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Ann Thompson formerly Eaton aka Giles

Born 17 Apr 1833 in Richmond, New South Wales, Australia

Ancestors

Daughter of John Eaton and Mary Ann (Onus) Eaton

Sister of Mary Ann Elizabeth (Eaton) Hay, Jane (Eaton) Walker, Elizabeth Mary (Eaton) Thomas, Susannah (Eaton) Cornwell, Charlotta (Eaton) Gordon, William Eaton, Caroline Eaton, Martha Mary Richmond (Eaton) Maitland, Euphemia (Eaton) Gilbert and Veronica (Eaton) Ezzy

Wife of Richard Giles — married 9 Sep 1852 in Richmond, New South Wales, Australia

Wife of William Thompson — married 18 Jun 1877 in Maryborough, Queensland, Australia

Descendants

Mother of Richard Giles, John Thomas Giles, Catherine Jane (Giles) James, Mary Ann Susannah McAlpin (Giles) Steley, Sarah Elizabeth Josephine Clarissa (Clisse Giles) James, William Giles, Charlotte Matilda Harriet (Giles) Fulton, Caroline Emily Ann (Giles) Christensen, George William Henry Giles, Thompson Giles and Ellen Thompson Giles

Died 25 Aug 1924 at age 91 in Son's Residence, James Street, Howard, Queensland, Australia

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Biography

For the early part of Ann's married life see her husband Richard Giles-1727

It is likely that the last few children were not Richard Giles's children but the father was probably William Thompson who she later married. I guess the names of the last two give a clue there. Thompson Giles and Ellen Thompson Giles!! ds

^[1]During the 1880’s, Ann and William Thompson moved from Gigoom to Howard and built the Miners Hotel (private) on the corner of William and Thomas Streets.

On 30th November 1883, Emily Giles married Charles Christensen at St Matthews Church of England, Howard; their wedding being the first to take place in that church.

Charles and Emily later took over the Miners Hotel from Ann and William Thompson who had built a house on the adjoining block of land in Thomas Street. Charles later built the Grand Hotel – he was on the committee of The Howard Jockey Club & later a Councillor on the Burrum Shire Council.

Probably after receiving the money from her father’s estate, Ann purchased a large block of nearly 50 Acres bounded by Thomas, James and Annie Sts, Howard, being subdivision 3 of Portion 25. Portion 25 was the 230 Acre selection taken up in 1881 by Thomas Watkins, brother-in-law of John Bevan Steley snr. For many years Ann milked cows on this block and sold the milk to her customers before they went to School – they carried the milk in billy cans and she had a pint measure to use when selling it.

William Thompson died on 18th September 1909 at the age of 68 years and was buried in the Howard Cemetery.

On 15th October, 1910, Ann made out her will in which she made provision for her land (which had already been subdivided) to be divided amongst her children. Subdivisions 2, 3 & 4, each of 6 ½ acres were to go to Richard Giles, Catherine Jane James & Sarah Elizabeth James (Catherine Jane’s second husband Robert Smith had died and she married for a third time – this time to Martin James). Subdivision 5 of just over 20 acres, was to go to John Thomas Giles. Mary Ann Steley had already received her block of 6 ½ Acres which was probably Subdiv 1. Subdivisions 5 & 6 of Section 5 of Portion 25, being her land in Thomas Street, were to go to Emily Christensen. One seventh of any money she had was to be divided between Archibald Currie & the 4 children of William and Charlotte Fulton.

The remaining six-sevenths were to go to Richard Giles, John Giles, Catherine Jane James, Mary Ann Steley, Sarah Elizabeth James and Emily Christensen. John Thomas Giles & Martin James were appointed executors and Trustees.

On 17th November 1911, Ann made a codicil to her will in which she revoked the appointment of Martin James as executor & trustee, and appointed Richard Giles of Aramara in his place. She also revoked the clause in her original will dividing her property amongst her children as it had now been transferred into their names. Her buggy and all her household furniture and effects were to go to Emily Christensen.

Ann’s second son, John Thomas, with his wife and family, had lived in Mount Morgan for some years where John worked as a miner. On 7th August 1909, John’s wife Ellen died at Mt Morgan at the age of 53 from Breast Cancer. John and Ellen had a family of 13 children of whom Arthur was the youngest, being then 9 years of age.

Some time after Ellen’s death, John returned to Howard to live and about 1915 he married a widow, Elizabeth Sarah Weatherston at Maryborough. John and Elizabeth lived in a house in James Street, and here Ann Thompson also lived for the last few years of her life. In her younger days, a tall red-haired woman who, according to one account, could “ride a bullock with the best of them”, Ann was almost blind at the time of her death. She always wore a large sugar-bag apron & when she had her daily nap under the house, she would use the apron for a pillow.

Ann no doubt lost track of most of her descendants, who, at the time of her death on 25th August at the age of 91, numbered 74 grandchildren & 200 great-grandchildren. She has been described by some of those who remember her as “a real old tartar”. She was buried beside William Thompson in the Howard Cemetery.

Emily Christensen had died on 2nd April 1924, some months before her mother & as a result, her portion of the estate had to be divided between her seven children. When the estate came to be settled, the total sum held in the bank was £116/8/4d so, after payment of funeral expenses etc., there would have been very little left to distribute amongst the beneficiaries.

Death^[2]

Ann Thompson

Event date: 25/08/1924

Event type: Death registration

Registration details: 1924/C/2969

Mother: Mary Ann Eaton

Father/parent: John Eaton

This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import.^[3] It's a rough draft and needs to be edited.

Name

Name: Ann /Eaton/^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]

Birth

Birth:

Date: 17 Apr 1833

Place: Richmond, New South Wales, Australia^[8]^[9]^[10]

Residence

Residence: Age: 49Relation to Head of House: Wife

Date: 1861

Place: Oxford St Giles, Oxfordshire, England^[11]

Residence: Age: 39Relation to Head of House: Wife

Date: 1851

Place: Oxford St Giles, Oxfordshire, England^[12]

Marriage

Husband: Richard Giles

Wife: Ann Eaton

Child: Catherine J Giles

Relationship to Father: Natural