Thomas Hudson Beare (pioneer)
Thomas Hudson Beare (c. 1798 – 7 November 1861) was an early settler of South Australia, regarded as the colony's first storekeeper.[1] His daughter Arabella has been cited as the first of the fleet to set foot on South Australian shores,[2] and his wife Lucy as the first white woman to die in South Australia.[3]
History
Thomas H Beare of Netley, Hampshire, his wife Lucy, and their four children arrived at Kangaroo Island, South Australia aboard Duke of York, one of the "First Fleet of South Australia", on 27 or 28 July 1836. Lucy, who had given birth on board the ship to a daughter who died shortly after, died within six weeks of landing. Charlotte Hudson Beare (c. 1782 – 16 December 1875),[4] a sister of Thomas, was also a passenger. She married Samuel Stephens (1808 – 18 January 1840), the Colonial Manager, on 24 September 1836. This marriage, the second in the Colony and the source of much gossip on account of their age difference, was performed by Captain George Martin.
Shortly after arrival, Beare, William Giles and Henry Mildred imported a batch of Merino ewes from Van Diemens Land to Kangaroo Island, some of the first brought into the colony, though stock losses on the unusually long trip aboard the Cygnet were considerable.[5]
In 1838 he purchased section 101, Hundred of Adelaide, and named it Netley, by which name the modern suburb is known.
He supported his brother-in-law John Wrathall Bull in his claim against John Ridley as the true inventor of the stripper, having built the prototype.[6]
His widow raised their five remaining dependent children by teaching music, and died at the home of her step-daughter Mrs. F. E. Archer.[7]
Family
Thomas Hudson Beare (c. 1798 – 7 November 1861) married Lucy Ann Loose (c. 1803 – 3 September 1837) in 1819. Their children included:
- William Loose Beare JP (7 February 1826 – 16 July 1910) married Agnes Charlotte Alston (1833 – 29 May 1892) on 17 July 1854. He used J. W. Bull's stripper, built by Marshall, to harvest wheat at "Netley".[6]
- Lucy Anne Beare (1 March 1827 – 12 October 1861) married Francis Duval (c. 1819 – 21 October 1856) on 28 December 1843. One report says she married again, to Thomas Howell Plummer in 1860.[8] In her last weeks she was nursed by her friend Catherine Helen Spence, who acted as guardian to her five orphaned children.[9]
- Arabella Charlotte Beare (27 Jul 1831 – 7 November 1905) married solicitor George Edwin Williams (1824[8] – 8 June 1897) on 8 September 1849, lived at Auburn.
- Elizabeth Beare (16 October 1834 – 9 January 1846) died from burns sustained at "Netley" when her dress caught fire
- Mary Ann Beare (26 August 1837[8] – 2 July 1907) married Frederick Edwards Archer (21 Mar 1830 – 18 January 1903) on 29 December 1860.
He married again, to Lucy Bull (c. 1819 – 16 September 1887) on 24 October 1840. She emigrated with her brothers Joseph Bull and John Wrathall Bull and his family aboard Canton, which arrived May 1838.
- Thomas Henry Beare (14 November 1841 – 10 March 1848)[8]
- Emily Beare (17 June 1844 – 28 May 1925)[8]
- John James Beare (1 March 1850 – 17 November 1884) married Sarah Edmunds ( – 1 July 1925) in 1875. He was a solicitor of Moonta
- Martha Elizabeth Beare (10 August 1852 – 25 December 1941)[8]
- Edwin Arthur Beare (23 June 1855 – 7 March 1912), married Charlotte Jane Downing ( – 10 August 1933) on 15 June 1897. He was solicitor of Kadina
- Thomas Hudson Beare (30 June 1859 – 10 June 1940) married Louise Newman ( – 1954) on 24 December 1885. He was a famous engineer/academic
References
- ↑ "Family Notices". South Australian Register. XXV, (4715). South Australia. 26 November 1861. p. 8. Retrieved 13 January 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "S.A. on Outskirts of Centenary Carnival". The News (Adelaide). XXVII, (4,045). South Australia. 9 July 1936. p. 6. Retrieved 13 January 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "Towns, People and Things We Ought to Know". The Chronicle (Adelaide). LXXV, (3,983). South Australia. 16 March 1933. p. 46. Retrieved 13 January 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "Family Notices". South Australian Register. XL, (9077). South Australia. 17 December 1875. p. 4. Retrieved 23 May 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "The Merino in South Australia". Adelaide Observer. XLI, (2213). South Australia. 1 March 1884. p. 10. Retrieved 13 January 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- 1 2 "Who Invented the Stripper". South Australian Register. XLI, (9134). South Australia. 23 February 1876. p. 6. Retrieved 13 January 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "Deaths of Pioneers". South Australian Register. LII, (12,746). South Australia. 20 September 1887. p. 5. Retrieved 13 January 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Thomas Hudson Beare". Kangaroo Island Pioneers Association. Retrieved 12 January 2017. This article has several dates that deviate from newspaper reports, notably 30 December 1792 for T.H.B.'s date of birth
- ↑ "The Late Catherine Helen Spence". The Observer (Adelaide). LXVII, (5,282). South Australia. 28 May 1910. p. 45. Retrieved 12 January 2017 – via National Library of Australia.