Clara (Lind) Ferdinand (1846 - 1888)

Born 1846 in Tristan da Cunha, Saint Helena

Ancestors

Daughter of John Anderson [uncertain] and Catherine (Jacobs) Quinn

Wife of Thomas Jones — married 3 Sep 1861 in St David's Church of England Cathedral at Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

Wife of Emanuel Ferdinand — married 23 May 1871 in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

Descendants

Died 5 Apr 1888 at about age 42 in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

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Biography

Clara was born in 1846, on the island of Tristan d'Acunha, in the Atlantic Ocean. Her father was an unknown seaman who had deserted from a whaling ship. Because he was unwelcome on the island, the family was isolated and allowed to become destitute. When he committed suicide, by jumping into the sea in 1850, he was buried under the name John Anderson.

A passing whaling ship, the 'Bengal' rescued Clara, her mother Catherine, and six siblings and transported them to Tasmania, Australia. They arrived in Hobart 1 Feb 1851. Clara's name is lot listed on the manifest of six children, but reports clearly indicate there were seven children.

Clara, her sister Agnes and brother James, were admitted to the Queen's Orphan School in Hobart. Clara was removed from the orphanage by her elder sister Lucinda, and her husband Robert James on 25 Feb 1857.

^[1]On 3 Sep 1861, Clara married Thomas Jones, who fathered two children with Clara, before he died in 1870.

^[2]Clara re-married on 23 May 1871 to Emanuel Ferdinand and as Mrs Ferdinand, attended the wedding of her mother Catherine to Charles Quinn in 1884.

Clara passed away on 5 Apr 1888

DNA

Maternal relationship is confirmed by an AncestryDNA test match between Steve Bicknell and his 4th cousin, Trevor Jones. Their MRCA is the ggg grandmother of Steven Bicknell and Trevor Jones, Catherine (Jacobs) Quinn. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 4th cousin, based on sharing 78 cM across 4 segments; Confidence: Extremely High.

Sources

1. ↑ https://librariestas.ent.sirsidynix.net.au/client/en_AU/names/search/results?qu=clara&qu=lind
2. ↑ https://librariestas.ent.sirsidynix.net.au/client/en_AU/names/search/results?qu=clara&qu=jones&qf=NI_INDEX%09Record+type%09Marriages%09Marriages

• The Utmost Parts of the Earth [1]
• Historical Papers, Wits University Johannesburg, South Africa [2]
• Queens Orphan School [3]
• Tasmania, Australia, Passenger Arrivals, 1829-1957 25 Jan 1851
• Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950 Tasmania 1861 497
• Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950 Tasmania 1871 133

Footnotes

Acknowledgments

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