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Tried in Kent England at St Augustines court of sessions on 5/1/1841.Sentenced to 7 Yrs Transportation to Van Diemans Land. Embarked on the convict hulk ship the "John Brewer" 17/11/1841 from the port of Sheerness England.Arrived in Hobart

aboard "John Brewer" on 6/4/1842.

Previous Convictions in England:

(1).Robbing a women of 1-12-6 (sentenced to 12 months gaol)

(2).Fined 14/6 for assult.

(3).Stealing Turnips. Gaoled for 14 days.

(4).Stealing potatoes. Gaoled for 3 months

England gaol report. Very bad.

The event listed for transportation was for "stealing iron". Sentenced in Kent England.

Report on WILLIAM HOLNESS behaviour on the convict hulk "John Brewer" at sea was listed as "orderly"

On arrival in Hobart in 1842 was put on a convict road gang at Victoria Valley.

Offences in Colony- Tasmania.

13 May 1844. Being absent from monthly muster.(Working at the time for a Mr.M. Wilson of Davey St Hobart.

29 April 1845. (1) Not proceeding to Browns Road according to his pass.

(2). Being in a disordley house at night.

(3). Worked for a Mr. Hall at Hamilton(not clear what offence) Sentenced to 3 months hard labour.

Also worked for a Mr. Steele at Carlton and employed at Richmond and Browns River while listed as a convict.

Certified free on 6th November 1849.

17 July 1868 was granted 3 lots of land at Risdon for 31 pound

1871 1877 John Holness was named as the owner occupier of this land

DEATH NOTICE Mercury 7 March 1892

HOLNESS On Thursday March 3 William Holnes of Risdon aged 75

BURIED Grave location - Cemetery : East Risdon Area or denomination : Eastern Shore Section : Eastern Shore Site number : Row 30, Grave 8, (St Margarets Church Yard)

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William married Hagar COPPING 3 Oct 1853 at St Matthews New Norfolk.They seem to disappear after the marriage but there is a family story and photo of William having 2 sons who no one can find any info on. Hagar was also a convict

Nearly 2 years after Maria’s death William married Amelia Barbara SUPPLICE(many different spellings) daughter of Frederick Robert SUPPLICE (mariner from Memel in Prussia) and Mary Breeze CROWDEY . This marriage took place Manse of Chalmers Free Church Hobart Town on the 18 Nov 1875. The were to have 8 children

They were

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 Born 3 Apr 1876 Risdon baptized 18 Jun 1876 St David’s Church Hobart

  Dinah married William STEWART(1864-1921) son of William STEWART(1824-1905) and Sophia HONEYMAN(1835-1914)   

This marriage took place 20 Nov 1895 at St Magarets Risdon Chapel William and Dinah were to produce 8 children before William died in 1921 after which Dinah married / had a relationship with Tasman Henry Thomas HILL. Dinah died 8 Jun 1959 and is buried St Margaret’s Church Cemetery

The Stewart family ran the Risdon punt for many years.

Children of William STEWART and Dinah Maria HOLNESS

1. Sophia Amelia Belinda STEWART (1896- 1901)

2. William Frederick Honeyman STEWART (1898- 1982) married

May Mary Lavinia DOWNHAM (1894- 1965) one child

3. Helen Barbara STEWART (1902- 1954) married

John William (Jack) SARGENT (1904-1959) one child

4. Allen Bowden STEWART (1904-1966)

5. Lionel Nelson STEWART (1905- 1968)

Gladys Harriett………. (abt 1912-1988) no children

6. Kathleen STEWART (abt  1907-1991) married a

………. Watkins and then Maurie SELF (1921-1984)

7. Living born 1908.

2. Wilhelmina Barbara HOLNESS

Born 1 Sep 1877 Risdon baptized 9 Dec 1877 St John’s

Newtown

 Ena

Wilhelmina known as Ena was to have 7 children (more on Ena's family further on in this document) Ena died 18 Jan 1922 and was buried 20 Jan 1922 St Johns Church Cemetery Newtown

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3.Hagar Flora Jane HOLNESS

Born 15 Jul 1879 Risdon baptized 31 Aug 1879 St John’s Church NewT.

 Hagar married Frederick Henry RUSSELL 30 Jul 1903 Risdon Chapel Risdon(St Margaret’s) Fred and Hagar gave birth to 3 children also bring up Maxwell Kenneth HILL after his mother Ena’s death. A copy of the whole Holness family at Hagar’s wedding is in the photo gallery

4.Amelia Jane HOLNESS

Born 21 Mar 1881 Risdon baptized 17 Aug 1881   St John’s Church Newtown

Amelia known as Jane married Hugh TOWART 22 Dec 1914 Mayes of King St Church Hobart. Only one child resulted from this marriage. Jane died 20 Dec 1974 and is buried Cornelian Bay Cemetery 

5. Florence Annie HOLNESS

Born 1 Nov 1882 Risdon baptized 31 Dec 1882 at St John’s Church Newtown

Flo

 Florence married William STEWART 22 Dec 1904 Mayes of King St Church Hobart and brought up a large family of 13. She died 19 Sep 1944 and is buried at Cornelian Bay Cemetery.

6. Emma Isabell HOLNESS

Born 21 Sep 1884 Risdon baptized 19 Oct 1884 at St John’s Church Newtown

Emma married Edward Delaney 7 Jan 1904 Mayes of King St Church Hobart.  3 girls and a boy were born to this couple. Emma died Oct 1973 and is buried Cornelian Bay Cemetery

7 . Harriett Louisa HOLNESS

Born 14 Nov 1886 Risdon baptized 11 Dec 1886 at St John’s Church Newtown

Harriett married Reginald Arthur RUSSELL 14 Sep 1910 1903 Risdon Chapel Risdon (St Margaret’s) Harriett had 3 children. Aged 106 she died 25 Sep 1993 and is buried Cornelian Bay Cemetery

 8. William Henry HOLNESS

Born 31 Mar 1889 Risdon baptized 12 May 1889 St John’s Church New Town

   William married Vera Amelia McGuire 1908 and raised 8 children.

On the 3 Mar 1892 William HOLNESS senior died and was buried at St Margaret’s Church Yard. His head stone still exist today

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Some months later Amelia Barbara HOLNESS married

John James SAUNDERSON on the 22 Jun 1892 St Margaret’s Church Risdon.

John and Amelia where to bring into the world 5 more children

1. John Thomas Surplice SAUNDERSON

Born 26 Jan 1894 Risdon baptized 28 Apr 1894 Risdon Chapel (St Margaret’s)

John married Ursula Mary CONRAD 24 Feb 1915 Mayes of the King St Church Hobart. 6 children resulted from this marriage. John died 7 Apr 1976 Launceston and is buried at Carr Villa Cemetery Launceston

1. Victor Albert SAUNDERSON

Born 24 Dec 1895 Risdon baptized 15 Mar 1896 Risdon Chapel (St Margaret’s)

Victor died at the age of 6 on the 30 Apr 1901 and is buried St Margaret’s Church Yard

1. Myrtle Caroline SAUNDERSON

Born 6 Aug 1897 Risdon baptized 18 Oct 1897 Risdon Chapel (St Margaret’s)

Myrtle was to marry Lewis Michael DOWNHAM and gave birth to a family of 5 boys. Myrtle is buried at St Johns R/C Church Richmond dying 18 Sep 1984

1. Pearl Eileen SAUNDERSON

Born 17 Sep 1899 Risdon baptized 5 Oct 1899 Risdon Chapel (St Margaret’s) and was only to live 7 more days dying 12 Oct 1899 Risdon and is buried St Margaret’s

1. Daisy Victoria SAUNDERSON

Born 30 Jun 1901 Risdon baptized 11 Aug 1901 Risdon Chapel (St Margaret’s)

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Amelia Barbara SUPPLICE /HOLNESS/ SAUNDERSON

Born 30 Apr 1856 Hobart baptised 1 jun 1856 St Davids Hobart

Died 4 March 1943 Risdon and was buried at St Margarets Risdon on the 6 Mar 1943

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Wilhelmina Barbara HOLNESS Family

Ena was to have 7 children

1. May SAUNDERSON

Born  30 Nov 1895 Risdon

May was to marry John Watts 19 Dec 1925 They had no children and may was to die 20 Jan 1962 Mornington Victoria and was Cremated Springvale Crematorium Melb Vic.

John and May

 2. Edmund Albury SAUNDERSON  also known as Edward HOLNESS

Born about 1900

Edmund was to marry Amy Lillian COUSENS 23 Dec 1922 Hobart .Some time after having 5 children with Amy Edmund left the family and had a relationship with a Jean Alexandra LIMBRICK

 3. Milbra Winifred Supplice HOLNESS

 born 28 Jan 1906 Risdon baptised 28 Mar 1906 St Johns Newtown .

Milbra Winifred known as Win was to marry Henry SMITH 9 apr 1927 Melbourne and to have 3 children. She died 1 Feb 1990 .

  Henry Smith

Next Ena married Thomas HILL on 24 Jan 1913 at the Mayes of the King St Church Hobart. Thomas and Ena had 4 sons.

 Thomas Hill

Cyril Thomas Hill

Born 24 Feb 1914 Newtown. Baptized 26 Mar 1914 St John Church Newtown

 

Cyril married Mary May Chiffey 20 Jan 1941 and went onto have 8 sons.

He died 11 Jul 1984 Hobart and is buried at Cornelian Bay Cemetery

 Cyril and Mary

Stewart Mervyn Hill known as Merv

Born 12 Feb 1915 Newtown Baptized 10 Mar 1915 St John Church Newtown

 

Stewart was to marry Ethel Margaret Temple in Hobart . They produced 4 children in Hobart before moving to Queensland where they had another 7 children. Merv died  11 Mar 1973 in Queensland

 Merv and Ethel

Ian Jack Hill known as Jack

Born 31 Oct 1918 Hobart baptized 29 Nov St Johns Church Newtown

 

Jack never married and fell to his death while working on the Catagunyan Dam 29 Apr 1961 and was buried Cornelian Bay Cemetery 2 may 1961

Maxwell Kenneth Hill

Born 5 Sep 1921 baptized 25 Sep 1921 at St Johns Church Newtown

 

Max married Elsie May Smith 6 Aug 1944 Hobart. They were the parents of  7 children