find where your family history program stores your data and make copies of those files (Not backups through the program, actually copy the data files). Copy all these files and store them away from your computer, even in another house, and you can rest a little easier. explores backups in more detail. Remember it s never too soon to do a back up. Tomorrow may be the day your computer fails Burnie Branch geneal/burnbranch.htm President Peter Cocker (03) Secretary Ann Bailey (03) PO Box 748 Burnie Tasmania petjud@bigpond.com Firstly I must take this opportunity to remind all members that you can still register for the AGM that will be held at Burnie on 16th June. I trust that we will provide an interesting weekend for you. We are lucky to have John Donaldson from VicGum who will give a presentation on Genealogy Software. John has been involved with VicGum for many years and has a wealth of knowledge to share with us. Craig Broadfield, a North West Coast Antique Dealer, will host a mini Antique Roadshow ; members are invited to bring along small family heirlooms or antique items for an appraisal. Craig will attempt to appraise as many items as he can. As we are all interested in Family History and how our ancestors coped with early settlement of Australia, Tracy s presentation of her experiences on The Colony must not be missed. It will certainly provide an insight of our ancestor s battle with the early settlement of Australia. Our Branch has been very busy since we opened reopened after Christmas. Just a reminder for all members, we now have facilities available for you to purchase and download Scottish certificates online, using the branch s secure credit process. You can get your Scottish Certificate while you wait.

66 Tasmanian Ancestry 64 June 2007 Due to sickness and overseas travel some of our usual regular volunteers and members have been absent from our library. We wish a speedy recovery to those who are sick and we are green with envy to those who have managed to travel. Big thanks to those that have helped with photographing headstones in our local cemeteries. Volunteers about to start at the Somerset Cemetery Acquisitions Books Aitken, Leanne, Our Schools & Pioneer Families A History of Stowport, Natone, Camena & Upper Natone, Camena & Upper Natone * Barnett, Guy, Our Heroes Tasmania's Victoria Cross Recipiets Charter, Kathy & Fowler, Simon, Finding about Your Family History * Freda Jones & Tom Sullivan, In the path of the Roaring Forties Memories of King Island * Grieve, Betty J, The Grieve French Newton Shipton Family Connection * Hardy, Pauline, Turning Back The Hands of Time, A brief history of Thomas Walker Hardy, his ancestors & his descendants. Knole, Wendy K, Index to news items & obituaries of WW1 servicemen & women in Tasmanian weekly magazines Vol1 Tasmanian Mail * National Library of Aust & Library of NSW, Australian Joint Copying Project Handbook Part 1 Ratcliffe, Richard, Basic Facts about Quarter Session Records Raymond, Stuart A, Introducing Family History * Thorne, David, In Search of the Hundred A History of the Thorne Family Tomaselli, Phil, The Anglo-Boer War *Indicates donated items

67 June Devonport Branch President John Dare (03) Secretary Elaine Garwood (03) PO Box 587 Devonport Tasmania Tasmanian Ancestry Members and friends attended a branch meeting where Jim Rouse gave a presentation on the availability and use of a variety of illustrated family charts. Using a digital slide show he highlighted the choices on offer of both printed and digital charts, where free charts can be obtained from and how to incorporate charts into a family history narrative. The Saturday visit to the Sheffield Museum in March proved popular and members took the opportunity to view the Kentish municipality s memorabilia and local history collection. Lunch followed at the local Highland Scone Shoppe. The AGM held in April saw a new committee installed and we wish them well for the coming year. Our local branch newsletter ILMO continues to keep members aware of what is going on in the Devonport Branch. We are seeking to reduce costs associated with printing and postage and are asking Devonport members, if they have not already done so, to provide their address to news@tfhsdev.com so future newsletters can be ed. Attendances at the Branch Library at 117 Gilbert St Latrobe continue to grow, resources are well organized and the volunteer staff are always ready to help with their extensive local knowledge. Planned Meeting and Activities: Military workshop at branch library in Latrobe Saturday April 21st Meeting with guest speaker NW historian Faye Gardam at State Library Meeting Room in Devonport, 7.30 pm start on Thursday 31st May Bus trip to Launceston to visit the Community Museum in the morning and the Launceston Branch Library during the afternoon on Saturday 30th June Mid year dinner at Boscobell s in Ulverstone on Thursday evening 26th July Bus trip to Branch Library for research on Saturday 28th July Meeting with guest speaker Bill Boyd at State Library Meeting Room in Devonport, 7.30 pm start on Thursday 30th August Please contact Secretary secretary@tfhsdev.com to make a booking or for any further details on these events check our website. Acquisitions Books * Allan, Barry, Sophia Grantham also known as Kezia Tregilgus Bissett, Muriel & Betty. Index to Launceston Examiner Vol

68 Tasmanian Ancestry 66 June 2007 Chamberlain, Hedley, * Anniversary Notices of Births, Deaths, & Marriages published in The Advocate Newspaper 1988 * Anniversary Notices of Births, Deaths, & Marriages published in The Advocate Newspaper 1989 * Accidents, Obituaries, & Funeral Notices published in The Advocate Newspaper * Hookway, Eileen, Trunk, Boughs & Branches History of the Harlow, Bell & Hume Families * Mus, Karen, Jonathan Griffiths & Eleanor MacDonald Families Ratcliffe, Richard, Basic Facts about Quarter Session Records Raymond, Stuart A., Introducing Family History * Weeding, J S, The History of St. Luke s Church, Bothwell, Tasmania * Wilson, Patricia & Crossin, Judith, Billing Isobel Cuthbert ( ) and Samuel Billing ( ) CD-Rom ABM Publishing, 1871 Census Shelton, Stoke-On-Trent 1841 Census Derby Borough, Derbyshire Phillimore Parish Records Nottinghamshire Vol. 9 (Marriages) Somerset Vol. 9 (Marriages) * Indicates donated items Hobart Branch President Brian Hortle (03) president@hobart.tasfhs.org Secretary Leo Prior (03) or PO Box 326 Rosny Park Tasmania secretary@hobart.tasfhs.org The Hobart Branch started the year with the February meeting. Adrian Howard spoke eloquently on the development of the Soldier s Memorial Walk on the Domain in Hobart. He followed a review of the history of the walk with an explanation of the recent and ongoing development of the memorial avenue. The task of obtaining interesting speakers for our monthly meetings is quite daunting and it is good to hear from Robert Tanner that he has successfully filled all monthly speaking positions for the rest of the year. Congratulations Robert. A pleasant afternoon tea was held at Vee Maddock s home in Lindisfarne in April to thank all the many volunteers who are responsible for the continuing work of the Branch and its committees. Once more we gratefully acknowledge the kind assistance of Vee and her mother in helping us celebrate the work of these important persons.

69 June Tasmanian Ancestry The Publications Sub-Committee is continuing the work of indexing the Mercury and the Sorell Lower Court Records. They are also working on the final stage of the production of the Bruny Island cemeteries CD. Another group is well on the way to completing the Oatlands area cemeteries CD. We are grateful to Peter Astley-Bogg who has generously given his time and considerable expertise in photographing cemetery headstones and memorials throughout the southern district of the State. His excellent work has been central to the CD production exercise. Early in the year we reluctantly accepted the resignation of our Treasurer, Clint Ayres. He has served the Branch efficiently in this difficult task. We realised how important this work is when we tried to find a replacement treasurer. Thank you Clint for your work on the Branch committee. At the time of writing we have not heard from the Clarence Council regarding the rental for our library. We have paid for a half year at the past rate and hope that we will soon receive a satisfactory reply from the Council regarding our ongoing lease of the premises. The Branch Committee has formed a small working group to start preliminary discussions on the 2009 AGM in Hobart. It seems a long way in the future but there are actions that need to be taken well ahead of time to ensure a satisfactory venue and speakers. General Meetings Members are reminded that all the general meetings in 2007 will be held, as usual, at the Rosny Library building in Bligh Street on the third Tuesday in the month at 8pm. Visitors are welcome at all these meetings. The next meetings are listed below. Tuesday 19 June: Ms Mary Ramsay. The convict mix in Bothwell Tuesday 17 July: Dr Ralph Spaulding. Topic to be announced later check the website Tuesday 21 August: Prof. Lucy Frost. Scottish female convicts in Van Diemen s Land: the Atwick (1838) Tuesday 18 September: Ms Jewel Beresford. Gemmology Family History Computer Users Group Branch library - 2nd Wednesday of the month at 7.30 pm. WISE Interest Group Branch library 1st Sunday of February, May, August and November at 2 pm. Family History Writers Group Branch library third Thursday of each month between and 2.30 pm. Research Workshop Organised workshops have been disbanded. Members with research problems can seek help of library assistants during the opening hours of the library. If this is not convenient they may call Cynthia O Neill, the Members Liaison Officer, for assistance. Her contact number is (03) or by at news@hobart.tasfhs.org. Details of these meetings and other activities may be found on our website

70 Tasmanian Ancestry 68 June 2007 Acquisitions Books * Allen, Wyn & Barry Malcolm, Weidenhofer Reminiscences Stories and Photos. Alexander, Alison, Brighton and Surrounds: A history of Bagdad, Bridgewater, Brighton, Broadmarsh, Dromedary, Elderslie, Mangalore, Old Beach, Pontville and Tea Tree. * Baker, Alan, Index to The Mercury Deaths * Barter, Susan, WINSPEAR: History and Recollections * Beavis, Betty, Sliding Gunter: An appreciation of early Warrnambool. Bissett, Muriel & Betty, Index to Launceston Examiner Vol Bolt, Frank, The Founding of Hobart A diary recounting the events on the Derwent in * Campbell, James L.A., Many Parts: The life and times of a man of many parts William Roadknight and his family and brother Thomas. [Q929.2 CAM] * Clark, Shayne, The Clarks of Ellendale. * Daniel, Ann, Spirit of Independence (The Morris Family).[ Dickens, L, Chas, 50 Not Out: Clarence District Cricket Club Inc * Douglas, Elizabeth, Leading Lights: The story of the Warrnambool Lighthouses and Lighhouse Keepers. Hookway, Eileen, TRUNCK, BOUGHS and BRANCHES: History of the Harlow, Bell & Hume Families * Johnson, Sue & Brian Winspear, Tasmanians at War in the Air Howard, Patrick, The Zeehan El Dorado: A history of Zeehan. * Langley, Anne, Warwick County Asylum: The first Reformatory outside London. * Liverpool Record Office, Liverpool Record Office: A Handlist of Church of England Parish Records. * Luyendyk, Rosemary, Ocean s Child: The Tasmanian ancestry of Rosemary, Christine, Peter, Watson and Jeffrey O Neal as written by Rosemary Luyendyk nee O Neal. * McCorkell, H.A. & Peter Yule, A Green and Pleasant Land: A history of Koroit. * National Trust of Australia (Tas), Clarendon via Evandale, Tasmania: A brief history and catalogue * Powling, J.W., Port Fairy The First Fifty Years, : A social history. * Rogerson, Pat, Unravelling Our Past: Alma White s Forebears including the families of Terry, Crew, Jenner and Ahern. * Sayers, C.E., By These We Flourish: A history of Warrnambool. Scripps, Lindy, Independence A foundation of accountability: A history of the Tasmanian Audit Office. * Royal Historical Society, Victorian Historical Journal: Who Rules Victoria? Responsible Government Tasman Peninsular Historical Society, Tasman Peninsular Chronicle No. 12, October * Villiers, Allan, Vanished Fleets & Sea Stories from old Van Dieman s Land.

71 June Tasmanian Ancestry CDRom * ABM Publishing & S&N, 1841 Census Derbyshire: Derby Borough 1861 Census Bedfordshire: Biggleswad 1871 Census Staffordshire: Shelton Somerset Parish Records Vol. 9, part 1 Phillimore s Parish Records Nottinghamshire Parish Records Vol. 9 (Marriages) Wiltshire Parish Records Vol. 9 (Marriages) * Macbeth Genealogical Services, South Australian Deaths Registrations * Indicates donated items Huon Branch President Betty Fletcher (03) Secretary Libby Gillham (03) PO Box 117 Huonville Tasmania vsbtas@ava.com.au An afternoon tea was held on Saturday April 28th for the judging of the Family Chart competition. A local celebrity and a Hobart Branch member were the judges. The Branch recently was given an historic item from the era of the Ranelagh Memorial Hall's establishment, the current location of our Library. Following the building of the Hall silent movies were screened from its completion in 1919 until 1927, the advent of the 'talkies'. The item presented is the original movie projector. This gift has prompted the writing of a short article for a future Journal.

72 Tasmanian Ancestry 70 June 2007 Launceston Branch President Anita Swan (03) Secretary Muriel Bissett Phone/Fax (03) PO Box 1290 Launceston Tasmania 7250 secretary: library: Our year commenced with a major rearrangement of the Library. This has resulted in a roomier, better appointed office; a reading room with more light; a more compact reader room, freeing up of the kitchen for use as a lunch room; better use of the space in the reception room and the sun-room serving as both an area for relaxation and use of the readers. Many thanks to the gentlemen without whose participation the job would not have been possible. Members responded well to the 'spring cleaning' day, and a huge effort was made both inside and outside the building, eventually culminating in the removal of the overgrown and damaging conifer at the corner of the building. What a difference! At the first meeting for 2007 members viewed the latest CDs and other new items, including Irish Marriages, Ordinance surveys, etc. As part of the National Trust Australia (Tasmania) Festival Month activities, the committee arranged for displays relating to military research and resources. Those who we able to attend greatly enjoyed the displays, barbecue and the opportunity to socialise. The Branch AGM was held on Tuesday 24 April when member Russell Watson, who is president of Launceston Legacy, shared on the current activities of this important group. On 22nd May, we look forward to sharing memorabilia cards, photo albums and autograph books. Meetings and Activities at 2 Taylor Street: Tuesday 26 June, 7pm: "Researching overseas" members Barrie Robinson and Lucille Gee will be speaking about their research experiences on their recent overseas trips. Thursday 26 July, 12.30pm. a meal at the Wok and Grill, followed by a visit to the Launceston RSL displays. Tuesday 28 August, 3.30pm: Workshop, demonstrations on using "Scotland's People". Vouchers available for purchase. $5.00 registration required. Tuesday 25 September, 7pm: Ross Smith will be giving an update on the acquisitions at the Community History Museum, Inveresk site.

73 June Tasmanian Ancestry After three years as a very dedicated and hard-working President, Helen Stuart has stood down from office. We wish her well in her future endeavours as a committee member and delegate to State Executive. We were sorry to lose Judith De Jong from the committee and the important job of Sales Officer, and at a State level, coordinator of the Lilian Watson Award. Thank you Judith for an invaluable contribution. We are looking forward to Lionel Cooper joining the committee. Acquisitions Books * Bailey, Anne & Robin, An Early Tasmanian Story with the Oakdens, Cowies, Parramores, Tullochs & Hoggs * Barnett, Guy, Our Heroes Tasmania's Victoia Cross Recipients * Bicanic, Jenny, Down the Sledge Track, A history of West Scottsdale & Lietinna Bissett, Muriel & Betty, Index to Launceston Examiner Vol * Brabbs, Abbeys & Monasteries * Crago, Tony, The First Fleet and Year of Settlement * Edwards, J M & Brown, Rosemary Madge's People in the island of Tasmania and beyond * Elwell, Charles J L, The Iron Elwells * Griffin, Daniel, Deloraine Past & Present Institute of Irish Studies, The Queens University of Belfast, Ordnance Survey Memoirs of Ireland Parishes of Co. Antrim III 1833, 1835, * Launceston Historical Studies, Notes for Excursion Ketch Defender 1990 * Macdougall, A K, Australia in History-Australia's Navy * Millard, Anne, A Street through Time, a 12,000 year journey along the same street * Parsons, Frances, The Making of one Tasmanian Ratcliffe, Richard, Basic Facts about Quarter Session Records Raymond, Stuart, A Introducing Family History * Topsham History & Mystery * Vietnam 40th. Anniversary of the Battle of Long Tan Whitfeld, Ernest, The River Tamar CDRom ABM Publishing 1841 Census Derby Borough Derbyshire 1861 Census Biggleswade Bedfordshire 1871 Census Shelton Stoke-on-Trent Phillimore Parish Records Nottinghamshire Vol 9 Somerset Vol 9 Wiltshire Vol 9 * Bradley, Dona The Journeys that Led to Us *Indicates donated items

74 Tasmanian Ancestry 72 June 2007 Library Notes State Microfiche Roster 21/05/07 20/08/07 17/11/07 18/2/08 17/05/08 17/08/07 16/11/07 15/02/08 16/05/08 15/08/08 Burnie Set 3 Set 2 Set 1 Set 5 Set 4 Devonport Set 4 Set 3 Set 2 Set 1 Set 5 Hobart Set 5 Set 4 Set 3 Set 2 Set 1 Huon Set 1 Set 5 Set 4 Set 3 Set 2 Launceston Set 2 Set 1 Set 5 Set 4 Set 3 Set 1 GRO BDMs Index Set 2 Griffith s Valuation for Ireland Series. GRO Consular Records Index Old Parochial Records and 1891 Census Indexes for Scotland Set 3 GRO BDMs Index and AGCI Set 4 National Probate Calendars Set 5 GRO BDMs Index Exchange Journals Members Interests and One Name Studies Index Lilian Watson Family History Award 2005 and entries Devonport & Launceston Microfiche Roster 21/05/07 20/08/07 17/11/07 18/2/08 17/05/08 17/08/07 16/11/07 15/02/08 16/05/08 15/08/08 Devonport Set 1 Set 2 Set 1 Set 2 Set 1 Launceston Set 2 Set 1 Set 2 Set 1 Set 2 Set 1 GRO BDMs Index Set 2 GRO BDMs Index Society Sales The Tasmanian Family History Society Inc. Publications (all prices inc. GST) Merchant Card facilities now available (mail order only) Mail orders (including postage) should be forwarded to the: State Sales Officer, TFHS Inc., PO Box 191 Launceston TAS 7250 Microfiche TAMIOT (p&p $2.50) $55.00 Books My Most Interesting Ancestor (p&p $4.90) $9.00 Van Diemen s Land Heritage Index, Vol. 3 (p&p $4.90) $11.00 Van Diemen s Land Heritage Index, Vol. 4 (p&p $4.90) $11.00 Van Diemen s Land Heritage Index, Vol. 5 (p&p $4.90) * $25.00 Tasmanian Ancestry Index Volumes 1 20 (p&p $4.90) * $22.50 Members (p&p $4.90) $20.00 CD-Rom: Tasmanian Federation Index (p&p $2.50) $ * members discount applies

75 Branch Library Addresses, Times and Meeting Details Burnie Phone: (03) (Branch Librarian) Library 58 Bass Highway, Cooee Tuesday a.m p.m. Saturday 1.00 p.m p.m. The library is open at 7.00 p.m. prior to meetings. Meeting Branch Library, 58 Bass Highway, Cooee 7.30 p.m. on 3rd Tuesday of each month, except January and December. Day Meeting 1st Monday of the month at a.m. except January and February. Devonport Library Meeting Phone: (03) (Branch Secretary) Old police residence, 117 Gilbert St, Latrobe (behind State Library) Tuesday a.m p.m. Friday a.m p.m. Second Saturday of each month a.m p.m. Meeting Room 2, Devonport Library, Fenton Way, Devonport at 7.30 p.m. on last Thursday of each month, except December. Enter from Town Hall car park. Hobart Library Meeting Phone: (03) (Branch Secretary) 19 Cambridge Road, Bellerive Tuesday p.m p.m Wednesday 9.30 a.m p.m. Saturday 1.30 p.m p.m. Rosny Library, Bligh Street, Rosny Park, at 8.00 p.m. on 3rd Tuesday of each month, except January and December. Huon Library Meeting Phone: (03) (Branch Secretary) Soldiers Memorial Hall, Marguerite Street, Ranelagh Saturday 1.30 p.m p.m. Other times: library visits by appointment with Secretary, 48 hours notice required Branch Library, Ranelagh, at 4.00 p.m. on 1st Saturday of each month, except January. Please check Branch Report for any changes. Launceston Library Meeting Phone: (03) (Branch Secretary) 2 Taylor Street, Invermay, Launceston Tuesday a.m p.m. Saturday 1.30 p.m p.m. Branch Library 2 Taylor Street, Invermay, at 7:00 p.m. 4th Tuesday of each month, except December.

76 Membership of the Tasmanian Family History Society Inc. Membership of the TFHS Inc. is open to all individuals interested in genealogy and family history, whether or not resident in Tasmania. Assistance is given to help trace overseas ancestry as well as Tasmanian. Dues are payable annually by 1 April. Membership Subscriptions for (including GST):- Individual member $39.00 Joint members (2 people at one address) $49.00 Australian Concession $27.00 Australian Joint Concession $37.00 Overseas: Individual member: A$39.00: Joint members: A$49.00 (including airmail postage). Organisations: Journal subscription $39.00 apply to the State Treasurer. Membership Entitlements: All members receive copies of the society s journal Tasmanian Ancestry, published quarterly in June, September, December and March. Members are entitled to free access to the society s libraries. Access to libraries of some other societies has been arranged on a reciprocal basis. Application for Membership: Application forms may be downloaded from or obtained from the TFHS Inc. State Secretary, or any branch and be returned with appropriate dues to a branch treasurer. Interstate and overseas applications should be mailed to the TFHS Inc. Treasurer, PO Box 191, Launceston Tasmania Dues are also accepted at libraries and at branch meetings. Donations: Donations to the Library Fund ($2.00 and over) are tax deductible. Gifts of family records, maps, photographs, etc. are most welcome. Research Queries: Research is handled on a voluntary basis in each branch for members and nonmembers. Rates for research are available from each branch and a stamped, self addressed, business size envelope should accompany all queries. Members should quote their membership number. Research request forms may be downloaded from Reciprocal Rights: TFHS Inc. policy is that our branches offer reciprocal rights to any interstate or overseas visitor who is a member of another Family History Society and produce their membership card. Advertising: Advertising for Tasmanian Ancestry is accepted with pre-payment of $27.50 per quarter page in one issue or $82.50 for four issues including 10% GST. Further information can be obtained by writing to the journal editors at PO Box 191, Launceston Tasmania ISSN Printed by The Design & Print Centre Launceston Tasmania

77 Supplement to Journal of the Tasmanian Family History Society Inc. Volume 28 No. 1 June 2007 Journal Article Award The State Executive announces that the next Journal Award will cover Tasmanian Ancestry editions Volume 28 No's 1-4. The Award will be presented at the Society's Annual General Meeting held on 21st June The articles will be judged on the guidelines specified in the editorial page of each journal. The Journal Committee will filter the articles and one article from each volume will be submitted to the May 2008 State Executive meeting where the winner will be selected. Tasmanian Ancestry Supplement June 2007

78 Branch Committee Members for Burnie President Peter Cocker (03) Secretary Ann Bailey (03) Branch addresses PO Box 748 Burnie Tasmania geneal/burnbranch.htm Devonport President Kerri Blyth Secretary Helen Anderson (03) Branch addresses Po Box 587 Devonport Tasmania President Mr Peter Cocker Vice President Vacant Correspondence Secretary Mrs Ann Bailey Minute Secretary Mr Doug Forrest Treasurer Vacant Committee Mrs Judy Cocker Mr Geoff Daniel Mrs Sybil Russell Mrs Gaye Spicer Mrs Colleen Williams State Delegates To be advised To be advised Alternate Delegate To be advised President Ms Kerri Blyth Vice President Mr Jim Rouse Secretary Ms Helen Anderson Treasurer Mrs Sue-Ellen McCreghan Committee Mrs Glenice Brauman Mrs Rosilyn Cos Ms Bev Devlin Mrs Elaine Garwood Mrs Rosie Marshall Mrs Marilyn Oakley Mrs Barbara Pendrey State Delegates Ms Kerri Blyth Mr Jim Rouse Alternate Delegate Mr John Dare Tasmanian Ancestry Supplement June 2007 ii

79 Branch Committee Members for Hobart President Brian Hortle (03) Secretary Leo Prior (03) Branch addresses PO Box 326 Rosny Park Tasmania Huon President Betty Fletcher (03) Secretary Libby Gillham (03) Fax (03) Branch addresses PO Box 117 Huonville Tasmania 7109 Library President Mr Brian Hortle Vice President Mr Robert Tanner Secretary Mr Leo Prior Minute Secretary Ms Vee Maddock Treasurer Vacant Committee Mr Maurice Appleyard Mrs Vanessa Blair Mrs Anne Hay Mrs Denise McNeice Mrs Colleen Read State Delegates Mr Brian Hortle Mr Leo Prior Alternate Delegate Mrs Denise McNeice President Miss Betty Fletcher Vice President Mrs Elaine Burton Secretary Mrs Libby Gillham Treasurer Mr John Gillham Librarian Miss Amanda Cavenett Assistant Librarian Ms Coralie Mesecke Research Miss Amanda Cavenett Publicity Mrs Libby Gillham State Delegates Mrs Libby Gillham Mr John Gillham Alternate Delegate Miss Betty Fletcher Tasmanian 2 Ancestry Supplement June 2007

80 Branch Committee Members for Launceston President Anita Swan (03) Secretary Muriel Bissett (03) Branch address PO Box 1290 Launceston Tasmania Now On CD-Rom Indexes to Birth, Death and Marriage Notices The Mercury President Mrs Anita Swan Vice President Mrs Judith Whish-Wilson Secretary Miss Muriel Bissett Ph/Fax Treasurer Miss Betty Bissett Ph/Fax Committee Members Mr Lionel Cooper Mr Barrie Robinson Miss Helen Stuart Mr Russell Watson Research Mrs Marie Gatenby State Delegate Miss Helen Stuart Mrs Judith Whish-Wilson Alternate Mrs Sandra Duck The CD contains over 118,000 entries (including indexes to both brides and grooms), combining the fifteen volumes of printed indexes published by TFHS Inc. Hobart Branch since Suitable for both PC and Mac users published by Tasmanian Family History Society Inc. Hobart Branch 2005 from the original indexes compiled by J & F O Shea and K & A Whitton price $50.00 for personal/single use and $ for institution/commercial use plus p&p $5.10 Resource Manager TFHS Inc. Hobart Branch PO Box 326 Rosny Park TAS 7018 or library@hobart.tasfhs.org Tasmanian Ancestry Supplement June 2007 iv

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82 Tasmanian Family History Society Inc. PO Box 191 Launceston Tasmania 7250 State Secretary: Journal Editors: Home Page: Patron: Dr Alison Alexander Fellows: Dr Neil Chick, David Harris and Denise McNeice Executive: President Anita Swan (03) Vice President Maurice Appleyard (03) Vice President Peter Cocker (03) State Secretary Muriel Bissett (03) State Treasurer Betty Bissett (03) Committee: Judy Cocker Jim Rouse Kerrie Blyth Brian Hortle Leo Prior John Gillham Libby Gillham Helen Stuart Judith Whish-Wilson By-laws Officer Denise McNeice (03) Assistant By-laws Officer Maurice Appleyard (03) Webmaster Robert Tanner (03) Journal Editors Anita Swan (03) Betty Bissett (03) LWFHA Coordinator Judith Whish-Wilson (03) Members Interests Compiler John Gillham (03) Membership Registrar Muriel Bissett (03) Publications Coordinator Denise McNeice (03) Public Officer Denise McNeice (03) State Sales Officer Betty Bissett (03) Branches of the Society Burnie: PO Box 748 Burnie Tasmania 7320 Devonport: PO Box 587 Devonport Tasmania 7310 Hobart: PO Box 326 Rosny Park Tasmania 7018 Huon: PO Box 117 Huonville Tasmania 7109 Launceston: PO Box 1290 Launceston Tasmania 7250

83 Volume 28 Number 2 September 2007 ISSN Contents Annual General Meeting Report President s Annual Report Lilian Watson Family History Award Book Review Winner of LWFH Award Financial Reports First was the Mouseman then.., Thelma L Grunnell Launceston Legacy, Russell Watson Cork to Mitchestown, Ted O'Bryan Huguenot Families in Australia Project, Robert Nash Wreck of a Chinese Steamer, Launceston Examiner Help Wanted New Members New Members' Interests Diary Notes Quidnunc Prisoners in Chains, Laurie Moody Murder, Keith Wools-Cobb Anglo Indians and the Tamar Valley, Shirley Foster Memory Joggers, Helen Ayers Launceston Family Album, Peter Richardson Hence the Silver Wedding, Launceston Examiner Book Reviews Genes on Screen Tasmaniana Library Branch News and Acquisitions Library Notes, Society Sales Deadline dates for contributions: BY 1 January, 1 April, 1 July and 1 October

84 September From the Editors Tasmanian Ancestry Journal Editors Anita Swan and Betty Bissett Journal address PO Box 191, Launceston TAS 7250, or any other address may cause a delay in reaching us Articles are welcomed in any format handwritten, typed or word processed, on disk, on CD Rom, or by . Disks and photographs will be returned on request. We do ask that you try limit the articles to 2,500 words maximum, unless it is an Index which may be included in several issues. Please note when sending material for the journal to use the address PO Box 191 or editors@tasfhs.org. Deadline dates: BY 1 January, 1 April, 1 July and 1 October The opinions expressed in this journal are not necessarily those of the journal committee nor of the Tasmanian Family History Society Inc. Responsibility rests with the author of a submitted article, we do not intentionally print inaccurate information. The Society cannot vouch for the accuracy of offers for services or goods that appear in the journal, or be responsible for the outcome of any contract entered into with an advertiser. The editor reserves the right to edit, abridge or reject material. If you wish to contact the author of an article in Tasmanian Ancestry please write care of the editor, enclosing a stamped envelope and your letter will be forwarded. The contents of Tasmanian Ancestry are subject to the provisions of the Copyright Act and may not be reproduced without written permission of the editor and author. Cover photo: Hobart Branch Library, 19 Cambridge Rd, Bellerive. Congratulations to the Branch President and Committee who organised the very comprehensive conference held at Burnie during the Annual General Meeting weekend. The morning opened with a very welcome and satisfying morning tea and a warm welcome from Burnie Branch President, Peter Cocker. John Donaldson's presentation of "Genealogy Software for Family Historians" on behalf of VicGUM and illustrating various programs that are readily available, including Family Tree Maker, was very well received. Many members then took the opportunity to participate in the Antique Roadshow presented by Craig Broadfield, Antique dealer and expert. What a diverse range of treasures to evaluate including jewellery, a typewriter and at the other end of the scale, a fine set of spoons of Russian origin! Peter Moore of Circular Head filled in very ably when Tracy Hohnke had to cancel her talk on "The Colony". John led us through various aspects of the early settlement days at Circular Head, fitting families into their birth-counties in the UK and identifying those who were still in the area in the 1860's, including convicts.

85 Tasmanian Ancestry 75 September 2007 This session was of particular interest to me, as our great grandfather Mungo Bissett was named, as was a great uncle, Thomas Topliss whom we had not known was a convict. Peter Moore presents The AGM opened with the presentation of the Lilian Watson Family History Award followed by the presentation of the Journal Article Competition, and for the first time, the Family History Chart Award. TFHS Inc. Award nominations were read for four members from Hobart Branch. Maurice Appleyard was in attendance and the other three Certificates will be presented at a Hobart Branch function. At the conclusion of the formalities of the Annual General Meeting, a sumptuous afternoon tea was enjoyed before members had the opportunity for in-depth discussions on Family Tree Maker. Maurice Appleyard, Bev, Colleen & Patron Alison An enjoyable dinner was held at the surprise location, Burnie RSL Club and on Sunday morning a good time was spent at the Pioneer Museum, delving into the records of the Emu Bay Cemetery. Following a tour and tasting at the Hellyer Road Distillery Australia's largest single malt whisky distillery a farewell lunch was much enjoyed. Section of the group enjoying afternoon tea We were sad to see the ruins of our old Burnie High School, recently devastated by fire. Muriel Bissett, Secretary.

86 September Tasmanian Ancestry President's Annual Report As most of you would know Family History can be both rewarding and challenging. So too can being on a committee, either at Branch level or a State level. We also hit the dreaded brick wall and have to stop, reassess the situation and sometimes approach things from a different angle. I personally have never really been comfortable with the term committee, I would like to think that during my three years of State President we have moved from being a committee to now being a TEAM, after all there is no letter "I" in the word team. This team can only continue to function and move forward with the assistance from Branches and in turn, the Branches can only have input if they receive comments, both positive and negative, from their members. The branch committees can only exist with participation from the users of their libraries also passing on comments and so it goes on. Branch reports certainly indicate that the flow on is happening, so, please continue to be a part of your Society and participate as much as you can. Branches It was pleasing to read in the Branch reports that there has been an increase in visitors using their library facilities and research requests this year, which is good news considering the decline that was reported last year. I am sure that this is due to the publicity efforts put in by the branch committees. Newsletters, participation in events such as Heritage Festival, Seniors Week, Adult Education and assisting at their local State Library all help to let the public know who we are and what we can offer to anyone interested in researching their ancestry. New publications have been released by the branches, with three of the branches now releasing CDs. Computerising of branch resources material is being undertaken at most of our libraries, which will be of great assistance to everyone who uses these libraries. Hobart and Burnie have both had success with the Ancestry.com website. Work is also continuing on photographing the cemeteries of Tasmania, a big job, yes, but we can proudly say that we have now completed more than two thirds of the cemeteries. Membership This years membership numbers are in some area at the lowest they have been for the last 10 years. This is something that the executive will have to look at in detail and look creatively to rectify. Merchant Card Facility The introduction of this facility has proved to be a plus, in the eight months that it has been available 77 people have availed themselves of it to pay for membership, purchase publications and research.

87 Tasmanian Ancestry 77 September 2007 Tasmanian Ancestry The journal committee has made several changes this year such as layout, covers, and fonts. They have been delighted and encouraged with the positive feedback from readers. Sales of Publications Sales at Branch and State level have been boosted with the release of the Tasmanian Federation Index CD-Rom. Royalties from this are divided among the branches. The State Executive is investigating putting T.A.M.O.I.T 1 and 2 on to CD with the aim of releasing it in the next 12 months. It is also hoped that the index to Tasmanian Ancestry Vol will be released in the next 12 months. Lilian Watson Family History Award This year 15 books were received. The judges have awarded She lived in Launceston: Isobel Horner of Waratah House by Mrs Sally Dammery, the winner. Family Chart Competition This is the first year for the Family Chart Competition, with all branches receiving entries. Each Branch brought their winning and runner up to the AGM for judging. The judge s choice was at the State level was: Doug Forest (Burnie Branch) and the member s choice was: Julene Hassell (Huon Branch). TFHS Inc. Awards Four nominations were received this year. They were: Maurice Appleyard, Vee Maddock, Marjorie Jacklyn, and Joyce Purtscher, all of Hobart Branch. Thank you for your dedication to your branch and in turn to the Society. Journal Article Competition Award Congratulations to Erika Johnson for her article The Magic of Maatsuyker: Australia s Most Southerly Light which appeared in Tasmanian Ancestry Vol 27 No 3 December In closing I would like to ask you all to be part of the Tasmanian Family History Society Inc. Teams, let your branches know what they can do to help you; how you feel about what they are doing, and let them know how you are willing to participate. Anita Swan President. Lilian Watson Family History Award 2006 This year the Lilian Watson Award was for a book only. 15 publications were submitted for judging, 9 entries from interstate and 6 from Tasmanian authors. Our Judging Panel was pleased to report there was a very high standard in several entries and this made their job much harder when deciding the winner. Judges commented again that in some cases entries lacked indexes, which in turn resulted

88 September Tasmanian Ancestry in the entry being marked down. The value of the un-indexed work is reduced generally for researchers. The 2006 Award was given to Sally Dammery from Victoria for her book titled, She Lived in Launceston: Isobel Horner of Waratah House Sally and her husband were able to attend the TFHS Inc. Annual General Meeting held recently in Burnie to accept the prize. Sally was delighted to have been chosen as the winner and gave a brief talk about her reasons for writing Isobel s story. Sally Dammery speaking after accepting her Award Books submitted will go to the following Branch Libraries as designated by the authors: Colleen Arulappu, I Would Send You My Hart If I Could. (Hobart) Robert R. Boniwell, The Allison Story. (Launceston) Sharon M Brennan, Crossing the Seas to Build A Future. (Burnie) Dorothy Crocker, Ellenor & Joseph & Robert Rowe, Brooks Bay. (Huon) Susan Mary (Sally) Dammery, She Lived in Launceston: Isobel Horner of Waratah House (Launceston) Leonard W. Dimmick, Fishes And Men. (Launceston) Leonard W. Dimmick, Home And A Range. (Launceston) John T Goold, The Life of William Lachlan Jordan. (Burnie) Donald E Grey-Smith, Boat People of the Empire. (Burnie) Douglas J W Michael, Convict Chains A Family History of Convict and Free Ancestors. (Hobart) Mary B Reschke, William Pitt of Longford House. (Launceston) Patricia Rogerson, Unravelling our Past. (Launceston) Malcolm Ward, Built By Seabrook. Hobart Buildings Constructed by the Seabrook Family Since The 1830 s. (Hobart) Dr. Michael George Watt, The Mansson Family: A Case History of Immigration and Settlement in Tasmania. (Hobart) Vivienne R Worthington, Anastasia Woman of Eureka - A Tribute to Anastasia Withers. (Hobart) I have enjoyed co-ordinating this Award for the past three years and have now completed my term. I trust the next co-ordinator will received as much pleasure as I did accepting entries for future Lilian Watson Awards. Judith DeJong Co-ordinator.

89 Tasmanian Ancestry 79 September 2007 Book Review Winner of LWFH Award Sally Dammery, She lived in Launceston: Isobel Horner of Waratah House This book is a worthy winner of the Lilian Watson award. I thoroughly enjoyed reading it in fact I found it hard to put down and it is also successful in several other ways. Sally Dammery asked at the start of the book: why write a biography of a nobody, an unimportant woman who happened to be her grandmother? Isobel Horner was no huge achiever by international standards, but for all that her life is an important strand in Australia s past. She had, as Sally Dammery writes, a wretched childhood. Her father, son of convicts, was an alcoholic who deserted his wife and children, and about that time when a patient in hospital, Isobel was raped by a wardsman, and on top of that suffered an intrusive court case, with cross-questioning by the rapist s lawyer and she was only eleven. The family broke up, and it seems Isobel never saw any of them again. She became a domestic servant. At 31 Isobel Horner changed the direction of her life. She left Victoria and went to train as a nurse at the Launceston General Hospital. Nursing training was tough, but it gave a woman a recognised profession and a boost in the social scale. The hospital pharmacist proposed marriage and Isobel accepted. While her husband Arthur continued to work as a pharmacist, she rented a large house, Waratah, and opened a private hospital there, later turning it into a luxurious boarding-house, the best in Launceston. Isobel Horner had a comfortable middle-class life with her husband and two sons. She sent her them to the leading private school, Launceston Church Grammar School, and photographs show her as a well-dressed, well-groomed middle-aged lady. She rarely spoke of her past, but told her sons the story of how her mother had been a teacher, and how she had cared for children before becoming a nurse more socially acceptable than the truth. So she reinvented herself, most successfully, as so many people in Australia did, and it is fascinating to see how she managed to do it. The book also describes two little-written about parts of Tasmania s history, nursing and running a boarding-house. Apart from being good reading, this book is important in the way it shows how to make family history interesting for the general reader. We are all fascinated by any and every aspect of our own family s history the most minute details about who lived next door to them, what teachers they had at school and so on but we can t

90 September Tasmanian Ancestry expect other people to share this fascination. If we want our histories to reach a wider audience we can learn a good deal from this book. Sally Dammery gave Isobel Horner s life context. For example, when she told of her nursing training, she described general training at the time, how it developed in Australia, and a brief history of the hospital. She also commented on what she was writing, analysing what effect events would have had on her subject for example, the rape. We can see the background to Isobel Horner s life, and the importance of her activities. Perhaps even more importantly, Sally Dammery did not overload the book with detail. When you have spent days in the Archives, and are so fascinated yourself by every fact your find, it is very hard not to include them in a book. But an author must choose only those facts which develop the story, and Sally Dammery has done this successfully. The narrative moves along rapidly. Another fascinating aspect for authors is how they themselves researched and wrote a book but this too can be pretty dull for the general reader. Sally Dammery resisted the temptation to put herself into the book, except for a brief mention, so that the key subject remains Isobel Horner. Congratulations to Sally Dammery for producing this well-written and fascinating book. Tasmanian Family History Society Inc Lilian Watson Family History Award for a book however produced or published on paper, dealing with family history and having significant Tasmanian content Entries close: 1 December 2007 Further Information and entry forms available from TFHS Inc. Branch Libraries or PO Box 191, Launceston TAS 7250

91 Tasmanian Ancestry 81 September 2007 SCOPE TASMANIAN FAMILY HISTROY SOCIETY INC. INDEPENDENT AUDIT REPORT FOR YEAR ENDED We have audited the accompanying financial statements and notes thereto of Tasmanian Family History Society Inc State Executive for the year ended 31st March, These statements have been prepared on the historical cost basis. The Society's management committee is responsible for the preparation and presentation of the financial statements. We have conducted an independent audit of these accounts in order to express an opinion on them to the members of the Tasmanian Family History Society Inc - State Executive. Our audit has been conducted in accordance with Australian Auditing Standards to provide reasonable assurance as to whether the accounts are free of material misstatement. Our procedures included examination, on a test basis, of evidence supporting the amounts and other disclosures in the financial statements, and the evaluation of accounting policies and significant accounting estimates. These procedures have been undertaken to form an opinion as to whether, in all material respects the financial statements are presented fairly in accordance with the historic cost basis of accounting so as to present a view of the association which is consistent with our understanding of its financial position and the results of its operations. OPINION As an audit procedure it was not practicable to extend our examinations of income beyond the accounting for amounts received as shown by the books and records of the association. It is the responsibility of the committee of management to ensure that proper control and supervision is maintained over the control of receipts and payments. In our opinion, subject to the forgoing reservations: (a) (b) (c) the financial statements referred to above are properly drawn up so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the society as at 31 th March, 2007 and of its results for the year then ended in all material respects, according to the information at our disposal, the explanations given to us and as shown by the accounting records. the rules relating to the administration for the funds of the association have been observed; and the association has kept proper records and other books during the period covered by these accounts. JAMES PAWSON & ASSOC. J. I. Pawson FPNA Dated at Launceston this 22 th day of May 2007

92 September Tasmanian Ancestry TFHS Inc. State Executive General Account Statement of Receipts & Payments for the Year 1 April 2006 to 31 March / / 07 $19, Balance as per Cash Book 1/4/2006 $18, RECEIPTS 4, GST Collected 6, , Membership Subscriptions - Interstate 10, , Membership Subscriptions - Branch 14, Donations State Sales - TFI CD-Rom 26, , Books, CD's, Fiche 1, TAMIOT Bank Interest - Cheque Account Sundries - Contra & Branch Donations Via Merchant Card Refunds - Insurance AGM Registrations Journal Receipts - Advertising & Sales , Subscriptions GST received from ATO , TOTAL RECEIPTS 64, $54, TOTAL FUNDS AVAILABLE $54, PAYMENTS 2, GST Paid out 4, Advertising/Promotional , Insurance 3, Cost of Sales - TFI CD-Rom 25, , Books, CD's, Fiche payments TAMIOT Payments Bank Charges Merchant Cards Sundries - Contra Branch Grants Donations 1, , Journal Payments 13, Capital Purchase , Administration Payments 6, AGM Expenses Audit Fees/ Corporate Affairs Executive Travel 1, Lilian Watson and Other Awards Membership Expenses Postage/Boxes & Telephone - Internet Printing and Stationery 1, Rent (Campbell Town Hall) Subscriptions (AFFHO) , Transferred to TPT At Call 3, , GST paid to ATO 2, , TOTAL PAYMENTS 62, $18, Balance as per Cash Book 31/3/2007 $20, Represented by: $18, Balance as per Westpac Cheque Account 31/3/ , Less unpresented cheque $20, Investment $8, Reserve Funds - Tasmanian Perpetual Trustees At Call $12,458.04

93 Tasmanian Ancestry 83 September 2007 Tasmanian Family History Society Inc. Statement of Consolidated Cash Flow for the year ended 31 March 2007 Burnie Devonport Hobart Huon L'ton State Totals Opening Balance 1/4/2005 $4,649 $3,150 $6,198 $2,242 $3,839 $18,427 $38,505 Add Receipts GST Received ,758 6,758 Membership Subscriptions 4,062 3,687 15, ,836 24,586 56,027 Donations ,361 Fund Raising 2,138 3, , ,751 Research , , ,966 Sales 8,673 9,309 15, ,413 28,237 75,430 Interest Library Revenue 1,957 1,135 2,985 1,302 1, ,379 Sundries 5, , ,194 1,355 17,690 Journal (Tasmanian Ancestry) ,916 1,916 GST Received from ATO Total Receipts 22,935 19,121 43,276 3,065 31,423 64, ,285 Total Funds Available 27,584 22,271 49,474 5,307 35,262 82, ,790 Less Payments GST paid out ,127 4,127 Membership Subscriptions 1,869 1,840 7, , ,177 Insurance ,416 3,814 Fund Raising , ,614 Research Items for re-sale 4,231 5,119 10, ,231 26,810 58,582 Bank Fees Library Payments 3,999 2,030 5,542 1,352 11, ,212 Sundries 237 5,209 8, ,370 4,018 20,077 Journal (Tasmanian Ancestry) ,935 13,935 Assets/Capital 2,299 2,412 6, , ,481 Administration Payments 488 1,875 4, ,169 13,936 GST paid to ATO 2,982 2,982 Total Payments 13,244 18,522 43,264 2,314 32,811 62, ,864 Balance as at 31/3/2007 $14,340 $3,749 $6,210 $2,993 $2,451 $20,183 $49,926 Current Value of Asset Register 98,448 89, ,170 39, ,361 32,681 $560,411 Total Investments, Float etc. 0 $11,515 $15,784 $2,996 $5,351 $12,458 $48,104

94 September Tasmanian Ancestry First was the Mouseman then. Thelma L Grunnell (Member 610) There must be a special word for it, not serendipity not coincidence but what is it when you see a word or phrase not previously known and then within days it s brought to your attention several times? In Tasmanian Ancestry December 2006 page Leonie Mickleborough mentioned the mouse carvings by Robert Thompson in Berkswell church. I re-read this entry at the beginning of June this year and referred to my 1990 travel diary written when we visited UK on our retirement trip, and also to meet the speakers who were to come Launceston to the 1991 Genealogy & Heraldry Congress. During this trip we had also come across the Thompson mice. On 19th April on the Antiques Road Show, a BBC programme currently screening on Win TV a Thompson piece was evaluated. I rang Leonie and she too had seen the programme. Again on June 19th in 'Bargain Hunt 1 a small octagonal table with the Mouse trademark was auctioned fetching in excess of 250. Thinking that here was the makings of a Journal article I did an Internet search and came up with a website with much information on the Thompson business and it s history. According to the furniture expert on the Antiques Road Show the origin of the mouse trademark went as follows-robert was working very long hours alongside another woodcarver who remarked that Just like a mouse carving it s way through oak we re doing all this work and are poor as Churchmice and so about 1920 the trademark mouse came into being. Apparently at first it had front legs but as these were prone to damage the design was modified. Robert was the son of John Thompson of Kilburn who was the village joinercarpenter and wheelwright. Robert himself developed skills as a stonemason which is reflected in some of his woodworking designs. The sideboard shown on the Antiques Road Show in Pickering had been bought by the father of the owner in 1930 along with the rest of a dining room suite for 18 which included delivery. At today s prices the sideboard alone was valued at 2000 The small octagonal coffee table shown on Bargain Hunt, 19th June fetched about 250 at auction. The firm specialises in naturally seasoned oak furniture and each piece is handmade using traditional techniques and over the years has done much work in local churches either creating new pieces or refurbishing antique pieces. It offers an authentication service-rogues Corner for people who may have bought pieces elsewhere than the workshop and are doubtful if theirs is a genuine Robert Thompson piece.

95 Tasmanian Ancestry 85 September 2007 As you will see from the website and prices mentioned in this article, the price of these beautifully crafted items is high and really worthwhile. In their shop I could only afford to buy a coffee scoop no room for the mouse on it though! In 1990 as we were working our way from Dursley where we had met Colin Chapman up to Lincolnshire for John to do family research, we found on the A.A route map a small village Hubberholme which had an interesting feature. The George Inn which had once been the vicarage and which remained church property until conversion to an inn in In this inn an annual auction takes place on New year s day for the grazing rights of a 16acre field behind the inn, which had been left in trust for the benefit of the poor of the parish. While arranging to stay the night the receptionist asked if we d come to look at the Thompson features in the church and was surprised when we said that we d not heard about him, and soon clued us up. The church was dated 1629 on the porch but some parts were much older. At some stage the church had been flooded and most of the woodwork was comparatively new having been done by Robert Thompson of Kilburn in We found his mouse on one of the choir stalls and as John is interested in woodworking decided to visit Kilburn and see the workshop. With our base at Thirsk (the home of the real James Herriot), in a farmhouse B&B we set off armed with a leaflet & map for a tour of the woodworking craft galleries in the area. At Easingwold we visited the Oak leaf show room which specialized in custom ordered designs with an oak leaf trademark, from there via many twists and turns we found the Squirrel Woodcarver at Husthwaite. This workshop was run by a father &son team who were preparing to expand their premises. In a packed store shed we found a book/video cassette trough with a squirrel on one corner which we bought for a Christmas gift for John s sister. The son did traditional upholstery after an apprenticeship and told us that now-a-days the cost of horsehair had risen to 70 a bale. The next workshop had a fox as trademark but we were not impressed with the furniture which we thought overpriced Roadworks delayed us for a while on the way to the next site Coxwold, where we visited the Old farm House workshop whose trademark was a unicorn s head. Quite ready for lunch by this time we decided to try the Fauconbridge Arms a nice looking inn. Greatly refreshed we went across to the church of St Michael s dating from 1430, on the site of a building of 757AD under the auspices of King Eadbert of Northumbria. Here again the Mouseman had left his trademark. A former Vicar Lawrence Sterne, author of Tristram Shandy was reburied in the churchyard after being buried in St George s, Hanover Square. At Kilburn the home of Robert Thompson s craftsmen the showroom was set up in an Elizabethan house, a perfect foil for the beautiful furniture. We fell in love with a pair of bookends with a six inch squirrels and the usual mouse mark but they were ! Several pieces in the showroom including a beautiful mantelpiece were the work of Robert himself. In the workshop proper we saw various stages of furniture construction. The workers were situated according to level of skill from left to right around the floor area and sketches for articles were displayed on the walls

96 September Tasmanian Ancestry Almost all the senior craftsmen in the studios which we visited on this day had been trained at the Thompson workshops, hence their trademark motifs. At the village of Balk a converted mill contained the workshops and showrooms. Here were four craftsmen each specializing in a different wood and used a Knights head motif. The shavings on the floor smelt delicious! Late in the afternoon we visited the last village Sutton under Whitestonecliff where there were finely carved cottage and spinning chairs displayed in the showroom and also a commissioned mantelpiece featuring the York Rose motif. Here the trademark was a beaver. Seven workshops in one day, even John was satisfied! To see some lovely things, and much more than I could fit into this article, do log on to the Robert Thompson website: Last night we enjoyed the Antiques Road show which came from the Pannier market of my home town Tavistock, Devon. Almost the last articles evaluated were yes, a couple of Robert Thompson pieces! These had been commissioned as part of a set of furniture given to the father and uncle of the present owner as 21st birthday presents in The octagonal table had the usual raised mousemark on the pedestal while on one side of the mall corner cupboard were the initials and birth date of the recipient with the mousemark in low relief on the other. Apparently the uncle had died during WW2 and the remaining family had no knowledge of the whereabouts of the furniture which he had received. The nephew expressed a hope that via the medium of the TV programme someone might get in touch with him about it. 12th July: T L Grunnell. T.A.M.I.O.T and eheritage click on Monuments and Historic Sites To access transcriptions of the headstones surviving in some 800 cemeteries around Tasmania; held by the five Branches around the State: Burnie, Devonport, Hobart, Huon and Launceston. Cemeteries are arranged by municipality and alphabetically. T.A.M.I.O.T. fiche are available for purchase from TFHS Inc. PO Box 191, Launceston TAS 7250, and images are available for purchase from the branches

97 Tasmanian Ancestry 87 September 2007 Launceston Legacy Russell Watson (Member No 5628) A Presentation given at the Launceston Branch on 24th April 2007 Legacy's inaugural meeting was held on Tuesday 25 September 1923, at Anzac House Melbourne, five years after the end of WW1 by a group of young business and professional men, still in their early thirties. All had been officers at war s end and had served under Sir John GELLIBRAND. Legacy was modelled on the Remembrance Club, formed in Hobart by Sir John Gellibrand. They had their first regular luncheon on Friday 23 March 1923 (6 months earlier) in the basement of the old YMCA building in Murray Street. It was to be a luncheon club to uphold the reputation of returned soldiers and to encourage return servicemen in business to recall the spirit of comradeship that had characterised the AIF. They were encouraged to help each other in their transactions. It changed quickly to include. The Spirit of Legacy is service. And the care of dependents of comrades who served their Country in war and have died. The objectives of the Remembrance Club were: To reinforce the activities of the RSSILLA (Returned Sailors and Soldiers Imperial League of Australia) in all matters affecting the interests of ex-soldiers. To provide a means of getting together and reviving the old comradeship, esprit de corps of the AIF. To establish contact between members in business with a view to mutual helpfulness. Hobart Remembrance Club changed to Legacy in Launceston Remembrance Club was formed on the 2 August 1927; it covers areas north of Tunbridge. Launceston started in the Hobart mould until late 1929 when in response to a request from Launceston RSL they provided Clothing for the children of two soldiers widows. They also provided a bike for another soldier s orphan and endowed two bursaries to enable deceased soldiers children to attend the local high school. As economic conditions worsened, the club became more involved in children s welfare. In 1930, it decided to imitate the Legacy example and became a Legacy club in Launceston Legacy first youth programmes were regular gymnasium classes accompanied by literary and debating classes. They had employment programmes and became very proficient at job finding. Legacy programs supplied: Medical and Dental assistance. Outings and Holidays and Financial assistance to Widows to help support their children. Regarding numbers, Victoria for example had in 1926 over 3,000 soldiers orphans. Launceston had 120 children enrolled in Gymnastic classes in 1932 (we had 61 active Members). In 1932, The Advisor Scheme was adopted. (Legacy recognised that the majority of junior legatee could be handicapped in life because they lack a father s guidance and influence.)

98 September Tasmanian Ancestry The Object of the Legacy Advisor Scheme was to appoint a Legatee to interest himself in one or more of our junior Legatees. The Legatee undertook to get to know his junior and the junior s guardians and to take a friendly interest in the welfare of the former until he or she was successfully established as a wage earner. He endeavoured to influence in the junior a spirit of self reliance, uprightness, good citizenship and service. He was to be a friend and advisor generally. Late 1930s Legacy was beginning to wonder what would happen to the organisation when they were too old and too few to sustain it. Then WW2. During WW2, Legacy employed individual ex-servicemen in areas without Legacy clubs as contractors to war widow s families. In 1940 Legacy resolved that the children of British Soldiers be treated the same as our own Dependents of deceased Mercantile Marines seamen serving in ships of British and Australia flags became eligible for the facilities of Legacy. The years saw Legacy seriously divided over criteria for Legacy membership and benefits. In WW1, virtually every one who volunteered for the AIF saw active service overseas, but in WW2 many volunteers were retained in Australia. At the War s end, some in Legacy wanted to accept eligible for benefits the dependants of all members of the Second AIF. Others wished to retain the requirements of active service overseas their views prevailed. At the end of WW2, 27,000 Australian service men had died and of these 10,000 had left widows. 2,400 of these women lived in Victoria; 90% of them had children. A bit of general history from Launceston Legacy records. March 1942 Gymnasium closes due to brown out regulations. March 1945 Milton Hall as Gymnasium. April 1945 Housing Committee recommends Legacy purchase the old Grammar School Gymnasium in George St for One Thousand Two Hundred pounds. (Now $, we did purchase it.) April 1947 we employed a Secretary. She was a War Widow appointed 5 days a week from 2-5pm. In October 1948, a Female Welfare Officer was appointed. In 1968, Legacy House in York St opened. What is Legacy doing now? Legacy supports the dependants of deceased Veterans. the Government mainly supports only those dependents of Veterans who have died due to war related injuries. Legacy cover includes the Veteran-half the government overlooks. For example: From Launceston Legacy Annual Report (our 25th year) A Repatriation accepted (Partner died of war related injuries.) B Non accepted. (Partner did not die of war related injuries.) C No longer with children dependent, include type A and B City 26 "A List families with 40 children 28 "B List families with 60 children Total Groups 14 "A List families with 18 children 31 "B List families with 58 children Total Grand Total In addition, there were more than 100 C list families.

99 Tasmanian Ancestry 89 September 2007 The numbers of Legatees: 39 Town members, 15 Country (around Launceston and East coast), 13 Devonport, 6 Ulverstone, 9 Burnie. 19 Supernumeraries (Supernumerary indicates they are still Legatees but are not required to do any active legacy work usually because of sickness or age.) The President in the Annual report states: It would be no surprise if Legacy within a measurable time has more concern with the widows than with the children. It was also the first year in Launceston Legacy without a WW1 Legatee on its board. From the Annual Reports Year Children Widows Active Legatees , , on Staff- Liaison Officer, Administrator and office assistant. North Western figures included in above figures. Burnie/Wynyard 12 Legatees, 1 Supernumerary, 16 Widows, 22 Children, 174 C Widows. Devonport 9 Legatees, 6 Widows, 9 Children, 25 new Widows. Ulverstone/Penguin 7 Legatees, 1 Supernumerary, 10 Widows, 13 Wards and 115 C Widows. Circular Head 4 Legatees, 2 A Widows and 39 C Widows. Annual Report Legatees, 7 Supernumerary, 13 Wards, 3060 Widows. Aged care was becoming a priority, we supported age care units, 1 in Launceston, 2 at Low Head, 1 in Evandale, 1 in Westbury and 1 at St Helens. (We have had to with draw from supporting these units) Annual report Legatees, 14 Supernumerary, 2380 Widows, 6 wards Areas Legatees are situated in, Launceston 20, Country 28, Devonport 11, Ulverstone/Penguin 10, Burnie/Wynyard 4, Circular Head 4. Australia Wide Legacy has 49 Clubs 5848 Legatees, 920 Supernumerary, ( ) Widows have WWP (that is do not), (WWP, War Widow Pension), 622 Wards, and 1260 Disabled Wards is Launceston Legacy's 80th year of service; 550 Legatees have given service. Widow figures indicate there is still a need for Legacy. Transfer your FILM to VIDEO or DVD Convert your home movies to Video or DVD to share with your family and friends. I convert Standard 8, Super 8, 16mm, Pathe 9.5mm film to Videotape or DVD. Contact Bruce Woods on (03) or bcwoods@bigpond.net.au for more information.

100 September Tasmanian Ancestry Cork to Mitchelstown Ted O Bryan (Member No 3745) Just south of Cork city we swung around a very large roundabout and entered the main motorway which runs right through to Dublin. Our driver Sheila BUCKLEY had guided her comfortable sedan through the heavy Cork traffic then on to this magnificent highway with its sweeping bends and straight stretches. With Sheila s sister Eileen, my wife Pat and myself as passengers we soon sped past the small town of Watergrass Hill, listed as a bus stop on the Mitchelstown route. A mere few minutes saw us passing through the old town of Rathcormac where we observed a row of new style houses on a hill behind the grand old buildings of the village, certainly not a welcome sight to see. It would seem that with the current economic boom in Ireland a lot of these rather unpleasant contrasts are occurring throughout the country. Next came the much larger town of Fermoy where a traffic jam was encountered due to the delayed completion of the planned bypass. Vehicles had great difficulty in moving through the narrow streets and in our case a large delivery truck stopped in the middle of the main street prevented our progress for several minutes. On the left a huge concrete construction forming a part of the bypassing highway was still awaiting completion and no doubt when this is accomplished Fermoy s traffic problems will be a thing of the past. As we drove through the town, Pat and I saw the Presentation Sisters convent we had called at on a previous visit to Ireland with its close association with Launceston in Tasmania. Kilworth was next on our planned trip to the area and Pat took several photographs of St Martin s Church where James O MAHONEY married Margaret FLYNN which is of great interest to Mike FLANNIGAN, my relative in the US. During the trip I had my video camera recording most of the time. The oldest grave stone near this church was dated An older church, an immediate post Reformation building, previously belonging to the Church of Ireland is now an Art Centre but would not have any connection with our family history. A photograph and a video shot were also taken of this building which a local person said dated from Cromwellian times. It is possible that an older church once stood at the lower end of the graveyard in more ancient times. We found a grave stone dated 1737 in this vicinity. Records show that Kilworth was established as a Church of Ireland parish from 1776 but must have reverted to a Catholic parish at some later time, possibly due to the non acceptance of the new religion introduced by Queen Elizabeth I and the attempted enforcement by Cromwell. The area around Glanworth has several accounts of the oppression suffered by the Catholic population during these periods. The journey to the next stop at Glanworth took us back on to the highway then through a thickly forested area using one of the many minor roads. Distances were short and very soon the town came into view. This area is of great interest to me because of its association with my great grandparents Daniel FEORE and Catherine O MAHONEY who were married there on 29th May 1857 in the church which an old man said was built c It was renovated in 1848 according to information we gathered there. We located an older church in another street with

101 Tasmanian Ancestry 91 September 2007 the doors sealed over so that entry was not possible. However, it was quite obvious that about three fonts had been removed from the exterior walls and transferred to the newer building most likely when the latter was being constructed. Photographs and video shots were taken of these features. Denis BOWMAN told me on an earlier visit to Ireland that my ancestors Daniel and Catherine O MAHONEY and others were buried in the family burial ground at Kilphealan. We visited it on two previous occasions and took photos but the area was in bad state; overgrown with the grave stones covered in lichens making them impossible to read. On this occasion I complained to the Cork County Council about its poor state but as far as I know nothing has been done. The farmer on whose land it is situated was also unhappy about the situation as there is a right of access across his farm and no effort had been made to repair the metal gate which was extremely difficult to open. I had to get his assistance to open it. An electric fence used to keep his cattle in was a further hazard to overcome in gaining access to the burial site. I took some photos, one with the remains of Cahirdrina Castle on the hill in the background. Kilphealan was established as a Catholic parish within the Mitchelstown area in Kildorrery, a Catholic parish has records from On that occasion, we saw a notice near the gate indicating that M/S Mary O Donoghue was the caretaker. By her voice, I assumed when telephoning her that she was a person getting on in years and most likely not able to assist. I now understand that laser treatment can be used to remove lichens, making inscriptions on gravestones more legible. My grandmother s birth certificate shows that she was born at Cahirdrina just below the old ruins of the castle of the same name (Cahirdrina = Cahirdrinny). The burial ground also is but a short distance away. On a visit to it Denis Bowman pointed out the small house where my grand mother s sister Bridgit was born. Sadly the cottage which was the birthplace of my grandmother no longer existed but stood next door. Our journey continued back to the highway and then along it for but a short distance until a very modern pub called Corbert s was reached where we were served a nice meal indeed!! Continuing on, a large newly constructed roundabout took us into Mitchelstown now bypassed by the new highway which continues on to Dublin. Parking near the Hunters Rest proved extremely difficult making a short stay imperative for Sheila and Eileen who were anxious to be on their way in order to avoid the heavy traffic through Cork city before dark. Frank MALLALLY, busy at the bar, welcomed us with my cousin Kathleen Mallally joining shortly afterwards. During our stay in Mitchelstown we were guests in their home in Kilters Lane some little distance out of town. Later in the day my other cousin Denis Bowman from Oldcastletown, Kildorrery arrived for a short visit to welcome us. The next day proved to be both exciting and exhausting as some 15 of my relatives arrived over a period of two hours at the Hunters Rest with the place buzzing with excitement, family history being the main topic of discussion focusing on Denis and me. Before they dispersed late in the afternoon, cousin Michael CONDON sang The Wild Colonial Boy in English followed by Albina MURPHY who sang the same song in Gaelic Irish. This all happened in the small area of the front bar and seems to be almost a compulsory item when Australians are around! I have never felt so popular in all my life!!

102 September Tasmanian Ancestry All those attending were descendants of the FEORE family and are listed as follows: Denis Bowman was the only descendant of Mary present The first to arrive were the three McINENERYs Elizabeth, Maurice and Paddy Then the three Condons from Kilkenny, Michael, Kitty QUINN and son Bill joined us About the same time Albina Murphy and Mary SPILLANE arrived. Ted O Bryan grandson of Frances, and Ted s wife Pat were present. All of Catherine s descendents are deceased. John Feore had no descendants. (Family charts show details of ancestors) The next day Kathleen called for us and we attended 11.30am Mass at the Kildorrery church after meeting Denis, the celebrant being Canon TOOMEY. A visit to Denis mother Nellie s grave was then made where Pat took several photos. We then went back to his farm at Oldcastletown and had lunch being joined by Geraldine HANNAN whom we had met on a previous occasion. A tour of the family farm followed, Denis stating that it covered an area of 12 acres but he is now unable to manage more than two or three cows due to problems in walking. He was awaiting the results of x-rays to determine the cause. On the way out we passed the old ruins of castle Fitzgibbon being of Norman origin dating from FITZGIBBON performed well at the battle of Hallidon Hill in Scotland for which he was well rewarded by the English king being granted a knighthood and an area of land at what is now called Oldcastletown. He was called the White knight while the Blue and Red knights were made land grants in other areas nearby. An historian at Mitchelstown gave me this information.. On the way back to Mitchelstown we called at the Molloga burial ground where Denis family members including his father and uncle are buried. Nearby stood the ancient ruins of the very old church of Templemolloga. At Mitchelstown we bade Denis a sad but fond farewell and so ended another very eventful day! On the following day Monday 31st of July we had a quiet morning packing up after which Kathleen called for us about 1.15pm in time for a wonderful lunch. Their son Robert who is the head chef at the Hunters Rest also said farewell to us. He had spent some time in Sydney, Australia as a chef. Their other son Tony has a job at a place nearby to Mitchelstown. The only daughter Siobhan has made a name for herself as a lawyer lecturing at Cork University having already published a book in this field. Frank insisted on driving us together with Kathleen to Cork, in fact right to Eileen BUCKLEY s front door! The next day we all attended weekday Mass at 10am at St Michael s, Eileen s parish church and were quite surprised at the large number of people in attendance. The trip to Kinsale next day proved to be most interesting particularly when by arrangement I visited the archivist of the O Mahoney Family History Society, Nora HiCKEY. It was a most informative hour when we discussed various aspects of the Society and she advised me to join by contacting the Australian representative Greg

103 Tasmanian Ancestry 93 September 2007 O Mahoney who is at Scarborough in Queensland. The Clan O Mahoney meets annually usually in Cork. Nora gave me the last four annual reports of the clan and supplied the information that Hyde Castle is about three kilometres directly west of Fermoy and is now owned by Michael FLATLEY of "Riverdance" fame. He is currently renovating it. Unfortunately we did not know this as our route to and from Mitchelstown passed close by and we could have had a look at it on the way. This castle had been the base for the O Mahoneys for some 400 years going back to the 1,600s being the home of the Lord John HYDE. Just to the north the Condons, a group who came from France held sway while their neighbours to the east were the Clan Gibbons of Norman origin. Ballyhooley a little further west was the place my grand mother left by train to travel via Mallow to board the ship at Cobh for the voyage to Australia. At the age of seventeen she came out in a steam sail ship calling at Naples. Before arrival there, she observed the terrifying sight of the volcano Mt Etna in full eruption with flames and lava shooting high into the sky. I remember her vividly described to us grandchildren later in the 1930 s this momentous event. It is now believed that she saw Stromboli in eruption rather than Etna. Her description of the voyage through the Suez Canal then followed. This was in 1881 shortly after the opening of the canal and no doubt the ship was able to steam through without any great difficulty. This more direct route to Australia together with the three methods of moving the ship, sail plus steam, sail with a favourable wind or steam must have cut weeks off the journey. Bunkering stations would have been set up in East Africa or possibly at Colombo. The search is now on for the name of this ship as we know that its arrival port was Sydney. I discussed the condition of the Kilphealan burial ground with Nora Hickey and she advised that Cr. Kevin Murphy Chairman of the Cork County Council Heritage Committee would the best person to contact. I have passed this on to Denis Bowman who is to take the matter up on our behalf although nothing will be done until after the approaching winter. As we all know councils everywhere are slow movers so it could be some time before any action is taken. On October 25th I received a letter from Denis to say that the results of the x-rays show that he has some back problems and apparently nothing can be done about them. I have a book of Irish place names and their derivation and the following could of use to researchers: Kildorrery = church of the oaks, Kilworth= church of the order Kilphealan = church of the guard. This is a rather obscure derivation suggesting a guard church for the castle Cahirdringa?? Glanworth = glen of the yew, Templemolloga = church of Molloga; Temple or temple = an ancient word for church eg Tempelmaire = Mary s church at Glendalough and Tempelbehan on the Arran Is (Behan s church). This appears to be a very old name for a church and could date from the ancient Celtic people who became Christians in the very early days of the Church, with some reference to the temple in Jerusalem possibly that of Solomon. Kinsale = head of the sea, Ballyhooley = ford of the apples, Cork = Marsh Cobh = cove, a Viking word, Mitchelstown = Michael s town Rathcormac = Cormac s ring fort, Watergrasshill = the hill of the cress Kilmurry = Mary s church, Dublin = duv = black; lin = pool (of Danish origin)

104 September Tasmanian Ancestry A list of sources for research purposes in Co. Cork is as follows: Glanworth Catholic Church parish records. Visit /write parish priest Mallow Heritage Centre, 28 Barth Place Mallow National Library micro films at above address Cork Registration Office, Adelaide Street, Mallow Land records: Cahirdrinny-Glanworth Civil Parish Cahirdrinny-Kilphealan Electoral Division Cahirdrinny-Mitchelstown Registrar s District Cahirdrinny-Miltchelstown PLU Kilphealan-Mitchelstown PLU Valuation-Cancellation books Notes on the origin of the Feore family The latest information from Sheila Buckley is this family came to Ireland from the Palantinate (Rhineland) to escape persecution in the 1700 s and settled in North Cork at Glanworth. Like Denis Bowman s people who had the same origin but changed the name from Baumann, they were Germans who migrated to Ireland, Australia and to a greater extent to Canada. One of my brothers-in -law has told me that his family came from this same area in Germany so must have migrated with other Germans to the Darling Downs in Queensland, Australia in the 1800 s. I am attempting to contact Jack Feore from Cork who now lives in Australia and may be able to help with family history. Ancestry.com Yes, the computers are working again! Members will be pleased to know that Ancestry.com.au, with links to many Australian indexes, is now online on dedicated computers at both Hobart and Burnie Branch Libraries. The recent disruption to Ancestry.com was regrettable but beyond our society s control. News Item: Looking for WWI records in the UK? A project is now in place to digitise the surviving service (WO363) and pension (WO364) records for British army soldiers who served in the First World War. The first batch covers the surnames A-B (of the pension records) but the entire collection, records for 2 million army personnel, will be available in about twelve months. Details (in addition to the usual name, rank and service number) include height, weight, hair and eye colour, date of birth, former employer s reference, usual occupation and regiment. Access to Ancestry.com is available on dedicated computers at both Hobart and Burnie Branch Libraries. See contact detail inside back cover

105 Tasmanian Ancestry 95 September 2007 Huguenot Families in Australia Project Robert Nash (Secretary, Huguenot Society of Australia Inc.) This year, aided by the generous support of a grant from the Royal Australian Historical Society, the Huguenot Society of Australia is aiming to publish a book about descendants of the Huguenots who came to this country. The Huguenots were French Protestants, many of whom fled persecution in their homeland and spread to England, the Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, Ireland, the Americas and even South Africa. Everywhere they went they took with them their love of freedom, artistic skills and moral values. Since 1788, many of their descendants have come to the various colonies that later became the states of a united Australia. A Huguenot silkweaver, Jacob BELLET, was on the First Fleet, and one of Victoria s greatest men, Charles La TROBE, was also of Huguenot origin. Two early founders of South Australia, Osmond GILLES and Robert GOUGER, were also of Huguenot descent, as were many other families who have settled there. The Huguenot contribution to Tasmania has been significant. Jacob Bellett, the First Fleeter mentioned above, is buried in St David s Park in Hobart and has many descendants throughout Australia. At the other end of the social scale at least two governors of the island have been Huguenot descendants: Sir Charles Du CANE and Sir John LEFROY. Lady FRANKLIN, who gave Hobart its first art gallery, was born in Spitalfields, London, the daughter of a wealthy Huguenot silk merchant. William PIGUENIT, one of Australia s greatest landscape artists, was descended from a family from Pons in Western France. Finally, a great Tasmanian by adoption, Roy CAZALY, could trace his ancestry back to Languedoc in the sunny South of France. There have been many others, some of them still not proven. It is quite likely that Peter DEGRAVES, founder of the Cascade brewery, was descended from the Huguenots. He certainly had their business acumen! In the six years since the society was founded in 2001 it has accumulated information on over 400 Huguenot families represented today in Australia. However, we are sure there are many more, and would like to add as many as possible to our list, which will be published as part of the book. We hope to include the family name, place or origin in France (if known), the first country of exile (eg England or Germany) and the date the family arrived in Australia, preferably giving a shipping record of the arrival. Consequently we would like to hear from anyone who knows of a Huguenot name represented n Australia. By this we mean a surname which has belonged to someone who has lived in Australia. We cannot unfortunately include surnames of ancestors who never came here, since we have to draw a 'cut-off' point somewhere. However, we are including the maiden names of married women who migrated. If you think you know of such a Huguenot family name, please let us know. The list of the present 400 or so can be seen on our website: If you think you know of a name which could be Huguenot, but aren t sure, we might be able to help you verify it, so we would still like to hear from you.

106 September Tasmanian Ancestry You can us at or you can write to us at: Huguenot Society of Australia Inc. POBox 184, Newtown NSW Adrian Agombar Ammonet André Annereau Appel Arabin Arbouin Ardouin Armand Asselin Auvache Azire/d Azire Bailhache Ballou Barben Barberie Bardin Barnier Barraud Barrett (Barré) Baudinet(te) Beehag (Behague) Berthon Bellett Besnard Beuzeville Blignault Blong (Le Blanc) Bocquet Boileau Boissevain Boissier Bonney Bonynge Bordier Borough (Bouhéreau) Bosanquet Boucaut Boucher Boucicault Boyer Breakey (de Brequet) Huguenot Surnames in Australia ( Huguenot Society of Australia Inc. 23/4/07) Breillat Briault Brohier Brooke-Pechell (de Pechel) Buhôt Buisson Bulteel Bussau Butfoy Buvelot Buzo (Buzeau) Cadoux Cahuac Cahusac Camroux Carlier Carnac Cavalier Cazalet Cazaly Cazneau(x) Cellier/Cilliers Chabot Chaillé Chamier Champ Champion de Crespigny Chartres Chauvel Chenevix Connew (Conneau) Corneille Cortje (Cordier) Cossart Cosson Coste Courtauld Couvret Crespin Crippen Crommelin Cronje (Cronier) Crucefix Cushway (Couchois) Dallimore Dana Dangers Daniel Dargaville De Brès De Brisay De Boos Debus De Caux De Chair De Coëtlogon De Flon Degraves De Guerin De Klerk (Le Clercq) De Labilliere De la Condamine Delacour Delaforce/Delforce De la Fosse De la Garde De la Mare de la Motte Delano De la Penotière Delaporte Delaune De Lisle Delo Delooze (De Loos) Delport Delprat De Mole De Rhé-Philipe Deroches De Sailly Desbois Des Champs Deschamps Desert Deshon

107 Tasmanian Ancestry 97 September 2007 Desjardins Despard Devantier De Villiers D Olier Dubedat Dubock Du Bois Du Cane Duchesne Du Croz Du Faur du Fresne Dugard Dugon Dumas Dumont Du Moulin Dupen Duplessis Dupond Duppuy Du Pré Dupree Durand Durant Durban Du Rieu Duterreau Duthoit du Toit Emery Espinasse Espinet/Espenett Fargues Fauré Favenc Ferry Fleury Fonnereau Fosh (Fouace) Fouché Fourdrinier Fourié Fourmy Gabell Gambier Gaussen Germaine Gevaux/Jouveau Gilbert Gilles Gillott Glozier Godefroy Godin Gouger Goulee Goullet/Goulet Gouws (Gauch) Grellier Griffin Gross (Le Gros) Grueber Grugeon Guerrier Guidon Guillaumé Guillemard Guion Guiton Guyot Haccou Hague Hamon Hemery Henzell Herivel Hoinville Honoré Houssemayne Du (Boulay Huard Huet Hugo Jacob(s) Jacquet Jacquier Jamouneau Jas Jeune Jonquay Joubert Jourdan (Jordaan) Jourdain Juchau Kolderie (de Caullery) La Barte Labertauche (de la Bertauche) Labertouche La Brooy Labuschagne Laby (L=Abbé) Lacam Lagrange Lallemand Lammeree (Lamerie) La Nauze Landon Langlois Larcher Larpent Latreille La Trobe La Touche Lavenu Layard Le Bailly Le Beau Le Blanc Le Bon Le Clerc Le Cluse/L=Ecluse Lecore Lecroissette (de la Croisette) Le Fanu Lefevre Le Froy Legass Le Grand Le Grew (Le Grou) Le Grove (Le Gros) Le Heup Le Leu Le Marchand Lemaire Le Mare Le Nepveu Le Page Lepine Le Plastrier Lepoe Lerew (Le Roux) Leriche Le Roux Leroy Lerpiniere Le Serve (Le Cerf) Lesesne Le Souef L Estrelle (de la Clide)

108 September 2007 Le Sueur Lethulier Levesque Lobry Lochee/Lockee Logier Lombaard (Lombard) L=Oste Luya Maies/Mayes Majendie Malan Malherbe Mallandain Mallée Manchee Mandineau (Mandeno) Marais Maret Margarot Margary (de Marguerye) Marmoy Martineau Massurit (Mazurat) Matton Maturin Mazengarbe Mazière Menard Mercier Meurant Michel Millié Minnaar (Meinard) Monds Monsarrat Morisset Mott (Lamotte) Moulang (Moulin) Mouton Mussen Nantes (de Nantes) Naudé Nay (Ney) Nel (Néel) Nevard Nice 98 Noblet Nodin (Naudin) Nortier Ogier Olivier Panchaud Paroissien Pascal(l) Pegus Perdriau Perigal Perreau Perrin Perrot Perrottet Phené Pierssené Piesse Pidoux Pigou Piguenit Pienaar (Pinard) Pittar (Pitard) Polain Potier/Pottier Poupard Rambaut Ransom Retief (Rétif) Rigaud Riou Rivett Robert Romilly Rosselloty Rossouw (Rousseau) Roux Royer Ruby (De Roubaix) Saint St John (St Jean) St Pierre Sam(p)son Savory Sebire/S bire Senekal (Sénécal) Shoppee (Chappuis) Tasmanian Ancestry Shoulder (De l Espaule) Sicard/Secord Soblet/Sublette Sodo (Sodeau) Soubeiran Soufflet Soulis (Soulice) Sufferin/Suffren Tabart Tabuteau Tahourdin Tauranac Terblanche (Terreblanche) Tessier Teulon Tevelin/Tevelein Theron(d) Tourell Toussaint Touzeau Trapaud Tron (Tronc) Turmeau Turmine Tuzo (Touzeau) Tyzack Vaarzon-Morel (Morel de Vierzon) Vautier Vautin Vial Vialoux Vigneau Vigne Vignoles Viljoen (Villion) Violet Vivier Von Bertouch (Bertouch) Voullaire Wastell Waterlow Wilbow (Wilbeau) Winnett (Vinet) Wood (Dubois)

109 Tasmanian Ancestry 99 September 2007 Internet access to GRO indexes The Office for National Statistics (ONS) announced that facilities to search indexes of births, marriages and deaths will start to be available on the Internet from early The electronic index for the majority of birth registrations and deaths registrations from 1837 to 1958 is expected to be available by early 2008, providing an option for the public to trace an index reference online and request the certificate at the same time without the need to visit a central facility. ONS intends to close its public search facility, currently located at the Family Records Centre (FRC) in Islington in early 2008 and make index information available at The National Archives (TNA) in Kew. This will enable researchers to access GRO records as well as making use of the wider opportunities offered by Kew for researching historic records. Searches for all other GRO records which have not yet been data-captured will still need the manual index books or microfiche, and for a short time these will be available at Kew. They will be withdrawn when the equivalent electronic index is made available. The relocation is expected to be complete by April The services currently provided by ONS in Islington will then cease. For more information download the ONS press release (pdf, 61k) Federation of Family History Societies Ezine Wanting to share and distribute family history news, and other interesting and related information, to as large an audience as possible, the Federation of Family History Societies (FFHS) embarked on an exciting new project in the early part of This was the launch of the Federation Ezine. This is a topical and colourful newsletter which will carry family and local history news, reviews, competitions and much more to hundreds of thousands of individual researchers around the world, as well as the Federation's Member Societies in the UK and overseas. If you would like to view the Federation Ezine, it can be located on the FFHS website at But why not sign up to receive your own copy of the Federation Ezine which will be ed out around the middle of February, April, June, August, October and December of each year. You can subscribe on the Federation website,

110 September Tasmanian Ancestry Wreck of a Chinese Steamer Launceston Examiner 9 August 1895, p6 c1 & c2 Melbourne Thursday: The following message has been supplied by the manager of the Melbourne Telegraph Department:- Forster (NSW) reports 1pm a boat containing about 30 Chinamen landed here, and it is reported that the China steamer Catterthun sank last night off the Seal Rocks. The steam-tug Marion Mayfield from here has gone to see if anything can be seen of her, and will report further particulars when known. Later: Forster, 1.25pm:- Amongst the saved are 16 Chinese (the crew of the steamer), a white man named LANGLEA (second mate), Dr COPEMAN, Captain FAWKES, and Mr CRANE. They struck on the outer rock of the Seal Rocks at 2.25am. They think that the other boats must have been lost, as there are no tidings of them at Seal Rocks. The pilot is now wiring full particulars to the Marine Board. Sydney, Thursday: News of an appalling shipping disaster reached Sydney this afternoon, when from Forster, an outlying station on the North Coast, came the news of the total loss of the fine steamer Catterthun on the outer reef at Seal Rocks. The ship only left Sydney late yesterday afternoon after having completed a smart passage from Hong Kong to Sydney and Adelaide with a cargo of tea and other produce. Although at the time of her departure for China a strong southwesterley gale was blowing, still the ship so often safely faced the typhoon of the Eastern seas that scarcely a shade of apprehension was felt about the wild weather raging outside Sydney Heads. The vessel was in splendid trim at the time of her departure. One sad note sounded was uttered by a little girl, a relative of Mrs MATHIAS, who was deeply affected at parting with that lady, and who sobbed out pleadingly, Oh, aunty, do not go, I am sure you will be drowned. Unhappily, so far as can at present be learned, this childish presentiment has been fulfilled, for Mrs Mathias is one of the missing ones. Owing to the remote portion of the colony at which the survivors landed very meagre details concerning the casualty have come to hand, but from all that can be learned many points of similarity exist between the wreck and the great calamity of the loss of the Wairarapa. The night was dark, tempestuous, and heavy, but not a soul aboard was aware of the approaching disaster. The gale accompanied the ship the whole distance from Sydney, and helping her on what was apparently a rapid passage to Brisbane. It would devolve upon the officer of the watch to keep a sharp look out for the light on Sugar Loaf Point. The rain, which was falling at the time, and thick weather must have, however, totally obscured the view of that beacon, for, as far as can be gauged, the steamer crashed into the rocks which run ocean-wards from the land at the base of the Sugar Loaf Point to beyond the reefs on the outer edge of the Seal Rocks. This view seems to be substantiated by the fact that the Sugar Loaf Point light is exhibited at an elevation of 258ft above sea level and should be visible at lest at a distance of 22 miles. In addition to this, the white light fixed on green light is shown from the same tower, and is visible between the bearings of north and north-west by west half west for a distance of about three miles. The ship mariners were thoroughly well acquainted with the dangerous character of this part of the coast, and it is taken for granted that officers of such reputation as those on board the

111 Tasmanian Ancestry 101 September 2007 Catterthun would not neglect any precaution against danger when nearing this point. Later: No one seems to have dreamt of danger, for at the time the ship struck everyone except the officer on the bridge and watch on deck must have been in their bunks. She struck the rocks at 2.25am and sank out of sight within fifteen minutes, in 20 fathoms. Immediately the vessel struck the Chinese made a panicstricken rush for the boats, but this seems to have been quelled, for the boats were launched and apparently got away safely from the side of the fast-disappearing ship. The wonder is that any boat lived in the sea which was running at the time. The following is a complete list of those on board:- Passengers: Mr T C CRANE, saved. Mr SMITH Mrs MATHIAS (wife of Captain Mathias of the steamer, who came off at Hong Kong. Richard FRASER Mr and Miss LORING Captain J FAWKES, saved Dr A H COPEMAN, saved. Officers: Neil SHANNON, master W D PINNEY, chief officer, 30yrs, native of Kent A W LANFEAR, second officer, 58yrs, native of Berkshire, saved H LUFFER, third officer, 32yrs, native of Hull J HARPER, chief engineer, 27yrs, native of Scotland F WILSON, second engineer, 27yrs, native of London J W ADAMS, third officer, 25yrs, native of Victoria A W WESTENHOLME, fourth engineer, native of Sydney Dr R H ANDERSON, surgeon, 24yrs, native of Victoria R MANNING, chief steward, 44yrs, native of London The crew comprised 28 Chinese, 17 Adenese, 2 Singapore natives and one Fijian. There were also 15 Chinese passengers in the steerage. The boats were launched, but in such a terrible sea and under such conditions that it was almost impossible for such small crafts to live. Two sank immediately, leaving the unfortunates who crowded into them to make a despairing struggle for life. The vessel then sank out of sight. Even with all the efforts made to get the people into the boats some were left on the vessel. It is singular that all the Europeans saved were washed off the ship. Thrilling experience: Dr COEPMAN had a most thrilling experience. He was standing in one of the boats on the davits when suddenly the boat went clean under him and left him hanging to a chain. He tried to keep himself from being battered about by the waves, which were dashing over the vessel, but feeling his strength going he finally dropped into the sea, when, after floating about some time, he was picked up by a boat. Cargo: The cargo of the Chatterthun included ten boxes of sovereigns ( 10,510) and 416 bales of wool and general merchandise.

112 September Tasmanian Ancestry Other Experiences (Sydney, midnight): Mr CRANE also had a thrilling experience. He was drawn under by the sinking ship, and thought all hope of life had gone. He, however, came to the surface, and, being a strong swimmer, struck out for a large box which went floating past him. He succeeded in reaching it, and also assisted a sinking Chinaman on to it. The two were also picked up by the same boat that rescued Mr COPEMAN. The boat also saved Captain FAWKES, and the second mate, then stood by the spot till daylight, but as no further survivors could be seen, they made for the mainland. Captain FAWKES, one of the saved, wired from Forster that the Catterthun struck on Outer Seal at 2.25am, and sank in fifteen minutes. Twenty were saved, including four Europeans, Dr COPEMAN, Mr CRANE, myself, and LANFEAR (second officer). The last two were washed off the bridge with the captain and wife and officer. They were amongst the wreckage for 40 minutes and were picked up by the ship s boat, which searched the wreckage for some time, but found no others. I have but little hope of the rescue of any others. We then made for the land, and at 9am discovered the cutter Olga at anchor under Charlotte Head. We were taken aboard and kindly treated by the crew, who supplied clothing as far as it would go. The cutter at once proceeded for Cape Hawk Bay, arriving at noon. All hands at once relieved sufferings and kindly treated them. Everything is the shape of luggage sank with the ship. The captain and officers were calm and collected, and did everything in their power to save life, but owning to the south-west gale and high sea they were absolutely powerless. Just Released! Index to Passenger Arrivals & Departures from early Launceston Newspapers CD-Rom $60.00 p&p $5.00 Available from TFHS Inc. Launceston Branch PO Box 1290, Launceston, TAS 7250 Coming Soon! Tasmanian Mail, Index of selected photographs Volume 1 Watch the Branch website and this space.

113 Tasmanian Ancestry 103 September 2007 Help Wanted Furniss I have recently heard that a great uncle and family came from Birstall, YKS to Launceston in 1884 on the Gulf of Carpentaria with his wife and then three children. He was George Henry FURNISS, probably a jointer-carpenter like his father George, his wife was Fanny (Frances Elizabeth), children Florence 5, George Francis 2 and Percy infant. Born in Launceston were Walter 1887, Frank 1890 (d. 1893), Herbert 1892 and Clarence George Henry Furniss died in Launceston 23? July I would appreciate hearing from anyone with more information. Contact: Naomi Jarvis nee Furniss, NZ naomi.jarvis@xtra.co.nz. Harvey/ O'Connell / Connell James Harvey and Margaret O'Connell / Connell married in They had 8 children: Margaret, Catherine, Joseph, William, George, Mary Ann, Theresa and Elizabeth from 1853 to I believe a Ms E M Nott who lives in Queensland was researching the same family, but I cannot locate her. I would like to hear from anyone who is connected to this family, Contact: Mary Sheehan, m28@tadaust.org.au Jones/ Smith Frances Maud JONES nee SMITH born 1890 in Launceston, daughter of Samuel SMITH and Maria Ann BENNETT. Married in Launceston, 30 Nov 1911 to Alfred Joseph Petts Jones, he died 28 Oct 1924, buried at Carr Villa, Launceston. Frances's children were, Albert Henry Smith, (my Father) b.1909, Ivy Florence May Smith/Jones b.1911, Alfred Samuel Petts Jones b.1912, Myrtle Frances Maud Jones b.1914, Gladys May Jones b I have exhausted all avenues to find Frances Maud's death or burial place, can any help me to find my Grandmother. Contact Pauline Lancaster, (Member No 1187) or johnlancaster@netspace.net.au McDonald, Roderick He is believed to have lived with his family at a property called Glengarry at Perth in Tasmania in the early 1800s. His wife may have been Anne and we believe there were 3 daughters, possibly Mary, Margaret & Flora. We do not know where he came from in Scotland or when he arrived in Tasmania. I haven t had much luck so far in tacking him down so any information from members would be much appreciated. Jill Hart bha99251@bigpond.net.au (Member No 5848) Olsen Recently I discovered a Certificate of Discharge, dated 1887 in Hobart for a John OLSEN from the vessel Southern Cross. Mr Olsen is described as a Colonist, born Sweden It was in an antique cabinet we bought a couple of years ago and I have no way of tracking it's history, or where the certificate came from. It is the original certificate signed by Old John Himself.

114 September Tasmanian Ancestry I'm interested in researching my own family history and recognise the value in having this document and I'd like to find any Olsen family members so I can pass it on to them. I want no money or exchange of any kind, although I'd like to see evidence of their relationship in order to protect the document and/or family members from possible exploitation. I've posted a scanned image of the document at: for anyone interested. Contact Alan Pine alan@dcsa.com.au Help Wanted queries are published free for members of the TFHS Inc. (provided membership number is quoted) and at a cost of $11.00 (inc. GST) per query to non-members. Special Interest Groups: advertising rates apply. Members are entitled to three free queries per year, and should be limited to 100 words. All additional queries will be published at a cost of $ Only one query per member per issue will be published unless space permits otherwise. Queries should be forwarded to The Editor, Tasmanian Ancestry, PO Box 191 Launceston TAS 7250 or editors@tasfhs.org Tasmanian Family History Society Inc. Short Story Competition 1. Subject of the story to be about an area, an event or a family. 2. Length to be between 1,500 and 5,000 words. 3. Illustrations, references, bibliography etc. advantageous. 4. Entries to be submitted in a printed form and should not exceed ten (10) A4 pages. 5. It is the intention to publish the entries if there is sufficient interest. 6. If you wish your story to be published by the Society, please submit an electronic version on CD, disk or by Electronic version is to be either an MS Word document or as rich text format. 8. This competition to be run in alternate years with the first winner to be announced at the 2008 AGM. Entries close: 31 December 2007 Further Information and entry forms available from TFHS Inc. Branch Libraries or The Secretary TFHS Inc. PO Box 191, Launceston TAS 7250

115 Tasmanian Ancestry 105 September 2007 New Members A warm welcome is extended to the following new members 6575 HOCKING Ms Samantha PO Box 452 ATHERTON QLD 4883 Erol forana@cyberwizards.com.au 6576 MUNRO Mrs Margaret 80 Spencers Road LEONGATHA VIC 3953 NORTH 6577 MUNRO R D Richard David 80 Spencers Road LONGATHA NORTH VIC WELMAN Mr Dallas 2/45 Newlands St TREVALLYN TAS 7250 kwelman@bigpond.com 6579 WELMAN Mrs Kaye Anne 2/45 Newlands St TREVALLYN TAS 7250 kwelman@bigpond.com 6580 RAINE Mrs Marijke K 15 Kellaway St RANELAGH TAS 7109 illusion@netspace.net.a u 6581 PROKS Mrs Robyn Joan 21 Gerrard St WEST MOONAH TAS BURKE Mrs Stephanie Kay 3 Dover Court HOWRAH TAS STAGG Mrs Jea n Edwina Not for publication 6585 WELLS Mr John 40 Ocean Esplanade BLACKMANS BAY TAS WELLS Mrs Audrey F 40 Ocean Esplanade BLACKMANS BAY TAS SPICER Mr Kerry 100 Old Mountt Hicks Rd WYNYARD TAS HALL Miss Carole Sylvia 116 Old Mount Hicks Rd WYNYARD TAS 7325 Annette carolehall@tadaust.org.au 6589 BIRD Mrs Lynette 44 Park Drive AMBLESIDE TAS 7310 algiesaviary@net2go.com.au 6590 BIRD Mr Algernon Richard 44 Park Drive AMBLESIDE TAS 7310 algiesaviary@net2go.com.au 6591 PROSS Mrs Virginia Mary 39 Bay Road MIDWAY POINT TAS NIGHTINGALE Mr Phil Not for publication 6593 SHEEHAN Mrs Marilyn Joan PO Box 224 SHEFFIELD TAS 7306 plastered@our.net.au 6594 MAUGHAN Mr Barry 133 Rainbow Drive #3331 LIVINGSTON Texas Howard ontheroadx@pocketmail.com HOGAN Mrs Pamela Helen 157 Augusta Road LENAH VALLEY TAS HOGAN Mr Anthony Thomas 157 Augusta Road LENAH VALLEY TAS PINKARD Ms Roslyn Jean 4 Sayer St NEWNHAM TAS 7248 (Roz) rpinkard@bigpond.net.a u 6598 DAMMERY Mrs Susan Mary 49 Beaver St EAST MALVERN VIC 3145 (Sally) sallydammery@oz .com.au 6599 PROSSER-GREEN Mrs 5 Melford Place NORWOOD TAS 7250 Angela acgreen@bigpond.net.au 6600 PROSSER-GREEN Mr 5 Melford Place NORWOOD TAS 7250 Christoper (Gus) acgreen@bigpond.net.au 6601 O'BRIEN Mrs Eileen 7 Merton Street GLENORCHY TAS 7010 eileentriff@hotmail.com 6602 CALDER Miss Nadine 18 Dalgety Street Louise calder.clan@hotmail.com CLAREMONT TAS 7011 calderclan@tasmail.com 6603 PRISEMAN Ms Deborah Ann Not for publication 6604 NICHOLS Ms Heather 70 Elinga Street HOWRAH TAS 7018 hknichols@gamil.com 6605 NELSON Ms Pauline 100 Beach Street FRANKSTON VIC 3199 Pauline.Nelson@Buseco.Monas h.edu.au 6606 SOUTHAM Mrs Carolyn 213 Valley Street RIVERSIDE TAS 7250 Eileen robbies77@iprimus.com.au 6607 WALSH Mrs Margy Lee 82 Prince Albert St MOSMAN NSW 2088 mwalsh@bigpond.net.au 6608 BLACKWOOD Mrs Lynn 44 Bain Terrace LAUNCESTON TAS 7250 Douglas david.m.blackwood@bigpond.com 6609 BLACKWOOD Mr David 44 Bain Terrace LAUNCESTON TAS 7250

116 September Tasmanian Ancestry McBean com 6610 PETERSON Mrs Val. 331 Brinktop Road PENNA TAS ALEXANDER Dr Alison 17 Dynnyrne Road DYNNYRNE TAS WILLIAMS Mrs Diane Kaye RA 6071 Arthur Hwy TARANNA TAS CAIRNS Mrs Lisa Raelene Not for publication 6614 CURTIS Mr Peter Owen 83 East Derwent Hwy LINDISFARNE TAS McCAUSLAND Mrs Celia 9 Punchbowl Road SOUTH TAS 7249 celiamccausland@yahoo.com LAUNCESTON 6616 PEARCE Mr Glenn Archer 12 Ginseng Court KINGSTON TAS 7050 gapearce@internode.on.net 6617 DOYLE Mrs Judith Elizabeth 8 Sutton St BURNIE TAS 7320 judydoyle@bigpond.com 6618 HARDY Mr Barry Douglas 14 Esplanade TURNERS BEACH TAS 7315 barryhardy@bigpond.com New Members' Interests Name Place/Area Time M'ship No. ALLEN TAS AUS c ALLEN Thomas Emu Bay TAS AUS 1844-c ALLEN Thomas Sisters Creek TAS AUS 1844-c AMOS John Swansea TAS AUS BAILEY Robert ENG Any 6612 BELBIN James ENG BIRD Alfred Hobart TAS AUS BRACEY William ENG? TAS AUS c BROOKS John All BURKE Nicholas Oatlands TAS AUS BYRNE Thomas Foley IRL 1800? 6596 CALDER Kirkintilloch SCT c CALDER Boat Harbour TAS AUS c CAMPBELL Flora Elizabeth NSW AUS CARR Catherine Clonmel TIP IRL c CARVER TAS AUS pre CLARKE Martha Any Any 6606 CLARKE William J London ENG CLARKE William J Deloraine TAS AUS Any 6606 CLEAVER, William BRK ENG c CLIFFORD WIL ENG 1800s 6593 COOK E ENG & IRL c1800s 6593 CORDWELL Maxwell New Norfolk TAS AUS All 6591 CORWELL Leonard New Norfolk pre CUMMINS Francis Patrick SCT? IRL? c DALLAS John Auldearn NAI SCT DANIELS, Henry TAS AUS DARGAVEL Agnes TAS AUS c DARSAVILLE Agnes TAS AUS c DAVIES WLS 6603 DOHERTY Augustus Strahan TAS AUS DOUBLEDAY Sarah Welborne NFK ENG c DOUGLAS Henry Portsmouth DEV ENG DOUGLAS Henry NW Coast TAS AUS DOWIE Henry Butler St Mary Lambeth LND ENG 25 Aug DOYLE Michael WIC IRL c EAVES Jessie Geeveston TAS AUS pre

117 Tasmanian Ancestry 107 September 2007 Name Place/Area Time M'ship No. EDGE ENG 6603 FRANCIS WLS 6603 GALVIN Julia Frances Rockhampton QLD AUS 1890? 6596 GALVIN Thomas IRL GRAHAM John Alexander Swansea TAS AUS GRAHAM Mary Alexandrina L Swanport TAS AUS GUNN Ronald Campbell CAI SCT HALL Harry Manchester ENG HANSLOW ENG Any 6613 HARDY UK & AUS Any 6618 HARRIS Charles New Norfolk TAS AUS HEARN ENG 6603 HOGAN Thomas CLA IRL Any 6596 MACKAY Agnes Janet CANADA MATHEN ABD SCT c MATHEWS James Minchinghampton ENG MAY WIL ENG McBEAN John Hobart TAS AUS McBEAN John London ENG pre McGARRITY Charlotte Maryport ENG McGLONE James Maryport ENG McGLONE Thomas Hobart TA S AUS McINTYRE Michael TAS AUS McNIEL Angus AYR SCT 1850s 6588 McNIEL Isobel Largs AYR SCT McPHEELEN Stewart Largs AYR SCT 1900s 6588 MEIKLE SCT & TAS AUS Any 6618 MITCHELL Janet Coal River Valley TAS AUS c MUNTING Launceston TAS AUS MUNTING Deloraine TAS AUS MUNTING James ENG c NICHOLLS Elizabeth Manchester b Largs SCT O'BRIEN LIM IRL c1800s 6593 O'DOHERTY Thomas Strahan TAS AUS O'SHEA John IRL c PALMER, Jane (fo rmerly BERRY) Ulverstone TAS AUS PALMER, Thomas Ulverstone TAS AUS PEARCE John La ngley Hobart TAS AUS PEARSON Robert Coal River Valley TAS AUS c PERRIN Marie-Antoinet te Mauritius? PHILLIPS Mary, convict Strutton HEF ENG born 1806 UK 6607 PI(E)LLINGER James Bristol ENG PINKARD Samuel South Petherton SO M ENG c PITMAN Ilchester SOM ENG PLUMLEY HAM ENG 1800s 6593 POSTLE Blofield NFK ENG PROSS Alan Hobart TAS AUS pre RALPH AUS Any 6618 ROUSELL William ENG SHERRIFF Benjamin Middleton NTH ENG c SIGGINS Edward Campbell Town TAS AUS c SKENE ABD SCT c TEMPLE John TAS AUS TEMPLE William, convict Bristol UK born 1800 UK 6607 TREAFIT William Great Cattar Yeoman ENG TRIFFITT William Great Cattar Yeoman ENG TURNER Alice Launceston TAS AUS TURNER Annie Launceston TAS AUS TURNER Bertha Mary Hobart TAS AUS TURNER Charles Launceston TAS AUS

118 September Tasmanian Ancestry Name Place/Area Time M'ship No. TURNER Emily New England NSW Aus TURNER Enoch Launceston TAS AUS TURNER Enoch Henry Strahan TAS AU S TURNER Harry Hobart TAS AUS Any 6577 TURNER Nellie New Zealand TURNER Robert South Africa TURNER Sarah Jane Launceston TAS AUS TURNER Walter New Zealand VERTIGAN UK & AUS Any 6618 WEEKS ENG & WLS c WELLS William NFK ENG; LST TAS WELMAN Harvey WEX IRL WELMAN Harvey TAS AUS WITHERS Thomas Great Walthan ENG YOUNG Arthur F C Brussels? All names remain the property of the Tasmanian Family History Society Inc. and will not be sold on in a database If you find a name in which you are interested, please note the membership number and check the New Members' listing for the appropriate name and address. Please enclose a stamped self-addressed envelope and don't forget to reply if you received a SSAE. Note: If you have ticked the block on the Membership Application/ Renewal Form indicating that you wish your contact details to remain private, your Members Interests will not be published. Privacy Statement Unless specifically denied by members when joining the Society, or upon renewing their membership, contact details and member's interests may be published in Tasmanian Ancestry and other publications of the Society. A copy of the 'Privacy Policy' of the Society is available on request at Branch Libraries or from State or Branch Secretaries. The 'Privacy Policy' sets out the obligations of the Society in compliance with the Privacy Act of 1988 and the amendments of that Act

119 September Diary Notes Tasmanian Ancestry September, 15th 2007: Tasmanian Local and Family History Fair, Will be held at the Westbury Sports Centre, Franklin Street, Westbury. Contact the History Room or go to the website to obtain further information. westburyhistorical.org.au. November, 3rd and 4th th Biennial Tasmanian Local History Conference at Richmond, hosted by The Coal River Valley Historical Society Inc. For more information contact the Secretary, PO Box 115, Richmond TAS November October 2008: Norfolk Island Bicentenary Sailings on board the Lady Nelson: Wednesday 28 November 2007 (Lady Nelson) Thursday 17 January 2008 (Porpoise) Saturday 1 March 2008 (Lady Nelson) Thursday 5 June 2008 (Estramina) Sunday 5 October 2008 (City of Edinburgh) To celebrate the arrivals of the Norfolk Islanders Leaving from Elizabeth St Pier, Hobart (10am-12 noon and 1pm-3pm) Bookings can be made for all sailings at the Lady Nelson Office Dockhead Building Franklin Wharf, Hobart 10am 3pm weekdays Irene Schaffer, Lady Nelson's Historian, will be on board and give talks about the passengers who arrived on the different ships. For more information phone Irene Schaffer or schafferi@optusnet.com.au. April 16th-19th 2008: East Launceston Primary School will be celebrating its 100th Anniversary. The former Mother Clubs Members are organising a luncheon for past members to be held on Wednesday 16th April They are trying to contact as many past students, teachers and others that have been involved with the school and are gathering the following information: Name (and maiden name), postal and address. For students, the period of attendance at ELPS. For staff the period worked at the school and position held. Involvement with Parents and Friends etc. Memorabilia, photos. Where people lived during their school days.? For more details contact: ELPS.100@Gmail.com New Norfolk, TAS Australia New Norfolk is an historic Australian town, settled mainly by Norfolk Island evacuees in This anniversary will be commemorated at two major events in Back to New Norfolk 2008: an Autumn Commemoration of the Bicentenary of the town of New Norfolk. Descendants of the Norfolk Islanders and First Settlers, those with ancestral connections and anyone who has ever lived or worked in the town, will be welcome to join in the celebrations.

120 Tasmanian Ancestry 110 September 2007 New Norfolk 2008: the 4th World Norfolk and Norwich Gathering, springtime in scenic New Norfolk. Join us "Down Under Down Under" in Tasmania Australia's island state for the 4th World Family Gathering of people from places named Norfolk or Norwich. A special invitation is extended to anyone for Norfolk or Norwich community worldwide. For more information or to be added to our contact list: info@newnorfolk2008.com or Web: or contact the Secretary, New Norfolk 2008, 77 Blair St, New Norfolk TAS September 2008: Angus & Dundee Roots Festival: Ancestral Scotland is set to launch a new genealogy-based website focused specifically on this region with an annual week-long festival. The site will be dedicated to Angus and Dundee and act as a one-stop shop for anyone looking into their family roots in the area. The website will act as a portal and bring together many resources and websites with an interest in genealogy in Angus. It will offer a range of services including a surname profiler, features on the history of the area, and advice on booking an ancestral trip to Angus. In addition, the site will provide information on key local genealogy resources and a chatroom for those who register for the newsletter. In the future it will also offer digital versions of the area's burial grounds. 2009: A celebration of the contribution made by the clans to the culture and history of Scotland. The Scottish Executive has chosen 2009 as the Year of the Homecoming. This initiative is directed worldwide at all those with an affinity to Scotland. There can be no greater affinity than that of the clan member, and a major International Clan Gathering is being planned to support this exciting initiative. The Gathering will take the form of a major Highland Games, but with the addition of a special clan ceremony, designed by the producers of the Edinburgh Tattoo. This will be held on the magnificent castle esplanade and will commemorate the contribution made by the clans to the culture and history of Scotland. The Gathering is being hosted by the Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs, and it is hoped that all clan associations will attend. This year will be dedicated to planning and creating awareness for the event, and more importantly, developing special Gathering tour packages, which will be made available in The Gathering 2009 Ltd has opened offices in Edinburgh, and is in the early stages of planning and designing the event. We will be working closely clan organisations worldwide, and will be attending major Games and festivals throughout 2007 Please visit As the first recipients of this news, please communicate it to as many of your clan members as possible. and 2008 to help promote the Gathering. Contact: "Heather" <hefyfe@cox.net>

121 September Tasmanian Ancestry Quidnunc Excerpts from journals held at the Launceston Branch Library The Norfolk Ancestor June 2007 Norflok AlmHouses. Almhouses have a history of over 1000 years. Their origins came from the monastic system. Although almost one third of those in use today were built during the reign of Queen Victoria. Norfolk still has fifty Almhouse Charities Dispatch April 2007 Some Military Postcards. Postcards were first introduced to Britian in October 1870 under exclusive licence to De La Rue and were plain on both sides with a pre-printed stamp. In the years prior to, and during, the Great War of military subjects were immensely popular and covered every aspect of military life and circumstance. Irish Roots Number Irish Community in South Africa Umbogintwin. An Irish settlement in South Africa that lasted for several generations. These emigrants were from the town and district of Arklow in South Wicklow and consisted of workers from the great Kynoch explosives and munitions factory that was the mainstay of employment in the town during its existence from 1895 to Tay Valley Family Historian June 2006 Photographers Active in Dundee One way of dating photographs is by using the photographer s name. This list of photographers has been compiled from the various volumes of the Dundee Directory, using the Trades and Professions sections for Dundee, Lochee and Broughty Ferry. Tay Valley Family Historian June The Nine Incorporated Trades of Dundee. A very interesting article which looks at the history of the trades and how they have survived to the present day. 2. National Archives of Scotland. A printed list of Assize for trial, included within bundle of papers for the trial of Duncan McGrigor and Agnes Brand at Perth Circuit Court April Perth Episcopal Church List 28 April Recently an old Perth Ecclesiastical document came up for sale on the open market and, through the good offices of David Shaw (the seller), the Society was given a facsimile of the document to transcribe before it was sold off. The complete list of 60 names/ families are listed in this journal.

122 Tasmanian Ancestry 112 September 2007 Prisoners in Chains Laurie Moody (Member No 5835) Extracts from the Campbell Street Goal Gate-book Browsing through the listings in the Campbell Street Gaol gate-book covering the years , I decided to discover how many prisoners were confined in chains during their imprisonment. It appears that a total of fifteen males spent varying periods in chains, mainly as punishment for escaping. The following listings make interesting reading. Abbreviations: To save space the use of aka indicates also known as, Van Diemen s Land will appear as VDL, New South Wales as NSW, Ticket-of-Leave as TOL. Campbell Street Gaol as CSG, Hobart Supreme Court as HSC and Launceston Supreme Court as LSC. All other court appearances were at the Police Office Hobart. ABEL; Henry: On 8 Feb 1879 at the age of nineteen, Henry was sentenced at Hobart to Four Months in gaol for Deserting his Vessel. His warrant number was He is shown as being a seaman, Catholic with one prior conviction and could read and write. Henry had arrived in Tasmania aboard the Isabella as a Free Convict. On 26 Mar 1879 he was found guilty of Escaping Lawful Custody and sentenced to One Month in Chains. Henry was eventually released to freedom on 13 Sept. AHERNE; Daniel: Daniel was formerly a soldier of the 99th Regiment. He was sentenced to LIFE (a Commutation) in the HSC on 30 Aug 1864 for Wounding with Intent to Kill and sent to Port Arthur. His warrant number was Daniel had arrived in Tasmania aboard the Emma as a Free Convict, presumably from NSW. It appears that while at Port Arthur he was found guilty of Grievous Bodily Harm. On the 12 Aug 1865 he was sentenced in the HSC to Five Years in Chains. He was returned to Port Arthur on 4 Feb He arrived back at CSG on 31 Oct and was discharged to the Insane Hospital on 26 Mar Daniel is shown as being a shoemaker, Protestant with one prior conviction, literate and was then 56 years old. BRIGHT; William: William was originally sentenced in the HSC on 9 Jul 1872 to Eight Years for Housebreaking and Larceny. He had arrived in VDL aboard the Louisa on 26 Apr 1846 shown as being a free settler. Records show that he had arrived in Australia aboard the Asia as a convict. William, aged 55, escaped on 19 Jul 1876 and upon his recapture at New Norfolk (date not shown) was sentenced to Three Years in Chains. He is shown as being a millwright, Protestant with three or more convictions and was literate. William was transferred to Port Arthur on 9 Aug He was eventually released to freedom on 31 Mar 1880 with remission. BRODIE; Thomas Henry: On 13 Nov 1877 native-born Thomas was found guilty at the Police Office Launceston of Assaulting a Female, Assaulting the Police and Escaping Lawful Custody. He was sentenced to Three Months on the first charge and Six Months each on the second and third charges. His warrant number was He is shown as being a labourer, Catholic with three or more prior convictions and could read and write. On the 25 Jan 1878 he was sentenced at CSG

123 September Tasmanian Ancestry for Prison Offences and received 14 Days Solitary in Chains. Thomas was released on 5 Apr COLLINS; Walter: Walter is shown arriving in Tasmania on board the Lady Belmore as a free convict on 1 Jan On 10 Apr that year he was found guilty in the LSC of Assault and Robbery and was sentenced to Five Years gaol. His warrant number was 907. Twenty year-old Walter arrived at CSG on 18 Apr and escaped on 30 Aug. He was eventually captured and sentenced to Six Months in Chains. His warrant number on this offence was However, on 7 Apr 1878 Walter escaped from the stone quarry and when recaptured five days after his escape, he received a further Nine Months in Chains. A release date is not shown. COOPER; James Joseph: Native-born James was charged with Receiving on 11 May 1874 and sentenced to Five Years at Port Arthur. His warrant number was James is shown as being a labourer, Catholic with one prior conviction and could read and write. On 6 Jun 1876, now at CSG, he was charged with Misconduct and Making a False Statement. James received a Six Month sentence. His warrant number was On the 4 Mar 1879 James was found guilty in the HSC of Forgery and Uttering while apparently still in gaol. He was due to be released on 12 Mar 1879, now aged 25 years, but received a Ten Year sentence. His warrant number was still However, on that same date he is shown as being found guilty of three separate prison offences. The first offence received a sentence of Three Months in Chains. The second received 41 Days Solitary Confinement and the third resulted in Twelve Months Hard Labour. James was eventually released to freedom on 10 Nov DOUGLAS; Robert aka WELSH; WEBSTER: Robert was originally sentenced to Eight Years gaol on 13 Feb 1872 for Burglary and sent to Port Arthur. He had arrived in Tasmania, aged 49 years, aboard the Royal William, presumably from NSW, as a free settler. His warrant number was Robert is shown as being a currier, Catholic with three prior convictions and literate. On 21 Jul 1874 he was sentenced to Six Months gaol for escaping on 17 May 1874, presumably from Port Arthur. Robert arrived back at CSG on 21 Jul. He again escaped on 23 Jun 1876 and was apparently recaptured on or about 10 Sept On that date he was sentenced to Twelve Months in Chains. Undeterred, Robert again escaped on 27 Nov. On this occasion he was only free for a few days. His court appearance resulted in a Four Year sentence and Twelve Months in Chains. Robert was eventually released to freedom with remission on 28 Sept FISHER; George: George arrived in VDL aboard the Stratheden on 25 Dec 1845 from London. On 1 Dec 1874 at the age of 44 years he was found guilty in the HSC of Forging and Uttering an Order. e was sentenced to Twelve Years and sent to Port Arthur. His warrant number was George is shown as being a tailor, Protestant with three or more convictions and could read and write. He is also shown as holding a TOL. It would appear that at some time in or around Sept 1877 George escaped, presumably from CSG, as he was found guilty of escaping and sentenced to Twelve Months Hard Labour in Chains on 10 Sept. However, on 27 Nov he was

124 Tasmanian Ancestry 114 September 2007 found guilty of Burglary and Escape and sentenced to Six Years and Twelve Months in Chains. George was finally released on 19 Aug LANGTON; John: Originally sentenced on 9 Jan 1873 to Seven Years for Indecent Assault at the LSC, 45 year-old John was found guilty of Attempting to Escape on 11 Apr 1876 and was sentenced to Three Months in Chains. His warrant number was John is shown as being a farm labourer, Protestant with one prior conviction and was literate. He had arrived in Tasmania on board the Maria Somes as a free settler on 9 Aug John was released on 15 Jan PARKER; Edwin Robert Native-born Edwin was 27 years-old when he was sentenced at the LSC on 4 Nov 1886 to 15 Years for Manslaughter. His warrant number was On 26 Aug 1888 he was found guilty of Absconding from CSG and sentenced to Six Months in Chains. He is shown as being a seaman, Catholic with three or more convictions and was illiterate. There is no release date as the gate-book ceased at the end of WALKER; John: At 23 years of age, John appears to have arrived in Tasmania aboard the Derwent as a Free Convict early in On 15 Oct 1878 John was found guilty of Horse Stealing at the LSC and was sentenced to Four Years gaol. His warrant number was He is shown as being a labourer, Protestant with no prior convictions and was literate. However, on 25 Nov he was found guilty of Escaping on 16 Nov and sentenced to Six Months in Chains. However, on 5 Apr 1880 John is shown as escaping again and there is no mention of him being recaptured or released. WALMSLEY; Joseph: Another who was sentenced at the LSC, Joseph received Eight Years for Housebreaking and Stealing on 17 Sept 1872 and was sent to Port Arthur. His warrant number was 893. On 19 Jul 1876 Joseph escaped from the Stone Shed and after several days on the run was recaptured. He was then sentenced to Twelve Months in Chains. Joseph is shown as being a cook, Protestant with three or more convictions and could read and write. He appears to have arrived in Tasmania aboard the vessel Isabella (2) as a free settler. There is no release date shown. WARRENER; John Nineteen year-old John was sentenced in the HSC on 8 Jun 1876 to Eight Years gaol for Assault with Intent to Rape. His warrant number was Native-born, he is shown as being a farm labourer, Protestant with no prior convictions and was literate. John was later found guilty of Escaping from Custody between 30 Aug and 3 Sept 1877 possibly in company with Charles Winter (see Winter). As a result he was sentenced to Six Months in Chains. John was eventually released to freedom on 8 June WHITE; George aka NUTT: George was transported to what was still known as VDL using the surname Nutt aboard the Fairlie from Plymouth. He arrived on 3 Jul On 5 Jul 1870, the 44 year-old was found guilty in the HSC of Robbery of the Person and Misconduct. As a result he was sentenced to Ten Years at Port Arthur.

125 September Tasmanian Ancestry His warrant number was George is shown as being a boatman, Catholic with three or more convictions and could read and write. He arrived at CSG along with most of the remaining Port Arthur prisoners on 17 Apr George appears to have escaped on 29 Mar 1878 and upon recapture was sentenced to Three Months in Chains. Undeterred, he again is shown escaping on 28 Feb Recaptured on 6 Mar he was again sentenced to another Three Months in Chains. George was eventually released with remission on 6 Jan WINTER; Charles Wilfred aka BENNETT: Charles, presumably native-born was originally sentenced in the LSC on 10 Apr 1877 for Obtaining Money by False Pretences. This resulted in a Four Year gaol sentence. His warrant number was 908. He arrived at CSG on the 18 Apr and is shown as being a labourer, Protestant with no prior convictions and was literate. However, he too, was found guilty of escaping possibly in company with John WARRENER (see Warrener) between 30 Aug and 3 Sept Charles also received a sentence of Six Months in Chains. Again undeterred, he escaped on 7 Apr 1878 and it appears remained at large until around 21 June when he was again back in custody and sentenced to Nine Months in Chains. Charles regained his freedom on 27 May Diprose family History forthcoming book This book has been being written by two great-great-grandchildren of Elizabeth Diprose and Thomas Diprose, Elizabeth Parkes and Jean Doggett, with help from many people. It focuses on these two pioneers, who arrived in VDL in 1823, and includes chapters on their ancestors and relations, mainly in Kent, England and Australia and New Zealand, as well as their descendants. There are biographies of their 9 children (those who had children were Sophia Diprose and James Heazlewood, Sarah Diprose and William Bonnily, William Diprose and Ann (nee Newall) Diprose, Mary Diprose and 1: Joseph Heazlewood; 2: George Gould, Eliza Diprose and John Meyrick Roberts, Isaac Diprose and Elizabeth (nee French) Diprose) and 61 grandchildren and most of their 396 greatgrandchildren. This book will be well over 500 pages and includes many photos, family trees and listings, as well as maps, indexes and bibliography. It is hoped that publication will be at the end of If you would like details of a pre-publication offer (details available later in the year) please let Elizabeth Parkes know either via PO Box 167, Lindisfarne [Hobart], Tasmania, 7015 or me at <diprosebook.strangers@iinet.net.au>. It is intended to have a web site later.

126 Tasmanian Ancestry 116 September 2007 Murder Keith Wools-Cobb (Member No 4289) Transcribed from The Hobart Town Daily Mercury 26 January 1858 Richard HANSLOWE was placed in the dock charged with wilful murder of Eliza HANSLOWE, his wife, on the 19th November last. The prisoner pleaded not guilty. Mr. LEES and Mr. ADAMS appeared for the prisoner. Mr. DOBSON stated the case on the part of the Crown, and entered fully into the particulars of the evidence to be adduced, (which has been fully reported in this journal) and reminded the jury that as the life of the prisoner was in their hands they were bound to give that evidence their most serious consideration, if they believed, after hearing the evidence which he should adduce on the part of the Crown, that the prisoner s wife had died through violence and that the prisoner had used that violence they had no alternative but to find him guilty of the serious offence imputed to him. However disagreeable that duty might be, they must not shrink from it. James BROWN, mate of the steamer Kangaroo, proved that prisoner and his wife were on board the steamer on the 19th November, going from Hobart Town to Kangaroo Point; they were then sober. Cross-examined by Mr. ADAMS I have not known Mrs. HANSLOWE any length of time, and very seldom conversed with her, but I do not believe she had been drinking. John LANE was next called; this witness, a boy of about 11 years of age, in answer to His Honor, stated, that he had never been to school in his life; that he did not know what an oath meant; did not know what book was placed now in his hand (this was the Bible); did not know what was meant by kissing the book; was examined in the Police Court; kissed the book in the Police office; Mr. TARLETON told him to kiss the book, and that he must tell the truth, and that if he did not tell the truth he would go to hell; his mother also told him the same thing about two days before he went to Court; he has only been to church twice in his life; never knew before this case that if he told an untruth he should go to hell. The witness answered every question so openly and clearly that it was painful to find that he was entirely ignorant of the meaning of an oath, but, having been pressed by His Honor and Mr. ADAMS, he stated that he had been taught some time ago that if he told the truth he would go to Heaven where golden harps were, for all the people to play on, and if he told an untruth he would go down into hell fire. He was accordingly sworn, and kissed the book; the witness proved that he resided with his parents, for whom he went on a message on the day in question, and coming back he saw HANSLOWE and his wife in a waggon; prisoner was beating Mrs HANSLOWE with some instrument, she cried out Oh! Oh! and he left them proceeding on their journey. The witness was cross-examined by Mr. ADAMS, but his testimony was not shaken in any manner. Ann CAMPBELL corroborated the testimony of the previous witness as to the prisoner beating the deceased. A witness named Samuel BAYLEY also corroborated this testimony.

127 September Tasmanian Ancestry The remainder of the evidence adduced on the part of the Crown was similar to that given on a previous occasion, and fully reported in this journal. The case for the Crown did not close until nearly seven o clock, having occupied seven hours. Mr LEES submitted that there was no case to go to the jury. His Honor said he could not withdraw the case from their consideration. Mr LEES then proceeded to address the jury on behalf of the prisoner and said his task was rendered very easy, by the assistance that the medical evidence of Dr. COVERDALE had rendered him; the learned gentleman reviewed the entire evidence at very great length and pointed out to the jury the important evidence of Dr COVERDALE which proved most clearly that the unfortunate deceased had come to her death by apoplexy arising from natural causes. Where was the malice, that ingredient so necessary to constitute the crime of murder? Had any one of the witnesses proved that the prisoner had ever acted unkindly to the deceased or ever entertained feelings of enmity towards her? Had they not always lived together most happily, was there one tittle of evidence to prove that the prisoner had ever ill used her before this time, and the only evidence adduced on the part of the crown to prove the ill treatment of the deceased by the prisoner was that he had struck her with some weapon while sitting in the waggon, but was she not alive and well at home afterwards, did not all the witnesses prove it? The learned council again adduced to the evidence, and pointed out several contradictions and concluded by leaving the case in the hands of the jury, confident of the verdict. He called Thomas PINCHIN who stated that Mrs. HANSLOWE called upon him after she came from the steamer, on the morning of the 19th. She had been drinking. Mary Ann KNOWLES swore, said she knew deceased, saw her on 18th November last, and was in her company; she was very much depressed in her mind; asked her when she should see her again; she replied perhaps you never may see me again. Witness replied tut nonsense. She again said no I do not think you ever will, but my reasons are best known to myself Cross-examined by Mr. DOBSON Deceased had been drinking, and was drinking during this conversation. This closed the case on behalf of the prisoner. His Honor summed up and reviewed the evidence at great length; he pointed out the distinction between murder and manslaughter, and adverting to the evidence of Dr. COVERDALE asked the jury whether it would be safe to convict the prisoner of murder upon such testimony. The case, however, was one entirely for their consideration and he would now leave it in their hands, but unless they were of the opinion that the prisoner had caused the apoplexy of the deceased or her immersion in the water, or that his beating her had caused her death, they could not find the prisoner guilty of the crime of murder. In conclusion he asked the jury if they thought it would be safe for them to convict the prisoner on the evidence before them; if they had any doubt upon their minds they were bound to give the prisoner the benefit of that doubt. The jury retired to consider their verdict and after an absence of a quarter of an hour returned into court with a verdict of guilty of assault.

128 Tasmanian Ancestry 118 September 2007 His Honor then sentenced the prisoner to three years imprisonment with hard labor. The court adjourned at 9.15 to 10 o clock to-morrow, this day. Notes by Keith Wools-Cobb: Spelling is as written, e.g. His Honor & waggon Richard was son of Benjamin & Elizabeth (nee Belbin). Born on the island of Ceylon in He served his sentence at Port Arthur. The wife he was accused of killing was Elisa STOUT. He later married Annie DOWNIE. British Army World War Service and Pension Records Go Online from Tay Valley Family Historian June 2007 Ancestry.co.uk in partnership with the National Archives has launched online the first phase of the War Office (WO) service and pension records collection for approximately 2.5 million British soldiers who served from 1914 through to Known as the WO 363 British Army Service Records and WO 364 British Army Pension Records, the collection will be released in a number of phases, starting with the early pension records. The originals for all surviving records, many badly damaged during the bombing raid, have been conserved by The National Archives and comprise the two collections to be made available online for the first time by Ancestry.co.uk, fully indexed and including original images. Although the collections vary in detail, users will be able to discover key information in both, including physical description, regimental number, service history, locations served, date and place of birth, former occupation, next-of-kin and promotions. Further information from Scotlands People Update from Tay Valley Family Historian June 2007 The Society has been advised by G.R.O. that film copying has been discontinued and that no more purchases can be made. This follows hard on the heels of the news that images of Old Parish Register (OPR) records are now publicly available online for the very first time. In addition, a major O.P.R. index update has been deployed with over nine million entries updated and linked to the associated images. Customers can now search the Old Parish Register records by county as well as parish, offering greater search flexibility. The session time-limit has now been extended from seven days to ninety days.

129 September Tasmanian Ancestry Anglo Indians and the Tamar Valley Shirley Foster There was a network of people in the Tamar Valley with connections to The Ceylon Trading Co. or on leave from civil or military service in India. By 1890 interest was being shown in pome fruit orcharding but codlin moth and root blight were a problem. After grafted root stock solved the latter problem the government, finding the population declining, wanted to attract investors and immigrants from India. Publicity was given to the Tamar Harbour League s propaganda and mainland nursery man C A NOBELIUS advice that the Tamar Valley soil was most suitable for orchards and that trees planted would mature in five years. Real estate agents and syndicates of businessmen bought and cleared cheaply priced mixed farms. By 1907 nine estates covering 2,000 acres had been sub-divided. Most were speculative. Due to poor root stock, frost, and excessive rain, orchards planted at Sidmouth that year did not develop and were pulled out but those planted in suitable soil flourished. Prices rose steeply. Thus the Tamar Valley changed from pastoral to apple growing. The Point Rapid Estate was subdivided along the Long Reach river bank and Richmond Hill cut up into 57 orchard and 33 residential blocks. When the Clarence Point Estate was opened up reports by Laumeah, the Weekly Courier Agricultural writer, and the Manager of Nobelius Company s nursery Mr P HARGRAVES were used in brochures, illustrated with Stephan SPURLING s ( ) photographs for promotional purposes. Agents went to India to persuade buyers that, for a small capital outlay, properties on the banks of the beautiful river could be managed in absentia and satisfactory profits made. At Clarence Point thousands of acres were managed for clients who agreed to meet the cost of maintenance and upkeep so that by 1912 at least twenty were managed for people in Ceylon and India. Edward BRYANT, a forty year old retired engineer settled at Beauty Point on 50 acres in 1911 and McNAUGHTON bought Bhatkawa sight unseen at Rowella but did not stay long. This property was later acquired by FL WOODWARD MA Cantab. a scholar and past Principal of the Buddhist Mahinda College in Ceylon. However there was concern about the boom. Representations were made to the Liberal Premier, Hon A E SOLOMON ( ) of the desirability of providing some Government supervision over lands sold to absentees, so as to afford some protection against imposition, and also assist in securing desirable settlers to the State. The Instructor of Horticulture to the Department of Agriculture (Mr John OSBORNE) was directed to make inspections and report for the benefit of persons interested and supervise clearing and planting Thus the government tacitly accepted the future responsibility for the success of orchards. In 1913 the Kelso Bay Estate came on the market. The history of the land opposite George Town dates back to 1804 when Lieutenant-Governor William PATERSON and a party of men were sent, by Governor KING, to Port Dalrymple to establish a settlement in the north of the island. William KELSALL ( ), who had been convicted of forgery, was in this party. He was the first permanent inhabitant and made lime for the new settlement. He took up his abode at a site marked on the charts as Kelsall s Point or Kelsall s Bay. Kelsall received his emancipation for good conduct in 1809 and became overseer of the lime burners which was a salaried

130 Tasmanian Ancestry 120 September 2007 appointment. Another position he held was that of a guide to military parties perusing bushrangers and so was sent to Sydney to give evidence to the authorities. Governor MACQUARIE recognised his work and was pleased to allocate William Kelsall 100 acres of land at a place called and known by the name of Kelsall s Bay [where he had long resided] he accordingly is at liberty to enter into the possession thereof.. Macquarie gave him an absolute pardon on 28 February Kelsall cleared 20 acres of his land and sowed wheat and vegetables. He was appointed a district policeman at George Town and allowed one servant and government victuals. However by 1825 some wealthy colonists were coveting Kelsall s land on the West Tamar with its bay, safe anchorage and easy landing. William BARNES ( ) Launceston s first brewer, whose property the Trevallyn Estate covered 6,000 acres, arranged in 1827 to obtain a grant of 1,300 acres (518 h.) north of Kensall s property on the West Tamar for his twenty year old nephew Thomas MANIFOLD ( ). Then Barnes had Kelsall s property surveyed, erected a fence, claimed 10 acres and built his home Plaisance. His brother-in-law William Manifold arrived in the colony in 1831, took over the remaining 90 acres (36 h.) of Kensall s grant and built Kelso House on the site. Kelsall wrote complaining about the matter to Governor ARTHUR. The dispute, which followed, was not resolved for eight years. Finally Richard DRY persuaded the Governor that Kelsall had been justly deprived of his land. In 1835 young Thomas Manifold was one of the squatters who followed BATMAN across Bass Strait in search of land. He found the wished for land (39,000 acres) on both sides of the Moorabool River and around Ballarat. Kelsall lived to be 89 and always said I was robbed of my property. He died the oldest resident in the colony at the time. In 1913, some decades later, business partners William E SADLEIR and Edward Vernon KNIGHT became interested in developing the Kelso Bay Estate as orchards. As required by the Government their inspector, John OSBORNE, furnished the partners with a report which read: Agricultural and Stock Department, Hobart May 26, 1913 Dear Sirs, I have much pleasure in informing you that I have made an inspection of the property known as Kelso containing about 1,300 acres situated at Kelso Bay, West Tamar The soil sandy loam, overlaying good clay subsoil is eminently suited for Fruit Culture The land is practically level, rising sufficiently to render draining operations comparatively easy a range of hills provides shelter from high winds Much of the estate has in the past been cultivated and as a consequence clearing would be a mere bagatelle The stumps here and there render the cost of clearing very trifling. The Estate has a long water frontage good jetty greatly facilitating shipping to the future Deep Water Port (Bell Bay) being within easy distance this fact enhances the value of the estate for fruit culture, as much depends on the proximity of shipping. The land when broken up would be improved with lime There is an abundance of lime on the estate which could be broken up and used straight away.

131 September Tasmanian Ancestry The estate is eminently suited to Closer Settlement especially Fruit Growers as it would be possible to grow crops between the young trees; that would do much to pay current expenses, a very desirable thing in the case of beginners with limited capital. The quality of the land is very even... only two or three acres unfit for use. I have no hesitation in commending the property to the notice of intending settlers. John Osborne, Fruit and Forestry Expert The partners obtained a second favourable report from The Examiner s agricultural editor, R J SCIFLEET so, on the faith of these two reports, on 14 February 1914, Sadleir and Knight purchased the 1300 acre Kelso Bay Estate, and Edwin BAKER s 87 acres and for 5,595. The land was sub-divided into 45 blocks, laid out and planted, as required by the Government, under Osborne s supervision. Sales were affected mostly to persons resident in India though some ten local purchasers were found. Mr Mc EWIN was employed by the firm to supervise the project. Then Premier SOLOMON ( ) died and the Labor politician, John EARLE ( ), became Premier. Sadleir and Knight anxious to have the new Government s position in the matter defined suggested to Mr Osborne and James BELTON, the Minister, that Osborne s duties needed to be clarified. As a result Mr Osborne wrote, on 29 July 1914, that his duties were: 1. To examine and report upon the suitability of land for fruit culture. 2. To advise as to varieties of apples and pears planted and their disposition. 3. To supervise cultural operations, draining, working the land, pruning and manuring. The Great War broke out less than two months later. Every able-bodied man in the Tamar Valley enlisted, nine of whom died on the battle fields, creating a manpower shortage. Added to this Anglo-Indians had difficulty getting money out of India. In 1915 Sadleir asked the Minister, Mr. Belton, for a formal agreement with regard to the orchards. As a result an agreement was drafted, submitted to Cabinet and approved in 1916 but, once again, there was a change of government. The Liberal politician Walter LEE ( ) succeeded Premier Earle in April 1916 and the matter [of the orchards] was not pursued Osborne retired in 1916 and regular supervision of the orchards ceased. The economy was weak, inflation high, and money was needed for the Empire s cause so Lee s war-time government made it clear to absentee Anglo-Indian owners, that the newly appointed Government inspectors, Messrs WARD and THOMAS, could inspect an orchard, if required, and issue a report but no financial responsibility would be accepted for the development of orchards at Kelso. Sadleir and Knight issued circulars to clients informing them of the situation, asked for further instructions, and, in an attempt to maintain the orchards used money in excess of that provided by the owners. But one after another the orchards were condemned. Sympathetic friends said They should be philanthropists'. It was not long before fourteen were abandoned as hopeless. In fact, of the 5 orchards sold to Anglo Indians, none achieved commercial production. The development was a failure. It went pear shaped one might say To sum up "The war effected Indian clients they were not able to invest money out of India terrific capital was needed to keep up the orchards it's beyond a private company The government had been going to take over but it never comes off. That was not the end of the matter. Understandably purchasers wanted an enquiry into the failure of the development. The complainants were George E

132 Tasmanian Ancestry 122 September 2007 RAYNOR, M G SIMPSON, Charles E Oakley BROWN, G C SHARLING, F S HUGHES, H F LOCKWOOD, Wrey A E HANBY, A G LAUDER, Harold SNELL, Oliver C AGAR, and the Executor of A G THOMAS will. They were represented by Mr Wilfred HUTCHINS, and Miller and Miller. Mr. William Edward Sadleir represented himself and the firm of Sadleir and Knight, while the Crown Solicitor (Mr A BANKS-SMITH) attended on behalf of the Crown. The Tamar Orchard Enquiry The Estate was inspected and evidence taken over 8 days. On 31 March 1921 the Tamar Orchards Enquiry Report was presented to both Houses of Parliament by His Excellency s Command. It acknowledged that the two reports [by Osborne and Scifleet] were the fulcrum upon which were raised not only the highest hopes regarding the properties but also the allegations of misrepresentation in connection with the sale thereof. The Report established that in the case of the complainants orchards the soil and general conditions were unsuitable for profitable orcharding. The enquiry also found that: 1. None of the purchasers raised an objection to the price asked or the terms of the purchase. 2. There was no evidence of neglect or mismanagement [by Sadleir and Knight] 3. Advertising literature issued had been approved by Osborne and broadcast in pamphlet form with Mr. Osborne s acquiescence. 4. The cost of up keep, as agreed, was a fair and uniform charge. [At first purchasers paid what ever was required, subsequently upkeep was fixed at 6.10s per planted acre] Added to this it was acknowledged that the partners expended their own money in the hope of retrieving the project and protecting their good name. 5. There was no evidence of collusion or conspiracy between Mr. Osborne and Sadleir and Knight. The Enquiry criticised Mr Osborne s report in detail and found it, in some respect, proved fallacious. The soil was very poor drainage was not easy as some parts were waterlogged Some lots were hardpan which is useless for fruit growing... The site is windswept and the low range of hills offered no protection There was no clay sub-soil under Hughes, Thomas, Lauder s, and Snell s lots Clay of a sort was found under Hamby s, Sharling s, Lockwood s, Simpson s, Raynor s, and Leuder s lots some lots were coast sand some half yearly reports were lost or missing In essence Kelso was not suited to ocharding and the reports written by Osborne and Scifleet were not fair to purchasers. In 1920 Sadleir advertised his beautiful Thomas Searell (b.1855) designed Federation style home Standon in Elphin Road Launceston for sale and died, of Bright s Disease, leaving a wife and four young children five years later. His obituary in the Examiner read. After an illness which gradually became acute William Edward Sadleir, a well known business man died at his residence Native of Ceylon left for Australia when he was 5 years old Orcharding business in partnership with E V Wright developed orchards on the Tamar... interested a number of Anglo Indians Member of Parliamentary Debating Society, Fisheries Assn., Launceston Golf Club, Chamber of Commerce, Concert Orchestra, Red Cross

133 September Tasmanian Ancestry It is interesting to reflect that young Thomas Manifold said that the soil on the grant his uncle obtained for him at Kelso in 1827 was very disappointing. That was one of the reasons he followed Batman to Western Victoria in 1836, where he found the the wished for land and, as a result, the Manifold family prospered. Some Anglo- Indians were not as lucky. References: Goodhand,W E, BA Hons. Utas. Pome Fruit Orcharding in Tasmania 1961 Powell, Michael, Manual of a Mystic. FL Woodward A Buddhist scholar in Ceylon and Tasmania. Karuda Press Canberra 2001 McIntyre Leila and the Rowella Book Committee Rowell Kayena (West Bay and Richmond Hill ) 1987 Foot and Playstead Pty Ltd Miscellaneous Correspondence: The Journals and Printed Papers of the Tasmania. Parliament Tamar Orchards Enquiry. Manifold, W G, The Wished for Land. The migration of the Manifolds to Western Victoria. Neptune Press Newtown Vic Mead, Isabelle. Kelso: An Early Settlement on the West Tamar 1961 Memory Joggers Helen Ayers (Member No 4464) Articles in the June edition of Tasmanian Ancestry sent me searching through my family history records. The first article was on Schools at page 14 by Betty JONES where reference is made to a number of schools where one of my forefathers, Thomas WRIGHT, was the teacher. Thomas commenced his teaching career in 1858 at Swanton a small settlement in the Channel area where he was also the postmaster. Swanton is described in Bailliere s Tasmanian Gazeteer and Road Guide 1877 as Swanton (Flights Bay). Thomas left Swanton mid 1859 when the school was closed with the furniture being shipped to Franklin. Thomas moved on to Orielton before serving at Green Ponds for a number of years with his wife Sara. Thomas finished his teaching career at Abbotsham on the NW Coast in The second article to take my attention was at page 43 by Shirley FOSTER on Anglo Indians in Tasmania which directly relates to Thomas and his family. One of Thomas sons, John Forsyth WRIGHT, was a coachman at the property Deyrah settled by Lt Col CRAWFORD and subsequently purchased a number of properties in the Castra area from other settlers. Reg and Roy Wright, both noted Tasmanians who were knighted for their public service and contribution to medicine, were the sons of J F Wright. The trifecta from the June edition was the article by Irene SCHAFFER on Norfolk Islanders as my paternal forefather, Edward RISBY, was on the Sirius when it was wrecked at Norfolk Island and remained there until repatriated to Tasmania.

134 Tasmanian Ancestry 124 September 2007 Launceston Family Album Tasmanian International Exhibition The Exhibition opened on November and ran until the following March. It attracted 262,059 visitors (Launceston s population at the time was only 17,248). There were 1372 exhibitors and 6826 exhibits. A total of 1451 prizes were awarded. All of the colonies sent exhibits, as well as Great Britain, France, Germany, Austria, Italy, Switzerland, the United States and New Zealand. The total cost was 14,480. The event made a profit of 180/2/8. The Exhibition Passport Album: The Tasmanian International Exhibition was the biggest event ever held in Launceston. Community excitement and anticipation grew steadily during the months leading up to its opening in November The event was widely promoted as a trade fair, cultural exhibition and expression of community achievement. Season tickets to the Exhibition were advertised in "The Examiner" newspaper prior to its opening. They were issued to anyone in the community who wished to take advantage of free admission to the opening ceremonies, concerts and oratorios. A photograph was mounted on the season tickets which were effectively passports. The cost of a season s ticket was two guineas for gentlemen, one guinea for ladies and 10/6 for children under fourteen. Special reductions were available for large families. The official photographer for these passports was Richard Nicholas whose Elite Studios were at 74 St John Street. Nicholas kept a master set of passport photographs in a large album which remarkably has survived and is now one of the treasures held in the Launceston Library s collection.

135 September Tasmanian Ancestry The album has 1,179 photographs each 3.8 by 5.2 cm. They have been pasted into the album in a roughly alphabetical sequence. Each has been named and staff members at the Launceston Library have re-indexed the album. The original album is fragile and the photographs themselves are quite brittle restricting its use. It has been at the Library since 1950 when it was donated by Mr R W J Hart from the estate of the late A W Joscelyne. The album is a record of a large proportion of Launceston s population at the time (around 18,000), and it includes men, women and children. Such a representative photographic record is very unusual for any community at that time. Its limitation is that it includes only the names of the subjects, and no further information about them. The "Launceston Family Album" project: An exciting project to discover the stories behind these passport photographs has been instigated by the Friends of the Library, Launceston. It has been called Launceston Family Album because the collection is like a big family album belonging to the whole community. Friends of the Library are inviting the community to join them in a detective story the challenge is to find out who these people were, what was their part in creating the heritage of Launceston, what were their stories, who are their descendants? The passport album has been photographed using a digital camera and individual images created of each portrait. A superb web-site ( has been developed displaying all of the portraits and names, which gives people a simple way of contributing information about the subjects. The kind of information that people can contribute includes: Biographical details of the subjects Information about their role and activities within the community Stories about the person s life Details of their ancestors and descendants. This project has been supported financially by a grant from the Tasmanian Community Fund, and has been endorsed by the Launceston City Council as part of It s About Us The web site has been developed by Future Medium, a Tasmanian company, using innovative software which allows easy searching, browsing and public contribution. This web-site can be accessed from home, or it can be used with the help of staff at the Launceston Library Anyone who wishes to search the site for family members, portraits of Launceston identities or persons of historical interest, can do so, and submit information about those people, either online or using a printed form from the Library. The aim of the project is to identify and collect and display information about as many of the people as possible. Many of the younger men and women photographed would have served in the First World War and made significant contributions to our local community. Others have made their marks in other parts

136 Tasmanian Ancestry 126 September 2007 of the Australia and the world, in careers in business, the arts and many other areas. The older people in the photographs were already active in Launceston in 1891, and many of their stories remain to be told. Albert Hall: In 2007 Albert Hall is still a Launceston landmark. It was built to house the Tasmanian International Exhibition and was paid for entirely by the Launceston City Council at a total cost of 12,224. The foundation stone was laid on April , and the completed building, including temporary annexes, was ready for the opening twenty months later. The architect was John Duncan, and the builder J T Farmilo, with decorative cement work added by J & T Gunn. To find out more about this project, visit the web site or contact Peter Richardson at the Launceston Library, Civic Square, Launceston, Tas, 7250, (ph ) A complete list of the surnames featured In the Album: Abbott, Acres, Adam, Adams, Allen, Allison, Anderson, Andrews, Anthony, Archer, Armitage, Armour, Ayton Baird, Baker, Bannister, Barber, Barbour, Barclay, Barkway, Barnard, Barnes, Barnett, Barrett, Baskerville, Batchelor, Bateman, Batty, Beaufor, Beaufoy, Beaumont, Beckett, Beckman, Begent, Bell, Bellion, Bennison, Bidencope, Biggs, Billot, Bird, Bishop, Blundell, Boag, Bonner, Bourke, Box, Boyd, Brandwood, Brent, Briard, Brickhill, Broad, Brooks, Brown, Brownrigg, Bruce, Brumby, Bryant, Bulman, Bungay, Burbury, Burke, Burns, Burrows, Bushby, Butler, Button. Cadle, Cahill, Campbell, Carr, Carter, Cartledge, Cartlidge, Castley, Castray, Cathcart, Cato, Cauber, Chalk, Chambers, Champion, Chapman, Cheek, Chick, Clark, Clarke, Clements, Clemons, Clephane, Coates, Cochrane, Cof, Colhoun, Collins, Conacher, Conway, Cooke, Coombes, Cotteral, Coulter, Coutts, Cowen, Cowling, Cox, Cragg, Craine, Cranske, Craw, Crawford, Crossley, Cruikshank, Crystal, Cummings, Curtis, Dagna, Daley, Dalimar, Daniels, Darcey, Davey, Davies, Davis, Dawson, De Bomford, Dean, Dempster, Dent, Devall, Dierckes, Dix, Dodd, Dodery, Dodgshun, Dolan, Donnelly, Doolan, Douglas, Downes, Dowsett, Drift, Dugan, Duncan, Dunkerley, Dunn, Dunning. Easther, Eddie, Edge, Edgell, Edmunds, Elliot, Ellis, Erberhard, Evans, Evershed. Farmilo, Farrell, Fenton, Ferguson, Ferrall, Field, Findlay, Fletcher, Flexman, Fordyce, Forrest, Forward, Foster, Fowler, Fox, Fraser, Freakley, French, Friatt, Frost, Frost, Fryett, Fuller, Fysh. Galvin, Garrard, Garrett, Gatenby, Gaunt, Gaylor, Gee, Genders, Gibson, Giles, Gilmore, Gipson, Gladman, Glover, Goddard, Good, Goodall, Goodger, Gould, Gow, Graham, Grange, Grannvill, Grant, Gratwick, Gravenor, Green, Greene, Gregg, Greig, Grieg, Griffith, Groom, Gunn, Gurr, Gutteridge. Hales, Hallowes, Hallows, Hammond, Hardt, Hardwicke, Harrap, Harrison, Harrop, Harrrap, Hart, Harthen, Hays, Heald, Hely, Hesketh, Higgs, Hillman, Hills, Hobbs, Hobkirk, Hoduett, Hogarth, Hogg, Holland, Hollow, Holmes, Holnes, Holstead, Hopkins, Horne, Horton, Howard, Howe, Hudson, Hughes, Hunt, Hutchinson. Illingsworth, Ingles, Innes, Irvine, Issa. Jackson, James, Jarcy, Jenson, Jepson, Jermyn, Johnson, Johnstone, Jordan, Joscelyn, Joubert, Jourdain, Jowett, Joyce. Keady, Kelley, Kelly, Kemp, Kennedy, Kent, Kenworthy, Keon, Kid, Kidd, King, Kingsford, Kirkwood, Knight, Krushka.

137 September Tasmanian Ancestry Laidlow, Lakhill, Lamont, Larado, Larner, Laton, Law, Lawler, Lawrence, Lay, Lee, Little, Littler, Lockie, Long, Loughnan, Lovett, Lowenstine, Lucas, Luttrell, Lyall, Lyne. Mackay, MacMichail, Maddox, Maguire, Malony, Malouf, Maltman, Marsdon, Marton, Mason, Massey, Masters, Mathenson, McAuliffe, McCellan, McDonald, McEchern, McFarlane, McHenry, McKay, McKay, McKinlay, McKinley, McKinnon, McLennan, McLeod, McMahon, McMichail, McWilliam, Merrideth, Merry, Millar, Mills, Milne, Monds, Montrose, Moran, Morgan, Morris, Morrison, Morse, Morton, Motton, Muirhead, Muncaster, Munnew, Munro, Mumane, Murray, Murrell, Murrey, Musgrove. Nason, Neal, Neale, Newey, Newman, Nicholanson, Nicholas, Nicholson, Nisbett, Noble, Norman, Nowel. O'Halloran, Ockelton, Orpwood, Osborne. Padman, Palmer, Papper, Pardy, Parker, Partington, Parts, Patison, Patman, Paton, Patterson, Patton, Pauton, Pearl, Peke, Pennefather, Perriman, Peter, Peters, Phillips, Pickern, Pickett, Piker, Pinnington, Piper, Pitt, Plaice, Pousty, Powsty, Price, Pritchard, Propsting, Pybers, Pybus. Quadling Randsom, Ransom, Rawson, Rees, Reisty, Richardson, Richart, Ricketts, Rickie, Risman, Ritchie, Roach, Roacher, Roberston, Robertson, Rock, Rooke, Room, Rose, Round, Rout, Rule, Rumpff, Rushfirth, Russell, Russen, Rylands. Sadler, Sale, Salter, Sampson, Sams, Santi, Sargent, Savigny, Scott, Seaton, Seddon, Sharpcutter, Shearn, Shields, Sidebottom, Silver, Simmons, Simpson, Sims, Simson, Sleightholm, Smale, Smallhorn, Smith, Stokes, Storrer, Sullivan, Sutton, Swann. Tabart, Tarlton, Taylor, Tevelein, Thomas, Thompson, Thomson, Thurston, Tole, Trist, Tubbs, Tullock, Turner, Tyson. Unsworth. Valentine, Vaughan, Vincent. Wachsmuth, Wade, Walden, Waldron, Walker, Walklate, Wallace, Waller, Ward, Warner, Warren, Warrington, Wathen, Watkins, Weatherhead, Webb, Webber, Webster, Weedon, Weetman, Werrison, Westbrook, Weston, Weymouth, White, Whitehead, Whitelaw, Whittle, Wigan, Wilkins, Wilkinson, Williams, Wilmore, Wilmot, Wilmott, Wilson, Windeatt, Windsor, Winter, Wiseman, Woodlands, Woolands, Wooley, Woomer, Worbey, Wright. Youl, Young, Youngman. Zyeck. Your Irish relatives in Canada from Australian Family Tree Connection June 2007 Ireland is the second-most common place of birth in the 1851 Census of Canada. So don t despair that the census coverage for Ireland is so patchy for so many years (1821, 1831, 1841, and 1851): take a look at the Canadian census and you could find a famished forebear family who migrated to the New World as a consequence of the Irish potato famine of the later 1840s. Have a look online at

138 Tasmanian Ancestry 128 September 2007 Hence the Silver Wedding Launceston Examiner, 26 March 1898 The fashion of silver weddings dates back to the reign of Hughes Capet, King of France in 987. As the king was arranging his uncle s affairs, he found on an estate of his a servant who had grown grey in the service of his relative. On the farm with this old man was also a serving woman, who was as old as he, also unmarried, and had been the most devoted and hard-working of the women servants of the King s trade. When the King heard the praises of the two, he ordered them to be brought before him, and said to the woman: Your service is great, greater than this man s whose services were great enough, for the woman always find work and obedience harder than a man, and therefore I will give you a reward. At your age I know of none better than a dowry and a husband. The dowry is here this farm from henceforth belongs to you. If this man, who has worked with you five-and-twenty years, is willing to marry you then the husband is ready. Your Majesty, stuttered the old peasant confusedly, how is it possible that we should marry, having already silver hairs? Then it shall be a silver wedding, answered the King, and here I give you a wedding ring, drawing a costly ring from his finger and placing the hands of the thankful old people together. This soon became known all over France, and raised such enthusiasm that it was not long before it became a fashion after 25 years of married life, to celebrate a silver wedding. 'Bal Maidens and Women at the Mines' from Cornwall FHS Journal December 2006 A new website has been created entitled Bal Maidens and Women at the Mines which may be found at while the emphasis is on women and girls who worked at the mines in Devon and Cornwall, there are also sections on other mining areas of the UK, plus worldwide. There is a searchable database of 21,000 females employed at the mines in Cornwall and Devon. Records date from the 14th century and include census records, mine costs book and employment returns, accident and newspaper reports etc. The majority of the entries are for the 1840 to 1890 period. Other sections include picture galleries of Pit Brow Lasses in northern England, and female coal workers in France and Belgium. There are also Names Indexes for some of the UK 1842 Royal Commission of Employment of Children and Young People at the Mines Reports.

139 September Tasmanian Ancestry Book Reviews From the Borders to the Bush Telfer Family History Full Bound, Hard Cover, metric crown quarto, 385 pages. Published by the Family, enquiries to Colin Telfer, 8 Woodfield Avenue, Fullarton, S.A Published originally in 1989, although year of publication is not listed, this well presented book begins with references to early (pre 1700) versions of the Telfer name although no attempt is made to establish a genealogical connection to these early Telfer s. The book is a melange of anecdotes, reminiscences, thumbnail biographies, photographs and the achievements of various members of the obviously wide spreading Telfer family, from the time of their emigration from the Borders region of Scotland to the fledgling State of South Australia in 1838, up to the approximate date of publication. Many good photographs are included as are family relationship lists for various branches of the family. As the continuing story of the Telfer s, the book achieves its stated aims and it is pleasing to note the extremely comprehensive index at the back of the book which enables anyone to quickly ascertain whether a particular person is mentioned. Whilst not recommended for light-hearted reading it is nevertheless an important addition to the written history of contemporary Australia. Reviewed by David Harris. FTFHS. [Gifted to Huon Branch] A Telfer Family Tree A supplement to "Fom the Borders to the Bush" Telfer Family History Association Inc Soft Cover, Perfect Bound, metric crown quarto, 350 pages. Published by the Association, enquiries to Colin Telfer, 8 Woodfield Avenue, Fullarton, SA 5063 The title and sub title of this volume accurately describes the contents. This volume contains the detailed genealogies of various branches of the extended Telfer family and as such is an invaluable companion to the 1989 publication to which it is a supplement. It will prove to be an important reference work both currently and on into the future. It is pleasing to note the Committee acknowledges the fallibility of public records and submitted material and I heartily approve their stated willingness to add corrections and new material to their computer database. With some 37 pages of comprehensive indexing covering names under every letter of the alphabet bar one, this volume would be a Treasure Trove to anyone connected to the families listed within. Taken together with the original publication, the pair of volumes would make a valuable addition to any genealogical research library. Reviewed by David Harris. FTFHS. [Gifted to Huon Branch]

140 Tasmanian Ancestry 130 September 2007 Writing Family History Made Very Easy. A beginners guide. Noeline Kyle 2007 Soft Cover, Perfect Bound, A5, 312 pages. Published by Allen & Unwin, PO Box 8500, St Leonards, NSW Well written and of value to all levels of knowledge from the rank beginner to the semi-professional researcher, this book has a wealth of information to share and as the title implies is very easy to read and to follow. The ideas expressed are illustrated with examples so that the authors point is easily understood and not veiled in technical jargon as is so often the case. Clearly defined in plain English are publishing and printing terms and styles which will be of immense help to the amateur writer. No examples are shown of pedigree or family group charts however reference is made on p.221 of some source books which give detailed accounts of charts and their construction. An excellent section on bibliography and resources from p.282 p.302 gives details of courses, competitions, awards and grants which may be available to a writer and an appendix deals with genealogical software programs. The book is indexed and would be a must for any intending author and would be recommended as a valuable addition to any library resource. Reviewed by Isobel Harris. [Gifted to Launceston Branch] Descendants of Convicts' Group Inc Any person who has convict ancestors, or who has an interest in convict life during the early history of European settlement in Australia, is welcome to join the above group. Those interested may find out more about the group and receive an application form by writing to: The Secretary Descendants of Convicts Group PO Box 12224, A'Beckett Street, VIC 8006 Australia

141 September Tasmanian Ancestry All Over Again! New publication by Kate Carlisle for Hobart Town (1804) First Settlers Assoc. Inc. Much has been written in recent times of the role of women in the early days of the settlement in Van Diemen's Land. Much has been published for Masters or Phd degrees and by individuals with a passion for history. How difficult it is to have empathy for women with lifestyles so different from what we enjoy today. How difficult it is to understand what it was like to land on the banks of a river, onto land previously untouched by human hands, and start to provide yourself and your family with the basic needs for survival. How difficult it must have been to have to cut down trees and native bushland before you could build any kind of house. How difficult to provide a balanced died with only the stores provisions which also were limited and basic. Mostly we focus on the life of the women convicts and sometimes the free settlers and the wives of any Marines sent here. In this coming year the focus will be on another group of women who played a significant role in our early settlement. Between November 1807 and October 1808 the settlement on Norfolk Island was closed and the people sent to Van Diemen's Land. They sailed on the Lady Nelson, the Porpoise, the Estramina and the City of Edinburgh. Many of the women had had horrendous voyages to Port Jackson, particularly on the Lady Juliana, but after being sent to Norfolk Island many married and established productive farms and relatively satisfactory lifestyles. Moving themselves and their families to Van Diemen's Land in was not a matter of choice and although much was promised, not a lot was given to them as compensation. They had no choice but to start all over again. The arrival of these Norfolk Islanders effectively doubled the population from approx 500 to almost They were provided with some food supplies from the Government stores but many were forced to share houses with established settlers, who were struggling anyway. Some were given land to settle on until it was officially granted to them as much as 5 years later. The lifestyle of these women and the effect their arrival had on the settlement of Hobarton will be the topic of a presentation by Dr Dianne Snowden at the "Island to Island" Conference at Wrest Point on Sunday 2nd December Other presenters at the Conference will be Dr Nigel Erskine, marine archaeologist, who has dived on the wreck of the Sinus, Dr Reg Wright, author of The Forgotten Generation and Liz McCoy, from tourist centre on Norfolk Island with special knowledge of the First Settlement. Application forms for the Conference available at PO Box 337, Glenorchy As the arrival of these settlers occurred only a short time after the settlement started by Col David Collins, many of their families intermarried. Many of the members of the Hobart Town (1804) First Settlers Assoc Inc. can trace their ancestry back to both groups of settlers, as can many other Tasmanian families. During this year a boxed set of books is being produced of the stories of those families. It will be launched at the Conference. Some of these women were:

142 Tasmanian Ancestry 132 September 2007 Mary HIGGINS (Triffitt), Elizabeth WOOD (Westlake), Ellen WAINWRIGHT (Guy), Elizabeth HOPPER (Hazlewood) Mary Ann MOREY (Abel) - New Norfolk. Lydia MUNRO (Goodwin), Catherine BURN (Chipman), Mary CAVENAUGH (Kimberley), Ann LAVENDER (Moresby) - Clarence Plains Ann HOWARD (Lucas), Esther THORNTON (Sherburd) - Kingborough Elizabeth BRUCE (Flexmore), Susannah GOUGH (Garth), Maria ISRAEL (Chaffey), Elizabeth SMITH (Free) Queenborough Susannah MORTIMORE (O'Brien), Elizabeth COLE (Burrows), Ann GIBSON (Risby) - Glenorchy Hannah RONAY (Reardon), Charlotte SIMPSON-HALL (McGinnis), Ann HANNAWAY (Nash) Pittwater. Hobart Town (1804) First Settlers Assoc. Inc. Genes on Screen A few interesting sites: Derelict London shows a gallery of pictures of areas of London that don t make it to the tourist sites. Shetland Roots is a site of links to various Shetland based resources including databases and Family History Societies. The Edinburgh Cemetery Timeline shows the opening of various cemeteries in the area with links to photos of the cemeteries themselves. ScotsFind is a large list of Scottish databases including, among a variety of subjects, churchyard inscriptions. Yesterdays Journey houses a collection of lists of names taken from a variety of British Isles sources, predominantly Derbyshire based, but with references to places all over the UK, Canada and Australia. The find feature on the front page is very handy. rootsweb.com/~spire/yesterday/ See transcriptions of the surviving stones in St David s Cemetery in Hobart at thegardensfamily.com/cemeteries/hobart/stdavids/ Information on the many ships involved in our ancestor s lives can be sought at Shipslog - com.au/lenorefrost/shipslog.html. It also contains some convict tattoo information. From the 1881 British Census Household Records HOWES, Mary, Widow (Head), aged 48, Birthplace: Hanham, Gloucester, England. Occupation: Looking For A Husband. HOWES, James, Son, aged 18, Birthplace: Melbourne British Subject, Australia: Occupation: Stone Breaker (Rd Lab) HOWES, Alfred, Son, aged 17, Birthplace: 17 St Geo, Gloucester, England. Occupation: Labourer At Wagon Works (Rail) Source Information: Dwelling Foots Hill, Family History Library Film: Public Records Office Reference: RG11. Piece / Folio: 2447 / 55. Page No: 16.

143 September Tasmanian Ancestry Tasmaniana Library, State Library of Tasmania New Acquisitions This is a select list of books on history, biography and genealogy which have been added to the Tasmaniana Library between September and December They are mostly, but not all, new publications; the Tasmaniana Library often acquires older works which relate to Tasmania and which it does not already hold. The list has been kept as brief as possible; normally only author, title and the Tasmaniana Library's reference number are given. If you would like further information about any of the books listed, please contact the Tasmaniana Library at 91 Murray Street, Hobart 7000 or by telephone on (03) , by fax on (03) , and by at Heritage.Collections@education.tas.gov.au. Further information is also available on TALIS, the State Library's on-line information system. TALIS is available in city and branch libraries throughout Tasmania and through the World Wide Web; its URL is Please note that, while all of these books are available for reference in the Tasmaniana Library, they are not available for loan (although reference and/or lending copies of some of them may be available at city and branch libraries). Alliance Francaise de Hobart, The Alliance Francaise de Hobart. (TLP 448 ALL) Angus, Max, Watercolour in Tasmania : a painter s view of the medium and its history over the past century. (TLPQ ANG) Baxter, Carol, An irresistible temptation: the true story of Jane New and a colonial scandal. (TL BAX) Bennett, Richard, Seeing is believing: regenerating Tasmanian forests. (TLQ BEN) Berriedale/Chigwell Community Precinct (Tas.), Chigwell History Trail. (TLP CHI) Bingham, Mike, The spirit never dies: Sandy Bay Football Club (TL BIN) Black, Lesley, Survivor. 2nd ed. [Story of Joyce Cummings, the last survivor of a 1938 shipwreck on Three Hummock Island] (TL BLA) Channel Enterprise (Inc), An historical tour of Woodbridge. (TLP HIS) Collins, Paul, Burn: the epic story of bushfire in Australia. (TL COL) Coombes, John L, Tall ships: The sixteen square riggers of Australia and New Zealand. [Includes Alma Doepel, James Craig, Lady Nelson and Windeward Bound] (TLQ COO) Cooper, Ian G, Launceston municipal transport (TLQ COO) Cox, Terry, Boots and a billycan. [Stories of Circular Head people of Aboriginal descent] (TL COX) Dargavel, John (editor), Australia s ever-changing forests III: proceedings of the Third National Conference on Australian Forest History. (TLQ NAT) Dargavel, John and Brenda Libbis (editors), Australia s ever-changing forests IV: proceedings of the Fourth National Conference on Australian Forest History. [Includes Maydena, the logging town in a colonised valley by Peter MacFie and, Species trials and arboreta in Tasmania by Denise Gaughwin] (TLQ NAT)

144 Tasmanian Ancestry 134 September 2007 Dargavel, John and Sue Feary, (editors), Australia s ever-changing forests II: proceedings of the Second National Conference on Australian Forest History. [Includes Effect of settlement on the forests of the Central Plateau, Tasmania by RC Ellis] (TLQ NAT) Dargavel, John, Denise Gaughwin and Brenda Libbis (editors), Australia s ever-changing forests V: proceedings of the Fifth National Conference on Australian Forest History. [Includes Joseph Dalton Hooker and Tasmanian flora by Sybil Jack, Government sawing establishments in Van Diemen s Land, by Peter MacFie, Wattle bark in Van Diemen s Land, by Kaye McPherson, Life in a lost Tasmanian rainforest, winter 1827 by Brian Rollins, Save the Forests: forest reform in Tasmania, by Stefan Petrow, A land reborn: Lorinna over the bridge by Robert Onfray, Old forests and Tasmania s early national parks movement by Debbie Quarmby, Conservation, timber and perceived values at Mt Field, Tasmania by Kevin Kiernan and Hard work to starve: a Tasmanian play by John Dargavel] (TLQ NAT) Dee, David, Australian art pottery, (TLQ AUS) Dodson, Tineke, The Van der Woude s migration story. (TLQ VAN) Ellis, Peter, The merry country dance: a description and social history of colonial and old time dance and music. (TLQ MER) Fawdry, Merlene and Michael Pugh, The hidden Risks: a story of concealment and loss of a family name. [Story of the Risk and Pugh families] (TL 920 PUG) Gardam, Faye, Centenary of the Marconi wireless telegraphy experiments at East Devonport, Tasmania & Queenscliff, Victoria 12 July (TLP GAR) Haynes, Roslynn D, Tasmanian visions: landscapes in writing, art and photography. (TLQ HAY) Hobart Football Club, Hobart Football Club Inc.: 60th anniversary. (TLPQ ) Jacob, John F, The dreamer: the ancestral heritage and reflections of a Tasmanian entrepreneur. (TLQ 920 JAC) Johnson, Chris, Australia s mammal extinction: a year history. (TLQ JOH) Keesing, A, Trevorick House : a history of 24 King Street, Penguin Tasmania. (TLQ KEE) Kidd, Michael John, The sacred wound of Australia: a legal and spiritual study of the Tasmanian Aborigines and implications for Australia of today. (TL KID) Koninklijke Bibliotheek (Netherlands), Barren regions: early Dutch books on the exploration of Australia. (TLCDROMS BAR) Launceston General Hospital. Historical Committee, Medical men and apothecaries: papers and proceedings: historical seminar 28 May (TLPQ LAU) Lehman, Greg, Aboriginal interpretation of the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area: a strategy for interpreting Palawa culture and heritage. (TLQ LEH) Lines, William J, Patriots: defending Australia s natural heritage. (TL LIN) Mainwaring, Ella, A kindergarten is born: a history of Barclay Kindergarten (TLP MAI) Maydena Online Access Centre (Tas), The Adamsfield rush: photo story: a collection of images from the past. (TLDVD ADA) McCulloch, Alan, Susan McCulloch and Emily McCulloch Childs, The new McCulloch s encyclopedia of Australian art. (TLR MCC) McNamee, David, Catalogue and handbook of Tattersall s covers. (TLQ MCN) Mitchell, Isa, Stories from my life. (TLQ 920 MIT) O Toole, Sean, The history of Australian corrections. (TL OTO)

145 September Tasmanian Ancestry Pearson, Michael, Great Southern Land: the maritime exploration of Terra Australis. (TLQ PEA) Pridmore, Walter B, Dunalley Hotel, 1866 and the township of (TLP PRI) Rayner, Tony, Historical report: 40 McFarlane Street, South Hobart. (TLQ RAY) Richardson, William AR, Was Australia charted before 1606?: the Java la Grande inscriptions. (TLQ RIC) Roberts-Thomson, Peter J, First impressions: an historic account of the early European visitors to Tasmanias [sic] wilderness parks. (TLQ ROB) Roberts-Thomson, Peter John, The Roberts-Thomson family chronicle. (TLQ ROB) Sims, Peter C, The Butler sisters: the life and times of Maclaine, Lapham & Radcliff families of Scotland, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. Volume I: Maclaine. (TLQ MACL) Singline, Trevor A, Crossing the bar: reminiscences of the St Helens cray-fishing fleet. (TLQ SIN) St. David s Cathedral Foundation, St. David s Cathedral Foundation. (TLP STD) Sykes, Keith J, Methodist Ladies College, Launceston: the collected Speech Day reports (TLQ MET) Tasmania. Department of Health and Human Services, Walford Terraces: a brief history. (TLPQ TAS) Tasmania. Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, Tasmanian Federation Index: Births ; Deaths and Marriages (TLCDROMS TAS) Tasmanian Communities Online, Casting the net: five years of Tasmanian Communities Online. (TLPQ TAS) Tasmanian Family History Society Inc. Devonport Branch, St. George s Anglican Cemetery, New Ground, Moriarty North-West Tasmania. (TLCDROMS SAI) Taylor, John Albert, A study of the Palawa (Tasmanian Aboriginal) place names. (TLQ TAY) Widdowson, G, The rise of Freemasonry in Tasmania. (TLPQ WID) Williams, Geoffrey R, Maydena : a DVD photo collection. (TLDVD MAY) Williams, Stephan, Thomas Jeffries, Tasmania, [Extract from the Annals of bushranging, v.1, ] (TLPQ WIL) Wright, Tony, Bad ground: inside the Beaconsfield mine rescue. (TL WRI) Wyatt, Douglas M, Caring across Tasmania: Southern Cross Care (Tas.) Inc (TLQ WAY) This is a select list of books on history, biography and genealogy which have been added to the Tasmaniana Library between April and June Angell, Barbara, Voyage to Port Phillip, (TLP ANG) Aitken, Leanne, Our schools & pioneer families: a history of Stowport, Natone, Camena & Upper Natone. (TLQ OUR) Beslu, Christian, Naufrage à Okaro: la fabuleuse et tragique épopée de la corvette Alcmène dans l Océan Pacifique [Account of a voyage which included a visit to Hobart in 1851] (TL BES) Breen, Shayne, Aboriginal connections with Launceston places. (TLQ BRE) Bridge, L J, Boats, nets, pots & hooks: untold tales of fish and fishermen of South- Eastern Tasmania. (TLQ BRI)

146 Tasmanian Ancestry 136 September 2007 Carlyon, Susanna, Islam, Jesus and the path to peace. (TLQ 297 CAR) Clode, Danielle, Voyages to the South Seas: in search of Terres Australes. (TL CLO) Coleman, Peter, The heart of James McAuley: life and work of the Australian poet. (TL 820.A MCA) Daniel, Gwyneth, Nellie Lello: a Tasmanian girlhood and beyond. (TL LEL) Duthie, Brian, One man s dream: a history of the Roland View Estate Trust, Ulverstone, Tasmania. (TL DUT) Edwards, Barbara Malpass, Australia s most notorious convicts. (TL EDW) Finlay, H A, To have but not to hold: a history of attitudes to marriage and divorce in Australia. (TL FIN) Fry, Michael, Ormiston House 1899: stately home of the west coast of Tasmania. (TLP FRY) Hall, Royce, The dictates of destiny: an autobiography. (TL 920 HAL) Hinton, Teresa, My life as a budget item: disability, budget priorities and poverty in Tasmania. (TLQ HIN) Hocking, M, Understanding groundwater flow systems and processes causing salinity in the Southern Midlands and parts of the Clarence municipalities. (TLQ UND) Hyland, Jeanette E, Maids, masters and magistrates: twenty women of the convict ship New Grove. (TL HYL) Index to Tasmanian convicts miscellany : index to the convict assignment lists for 108 ships. (TLMFC TAS) Inspiring Place Pty Ltd, Sandy Bay Rivulet Linear Park: draft feasibility study prepared for Hobart City Council. (TLQ INS) Jurgeit, Bernice, Mount Nicholas: a story of coal from the Killymoon seam (TL MOU) King, Peter Wylie A boy s dreams come true: memoirs of pioneer Pete. (TLQ KIN) Kok, Hu Jin, Chinese cemeteries in Australia: Weldborough, Moorina, Gladstone, Branxholm and Lefroy. (TLQ KOK) Leaman, David, Water: facts, issues, problems and solutions. (TLQ LEA) Lee Andrews & Associates Heritage Consulting, Conservation management plan for former Exhibition Gardens, the Springs, Mount Wellington. (TLQ LEE) Leroux, Marie-Paule, A frog in the billabong: A French woman in Tasmania. (TL LER) Lyons, Peter, Lasting legacies: a collection of wartime stories as told to the author by members of the Devonport (Tasmania) sub-branch of the Returned & Services League of Australia. (TL LYO) MacFarlane, W H, Macfarlane s history of north east Tasmania. (TLQ MACF) Mifsud, Mark, If only Mum knew. (TL 920 MIF) Nicholson, Antony, The presence of arms. [Families from the Derwent Valley who have served their country under arms ] (TLQ NIC)

147 September Tasmanian Ancestry Oldroyd, David, Anachronism and the history wars in Australia. [Offprint from Scientia poetica: Yearbook for the history of literature, humanities, and sciences] (TLP OLD) Osbourne, Helen J, From Flat Top to Rhyndaston: a history of the Rhyndaston-Tiberias area and its pioneers. (TLQ OSB) Parkes, Elizabeth Joy, Pioneering the bushlands of the Mersey-Leven interfluve, (TLQ PAR) Photographs of Ridgeway Reservoir and New Pipe Line [Views before and during construction between 1910 and 1917] (TLQ RIG) Richardson, Jilli, Grasping the nettle led me to question the sting: a memoir. (TL 920 RIC) Roberts, Glyn, Metal mining in Tasmania: how government helped shape the mining industry. (TL ROB) Rockefeller, Robert, Kingborough burns: 40 th anniversary of Black Tuesday. (TLP KIN) Rotary Club of Latrobe (Tas.), Rotary Club of Latrobe 50 th anniversary. (TLQ ROT) Schreiber, Roy (ed), Captain Bligh s second chance: an eyewitness account of his return to the South Seas by Lt George Tobin. (TL TOB) Smee, CJ, The pioneer register: containing genealogical details of an hundred pioneers, their children & grandchildren. Vols XXXI XXXV and spouse supplement. (TLQ SME) St. Leon, Mark, Circus in Australia: the American century, (TLQ STL) Stell, Marion and Celmara Pocock, The end crowns the labour: interpretation at Brickendon Estate, Tasmania. (TLQ STE) Tamar Valley signal stations: semaphore, telegraph. (TLPQ TAM) Tasmania. Department of Primary Industries and Water, Cruising Southern Tasmania: a guide to the waterways of the River Derwent, D Entrecasteaux Channel and Huon River and their tributaries. (TLQ CRU) Tasmania. Parks and Wildlife Service, Peter Murrell State Reserve and Conservation Area: Fire management plan (TLQ TAS) Tasmanian Family History Society Inc. Launceston Branch, Index to Launceston Examiner Vol 12: (TLQ IND v.12) Taylor, G T, In loving memory of the late Mr. William Witt, : Tasmania s grand old man of Methodism. (TLPQ WIT) Watson, Reg A, Tasmanian crime stories, plus the Tasmanian connection to Jack the Ripper. (TL WAT) West, Stuart, Transported! The true story of two brothers transported to Australia for fifteen years in the middle of the nineteenth century [The story of John and Robert West]. (TL WES) Wyatt, Douglas Morris, Tasmanian Light Horse, : a chronological diary from 1844 to (TLQ WAY) Wyatt, Douglas Morris, Tasmanian Light Horse and Mounted Infantry units: (TLCD WAY)

148 Tasmanian Ancestry 138 September 2007 Burnie Branch geneal/burnbranch.htm President Peter Cocker (03) Secretary Ann Bailey (03) PO Box 748 Burnie Tasmania I would like to thank all the Burnie Members who helped behind the scenes during and before TFHS Inc. Annual General Meeting. As you know this years AGM was held at the TAFE campus at Burnie and without the help of our Members the day would not have been as successful as it was. For the past few years our Branch has had a Christmas in Winter function at our Branch Library, due to running the AGM at Burnie this year it was decided not to hold the Winter Dinner this year. Apologies to those that were expecting the Dinner to go ahead. We will however have a Dinner in November. Our Library is still very busy with the volunteers run off their feet on some days, helping visitors and members with their research. Ancestry, Scotlandspeople and the research sites are all very popular and just a reminder that if you want to use the Internet at our branch for research please make sure you book a time slot in advance. Both our day and night meetings are well patronized and members have enjoyed speakers such as Vi Woodhouse and John Symonds. Topics that we have had at our meetings include Irish research, New Zealand, Street names of Wynyard and using Google to find family history information. Our major trip this year was a trip to the State Archives. Betty Broomhall and Denise McNeice, with her husband, joined us for an enjoyable meal on the Saturday evening. Maurice Appleyard and volunteers were very helpful at the Hobart Branch Library on the Sunday morning. Acquisitions Books * Addison, Sir William, Understanding English Surnames * Bentham, Rev. Thomas, M.A., History of Beddington Bissett, Muriel & Betty, Index to Launceston Examiner Volume * Borough of Twickenham Local History Society, The Happiest Days A History of Education in Twickenham Part1: * Bright, J. S, A History of Effingham * Brown, John W, Black's 1861 Guide to Croydon * Brown, John W, Brayley's History of Effingham Brown, John W, Lysons's History of Croydon * Brown, John W, Walford's History of Putney * Clandon Soc & Parish Council of East/ West Clandon, The Clandons A Look in to the Past * Cowley, Trudy Mae, a drift of 'Derwent Ducks' Lives of the 200 female Irish convicts transported on the Australasia from Dublin to Hobart in 1849

149 September Tasmanian Ancestry * Dewe, George & Michael, The Predecessor of Putney Bridge Fulham Bridge * Djabri, Images of England, Horsham * Djabri, Susan C, Pilfold Medwin "The Man of Horsham" A Victorian Gentleman * Djabri, Susan C, The Horsham Companion A Ramble around Horsham Two Hundred Years Ago * Djabri, Susan Cabell & Knight, Jeremy, Horsham's Forgotten son Thomas Medwin Friend of Shelley and Byron * Domestic Buildings Research Group (Surrey), Index of Surrey Probate Inventories 16th-19th centuries * Dorking Local History Group, Dorking a Surrey Market Town through twenty centuries * Doyle, Helen & Johanson, Katya, Publishing history : A guide for historical societies * East Surrey Family History Society, 1851 Census Index, Croydon District * Fortescue, Sed, the story of two villages Great & Little Bookham * Freeth, S.G.H. & Mason, I.A. & Wilkinson, P.M., A Catalogue of the Horsham Museum MSS * Fulham & Hammersmith Historical Society, Fulham As It Was * Goff, Martyn, Victorian and Edwardian Surrey from old photographs * Hasker, Leslie, Fulham in the Second World War * Hasker, Leslie, 'The Place which is called Fulanham' * Horsham Musem Society, The Horsham Tithe Map Schedule and Index 1840 * Horsham Museum, HILLS: The Catalogue incorporating the Hobbs Collection * Horsham Museum Society, The Diaries of Sarah Hurst Life and Love in 18th Century Horsham * Horsham Musuem Soc & Horsham Photographic Soc, Then & Now Horsham * Hudson, T P, A History of Horsham * Hughes, A F & Knight, J, Hills, Horsham's Lost stately home and Garden, The dramatic rise and fall of a house, a garden, and an 18th Century family * Hughes, Annabelle, Horsham Houses Hughes, Annabelle F, Husbands & Widows, Goods & Chattels of some Horsham Couples * Hughes, Annabelle F, Pen, Ink & Scalpel Goods & Chattels of some Horsham Professionals Hughes, Annabelle F, 'No More Twist' Goods & Chattels of some Horsham Tradesmen * Hughes, Annabelle F, Shops & Shopping The first four hundred years in Horsham * Kimber, Jane & Serjeant, Francis, The Changing Face of Hammersmith and Fulham * Knight, F, Horsham & its history * Local History Reprints, Manning & Bray's History of COBHAM * Local History Reprints, The Victoria History of Capel A copy of the topographical account of the parish of Capel taken form Vol 111 of the Victoria County History of Surrey * Local History Reprints, Thornbury's History of Whitechapel, A reprint of chapter 17 of Old and New London by Walter Thornbury published by Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co. in * Miler & Buckland, Warburton Village Settlement Miller, Michael, The Archive Photographs Series Tillingbourne Valley * Mountford, Frances, A Commoner's Cottage, The Story of a Cottage through the Ages

150 Tasmanian Ancestry 140 September 2007 * Neale, Kenneth, Victorian Horsham The Diary of Henry Mitchell * Rideout, Eric H & Collins, The Rev. Maurice, The Oackley Visitor & The Church * Shere, Gomshall & Peaslake Local History Society, Shere Gomshall & Peaslake, A Short History * Society of Genealogists, Parish Register Copies in the Library of The Society of Genealogists * Taylor, Rosemary & Lloyd, Christopher, Stepney, Bethnal Green and Poplar in old Photographs * The Horsham Society, Causeway Houses * Tooke, Jean, 1851 Census Index Croydon * Watson, Peter, The Loyal Lads of Feltham * Watson, Donald & McKay, Judith, Queensland Architects of the 19th century * Webb, Cliff, A Guide to Surrey Manorial Records * West Surrey Family History Society, The Return of Owners of Land 1873: Surrey (excluding the Metropolis) * West Surrey Family History Society, Index of Surrey Wills proved in the Archdeaconry Court * West Surrey Family History Society, Index of Surrey Wills proved in the Archdeaconry Court * Winbolt, S E,M.A., History of The Parish Church of St. Mary the Virgin Horsham * Windrum, Anthony, Horsham, An Historical Survey * Yarra Junction Primary School, School Days At "The Junction" The Centenary Story of Yarra Junction Primary School *Indicates donated items Devonport Branch President John Dare (03) Secretary Elaine Garwood (03) PO Box 587 Devonport Tasmania secretary@tfhsdev.com The new committee has been established for the following year and have been working hard on evaluating past events and planning for new ones, based on the results of a member survey. Keep a watch on the branch webpage at for all details. We were pleased to host an afternoon where Irene Schaffer spoke to an interested group about the relocation of Norfolk Island settlers to Tasmania and the forthcoming celebrations to be held later during the next 18 months. North-West historian Faye Gardam spoke at a monthly meeting about wills and deeds and their place in family history. This topic was very well received by those who gathered to listen as Faye has extensive knowledge of this area and many anecdotes to tell. Congratulations to the Burnie Branch members involved in hosting the Annual Meeting in June. It was an excellent weekend, full of activities and opportunities.

151 September Tasmanian Ancestry 18 Devonport members travelled to Launceston and enjoyed a tour of the Queen Victoria Museum & Art Galleries Community History Centre at Inveresk. Its purpose is to serve as a local history archive for Launceston and North-East Tasmania and it holds collections of books, postcards, scrapbooks, photos and parish registers and more. Open from Mon-Thu, 10.00am 4.00pm but it is wise to phone in advance After lunch the group moved on to a very warm welcome by Launceston Branch at their library at Invermay. It was a busy afternoon with lots of research, lively discussions and a terrific afternoon tea. Planned Meeting and Activities: Mid year dinner at Boscobell s in Ulverstone on Thursday evening 26th July Bus trip to Burnie Branch Library for research on Saturday 28th July Meeting with guest speaker Bill Boyd at State Library Meeting Room in Devonport, on Thursday 30th August Meeting with fundraising event at State Library Meeting Room in Devonport, on Thursday 27th September Meeting with guest speaker Jim Rouse, From Waterloo to Wooloomooloo a story of a Peninsular war veteran at State Library Meeting Room in Devonport, on Thursday 25th October Christmas breakup meeting at State Library Meeting Room in Devonport, on Thursday 29th November Please contact Secretary secretary@tfhsdev.com to make a booking or for any further details on these events check our website at Acquisitions Books Aitken, Leanne, Our Schools & Pioneer Families A History of Stowport, Natone, Camena & Upper Natone Bissett, Muriel & Betty, Index to Launceston Examiner Vol * Burns, Peter & Kathleen, St. Paul s Anglican Church St. Helens The first 100 years Hardy, Pauline, Turning back the hands of time A brief history of Thomas Walker Hardy, his ancestors & his descendants Johnson, Keith A., & Sainty, Malcolm R., Genealogical Research Directory 2007 * Lyons, Dame Enid, Home Hill Some Reflections * Osbourne, Helen J. & Gould, Richard J., From Flat Top to Rhyndaston A History of the Rhyndaston Tiberias Area and its Pioneers CD-Roms * AIG, Early Australia Electoral Rolls Vol. 2, Qld, SA, Vic. * Schaffer, Irene, Van Diemen sland Records: Exiled Three Times Over! Land Musters, Stock Returns and Lists * Indicates donated items

152 Tasmanian Ancestry 142 September 2007 Hobart Branch President Brian Hortle (03) Secretary Leo Prior (03) or PO Box 326 Rosny Park Tasmania The Hobart Branch library is located at the building shown on the front cover of this issue of Tasmanian Ancestry. This is the old post office at Bellerive, an eastern shore suburb of Hobart. The building is owned by the local Clarence Council and the branch leases part of the premises from the Council. The other section of the building is occupied by the Sound Preservation Society who house their collection of sound memorabilia in their rooms. The two societies share a common community entrance. Our section includes an entrance area with material displayed for purchase; a print material room and reading area; a film, microfiche and computer resource room and an outer office area for administration and files. There is a small kitchen but unfortunately not sufficient room for social gatherings or more than small meetings. The Branch is very conscious of the need to expand our facility but so far we have not found suitable alternative premises and certainly not at the reasonable rental we pay to the Clarence Council. The building, being heritage listed, is consequently subject to many restrictions regarding alterations, or use of external signage. The building is on the corner of Cambridge Road and Queen Street. Although postal services for the district had been provided from ~1830 the provision of a dedicated building was delayed until August A clock tower was added later. The post office served the district for ~85 years until the new post office was opened at Rosny Park in A year later the Council bought the building for use by community groups. The Hobart Branch of the Society is proud to be tenants of such an historic building. In June our search for a new treasurer was successful and Vanessa Blair agreed to take on the task. We happily welcome Vanessa to that position. A new member was also added to our committee Ross Buckley. We welcome Ross to our group and look forward to working with him. General Meetings Members are reminded that all the general meetings in 2007 will be held, as usual, at the Rosny Library building in Bligh Street on the third Tuesday in the month at 8pm. Visitors are welcome at all these meetings. The next meetings are listed below. Tuesday 18 September Ms Jewel Beresford: Gemmology Tuesday 16 October Nicola Goc: Medea is in the family closet! Tuesday 20 November Dr Hamish Maxwell-Stewart: A family burden The impact of convict transportation Family History Computer Users Group Branch library - 2nd Wednesday of the month at 7.30 pm.

153 September Tasmanian Ancestry WISE Interest Group Branch library 1st Sunday of February, May, August and November at 2 pm. Family History Writers Group Branch library third Thursday of each month between and 2.30 pm. Research Workshop Organised workshops have been disbanded. Members with research problems can seek help of library assistants during the opening hours of the library. If this is not convenient they may call Cynthia O Neill, the Members Liaison Officer, for assistance. Her contact number is or by at: news@hobart.tasfhs.org. Details of these meetings and other activities may be found on our website at Acquisitions Microform * State Library of Victoria, Pioneer Women of Victoria, Books Aitken, L; Our Schools and Pioneer Families A history of Stowport, Natone, Camena and Upper Natone. * Back to Cooma Executive Committee, Back to Cooma Celebrations, 20 February to 27 February 1926 Bissett, M. & B.; Index to Launceston Examiner, * Black, A.C.; Who Was Who, * Black, A.C.; Who Was Who, * Bridle, Jack, My Mountain Country Taslbingo. * Broomhall, F.H., The Veterans: A History of the enrolled pensioner force in Western Australia * Burbury. S.H.; A History of the Campbell Memorial Church, Oatlands, * Casanova, Jack, Fading Footprints: Pioneers, Runs & Settlements of the Lower Eyre Penninsular. * Conservation Commission, Northern Territory, Alice Springs National Park and Telegraph Station: Historical Photographs. * Donohoe, James Hugh, The Catholics of New South Wales and their families. * Ely, Richard, The History of The Huon, Channel, Bruny Island Region: Printed Sources. * Evans, K.; Shore Based Whaling in Tasmania Historical Research Project Hyland, J.E.; Maids, Masters & Magistrates. * Illawara F.H.G., Illawarra Pioneers Pre Johnson K. & M. Sainty, Genealogical Research Directory, 2007: National and International * Kostoelou, P.; Shore Based Whaling in Tasmania Archaeological Research Project. * McCalman, Iain, Alexander Cook and Andrew Reeves, GOLD: Forgotten Histories and Lost Objects of Australia. * McClelland, James, Names of Australians who died on Service Boxer Rebellion China 1900

154 Tasmanian Ancestry 144 September 2007 The Boer War South Africa nd World War Australian Captured Singapore 1942 Army of Occupation Japan 1945 Malaya Emergency Korea Vietnam HMAS Voyager 1964 Service Personnel Deaths * McClelland, James, Names of All Soldiers Killed in Action: Charge of the Scots Greys 18/6/1815 Charge of the Light Brigade 25/10/1854 The Boer War The Boxer Rebellion 1900 Charge of the Australian Light Brigade & N.Z. Mounted Rifles 31/10/1917 * McCulloch, Julie & Andrew Simmons, Ghosts of Port Arthur. * Meidl, Eva, A Donation to the Colony. * Mortimer, Wallace Malcolm, The History of Wonnagatta Station. * Moye, D.G., Historic Kiandra: A guide to the history of the district. Osbourne, H. & R.J. Gould; From Flat Top to Ryndaston. * Penny Royal Watermill, The Early History of the Penny Royal Watermill and Gatenby Family * Petersen, E.F.D., Our First Ten Years * Pink, K. & A. Ebdon, Beyond the Ramparts. * Pinkerton, B.&L., Dickenson Down Under. Ratcliffe, Richard, Basic Facts about Quarter Sessions Records. * Ray, Pam, Monumental Inscriptions Yass Cemetery and St. Clements Churchyard. * Raymond, S.A., Introducing Family History Then and Now. * Thomson, Tess, Eastern Goldfields of Western Australia: Researchers Reading List. * Welsford, R.; 100 Years of Service. * Winspear, Shirley, The Sandberg Saga. * Wooley, R, Above the Falls (3rd Edition). * Indicates donated items Find your living relatives from Australian Family Tree Connection June com interestingly point out how much can be gleaned from the electoral roll: Nationwide coverage, providing the forename and middle initial for the adults in a household, can all be discovered. The electoral roll for 2006 is online at Old Burial Ground, Broughty Ferry Dundee from Tay Valley Family Historian June 2007 For all the monumental Inscriptions from the stones at the Old Burial Ground, Broughty Ferry, Dundee:

155 September Huon Branch President Betty Fletcher (03) Secretary Libby Gillham (03) PO Box 117 Huonville Tasmania Tasmanian Ancestry The election of officers of the Branch at the AGM resulted to no substantive change either in the membership of the Committee or the roles of its members. In recent months there has been a pleasing increase in library usage both by members and the general public. Perhaps some of this is due to the improvements achieved with the new shelving see photo. The Family History Chart competition resulted in 6 entries, the judged and popular winning entries being entered in the State competition. It was pleasing to note that the Branch popular winner was the State winner in the judged section: Congratulation to Julene Hassell. Prior to the State judging, all Huon entries were displayed in the local community library with considerable public interest. The Committee looks forward to a useful and rewarding year for the Branch Launceston Branch P resident Anita Swan (03) Secret ary Muriel Bissett Phone/Fax (03) PO Box 1290 Launceston Tasmania 7250 secretary: bbissett@bigpond.net.au library: ltntasfh@bigpond.com During the past few weeks new carpet has been laid in four of the rooms and the change is fantastic! Many thanks to those members and one husband, in particular, who were able to supply labour for the moving of the furniture and the collection, cleaning up the floors and then putting everything back in order. One new Flatron screen has been purchased for the on-line

156 Tasmanian Ancestry 146 September 2007 computer, freeing up workspace and making the area more user-friendly. Another change is the replacement of the photocopier, bringing us into the digital age! Many of our members enjoyed the AGM weekend at Burnie and thank Burnie Branch committee for the fine effort and informative speakers. Adult Education Classes have again been conducted, this has resulted in new members and new volunteers for the library. We are participating at the Tasmanian Family and Local History Faire, September 15th at the Westbury Sports Centre and will be demonstrating our new publication: an Index to Passenger Arrivals and Departures from Early Launceston Newspaper on CD-Rom. See our advertisement on page 102. Meetings and Activities at 2 Taylor Street: Tuesday 25 September, 7pm Ross Smith will be giving an update on the acquisitions at the Community History Museum, Inveresk site. Tuesday 23 October, 7pm We are looking forward to Peter Richardson, Senior Librarian at the City Library, informing on new developments. (Venue to be advised) Saturday 24 November: 12noon for 12.30pm Christmas Luncheon at the Abel Tasman. Bookings close on Tuesday 6 November. Tuesday 11 December: 3pm Library, 2 Taylor St, closes for the Christmas break. Monday 21 January: 10am Working bee all members welcome! Tuesday 22 January: 10am Library, 2 Taylor St, re-opens. Tuesday 22 January: 3.30pm Library tour and launch of the new Library Catalogue. New Library Hours: See inside back cover. Acquisitions Books * Lyons, Mark, Legacy, The first fifty years * Mallett, Ron, BA, Living Above the Dead, A History of the Redevelopment of Six Launceston Urban Burial Places, Keith A Johnson & Malcolm R Sainty, Genealogical Research Directory : National & International, th year * Thomasson, Judith M, Pathway to Our Past Bissett, Muriel & Betty, Index to Launceston Examiner, Volume 12, Office of Australian War Graves, Listing of Wall Numbers and Row IDs for all War Graves in Carr Villa Cemetery Kyle, Noeline, Writing Family History Made Very Easy : A beginner's guide Burnie Branch, Index to The Advocate : Births Deaths & Marriages CDRom * Archive CD Books The Registers of St George's Chapel, Mayfair The Registers of St James, Clerkenwell The Registers of St Mary, Aldermary, London The Registers of St Michael, Cornhill

157 September Tasmanian Ancestry The Registers of St Dionis, Backchurch, London The Registers of St Pauls Cathedral The Registers of St Martin in the Fields, London The Registers of St Thomas the Apostle, London The Registers of St Stephen's, Walbrook & St Benet, Sherehog, London The Registers of St Benedict & St Peter, Paul's Wharf, London The Registers of St Peter's, Cornhill, London The Registers of St Antholin, Budge Row & St John Baptist, Wllbrook-London The Marriage Registers of St George, Hanover Square London The Registers of St Olave, Hart St, London The Registers of Charterhouse Chapel The Registers of St Helen's Bishopsgate The Registers of Christ Church, Newgate, Greyfriars Baptisms, Marriages & Births The Registers of St Paul's Church, Covent Garden, London The Registers of St Vedast & St Michael le Quern, London The Registers of St Martin Outwich The Registers of Kensington The Marriage Registers of St Mary le Bone, Middlesex & Oxford Chapel, Vere St The Registers of St Mary Somerset, London The Registers of St Mary Mounthaw, London The Registers of St Lawrence Jewry & St Mary Magdalen, Milk St, London The Registers of St Mary Magdalen, Milk Street & St Michael Bassishaw, London The Registers of St Clement, Eastcheap & St Martin Orgar, London The Registers of St Dunstan in the East, London The Registers of St Katherine by the Tower, London The Registers of St Mary the Virgin, Aldermanbury, London The Registers of St Matthew, Friday Street, London The Registers of St Margaret's, Westminster, London ' The Register of St Martin in the Fields, London The Register of the Temple Church, London * ABM Publishing and S&N 1871 Census, All Saints & Byker, Newcastle upon Tyne Parish Records, Derbyshire, Volume 9 Back Issues, FTM June 2001; PFH June 2002 Bonus, Essential Web Links Coleraine Branch of the North of Ireland History Society. The Londonderry Sentinel, Births, Marriages and Deaths, Tasmanian Family History Society Inc. Members Interests, Compiled by John Gillham Fiche P Hocking, Bendigo Bendigo Advertiser Index to Funerals, Inquests, Obituaries, Accidents & More (5 fiche) *Indicates donated items

158 Tasmanian Ancestry 148 September 2007 Library Notes State Microfiche Roster 20/08/07 17/11/07 18/2/08 17/05/08 18/08/08 16/11/07 15/02/08 16/05/08 15/08/08 14/11/08 Burnie Set 2 Set 1 Set 5 Set 4 Set 3 Devonport Set 3 Set 2 Set 1 Set 5 Set 4 Hobart Set 4 Set 3 Set 2 Set 1 Set 5 Huon Set 5 Set 4 Set 3 Set 2 Set 1 Launceston Set 1 Set 5 Set 4 Set 3 Set 2 Set 1 GRO BDMs Index Set 2 Griffith s Valuation for Ireland Series. GRO Consular Records Index Old Parochial Records and 1891 Census Indexes for Scotland Set 3 GRO BDMs Index and AGCI Set 4 National Probate Calendars Set 5 GRO BDMs Index Exchange Journals Members Interests and One Name Studies Index Lilian Watson Family History Award 2005 and entries Devonport & Launceston Microfiche Roster 20/08/07 17/11/07 18/2/08 17/05/08 18/08/08 16/11/07 15/02/08 16/05/08 15/08/08 14/11/08 Devonport Set 2 Set 1 Set 2 Set 1 Set 1 Launceston Set 1 Set 2 Set 1 Set 2 Set 2 Set 1 GRO BDMs Index Set 2 GRO BDMs Index Society Sales The Tasmanian Family History Society Inc. Publications (all prices inc. GST) Merchant Card facilities now available (mail order only) Mail orders (including postage) should be forwarded to the: State Sales Officer, TFHS Inc., PO Box 191 Launceston TAS 7250 Microfiche TAMIOT (p&p $2.50) $55.00 Books My Most Interesting Ancestor (p&p $4.90) $9.00 Van Diemen s Land Heritage Index, Vol. 3 (p&p $4.90) $11.00 Van Diemen s Land Heritage Index, Vol. 4 (p&p $4.90) $11.00 Van Diemen s Land Heritage Index, Vol. 5 (p&p $4.90) * $25.00** Tasmanian Ancestry Index Volumes 1 20 (p&p $4.90) * $22.50** **Members Interest applies CD-Rom: Tasmanian Federation Index (p&p $4.50) $ ** members discount applies

159 Branch Library Addresses, Times and Meeting Details Burnie Phone: (03) (Branch Librarian) Library 58 Bass Highway, Cooee Tuesday a.m p.m. Saturday 1.00 p.m p.m. The library is open at 7.00 p.m. prior to meetings. Meeting Branch Library, 58 Bass Highway, Cooee 7.30 p.m. on 3rd Tuesday of each month, except January and December. Day Meeting 1st Monday of the month at a.m. except January and February. Devonport Library Meeting Phone: (03) (Branch Secretary) Old police residence, 117 Gilbert St, Latrobe (behind State Library) Tuesday a.m p.m. Friday a.m p.m. Second Saturday of each month a.m p.m. Meeting Room 2, Devonport Library, Fenton Way, Devonport at 7.30 p.m. on last Thursday of each month, except December. Enter from Town Hall car park. Hobart Library Meeting Phone: (03) (Branch Secretary) 19 Cambridge Road, Bellerive Tuesday p.m p.m Wednesday 9.30 a.m p.m. Saturday 1.30 p.m p.m. Rosny Library, Bligh Street, Rosny Park, at 8.00 p.m. on 3rd Tuesday of each month, except January and December. Huon Library Meeting Phone: (03) (Branch Secretary) Soldiers Memorial Hall, Marguerite Street, Ranelagh Saturday 1.30 p.m p.m. Other times: library visits by appointment with Secretary, 48 hours notice required Branch Library, Ranelagh, at 4.00 p.m. on 1st Saturday of each month, except January. Please check Branch Report for any changes. Launceston Library Meeting Phone: (03) (Branch Secretary) 2 Taylor Street, Invermay, Launceston Tuesday a.m p.m. 1st & 3rd Saturday 1.30 p.m p.m. Branch Library 2 Taylor Street, Invermay, at 7:00 p.m. 4th Tuesday of each month, except December.

160 Membership of the Tasmanian Family History Society Inc. Membership of the TFHS Inc. is open to all individuals interested in genealogy and family history, whether or not resident in Tasmania. Assistance is given to help trace overseas ancestry as well as Tasmanian. Dues are payable annually by 1 April. Membership Subscriptions for (including GST):- Individual member $39.00 Joint members (2 people at one address) $49.00 Australian Concession $27.00 Australian Joint Concession $37.00 Overseas: Individual member: A$39.00: Joint members: A$49.00 (including airmail postage). Organisations: Journal subscription $39.00 apply to the State Treasurer. Membership Entitlements: All members receive copies of the society s journal Tasmanian Ancestry, published quarterly in June, September, December and March. Members are entitled to free access to the society s libraries. Access to libraries of some other societies has been arranged on a reciprocal basis. Application for Membership: Application forms may be downloaded from or obtained from the TFHS Inc. State Secretary, or any branch and be returned with appropriate dues to a branch treasurer. Interstate and overseas applications should be mailed to the TFHS Inc. Treasurer, PO Box 191, Launceston Tasmania Dues are also accepted at libraries and at branch meetings. Donations: Donations to the Library Fund ($2.00 and over) are tax deductible. Gifts of family records, maps, photographs, etc. are most welcome. Research Queries: Research is handled on a voluntary basis in each branch for members and nonmembers. Rates for research are available from each branch and a stamped, self addressed, business size envelope should accompany all queries. Members should quote their membership number. Research request forms may be downloaded from Reciprocal Rights: TFHS Inc. policy is that our branches offer reciprocal rights to any interstate or overseas visitor who is a member of another Family History Society and produce their membership card. Advertising: Advertising for Tasmanian Ancestry is accepted with pre-payment of $27.50 per quarter page in one issue or $82.50 for four issues including 10% GST. Further information can be obtained by writing to the journal editors at PO Box 191, Launceston Tasmania ISSN Printed by The Design & Print Centre Launceston Tasmania

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162 Tasmanian Family History Society Inc. PO Box 191 Launceston Tasmania 7250 State Secretary: Journal Editors: Home Page: Patron: Dr Alison Alexander Fellows: Dr Neil Chick, David Harris and Denise McNeice Executive: President Anita Swan (03) Vice President Maurice Appleyard (03) Vice President Peter Cocker (03) State Secretary Muriel Bissett (03) State Treasurer Betty Bissett (03) Committee: Judy Cocker Jim Rouse Kerrie Blyth Brian Hortle Leo Prior John Gillham Libby Gillham Helen Stuart Judith Whish-Wilson By-laws Officer Denise McNeice (03) Assistant By-laws Officer Maurice Appleyard (03) Webmaster Robert Tanner (03) Journal Editors Anita Swan (03) Betty Bissett (03) LWFHA Coordinator Anita Swan (03) Members Interests Compiler John Gillham (03) Membership Registrar Muriel Bissett (03) Publications Coordinator Denise McNeice (03) Public Officer Denise McNeice (03) State Sales Officer Betty Bissett (03) Branches of the Society Burnie: PO Box 748 Burnie Tasmania 7320 Devonport: PO Box 587 Devonport Tasmania 7310 Hobart: PO Box 326 Rosny Park Tasmania 7018 Huon: PO Box 117 Huonville Tasmania 7109 Launceston: PO Box 1290 Launceston Tasmania 7250

163 Volume 28 Number 3 December 2007 ISSN Contents Editorial President s Message Waterloo to Woolloomooloo, Jim Rouse Pupil Teaches in Tasmanian Government Schools, , Betty Jones Index to Passenger Arrivals & Departures from Early Launceston Newspapers Elizabeth Children Diprose, Elizabeth Parkes Some Key Dates for UK Genealogy The First Women Graduates, Shirley Foster Crawford of Redbourne Estate, June Stones The late Mr A F Risby, Launceston Examiner, 5 Sep William McLennan, The Weekly Courier, 24 Oct Help Wanted New Members New Members' Interests Diary Notes Quidnunc Obituary Hon W T N Champ, Launceston Examiner, 30 Aug Albert Edward Bird The Flawed Champion, John Bird Edward Taylor, Mary Larby and Mary Leonard, Gail Mulhern William Cozens, Chemist & Druggist Launceston Tasmaniana Library Branch News and Acquisitions Library Notes, Society Sales Deadline dates for contributions: BY 1 January, 1 April, 1 July and 1 October

164 December Tasmanian Ancestry From the Editors An interesting, though a less than usual variety of articles this time, resulting in a smaller edition of "Tasmanian Ancestry". Betty Jones' "Pupil Teachers in Tasmanian Government Schools, " and Shirley Foster's: "The First Women Graduates" are welcome and well researched articles on the foundation of our fine educational system in Tasmania. A grateful "thank you" to the other writers who have taken the time to contribute. The various extracts from the old newspapers and subscription Journals while interesting, are a poor substitute for input from our many members. Please make a diary note of the closing date, 1 January, for the March 2008 edition, and start working now! Our publication is only as good as the interest of our members, and cannot survive without YOUR active participation. Check out the Branch and Society advertisements on the new publications, and encourage the branch volunteers by supporting their efforts to disseminate information to facilitate family history research. On behalf of Editors, Anita and Betty, I extend best wishes for a joyful and blessed Christmas season and positive results in your writing and research efforts during the coming year. Muriel, State Secretary. Journal Editors Anita Swan and Betty Bissett Journal address PO Box 191, Launceston TAS 7250, or editors@tasfhs.org any other address may cause a delay in reaching us Articles are welcomed in any format handwritten, typed or word processed, on disk, on CD Rom, or by . Disks and photographs will be returned on request. We do ask that you try to limit the articles to 2,500 words maximum, unless it is an Index which may be included in several issues. Please note when sending material for the journal to use the address PO Box 191 or editors@tasfhs.org. Deadline dates: BY 1 January, 1 April, 1 July and 1 October The opinions expressed in this journal are not necessarily those of the journal committee nor of the Tasmanian Family History Society Inc. Responsibility rests with the author of a submitted article, we do not intentionally print inaccurate information. The Society cannot vouch for the accuracy of offers for services or goods that appear in the journal, or be responsible for the outcome of any contract entered into with an advertiser. The editor reserves the right to edit, abridge or reject material. If you wish to contact the author of an article in Tasmanian Ancestry please write care of the editor, enclosing a stamped envelope and your letter will be forwarded. The contents of Tasmanian Ancestry are subject to the provisions of the Copyright Act and may not be reproduced without written permission of the editor and author. Cover photo: Huon Branch Library, Marguerite St, Ranelagh.

165 Tasmanian Ancestry 151 December 2007 President's Message The State executive is continuing with its investigation into the process of producing T.A.M.I.O.T (Tombstone and Memorial Inscriptions Of Tasmania) on CD, and although I have nothing definite to report, one step at a time we are getting there. Plans are also underway for the State AGM which will be held at Ross on 21 June It is always pleasing to see the work of branch publication committees come to fruition. Congratulations to Burnie who have released another volume of the Advocate newspaper index. Devonport who have released two volumes of their cemetery indexes and Launceston who have released a CD on shipping and also started two new series of newspaper indexes. You will find more details of these in this journal. One of my other roles in the Tasmanian Family History Society is co-editor of Tasmanian Ancestry and compiling Quidnunc a task, which I thoroughly enjoy, as this gives me the opportunity to read a fairly wide range of journals from other Family History Societies. I have noticed while reading these over the last 12 months 80% of them are looking at the direction that their societies are heading. Why am I mentioning this? Well, I feel very strongly that this is something our society should also be considering. In general interest in the Society and membership numbers are increasing, but library attendances are not. Our main rival seems to be the Internet. It is very easy to click on to a few websites, search through a list, and you have a family tree! Those of us who have done this the real way, know that if you don t check out the actual records you might not even have the right family. OK, so we need to look at how we can use this rival to our advantage! It would seem to me that our libraries need to be using their website to let researchers know what records they hold maybe start with the basics, such as a library catalogue, then work from there. It may not be an easy road, but one I think we need to travel. I would appreciate any comments on this subject. Just a reminder that membership to TFHS Inc. can now be paid by credit card; facilities have been made available on the membership form to enable payment this way. Applications for membership and membership renewals using the facility should be forwarded to the State Treasurer, PO Box 191, Launceston, Tas 7250, for processing. Anita Swan State President.

166 December Tasmanian Ancestry Waterloo to Woolloomooloo (part 1) the story of a Scottish veteran of the Napoleonic Wars Jim Rouse (Member No 5496) Watchmaker, soldier, farm worker and genealogist, John DRUMMOND was born in Crieff in Perthshire, Scotland in From what we know of him John lead a most interesting life, having fought in 11 battles of the Napoleonic War including Waterloo, before emigrating to Australia in Of his early life little is known, having been born in Crieff which was the ancestral homeland of many Drummonds, including Sir John Drummond who built Drummond Castle in Crieff, situated on the southern edge of the Scottish highlands was also the site of the country's most important cattle market and was renowned for hanging lawless Highlanders! The Drummond family were significant in shaping the town of Crieff, and in 1731 James Drummond the 3rd Duke of Perth established a textile industry and flax factory in the town. During the Jacobite war of however, the Drummonds had been on the wrong side and their lands were forfeited to the crown until During this time the town was further developed and became an industrial centre based on tanning and bleaching, industries which were significant amongst John Drummond s immediate family. As the town developed with industry, its cattle markets declined, and the largest national sale held each October, the Tryst, moved south to Falkirk in As an indication of the significance and size of these events in 1777, a contemporary writing stated that "at one of these trysts which usually lasted two days, sometimes above 50,000 head of cattle have been assembled and sold off". The Drummond family s involvement with the leather and tanning industries no doubt resulted in them travelling to and from Falkirk (25 miles away) as the industry moved away from Crieff. It s likely that John Drummond s family eventually moved to Falkirk, this would explain why John was in Falkirk at age 15 and why he would continue to return there later in life. John enlisted in the 71st Highland Regiment on the 25th of May 1807 at Falkirk, where he would have taken the King s Shilling (a token sum given at enlistment). For his enlistment John also received a bounty of ( in today s money ie $1,597 Australian) a considerable sum of money at that time even after the cost of his uniform and other kit was taken out of it. The 'Bringer of a recruit for attestation' (Recruiting Sergeant or Officer) was paid He was marched into the 2nd Battalion at rate of 1/- per day ( 2.78 or in today s money-$6.90au). John must have lied about his age on enlistment as he claimed to have been 18 whereas he was in fact only 15. We can only guess as to why he lied; perhaps it was for the same reasons that many young boys would do so 100 years later in WW1. But perhaps he was unhappy in his civilian vocation of watchmaker which was recorded at enlistment. Since he was as young as he was, it s highly improbable he was a qualified watchmaker but more likely an apprentice. Apprenticeships at that time were mostly 7 years and it s unlikely he would have commenced one before the age of 10 or 11. Getting out of an apprenticeship at that

167 Tasmanian Ancestry 153 December 2007 time was not so easy either as it was a legally binding contract with severe penalties should the contract be broken. One way around this however, was that an apprentice not happy in his situation could enlist in the Army or Navy and he could be released without such penalty. The only watchmaker of prominence in Falkirk at this time was John RUSSELL, "Watchmaker to H.R.H. the Prince of Wales" pre- 1811; "Watchmaker to H.R.H. the Prince Regent", who was situated opposite the top of Kirk Wynd, so it s possible that John served his apprenticeship with Mr Russell. Shortly after enlistment the 2nd Battalion of the 71st Regiment moved to Strabane in County Tyrone Ireland, an area that had seen a lot of violence during the failed Rebellion of The army were employed at that time (as they have been in more recent times) to police areas in Ireland where rebels had been or were active. The 1798 rebellion, and its aftermath, caused a strained relationship between England and Ireland, awakening ancient fears and evoking memories of the earlier bloody rebellion of Marquis CORNWALLIS who in 1798 was appointed Viceroy of Ireland, had been responsible for crushing the rebellion, but also seized the opportunity the crisis offered to put through a legislative union between Ireland and England. The Irish parliament was to be another casualty of the 1798 rebellion, while Union was represented as the perfect answer to those separatists who had sought to pull Ireland and Britain apart. Union was duly accomplished in January The atmosphere in Ulster in 1807 was not unlike that in Ulster in more-recent times where the British army was seen as the weapon of a foreign government by many, and upholders of the law by others. This then was John Drummond s introduction to military life. New Publications Devonport Branch Deloraine Public Cemetery Vol. 6 of our "In Loving Memory Series" being transcriptions of the Deloraine Public Cemetery memorials. Price: $30.00 and $27.00 for members. Deloraine Lawn Cemetery Vol. 7 of our "In Loving Memory Series" being transcriptions of the Deloraine Lawn Cemetery memorials. Price: $15.00 and $13.50 for members. As a special we'll sell both volumes together for: $40.00 and $36.50 for members. North-West Post Index for Family Historians 1909 Price: $25.00 and $22.50 for members. TFHS Inc. Devonport Branch PO Box 587, Devonport TAS 7310

168 December Tasmanian Ancestry Pupil Teachers in Tasmanian Government Schools, Betty Jones (Member No 6032) Teachers in Tasmania are highly qualified and most have a University background. Many hold Masters Degrees and Doctorates, gained through hard study after their original training of at least four years has been completed. This was certainly not the case in nineteenth century Tasmanian schools. Throughout the 1800s, teachers in all schools were largely untrained. In fact, by 1904, when William NEALE carried out his review of the Tasmanian public education system, he observed that of the 500 teachers then employed by the Education Department, 350 had received no proper long-term training. The other 150 had been pupilteachers, though few of them had received their training in the Model School at Battery Point. 1 The personal information provided on the Government s official Application for Teaching Position forms dating from confirms that many went straight to teaching positions from very diverse, non-teaching backgrounds. 2 The Government made attempts to bolster the strength of its teaching force in the 1840s and 1850s by bringing out and employing trained teachers from England, though their number was minimal. In 1850, a Normal School for training teachers was set up in Hobart Town, but this was soon considered a failure and closed two years later. A new Model School was established at Battery Point Public School in Hobart in 1887, the aim being to have modern practice on display there for teachers to view and be taught. Three trained senior teachers were brought out from England to demonstrate method and provide leadership in training. 3 Around that time, Smith Exhibitions were introduced to enable a small number of untrained teachers (it appears to be no more than two or three a year) who had distinguished themselves by faithful service and efficient discharge of duty to attend at the Model School for a period of from three to twelve months. During their period of training, the recipients were paid a salary at a rate of 40 pounds per annum and 50 pounds lodging allowance. 4 However, Tasmania did not gain a Teacher Training College until 1906 and relied heavily on the Pupil Teacher system from 1855 until that time. The notion of having apprentices in schools in this Colony was first noted in February 1851, when details of a new scheme were printed in the Hobart Town Gazette. Apprenticed Monitors were to be part of the Normal School s teacher training program. The plan was to have young paid Monitors, starting from the age of 13 years, attached to approved teachers in certain schools for a period of up to four years, during which time they would be given specific daily instruction and taught the rudiments of classroom teaching. They were to eventually attend the Normal School to complete their qualifications. There is evidence in Inspector Thomas ARNOLD s original draft notes, which he made between 1852 and 1853 on his visits to schools throughout the Colony that an apprenticeship system was in place by Miss UPTON was mentioned as being apprenticed for three years to Mrs HORNE at Brisbane Street School in Hobart Town at that time. 5 When the

169 Tasmanian Ancestry 155 December 2007 Normal School was discontinued in 1852, the Apprenticed Monitor idea lost favour and left room for the Pupil Teacher system of training teachers to take over. The practice of apprenticing Pupil Teachers, as distinct from Monitors, commenced in England in the first half of the nineteenth century and was being investigated seriously by the Board of Education in Van Diemen s Land by the mid-fifties. An Education Office Circular dated gave details of how such a system was to operate. Pupil Teachers were to be admissible in schools where the number of children exceeded 40 for each adult teacher and on the condition that the character and qualifications of the Master were such as to allow him to educate the Pupil Teacher; The Master was to devote an hour and a half daily to special instruction of the trainees over and above ordinary school hours; The candidates had to be not under the age of 13 years and were required to produce certificates of character, with reference to both themselves and their families, signed by a Minister of Religion; An entrance examination had to be passed in reading, writing, and the first four rules of Arithmetic and there were further examinations to be passed at the end of each year. As well, a certificate signed by the Master and at least one of the school s Special Visitors had to be produced, stating that the Pupil Teacher had shown good conduct and industry during that twelve months. Their salary, ranging from 15 pounds in the first year to 50 pounds in their fifth, was to be paid quarterly, contingent always upon passing the examinations successfully; It was possible for the trainees to sit for examinations prescribed for any later year of the course and, if they passed, could both receive the higher rate of salary and proportionally shorten the period of engagement. However, in such a case, the Pupil Teacher was not to be less than the age of 18 years when the termination of engagement concluded; The Masters were to receive additional annual remuneration on a scale of 8 pounds for one pupil, 12 pounds for two, 15 pounds for three, and for every additional one thereafter, 3 pounds; Every application had to emanate from a qualified Master; Each Pupil Teacher had to sign a legal indenture form; The prescribed course of study was incremental and included Reading, Grammar, Writing, Arithmetic, Geography, Singing and Skill in Teaching for the first three years. In Years 4 and 5 those same core subjects were continued, with History and Agriculture being added. In 1859, the Pupil Teacher method of training was refined and formalised and this continued largely unchanged for the next 45 years, despite major criticisms of the system being made regularly. The most obvious problem was that, without a proper training institution to disseminate the latest on educational theory and practice, Pupil Teachers were modelling themselves on teachers who were generally uneducated and not trained in modern teaching methods. Between 1856 and 1899, about 380 Pupil Teachers were listed in the records of the Board of Education/Education Department, though not all of them completed their

170 December Tasmanian Ancestry courses, there being a drop-out rate of 30 per cent over that period of time. Analysis shows that the number of males and females included in the total was close to equal. The earliest recorded appointments were: Alban Joseph ROPER at Harrington Street Public School, Hobart in 1855: Alban s father, Joseph ROPER, was considered an outstanding Master at Harrington Street Public School at the time, and had been instrumental in helping the Board of Education draw up the Pupil Teacher system based on his own experience in England. His son, Alban, who was about 14 years old when he started, completed his course at Upper Macquarie Street Public School in 1859 and went on to have a quietly successful career with the Department, one which spanned 56 years and ended when he died at Evandale in Kathleen PIERSE at Bathurst Street Central Public School in Hobart on : Kathleen finished her training at Battery Point in 1860 and left the Board of Education to teach in Victoria at the end of Duncan Duff Hayes CHISHOLM at Trinity Hill Public School in Hobart Town on : Duncan was about 14 years old at the time and, after completing his training in May 1860, went on to teach with the Board of Education for another thirty years, his career finishing at Glenora in James John McIVER at Murray Street Public School, Hobart on : James is last listed in 1858 and it is not clear whether he actually finished his course. He did not continue a teaching career with the Board of Education. Alfred WILLICOMBE at Tunnack Public School on : It appears that Alfred was under the stated requisite 13 years of age when he commenced his course, as records show that he was born on , making him exactly 12½. He is the only recorded pupil teacher to have been trained at Tunnack Public School in the nineteenth century, his term of engagement being completed at Bathurst Street Central in Alfred went on to have a long career with the Board of Education, serving mostly in small country schools for forty years, and retiring in early 1897 from the half-time schools at Glen Fern and Mt Lloyd in the Derwent Valley. Samuel Andrew HAMMETT at Battery Point Public School on : Samuel was also possibly less than 13 years old when he started, his course being completed at Trinity Hill Public School in He then taught with his mother, Mrs Ann HAMMETT, at Victoria (Huon), O Brien s Bridge, Glenorchy and Macquarie Street Public Schools. Samuel died at the age of 36 in The most prominent schools involved in training pupil teachers during the period included: Bathurst Street Central, Hobart: 50 from Battery Point, Hobart : 47 from Trinity Hill, Hobart: 42 from Goulburn Street, Hobart : 33 from Elizabeth Street, Launceston: 28 from Charles Street, Launceston: 24 from New Town: 21 from

171 Tasmanian Ancestry 157 December 2007 Beaconsfield: 17 from Macquarie Street, Hobart: 15 from Longford: 15 from New Norfolk: 11 from Few references were made to Pupil Teachers in the Board of Education s Secretary s Letter Books other than those noting their appointments, promotions and resignations. It is therefore difficult to piece together the day-to-day experiences of those young people. The fact that each one had to obtain annual certification of their good conduct and industry for promotion purposes obviously kept them focused but was not a sufficient deterrent to all to always follow the rules laid down. A common foible noted was that the apprentices sometimes absented themselves from Singing classes, in particular, and were then formally required to give their reason in writing to the Board. A good example of a response to an explanation was recorded in the Board of Education s minutes dated : Edmund Roper may be a thorough musician and capable of giving individual instruction but he might yet be unable to impart instruction to a body of children on the particular system followed by Mr Reynolds [the Teacher of Singing] and adopted by the Board for Schools generally Therefore he should comply with the rule for attendance of Pupil and Assist Teachers at these classes. 7 Edmund ROPER commenced his apprenticeship with his father at the Harrington Street Public School in 1864 and completed it in It is interesting to note that five of Joseph Roper s children took up teaching with the Board Alban, Edmund, Alfred, Emma and Letitia, but only the boys served apprenticeships. It was not uncommon for members of the same family to be involved in teaching and there are numerous examples in the records of those who are recognised as sibling Pupil Teachers during the nineteenth century: Alice L and Armadale Charles ANDERSON, Elizabeth and Sarah Ann BAKEWELL, Ethel Gertrude, George Frances A, Rosina and Selina Emma BANTOFT, Ellen Henrietta and Thomas F BELLINGER, Charlotte and Sarah BERWICK, Abey Vida and James A BLACK, Florence May and Frederick Isaiah BRIGGS, Amelia Sarah and Rosa Jane BUTLER, Peter Olaf and William CARLSEN, Elizabeth Quint and Sarah Bennett CLARK, Amy Gertrude and Elizabeth May COATES, John Richard and Margaret COLE, Edwin Charles and Harriet Ann FULLER, Jane and Mary Ann Bell FULTON, Elizabeth and Robert William J GUMLEY, James, Louisa and Thomas HOGG, Ann, Florence Mary and Rosa Eleanor HUGHES, Jessie Russell and Mary KIDD, Catherine and Frederick R LEACH, Edith Amy and Walter Thomas MILLER, Henrietta Sophia and Louisa Mayo PEGUS, Charles and Hilda Zealanda RAPP, Anna Rose and Lucy ROBLIN, Alfred Ernest Jones, James, Jane Elizabeth and Sarah Learmouth ROSS, Emily, Ronald Richard and Thomas William SALTMARSH, Mary May and Robert Alexander SLEIGHTHOLM, Isabella and Julia SNOWDEN, Celia and Joseph Edward STEVENS, Lavinia J and Mabel Sarah THORP, James William, John Martin and Margaret A WALLACE, Charles Alfred and Robert Stuart WRIGHT.

172 December Tasmanian Ancestry In the early 1860s, at least, the Board of Education awarded monetary prizes, usually to the value of 20 shillings, to the Pupil Teachers who achieved the highest marks at their annual examinations. Some of those named in the Secretary s Letter Books include: Matthew ABEL (1863, Trinity Hill), Elizabeth BAKEWELL (1863, Trinity Hill), Sarah Ann BAKEWELL (1863, Trinity Hill), Charlotte BERWICK (1863, Trinity Hill), Sarah Ann Wilkinson BOURNE (1863, New Town), Thomas HOGG (1863, Trinity Hill), Frederick R LEACH (1864, Elizabeth Street, Launceston), Robert Newton RICHARDS (1863, New Town), Edward STIMPSON (1863, Trinity Hill). 8 Pupil Teachers played an important part in the development of the education system in Tasmania, particularly in the nineteenth century. There were no new indentures signed beyond 1904 and when the Teacher Training College was eventually set up in 1906 and initial student placements made, those who had been Pupil Teachers were given rightful advantage over those who had served as Paid Monitors. The former started as Senior Students and the other as Junior Teachers. By the end of 1907, the Junior Teacher title had replaced that of Pupil Teacher throughout the State. References 1 Neale Report, 1904, Parliament Paper 49 2 AOT: ED2 Series 3 AOT: ED13/1/37 4 AOT: ED13/1/43 5 AOT: CB3 3/1 6 AOT: CB3 3/2 7 AOT: ED13/1/7 8 AOT: ED13/1/4 Tasmanian Family History Society Inc Lilian Watson Family History Award for a book however produced or published on paper, dealing with family history and having significant Tasmanian content Entries close: 1 December 2007 Further Information and entry forms available from TFHS Inc. Branch Libraries or PO Box 191, Launceston TAS 7250

173 Tasmanian Ancestry 159 December 2007 "Index to Passenger Arrivals & Departures from Early Launceston Newspapers, " Sandra Duck, Maureen Martin and Henry Bartlett The CD cover features the Customs House, overlooking the River Tamar, Launceston Many of our members were present at the launch on Wednesday 5th September, at the Phil Leonard Room, City Library, Launceston. President Anita welcomed all present and gave an outline of the history of the book and fiche publications over the past twenty years or so, and the necessity of bringing the shipping records together in this easily searchable and splendid-value CD-Rom. Peter Richardson, Senior Librarian at the City Library spoke of the research facilities available at the Library and the fine co-operation over the years between the Launceston Branch members and the library staff, and the volumes of much-used publications produced by the Society. Dr Frank Madill welcomed among other guests, Mr Mac Kidd, a former Warden of the Launceston Port Authority and before officially launching the CD, spoke of the importance of preserving our early history. Members of the Branch committee provided and served refreshments. The project was commenced in the eighties by Sandra Duck and Maureen Martin, with a book, then fiche being produced. For the greater part, Sandra carried on with the mammoth task of extracting the data, typing and sorting, culminating with sufficient data for a CD-Rom. Over the years there were many proof readers. We are much indebted to Henry Bartlett for his invaluable work on the search facility, Help file and designing the CD, while Anne Bartlett has been responsible for the formatting of the data from the onset of the project. Publication committee members Anita Swan, Helen Stuart and Barrie Robinson, spent hours on designing the CD cover and compiling the booklet which is enclosed with each CD.

174 December Tasmanian Ancestry 1852 New Year Resolutions Solve Genealogical Mysteries It is New Year s Eve 1852 and Henry HYDENWELL sits at his desk by candlelight. He dips his quill pen in ink and begins to write his New Year s resolutions: 1. No man is truly well-educated unless he learns to spell his name at least three different ways within the same document. I resolve to give the appearance of being extremely well-educated in the coming year. 2. I resolve to see to it that all of my children will have the same names that my ancestors have used for six generations in a row. 3. My age is no one s business but my own. I hereby resolve to never list the same age or birth year twice on any document. 4. I resolve to have of my children baptised in a different church either in a different faith or in a different parish. Every third child will not be baptised at all or will be baptised by an itinerant minister who keeps no records. 5. I resolve to move to a new town, new county, or new state at least once every ten years just before those pesky enumerators come around asking silly questions. 6. I will make every attempt to reside in counties and towns where no vital records are maintained or where the courthouse burns down every few years. 7. I resolve to join an obscure religious cult that does not believe in record keeping or in participating in military service. 8. When the tax collector comes to my door, I ll loan him my pen, which has been dipped in rapidly fading blue ink. 9. I resolve that if my beloved wife Mary should die, I will marry another Mary. 10. I resolve not to make a will. Who needs to spend money on a lawyer? Author unknown I Wish I'd Known That Sooner From The Banyan Tree July 2007 It s strange how, no matter how long you research the history of your family, there is always something else to learn about even the most basic genealogical methods. Even though registration was compulsory from 1st July 1837, there was no penalty for non-observance until Some parents just didn t bother registering their children s births and others were registered twice under different forenames. What made it worse, if a child wasn t registered within ten days of its birth, the parents could be fined for making a late registration. If they decided not to bother, then no action could be taken against the parents. It wasn t until 1875, that registration became truly compulsory with the introduction of fines for non-registration. It is estimated that as many as one third of births went unregistered between 1837 and 1875.

175 Tasmanian Ancestry 161 December 2007 Elizabeth Children Diprose Elizabeth Parkes (Member No 337) Elizabeth (nee CHILDREN, ) and Thomas ( ) DIPROSE arrived in Hobart Town in 1823 with their eight children, after a six-month voyage on the Berwick. Their youngest son Isaac was born four months later. Thomas obtained a land grant, initially of 500 acres, at Diprose Lagoon, Epping (present-day Cleveland) in the northern Midlands. Elizabeth grew up in comfortable circumstances in Kent, England, with her parents and her ten siblings, on her father William s farm near Headcorn. Some of her Children ancestors and relations were very wealthy. Her pride in her Children ancestry is reflected in her name, Elizabeth Children Diprose, on hers and Thomas headstone, now at Carr Villa Cemetery, Launceston. The Diproses first years in Van Diemen s Land were in stark contrast to Elizabeth s childhood. Their land was isolated and they had to contend with the dangers of attack by aborigines and bushrangers. One of Elizabeth and Thomas sons, William with his wife Ann (nee NEWALL) and their children, eventually settled in South Australia. Their other children lived in northern Tasmania. Many of their Tasmanian grandchildren, and some of their great-grandchildren, were pioneers who cleared large acreages on the heavily forested lands of the North-East and North-West of the colony/state to establish their farms. Areas settled included those in and around Scottsdale, Bridport, Ringarooma and Legerwood in the North-East. In the North-West, Isaac and his wife Elizabeth (nee French) finally settled in the Barrington area, and some of Isaac and Elizabeth s children and grandchildren established farms there and in the Sheffield, Yolla and Sisters Creek areas, as well as in the North-East. Elizabeth and Thomas were Baptists and many of their descendants have continued the strong non-conformist tradition. NB. See Tasmanian Ancestry, September 2007, p. 115 for: - Married names of Elizabeth and Thomas Diprose s daughters. - Contact details for forthcoming book on the Diprose family history. This book includes chapters on the ancestors and relations of Elizabeth and Thomas in Kent, and their lives there and in Tasmania. There are also biographies of their 9 children, 61 grandchildren and most of their 396 great-grandchildren in Australia and New Zealand. As well, there are chapters on the families of Thomas brother Samuel Diprose, his cousin John Diprose and Elizabeth s first cousin William Shoobridge, all of whom migrated, or had a branch of the family that migrated, to Australia. The last chapter is on the Diproses in the two world wars.

176 December Tasmanian Ancestry Some Key Dates For UK Genealogy 1522 Earliest Known Muster Roll 1538 Parish registers ordered to be kept 1542 Administrative union of Wales with England 1552 Ulster King of Arms established 1567 Earliest Huguenot & Walloon registers 1574 Colonial State Paper published. Continued to Earliest Quaker registers 1597 Bishops Transcripts begin 1600 Memoirs of Officers of the Royal Navy first kept 1601 Poor Relief Act 1642 Civil War interrupts parish register keeping 1644 Earliest Presbyterian registers Earliest Independent (Congregational) registers 1645 Inquisitions Post Mortem end 1647 Earliest Baptist registers 1649 COMMONWEALTH 1653 Provincial Probate Courts abolished 1660 Parish Registers resumed 1662 Poor Relief Act Hearth Act 1663 Earliest Roman Catholic registers 1667 Burial in Woollen 1669 Earliest Lutheran registers 1670 Earliest Synagogue registers Bevis Marks 1677 Lee s Collection of Names of Merchants in London 1679 Burial in woollen more strictly enforced 1684 Huguenot registers begin in London 1688 Toleration Act for Protestant nonconformists Earliest royal Dutch Chapel registers 1690 Great Synagogue founded in London 1695 Dissenters list of births in parish registers 1703 Repeal of duties on entries in parish registers 1708 Earliest Artillery Muster Rolls 1710 Tax on Apprentice Indentures 1714 Chancery proceedings filed under Six Clerks 1721 Bailey s Northern Directory 1731 Abolith of Latin 1732 Earliest Cavalry and Infantry muster rolls 1734 Kent s Directory 1737 Earliest Calvinist Methodist registers 1741 Earliest Moravian registers 1752 Gregorian Calendar introduced in Britian Earliest Lady Huntingdon s New Connection registers 1753 Earliest Inghamite registers 1754 Lord Hardwick s Marriage act First printed annual Army lists 1762 Earliest Unitarian registers Earliest Swiss Church registers 1772 First Navy lists

177 Tasmanian Ancestry 163 December Earliest New Connection Methodist registers 1780 Earliest Wesleyan registers Male servants tax 1783 Duty on Parish Register entries 1784 New South Wales original correspondence Co Earliest Swedenborgian registers 1790 Barfoot s London Commercial Directory 1792 Boyle s Street Directory 1794 Abolition of Parish Register duties 1796 Holden s Triennial Directory 1799 Post Office New Annual Directory 1800 Royal College of Surgeons founded Earliest Bible Christian registers 1806 Earliest Primitive Methodist registers 1813 Rose s Act new Parish Register books 1814 Act of burial in woollen repealed Cape Colony CO 48 Pigot s Commercial Directory 1817 Johnstone s London Directory 1823 New laws concerning marriage by licence Scottish testaments prior to 1823 transferred to SRO 1826 White s first Directory Hull 1829 Earliest Irvingite registers 1835 Earliest Universalist registers 1837 Civil registration in England and Wales 1841 Census first of value to genealogist 1842 Civil registration in the Channel Island 1851 Census first featuring exact ages of individuals 1855 Civil registration begins in Scotland 1861 Census 1864 Civil registration begins in Ireland 1871 Census 1875 Civil registration becomes compulsory 1881 Census 1974 English county borders were redrawn The Official TNA BDM Registers Site In researching your family history there are going to be brick walls that prevent your research from going further. There are also those records that you think should be in Parish records or the standard BMD records and you can t find them. So where should you look? One set of records that could break down that wall is a new collection of BMD Registers which have been hidden away in various collections of microfilm. The records on the site go back to the 16th Century and currently covers difficult to trace records of Non Conformist (Baptist and Wesleyan Records) but will shortly also include Quakers, people that were born, married or died on ship, clandestine marriages, and overseas records. For a full breakdown of records visit the site.

178 December Tasmanian Ancestry British Army WWI Records On Line From Australian Family Tree Connections August 2007 Ancestry.co.uk in partnership with The National Archive has placed online the first phase of the War Office (WO) service and pension records collections consisting of records A to B of WO 364 which will eventually total records of approximately 2.5 million British soldiers who served from 1914 through to 1920 compiled from soldiers pension and discharged records. While five million soldiers from England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales fought in World War One, around 60 per cent of the service records for these soldiers were destroyed during a German bombing raid on the War Office in London in September Searching the name index is free and pages from the original files is available for viewing by subscribed members or with Pay per View. Although the collections vary in detail, users will be able to discover key information in both, including physical description, regimental number, service history, locations served, date and place of birth, former occupation, next of kin and promotions. Genealogist Twelve Days of Christmas My true love gave to me Twelve census searches Eleven family bibles Ten contacts Nine headstone rubbings Eight wills and admins Seven miners mining Six second cousins Five coats of arms Four GEDCOM files Three old wills Two CD-ROMS And a branch in my family tree Unknown

179 Tasmanian Ancestry 165 December 2007 The First Women Graduates University of Tasmania Shirley Foster The year 1872 marked the beginning of a new era for the women of Tasmania. A bar was lifted and, if so inclined, girls interested in furthering their education could put away their needlework and study for an Associate of Arts Degree. The Tasmanian Council of Education, an examining body set up in 1858, had the power to award this degree, which was equivalent to matriculation, to tutored males and boys from private schools. This enabled the sons of colonists to apply for a generous four year scholarship to Oxford University in the UK. Now fourteen years later girls could sit for this examination. Thus the Council was the precursor of the University of Tasmania. The nucleus of the University can be traced back to 1838 when Sir John FRANKLIN set up a selective private school for the sons of settlers. A year later schooling for destitute and poor children, particularly those in remote areas, was addressed and a Board of Education set up. The curriculum for boys, at that time was the three Rs and for girls it was reading, writing, knitting, and needlework. There were a number of small schools for young ladies and Emily DOBSON ( ), the philanthropist, was educated at home by her father, Thomas LEMPRIERE ( ) but there was a huge gap between the haves and have nots. Now, in 1872, doors were beginning to open. After the bar was lifted in 1872, a number of young women proved to be good scholars. Records show that Miss Sarah BOURNE, a twenty nine year old teacher, prepared herself and led the way. Annie Georgina HICK did well. William G WEAVER s ( ) daughter, Sarah Anne, born in Hobart in 1857, was not yet sixteen when she obtained her AA degree (2nd class). She married Henry Melbourne HOUSE and the first of her three children was born in Caroline Tynte-BROWNE excelled in mathematics, did well in other subjects and was placed 2nd over both boys and girls. She received a silver medal in 1889 for her effort. Her results were better than those of Robert T DUNBABBIN ( ) who, being male, was awarded the scholarship to Oxford. Soon after this Caroline married Thomas Collins RUSSELL. In 1890 after decades of community debate and struggle by its tenacious founding fathers, the University opened without land, building, or students. It was not a good time in the colony. A bank had crashed; the birth rate was down, the economy weak, the south indifferent, and the north openly hostile to the fledgling institution. However in 1892, despite all the problems, the purpose built Victorian Gothic private school building on the Queen s Domain became the University s home. The young women who qualified and signed the University Matriculation Register were: Amy Marion ELLIOTT Friends High School 1893 Eliza Helen WILSON, AA 1893 Mrs Agnes Clark KENNEDY Hobart 1894 Maude Ethel LEGGETT Stanley 1894 Ellen Annie NICHOLLS Launceston 1895 Mary Elizabeth Gertrude FOX Launceston 1895 Kate PERRIN Launceston

180 December Tasmanian Ancestry 1895 Jean Irving BOYES Launceston 1897 Mary Francis Xavier McMAHON Launceston 1897 Kate Edith NORRIS Hobart 1897 Eveline Rosetta BENJAMIN, Temple House, 65 Argyle St, Hobart 1898 Irene EVERSHED Launceston 1898 Minnie Mabel Monica HEVINGHAM ROOT Scottsdale 1898 Harriette Salina STEWART Launceston 1998 Evelyn WARD University 1899 Edith Rhoda HURST New Town 1899 Nelly Maria SMITH 228 Elizabeth St, Hobart 1899 Margaret Egerton MURRAY Sandy Bay The University opened with six male students and three faculties namely Letters, Science and Law. The University needed female students to boost the numbers so happily by % of student body were women. Lecturers had to travel by train to Launceston, on rotation, to present lectures in the north and to build up good will and interest. Professor J. BROWN MA. LLB went to Launceston and presented an Extension Lecture titled The Evolution of Federation for which he was paid 10. s10. Fortuitously, a Launceston student, Samuel PICKEN, was the first to graduate with a Bachelor of Arts degree. Two years later, Eliza Wilson, AA, studied Latin, English, French, History and Mathematics, and became the first female with a Bachelor of Arts Degree. Three years later Maude Leggett ( ), a winner of the Sir Richard DRY Prize which gave her 10 for books, became the first female Master of Arts. Maude had a private school at Stanley and is buried in Stanley s Pioneer Cemetery. Mary Mc Mahon BA and Agnes Kennedy ( ) BA were two other graduates with private schools. One needs to remember there were no State schools offering secondary education at the time so the schools preparing girls for tertiary level studies were the Methodist Ladies College (est. 1886) Miss Wilson s School, Broadland House, the Dunira School in Launceston, the Friends High School, (est.1887), St. Mary s College, Collegiate and The Ladies Grammar in Hobart. Two girls, who completed their secondary education at MLC were Mary Fox, ( ) and Kate Perrin ( ). Mary Fox MA was the daughter of William W. Fox BA, ( ) a past principal of Horton College, the Methodist school for boys at Ross. The object of MLC at that time was to give girls the same educational advantages open to boys and train them in lady-like habits and refined tastes. The course offered consisted of English, Arts (writing, elocution, singing, needlework) Mathematics, Geography, Ancient and Modern History, Latin, French and Scripture. Extras included Music, painting, fancy work, Callisthenics, Italian and German. Under her leadership, MLC became one of the largest and most successful schools in Australia. (It seems amusing, now, that when the school first opened Tasmania s healthy cooler climate was advertised as an inducement to parents with daughters living in warmer colonies ). Mary was a classical scholar and keen sports person. She founded the first Women s Cricket Association of Tasmania and in 1936 sailed to America with the All Australian Women s Hockey Team. When she retired, in 1941, after 38 years as head-mistress, King George VI conferred on her the M.B.E. in recognition of the extraordinary contribution to women s education and sport. After retiring her contribution towards the war effort was to join the Women s Land

181 Tasmanian Ancestry 167 December 2007 Army and pick fruit in Victoria. Her contemporary, Kate Perrin ( ) MA Dip. Ed. (Melb.) was the daughter of Walter Perrin the Launceston draper. She died in 1935 after a trip to Japan and a newly built hall at the school was named in her honour. The Friends School led educational innovation in the late 19th century. Not only was it co-educational but it had a well equipped science laboratory. Girls, as well as boys, could access physics, chemistry and chemical analysis, mathematics and subjects which could lead to a Science degree. It also had a no homework policy. Amy Elliott ( ), Hobart merchant Robert Elliott s daughter, was the third student to enrol at the school. She was a bright child who chose to study science. Latin was not a prerequisite for a Science degree, as it was for Arts, so whilst the boys went off to their Latin class Amy was permitted to do needlework. After she matriculated she worked at the school for four years as an apprentice teacher and house mistress. She went on to be the first woman to graduate with a Bachelor of Science Degree and the first, of either gender, to graduate as a Master of Science. After working as a Government Analyst she won a position in Melbourne as a Customs Officer but, sadly, she was forced to give up her career because of ill health. Several of the first female undergraduates did well and won University or Sir Richard Dry prizes. This included, Mary McMahon BA, Edith Norris BA, Eveline Benjamin, Margaret Murray BA, and Irene Evershed BA. Nelly Smith BA was also named a University Scholar which was valued at 50 for three years. Some of the women married after graduating. Mary Mc Mahon wed a Mr DWYER and on 14 February Edith Norris married Rev Canon Herbert Robert FINNIS at the All Saints Church in Macquarie Street, Hobart. The need to improve teacher training was recognised as early as When, at last, the PHILIP SMITH Teachers College opened in Edith Hurst BA was appointed Vice-Principal and Mary McMahon Dwyer BA, a lecturer. A photograph of The Original Philippians shows Edith and Mary looking very Edwardian in their long skirts, and long-sleeved, high-necked blouses worn, as was customary, under their academic gowns. Their hair is piled high and styled as it was in their undergraduate days. In 1913, seventeen years after the first woman Eliza Wilson graduated from the University, the State High Schools in Hobart and Launceston opened. This gave all girls, with ability, access to secondary education. In the next few years the signatures of this second wave of clever young women began appearing in the University Matriculation Register. Bertha LAYH signed in 1916, Loris Aileen RUSSELL 1919, Thelma Sadie KINGSTON 1920 and Gladys Mary BROWN in These well educated women became teachers and made the University s motto Ingeniis patuit campus ring true. That is: the field lies open to talent. References Davis Richard, Open To Talent. University of Tasmania Oats William, N, The Rose and the Waratah Phillips, Derek, Making More Adequate Provisions Education Dept Speedy, C L, ed. From These things unto Greater University Calendars

182 December Tasmanian Ancestry The Census Taker It was the first day of census, and all through the land; The pollster was ready...a black book in hand. He mounted his horse for a long dusty ride; His book and some quills were tucked close by his side, a long winding ride down a road barely there; Toward the smell of fresh bread wafting up thru the air, The woman was tired, with lines on her face; And wisps of brown hair she tucked back into place, She gave him some water...as they sat at the table; And she answered his questions...the best she was able. He asked of her children...yes, she had quite a few; The oldest was twenty, the youngest not two. She held up a toddler with cheeks round and red; His sister, she whispered, was napping in bed. She noted each person who lived there with pride; And she felt the faint stirrings of the wee one inside. He noted the sex, the colour, the age... The marks from the quill soon filled up the page. At the number of children, she nodded her head; And he saw her lips quiver for the three that were dead. The places of birth she "never forgot," Was it Kansas? or Utah? or Oregon...or not? They came from Scotland, of that she was clear; But she wasn't quite sure just how long they'd been here. They spoke of employment, of schooling and such; They could read and write some tho really not much, With the questions all answered the job there was done; We can almost imagine his voice loud and clear, "May God Bless you all for another ten years." Now picture a time warp...it's now you and me; As we search for the people on our family tree. We squint at the census and scroll down so slow; As we search for that entry from long, long ago. Could they only imagine on that long ago day; That the entries they make would effect us this way? If they knew, would they wonder at the yearning we feel; And the searching that makes them so increasingly real. We can hear if we listen the words they impart; Through their blood in our veins and their voice in our heart. printed in Root Cellar Preserves, June 2007-Sep 2007, Vol. 29, No. 3 Sacramento Genealogical Society, Sacramento, California Author Unknown

183 Tasmanian Ancestry 169 December 2007 Crawford of Redbourne Estate June Stones (Member No 888) Life for many pioneering farming families attempting to establish a home in Tasmania s rugged North-West in the 1800s was an unrelenting round of backbracking toil, often fraught with danger, disappointment and personal tragedy, the CRAWFORD family s struggle is one such story. Stephen Crawford from Lincolnshire, England, his wife Sarah and sons, George, Walter, James, Frederick and Robert settled the Redbourne Estate, bordering Sprent and Spalford in The area was then described as dense forest with nothing but trees and wild cats. Twenty-five years later this large property had become one of the finest in the district. Besides their diverse farming and timber interests the family operated a modern steam-driven cream-separating plant and supplied crushed stone to the Forth Road Trust for road building. They also bred blood horses and ran a successful horse-training establishment. In addition, sons James and Walter established a large produce store and butchering business at Spalford, with a second store at Ulverstone. In an era when land clearing was at its height, Stephen Crawford set aside a 40- acre section of virgin bush filled with immense blackwood and hardwood trees, which by 1895, was recognised as one of the best beauty spots in the Castra area. This picturesque site was sold to timber merchants Adams and Sons when the 1890s depression coupled with the collapse of the Bank of Van Diemen s Land brought financial woes to many pioneers, the Crawford s among them. In March, 1894, an extensive clearing sale of livestock and equipment took place at Redbourne. Included in the sale were more than 240 cattle and dairy cows, 150 Berkshire and White Yorkshire pigs and 30 blood, hack, draught and harness horses, drays, carts and harness, cheese and butter making plants. Later that year a serious accident befell James Crawford when a horse he was exercising bolted and jammed his left leg against a tree, resulting in a compound fracture of the limb. It was initially believed amputation was unnecessary, but despite every effort this diagnosis was reluctantly reversed several months later. Sympathy for the victim, who had a wife and three young daughters, extended far and wide prompting a letter from Wm E KELLY to the editor of the North-West Post newspaper, in March, 1896, enclosing a cheque for 10 shillings and sixpence along with the suggestion a fund be set up to aid the unfortunate man who had been unable to work since his accident. As a result an appeal was launched with the aim of raising funds to send James to Melbourne where he could be fitted with an artificial leg. Melbourne surgical instrument and prosthesis maker W DENVER tendered a quote of 17 pounds 10 shillings to make and fit the prosthesis. When finalised in December, 1896, the total amount raised was just under 40 pounds.

184 December Tasmanian Ancestry December also saw the death of Stephen Crawford. He had been ailing for some time and died on Christmas night, aged 82. Three years after his accident a grateful James placed an advertisement in the public notices column of the North-West Post in which he thanked all those who had assisted in obtaining the artificial limb that he was pleased to state was now acting splendidly. The family s troubles continued in August, 1898, when Walter Crawford fell to the ground while cutting down a tree at Redbourne, also breaking his leg and dislocating his kneecap. However, a far greater tragedy took place in September with the death of James wife Isabella (nee ROBERTSON) aged 31. One week later her sister-in-law Harriet Robertson (nee BURT), who lived on an adjoining property was also dead. Both left families of young children. In 1899, Redbourne was sold to Mr E L CHAMBERLEN. However a final clearing sale had unforeseen consequences when James and Walter were charged with selling unbranded sheep. In pleading guilty, Walter, who told the court all the sheep were his, said he was ignorant of the law at the time and had no intention of breaking it. He was fined 10 shillings with 15 shillings costs. The case against James was dismissed. After the sale James moved to Devonport where he established a produce store that he operated for 30 years. In 1910 he married Miss M COOMBE, of Sheffield. James died in Hobart in Walter also moved to Devonport where he set up a milk run. He died in Devonport in Frederick, who took up land at Nietta, died in George remained on the North-West Coast while Robert went to Hobart. Their mother, Sarah, died at Walter s Percy St, Devonport, home on May 11, 1906, aged 82 years. Sources: North-West-Post and Advocate newspapers Transfer your FILM to VIDEO or DVD Convert your home movies to Video or DVD to share with your family and friends. I convert Standard 8, Super 8, 16mm, Pathe 9.5mm film to Videotape or DVD. Contact Bruce Woods on (03) or bcwoods@bigpond.net.au for more information.

185 Tasmanian Ancestry 171 December 2007 Family Tree Maker 2008 Now available (for Windows XP(SP2) and Vista only) Standard Australia & New Zealand Edition $ P&P (with free Passage Express software and training DVD Video) Platinum Australia & New Zealand Edition (with training DVD Video, and 5 UK/Aus./NZ Data CDs) The Official Guide to FTM 2008 (17th Edition) Book $ P&P $ P&P Available from Burnie Branch, PO Box 748, Burnie 7320 or petjud@bigpond.com New Publication Tasmanian Family History Society Inc., Burnie Branch is pleased to announce the release of another Index in the Birth, Deaths and Marriages series from The Advocate This release covers the years and features many KIA and Wounded from WW1 Price $25.00 less 10% for members + $3.00 P&P. Available from Burnie, Devonport and Hobart Branch Libraries or contact Sales, TFHS Inc., Burnie Branch, PO Box 748, Burnie, 7320 or petjud@bigpond.com

186 December Tasmanian Ancestry The late Mr A F Risby Launceston Examiner, 5 Sep 1895, p7 c1 One of the earliest pioneers at the Leven in the person of the above passed away last week at his residence, after a somewhat protracted illness, borne with fortitude and resignation, in the eighty-first year of his age. The remains were interred in the Congregational burial ground at the Forth, and deposited beside those of his first wife, who predeceased him by several years. In the progress of the funeral, which was largely attended, the body was first conveyed to the Congregational Chapel at the Leven, where the service appointed for such occasions was conducted by the Rev Mr BROWN. Mr RISBY, with his first wife, came to the colonies from England in The vessel was the Duke of Roxburg, bound for Adelaide. He remained there for about two years, when his eldest daughter, now Mrs W ROWLAND, was born. He then left for Launceston, where he resided for a similar period. After that he became a resident at the Forth, where he remained about thirteen years, being a lessee on the estate of the late Mr Alexander CLARKE. When Sir William DENISON introduced the pre-emptive right system of taking up state land Mr Risby applied for a section of 500 acres adjoining the then township of Ulverstone. He afterwards disposed of 300 [blurred] acres that now form two farms in the possession of Mr R PHILLIPS and Mr TURNBULL. Whilst at the Forth, Mr Risby followed the usual occupation of growing potatoes and carting palings, mostly disposing of the former to the late Mr T DREW of the Don, who sailed the schooner Waterwich, at that time nearly the only means of communication with Launceston. Indeed, in those days it used to be considered quite an adventure to make a voyage to the Forth or any of the North West Coast ports. Previous to the Waterwich taking up the trade, the few inhabitants, who were mostly sawyers and splitters, were principally dependent upon the Wallace, a small schooner of 14 tons, for getting their supplies. This little vessel was made out of a whale boat, built upon, and was owned by the late Mr T BUTTON. It nearly always took her a month to make her trips, and her arrival (both ways) was anxiously looked for. She disappeared ultimately in a mysterious manner, having been anchored inside the Tamar Heads, while the dingy had drifted ashore. Two men were lost with her, and not a relic of the wreck was ever found. This is a slight digression. Whilst Mr Risby resided at the Forth the Independents established a mission there under the management of the late Rev Mr WATERFIELD, who was very popular with the residents, all of whom gave their labour to clear about four acres of ground, build a house for the Minister, and also a chapel. Mr CLERKE had previously given the land on condition that the mission was not left unrepresented for more than six months. Unfortunately, the Congregational Union were not able to keep up the ministrations, so the cause lost the ground made valuable by the people s labour, together with the house and all improvements. In contributing to this mission our departed friend was no way behindhand, and subsequently he was always a generous supporter of the denomination he first identified himself with.

187 Tasmanian Ancestry 173 December 2007 When the diggings first broke out they made things much brisker in the industries in which the deceased was engaged, so that though he did not actually obtain gold direct from the mine, he secured sufficient means to settle comfortably on his location at the Leven, where he remained to the day of his death. Upon the death of his first wife, which occurred about thirteen years ago, he married again, the lady being several years his junior, and she survives him. He also leaves one son and three married daughters to mourn his departure, beside several grandchildren, all of whom reside at the Leven and are greatly respected. In concluding this imperfect notice it would be a serious omission if I failed to state that the deceased enjoyed the respect and good will of the whole community for his uprightness, truthfulness, and geniality. I may speak strongly on this point, as I have been a near neighbour of his for over forty years. May he rest in peace. Ancestry.com Looking for a convict? Recently added to Ancestry.com.au are several records for convicts: Australian Convict Transportation Registers - First Fleet, Australian Convict Transportation Registers - Second Fleet, Australian Convict Transportation Registers - Third Fleet, 1791 Australian Convict Transportation Registers - Other Fleets & Ships, These registers contain the convict s name, date and place of conviction, term of sentence, name of ship, date of departure, and colony to which sent. Some also include occupation, physical description and religion. Other new Australian records available are: NSW 1828 Census NSW & Tasmania, Convict Musters, NSW & Tasmania, Convict Pardons & Tickets of Leave, NSW & Tasmania, Settler & Convict Lists, Access to Ancestry.com is available on dedicated computers at both Hobart and Burnie Branch Libraries. See contact detail inside back cover

188 December Tasmanian Ancestry Grimsby Fishing History Goes Online From Lincolnshire Family History Society Journal Vol 18 No 3 The Grimsby Fish and Ships electronic database which provides 24-hour access to the index of fishing vessel crew lists is now up-and-running at the north East Lincolnshire Archives in Grimsy Town hall. The database was created by project workers funded by the Heritage lottery Fund. etc etc. Enquirers on will be able to click on the free Online Archive Catalogue, and search for any Grimsby vessel, vessel owner or skipper for the years from 1884 to Free-text searching of the database by year, surname, place of birth, or vessel name will reveal the reference numbers of any surviving crew lists. The originals may then be consulted at the Archives. At the moment the only crew on the database are the skippers. Adding the rest of the crew is a very large task, which has already been started by volunteers but may take a few years to complete. The Archivist, John Wilson, explained, This is a major event for local and family historians. In the process of compiling the database all the 38,000 documents were finally sorted, boxed and individually numbered. Now, for the first time the public will be able to access this index from their own homes, 24 hours a day. The North East Lincolnshire Council is moving forward to meet the Governments agenda for electronic access to local archives, and to open heritage information to new audiences. We now expect to get thousand of enquiries from all over the UK and the world. Our DS-CALM database has been tried and tested in many local authority archives, and will eventually capture the catalogue details of all the millions of documents preserved here for public use. Fiona Poulton of the Grimsby Branch of the Lincolnshire Family History Society added, Recent years have seen a huge rise in the popularity of tracing family history and thanks to modern techniques the task is becoming easier than ever before. This new index at the Archives will make it easier to search for ancestors who were in the fishing industry. There remains no substitute for seeing the original, and this will also reduce the wear and tear on the crew lists, and preserve them for the future. A similar database for Hull vessels is at Useful Website Canadian Immigration, Emigration & Naturalisation

189 Tasmanian Ancestry 175 December 2007 New Publication Index to Volumes Journal of the Tasmanian Family History Society Inc. This comprehensive, alphabetical index to all personal names mentioned in the twenty issues of our society s journal published between June 2000 and March 2005 has been compiled by member Sally Rackham. Also included in the index are the titles of all articles, an integrated list of all authors and many different 'subjects' such as properties, cemeteries, ships and companies. This valuable resource follows on from our previous publication, Tasmanian Ancestry: Index to Volumes 1 20, compiled by Kate Ramsay and published in (see page 216 for a complete list of Society Sales) A5 publication page index. $15.00 plus p&p $4.50 (GST Inclusive) Available from the State Sales Officer PO Box 191, Launceston TAS 7250 Also available for members at their local libraries Tasmanian Family History Society Inc. Short Story Competition Entries close: 31st December Subject of the story to be about an area, an event or a family. 2. Length to be between 1,500 and 5,000 words. 3. Illustrations, references, bibliography etc. advantageous. 4. Entries to be submitted in a printed form and should not exceed ten (10) A4 pages. 5. It is the intention to publish the entries if there is sufficient interest. 6. If you wish your story to be published by the Society, please submit an electronic version on CD, disk or by Electronic version is to be either an MS Word document or as rich text format. 8. This competition to be run in alternate years with the first winner to be announced at the 2008 AGM. Further Information and entry forms available from TFHS Inc. Branch Libraries or The Secretary TFHS Inc. PO Box 191, Launceston TAS 7250

190 December Tasmanian Ancestry William McLennan The Weekly Courier, 24 October 1900, p34, c1&2 A welcome letter: "Farmer John" received a letter from an old friend in New South Wales the other day William McLENNAN, a name well known to many of the older residents of Scottsdale. The thought occurred to one that quite a few of our people would like to hear how "Willie McLennan," as we used to call him, had been getting on all these long years, so I will give a few extracts from his letter. He writes: "We are pleased to read 'Farmer John's' advice to new selectors. What a contrast to this part of the world! You will have read of our struggle throughout the last drought. We in the Tamworth district had a few teeth extracted, but some out west had only their 'gummies' left. We did have a little grass, and in many places a little water. We had to cart water for all our stock, a journey of seven miles, but in the west out from here no feed, no water, dust, dust, and even the gum trees died out. A few I had left for shelter for the stock all died. I also noticed several trees on the road to Tamworth 3ft in diameter, and they died for want of moisture; but what a contrast this season feed and water in abundance. We have clover here something like trefoil. The ground is covered with it in places a foot in height. It grows well with the beautiful showers we are having. The consequence is that all our stock are rolling fat, our wheat crops top the fences, and we are looking forward to a record harvest. One of our neighbours just across the road has something over 1,000 acres of barley in, and about 200 acres of wheat. He ploughs with a traction engine, drawing 21 furrows. (What price Scottsdale!) We have 400 acres of wheat in, which looks well. We started to plough on April 1, finished with two teams, drawing a six-furrow and a four-furrow plough, on June 20. But in many things we are very far back in this district. We have tried to get up a little competition in wheat growing, like you did in regard to potatoes, with such good results, but the farmers here are rather shy." Continuing, Mr McLennan says: "At a land sale here some time back the unimproved land sold at 40 to 6110s per acre. But how they are going to make it pay is a mystery. (What price Ledgerwood!) The traction engine has come to stay; it is used for chaff cutting, threshing and hauling loads of 12 tons weight to the railway stations. The lambing season has given a good return, from 75 to 100 percent. Ewes and lambs cannot be bought under from 17s 6d to 26s 6d, with or to lamb. Cows and heifers are in great demand. I sold some vealers at 3 per head. Horses are in strong demand, for, owing to good harvest they are wanted for stripping the wheat. We will require 16 horses to do our stripping, besides others for emergencies." Now, it seems to me that our old friend Will has, like some of us, had a good many ups and down during the last 18 or 20 years he has been away from Spring Hill, and it seems to one that farming in Australia is something like playing a seesaw. Last year the New South Wales farmer was down, while the little Tasmanian "cockey" was very high up much higher than he is likely to be for some years to come. "Spuds" were up to 6 per ton, and chaff nearly as high. This season, however, the Tasmanian end of the seesaw is down with a bump, so much so that one of our energetic "cockies" said only today, "Potatoes are off; no more spuds for

191 Tasmanian Ancestry 177 December 2007 me this year." By all appearances, the crops in New South Wales will come out skyhigh this year. By the way, speaking about our old friend, Will McLennan, I wonder whether he has forgotten the morning over 30 years ago, when he unhooked the grey mare Blossom from his team to give his friend another paling carter a pull up Muddy Creek Hill. He never knew Captain, the black horse, was half so strong until that morning, when he, without the leader, took the load part of the way up the hill by himself. But helping a neighbour up the hill in those bygone days is not by any means the last good turn Mac has done for other people. He has in his composition a very fair amount of the milk of human kindness, and is always ready to lend a helping hand in a quiet way. After the coming of a good harvest, should Mr McLennan decide to pay a visit to the birthplace of his children, I need hardly say we will be quite as pleased to see him as he will be to meet us again. Some of us will find him a shelter and make him a shake-down. He will have no need to camp out as he did on the Den Ranges nearly 40 years ago. Scottsdale, Monday, Oct 19. Editor's note: Kenneth and Isabella McLENNAN and family left from the port of Liverpool, embarking on the Australia on 22 August 1853, and landed in Melbourne, 18 November Kenneth MacLennan, m. 31 Dec 1839 at Achterneed to Isabella MUNRO. b. 5 Feb 1819 Maryfield, Fodderty, d. 25 Nov 1888, Scottsdale. (f714) Isabella s father and mother are thought to have been Donald Munro and Isabella CAMERON. Their children: 1. William McLennan, b. 24 Nov 1840 at Dingwall, d. 29 Dec 1919 at Oxley, his home, Tamworth, NSW. m. Mary Jane REGAN on 28 Oct 1867 at Chewton Vic 2. Isabella Munro McLennan, b. 16 Nov 1842, Fodderty, d. 17 Aug 1920, at Attunga, NSW. m. John Harvey McKERROW on 16 July 1859 at Forest Creek, Vic 3. Grace McLennan, b. 8 Oct 1844, d Melbourne. m. on 12 Oct 1867 at L'ton, (No 352) to Henry KELLOW, of Mt Alexander Cottage, Vic 4. Donald (Dan) McLennan, b. 3 May 1846, Strathpeffer, d. 24 Apr 1913 at Scottsdale. m. on 18 June 1879 at Scottsdale, (No 419) to Susan Charlotte RANSON 5. Ann McLennan, b. 6 June 1850, d. 3 Sept md. on 3 Dec 1868 at Scottsdale, (No 405) to Thomas CAMPBELL 6. Jane McLennan, chr. 29 Oct 1852, Fodderty. m. K.J. JOHNSTONE 7. John McLennan, born in Port Phillip Bay 1853, d. 11 April m. on 28 Apr 1876 at L'ton, (No 443) to Margaret BULMAN (nee Stewart) 8. Roderick McLennan, b. 23 March 1856 died infancy 9. Alexander McLennan, b. 2 July 1857, Victoria. m. Annie (Note: The record of the Australia shows Ann as the youngest child to leave Scotland, and an infant male born on the voyage. Jane and John were not listed.) Their time in Victoria was spent in the Portland area, and at Forest Creek, near Castlemaine. They came to Tasmania in 1865, (Kenneth for the second time) where they lived with John and Isabella McKERROW for a year, before establishing their own holding.

192 December Tasmanian Ancestry Help Wanted Champigny/Champagny My 4xg grandfather, Lieut James SIMMONS, Lieut HP Royal Artillery, passed away at Champigny/Champagny, Hobart in I would appreciate hearing from anyone who could tell me where in Hobart this place was. Sandra Duck, sfrd@iprimus.com.au (Member No 1033) Downes Emily Caroline DOWNES nee POPHAM nee WATKINS. Emily was the sister of my Great Grandmother Harriet Sarah THOMPSON nee Watkins. Harriet married Robert Digby Thompson of the 12th Regiment in Hobart and travelled to England Wales Ireland and India with the regiment. Robert Digby died in India in 1879 when Harriet returned to Tasmania. Oral history has it that Harriet settled at the Don and that Caroline assumed responsibility for Harriet's? two youngest children one of whom was my maternal grandfather, Robert Henry THOMPSON. The Downes family appear to have moved to Longford. Contact Donald Cameron, ardcameron@netspace.net.au, (Member 4988) Grave Ada Florence nee Phillips ( ) I need information about her family, plus what hospital was she born in and what school did she go to in Victoria. Contact Ann Bakes, family_tree_search@hotmail.com (Member No 6528) Jones / Brewer / Counsell / Linton / Coplestone / Collins Richard and Ann Harrington JONES from Wales were early settlers in Pipers River. Children: Elizabeth Harrington m. Peter BREWER; Zillah m. Laurence COUNSELL; Richard m. Mary Jane LINTON; Edward (33) d.1857; Ann m. Henry COPLESTONE Jnr. I would like to know of any connection to Martha JONES (21) m. George COLLINS (37) 1867 Launceston. Children: Richard George Jones; Male (George?); Martha Ann Rosina; Rose Zillah; Victoria Elizabeth; Lillian Malvina Harrington; Henry Ernest all born George Town & Ernest Herbert; Daisy Lavinia; Amy Verbinia at Port Sorell. Names bear a similarity. Contact: Lorraine WOOTTON, 310 Low Head Rd, Low Head 7253 or woottondes@hotkey.net.au. Jones / Collins I am interested in the parentage of Martha JONES (21=b.c1845) who married George COLLINS (37) Launceston and had 7 chn in George Town and another 3 in the Port Sorell districts. Could she be the Martha JONES born to William & Martha JONES, Launceston who seem to have disappeared from Tasmania after Martha's birth? If anyone can shed some light on either of these families, I would appreciate it. Contact: Lorraine WOOTTON, 310 Low Head Rd, Low Head 7253 or woottondes@hotkey.net.au

193 Tasmanian Ancestry 179 December 2007 Phillips I am seeking information on Annie Amelia ( ). On Rosina ( ). and William Henry ( ) and what year he left Longford go to Vic. Also William Henry and Annie Amelia marriage details. Contact Ann Bakes, family_tree_search@hotmail.com (Member No 6528) Scott Edith Margaret nee Phillips ( ), I need Information where she was born and what school in Victoria please. Contact Ann Bakes, family_tree_search@hotmail.com (Member No 6528) Williams Seeking information regarding my g/g grandfather Thomas WILLIAMS, sometimes recorded as Alfred Thomas Williams, Green Ponds, Tas. Thomas Williams (b) 1833 Gloucestershire (d) 1920 Kemtpon, Tas. Resident of Tasmania for 72yrs. At Brighton on 22 August 1859 Thomas, aged 26 (m) Julia Hannah REYNOLDS, aged 20. Issue: Charlotte (1860); Alice (1862); Thomas (1865); James (1866) (my great grandfather); Amelia (1868), Martha (1869); Alfred Thomas (1871); Mary Ann (1873); William (1875); John (1877); Walter (1878); Arthur John (1880); Elsen Ernest (1883). Stories passed down were that Thomas, age 15yrs, was transported for shooting a pheasant and worked on the Bridgewater Causeway. Contact Madeleine Shaw, 25 Victoria St, Richmond, Tas 7025, (Member 6030) Woodfin/ Woodfine I am hoping to have contact with descendants of the Woodfin/ Woodfine families which appear to originate in Broadhempston, near Newton Abbott, Devon. The family would seem to be related by marriage to SMALE and BALL, as a Hetty Augusta WOODFIN was witness to a Ball-Smale marriage in 1889 at Wolbotough, Devon. Mr J Woodfin of Plymouth was one of the Principal mourners at the funeral in 1930 of Richard Holman Ball. On 1881 census record at Charles the Martyr, Plymouth a J Woodfin and family were living at 10 Friary Street. Contact T L Grunnell, tavistovk405@yahoo.com.au (Member 610) Help Wanted queries are published free for members of the TFHS Inc. (provided membership number is quoted) and at a cost of $11.00 (inc. GST) per query to non-members. Special Interest Groups: advertising rates apply. Members are entitled to three free queries per year, and should be limited to 100 words. All additional queries will be published at a cost of $ Only one query per member per issue will be published unless space permits otherwise. Queries should be forwarded to The Editor, Tasmanian Ancestry, PO Box 191 Launceston TAS 7250 or editors@tasfhs.org

194 December Tasmanian Ancestry Mr Henry Edgell Weekly Courier 20 January 1906, p27 c2 Mr Henry Edgell, after 49 years of excellent service, has retired on a pension from the management of the Launceston branch of the London, Liverpool, and Globe Insurance Company. On the 11th inst. Mr Charles DANVERS, general manager of the company for Australia and New Zealand, entertained at dinner at the Launceston Hotel the retiring officer. The guests included a number of representative business men. In proposing the health of the guest, Mr Danvers said Mr Edgell had been a most loyal and trustworthy servant of the company. He had been connected with the organisation for the long period of 49 years, in the office in London, the head office in Liverpool, at Sydney, and in Tasmania, and throughout his responsible career had established a record for straight forward and honourable conduct. Mr Edgell had to the uttermost fulfilled in his personal character all the best traditions of the company namely, to faithfully carry out it engagements. In replying the guest said he had never had an official rebuff during the whole 49 years he had been connected with the company, but had always been considered as a friend, and a loyal man, and like Queen Elizabeth he would be content to have the letters "L.L.G." written on his epitaph. He was handing on his mantle to Mr T M DOUGLAS, a very good fellow. Mr Douglas was a man who might be well relied upon. He was perfectly clean, perfectly honest, and perfectly zealous in every way. Queensland BDM s online From April 2007 you can search the Queensland Historical Indexes for Births Deaths & Marriages. Queensland Departments of Justice General bdm info. Queensland Birth, Death & Marriages Historical Index Search These online indexes cover the same period as the Queensland Pioneer and Federation indexes. Births, Deaths & Marriages 1829 to The index also includes some early baptism, burials and church marriages.

195 Tasmanian Ancestry 181 December 2007 New Members A warm welcome is extended to the following new members 6619 ORR Mrs Julie Christine 34 Wilson's Road GEEVESTON TAS 7116 jcorr@eftel.net.au 6620 LEAHY Mr Matthew Roy 19 Beatty St ROCHEDALE QLD 4123 kildonog@bigpond.com SOUTH 6621 BELLHOUSE Mrs Maureen PO Box 1304 WOODFORD QLD 4514 Pamela (Pam) bellgonya@bigpond.com 6622 PHILPOTT Mrs Kaye 12A Francisco St Rivervale PERTH WA 6103 Rosemary KayKev@Westnet.com.au 6623 McRAE Mrs Gwenneth 31McKenzie Road COWES PHILLIP IS Vic 3922 heamer@bigpond.net.au 6624 BOWMAN Ms Wendy Jean PO Box 250 NEWSTEAD TAS REID Mrs Marie Not for publication 6626 McLARTY Mrs Zoe PO Box 162 EXETER TAS 7275 nzmclarty@bigpond.com 6627 SPENCER Mr Darryl Mark 18 King St RAILTON TAS OSBORNE Mr Peter John 686 Dorans Road SANDFORD TAS 7020 osborne686@hotmail.com 6629 OSBORNE Mrs Anne Maree 686 Dorans Road SANDFORD TAS 7020 osborne686@hotmail.com 6630 DELL Mrs Kate Not for publication 6631 PAPAFILOPOULOS Mrs 304 Murray St HOBART TAS 7000 Pauline June pjp30@hotmail.com 6632 FRITH Miss Natasha Not for publication 6633 GREEN Mrs Rachael 42 Sharron Drive GRANTON TAS ARNOLD Marilyn Kay 61 Cherry Rd TREVALLYN TAS 7250 pedla@hotkey.net.au 6635 MADDEN Mrs Karen Joy 17 Mangin St MOWBRAY TAS 7248 karenandpeter@hotkey.net.au 6636 MATHESON Miss Diane PO Box 85 TRAFALGAR VIC 3824 Shirley 6637 MALONEY Mr Frank 102 Savages Road BROOKFIELD QLD 4069 frmal@bigpond.com 6638 CARNIE Mrs Margaret 92 Main Road PERTH TAS 7300 Watson 6639 LEE Mr Robert Charles 129 Wilmot St PORT SORELL TAS 7307 randblee@bigpond.net.a u 6640 HUBBARD Mrs Joanne 16 Edith Court MOUNT VIC 3767 Janettte jojhub@hotmail.com DANDENONG 6641 LOCKHART Ms Sheryl 187 West Mooreville Rd BURNIE TAS 7320 Maree gillhart@internode.on.net 6642 GIIRDAUSKAS Rev John Not for publication Francis 6643 ROW Mrs Margaret Jean GPO Box 213 HOBART TAS BRERETON Mrs Lynette 5 Pindos Drive TRANMERE TAS 7018 May 6645 GUMLEY W E Wendy Elizabeth Not for publication 6646 CHARLES Ms Christine 83 Triffitts Rd GLENFERN TAS 7140 Sandra 6647 MORGAN Mr Terence 51 Runnymede St BATTERY POINT TAS 7004 Charles tcmorgan@netspace.net.a u 6648 LAWSON Mrs Marette Ann 21 Packham St NEWNHAM TAS 7248 marettelawson@bigpond.com 6649 SNELL Mrs Barbara Anne 299A Burraneer Bay Rd CARINGBAH NSW COLLINS Ms Lorraine 6 Chapman St McLEOD VIC MARLOW Mr Peter 1/5 Inlet Court SHEARWATER TAS 7307 pmmarlow@bigpond.com.au

196 December Tasmanian Ancestry 6652 MULHERN Mrs Gail Joy 5 Beetham St BEAUDESERT QLD 4285 eiw001@hotmail.com 6653 ROBINSON Mr James 25 Sharpes Road LENAH VALLEY TAS 7008 Gregory vintrys@gmail.com 6654 BRANDON Mr Grahame William Not for publication 6655 COOK Mrs Janet PO Box 82 SOMERSET TAS 7322 janco@keypoint.com.au 6656 GILL Mrs Yvonne May 8 Gepp St ROSEBERY TAS BIRD Mr Wilfred Percy 7 Castlereagh Place WATSONIA VIC 3087 wilfredbird@bigpond.com.au 6658 WEEDING Mr Trevor John 10/18-22 Purkis St CAMPERDOWN NSW McGOWAN Mr William Neil 5 Belmont Court NEWNHAM Tas WEEKS Mrs Janette 40 Devon Hills Road DEVON HILLS Tas 7300 Elizabeth New Members' Interests Name Place/Area Time M'ship No. APTED Launceston TAS AUS AUSTIN Any Any 6648 AYLIFF/E John Nile TAS AUS AYLIFF/E John (Father) Evandale TAS AUS AYLIFF/E John CON Highworth WIL ENG AYLIFFE John CON(son) Evandale & New Norfolk TAS AUS AYLIFFE John (son) Highworth WIL ENG BANKS Elizabeth Kingston TAS AUS BANKS Ruth Dewsbury WRY ENG BANKS Samuel MDX ENG BASSETT John Birmingham ENG c BELLHOUSE AUS BERVILLE Sarah TAS AUS BOND Frances Hobart TAS AUS BREHAUT CHI UK BRENNAN-BAKER Sarah Port Dalrymple TAS AUS c BRERETON Martin Tipperary IRL Hobart BRITTON ENG BROOKS Frederick C Hobart TAS AUS Any 6634 BROOKS Frederick C New Norfolk TAS AUS Any 6634 BULLER Christina Hobart TAS AUS BURLING Launceston TAS AUS Any 6635 CAREY Any Any 6648 CARNIE Edinburgh SCT Any 6638 CHAPLIN Edward Any b c1814 d CLEARY John Menindee NSW AUS COOKE(E) George Campbell Town COOPER Ann Maulden BDF ENG COWBURN Hannah (nee Hobart TAS AUS Jennings) COWBURN William Hobart TAS AUS c CUNNINGHAM Ayreshire & Glasgow SCT Any 6638 DOWLING Franklin TAS AUS DOYLE John Burnett WIC IRL b EARLY Any Any 6648 EDWARDS Longford TAS AUS Any 6624 EDWARDS WLS UK Any 6624 ETCHELLS William Henry Port Sorell TAS AUS c1881 onwards 6619

197 Tasmanian Ancestry 183 December 2007 Name Place/Area Time M'ship No. EVERETT Mary Ann New Norfolk TAS AUS FISHER Jesse Norwich NFK ENG FLETCHER Edward NWest TAS AUS Any 6631 FLYN Frances Elizabeth FREE ENG c GARONER John Strathfieldsay ENG c GARRETT Rathcurran IRL GARRETT Jonathan ESS ENG GILLIGAN TAS AUS c GOODWIN Edward Salop b c GOODY Issac Longford/ Cressy TAS AUS GROOMBRIDGE TAS AUS GUMLEY William TAS AUS 1850s 6645 HAAS Germany < HAAS Lilydale TAS AUS HAAS NE Coast TAS AUS > HAMMERSLEY Bangor TAS AUS HATHAWAY Mary Any - md John King HEALEY Jane?Queens IRL Hobart born HERIGHTY TAS AUS c HILL Robert William Hamilton TAS AUS HUGHES Edward Any c JONES Mary Ann SAL ENG Any 6622 KAVANAGH Limerick IRL Any 6639 KENNER NW Coast TAS AUS Any 6634 KETTLES Any Any 6648 KING George Woodbridge ENG LEACH Mary Any c LEAHY George Zeehan TAS AUS LEE Benjamin Maine USA Any 6639 LEWIS ENG LING NW Coast TAS AUS LING William NFK ENG c LODGE Any Any 6648 LORING Any MADDEN Launceston TAS AUS Any 6635 MADDEN Hobart/ Devonport TAS AUS Any 6635 McINTOSH Margaret Any b c McLARTY Argyle SCT MORGAN Andrew Dublin IRL MORRIS, Enoch STS ENG MOUNTFORD Margaret Launceston TAS AUS c MULANE Rathcurran IRL NICHOLLS Launceston TAS AUS NICOLAS Germany < NICOLAS Falmouth TAS AUS > O'BRIEN Launceston TAS AUS Any 6635 O'DONOGHUE Timothy COR Kanturk IRL c O'LOUGHLIN CLA IRL OSBORNE John U'Needwood STS ENG c PEARCE Thomas Bethnel Green LND ENG c PITT TAS AUS c ROUND Harry Edward Huon & Hobart TAS AUS

198 December Tasmanian Ancestry Name Place/Area Time M'ship No. ROWSTHORN NW Coast TAS AUS ROWSTHORN Henry Morven TAS AUS ROWSTHORN Henry Evandale TAS AUS RUNDLE John St Blazey CON ENG c RUTHERFORD Janet Vic AUS SALES, Janet Vic AUS SALES James John Vic AUS SCOTT Mary Ann St Boswells SCT c SMITH George Hobart TAS AUS Any 6634 SPRIGMORE Mary Bethnel Green LND ENG c STEWART John TAS AUS Any 6640 STRONG Thomas Hobart TAS AUS Any 6634 STRONG Thomas Cygnet TAS AUS Any 6634 SULLIVAN Margaret Ellen Campbell Town SYNOT Walter VDL AUS TAYLOR Alfred Ernest Hobart TAS AUS TAYLOR Alfred Joseph Hobart TAS AUS TAYLOR Edward George Hobart TAS AUS TAYLOR Emma Eliza Hobart TAS AUS TAYLOR Mary Ann Jane Hobart TAS AUS TAYLOR William James Hobart TAS AUS THOMPSON Any Any 6648 WATSONS Edinburgh SCT Any 6638 WEBB Westbury TAS Aus WEEDING Surrey ENG Pre WHITELAW John Crook Born Leith SCT; died J'burg S Africa c WHITMORE Franklin TAS AUS All names remain the property of the Tasmanian Family History Society Inc. and will not be sold on in a database If you find a name in which you are interested, please note the membership number and check the New Members' listing for the appropriate name and address. Please enclose a stamped self-addressed envelope and don't forget to reply if you received a SSAE. Note: If you have ticked the block on the Membership Application/ Renewal Form indicating that you wish your contact details to remain private, your Members Interests will not be published. Privacy Statement Unless specifically denied by members when joining the Society, or upon renewing their membership, contact details and member's interests may be published in Tasmanian Ancestry and other publications of the Society. A copy of the 'Privacy Policy' of the Society is available on request at Branch Libraries or from State or Branch Secretaries. The 'Privacy Policy' sets out the obligations of the Society in compliance with the Privacy Act of 1988 and the amendments of that Act

199 December Diary Notes Tasmanian Ancestry January- October 2008: Norfolk Island Bicentenary Sailings on board the Lady Nelson: Thursday 17 January 2008 (Porpoise) Saturday 1 March 2008 (Lady Nelson) Thursday 5 June 2008 (Estramina) Sunday 5 October 2008 (City of Edinburgh) To celebrate the arrivals of the Norfolk Islanders Leaving from Elizabeth St Pier, Hobart (10am-12 noon and 1pm-3pm) Bookings can be made for all sailings at the Lady Nelson Office Dockhead Building Franklin Wharf, Hobart 10am 3pm weekdays Irene Schaffer, Lady Nelson's Historian, will be on board and give talks about the passengers who arrived on the different ships. For more information phone Irene Schaffer or schafferi@optusnet.com.au. April 16th-19th 2008: East Launceston Primary School will be celebrating its 100th Anniversary. The former Mothers' Club Members are organising a luncheon for past members to be held on Wednesday 16th April They are trying to contact as many past students, teachers and others that have been involved with the school and are gathering the following information: Name (and maiden name), postal and address. For students, the period of attendance at ELPS. For staff the period worked at the school and position held. Involvement with Parents and Friends etc. Memorabilia, photos. Where people lived during their school days.? For more details contact: ELPS.100@Gmail.com New Norfolk, TAS Australia New Norfolk is an historic Australian town, settled mainly by Norfolk Island evacuees in This anniversary will be commemorated at two major events in Back to New Norfolk 2008: an Autumn Commemoration of the Bicentenary of the town of New Norfolk. Descendants of the Norfolk Islanders and First Settlers, those with ancestral connections and anyone who has ever lived or worked in the town, will be welcome to join in the celebrations. New Norfolk 2008: the 4th World Norfolk and Norwich Gathering, springtime in scenic New Norfolk. Join us "Down Under Down Under" in Tasmania Australia's island state for the 4th World Family Gathering of people from places named Norfolk or Norwich. A special invitation is extended to anyone for Norfolk or Norwich community worldwide. For more information or to be added to our contact list: info@newnorfolk2008.com or Web: or contact the Secretary, New Norfolk 2008, 77 Blair St, New Norfolk TAS Saturday 21 June 2008: Tasmanian Family History Society Inc. Annual General Meeting, Town Hall, Church Street Ross.

200 Tasmanian Ancestry 186 December September 2008: Angus & Dundee Roots Festival: Ancestral Scotland is set to launch a new genealogy-based website focused specifically on this region with an annual week-long festival. The site will be dedicated to Angus and Dundee and act as a one-stop shop for anyone looking into their family roots in the area. The website will act as a portal and bring together many resources and websites with an interest in genealogy in Angus. It will offer a range of services including a surname profiler, features on the history of the area, and advice on booking an ancestral trip to Angus. In addition, the site will provide information on key local genealogy resources and a chatroom for those who register for the newsletter. In the future it will also offer digital versions of the area's burial grounds. 2009: A celebration of the contribution made by the clans to the culture and history of Scotland. The Scottish Executive has chosen 2009 as the Year of the Homecoming. This initiative is directed worldwide at all those with an affinity to Scotland. There can be no greater affinity than that of the clan member, and a major International Clan Gathering is being planned to support this exciting initiative. The Gathering will take the form of a major Highland Games, but with the addition of a special clan ceremony, designed by the producers of the Edinburgh Tattoo. This will be held on the magnificent castle esplanade and will commemorate the contribution made by the clans to the culture Membership Subscriptions and history of Scotland. The Gathering is being hosted by the Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs, and it is hoped that all clan associations will attend. This year will be dedicated to planning and creating awareness for the event, and more importantly, developing special Gathering tour packages, which will be made available in The Gathering 2009 Ltd has opened offices in Edinburgh, and is in the early stages of planning and designing the event. We will be working closely clan organisations worldwide, and will be attending major Games and festivals throughout 2007 Please visit As the first recipients of this news, please communicate it to as many of your clan members as possible. and 2008 to help promote the Gathering. Contact: "Heather" <hefyfe@cox.net> to complete your renewal form (enclosed with this journal) and send it to the relevant address as soon as convenient before the due date (31st March 2008) that subscriptions are payable by 1 April each year and are current until 31st March the following year. Renew on time and avoid delays! Articles for the Journal start thinking about an article which you can submit for the journal!

201 December Tasmanian Ancestry Quidnunc Excerpts from journals held at the Launceston Branch Library Australian Family Tree Connection July BDM certificates and privacy and identity theft. by Mr G Jaunay If you at all concerned about the restrictions to BDM records, read what Graham has to say on the subject. 2. The Portable Genealogist. by Kelly Evans If you have ever considered if a PDA would be of use to your research then this article should interest you. It also has some tips for choosing a PDA. The Banyan Tree July 2007 Blacksheep. by Linda Hotchkiss Linda Hotchkiss of the Lincolnshire Archives explains how it was always wise to check for the black-sheep in your family. The article covers Petty Sessions, Quarter Sessions, Assizes and Life in Prison. Cornwall FHS Journal September 2007 Cornish Orphans in Essex. by Lorna Leadbetter This is a follow up to her article about Cornish children in the Merchant Seamen s Orphans Asylum at Snaresbrook. The list has over 100 Cornish children who were pupils at Royal Merchant Navy School Foundation between the years of 1836 and Dispatch August A MacLeod Pistol by Dr Hamish Sloane A great article for the Scottish pistol collector. 2. Scottish Volunteer units of the Royal Corps of Signals. by Wienand Drenth This article presents the lineage of the volunteer elements of the Royal Corps of Signals in Scotland since 1967 to Badge Box In badge box this time is the Officers Balmoral and slouch hat badge of the 2nd Volunteer Battn. 6th (T.F.) Highland Light Infantry. Irish Roots Number Bridging the Gap. Some important facts on Irish immigration into Canada. Too many genealogists want to jump to the mother country s genealogical records in tracing home origins, without first unearthing everything on their ancestors from the immigrants country s records, and this is particularly dangerous avenue to follow when undertaking Irish research, because of the nature of Irish record collections and their pitfalls.

202 Tasmanian Ancestry 188 December 2007 Lincolnshire Family History Society Journal Vol 18 No 3 School Records The Lincolnshire Archives is the recognized repository for the records of state schools in Lincolnshire and hold records from over 500 past and present schools in the county, together with related administrative material from There is also a series of nineteenth century plans of schools submitted for grant-aid. Tay Valley Family Historian June 2007 ScotlandsPeople Update: The Society has been advised by G.R.O. that film copying has been discontinued and that no more purchases can be made. This follows hard on the heels of the news that images of Old Parish Register (OPR) records are now publicly available online for the very first time. In addition, a major O.P.R. index update has been deployed with over nine million entries updated and linked to the associated images. Customers can now search the Old Parish Register records by county as well as parish, offering greater search flexibility. The session time-limit has now been extended from seven days to ninety days. Australian Family Tree Connection June 2007 Irish graves: New transcriptions of memorial in Ireland are being added to the database weekly. See All Mapped out of not? The Ordnance Survey is not shy to enforce its 50-year copyright protection and this could affect the latest project from the Great Britain Historical Geographical information System Project, based at the University of Portsmouth. The 400,000 project aims to put information that will allow the public to find out which constituencies a property has been located in since the First Reform Act of 1832, but the parliamentary constituency maps for the past five decades are still copyright of the Ordnance Survey, who is seemingly reluctant to license public access usage of maps. However, the Ordnance Survey is willing to verify usage of its maps in institutions of further education, via the Edina agreement. This means that the Vision of Britain project is in the unfortunate position of being supported by a university and funded by the Joint Information System Committee (run for the benefit of universities), but restricted by its very goal to make the information accessible to the public. Further details about the situation can be found at the Guardian Free Our Data blog, Scotland s Family Website A new self-help genealogy portal for Scotland has been launched, Scotlands Family at It is intended to assist people at home and abroad doing their own Scottish family research by pointing them in the direction of free online information. The site has received an enthusiastic reception since its launch. Proving particularly popular is the chronological list of sites offering ship passenger lists leaving Scotland, the parish maps from around Scotland, and the explanation terms of disease and death found on Scottish death certificates.

203 December Tasmanian Ancestry Obituary Hon W T N Champ Launceston Examiner, 30 August 1892, p4 c1&2 Intelligence has been received from Melbourne of the death on Thursday last of Colonel the hon. William Thomas Napier CHAMP, first Premier of Tasmania and senior member of the Executive Council of the colony. The deceased gentleman was born at Chatham on April 15, 1808, his father, who was a Major in the 21st Fusiliers, having seen plenty of hot service in Spain and Portugal against the armies of JOURDAN, MARMONT, SOULT, and others. By his mother's side he was related to NAPIERS and LAWRENCES, of Peninsula and Indian renown. After completing his education at Cambridge, Mr Champ proceeded to the Military School, Sandhurst, where he had for a fellow student the late Mr James Erskine CALDER. He passed his examinations "with credit", and obtained a commission, with purchase, in the 63rd Regiment, which had just returned from active service in Portugal. Of this corps General DYOTT was Colonel, but Lieutenant Colonel LOGAN was the actual commander. Mr Champ rose rapidly to the position of adjutant, and in charge of a detachment of it (which relieved the 40th then in this colony) he sailed in the ship Wave, which reached Hobart Town on January 11, He had not been long in Tasmania when he sailed for the great penal settlement at Macquarie Harbour, then guarded not only by a host of convict constables, but by more than sixty soldiers and two officers, namely Ensign Champ and the Military Commandant of the settlement, Capt BRIGGS, of the 63rd. Mr Champ continued at this wretched place of banishment about 18 months, when he was relieved by Ensign STUBBEMAN. At this abode of misery and despair he must have witnessed many of those deplorable acts of cruelty then so commonly practised on the convict classes, and above all on men under coercive treatment at those terrible places of torment. These dreadful scenes daily passing before him could not be without their effect on a heart naturally indisposed to the infliction of pain, and which, in long after years, when he was Commandant at one of those punishment stations himself at Port Arthur, he would never permit. His firm but merciful treatment of the unfortunates whom the severities of the old class of magistrates consigned to his charge, when contrasted with the heartlessness of other of his class, drew down on him the highest encomia from the excellent Bishop WILLSON, who having himself witnessed the terrible and half-murderous severities at Norfolk Island, which almost broke the old man's heart, concludes a despatch to Governor DENISON (published in the House of Commons Blue Book, 1853), by imploring him to place the "Ocean Hell" as that island was then called, "under Mr Champ, the just and discriminating Commandant of Port Arthur." Mr Champ was stationed with his regiment at Marlborough and New Norfolk until 1832, when he got his lieutenancy and exchanged into the 39th Regiment, with which he did duty in the Isle of France, but he was not long away from the colony. He quitted the army, and returning to Tasmania settled at New Norfolk in In 1836 he was appointed Assistant Police Magistrate and Muster Master at Hobart, and married a daughter of Major GIBSON, a military settler. In his new office of magistrate it was soon seen that while prompt in his decisions, as military men

204 Tasmanian Ancestry 190 December 2007 generally are, unlike, a good many of his brethren on the bench, he was seldom wrong; and he was generally counted by the convict classes, scores of whom he tried every day, as a most impartial man, whose sentences whenever ordered were sure to be just ones. At one of the old Hobart regattas Champ was a contestant, and performed an act of bravery and humanity which only a few of the very "old chums" remember. He sailed his own boat, and having rounded the last buoy was speeding homeward, when one of the seamen of a passing river craft fell overboard, and the wind being fresh at the time, he was separated by at least a cable length from his vessel before she could be hove to. Luckily for the fellow Champ was not far off, and giving up the race he steered to the rescue of the struggling seaman; but in the haste of lowering the sail the boat got a little out of command, and in shooting past the man was a yard or so beyond his reach. With great presence of mind Champ lashed himself to the sheet or halyard, threw himself overboard, and finally got the half-drowned man into his boat. For this act he was deservedly extolled by the press at the time, for he was a poor swimmer, and far from being his own master in rough water. In the Government service Mr Champ rose step by step until he became Premier and Colonial Secretary. His first promotion was to an appointment in the Caveat Office, next to the Surveyor-Generalship (1840), and subsequently to Commandant of Port Arthur. Up to this time the severities practised at these establishments were excessive. Punishments amounting to absolute cruelty were actually enjoined upon commandants and magistrates by governmental orders, one of which got into the hands of the press. This playfully written document is dated January 25, 1853, and enjoined the officers of the settlement generally to see that the most "unceasing labour is exacted from the convicts, and the most harassing vigilance over them observed," which the police magistrate of the establishment is directed, in his official dealings with the convicts "to assign such punishment as will inflict the requisite amount of pain and misery within the shortest period of time," and "he shall take care when flagellation is ordered, it is executed with due severity in the presence of the surgeon, etc." These orders simply made the convicts desperate (vide Dr ULLATHORNE's evidence to the committee of the House of Commons, August 3, 1838), and this was the state of things when Mr Champ took charge. But with his assumption of office a reform was gradually effected. Acting independently cruelty gave place to justice, favouritism was banished, and the very worst of the convicts ceased to despair of one day regaining their liberty. But this state of things did not last long, for the death of the first comptroller of convicts on June 6, 1846, and the shameful deposition of Sir EARDLEY WILMOT in September, 1847, brought a new Governor, Sir William DENISON, and a new comptroller (Dr HAMPTON, afterwards Governor of Western Australia) to the colony. Hampton possessed all the bad qualities, of the Governor, and none of his good ones, and had no experience to fit him to control the multitude of gentlemen who officered the 80,000 convicts then in Tasmania. Men utterly unfit for their positions were promoted, skilled officers were dismissed by the score, and a reign of terror and oppression instituted. Having introduced all sorts of reforms in the department Hampton next tried his hand on Port Arthur and Mr Champ, expecting to find in the latter the same weakness and capacity for bearing official castigation he had experienced elsewhere. But in this particular instance he reckoned too hastily, for Mr Champ was not the man to

205 December Tasmanian Ancestry submit to injustice or tolerate insult. To expel such a man from the service without good reason (or any at all, as they served hundreds of lesser note) was too much, even for the Governor and the comptroller to attempt, so they compromised the matter by leaving him his emoluments and some petty duties to justify his detention at Port Arthur, but divested him of his official title of commandant and the authority belonging to that station, and appointed as his successor, but with the humble designation of "Superintendent," Captain COURTNEY, of the 60th Regiment. Mr Champ soon afterwards confronted the Governor, where he delivered himself in dignified language, though in a tone his Excellency was little used to. He returned to Port Arthur, but resigned his position in 1842, and retired to Lisdillon near Swansea. The post of colonial Secretary becoming vacant in 1852, Mr W Denison re-called him from the seclusion of farm life and installed him in the office, which he held until the introduction of responsible government in 1853, when the appointment become a Parliamentary one, and he vacated it, though pretty well consoled for his loss by a bonus of 6,000. Mr Champ formed the first Ministry in this colony in 1856, and submitted himself as a candidate for Launceston in the House of Assembly, and was returned, the polling being: J W ROGERS, 563; Adye DOUGLAS, 512; W T N Champ, 501; J MATTHEWS, 229; J J MOORE, 172. The Returning Officer, Mr W S BUTTON, declared the three first-named gentlemen elected. Mr Champ's Ministerial colleagues were: the late Mr T D CHAPMAN, Mr (afterwards Sir Francis) SMITH, Mr J W Rogers (who brought the draft of the new constitution out to the colony) the late Mr ANSTEY, and the late Mr W E NAIRN. The Cabinet held office until February, 1857, when Mr Champ retired from public life, and proceeding to Victoria, succeeded the late Mr John PRICE as Inspector-General of Penal Establishments. He thoroughly established discipline and system in his department, and retired upon his pension in He was subsequently elected member of the Legislative Assembly for East Bourke Boroughs, declined the offer of a portfolio in the DUFFY Ministry, and resigning before the dissolution of Parliament, was succeeded by the hon. George HIGINBOTHAM. He was an ardent volunteer, and for many years was Lieutenant- Colonel commanding the northern district. He leaves three sons and five daughters, one of whom married Mr S M MACDOWELL, son of the late Mr Edward Macdowell, the well-known Tasmanian barrister. Although he has not visited Tasmania since he quitted it in 1857, the deceased gentleman took a lively interest in its affairs, and often discussed with the writer the prospects of the island where he set his first step on the ladder which led to an exceptionally useful and prosperous career. In 1891, when a deadlock occurred between the two branches of the Legislature, he wrote to the press sustaining the position of the Council, and concluded an able letter: "As to whether or not it is desirable that the powers of the Legislative Council should be curtailed, as suggested by Mr GIBLIN, I offer no opinion; but this, perhaps, I may remark, that under the constitution of Tasmania, administered as it has been during the 25 years, that delightful little island and its peaceful, happy, and prosperous community have been spared the political storms that have so clouded the atmosphere of

206 Tasmanian Ancestry 192 December 2007 Victoria, creating discontent and animosities among nearly all classes of its inhabitants, and those wretched deadlocks which have on several occasions caused such misery among our Civil servants and public creditors and others dependent on them." Except from Launceston Examiner: The following remarkable epitaph is copied from a monument in Dunkeld Abbey, Perthshire:- Marion Scott Died at Dunkeld, November 21, 1727, and was buried in the Abbey. Stay, passenger, until my life you read: The living may get knowledge from the dead. Five times five years I've lived a virgin life, Five times ten years I was a widow chaste; Now weared of mortal life I rest. Between my cradle and my grave I've seen Eight mighty Kings of Scotland and a Queen; Four times five years a commonwealth I saw, Six times the subjects rose against the law, Twice did I see old prelacy pulled own, And twice the cloak was humbled by the gown. An end of Stuart's race I saw nay, more: I saw my country sold for England's ore. Such desolation in my life hath been, An end to all perfections I have seen. She lived in the reigns of James VI, Charles I, Oliver Cromwell (Commonwealth), Charles II, James II, William III and Mary II, Anne, George I and George II. Regimental Museums If you can t visit a regimental museum, visit a website on a particular regiment. The sites below (all at various stages of development) will help you find out more: 8th Foot (later the Royal Irish Regiment): Connaught Rangers (88th and 94th): Leinster Regiment: Royal Dublin Fusiliers: Munster Fusiliers:

207 December Tasmanian Ancestry Albert Edward Bird The Flawed Champion John Bird (Member No 5995) It was Saturday the 31st of December 1869 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. A crowd of 10,000 was in attendance to the see the English champions' race. They had been brought to Australia by the entrepreneur George COPPIN for a series of professional footraces in Victoria, arriving in Melbourne on the 23rd of December aboard the Lincolnshire. Their first meeting was less than successful and their performances were below expectations due to the very short time frame for training and the fact they had all suffered from dysentery since their arrival. Two of the athletes were George TOPLEY, the English champion long distance walker and Frank HEWITT, the English champion short distance runner. The other "champion" was Albert Edward BIRD, the champion long distance runner of England, and my great grandfather. Born on the 15th of August 1846 at Court 26 Pea Croft Sheffield Yorkshire, Albert Edward Bird was the only child of William Bird and Sarah MOSLEY. Albert spent his youth in Sheffield, moving to Arundel Street in 1849 and to 143 Pond Street in Albert was a talented athlete and although little is known of his early life, he won a major mile race at a major English athletics meeting in 1868, beating Frank Hewitt. In poor conditions he ran a time of 4 minutes 30 seconds. The champions second athletics meeting on Saturday 12th of February 1870 was also at the MCG. It was a fine sunny day and a crowd in excess of 11,000 was present. Albert met 11 competitors in a one-mile handicap race in which he started from scratch. The Argus of Monday 14th of February reported Bird: "defeated them with the greatest of ease..the crowd got so excited over Bird's performance that before he reached the winning post they broke through the bounds that separated them from the course, and rushed from all quarters to the pavilion gate, causing much excitement." On Tuesday the 15th of February 1870 Albert and the other champions appeared at Eastern Oval, Geelong, where a crowd of 4,000 witnessed the sports. The Argus of 21st February reported on this meeting: "Bird displayed a wonderful fleetness of foot, winning the one mile handicap race. great excitement and interest were evinced by the public.on Bird's appearance there was quite a furore of cheering. Bird was most enthusiastically cheered on winning" Amusingly, on the 7th of January 1870 Albert was arrested at Merri Park in Northcote, an inner Melbourne suburb, for "racing in a scanty costume." The judge at the Fitzroy Magistrates Court dismissed the charge but asked that he put on more clothing next time he has to appear in public for training or racing purposes. Ironically Merri Park is within 400 metres from where Albert's son William, and later his family lived from 1920 until Albert was continually successful in a number of athletics meets in Melbourne s provincial towns over the next two months; The Age of 28th February 1870 reporting Albert competed with unvarying success. He then travelled to New South Wales, competing successfully at a number of athletic meetings against New South Wales best athletes.

208 Tasmanian Ancestry 194 December 2007 Albert arrived in Newcastle in May where he met Alice WALMSLEY, daughter of Joseph Walmsley, proprietor of the City Arms Hotel in Newcastle. After a short courtship Albert and Alice were married at Newcastle on the 10th of December They remained in Newcastle until early 1872 before heading south. They stopped for a short while in Castlemaine, a country town in central Victoria, where Alice gave birth to a daughter-sarah born on the 3rd of June After a stay of approximately one year in Castlemaine, the family travelled to Tasmania arriving in Hobart in early August Albert's arrival in Hobart had an immediate impact in the community, The Hobart Mercury of 14th August 1873 commenting "the lovers of pedestrianism will doubtless be interested in knowing that Mr AE Bird, the champion long distance runner, has arrived in Hobart, and purposes getting up some matches shortly." Albert immediately hired out the military barracks for a series of races to be held in Hobart on the 25th of August 1873, including a parade for the neatest costume. Admission to the military barracks was 1/- and 2/6 for reserve seating. The Hobart Mercury of 22nd of August wrote "Mr Bird has sent to inform us that the greatest number of entries have been made in each race ever made in Tasmania." His every move seemed to attract attention The Mercury of 23rd August -". This afternoon at 4 o'clock Bird takes a breather in the domain." However, it appears that this attention was not always positive. The main race of the day was to be Albert's solo attempt to run 11 miles in one hour against 11 runners each completing a mile. It appears that the event was postponed until the 30th of August. However Albert did not compete due on that day due to being intoxicated. The Mercury of 1 September 1873 was very critical of Albert -" no man after such a short residence in it, ever left without so much contempt as AE Bird, the champion of the world." Over the course of the next few months, Albert redeemed himself. On the 2nd of September he ran the distance in 6 minutes over the hour although he had to contend with about one and a half miles of rough newly-laid metal and was apparently "unwell." In mid September, Albert stated he would run the 4 miles from Walkers Brewery in Collins Street to Scott's Hotel under 20 minutes. On the 30th of September Albert completed the race with 5 seconds to spare in spite of several hills along the course and a dust storm. In a race billed as "great race, England vs Tasmania" on the 11th of October 1873, Albert raced against the Tasmanian champion Tinker over the same course as on the 30th of September. Despite giving Tinker a half minute start and having injured his foot in training he won easily. The Mercury of 13 October 1873 commented that his "steady leaping strides and beautiful form drew forth an expression of common admiration." On the 1st of November 1873 Albert offered to run 6 minutes under 30 minutes, but failed to show up, his agent blaming the poor state of the road. But only 3 days later he completed the 6-mile run in 29 minutes and 50 seconds from Fern Tree Hotel Huon Road to the Globe Hotel in Davey Street.

209 December Tasmanian Ancestry There was another disappointment on the 10th of November, when Albert after stating he would run 20 miles in under two hours at Rosny gave up after 10 miles in one hour. In early December 1873 John PAGE the publican of the Lemon Springs Coach and Horses Hotel hired the services of Albert as his star attraction at up-coming Boxing Day sports meeting. Albert promised to run 11 miles in one hour with 11 local athletes to each run a mile alongside him. However, there was a fracas on Boxing Day, after which Page charged Albert, his wife Alice and another man called James SOUTHALL with assault. On the 5th of January 1874 they were summoned to appear in Oatlands court the next day. After failing to attend court they were arrested on the 9th of January for their non-appearance to summons. The 1st of January 1874 at the Cascades the first great (5 miles) cross-country steeplechase in Tasmania was held. Starting from scratch Albert won on a course involving running up hills, down dells and over fences. He completed the course in 24 minutes. Later that month on the 19th of January 1874 he raced two locals, giving them a minute and a half start over a two and a quarter mile course and winning easily. In February 1874 Albert and his family relocated to Westcombe Street Launceston. This was to remain their family home in Launceston. During the remainder of 1874 Albert frequently ran superb races and astounded spectators with his feats. In April 1874 Albert raced and beat the mail coach between Perth and Campbelltown a distance of some 40 miles, winning because he was able to outdistance the coach up hills and down gradients. The Launceston Examiner of 5 September 1874 stated: "In early August Albert ran 10 miles in 56 minutes and about a fortnight later the still more extraordinary feat of running 20 miles in 2 hours 12 minutes expressed in hearty cheering for over 6 minutes". On the 26th of August 1874 Albert ran from Snakes Bank to the Wellington Inn Launceston, a distance of 19 miles in two and a quarter hours. The History of Van Dieman's Land also mentioned that Bird the runner and Colin Campbell ran from Hobart to Launceston in 24 hours although this is still open to question. Unfortunately, Albert's feats were at times accompanied by questionable dealings, accusations of fixing and stake money not produced. Albert was also an actor frequently appearing at the Theatre Royal in St Johns Street. On the night after his run from Snakes Bank to the Wellington Inn, he appeared as Cousin Joe in the play "Rough Diamond". At the end of the first act, Albert received a valuable gold [sic] for his previous day's feat. The next day, the 28th of August 1874 Albert and Alice's second daughter, Florence was born. A few weeks later Albert was involved in more controversy and in October 1874 he was jailed for six months in Launceston gaol for conspiring to defraud by fixing a foot race. The Launceston Examiner of 24th October 1874 had extensive coverage of the court case.

210 Tasmanian Ancestry 196 December 2007 There is still much more to learn about Albert over the next 9 years Most of what is known concerns Albert's family life although there are a couple of newspaper references to his running and acting exploits. The 15th of April 1876 saw Albert again appearing at the Theatre Royal with The Launceston Examiner announcing '' a complimentary benefit to A E Bird is arranged for Monday evening at the Theatre Royal when Bird will appear as Cousin Joe in Rough Diamond." Two days later on the 17th of April 1876 Albert ran from Campbell Town to Launceston, a distance of 40 miles in under 5 hours. On the 14th of October 1876 William, my grandfather was born. Albert and Alice had another child, an un-named boy born on the 8th of November 1878 but sadly who died four days later. Lillian, Albert and Alice's third daughter was born on the 9th of October 1880 and their third son, Alexander born on the 16th of April Tragedy befell the family on the 10th of September 1883 when his wife Alice at a very young age of 28 died at the family home after contracting tuberculosis. Worse was to follow when on the 4th of December 1883, Alexander also died from tuberculosis. These deaths, and the fact that Albert had fallen on hard times and was without regular employment, was to prove a devastating blow, culminating in a further term in prison. On the 25th of March 1884 Albert pleaded guilty in court to failing to pay one pound five shillings for the support of his children. He was given until the 29th of March 1884 to pay the money owing. Re-appearing in court he stated that he still could not pay, as he was still to be paid wages for his current job. On the 31st of March 1884 Albert was sentenced to 6 months hard labour, being discharged from gaol on the 29th of September The case, including details of the court hearing, received a great deal of publicity in the Launceston press. During Albert's stay in gaol his daughters Sarah and Florence were placed in the Launceston Industrial School for Girls where they remained until they turned 16 years of age. William was placed into foster care and later adopted by Thomas and Rosa HUGHES. It is probable that Albert had very little, if any, further contact with them. After completing his gaol sentence, Albert endeavoured to resurrect his running career but on the 20th of November 1884 he entered a mile race in Hobart but collapsed after one lap. After being accused of foul running, he was banned for life by Hobart Athletic Association. Shortly afterwards it appears Albert moved to Sydney. It also seems that he took his youngest daughter Lilian with him, as she is known to have been in a Newcastle Catholic convent in the late 1880s and later married in Sydney. It would also appear that Albert's involvement with Lilian after 1884 was minimal as on her marriage certificate, her father's Christian names were given as Alfred and John. Controversy followed him to Sydney. Albert competed in a number of races in and around Sydney with some success but culminating in another disappointment when on the 2nd of April 1887 in a race to celebrate St Patrick's Day in Sydney, he suddenly dropped out of the race for no apparent reason. The Tasmanian Mail of 2nd April reported Albert was in Sydney. By all accounts the whilom crack has

211 December Tasmanian Ancestry much difficulty in keeping body and soul together as he had in playing many parts in Tasmania. Nothing is known about Albert from that time until 31 January 1908 when he was found destitute wandering the streets of Port Melbourne, an inner southern suburb of Melbourne and he was arrested for his own protection. His plight and previous running exploits were reported in the local Melbourne press. After a short stay in prison he was admitted to the Benevolent Society on the 22nd of February that year. Even the Tasmanian Mail of 22nd February 1908 reported Albert Edward Bird who 40 years ago was champion long distance runner of England has fallen on evil times in his old age.. The last we know of Albert is that he discharged himself from the Benevolent Society on the 15th of April What became of him after that remains a mystery. Albert was a man of many parts, obviously an outstanding athlete, a brilliant runner who could dazzle the crowds, an actor and well-known identity, particularly in Tasmania in the 1870s. Unfortunately Alfred's life involved much controversy such a flawed character, a life with so many highs and lows. There are still many unanswered questions and while I am doubtful we will ever know Albert Bird's whole life story, I think there is still much more to be learned about the life of my great grandfather. g{xácü Çvxáá eéçtäë Z ÜÄáË The First Free Female Immigration Ship To Van Diemen s Land 1832 by Thelma McKay Contains research on 200 girls arrived Hobart on the Princess Royal in August 1832 as free emigrants. Many came from the London penitentiaries and workhouses. Includes information on their husbands, convict or free, children, where lived, final resting place. Includes transcript of diary written on board by Catherine, wife of Rev. Charles Price. A4, 226 pages, indexed. Price - $35.00 plus $9.00 postage for 1-4 books. Copies available from Thelma McKay, 55 Auburn Road, Kingston, TAS 7050.

212 Tasmanian Ancestry 198 December 2007 New publications from Launceston Branch "Index to Passenger Arrivals & Departures from Early Launceston Newspapers, " CD-Rom The project was commenced in the eighties by Sandra Duck and Maureen Martin, with a book, then fiche being produced. For the greater part, Sandra carried on with the mammoth task of extracting the data, typing and sorting, culminating with sufficient data for a CD- ROM. Henry Bartlett provided invaluable input on the search facility, Help file and designing the CD, while Anne Bartlett was responsible for the formatting of the data from the onset of the project. The CD cover was designed by Anita Swan, Helen Stuart and Barrie Robinson. The launch took place on Wednesday 5th September at the Phil Leonard Room, City Library, Launceston. Many thanks to Dr Frank Madill for officiating and Peter Richardson for use of the Phil Leonard facility. Call in at 2 Taylor Street for your copy of the CD $60, less member's discount. If you would like a copy mailed, add $5.30 to your cheque. "The Tasmanian Mail A Photographic Index " The first volume of this new series compiled by Sandra Duck, covers the years , and is now available. Sketches and illustrations in advertisements have not been included. Price at the library is $27.00 (mailed, $36.30). "The Weekly Courier Index to Photographs, Birth, Death & Marriage Notices and Personal items of interest to Family Historians" ( ). (Compiled by Muriel & Betty Bissett) The format is similar to that used in the "Index to Launceston Examiner" ( ) and provides a transcription of the BDM paid notices with a précis of the personal announcements that are considered useful to family history researchers an attempt to put "more flesh on the bones". Volume 1, is now available. Price at the library is $27.00, (mailed, $36.30). Launceston Branch, PO Box 1290, Launceston, 7250

213 December Tasmanian Ancestry Edward Taylor, Mary Larby And Mary Leonard Gail Mulhern (Member No 6652) Edward TAYLOR, my great, great grandfather, was born in c1810 near Petersfield, Hampshire, England, son of Thomas Taylor, Cordwainer. According to the 1841 census records Edward, Hairdresser, was listed at South Bersted, West Sussex aged 31 yrs. On the 1 November 1841 he married Mary LARBY at the Chapel St Chapel, Chichester, Sussex. Edward was living at East Street, Chichester while Mary's address was Under the East Walls, also Chichester. Their witnesses were Eliza WILTSHIRE and George FAMDELL. Mary was christened 28 March 1803 at Pagham, Sussex, daughter of William LARBY and Mary. Mary is listed on the 1841 census at East Walls with William WILTSHIRE, Sailor 25 years, his wife Eliza also 25 yrs, and sons William 4 yrs and George 1 yr, as well as Mary's daughters Emma 4 yrs and Mary 2 yrs. These two girls were under the surname Larby. Mary gave birth to Edward on the 12 May 1842 in the Parish of St Andrew, Chichester maybe at William and Eliza's house. Edward was the informant, his address being Faith Street, Waterloo Square, Bognor. Mary died on the 3 June 1842 at East Walls of peritonitis. Her informant was Eliza Wiltshire of East Walls. Mary was just 38 yrs. Baby Edward died from diarrhoea on the 7 September in Bognor. His father Edward, Occupier, Bognor was the informant. Baby Edward was just 4 months old. Edward met up with Sarah ALLEN soon after and according to her convict records they lived together for a year. Both Edward and Sarah assaulted and robbed a Mr JEFFERIES of 16 in a public place in Chichester. Edward was tried at the Petworth Assizes on the 20 March 1843 and received 15 years for the assault whereas Sarah was found guilty of both the robbery and assault and was given life. Edward embarked on the Anson on the 13 September 1843 arriving in Hobart on the 4 February There were 499 male convicts on board, the greatest number of convicts to ever leave England on one ship. Edward's Conduct record listed him as Protestant, could read and write, a hairdresser by trade, 5' 2¼", 34 yrs, fresh complexion, light blue eyes, light brown hair. Edward had many tattoos woman in wreath, Sarah Allen Forget Me Not, flower, man and woman on right arm, wreath, bust of woman and 2 children ETMTMTaylor, woman, crucifixion, sailor on left arm. (The initials helped me establish the names of his children and wife). Edward received his Certificate of Freedom on the 22 March Edward 32 yrs (proper age would have been closer to 42) was given permission to marry Mary LEONARD (free) 18 yrs on the 4 August 1852 and on the 23 August 1852 they were married at St David's Cathedral, Hobart. Their witnesses were Rowland Thomas DOSSETT and Joanna X DONLAN.

214 Tasmanian Ancestry 200 December 2007 Edward and Mary produced 11 children Henry Edward born 9 Nov 1853, William James born 10 Jan 1855, John Michael born 26 May 1856, Thomas George born 3 Nov 1857, Mary Ann Jane born 17 April 1859, James born 9 Feb 1861, Alfred Joseph 29 Oct 1862, Emma Eliza born 29 Oct 1864, Abraham Isaac born 6 April 1866, Arthur Ernest born 17 Feb 1868 and Edward George born 6 Jan Mary's surname changed at every birth and christening (eg. Linnon, Linner, Lennon, Lianna, Lennane, Leanard, Linnian, Lenniore, Lennore, Lanien, Lenane, Lenain). At the time of Henry's birth in 1853 Edward and Mary were living at 50A Elizabeth Street. John Michael Taylor died on the 17 September 1857 at Murray Street, aged 16 months (convulsions) and Thomas George died 12 September 1858 at Elizabeth Street aged 11 months (croup). 3 January 1865 has Edward, Mary and family at 50A Elizabeth Street house and shop. On the 1 June 1872 Edward was admitted to the New Norfolk Asylum with amentia (temporary insanity), cause unknown, bodily condition good but thin, duration of illness three weeks. Sadly Edward remained at the Asylum until his death on the 11 May 1874 from 'disease of the brain and diarrhea'. At the time of Edward's death Mary was living at 87 Bathurst Street with one of her son's. Abraham Isaac (Matherin Isaac) Taylor and Ann Ryan (Kelly) Abraham (my great grandfather) (known as Isaac) was born on the 6 April 1866 in Hobart and baptised the 13 May 1866, the 8th child of Edward and Mary nee LEONARD. Sometime in 1885 Isaac and Ann Ryan commenced living together as man and wife. Isaac would have been about 18 yrs while Ann was closer to 36 yrs. Isaac and Ann's turbulent years together listed below Lower Court Records: Thursday 24 Jan 1889: Ryan v Taylor Maintenance for Ann Ryan with whom he has lived and cohabited for a period of four years as his wife. Adjourned to this day fortnight. Friday 28 February 1889: Ryan v Taylor - Leaving Ann Ryan with whom he has lived and cohabited as his wife for a period of four years without means of support. Complaint withdrawn by complainant (I believe Ann was pregnant with my grandmother maybe the reason why she withdrew her complaint). A daughter Florence-May Taylor was born on the 5 July 1889 and baptised 14 July 1893 at St Joseph's, Hobart to Isaac Taylor and Ann Ryan. On the 11 October 1893 Matherim Isaac Taylor, fisherman, 32 yrs and Ann Kelly, servant, 40 years married at St Joseph's, Hobart. (I believe Matherin Isaac is Abraham Isaac and Ann Kelly is Ann Ryan) Lower Court Records (continued) Monday 13 August 1894 Isaac Taylor: Charged by Sergeant Sanderson with disturbing the peace in a public street in Hobart on 11 August instant. Fined 5/-. Wednesday 29 August 1894 Ann Taylor wife of Isaac Taylor, fisherman, applied for the issue of a Notice to publicans prohibiting them from supplying liquor to her husband, the said Isaac Taylor. The said Notice was issued operative for a period of a year from the above date. Monday 26 Nov 1894 Isaac Taylor: Charged by Constable Smith with disturbing the peace in a yard abutting a public street in Hobart 20 December 1895 Taylor v Taylor Maintenance of his wife Ann Taylor and his child Florence

215 December Tasmanian Ancestry May Taylor. Ordered to pay 5/- every Monday to the Collecting Clerk at this office for the support Of His Wife And Child. 21 April 1897 Isaac Taylor: Charged by Superintendent Pedder with unlawfully beating Ann Taylor at Hobart on the 3 April 1897 Fined 5/- and costs 7/6 Monday 30 August 1897 Pedder v Taylor Assault. 3 months imprisonment 26 February 1898 Isaac Taylor Charged by Superintendent Pedder with assaulting his wife Ann Taylor at Hobart on 25th instant. Remanded until 2 March March 1898 Pedder v Taylor: As on Battery. Withdrawn by Super. Pedder 2 December 1898 Ann Taylor: Application by Isaac Taylor for a notice to issue prohibiting publicans supplying her with liquor. 16 June 1899 Taylor v Taylor: Leaving wife Ann Taylor and child Florence May Taylor without means of support at Hobart. Ordered to pay 10/- weekly. 8 August 1899 Taylor v Isaac Taylor: Non-compliance with maintenance order. 21 Feb 1902 Isaac Taylor Using indecent language 7 April 1902 Ann Taylor: Disturbing the peace 10 April 1902 Ann Taylor; Indecent language 12 June 1902 Ann Taylor: Disturbing the peace 29 Aug 1902 Ann Taylor: Charged by Police Constable Lawson with being an idle and disorderly person at Hobart on the 29 day of August Found lodging in an unoccupied house having no means of support. Imprisoned 14 days. 12 December 1902 Ann Taylor: Disturbing the peace. 14 days imprisonment 17 November 1903 Isaac Taylor: Disturbing the peace. Fined 10/- in default 7 days goal. According to Electoral Rolls Isaac and Ann moved to the Lower Longley area and nothing more was heard of them until their deaths, Ann 25 May 1938 and Isaac 13 August Both are buried at the Cornelian Bay Cemetery. I have more information regarding Edward's gaol term - His station of gang was Seven Mile Creek for a period of twenty-four months. On the 24 Sept 1844 Edward's probation was extended by three months due to a misconduct in having a razor, some thread and other articles improperly in his possession. On the 7 May 1846 Edward's gang probation was finalised. He received fourteen days solitary to misconduct in being in a Public house on the 31 July Another misconduct charge on the 9 May 1848 in making away with his fellow prisoners' possessions - fourteen days solitary. Towards the end of his sentence Edward was listed as a Constable with the Register of Police Districts. His date of appointment was 28 May It was noted that he was in Campbell Town on the 1st July of the same year. There were more convictions regarding Isaac and Ann and I have a prison record photo of Isaac, sadly Ann's didn't survive. My grandmother Florence May Taylor is another story. She stated that she was born on the 24 May 1888 in Hobart, but I haven't found her birth on that date. I found the Florence May Taylor born on the 5 July 1889, daughter of Isaac Taylor and Ann Ryan). Florence's wedding certificate mentions that her father was Isaac Taylor and her mother Ann Kelly. Both the christening (14 July 1893) and the marriage (11 Oct 1893) were at St Joseph's, Hobart. The christening has Ann Ryan

216 Tasmanian Ancestry 202 December 2007 as the mother but the marriage has Ann Kelly. So it's all a bit confusing. Isaac stated that he was 32 when he married but in fact he would have only been 27 and Ann 40 when in fact she would have been about 46. The Possum Erika Johnson (Member No 5468) The article by Thelma L Grunnell "First was the Mouseman then..." published in Tasmanian Ancestry Vol 28 No 2 was of great interest. My father, William SHANKLEY, emigrated from England in the 1920s and in his diverse life was, among other things, a teacher, scout master and woodworker. As a woodworker, he adopted the possum as his signature & trademark. One of his pieces of furniture which features the possum can be seen on display at The Lea Scout camp near Kingston. I wonder if he developed this practice of "signing" his work in isolation or had he heard of Robert Thompson, or perhaps even met him, in his early years in England? The photo features the possum trademark on the refectory table at The Lea Scout Camp near Kingston. Descendants of Convicts' Group Inc Any person who has convict ancestors, or who has an interest in convict life during the early history of European settlement in Australia, is welcome to join the above group. Those interested may find out more about the group and receive an application form by writing to: The Secretary Descendants of Convicts Group PO Box 12224, A'Beckett Street, VIC 8006 Australia

217 December Tasmanian Ancestry William Cozens, Chemist & Druggist, Launceston Letter posted in London 25 November 1843 My dear Sir, Since my last communication a Mr William HILL has called upon me two or three times (hearing that Mrs COOKE was Administratrix to her father's Estate), and has represented to me that you are indebted to him in the sum of 1,000. That he had with another gentm entered into a Bond himself with 500 & the other Gent in the like sum but this party failing in payment of the same he has paid both these Sums to some Bank to which he had become Security for you. The object of this calling was known if I could not pay him this Sum so due by you as he alleges to him. Of course I told him I would not do anything of the kind unlefs I had the fullest authority from you with every legal document transmitted to me by you for my protection. A power of Attorney would be requisite & even upon this I should be very much disinclined to act as it is necessary that the party giving the power of Attorney should be approved to be living where it is received & acted upon & four months at the least must necefsarily elapse before I could received it from you. I have thought it right to state this much to you at in the event of any documents being transmitted by you to me they may come directed to me personally & not though Mr Hill as he informs me he intends to write you to obtain your authority. I shd not act in the matter without consulting the Solicitor the Estate. We have through exertion been enabled to obtain Sufficient afsetts to balance your debt due to the Estate of I have therefore written this debt off & consider it paid. I have this day invested 90 in the 3 per Cent Reduced for you & the like Sum in the 3 per cent consols in our joint names Jno Cooke & May Cooke in trust for Mr C. & children. Constant investment will be made as the debts are paid in equal moieties, for yourself & Mr Cooke (.) both being invested on the same days. My dear Mary on the 16th Octr gave birth to a fine boy. We have now living 3 boys and one girl. She is quite well and desires her love to you. Our kind remembrance to Mrs Cozens & I trust you are all quite well in which your Sister Betsey joins. I am, My dear Sir, yours very Sincerely, Jno Cooke. Was Your Ancestor In The Royal Irish Constabulary? You can view the RIC service records at The National Archives, Kew.

218 Tasmanian Ancestry 204 December 2007 Tasmaniana Library, State Library of Tasmania New Acquisitions This is a select list of books on history, biography and genealogy which have been added to the Tasmaniana Library between April and September They are mostly, but not all, new publications; the Tasmaniana Library often acquires older works which relate to Tasmania and which it does not already hold. The list has been kept as brief as possible; normally only author, title and the Tasmaniana Library's reference number are given. If you would like further information about any of the books listed, please contact the Tasmaniana Library at 91 Murray Street, Hobart 7000 or by telephone on (03) , by fax on (03) , and by at Heritage.Collections@education.tas.gov.au. Further information is also available on TALIS, the State Library's on-line information system. TALIS is available in city and branch libraries throughout Tasmania and through the World Wide Web; its URL is Please note that, while all of these books are available for reference in the Tasmaniana Library, they are not available for loan (although reference and/or lending copies of some of them may be available at city and branch libraries). Aboriginal Reference Group, Deep time: continuing Tasmanian Aboriginal culture. (pamphlet) (TLMAPF DEE) Alexander, Alison (ed), The companion to Tasmanian history (CD-ROM edition). (TLCDROMS COM) Anderson, Helen, Briggs family history report. 3 vols. (TLR BRI) Australian National Maritime Museum, Dutch connections: 400 years of Australian-Dutch maritime links (TL DUT) Barrett, Peter, The immigrant bees 1788 to Vol II: an update on the introduction of European honeybees into Australia and New Zealand. (TL BAR) Barrett, Peter, The immigrant bees 1788 to Vol III: a third insight on the introduction of European honeybees into Australia and New Zealand. (TL BAR) Blenkhorn, John, Blenkhorn s Run. (TLQ BLE) Bolt, Frank, The founding of Hobart in (TLQ BOL) Buchan, John and Henry Newbolt, Days to remember. (CRO BUC) Bullers, Rick, Convict probation and the evolution of jetties in Tasmania. (TLPQ BUL) Carolan, Jane, No run-of-the-mill: a biography of Henry Beaufort Somerset. (TLQ SOM) Carte, Bruce S, William Carte Superintendent of the Port Arthur penal settlement : his life, lineage and progeny. (TLQ CAR) Coleman, William, Giblin s platoon: the trials and triumph of the economist in Australian public life. (TL COL) Collection: Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery. (TLQ COL) Collins, David (edited with an introduction and notes by John Currey), A voyage to New South Wales with Governor Phillip (TL COL) Crocker, Dorothy, Dover Community Church: celebrating 130 years (TLPQ CRO)

219 December Tasmanian Ancestry Davis, William E, Tasmania: a natural history. (TL DAV) Dickson, Rod, The history of the whalers on the South Coast of New Holland from (CROQ DIC) Dimmock, Kaye, John Glover and his books. [Exhibition catalogue, Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery] (TLPQ GLO) Dixon, Terry, Colonial character: nineteenth century Australian furniture. [Exhibition catalogue, Ballarat Fine Art Gallery] Edwards, John, The Ryrie family: Australian pioneers. (TLQ RYR) Elliott, David, Memories of my father. (TLP 920 ELL) Engineering Heritage Tasmania, Duck Reach Power Scheme : presentation of an historic engineering marker on 7th October Ceremony report. (TLQ DUC) Engineering Heritage Tasmania, Nomination of Duck Reach Power Station as a historic engineering marker. Vol 1-Nomination, Vol 2-Appendices. (TLQ NOM) Fawner, John Pascoe, Reminiscences of early Hobart Town. (TL FAW) Flanagan, Arch and Martin Flanagan, The line: a man s experience; a son s quest to understand. (TL FLA) Fowler England and Newton, Report on impact on the environment of a proposed development at Midway Point Sorell (1974). (TLPQ ) Free and Industrial School Association, Ladies Committee of the Launceston Free and Industrial School Association Circular (circa 1860) (TLP FRE) Gordon Fysh Rally Committee, Gordon Fysh Rally 50th anniversary (TLQ GOR) Granites Tasmania, et. al, A report on environmental factors relating to the existing granite quarry at Coles Bay (1975). TLQ TEC) Grassby, Al and Marji Hill, Six Australian battlefields: The black resistance to invasion and the white struggle against colonial oppression. (TL 994 GRA) Grimshaw, Patricia and Ann Standish, Making Tasmania Home: Louisa Meredith s Colonizing Prose in Frontiers, Vol.28, No.1&2, (TL FRO) Hamilton, Helen, A history of the Clarence Ladies Probus Club : twenty years. (TLQ 367 CLA) Harding, George, By George. (TL HAR) Hoorn, Jeanette, Australian pastoral: the making of a white landscape. (TL ) Jaggard, Ed (ed), Between the flags: one hundred summers of Australian surf lifesaving. (TLQ BET) Jamieson, Allan, No return: a novella depicting the life of Rachel Newton ( ). (TLQ 820A JAM) Jarvis, Jadwiga, The Wayzgoose Affair. (TLE WAY) Johnson, Murray, Trials and tribulations: A social history of Europeans in Australia (TL 994 JOH) Kay, Mary, Lost the spring in my step: Max Hardy s memoirs. (TLQ 920 HAR) Keith, Ron and David Keith, The impact of man on the Tasmanian environment: stages 5 & 6 geography (CD-ROM). (TLCDROMS IMP)

220 Tasmanian Ancestry 206 December 2007 Kidd, Michael, The sacred wound of Australia: a legal and spiritual study of the Tasmanian Aborigines with implications for Australia of today. (TL KID) Kirkpatrick, Jamie and Kerry Bridle (eds), People, sheep and nature conservation: the Tasmanian experience. (TL PEO) Lewis, R C, Major (Officer commanding Tasmanian Imperial Bushmen), On the Veldt: A plain narrative of service afield in South Africa (1902). (CRO LEW) Lyons, Brendan (ed), Home Hill: some reflections by Dame Enid Lyons. (TLP LYO Mathers, Phil, Nomination of Lake Margaret Power Scheme for a historic engineering marker. (TLQ ) McConnell, A, The Springs initial conservation policy : draft. (TLQ MCC) McKenzie, Linda, Gravesites of Tasmania. Cornelian Bay, Derwent Gardens enclosed walls & beds. (TL CDROMS MCK) Mercer, Peter, Built for a merchant: the history of a colonial gentleman s residence (Narryna Heritage Museum). (TLP MER) Murray, John, The summer survey: log of the Lady Nelson, [Introduction and notes by Valda Cole] (TLQ MUR) Nash, Michael (ed), Shipwreck: archaeology in Australia. (TLQ SHI) Nash, Michael, The Sydney Cove shipwreck survivors camp. (TLPQ NAS) National Trust of Australia (Tasmania), The Penitentiary Chapel Historic Site, cnr Brisbane & Campbell Sts, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. (TL NAT) Oberg, Leon, Locomotives of Australia, 4 th edition. (TLQ OBE) Palshoj, Karin, Mary, Crown Princess of Denmark. (TL MAR) Pollard, Neil, Straitsman: lifeline to an island. (TL POL) Preusker, Doris R, Trials, transportation, tradition. (TL PRE) Reid, Norah, Duntroon Primary School: a school description. (TLQ REI) Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens visitor guide. (TLP ROY) Schaffer, Irene, History of the H.M.S. Lady Nelson , and early adventures of the Replica (TLPQ SCH) Schaffer, Irene, Norfolk Islanders who sailed to Van Diemen s Land : Lady Nelson 1807, Porpoise 1808, Lady Nelson 1808, Estramina 1808, City of Edinburgh 1808, Lady Nelson 1813, Minstrel (TLPQ SCH) Schaffer, Irene, Tasmanian land grants 1832: New Town, Glenorchy, Berriedale, Austin s Ferry, Granton, Bridgewater. (TLPQ SCH) Schaffer, Irene, The Lady Juliana convict women who came to Van Diemen s Land from Norfolk Island (TLPQ SCH) Scottsdale High School, Celebrating the 75th Anniversary of Scottsdale High School ( ). (VHS, TLVC CEL) Stevenson, Beryl, The Bacons of Tasmania. (TLQ BAC) Stronach, Reta, Onwards from the olden days (TL 920 STR) Tasmania. Dept of Education, Aboriginal Education Unit, Muttonbirding: a guide for teachers leading student enquiry on the Tasmanian aboriginal cultural practice of muttonbirding, grades 5-9. [Kit] (TLPE MUT)

221 December Tasmanian Ancestry Tasmania. Dept of Lands and Survey, Hobart, Tasmanian, Hobart. (map, 1941). (TLMAP 881.1gmbd1942) Tasmania. Dept of Main Roads, Environmental impact statement: proposed sealing of sections of Cradle Mt. tourist road (1978). (TLPQ TAS) Tasmania. Dept of Mines, Report of the Secretary of Mines. (serial, (TLPQ TAS Tasmania. Housing Dept, Bridgewater strategic development study (1974). (TLQ PAK) Tasmanian Electro Metallurgical Company, Environmental impact statement (April 1975). (TL Q ENV) Tasmanian Family History Society Inc. Launceston Branch, Tasmanian Ancestry, Vol 28, No.2, September (TLR TAS) Tasmanian Government Railways, Supplement to coaching rates book containing revised ordinary and periodical fares (country and suburban) and concession fares. (TLP TAS) Terry, Martin, Cooee: Australia in the 19 th century. (TL TER) Ward Lock and Company, A pictorial and descriptive guide to London and its environs (1911: coronation edition) (CRO PIC) Watson, Reg A, Tasmanian Crime Stories, plus the Tasmanian connection to Jack the ripper. (TL WAT) Whitaker, Richard, Australia s natural disasters. [1903: a fatal race up Mount Wellington, 1929: Tasmania in flood, 1967: the Apple Isle burns, 1998: disaster strikes the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race] (TLQ WHI) Williams, Paul, Matthew Brady and Ned Kelly: kindred spirits, kindred lives. (TL WIL) Wooley, Charles, A walk in old Hobart: Your guide to two wondrous hours with Charles Wooley and Michael Tatlow (TL WOO) T.A.M.I.O.T and eheritage click on Monuments and Historic Sites To access transcriptions of the headstones surviving in some 800 cemeteries around Tasmania; held by the five Branches around the State: Burnie, Devonport, Hobart, Huon and Launceston. Cemeteries are arranged by municipality and alphabetically. T.A.M.I.O.T. fiche are available for purchase from TFHS Inc. PO Box 191, Launceston TAS 7250, and images are available for purchase from the branches

222 Tasmanian Ancestry 208 December 2007 Burnie Branch geneal/burnbranch.htm President Peter Cocker (03) Secretary Ann Bailey (03) PO Box 748 Burnie Tasmania Jim Rouse from the Devonport Branch gave our members a most interesting talk on the 40th Battalion. This battalion was raised during WW1 and was comprised of Tasmanians. Jim has collected many photos and other documents about the 40th and all will be available online on a dedicated web site. At our August night meeting member Helen Hislop gave the meeting a talk highlighting her recent trip to Canada and North America. The wonderful photos she showed made many of our members very envious of her trip. A discussion was then lead by Judy Cocker on researching family history in North America. Our members were entertained at the September meeting with an extremely interesting video on researching family names in Scotland. After watching the video, members discussed Scottish research in general. The Westbury Faire was one of our activities for September. Thanks to those that come to the Faire and helped man our stand during the day. Now the weather is improving we want to have a concentrated effort on the capturing of headstone images from the remaining cemeteries that have not yet been photographed. It certainly has been the year to travel with some of our members travelling to North America, Scotland, New Zealand and Queensland. On behalf of the committee I would like to thank all the volunteers that have helped with so many functions and activities through the year and trust that you all have a joyous Christmas and a prosperous New Year. Our Branch Library will close this year on the 11th December and will reopen on Tuesday 15th January. Acquisitions Books * Brown, John W, Black's 1861 Guide to Croydon Lyons, Peter, Lasting Legacies TFHS Inc. Burnie Branch, Index to The Advocate Serving North-West and Western Tasmania Births Deaths & Marriages TFHS Inc. Devonport Branch, Deloraine Lawn Cemetery Tasmania TFHS Inc. Devonport Branch, Deloraine Public Cemetery Tasmania TFHS Inc. Devonport Branch, The North-West Post ( ) An Index for Family Historians Volume TFH S Inc. Launceston Branch, The Tasmanian Mail a Photographic Index * Watson, Peter, The Loyal Lads of Feltham CDRom Archive CD Books Government Gazette Hobart Town 1844 Tasmania Telephone Directory 1953 Bailliere's Tasmanian Gazetteer and Road Guide 1877

223 December Tasmanian Ancestry Cyclopaedia of Tasmania 1900 With the Fortieth Tasmanian's War Record Calendar of the University of Tasmania Government Gazette Hobart Town 1870 Tasmanian Cyclopaedia 1931 New Zealand Post Office Directory 1905 (Wise's) Government Gazette Hobart Town 1880 Pastkeys Unassisted Arrivals NSW Index and Ships & Masters to Sydney Index Deane Index Re-Indexed Settlers, Military, Convicts Etc. Convicts & Employers (NSW) Index 1828, , Jan 1838-Jan 1844 Miscellaneous Indexes Unclaimed Letters (Noting Ship or Regiment) Index Unemployed Registers 1860, 1884 Index Wages Paid to Orphans Index Free Railway Passes (NSW) Index Immigration Deposit Indexes Immigration Deposit Journals (NSW) Index Immigration Deposit Regulations Supplementary Index TFHS Inc. Launceston Branch, Index to Passenger Arrivals & Departures from Early Launceston Newspapers *Indicates donated items Devonport Branch President Kerrie Blyth Secretary Helen Anderson (03) PO Box 587 Devonport Tasmania secretary@tfhsdev.com Our Christmas in July dinner at Boscobell s B&B was enjoyed by 22 members and guests. We had a lovely home cooked meal and looked around the old house which could be recommended as a place to stay when in Ulverstone. In August Barbara Wells from the Kentish Museum came with Angela Gardam and talked about how they compiled the book called All Known Burials in the Kentish Municipality. There were many interesting stories to tell about discovering unusual burials, (one being underneath a house). Our stall at the Westbury Family History Faire helped us launch the Deloraine cemetery publications, a 2 volume set that has been a major work in progress for a good deal of time. At our September meeting we were entertained by local author Sally Schanckenberg who wrote the very enjoyable book called Kate Weindorfer: the woman behind the man and the mountain. Sally spoke about her joy of being given access to the family diaries, papers, memorabilia and photos and the process of

224 Tasmanian Ancestry 210 December 2007 sifting through these to provide the meat on the skeleton of her story. The book began its life as a thesis for a university history course but transformed along the way and is now in its fourth printing. Saturday opening (once a month) has resumed at our library but visitor numbers are low, which can be disappointing for the volunteers on the day. We will continue for the remainder of the year and hope that numbers improve. Dates are Sat Oct 13th, Nov 10th and Dec 8th. Planned Meeting and Activities: Day time social gathering on Wed 3rd October am Meeting with guest speaker Jim Rouse, From Waterloo to Wooloomooloo a story of a Peninsular war veteran at State Library Meeting Room in Devonport, on Thursday 25th October Writing Workshop on Saturday 27th October Christmas breakup meeting at State Library Meeting Room in Devonport, on Thursday 29th November Proposed Christmas Dinner at Gateway Hotel 6.30pm start on Friday December 7th Scheduled Saturday opening of Library 11.00am-3.00pm Saturday December 8th Library closes for a short break Tuesday December 18th Library re opens at 11.00am Tuesday January 8th 2008 Scheduled Saturday opening of Library 11.00am-3.00pm Saturday January 12th First gathering for the year. Library opens 2.00pm and BBQ begins 5.30 pm $10 per head Thursday January 31st other branch members and friends are invited. New publications Deloraine Public Cemetery and Deloraine Lawn Cemetery now available $40 set North-West Post - $25 Please contact Secretary secretary@tfhsdev.com to make a booking or for any further details on these events check our website at Acquisitions Books Kentish Museum Trust, All Known Burials in The Kentish Municipality TFHS Inc. Burnie Branch, Index to The Advocate Births, Deaths & Marriages TFHS Inc. Devonport Branch, The North-West Post ( ) An Index for Family Historians. Vol. 6, 1909 TFH S Inc. Launceston Branch, The Tasmanian Mail A Photographic Index CD-Roms Archive CD Books Australia Pty. Ltd, Commonwealth Public Service List 1904 ( Stud Book ) Government Gazette Hobart Town 1880 Government Gazette Victoria 1851

225 December Tasmanian Ancestry Police Gazette New South Wales Compendium Police Gazette Victoria Compendium Police Gazette Victoria Compendium Tasmania Post Office Directory 1904 Macbeth Genealogical Services, South Australian Deaths Registrations * Indicates donated items Hobart Branch ht tp:// President Brian Hortle (03) president@hobart.tasfhs.org Secretary Leo Prior (03) or PO Box 326 Rosny Park Tasmania secretary@hobart.tasfhs.org The Hobart Branch library in the old Post Office building at Bellerive, being Heritage listed, is not able to be modified internally and consequentially space for expansion is very limited. It is therefore necessary to periodically change storage methods and try various ways to make room for extra services for our members. Recently a new storage facility for microfiche has been purchased and this has made it possible to do some reorganisation of the microform room. As well, a new computer has been purchased for the Comprehensive Subject Index (CSI) facility. The CSI is now located more usefully close to the entry to the library, and the process of accessing data is now faster and more efficient. The Branch is very fortunate in having a large body of dedicated volunteer library assistants who are regularly on duty whenever the library is open. They perform a necessary service for members and visitors to the library. Their invaluable work is recognised as central to the work of the library. The library was opened for visitors on Sunday, 28 th October, as part of the Clarence City Council Seafarers Festival. The library will close for the year on 15 December and reopen on 16 January General Meetings Members are reminded that all the general meetings in 2007, and 2008, will be held, as usual, at the Rosny Library building in Bligh Street on the third Tuesday in the month at 8pm. Visitors are welcome at all these meetings. The final meeting for the year was Tuesday 20 November: Dr Hamish Maxwell- Stewart: A family burden The impact of Convict transportation The first meeting for 2008 will be on 19 February topic to be advised in the Newsletter, on the website and in notices posted at the library. Family History Computer Users Group Branch library - 2nd Wednesday of the month at 7.30 pm.

226 Tasmanian Ancestry 212 December 2007 WISE Interest Group Branch library 1st Sunday of February, May, August and November at 2 pm. Family History Writers Group Branch library third Thursday of each month between and 2.30 pm. Research Workshop Organised workshops have been disbanded. Members with research problems can seek help of library assistants during the opening hours of the library. If this is not convenient they may call Cynthia O Neill, the Members Liaison Officer, for assistance. Her contact number is (03) or by at news@hobart.tasfhs.org Details of these meetings and other activities may be found on our website at Acquisitions Books * * Baker, A; Index to The Mercury Deaths 1964 Balcarek, D, Women and Bushrangers. * * Eslake, R; Stanley Burial Ground. Q ESL Hughes, J.N., Local Government Local History. * * Keesing, N, History of the Australian Gold Rushes. Ogle, N, The Colony of Western Australia a manual for Emigrants, * Pryor, O, Australia s Little Cornwall. Ritchie, J (ed.) Australian Dictionary of Biography Vol. 13 Australian Dictionary of Biography Vol. 14 Australian Dictionary of Biography Vol. 15 Australian Dictionary of Biography Vol. 16. TFHS Inc. Burnie, Index to The Advocate TFHS Inc. Devonport, The North-West Post, Vol * Viney, Betty, The Arnolds of Lilydale * White, C, History of Australian Bushrangers, Vol. 2 CD-Roms * ABM Publisher: 1871 Census Northumberland: All Saints & Byker, Newcastle upon Tyne Derbyshire Parish Records Vol. 9 Derby (Phillimore s Marriages) 1871 Census Huntingdonshire, Huntingdon Buckinghamshire Parish Records Vol. 9; Newport Pagnelll , Lathbury , Broughton , Moulsoe (Phillimore s Marriages) 1861 Census Shropshire, Ludlow Surrey Parish Records Vol. 9; Stoke D Abernon , Haslemere Census Herefordshire, Leominster Lincolnshire Parrish Records Vol. 9: Withern ; Trusthorpe ; Huttoft ; Marblethorpe, St. Mary and St. Peter, with Stain ; Mumby Chapel (St. Leonard s) ; Willoughby

227 December Tasmanian Ancestry Kent F.H.S., Kent Parrish Registers Vol. 9 * Macbeth G.S.: Edwardian Index, Victoria Federation Index, Victoria Great War Index, Victoria Victorian Pioneer Indexes BDM * Sensis, White Pages Australia 2004 edition. W.A.G.S. Inc., Western Ancestor Index * Indicates donated items Huon Branch President Betty Fletcher (03) Secretary Libby Gillham (03) PO Box 117 Huonville Tasmania vsbtas@bigpond.com. Library usage continues on a regular basis in spite of the poor weather experienced in recent months. Work is progressing with the eheritage database and may be completed except for the Huon Lawn Cemetery by the end of the year. The management committee of the Ranelagh Soldier's Memorial Hall, the location of the Huon Branch library, is planning a 90th anniversary event in late For the event any information regarding the establishment and earlier days of the hall and the people involved is being sought. The Huon Branch is participating in this project. Any information which might be of interest can be forwarded through the Branch Secretary. Launceston Branch P resident Anita Swan (03) Secret ary Muriel Bissett Phone/Fax (03) PO Box 1290 Launceston Tasmania 7250 secretary: bbissett@bigpond.net.au library: ltntasfh@bigpond.com This has been an eventful period. Firstly the long-awaited launch of the CD-Rom, "Index to Passenger Arrivals & Departures from Early Launceston Newspapers, ", at the City Library on Wednesday 5th September. Congratulations to all concerned! The second new publication is "The Tasmanian Mail A Photographic Index " the first of a new series. Work is underway on "The Weekly Courier Index to Photographs, Birth, Death & Marriage Notices and Personal items of interest to Family Historians ( ), the first volume, published in October.

228 Tasmanian Ancestry 214 December 2007 A number of members attended the Westbury Faire and the opportunity was taken to introduce and demonstrate the new CD-ROM. Sales of both the CD and books were very encouraging. Anita was pleasantly surprised to be invited to the Civic Reception to mark the launch of the "Launceston Family Album", and accept a quality bound copy on behalf of the Branch. Meetings and Activities at 2 Taylor Street: Tuesday 11 December: 3pm Library, 2 Taylor St, closes for the Christmas break. All are invited to afternoon tea bring along a 'Chrismassy' plate, please. Monday 21 January: 9.30am Working bee all members welcome! Tuesday 22 January: 10am Library, 2 Taylor St, re-opens. Tuesday 22 January: 3.30pm A familiarisation tour of the library and the launch of the new Library Catalogue. Come along and familiarise yourself with the holdings for both your own research and learning to participate in library duty. Tuesday 26 February, 3.30pm Workshop, websites. Can you contribute? Tuesday 18 March, 7pm: This meeting is one week earlier than usual, due to Easter. Jim Rouse, Military research enthusiast from the Devonport Branch will be presenting his paper on the 40th Battalion in the Great War, Please attend and support our visiting speaker! Acquisitions Books * A History of Australian Prisoners of War : International Reunion Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial Service * Australian War Memorial Canberra, Tasmania's Honour Roll : The Australian Army * Australian Defence Force Academy, The AIF Project Bennett B & Sullivan B, Compilers, St John's Anglican Church, Plenty, Tasmania : Cemetery Headstone Transcriptions Bennett B & SullivaN B, Compilers, Back River Chapel Cemetery, Lawitta, Tasmania : Incorporating St Paul's, New Norfolk Burnie Branch, Index to The Advocate Serving North-Western Tasmania Births Deaths & Marriages * Chater, Kathy & Fowler, Simon, Finding Out About Your Family History * Devonport Branch, The North West Post An Index for Family Historians Vol Devonport Branch, Deloraine Lawn Cemetery Tas : In Loving Memory Series Devonport Branch, Deloraine Public Cemetery Tas : In Loving Memory Series Devonport Branch, All Known Burials in the Kentish Municipality : In Loving Memory Series * Friends Of The Library, Launceston Family Album : Stories behind the faces at the great expo of 1891 * Gregson, Keith, Nelson's Navy :Military History Sources for Family Historians * Hudson, Lyn & McGowan, Bill, A Hudson-Sims Family History * Macphail, National Directory of Tasmania,

229 December Tasmanian Ancestry * Masters, W E (1/9/1949), Voyage of the "Clifton" to Port Phillip, Victoria, arriving 12/2/1850 * McGowan, Bill, A record of the lives & times of eight early settlers in Australia & their descendants. * Queensland Tourism, Cairns-Kuranda Railway : History in the making * Richardson, Peter ( editor), On the Tide 3 : more stories of the Tamar State Library, Launceston, Church Registers, Sept 2004 State Library, Launceston, Family History Resources State Library, Launceston, Cemeteries State Library, Launceston, Convict Records State Library, Launceston, Migration & Shipping Records Launceston Branch, The Tasmanian Mail : A Photographic Index * Tomaselli, Phil, The Second World War : Military History Sources for Family Historians * Viney, Betty, The Arnolds of Lilydale : Robert & Eliza Arnold & their descendants * Whe rett, D G, Around every corner: Photographs, Launceston, Tasmania in the 1940's CDRom Launceston Branch, Index to Passenger Arrivals & Departures from Early Launceston Newspapers, Fiche P Hocking, Bendigo Bendigo Advertiser Index to Funerals, Inquests, Obituaries, Accidents & More (5 fiche) Bendigo Advertiser Index to Funerals, Inquests, Obituaries, Accidents & More (5 fiche) Bendigo Advertiser Index to Funerals, Inquests, Obituaries, Accidents & More (5 fiche) Bendigo Advertiser Index to Funerals, Inquests, Obituaries, Accidents & More (5 fiche) *Indicates donated items News from Scotland People ** RCE Images online** Scotlands People recently announced that the RCE images are now available for viewing online. RCE stands for Register of Corrected Entries and since 1965, Register of Corrections. These may include amendments to birth, marriage and death records made after the original event was recorded. **Voucher Payment System** You can now order vouchers by post and pay for them by cheque or by credit card. ** Time Limit Extender** Session time limit has been extended from seven days to ninety days. For more information check out the website at

230 Tasmanian Ancestry 216 December 2007 Library Notes State Microfiche Roster 17/11/07 18/2/08 17/05/08 18/08/ /08 15/02/08 16/05/08 15/08/08 14/11/08 15/2/09 Burnie Set 1 Set 5 Set 4 Set 3 Set 2 Devonport Set 2 Set 1 Set 5 Set 4 Set 3 Hobart Set 3 Set 2 Set 1 Set 5 Set 4 Huon Set 4 Set 3 Set 2 Set 1 Set 5 Launceston Set 5 Set 4 Set 3 Set 2 Set 1 Set 1 GRO BDMs Index Set 2 Griffith s Valuation for Ireland Series. GRO Consular Records Index Old Parochial Records and 1891 Census Indexes for Scotland Set 3 GRO BDMs Index and AGCI Set 4 National Probate Calendars Set 5 GRO BDMs Index Exchange Journals Members Interests and One Name Studies Index Lilian Watson Family History Award 2005 and entries Devonport & Launceston Microfiche Roster 17/11/07 18/2/08 17/05/08 18/08/ /08 15/02/08 16/05/08 15/08/08 14/11/08 15/2/09 Devonport Set 1 Set 2 Set 1 Set 1 Set 2 Launceston Set 2 Set 1 Set 2 Set 2 Set 1 Set 1 GRO BDMs Index Set 2 GRO BDMs Index Society Sales The Tasmanian Family History Society Inc. Publications (all prices inc. GST) Merchant Card facilities now available (mail order only) Mail orders (including postage) should be forwarded to the: State Sales Officer, TFHS Inc., PO Box 191 Launceston TAS 7250 Microfiche TAMIOT (p&p $2.50) $55.00 Books My Most Interesting Ancestor (p&p $4.90) $9.00 Van Diemen s Land Heritage Index, Vol. 3 (p&p $5.30) $11.00 Van Diemen s Land Heritage Index, Vol. 4 (p&p $5.30) $11.00 Van Diemen s Land Heritage Index, Vol. 5 (p&p $5.30) ** $25.00 Tasmanian Ancestry Index Volumes 1 20 (p&p $5.30) ** $22.50 Tasmanian Ancestry Index Volumes (p&p $4.50) ** $15.00 CD-Rom: Tasmanian Federation Index (p&p $4.50) $ ** members discount applies

231 Branch Library Addresses, Times and Meeting Details Burnie Phone: (03) (Branch Librarian) Library 58 Bass Highway, Cooee Tuesday a.m p.m. Saturday 1.00 p.m p.m. The library is open at 7.00 p.m. prior to meetings. Meeting Branch Library, 58 Bass Highway, Cooee 7.30 p.m. on 3rd Tuesday of each month, except January and December. Day Meeting 1st Monday of the month at a.m. except January and February. Devonport Library Meeting Phone: (03) (Branch Secretary) Old police residence, 117 Gilbert St, Latrobe (behind State Library) Tuesday a.m p.m. Friday a.m p.m. Second Saturday of each month a.m p.m. Meeting Room 2, Devonport Library, Fenton Way, Devonport at new start time 7.00 p.m. on last Thursday of each month, except December. Enter from Town Hall car park. Check with the Secretary to confirm meeting place. Hobart Library Meeting Phone: (03) (Branch Secretary) 19 Cambridge Road, Bellerive Tuesday p.m p.m Wednesday 9.30 a.m p.m. Saturday 1.30 p.m p.m. Rosny Library, Bligh Street, Rosny Park, at 8.00 p.m. on 3rd Tuesday of each month, except January and December. Huon Library Meeting Phone: (03) (Branch Secretary) Soldiers Memorial Hall, Marguerite Street, Ranelagh Saturday 1.30 p.m p.m. Other times: library visits by appointment with Secretary, 48 hours notice required Branch Library, Ranelagh, at 4.00 p.m. on 1st Saturday of each month, except January. Please check Branch Report for any changes. Launceston Library Meeting Phone: (03) (Branch Secretary) 2 Taylor Street, Invermay, Launceston Tuesday a.m p.m. 1st & 3rd Saturday 1.30 p.m p.m. Branch Library 2 Taylor Street, Invermay, at 7:00 p.m. 4th Tuesday of each month, except December.

232 Membership of the Tasmanian Family History Society Inc. Membership of the TFHS Inc. is open to all individuals interested in genealogy and family history, whether or not resident in Tasmania. Assistance is given to help trace overseas ancestry as well as Tasmanian. Dues are payable annually by 1 April. Membership Subscriptions for (including GST):- Individual member $39.00 Joint members (2 people at one address) $49.00 Australian Concession $27.00 Australian Joint Concession $37.00 Overseas: Individual member: A$39.00: Joint members: A$49.00 (including airmail postage). Organisations: Journal subscription $39.00 apply to the State Treasurer. Membership Entitlements: All members receive copies of the society s journal Tasmanian Ancestry, published quarterly in June, September, December and March. Members are entitled to free access to the society s libraries. Access to libraries of some other societies has been arranged on a reciprocal basis. Application for Membership: Application forms may be downloaded from or obtained from the TFHS Inc. State Secretary, or any branch and be returned with appropriate dues to a branch treasurer. Interstate and overseas applications should be mailed to the TFHS Inc. Treasurer, PO Box 191, Launceston Tasmania Dues are also accepted at libraries and at branch meetings. Donations: Donations to the Library Fund ($2.00 and over) are tax deductible. Gifts of family records, maps, photographs, etc. are most welcome. Research Queries: Research is handled on a voluntary basis in each branch for members and nonmembers. Rates for research are available from each branch and a stamped, self addressed, business size envelope should accompany all queries. Members should quote their membership number. Research request forms may be downloaded from Reciprocal Rights: TFHS Inc. policy is that our branches offer reciprocal rights to any interstate or overseas visitor who is a member of another Family History Society and produce their membership card. Advertising: Advertising for Tasmanian Ancestry is accepted with pre-payment of $27.50 per quarter page in one issue or $82.50 for four issues including 10% GST. Further information can be obtained by writing to the journal editors at PO Box 191, Launceston Tasmania ISSN Printed by The Design & Print Centre Launceston Tasmania

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234 Tasmanian Family History Society Inc. PO Box 191 Launceston Tasmania 7250 State Secretary: Journal Editors: Home Page: Patron: Dr Alison Alexander Fellows: Dr Neil Chick, David Harris and Denise McNeice Executive: President Anita Swan (03) Vice President Maurice Appleyard (03) Vice President Peter Cocker (03) State Secretary Muriel Bissett (03) State Treasurer Betty Bissett (03) Committee: Judy Cocker Jim Rouse Kerrie Blyth Brian Hortle Leo Prior John Gillham Libby Gillham Helen Stuart Judith Whish-Wilson By-laws Officer Denise McNeice (03) Assistant By-laws Officer Maurice Appleyard (03) Webmaster Robert Tanner (03) Journal Editors Anita Swan (03) Betty Bissett (03) LWFHA Coordinator Anita Swan (03) Members Interests Compiler John Gillham (03) Membership Registrar Muriel Bissett (03) Publications Coordinator Denise McNeice (03) Public Officer Denise McNeice (03) State Sales Officer Betty Bissett (03) Branches of the Society Burnie: PO Box 748 Burnie Tasmania 7320 Devonport: PO Box 587 Devonport Tasmania 7310 Hobart: PO Box 326 Rosny Park Tasmania 7018 Huon: PO Box 117 Huonville Tasmania 7109 Launceston: PO Box 1290 Launceston Tasmania 7250

235 Volume 28 Number 4 March 2008 ISSN Contents Editorial President s Message Launceston Mechanics Institute I Remain, Sir, Your Obedient Servant., Betty Jones Waterloo to Woolloomooloo (part 2). Jim Rouse William Baxter, Lorraine Wootton John Potaski, Leonie D Greenland Digital Images, Here Today, Gone Tomorrow?, Jim Rouse William Wilkins Russell, Colleen Read The Lord Collingwood Mystery, Shirley Foster Quidnunc Help Wanted New Members and New Members' Interests Diary Notes Marriage, Bigamy & Convolutions, Helen D Harris Exhibitions to Superior Schools, Betty Jones Eleanor's Memoirs, Transcribed by Shirley Foster Dilston Overlooked in Song and Story Genes on Screen Progress Report on Projects and Publications at the Hobart Branch Library Tasmaniana Library Branch News and Acquisitions Library Notes, Society Sales Deadline dates for contributions: BY 1 January, 1 April, 1 July and 1 October

236 March Tasmanian Ancestry From the Editors In this edition of "Tasmanian Ancestry", we are starting a new series for the cover, using older buildings which originally housed libraries. The first featured is the Mechanics Institute building which stood on the corner of St John and Cameron Streets, Launceston, now part of the Civic Square. (see page 220). Vee Maddock and Jim Rouse have each contributed articles which are invaluable to we computer users who are less technically gifted perhaps the simplest but most important message is the reminder to BACK-UP regularly (often) and keep your back-up copy in a separate location to that of your hard-drive! Contributions for the journal came in slowly during December, but even so there were only two articles that didn't fit in. Please make a diary note of the closing date, 1 April, for the June 2008 edition your effort well be much appreciated! Check out the Branch publication news Launceston Branch, page 233 advertising the second in the series of both The Weekly Courier and The Tasmanian Mail, and Hobart Branch Writers Group has now published Our Female Ancestors; details appear on page 271. Muriel, State Secretary. Journal Editors Anita Swan and Betty Bissett Journal address PO Box 191, Launceston TAS 7250, or editors@tasfhs.org any other address may cause a delay in reaching us Articles are welcomed in any format handwritten, typed or word processed, on disk, on CD Rom, or by . Disks and photographs will be returned on request. We do ask that you try to limit the articles to 2,500 words maximum, unless it is an Index which may be included in several issues. Please note when sending material for the journal to use the address PO Box 191 or editors@tasfhs.org. Deadline dates: BY 1 January, 1 April, 1 July and 1 October The opinions expressed in this journal are not necessarily those of the journal committee nor of the Tasmanian Family History Society Inc. Responsibility rests with the author of a submitted article, we do not intentionally print inaccurate information. The Society cannot vouch for the accuracy of offers for services or goods that appear in the journal, or be responsible for the outcome of any contract entered into with an advertiser. The editor reserves the right to edit, abridge or reject material. If you wish to contact the author of an article in Tasmanian Ancestry please write care of the editor, enclosing a stamped envelope and your letter will be forwarded. The contents of Tasmanian Ancestry are subject to the provisions of the Copyright Act and may not be reproduced without written permission of the editor and author. Cover photo: Launceston Mechanics' Institute ( ), held at the Launceston City Library Reference Room.

237 Tasmanian Ancestry 219 March 2008 President's Message I do hope that you have all enjoyed a good Christmas and are back into research mode for I know that some of our readers have not been well, my prayers and thoughts are with you, I hope you make a speedy recovery. For me 2008 is quite a mile stone, 15 years ago I first joined the society for a couple of years with the aim of trying to find out more about my heritage. Little did I know that I would catch the genealogy bug and become involved in my local branch to the extent that I have. It has been a very fulfilling 15 year experience that I wouldn t change in any way. Mind you it wasn t as easy to access records then. Finding and accessing of records has certainly been made a lot easier with the internet. The SBS series Who Do You Think You Are seems to indicate to the novice that it is very easy to trace your family tree. Don t get me wrong I thoroughly enjoyed the series, but what it doesn t show you are the hours, days and weeks that had gone on behind the scenes to get the actual records, and that is in my opinion the best part. There is not much that can better the feeling you get when after a long search you finally find that elusive ancestor. Hopefully it will inspire more people to delve into their family history, who will then visit our family history libraries, become members of our Society and who knows, even become involved as a volunteer in one of our branches. This year it is the State Committee who will be hosting the AGM, and as you will see from the enclosed programme we have put together a great day, with two interesting speakers, good food and a great price. So please come along and join the committee, I m sure that you will enjoy it. At the AGM we will be announcing the winner of the two competitions. The annual Lilian Watson Family History Award which had 9 entries, and for the first time the Short Story Competition which had 6 entries, I was fortunate enough to see the entries and I thought the standard was very good, thankfully I don t have to judge it because in my opinion it will be a difficult decision. The 2008/2009 Bi-annual competition is the Family Chart, this is judged at branch level with winners and runner up taken to the State AGM in 2009 for State judging, entry forms are available from any of the branch libraries or from the state secretary. Reminders: o Write an article for the journal o Renew membership. o Enter competitions: Lilian Watson Family History Award & Family Chart o Submit your AGM registration by Monday 12th May to be eligible to win the President's Early Bird Prize Anita Swan President

238 March Tasmanian Ancestry Launceston Mechanics Institute A Brief Overview The Launceston Mechanics Institute started out in 1831 as the Tasmanian Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. In 1840 it became known as the Launceston Book Society until the 8th of March 1842, when a meeting was organised in Launceston by several influential business men to initiate a Mechanics Institute. The response was so overwhelming that steps were immediately taken to enrol members and secure suitable rooms. The Governor (Sir John FRANKLIN) became the first Patron. Shortly after this meeting the Mechanics Institute was set up at the public schoolroom in Cameron Street. In 1843 it was moved to the schoolroom in Elizabeth Street, and in 1844 was moved to Wellington Street. On the 3rd January 1846 the Colonial Secretary tendered an allotment on the corner of St John Street and Cameron Street which was used on Sundays to muster prisoners before marching them to St Johns Church. On 27th January 1846 the board accepted the offer and in 1850 set up a building fund. In 1856 the board approved of W H CLAYTON s plans. These plans were for a large three-storey Italianate stone building. The ground floor was styled on the Classic English Library containing high shelves filled with a collection of mainly 19th century reading material, two classrooms and a museum. The first floor held a large lecture hall capable of holding 700 people. A public holiday was declared on 24th June 1857 with more than a third of Launceston s population attending the celebrations of the laying of a foundation stone on the corner of St John Street and Cameron Street. On April 9th 1860 the Mechanics Institute was officially opened by Dr CASEY, the Institutes President. His Excellency Sir Henry YOUNG, Knt. was invited to officiate but due to illness was unable to attend. Ten years later in 1870 quarters for the librarian were erected. However in 1884 these were pulled down in order to extend the main building. Included in the extensions were several committee rooms on the ground floor and a large room on the first floor for a museum. The Mechanics Institute continued for another 80 years. It was often filled with various displays, the large first floor hall was used for magic lantern shows, lectures and plays. It was in 1964 when the Launceston City Council agreed to hand over the building so that it could be demolished for a new library. Work began on the new building in The five-storey building was completed in References History of Mechanics Institute and Public Library. Launceston City Library Reference Room.

239 Tasmanian Ancestry 221 March 2008 The Mechanics Institute Launceston Tasmania This building has been erected at an expense of 8,000 pounds The ground and the sum of 3,000 pounds have been liberally granted by the Colonial Government and the remainder, 5,000 pounds freely subscribed by the inhabitants of Launceston. The foundation stone was laid on the 24th June 1857, by the then President of the Institute. The Revd Robert Kirkwood EWING Right Worshipful Provincial Grand Master of the Masonic Fraternity Tasmania The building was opened on the 9th April 1860 by Cornelius G. CASEY Esq. M.D. President His Excellency Sir Henry Edward Fox YOUNG, Knt. Governor in Chief of Tasmania was invited to officiate but due to illness was unable. James Robertson Esq. Treasurer Mr A.J. Green, Secretary W.H. Clayton Esq. Architect Mr G.R. Russell, Builder Sketch of the Mechanics Institute by Bev Porteous held at the Launceston City Library Reference Room

240 March Tasmanian Ancestry Don't Forget! Membership for commences on 1 April 2008 through to 31 March 2009 Current membership subscriptions expire on 31 March 2008 You will have received a Membership Renewal Form (pink) in the December edition of Tasmanian Ancestry. Additional forms may be downloaded from our Website: If you have not paid your Membership Renewal, please complete and mail your cheque to: Tasmanian Members: Treasurer at your local branch Interstate and Overseas Members: State Treasurer, TFHS Inc. PO Box 191 Launceston TAS 7250 Payment by Visa or MasterCard should be mailed direct to the State Treasurer. Late payment may result in a delay in the delivery of your June 2008 Tasmanian Ancestry.

241 Tasmanian Ancestry 223 March 2008 Mr Alexander Johnston The Weekly Courier, 20 Jan 1906, p27, c2 Mr Alexander JOHNSTON, librarian of the Mechanics' Library, Launceston, died on the 12th inst., aged 77 years. Mr Johnston was born in Scotland, came to Launceston to fill the position of preceptor to St Andrew's [Presbyterian] Church in the fifties. He was a cabinetmaker by trade, and for a period carried on business in the city. On April 23, 1861, Mr Johnston was appointed librarian to the Mechanics' Institute, a position he filled with credit until his demise. At a special meeting of the board of management of the Mechanic's Institute the following minute was passed: "The board desire to place on record their sincere regret for the loss the Institute has sustained in the death of the late Alexander Johnston, the librarian of the Institute for nearly 45 years. He was assiduous in the discharge of his duties, and possessed the confidence and respect of the various boards of managers, and by his good qualities merited the same." New Publication Index to Volumes Journal of the Tasmanian Family History Society Inc. This comprehensive, alphabetical index to all personal names mentioned in the twenty issues of our society s journal published between June 2000 and March 2005 has been compiled by member Sally Rackham. Also included in the index are the titles of all articles, an integrated list of all authors and many different 'subjects' such as properties, cemeteries, ships and companies. This valuable resource follows on from our previous publication, Tasmanian Ancestry: Index to Volumes 1 20, compiled by Kate Ramsay and published in (see page 216 for a complete list of Society Sales) A5 publication page index. $15.00 plus p&p $4.50 (GST Inclusive) Available from the State Sales Officer PO Box 191, Launceston TAS 7250 Also available for members at their local libraries

242 March Tasmanian Ancestry I Remain, Sir, Your Obedient Servant Early 1900s Tasmanian Teachers Letters of Desperation to The Education Department Betty Jones (Member No 6032) The body of the following letters has been uncovered at the Archives Office of Tasmania whilst I have been working on my ongoing research on all Tasmanian Government Schools, Teachers and Pupils from 1817 to 1955 over the last three and a half years. Although the majority of records could be considered predictable in their content, occasionally some stand out, or themes start to emerge in the material searched. The Department wrote to, and received from their employees multitudes of letters, copies of the earliest surviving ones dating back to the 1850s. Fascinating history is contained therein. Well into the mid-1900s, formalities required that teachers sign their letters to Head Office using language similar to the title of this article. However, the obvious hierarchical structure of the Education Department did not deter some employees from expressing their points of view, even when they had something negative to say. We can learn much about the conditions endured by teachers of the time as a result. Living Arrangements Donald Arthur Henry E BROWN was born on at Green Ponds, the son of teachers, Arthur Henry & Alicia Vonhomreigh (nee MARTIN) BROWN. On , after having been appointed as a Provisional Assisted Teacher at Deep Bay, Mr Brown wrote to the Department applying for a tent and fly for accommodation at the school since he was unable to secure board in the Deep Bay area. He explained that he was forced to eat, sleep and keep all food and bedding at the school. This caused problems during a wet day when he had to cook his meals and eat them in the presence of the children. 1 George Walter DICKENSON was born on at Pelham, the son of William Joseph & Alice (nee CARROLL) DICKENSON. He was appointed as Teacher in Charge at Williamsford in January In June 1913, Mr Dickenson wrote to the Department describing his current boarding situation in the town: There are fourteen boarders and only one fireplace. The sleeping accommodation is in a building apart from the house. I, myself, have a room about 12 feet by 12 feet with four other boarders. The room is only separated from another long one by a thin partition of palings. Consequently, everything said in one room can be heard in the other, the language used, as a rule, being anything but edifying. It is a common occurrence to be roused up in the middle of the night by some drunken chap, who, when he gets home, usually goes around trying to get everyone to have a drink with him. 2 Dean Lenthal SWIFTE was born on at Launceston, the son of Allan Godwin William & Louisa (nee HALL) SWIFTE. On , Mr Swifte wrote to the Department from West Montagu asking if a teachers residence could be provided. He was currently renting Mr Buckby s man s hut but had been given notice that it was required when Mr Buckby did his potato harvesting. 3

243 Tasmanian Ancestry 225 March 2008 I m not putting up with this! Ella Georgina Mary EASTON was born on at Launceston, the daughter of George & Henrietta Jane (nee BRIGGS) EASTON. She was appointed as Temporary Assisted Teacher at Stonehenge in June, Miss Easton found her experience at the small school extremely difficult, exacerbated by a lack of parental support. She described the pupils there as thoroughly unruly and rude I have tried different modes of punishment, tried kindness, and in every way imaginable sought to bring them into subjection but all to no avail 4 Miss Easton resigned after three months. Similar sentiments were echoed by another teacher at the same school two years later. Elvira Ceres Perdita CASTLE was born on at Hobart, the daughter of William Warwick & Ada Louisa (nee CHEW) CASTLE. On , Miss Castle wrote from Stonehenge Subsidised School after just two months there, I cannot manage here. If I aim at pleasing the parents I am not doing my duty to the best of my ability. The children at this place are unmanageable. Well, I would be able to manage them if their parents did not encourage them in their bad ways. Perhaps I should say that their parents are unmanageable.[a parent] told me in front of the children that I was not to cane them in school. 5 Get me out of here! Emily Adeline EVERETT was born on at Rubicon Bridge, the daughter of James & Sarah Ann (nee HUGHES) EVERETT. On , one day after her appointment, Miss Everett wrote to the Department: Will you kindly remove me from the school at Retreat. I could not endure living in a place like this. Retreat consists of four or five houses around a sawmill five miles back from the Railway Station in the bush. The road leading to it is almost impassable; it is in such bad condition. I am informed that the premises were not passed by the Department as being fit for use and such must be the case as there are not any out-offices of any description. Please refer to my reason for applying for a transfer from Stonor, which was accompanied by a certificate from a Doctor and I think you will consider this place unsuitable for me. 6 The Department replied that Miss Everett would be transferred when a suitable vacancy was available. However, by , she indicated that her board and lodging suited her and that she was now very comfortable. Marjorie Amelia TIFFIN was born on at Sidmouth, the daughter of Arthur John & Amelia Maria (nee BROWN) TIFFIN. Miss Tiffin was appointed to the Subsidised School at Camden and was due to open it on However, when she arrived five days earlier, she discovered that her accommodation was three miles by road away from the school, a distance she believed to be too far to walk in all weather. The school was in a bad state of disrepair with a broken window and the chimney half down. To add to her disgust, there was a dead sheep in the porch. Miss Tiffin resigned on the spot! 7

244 March Tasmanian Ancestry Gladys Auriel MILLER was born on at Hobart, the daughter of Douglas & Lavinia (nee MANSENN) MILLER. On , Miss Miller wrote to the Department from Nietta State School: I wish to send my resignation in to the Education Department. I opened the school here on the 10th but find it is impossible to continue. Nietta is not a fit place for any girl. There is no sanitary accommodation for the school, neither is there a stove nor fireplace. There are only seven children. The nearest board I can get is two miles away, and the road is impossible for a bicycle. I was offered board two miles away in another direction but I should have to sleep alone in a house detached from the main building. I shall of course forfeit my fares here, and hope to leave tomorrow. I know that a teacher has to be at her post whatever the distance or state of the weather, and I could not do it. 8 Not good enough! Cara Emily Nellie CASTLE, born at Hobart, was the daughter of William Warwick & Ada Louisa (nee CHEW) CASTLE. On she wrote to the Department concerning the school at Mowbray Swamp where she had recently been posted, stating that the building was unfit for school purposes. [The building is] not lined and the rain comes through the cracks in the roof making it impossible for the children to write in their books or even keep properly dry. I have been compelled to hold my open umbrella over the register when marking it, and even had to keep it open for other reasons. Neither the children nor I can keep our eyes open on account of the thick smoke which is floating about the room. I have to walk three-quarters of a mile each day through the heavy rain and boggy roads to the school which is as bad to teach in as the open air. I am not able to even dry my wet coat as the fireplace is too small, so am obliged to teach in wet clothing all day. Rain pours down the iron chimney of the stove. 9 Rose Louisa WATSON, born at Ringarooma, was the daughter of Henry Claye & Ada Grace (nee WADLEY) WATSON. Soon after Miss Watson was appointed to Crotty in 1916, she wrote to the Department, I beg to inform you of the disgraceful state of this school. There are neither locks, knobs nor keys on the doors and teacher s desk. Would you kindly make inquiries regarding information of same from Council, and have the room attended to at once as I am unable to leave school books or school requisites in the building until the doors are secured AOT: ED9/186/ AOT: ED9/574/ AOT: ED9/1017/ AOT: ED10/0854/ AOT: ED10/0854/ AOT: ED9/235/ AOT: ED10/8/ AOT: ED9/1067/ AOT: ED9/474/ AOT: ED9/435/1914

245 Tasmanian Ancestry 227 March 2008 Waterloo to Woolloomooloo (part 2) The story of a Scottish veteran of the Napoleonic Wars Jim Rouse (Member No, 5496) Continuing the story of John DRUMMOND and his life during the 19th century as a soldier and settler in Australia. John had enlisted in the 71st Highland Regiment, but in fact the 71st Highland Regiment for much of its life, was not a highland regiment and recruited principally around the Glasgow area in the lowlands. The year after John Drummond enlisted in 1807, it officially became known as the 71st (Glasgow Highland) Regiment of Foot. Some twenty years earlier a noted junior officer within the same regiment was one Lieutenant Lachlan MACQUARIE, who would later in life have a leading role in the social, economic and architectural development of NSW, when he was Governor of that colony. John Drummond s posting to Ireland was somewhat short-lived, as in March of 1808 he was transferred into the 1st Battalion (1) who were regrouping and refitting after having seen service at Monte Video in South America. John was allotted to Captain Hugh FALCONER s company as a private. In 1808 the French armies under Napoleon s command had achieved military domination over vast tracts of continental Europe. The French armies had successively eliminated Austria, Prussia and Russia as military opponents. Britain alone had withstood the power of France, achieving security against invasion through Nelson's victory over the combined French and Spanish fleets at Trafalgar in However in 1808 Napoleon created a new enemy by usurping the Spanish throne in favour of his brother Joseph Bonaparte. The Spanish uprising that followed encouraged Britain to send an expeditionary force to the Iberian Peninsula. The 71st Highland Regiment was to be part of that expeditionary force. Not long after joining the 1st Bn, John and the rest of his company were sent to Cobh in County Cork on the 17th of June 1808, where they would prepare for embarkation. The Battalion set sail for Portugal on the 12th of July and arrived at Mondego Bay (near Frejus) on the 29th of July and due to inclement weather disembarked over the period 1st to 5th of August. Another young Scottish soldier with John Drummond in the 71st, was Thomas POCOCK (2) who at eighteen, was two years older than John Drummond and had seen service fighting against the Spanish in South America. Thomas Pocock was well-educated despite his humble origins, and in later years would write his military memoirs as A Soldier of the 71 st (3)

246 March Tasmanian Ancestry Thomas Pocock relates his account of the 71st Regiment landing in Portugal: On our leaving the ships, each man got four pound of biscuit, and four pound of salt beef cooked on board. We marched, for twelve miles, up to the knees in sand, which caused us to suffer much from thirst; for the marching made it rise and cover us. We lost four men of our regiment, who died of thirst. We buried them where they fell. At night we came to our camp ground, in a wood, where we found plenty of water, to us more acceptable than any thing besides on earth. We here built large huts, and remained four days. We again commenced our march alongst the coast, towards Lisbon. In our advance, we found all the villages deserted, except by the old and destitute, who cared not what became of them. As well as the 8 pounds of rations (sufficient for 4 days) John Drummond carried, he also had a haversack within or upon which he carried: 2 shirts 2 pairs of stockings 1 pair of shoes Extra pair of soles and heels for the shoes 1 pair of trousers Greatcoat Blanket 3 Brushes Box of blacking Razor Soap box and strap Mess tin, centre tin, and lid 3 brushes Other equipment he would carry included: Powder flask Ball bag containing 30 loose balls Small wooden mallet to force balls into musket Belt and ammo pouch which held 50 rounds of ammunition Sword belt 3 spare flints for his musket Musket Haversack Canteen The above list does not include the clothing he wore ie. the shako, jacket, trousers, gaiters and shoes nor any personal items, in all, foot soldiers of the period would carry around 80lbs of equipment. Having landed unopposed Sir Arthur WELLESLEY (later to become the Duke of Wellington) lead the British army of almost 15,000 men south towards Lisbon. An initial skirmish against the French came at Obidos on the 16th, but the first real battle involving British troops occurred at Rolica the next day. The 17th of August 1808 was a milestone in John Drummond s life not only was it his seventeenth birthday, but it was his first experience of combat as a soldier. Like most of the Napoleonic battles the battle of Rolica was over in a matter of hours, the

247 Tasmanian Ancestry 229 March 2008 French were intent on delaying Wellesley's army whilst awaiting reinforcements. Wellesley's plan to outflank the French who held a strong defensive position was thwarted when the colonel of the 29th (Worcesters) Regiment prematurely assaulted the French. Realising his plan had been compromised, Wellesley ordered a general attack. The 29th suffered terrible casualties almost half its strength but the attack by the other British units in support saved them and forced the French to withdraw. The French sustained 700 casualties, while the British around 500. The light company of the 71 st was the only part of John Drummond s regiment that engaged the French, the remainder being employed in manoeuvring on their right flank. The company had only one man killed and one wounded. Following the initial engagement at Rolica, Wellesley led his forces to the mouth of the Maceira river to protect the landing of reinforcements. On 21st August, Wellesley's position around Vimeiro Hill was attacked from the east by General Jean-Andoche JUNOT. This Battle of Vimeiro had the British positioned across three ridges, the French used their traditional shock tactics of sending out skirmishers to disrupt enemy lines and then advancing in a powerful column using supporting artillery fire. However, this time they were faced with an opposing line of skirmishers (the light companies of the infantry regiments) which initially slowed their advance, only to come into contact with the famous 'thin red line' higher up the slopes. Repeated attempts to take the slopes by the French were met by the extended British forces who were able to fire into the front rank and flanks, disrupting them and preventing any manoeuvres. After a bayonet charge, the French fled the field, Junot was defeated, though an opportunity to inflict further damage on the French was lost as Sir Arthur Wellesley was replaced by two newly arrived senior commanders - first Sir Harry BURRARD and then, a day later, Sir Hew DALRYMPLE who had arrived to take over the army. Dalrymple began negotiations with General Francois KELLERMAN who ran rings around the older man. When the controversial Convention of Cintra was signed on 30 August 1808 the French agreed to evacuate their fortresses in Portugal, but unbelievably, Dalrymple agreed that British ships were to transport the French army of some 26,000 men back to France. Not only was the Royal Navy to carry the French, but also their weapons, belongings and any loot they had been able to steal during the campaign. Although he was compelled to sign it, Wellesley openly opposed the convention but he, along with Dalrymple and Burrard, were ordered back to London where they faced an outraged government who had convened an official inquiry. Wellesley was exonerated in the inquiry but Dalrymple and Burrard (whom Wellington referred to as Dowager Dalrymple and Betty Burrard ) were quietly removed from command and essentially put out to pasture. Pocock in his memoirs said this of the battle: "We marched out two miles to meet the enemy, formed line and lay under cover of a hill for about an hour, until they came to us. We gave them one volley and three cheers three distinct cheers. Then all was as still as death. They came upon us, crying and shouting, to the very point of our bayonets. Our awful silence and determined advance they could not stand. They put about and fled without much resistance. At this charge we took thirteen guns and one General."

248 March Tasmanian Ancestry The 71st regiment played a conspicuous part in the battle, in particular the grenadier company greatly distinguished itself, along with part of the Light Company of the 36th regiment. Captain Alexander FORBES, who commanded the Grenadier Company, was ordered to the support of some British artillery, and, seizing a favourable opportunity, made a dash at a battery of the enemy's artillery immediately in his front. During the advance of the 1st battalion of the 71st, several prisoners were taken among whom was the French general, BRENNIER. Corporal John McKAY, of the 71st, who took him, was subsequently promoted to an ensigncy in the Fourth West India Regiment. The result of this battle was the total defeat of the enemy, who subsequently retreated on Lisbon, with the loss of twentyone pieces of cannon, twenty-three ammunition wagons, with powder, shells, stores of all descriptions, and 20,000 rounds of musket ammunition, together with a great many officers and soldiers killed, wounded, and taken prisoners. The conduct of the battalion, and of its commanding officer, Lieut.-Colonel PACK, was noticed in the public despatches, and the thanks of both Houses of Parliament were conferred on the troops. The following officers of the 71st were wounded in the battle of Vimeiro: Captains Arthur JONES and Maxwell MacKENZIE; Lieutenants John PRATT, William HARTLEY, Augustus McINTYRE, and Ralph DUDGEON; Ensign James CAMPBELL, and Acting Adjutant Lt. McALPINE. The 71st subsequently received the royal authority to bear the word "Vimeiro" on the regimental colour and appointments, in commemoration of this battle. On the departure of Wellesley, Dalrymple and Burrard, Lt.-Gen. Sir John MOORE assumed command of the army in early September and made arrangements for entering Spain. The 71st was brigaded with the 36th and 92d regiments under Brigadier-General James Caitland CRAWFURD, and placed in the division under the command of Lt-Gen John HOPE.The 71st Regiment took station at Monto Santo, one of several forts situated near the mouth of the Tagus River in Portugal. On the 27th October the entire British force of around 20,000 troops began their advance into Spain, and met the forces under Moore at Salamanca. Their route took them through Badajoz, Merida, Truxillo, Almaraz, Escurial, Salamanca and Toro. Thomas Pocock in his Soldier of the 71st describes part of that journey: On the 27th October we quitted Lisbon, and marched to Abrantes, where we remained fourteen days. Then we marched to Camponia, and remained there for an order to enter Spain.The first place we arrived at in Spain was Badajos where we were very kindly treated by the inhabitants and Spanish soldiers. We remained there about a fortnight, when the division commanded by General Sir John Hope, to which I belonged, received orders to march towards Madrid. We halted at Escurial, about seven leagues from Madrid, and remained there five days; but were at length forced to retreat to Salamanca.Two days before our arrival at Salamanca, we were forced to form ourselves into a square, to repel the attacks of the enemy; and in that position we remained all night. It was one of the severest nights of cold I ever endured in my life. At that time we wore long hair, formed into a club at the back of our heads. Mine was frozen to the ground in the morning; and, when I attempted to rise, my limbs refused to support me for some time. I felt the most excruciating pains over all my body, before the blood began to circulate.

249 Tasmanian Ancestry 231 March 2008 We marched forty-seven miles this day, before encamping, and about nine miles to a town next morning, where the inhabitants were very kind to us. They brought out, into the market-place, large tubfuls of accadent, (a liquor much used in Spain), that we might take our pleasure of it; and every thing they had that we stood in need of. This day we were under the necessity of burying six guns, on account of the horses failing, being quite worn down by fatigue. The head-quarters of the army were at Salamanca. Our division was quartered three leagues from it, at Alva de Tormes. Throughout the first weeks of December, the 71st Regiment advanced through Spain, without any major engagements with the enemy, enduring the worsening winter conditions. On the 21st the British forces concentrated at Toro and being greatly outnumbered by the French, the decision to withdraw to Corunna was made. The retreat which had begun on the 24th of December, and lasted until the 11th of January, involved a march of 200 miles crossing the Cantabrian Mountains, in alternative spells of snow, rain, frost and mud, with the enemy on their heels all the time. Transport broke down, and often there were no rations. The men were ill-clad and had no shelter at night and they reached the stage where many were limping barefooted. The 71st spent Boxing Day at Benevente before continuing their retreat, continually being pursued by the French and on the 5th of January were involved in skirmishes with French infantry at the Roman walled town of Lugo. The 71st spent a miserable New Year s Day which Pocock comments on: What a New-year's day had we passed! Drenched with rain, famished with cold and hunger, ignorant when our misery was to cease. This was the most dreadful period of my life. How differently did we pass our Hogmanay, from the manner our friends were passing theirs, at home? Not a voice said, I wish you a Happy New Year each seemed to look upon his neighbour as an abridgment to his own comforts. His looks seemed to say, One or other of the articles you wear would be of great use to me; your shoes are better than those I possess: if you were dead, they would be mine! (Note: Hogmanay being the Scottish celebration of the New Year, which was more important to Scots than Christmas) The 1st battalion of the 71st lost 93 men by weakness, sickness and fatigue, the exhausting march finally ending when they reached La Coruna (Corunna) at the north-west tip of Spain on the 11th of January. On the 11th of January the army under Lt.-Gen. Sir John Moore arrived at Corunna, where a battle was fought on the 16th of January. Having arrived at the head of his forces, Moore realized that he would be compelled to fight a defensive action against the pursuing French army under Marshal Nicolas SOULT, whilst awaiting his transport ships to arrive before being able to embark. During the battle Moore was mortally wounded when struck by a cannon-ball, and command of the army then passed to Lt.-Gen. Sir John Hope. The British withdrew gradually on the night of the battle, and completed their evacuation by sea on the 18th. Hope reported British losses in the battle as being between 700 and 800, whilst French losses have been estimated at 1,500.While waiting for the transport ships to arrive some skirmishing took place with the French, in which four companies of the 71st were involved, and several men were

250 March Tasmanian Ancestry killed and a number wounded. In the main battle on the 16th, the 71st, being placed on the extreme left of the British line did not see much action. In commemoration of this battle, and of the conduct of the regiment during the expedition, the 71st was authorised to bear the word Corunna on the regimental colours and appointments. By the 18th of January the entire force had embarked for England, and reached Plymouth around the end of the month. However on arrival at Plymouth the 71st were not allowed to go ashore. Their Colonel kept his troops on board until they got new clothing, as he didn t want the public to see them as they were, bedraggled and in a lot of cases barefoot. Shortly afterwards, suitably attired and shod, John Drummond boy soldier and veteran marched with his regiment the 250 miles to Ashford Barracks in Kent, where they were selected for reformation and training in new tactics and manoeuvres to become a Light Infantry Regiment. This training took place over several months during which time the Regiment moved once again to nearby Brabourne-Lees barracks. Notes: 1. An Infantry battalion at that time was made up of 10 companies: 8 battalion companies numbered from 1-8, a right flank company called the Grenadiers, and a left flank company called Skirmishers or Light Company, or as they were commonly referred to by the Scots as the Licht Bobs. Each company on full strength would have privates, as well as a piper, a drummer, 3 corporals, 2 Sergeants, and either 2 lieutenants, or a lieutenant and an ensign, and was commanded by a captain. 2. Thomas Pocock was attributed as being the author of A Soldier of the 71st, recently the memoirs have been republished as: Bayonets, Bugles and Bonnets and attributed to James Thomas TODD. Irrespective of who was the real Thomas, it remains a remarkable historical account. 3. The memoirs of Thomas, "A Soldier of the 71st", was first published in 1819, making it one of the first of many military memoirs to reach the public. It was reprinted in 1822 and 1828, and again in Passages cited in this article were taken from "Constable's Miscellany" by Constable & Co. Edinburgh It was initially published anonymously, but was later attributed to Thomas Pocock. While Thomas's view of military machinations is rather limited, his writing holds a greater authenticity than some of the many memoirs which would be written later on by many soldiers in the 1820 s. His writing also provides a great deal of detail about the war of the private foot soldier giving a refreshing bottom-up perspective. Useful Websites English Gravestones Database: Naval Ancestors: Aussie Heritage:

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252 March Tasmanian Ancestry William BAXTER Irish Soldier, Convict, Bounty Settler, Tinsmith, Destitute Lorraine Wootton (Member No 4504) Soon after my initiation into the world of genealogy, I became aware of the role that chance seemed to play in the search for one's family. Those serendipitous occurrences and the elusive forces that seem to steer you in a certain direction are certainly understood by fellow genealogists. I d always had a yearn to investigate my roots and back in 1971 I questioned my mother s older brother about our BAXTER forbears. After my flippant suggestion that perhaps they d been convicts, he assured me they had been Scottish immigrants. That was indeed the case for his mother s GILLESPIE family who came from Girvan, Ayrshire on the Commodore Perry in 1855, but it certainly was not the case for William BAXTER, my great, great grandfather. By the time I finally joined the GST, as it was then, and began researching in earnest, a younger cousin had already discovered that William had been a convict. However, our Uncle Bill was partly correct because she had also found that same William Baxter had somehow returned to Great Britain and come out again in 1857 as a Bounty Immigrant! William Baxter was born about 1822 in Ireland most probably in Co. Monaghan. He had served five years in the 59th Foot Regiment when it was stationed in Malta, Corfu, Antigua and Barbadoes (sic), when on 24 November, 1842 he was tried at court martial for a Breach of the Articles of War and sentenced to 14 years Transportation. On his conduct report William states his offence as striking Corporal DOLAN with previous charges of obscene language (four months sentence) and desertion (28 days). However, the Court Martial records for this date reveal a charge of Desertion and Losing His Necessaries. This was not his first offence of this kind and William was branded D on his left side for his troubles, discipline in the Army being akin to that in the convict system. He was shipped back to England to spend some time on a hulk in the Thames before leaving Sheerness on 21 June, 1843 on the Emerald Isle, arriving in Van Diemen s Land on 12 October, He was a 22 yr old, single, labourer, stoutlymade and 5ft 9ins tall with a large head, fresh complexion, oval visage and broad forehead, brown hair and whiskers, blue eyes, small mouth and nose and a broad chin. He had a scar under his left eye and was freckled. He could neither read nor write and was a Protestant - family lore says he was and Orangeman. His Indents record his mother Mary at Monaghan, and a brother Joseph and sisters Susan and Margaret. I strongly suspect his father was Edward. After William s release from probation at Jericho on 12 January, 1845, he was sent to Launceston Barracks and to various assignments including to James BARRETT and Joseph HUDSON in Launceston, James JORDAN, Norfolk Plains, Richard JORDAN, Westbury and Thomas MANTON and W. SPENCER at Norfolk Plains. A short stint as a constable in Hobart in 1847 came to an end when William apprehended someone for being drunk but took a bribe of 5/- to release him. Six months imprisonment and hard labour in chains at the dreaded Coal Mines on the Tasman Peninsula ensued until January William returned to the Prison

253 Tasmanian Ancestry 235 March 2008 Barracks in Launceston and was assigned for periods of one to two months or less to A ROOKE, Westbury, Ivan BADCOCK, Norfolk Plains, T O KEEFE, Perth, J W GLEADOW, Thomas BRUCE and Richard SAGGERS all of Morven, J MEADOWS, Norfolk Plains, Richard JORDAN, Westbury (again), 12th, Cocked Hat Hill, Joseph BREADON, Wickford and Joseph WALKER, Westbury. William s final assignment was to Joseph Lyall, at Kerry Lodge (later Strathroy ) in March 1850 and it was possibly here that an incident occurred which involved his meritorious conduct in zealously attempting to apprehend four men Superintendent Langmaid. There is no date and the note is mostly illegible but William was recommended for a Conditional Pardon and on 24 May 1850 he was given a Ticket of Leave after serving only 8 of his 14 year sentence and a far from perfect record! This would have enabled William to work on his own behalf and two years later he applied for permission to marry. Subsequently, on 2 August 1852 in St Joseph s Church in Margaret St, Launceston, according to the rites and ceremonies of the Catholic Church by Banns, William BAXTER (29), Ticket of Leave, now a Tinman, married Ann GRAY (17), Free, Spinster, William signed with a cross, but Ann signed her own name and she was a Catholic. (Note: St Joseph s Church was built from 1839 on the same site as the present Church of Apostles in Margaret St. It was replaced when the foundations were found to be inferior in 1866) Ann was one of four children born to Terence and Mary GRAY of Co. Cavan (which adjoins Co. Monaghan) and family lore has it that the two families had known one another back in Ireland. Terence GRAY had been transported for ten years for horse stealing on the Egyptian (2) in 1840 and gained his Certificate of Freedom in July In August 1851 he married a former Wicklow woman, Esther REED (TOL, per John Calvin in 1848) in Launceston and four month s after Esther s death in March 1854, he married Ellen COTTER also in Launceston. Ann GRAY may have arrived in VDL in October 1850 on the Admiral from Greenock at the mouth of the Clyde River in Scotland. Terence GRAY sponsored his 16 and 18-year-old sons Michael and Patrick on Northumberland in I found this only when researching my paternal NEWMAN family originally from Hampshire/Sussex, who also emigrated on this ship! Like most self-respecting Irish, William and Ann BAXTER neglected to register the births of most of their children. The only one appearing on the TPI is their first son, Edward born in October 1854 who died within a month of his birth. Despite my gggrandparents marriage having been in the Catholic Church, we d all been brought up as Anglicans and for some reason, I formed the impression that my grandfather BAXTER had an aversion to Catholics. So I still don t know why I picked up the microfilm of St Joseph s baptisms in the Launceston library one day and immediately found the baptisms of most of William and Ann s children - all but my great grandfather, Edward and the youngest, Mary Margaret who was baptised in the Deloraine Anglican church only a few days before her death 23 September 1867, aged 19 days. As an added bonus, there was also the baptism of my great grandmother, Margaret FRY, Edward BAXTER s future wife!

254 March Tasmanian Ancestry In the 1851 Census William BAXTER was living in Bathurst St, Launceston and for the 1854 Assessments he was in a shop in lower York St. He did not reappear until the 1859 Assessments when he was in a shop and house in George St, owned by John WALDRON. From he occupied a house and blacksmith/tinsmith shop in Emu Bay Road, Deloraine. I grew up around Deloraine but had no idea then that my great great grandparents had also lived there. William and Ann s first child Mary BAXTER was born in June 1853 and baptised in October with her grandfather, Terence GRAY as one of the sponsors. Mary (10) died of consumption in October Edward (1st) was born and died of debility in My great grandfather, Edward BAXTER was born in September 1855 but I have found no record of him in Tasmanian records. He was the eldest of their three children out of the seven born, to survive to adulthood. Edward BAXTER (22) married Margaret FRY (17) on 13 April 1878 in the Tamar St Independent Church, Launceston. They had twelve children, all born near The Nile (aka Lymington) before moving to Pipers River. Not long after their move, Edward and his daughter Ethel Mary (17) drowned in the swollen river at Procter s Ford in July I ve recently found that William Baxter travelled from Launceston to Melbourne in June and to Sydney in October 1853 but have found no evidence of him or his wife and child/ren having left the island after Was it a legal or an illegal exit? Again family lore has it that William and Ann Baxter did return - to Ireland? but a doctor advised them to return to the antipodes for the sake of Ann s health. If Ann did leave VDL with daughter Mary, my great grandfather, Edward may well have been born overseas in September She must have returned with the two children by another ship. Did William s sister Susan accompany her? A Susan BAXTER (b.c1835) had children in Westbury between to John LOONEY but didn t marry him till They both died in Westbury in 1908 & In August 1857 William BAXTER, 35, married, tall, stout, smart looking with a pale beard, C/E, could neither read nor write, a tinsmith from Co. Monaghan was one of the bounty migrants who arrived in Hobart on W.F. Williams from Liverpool, sponsored by Patrick GRAY - presumably his brother-in-law. Surgeon Thomas WILSON reported William Baxter as one of three passengers who did not conduct themselves in a proper manner during the voyage from Liverpool to this port and a note in the front of the ship s log states: William Baxter complained of having to sleep under a ventilator. It was a stormy voyage and the purser was lost overboard during a cyclone. The Launceston Valuation Rolls from 1859 to 1863 list William Baxter in a shop & house in George St owned by John Waldron or his estate. From at least 1866 till 1887, he initially had a house Parsonage St, Deloraine and later a house and shop in Emu Bay Rd owned by William BRAMICH or his estate. Elizabeth BAXTER was born in June 1858 and baptised at St Joseph s Catholic Church in Sept that year with her uncle, Patrick GRAY and Margaret DOOLEY as sponsors. Elizabeth married Thomas CREELEY in Deloraine in 1879 and they had a family of at least nine children, all born in Westbury.

255 Tasmanian Ancestry 237 March 2008 Anne BAXTER was born in March 1861 and baptised in November in St Joseph s with sponsor Mary SULLIVAN (T of L). Tragically, she died by burning in April 1869, aged 7 years in Deloraine - perhaps in her father s tin/blacksmith shop. William Patrick Baxter was born in February 1863 and baptised in St Joseph s in April with Ellen COLEMAN as his sponsor. In 1887 a William Baxter (24) married Catharine SPLAIN (25) in Westbury, but in 1889 William Patrick Baxter (26) married Elizabeth Pugh (21) in Westbury and they had at least eight children in the Westbury district. I have found nothing more on the former marriage. Was this marriage annulled for some reason? Could Kate SPILLANE who married Timothy QUIGLEY in 1891 be the same woman? Or was there another William BAXTER of the same age in Westbury at this time? Will I ever find these answers? William and Ann s youngest child, Mary Margaret was baptised in the Deloraine C/E one week before she died on 22 Sept, 1867, aged only 19 days. A little over a year later in January 1869, Ann herself died of Pericarditis in Deloraine, aged only 33 yrs. I have been unable to find where any of these Deloraine burials took place. William would have been left with Edward (13), Elizabeth (10) and William Patrick (6) to care for. My grandfather told of his father, Edward pulling toffee on a nail driven into the wall and said he had trained as a confectioner in Hobart as his father thought he should have a trade. Was he sent to a Training School / Orphanage or was he an apprentice? The TPI included several marriages for William BAXTER. Three of these proved to be my gggrandfather - his status as widower and trade as a tinsmith providing the proof of the latter two. In September 1871 William Baxter (48) married widow, Ann DAWSON (38) in the home of the Baptist minister, Jesse PULLEN in Deloraine. Try as I might, I cannot find where Ann Dawson came from or what happened to her. On 20 April 1880, William Baxter (56) married Mary HARDY (47), widow, housekeeper in the Presbyterian Manse at Westbury. In 1997 I attended a workshop at the Taylor St library with Dian Smith, on using the Lower Court records for family research. The only record Dian used as an example that wasn t from her own family, was an item from the Launceston Gaol and Supreme Court records. Mary Ann BELTON (crossed out) ROSS (40) Free by Servitude, was charged with bigamy by marrying one William BAXTER on or about the 20th day of April 1880, her former husband Alexander ROSS being still alive and sentenced to one year s imprisonment in the Launceston Gaol. At first I dismissed this as my William as he had married Mary HARDY in 1880, but while showing my aunt the information I d collected we noticed the marriage dates were identical - Mary HARDY was really Mary Ann BELTON / ROSS! Another convict to investigate! This woman, although not a blood relative, has intrigued me ever since! She was born Mary Ann KEITH and arrived in VDL as a fifteen-year-old nursegirl from Montrose, Scotland. The story of my complicated search is the subject of another article and I have also documented her story for a forthcoming publication from the Female Factory Research Group. So William Baxter lost his housekeeper and his third wife when Mary Ann was gaoled. He was still listed as a tinsmith in Emu Bay Rd, Deloraine in the 1887 edition of the Tas. Directory & Gazetteer, but died of Senility (old age) in the Launceston Invalid Depot on 14 Oct His age varies in official records, but he

256 March Tasmanian Ancestry would have been around 65 years of age when he was buried in the Cypress St cemetery in East Launceston. Why did he end his days at the Depot when he had a son Edward at The Nile, another son William Patrick and a daughter Elizabeth CREELEY living with their families at Westbury? Did they wish to deny the convict stain? My grandfather told at least one of his sons that he had spent holidays with his grandfather in his house near the river at Deloraine. Perhaps he was just an independent old fellow who preferred not to be a burden to his family. While writing this article I ve become aware of some avenues for further research that may answer some of the questions that remain. If only we could go back in time and speak to our ancestors! I welcome contact from anyone with an interest in any aspect of this article. Lorraine Wootton, 310 Low Head Rd, Low Head TAS 7253; Phone (03) ; woottons2@tadaust.org.au John Potaski Leonie D Greenland John POTASKI was born in Poland in It is most certain that John came from a period in Polish history when Russia was the influencing power, as the Polish language was suppressed and not to be spoken, while Poland was under Russian rule. This would be the main reason John Potaski spoke only Russian. John some how found himself in England, how he came to England is uncertain, but he soon met up with Catherine Sullivan an Irish girl born on the west coast of Ireland in 1759, soon after meeting they married and had a child, Joseph born John Potaski ran foul of the law and was charged with Larceny he was by the records of his conviction at the Sussex Assizes on the 27th March 1802 sentenced to 7 years. His transportation ship was the Calcutta which left from Spithead on the 24th April 1803, under the command of Lieut. David COLLINS. Amongst the complement of 308 convicts was Johns wife Catherine and son Joseph Potaski, but the Calcutta had difficulties in carrying all of its cargo, so the "Ocean" a Brigantine of 481 ton and a draft of 5 metres was chartered, under the command of Lieut David Collins. The "Ocean" arrived in Van Diemens Land at Sullivans Cove on the 15th February 1804, on the 17th of February Catherine Potaski gave birth to her second child also named Catherine, this birth took place on board the "Ocean" whilst anchored in Sullivans Cove, the same day that Hobart was declared to be a settlement, it was stated that young Catherine Potaski was the first European born in Van Diemens Land though be it on board the "Ocean". John Potaski became a very industrious farmer at Clarence Plains on the Eastern Shore of the River Derwent River, supplying the colony with large amounts of wheat and other farm produce, John and Catherine Potaski had 4 children, Joseph b.1800 in England, Catherine b.1804, Anne b.1811 and Eleonora b.1813, the last three were born in Hobart. John Potaski died in Hobart on the 31st August 1824, his wife Catherine died in Geelong Victoria, on the 11th April 1855.

257 Tasmanian Ancestry 239 March 2008 Joseph Potaski ran foul of the law when he became involved with some very shady characters and was charged with robbery, a crime for which he paid the supreme sacrifice for, Joseph was hanged in Hobart on the 29th of April 1821 at only 20 years of age. Catherine Potaski married Edward McDONALD in 1824 they later moved to Geelong Victoria, Catherine had 12 children, she died at Geelong on the 30th January Anne Potaski my great great grandmother on my father's side married twice, her first marriage was to Irishman William CONNOR, they married around 1831 and had 2 children, Patrick, baptised in Hobart on the 1st of January 1832 and John, born in Hobart on the 27th January 1833, William Connor died around Anne's second marriage was to convict James GATELAND who was convicted by the Lancaster Quarter Sessions on the 9th of April 1832, for Felony he was given 14 years transportation, he was transported on the vessel Georgiana on the 1st of February Anne and James Gateland married at Longford in Tasmania on the 1st May 1843, they had 5 children, their first born was my great grandmother Catherine Connor Gateland born in 1842, she married William STONEHOUSE at Sidmouth West Tamar Launceston, on the 19th April Catherine Connor Gateland and William Stonehouse had 11 children, my grandfather Ebenezer Stonehouse was their 4th child born at Beaconsfield Tasmania in 1868, Ebenezer married Ellen Jane SCOTT in 1899 they had 2 children, Elizabeth May b 31st August 1899 and died on the 1st September 1899, just one day old, their second child was my father William George Stonehouse b 10th March 1901, William married Doris Esme BROWN who was born on Flinders Island Bass Strait. Doris was born on the 4th of August 1907, they had 10 children in which I was the 6th, born on the 26th December 1941, conceived on Robbins Island Bass Strait and delivered at the "Wyndara" Hospital at Smithton on the North West Coast of Tasmania. William died on the 23rd October Doris died on the 4th October Eliza Gateland born 25th April 1844 married Ebenezer James DAWSON on the 25th April 1861 at Launceston Tasmania, they had some 14 children, 8 born in Tasmania, then they moved to New Zealand where they had another 6 children. Eliza Dawson died at Invercargill New Zealand on the 3rd August James Gateland born 6th July 1846 accidentally drowned on the 31st December 1863 aged 16 years. Joseph Gateland baptised on the 19th December 1848 died on the 17th November 1867 from haemorrhaging of the brain just 18 years of age Thomas Gateland baptised on the 29th July 1851 died on the 28th December 1853 from Scarlet Fever at just over 2 years of age. Anne Gateland (nee) Potaski died in Launceston on the 18th July 1900 James Gateland Snr.died in Victoria in 1861 aged 51 years. My great grandmother Catherine Connor Stonehouse (nee) Gateland died on the 21st May Ebenezer Stonehouse died in Richmond Victoria on the 8th February 1928, my grandmother Ellen Jane Stonehouse died on the 20th October 1902 just 22 years of age; she was the daughter of Alexander SCOTT and Mary Jane SMITH of Beaconsfield Tasmania.

258 March Tasmanian Ancestry John and Catherine Potaski's 4th child believed to be Eleonora Potaski born 1813? is still some what of a mystery, and the last link in the Potaski family tree in Tasmania, she is believed to have married and had several children, but no marriage certificate has been found to date. Digital Images, Here Today, Gone Tomorrow? Jim Rouse (Member No 5496) As genealogists we all treasure family photographs, be they of people, places or events, they help us visualise and perhaps gain some idea about the type of person our ancestors were and what their life was like. If we're very lucky, we may have inherited family albums and even luckier yet find that the subjects have been identified for us. But sadly for most of us, finding the odd formal portrait here and there and from more recent times, small family snapshots are the most we can expect. But what about our children? and our grandchildren? What will we leave them? Digital Photography offers many benefits, we can take hundreds of photos and put them into our computers or burn them onto CDs or DVDs and we don t have the huge expense of having them developed and printed... But the questions arise, how long a life does a computer have? How long does a CD or DVD last? and while there are measures & steps we take to prolong the longevity of our media, the answer is that most digital images will have an ephemeral existence and if we don t archive them in some way, we just won t have them as a visual record. The ideal solution to this impermanence is that there should be an affordable storage medium that you can put away in a cupboard for 50 years and have it still be usable when it comes back out. However, the reality is that it just doesn't exist! The digital imaging industry as a whole ignores this aspect of its technology, at great peril not only to our own memories but the shared record of our culture. This is very serious issue that many who use digital cameras are aware of and attempt to address. In an attempt to provide a degree of permanence to our images, many of us print out the best of them on high quality ink-jet printers. However, therein is another big problem, those printed pictures may disappear within a few years. In a series of tests by the Image Permanence Institute (USA) pictures printed on using the latest dye-based printers were expected to last ten years. When users found that the colors in prints were changing drastically in as little as two months, printer manufacturer Hewlett-Packard commissioned research into the longevity of prints. Their current Hewlett-Packard Photosmart 475, a dye printer that produces snapshot-size photos, will produce photographs that are supposed to last 82 years, however we have no way of knowing if they will in fact last this long! No ink-jet printer will create "permanent" pictures or pictures that last anywhere near as long as those produced over a century ago. Take any assurances in terms of longevity given by printer manufacturers with a pinch of salt! The best solution by which we can hope to preserve our digital images is by archiving them on your computer, taking time to catalogue them accurately and produce an index file. Keep a backup of the images on removable media CD or

259 Tasmanian Ancestry 241 March 2008 DVD, but bear in mind that these will in most cases need replacing every 2-3 years. Some CD-R manufacturers will tell you that their disks should last 100 years or even 200 years! But in my experience even using big-name brand CD s is quite different and a lot of discs I burned and stored in a filing cabinet are mostly unreadable after 5 or 6 years. Most manufacturers advise that storing your backup disks in a cool, dry environment will help to prolong data life, while direct sunlight and fingerprints may cause damage to a CDROM. Your safest bet seems to be to buy a brand-name archive quality disk (usually gold coloured), and treat it as per the guidelines above, but don't expect it to last more than five years. Even if you manage to preserve data on disks beyond this time frame, will we still have CD- ROM readers in our computers? how many of us have hoards of useless 5.25 floppy disks or even 3.5 disks? Most new computers are sold without floppy disk drives; we can t count on new technology being compatible with the media we now use. Nowadays since the coming of flash-drives (thumb drives, pen-drives, etc) I rarely burn data to CD unless I want to distribute that data. I carry a 4Gb flash drive in my pocket that can hold the equivalent of 6 CD s, while s it s not a permanent solution for archiving images or other data, the development of flash-drives has impacted greatly upon sales of CD disks. Some new notebook computers currently on sale use flash-drive technology to replace mechanical hard drives, giving the benefit of lower cost, less weight, and reduced cost. Asking How long will a Computer Hard Disk last? is like the question "How long is a piece of string?" the answer being not long! If you can get 4 to 5 years or more from a Hard Drive, you're doing very well, any longer than that and you're living on borrowed time. And like any other mechanical device, hard drives can fail at any time, so the message is, back up and back up frequently! If you can afford it, buy an external USB hard drive, these are quite cheap (starting around $80 and up to $250) better yet, buy 2 of the smaller capacity drives and share your precious eggs between two baskets (put copies of all your images on both drives). These removable drives are still mechanical devices and have a finite life but they should, if treated responsibly, last longer than the hard-working continually stressed hard-drive within your computer. A better solution for those who can afford it is an external backup solution that is actually two hard drives within a small case. This type of external backup utilises RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) technology, which is also known as Disk Mirroring and consists of at least two drives that duplicate the storage of data. So, if one disk fails your data and images will be safe on the other drive! This solution currently costs between $400 and $600 (but may decrease in cost like most new technology) and could provide a good solution for a branch library. Hopefully in time, a long-term affordable storage medium will be developed and a printed paper process will be developed that will match the longevity of some early black and white photography, but in the interim we can only work within the limitations of existing technology to preserve our images and other data. Perhaps there s a business opportunity out there for someone who could archive our Family History images and files and guarantee to keep them current in terms of technology?

260 March William Wilkins Russell One of Hobart s early musicians Colleen Read (Member No 1938) Tasmanian Ancestry William Russell first arrived in the penal colony of Van Diemen's Land as a free settler in 1832, and returned to Hobart again three years later. During his long lifetime he would have witnessed many changes, both socially and politically, as the convict system was abolished and the island became self-governing. His obituary, however, published in late 1892, records that he never took any part in politics but was a quiet and earnest observer of public events. William s interests and talents lay in other directions. His passion for music and the theatre is revealed by the many newspaper articles and notices published to advertise his contribution, over several decades, to the entertainment enjoyed by the citizens of Hobart, both young and old. His musical background and accomplishments have been variously described as conductor of Covent Garden, professor of music, from the Theatres Royal of London, pianoforte teacher, music master, composer, singing teacher, organist and violinist. It is also evident that this was not a lucrative career; he, and his ever growing family, faced considerable financial hardship, moving residence on several occasions. The obituary also relates how William Russell came out to the colony first in the Medway and some years after went Home again in the Duckingfield [sic] and returned to the colony in the Derwent. These details are repeated in undated notes handwritten by his granddaughter, Madge TAYLOR, who died in 1971 at the age of 100 years. Madge adds that her maternal grandfather was accompanied on the Medway by his young brother, John Russell, and that they both returned to England per Duckenfield when the boy did not like it here. Shipping records confirm that a 'Mr Russell' did indeed arrive on the Medway on 31 May 1832, but young John Russell s name is not included. However in late 1835, the passenger list for the Derwent, on which William makes his return voyage from England to Hobart Town, names 'Mr W Russell' as a cabin passenger and 'J. Russell' as travelling in steerage. Is this the young brother, John Russell, arriving with William on his second journey to the colony, rather than the first voyage as claimed by Madge? Further research confirms young John was living in Hobart in 1841; his date of departure from Van Diemen's Land has not been identified. In the first three, weekly editions of Tasmanian Southern Literary and Political Journal published in Hobart Town in July 1832, William promotes his recent arrival: Academy of Music. William Russel (sic) from the Theatres Royal, London begs to announce his arrival in the Colony. He advertises his fees for giving musical instruction, and announces that he proposes to establish an Amateur Concert for the performance of vocal and instrumental music. Two years later, prior to his departure for England, William advises the public that his Farewell Benefit will take place at the Theatre, Argyle Rooms previous to leaving this Colony for England. On the same day, a news item reports: We shall be sorry to lose so good a musician as Mr Russell from our little stock of professors who is returning to his native country by the Cleopatra. His

261 Tasmanian Ancestry 243 March 2008 farewell benefit takes place this evening, when a very crowded house is anticipated. However, when the Cleopatra departs Hobart a few days later, William Russell s name is not listed amongst the passengers. It is not until the following month, on 31 October 1834, that his name is included amongst the passengers having departed several days previously on the Duckenfield, thus confirming William s return to England on this ship as claimed in both the obituary and Madge's notes. On the 18 December 1835, just a week after the arrival of the Derwent, a newspaper article reports William s return to Van Diemen s Land and he announces that he would exhibit, that same evening, amusing novelties and his 3rd Christmas Juvenile Fete at the Freemasons' Tavern. Among the old friends who have returned to us by the recent arrivals, we have to announce that of Mr Russell, to whose exertions the musical world of Hobart town is much indebted. During his stay in London Mr Russell chiefly occupied himself with collecting the recent works of merit both musical and theatrical, and makes his debut, we observe, this evening at the Freemasons Tavern, by the exhibition of a juvenile fete, which comes apropos at this school holyday season ~~~~ Two weeks later another advertisement appears: MESSRS RUSSELL and LEFFLER beg respectfully to announce that they intend to give Instruction in the rudiments of Pianoforte playing and singing. Also to tune instruments by the year, in town and country. Terms, more moderate than have ever been known in this colony. 61 Murraystreet. In March 1838, William Wilkins Russell marries by licence, Sarah Ann Petchey, the eighteen-year-old daughter of John and Mary Petchey. An unsigned and undated crayon drawing, attributed to Thomas Bock, which is thought to be of Mrs Sarah Ann Russell, is held in the Allport Library & Museum of Fine Arts, Hobart. In 1839, Mary Louise Petchey Russell, the first of William's and Sarah Ann s thirteen children, is born. When this child dies in 1841 of water on the brain, her death is registered by her young uncle, John Russell; he would have been about fifteen years of age. Later, back in England, on his marriage to opera singer, Fanny HUDDART, at St Marys Church in Lambeth, Surrey, in 1849, John Wilkins Russell is also noted as a musician. On the marriage certificate his father is named as Michael Russell, a Gentleman, deceased. Madge claims in her notes that William and John s father or grandfather [who] came from the [Duke of] Bedford family, ran from the Army and married a gardener's daughter. Other than sharing the family surname of Russell, no connection to this family has been found. English census records confirm John Russell s birthplace as Kennington, Lambeth, Surrey, circa In the Baptismal Registers for St Mark, Kennington, there is no record of John Wilkins Russell, yet, on 14 April 1826, a John Russel Wilkins (with the last two names reversed), son of William and Elizabeth Wilkins, is baptised. A search of the IGI reveals six more children for this family being baptised at nearby

262 March Tasmanian Ancestry St Marys Church, Lambeth, including a much older brother, William Russell Wilkins, christened in Further research is needed to determine if this name reversal is coincidental (and therefore not the same family), or if a deliberate name change has been made and, if so, for what reason. No baptismal records have been found in the Lambeth area for any children of a Michael Russell. In 1838, the same year as his marriage, William takes over as proprietor of the original Theatre Royal in a building on the corner of Liverpool and Argyle Streets, Hobart; its name then reverts to the Argyle Rooms, probably because the New Theatre Royal in Campbell Street had opened in From mid-1838 and for many years, this new, more prestigious venue was to be referred to as the Royal Victoria, following the Queen s birthday celebrations that were held there. It is unclear when William Russell first owned the Music Hall in Collins Street, Hobart. In her thesis, A century of music in Hobart , Jennifer Stops states a music hall was built in Collins Street by a Mr Russell in the early 1830's, while other notes at the Archives Office of Tasmania (AOT), compiled in 1979, claim William Russell built a Music Hall in Collins Street, which was in use by An item in the newspaper in October 1844 advises that he has undertaken extensive improvements in the form of a gallery for two card rooms since his last assembly and it is hoped that another of these assemblies may prove sufficiently remunerative to Mr Russell to induce him to continue. On-going financial problems for William Russell, Professor of Music first appear as early as May 1845 when notice of a Meeting of Creditors is published. None the less, somehow he continues to spend on improvements: BATHS Mr Russell, of the Music Hall, Collins-street, has lately been at a considerable expense, in erecting several commodious baths, and we sincerely hope that this speculation will meet the patronage it deserves. Pipes are laid for the purpose of conveying both hot and cold sea-water to the apartments, of which there are five, one containing a shower-bath. The ladies baths are not yet finished, but those which are prepared we can strongly recommend to gentlemen who occasionally indulge in that invigorating luxury. Then, in December 1846, a Ball at the Music Hall is advertised whereby no persons will be admitted who have not previously forwarded their names to be added to the list. Later that month William Russell, now organist at St Johns Church, New Town and removing to Risdon Road, New Town to reside, is again in debt and threatening court action if payment is not received from all gentlemen who are indebted to him for ball tickets or musical instruments. In April 1843, Mrs Sarah Ann Russell, the mother of three young children, opens a school for girls under twelve years of age at 5 Davey Street, Hobart, perhaps as a means of augmenting the family income. This is the home of her widowed father, John Petchey., his wife, Mary nee SKELHORNE, having died earlier that year. Mary Skelhorne first arrived at the Derwent as a very young child with Lieutenant- Governor COLLINS expedition in Her father, John Carryer Skelhorne, a cutler by trade, died the day before the Ocean dropped anchor in Port Phillip Bay in early October Settlement in the Bay proved unsuccessful and, early the following year, Collins and his party relocated to the Derwent where the marriage of Mary s widowed mother, Ann Skilhorn [sic], to Corporal William GANGELL of the

263 Tasmanian Ancestry 245 March 2008 Royal Marines, is the first recorded wedding in Van Diemen s Land; it was held at Lt. Governor Collin s house at the Sullivan Cove Camp and duly witnessed by him. By August 1845, when the birth of their fifth child is registered, the Russell family is living in Collins Street. Perhaps John Petchey's re-marriage in late 1843 necessitated their removal from his Davey Street residence? Later birth registrations reveal William Russell and his family living at Sandy Bay and Green Ponds and, by 1859, when the twelfth child, Henry Percival Trevor Russell, is baptised at the Kensington Chapel in Glenorchy, they are in residence at O'Briens Bridge [Glenorchy]. In 1852, Charles PACKER, a successful musician from London s West End, who had been proprietor of the Music Hall in Collins Street since 1848, joined William Russell as joint manager of the Royal Victoria in Campbell Street. Despite both men s highly regarded musical ability and experience, this venture proved unsuccessful. Packer had committed bigamy in 1852 and, when this was made public by relatives recently arriving in the colony, Packer s name was omitted from all advertisements; he soon leaves the state. However, he later established himself as a successful conductor in Sydney. William Russell s later years are not as well documented. Granddaughter Madge credited him with discovering Miss Amy SHERWIN, the Tasmanian Nightingale, Tasmania s most well known home-grown vocalist of the time. He is also reputed to have given her singing lesson. Both Amy and one of her older sisters sang parts in William's opera, Zillah, when first performed at Camille Del Sarte s Assembly Rooms at 57 Davey Street. Madge also refers to the success of Zillah and confesses how some of William s handwritten scores, in her possession, were destroyed when stored in a box in a leaky shed. Another family anecdote relates how William, after a protracted Bridge evening, fell asleep at the organ during the sermon the next morning. One of his daughters, who was turning the pages for him, whispered urgently Play, father, play! He awoke with a start and loudly responded What s trumps?. On 3 rd October 1892, when William Russell died of 'senile decay' at Shag Bay on Hobart's Eastern Shore, it is recorded he was in his 94 th year. Four days later it is reported that the mortal remains of 'a long-lived old English oak' of historic family were laid to rest. William's obituary gives only a brief description of his long musical career: The deceased, as a professor of music, was of some renown here. He was organist of the Cathedral for some time and then for over 40 years, organist at St John s Church, New Town. He was well known as a composer, and of his musical successes his opera Zillah was, perhaps, the best known locally. William's wife, Sarah Ann Russell, passed away in July 1900, and they are both buried at Cornelian Bay Cemetery. Two of their children, who died young, are also remembered on the headstone: IN LOVING MEMORY OF WILLIAM RUSSELL ALSO HIS WIFE

264 March Tasmanian Ancestry SARAH ANN RUSSELL AND THEIR SONS CHARLES EDWARD & FREDERICK MANNERS THE SOULS OF THE RIGHTEOUS ARE IN THE HANDS OF THE LORD The eldest surviving daughter, Elizabeth (Georgie) Petchey Russell married Henry Beamont READ, son of George Frederick Read and Margaret nee Terry, at St Johns Church, New Town, in Georgie died at Alsager in Cheshire, England, in 1908, having been widowed in Tasmania some fourteen years previously. The informant at her death was Reverend Fred Taylor, husband of her daughter, Madge William s granddaughter. The Taylor family returned to Tasmania to live but it would be interesting to know if Madge and her mother met any of the 'historic family' relations whilst in England. William s second son, John Petchey Russell, was named after his maternal grandfather, John Petchey, a convict transported for 14 years for receiving stolen goods, who arrived in Hobart Town in 1812 on the Indefatigable, the first convict ship to sail directly to Van Diemen's Land. John Petchey Russell married Tryphena Albina SMITH in early 1874 and settled in the Judbury area. They had seven children. William's third son, George Byworth Russell, operated a blood and bone mill with his two sons at Shag Bay. The mill was owned by the Tasmanian Fertiliser Company in which the Russell family are thought to have had some interest. Decades later, in his regular newspaper column In the Bush, John Cannon describes the mill and its operation and relates how a massive explosion in the boiler on 28 January 1915 killed both George Russell and his son, William, and destroyed the mill. This tragedy was also well reported in the newspaper at the time. Some of William s children moved interstate and at least two daughters never married: Frances Annie Russell who died in Prahran, Victoria in 1925 and her older sister Emma Amelia Byworth Russell who died at Ryde, New South Wales in Youngest son, Henry Percival Trevor Russell, also died in New South Wales, at Chatswood in No trace has been found of daughters Rachel and Amy. I would be very pleased to hear from anyone who has more information about William Russell, especially the English connection. Colleen Read, 4 Westbrook St, Bellerive TAS 7018 colread@bipbond.com.au Transfer your FILM to VIDEO or DVD Convert your home movies to Video or DVD to share with your family and friends. I convert Standard 8, Super 8, 16mm, Pathe 9.5mm film to Videotape or DVD. Contact Bruce Woods on (03) or bcwoods@bigpond.net.au for more information.

265 Tasmanian Ancestry 247 March 2008 James McLennan The Weekly Courier: 2 April 1904, p33, c4 Returned: Writing about the Court House reminds one we have had a visit from Mr James McLENNAN, eldest son of Mr William McLennan of Tamworth, New South Wales, but formerly an old resident of Scottsdale. James, after an absence of 20 long years, has paid a visit to the land of his nativity, and once more viewed the ground from whence he sprang. During the last two decades he has seen a good part of New South Wales, and has turned many a long furrow, besides having to wait patiently for the early and later rains. A few years ago Jim said to the old man "I say, Dad, I have had enough of following the oxen in this New England district, and have come to the conclusion that I can now safely leave the boys and yourself to look after these few sheep in the wilderness. It is my intention to go to Sydney and join the police force, and as I possess a slight strain of the pure blood of Old Ireland, I shall soon pick up a job." Shaking hands with his father, kissing his mother, brothers, and sister, and promising to write home every week, James McLennan pushed all his earthly belongings into his carpet bag and made straight for the shores of Port Jackson. He arrived thereon, and being a well-grown, smart-looking young fellow, a place in the Sydney police force was soon found for him, and for several years he paraded the streets of the first city of Australia. As he had been taught from youth up to mind his own business, and do unto others as he would that they should do unto him, Jim was not one of those fellows to take special delight in knocking a man down for the purpose of getting a chance of taking him up. He got on very well, with the result that the authorities of the Detective Department soon had their eyes upon him. One fine morning Police-Constable James McLennan, number so and so, was called in, ordered to put aside the blue uniform, dress like a swell, for he was appointed to take his place on the detective staff. He still holds the position, and says it is a lot better than packing "tucker"" to his father's road men when they slabbed the Billycock. Well, while Jim was here, of course he had a general look around, among the places he visited being the Scottsdale Police Court, and this was what he said "You people ought to be proud of such a splendid court house, for I assure you we have no police court in any part of Sydney that can compare with this building; it is without doubt the best court house I have seen, and is a palace to anything we have in Sydney." Strange to record, it is not long ago since a gentleman from Melbourne passed a similar remark. [son of William McLennan, Tasmanian Ancestry Vol 28 No 3, December 2007] Old Campbell Street Goal, Hobart Laurie Moody (Member No 5835 Members requiring information on inmates who were incarcerated in the old Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart between the years of , can now access the following website that contains a considerable amount of relative data.

266 March Tasmanian Ancestry The Lord Collingwood Mystery Shirley Foster (Member No 6420) William and Elizabeth CALVERT (nee PICKERING) emigrated to New Zealand from Bishopswearmouth County Durham UK on 12 November 1859 with their family of three boys and five girls. William and Elizabeth s sixth child was named Emma Maria Collingwood Calvert ( ). Elizabeth having claimed direct descendant from Admiral Lord COLLINGWOOD ( ) the Battle of Trafalgar hero. This started a family tradition. A number of descendents bear the Collingwood name. Oral and written stories passed down by Elizabeth ( ) and her two half-sisters Mary (b.1830) and Eleanor Pickering (b.1832) have taken years to unravel. Now, thanks to Colin PATTERSON, who fortuitously lives in Durham City UK and whose son is named Jonathan Collingwood Patterson (b. 1985), it is now known that Elizabeth s mother was Mary Pickering ( ) nee Collingwood, the daughter of Daniel Collingwood ( ) who died in Hart, County Durham UK. He was a papist which made it difficult to research his ancestry. There were Catholic branches of the Collingwood family in Northumberland so Daniel may have spent his formative years in the shadow of the 1745 Jacobite uprising. One Catholic, George Collingwood of Eslington, had his lands confiscated and was executed in He died a martyr. Daniel Collingwood was a labourer but strangely his signature is that of an educated man. Signature of Daniel Collingwood ( ), as written on register of his marriage in 1782 Admiral Cuthbert Collingwood was not a near relation. He was descended from a long line of Cuthbert Collingwood's, at the head of which was Cuthbert Collingwood of East Ditchburn Northumberland who died in Tasmanian Family History Society Inc Lilian Watson Family History Award for a book however produced or published on paper, dealing with family history and having significant Tasmanian content Entries close: 1 December 2008 Further Information and entry forms available from TFHS Inc. Branch Libraries or PO Box 191, Launceston TAS 7250

267 Tasmanian Ancestry 249 March 2008 Quidnunc Excerpts from journals held at the Launceston Branch Library Ancestor December 2007 Australian Medical Pioneers Index. by Stephen Due To help meet the need for information about early doctors, the Australian Medical Pioneers Index was established in It is a biographical dictionary of colonial doctors. Included are doctors who had qualified and were resident in Australia before 1875, or had significant contact with Australia before Those who served on scientific expeditions, naval vessels and military units. Australian Family Tree Connections November 2007 Was your Ancestor an Insolvent? by Marilyn Mason The economy of early NSW was most fragile and all sorts of people were unable to pay their bills when the colony fell into one of its periodic depressions. For instance, in 1842, there were 621 insolvencies, in 1843 there were 552 and in 1844 there were 233. Insolvents came from all walks of life and all levels of wealth. Family Tree Magazine August 2007 Forgery. Records in the Bank of England. by David T Hawkings The Directors of the Bank of England were naturally concerned with the forging of coins and bank notes and paid agents and informers to report any person involved in such practices. The Bank of England Archive contains over 70,000 ledgers, files and individual records. Lincolnshire FHS Journal Volume 18 No. 3 The Royal Lincolnshire Regimental Collection. The collection of objects and archival records of the Regiment had been kept at Sobraon Barracks (formerly the New Barracks), but from 1960 it was effectively unseen and uncared for. The collection was passed to the Trustees of The Royal Lincolnshire Regimental Museum in 1977 and since 1985 a large part of the collection has been on loan to the Museum of Lincolnshire Life at the Old Barracks. Missing Link November 2007 Index to old Age Pension Applications, Queensland, , by Win Wynn The Index is compiled from State Government records and a source of reference for 9000 old age pension applicants both those who were successful and those whose applications were rejected. Most applicants were born in the UK, Ireland, Germany or Scandinavia but a few were born in Australia. The records usually give date, town, age, years in Queensland, amount of pension or reason for rejection and country or Australian State of birth. The New Zealand Genealogist September/October 2007 Died and or buried in Dunedin by Heather Bray The purpose of this article is to guide you to some alternative sources to help pinpoint a death date and /or a burial place in Dunedin.

268 March Tasmanian Ancestry Help Wanted Alexander I am searching for information about the parents of Archibald ALEXANDER, my paternal grandfather. His death certificate states that he was born in Bendigo VIC and died in the Launceston General Hospital on the 14th August 1941 aged 81 years. His birthday was celebrated on the 15th August. each year so this would make his date of birth the 15th August He married Harriet FAULKNER on the 25th April 1885 in the Springfield church near Scottsdale, TAS and spent most of his life at Myrtle Bank TAS. Contact: Wally Alexander 871 Brooker Hwy, Rosetta, Tas walkalex@bigpond.com (Member no 6467) Batten Seeking others researching or related to James BATTEN, arrived Launceston on 1 Aug 1883 on Iberia. James arrived with family of four and sister Sarah. Had a brother John who lived in Invermay in 1883, he is also thought to have had a brother George. James was born c1849 at Fordingbridge, Hampshire. Contact Roger Watkins, 5 Fairview St, Springvale, VIC 3171, Black/Stark/Elliott/Bernauer/Pyle Seeking descendants of Thomas BLACK (c.1811-d. Launceston 1871) who married Barbara STARK (c.1813-d. Launceston 1889) in Hobart in Thomas was a house carpenter by trade and drowned in the Tamar River. The couple lived in the Canning Street area of Launceston. They had four children: Agnes (c.1837-d. Launceston 1908) married Henry ELLIOTT. Thomas Jnr (c.1840 Hobart d. Liverpool Asylum NSW 1907) married Elizabeth BERNAUER and lived in Victoria/NSW. Barbara Jnr (c.1843 d. Launceston 1854) and John (c.1843-d. Launceston 1891) married Emily PYLE. Any information most welcome. Contact: Kim Simpson, kim_simpson@hotmail.com (Member No 3295) Braham/North Seeking descendants of Charles Beeton BRAHAM (b. Alderton, Suffolk, England c.1844, d. Launceston 1930) and Elizabeth SMITH (b. Windsor, Berkshire, England c.1849 d. Launceston 1917). They married in England and had two daughters Minnie and Hilda Louise, both born in London around 1874 and 1876 respectively. The family came to Tasmania in the 1890s living in Wynyard and Launceston. Charles was a shopkeeper and land agent while Elizabeth was state president of the Women s Christian Temperance Union. Minnie married William Edward NORTH in Burnie in 1900 and they had two sons Clifford and Horace NORTH. Hilda was a midwife in the Launceston area. Any information most welcome. Contact: Kim Simpson, kim_simpson@hotmail.com (Member No 3295 Jones / Brewer / Counsel / Linton / Coplestone / Collins Unfortunately, my address was changed just prior to the publication of the Dec. journal in which my queries on these families appeared. Richard and Ann Harrington JONES from Ludlow, Salop were early settlers in Pipers River. Their chn

269 Tasmanian Ancestry 251 March 2008 married into the BREWER, COUNSEL, LINTON & COPLESTONE families. Martha JONES (possibly b to William & Martha JONES, Lton) mar. George COLLINS in 1867 and lived in George Town & Port Sorell districts. More details in last journal. Any help appreciated. Contact: Lorraine WOOTTON, 310 Low Head Rd, Low Head 7253 (03) or Moore Joseph Clarence MOORE was born 1870, Youngtown. Married 1904 in Launceston, Mary Eliza LOWERY. Issue: Hazel Phyllis Catherine 1906, Olive May 1909, Myrtle Ann 1912, Chrisse 1914, Clarence Joseph 1917, Eileen Mary Joseph Clarence Moore died 2 Dec Latrobe Hospital. His widow remarried Francis Edgar LUCAS 1927 Devonport. Clarence Joseph Moore served AIF 1939 til discharged Any information re this family nancymh8@bigpond.com Nancy Higgins (Member No 3916) Tacey/Homes (Holmes) Seeking information on grandparents: Rebecca TACEY, born 1877 in Ross Tas, died Murrumbeena, Vic, In 1897 she lived at a home called Strathlynn, in Rosevears, Tas. Married 30 April 1902 in Launceston Tas to Albert HOMES (Holmes), a plasterer born 1875 in Launceston Tas, died approx Please contact Lorraine Collins, 6 Chapman St, Macleod, VIC, 3085 (Member No 6650) Help Wanted queries are published free for members of the TFHS Inc. (provided membership number is quoted) and at a cost of $11.00 (inc. GST) per query to non-members. Special Interest Groups: advertising rates apply. Members are entitled to three free queries per year, and should be limited to 100 words. All additional queries will be published at a cost of $ Only one query per member per issue will be published unless space permits otherwise. Queries should be forwarded to The Editor, Tasmanian Ancestry, PO Box 191 Launceston TAS 7250 or editors@tasfhs.org Privacy Statement Unless specifically denied by members when joining the Society, or upon renewing their membership, contact details and member's interests may be published in Tasmanian Ancestry and other publications of the Society. A copy of the 'Privacy Policy' of the Society is available on request at Branch Libraries or from State or Branch Secretaries. The 'Privacy Policy' sets out the obligations of the Society in compliance with the Privacy Act of 1988 and the amendments of that Act

270 March Tasmanian Ancestry New Members A warm welcome is extended to the following new members 6661 GRANT Mrs Yvonne Margaret Not for publication 6662 GRANT Mr Donald Leslie Not for publication 6663 GULLAN Mrs Julie Alison 23 Union Street HOBART TAS 7000 dennisandjulie@iprimus.com.au 6664 KNOTT Mr Grant Anthony 57 Bayfield St BELLERIVE TAS TAYLOR Mrs Violet Mary 70 Lincoln St LINDISFARNE TAS MACKEY Mrs Lindy Not for publication 6667 SWANN Mrs Cynthia Mabel 73 Moana St, Rosedale INVERCARGILL Southland NZ 9810 cmswann@xtra.co.nz 6668 SWANN Rev Barry William 73 Moana St, Rosedal e INVERCARGILL Southland NZ 9810 cmswann@extra.co.nz 6669 DUNHAM Ms Anne Marie Bass Highway COOEE TAS 7320 annedunham@bigpond.com 6676 WARRICK Mr Douglas Box 292 GEEVESTON TAS 7116 bevandoug@gmail.com New Members' Interests Name Place/Area Time M'ship No. ALEXANDER SCT Any 6663 ARCHER William b WIL ENG. Launceston TAS AUS ARCHER Wm, wife of Launceston TAS AUS BANKS Frederick Walter Hobart TAS AUS b c BORGNIS LND ENG c COLLINS Ellen Cork IRL, NSW pre DUNHAM VIC AUS FIGG Ann Hobart Town TAS AUS b c JOHNSTONE Applegarth/ Sibbaldie DFS SCT KNOTT Albert Edward Margate TAS AUS KNOTT John William Margate TAS AUS McLEAN Mousewald, Brydkirk DFS SCT METCALF TAS AUS MOORE John married Hobart TAS 1854 b c MULLINS Charles, ka "Captain" Launceston/Stanley TAS AUS 1820s-1890s 6667 PEGG James ENG, NSW, UT USA s 6663 PHILLIPS David Sorell, Orielton TAS AUS b c RAINFORD John Hobart Town TAS AUS 1840s 6665 RATCLIFF Walto TAS AUS Any 6664 ROWLAND Charlotte Sorell, Orielton TAS AUS b c WARWICK Langholm+, DFS & Galloway SCT All names remain the property of the Tasmanian Family History Society Inc. and will not be sold on in a database If you find a name in which you are interested, please note the membership number and check the New Members' listing for the appropriate name and address. Please enclose a stamped self-addressed envelope and don't forget to reply if you received a SSAE. Note: If you have ticked the block on the Membership Application/ Renewal Form indicating that you wish your contact details to remain private, your Members Interests will not be published.

271 March Diary Notes Tasmanian Ancestry April, Sunday 6th April 2008 Heritage Listed site Bruny Island Variety Bay Pilot Stations (c1830) and Church (c1846) Open Day at Variety Bay Pilot Station North Bruny Island An Open Day will be held at Variety Bay on site, am pm [Entrance - via Great Bay - gateway will be well signposted] There will be an interpretative display and guided tours of both the Pilot Station and Church (stabilised by the Bruny Island Historical Society in 2003 under the Cultural Heritage Projects Program) A great chance to see part of the island not normally open to the public. Bring a Picnic lunch, or just drop in (No admission charge) Bruny Island Sunday Ferry Timetable Depart Kettering Depart Bruny Island 7:45 8:25 9:30 10:00 11:05 11:35 12:05 pm 12:35 pm 1:45 2:15 2:45 3:15 3:45 4:30 5:00 5:30 6:30 7:00 Hope to see you there! Further information Bev Davis - Co-ordinatior Bruny Island Historical Society, (03) or Kathy Duncombe (03) kdunc@netspace.net.au April 16th-19th 2008: East Launceston Primary School will be celebrating its 100th Anniversary. The former Mothers' Club Members are organising a luncheon for past members to be held on Wednesday 16th April They are trying to contact as many past students, teachers and others that have been involved with the school and are gathering the following information: Name (and maiden name), postal and address. For students, the period of attendance at ELPS. For staff the period worked at the school and position held. Involvement with Parents and Friends etc. Memorabilia, photos. Where people lived during their school days.? For more details contact: ELPS.100@Gmail.com. June- October 2008: Norfolk Island Bicentenary Sailings on board the Lady Nelson: Thursday 5 June 2008 (Estramina) Sunday 5 October 2008 (City of Edinburgh) To celebrate the arrivals of the Norfolk Islanders Leaving from Elizabeth St Pier, Hobart (10am-12 noon and 1pm-3pm)

272 Tasmanian Ancestry 254 March 2008 Bookings can be made for all sailings at the Lady Nelson Office Dockhead Building Franklin Wharf, Hobart 10am 3pm weekdays Irene Schaffer, Lady Nelson's Historian, will be on board and give talks about the passengers who arrived on the different ships. For more information phone Irene Schaffer or Saturday 21 June 2008: Tasmanian Family History Society Inc. Annual General Meeting, Town Hall, Church Street Ross. 12, 23, 14 September 2008: NSW & ACT Association of Family History Societies Inc: Presented by Dubbo & District Family History Society Inc. Theme: Conquering the tyranny of distance. Venue: Dubbo RSL Club Resort. Website: & follow the link 2008 Conference Late Colonel Cox The Weekly Courier, 13 April 1907 p29 c3-4 Colonel A T COX, CB, died at Hobart on April 5. Alexander Temple Cox was born at Lanceston on January 29, At the age of 12 years he was sent to England to study for the army, and at 16 he proceeded to India as an Ensign. During the second Burmese war, 1853, he was sent to Pegu, and his services gained him a medal and clasp. Subsequently he was attached to the North Canara Field Force, with which he served through the Indian Mutiny, Here, again, his services were recognised, and he received the medal. In 1876 he took part in the suppression of an outbreak in the Moulmeir Gaol, and for the promptness which he displayed on that occasion he was accorded the thanks of the Indian Government. Colonel Cox again saw active service in the war in Afghanistan, , and was awarded a medal. In the third Burmese war, , he commanded the third Burma Field Force at Bhamo and Sbwebo. In recognition of his meritorious service, he was awarded two clasps, and raised to the Order of Commander of the Bath. He was, it may be added, mentioned with commendation in the despatches of General WHITE, afterwards Sir George White, the defender of Ladysmith. From (explains the Mercury) Colonel Cox commanded the Belgaum Brigade. He was awarded a Good Service Pension in 1889, and on retiring, after 38 years' service, returned to Tasmania. For two years he acted as Commandant of the Tasmanian forces. Colonel Cox married in 1879 to Georgina Kate, daughter of Mr Charles BUTLER, of Hobart, and leaves a grown up family. Mrs Cox survives.

273 March Tasmanian Ancestry Marriage, Bigamy & Convolutions Helen D Harris OAM (Member 86) I have had great difficulty in sorting out this family, and have hit many brick walls, but this was the final result. I have not used real names, because some of their descendants are very high profile public people. By marriage, I mean in a church or by a minister of religion, and not simply a relationship. Joe (Snr.) and Mary Anne had a son Joe (Jnr.) about I assumed they were married, but soon after Mary Anne (under her maiden name) married another chap. Joe (Snr.) also moved on with another Mary Anne (who was already married). So far, nothing too complex, except now I had two Joe's and two Mary Anne's to sort out, all with the same surname. About 1882 Joe (Jnr.) married Emily. 2 years later (while presumably still married to Joe (Jnr.)), Emily married again (giving her maiden name). So where did that leave Joe Jnr (married or not married and is this bigamy on Emily's part?) About 1888, Joe Jnr. then married Elizabeth (under her maiden name). However, Elizabeth was already married. (Is this a double bigamy?) At this point Joe Snr. and Joe Jnr. lived in the same town, and gave their children similar names, adding to the confusion. About 1895, Joe Jnr. could not be traced. If I could not find his death, I assumed either he died in another state or he was still living. (Impossible everyone said, as I was greeted with guffaws and roundly ticked off for having such thoughts.) Elizabeth moved on with John, but oddly did not marry for about another 7 years, declaring that Joe Jnr. had died. Then I found that Joe Jnr died about 3 years after Elizabeth and John married. (Another bigamy?) I do not know Elizabeth's thinking, but perhaps she might have believed that 7 years absence constituted the end of a marriage, and she was free to marry John. I do know she was a very kind and remarkable lady. During this time I looked for deaths and re-marriages without success. My problem was not with the multiple marriages, but that I did not realize that people already married, could marry again in church (without benefit of death of a partner or divorce). T.A.M.I.O.T and eheritage click on Monuments and Historic Sites To access transcriptions of the headstones surviving in some 800 cemeteries around Tasmania; held by the five Branches around the State: Burnie, Devonport, Hobart, Huon and Launceston. Cemeteries are arranged by municipality and alphabetically. TAMIOT fiche are available for purchase from: TFHS Inc. PO Box 191, Launceston TAS 7250, (details on page 283) and images are available for purchase from the branches

274 Tasmanian Ancestry 256 March 2008 A Chat re Old Times The Weekly Courier, 14 April 1906, p32, c2-3 The old Police Court at Ellesmere, near Scottsdale, has its little history. Not that it ever enclosed within its confines any very desperate characters other than a few strong men filled with new wine, who may have so far forgotten themselves as to smash the windows. However, if the writer be not mistaken, the old Police Office and the ancient schoolmaster's residence, which stand next door, were the first two buildings in Scott's New Country (Scottsdale) to contain sawn timber. One is not quite certain of this, as Mr Joseph HEAZLEWOOD's house at Morningside contained sawn timber also. I am not sure which of the three buildings was first erected, but as Mr Alex GILL (of Scottsdale) and Mr Andrew RUTHERFORD (of Essendon, near Melbourne) were the contractors for both the schoolhouse and Police Office, no doubt either of those gentleman both still walking about the surface of the earth, and hale and hearty could tell the readers of this letter "for sure" which was really the first building constructed with sawn timber. The schoolmaster's residence was erected for the late William BURR, who was the first grammarian sent into the new district, and at whose feet no less than 40 of the sons and daughters of the far-away back-blockers of Scott's New Country assembled the first day the school opened. There is not the slightest doubt that the first master was a good man, and he has long since landed on "the evergreen shore," but one does not remember if any of those 40 young "hopefuls" who attended his school on the opening day became great Shakespearian scholars; but, of course, our state school system was not so far advanced as at the present; nor were so many teachers imported from South Australia as in the year Writing about old-time schools reminds one that at the late general election a good deal was said about starvation wages paid to young teachers, they receiving only a paltry twelve shillings per week [$1.20], out of which they have to provide their food, clothing, and, shelter. A case came under the writer's notice last week in which, I was informed, an assistant teacher, an accomplished young lady of 19 summers, only received six shillings per week ( 15 per annum) [$30], out of which she had to pay her train fare to attend physical culture classes held in Launceston! What price state school teaching in Tasmania? Scottsdale, Monday, April 9, 1906 Useful Websites - images of South West England. Browse the gallery and you d wonder why anyone would want to leave the area - Poor Law, Poorlaw Unions, Workhouses & Institutions. - British Coastguards The Proceedings Of Old Bailey London Are You Looking for Information on a English Village?

275 March Tasmanian Ancestry Late Mr Dougall McGilp The Weekly Courier, 9 March 1907 p32 c2-3 "This evening one of the oldest residents of the district passed away in the person of Mr Dougall McGILP, who landed in Scott's New Country as Scottsdale was then called about 48 years ago. The deceased came from Scotland on the first trip of the ship Broomielaw, fifty years ago next month. On arrival with three shipmates, the late Messrs James SHEARER, Thomas CAMPBELL and James CAMPBELL of Jetsonville, he obtained employment at the late Theodore BARTLEY's place [Kerry Lodge], just outside Launceston [Breadalbane]. They remained there for two years, and then, hearing of the rich soil of Scott's New Country, just then discovered by the late James SCOTT, took up land at what is now called Jetsonville, and for 48 years the deceased resided upon the area he then selected. Mr McGilp married the eldest daughter of the late Mr Joseph BALD. That was the first marriage celebrated in Scottsdale, and was performed by the late Rev T B HARRIS. Mrs McGilp died some twenty years ago, leaving a family of five sons and six daughters, their eldest son, Aleck, having died when a lad. Mr McGilp, who had lived to the ripe age of 76 years, was one of the best farmers in this district, and was an unassuming and honourable man. The deceased was a member of the Gospel Hall Brethren." Tasman Island Light The Weekly Courier, 7 April 1906, p27 c5 The new lighthouse recently erected on Tasmania [sic] Island by the Tasmanian Government under the supervision of the marine board of Hobart was officially opened on Monday. The s. Mahinapura, left Hobart at 4am and proceeded to the island via Port Arthur. On board were the Master Warden (Mr A E RISBY), Wardens T M FISHER, MLC, F W LORD, F H PIESSE, H J CONDON, the secretary of the board (Mr J ADAMS), The Harbourmaster (Capt M McARTHUR), and Messrs H K FYSH, F LODGE, A D WATCHORN, F H CRISP, A R HUNTLEY, S LORD, FINCHAM (Engineer-in-Chief to the Government), H KNUTSON (contractor). After having effected a landing, the party were conveyed to the summit of the island, up an average grade of about one in 1½, by means of haulage trucks, controlled by a 6ph oil engine. The tower, which is situated at the south-east corner of the island, is constructed of iron plates. The height of the tower is 85ft, and the whole structure weights between 145 and 150 tons. The light is on the incandescent installation principle, and of 780,000 standard candle power. It shows a bright white flash of half-second duration every five seconds and is visible in mean state of atmosphere at a distance of 36miles. It is estimated that the total cost of the work will be about $22,000. The whole of the work was conducted under the supervision of the inspector of lighthouses, Mr J MEECH, Mr Geo. JOHNSON, late superintendent of Cape Wickham light, has been appointed to take charge of Tasman Island, with Mr J McGUIRE, late of Swan Island, as senior assistant.

276 Tasmanian Ancestry 258 March 2008 Exhibitions to Superior Schools A Means to High School Education for Government Pupils in the Nineteenth Century Betty Jones (Member No 6032) In the 1850s, high school education, or superior education as it was known in those times, for ALL pupils would have been but a figment of the imagination of a very small percentage of the population in Tasmania. Indeed, in the early days of our colony, that ALL children should even attend school and learn to read, write and calculate would have been beyond the thinking of many members of society, including those of the upper class. A belief that the lower classes did not need an extensive education was a product of the age of rank and deference when the higher classes strove to maintain their perceived status and superiority, and thus place, in society. Cost to Government was another salient factor which retarded the development of public education in a period when economic growth was suffering, not only as a result of migration to the goldfields in Victoria, but by a cutting agricultural and commercial depression which lasted from the late fifties to the early seventies. Although there had been suggestions at Government level to make provision for free public secondary education as early as the 1840s 1, no high schools were set up by the Board of Education throughout the nineteenth century. A number of the church schools, albeit somewhat tentative and insecure in their basis in their early years of operation, were sponsored by faithful and supportive clientele who could afford to pay higher fees. That additional income often enabled those schools to attract more broadly educated teachers to their employ. Schools such as Hutchins in Hobart and Church Grammar in Launceston were early leaders in offering the classical, more sophisticated subjects to older pupils as a result. The High School, another important private institution located in Hobart, was set up in 1848 by Nonconformists and provided strong rivalry with Hutchins which had commenced operation in Other non-church-based private schools sometimes offered an extended education beyond the elementary level in the ensuing period, but most were not sustained and simply came and went within a matter of years. In 1860, following a Parliamentary Committee of Enquiry into Superior and General Education in Tasmania 2, the Board of Education introduced a system of scholarships for a small number of clever public school boys to extend their education, tenable for four years, and known as Exhibitions to Superior Schools. Those Exhibitions, with a total annual value of 100 pounds to be divided equally among the recipients for each year, can now be reviewed as a very cheap and iniquitous alternative to providing public superior education for all. From the Board of Education awarded a total of 239 Exhibitions. Initially, each candidate was required to: be aged between 10 and under 14 years [By 1875, only boys under the age of 12 years were eligible]; have been attending a public school for at least six months prior to June 1 of the year of award;

277 March Tasmanian Ancestry produce testimonials of his having conducted himself well during the twelve months preceding the Examination; and have been residing in the Colony for [at least] two years 3 At the inaugural examination in 1860, thirty-one candidates competed for three resulting Exhibitions 4. After that time, an average of six awards was made annually to the top boys. It was not until 1876 that girls were included, but their additional places numbered only about half of those awarded to males. Equity, in any form, was definitely not a major shared value in those times. The examination was made up of questions covering Reading, Writing and Spelling, Arithmetic, Grammar, Geography and History. The scholarships were to be tenable at a Superior School named by the parent or guardian and approved by the Board of Education. As it turned out, the most favoured schools became those previously mentioned, Hutchins and The High School in Hobart and Church Grammar in Launceston. If a recipient decided to withdraw before their tenure of four years had expired, the next candidate in order of merit from the same year s examination was offered the place for the time remaining. The following list contains the names of the pupils who were awarded Exhibitions in the first twenty years of the scheme s operation (including replacements) grouped according to the public school they had been attending at the time of their award 5 Battery Point Public School (Hobart) ALLSOPP, Viola Angelina Carlton (1878); BODEN, Joseph S (1865); CHESTERMAN, Alfred Henry (1873); CRIPPS, Edward David (1873); DOWNWARD, Jessie Westbrook (1879); HAWTHORN, Arthur George Clarence (1872); HAWTHORNE, Amy J (1880); HOOD, William Percy (1874); JOHNSTON, Arthur R (1865); MacMILLAN, George Archibald (1870); MASON, Cecil Leslie (1879); ROBERTS, George Quinlan (1871); RULE, Thomas Edwin (1873); RULE, William James (1874); SMITH, Richard (1863); SMITH, William (1860); SNOWDEN, Charles Lawson (1872); SNOWDEN, George N (1867); SNOWDEN, John (1861); TOTHAM, George Irwin (1874); WALSH, Richard (1876) Elizabeth Street Public School (Launceston) ALLISON, Francis William S (1871); ANDERSON, Arthur (1871); BONNER, Alfred C (1866); CRAMP, Henry Edwin (1869); DIX, James E (1867); DOOLEY, James (1868); DORAN, Alfred (1868); JOHNSTON, Charles (1865); JOHNSTON, George (1868); LAKIN, Robert G (1868); LEACH, Henry Bassett (1863); LINDSAY, John George (1871); MASON, Edward (1868); McDONALD, John T (1866); SPARROW, John (1866); SCOTT, Alfred George (1870); WOODHEAD, William (1871) Goulburn Street Public School (Hobart) CLARK, George (1860); COLE, Harriet Priscilla (1879); CRESSWELL, Algernon Townsend (1870); GRAHAME, William Thomas (1870); HOLLINGS, Grace (1879); JOHNSON, Samuel Kirkland (1872); MALLOY, Timothy Paul (1872); MILES, Henry Frank (1877); MORGAN, David (1871); PITMAN, Charles Bignell (1869); PITMAN, George Tasman (1873); PLOWMAN, Mary Ann (1877); REILLY, George Henry (1869); RICHARDSON, Charles Henry (1869); TIBBS, James W (1867); WICKINS, Eugene (1862)

278 Tasmanian Ancestry 260 March 2008 Central Public School (Bathurst Street, Hobart) BISHOP, James (1861); CANAWAY, Arthur P (1868); CANAWAY, John W (1860); DOBBIE, Edward David (1869); DOWNIE, John J (1864); GODDARD, William Parkin (1873); HAWKINS, Caleb (1863); HEYWARD, Josias (1861); REILLY, William (1867); ROUT, Percy (1874); TOAN, George Babington (1879); WALKER, William (1873); WATERHOUSE, George W (1867); WATERHOUSE, Percy Leslie (1875) Trinity Hill Public School (Hobart) ALDRED, Frederick (1867); BAKEWELL, Thomas (1862); BOYES, George Benson (1874); BURT, William (1862); D EMDEN, James S (1865); HOLROYDE, Robert (1863); HUDSON, George (1875); MACNAMARA, John Joseph (1876); SHIELD, Edward Rippon (1875); WARD, Frederick Thomas (1876) Evandale Public School ADAMS, Charles Croyden (1878); BRYAN, Alfred B (1880); CHIPLIN, Howard (1880); CLEMONS, George Ernest (1877); CLEMONS, John Singleton (1872); DONALDSON, Charles Milne (1876); EAST, William James Springford (1877); HARTNETT, Timothy Patrick (1877); MURRAY, Albert E (1880) New Town Public School EVANS, John Taylor (1872); HALLAM, John Alfred (1877); HUGHES, Edwin (1862); HUGHES, Stephen Henry (1871); KELLAWAY, Edwin Benjamin (1869); STEPHENS, Arthur Augustus (1878); TAYLOR, Samuel William (1870) Hagley Public School BAXTER, Allan John (1874); BAXTER, Walter (1877); BLAIR, Jessica Margaret (1879); CRAWFORD, Robert Henry (1878); JOHNSTON, William (1870); PARRY, William D (1880) River Don Public school CAMPBELL, John Henry (1878); CHRISTENSEN, Laurence James (1878); LITTLEJOHN, Annie (1878) Sandy Bay Public School LIPSCOMBE, Edward (1865); LIPSCOMBE, Thomas Meredith (1872); TROWBRIDGE, Henry (1866) Turners Marsh Public School: O KELLY, Catherine (1876); O KELLY, Michael Andrew (1875); O KELLY, Patrick Daniel (1878) O Brien s Bridge Public School: BENNETT, Seymour James (1861); HERITAGE, George (1864); SMITH, Horatio (1865) Longford Public School: McCREARY, James (1876); SMALE, George (1863) Perth Public School: EAST, Hubert S (1880); HERTEL, Shadrack (1875) Other Schools: BELL, John Drysdale (1879); BURTON, Edward (Kangaroo Point, 1864); DAVIS, Annie Maria (Ross, 1879); HEWITT, Frank Walter (Macquarie St, 1875); JOHNSTONE, Walter J (St Leonards, 1880); KNIGHT, Henry P (1864 MYLAN, Mary Maria (Emu Bay, 1878); PEACOCK, John (1875); RIDER, Walter Fortnam (New Norfolk, 1879); ROCHE, James Edward Miles (Torquay & Oatlands, 1879); RULE, Emma L (Green Ponds, 1880); THYSSEN, Annie E (Honeywood,1880) Considering the scholarships were theoretically open to ALL children in ALL public schools, it can be seen that the majority of awardees (and, in fact, candidates) came from a minority of schools in the total system. There could be a number of

279 March Tasmanian Ancestry reasons for that, but one of the main ones would have related to the background, experience, skills and motivation of the individual Head Teachers of that time. Personalities such as Philip CANAWAY at Bathurst Street Central from , James RULE ( ) and Matthew McPHEE ( ) at Battery Point, George ROBERTS ( ) and Walter REYNOLDS ( ) at Goulburn Street, William JOHNSTON ( ) at Trinity Hill, John CLEMONS ( ) at Evandale, Stephen HUGHES ( ) at New Town and Roger LEACH at Elizabeth Street, Launceston ( ) were all established, senior leaders of their time. Those men obviously personally took on the teaching challenge of ensuring their own selected pupils were competitive and successful in the Exhibitions, a task which would have required much additional time in coaching and preparation. Indeed, Roger Leach used the success of his students as a point of reference when he established his own private school at a later date. He resigned from the Board of Education in 1871 and subsequently opened the Classical and Commercial Academy in Edinburgh House in Launceston in April In an advertisement in The Examiner dated , it was stated that, whilst he was Head Teacher at Elizabeth Street Public School, Mr Leach s pupils had gained 13 out of the 34 Government Exhibitions awarded by the Board of Education during the previous six years after a competitive examination open to all public schools in the island. James P MONTGOMERY, born in Hobart on as fifth son of Patrick and Ann (nee FARTHING) MONTGOMERY, was a candidate for an Exhibition in 1864 whilst a pupil at Central Public School. He went on to become a teacher with the Board of Education and had his first taste of his own pupil success in the Exhibitions while he was Head Teacher at Emu Bay Public School from One of his students, Mary MYLAN, daughter of Burnie pioneers, John and Ann (nee GILDEA) MYLAN, took out a scholarship in It is interesting to note that some years later in 1885, when Mr Montgomery was in charge of Beaconsfield State School, parents at that school presented him with an eight-day black marble and gold clock of elegant design in recognition of his services in coaching students for the Government Exhibition examination 6. When John CLEMONS, who had tutored a number of successful applicants during his headship of Evandale Public School, died in 1905, the Clemons Scholarship at Launceston Church Grammar was founded by the Teachers Association to honour his memory. It was tenable to State School boys [note no similar provision for girls] on the same grounds of the by then, old Government Exhibitions to Superior Schools 7. Not all public school educators of the nineteenth century were in favour of the Exhibitions and the use of the term Superior Schools was open to debate because of its connotations. In 1860, Inspector Thomas STEPHENS asserted that the best Government schools were fully equal to any others of their age in Tasmania and that the term, Superior Schools had become a complete misnomer 8. In his Annual Report for 1861 on behalf of the Board of Education, Inspector Stephens again argued that the term had still to be defined. He noted that it was generally understood to include any private schools that offered a classical education. However, he feared that some such schools could be actually inferior to the best

280 Tasmanian Ancestry 262 March 2008 public schools in every other essential detail. He emphasised the contribution of the public schoolmasters who had taught the scholarship winners all that they knew in order to secure Exhibitions 9. It is further argued that, whilst the awarding of Exhibitions would have been beneficial to the 239 recipients (and their replacements), the practice was elitist and actually denied and retarded the provision of similar education to thousands of other worthy pupils in the Government system for over fifty years. In so doing, it enhanced and favoured the social and financial status of a select group of private schools which were guaranteed Government funding (albeit modest) through the prize money of the awardees. As well, those schools were able to secure the intellectual cream from the public schools. The Government s acceptance and continued use of the term Exhibitions to Superior Schools was destructive to the image and perceived worth of its own schools. Government high schools were finally introduced in 1913, the first two being established in Hobart and Launceston and followed in 1916 by centres at Devonport and Burnie. Even then, such education was restricted to those who passed an entrance examination. But that s another story! References 1. Journal of Legislative Council, 1852, Paper Journal of House of Assembly (JHA), 1860, Paper JHA, ibid 5. JHA, The Tasmanian Mail, The Educational Record, JHA, JHA, 1862 An Irregular Marriage The Weekly Courier, 6 Oct 1907, p31 c4 A legislative enactment has been brought about to deal with what is known as the Montagu marriage, in which a justice of the peace (Mr Alfred GREEN), by virtue of the powers of the commission vested in him, joined a couple in bonds (as the two imaged) of matrimony. A touch of the humorous was supplied by the fact that the justice charged 3 3s for the accommodation. The authorities have taken a sympathetic view of the lapse, and have resolved to legalise the marriage. It is a strange thing that this marriage should have been performed in good faith, but I learn such is the case. But an injustice is done Mr Green in respect to the 3 3s. As a fact, the knot was not tied at Montagu at all, but at the Arthur River, some 35 miles distant, and when it is stated the intervening country is so rough that the coach ceases to run in the winter time, and that it was easier for the officiator to come to Arthur River than for the bridal couple to go to Montagu, the reasonableness of the fee will be realised.

281 March Eleanor s Memoirs Transcribed by Shirley Foster (Member No 6420) Tasmanian Ancestry My father Joseph John SMITH was born in Sunderland [Co, Durham] on May 23rd 1824 he was in the ship building business with his brother-in law, Thomas ADAMSON a wealthy leather merchant. He was married to my mother Mary PICKERING [ ] on 21/4/1851 at San Street Chapel Sunderland. After the birth of my oldest brother William [1852] they decided to come to Australia as many others did who belonged to the Methodist community, all of whom were in good positions, so subscriptions were called for the building of their own ship They called it the Emigrant. Captain WILLIAMS of Sunderland was in command. They left Sunderland on 11 September 1852 and landed in Melbourne on 11 January The difficulty then was to find rooms as every place was crowded with diggers. However at last they found rooms which they leased for 5 per week. However things were so uncomfortable that they decided to pitch two tents, which they did on a piece of land close to what is now Spencer Street Railway Station but which was, at that time, occupied by the barracks. Shortly afterwards some two storied houses were built in Lonsdale Street. My parents leased one of these and several of their children were born there. One of my earliest recollections was standing at the front gate watching the passing of the band of the 40th Regiment which was a very fine one and always preceded by a magnificently dressed band master who seemed to do some wonderful performances with his staff. (I think he was a drum-major). It was one of the few excitements at the time. My father was one of the pioneers of the leather trade in Melbourne and had a warehouse in Elizabeth Street near Little Lonsdale Street from the upstairs windows of which he took us children to see the funeral of BURKE and WILLS on the way to the Melbourne Cemetery and shortly afterwards that of Johnny FAWKNER. He never missed an opportunity of implanting things that were worthwhile in the minds of his children. He also had a partnership in a boot factory on the Domain or in Punt Road South Yarra He afterwards purchased for 3,000 cash a big blue stone warehouse at 198 Elizabeth Street which was sold for 16,000 after the building of the Argus Office, my mother having recently sold it in the land boom for 8,000. He also bought a fine estate in the country (now Ascot Vale). Most of our furniture had been removed to our new home but as my dear father passed away peacefully and suddenly, before the rest was taken away, we never went to live there as my dear mother thought it too far from Melbourne for the children to go to school. My mother arranged for the previous owner (a bank manager) to take it back. It was cut up and, the railway station being built on part of it, realised about 24,000. Thus have we always just lost a fortune? My father died one of the most honoured, successful and highly respected pioneers of Melbourne, having a devoted wife to bring up his six children. Eleanor Smith

282 Tasmanian Ancestry 264 March 2008 Dilston Overlooked In Song And Story National Trust Tasmania Newsletter April 1995 It is strange, perhaps, that Dilston, so close to the city and for so long a part of its history, receives scant consideration in the minds of Launcestonians, and even stranger that official tourism virtually ignores it. Since the earliest days of settlement, when access to the East Tamar was only by boat until the wastes of the Invermay swamp were bridged by a floating corduroy road, Dilston on the east bank and Muddy Creek on the west were isolated but important in river traffic. Even when the road was built the menace of the ruffians who made the swamp their hide-out discouraged casual traffic. When the chain gangs were busy building the East Tamar track police patrols helped to restore the confidence of travellers. When the present day traveller leaves the city, East Tamar bound, by the notable Northern Outlet he passes historic Launceston Grammar, arguably the oldest continuous college in Australia, and then the Australian Maritime College, which includes the beautiful Newnham Hall, a perfect restoration of the Regency style, dated from c1840. Soon one is traversing the beautiful pastures of Landfall estate, one of Tasmania s biggest and most prestigious pastoral properties, famous both for its leading Angus stud and its fine wool sheep. The first apple orchard is reached, one of the North s best, past which the road winds up Barracks Hill, so named because away on the left, some distance from the road, were the barracks where the police and convicts were housed who built the road. One then enters Dilston proper, with the Tamar closing in on the east side and a grand view provided of Freshwater Point on the west bank, so-called because here at low tide when the clear water from upstream overcame the salt, incoming vessels with months old stale water in their barrels could empty these and refill with good clean Tamar water. Until quite recently the country here was largely orchard but now suburban development has intruded and many beautiful homes line the river banks. There are also some notable for their historic value. One such is Dilston Lodge, hidden behind ancient trees on the right-hand side of the road, immediately before crossing the Lady Nelson Creek Bridge. This is possibly the oldest inhabited dwelling in the State though there are warehouses, barns and barracks which predate it. Dilston Lodge was convict-built by the Government for Capt. George COULSON in He was the skipper of the Effingham LAWRENCE s cutter, Lord Liverpool, 71 tons, which arrived from England on February 10, 1823, the first vessel to make the journey direct to Port Dalrymple at the mouth of the Tamar. The Lawrence s became notable settlers and business men in the north. Capt. Coulson astonished everyone by sailing the Lord Liverpool from George Town to Launceston in four and a half hours. When the ship was sold and the crew disbanded, George Coulson became the first Tamar Pilot and later Harbour Master.

283 March Tasmanian Ancestry The house at Dilston with 50 acres of land was part of his reward. The Coulson family have played an important role in the district ever since. Dilston Lodge was badly damaged by fire at one stage and was known as the Haunted House. It is so marked on early river maps and was a navigation mark for ships negotiating the notorious Humbug Reach, so called because, whereas the general line of the river is north/south requiring little sail adjustment, for the short east/west reach approaching Dilston the square-riggers had to be reset. One can imagine the skipper s.humbug The Haunted House appellation probably derives from the legend that a man speared by the blacks on the back steps of the house early in its history, a quitelikely occurrence in view of the defiance and militancy of the East Tamar aborigines. Rebuilt late in the century and occupied by the famous BUTTON family, proprietors of the Launceston Examiner, then a bi-weekly, it has been in the hands of the present owner for nearly fifty years, carefully restored and maintained as a classic example of the early Victorian era. The present East Tamar highway continues due north from the Lady Nelson Creek but until 1961 it swung to the left and back towards the river. This is now the old Dilston Road. Lady Nelson Creek is not named after Lady Nelson. It is named for Paterson s ship of that name, the first to ship the Tamar and research the site of Launceston, and which played a major role in the exploration and mapping of Australia s coastline. The Lady Nelson anchored for the change of the tide at what PATERSON called, Nelson s Shoals. These are some miles north of the present mouth of Lady Nelson Creek. This because the present mouth was cut through to the river by convicts, with the objective of draining the vast ti-tree swamps which then extended northwards and which now, as a result, are rich cattle pastures. It is hard to imagine the present bed of the creek as artificial but it has been enormously eroded and scored in the century since it was dug. An ancient citizen and notable athlete of the early Dilston days, Bill SHEGOG, told the present writer that as a young man he was famous for being able to leap the chasm which is now the outlet for the Lady Nelson Creek! Just north of the bridge over the creek the corner is occupied by a most attractive restaurant. This building was originally built as a church and school

284 Tasmanian Ancestry 266 March 2008 for an American Baptist congregation which failed when its well-respected minister passed away. Immediately next door to the restaurant is a car trimming establishment which is not itself historic, but the white cottage where the proprietor lives certainly is. This was the police station in the busy days of the Lefroy goldfields and the lines of its 100 year old purpose can still be discerned. Next door to the old police station is one of East Tamar s most notable landmarks, the old Eight Mile Inn now the showrooms of an antiques dealer. The inn was built by George Coulson in 1834, the year before Melbourne was founded by the Batman-Fawkner expeditions. Lady FRANKLIN refers in her memoirs to enjoying refreshment there and it was a notable stopping point for coaches to and from the goldfields. At one time there was, at the foot of the hill below the inn, the site of the Caledonian Coal Company, traces of whose activities may still be discerned though hidden by the industry of the present notable occupant, a rhododendron and azalea nursery. The inn later became a local post office and farm house and is worth a visit if only to view the unique style and work of the convict builders. Here too was Dilston jetty, busy point of call for the river streamers which carried the fruit crop and other farm produce from the district to Launceston or down-river to George Town and the gold mines of Beaconsfield or Lefroy. Dilston Road rejoins the East Tamar highway a mile or so further on and continues north past the turn-off to Windermere with its delightful Church of St. Mathias, claimed to be the oldest church in Australia in continual service, built by Dr. GAUNT after whom the tortuous Doctors Hills are named, which the traveller must travel. Before ascending however it is worth glancing eastwards from the Windermere turn-off when one will see a splendid convict-built barn which was to be the Doctor s flour mill, but it seems that the waters of Stoney Creek which pass under it were too irregular to make it a going concern. And so as one leaves the Dilston region and goes northward to George Town and Low Head or perhaps swings off across the splendid Batman Bridge, returning to Launceston via the West Tamar, taking in the vineyards, Brady s lookout and the

285 March Tasmanian Ancestry other worthwhile items. All of which supplement the often-overlooked attractions of the Dilston area. By J.D. Valentine After reading the above article and as Dilston was not very far from where I live I decided to travel the road and see what if any changes had occurred during the last 12 years and take some photos. The floating corduroy road (Invermay Road) had been sealed within the last 3 years, on reaching Barracks Hill I was unable to sight the police and convicts barracks. These days Dilston Lodge is very well hidden behind the trees and hedges. The building which once housed the American Baptist church and school and later a restaurant is still standing but no longer trading as a restaurant. The old police station is obviously being well looked after and looks a treat. The Eight Mile Inn as also still standing but has some very large cracks in the outer walls. Travelling down past the rhododendron and azalea nursery, which is still trading I found the remains of the Dilston Jetty with just a few pylons left standing. From here I went back to the highway and down to view the convict-built barn (Doctor s flour mil) and although it was still visible it was hard to see what the condition of the building might be. It was a trip I m glad I did with the above information. What a great way to learn of the history of places we take for granted when we drive through without another thought. I can t wait to do another trip and will now go back to the library to seek out any more leaflets etc of other places in this great state of ours. Anita Swan "Echoes of the Day" Published in the Tasmanian Mail: 1 October 1914 Many good stories are told of the whaling days in Hobart, and the following incident occurred in those distant times in which the chief figure was an "old salt," who, when ashore, was invariably drunk, and on these occasions whispered or hiccoughed love to a widow. A clergyman was solemnising the wedding at which the remarks and responses of the bridegroom were so incoherent as to render it quite evident that he had been drinking too freely. The minister, addressing the bride, who seemed nervous, said: "My good woman, you must go away and come tomorrow. This man is not fit to be married in such a condition. You must take him away and bring him when he's sober." "Please sir, said the bride, with tearful face, "he won't come when he's sober."

286 Tasmanian Ancestry 268 March 2008 Genes on Screen Vee Maddock Sharing Files If you ve ever received an ed document that you couldn t open, or if you have sent out an important chart only to discover most of the recipients saw something completely different, then you ve experienced compatibility problems. These occur for many reasons: the recipient may not have the same software (MSWord, MSExcel, Legacy etc) that was used to create the file; the recipient may have different screen settings or default printer settings; or may not have components of the document, such as fonts or graphics. There are also problems caused by differences between Macintosh, PC and Linux systems. The solution is to produce files in a format that everyone, regardless of their computer system or the software they have bought, can access. Adobe Portable Document Formats Many companies tried to produce a cross platform standard format, but most of these have since vanished leaving us with Adobe s Portable Document Format (.pdf). An industry standard since the mid 1990s, pdf files can be read using a free program, Adobe Reader (formerly known as Acrobat Reader). There are a variety of applications that will read.pdf files, some stand alone and some built into other programs. Adobe reader runs on Macintosh, Linux and under Windows. Why PDF? A pdf formatted file is essentially a photo of an original document. So, whatever you see on your screen is exactly what other people will see when they open the pdf file. Pdfs can be created from almost any type of file, word processing, spreadsheets, images, html, charts and trees etc. Because the pdf preserves spacing, fonts, and graphics in the file, the recipient sees exactly what you intended him/her to view. The other big advantage of pdf is that a pdf file cannot be easily edited. So when you send your family tree to great Aunt Ethel she can t delete the fact that her parents weren t married before she passes the file on. Also, cousin John can t change your carefully constructed tale to his own version before printing it. Viewing PDF Adobe reader is freely available, downloaded from or found on many program installation disks. In all likelihood you may already have a version on your computer. Spend a few minutes studying the toolbar when you open the program. There are many ways to zoom in and out and move around in the document. Many files are also searchable (many indexes and archived books are in pdf format). A tab on the left will allow you to view or hide bookmarks (shortcuts to pages or sections of the file) if they have been set up. In most versions there are buttons or selections on the menu that allows you to select (click and drag) over either text or graphics so you can copy them to the clipboard. Some documents have this feature and printing disabled for security reasons. If you have Version 8 try right clicking to find many of the options. The newer version of Adobe Reader integrates itself with

287 March Tasmanian Ancestry your web browser, so when you open a pdf online it opens in the browser rather than opening another program window. Creating PDF There are many programs which are capable of producing pdf format files. Check under the save as format options, or under export to see if it is possible in the program you are using. However most word processors don t have this feature and Adobe Professional (the official pdf software) is an expensive program which contains many features which are far more advanced than the general user needs. Luckily, among the many programs available to create pdfs are some which are available without cost. One of these is PrimoPDF available from PrimoPDF works as a printer driver. To turn any document into a pdf file simply select File>Print and then select PrimoPDF from the list of printers. A dialog box will appear. Select screen if the file is intended to be mainly read on screen. Select print if it is intended for printing. Choose a save as location and document name. If a file already exists you will be given the choice to overwrite it, or add the new document as additional pages. If you find pages have rotated in the finished document then try selecting Custom and turning custom rotate on or off. Choose OK and the document will open in Adobe Reader, ready to be sent to others or stored as edit proof material. The security settings in PrimoPDF allow you to set who can or cannot print, copy and edit the document. Anyone sending files to a number of people should consider using this simple process to make documents accessible to everyone, and also viewable as the author intended. Websites of Interest - a range of tutorials for anyone new to the internet. Includes searching, organising favourites, internet terms and more. - UK BDM Select a county for a list of all known BDM web sites including parish register transcriptions. Includes links to pay per view and free sites. - A Welsh family history site with some interesting pages on early kings and castles. Also articles on King Arthur and Old King Cole. An interesting read even if you aren t related. - Information on keeping your CDs healthy and in working order. - Nicknames and naming traditions. Useful list of common nicknames. Go to databases link on right hand side. The site includes a database of people connected to the City of Coventry (Warwickshire) including school records, council minutes, a database of criminals and more. - Indexes to Canadian census records.

288 Tasmanian Ancestry 270 March A listing of genealogy related links. In particular see their surnames worldwide to see lists of surname related lists including those outside Rootsweb. - Cascades Female Factory Historic Site. Includes a database of female convicts and some very interesting snippets on the women and the times. - Notable weather from Index of masons, carpenters, builders and quarrymen in Cornwall and Devon. - Archaic Medical Terms. Extensive list of terms and explanations. - A site to watch. Planning Aids are lists of available records and dates sorted by county and resource. New counties being added. Numbers and dates in old parish records. - Scottish Catholic Archives, mostly pre Passenger lists from (currently up to 1839 available) for people leaving England for Australia, the USA and Canada among many places included. A pay per view site which offers transcriptions of the records and images of the original passenger lists giving occupation, destination, departure date. - Families in British India Society pages including databases and information. - The honourable East India Co. Birth, marriage and death notices of people associated with this company. - Photos of the British Isles - Notices from old newspapers in New Zealand - Death notices in Australian (mostly NSZW) newspapers. - photos of London. - A list of databases sorted by area (some Australian, mostly English counties) with details of content and availability. A couple of personal indulgences. Modbury, Devon is where the first of my Maddock family to arrive in Tasmania originated. The Modbury heritage site is an example of an excellent history project. It contains photos, historic information and a search of the Modbury Historic Society s document holdings. If only all towns could produce something similar.

289 March Tasmanian Ancestry Ancestry.com New Releases 104 Years of British Phone Books The contents of the 1,780 different British phone books published between 1880 and 1984 are now available online at Ancestry.com.uk included are the phone books for England, Scotland and Wales. They contain more than 280 million names and images are available. Australian Electoral Rolls This database contains selected Australian electoral rolls, with the exception of South Australia. When complete, approximately 41.8 million names will be available. Bringing these Rolls online will enable family historians to track and identify family members living at the same address during the first part of the 20 th Century, not previously easy to do as census records for this period are not publicly available. State and years currently included (as of 13/12/07): Australian Capital Territory: 1928, 1935 New South Wales: 1930, 1936 Northern Territory: 1922, 1929, 1934 Queensland: 1903, 1905, 1913, 1919, 1925, 1930, 1936 Tasmania: 1914, 1919, 1928, 1936 Victoria: 1856, 1903, 1909, 1914, 1919, 1924, 1931, 1936 Western Australia: 1901, 1906, 1916, 1925, 1936 Both Ancestry.com.au and Ancestry.com.uk can be accessed at our Burnie and Hobart Branch Libraries see contact details inside back cover. Twelve members of the Tasmanian Family History Society Inc., Hobart Branch, Writers Group have combined to produce their second publication discovered and remembered Presented in chronological sequence it covers over 200 years from the late 1700s, portraying the lives of seventeen of their female ancestors. The women come from all walks in life. It tells of their triumphs and tragedies and presents an amazing picture of resilience and survival. A4 110 pages The book is available from the Resource Manager TFHS Inc. Hobart Branch Library PO Box 326 Rosny Park Tasmania 7018 $28.00 plus p&p Members price $25.20 plus p&p

290 Tasmanian Ancestry 272 March 2008 Progress Report on Projects and Publications at Hobart Branch Library The Writers Group s second publication, as advertised elsewhere in this journal, is now available from Hobart Branch. Launched to commemorate International Women s Day in early March, Our Female Ancestors discovered and remembered contains 17 articles written by 12 authors. For this publication the aim of the Group was to follow the book s progress from personal research notes to individual stories to completed publication, using standard editing and reference guidelines drawn up by a committee, with Group input on decisions about topic, title and cover design. New members are always welcome at the monthly meetings held at the branch library (12.30 p.m. 3rd Thursday). The Monday Group continues to meet weekly and their contribution to branch projects is invaluable. It is also pleasing to note that our numbers have increased during the past year. During 2007 work continued on the following: The Lower Court Records: Index to records heard in Petty Sessions, Sorell is now available in two books (see advertisement elsewhere) which were launched at the February General Meeting. These have been compiled from the three volumes of original records held at the Archives Office of Tasmania and available on microfilm. Most, but certainly not all, of the offenders had been or were still convicts. Every name in the original records has been indexed whether convict, employer, witness etc. The Mercury BDMs will be published on searchable CDs, hopefully in Some members work at home inputting data onto their personal computers as well as helping with checking etc each Monday. Hobart Assessment Rolls. Following on from Dr Trudy Cowley s publications for 1858, it is the Branch s intention to index and publish in A4 book format the Assessment Rolls for Hobart as found in the Hobart Town Gazettes. These give the location and description of properties - there will be two alphabetical lists for each year, one for the Proprietors (with addresses) and another for the Occupiers. First to be published in 2008 will be for 1868, followed by 1878, 1888 etc. Oatlands & District Cemeteries will also be published on two CDs in 2008, in the same format as the very successful Sorell & District Cemeteries CDs ie with photographs and transcriptions for each headstone. A very large team of volunteers has worked on this project. Bruny Island Cemeteries is also an ongoing project that we hope to complete this year. It would not have been possible without the very generous input by member Kathy Duncombe, who lives on the island, and Denise McNeice s computer work. CSI (Comprehensive Subject Index). This is an on-going project whereby a band of volunteers continue to index books about Tasmania and/or Tasmanian families (as held in the Hobart Branch Library), enabling personal names and subjects to be added to the large master database (currently 600,000 entries) available for searching on a dedicated computer in our library. This massive

291 March Tasmanian Ancestry project is organised by Vee Maddock, who oversees the members work on their personal computers. Photographing of headstones. Throughout 2007 Peter Astley-Bogg and Lucy Menzie have continued to record images of headstones in cemeteries in the south of the state. These are held on a branch computer and copies are available for a fee on request. Vale Bryce Ward AM When Bryce joined the Family History Society Inc. in 1992 he showed the same enthusiasm, commitment, energy and intelligence that were evidenced in his work with the Education Department and his involvement with the Masonic Lodge where he became Grand Master in At the time of his death he was the most distinguished Mason in the state. His career in the Education Department included working in country and city schools, winning a Fullbright Scholarship to the USA in 1963, completing his BA, MA, Diploma of Education and Diploma of Educational Administration and becoming Deputy Director of Education. In this role he showed that it was possible to be a good administrator without forgoing strongly held humanitarian values. He believed in the involvement of teachers, parents and the wider community in decision-making. Bryce s interest in people and his love for and pride in his family led him naturally to an interest in family history. On joining the Hobart Branch he became treasurer in 1993, then President in 1994, throwing his considerable talents into improving the financial affairs of the Branch. As President, Bryce always gave support and encouragement to the coordinators of the Monday Group, the then English Research Interest Group, the Norfolk Island & VDL Group s excursions, the Cemetery Records Group, and the Computer Group. Bryce and his wife Nola were especially enthusiastic in motivating assistance for the daunting task of finishing the recording of all headstones at Cornelian Bay Cemetery. In 1995 he approached a local funeral home which, over the intervening years, has resulted in the publication of six volumes of indexes to Hobart undertakers records, a valuable and popular resource for family historians. As a result of his work for the Society he was awarded a Family History Inc. Award in His ability to see the best in people and to encourage them in their endeavours has made him a mentor for many people. His formidable memory and his ability to focus completely on the person he was talking with will remain a special memory for many. He will be remembered for his love of people, humour, sense of fun and the considerable contributions he made in all facets of his life. Our thoughts are with Nola and family.

292 Tasmanian Ancestry 274 March 2008 Tasmaniana Library, State Library of Tasmania New Acquisitions This is a select list of books on history, biography and genealogy which have been added to the Tasmaniana Library between October and December They are mostly, but not all, new publications; the Tasmaniana Library often acquires older works which relate to Tasmania and which it does not already hold. The list has been kept as brief as possible; normally only author, title and the Tasmaniana Library's reference number are given. If you would like further information about any of the books listed, please contact the Tasmaniana Library at 91 Murray Street, Hobart 7000 or by telephone on (03) , by fax on (03) , and by at Heritage.Collections@education.tas.gov.au. Further information is also available on TALIS, the State Library's on-line information system. TALIS is available in city and branch libraries throughout Tasmania and through the World Wide Web; its URL is Please note that, while all of these books are available for reference in the Tasmaniana Library, they are not available for loan (although reference and/or lending copies of some of them may be available at city and branch libraries). Aitchison, Ray, New Norfolk Licensed Anglers Association (TLQ NEW) Aitken, Richard, Database: Mary Hudspeth s garden books in Australian garden history, vol.10, no.5 (March/April 1999). (TLPQ AUS) Ajani, Judith, The forest wars. (TL AJA) Anderson, James, Frances L Stubs Award, recipients and their achievements. [Invermay Primary School] (TLQ INV) Andrews, Kamlesh, et. al., Overlooking Hobart: celebrating 50 years at Mount Stuart Primary School (TLQ OVE) Anglo-Indian, An, A visit to Tasmania by an Anglo-Indian (TLPQ ANG) Apex Clubs of Northern Tasmania, St Paul s Church: erected demolished (TLP SAI) Arnold, John and John Hay (eds.), The bibliography of Australian literature: K-O to (TLR A BIB) Australian Garden History Society, Guest editorial: Geoffrey Stilwell in Australian garden history, vol.11, no.2 (Sept./Oct. 1999). (TLPQ AUS) Bacon, CA, Report 1989/32. A brief history of the Jane River Goldfield. (TLPQ BAC) Bacon, CA, Report 1992/20. Notes on the history of mining and exploration at Adamsfield. (TLQ BAC) Bacon, CA, Report 1992/31. Notes on previous mining and exploration activities in the Interview River area (Revision 1). (TLPQ BAC) Bacon, CA, Unpublished report 1986/61. A summary of the oil shale resources of Tasmania. (TLPQ BAC) Bain, Tom, Sydney to Hobart: the 1995 golden commemorative Sydney to Hobart yacht race. (TLPQ BAI) Beale, Bob, If trees could speak: stories of Australia s greatest trees. (TLQ BEA) Bissett, Muriel and Betty, The Weekly Courier: Volume 1: July : Index to photographs, birth, death and marriage notices and personal items of interest to family historians. (TLQ WEE)

293 March Tasmanian Ancestry Boutchard, Marjorie (Sister), A celebration of faith and commitment: Star of the Sea, Church of Mary (East Coast). (TLP CEL) Brown, James Temple, The whale fishery and its appliances (Great International Fisheries Exhibition, London, 1883). (CRO BRO) Cannell, Josephine, To the beckoning shores: urged on by the love of Christ. [Sisters of Charity in Australia] (TL CAN) Clements, Graham, Vision in sound: 25 years of RPH Print Radio Tasmania. (TLP VIS) Cleveland, Gary, James Dodson. (TLQ DOD) Commissioner for Children Tasmania, Who is listening to the children now? The Commissioner for children s response to recommendations 8 and 9 of the Tasmanian Ombudsman s report: Listen to the children, review of claims of abuse from adults in state care as children, October (TLQ ) Corney, Graeme and Mike Grant, Van Diemen s Land Company Store, Wharf Road, Stanley: conservation plan. (1995) (TLPQ COR) Dando-Collins, Stephen, Captain Bligh s other mutiny: the true story of the military coup that turned Australia into a two-year rebel republic. (TL DAN) Daniel, Gwyneth, Trevor Daniel: doing the right thing. (TL 920 DAN) Darby, Andrew, Harpoon: into the heart of whaling. (CRO DAR) Delbridge, Noel, Land of hope and Gladys: my mother s family history in Tasmania and beyond. [Scott family] (TLQ SCO) Devonport Regional Gallery, Onlooking: photographs from the Robinson collection , curated by David Martin. 13 October 12 November (TLP ROB) Downie, Angus, They don t make men like that anymore : Cecil Leventhorpe McVilly - a profile. (TLPQ 920 MCV) Duyker, Edward, A dictionary of sea quotations. (TLQ 082 DIC) Edgecombe, Jean, Flinders Island and eastern Bass Strait. 2 nd edition. (TL EDG) Examiner, The, March of time: celebrating the Examiner newspaper s 165 th anniversary. (TLPE EXA) Film Australia, Lake Pedder: In Tasmania s wilderness, an alpine lake and its spectacular quartz beach are drowned and the world s first Green party is born. (TLDVD LAK) Fish, Tem, Mr Clarence Richard Dew Freeman: the eulogy given by the warden of Oatlands Mr Tem Fish on Nov (TLPQ 920 FRE) Fitzgerald, John, Big white lie: Chinese Australians in white Australia. (TL FIT) FitzSymonds, E (ed.), Montagu and Stephen Van Diemen s Land 1836: Algernon Montagu and Alfred Stephen in Supreme Court proceedings against T W Rowlands; with a comment by Robert Lathrop Murray; with Geo. Arthur s despatch. (TLQ MON) Flannery, Tim (ed.), Where is here? 350 years of exploring Australia. (TL WHE) Fogagnolo, Jocelyn, Twin deliveries: Our Lady Patricia, Our Lady Pamela: The story of their conception and delivery. [International Catamarans Australia] (TLP FOG) Friends of the Library, Launceston Inc., Launceston Family Album: a selection of stories from the Passport Photographic Album, Tasmanian International Exhibition (TLQ LAU) Gardam, Julie, The Snug: a history of the Snug-Electrona-Coningham area. (TL GAR)

294 Tasmanian Ancestry 276 March 2008 Gibbings, Dennis, A Seven Mile Beach scrapbook and other stories : 50 th anniversary celebrations, November 1995). [Congregational Youth Fellowship camp] (TL Q GIB) Hall, Peg, Byers Reunion 29 th March (TL BYE) Harman, Eileen, The Gardam family. (TLQ GAR) Harper, Melissa, The ways of the bushwalker: on foot in Australia. (TL HAR) Hogenhoff, Carsten Berg, Sweers Islands unveiled: details from Abel Tasman and Matthew Flinders explorations of Australia. (TLP HOG) Hose, Ken, Nomination of Launceston water supply 1857 as a historic engineering marker. (TLQ NOM) Houghton, John, The Bellerive to Sorell Railway revisited. (2 nd ed.). (TLQ HOU) Howard, Adrian, The avenues kit: the complete guide to restoring memorial avenues and avenues of honour in your community. (TLQ HOW) Howe, Graham (ed.), EO Hoppe s Australia. [Australian photographer] (TLQ 994 HOP) Hueneke, Klaus, Mountain landscapes and historic huts: Namadgi, Kosciuszko, Victorian Alps, Tasmania. (TLQ HUE) Hume, Alexander Williamson, Index to Historical records of Tasmania volumes 1-8 (1850 s-1920s). (CROMSS HUM) Hurst, Nevin, From rabbit traps to Rembrandts: a memoir. (TL HUR) Imms, Miriam, Letters from Papua (TLQ IMM) James, Ian Blyth, Our Tasmanian family (TLQ JAM) Jones, Lance and Addie Jones, The journey to our organic farm: tales from 40 years in the field. (TLP JON) Kaufman, Oryana, The Torah in Tasmania: exploring the Apple Isles Jewish roots in Australian geographic, July-September (TLPQ SOL) Kenny, Robert, The lamb enters the dreaming: Nathanael Pepper and the ruptured world. [Nineteenth-century race relations and the Port Phillip Association] (TL KEN) Kentish Museum Trust, All known burials in the Kentish Municipality. 2 nd ed. (TLQ and TLCDROMS KEN) Kimberley, Jason, Antarctica: a different adventure. (TL KIM) Kingston, Raema and K Noye, Centenary of Tasman Council (TLQ TAS) Kingston, Tim, Tall ships: Hobart city of sails. [DVD] (TLDVD TAL) Leek, Bob, Shipwrecks and incidents relating to the Port of St Helens and up to Eddystone Point. (TL LEE) Lehman, Greg, St Helens townscape project: Aboriginal culture and history. (TLQ LEH) Lester, Libby, Giving ground: media and environmental conflict in Tasmania. (TL LES) Lindisfarne Rowing Club, Lindisfarne Rowing Club : centenary photograph collection. (TLQ LIN) Lindisfarne Rowing Club, Lindisfarne Rowing Club: the first 100 years (TLP LIN) Lipp, Euphemia Grant, William Borrodaile Wilson and his family. (TL WIL) Lyons, Brendan, The last of the (old) Queen s men: John Gunn of Launceston and Low Head. (TL GUN) Macintyre, Stuart and Anna Clark, The history wars. (TL MAC) Main, Jim, Hanged: executions in Australia. (TL MAI)

295 March Tasmanian Ancestry McKay, Thelma, The Princess Royal girls: the first free female immigration ship to Van Diemen s Land (TLQ MCK) Mills, Chris, Rankin, Gilmour & Co.: Shipowners of Liverpool; the story of a tramp fleet. (TL MIL) Mittelbach, Margaret and Michael Crewson, Carnivorous nights: on the trail of the Tasmanian Tiger. (TL MIT) Mulvaney, John, The axe had never sounded: place, people and heritage of Recherche Bay, Tasmania. (TL MUL) Municipal Officers Association of Australia, Fifty years of MOA. Municipal Officers Association of Australia: (TLP MUN) Nicholson, John, Transport, trade and travel in Australia s: cedar, seals and whaling ships. (TLQ NIC) O Reilly, Rebecca, An assessment of Australian built wooden sailing vessels (constructed between ) operating the South Australian intrastate trade: methods and materials. (TLQ ORE) Oakes, Edith M, Adventure & resolution on Bruny Island. [Growing up on Bruny Island in the early 20th century] (TL OAK) Owens, Mary and Ann Kessing, The heartbeat of Penguin: early records of Penguin s midwives and medical health providers. (TLP OWE) Paterson, Jai, Burnie Pioneer Village Museum: assessment of significance. (TLQ PAT) Rae, Douglas, et al, Bullock drivers in Tasmania s far north east. (TLQ RAE) Richards, Paul and John Stewart, Goitre monitor: The history of iodine deficiency in Tasmania. (TL RIC) Richards, Paul and Murray Johnson, Health, wealth and tribulation: Launceston s Cataract Gorge. (TLQ RIC) Richardson, Garry, A gentleman: W. E. (Ewart) Tucker M.B.E.. (TL PQ TUC) Richman, Peter, Port Arthur: unravelling the truth. [DVD]. (TLDVD POR) Richman, Peter, Tasmania the video (2005/06). [DVD] (TLDVD TAS) Richman, Peter, Tasmania: Its history, its heritage. [DVD] (TLDVD TAS) Robinson, M, Information Booklet of the railway tickets in the Tasmaniana Collection State Library of Tasmania. (TLP ROB) Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens, People, places and plants: the influence of the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens on Tasmania s cultural landscape. (TLP ) Sargent, Marion, Convict records in Launceston Library. (TLR SAR) Schaffer, Irene, Norfolk Islanders who settled in the Glenorchy District (TLPQ SCH) Shannon, Rosemary M, Weekly courier, Launceston: photographic index, July 1901 to March [CDROM] (TLCDROM WEE) Sherratt, Tim, et. al., A change in the weather: climate and culture in Australia. (TL Q CHA) Smith, Wayne, Ripper Tassie place names: Volume One. (TL SMI v.1) Stockings, Craig, The torch and the sword: a history of the army cadet movement in Australia. (TL STO) Sumner, Annette, From Woburn Sands to Sandy Bay: the second and third stages of the journey, , [Autobiography] (TL 920 SUM) Tas Steam Alive, From Australian National to Pacific National: volume 2: the EBR/Melba Line. [DVD] (TLDVD NEI)

296 Tasmanian Ancestry 278 March 2008 Tasmania. Department of Police and Emergency Management, Tasmania Police celebrating our successes: 10 years on to review. [Tasmania Police, Forensic Science Service Tasmania and State Emergency Service Tasmania] (TLPQ TAS) Tasmanian Family History Society Inc., Burnie Branch, Index to The Advocate: births deaths and marriages (TLR IND) Tasmanian Family History Society Inc., Devonport Branch, A transcription of the Deloraine Lawn Cemetery Tasmania. (TLR TAS) Tasmanian Family History Society Inc., Devonport Branch, A transcription of the Deloraine Public Cemetery Tasmania. (TLR TAS) Tasmanian Family History Society Inc., Devonport Branch, The North-West Post ( ): an index for family historians. Volume 6, (TLQ NOR) Tasmanian Family History Society Inc., Launceston Branch, Index to passenger arrivals and departures from early Launceston newspapers. (TLCDROMS IND) Tasmanian Family History Society Inc., Launceston Branch, The Tasmanian Mail: a photographic index (TLR TAS) Thompson, John, Probation in paradise: the story of convict probationers on Tasman s and Forestier s peninsulas, Van Diemen s Land, (TLQ THO) Thorn, W D, A view of Wanstead Park. (TLQ THO) Tomlinson, William, Tomlinson diary: being the journal of a voyage from Liverpool to Geelong in in the James Carson and notes on arrival in the colony and some useful hints for intending emigrants. (TLQ and TLCDROMS TOM) Transition Team of the Anglican Parish of Northern Midlands, The Anglican parish of Northern Midlands: A short history. (TL Q ANG) Victorian Fly-Fishers Association, Geehi to Great Lake: an anthology of Victorian Fly- Fishers Association newsletters. (TL GEE) Viney, Betty, The Arnolds of Lilydale: Robert and Eliza Arnold and their descendants (2007). (TLQ ARN) Wagner, Jessie, John and Sophia Riseley and their family: from Huntingdonshire to Van Diemens [sic] Land. (TLQ RIS) Ward, Malcolm, Sergeant Samuel Thorne: A Royal Marine in the Napoleonic wars and a first settler of Port Phillip and Hobart Town. (TLQ THO) Watkins-Sully, Scott, A guide to Australia s regional pubs. (TL WAT) Wellington, Craig, The Tasmanian Tiger. [DVD] (TLDVD TAS) Wells, Stewart, An intense scrutiny. [Tasmanian aerial photography] (TL Q WEL) Willey, Harry (ed.), 150 years of the Victoria Cross, Crimea to Afghanistan. (TLQ ONE) Descendants of Convicts' Group Inc Any person who has convict ancestors, or who has an interest in convict life during the early history of European settlement in Australia, is welcome to join the above group. Those interested may find out more about the group and receive an application form by writing to: The Secretary, Descendants of Convicts Group PO Box 12224, A'Beckett Street, VIC 8006 Australia

297 March Tasmanian Ancestry Burnie Branch geneal/burnbranch.htm President Peter Cocker (03) Secretary Ann Bailey (03) PO Box 748 Burnie Tasmania Our final meeting for the year was again in the format of a dinner. Over 30 of our members and guests enjoyed a smorgasbord of soup, cold meat and salads and a most interesting collection of desserts. Various raffles and competitions entertained everyone during the course of the evening. It was noted in the local paper that Venice Dudman (Member No 33) had been recognized for her long service with Harris Scarfe and was given the Title of Queen of Harris Scarfe. We couldn t let this opportunity slip by and at our end of year dinner Venice was duly crowned. (See Photo.) A most productive day was had by some of our members with a trip to Launceston on the last Saturday in October. The morning was spent at the State library and after a quick Café lunch we spent the afternoon at the Launceston Branch Library. Many thanks to the Launceston members who came into the library and opened up for us and prepared a very filling afternoon tea. On Saturday 24th November some of our branch members ran a cemetery tour of the Wivenhoe Cemetery for Adult Education. Although the number of participants was small, they were most enthusiastic and have asked if we could do one for the Somerset Cemetery later this year. The last function held by our branch was a thank you luncheon for all the volunteers who have helped with running the branch. Not only our library volunteers, but all those that have worked tirelessly behind the scenes with indexing, photographing, washing up and cleaning etc, etc. Just a reminder that Ancestry.co.uk and Scotland s People are continually adding and updating their records and improving the indexing capabilities of their online

298 Tasmanian Ancestry 280 March 2008 databases. Just because you have not found that illusive ancestor it doesn t mean that they are not there. Come in and have another search as the improvements on these sites might just be the key to finding a missing link. Dates coming up for the Burnie Branch Marc h Monday 3rd, Day meeting a.m. start, luncheon available. Tuesday 18th, Night Meeting at the Branch Library 7.30 p.m. start. Library open every Tuesday am to 3.00 p.m. and every Saturday from 1.00 p.m. to 4.00 p.m. except Easter Saturday, 22nd March. Ap ril Monday 7th, Day meeting start, luncheon available. Tuesday 15th, Branch AGM and night meeting 7.30 p.m. start. Thursday 24th, Computer night 7.30 start. May Monday 5th, Day meeting start, luncheon available. Tuesday 20th, Night meeting 7.30 p.m. start. Thursday 22nd, Computer night 7.30 start. End of year dinner

299 March Tasmanian Ancestry Devonport Branch President Kerrie Blyth Secretary Helen Anderson (03) PO Box 587 Devonport Tasmania Library opening hours at 117 Gilbert St., Latrobe Tuesday & Friday am 3.00 pm Saturday opening has ceased and is now by advance appointment only. Report on Events: The last official meeting for the year was held in November at the Mersey Regional Library. During the evening members shared stories of research and this very informal evening highlighted the benefits of being a member and attending events. Our Christmas dinner was held at the Gateway Hotel in Devonport on December 7th. It proved to be a merry night with 24 members and family coming along to enjoy dinner and company. The Christmas Hamper Raffle was drawn with the winner being Devonport member Eve Hinds. A very big thank you to all donors and ticket sellers for your contributions for the branch s major fundraiser for the year. Just prior to Christmas members were invited to attend the centenary celebrations of the Devonport Bowls and Croquet Club. Helen Anderson and Glenice Brauman have been involved in the preparation of a book to commemorate the club s 100 years. Planned Meeting and Activities: 2008 sees the beginning of a new approach to events and gatherings for the Devonport Branch. A series of themes have been set for each month and events will be based around these themes. These changes were prompted by the results of the membership survey conducted in July The tradition of meeting at the Mersey Library on the last Thursday of each and every month has ceased and gatherings will now be spread around Latrobe, Devonport and Ulverstone. Evening events will now have a new starting time of 7.00pm, this will help to ensure more time is available for workshops and guest speakers. A three monthly calendar is distributed with each branch newsletter (Mar, June, Sept and Dec). This highlights the forthcoming activities. This calendar is also available from our website. Reopening of the library for 2008 on January 8th. First gathering for the year. Library opens 2.00pm and BBQ begins 5.30 pm $10 per head Thursday January 31st other branch members and friends are invited. Thursday Feb 28th: Devonport Library theme is paper research using newspapers, wills and old books.

300 Tasmanian Ancestry 282 March 2008 Thursday 27th March: Branch Library Latrobe theme show & tell Antiques and family treasures. Thursday 24th April: Devonport Library theme is children and the AGM will be held. Please contact Secretary to make a booking or for any further details on these events check our website at Acquisitions Books * Anderson, H. & Brauman, G., History of the Devonport Bowls Club * Australian Publicity Council, Spotlight on Australia Bissett, Muriel & Betty, The Weekly Courier Index to Photographs, Births, Deaths & Marriage Notices and Personal items of interest to Family Historians Vol. 1 July * Brown, Keith Macarthur, Medical Practice in Old Parramatta * Grenham, John, Tracing Your Irish Ancestors [Third Edit.] * Montague, R.H., How to Trace Your Military Ancestors in Australia & New Zealand * Morris, John, Domesday Book, Kent TFHS Inc. Devonport Branch, A Transcription of the Deloraine Public Cemetery, Tasmania A Transcription of the Deloraine Lawn Cemetery, Tasmania TFHS Inc., Tasmanian Ancestry Index to Volumes Journal of the Tasmanian Family History Society inc. CD-Roms TFHS Inc. Launceston,, Index to Passenger Arrivals & Departures from Early Launceston Newspapers * Indicates donated items Hobart Branch President Brian Hortle (03) president@hobart.tasfhs.org Secretary Leo Prior (03) or PO Box 326 Rosny Park Tasmania secretary@hobart.tasfhs.org One of the important groups working within our Branch is the Writers Group. In 2007 the members of the group wrote individual articles around the theme Our Female Ancestors discovered and remembered. In December they published the results of their efforts in a 100 page book available for purchase from our Branch Library. The various writers are: Dianne Snowden, Vee Maddock, Lyn Staite, Margaret Cameron, Beverley Richardson, Kate Ramsay, Anna Watson, Anne Warren, Leonie Mickleborough, Patrick Dunne, Beryl Dix and Rosemary Davidson.

301 March Tasmanian Ancestry This group wrote about 17 of their female ancestors. The stories are very typical of those we all discover as we do our own family research and it is certainly well worth purchasing this book to inspire each of us to produce lasting stories of our own ancestors. Congratulations to the members of the Writers Group. Our last meeting for 2007 was held in November when we were fortunate to have three members of the State Executive present President Anita Swan, Secretary Muriel Bissett, Treasurer Betty Bissett and Helen Stewart from the Launceston Branch. At this meeting Anita launched the publication Index to Volumes of Tasmanian Ancestry. The November meeting was to be addressed by Hamish Maxwell-Stewart but he was unable to attend. We are grateful to Ruth Binny who kindly filled in for Hamish by giving us an interesting talk about one of her illustrious ancestors. The library reopened after the Christmas break on 15 January. Members are reminded that the annual membership subscription is due in April application forms were included in the December copy of Tasmanian Ancestry. Forms are also available at the library desk. The general meeting on April 15 will also be the Annual General Meeting of the Branch. In December we were saddened to hear of the death of Bryce Ward, one of the most respected members of our Branch. Bryce had been very active in many aspects of the Branch activities and was a former president. Despite many health problems he participated in Branch events and attended general meetings up to a few days before he died. We will certainly miss his contribution and friendship and our thoughts are with Nola and his family. General Meetings Members are reminded that all the general meetings in 2008 will be held, as usual, at the Rosny Library building in Bligh Street on the third Tuesday in the month at 8pm. Visitors are welcome at all these meetings. The next meetings are listed below. Tuesday April 15 Dr Hamish Maxwell-Stewart A family burden The impact of Convict Transportation Tuesday May 20 TBA Tuesday June 17 - TBA Family History Computer Users Group Branch library - second Wednesday of the month at 7.30 pm. WISE Interest Group Branch library first Sunday of February, May, August and November at 2 pm. Family History Writers Group Branch library third Thursday of each month between and 2.30 pm.

302 Tasmanian Ancestry 284 March 2008 Research Workshop Organised workshops have been disbanded. Members with research problems can seek help of library assistants during the opening hours of the library. If this is not convenient they may call Cynthia O Neill, the Members Liaison Officer, for assistance. Her contact number is (03) or by at news@hobart.tasfhs.org Details of these meetings and other activities may be found on our website at Acquisitions Books * Baker, D.; Dover Community Church Celebrating 130 Years. Baker, D.; People of Esperance. Bicanic, J.; Down the Sledge Track. Bellerive Historical Society; The Bellerive Sorell Railway Revisited; 2 nd Edition. Bissett, M&B; Weekly Courier Index to Photographs, Birth, Death & Marriage Notices & Personal items of interest to Family Historians. * Blis, E.; Deaths from the South Australian Govt Gazette, Chapman, P.J., Basic Approach to Illuminating your Family History with Picture Postcards. * Chisholm, A.H.; Australian Encyclopedia, Vols Church, R.; Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire Hiring Fair Records: Vol. 1 Servants & Masters Vol. 2 Servants & Masters Vol. 3 Minutes, subs, prizes, winners, charity Grundy, J.E.; A Dictionary of Medical & Related Terms for the Family Historian. * Ferguson, P.; Pickett Lines. Holiday, A. & W. Eastman; Mansions, Cottages & All Saints. * Lipp, E.E.; William Borrodale Wilson and His Family. * McKay, T.; The Princess Royal Girls. [Q MCK] Nicholson, A. & S. Cordwell; The Presence of Arms. O Donohue, A. & B. Hanson; Eaglehawk & District Pioneer Register, Vol. 5; R S. Pols, R; Looking at Old Photographs. Pols, R; Photography for Family Historians. * Rackham, S.; Tasmanian Ancestry Index to Vols ] Sargent, J.R.; St. Marks Bellerive: Reflections looking forward, looking back. ] * Schaffer, I.; The Bidencope Story* Szalay, M.; Tasmania Bound Weymouth, Hubbard, Harris, McPhail Family Stories. TFHS Inc. Launceston; The Tasmanian Mail A Photographic Index, * Wagner, J.W.; My Gt Gt Grandfather Lt Edward Lord Royal Marines. * White, C; History of Australian Bushrangers, Vol. 1. CD-Roms * ABM Publishingt 1871 Census Cambridgeshire: Caxton and Willingham; Parish Records London, Vol. 16 Kensington Christenings, Marriages & Burials. Cambridgeshire F.H.S.; Cambridgeshire Baptism Index 4 th Edition ( ). Cambridgeshire F.H.S.; Cambridgeshire Burial Index 4 th Edition ( ). * State Records NSW; Index to the Colonial Secretary s Papers * Indicates donated items

303 March Tasmanian Ancestry Huon Branch President Betty Fletcher (03) Secretary Libby Gillham (03) PO Box 117 Huonville Tasmania Recent months have seen steady utilisation of the Library and a small increase in membership. Progress is continuing with image processing for the eheritage: approximately 3000 entries are now completed and ready for transfer to the data base. It is hoped that this project will be completed in 2008 with only one cemetery and miscellaneous memorials yet to be photographed. It is hoped that the collected information might form the basis of a series of publications on the Huon District Cemeteries. Acquisitions Books * Cowley, Trudy Mae, A Drift Of Derwent Ducks: Lives Of The 200 Female Irish Convicts Transported On The Australasia From Dublin To Hobart In 1849 Johnson, Keith A. & Sainty, Malcolm R, Genealogical Research Directory * Huonville High School Magazine 2006 * Morison, Ian, The Vandemonians: From Penal Settlements To Marvellous Melbourne Ratcliffe, Richard, Basic Facts About Quarter Session Records Raymond, Stuart, Introducing Family History From The Borders To The Bush : Telfer Family History A Telfer Family Tree: A Supplement to From The Borders To The Bush * Reid, Owen, The South East * Reid, Owen, The East Coast * Reid, Owen, The North East * Reid, Owen, The West Coast * Rhee, Margaret, James Forbes Young TFHS Inc, Tasmanian Ancestry Index to Volumes TFHS Devonport; The North-West Post: An Index for Family Historians Vol 6, 1909 * Whiting, Brendan, Victims Of Tyranny: The Story Of The Fitzgerald Convict Brothers * Woolley, Richie, Above The Falls: The People And The History Of The Upper Huon (3 rd Ed.) CDs TFHS Inc., Members Interests * Indicates donated items

304 Tasmanian Ancestry 286 March 2008 Launceston Branch President Anita Swan (03) Secretary Muriel Bissett Phone/Fax (03) PO Box 1290 Launceston Tasmania 7250 secretary: library: On the 24th October, members and friends met in the Phil Leonard Room at the City Library and much appreciated the time spent with Peter Richardson and Leonie Provost. Of particular interest: The Friends of the Library project for 2008 is "Buildings of Launceston churches, houses, etc". The Library annual book sale has been upgraded to a Book Fair, to be held on 22 March, 2008, and the Branch expects to have a stall, which will be a good forum for contact with the general public. Grants: a break-through! We were delighted to receive funds from the W D Booth Charitable Trust for the purchase of a data projector. Early in 2008 funds from the Tasmanian Community Fund, Grant Round 15 ($3,395) has enabled the Branch to purchase cameras, accessories and a laptop, dedicated to the project, "Carr Villa Memorial Park Tombstone & Memorial Photographic Index". Russell Watson has been appointed Field Co-ordinator and we are looking forward to working on this project so that within the next two years or so, memorials and inscriptions are captured and produced on CD-ROM. We enjoyed a Christmas afternoon tea on 12th December, and as I write, members are re-charging their batteries to tackle the "Spring clean" on 21 January and the Library re-opening on Tuesday 22 January. Vale: Members extend loving sympathy to our foundation member Pat Harris and the family, on the passing of Pat's husband, Graeme on 30 December Meetings and Activities Tuesday 18 March (one week earlier than usual): 7pm, 2 Taylor Street. Jim Rouse from Devonport Branch will be speaking on The 40th Battalion in the Great War, Tuesday 22 April: 7pm: Annual General Meeting, followed by Lorraine Wootton giving an update on the activities of the George Town & District Historical Society. Wednesday 23 April (one week later than usual): 2pm: BIG meet at Adult Education Rooms, York Street Tuesday 27 May: 3.30pm: Join us for tour of the Launceston Tramway Museum and workshop conducted by the Launceston Tramway Museum Society. Cost: gold coin donation per person. Bookings essential.

305 March Tasmanian Ancestry Monday 23 June: 10am at the Phil Leonard Room, 2nd Floor Launceston City Library. Workshop: Census Records, Tutor: Aileen Pike. Come along and find out: What, Where and How. What information can be found; where to find the records and how to find out the Census records that can help piece your family history together. Fee $6.00. Bookings essential at 2 Taylor Street. Planned workshops for the next quarter are: Immigration Records, Wills and Early NSW Records. Full details will be available at 2 Taylor Street. Acquisitions Books Bissett, Muriel & Betty, The Weekly Courier : Index to Photographs, BDMs, & Personal Items of Interest to Family Historians. Volume 1, July Duncombe, Kathy, In War and Peace : Bruny Island's Quarantine Station * Hunt Brenda, Blades Family History : years in Australia Irish Family History Society, Indexed in Ireland, 2nd Edition 1994 * Leighton, Alan, Probus Club of Launceston Tasmania Founded August 24th 1982 McKay, Thelma, The "Princess Royal" Girls : Van Diemen's Land 1832 * Millar, Alex, The Millar Sto ry * Miller, John, Cleanliness is next to Godliness : Story of Richard & Alice Millier & Their Family * Morris-Nunn, Miranda & Tassell, CB, Launceston's Industrial Heritage : a Survey Part One * Morris-Nunn, Miranda & Tassell, CB, Launceston's Industrial Heritage : a Survey Part Two * Morris-Nunn, Miranda, Rich and Chaste : Building Ornamentation in Victorian Launceston TFHS Inc., Compiled by Sally Rackham, Tasmanian Ancestry Index to Volumes Journal of the Tasmanian Family History Society Inc. * Wood, Graeme A, As Far As I Can Tell : Story of William Standley & Descendants CDRom * ABM Publishing Co 1871 Census : Caxton & Willingham, Cambridgeshire 1871 Census : Chester Cathedral, Cheshire Family Tree Magazine, Back Issues, Nov PFH Nov 2001 Family Tree Magazine, Back Issues Dec PFH Dec 2002 Parish Records, London, Volume 16 Parish Records, Whorlton, Durham Post Office Directory, 1883 Berkshire The Universal British Directory Archive CD Books, The Belfast & Province of Ulster, Directory (3rd ed., 1856) Devon Family History Society, Members' Interests 2007 Scottish Genealogy Society, Newington Cemetery Edinburgh Monumental New Zealand Society of Genealogists, New Zealand Burial Locator, Version 1 *Indicates donated items

306 Tasmanian Ancestry 288 March 2008 Library Notes State Microfiche Roster 18/2/08 19/05/08 18/08/ /08 23/2/209 16/05/08 15/08/08 14/11/08 20/2/09 15/05/09 Burnie Set 5 Set 4 Set 3 Set 2 Set 1 Devonport Set 1 Set 5 Set 4 Set 3 Set 2 Hobart Set 2 Set 1 Set 5 Set 4 Set 3 Huon Set 3 Set 2 Set 1 Set 5 Set 4 Launceston Set 4 Set 3 Set 2 Set 1 Set 5 Set 1 GRO BDMs Index Set 2 Griffith s Valuation for Ireland Series. GRO Consular Records Index Old Parochial Records and 1891 Census Indexes for Scotland Set 3 GRO BDMs Index and AGCI Set 4 National Probate Calendars Set 5 GRO BDMs Index Exchange Journals Members Interests and One Name Studies Index Lilian Watson Family History Award 2006 and entries Devonport & Launceston Microfiche Roster 18/2/08 19/05/08 18/08/ /08 23/2/209 16/05/08 15/08/08 14/11/08 20/2/09 15/05/09 Devonport Set 2 Set 1 Set 1 Set 2 Set 1 Launceston Set 1 Set 2 Set 2 Set 1 Set 2 Set 1 GRO BDMs Index Set 2 GRO BDMs Index Society Sales The Tasmanian Family History Society Inc. Publications (all prices inc. GST) Merchant Card facilities now available (mail order only) Mail orders (including postage) should be forwarded to the: State Sales Officer, TFHS Inc., PO Box 191 Launceston TAS 7250 Microfiche TAMIOT (p&p $2.50) $55.00 Books My Most Interesting Ancestor (p&p $5.50) $9.00 Van Diemen s Land Heritage Index, Vol. 3 (p&p $5.50) $11.00 Van Diemen s Land Heritage Index, Vol. 4 (p&p $5.50) $11.00 Van Diemen s Land Heritage Index, Vol. 5 (p&p $5.50) ** $25.00 Tasmanian Ancestry Index Volumes 1 20 (p&p $5.50) ** $22.50 Tasmanian Ancestry Index Volumes (p&p $3.50) ** $15.00 CD-Rom: Tasmanian Federation Index (p&p $4.50) $ ** members discount applies

307 Branch Library Addresses, Times and Meeting Details Burnie Phone: (03) (Branch Librarian) Library 58 Bass Highway, Cooee Tuesday a.m p.m. Saturday 1.00 p.m p.m. The library is open at 7.00 p.m. prior to meetings. Meeting Branch Library, 58 Bass Highway, Cooee 7.30 p.m. on 3rd Tuesday of each month, except January and December. Day Meeting 1st Monday of the month at a.m. except January and February. Devonport Library Meeting Phone: (03) (Branch Secretary) "Old police residence", 117 Gilbert St, Latrobe (behind State Library) Tuesday & Friday a.m p.m. Saturday opening has ceased. The library can be opened by appointment at other times. The last Thursday of each month is flagged for evening events with a commencement time of 7.00 p.m. Meetings are held at the Mersey Regional Library in Devonport, the Branch Library in Latrobe or at other places as determined by the committee. Please check the website at or contact the Secretary. Hobart Library Meeting Phone: (03) (Branch Secretary) 19 Cambridge Road, Bellerive Tuesday p.m p.m Wednesday 9.30 a.m p.m. Saturday 1.30 p.m p.m. Rosny Library, Bligh Street, Rosny Park, at 8.00 p.m. on 3rd Tuesday of each month, except January and December. Huon Library Meeting Phone: (03) (Branch Secretary) Soldiers Memorial Hall, Marguerite Street, Ranelagh Saturday 1.30 p.m p.m. Other times: library visits by appointment with Secretary, 48 hours notice required Branch Library, Ranelagh, at 4.00 p.m. on 1st Saturday of each month, except January. Please check Branch Report for any changes. Launceston Library Meeting Phone: (03) (Branch Secretary) 2 Taylor Street, Invermay, Launceston Tuesday a.m p.m. 1st & 3rd Saturday 1.30 p.m p.m. Generally held at the Branch Library 2 Taylor Street, Invermay on the 4th Tuesday of each month, except January and December. Check the Branch News and the website for locations and times.

308 Membership of the Tasmanian Family History Society Inc. Membership of the TFHS Inc. is open to all individuals interested in genealogy and family history, whether or not resident in Tasmania. Assistance is given to help trace overseas ancestry as well as Tasmanian. Dues are payable annually by 1 April. Membership Subscriptions for (including GST):- Individual member $39.00 Joint members (2 people at one address) $49.00 Australian Concession $27.00 Australian Joint Concession $37.00 Overseas: Individual member: A$39.00: Joint members: A$49.00 (including airmail postage). Organisations: Journal subscription $39.00 apply to the State Treasurer. Membership Entitlements: All members receive copies of the society s journal Tasmanian Ancestry, published quarterly in June, September, December and March. Members are entitled to free access to the society s libraries. Access to libraries of some other societies has been arranged on a reciprocal basis. Application for Membership: Application forms may be downloaded from or obtained from the TFHS Inc. State Secretary, or any branch and be returned with appropriate dues to a branch treasurer. Interstate and overseas applications should be mailed to the TFHS Inc. Treasurer, PO Box 191, Launceston Tasmania Dues are also accepted at libraries and at branch meetings. Donations: Donations to the Library Fund ($2.00 and over) are tax deductible. Gifts of family records, maps, photographs, etc. are most welcome. Research Queries: Research is handled on a voluntary basis in each branch for members and nonmembers. Rates for research are available from each branch and a stamped, self addressed, business size envelope should accompany all queries. Members should quote their membership number. Research request forms may be downloaded from Reciprocal Rights: TFHS Inc. policy is that our branches offer reciprocal rights to any interstate or overseas visitor who is a member of another Family History Society and produce their membership card. Advertising: Advertising for Tasmanian Ancestry is accepted with pre-payment of $27.50 per quarter page in one issue or $82.50 for four issues including 10% GST. Further information can be obtained by writing to the journal editors at PO Box 191, Launceston Tasmania ISSN Printed by The Design & Print Centre Launceston Tasmania

309 7th Annual General Meeting Tasmanian Family History Society Inc. ABN to be held at Town Hall, Church Street, Ross Saturday 21 June 2008

310 Programme 10.00am Registration Morning Tea am Welcome by the President Short Story Competition am Mr J Cameron: The Campbell Town Convict Brick Trail am Peter Richardson, Senior Librarian: Family History and the State Library pm Lunch 1.45 pm Annual General Meeting, incorporating presentation of: Lilian Watson Family History Award TFHS Inc. Awards 3.00 pm Afternoon Tea 3.30 pm A meeting of the new State Executive Book Stalls and new publications from Branches will be on offer during the day. The Tasmanian Wool Centre & Museum

311 Registration Form Closing date for registration and payment is 1 June 2008 The State Secretary Tasmanian Family History Society Inc. PO Box 191 Launceston Tas 7250 Phone/Fax enquiries: secretary@tasfhs.org Name/s... Address I/we will be attending Morning tea Lunch Afternoon tea No. Lunch, Morning & Afternoon Tea: $16.00 per person Total $ Early Bird Prize Register before the Monday 12th May and you could be in the draw for the President's Early Bird Prize My cheque/money order is enclosed for $... OR debit my: MasterCard VISA (please tick) Name on Card (please print)... Expiry Date:... 3 digit CVV:... Signature:... Authorisation No (office only)...

312 Campbell Town Convict Brick Trail A commemoration and celebration of our convict history. Each brick engraved with the names and a few personal details of convicts transported to Australia & Norfolk Island. The first brick was laid by Mayor Kim Polley on August 28th This brick is dedicated to those who died on their way to Australia either by disease or misfortune and they were not lucky enough to see our magnificent land. The trail of bricks is dedicated to the nearly 200,000 convicts who were transported to Australia for almost 100 years from 1788 onwards. Over 70,000 came to Tasmania. Today it is estimated that 80% or 4 out of every 5 Tasmanians have a little convict blood in their veins. The trail begins here at the Red Bridge, this famous bridge was built entirely with convict labour. They hand-made 1,250,000 bricks and then built the bridge on dry land. When completed (1838) they were then told to divert the river beneath its arches. This was accomplished by digging the new river course a kilometre on both sides of the arches. Built for horse and cart, it is today the oldest bridge in Australia still in use on a major highway. Convict-built to a European design it has needed very little repair work over the years and now carries well over two million vehicles a year. The convict built building, the Foxhunters Return still has the holding cells beneath its floors where the convicts were held at night. Most convicts in Tasmania at some time passed through Campbell Town, they either travelled north, south or to the east coast, many are buried in our 5 cemeteries, albeit in unmarked graves. Campbell Town has over a hundred homes aged a century or more, with some fine examples of colonial architecture.