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John Murphy

Parents

Biography

Birth

17 July 1851

John Murphy was born on 17 July 1851 in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.1

Citations

1. [S2] Tasmania Registry of B, D & M, Birth Certificate, Father: Patrick Murphy, Drayman - Mother: Margaret Murphy formerly Hartigan - Registered: 16 August 1851 by Margaret Murphy, Mother, New Town

Robert Hamilton Chalmers

Biography

Citations

1. [S25] Ancestry.com, He was aged 81 at his death in 1932
2. [S2] Tasmania Registry of B, D & M, Birthe Record, Name: Chalmers, Given Name Not Recorded [must be Robert] - Record Type: Births - Gender: Male - Father: Chalmers, Frederick Edmund - Mother: Butler, Ann - Date of birth: 04 May 1851 - Registered: Hobart - Registration year: 1851 - Record ID: NAME_INDEXES:955134 - Resource: RGD33/1/4/ no 366
3. [S2] Tasmania Registry of B, D & M, Marriage Record, Name: Walter, Emily Louisa - Record Type: Marriages - Gender: Female - Age: Adult - Spouse: Chalmers, Robert Hamilton - Gender: Male - Age: Adult - Date of marriage: 17 Apr 1880 - Registered: Hobart - Registration year: 1880 - Record ID: NAME_INDEXES:887084 - Resource: RGD37/1/39 no 265
4. [S25] Ancestry.com, Australia Cemetery Index, 1808-2007, Name: Robert Hamilton Chalmers - Death Age: 81 - Birth Date: abt 1851 - Death Date: 27 Aug 1932 - Cemetery: Pontville St Marks Anglican, Brighton, Tasmania
5. [S2] Tasmania Registry of B, D & M, He is referred to in the birth certificate of his son

Emily Walter

Biography

Citations

1. [S25] Ancestry.com, She was aged 53 at her death in 1913
2. [S2] Tasmania Registry of B, D & M, Marriage Record, Name: Walter, Emily Louisa - Record Type: Marriages - Gender: Female - Age: Adult - Spouse: Chalmers, Robert Hamilton - Gender: Male - Age: Adult - Date of marriage: 17 Apr 1880 - Registered: Hobart - Registration year: 1880 - Record ID: NAME_INDEXES:887084 - Resource: RGD37/1/39 no 265
3. [S25] Ancestry.com, Australia Cemetery Index, 1808-2007, Name: Emily Louisa Chalmers - Death Age: 53 - Birth Date: abt 1860 - Death Date: 4 Mar 1913 - Cemetery: Pontville St Marks Anglican, Brighton, Tasmania
4. [S2] Tasmania Registry of B, D & M, She is referred to in the birth certificate of her son

John Elmer

Parents

Biography

Birth	27 September 1842	John Elmer was born on 27 September 1842 in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia.1
Marriage	29 November 1865	He and Anne Pickett were married on 29 November 1865 in Deloraine, Tasmania, Australia.2
Death	16 May 1901	He died on 16 May 1901 at age 58 in Deloraine, Tasmania, Australia.3,4

Citations

1. [S2] Tasmania Registry of B, D & M, Birth Certificate, Father: John Elmer, Farmer - Mother: Frances Elmer formerly Kemp - Registered: 13 October 1842 by John Elmer, Father
2. [S2] Tasmania Registry of B, D & M, Marriage Certificate, In the house of Mr John Elmer, High Plains, Deloraine - Husband: John Elmer, full age - Wife: Anne Pickett, under age - Witnesses: Fanny Elmer, Henry Elmer, Jane Pickett, John Elmer
3. [S23] TROVE, Launceston Examiner 17 May 1901, ELMER. — On the 16th May, at Deloraine, John Elmer, aged 59 years.
4. [S23] TROVE, Daily Telegraph Launceston 18 May 1901, ELMER.— On the 16th inst, at his late residence, Deloraine, after a long illness, John Elmer, in his 59th year. Deeply regretted.

Anne Pickett

Biography

Birth	12 November 1848	Anne Pickett was born on 12 November 1848 in Tasmania, Australia.1,2
Marriage	29 November 1865	John Elmer and she were married on 29 November 1865 in Deloraine, Tasmania, Australia.3
Death	5 September 1904	She died on 5 September 1904 at age 55 in Deloraine, Tasmania, Australia.4,5

Citations

1. [S23] TROVE, She was aged 56 at her death in 1904
2. [S2] Tasmania Registry of B, D & M, Birth Record, Name: Pickett, Given Name Not Recorded [must be Anne] - Record Type: Births - Gender: Female - Father: Pickett, Daniel - Mother: How, Mary - Date of birth: 12 Nov 1848 - Registered: Longford - Registration year: 1848 - Record ID: NAME_INDEXES:991564 - Resource: RGD33/1/27/ no 1014
3. [S2] Tasmania Registry of B, D & M, Marriage Certificate, In the house of Mr John Elmer, High Plains, Deloraine - Husband: John Elmer, full age - Wife: Anne Pickett, under age - Witnesses: Fanny Elmer, Henry Elmer, Jane Pickett, John Elmer
4. [S23] TROVE, Launceston Examiner 6 September 1904, ELMER.-On the 5th inst., at her late residence, Godrige-street, Deloraine, Annie, relict of the late John Elmer, and daughter of James Pickett, Wynyard, aged 56 years.
5. [S23] TROVE, The North Western Advocate and the Emu Bay Times 6 September 1904, DEATH OF MRS ELMER. -- Mrs Elmer, relict of the late Mr John Elmer, and eldest daughter of Mr James Pickett, of the Table Cape district, died rather suddenly at her residence yesterday, aged 56 years. Deceased was for many years a resident of Deloraine, and she leaves a large family to mourn her loss. The funeral takes place to-morrow.

Fanny Elmer

Parents

Biography

Birth	2 May 1839	Fanny Elmer was born on 2 May 1839 in Circular Head, Tasmania, Australia.1,2
Marriage	3 June 1867	Wiliam Johnson and she were married on 3 June 1867 in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia.3,4
Death	17 July 1929	She died on 17 July 1929 at age 90 in Latrobe, Tasmania, Australia.5

Citations

1. [S23] TROVE, Birth year is given in her death notice
2. [S25] Ancestry.com, Several trees give birth date as 2 May 1839
3. [S23] TROVE, Launceston Examiner 18 July 1867, JOHNSON-ELMER.-On the 3rd June, by the Rev. Mr. Matthewson, William, youngest son of Thomas Johnson, Esq., of Sherwood HaIl, to Fanny, daughter to Mr. Elmer, High Plains, Deloraine
4. [S2] Tasmania Registry of B, D & M, Marriage Record, In the dwelling house of Thomas Johnson - Husband: age 18, a Farmer - Wife: age 26, a house servant
5. [S23] TROVE, Burnie Advocate 19 July 1929, Old Resident Passes. -- The death occurred on Wednesday evening of Mrs. Fanny Johnson, aged 89 years, one of the oldest residents of the town. She was the wife of Mr. W. Johnson, and leaves a family of three--Mr. Edley Johnson, Sherwood, Mr. Phillip Johnson and Mrs. Newell, Victoria. The late Mrs. Johnson was born at Woolnorth in 1840, and was the daughter of the late Mr. John Elmer, of High Plains, Deloraine, who came to Tasmania from England in 1817 in the interests of the V.D.L. Co. Early in life she came to Latrobe, and married 62 years ago. She was very well known and respected throughout the district, and there is general regret at her death. Her husband, Mr. W. Johnson, is the oldest resident of Latrobe, his family being amongst the pioneers of the district. The funeral will take place at the Church of England cemetery this afternoon, the cortege leaving her late residence, James street, at 3 o'clock.

Wiliam Johnson

Biography

Birth	7 May 1849	Wiliam Johnson was born on 7 May 1849 in Tasmania, Australia.1,2
Marriage	3 June 1867	He and Fanny Elmer were married on 3 June 1867 in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia.3,4
Death	16 April 1932	He died on 16 April 1932 at age 82 in Devonport, Tasmania, Australia.5

Citations

1. [S2] Tasmania Registry of B, D & M, He was aged 18 at his marriage in 1867
2. [S2] Tasmania Registry of B, D & M, Birth Record, Name: Johnson, William - Record Type: Births - Gender: Male - Father: Johnson, Thomas, Farmer at Frogmore, Mersey - Mother: Briggs, Dalrymple - Date of birth: 07 May 1849 - Registered: Port Sorell - Registration year: 1849 - Record ID: NAME_INDEXES:992560 - Resource: RGD33/1/28/ no 682
3. [S23] TROVE, Launceston Examiner 18 July 1867, JOHNSON-ELMER.-On the 3rd June, by the Rev. Mr. Matthewson, William, youngest son of Thomas Johnson, Esq., of Sherwood HaIl, to Fanny, daughter to Mr. Elmer, High Plains, Deloraine
4. [S2] Tasmania Registry of B, D & M, Marriage Record, In the dwelling house of Thomas Johnson - Husband: age 18, a Farmer - Wife: age 26, a house servant
5. [S23] TROVE, Advocate (Burnie, Tas. : 1890 - 1954) Mon 18 Apr 1932, OBITUARY. Mr. W. Johnson, Latrobe. The death occurred at the Devon Hospital on Saturday evening of Mr. William Johnson, an old and respected resident of Latrobe. Mr. Johnson was born at "Frogmore" 82 years ago, and had been a resident of the Latrobe district all his life. In the early days he conducted the first two hotels in the district. The first was on the Native Plains road, a chimney and stone foundations still remaining. Mr. Johnson also kept a hotel at Sherwood. His passing severs the last link with the early life of the town, the history of which he could give in a remarkably clear manner. His wife, who was Miss Fanny Elmer, predeceased him two years ago. He leaves two sons, Messrs. Eardley and Phillip, who live at Sherwood, Latrobe. The funeral will take place to-day, leaving the Devon Hospital at 2.45 for St. Luke's cemetery.

John Elmer

Parents

Biography

Birth	September 1777	John Elmer was born in September 1777 in Northwold, Norfolk, England.1
Marriage	7 July 1801	He and Thomasin Howard were married on 7 July 1801 in Thetford, Norfolk, England.2
Death	4 July 1853	He died on 4 July 1853 at age 75 in Barnham, Suffolk, England.3

Baptism	28 September 1777	John Elmer was baptized on 28 September 1777 in Northwold, Norfolk, England.4
Census	2 April 1841	He appeared in the census on 2 April 1841 in Barnham, Suffolk, England.5
Census	30 March 1851	He appeared in the census on 30 March 1851 in Barnham, Suffolk, England.6

Citations

1. [S16] FamilySearch.org, Based on Baptism Record, Month based on Death Record as he was 75 when he died
2. [S25] Ancestry.com, Norfolk, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1936, At Thetford, St Mary - John of the Parish of Barnham in Suffolk - Thomasin of this Parish
3. [S8] UK Registry, Death Record, At Barnham - Age 75, a Shepherd - Cause: Mortification of the feet - Informant: Tabitha [sic] Elmer, Present at the Death, Barnham
4. [S25] Ancestry.com, Norfolk, England, Church of England Baptism, Marriages, and Burials, 1535-1812, John, Son of Richard & Susan Elmer
5. [S8] UK Registry, 1841 Census, Place of residence only given as Barnham - John aged 60 [doesn't match birth year], a Shepherd; Tomesin [sic] aged 60 [doesn't match birth year], Rick Williams a 22 year old Shepherd in the same house.
6. [S8] UK Registry, 1851 Census, No address given other than Barnham - John aged 73, Retired Shepherd; Tamerson [sic] age 74, Laundress; George, their son, age 37, a Millers Carter; Harriet, George's wife, age 37; Thomas, George's son, age 11, an errand boy

Thomasin Howard

Biography

Birth	1776	Thomasin Howard was born in 1776 in England.1
Marriage	7 July 1801	John Elmer and she were married on 7 July 1801 in Thetford, Norfolk, England.2
Death	28 November 1859	She died on 28 November 1859 at age ~83 in Barnham, Suffolk, England.3

Housemate	2 April 1841	Was in a Census4
Housemate	30 March 1851	Was in a Census5

Citations

1. [S25] Ancestry.com, She was aged 83 at her death in 1859
2. [S25] Ancestry.com, Norfolk, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1936, At Thetford, St Mary - John of the Parish of Barnham in Suffolk - Thomasin of this Parish
3. [S8] UK Registry, Death Record, At Barnham - name given as Tabatha but this is definitely Thomasin - age 83, widow of John Elmer a Shepherd - Cause: Decay of Nature - Informant: Harriet Elmer [daughter in law]
4. [S8] UK Registry, 1841 Census, Place of residence only given as Barnham - John aged 60 [doesn't match birth year], a Shepherd; Tomesin [sic] aged 60 [doesn't match birth year], Rick Williams a 22 year old Shepherd in the same house.
5. [S8] UK Registry, 1851 Census, No address given other than Barnham - John aged 73, Retired Shepherd; Tamerson [sic] age 74, Laundress; George, their son, age 37, a Millers Carter; Harriet, George's wife, age 37; Thomas, George's son, age 11, an errand boy

Jessie Davidson

Biography

Citations

1. [S2] Tasmania Registry of B, D & M, Birth Record, Name: Davidson, Given Name Not Recorded [must be Jessie] - Record Type: Births - Gender: Female - Father: Davidson, John - Mother: Radley, Sarah Catherine - Date of birth: 16 Nov 1867 - Registered: Campbell Town - Registration year: 1867 - Record ID: NAME_INDEXES:1116697 - Resource: RGD33/1/45 no 173
2. [S23] TROVE, Hobart Mercury 6 March 1886, Amos-Davidson.-At the residence of the mother of the bride, by the Rev. W. Craig, Malcolm Amos, Esq. eldest son A. J. Amos, Esq., Glen Heriot, to Jessie Davidson, youngest and third surviving daughter of the late John Davidson, Esq., Hillside, Campbell Town, grand-daughter late Walter Davidson, Esq., Riccarton, Campbell Town. -- Tasmania BDM gives actual date
3. [S25] Ancestry.com, Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave™ Index, 1800s-Current, Name: Jessie Amos - Birth Date: 1866 [sic] - Death Date: 1944 - Cemetery: Latrobe Cemetery, Tasmania, Australia - URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/232975580/jessie-amos

Margaret Sarah Palmer

Biography

Birth	1 March 1846	Margaret Sarah Palmer was born on 1 March 1846 in Brighton, Tasmania, Australia.1
Marriage	10 December 1879	William John Coombs Reid and she were married on 10 December 1879 in Stanley, Tasmania, Australia.2
Death	14 June 1893	She died on 14 June 1893 at age 47 in Stanley, Tasmania, Australia.3

Citations

1. [S2] Tasmania Registry of B, D & M, Birth Certificate, Father: John Palmer, Licensed Victualler - Mother: Ann Palmer formerly Barrett - Registered: 9 March 1846 by John Palmer, Bagdad
2. [S2] Tasmania Registry of B, D & M, Marriage Certificate, Husband: William John Combs [sic] Reid, Farmer, aged 25 [doesn't match birth certificate] - Wife: Margaret Sarah Palmer, aged 33, Postmistress - Witnesses: Henry Murray Reid [brother] and Susan Smith
3. [S2] Tasmania Registry of B, D & M, Death Certificate, Age: 47 years - Wife of William John Coombes Reid - Cause: "Phthisis" - Registered: 14 June 1893 by Henry M Reid, Brother-in-law, Irish Town

Eleanor Annie Reid

Parents

Biography

Birth

31 July 1883

Eleanor Annie Reid was born on 31 July 1883 in Horton, Tasmania, Australia.1

Citations

1. [S2] Tasmania Registry of B, D & M, Birth Certificate, Father: William John Coombs Reid, Farmer - Mother: Margaret Sarah Reid formerly Palmer - Registered: 2 Agust 1883 by A T G Reid, Uncle, Duck River

William John Reid

Parents

Biography

Birth

18 July 1881

William John Reid was born on 18 July 1881 in Horton, Tasmania, Australia.1

Citations

1. [S2] Tasmania Registry of B, D & M, Birth Certificate, Father: William John Coombs Reid, Farmer - Mother: Margaret Sarah Reid formerly Palmer - Registered: 23 July 1881 by Henry M Reid, Uncle, Irish Town