Born in Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England
Ancestors 
Daughter of Thomas Heard
and Mary (Hockridge) Heard
Sister of
John Heard, Mary Ann (Heard) Lishman, Elizabeth (Heard) Jarvis, Eliza (Heard) Morton, William Thomas Heard, Lewis Heard, Thomas Heard and Emma Jane (Heard) Edwards
Wife of
Thomas Gist
— married
22 Jan 1854 in Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England
Descendants 
Died
at about age 79
in Scarsdale, Victoria, Australia
Profile last modified
| Created 2 Jan 2018
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Biography
Hannah Grace Heard. Given Name: Hannah Grace. Surname: Heard. A Given name was found in addition to a first name in the NAME tag.
19 year old Thomas Gist and his young wife Hannah Grace immigrated to the Australian Colonies in 1854. They arrived with a baby daughter they named Oceania, who had been born on the voyage to the Victorian Colony.
Hannah Grace Gist known as Grace Gist passed away in November 1913, and is buried in the Smythesdale Cemetery, Scarsdale, in Victoria, Australia.
Sources
- BDM Records
- Find a Grave, database and images accessed 27 June 2022, memorial page for Grace Gist (1834–14 Nov 1913), Find a Grave Memorial ID Find A Grave: Memorial #115626126, citing Smythesdale Cemetery, Scarsdale, Golden Plains Shire, Victoria, Australia ; Maintained by Suzy & Rob (contributor 46950534) .
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Hannah by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Hannah:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Hannah by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Hannah:
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~3.12%
~6.25%
Doug Laidlaw 
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch NH6167464 [compare], Ancestry member laidlaws
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~0.78%
Anthony Goss :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member anthonygoss86
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~0.78%
Dave Roberts :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T006567 [compare], FTDNA kit #MI13161
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~0.78%
Mel (Weymouth) Kerrison :
MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch H777825 [compare]
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Dave Roberts
Dave Roberts
Grace's baptism records per Cornwall OPC and Familysearch are in the name of Grace Heard. Suggest Hannah could be included as a nickname with an explanation in the bio as to where it came from. Being 1834, too early for a birth record in the UK BMD register which didn't start until 1837.
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by Dave Roberts
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Categories: Cornwall, Needs Marriage Record | Smythesdale Cemetery, Scarsdale, Victoria | Cornwall, Needs Birth Record | Smythesdale, Victoria | Kilkhampton, Cornwall | Assisted Immigrants from Cornwall to Australia | Nestor, Arrived 16 Sep 1854