james_maryann_hodgkinson

 Lancashire England & Londonderry Ireland

to Daylesford Australia

Paula Vaughan

James Hodgkinson 1825-1898

son of James & Jane Hodgkison

& Mary Ann Millican 1850-1910

 My Gt Gt Grandparents

Born: JAMES³ HODGKINSON (JAMES² JAMES1) was born in late 1825 and baptised in the Parish of St John church, Preston Lancashire, on the 1st January 1826 the son of James Hodgkinson (1st) and Jane Abbott. Nothing is known of James young life, but as a young man with a taste for adventure, he left his family and homeland to try his luck in a new country.

UK 1841 Census: James aged 15yrs (twin of Jane) occupation at this time a weaver. He was living with his parents and family members at Charlotte Street Preston. 

James Arrived Australia 1843 "Royal Consort": Although unproven the shipping information I have located is I believe our James Hodgkinson. His voyage aboard the ship the ‘ROYAL CONSORT’, a barque of 527 tonnes, departed from Cork in Ireland on the 9th November 1843 arriving in Port Phillip Victoria on the 18th July 1844 after a voyage of 97days. He was listed on the Royal Consort’s shipping records as being unmarried, aged 26years, occupation labourer, religion Protestant. He left the ship of his own account, and the cost of his bounty passage paid for him was £18/14/-Also aboard the ship was an Abraham Hodgkinson who was third mate officer and could have been a relative of James?

Marriage: James Hodgkinson had been in Victoria 5½ years when he married the young Irish girl Mary Ann Millican (note spelling Milligan) on the 4th February 1850 at St. Peters Church in Melbourne. Witnesses to their marriage were James Barton and Mary Macteer.

Looking at the shipping list of the ‘Elizabeth’ a Mary McKeerer was one of those single young girls on the voyage with Mary Ann. With an Irish accent this surname could well have been Macteer and she is probably the witness at James and Mary Ann’s marriage.  It was a coincidence to also find on the same page of the church register for Saint Peters church in Melbourne not only the Hodgkinson marriage recorded but also that of the Abraham Hodgkinson who was aboard ‘Royal Consort’ with James. Abraham had married Harriet Faithfull only a few days prior to James marriage.

Marriage Registration of James & Mary Ann Hodgkinson 1850

 

Wife Born: Mary Ann Millican, was born in Kilrea, County Derry Ireland on the 28th October 1827, the daughter of William and Mary Milli(k)en. Mary Ann’s mother’s maiden name is unknown and the surname was at this time spelt Milliken. She had at least one sister Elizabeth b.1830. Unfortunately there is a gap in the Kilrea registers from July 1832–1837 that may have contained other siblings.

 Church of Ireland Kilrea, Londonderry:

Birth Registration for  Mary Ann Millican Oct 28 1827

 

 

Kilrea  Londonderry Ireland: Home of Millican Ancestors

Kilrea was the hometown of our Millican ancestors is a small village in the county of Londonderry in Northern Ireland located adjacent to the River Bann on the Nth Coast, as it makes its way to the sea at Port Stewart.

Mary Ann Arrived Australia 1849 "Elizabeth" : It was during the terrible years of the potato famine 1845-1851 that 19year old Mary Ann Millican emigrated from Ireland. At this time emigrants could sail from Londonderry or travel via a steamship company, which ran a service from Derry to the preferred port of embarkation of Liverpool England. However our Mary Ann had travelled to the port of London to board the ship the ‘Elizabeth’ on the 17th March 1849, she was one of forty young single Irish girls on this voyage. Were these girls emigrating at their own choice or where they being sent to Australia because of Ireland’s economic woes.

The ship ‘Elizabeth’ was a 569ton Barque and the Master on the voyage was Alexander Ferguson Morris. She arrived at Port Phillip on the 23rd July 1849; the Elizabeth’s shipping list states:

Occupation: Mary Ann was to be employed by a Mrs Robinson of Elizabeth Street as a housemaid. She was to be employed for a period of six months, with wages of £12 with rations. In an early directory I found a Mrs Robinson in Elizabeth Street occupying a bookshop. Also on this voyage was a Catherine Milligan maybe a sister or family connection to Mary Ann. She was coming to the employment of Mrs Dickens at the Swamp (Batman’s Swamp) for six months a wage of £13 and rations. It is interesting to note that in 1849 a great flood put Bateman’s Swamp under water.

 

Below: Part of the Dispersal List of the ship “Elizabeth”

3rd from bottom of list : Mary Ann Millican (spelt here as Milligan)

4th ................................. : Catherine Milliagan a possible relative of Mary Ann

5th...................................: Nancy McAteer probable witness at James & Mary Ann's marriage.

 

James & Jane Hodgkinson's life in the Daylesford area.

It is not known what James occupation was in those very early years, it seems he had moved about the sawmills and goldfields. On birth registrations of his children it is shown they had lived in Melbourne, Greendale near Ballan, Muckleford and Newstead near Castlemaine, Campbell’s Creek, and by 1864 he was working at a sawmill at Daylesford.

Occupations in later years: Labourer, farmer,splitter,bushman,factory hand

James Hodgkinson is listed in the 1880-81 Victorian post Office Directory as Farmer Musk Creek.

Land Purchases: By 1871 James had purchased land in the county of Talbot, Parish of Ballarto, Allotment 9, 3acres 1rood 37perches, for the price of £4.0.0. In 1876 he had brought the adjoining allotment 8, of 3acres 1rood 23perches, and gave his occupation as laborer and his place of residence as Musk Creek.

By 1880 James had sold both allotments 8 and 9 to his son in-law George Burge, husband of his daughter Agnes. George Burge died this same year, the allotments were at some stage consolidated and purchased by Henry Beardsell.

On 10th July 1900, James purchased back his previously owned land lots 8 & 9 from Henry Beardsell. Then on the 8th June 1892 James bought more land in the county of Talbot, Parish of Ballarto, Allotment 18x, 16acres 2roods 15perches and his occupation now given as a sawyer. He owned this land until his death in 1898, but it was heavily mortgaged to Alfred Nicholas Hopkins and Rosa Hopkins. This land was transferred to his wife Mary Ann and then to their son James who had paid off the mortgage prior to his sister Matilda Lynch taking over the land in 1910.

James and Mary Ann Hodgkinson became the parents of seven children between the years 1853-1867. Coping with the deaths of three of these children would have caused this family a lot of heartache. Mary Anne was found to be a midwife to many over the years.

James Death:   James liked his beer and died as a chronic alcoholic on the 10th December 1898 at Musk Creek and is buried in a grave with six other members of the Hodgkinson family at Daylesford cemetery.

Death Certificate of James Hodgkinson 1898

Mary Ann Death: Mary Ann lived to be 78years old dying of cancer of the gallbladder on 26th December 1910 at Daylesford Hospital, she was buried in a public grave at Daylesford cemetery.

Death Certificate of Mary Ann Hodgkinson nee Millican 1910

Family:James & Mary Ann Hodgkinson

1. Mary Jane Hodgkinson, born and died 1853.

 2. Mary Ann Hodgkinson was born at Muckleford in 1856 and died 1860 aged 4years. Mary Ann’s death certificate told me the town where Mary Ann Snr. had come from in Londonderry.

3. Agnes Hodgkinson was born at Campbell’s Creek Vic. in 1858;

1st Marriage: George Burge¹ in 1879 (reg.No.3647). George (b.c.1830 Northampton Eng.) was a cousin to my grandfather James Lynch. George died 1879 at the young age of 49yrs (reg.no.10786). Agnes and George had a daughter Georgina.

 1/1. Georgina Carol Burge known as ‘Enie’ was born at Glenlyon in 1879 (reg no.23552) & died at Bendigo in 1962 aged 83yrs (reg no.21380). She was a single girl when her first child:

1/1/1. George Burge² b. Daylesford 1901-d.1971 Yarra Junction 69yrs. Married Mary Florence Cooper (b.1904 Shepherd Flat-d.1980 Yarra Junction 76yrs) daughter of George Cooper & Georgina Millar. They had two sons:

1. George Leslie Burge³ was married to Valda Annie ? they had an engineering work shop at Wesburn for many years and were still living at Wesburn in 2005 and

2. Alan Fredrick Burge b.c.1930-d.Yarra Junction 1985.

Georgina married Charles Henry Baird in 1903 and had three children:

1. Myrtle Eileen 1904,

2. Charles Henry Baird b.1906 Daylesford-d.1972 Millgrove 65yrs, married Maude Amelia Inverarity in 1930, their daughter Barbara married an Inverarity. They owned Baird & Inverarity sawmill.

3. James Percival Baird was known as ‘Boxer’ 1908, married Ivy Doris Elliott. James served in WW2: Army number VX24007 Location of enlistment 7/6/1940 Aspendale, Place of enlistment Caulfield, Next of Kin Ivy Baird, Discharged 9/2/1945 Rank Private 2/3 Aust RLY CONSTN COY.  It is believed his wife and little daughter were killed about the time he come home from the war?

Agnes 2nd Marriage: (I have m.cert) Agnes Hodgkinson married Edward Charlton De Saintonge on 28th February 1880 at Christ Church Daylesford, witnesses George Charlton & Henry White. Edward (b.1851 Shields England) the son of Charlton De Saintaonge and Eliza Collingwood. He died Castlemain 1881 aged 34yrs. Agnes & Edward had a daughter Matilda May (aka. Evelyn Mary Larkin)

2/1. Matilda May / Evelyn Mary Charlton/Larkin was born at Daylesford in 1881 only child of Agnes and her second husband Edward Charlton De Saintonge. She married ? Brewer and died 1948 Elwood Vic.aged 63yrs. (father's name on d.cert. given as Edward Larkin)

I would welcome any corrections on this lady's details  info gained from heresay.

Agnes 3rd Marriage: Agnes and Charles Larkin (b.1860) married in 1882. Agnes and Charles had a family of six..  Agnes died on 13th December1925 at Brighton.  

3/1.William James Larkin¹ born at Daylesford in 1884, died aged 4mths.

3/2. Alice Mary Maude Larkin, born Daylesford 1886-1926, married Rowland Coe in 1922.

3/3. Charles Edward Larkin born Daylesford 1888 d.1927 East Melbourne 37yrs.

3/4. Lillian Winifred Larkin born at Blue Mountain 1895-1973 78yrs, married George Fredrick Weston 1922.

3/5. William James Larkin² born at Blue Mountain 1898 - 1975, married Flora Belle Pattison 1924.

3/6. Stanley Laurence Larkin, born Blue Mountain 1901-1975 79yrs Frankston, married Miriam Flora Holmes

 

4. Eliza Hodgkinson was born in 1862 at Newstead near Castlemaine-died 1939 Royal Park aged 76yrs. She married Henry Christopher White in 1879 son of James White & Mary Best. He died 1941 Royal Park aged 75yrs. They had a family of nine.

1. Mary Helen White born Glenlyon 1880-1881. 

2. Eliza Jane White born Daylesford 1881 married Frank Everleigh a minister of religion believed to have lived in Dorrigo NSW.

3. Catherine Ann White born Daylesford 1883-1925.

4. Agnes White born Daylesford 1886-1949 Brunswick aged 62yrs, married Donald Cameron 1917.

5. Louisa White born Longwarry 1888, married (maybe) Albert Pitcher.

6. Matilda White born Longwarry 1891, married (maybe) Thomas W. Hogg.

7. Henry James White born Longwarry 1895-d.1975Neerim, married (maybe) Mary May Moyle.

8. William Millican White born 1898 and given the name Millican after his grandmother’s maiden surname-d.1921 aged 23yrs Heidelberg no.10293.

9. Florence Mary White born 1901 - d.1921, 20yrs Elmore no.13751; m. ? LUCUS.

5. Matilda Hodgkinson fifth child of James and Mary Ann Hodgkinson was born at Musk Creek 18th August 1864-d.4th Jan 1931, married Edward Lynch 14 May 1882 Daylesford. Edward b.20 Oct 1862 At Sea/Clarendon - d.7 April 1917 Melb Hospital, son of Patrick Lynch & Margaret Maguire. Matilda & Edward had a family of 11.

1. Mary Elizabeth Lynch b: 1882 d:1964 married Patrick James CANTILLON b:1872 d:1946 No Family

2. Margaret Ann Lynch b: 1884 d:1939 married Thomas Edwin KERWIN b:1883 d:1939 Family: Terrence Edward, Edward James, Evelyn Mary

3. James Lynch b:1886 d:1965 married Charlotte GORRIE b:1890 d:1947 Family: Dorothy, Thelma Maude, David James, Harold, William, Allan.

4. Jane (Jeannie) Lynch b: 1889 d:1974 married Arthur James Turner RITCHIE b:1888 d:1947 Family Merelyn Dorothy, Harold William, Arthur Douglas, Eunice Margaret, Shirley Jean.

5. Georgina Lynch  b: 1892 d:1976  married John James DODSON b:1883 d:1967 Family Gwendolyn Jean, Joyce Elsie, Walter James.

6. Eliza May (Lyla) Lynch b: 1896 d:1924 married Charles PRYKE b:1897 d:1956 Family: Dorothy May.

7. Edward Ernest Lynch   b: 1898 d:1968 married Euphemia LOCKMAN b:1900 d:1981 Family Edward, Verna Jean, Leslie, Bernard. 

8. Dorothy Ellen Lynch  b: 1901 d:1967  married Edward William Blackson COMBEN b:1900 d:1967 Family Dorothy Helen, Arthur.

9. Evelyn (Eveline) Lynch b: 1903 d:1984 married Alex RITCHIE b:1893 d:1962 No Family.                

10. Elsie Lynch b: 1905 d:2005 Not Married

11. Arthur William Lynch b: 1906 d:1982  married Myra Kemble D'ALTON b:1906 d:1990 Family Gerald William, Garry Michael

LINK: See detailed account of Edward & Matilda (Hodgkinson) Lynch (my great grandparents) and their family by clicking on this link or link at bottom of page.

6. Nancy Jane Hodgkinson born Daylesford 1868-1882 aged 15years.

7. James Hodgkinson (4) the youngest of James and Mary Ann’s family was born at Musk Creek in 1871, James³ married Louisa Ashley on 18th July 1898 at the Bible Christian Church Parsonage Daylesford. Louisa was the daughter of Alfred and Martha Ashley nee Mobbs; she was born in 1881 at Daylesford. James occupations over the years were labourer, farmer, splitter, bushman, factory hand, horse driver and carter. He and Louisa lived for some years in Gippsland and then moved to the Yarra Valley where James worked as a horse driver pulling truckloads of timber for Cumming Smith mill at Britannia Creek. James purchased a block of land Lot 28 in the township of Yarra Junction on the 1st March 1911 and life ran smoothly for the next 6months until a tragic accident took his life at the early age of 38years. From the inquest papers it is stated by John Martin who was working with James at the time of the accident that he and James had just left Cumming Smiths mill with a truck loaded with saw timber heading for Yarra Junction. They were on a bridge when the truck capsized owing to one of the cross pieces of the bridge breaking and the truck fell a distance of about 10feet. James was sitting on top of the load driving the horse when the truck went over, John Martin was thrown clear but James was crushed under the load. He died on the 29th August 1911 and was buried at the Wesburn Cemetery. Louisa died at Woman’s Hospital Melbourne on the 17th August 1921. They had a family of seven, listed below.

1. John Hodgkinson, born Daylesford in 1898 married at Malvern in 1919 to Grace Sawyer (b.1895 Hastings Vic.- d.1973Mentone 78yrs) daughter of Jessie Sawyer & Mary Coxhill. John was a Railway signalman and a miner in Tasmania, and they had a son.

1. John Leonard Hodgkinson born 10th March 1921 married Vera Rand (b.1918) they had four children, Wendy, Ian, Allan Charles, and Jann.

2. Jane Hodgkinson, born 13th July 1889 Musk Creek, died 23rd August 1889.

3. Louisa Hodgkinson, born 1900 Daylesford -1950 Melbourne, married 1930 Walter William Burleigh (1893-1979) and later divorced. Louisa & Walter had a son and daughter:

 1. James Walter b.17 Feb 1931-d.7Sept 2000, m. Joan Lorraine ? 19 Jan 1955. Family:  Bruce James m. Deborah. Garry William m. Janis. Julie Ann m. Neil.

2. Beryl Louisa, b.03 Sep 1932; m. Cleve Bristol, 26 Jul 1956. 3. Mavis Millicent b.05 Dec 1934; m. Donald Frederick Kelly, 14 Nov 1953. 4. Meryl b.17 Mar 1937; m. Ronald Marshal. 5. James William.

4. William James Hodgkinson, born at Launching Place in 1903, died 30th September 1919 at Chelsea 16yrs.

5. Cyril Hodgkinson born Yarra Junction 1906-1987 married 24th February 1934 to Daisy Esther Thomas (d.c.1987 Shepparton Vic)

6. Millicent Adeline Hodgkinson, born 24th March 1908 -d.1995 at Mount Martha nursing home. Occupation Railway Recieving Staff. She married Harold George Gibson (b.2.8.1909-d.8.8.1993) at Baptist Manse 6 Victoria St Warnambool 24th February 1934.

7. Gladys Irene Hodgkinson, born 19th August 1910 Yarra Junction, married 12th April 1941 St Columbs Hawthorn, Charles Robert Jago (b.1.10.1910-d.26.6.1941)


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