Aylesbury tothe Junction TheHearnFamily
Fig1:HeatherMaryHenley(Hearn)1929-1999
Backcover:PresbyterianChurchRokewood
Frontcover:StMary’s,Aylesbury,Buckinghamshire,England,whereEli andLucyHearnweremarried.
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Robertsparents,ThomasHearneandAnnStyles,bothofStokeLyne,weremarried on15thJuly1745atMagdalenCollegeOxford.Itwasquitecommonpracticefor parishionerstotraveltotheplacewheretheincumbentclerichadtrainedinsteadof beingmarriedintheirlocalchurch,sothatisthenearestwecancometoclaimingany connectionwithOxforduniversity.
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Edward’sparentswereRobertandElizabeth(Wilson)whosebirthsandmarriages wereregisteredatStokeLyne,veryclosetoFritwell,bothverysmallvillages.Edward wasthefourthoftheireightchildren.Thisisnowbeautifulfarmingcountry,with black-facedsheepgrazingthelushgreenpaddocks.
NotefromPam:ResearchaboutthemarriageinOxford.TipsfromtheOxford FamilyHistorySociety.“Itisquitecommontofindacouple,oftenbothfromthe sameparish,whomarryinanOxfordCityparish.Weretheytemporarilylivingin Oxford?Almostalwaystheanswerisno.DidtheymarryinOxfordtobe"posh". Againtheanswerisusuallyno.Mostoftentheywereagriculturallabourerswith nosuchillusionsofgrandeur.Therealanswerismoreprosaicandpeculiarto Oxford,wheremanyoftheacademicswereclerics,whowouldsupplementtheir financeswithanincumbencyofoneofthesurroundingruralparishes.This requiredthemtobepresentintheirparishonSundaystoconductservicesbut theyspenttherestoftheweekinthecity.Sosomewerereluctantto"traipseall thewayoutintothesticks",onotherdaysoftheweektomarryacouple.”
EliandLucy
Eli’sparents,EdwardandMary(Row)werebornandmarriedinFritwellin Oxfordshire,wheretheirfirst3childrenwereborn.TheythenmovedtoAylesburyin Buckinghamshire,andlivedinKingsbury,thebusysquareinthemiddleoftown, whichwasamixtureofshops,andcottagestuckeddownentries.Theirnextaddress wasWaltonHamletwheretheStratfoldsalsolivedandtheircottagewastheverylast oneinWalton.
WestartourstoryoftheHearnfamilywithEliandLucyHearnwhowerethe firstofourancestorstotaketheopportunityofabetterlifeontheothersideofthe worldemigratingtoAustralia.
BacktoEliandLucy,theyweremarriedinSt.Mary’s,Aylesburyon23rdJuly 1848.HeatherhadthethrillofwalkingalongthepebbledlanebetweenKingsbury SquareandStMaryswheretheywouldhavewalked,thenthroughtheoldgraveyard andintoStMarys,areallybeautifuloldchurch.Italkedtotheladywhowasputting flowersinthechurch,andshetoldmeofthetraditionstillcarriedontoday,ofputting redflowersorberriesonthetombofAnne,LadyLee,wifeofSirHenryLee,everyday forthelast400years.
TheHearns
Edwardwasdescribedasashepherd,possiblyworkingoutsidethetownitselfat oneofthethreegreatsheepfarmstotheWest,atthelastvillagecalledFleetMarston, whereeventhechurchhadbeendemolishedtomakesheepfoldsandafarmhouse. Therewerepracticallynocottagesthere,soworkershadtoliveinAylesburyorthe villageofWeddesonontheotherside.
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1848Aylesbury,Buckinghamshire,England,d:Sep1907inBuckinghamshire,UnitedKingdom .4
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LetitiaHEARN(1826-27-1827-Infant)b:1826-27Waddesdon,Buckinghamshire, HannahHEARN(1789-)b:21Jun1789Ardley,Oxfordshire,England ElizabethHEARN(1791-)b:11Sep1791Ardley,Oxfordshire,England MaryHEARN(1794-)b:05Jan1794Ardley,Oxfordshire,England SarahHEARN(1796-)b:05May1796Ardley,Oxfordshire,England MaryHEARNE(1753-)b:25Nov1753StokeLyne,Oxfordshire,England WilliamRUTTER(1776-)b:1776Fritwell,Oxfordshire,England JohnHEARNE
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HannahHEARN(1813-1887)b:29Aug1813Fritwell,Oxfordshire,England, CatherineHEARN(1815-)b:17Sep1815Fritwell,Oxfordshire
RobertHEARN(1750-1864)b:05Mar1750StokeLyne,Oxfordshire,England,d:1864 ElizabethWILSONb:StokeLyne,Oxfordshire,England,m:21Nov1776StokeLyne,Oxfordshire, ThomasHEARN(1778-)b:27Dec1778Ardley,Oxfordshire,England AnnHEARN(1782-)b:15Dec1782Ardley,Oxfordshire,England
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ElizaHEARN(1818-)b:04Jan1818Fritwell,Oxfordshire,England
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+LucySTRATFIELD(1825-1894)b:22Sep1825AYLESBURY
AliciaHEARN(about1832-)b:Abt1832Aylesbury,Buckinghamshire,England MatildaHEARN(1834-1869)b:1834Aylesbury,d:03Apr1869inAylesbury,
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WilliamHEARN(1822-)b:04Oct1822AYLESBURYBuckinghamshire ElijahHEARN(1824-1908)b:1824Aylesbury,Buckinghamshire
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ThomasHEARNE(1720-1818)b:1720StokeLyne,Oxfordshire,England,d:21Sep1818in London,England AnnSTYLES(about1730-1787)b:Abt1730,m:15Jul1745MagdalenCollege,Oxford,
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RobertHEARN(1785-)b:13Mar1785Ardley,Oxfordshire,England EdwardHEARN(1787-1861)b:25Feb1787StokeLyne,Oxfordshire,England, MaryROW(about1793-1841)b:Abt1793Fritwell,Oxfordshire,England,m:30 Mar1812FritwellOxfordshire,d:1841inBuckingham,Buckinghamshire
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+ HenryGEORGEm:1802Fritwell,Oxfordshire,England
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ThomasHEARNE(1746-)b:19May1746StokeLyne,Oxfordshire,England EdwardHEARNE(1747-)b:19Feb1747StokeLyne,Oxfordshire,England ElizabethBARRETTm:28Jul1772HookNorton,Oxfordshire,England
AnnHOPCRAFT(about1829-1907)b:Abt1829Aylesbury,Buckinghamshire,England,m:05Mar
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EliHEARN(1828-1894)b:21Jun1828Aylesbury,Buckinghamshire,England,d:04 Aug1894inRokewood,Victoria,Australia BuckinghamshireEngland,d:04Aug1894inRokewoodVictoriaAustralia
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ThetownofAylesburywasanobviousplaceforayoungersontogotomakehis fortune,andthisiswhyJohnStratfold,Lucy'sfather,wasbornthere.Hemadewhat waspotentiallyagoodmarriage,sincehisbride,LucySeymour,seemstohavebeen relatedtoSilvanusSeymour,whose familyrananironmongerybusinessin Kingsbury,oneofthemainshopping streets.
LucySeymourmarried
JohnStratfoldonthe26thMarch1826, andSilvanusmusthaveapproved thematch,sincetherewasnoelement ofcompulsiontobeseen.Inaperiod whenmostfirstbabiescamefairly rapidlyontheheelsofthewedding,the Stratfoldswereconspicuousinnot havingtheirfirstchildbaptiseduntil almostexactlyayearlater.Shewas namedRebeccaafterMrs.SilvanusSeymour.
JohnStratfold(orfull)wasclassedasalabourer,whichinthetownmighthave meantafarmworkerononeofthesmallfarmsontheoutskirts,agardenlabourerin oneofthehousesormarketgardenswhichgrewvegetablesfortheinhabitants,ora workerinoneofthebrickyardsorothersmallindustriesinthetown.Walton,the suburbhemovedtoin1833,wasreallyavillagejustoutsideAylesbury,butaribbon offinegentryhouseshadbridgedthegap,soitwasamixedarea.Itisoneofthefew partsofAylesburywhichstillretainsmanyofitsoldhouses.Thevillageduckpond remainsandevenafewdaringducks,butthisisnowwithinthegroundsofthePolice Station.WhenJohnStratfoldlivedthere,Waltonwasthemainapproachtothetown ofAylesbury.CoachescameroundbyWaltontilltheyceasedtorun,whenthe railwaystookover.ThelittleStratfoldswouldhavebeenabletowatchthecoaches runningon,andcheeredthemanwhofirstmadethejourneytoandfromLondonin oneday. In1841,JohnStratfoldhadmadeanadvance-hewasacarpenterasdescribedin thecensus,sopossiblyhehadlabouredinatimberyard,oronbuildings,whichwere goinguprapidlyonthe'NewRoad'(nowHighSt).TheHearnslivedjustdownthe Fig8:Aylesbury
NowwemovetotheStratfolds,Eli’swifeLucy’ssideofthefamily.
LucyStratfold’sfamilylivedinNewZealand,andEliHearnprobablycourtedherin California.Thismayseemunlikelyuntilyouknowthatbothplaceswereontheedges ofAylesburytowninBuckinghamshire,England.Californiawasthefancifulname giventoabrookonthesouthofthetown,runningthroughmeadowswhichwerea favouriteplaceforcourtingcouples.
Inthenatureofthings,thechiefpropertyunderEnglishlawwenttotheeldestson. Iffatherwasdoingreallywell,thenhemightbuyabitofextralandwhichhecould leavetoayoungerson,oreventwoyoungersons.However,beyondthat,thenthebest asoncouldexpectwastohaveanapprenticeshiptoagoodtrade,inwhichhehadthe opportunityofdoingwellandbuyinglandofhisown.TheStratfoldsrantomanysons, sothebutterwasspreadratherthinlybythetimeitcametotheyoungersonsof youngersons.
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TheStratfoldswereyeomanfarmers,andthenameappearsasStratfoldintheearly years,thenStratfieldandevenStratfull.Theearlyformindicatesthemeaning,they lived‘atteford’onthe‘strat’orRomanroad.
TheStratfolds
+ CeliaGREENm:19Jan1778SaintMary,Aylesbury,Buckingham,England .....24Children Celia1780,Sarah1784,Fanny1786,Jessie1788
+ElizabethSTRATFOLD(1786-)b:1786Waterperry,Oxfordshire,England .....2ElizaSTRATFOLD(1818-)b:1818Aylesbury,Bucks.,England .....2RobertSTRATFOLD(1822-)b:1822Aylesbury,Bucks.,England .....2MarthaSTRATFULL
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1 JohnSTRATFULL(1762-before1851)b:1762England,d:Bef.1851inEngland,d:Bef. 1851inAylesbury,Bucks.,England
roadatthistimeandthe12yearoldsLucyandElimayhaveattendedthesameDame School(thougheducationwasabitofanindulgenceforfemales,whowerebetteroff tendingthehomeorearningmoneyaslacemakersorsilkweavers.(NotefromPam:in onethedocumentsrelatedtoLucysheislistedasilliterateinwhichcaseitwouldbe doubtfulsheattendedschool.)
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SoonafterthisJohnStratfoldmovedtoNewZealand,againontheoutskirtsof Aylesbury,butthistimeonthenorthernpart,besidetheroadtoBuckingham,and veryclosetothetollgateonthisturnpike.No-oneseemstoknowhowthenameNew Zealandarose,butpossiblysomesailorthoughttherewasaresemblance.
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+ SarahSAXBY(1764-1803)b:18Aug1764Aylesbury,Buckinghamshire,England,m: 07Feb1791St.Mary'sAylesbury,d:29Apr1803inAylesbury,Buckinghamshire,England MarySTRATFIELD(1791-)b:18Jun1791 JohnSTRATFULL(1795-1798)b:13Apr1795Aylesbury,Buckinghamshire, .....2 ThomasSTRATFULL(1797-1798)b:07May1797Aylesbury,Buckinghamshire,England FrancisSTRATFOLD(1799-)b:23Jun1799 .....2 JamesSTRATFIELD(24.6.1793-)b:24.6.1793
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JohnStratfulltoLucyandEliHearn
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+EliHEARN(1828-1894)b:21Jun1828Aylesbury,Buckinghamshire,England, d:04Aug1894inRokewood,Victoria,Australia .....2ThomasSTRATFOLD(-1808)d:14Apr1808 .....2SusannahSTRATFOLD(-1805)d:28Apr1805 .....2JosephSTRATFOLD(-1806)d:19Sep1806
+ SarahWHEELER(1764-)b:18Aug1764Aylesbury,Buckinghamshire,England,m:22 Nov1803St.Mary's,Aylesbury,Buckingham,England JohnSTRATFOLD(1804-1872)b:29Sep1804Aylesbury,Buckinghamshire,England, d:Apr1872inAylesbury,Buckinghamshire,UnitedKingdom,d:Apr1872inAylesbury, + LucySEYMOUR(1801-1880)b:22Aug1801Chinnor,Oxfrdshire,England,m:26 Mar1826StMary'sChurch,Aylesbury,d:Apr1880inAylesbury,Buckinghamshire
Chart2:JohnStratfulltoLucyHearn
JohnsonofJohnandSarahStratfull,wasbaptisedonthe12thOctober1804, born29thSeptember.John'sfatherwasmarriedfourtimes,andJohn,Lucy'sfather, wasthefirstchildofhisthirdmarriagetoSarahWheeler.Therewerealreadynine childrenfromhisfirsttwomarriages-toCelia?andSarahSaxbyandafterJohnthree morebySarahandatleastthreemorebywifenumberfour,Elizabeth?as ashoebinder.
Chart3:JohnStra�ull 12 Stratfold/Stratfull/Stratfield Possibleconnections:JohnStratfoldm.MaryBosse15th Nov1585 JohnStratfold,sonofJohn,Bap.9th July1655 SeymourFamily-Ironmongers,KingsburySt.,Aylesbury.Lucy’sbrotherSylvanus marriedRebeccaFell.Lucynamedherfirstchildafterher. 1841CensusJohn’slastwifeElizabethStratfoldislistedas56,Pauperresiding withEliza,SilkwomanatBuckinghamRoad,latercalledNewZealand. JohnStratfull IndividualSummary:JohnStratfull 1762-Bef.1851 Sex:Male IndividualFacts: Birth:1762inEngland Residence:1798inAylesbury,Buckingham,England Death:Bef.1851inAylesbury,Bucks.,England Residence:Aylesbury,Buckingham,England SharedFacts:CeliaGreen Marriage:19Jan1778inSaintMary,Aylesbury,Buckingham,England Children:CeliaStratfull SarahStratfull FannyStratfull JessieStratfull SharedFacts:SarahSaxby Marriage:07Feb1791inSt.Mary'sAylesbury Children:MaryStratfield JohnStratfull ThomasStratfull FrancisStratfold JamesStratfield SharedFacts:SarahWheeler Marriage:22Nov1803inSt.Mary's,Aylesbury,Buckingham,England Children:JohnStratfold ThomasStratfold SusannahStratfold JosephStratfold SharedFacts:ElizabethStratfold [nofacts]
MarthaCrouch b:abt1735inLittle Gransden, Cambridgshire, England. JohnFuller b:1735 MaryFolly b:AbtininChinnor, Oxfordshire,England d:AbtSept1807in Chinnor,Oxfordshire EphriamSeymour b:March1744in Chinnor,Oxfordshire m:08Oct1764in Chinnor,Oxfordshire d:AbtNov1796in Chinnor,Oxfordshire
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LucyStratfold b:Sep1825in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England d:1894in Rokewood, Victoria,Australia
Parents Grandparents GreatGrandparents
JohnStratfold b:29Sep1804in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England d:Apr1872inAylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England. Ageatdeath:67 LucySeymour b:22Aug1801in Chinnor, Oxfordshire,England d:April1880in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, EnglandAgeatdeath:75
PredecessorsofLucyStratfold
JohnStratfull b:1762inEngland M:22Nov1803inStMary’s Aylesbury D.1851inAylesbury,Bucks SarahWheeler b:18Aug1764in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire ZachariasSeymour b:1766inChinnor, Englandd:1Jan 1840inWycombe, Buckinghamshire, England. ElizabethFuller b:06Jan1765in LittleGransden, Cambridgeshire, England. d:03Nov1817
Chart4:PredecessorsofLucyStra�old
Meanwhile,theAustraliancontinentwasonlysparselypopulatedbyconvicts, soldiers,andpioneersettlers.In1831,theBritishgovernmentestablishedthe
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Fig9:The‘Ospreypassengerlist
FourmonthsaftertheirmarriageLucy(20)andEli(22)travelledtoAustraliaon theOspreyasassistedimmigrants,toworkforJasAustinofGeelongfor6months at£30,withrations,agoodwageforthosetimes.TheyarrivedinMarch1849after 117daysatsea,andlivedinGeelong,NewtownandIrishTownareauntil1857, wherethefirstfourchildrenwereborn.EliEdwardwasborninCarngham,andthe last5werebornatRokewoodJunction.
WhendrivingtodayfromGeelongyoucanimaginehowitwouldfeelforLucyon herjourneytotheJunctionandthegoldfields.Shewas20whenshemarried,and camefromaquitewell-to-dofamilywhoownedseveralproperties,oneinthecentre ofAylesbury.Thevillagesaremostlywithinwalkingdistanceofeachother,the fieldssmallwithhedgesorstonefencestoseparatethemall.AylesburyisinaVale orValleysomethingliketheBacchusMarshareaalthoughnotassteep.Tobe confrontedwiththesweepingplains,nohouses,nofences,stretchingformiles, wirhtheprospectofatenttoliveinmusthavebeenterrifying,particularlywith smallchildrentocarefor.
The19thcenturypopulationexplosionintheUnitedKingdomsawmillionsliving inpoverty.Emigrationwasseenasanopportunitytoseekbetterconditionsoranew life.
TheJourneytoAustralia
Whytheycameandthejourney
Before1860,theBritishEmigrationCommissionselectedpotentialassisted emigrantsbyasetofstrictcriteria.TheAustraliancoloniessoughtsingleand marriedagriculturalworkersand,withsomanymalecolonists,singlefemale domesticservantswerealsoindemand.Specificassistedemigrationschemeswere setuptoencouragewomentoundertakethepassagetoAustralia.
Thejourneytookaround2monthsandalthoughwewouldthinkthatitwouldbe fairlyprimitiveonboarditappearsthatitwasmuchmoreorganizedthanI imagined.TheStateLibraryofNSWdescribingtheEmigrantexperienceandlifeon boardBritishships.
JamesandThomasAustinoriginallyimmigratedtoTasmaniabutcrossedBassStrait in1837andestablishedextensivepastoralholdings.Until1843Jamesowned Geelong'sleadingbutchery.HewasanaldermanofGeelong'sfirsttowncouncil,and in1851itssecondelectedmayor.
Afternoonswereusuallyfreeforemigrantstodoastheyliked.Dependingontheweather,leisuretimewasspentsewing, readingorwritinglettersanddiaries.
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JamesAustin
AustralianDictionaryofBiography EmigrationCommissionwhichofferedassistedmigration.Overonemillion immigrants(eitherassistedorunassisted)arrivedinAustraliafromtheUnited Kingdomduringthe1800s.
Mostpassengersexperiencedcrampedconditionswhentravelling.Allwererequiredtoprovidesuf�cientclothing,utensils,and beddingforthelongseavoyageandevencabinclasspassengerswererequiredtoout�ttheirownberthsforthevoyage. Handbookswereavailabletohelpemigrantsprepareforthevoyagewithadviceaboutwhattoexpectonboardandsuggestions ontheclothingtheyshouldpackforthejourney.
LucyandEli’sfirstemployerwhenarrivinginAustraliawasJas(James)Austin. ManynewlyarrivedimmigrantswereemployedundersimilartermsasEli’sandwe wouldpresumehewasemployedasafarmlabourer.
Emigrantswereoftenrestrictedintheirmovementonboard.Singlemenwereusuallyberthedinthebow,marriedcouplesin themiddle,andsinglewomeninthestern.Firstclasspassengershadexclusiveuseofthepoopdeckandentertainedintheir cabinsorthesaloon.Passengerswithlowerclassesofticketcouldenterthisareabyinvitationonly.Singlewomenwereclosely supervisedbythematron,whowasresponsiblefortheirphysicalandmoralwellbeing,andwerekeptphysicallyseparated (usuallyfencedoff)fromtherestofthepassengersandsometimeslockeddownatnight.
Passengersweredividedintomessesofbetweensixtotenadultsbeforeboarding.Eachmesswouldcook,eatanddrawtheir rationstogether.Thoseinsteerage,secondandthirdclasscabinswererequiredtocooktheirownfood.Mealscouldincluderice pudding,seapie,peasoup,andoatmealporridge.Differentclassesofticketdictatedpassengers’rations. Emigrantshadtobeoutofbedby7am,withallthechildrenwashedanddressedbeforebreakfastat8amandthensentoffto school.At9amthedeckswerecleanedandgroupsassignedtocleanareasoftheshipthatdidn’tbelongtoaparticularmess. Dinnerwasat1pm,teaat6pmandlightsoutat8pm.Governmentregulationsdeterminedthedailyroutineonboard BritishemigrantshipsaswellasmanyprivateshipsleavingEnglishports.Steeragepassengerswererequiredtocleantheir ownberths(asweresomesecondandthirdclasspassengers)andthiswashowmostemigrantsstartedtheirday.Regulations alsodictatedthetimingofreligiousservicesandweeklymustersforinspectionsbytheSurgeonSuperintendent,washdaysand dailycleaningofthe‘coppers’.
Voyageswerelong,uncomfortableanddangerous.Emigrantsfacedthethreatof storms,sickness,fire,icebergs,andshipwrecks.Forpassengersinsteerage, conditionswerecrampedandlevelsofhygienepoor.Badweathermeantpassengers wereoftenstuckbelowdeck,unabletoaccesstheirtrunksintheholdforclean clothesorbedding.9https://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/stories/emigrating)
grantedinOctober1891. Fig13:EliLandapplica�on Fig12:EliLandapplica�ondiagram
Departmenthadreceivedobjectionsonthegrounds
ThisapplicationwasrefusedastheMining thatthelandwasstillbeingusedformining,andEli hadtolodgeanotherapplicationtooccupytheland. Againhehadtowaituntil14thFebruary1890to lodgeanotherapplicationtopurchasetheland,and thistimeitwassuccessful,theLicensefinallybeing
16 BecomingLandowners AfterlivinginGeelongandworkingforJas.Austin,ElitookuplandunderaMiners RightatRokewoodJunction.Astheirchildrenreached18yearsoldtheyalsopegged outclaims.SomebesideEli’slandandsomeneartheirsonRoberthadpeggedland. TherecordsfortheoriginallandoccupiedbyEliHearninRokewoodJunctionare missing,probablyshreddedduringthewarwhenanypapernotneededwasrecycled forthewareffort! Onthe18thofJuly1872Elilodgedanapplicationtousethelandadjacenttothe originalpropertywhichhewasalreadylivingon.Hehadplaced‘conpicuousposts’on this20acres,whichincludedtenacresdescribedas“stonyandunfitforcultivation”. Thissecond20acresisnowthehomepropertyoftheHadlerfamily.AGoldfields residenceandCultivationLicencewasissuedonthe30thSeptember1873. LandPurchase Tenyearslater,on8thOctober1883Elilodgedan applicationtopurchasetheproperty,havingpaid£20 licensefees.Hehadmadeimprovementsincludinga postandrailandpostandwirefenceallenclosed, andeightacreshadbeenplantedinoatsandwheat. Thevalueoftheseimprovementsamountedto£58.9.0
Eli'sobitsuggeststhatheopenedsome sortofbusinesswhenhearrivedin Geelongbutmummadenoreferencetoit. ShebelievedheworkedforJasAustinand thecensusshowsthemstilllivingin Geelongin1856andtheir6thchildborn in1858wasborninCarnghamwhichis closertoRokewoodJunction.Thereisa20 plusyeargapbeforeheappliedforlandin 1883sohecertainlycouldhavedoneboth thatandthegoldsearchingduringthat time.Theapplicationforlandpurchase wasnotresolvedfor23yearsandwas finallygrantedtoRoberttheirson(page 23).Bothofthemcontinuedtoliveat RokewoodJunctionformostoftherestof theirlives.
Fig14:4GENERATIONS:EliHearnwithsonSam,GrandsonWalter
17 Family IhaveaddedtoMum’scontentbasedon hernotestoprovidemoretoherstory. LucyandEliwentontohave10 childrenwiththefirstJohnarrivingonly2 monthsaftertheyarrivedinAustralia. Imaginehowdifficultthejourneymust havebeenforLucyexpectingababy.
andGreatGrandsonJack. Fig16:Applica�onforlandpurchase
Fig15:Landapplica�onlistofimprovement
Children: 1. Name:JohnHEARN M. Birth:12Jun1849inGeelong
FamilyofEli&LucyHearn
Husband:EliHEARN
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Death:5thOctober1905inBallaratVictoriaAustralia
Father:EdwardHEARN
Birth:22Sep1825inAYLESBURYBuckinghamshireEngland
5. Name:EliEdwardHEARN M. Birth:02May1858inCarngham,Victoria,Australia
Spouse:EstherJaneJones
Death:30Mar1938inHolbrook,GreaterHumeShire,NSW,Australia
Death:1914inGermanton,NewSouthWales
Death:04Aug1894inRokewood,Victoria,Australia
Father:JohnStratfold
Death:1909inBallarat,Victoria Spouse:JaneWalton
7. Name:GeorgeElijahHEARN M. Birth:25May1862inLinton,Victoria,Australia
Spouse:WalterHenderson
Spouse:LouiseCursonPadgett
6. Name:RobertHEARN M. Birth:19Jan1860inRokewoodJunction,Victoria,Australia Death:24Oct1943inColacVictoriaAustrlia
Death:19Dec1920inRokewoodVictoriaAustralia
Spouse:DinahTucker OtherSpouses:CharlotteElizabethRichards(1876inVictoria)
2. Name:MaryHEARN F. Birth:22Apr1851inNewtown,Geelong,Australia
Mother:MaryRow
Birth:21Jun1828inAylesbury,Buckinghamshire,England
Mother:LucySeymour
Wife:LucyStratfield
3. Name:MarthaHEARN F. Birth:04Aug1854inVictoria,Australia
Spouse:FrederickEdmundHeather
4. Name:CatherineHEARN F. Birth:24May1856inAustralia
Death:27Mar1922inArarat,Victoria
Map:RokewoodIllabarook
M.Birth:05Jul1871inPitfield,Victoria,Australia
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Death:27Dec1949inBallarat,Victoria
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Spouse:DavidCooper
10. Name:SamuelHEARN
OtherSpouses:JanetStanley(1903inVictoria)
Spouse:CatherineAllen
Spouse:RichardGiblin
9. Name:SarahElizaHEARN
F. Birth:20Jul1865inPitfield,Victoria,Australia
Death:27Dec1951inBallarat,VictoriaAustralia
OtherSpouses:WM.HYBranston(1893inVictoria,Australia)
Name:LucyAliciaHEARN
Death:10Jan1941inBallarat,Victoria
F. Birth:14Sep1864inRokewoodJunction,Victoria,Australia
Itwasnotuntil21yearslaterthathewasabletogetpermissiontobuytheland.
Fig21:RobertHearnbirthcer�ficate
ThesignatorieswereRobertHooley,PeterClinton,JohnQuinlan,HenryGreen, GeorgeBriggsandJohnFairweather.
EliandLucywentontohavetenchildren.RobertmyGreatGrandfatherwastheir sixthchildprecededbythreesistersandtwobrothersandfollowedbytwobrothers andtwosisters.Robertwasbornon19thJanuary1860.HegrewupatRokewood andcontinuedworkingthelandwithhisfather.
AnobjectiontothepurchasewaslodgedbytheMinersProtectionAssociationon the5thAugust1884,thereasonlisted: ‘ThelandissituatedwestofthewellknownworkingsofKirksHillanddue southofNillDesperandumandeastofMontroseHillandCrockersflat.Wethe undersignedobjecttotheseapplicantsnotbeingbonifideminersanditbeingon thereserveoftheRokewoodGoldfieldCommon.’
RobertHearn
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RobertHearnpeggedaclaimtothelandhewastoliveonfortherestofhislifeon 26thJune1884at9.00o’clock.Nodoubtthiswasbecauseofhisimpendingmarriage toEstherJaneJonesonSeptember3rd1884.
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Fig29:EstherandRobertMarriageCer�ficate
Fig30:EstherandRobertDeathCer�ficates
Father:MatthewJones
F. Death:01Aug1958inColac,Victoria;Age:72 Spouse:JosephHenrySpokes
4. Name:AdelaideHelena(Lena)Hearn
1. Birth:1885inIllabarook,Victoria,Australia
Spouse:MaryJanetRizzoli
Birth:19Jan1860inRokewoodJunction,Victoria,Australia
6. Name:VioletLetishaHearn
F. Birth:19Feb1893inRokewoodJuction,Victoria,Australia Death:24Oct1988inRokewoodVictoria,Australia Spouse:AlbertSmith
7. Name:ErnestEdwardHEARN
Wife: EstherJaneJones
Mother:Anne(Annie)Parker
F. Birth:18Apr1894inIllabarook,Victoria Death:1978inBallarat,Victoria,Australia
Spouse:JosephThomasClarke
Children: Name:RobertEliHearn
Father:EliHEARN
Death:16Aug1943inRokewoodJunction,Victoria,Australia
Death:24Oct1943inColacVictoriaAustrlia
M. Death:24Oct1943inColacVictoriaAustralia
Mother:LucyStratfield
Spouse:WilliamPeterAugustusDunn
F. Birth:1896inIllabarook,Victoria,Australia Death:22Apr1960inBallarat,Victoria,Australia;Age:64
Name:MaryJaneHearn
3. Name:BenjaminThomasHearn
M. Birth:1899inIllabarook,GoldenPlainsShire,Victoria,Australia Death:13Feb1930inYallourn,LatrobeCity,Victoria,Australia
Birth:09Jun1861inBanongillVictoriaAustralia
Husband: RobertHEARN
M. Birth:16Nov1889inIllabarook,GoldenPlainsShire,Victoria,Australia Death:11Apr1965inBallarat,BallaratCity,Victoria,Australia;Age:75 Spouse:SybilMarks
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2. Birth:1887inIllabarook,Victoria,Australia
Spouse:IsabellaMargaretMelrose
5. Name:EdithSofieHearn
FamilyofRobertHearnandEstherJaneJones
Death:02May1949inCorindhap,Victoria,Australia
Spouse:JohnWills 10. Name:BerthaAnnHearn F. Birth:06Aug1905inIllabrook,Victoria
Death:15Jun1988
JohnHearn
Husband: JohnHEARN Birth:12Jun1849inGeelong
JohnHearn
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Wife: DinahTucker 1.Birth:1871inMtDoran,Victoria M.Name:RonaldEliAlbertHearn Birth:29Jun1902inScarsdale,Victoria
2.Name:ChristinaHearn F. Birth:06Jun1904 Spouse:HermanFredrickVincentFisher
8.Name:SydneyHearn M. Birth:1901inRokewoodJunction,Victoria,Australia Death:1901inRokewoodJunction,Victoria,Australia
11 Name:ChristineDoraHearn F. Birth:09Feb1906inIllabarook,Victoria,Australia
Spouse:ElsaMerleCollins
(SeeFigure32)
JohnwasmygreatgrandfatherRobert’sbrothertheoldestofLucyandEli’s children.HemarriedCharlotteRichardsin1856,theyhassevenchildrentogetherand hethenwentonafterCharlotte’sdeathtomarryDinahTuckerin1900andfathered another2children.TheyoungestChristinawasonlyoneyearoldwhenhedied.He waslivingatBlackballnearScarsdaleatthetimeofhisdeath.Onthenextpageisa partoftheCoronersinquestwhichtookplacefollowingRobert’sdeathduetohim havingafallattheminewherehewasworkingafewdaysbefore.TheCoroner reachedtheconclusionthathediedofnaturalcauses,astrokepossiblyhastenedby thefall.Thedoctornotethathehadhadtwopreviousheartparalysisevents.
Death:17Mar1968inBallaratVictoriaAustralia;Age:62
Spouse:HughMiltonMcKay
Father:EliHEARN Mother:LucyStratfield OtherSpouses:CharlotteElizabethRichards(1876inVictoria)
FamilyGroupSheetforDinah&JohnHearn
9. Name:MarjorieMayHearn F. Birth:1903inIllabarook,Victoria
29 Fig32.Cer�ficate1st MarriageJohnHearnandDinahTucker Fig34:Cer�ficateofMarriageFrederickJohnHearn&EmmaHa�ield
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RonaldFISHER(1928-)b:1928Ballarat BrianFISHER(1938-)b:1938BallaratVictoriaAustralia
Warrnambool,Victoria .....2
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GeorgeHEARN(1885-1887)b:1885Linton,Victoria,Australia,d:1887inBallarat,Victoria, Australia ClaraHEARN(1887-about1964)b:1887Illabarook,Victoria,Australia,d:Abt1964in +RobertStewartROBERTSONm:1907Victoria
Parkville,Victoria,
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+ElsieTAYLORm:07Dec1929 ElizabethMyrtleLouisaHEARN(1911-1949)b:1911Scarsdale,Victoria,Australia, DelsieIreneHEARN(1913-1913)b:1913Scarsdale,Victoria,Australia,d:1913 LyallJohnHEARN(1915-1982)b:04Sep1915BallaratVictoriaAustralia, +MyrtleIvyRuthRICHARDS(1917-)b:12Sep1917Ngaruawahia,NewZealand,Wiltshire, England,m:29Sep1938
.....2
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AlbertJohnWATSON BerylWATSON +BrianWmMCMAHON (1871-1954)b:1871MtDoran,Victoria,m:1900Victoria,d:Jul1954in
+DinahTUCKERSECONDWIFE
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+JohnWATSONm:15May1907 LawrenceWATSON(1908-)b:1908Scarsdale,Victoria,Australia JamesSmytheWATSON(1911-)b:1911SmythesCreek,Victoria,Australia
+Alice ..........3
+HermanFredrickVincentFISHER(1896-1972)b:1896Yorkshire-WestRiding,United
JohnFredrickstewartROBERTSON(1907-)b:1907pittfieldplains,vic CharlotteMayROBERTSON(1911-1944)b:1911PitfieldPlains,d:1944inMelbourne, Victoria .....2 MyrtleCharlotteHEARN(1890-1944)b:1890waterloo,d:1944inMelbourne,Victoria, Australia
+GeorgeEdwardMCSWEENEYm:1913 ..........3
RonaldEliAlbertHEARN(1902-1986)b:29Jun1902Scarsdale,Victoria, +ElsaMerleCOLLINS(1909-1968)b:1909WhiteHills,Victoria,Australia,m:1931Victoria, RonaldBruceHEARN(1930-)b:01Dec1930 BettyMerleHEARN(1932-)b:05Feb1932VictoriaAustralia WendyMargaretHEARN(1936-)b:17Jun1936Victoria,Australia ChristinaHEARN(1904-1979)b:06Jun1904,d:17Dec1979inBallarat,Victoria,Australia Kingdom,
+EricTONKSb:BallaratVictoriaAustralia .....2
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+Pearl Figure36
+PREST ..........3
Fig35:HerbetWilliamHearndeathCer�ficateNewZealand
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Fig34:JohnFrederickHearndeathcer�ficateNewZealand
Fig36:Ron&andElsaHearn,Lo�eCollins(Elsa’smother),Laurie&AliceWatson
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1918inHébuterne,Pas-de-Calais,Nord-Pas-de-Calais,Fra
AnthonyJohnGeorgePALMER(1950-2011)b:17Jun1950MelbourneVictoriaAustralia
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DorisPRENTICE(1920-)b:24Jun1920Holbrook,NewSouthWales,Australia IrenePRENTICE(1925-1925)b:27Jul1925Hobrook,NewSouthWales,Australia
.....2
EdithMaryHEATHER(1893-1979)b:14Jun1893Germanton,NewSouthWales,Australia EvelynIsobelleHEATHER(1897-1971)b:1897Germanton,NewSouthWales,Australia +JohnAJONES(1896-1979)b:1896Oxley,Victoria,Australia,d:29Jul1979inHolbrook,NewSouth
...............4
.....2
+PatriciaAltreeRitaHYNES(01Aug-2006)b:01Aug, CharlesHEATHER(1891-1918)b:26Oct1891Germantown,NewSouthWales,Australia,d:26Mar
BenjaminStratfullHEATHER(1887-1966)b:16Oct1887Albury,NewSouthWales,Australia
+VictorGordonPATTERSON(1900-1970)b:19Jan1900Moyhu,Victoria,Australia, MabelEleanorHEATHER(5th.January1879-1957)b:5th.January1879Adelong,NSW,Australia
.....2
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RoyDerimoreHEATHER(24Jun-1985)b:24Jun,d:16Mar1985inAlstonville,NSWAustralia
34 Fig37:MarthaHearn
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AustinJONES ..........3 MayJONES AdaLouisaHEATHER(1897-1971)b:16Feb1897Germanton,NewSouthWales,Australia
.....2
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MavisLauraHEATHER(1916-1971)b:12Aug1916Holbrook,NewSouthWales,Australia
+LouisaAugustaWALKER(1893-1975)b:04Jul1893Goorambat,Victoria,Australia
GeorgeGreerHEATHER(1890-1970)b:20Feb1890Albury,NewSouthWales,Australia
..........3
+HildaAlvinaGANCA(about1895-1972)b:Abt1895 DoreenIsabelHEATHER(1917-2003)b:28Jul1917,
MarthaHearn
AliceCatherineHEATHER(1885-1966)b:23Nov1885Albury,NewSouthWales,Australia
+RoyHiltonCASTLE(1913-1996)b:09Mar1913Wollongong,NewSouthWales,Australia
+JohnMCCORMICK(1883-1946)b:1883,d:20Jan1946inNariel,Victoria,Australia
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Chart9:Descendantreport
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NoelCharlesTUCKER(1940-)b:14Jan1940
KeithMortimerHEARN(1938-)b:24Jun1938Geelong,Victoria,Australia+DorothySCANLON
+DanielWillisRICHARDS
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JohnDanielJosephRICHARDS(1927-)b:20Sep1927
SarahEASTERBROOK(1913-1996)b:1913PortCampbell,Victoria,Australia
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RussellHaroldTUCKER(1928-)b:04Aug1928
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Figure39&40 Figure42 Figure41 Figure42
Chart10:Descendantreport CatherineHearn 35 DescendantReportforCatherineHearn
RonaldMcPhersonHEARN(1933-)b:09Feb1933Geelong,,Victoria,Australia+MargaretELY
+LenaJoyELLIS
+MaureenAnneCain NeilWillisRICHARDS(1932-)b:07Jun1932
...............4
Geelong,Victoria,Australia ..........3
NevilleWilliamTUCKER(1932-)b:04Oct1932 JuneMayTUCKER(1937-1938)b:Sep1937,d:17Apr1938
+WalterHENDERSON JosephHEARN(1877-1909)b:1877Illabarook,Victoria,d:Jan1909inWaihi,NewZealand +SarahAnneMCPHERSON(1869-about1935)b:26Jul1869,d:Abt1935inGeelong,Victoria ArchibaldMcPhersonHEARN(1901-1964)b:25Dec1901Pitfield,Victoria,Australia +MargaretSTEIN +AnnieElizabethLOVEDAY(1903-1957)b:24Sep1903Anakie,Victoria,Australia, IanArchieHEARN(1925-1988)b:11Aug1925Victoria,Australia,+PhyllisSEED MargaretMayHEARN(1929-)b:28Jul1929+WilliamCAMERON
1 CatherineHEARN(1856-1914)b:24May1856Australia,d:1914inGermanton,NewSouthWales
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.....2
+JoanALLEN BeverleyJoanRICHARDS(1935-1948)b:28Sep1935,d:15Apr1948 RebeccaHEARN(1880-1956)b:27Dec1880Rokewood,Victoria,Australia., +RobertEASTERBROOK(1869-1949)b:1869HappyValley,Victoria,Australia AdaLucyEASTERBROOK(1904-1951)b:10Jul1904Illabarook,Victoria, +IvanRonaldHARLOCK(about1907-1977)b:Abt1907Camperdown,Victoria,Australia, ThomasEliEASTERBROOK(1906-1975)b:24May1906Illabarook,Victoria,Australia, JohnEASTERBROOK(1908-1943)b:19Apr1908Timboon,VIC,Australia,d:26Jul1943inMalaya MarcusWilliamEASTERBROOK(1910-1984)b:13May1910Timboon,Victoria,Australia, RobertLeeEASTERBROOK(1911-1987)b:20Jul1911Cobden,Victoria,Australia,d:21Nov1987in
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+SheilaMayHARPER FayTUCKER(1942-)b:19Oct1942
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+KelvinBLACK JessieCatherineHEARN(1907-)b:04Jan1907
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RobertDarylHEARN(1941-)b:01Jul1941+BrendaFRANKEL MarjorieMcMasterHEARN(1903-1962)b:04Aug1903Victoria,Australia +HarryHaroldTUCKER(1893-1978)b:1893Anakie,Victoria,d:21Dec1978inAnakie
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+JeanElizabethSHELL ...............4
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Miningwasadangerousbusinessinthe Hearnfamily.Theimageaboveshowsthe deathcertificateforJosephHearn, Catherine’soldestson.Catherine’s brotherJohn(page27)alsodiedinvery similarcircumstancesasaresultofafall inaminealthoughinJohn’scaseitwas deemedhisstrokemayhavebeencaused bythefallhehad.HereJosephisdeemed tohavediedasaresultofhisinjuriesfrom theaccident.SadlyhiswifeSarahand childrenwereenroutetojoinhiminNew Zealandwhenhedied.Itappearsthatshe andthechildrenreturnedtoAustraliaas recordsshowherlivinginMeredithin 1909.Shealsodidnotremarryassheis recordedasSarahHearnonherdeath certificate.Thismisfortunealso happened inthenextgeneration.
ThisisthefinalsectionofthebookMum coveredforthisgeneration.John,Martha, andCatherineareallsiblingsofmyGreat Grandparents,RobertandEsther.
Fig39:DeathCer�ficateJosephHearn
Fig42:MarjorieMcMasterHearn&Jessie CatherineHearn
Fig40:Deathno�ceJosephHearn
ThePerilsofMining
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Fig41:ArchieHearnandfamily
AlanStanleyHEARN(1905-)b:27Apr1905BallyBally,Victoria .....2
Charlton,Victoria,Australia
.....2
1 SamuelHEARN(1871-1949)b:05Jul1871Pitfield,Victoria,Australia,d:24Dec1949in Ballarat,Victoria + CatherineALLEN(1872-1902)b:1872Linton,Victoria,Australia,m:1896Victoria,Australia,d: 07Oct1902inBallarat,Victoria,Australia
BerniceLucyHEARN(1908-1989)b:14Feb1908Buangor,Victoria,d:20Aug1989in Ballarat,Victoria
SamuelHearn wasmarriedtwice.HisfirstwifewasCatherineAllenwhodiedatthe residenceofMr.Rennieat“Ceres”Learmonth,whereSamwasaboundaryrider.Theyhad threechildren.AfterherdeathhemarriedJanetStanley(Martin),awidowwithtwochidren. Theirunionproducedafurthersixchildren.SamwasburntouttwicewhilelivingatMt. Cole,thenmovedtoBallaratwherehelivedinEastwood,SturtandErrardStreetsbefore buyingthehouseat11SkiptonStwhereheremaineduntilhisdeath.Hediedon27 December1949inBallarat,Victoria,attheageof78
SamuelHearn
.....2
Chart11:Descendantreport
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Fig43:SamuelandCatherineHearn
+ JanetSTANLEY(1873-1955)b:29Nov1873BallaratEast,Victoria,m:1903Victoria, d:1955inBall,Victoria .....2
Fig44:SamuelandJanetHearn
DescendantReportforSamuelHearn
WalterRennieHEARN(1900-1982)b:22Feb1900Ballarat,Victoria,Australia,d:1982 inBallarat,Victoria .....2 OliveIsabelHEARN(1901-1994)b:12Dec1901BallaratEast,Victoria,Australia,d: 10Jun1994inBallarat,Victoria,Australia
ArthurGeorgeHEARN(1906-1981)b:09Sep1906BallaratEast,Victoria,d:1981 .....2
WilliamSamuelHEARN(about1898-1975)b:AbtJan1898Ballaarat,Victoria, Australia,d:1974,d:20Jul1975inHeidelberg,Victoria .....2
LeslieRaymondHEARN(1910-1999)b:01Jan1910Buangor,Victoria,d:19Dec1999 inNoblePark .....2 LilaMayHEARN(1911-2001)b:11May1911MtCole,Victoria,Australia,d:2001in
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39 TheNextGeneration Wearenowmovingontothenextgenerationconcentrating onthechildrenofRobertandEstherJanewhichincludes myGrandfatherErnestEdwardHearn. Fig45:EarnestEdwardHearn
EarnestEdwardHearn
Fig46:E.Morcom,W.Wilson,D.Ellis,E.Hearn
Fig47:ThehouseatYallourn
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IfoundanewspaperarticlewhichreportedEarn'sdeathwhichwasverysadand somewhatgruesome.Thereportdescribedhimfallingintoacoalhopperwhichitwas hisjobtofill.Hisbodyhadbeenfoundbadlycrushedandburnedinthecoaldryer wherehehadgonethroughthewholecoaldryingprocess.
Fig48:EarnestHearn,MaryJanetRizzoli6th June1928
EarnestEdwardHearn(Ern)wasmygrandfather.Ernwasbornon30thJune 1899.HewastheseventhchildofRobertandEstherHearn.Helivedwithhisfamily atIllabarookuntilhewenttoYallourntowork.Wepresumebecausehewasoneof theyoungermembersofthefamilythatinheritanceofthefamilyfarmwasnotan option.
HehadbeenworkinginthepowerhouseatYallournbeforehemarriedmy grandmother,MaryJanetRizzolion6thJune1928.Theyweremarriedinthe IllabarookPresbyterianChurch,andthereceptionwasheldinthelocalhall.Aftera week’shoneymooninGeelongtheysettledinYallournwheretheyrentedahouse fromtheStateElectricityCommission(SEC)for5/-perweek.Mumwasbornin1929 and7monthslaterherfatherwaskilledinanaccidentinthePowerHouse.My grandmother,pregnantwithmum’ssisterMargaretreturnedtolivewithherparents atIllabarook,Margaretwasborn7monthslater.MumandMargaretspenttheir childhoodatIllabarookuntilitwastimeforMargaretandHeathertoattend SecondarySchoolwhenGranbroughtthemtoBallarat.
41 Fig51:ErnwithHeatherandneighbourschildren Fig49:EarnestEdwardHearn Fig50:Ern’sgraveatHazelwoodCemetery
Children: 1.Name:HeatherMaryHearn
Father:JosephDomenicoRizzoli
42 Chart12:FamilyofEarnestEdwardandMaryJanet(Cis) Hearn Chart13:DescendantReportforErnestEdwardandMaryJanet (Cis)Hearn DescendantReportforErnestEdwardandMaryJanet(Cis)Hearn 1 ErnestEdwardHEARN(1899-1930)b:1899Illabarook,GoldenPlainsShire,Victoria,Australia + MaryJanetRIZZOLI(29/12/1899-1993)b:29/12/1899Illabarook,Victoria,Australia, m:1928Victoria,Australia .....2 HeatherMaryHEARN(1929-1999)b:02Aug1929Yallourn + DavidLyleHENLEY(1926-1979)b:01Sep1926Ballarat,Victoria,Australia,m:07Apr1951 Ballarat ..........3 PamelaDawnHENLEY(1953-)b:12Aug1953Ballarat + JohnAllanRIDD(1953-)b:11Apr1953Ballarat ..........3 WendyAnneHENLEY(1956-)b:16Jan1956BALLARAT + GrahamDALE + TrevorABRAHAM ..........3 BarbaraJillHENLEY(1957-)b:11Jun1957BallaratVictoriaAustralia + CliveSMITH ..........3 JudithMargaretHENLEY(1959-2003)b:30Oct1959BallaratVictoriaAustralia + BarryJEBRAMEK ..........3 SusanJeanetteHENLEY(1962-)b:30Nov1962BallaratVictoriaAustralia + AndrewMARTIN .....2 MargaretMayHEARN(1930-)b:02Oct1930Illabarook,Victoria,Australia + RonaldChasWATSONm:1949Victoria,Australia
Birth:1899inIllabarook,GoldenPlainsShire,Victoria,Australia Marriage:1928inVictoria,Australia
Spouse:RonaldChasWatson
Death:29Jul1993inBallarat,Victoria,Australia
F.Birth:02Aug1929inYallourn Marriage:07Apr1951inBallarat Death:04Oct1999inBallarat
Mother:EstherJaneJones
FamilyofErnestEdwardandMaryJanet(Cis)HEARN
Wife: MaryJanetRizzoli
Father:RobertHEARN
Mother:MaryAgnesWallace
Death:13Feb1930inYallourn,LatrobeCity,Victoria,Australia
Birth:29Dec1899inIllabarook,Victoria,Australia
Spouse:DavidLyleHenley
2.Birth:02Oct1930inIllabarook,Victoria,Australia F.Marriage:1949inVictoria,Australia
Name:MargaretMayHEARN
Husband: ErnestEdwardHEARN
WhenHeatherMaryHearnwasbornon2August1929in
YallournVictoria,herfatherEarnest,was30andher motherMaryJanet(Cis)was29.Afterherfatherdied whenshewasjustsevenmonthsoldhermothermoved backtothefamilyhomeatIllabarook.HersisterMargaret wasbornsevenmonthslater.Theyspenttheirchildhood andwenttoschoolatIllabarookuntilitwastimeforthem togotosecondaryschoolinBallarat.Eventhoughthey hadlosttheirfatherthegirlsdefinitelydidnotlackfather figureswithhermother’sfamilyherparentsandfour brothersbeingverymuchpartoftheirlives.Theiruncle WallaceandgrandparentsJosephandMaryRizzolilived onthefarmatIllabarook.Mumoftenrelatedstoriesof growinguponthefarm.Heatherwentontosecondary schooltraininginsecretarialskillsandwentontoworkin thefieldatColiseumMotorsandtheYWCAbeforeshe married. HeathermarriedDavidLyleHenleyon7April1951inBallarat,Victoria.Theybuilt ahomeinBallaratNorth.TheyhadfivedaughtersPam,Wendy,Jill,Judyand Susan.Shewasawonderfulstay-at-homemumuntilSusantheyoungestwentto school.ShethenbecametheofficeadministratoratMacarthurStreetPrimary Schooluntilsheretired.Lylediedatjust53yearsofagein1979. Heatherlivedarichandfulllifeasawidow. ShewasawonderfulGrandmother,travelled overseasseveraltimesandspentahuge amountoftimeresearchingthefamilyhistory partofwhichformsthisbook. Shediedofcanceron4October1999in Ballarat,Victoria,attheageof70. Fig52:MargaretandHeather Fig55:Wallace,HeatherandMargaret Fig56:HeatherandLyle’swedding Fig53:HerGrandparentsRobertandEstherHearnwithHeather Fig54:MargaretandHeatheronTeddy
43 HeatherMaryHearn
Fig57:RobertEliHearn
Fig58:Newscu�ngIsabella'sdisappearance DescendantReportforRobertEliHearn
1 RobertEliHEARN(1885-1943)b:1885Illabarook,Victoria,Australia,d:24Oct1943inColac VictoriaAustralia + IsabellaMargaretMELROSE(1894-1963)b:02Jun1894LeithMiddlothianScotland, m:3rdJune1918EdinburghCanongate,Midlothian,Scotland,d:27Mar1963inRedfernN.S.W Australia .....2 ArchibaldRobertSMITH(1919-1993)b:16Aug1919Ballarat,Victoria,Australia,d:09 Aug1993inConcord,Sydney,NewSouthWales,Australia
RobertEliHearn
DuringWW1RobertEliHearnmetand marriedIsabellaMargaretMelrosein Scotland.TheymetwhilstRobertwasin hospitalin1918.Isabellacameto AustraliainMarch1919shewaspregnant withArchibaldwhowasborninAugust 1919atBallarat.Isabellawaslivingwith Robert’sparentsatRokewoodJunctionfor mostofthistime.WhenRobertreturned fromUKinSeptember1919Archibaldhad beenborn.RobertandIsabellavisited MelbourneandduringthattimeRobert madeatriptoBallarat.Whilehewas awayIsabellahadtakenoffwithRobert’s cousinWilliamMathewJones(whoalso servedinWW1inEgyptbutreturnedin April1919).WilliamwasEsther’snephew.
WilliamandIsabellalefttolivein SydneyandassumedthenameofSmith whichisthenamethattheirsonArchibald wasknownaswellashissiblings.
Ihavefoundmarriagecertificatesfor RobertandIsabellaandtohissecondwife MaudeFarquarbutnorecordofadivorce. Perhapstheydecidedseeingitwasonthe othersideoftheworldnoonewouldcheck.
AccordingtofamilyhearsayRobert madesomeearlyattemptstomakecontact withWilliamandIsabellabutwhenthis wasnotforthcominghemarriedMaud Harveyin1920.
Chart14:DescendantsofRobertEliHearn 44
+ MaudeFARQUAR(about1884-1961)b:Abt1884Australia,m:1920Victoria,Australia,d:1961 inCastlemaine,Victoria,Australia
Notsurprisingconsideringtheefforts WilliamandIsabellahadtakentohide theirpast.
Whatfunwehavewhenweseekto uncoverthehistoryofourancestors. Robert’sstoryisoneofthose.
Children: 1. Name:EsterMayspokes
F. Birth:1910inIllabarook,Victoria,Australia Death:07Aug1944inNewtown,Victoria,Australia
8.
Spouse:GladysPotts
Chart15:FamilyofMaryJaneHearn&JosephHenrySpokes
Spouse:StanleyPercySpearing
FamilyofMaryJaneHearn&JosephHenrySpokes
3. Name:DaisyMerleSpokes F. Birth:Abt1915inVictoria,Australia Death:1980inColac,Victoria
Mother:EstherJaneJones
5.Name:BerylDoreenSpokes F.Birth:1919inColacVictoriaAustralia Death:03Oct1969inPirronYallock,Victoria,Australia
Father:StephenSpokes
Husband: JosephHenrySpokes
7. Name:PhyllisMargaretSpokes F. Spouse:WilliamArmstrong
Spouse:GordonStephens
6.Name:PearlLillianSpokes
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Name:LenardSpokes M.Death:09Apr2001inColac,Victoria,Australia
Father:RobertHEARN
4. Name:ArchibaldBenjaminSpokes
M.Birth:06Feb1917inIllabrook,Victoria,Australia Death:03Sep1966inMurtoa,Victoria,Australia
F.Spouse:RaymondSell
Mother:HelenSpokes
Spouse:BrendaMarySheedy
Spouse:MaryLouisaSpokes
Birth:Abt1887inColacVictoriaAustralia Death:02May1961inColac,Victoria,Australia
2. Name:ClarenceJosephSpokes M.Birth:04Aug1912inIllabarook,Victoria,Australia Death:22Dec1994
Birth:1887inIllabarook,Victoria,Australia Death:01Aug1958inColac,Victoria;Age:72
Spouse:FrancisGeorgeSmith
Wife: MaryJaneHearn
10. Name:RoseMariaSmith
9.
Name:MarionPriscillaSmith
7. Name:WilliamAlbertSmith
8. Name:VictorJamesSmith M. Birth:25Jul1925inRokewoodJunction,Victoria,Australia Death:05May2007inBallarat,Victoria,Australia
Husband: AlbertSmith
Father:RobertHEARN
2.
Spouse:EllenMariaMellington
Spouse:VinceMellington
F. Birth:31Mar1930inRokewoodJunction,Victoria,Australia Death:25Jul1988inBallarat,Victoria,Australia Spouse:LesStill
Spouse:RoseFlemming
F. Birth:06Jun1914 Spouse:MorrisProwse
M. Birth:10Sep1916inRokewoodJunction,Victoria,Australia Death:01Aug2002inBallarat,Victoria,Australia
Mother:EstherJaneJones
F. Birth:31Oct1921inRokewoodJunction,Victoria,Australia Death:17Sep2006inBallarat,Victoria,Australia
4. Name:RonaldRobertSmith M. Birth:31Aug1918 Spouse:DoreenMcKenzie
F. Birth:23Jan1911inRokewoodJunction,Victoria,Australia Spouse:HarryMcKail
Spouse:JohnBryans
3. Name:HectorJonasSmith
11. Name:ArthurSmith M. Birth:15Jul1931 Spouse:ValdaHowarth
Chart17:FamilyofAdelaide(Lena)Hearn&AlbertSmith 48 FamilyofAdelaideHelena(Lena)Hearn&AlbertSmith
F. Birth:01Sep1928inRokewoodJunction,Victoria,Australia Death:01Apr2000inBallarat,Victoria,Australia
F. Birth:1920inRokewoodJunction,Victoria,Australia Death:1920inRokewoodJunction,Victoria,Australia
5. Name:LouisaLizzieSmith
Spouse:JaneIsabel(Janie)Flemming
Birth:22/12/1887inIllabarook,Victoria Death:28/10/1966inBallarat,Victoria
Children: 1. Name:MavisLillianSmith
6. Name:FrancesMildredSmith
Wife: AdelaideHelena(Lena)Hearn
M. Birth:28Dec1923inRokewoodJunction,Victoria,Australia Death:07Sep2007inGeelong,Victoria,Australia
Birth:19Feb1893inRokewoodJuction,Victoria,Australia Death:24Oct1988inRokewoodVictoria,Australia
Name:EvelynGladysSmith
WhenMarjorieMayHearnwasbornin1903inIllabarookVictoria,herfatherRobert was43andhermotherEstherwas42.ShehadthreesonswithJohnWillsbetween 1931and1933.Shediedon15June1988attheageof85.
F. Birth:09Jul1935 Spouse:NeilEverett 14.
VioletLetishaDunn(nee:Hearn)
of64.
Name:IsobelSmith
49 Fig63:VioletLe�shaDunn(nee:Hearn) Fig62:EdithSofiaClarke(nee:Hearn) EdithSofiaClarke(nee:Hearn) WhenEdithSofieHearnwasbornon 18April1894inIllabarookVictoria, herfatherRobertwas34andher motherEstherwas32.Shehadthree sonswithJosephThomasClarke.She diedin1978inBallarat,Victoria,at theageof84. 12. Name:ValdaSmith F. Birth:10Jun1932inRokewoodJunction,Victoria,Australia Death:15Aug1992inBallarat,Victoria,Australia Spouse:LeslieCaldow 13.
Birth:13May1937 Spouse:Marjorie FamilyofAdelaideHelena(Lena)Hearn&AlbertSmith(continued) MarjorieMayWills(neeHearn)
WhenVioletLetishaHearnwasbornin Robertwas36andhermotherEsther,was 35.Shehadtwosonsandfourdaughters withWilliampeterAugustusDunn.She diedin1960inBallarat,Victoria,attheage
1896inIllabarookVictoria,herfather
Name:GordonSmith M.
Chart18:FamilyofVioletLetishaandWillamDunn 50 FamilyofVioletLetishaHearnWilliamDunn
Children: 1.
Death:22Apr1960inBallarat,Victoria,Australia;Age:64
Father:RobertHEARN
Birth:1896inIllabarook,Victoria,Australia
2. Name:AllanJamesDunn M.Birth:01Dec1925inScarsdale,Victoria,Australia Death:23Jun2018inToogoolawah,Queensland,Australia
3. Name:MargaretChristinaDunn F. Birth:04May1936inVictoria,Australia Death:20thNov2016inBallarat,VictoriaAustralia
Wife: MarjorieMayHearn Birth:1903inIllabarook,Victoria Death:15Jun1988
Father:ThosWills
Wife: VioletLetishaHearn
Husband: WilliamPeterAugustusDunn
Father:RobertHEARN Mother:EstherJaneJones
FamilyofMarjorieMayHearn&JohnWills
Children: 1. Name:IanJohnWills M. Birth:02Sep1931inBallarat Death:06Sep1954
Chart19:FamilyofMarjorieandJohnWills
Name:RobertWilliamDunn M. Birth:17Mar1922inVictoria,Australia Death:14thJan2008inBallarat,VictoriaAustralia
4. Name:BeverleyJoyDunn F. Birth:21Mar1941 Death:08Apr2016inBallarat,VictoriaAustralia
2. Name:NevilleRobert(Mick)Wills M. Birth:04Jul1932
Birth:24Mar1901inLismore,Victoria,Australia Death:26Dec1964inKoroit,Victoria,Australia
3. Name:ThomasGraemeWills M. Birth:11Nov1933
Mother:EstherJaneJones
Birth:Abt1899inMoonambel,Victoria Death:Abt1981inBallarat,Victoria Mother:ChristinaAndersonPower
Husband: JohnWills
Chart21:FamilyofBertha&JohnScarff 52 FamilyGroupSheetforBerthaAnnHearn Husband: JohnJamesScarff Wife: BerthaAnnHearn Birth:06Aug1905inIllabrook,Victoria Death:17Mar1968inBallaratVictoriaAustralia;Age:62 Mother:EstherJaneJones Father:RobertHEARN Children: 1. Name:EricRussellScarff M. Birth:10Apr1927 2. Name:WilmaBettineScarff F. Birth:27Oct1929inSkipton,Victoria,Australia 3. Name:BeverleyAnnScarff F. Birth:24Aug1937 4. Name:ValmaScarff F. Birth:03Jun1939
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Uncovering a Mystery
55 Theconvictlinkinthefamily
ReproducedfromMum’sBook Foryears,Isearchedforanyclueas totheoriginsofThomasParker,my GreatGreatGrandfather,the GrandfatherofEstherJaneJones.Allof thecertificatesforbirthsofhischildren toldmehisparentswere"unknown"and hisbirthplacewasalso"unknown". Onlyoneofthebirthcertificatesstated thehewasborninRichmond,Yorkshire -andhegavetheinformationhimself.
JOHNSHEGOG,Governorofthe GeelongGaol,beingsworn...Prisoner
Iknewhewasabutcher,butwhat washedoinginGeelongwhenthefamily livedatLinton?Onsearchingfurther records,hospitalandnewspapers,I foundtheproofthatthiswasindeedour Thomas. Aninquiryintohisdeathandthe reportwasasfollows: "GEELONGGAOL6thJuly1891 I,PatrickAlfredCooper,alegally qualifiedMedicalPractioner,residingin Geelong,beingsworntoherebycertify:-
Fig67:Newspaperclipping.ThomasParker 56
Ifeltsurethathehadsomethingto hide,butdidnotfindwhatitwasuntil lastyearwhenIvisitedtheGeelong HistoricalRecordsOffice.ThereIfound thefactswhichprovedthathehadbeen aconvict. IntheindexfortheEasternCemetery inGeelongIfoundtheentry: THOMASPARKER,Butcher,Res. Gaol,Born,Eng.
PrisonerThomasPARKERwas receivedintotheGaolonthe31stMarch 1891,sufferingfromMorbisCordis, BronchitisandDebility,andwasatonce placedintheGaolHospital.Hewas subsequently12thApril1891treatedfor pneumoniafromwhichhenever recovered,butbecamegraduallyweaker. Hereceivedeverycareandattention anddiedon5thJuly1891.Thecauseof deathwaspneumoniaanddebility."
ThomasParkerwasreceivedintothe gaolonthe31stMarch1891under sentenceof12monthsimprisonmentas anidleanddisorderlyperson.Ashe appearedtobeveryweakandfeeblehe wasatoncebydirectionoftheMedical Officer,admittedtotheGaolHospital whereheremaineduptothetimeofhis death.Hereceivedeverycareand
attentionundermedicaltreatmentand hediedonthe5thJuly1891. Asaddemise GeelongAdver�ser18th June1884 Uncoveringamystery
Thomas'searlierlife
TheystayedinGeelongforsomeyears whereThomashadabutcher'sshop.Nine childrenwereborninGeelongandSouth MelbournebeforetheymovedtoBanongil, whereEllen,theirlastchildwasbornon 2Feb1859.Theirdaughter,Ann,married MatthewJonesin1856whenshewasa monthshortofher15thbirthday,and herfatherwasawitness.Thefamilylater movedtoLintonwhereBridgetdiedin 1879,ayearafterThomasissaidtohave movedbacktoGeelong.
SohowisitthatThomasfoundhimself insuchasadstateattheendofhislife?
Fig68:OldBaileysessionpapers.ThomasParker 57
ofstealing25lbsofham-abigchunkto tryandhideunderhisapron!(Whyan apron-hewasprobablyapprenticedtoa trade)Fortwoyearsbeforehis transportationtoAustraliaonthe "Isabella"ThomasParkeraliasJohn JoneswasimprisonedontheEuryalus,a hulk(oldshipnolongerfittosailthe seas)andtheconditionsonthesesboats wereghastly.Thiswasfollowedbyhis journeyontheIsabellaashipbuiltin Londonof579tons.Itleftonthe5thJuly 1833andarrivedinHobart14thNov 1833,carrying306convicts,6ofwhom diedonthetrip.Afterhisnightmare voyage,hewenttoPortArthur,where theyweretreatedmorelikeanimalsthan humanbeings.Isitanywonderthathe endedupanalcoholic!Inallthereports fromthehulk,PortArthur,andlaterin Geelong,therewasneveranymentionof himbeingviolentormalicious,andthe pictureIhaveformedisofasomewhat weakmanwhoyieldedtotemptationand sufferedfortherestofhislife.
OldBaileySessionPapers
ThomasmarriedBridgetHardiman(or Hartman)atStMary'sGeelongon3rd Sep1840.Ihavebeenunabletofindout when,howorwhyBridgetcameto Australia,andonlyknowthatshecame fromGalwayinIreland.Shecouldhave comeoutononeofthe"BrideShips" whichbroughtyounggirlsoutforthe thousandsofmenseekingpartners;she couldhavebeenaservantgirlwho travelledoutwithafamilyandwasnot listedasapassenger;shecouldhave beenaconvictherself!Iwillkeeptryingto trackherdown.
Areferencewasmadetohiminthe "GeelongAdvertiser"on28Mar1879as "anolditinerantnamedThomas Parker....betterknownas"Shakespeare" becauseofhisabilitytoquotefromthe worksofthelatteratlength."Another afterhisdeathreferredtoa"wellknowncharacter....whowasknown as"Shakespeare".Hecouldreadand write,characteristicswhichweremost unusualatthattime,whichmeanshe hadsomeeducationbeforehewas convictedat14yearsofageandsentto Australia.PerhapssomedayIwillfind outsomeofhisbackground. IvisitedRichmondthisyear[1992] andlookedoverthetownfromthetopof thecastleruins,tryingtopicturehim playingbytheriverandwonderingwhere hehadbeenborn.Therearelotsofold housesthereanditmademewonderwhy helefttogotoLondon-andtrouble.His trialwasbeforetheLordMayorof London,JohnKey,andhewasconvicted
58 Fig69:Transportationrecords-ThomasParker
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4. Name:MaryJane(Fanny)PARKER F. Birth:24Oct1845inAshbourneGeelong,Victoria,Australia Death:13Dec1932inPortCampbell,Victoria,Australia Spouse:JohnNixonBrown
2. Name:EstherPARKER F. Birth:29Nov1842inGeelong,Victoria,Australia Death:05Nov1916in51EasternRd,SouthMelbourne,Victoria,Australia Name:MariaParker F. Birth:1843
Name:BridgetParker F. Birth:24Oct1847 Death:1937inBallaratCity,Victoria,Australia
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Wife: BridgetHardiman
Birth:Abt1814inRichmond,Yorkshire,England Death:05Jul1891inGeelongGaol,Victoria,Australia;GeelongGaol
F. Birth:02Feb1859inSkipton,Victoria,Australia Death:Aft.1879
Name:JamesPARKER M. Birth:Abt1848 Spouse:PhoebeAshton Name:ThomasParker M. Birth:1852 Name:EMMAPARKER F. Birth:11Feb1855inSouthMelbourne,Victoria,Australia Death:27Sep1913inCohuna,Victoria,Australia Name:IsabellaPARKER F. Birth:11Nov1857inNewtown,Victoria,Australia Death:Geelong,Victoria,Australia Name:EllenPARKER
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Children:
Birth:Abt1822inGalway,Ireland Death:24Jan1879inLinton,Victoria,Australia 1. Name:Anne(Annie)Parker F. Birth:27Nov1841inBanongil,Skipton,Victoria,Australia Death:22Feb1907inBallarat,Victoria,Australia Spouse:MatthewJones
Chart23:FamilyofThomasParker&BridgetHardiman 59 FamilyofThomasParker&BridgetHardiman Husband: ThomasParker
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60 ThefamilyofThomasandBridgetandsubsequentlyAnnieandherhusband MatthewJonesresidedintheWesternDistrictofVictoriawithalloftheirchildren bornatBanongillwhichwasalargepastoralpropertynearSkiptonVictoria.Matthew islistedasanoverseerontheBirthCertificatesofhisChildren.Theimagefig:65 showsaworkmanshouseatBanongill.Ifwepresumethatthisisthenatureoftheir homeduringthattimeitseemsquiteasubstantialdwellingalthoughfairlycrowded with12children.Thereisathirtyyearspanbetweenthefirstandlastchild.Annie hadherfirstchildin1857attheageof15andthelastwhenshewas45. Fig70:Banongillworkmanshut Fig71:MarriageCertificateBridgetHardimanandThomasParker Banongill
GeorgeMatthewJENKINS(1895-about1963)b:1895Brighton,Victoria,Australia,d: Abt1963inNewSouthWales,Australia
...............4
d:18Jul1973inWest,Brunswick,Victoria,Australia ...............4
EllenJaneFRITH(1868-1896)b:1868StaffordshireReef,Victoria,Australia,m: 1888SkiptonVictoriaAustralia,d:1896inCamperdown,Victoria,Australia
EllenJONES(1874-about1924)b:24Mar1874BanongilSkiptonVictoriaAustralia,d: Abt1924inMelbourne,Victoria
...............4
+
..........3
...............4
1984inPortKembla,NewSouthWales,Australia ...............4
BerthaAnnHEARN(1905-1968)b:06Aug1905Illabrook,Victoria,d:17Mar1968in BallaratVictoriaAustralia
RobtHiddlestonSHIELD(about1863-1929)b:Abt1863Hobart,Tasmania,m:06Apr1901 HappyValley,Victoria,Australia,d:13May1929inPortFairy,Victoria,Australia
...............4
EllenorGladysHONAN(1911-1912)b:26Apr1911PrestonVictoriaAustralia,d:22
+
1897
Jan1982inMelbourne,Victoria,Australia ..........3
JamesHenryJONES(1877-1963)b:05Nov1877HappyValley,Victoria,Australia,d:26
EmmaJONES(1879-1947)b:14Jun1879HappyValley,Victoria,Australia,d:27
...............4
EthelEllenJaneJONES(1892-1910)b:1892Carpendeit,Victoria,Australia,d:23Feb
Sep1947inFreemantle,WesternAustralia,Australia + PercBREHAUT DescendantReportforThomas&Bridget(Hardiman)PARKER(Cont.)
+ HughMiltonMCKAY(about1897-1958)b:Abt1897Corindhap,Victoria,Australia,m:1926,d: 09Feb1958inCorindhap,Victoria,Australia CharlesJONES(1863-1931)b:07Mar1863Bannongill,Victoria,Australia,d:1931 inBendigo,Victoria,Australia
+ JohnJamesSCARFF(1894-1980)b:05Apr1894Carngham,Victoria,Australia,m:1927 Victoria,Australia,d:06Aug1980inSkipton,Victoria,Australia
ChristineDoraHEARN(1906-1949)b:09Feb1906Illabarook,Victoria,Australia,d:02 May1949inCorindhap,Victoria,Australia
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JosephJONES(1869-1927)b:19Feb1869,d:1927inScarsdale,Victoria,Australia EmmaHOLLAND BenjaminJONES(1871-)b:03Oct1871
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May1912inPrestonMelbourneVictoria ...............4
GeorgeJENKINS(about1853-1917)b:Abt1853,m:1892Victoria,Australia,d:27Jan1917in Brighton,Victoria,Australia
JamesJoseph(Jim)HONAN(1912-1955)b:14Dec1912PrestonVictoriaAustralia,d:
LillianIvyMavisHONAN(1917-1982)b:12Oct1917PrestonVictoriaAustralia,d:13
ThomasWalterJONES(1919-1989)b:01Sep1919Ballarat,Victoria,d:19Nov1989
1910inHeidelberg,Victoria,Australia WilliamJONES(1865-)b:04Feb1865Banongil,Skipton,Victoria,Australia FannyJONES(1867-1897)b:12Mar1867Banongil,Skipton,Victoria,Australia,d:06Apr +
AnnieMariaJENKINS(1893-1894)b:1893Brighton,Victoria,Australia,d:27Aug1894 inBrighton,Victoria,Australia
DanielLewisHONAN(1870-1941)b:31Jan1870LuckyWomansnrLintonBallaratVictoria Australia,m:06Jul1907BallaratEastVictoriaAustralia,d:12Jun1941inHealsvilleVictoria Australia
..........3
ClarenceHerbertHONAN(1909-1973)b:20Jul1909HappyValleyVictoria,Australia,
23Dec1955inClayton,Victoria,Australia ...............4
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62 Chart23:DescendantreportforThomasParkerandBridget Hardiman ...............4
inYarraville + MiriamRuthWARNm:18Dec1948 ..........3
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WilliamMathewJONES(CHANGEDTOSMITHABOUT1920)(1889-6thDec 1954)b:1889Camperdown,Victoria,Australia,d:6thDec1954,Sydney,NewSouthWales,Australia IsabellaMargaretMELROSE(1894-1963)b:02Jun1894LeithMiddlothian Scotland,d:27Mar1963inRedfernN.S.WAustralia
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..........3
...............4
IsabelleAnnMariaSHIELD(1901-1988)b:03Nov1901HappyValley,Victoria,d:11 Oct1988inWestBrunswickVictoriaAustralia
LylaMaryHONAN(1915-1984)b:08Mar1915PrestonVictoriaAustralia,d:27Nov
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Mar1963 + MarySAW ...............4
AnnieMadelineHONAN(1908-)b:23Dec1908HappyValley,Victoria,Australia
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.....2
.....2
Cheltenham,Victoria,Australia
BridgetPARKER(1847-1937)b:24Oct1847,d:1937inBallaratCity,Victoria,Australia
MaryJane(Fanny)PARKER(1845-1932)b:24Oct1845AshbourneGeelong,Victoria, Australia,d:13Dec1932inPortCampbell,Victoria,Australia
FrancesMurielJaneJONES(1916-1985)b:27Feb1916Ararat,Victoria, Australia,d:16Feb1985inStVincentshospital,Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
...............4
Footscray,Victoria,Australia,d:10Jan1994inMansfield,Victoria,Australia
...............4
Ararat,Victoria,Australia,d:23Sep1966inHeidelberg,Victoria,Australia
WesleyChurch,LydiardStreet,Ballarat,Victoria,Australia,d:07Jun1913inPortCampbell, Victoria,Australia
..........3
+ RoySIPTHORP .....2
EstherPARKER(1842-1916)b:29Nov1842Geelong,Victoria,Australia,d:05Nov1916in51 EasternRd,SouthMelbourne,Victoria,Australia
JohnNixonBROWN(1829-1913)b:1829Moorsley,Durham,England,m:1865
NormanCliffordJONES(1929-)b:14Jan1929 Sylvia(Betty)TAMLYNm:26Jan1931 Doris(08Jan-)b:08Jan
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+
WilliamVickersPARKER(1891-)b:1891
..........3 OlivePARKER(1895-)b:1895 ..........3 ChesterStanleyPARKER(1897-)b:1897 ..........3 FrancisAshtonPARKER(1898-)b:1898 .....2 ThomasPARKER(1852-)b:1852 .....2 EMMAPARKER(1855-1913)b:11Feb1855SouthMelbourne,Victoria,Australia,d:27Sep 1913inCohuna,Victoria,Australia .....2 IsabellaPARKER(1857-)b:11Nov1857Newtown,Victoria,Australia,d:Geelong,Victoria, Australia .....2 EllenPARKER(1859-after1879)b:02Feb1859Skipton,Victoria,Australia,d:Aft.1879 DescendantReportforThomas&Bridget(Hardiman)PARKER(Cont.)
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RalphLeonardTOYm:29Sep1934
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AliceAnnPARKER(1880-)b:1880
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HenryJohnathonPARKER(1881-)b:1881
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JamesPARKER(1883-)b:1883
+ PhoebeASHTON ..........3
PeterJONES(1887-1951)b:30Sep1887Linton,Victoria,Australia,d:12Nov1951in
MargaretGRAHAM(1921-1994)b:17May1921Melbourne,Victoria,Australia,m:06Sep1941
ArthurWesleyPARKER(1889-)b:1889
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LaurencePeterJONES(1919-)b:31Dec1919Footscray,Victoria,Australia
PercyJohnJONES(1922-1988)b:31Jul1922Footscray,Victoria,Australia,d:13Aug
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Footscray,Victoria,Australia
1988inVictoria,Australia FlorenceJOYCEm:15Aug1922
MariaPARKER(1843-)b:1843
.....2
JamesPARKER(about1848-)b:Abt1848
.....2
EvaBesseyPARKER(1887-)b:1887
63 ..........3
AnnieFlorenceMADEX(1891-1966)b:03May1891Ararat,Victoria,Australia,m:15Aug1913
MabelMarionJONES(1917-1918)b:15Oct1917Victoria,Australia,d:30Jul1918in
Chart23:DescendantreportforThomasParkerandBridget Hardiman
64 Fig72:DeathCer�ficateBridgetParker Fig73:DeathCer�ficateThomasParker
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66 Fig74:AnnieParker(nee:Jones)
Birth:17Mar1828inWhitchurchCheshireEngland Marriage:28Oct1856inBannongill,Victoria,Australia Death:11Jul1902inHappyValley,Victoria,Australia;Age:72 Burial:Linton,GoldenPlainsShire,Victoria,Australia
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Husband: MatthewJones
Wife: Anne(Annie)Parker
FamilyGroupSheetforAnne(Annie)Parker
Mother:BridgetHardiman
Father:ThomasJones
Spouse:EllenJaneFrith
Name:FannyJones F. Birth:12Mar1867inBanongil,Skipton,Victoria,Australia Marriage:1892inVictoria,Australia Death:06Apr1897 Burial:07Apr1897inAustralia Spouse:GeorgeJenkins Name:JosephJones M. Birth:19Feb1869 Death:1927inScarsdale,Victoria,Australia Spouse:EmmaHolland Name:BenjaminJones M. Birth:03Oct1871
2. Name:JohnJones M. Death:1858inSkipton,Victoria,Australia;Diedininfancy Birth:30Jan1858inSkipton,Victoria,Australia
3. Name:MatthewThomasJones M. Birth:21Feb1859inSkipton,Victoria,Australia Burial:1942inLinton,Victoria,Australia;Grave835 Death:26Nov1942inSkipton,Victoria,Australia
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Chart24:FamilyofAnnandMatthewJones
4. Name:EstherJaneJones F. Birth:09Jun1861inBanongillVictoriaAustralia Marriage:03Sep1884inVictoria Death:16Aug1943inRokewoodJunction,Victoria,Australia Burial:Rokewood,Victoria,Australia
Mother:MaryBrooks
Father:ThomasParker
5. Name:CharlesJones M. Birth:07Mar1863inBannongill,Victoria,Australia Marriage:1888inSkiptonVictoriaAustralia Death:1931inBendigo,Victoria,Australia
Spouse:RobertHEARN
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Children: 1. Name:UnamedmaleJones M. Birth:Bet.1857–1858inChepstowe,Victoria,Australia Death:Bet.1857–1858inPresumeddiedatbirthorstillborn
10.Name:EllenJones F. Birth:24Mar1874inBanongilSkiptonVictoriaAustralia Marriage:06Apr1901inHappyValley,Victoria,Australia Death:Abt1924inMelbourne,Victoria Burial:Coburg,MorelandCity,Victoria,Australia
FamilyofAnne(Annie)ParkerandMatthewJones
Name:EllenJones Birth:24Mar1874inBanongilSkiptonVictoriaAustralia Marriage:06Apr1901inHappyValley,Victoria,Australia Death:Abt1924inMelbourne,Victoria Burial:Coburg,MorelandCity,Victoria,Australia
Birth:27Nov1841inBanongil,Skipton,Victoria,Australia Death:22Feb1907inBallarat,Victoria,Australia Burial:LintonCemetary;Graveno.435
6. Name:WilliamJones M. Birth:04Feb1865inBanongil,Skipton,Victoria,Australia
13. Name:PeterJones M. Birth:30Sep1887inLinton,Victoria,Australia Marriage:15Aug1913inArarat,Victoria,Australia
MatthewJones
12. Name:EmmaJones F. Birth:14Jun1879inHappyValley,Victoria,Australia Death:27Sep1947inFreemantle,WesternAustralia,Australia Spouse:PercBrehaut
Death:12Nov1951inCheltenham,Victoria,Australia Burial:Footscray,MaribyrnongCity,Victoria,Australia
Anne(Annie)Jones
M. Name:JamesHenryJones Birth:05Nov1877inHappyValley,Victoria,Australia Death:26Mar1963 Spouse:MarySaw
Anne(Annie)Parkerwasbornon27November1841inGeelongVictoria,herfather, Thomaswas27andhermother,Bridgetwas19.ShewasbaptisedinDecember 1842atStMary’sinGeelong.HerfamilylivedinGeelongforsometimewhereher fatherwasabutcherbeforetheymovedtoBanongilnearSkiptonwhichisalarge pastoralproperty.Herfatherwasalistedasasheareraftertheymovedthere.At theageof15withherfatherasawitnessshemarriedMatthewJoneson28October 1856inVictoria.Matthewwas28yearsold.Theirfirstchildbornthefollowingyear 1857didnotsurvive.TheirsecondchildwasborninNovemberofthesameyearso wewouldpresumethatAnnewaspregnantwhenshemarriedandthebabyshelost maynothavebeenfullterm.Intotalshehad13childrenin30yearswith11of themsurviving.Shemusthavebeenaprettystrongladyasherlastchildwasborn whenshewas45yearsold.Shediedon22February1907inBallarat,Victoria,at theageof65.ThedeathnoticeforAnneJonesreadsasfollows: ThedeathofMrsAnneJones,anoldresidentofHappyValleyoccuredatthe hospitalonFridayevening.ThedeceasedmetwithanaccidentonNewYears Day,sustainingaslightinjurytooneofherlegsastheresultofafall.Theshock affectedhergreatlyanddeathwasduetoarapidbreakingupofhersystem.She wasborninGeelongin1841andwasthemotherof19[numberincorrect]nineof whomareleft.Herhusbandpredeceasedherby5years.Theremainswere interredintheLintonCemetery.ThecoffinbearerswereMessrs.P.L.,B(?)J.,and L.JonessonsofthedeceasedandR.Hearn[son-in-law].Thepall-bearerswere MessrsF.Pryor,J.Shepard,J.&D.Campbell,J.Kern,G.H.Trengove.Mr CharlesMorriscarriedoutthefuneralarrangements.
Chart24:DescendantreportforAnnandMatthewJones 68 11. Spouse:RobtHiddlestonShield
Spouse:AnnieFlorenceMadex
MatthewJoneswasbornon17March1828inWhitechurch,Cheshire,England.I havebeenunabletofindanyevidenceofwhenhearrivedinAustralia.Hemarried Annieon28Octoberwhenhewas28yearsold.TheylivedatBanongillwherehe wasanoverseer.Hedied11July1902.Thedeathnoticeappearsasfollows: ThedeathoccurredonFridaymorningofMr.MatthewJones,anoldresidentof HappyValley.Thedeceasedleavesawidowandgrown-upfamily.Thefuneral takesplaceonSundaywhentheremainswillbeinterredintheLintonCemetary. Note:BoththedeathnoticesaretranscribedfromMumsnoteswithnosourcelisted. HappyValleyisalocationneartoSkiptonwhereIimagineAnne&Matthewretired. FamilyofMatthewJonesandAnne(Annie)Parker(continued)
70 Charts 11 13, 30, 33 34, 37, 45 Chart1ThomasHearntoEliandLucy 8 Chart2:JohnStraflulltoLucyHearn 11 Chart3:JohnStratfull 12 Chart4:PredecessorsofLucyStratfold 13 Chart8:DescendantreportJohnHearn 30 Chart9:DescendantreportMarthaHearn 33 34 Chart10:DescendantreportCatherineHearn 35 Chart11:DescendantreportSamuelHearn 37 Chart12:FamilyofEarnestEdwardandMaryJanet(Cis) Hearn 42 Chart13:DescendantReportforErnestEdwardandMary Janet(Cis)Hearn 42 Chart14:DescendantsofRobertEliHearn 44 Chart15:FamilyofMaryJaneHearn&JosephHenry Spokes 45 Chart16:FamilyofBenjaminThomasHearn 47 Chart17:FamilyofAdelaide(Lena)Hearn&AlbertSmith 48 Chart18:FamilyofVioletLetishaandWillamDunn 50 Chart19:FamilyofMarjorieandJohnWills 50 Chart20:FamilyofEdithandJosephClarke 51 Chart21:FamilyofBertha&JohnScarff 52 Chart22:FamilyofChristine&HughMcKay 53 Chart23:FamilyofThomasParker&BridgetHardiman 58 Chart24:DescendantreportforThomasParkerandBridget Hardiman 60 DescendantReportforThomas&Bridget(Hardiman) PARKER 61 62 Images Fig1:HeatherMaryHenley(Hearn)1929-1999 2 Fig2:Baptismalfont 7 Fig3LadyLeeMonument 7 Fig4:Southtransept 7 Fig6:VillageChurch,StokeLyne 9 Fig7:MagdalenCollege,Oxford 9 Fig8:Aylesbury 10 Fig9:The‘Ospreypassengerlist 14 Fig12:EliLandapplicationdiagram 16 Fig13:EliLandapplication 16 Fig14:4GENERATIONS:EliHearnwithsonSam,Grandson WalterandGreatGrandsonJack 17 Fig15:Landapplicationlistofimprovement 17 Fig16:Applicationforlandpurchase 17 Fig17:LeftLucyandEli’sHeadstone 18 Fig18:Eli’sObit 18 Fig19:Eli’sdeathcertificate 19 Fig20:Lucy’sdeathcertificate 19 Fig21:RobertHearnbirthcertificate 22 Fig22:Robert’slandapplicationletter 23 Fig23:Robert’slandimprovements 23 Fig24:Robert’sobjectionletter 23 Fig25:RobertHearn,JosephRizzoli,FredRizzoli,Wallace Rizzoli 23 Fig26:EstherHearn 24 Fig27:EstherandRobertHearn 24 Fig28:EstherBirthCertificate 24 Fig29:EstherandRobertMarriageCertificate 25 Fig30:EstherandRobertDeathCertificates 25 Fig31:CoronersReportJohnHearn 28 Fig32.Cert1stMarriageJohnHearnandDinahTucker 29 Fig34:CertofMarriageFrederickJohnHearn&Emma Hatfield 29 Fig35:HerbetWilliamHearndeathCertNewZealand 32 Fig36:Ron&andElsaHearn,LottieCollins(Elsa’smother), Laurie&AliceWatson 32 Fig37:MarthaHearn 34 Fig39:DeathCertificateJosephHearn 36 Index
