Henrietta (Hackney) Buick (1845 - 1920)

Born 13 Aug 1845 in Kirton -in-Holland, Lincolnshire, England

Ancestors

Wife of David Weir Buick — married 11 May 1863 in Edgecombe (now Woodville), South Australia, Australia

Descendants

Died 26 May 1920 at age 74 in Kingscote, Kangaroo Island, South Australia, Australia

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Biography

Henrietta Hackney was born on 13 Aug 1845 in Kirton, Lincolnshire, the youngest of five children of William Green Hackney and Susanna Ingoldsby. The 1851 census ^[1]shows the family living in Kirton End, a small village to the northeast of Kirton dominated by a windmill that stands today.

In 1853 William and Susanna took their family to Southampton where they boarded the ship William Stewart bound for South Australia. ^[2] The passenger list shows William, aged 50 as an agricultural labourer accompanied by his wife, aged 42, and their children, Rachel 13 and Henrietta 6 among the families on board. Mary Ann and Elizabeth are listed among the single women aged 17 and 18 respectively with their occupations as domestic servants. Their brother, John aged 14, was listed as a ploughboy among the single men on the ship. A fellow passenger, Thomas Bastard, describes the ship’s journey in his book The Autobiography of "Cockney Tom". The William Stewart anchored in St Vincent’s Gulf off the semaphore station in July 1853. Many of the men disembarked in order to find suitable accommodation for their families who waited on the ship until able to disembark. Thomas Bastard described Adelaide as “a miserable-looking place”. In 1853 it was like a “deserted village” because “nearly all the men were at the diggings in Victoria”. ^[3]

Henrietta was the fourth of the Hackney children to marry. At the age of 17 she married 26-year-old farmer, David Weir Buick on 1 December 1853 at Edgecombe (now Woodville), South Australia. ^[4] After their wedding in 1863, David took his new bride to Kangaroo Island where they made their home at Kangaroo Head near Hog Bay not far from where Henrietta’s sister Mary Ann Osborn was living. While the Osborns left Kangaroo Island shortly afterwards, David and Henrietta stayed to raise their family of 11 children. Alexander 1864, Elizabeth 1866 William Edmund 1868, Julia 1869, Susannah 1872, Hubert Ernest 1874, Frances Serena 1877, Henrietta Maud 1879, Alice Jane 1881, Archibald Oswald 1884 and Clarissa Bertha 1886. All of the children grew to adulthood but at the age of 22 Hubert was lost at sea when he fell overboard from the steamer, James Comrie.

THE ADVERTISER, 24 NOVEMBER 1896

A MISSING PASSENGER.

MR. H. E. BUICK, OF KANGAROO ISLAND, LOST.

On Monday night Captain Henderson, master of the coasting steamer James Comrie, reported to the Port police that one of his passengers was missing. He said that shortly after leaving Kangaroo Island he lost sight of Mr. Herbert Ernest Buick, aged about 22 years, a son of Mr. David Buick, of Kangaroo Head, Hog Bay, who was being brought to Adelaide to receive medical attention. His absence was noticed at about 3 o’clock on Monday afternoon, and the captain, after looking over the ship and finding no trace, of him turned the ship around and returned over the course he had been taking to see if he could be found. He steamed about between Cape Jervis and Yankalilla for two hours with one of the boats ready to lower at a moment's notice, but all his efforts were unavailing. At last he reluctantly gave up the Search, and proceeded on his course for Port Adelaide. Mr. Buick, who was accompanied by his brother, had recently had his hand poisoned by a fish bone. ^[5]

SOUTH AUSTRALIAN REGISTER, 2 DECEMBER 1896

David and Henrietta Buick, parents, Hog Bay, write: — 'With reference to the notice, ‘A Missing Passenger’ appearing in a recent issue, will you permit us, through your columns, to thank Captain Henderson and the crew of the James Comrie, and all kind friends, for their trouble and expressions and tokens of sympathy for our sad bereavement in the loss of our sou, steady, kind, gentle, and affectionate, who will be much missed in his home, and in his place in the family circle. Before leaving the island for Adelaide, for the purpose of getting medical advice, the poor boy suffered acute and intense pain, and spent three sleepless nights in restlessness and agony, and was altogether in a very weak state of both mind and body. ^[6]

David Buick passed away at home from pleurisy on 8 March 1899 aged 64. ^[7]

ADELAIDE OBSERVER, 8 APRIL 1899

HOG BAY, April 2.—Mr. Buick, whose death was lately chronicled, was an old settler on this part of the island, having arrived here in 1854, and was a younger brother of our old and respected pioneer, Mr. John Buick, of American River. Mr. David Weir Buick resided at Kangaroo Head, near to Hog Bay, and was a Councillor of the Dudley District. He was highly respected as an excellent neighbour. A widow, three sons, and seven daughters are left, with whom much sympathy is felt. About two years ago Mr. Buick lost a son from the steamer James Comrie in a mysterious manner, and the event cast a gloom upon the father, under which he had gradually sunk in health and spirits until his death. ^[8]

After her husband’s death Henrietta moved to Kingscote with her younger children. She passed away in Kingscote on 26 May 1920. ^[9]

THE KANGAROO ISLAND COURIER, 29 MAY 1920

OBITUARY.

It is with deep regret that we record the death of another old and respected resident of Kangaroo Island in the person of Mrs Henrietta Buick, relict of the late David Buick (one of the pioneers of the Dudley district), which occurred suddenly at her residence, Kingscote, on Wednesday evening from heart failure. The deceased, who was 75 years of age, arrived in South Australia from England in 1854, and a few years later settled at Penneshaw, where she resided until about five years ago, when she came to Kingscote to live. She leaves a family of 11 sons and daughters, most of whom reside on the Island, and to whom our sympathy is extended.

As the deceased's last wish was that she should be buried in the Dudley Cemetery the remains were conveyed there by motor on Friday. The funeral took place in the afternoon and was attended by a large number of sorrowing relatives and friends. ^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ 1851 England Census. Class: HO107; Piece: 2098; Folio: 104; Page: 10; GSU roll: 87727
2. ↑ State Records of South Australia; Gepps Cross, South Australia, Australia; Records Relating to Official Assisted Immigration - Crown Lands and Immigration Office - Official Assisted Passage Passenger Lists-1845-1886; Series: GRG35_48_1 as shown at https://www.theshipslist.com/ships/australia/williamstuart1853.shtml
3. ↑ The Autobiography of "Cockney Tom", Thomas Bastard. Project Gutenberg Australia. https://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks08/0800591h.html
4. ↑ Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950, South Australia, Page Number: 55 Volume Number: 54
5. ↑ A MISSING PASSENGER. (1896, November 24). The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1889 - 1931), p. 5. Retrieved March 26, 2022, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article34565866
6. ↑ CORRESPONDENCE. (1896, December 2). South Australian Register (Adelaide, SA : 1839 - 1900), p. 4. Retrieved March 26, 2022, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article54471278
7. ↑ Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985. South Australia. Page Number: 273 Volume Number: 260
8. ↑ THE LATE MR. E. GUEST. (1899, April 8). Adelaide Observer (SA : 1843 - 1904), p. 22. Retrieved March 26, 2022, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article162335740
9. ↑ Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985. South Australia. Page Number: 567 Volume Number: 437
10. ↑ OBITUARY. (1920, May 29). The Kangaroo Island Courier (Kingscote, SA : 1907 - 1951), p. 2. Retrieved April 11, 2022, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article191554547