Teresa Ellen (Hatch) Antill (1835 - 1882)

Born 5 Jan 1835 in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

Ancestors

Wife of Henry Colden Antill — married 1 Jan 1851 in Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia

Descendants

Died 19 Sep 1882 at age 47 in Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

Teresa Ellen "Tess" Hatch was born on 5th January 1835 in Hobart, Van Dieman's Land (later Tasmania, Australia).^[1] She was the second daughter of English-Irish emigrants, Robert Hatch, a hotelier who had owned a bakery in Newry, Ireland, and his wife, Mary Ann Thompson.

The family later settled in Goulburn, New South Wales, where her father became a successful auctioneer and superintendent of police.

On the 1st of January 1851 in St Matthew's Church of England, Queanbeyan, New South Wales,^[2] Tess married Henry Colden Antill Jnr, the second son of Major Henry Colden Antill Snr, who had been the aide-de-camp to Governor Lachlan Macquarie from 1810 to 1821 and then pastoralist, magistrate and police superintendent of Picton, New South Wales. Henry Jnr inherited the 900-acre Coldenham property at Picton when his father passed away in 1852. Henry and Tess's first two children were born there in 1852 and 1854. By 1857, the young family was living back at Queanbeyan.

The children of Tess and Henry's marriage were:

• Alice Eliza (1852-1938) married surname Thomas^[3]
• Henry Colden Antill (1854-1932)^[4]
• Teresa Evaline (1857-1926) married surname Porter^[5][6]
• Mary E Antill (1857-97)^[7]
• William Edward Antill (1858-1940)^[8]
• Robert Hatch Colden Antill (1861-1949)^[9]

Henry turned out to be the 'black sheep' of the Antill family. Although he had means, he turned to crime, being convicted of stealing from a shepherd, unlawful use of a horse, and robbery under arms. It appears that he was 'exiled' to New Zealand, returning in 1876, a free man. Tess, who Henry had abandoned with their six children, took him to court in November 1876, seeking maintenance and child support. The court ruled in Teresa's favour, however when payment was not forthcoming, a warrant was issued for his arrest. He had 'shot though' however. He was found at Picton in 1880 and brought before the bench. Once more refusing to pay anything, he was taken by the police to face trial in Sydney for "disobeying an order of the court." Found guilty, he was imprisoned until he 'paid up'. There is no evidence that he did pay, however he was released from prison.^[10]

Following a difficult 31-year marriage, Tess passed away at the early age of 47 years in 1882 at Queanbeyan and is buried in Queanbeyan Cemetery, New South Wales.^[11]

Sources

1. ↑ Tasmania Birth Index #1083814/1835
2. ↑ New South Wales Marriage Index #473/1851 V1851473 37B
3. ↑ Birth Reg No V18521721 38A/1852
4. ↑ Birth Reg No V1854875 40/1854
5. ↑ Birth Reg No 10556/1857
6. ↑ the King Family Ancestry
7. ↑ Birth Reg No 10555/1857
8. ↑ Birth Reg No 11622/1858
9. ↑ the Hatch Family by Marion Warman
10. ↑ Vincent, Liz. Tales of Old Picton. Self-published. Picton, 1996
11. ↑ New South Wales Death Index #11777/1882

• The Hatch family in Australa by Marion Warman.
• the HATCH family in Australia.
• the King Family Ancestry.

Acknowledgement

Profile created by Jeanne Solity in 2013