John MOLONEY (1841 - 1912)

Tom Element was searching his files and came across a photo he hadn't noticed, titled 'John Moloney'. At last! It has always confused me that a man so involved in local politics, as well as being a school headmaster, had not left any photos for us to uncover. John had a son also named John, however comparison with photos of younger John confirms this must indeed be John Moloney, born Dromalty Limerick in 1941 and died in Redfern NSW 1912.



It is interesting to compare the photo, probaby taken around 1881 when John was forty, with descriptions from his grandson Norman Hall's letters:

1971
"I will start with GRANDFATHER MOLONEY - your great grandfather Jack. His name: JOHN MOLONEY, born (I believe) in County Limerick ERIN..... JOHN MOLONEY was a fine figure of a man - I describe him as 'every inch an earl'. He was not, in fact, of the Peerage, but one of the family was the Earl of Emly - a now 'deceased' peerage. Copies of BURKE's or DEBRETT's Peerage (in any decent library) could clear that up. JOHN MOLONEY emigrated to Australia about the date shown in the rough family 'tree'. He stood about 6ft. 6in. in height, was built in proportion and was said to be the biggest man in Sydney (in his day). All his Australian life (except the last few weeks) was spent at his home in 110 Pitt St Redfern, where his family was born (see 'TREE')...... He dressed in TOP HAT, long frock coat a heavy gold watch and chain, and in fact all the paraphenalia of the Gentlemen of the day. A most striking character indeed."

It reads as though Norman Hall had a copy of this very photo!

Alfred Ernest HALL – Braidwood testimonial

The Braidwood Dispatch
Saturday July 2 1910
Valedictory

PRESENTATIONS TO MR. A E HALL
On Thursday night last at the Royal Hotel Mr A E Hall, late headmaster of the Braidwood Public School, who has been promoted to Junee, was made the recipient of two presentations in recognition of his service not only in the performance of his scholastic duties but for the manned in which he had interested himself in public institutions generally. The Mayor, Mr Olivey, occupied the chair, and there were some 30 other gentlemen present.
Apologies were made for the non-attendance of Messrs W Gracie, J F L King, J F O’Brien, and E Young.
The Mayor said he had a pleasing duty to perform in making two presentations to Mr. Hall, one from the teachers and the other from the public. He was glad to be present to make them. In losing Mr Hall they were losing an old resident and a man who in every walk of life had thoroughly done his duty. He was sure from what he had heard that Mr Hall would be greatly missed from amongst them. He then read the public address as follows:-
Braidwood,
June 30th, 1910
A.E. HALL, ESQ. B.A.
Dear Sir,-
On behalf of the parents and residents of Braidwood, we ask your acceptance of the accompanying gold watch and chain as a token of their esteem and a slight appreciation of the valuable services you have rendered both as a citizen and as headmaster of the Braidwood S.P. school.
During the 12 years that you have had charge of this school you have succeeded by your exceptional scholastic ability, and the tact and enthusiasm you have always displayed in your work, in gaining the goodwill and gratitude of the pupils and their parents alike.
The members of the Literary Institution will particularly regret your departure, your work on behalf of the institution having been attended by the most conspicuous success. The cricket and football clubs, with which you have been so prominently identified, and to which you have always rendered invaluable assistance, will likewise feel your loss keenly.
In conclusions, we desire to tender our hearty congratulations upon your well deserved promotion, and trust that the time is not far distant when your high attainments will more fully impress themselves upon your Department.
Wishing you, Mrs. Hall and family the best of health and success in the future.
We are, on behalf of the subscribers,
Sincerely yours,
(Signed) Dr. W.J. Olivey, Mayor
D.A. Gee
P. Coffey
J. McDonald (President Parents’ Association)
G.F. Taylor (Vice-President, Literary Institution)
Very Rev. P McIntyre
G. R. Williams
Dr. R.F. Llewellyn

The Mayor then handed the address to Mr. Hall, accompanied with a gold watch and chain, suitably inscribed. He had also another presentation to make, and that was an address, beautifully engrossed, and a pair of gold alcove links, with Mr Hall’s monogram on them. The address was as follows:-
PRESENTATION TO A.E. HALL, ESQ., B.A.
Sir,-On this the even of your departure from amongst us, we, the undersigned, on behalf of the Braidwood District Teachers’ Association, have very great pleasure in presenting you with this address as a testimonial of the high esteem in which you are regarded.
We are extremely grateful for the valuable assistance you have rendered to this Association during your sojourn amongst us. In connection with the special Saturday classes for teachers, we desire to place on record our appreciation of the painstaking and efficient manner in which you, as instructor, carried our your duties, sparing neither time nor trouble on our behalf.
In the domain of sport we are indebted to you as captain of our cricket club for the energetic spirit in which you have striven towards the promotion of the game in our midst, your enthusiastic efforts having gained for you’re the respect of all the members.
While deeply regretting your departure, knowing what a loss it means to us, nevertheless we are gratified to learn that it means promotion for you, and sincerely trust that in your new sphere of activities your efforts will be crowned with as much success as heretofore, and that you and yours may long be spared to enjoy health and happiness.
Signed, on behalf of the Braidwood District Teachers’ Assoication.
A. Feehan N. Poidevan
W. Thomas T. Ffrench
M. Brennan A. Jennings
G. Jennings E. Marceau
P.J. Maher T. Sullivan
J.S. Maiden

Ald P Coffey proposed the health of “Our Guest,” which was drink to the accompaniment of musical honors.
Mr. J S Maiden, on behalf of the teachers of the district, said it was a sad duty to be present to say good-bye to Mr Hall, who had always striven in the interests of the teachers. Each and every one of them had always received good advice from him, the common remark when in difficulties “Go to Mr Hall”. His departure came rather as a surprise, as they did not think he would go so soon, and so had only about 10 days to arrange anything. Some of the teachers were not able to come in, but all of them had expressed their appreciation of Mr Hall. That gentleman had also shown them a good example on the cricket field which was in the best interests of the sport. He desired to lay special appreciation on the way Mr Hall had attended to the advancement of the teachers in the Saturday classes, and had forced several teachers who were rather tardy to struffle on with their studies to their own advantage. He wished Mr and Mrs Hall and family every success and happiness.
Mr G F Taylor, Vice President of the Literary Institute, said he had great pleasure in hearing testimony to the worth of Mr Hall, and in wishing him success in his new home. As far as the Institute was concerned, it had never had a better secretary than Mr Hall as long as he (the speaker) had been connected with it, and that was some 40 years. He trusted that Mr Hall would make as many friends in his new home as he had done here. He had worked well for the advancement of sport and the public good generally, and the teachers had always spoken in the highest terms of him.
Mr Jas McDonald, president of the Parents’ Association, said he could only endorse the remarks as to the thorough efficiency in which Mr Hall carried out everything he took in hand, and he had of great assistance to the Parents’ Association. He regretted Mr Hall’s departure, but rejoiced in his well deserved promotion. That gentleman had always shown a kindly, broadminded, liberal spirit, and it was hard to lose such a good citizen. He wished Mr and Mrs Hall and family every success and happiness.
Dr Llewellen said he had much pleasure in adding his testimony to Mr Hall’s general all round ability and his qualities as a townsman. Braidwood did not realize how fortunate it had been in respect to its teachers. He instanced a trio of names – Mr Maynard, Mr Kilgour, and Mr Black – who had risen to high positions, and he expressed the hope that Mr Hall would complete the quartette. Mr Hall was probably the most widely read man in the district and was highly educated, and he was not is his right position. Mr Hall had always done everything to the best of his ability. He thought that everyone would agree with him that they could not expect to get the equal of Mr Hall either as scholar, teacher or townsman or as a general all round white man.
Mr G R Williams said that Mr Hall had always assisted in everything got up for the benefit of the town or the recreation of the children or adults. It was not his fault that cricket or football had gone down, and in the football field there was no fairer referee. The children had much to thank Mr Hall for, not only for the education, not only for the education, but in teaching them to lead straight, honest, and good lives. He wished Mr and Mrs Hall and family success and family.
The Very Rev Father McIntyre said he wished to add his heartiest wishes in support of the toast of the evening. He had known very little of Mr Hall, as he was not here long enough. A person might know a man in a short time and with others it took longer, but generally the man whom it was easiest to know was not worth knowing. He had come to know Mr Hall, and had found real pure gold in him. The address said he had won the esteem of teachers and pupils both, and he must be a wonder if he did. He had been here long enough to appreciate Mr Hall and he was sure he would succeed wherever he goes.
Mr D A Gee, on behalf of the cricket club, and Mr P Coffey, on behalf of the football club, spoke in appreciative terms of the work done by Mr Hall for the advancement of these branches of sport.
Mr A E Hall, on rising to respond, was received with acclamation. He said he was placed in a difficult position, and hardly knew what to say to the kind remarks. He would not claim anything like the merit the speakers had put down to him. He never regretted any step more than leaving Braidwood. He had been here 12 years, and had come to love it. He knew every spot of it, and why it had not come to be a health resort or touring place he could not say. In sport what he had done was because he loved both games. In the Institute what he had done was from selfish motives, as it appealed to him as the one thing apart from all others. With regard to the teachers he might have done more. The teaching profession was one of the most difficult, and should be the most honourable. The Teachers’ Association had helped in every possible way, and they had got along harmoniously. He could not find words to thank them for their beautiful present, and he would treasure it and pass it on to one of his boys when he had not further need for it. He was of opinion they would find Mr Arnold would fill his position admirably, and would be found to be the right man in the right place. He thanked them for their presents both for himself, his wife, and family.
The Mayor then welcomed Mr Arnold, successor to Mr Hall, in a few complimentary remarks, which were supported by Mr G F Taylor. That gentleman briefly replied.
The toast of “The Chairman” and the singing of “Auld Lang Syne” and “God Save the King” brought a very enjoyable function to a close.

Alfred Ernest HALL (1870-1954)

I have written previously on my G-G-Grandfather Alfred Ernest Hall, and with the aid of Tom Element have been putting together a time-line of his teaching placements.

Alfred was born in 1870 in Yass, to William Hall (1843-1912) and Eliza Jane nee BLISS (1852-1925). Norman Hall's letter on family history in 1971 (http://thehistoryofmatt.blogspot.com/2007/12/letters-of-norman-hall.html) states that he left home at 14 to teach (about 1884). In 1885 a Civil Service List published in the Sydney Morning Herald, Alfred was listed “Hall, Alfred E., Class 4, pupil teacher, Public school, Burrowa”  - so he was a student teacher by the age of 15. Burrowa is quite close to the family farm in the Spring Creek area outside Yass.

University of Sydney archives show that Alfred started there (matriculated) on Apr 11 1890 and finished exams in Dec 1892, graduating in 1893. The University Calendars for those yours show that he gained Class II honours in mathematics in the 1890 matriculation exam. First year exams in December 1890 he passed Latin, French, Maths and English. Second year exams in December 1891 he was at University as an evening student and again passed Latin, French, Maths and English. Third year exams December 1892, again as an evening student he passed Latin and French.

In 1890 he was a 'full time' student, but in 1891 and 1892 he was registered as an evening student and probably continued teaching. In the list “Teaching staff in Public Schools 1891 (Journal of the N.S.W. Legislative Council - 51 pages)” Alfred is listed at Darlington school, a Class 1 school, as a Temp. Assistant, classification 2A, who entered the service in January 1885. The school was across King St/City Rd from the University of Sydney, and the original school building stll stands, now restored on the expanded University of Sydney campus (http://www.facilities.usyd.edu.au/projects/heritage/old_school.shtml).


Alfred Ernest Hall (1870-1954)
Graduation from University of Sydney, abt 1893

While living, learning and working in the Darlington, Redfern and Sydney University area Alfred met Bridget MOLONEY, the daughter of teacher John MOLONEY who lived on Pitt St, Redfern, and was teaching at another school close by, the Cleveland Street School. I don’t know how he met Bridget though it was likely related to geographical proximitiy or perhaps via a teaching connection to his future father-in-law. It certainly wasn't though Church as Alfred was Protestant and the Moloney's were Catholic.

Norman Hall notes that Alfred converted to Catholicism, and he married Bridget on Wednesday 17 April 1895. The marriage certificate shows that Alfred was teaching at Grafton, and had returned to Redfern for the wedding. Easter was on the previous Sunday so the marriage probably timed with school holidays. Bridget received permission to marry from her father as she was under 21.

Following their marriage, Alfred and family moved on to Dubbo, where Norman was born in 1896 and Claude in 1899. They then moved to Braidwood where Kathleen was born in 1901 and Winifred in 1903. The book 'Braidwood Central School - A history of Education in the bush 1849 - 1999' shows that Alfred was headmaster of the school from January 1899 - June 1910. As well as being at the Public School, Alfred is listed in Sands Directories  as Secretary of the School of Arts, and the Literary Institute. The Braidwood Literary Institute functioned for almost 100 years as the social centre of Braidwood with a library, billard tables, and large hall which was the main venue in the town for concerts, dances and balls. The original building still stands in Braidwood as the offices of Palerang Council.

Amazingly, the front cover of the book 'Braidwood Central School - A history of Education in the bush 1849 - 1999' shows a photo entitled "Just the Girls", Braidwood Superior Public School, 1902. At the back right of the very large group of girls Alfred Hall can be seen.





In 1910 Alfred was promoted to be headmaster of the larger school at Junee (also in country NSW).

The Braidwood Dispatch
Saturday July 2 1910
Braidwood Public School
Mr. A. E. HALL, master of the Braidwood Public School, has been appointed to take charge of the Superior Public School at Junee. This means considerable promotion to Mr. Hall as the school at Junee is of a higher grade than the Braidwood School, and consequently will carry a higher salary. Mr. Hall has had charge of the Braidwood School for 11 or 12 years, during which time he has brought it into a higher state of efficiency and imparted a sound education to the pupils. He has been most painstaking and indefatigable in his work. As a townsman he has given his assistance in advancing all good objects for the benefits of the community and his departure from amongst us will be generally regretted. He does not propose leaving here to take up his new position for another fortnight. We have not learned the name of his successor.

The Braidwood Dispatch articles found by Tom Element also describes in length a valedictory dinner and speeches (to be posted separately due to length). The speeches refer to Alfred's dedication as headmaster, including lessons to the other teachers on Saturdays. His involvement with the Literary Institute and the cricket and football clubs was also highlighted. He was given a gold watch and chain, and cuff links as parting gifts. Alfred makes mention of the fact he will pass down the watch to a son, and indeed that has happened from Alfred to his son Norman to his son John to his son Andrew.

The Braidwood Dispatch
Saturday July 2 1910
Braidwood Public School
MR. HALL, the last master of the Braidwood Public School, took his departure on his bike yesterday afternoon for Tarago, from whence he would take the train for Junee, to take charge of the Public School there. His wife and family went away earlier in the week.... Mr. and Mrs. Hall were the recipients of several presents prior to their departure, in addition to which a handsome traveling bag was presented to Mr. Hall by the teachers and pupils of the school.

Their daughter Kathleen died of meningitis in Junee in 1912 - she remains buried there (http://thehistoryofmatt.blogspot.com/2008/09/kathleen-may-hall-1901-1912.html). Following this time I have not been able to track Alfred's movements as closely (I haven’t accessed NSW Electoral rolls yet). My subsequent understanding comes from two main souces; Norman Hall's letters and Joseph Hall's memoirs. These together indicate that he was appointed headmaster at Sutherland Public School around 1918, and moved to Granville where he was appointed headmaster at South Granville Public Primary School in 1922. About 1930 he was headmaster at North Strathfield, and was living at 23 Scott St Croydon in that year according to the electoral roll.


Alfred and his grand-daughter Joan Ellen HALL (1932-1933). Joan was the daughter of his son Norman HALL and daughter-in-law Mary Ellen nee BANFIELD (1889-1940).

In Norman Hall's 1968 letter on family history (http://thehistoryofmatt.blogspot.com/2009/01/original-of-norman-hal-1968-letter.html), Norman states that his father spent almost 51 years in the Department, and that after retiring he lived at 23 Scott Street Burwood. As he started in 1885, this means he retired about 1936, aged 66.

Bridget died in 1942, and Alfred died in 1954. When I visited Sydney recently I went to Rookwood, and was very surprised to find that Alfred and Bridget were not given a headstone. The cemetery have since confirmed this – I cannot imagine why it is the case.

The murder of Rowland Edwards (4)

The next development in the trial of the murderers of Rowland Edwards was a more dramatic one. In the previous three articles, the parallel trial of the bushranger and murderer Dennis Donovan - we will deal wth his crimes at a later point. However, at his hanging two weeks after the sentencing of Hoolaghan and Suitar, Dennis Donovan confessing himself as accessory to murder, but would not say who had committed the murder. Furthermore, a man named John White had since come forward and confessed also! The two men who plead their innocence in court indeed appeared to be innocent:



Sydney Gazette and NSW Advertiser
Saturday 16th July 1814, page 2

"On Tuesday Dennis Donovan and John Turner were executed pursuant to their several sentences and their bodies afterwards given for dissection. The latter behaved in a manner becoming his unhappy condition ; but the other, with a degree of obduracy scarcely if ever before witnessed, was as uncandid in his dying declarations as he had been atrocious in his living acts. It has, however, happened well for society, that his declarations while under sentence, though pregnant with evasion, now and then gave rise to expressions implicating himself in at least a knowledge of those who were the murderers of Jenkins and Edwards, at the Toll-gate of Parramatta, for which two unhappy men were condemned to die, and hourly expected to suffer when he went to the place of execution. At this last gaol of his worldly career, he confessed his guilt as accessory to the murder at Hawkesbury, for which he suffered. There had always existed a strong wish to be satisfied whether he had been connected in to the Toll-bar murder or not. Discoveries had been made subsequent to the condemnation of Hoollaghan and Suitar for that horrible crime, which could not possibly fail of producing a belief that Donovan was himself a principal in this atrocious act ; and a stay of execution had taken place, for the purpose of developing, if possible, a mystery upon which the lives of the two fellow creatures depended, whose innocence was not altogether impossible, however strongly connected, and to all moral appearances indissoluble the chain of evidence that had produced their conviction.


Donovan at the place of execution denied that he was the perpetrator of this murder, but said he knew who the persons were by whom it had been committed ; and died as he had lived, remorseless and unpenitent. The prisoners Hoollaghan and Suitar have in the mean time, from an almost wonderful interposition of extraordinary, yet concurring circumstances, highly favourable to the opinion of their possible innocence, have been reprieved from death, until the existing doubt should be removed, which from the great, indefatigable, and incessant exertions of our worthy POLICE MAGISTRATE, leaves the question considerably in favour of the presumed innocence of the convicted parties.


Since Donovan’s execution, new discoveries have taken place, and John White, a servant of Mrs Burne, at George’s River, stands now fully committed for the murder, on his own confession, strengthened by the testimony of others ; and his trial is fixed for Wednesday next."

William Alleyn headstone at Rookwood Cemetery

When in Sydney earlier this year (2009) I spent some time at Rookwood Cemetery. While there I found several ALLEYN headstones including William ALLEYN (1833-1907), the brother of my ancestor Ellen Teresa CONLON nee ALLEYN.

William is buried in the Rookwood Catholic (Necropolis) section. Details from the Rookwood index:

Surname     Alleyn     Type     Burial
First Name     William P
Interred Date     24/06/1907
Location Section Graves: Mortuary Mortuary 2
Area C
Grave 227











Transcript:
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
BRIDGET ALLEYN
BORN GALBALLY CO. LIMERICK IRELAND
14TH JULY 1838 DIED 4TH MARCH 1906
ALSO WILLIAM PLACID ALLEYN
BORN GOLDEN, CO. TIPPERARY IRELAND
20TH JAN 1833 DIED 23RD JUNE 1907
ALSO JULIA BRADY
BORN SYDNEY 12TH OCT 1857
DIED 27TH FEB 1913
ON WHOSE SOUL’S SWEET JESUS HAVE MERCY
------------
ALSO THOMAS ALLEYN BRADY
BELOVED SON OF ABOVE
AND HUSBAND OF HANNAH BRADY
WHO WAS ACCIDENTALLY KILLED 19 NOV 1922
AGED 35 YEARS
ALSO THOMAS BRADY
HUSBAND OF JULIA
DIED 3RD JAN 1921 AGED 62 YEARS
R.I.P.


Details. So William is buried with his wife Bridget MCNAMARA who he married at St Mary's Cathedral in 1853 (V1853240 99/1853). Bridget died on 4 Mar 1906, her headstone indicating she was born in Galbally, County Limerick and her NSW death register entry (2031/1906) states her parents were John and Julia.

Their daughter Julia (generation 2) was born 12 Oct 1857 according to her headstone, but NSW BDM indicates she was baptised in Sydney (V1855498 72/1855). She married Thomas BRADY in Glebe in 1882 (2344/1882) and they had at least five children. Julia died in 1913 (2837/1913) and Thomas' death is inscribed on the headstone as 1921 but no corresponding entry exists for that year in NSW BDM indexes.

Their son Thomas Alleyn BRADY (generation 3) was born in 1884 (17749/1884) registered in Ryde NSW. His headstone indicates he married a Hannah - one entry exists in NSW BDM in 1911 to a Hannah JACKSON ( 8393/1911 ). Thomas died in 1922, 'accidentally killed', the year after his father. I haven't found an article related to his death. His wife is buried elsewhere.

So three generations are buried in the same grave. The headstone is about eight feet high and made of sandstone. It is structurally sound as was standing perfectly upright, but some erosion is eviden, and the crucifix that presumably stood at the top of the headstone is missing (note for comparison the headstone immediately behind).

Children of Samuel and Mary ALLEYN

Following from my previous entry on Samuel ALLEYN (ALLEYNE/ALLEN), when I was in Australia recently I spent some time at Rookwood Cemetery, and intended to visit the graves of a number of Samuel Hyde and Mary A ALLEYN.

First, a brief summary of their children, and what I've determined of them so far:

1. Elizabeth ALLEYN (abt 1829-1894). Born Golden, Tipperary and arrived in Sydney a month ahead of the rest of the family in Feb 1850 on the 'Cornwall'. Married Michael MCGRATH at St Mary's Cathedral, Sydney in 1851 (written ALLEN, NSW BDM V185145 97/1851) and had at least nine children between 1851 and 1870, most registered in Glebe. The index entry for their last child Bernard MCGRATH, registered in 1870 (3470/1870), shows her full name (Elizabeth ALLEYN) confirming her identity. Elizabeth died in Glebe in 1894 (5282/1894) and is buried at Rookwood Cemetery (Mortuary Mortuary 1, Area 3 Lot 5, Grave 5).

2. William Placid ALLEYN (1833 - 1907). Born 20 Jan 1833 in Golden, Tipperary (birth date from headstone) and arrived in Sydney with his parents in May 1850 on the 'Thetis'. He married Bridget MCNAMARA at St Mary's Cathedral, Sydney in 1853 (V1853240 99/1853), and they had at least eight children between 1863 and 1874, registered in Glebe. William was a butcher, as described in 'The Glebe: Portraits and Place', Freda MacDonnell, published by Ure Smith, Sydney, 1975:

"Working hours were long but there were many pleasant aspects of life. Butchers of the period plied an intimate trade with their customers. William Alleyn, grandfather of Mrs Gale of Avona Avenue, Glebe owned a butcher's shop at the corner of Ross Street and St John's Road and other shops scattered throughout Glebe. Either Alleyn or his assistant, Tom, would go out with the 'cutting cart', rather like a large milk cart, with a cutting block screwed to the door. When the door was opened the block was secured by a chain to each side of the cart.  All small orders could be met from the cutting cart, shoulders and legs of mutton, steaks of every kind, chops and roasts of beef. Flies attended the cavalcade in their thousands so the floor of the cart and the carcasses of meat were strewn with branches of the eucalyptus tree."


William died in 1907 registered in Marrickville (5589/1907), and is buried at Rookwood Cemetery (Mortuary Mortuary 2, Area C, Grave 227).


3. Ann ALLEYN (abt 1836 - 1910). Born in Golden, Tipperary and arrived in Sydney with her parents in May 1850 on the 'Thetis'. First married Charles WALKER at St Mary's Cathedral, Sydney in 1856 (V1856365 101/1856), and they had at least one child - Samuel Henry WALKER born in Glebe in 1860 (2560/1860). It is not clear when Charles died, but Ann married John Joseph CONLON in Glebe in 1870 (624/1870) - her sister Ellen had married John's brother Michael five years earlier. Ann had at least four children with John from 1871-1880 registered in Sydney and Glebe. Ann died on 18 Mar 1910 in Glebe, and is buried at Rookwood Cemetery (Mortuary Mortuary 1, Area 3 Mon Block 11, Grave 24).

4. Samuel William ALLEYN (abt 1839 - 1901). IGI lists his name as Samuel William Lane Hyde ALLEYN. Born in Golden, Tipperary and arrived in Sydney with his parents in May 1850 on the 'Thetis'. Married Jane JAMES in Sydney in 1866 (694/1866). They had at least four children between 1867 and 1875, registered in Sydney. When their son 15 month old son Samuel died in 1873 their abode was given as 'off Crown St, Woolloomooloo'. Samuel's occupation was given as 'engine driver'. Samuel died in 1901, registered in Annandale. He is buried with his father at Rookwood Cemetery (Mortuary Mortuary 1, Area K, Grave 1850).

5. Ellen Teresa ALLEYN (abt 1845 - 5 Mar 1902). Born in Golden, Tipperary and arrived in Sydney with her parents in May 1850 on the 'Thetis'. Married Michael Joseph CONLON at St Mary's Cathedral, Sydney in 1865 (1865/563) - her sister Ann married his brother John Joseph five years later. They had thirteen children between 1866 and 1891 (only three daughters survived to adulthood) (Mortuary Mortuary 1 and lived at 20 Broughton Rd Glebe. She died in that home on 5 Mar 1902 and was buried at Rookwood Cemetery, Area 3 Mon Block 11, Grave 30).

6. Mary ALLEYN (abt 1848 - ?). Born in Golden, Tipperary and arrived in Sydney with her parents in May 1850 on the 'Thetis'. In 1870 she was a witness at her sister Ellen's wedding, listed as 'Mary Allen'. I have not uncovered her fate.

It appears that Samuel and Mary had no further children between their arrival in 1850 and his death in 1854.

Samuel Hyde ALLEYN headstone

I've previously written on my ancestor Samuel Hyde ALLEYN and family of Golden, Tipperary:
http://thehistoryofmatt.blogspot.com/2008/02/ellen-alleyn.html

ALLEYN was also written ALLEYNE, and in a number of records is written ALLEN indicating the names are homophonic. Based on his arrival on the 'Thetis' in 1850 where their name was written ALLEN, he was 47 and so born about 1803, a shepherd, Catholic, and his parents William and Ellen ALLEYN were both deceased.

His arrival record in 1850 stated his health to be 'inferior'. This must have been true as he died 22 Jun 1854. NSW BDM indexes list two entries for the burial of 'Samuel ALLEN':
V1854492 143/1854     ALLEN     SAMUEL     AGE 46            
V18541855 119/1854     ALLEN     SAMUEL     AGE 46            

Margaret Guider has kindly transcribed one of these entries:
'St James Cumberland Samuel Allen 46 years Castlereagh St  buried 25/6/1854 Rev John F Sheridan'

The Parish of St James, Cumberland capture the area that includes St James Station in Sydney, and this includes St Mary's Catholic Cathedral. The age of 46 indicates parents were not recorded, and suggests that he was born about 1808 rather than 1803. Samuel was probably buried at the Devonshire St Cemetery, opened in 1820 and full by 1867. In 1901 the cemetery was resumed to make way for Central Station, and families were given two months to have their ancestors remains removed.

Clearly Samuel ALLEYN's family arranged for him to be moved, as the Rookwood Necropolis (Catholic) indexes show:

Name: Alleyn, Samuel
Type       Burial
Date of Death: 1/01/1854   
Interred Date: 17/04/1901
Location Section Graves: Mortuary Mortuary 1
Area: K
Grave: 1850

Shortly after William had been re-interred at Rookwood Cemetery, his son Samuel ALLEYN died:

10808/1901       ALLEN       SAMUEL       SAMUEL       MARY       PARRAMATTA   

and he too was buried in the same plot at Rookwood, in the same plot as his father:
Name: Alleyn, Samuel
Date of Death: 8/09/1901
Interred Date: 10/09/1901
Age: 62
Location Section Graves: Mortuary Mortuary 1
Area K
Grave 1850

When in Sydney earlier this year I tried to find this grave with little success (in fact, I searched an empty field!). After returning I wrote to the Catholic Cemeteries Board at Rookwood and they kindly check the plot area again as their records indicated a headstone existed. They also kindly sent me the following photos of the headstone and its precise location:

From Alleyne

Samuel Hyde Alleyn (abt 1808-1854) and his son Samuel ALLEYN (abt1839-1901). Transcript:

In Memory of
SAMUEL HYDE ALLEYN
Died June 22 1854
Aged 46 years
Erected by Mary Allen
in Memory of Her Husband
---o---
Also SAMUEL ALLEYN
Son of the Above
Whoe Died ? Sept 1901
Aged 60 years

I have not found a newspaper article related to his death, however a will does exist which I hope go get a copy of soon.

A FIFTH entry on the GUTRIDGE family

I've been working with Steve Hodge and Margaret Guider to solve the origin and makeup of the GUTRIDGE family of the 11th Regiment, with plenty of help from others. In my previous post I mentioned that the death of a John Gutridge was recorded on the Ionian Islands, however the certificate was obtained and proved to have occurred at a much later time, and in a separate regiment. As such this John was unrelated.

MARY ANN GUTRIDGE

Mary Ann's death certificate in Gundagai in 1877 listed her age at death as 54, and place of birth as Gibraltar. The 11th regiment were stationed in Gibraltar from 1816 to the end of 1820. Mary's father was given in her death certificate as William GUTTERIDGE, soldier. The transcript of the entry of marriage for Mary Ann GUTRIDGE to William HODGE of the 11th Regiment on the island of Santa Maura (the Ionian Islands) on April 15th 1832. The fact she was a young woman on Santa Maura indicates she was travelling with the 11th Regiment of Foot who were station in the Ionian islands (Corfu, Cephalonia, Zante, etc) from 1828-1838.

Mary's baptism in Gibraltar is still being sought - the LDS Research Center catalog shows that they hold the Gibraltar Catholic records covering the period 1815-1820 when the 11th were stationed there. I'm hoping to view these soon to transcribe events related to the 11th - if the GUTRIDGE family were Irish (as most were in the 11th) then there's a chance of finding records there.



WILLIAM GUTRIDGE (Jun)
The 1841 census shows the 11th Regiment to be stationed at several barracks in Devonshire, and individual members of the regiment were afield visiting family - for example my ancestor William HODGE and his family were in Barnstaple at the time.

Inspection of the census for Mount Wise barracks at Plymouth showed a William GUTRIDGE.



Image edited for ease of viewing:
Willm Gutridge, 25 (born abt 1816), Corporal 11th Regt, born Ireland

This William Gutridge is too young to be Mary Ann's father, but given the rarity of the name and the fact that many offspring joined their fathers regiment, it was considered likely to be William Gutridge's son. Prior to Feb 1816 the 11th Regiment was stationed in Ireland, so his birthplace also fits reasonably well with movements of the 11th.

There is no indication of a wife elsewhere in the barracks census. Inspection of the UK BDM civil register indexes revealed few marriages for a William GUTRIDGE, including one in 1843 in Daventry, Northamptonshire, in the district where the 11th were stationed at this time.

Name: William Gutridge
Year of Registration: 1843
Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun
District: Daventry
County: Northamptonshire
Volume: 15
Page: 365 (click to see others on page)

Also on the page was a Caroline BOLTON.

The local parish for the barracks is Weedon Bec, and a query on the rootschat.com forum elicited a kind look-up from a user Sandy confirming that William Gutride of interest was married there:

Weedon Bec Parish Church

Page 44, No. 88 After Banns

3 Apr 1843
William GUTRIDGE, of the parish (Weedon Barracks), full age, bachelor, private XI regt of foot, father William, sergt XI regt of foot
to
Caroline BOLTON, of the parish (West End, Lower Weedon), full age, spinster, dressmaker, father John, employed under government

William signed his name and Caroline her mark

Witnesses: F Hodge, Sergt. 11th Regt. and Mary Ann Hodge

This not only confirms William as being in the eleventh, it states his father as William (which matches with Mary Anne) a serjeant in the elevnth regiment as sergeant in 1843 - whether his father is deceased at that point is not stated. The indexes do not hold Chelsea Pension documents for William Gutridge (senior), so it seems likely he served till he deceased. Mary Ann Gutridge nee Hodge is also present as a witness at the wedding, confirming they are siblings.

From Weedon, the eleventh regiment served:
May 1843 - Ireland. Tto Dublin and to Kilkenny with company's at Waterford, Carlow, Wexford) then from Feb 1844 in Athlone.
Aug 1844 - to Chatham Barracks, Brompton (near Gillingham, Kent).
The regiment remain in Brompton till they departed for Australia on boats from Jan - Jul 1845.

Whie I have not ascertained the state of regiment records/reports relating to BDM in Ireland at this time, the local parish church records for Chatham Barracks are available at www.medway.gov.uk - Gillingham, St. Mary Magdalene CMB 1558-1967. One has to read through each scanned page. Among the baptisms and marriages recorded there is the birth of a daughter for William and Caroline:



Edited for display on web page.

Baptisms solemnized in the parish of Gillingham in the County of Kent

Diocese of Canterbury in the year

When baptized: March 9th, No. 1942

Child's Christian name: Emily

Parents Christian Names: William and Caroline

Surname: Gutridge

Abode: Brompton

Quality Trade or Profession: Private 11th Regiment

By whom performed: JL Garden, Curate

So William and Caroline had at least one child for departing for Australia - no GUTRIDGE entries exist in parish burials for this period. Interestingly, William's sister Mary Ann HODGE nee GUTRIDGE also had a daughter at Brompton

While William's movements are not known, his young family would have accompanied him to Australia. The eleventh served all over the Australia colonies, but served initially in Van Dieman's Land (VDL). There are no GUTRIDGE (or variation) spellings in NSW, however the Tasmania BDM indexes reveal the death of a William HODGE:

Tasmania Death indexes
GUTRIDGE William
No parents named
2 Jun 1847 33 years
Registered Launceston Reg#732/1847 Ref RGD35

732

2 Jun

William Gutridge

Male

33 years

Private 11 Regt

Liver Complaint

W Hughes, Corporal 11 Regt Informant

3 June

The age gives a birth date of 1814, which matches well with the 1841 census data. Miranda Marshall was kind  enough to check the Launceston newspapers for a report of his death, and found one. Transcript:


Cornwall Chronicle Saturday Evening, June 5, 1847.

MILITARY FUNERAL  Yesterday the remains of William Guthridge, one of the Bandsmen were conveyed to the Episcopal burying ground, attended by the Soldiers of the Garrison, and their officers, the band playing in the usual Solemn style the Dead March in Saul.  The deceased had been ill for many months, but his disease prevailed at length not with standing the best medical treatment.  The widow and daughter of the poor fellow, with the soldiers wives followed to the grave, where the gallant colonel, and all the spectators evinced the utmost commiseration for Guthridge who was a great favorite in the regiment.  This was the first military funeral since the occupation of the new hospital in Brisbane Street.

A FUNERAL SERMON  Will be preached at Trinity Church, tomorrow, by the Rev. Thom. Reiby, on the occasion of the death of the late William Guthridge of the 11th Regt. Deceased had been 18 years in the Regiment, and was much esteemed.
 
And so we also learn from these descriptions that William GUTRIDGE (the junior) joined the 11th Regiment about 1829, when he was probably aged 15 or 16. The Holy Trinity Church still stands in Launceston. The Episcopal burial ground was at the Cyprus Street Cemetery in Launceston. Several web sites exist that state that the cemetery was cleared by the Anglican Church in the 1950's to convert it to recreation ground for a private school. Apparently "all headstones were removed, with many being dumped or crushed" (http://www.launcestonhistory.org.au/2006/cyprus-street.htm), so sadly no headstone of William remains.


What of William's widow Caroline and child?  

There is a marriage entry the following year in Tasmania for a Caroline GUTRIDGE:

Tasmania marriage index
GUTTRIDGE Caroline 25 years
BROWN Charles 25 years
10 Jan 1848
Reg Place Launceston Reg# 2007/1848

1848 Return of Marriages in the District of Launceston in Van Dieman's Land

Number: 169

When married and where: 10th January 1848, Trinity Church, Launceston

Husband

Name an surname: Charles Brown

Age: 25 years

Rank: Bandman 11th Regt

Signature and Description of Parties: Charles Brown (signed)

Wife

Name an surname: Caroline Guttridge

Age: 25 years

Rank: -

Signature and Description of Parties: Caroline Guttridge (her mark)

Name of Clergyman: Revd Thomas Reiby

When registered: 10th January 1848

Signature: Thos Reiby (signed)

Married in the Parish Church of the Holy Trinity according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the United Church of England and Ireland by Banns. Thos Reiby Minister.

This Marriage was solemnized between us

Charles Brown

Caroline Guttridge x her mark

In the Presence of us

Nicole Crowe

John Richards Clerk

So Caroline married back into the 11th Regiment, marrying a bandman. Several of my ancestors were band members in the 11th (William Smith, Sebastian Hodge) and perhaps William Gutridge was also. Marrying a member of the 11th would have kept Caroline and any children with the 11th, rather than being abandoned in Van Dieman's Land.

In 1861 the 11th Regiment had returned to England and were stationed in Devon. The 1861 census reveals that not only were Caroline and Charles BROWN still with the regiment, Caroline and William Gutridge's daugter Emily is still alive (aged 16), and listed with the surname BROWN. Furthermore, Caroline had two children with her second husband:

Brown, Charles, soldier, married, 37, Private, born Devonshire (not known where)

Brown, Caroline, wife, married, 38, -, Northampton Weedon

Brown, Emily, daughter, -, 16, -, Kent Chatham

Brown, Jane, daughter, -, 12, -, N S Wales Sydney

Brown, William, son, -, 8, -, N S Wales Sydney

NSW BDM shows both the births of Jane and William:

V18481438 34A/1848 BROWN JANE CHARLES CAROLINE

V1853941 39A/1853 BROWN WILLIAM A CHARLES CAROLINE

The fate of the family following this is not determined, however the regiment subsequently travelled to India.

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WHAT ABOUT THEIR PARENTS?

We don't have any information regarding the mother, however the father's name was William, based on both William's marriage registration and Mary Ann's death registration.

Till last week, when I was contacted by Saria Monsen-Elvik through this blog saying she was "editor and publisher of on-line ezine www.zantemagazine.com a community monthly about the island of Zante. I am researching the British Cemetery and have come across a stone marked William Gutrid, 11th Reg.Foot The inscription goes on to mention his 27 years service engaged mainly on the continent, also in Salamanca, Toulouse and the Pyrenees. Died 19.12.1833 aged 51. Could this be your man?"

Saria subsequently forwarded the headstone, in amazing condition given that it is almost 180 years old. There were also several other 11th regiment headstones in the cemetery.

SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF
SERT WILLIAM GUTRIDGE (note the small 'GE' to fit into the headstone space)
LATE OF THE 11TH REGT OF FOOT
WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE ON
19TH DAY OF DECR 1833 AGED 51 YEARS
THIS STONE WAS ERECTED BY THE
NON COMMISSIONED OFFICERS OF
THE ABOVE REGT AS A TOKEN OF TH
EIR ESTEEM FOR A COMRADE WHO
HAD SERVED A PERIOD OF 27 YEARS
MOSTLY ON THE CONTINANT WITH
THE REGT AND WAS ENGAGED WITH
THEM AT THE UNDERMENTIONED
PLACED VIZ.-
AT SALAMANCA PIRENEES NIVELLE
NIVE ORTHES TOULOUSE

This headstone gives some very useful pieces of information. The name and regiment matches the information we had for William, and his death in 1833 explains why he couldn't be found in the 1841 (or subsequent) census. The dates on the headstone indicate that William was born abt 1782 and joined the 11th Regiment of Foot in 1806. Saria also pointed out that "Gutrid died in December and here on the island it
feels bitterly cold with the damp, some days there's no let-up and it rains
heavily and continuously.  No doubt they lived in town near the castle close
to the sea which, in winter takes a battering from storms.  A deep mist can
sit for days over the flat plains viewed easily from the castle perimeter."

The headstone is especially useful because there are few records of BDM's for regiments and their families stationed in this region, and records of regimental enlistments are mainly available through the UK PRO for those who obtained a pension on leaving the service - so if they died no such record was created.

I have two 11th Regiment histories, though both give little information on their garrison time at Zante, being relatively uneventful.

The 11th Regiment was in Portugal from mid-1827 to early 1828. They were ordered to Corfu on 11th March 1828, and arrived there on 30th March 1828 - the most comprehensive history of the 11th describes the next decade as 'a largely uneventful period of its history'. In 1829 the companies were constructing the road from Corfu town to Paleo Castiggo - according to a contemporary report "Twelve kilometres out of town, the troops carved an inscription on the rock to register the fact that it was the work of the men of the Eleventh Regiment of Foot".

On Jan 10 1831 the regiment moved to Santa Maura (Levkas), and stayed one year before the headquarters and three companies moved to Zante (Zakinthos) - another company went to Cerigo (Cythera). They stayed in Zante till Jun 1835, when they returned to Corfu, and left Corfu in Jan 1838 for Gibraltar (thence Canada).

On New Year's day 1835 the strength was 11 officers, 33 senior NCO and 279 regular forces on Zante, along with 14 women and 33 children .There were lesser sized detachments on Santa Maura and Cerigo. Overall the regiment was under-strength,  but of the total roll 498 regular forces in the 11th had between 7 and 21 years' service. The breakdown by nationality is also interesting (especially that the 11th was the North Devonshire regiment) - on 1 Jan 1835, 60 Privates were English, 18 were Scottish and 339 were Irish.

The only other note is that "an average of twenty hospital admissions each month took place on Zante and in the previous December (1834) a about forty people were sent to England for a 'change of climate'. Clearly Zante was an unhealthy place to be.

The cemetery in Zante is only now being rediscovered and explored (http://www.zantemagazine.com/life_history_island_living_british_cemetery.shtml)... as more headstones are transcribed, who knows what we'll discover.

More Quinane photos

Following from my previous post, following are more Quinane family photos.


The first two are of Patrick Joseph Quinane (senior) and his wife Julia Ann Hurley nee Quinane.

Patrick Joseph Quinane (1854-1937)
Melbourne, 1915

Julia Ann Quinane nee Hurley (1863-1935)
Melbourne, 1914


Julia Ann ran a grocer store in Fairfield, a suburb of Melbourne. This photo survives from the time, and shows Julia holding her only son Patrick Joseph, with with her four daughters and appropriately named pup 'Tiny' lined up along side. Nell Ryan, at left, is apparently a cousin of Patrick Joseph Quinane (shown above). I particularly like the woman with shopping bags rounding the corner on the far right.



L-R: Nell Ryan, Julia Ann Quinane nee Hurley (1863-1935) with son Patrick Joseph Quinane (1894-1967),
family pup Tiny, and daughters Julia Helen Quinane (1892-1897), Kathleen May Quinane (1891-1975),
Agnes Annie Quinane (1889-1981) and Teresa Mary Quinane (1888-1967)
Fairfield, Melbourne, Victoria, 1894

Next is their son (and my great-grandfather) Patrick Joseph Quinane (junior). Here he is in uniform in early 1915 having joined the 7th Light Horse Regiment in late 1914. He was wounded at Gallipoli during 1915. The photo is signed to his sister, Kathleen, who subsequently became a nun and retained a collection of family photos. It is signed from 'Son', which he was probably called because he had the same name as his father, and was the only son amongst nine children.

Patrick Joseph Quinane (1894-1967)

Sydney, 1915

This next photo was taken in late 1915 or early 1915 after Patrick Joseph Quinane had been wounded in Gallipoli. He lost his eye as a result, and was sent to London to recuperate. The subject at left is unknown. Note the emu feather plume in PJ's slouch hat, worn by members of Light Horse regiments.

L: Unknown, R: Patrick Joseph Quinane (1894-1967)
Taken while on sick leave in London (late 1915 or early 1916)
after having been wounded at Gallipoli

Patrick Joseph Quinane (the junior) returned to Sydney, discharged due to his war wound, and on 07 Dec 1918 married Irene Terese PRIESTLY in Smithfield in Western Sydney. They had five children, four of whom lived to adulthood, and are shown below (including my grandmother Yvonne).

Back: Irene Quinane nee Priestly, Patrick Joseph Quinane
Middle: Fred Quinane, Phillip Quinane
Front: Joan Quinane, Yvonne Quinane
Sans Souci, about 1930

More photos are sure to follow!

Quinane family photos 1

Terry Quinane has begun scanning Quinane family photos. He's done a huge amount of work on the Quinane family genealogy, including  making a GED file available, at http://www.quinane.id.au/hist.html . This is the first photo Terry has scanned. When scanning photos and documents I prefer to embed a caption in the image file to ensure that identities aren't lost as pictures are shared and distributed.



Back: Phillip Quinane, Joan Quinane, William Hill, Gracie Donnelly, Frederick Quinane
Middle: Patrick Joseph Quinane (1854-1937) and Julia Ann Quinane nee Hurley (1863-1935)
Front: Dennis Byrne, Yvonne Quinane, Ronald Weidner, Edward Weidner

This photo shows Patrick Joseph QUINANE, born in the 'Jim Crowe Ranges' near Ballarat during the height of the gold rush in 1854 to Irish parents. He married Julia Ann HURLEY in 1887 at Burramine, a farming area on the Victorian side of the Murray River. Julia Ann was born in Malmsbury Victoria, south of Bendigo, in 1863 to Irish parents. They shortly afterwards moved to Westgarth St, Fairfield just north of Melbourne City where Patrick was a railway employee and Julia Ann ran a grocery store. They had one boy and eight girls between 1888 and 1902. By 1909 they were living in nearby Fenwick St, Clifton Hill, and were still there in 1919. Shortly afterwards they moved to Sydney, probably following a number of their children, living at 134 Frederick St Ashfield in the 1930's, where this photo may have been taken.


Patrick and Julia Ann are surrounded by grandchildren (with one exception). Phillip (1922), Joan (1919), Frederick (1921) (all back) and Yvonne (1926, front) were from their only son Patrick Joseph QUINANE who married Irene PRIESTLY. Denis (1928) was the eldest son of Gertrude Mary and John Joseph BYRNE. Ronald (1926) and Edward (1930) WEIDNER were the only children of Esther Stella and Ronald WEIDNER. William HILL (1925) was the only child of Dorothea Mabel and Roland HILL. Little is known of Gracie DONNELLY, who married Frank HATTON in 1934 and was probably cared for by Patrick and Julia Ann.

Given the dates above, this photo was probably taken in the early 1930's. Julia Ann died in 1935 and Patrick Joseph followed in 1937. I believe they are buried at Woronora Cemetery in Sydney's south, though I do not yet have a photo of their headstone.