Family Treeof Trudy Mae COWLEY
|
|
Abodes Baptism Birth Burial Children Community Life Death Education Immigration Marriage Occupations Property Religion Siblings Will
BurialWilliam was buried in February 1885 at the Hagley Methodist cemetery (now the Uniting Church) with his wife. The tombstone inscription reads: In Memory of
DeathWilliam died aged 67 years of apoplexy on 24 February 1885. The Medical Certificate was signed by the Medical Attendant Mr HERDEGRSI. ImmigrationWilliam arrived free per Elizabeth & Jane from London to Launceston on 9 February 1843 as an assisted immigrant. William was aged 25 years and listed as a first class farm servant, who was married. William immigrated with his wife, Ann, aged 24 years and his son, Henry aged 1½ years (19 months). The date of application for assisted immigration was 20 February 1843. The applicant was Mr A Y REED of Launceston. Bounties payable to the applicant amounted to £20 for William, with the Master (Murdoch BALFOUR) receiving 3/-, the first mate (David ROBERTSON) 1/6, the second mate (John SHAW) 1/-, and the third mate 1/-. The owner was Anderson C LEITH. The agents in the Colony were Kerr Bogle Co. of New Wharf, Hobart Town. William was employed, with his wife and child, by G P BALL of Mountford as a first class farm servant at 30 shilling 1pence per annum. (reference) OccupationsUpon arrival as an immigrant, William was employed, with his wife and child, by G P BALL of Mountford as a first class farm servant at 30 shilling 1pence per annum. (reference) William was a tobacconist at one time. At the time of his bounty application in
1843 William was listed as a first class farm servant. According to The
Mercury he went to work for G P BALL of Mountford,
Hamilton. In
1856, William was a farmer
at the Everton Estate in the Morven district. By the 1860s, William was a farmer at Glenore. Raising cattle was his main interest, especially the Devon breed, although other breeds were also kept on the farm. PropertyThe following information can be found in the Dobson Family History Book. In 1856, William was residing at Everton, a property in the Morven district. In the 1860s, the family moved to Glenore. The old DOBSON home was located on the boundary of the Glenalan and Glenayr properties at Whitemore. As a girl, Mary Elizabeth (Polly) PATERSON (nee FRENCH) used to find fragments of household items which her mother told her would have belonged to William and Ann and their family. In 1867, William appears to have co-jointly leased the farm at Glenore since The Examiner of 12 November 1867 has an advertisement for the sale of the Glenore and Cluan Estates on behalf of Wm Bryan, Ireland. Lot 4 of 595 acres let to Henry Hingston, Wm Dobson and Wm French for 380 pounds per year. [For more information on William Bryan – see Graeme-Evans (1994b).] In 1870, William was a tenant on 211 acres of the Glenore Estate of Alexander Clerke (Dobson Family History Book). Before 1900 few farmers owned property as it was divided into large estates whose owners rented portions to tenant farmers as had happened in England under the feudal system. Before 1900 few farmers owned property as it was divided into large estates whose owners rented portions to tenant farmers as had happened in England under the feudal system. ReligionWilliam and his wife Ann were both very active members of the Methodist Church at Hagley where they both served as Sunday School teachers and as local preachers. |
|
If you have any
queries or comments, please email
me. |
