William Hale

M, #23341, b. 1827, d. 10 Jan 1890
Father*George Hale b. 16 Jun 1793, d. Oct 1837
Mother*Anna Fox b. 1799
Birth*1827 Gloucestershire, England, baptised 4 Nov 1827 Hawkesbury. 
(Migrant) Migration/Travel14 Mar 1833 Sailing with George Hale, Anna Fox, Hannah Hale, Emma Hale, Elizabeth Hale, Caroline Hale, Esther Hale to Hobart, TAS, Australia. Ship The family decided to emigrate to Van Diemen's Land. Very fortuitously, their initial travel plans were thwarted… At first they had intended to leave Liverpool on board "The Hibernian", but were unable to secure passage in time for its departure, so they were forced to wait several weeks for another vessel. They subsequently set sail, but their ship met a violent storm in the Bay of Biscay and nearly foundered, so the captain returned the ship to Liverpool, where "the old tub" was condemned. Whilst waiting (for two months) for yet another vessel, the Hale family learned that "The Hibernian" had caught fire at sea, and of the several hundred aboard, only about sixty people were saved. Their third voyage, aboard the "Princess Elizabeth", was also unsuccessful… a storm blew the vessel onto the Cheshire coast, and after the passengers and cargo were removed, she was towed back to Liverpool and declared unseaworthy. Two months later, the Hale family's fourth journey was delayed when their ship, the "Lady East", hit a sand bank near Liverpool … after being dislodged by a high tide, she was returned to the dock for inspection…there was no damage, so the ship was allowed to sail. It had taken a weary wait of eight months, but the Hale family's trip was finally 'underway'.
Age 6.1,2
Death*10 Jan 1890 Seymour, VIC, Australia, #D4687/1890 (Age 62) (par Geo HALE & Ann FOX) - as Wm HALE.3 
Death-Notice*24 Jan 1890 Hale. — At Mr. Trevena's residence, Pine Grove, Seymour on the 10th January, William Hale aged 62 years. A colonist of 52 years. A brother-in-law of Mr. James Rea, and uncle of Mrs. W. H. Trevena.4 

Citations

  1. [S64] Archives Office of Tasmania. Tasmanian Names Index "Tasmania Name Index."
  2. [S71] Information supplied.
  3. [S28] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Deaths) (online) "#D4687/1890 (Age 62) (par Geo HALE & Ann FOX) - as Wm HALE, Death registered at Seymour, Australia."
  4. [S14] Newspaper - Seymour Express and Goulburn Valley, Avenel, Graytown, Nagambie, Tallarook and Yea Advertiser (Vic.), Fri 24 Jan 1890, p3
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/164924997
Last Edited7 Apr 2023

Esther Hale

F, #23342, b. 1828, d. 20 Jun 1898
Father*George Hale b. 16 Jun 1793, d. Oct 1837
Mother*Anna Fox b. 1799
Note James Thompson Robertson. Other children: Ernest Robertson, Elizabeth Waddell, Lily Waller, Annie Grove, Amy Smythe, Ella Leeley, Eva Paton, Grace Roberts, Frank Robertson, and Hector Robertson.1 
Birth*1828 England. 
(Migrant) Migration/Travel14 Mar 1833 Sailing with George Hale, Anna Fox, Hannah Hale, Emma Hale, Elizabeth Hale, Caroline Hale, William Hale to Hobart, TAS, Australia. Ship The family decided to emigrate to Van Diemen's Land. Very fortuitously, their initial travel plans were thwarted… At first they had intended to leave Liverpool on board "The Hibernian", but were unable to secure passage in time for its departure, so they were forced to wait several weeks for another vessel. They subsequently set sail, but their ship met a violent storm in the Bay of Biscay and nearly foundered, so the captain returned the ship to Liverpool, where "the old tub" was condemned. Whilst waiting (for two months) for yet another vessel, the Hale family learned that "The Hibernian" had caught fire at sea, and of the several hundred aboard, only about sixty people were saved. Their third voyage, aboard the "Princess Elizabeth", was also unsuccessful… a storm blew the vessel onto the Cheshire coast, and after the passengers and cargo were removed, she was towed back to Liverpool and declared unseaworthy. Two months later, the Hale family's fourth journey was delayed when their ship, the "Lady East", hit a sand bank near Liverpool … after being dislodged by a high tide, she was returned to the dock for inspection…there was no damage, so the ship was allowed to sail. It had taken a weary wait of eight months, but the Hale family's trip was finally 'underway'.
Age 5.2,3
Marriage*1844 Spouse: James Thompson Robertson. St James' Church, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, #M4865/1844, James ROBERTSON & Esther HALE.4
 
Widow5 Jul 1897Esther Hale became a widow upon the death of her husband James Thompson Robertson.5 
Death*20 Jun 1898 Orbost, VIC, Australia, #D9169/1898 (Age 68) (par Geo HALL & Annie FOX) - as Esther ROBERTSON.6 
Death-Notice*21 Jun 1898 THE friends of the late Mrs JAMES ROBERTSON, of Newmerella, are respectfully invited to follow her remains to their last resting place, the Bairnsdale Cemetery.
The funeral will pass through Bairnsdale immediately after the arrival of the steamer J.C.D. from Cuninghame, TO-MORROW (WEDNESDAY).
JAMES TAYLOR, Undertaker.7 

Citations

  1. [S35] Probate Records, PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), Probate and Administration Files (VPRS28) / Wills (VPRS7591)
    89/180. James T Robertson, Residence: Orbost, Occupation: Farmer, Date Of Death: 5 Jul 1897, Date Of Grant: 7 Dec 1903
    VPRS 28/P0000, 89/180; VPRS 28/P0002, 89/180.
  2. [S64] Archives Office of Tasmania. Tasmanian Names Index "Tasmania Name Index."
  3. [S71] Information supplied.
  4. [S27] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Marriages) (online) "#M4865/1844, James ROBERTSON & Esther HALE, Marriage registered at St James Melbourne, Australia."
  5. [S28] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Deaths) (online) "#D7542/1897 (Age 78) (par Jas ROBERTSON & Unknown) - as Jas Thompson ROBERTSON, Death registered at Bdale, Australia."
  6. [S28] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Deaths) (online) "#D9169/1898 (Age 68) (par Geo HALL & Annie FOX) - as Esther ROBERTSON, Death registered at Orbost, Australia."
  7. [S14] Newspaper - Bairnsdale Advertiser and Tambo and Omeo Chronicle (Vic.), Tue 21 Jun 1898, p3
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/86329492
Last Edited22 Apr 2025

George Hale

M, #23343, b. 16 Apr 1834, d. 1919
Father*George Hale b. 16 Jun 1793, d. Oct 1837
Mother*Anna Fox b. 1799
Birth*16 Apr 1834 Hobart, TAS, Australia. 
Death*1919 Wentworth, NSW, Australia, possible death. 
Last Edited24 Nov 2019

Phyllis Eugene Stebbings

F, #23359, b. 1911, d. 1958
Married NamePhyllis Eugene Davies. 
Birth*1911 Launceston, TAS, Australia. 
Marriage*1932 Spouse: Herbert William Henry Davies. VIC, Australia, #M8439/1932.1
 
Death*1958 Parkville, VIC, Australia, #D31/1958 (Age 47) [par Erskine Tasman STEBBINGS & Pheobe PLACE].2 

Electoral Rolls (Australia) and Census (UK/IRL)

DateAddressOccupation and other people at same address
1949143 Pt Nepean Road, S13, VIC, AustraliaOccupation: home duties. With Herbert William Henry Davies.3

Family

 Herbert William Henry Davies b. 8 Feb 1908, d. 16 Sep 1980
Child 1.Graham Herbert Davies b. 1934, d. 1974

Citations

  1. [S27] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Marriages) (online).
  2. [S28] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Deaths) (online) "#D31/1958 - place of birth Launceston Tasmania."
  3. [S149] Electoral Roll for Australia, 1949.
Last Edited22 May 2025

Amelia Dennis

F, #23360, b. 1904, d. 1979
Married NameAmelia Davies. 
Birth*1904 Fitzroy South, VIC, Australia, #B17992/1904 (par Hy DENNIS & Emily BIRD) - as Emelea DENNIS.1,2 
Marriage*1926 VIC, Australia, married Arthur PRATT #M6918/1926.3
 
Marriage*1963 Spouse: Herbert William Henry Davies. Cheltenham, VIC, Australia.1
 
Death*1979 Melbourne, VIC, Australia, #D677/1979 (Age 74) [par Harry DENNIS & Emily Lucy BIRD] - as Amelia DAVIES.1,4 

Citations

  1. [S80] Ancestry - Family Tree, Maureen Roberts (Denis Joyce Family Tree).
  2. [S26] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Births) (online).
  3. [S27] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Marriages) (online).
  4. [S28] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Deaths) (online) "#D677/1979 - born Fitzroy."
Last Edited20 Jan 2025
 

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