Hannah (Foxcroft) Haenig (bef. 1830 - 1896)

Born before 24 Oct 1830 in Manchester, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Died 8 May 1896 after age 65 in Mannus Creek, Tumbarumba, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

Hannah was born about 1830. She is the daughter of Henry Foxcroft and Ann Henderson.

Hannah emigrated to Australia with her brother Thomas's family group in 1857 onboard ship British Trident.

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Sources

• Lancashire, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1911 (ancestry.com). Name: Hannah Foxcroft Baptism Date: 24 Oct 1830 Parish: Manchester, Lancashire, England Father: Henry Foxcroft Mother: Ann Foxcroft Register Type: Bishop's Transcripts Reference Number: Drm/2/157.
• Victoria Marriages 1836-1942 (findmypast.co.uk). First name(s): Hannah, Last name: Foxcroft, Sex: Female, Marriage year: 1859, Spouse's first name(s): Frederick Willia, Spouse's last name: Haenig, State: Victoria, Country: Australia, Record set: Victoria Marriages 1836-1942, Registration number: 1241, Category: Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records, Subcategory: Civil Marriage & Divorce, Collections from: Australasia, Australia.
• Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985 (ancestry.com). Name: Hannah Haenig, Death Date: 1896, Death Place: New South Wales, Registration Year: 1896, Registration Place: Tubarumba, New South Wales, Registration Number: 8136.
• NSW State Archives. Number INX-15-25019, Title: HOENIG Hannah, Index Name: Deceased Estates Index 1880-1939, Name: Hannah, Surname: HOENIG, Date of Death: 08/05/1886, Place: Manns Creek, Date Duty Paid: 11/08/1896, Remarks: -, Item No: [19/10192], Reel No: 3025, ECommerce: Category D, Index Number: 15. https://records-primo.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/f/1ebnd1l/INDEX998778
• NSW State Archives. Number: NRS-13660-4-479-Series 4_11545, Title: Hannah Hoenig - Date of Death 08 May 1896, Place of residence: Tumbarumba NSW, Access Direction: 359 - Early access - access available 5 years from the granting of probate, Access: TBD, Location: Western Sydney Records Centre, ECommerce: Category E. https://records-primo.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/f/1ebnd1l/ADLIB_RNSW115435083
• Victoria Inward Passenger Lists 1839-1923 (findmypast.co.uk). First name(s): Hannah, Last name: Foxcroft, Age: 24, Birth year: 1833, Nationality: English, Departure port: Liverpool, Arrival year: 1857, Arrival month: Dec, Arrival port: Melbourne, Ship name: British Trident, State: Victoria, Record set: Victoria Inward Passenger Lists 1839-1923, Category: Travel & migration, Subcategory: Passenger Lists, Collections from: Australasia, Australia, England, Great Britain.
• Trove website. The Australian Star (Sydney, NSW : 1887 - 1909). Mon 22 Apr 1895, Page 1, Advertising. "IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES.— PROBATE JURISDICTION.— In the Estate of FREDERICK WILLIAM HOENIG (late of Manes, near Tumbarumba), Minor, deceased, intestate. APPLICATION will be made, after fourteen days from the publication hereof, that administration of the abovenamed deceased may be granted to HANNAH HOENIG, the widow of the said deceased. — WILLIAM WILLANS, Proctor, Tumbarumba. By C. WAY, his agent, 108 Pitt-street, Sydney." https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/227102176
• Trove website. Wagga Wagga Advertiser (NSW : 1875 - 1910). Tue 12 May 1896, Page 3, Tumbarumba. "During last week Hannah Hoenig (widow of the late William Hoenig, who was drowned some time ago in the Manus Creek) was brought into town in an exhausted state, and taken to the Globe Hotel, where she was carefully nursed and attended to by Dr. Johnstone, who at the outset stated that the woman could not survive. She lingered till Saturday night, when death relieved her of this world's misery. Strange to relate the deceased lived in a lonely hut on the Manus Creek, and never interfered or had intercourse with neighbors or relatives, although a brother-in-law lived only a short distance from her abode. When removed from her lonely hut, and some of her effects were gathered up, money, in gold and notes to the amount of between £170 and £180, Was found in various parts of the hut, and given to the police for safe keeping. Two days before her death deceased made a will bequeathing part of her property to a well-to-do brother in New Zealand, and the remainder to a relative in England. Deceased was 66 years of age." https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/101776610
• Trove website. Singleton Argus (NSW : 1880 - 1954). Wed 3 Jun 1896, Page 1, GENERAL GLEANINGS. "... One of those peculiarities of humanity, a miser, was discovered at Manus last week. An old resident of that place, a Mrs W. Haenig, was found in her hut in a low state of health, her surroundings suggesting poverty and want. She was removed into Tumberumba for medical attendance, but died on Friday last, and was buried on Saturday without a single mourner following. An inspection of the old lady's premises revealed the presence of a couple of hundred pounds stowed away in different places therein. Some two years ago, or more, the deceased's husband was found drowned in a waterhole at Manue [Manus]. The body was taken out of the water, and the interment wasn't exactly that a hole was dug alongside of the body to admit of its being rolled into the grave with a handspike, though the process of burying was very near it. Had the widow only mentioned that a few hundred pounds were "banked " in their house the old man might have received a decent burial. Anyhow, the remains would probably have been placed where warlike station bullocks couldn't paw up the little mound that marked his last resting place." https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/83245979

See also:

• The Mannus Creek Mine is a gold mine on the Mannus Creek in south New South Wales, Australia situated about 370km southwest of Sydney. The Mannus Creek Mine is about 492m above sea level. http://www.bonzle.com/c/a?a=p&p=300363
• Manus Creek. https://www.mindat.org/feature-2158823.html
• Tumbarumba, NSW. "Quiet, charming rural town on the southern slopes of the Snowy Mountains." https://www.aussietowns.com.au/town/tumbarumba-nsw
• Husband's death record. NSW BDM. Name: HAENIG WILHELM, Registration Number: 3098/1895, Father's Given Name(s): GOTTSHOLD, Mother's Given Name(s): JULIANA, District: TUMBARUMBA. https://familyhistory.bdm.nsw.gov.au/lifelink/familyhistory/search?16
• Husband's NSW State Archives records: https://records-primo.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/f/1ebnd1l/INDEX998777 | https://records-primo.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/f/1ebnd1l/ADLIB_RNSW115432469