Frances (Coleman) Alderman (1807 - 1881)

Born 1807 in Hippenscombe, Tidcombe, Wiltshire, England

Wife of William Alderman — married 12 Oct 1831 in Vernham Dean, Hampshire, England

Descendants

Died 27 Dec 1881 at about age 74 in Balaklava, South Australia, Australia

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Fanny (Coleman) Alderman came free to the Colony of South Australia (1836-1900)

Biography

Birth 1807

Frances Coleman was born in 1807 ^[1] in Hippenscombe, Wiltshire, England.

Marriage 1831

She married William Alderman on October 12, 1831 at Vernham Dean, Hampshire. Together they had 12 children:

1. Eliza Alderman
2. Emma Alderman
3. Amos Alderman
4. Samuel Alderman
5. James Alderman
6. William Alderman
7. Fanny Alderman
8. Sarah Jane Alderman
9. Mary Alderman
10. Charles Alderman
11. Lucy Ann Alderman
12. James Edward Alderman

Immigration 1838

William and Fanny, along with 3 children, arrived in South Australia on the Ship "Lloyds" on 1 December 1838.^[2]

Life on arrival in Australia

The family spent their first Christmas at Immigration Square, which was the name applied to the huts erected for the new-comers as a temporary abode on the West Parklands. Meat cost about 1/6 per pound in those days, and flour 1/- per pound, and Mr. Alderman does not recollect having had any plum pudding.' ^[3]

The first work (William)) obtained was digging a cellar in Morphett-street for a wage of 6/- a day of 12 hours. The family established a home in the bush at Torrensville, and afterwards lived on Bull's Sheep Station, now FulhamPark.^[3]

Farming and Flood at Reedbeds

Later they had a farm of ten acres at the Reedbeds, and the father William paid 13/- a day for the hire of four bullocks and a plough. Seed wheat cost him about £1 a bushel. Everything went well until in September a flood came down the Torrens, submerged the crop, and made it a complete failure. The family woke in the middle of the night to find the water was ankle-deep in the homestead. Fortunately, they had a quarter-acre patch of melons on a sandhill, and sold them for a good price. Five watermelons, purchased for a banquet at Government House on New Year's Day, realized £1. The next move was to the Grange, where a livelihood was gained by pig raising and the cultivation of melons and malting barley.^[3]

Move to Gawler River 1845

In 1845 they moved to the Gawler River and on the opening of the Burra mine, where William and Charles worked engaged in carting on the roads. ^[3]

Death 1881

Fanny died on December 27, 1881, aged 74 years, at Saints Station, Balaklava, South Australia, Australia. The cause of death was gangrene after an ulcerated leg.^[1]

Research Notes

Note: South Australian Register (Adelaide, SA : 1839-1900) (about) :Thursday 29 December 1881

ALDERMAN.-On the 28th December, at Saints

Station, after a painful illness, Fanny, the beloved

wife of William Alderman, aged 71. A colonist of 43

years.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Death: Genealogy SA. Death of Fanny Alderman. Age: 74 years. Date of Death: 27 December 1881. Place: Saints Station. Relative: William Alderman. District: Gilbert. Book/Page: 115/451. Retrieved online, 'Death Registrations Database' at Record Search
2. ↑ Immigration: Genealogy SA. Record for William Alderman. Arrival: 1 December 1838. Ship: Lloyds. Database: Ship passenger arrivals in South Australia. ApplicationNo=2597. EmbarkationNo=1349. Retrieved online 14 Jan 2021 at Record Search
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3} Ninety: Not Out. (1922, March 30). The Wooroora Producer (Balaklava, SA : 1909 - 1940), p. 3. Retrieved January 15, 2021, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article207134087