Ellen (Coyle) Hartnett (1819 - abt. 1852)

Born 1819 in County Cavan, Ireland

Wife of Edward Hartnett — married 4 May 1844 in Campbelltown, NSW

Descendants

Died about 25 Jun 1852 at about age 33 in Gundagai NSW Australia

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Biography

Ellen was born in 1819 to George Coyle. ^[1]

She arrived in Australia in 1841 aged 22 as a free settler on the vessel Glenswilly, from County Cavan, Ireland. ^[2]

She obtained employment at the Coach and Horses Inn in Cumberland St in the The Rocks area of Sydney. In January 1842 she was indicted and found guilty of stealing from her employer, a Mrs Thompson, and she was sentenced to six months imprisonment in the Sydney gaol. ^[3]

The entrance book for Darlinghurst gaol records her date of admission as 2 November 1842.^[4]

Ellen married Edward Hartnett, a convict from Cork, Ireland, on 4 May 1844 at Campbelltown, NSW. ^[5]

Her son Edward William was born on March 12, 1845, in Gundagai, New South Wales.

Her son Andrew was born on November 24, 1846, in Goulburn, New South Wales.

Her daughter Susan was born in 1848, in Yass, New South Wales.

Her daughter Mary was born on January 24, 1851, in Gundagai, New South Wales.

By mid 1852, Ellen was living at Darbalara, near Gundagai, NSW, with Edward and their children.

In June 1852, Gundagai was hit by a severe flood which claimed the lives of one third of the inhabitants of the town. According to the family history related to Ellen's great grand-daughter, Ellen went outside in the night during this period to look for a cow and was never seen again; she is presumed to have drowned in the flood.^[6] Not listed among flood casualties.

Sources

1. ↑ State Archives NSW; Series: 2519; Item: 4/6440; Roll: 854,
2. ↑ State Archives NSW; Series: 2519; Item: 4/6440; Roll: 854,
3. ↑ http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/2555429
4. ↑ State Archives NSW; Series: 2519; Item: 4/6440; Roll: 854,
5. ↑ Ancestry.com. Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010
6. ↑ Pages 9-13. BATLOW: The Growing Years from Gold to Apples, Horwitz Publications for the Batlow Historical Society, CAMMERAY NSW ,1975

Marriage date: Ancestry Australia Marriage Index 1788-1950 Name: Ellen Coyle Marriage Date: 1844 Marriage Place: New South Wales Registration Place: Campbelltown New South Wales Registration Year: 1844 Volume Number: V Ancestry.com. Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010

Vessel and arrival date in Australia, age on arrival, origin, free settler status: NSW, Australia, Gaol Description and Entrance Books 1818-1930 Name: Ellen Coyle Birth Place: Cavan, Ireland Arrival Year: 1841 Arrival Country: Australia Vessel Arrived In: Glurswilly (Transcription error - should read Glenswilly) Date of Admission/Photo: 2 Nov 1842 Gaol: Darlinghurst Gaol Location: Darlinghurst, New South Wales Record Type Entrance and Description Book

Theft from the Coach and Horses Inn, trial and sentencing: TROVE record of The Sydney Gazette and NSW Advertiser dated 4 January 1842, Article; 'Sydney Quarter Sessions' [1]

Gundagai flood and Ellen's death: Pages 9-13. BATLOW: The Growing Years from Gold to Apples, Horwitz Publications for the Batlow Historical Society, CAMMERAY NSW ,1975.