COLONIAL MOTHERS

THE SAG Newsletter reports that Dr Tanya Evans, now of Macquarie University, is engaged in researching the history of motherhood in early Colonial Australia and Britain between 1750 and 1850. The focus has caught my fancy. My Mind seems to have taken a disproportionate amount of time in recovering from the Change of year and the Summer Season and I haven’t been able to get my mental historical  hard drive functioning at all but this little article has begun to bring the ghosts back to life again. Dr Evans is asking for assistance from any who have worked extensively on their family histories and have details of mothers from these early times. Dept of Modern History at Macquarie University, Sydney would have the contact details for you.

As for me, it has me thinking of all the Mothers of Mine who and the folkore I have been given. The Scottish Widow who was asked to be Laird of the Clan but came out here with her children instead.  Johannah Ready Prendergast, whose son John was sent as a convict to Government House at Windsor where his mother was Housekeeper. I wonder often about Johannah who was 47 when convicted in Ireland. She tried to have another son and his family sent out but failed. When John’s marriage failed and he became excessively odd in his behaviour and was sentenced to Moreton Bay, Johannah disappears from the records. I like to think she followed him.

Ann Moran and Hannah Hutchings/Hitchens. What was it like for them to be mothers here in the early 19th Century ? Young convict women. Ann had 5 children to John Curtis who was already husband and father to a family in England and had attempted to have them brought to him.  Hannah was recorded as a ‘ loose woman’ on the convict ship THE BROTHERS. How did her life as a mother develop from that starting point and from the death of her first husband in the Lunatic Asylum, Liverpool ?

Ticket of Leave details for Hannah Hutchings

Last name Hutchings First name Hannah Ship Brothers Year 1824 Native place Islington Trade or calling Servant District MGD Ticket no 29/1007 State Records shelf ref 4/4073 State Records reel no 913

Last name Hutchings First name Hannah Ship Brothers Year 1824 Native place Islington Trade or calling Servant District MAG Ticket no 31/921 State Records shelf ref 4/4081 State Records reel no 916

http://lynnesheritage.wordpress.com/2008/07/24/hannah-hutchings-sentence-of-death/

http://lynnesheritage.wordpress.com/2008/05/23/hannahs-family/

http://lynnesheritage.wordpress.com/2008/05/22/more-about-hannah/

LYNNE BELL SANDERS

GEORGE MOORE SENIOR

GEORGE MOORE SENIOR

Ticket of Leave details for George Moore Last name Moore First name George Ship Asia Year 1822 Native place NR Trade or calling Carpenter District MGD Ticket no 34/1326 State Records shelf ref 4/4420 State Records reel no 2688

Ticket of Leave details for George Moore Last name Moore First name George Ship Asia Year 1822 Native place Newcastle/Tyne Trade or calling Carpenter District MGD Ticket no 41/1720 State Records shelf ref 4/4153 State Records reel no 941

 

 

 

WITH THANKS TO SAG

HENRY SAMUELS

HENRY SAMUELS. SECOND HUSBAND TO HANNAH HUTCHINGS

Last name
Samuels

First name
Henry

Ship
Prince of Orange

Year
1820

Native place
Berkshire 1804

Trade or calling
Labourer

District
MGD 1819

Ticket no
25/297

State Records shelf ref
4/4060

State Records reel no
890

LYNNE BELL SANDERS

HANNAH HUTCHINGS SENTENCE OF DEATH

As promised from the week’s reading of the Historical newspapers -

from JACKSON’S OXFORD JOURNAL 5 JULY 1823 OXFORD ENGLAND ISSUE 3662

That’s her. HANNAH HUTCHINGS. Later apparently commuted to transportation and she sails out on the BROTHERS. 1823/1824

Individual    Relationship    Steps
HANNAH HUTCHINS    HANNAH HUTCHINS is the home person    0
SARAH ANN BENSON    SARAH ANN BENSON is a daughter of HANNAH HUTCHINS    1
THOMAS BENSON    THOMAS BENSON is the husband of HANNAH HUTCHINS    1
HENRY SAMUELS    HENRY SAMUELS is the husband of HANNAH HUTCHINS    1
PETER ( GEORGE) READY    PETER ( GEORGE) READY is a grandson of HANNAH HUTCHINS    2
PETER MARK READY    PETER MARK READY is a son-in-law of HANNAH HUTCHINS (the husband of her daughter)    2
GEORGE MOORE JNR    GEORGE MOORE JNR is a son-in-law of HANNAH HUTCHINS (the husband of her daughter)    2
JESSIE SARAH READY    JESSIE SARAH READY is a great-granddaughter of HANNAH HUTCHINS    3
JULIA JACKSON    JULIA JACKSON is the wife of a grandson of HANNAH HUTCHINS    3
JOHN READY    JOHN READY is an in-law of HANNAH HUTCHINS    3
ELIZABETH CURTIS    ELIZABETH CURTIS is an in-law of HANNAH HUTCHINS    3
JACK BELL    JACK BELL is a direct descendant of HANNAH HUTCHINS (4 generations; great-great-grandson)    4
JOYCE BELL    JOYCE BELL is a direct descendant of HANNAH HUTCHINS (4 generations; great-great-granddaughter)    4
JEAN BELL    JEAN BELL is a direct descendant of HANNAH HUTCHINS (4 generations; great-great-granddaughter)    4
BETTY BELL    BETTY BELL is a direct descendant of HANNAH HUTCHINS (4 generations; great-great-granddaughter)    4
WILLIAM ALLEN BELL    WILLIAM ALLEN BELL is the husband of a great-granddaughter of HANNAH HUTCHINS    4
WILLIAM BELU JACKSON    WILLIAM BELU JACKSON is an in-law of a daughter of HANNAH HUTCHINS    4
ELIZABETH JOHNSON    ELIZABETH JOHNSON is an in-law of a daughter of HANNAH HUTCHINS    4
WILLIAM JACKSON    WILLIAM JACKSON is a brother of a daughter-in-law of a daughter of HANNAH HUTCHINS    4
SARAH A JACKSON    SARAH A JACKSON is a sister of a daughter-in-law of a daughter of HANNAH HUTCHINS    4
JACKSON    JACKSON is a sister of a daughter-in-law of a daughter of HANNAH HUTCHINS    4
READY    READY is a grandfather of the husband of a daughter of HANNAH HUTCHINS    4
JOHANNAH CAVANAGH    JOHANNAH CAVANAGH is a grandmother of the husband of a daughter of HANNAH HUTCHINS    4
JOHN CURTIS    JOHN CURTIS is a grandfather of the husband of a daughter of HANNAH HUTCHINS    4
ANN MORAN    ANN MORAN is a grandmother of the husband of a daughter of HANNAH HUTCHINS    4
THOMAS HOGAN    THOMAS HOGAN is the husband of an in-law of HANNAH HUTCHINS    4
PETER BELL    PETER BELL is a direct descendant of HANNAH HUTCHINS (5 generations; great-great-great-grandson)    5
MICHAEL BELL    MICHAEL BELL is a direct descendant of HANNAH HUTCHINS (5 generations; great-great-great-grandson)    5
ANTHONY BELL    ANTHONY BELL is a direct descendant of HANNAH HUTCHINS (5 generations; great-great-great-grandson)    5
CAROLINE BELL    CAROLINE BELL is a direct descendant of HANNAH HUTCHINS (5 generations; great-great-great-granddaughter)    5
MARGARET BELL    MARGARET BELL is a direct descendant of HANNAH HUTCHINS (5 generations; great-great-great-granddaughter)    5
JULIE BELL    JULIE BELL is a direct descendant of HANNAH HUTCHINS (5 generations; great-great-great-granddaughter)    5
NITA SAVAGE    NITA SAVAGE is the wife of a direct descendant of HANNAH HUTCHINS    5
DAVID BURTON    DAVID BURTON is a direct descendant of HANNAH HUTCHINS (5 generations; great-great-great-grandson)    5
JON SANDERS    JON SANDERS is a direct descendant of HANNAH HUTCHINS (5 generations; great-great-great-grandson)    5
NEVILLE JOHN CARTER    NEVILLE JOHN CARTER is a direct descendant of HANNAH HUTCHINS (5 generations; great-great-great-grandson)    5
ROSS CARTER    ROSS CARTER is a direct descendant of HANNAH HUTCHINS (5 generations; great-great-great-grandson)    5
KEITH DUIST CARTER    KEITH DUIST CARTER is a direct descendant of HANNAH HUTCHINS (5 generations; great-great-great-grandson)    5
CHERYL BURTON    CHERYL BURTON is a direct descendant of HANNAH HUTCHINS (5 generations; great-great-great-granddaughter)    5
SUSAN SANDERS    SUSAN SANDERS is a direct descendant of HANNAH HUTCHINS (5 generations; great-great-great-granddaughter)    5
LYNNE SANDERS    LYNNE SANDERS is a direct descendant of HANNAH HUTCHINS (5 generations; great-great-great-granddaughter)    5
JANINE CARTER    JANINE CARTER is a direct descendant of HANNAH HUTCHINS (5 generations; great-great-great-granddaughter)    5
WILLIAM DUIST CARTER    WILLIAM DUIST CARTER is the husband of a direct descendant of HANNAH HUTCHINS    5
BRUCE SANDERS    BRUCE SANDERS is the husband of a direct descendant of HANNAH HUTCHINS    5
ALFRED ROY BURTON    ALFRED ROY BURTON is the husband of a direct descendant of HANNAH HUTCHINS    5
JOHN BELL    JOHN BELL is the father-in-law of a great-granddaughter of HANNAH HUTCHINS    5
MARY ANN MCNEIL    MARY ANN MCNEIL is the mother-in-law of a great-granddaughter of HANNAH HUTCHINS    5
LESLIE  D.R. BELL    LESLIE  D.R. BELL is a brother-in-law of a great-granddaughter of HANNAH HUTCHINS    5
ROY MCNEIL BELL    ROY MCNEIL BELL is a brother-in-law of a great-granddaughter of HANNAH HUTCHINS    5
JAMES A BELL    JAMES A BELL is a brother-in-law of a great-granddaughter of HANNAH HUTCHINS    5
NORMAN BELL    NORMAN BELL is a brother-in-law of a great-granddaughter of HANNAH HUTCHINS    5
MARY HENRIETTA BELL    MARY HENRIETTA BELL is a sister-in-law of a great-granddaughter of HANNAH HUTCHINS    5
JANET BELL    JANET BELL is a sister-in-law of a great-granddaughter of HANNAH HUTCHINS    5
ANNE MCLEOD BELL    ANNE MCLEOD BELL is a sister-in-law of a great-granddaughter of HANNAH HUTCHINS    5
WILHELMINA ELIZABETH BELL    WILHELMINA ELIZABETH BELL is a sister-in-law of a great-granddaughter of HANNAH HUTCHINS    5
FRANCIS PRENDERGAST    FRANCIS PRENDERGAST is the step-father of an in-law of HANNAH HUTCHINS    5
THOMAS CURTIS    THOMAS CURTIS is a half-brother of an in-law of HANNAH HUTCHINS    5
JOSHUA CURTIS    JOSHUA CURTIS is a half-brother of an in-law of HANNAH HUTCHINS    5
FRANCIS CURTIS    FRANCIS CURTIS is a half-brother of an in-law of HANNAH HUTCHINS    5
WILLIAM CURTIS    WILLIAM CURTIS is a half-brother of an in-law of HANNAH HUTCHINS    5
BENJAMIN CURTIS    BENJAMIN CURTIS is a half-brother of an in-law of HANNAH HUTCHINS    5
WILLIAM CURTIS    WILLIAM CURTIS is a half-brother of an in-law of HANNAH HUTCHINS    5
JOHN CURTIS    JOHN CURTIS is a half-brother of an in-law of HANNAH HUTCHINS    5
CHARLOTTE CURTIS    CHARLOTTE CURTIS is a half-sister of an in-law of HANNAH HUTCHINS    5
ANN CURTIS    ANN CURTIS is a half-sister of an in-law of HANNAH HUTCHINS    5
ELIZABETH CURTIS    ELIZABETH CURTIS is a half-sister of an in-law of HANNAH HUTCHINS    5
SARAH CURTIS    SARAH CURTIS is a half-sister of an in-law of HANNAH HUTCHINS    5
CURTIS    CURTIS is related to HANNAH HUTCHINS [5 steps]    5

MATTHEW CARTER    MATTHEW CARTER is a direct descendant of HANNAH HUTCHINS (6 generations; great-great-great-great-grandson)    6
DIONE CARTER    DIONE CARTER is a direct descendant of HANNAH HUTCHINS (6 generations; great-great-great-great-granddaughter)    6

JIM ROBERT BRAITHWAITE    JIM ROBERT BRAITHWAITE is a direct descendant of HANNAH HUTCHINS (6 generations; great-great-great-great-grandson)    6
BENJAMIN POMROY    BENJAMIN POMROY is a direct descendant of HANNAH HUTCHINS (6 generations; great-great-great-great-grandson)    6
KATI BRAITHWAITE    KATI BRAITHWAITE is a direct descendant of HANNAH HUTCHINS (6 generations; great-great-great-great-granddaughter)    6
CASSANDRA POMROY    CASSANDRA POMROY is a direct descendant of HANNAH HUTCHINS (6 generations; great-great-great-great-granddaughter)    6
JOSEFINE DEWBERRY    JOSEFINE DEWBERRY is a direct descendant of HANNAH HUTCHINS (6 generations; great-great-great-great-granddaughter)    6

CARTER    CARTER is a direct descendant of HANNAH HUTCHINS (7 generations; great-great-great-great-great-grandson)    7
MADELINE POPPY BRAITHWAITE    MADELINE POPPY BRAITHWAITE is a direct descendant of HANNAH HUTCHINS (7 generations; great-great-great-great-great-granddaughter)    7
KATHY ROSE MACDONALD    KATHY ROSE MACDONALD is a direct descendant of HANNAH HUTCHINS (7 generations; great-great-great-great-great-granddaughter)    7
JOLENE MACDONALD    JOLENE MACDONALD is the wife of a direct descendant of HANNAH HUTCHINS    7

HANNAH’S FAMILY

From Penny and Marilyn I have further info.

To begin with, Phil Ready provided the following information. 

Hannah Hitchens first married Thomas Benson ( who is officially and possibly my ancestor ) and they had 2 daughters MARY ANN and SARAH ANN.

HANNAH HUTCHINS	MARRIED 15/3/1826	THOMAS BENSON
MARY ANN 6/5/1627		SARAH ANN 3/7/1831

 

Following Thomas’ death in Liverpool Asylum, Hannah bore children to and later married HENRY SAMUELS.

 

	HANNAH HUTCHENS	MARRIED	12/9/1836	HENRY SAMUELS
HANNAH 1832	LOUISA 1837	HENRY W 1840	JAMES C 1842	ELLEN 1846

 

PENNY  SENT THESE DETAILS :

 

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  • Greatly interested as  Hannah Hitchens/Hutchings is my gt gt grandmother by her second marriage to Henry Samuels. Their daughter Louisa Matilda married to Jabez Brown was my gt grand mother.I have just this very day being trying to trace both parts of the familie’s movements in Victoria and NSW. When was Thomas Benson admitted to Liverpool asylum and why? Hannah and Henry’s 1st child Hannah was born in 1832 within days of his death and they did not mary until 1836 with permission of the govt. Hannah did not get her Conditional Pardon until 1838.Henry was also a convict.
    Cheers Penny

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  • The plot thickens!!!

  No I don’t have much on Hannah Samuels jnr/Kilfoyle except Victorian death certs for her and husband Joseph (1889 & 1905).in Victoria.

  I also have dc’s for all her Samuels siblings except Ellen and a bc for Benson 1/2 sister Mary Ann born 1827 Lower Minto.

  Next step is to obtain a transcript of her birth cert. I feel there must have been a wee bit of a relationship overlap to say the least whilst Thomas was languishing in Liverpool insane asylum! His death cert has occupation – LUNATIC!

  I had a quick look on nsw BDM and saw the 1833 Jane Benson death but no mother is given. Where is the info from? It could be another Benson. I found Glen Mc Kenzie’s family tree on Rootsweb 2002 – World Connect a good guide to Samuels that got me going.  @   GLNMCK@HOTMAIL.COM 1927760   There are some inaccuracies eg Henry Samuels senior place of birth.

 

MARILYN ADDED THIS INFORMATION REGARDING HER DESCENT FROM SARAH ANN BENSON AND HER SECOND HUSBAND GEORGE MOORE:

• I am descended from their 3^rd child, Henry Thomas Moore who married Ellen McPhee, then their 2^nd child Leslie Francis Moore who married Gladys May Robinson, then their 1^st child Gladys Ivy Moore who married my father, Allen William Roberts. Mum and Dad only lived 3 streets away from each other in Lilyfield and knew each other from childhood. You would know that George was the 1^st son of George Moore, convict of the ‘Asia’ 1822 and Ann Tracey, who came free on ‘ Elizabeth ’ 1818.  They married in 1827 and George was born in 1828.

• Thanks for the new info and Penny has raised a few questions actually.  I hadn’t noticed but I have a child, Jane Benson, registered born and died in 1833 to Hannah and Thomas Benson, besides the child Penny mentioned, Hannah, born in 1832 (parents Hannah and Henry Samuels).  I hadn’t noticed the cross over of dates.  Will have to investigate further.  Perhaps ‘Jane’ and ‘Hannah’ are the same child?  Is it possible to ask Penny if she has anything on ‘Hannah’ except for a birth? I don’t have anything further on Thomas Benson’s death, only the BDM registered in Liverpool .  If Penny has a certificate she knows more than I at this time.  Of course, back in the early days asylums were also classified for use as ‘benevolent’, for not just the ‘ insane’ but also for people with invalidism or ill-health, or as paupers.  A cert would give some idea of his ‘condition’.

LYNNE WRITES : Sarah Ann was married in 1851 to Peter Mark Ready. They then go to Victoria in 1852 with their baby daughter. Hannah being only one year younger than Sarah it does seem likely there  is a connection in the Victorian experience. They lived in White Hills and then Back Creek near Amherst ( ah! this then became known as Talbot in 1861) It was there in 1862 that Peter Mark ready fell down a mine shaft and died.

We had always pictured Sarah as alone in Victoria with her 5 children but I doubt that after reading Penny’s emails. She married George Moore very quickly and returned to Sydney. Peter Mark was also known as Hogan ( the 2nd husband of his mother)