Hannah (Woolnough) Wallis (1832 - 1899)

Born 27 Apr 1832 in Eriswell Suffolk England

Ancestors

Wife of Edward Ayton — married 26 Nov 1856 (to 1875) in Tasmania, Australia

Wife of Henry Thomas Moss — married 1877 (to 1889) in Victoria, Australia

Wife of William Pettigrew — married 1892 (to 1896) in Victoria, Australia

Died 1899 at about age 66 in Heidelberg Malvern Victoria

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Biography

Hannah was born in 1832. She was the daughter of Thomas Woolnough (abt.1804-1875) and Susan (Howe) Woolnough (abt.1806-1867)

Name: Hannah Wolnough

Gender: Female

Baptism Date: 10 Jun 1832

Baptism Place: Eriswell,Suffolk,England

Father: Thomas Wolnough

Mother: Susan

FHL Film Number: 950446^[1]

In 1851 Hannah (18) was living with her parents Thomas (47) and a Shoemaker by trade, Norfolk born, her mother Susan (44) born in Suffolk, and her brothers William (22) and John (20) both Shoe makers. ^[2]

Immigration

Hannah arrived in Australia into Tasmania on March 31, 1855 at the age of 22. Travelling with her from Suffolk were: Eliza (17) Thomas (12) Stephen (10) James (7), and Elizabeth (4)

Name: Hannah Woolnough

Gender: Female

Estimated Birth Year: abt 1833

Arrival Age: 22

Arrival Date: 31 Mar 1855

Arrival Port: Launceston

Ship: Whirlwind

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Marriage

Hannah married Edward Ayton on November 26, 1856 at Morven in Tasmania. She was 24 years old and a spinster - her husand Edward was aged 42 and listed as an "Inn Keeper". Her surname is spelled WOOLNOUGH on the marriage record, but on the birth record of their son born in 1857, her surname is spelled 'WOOLNER'.

Name: Woolnough, Hannah

Record Type: Marriages

Gender: Female

Age: 24

Spouse: Ayton, Edward

Gender: Male

Age: 42

Date of marriage: 26 Nov 1856

Registered: Morven

Registration year: 1856

Record ID: NAME_INDEXES:857094

Libraries Tasmania Document Viewer: Marriage Registration

Edward passed away on December 12, 1875 of natural causes at the age of 63. https://stors.tas.gov.au/NI/1207766

In his will he names Hannah as his beneficiary including maiden name of "Woolnough". https://stors.tas.gov.au/NI/1625731

Hannah married Henry Thomas Moss 1821-1889 in Victoria in 1877. ^[4]

Henry passed away in 1889 at the age of 68.^[5]

Hannah married for a third in 1892 to William Pettigrew. ^[6]

He died in ?

She married John Wallis in Victoria in 1896. ^[7]

Hannah died in 1899. ^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ Ancestry.com. England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.Original data: England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013.
2. ↑ 1851 England Census Class: HO107; Piece: 1793; Folio: 262; Page: 6; GSU roll: 207442 Ancestry Document Viewer: 1851 England Census
3. ↑ Record Type: Immigrants Arriving under the Indenture System Alphabetical Descriptive List Of Immigrants Arriving Under The Indenture System, With Details Of Name, Ship, Marital State, Age, Religion, Native Place, Trade And Bounty Paid (Prin; Film: SLTX/AO/MB/158; Series: CB7/17 Ancestry Document Viewer: Passenger Manifest
4. ↑ Marriage Record: 2078 / 1877 BDM, Victoria (Name: Hannah AYTON and Henry Thomas MOSS)
5. ↑ Death Record: 4043 / 1889 BDM, Victoria (Name: Hy Thos MOSS); (Place: NORTHCOTE, VICTORIA); (Mother: Unknown UNKNOWN); (Father: Unknown UNKNOWN).
6. ↑ Marriage Record: 6426 / 1892 BDM, Victoria (Name: Hannah MOSS and Wm PETTIGREW)
7. ↑ Marriage Record: 2857 / 1896 BDM, Victoria (Name: Hannah PETTIGREW and Jno WALLIS)
8. ↑ Death Record: 10210 / 1899 BDM, Victoria (Name: Hannah WALLIS); (Place: MVERN, AUSTRALIA); (Mother: Susan HOWE); (Father: Thos WOOLMOUGH).