Hannah (Johnston) Hall (1806 - 1896)

Born 21 Mar 1806 in Portland Head, New South Wales, Australia

Ancestors

Wife of James Hawkesbury Hall — married 24 Aug 1829 in Ebenezer, New South Wales, Australia

Descendants

Died 19 Feb 1896 at age 89 in Westmead, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

Hannah was born in 1806. ^[1] She was the daughter of Andrew Johnston and Mary Beard.

James Hall and Hannah Johnstone were married in New South Wales in 1829. ^[2]

She died on 19 Feb 1896 in Parramatta, New South Wales and was buried in the Ebenezer Uniting Cemetery, Ebenezer, New South Wales. ^{[3] [1] [4]}

When she died she was believed to have been the oldest surviving settler of the colony. ^[5]

A very old one-time resident of the Hawkesbury, in the person of Mrs Hannah Hall, died at the residence of her daughter (Mrs Gregg), at Westmead, on Wednesday last, at the age of 90 years. Deceased was the daughter of Andrew Johnston, one of the original settlers on the Hawkesbury, who came to the country in the year 1802, and settled down near Cattai about the year 1806, where he resided for a great number of years. Her husband, James Hall, died some years ago at the ripe old age of 92 years. Mrs Hall was the mother of the late Mrs Thomas Arndell, of Cattai, and was sister to the late J. B. Johnston, senr, of McGrath's Hill; also aunt to Mrs G. S. Greenwell and Mrs W. Beard, besides having scores of other relatives throughout the district. Her husband owned a vast area of valuable property at Cattai; besides all that land now occupied by Mr J. T. Gosper, Terrace, Windsor. The funeral took place on Friday, the remains being interred at Ebenezer Cemetery.[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} FindAGrave: database and images, memorial page for Hannah Johnston Hall; Born: 21 Mar 1806 New South Wales, Australia; Died: 19 Feb 1896 Parramatta, New South Wales; Cemetery: Ebenezer Uniting Cemetery, Ebenezer, New South Wales; Find A Grave: Memorial #155844055; maintained by: Anne - here lies; created by: Stombell; accessed: 8 Jan 2024
2. ↑ New South Wales Marriage Index: (NSW Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages : accessed 8 Jan 2024), Index entry for JAMES HALL and HANNAH JOHNSTONE; District: Js; Registration Number: 223/1829 V1829223 162A
3. ↑ First-hand information as remembered by Joan Gray, Sunday, August 3, 2014. Replace this citation if there is another source.
4. ↑ Obituary:
   A very old one-time resident of the Hawkes- bury, in the person of Mrs Hannah Hall, died at the residence of her daughter (Mrs Gregg), at Westmead, on Wednesday last, at the age of 90 years. Deceased was the daughter of Andrew Johnston, one of the original settlers on the Hawkesbury, who came to the country in the year 1802, and settled down near Cattai about the year 1806, where he resided for a great number of years. Her husband, James Hall, died some years ago at the ripe old age of 92 years. Mrs Hall was the mother of the late Mrs Thomas Arndell, of Cattai, and was sister to the late J B Johnston, senr, of McGrath's Hill ; also aunt to Mrs G S Greenwell and Mrs W Beard, besides having scores of other relatives throughout the district. Her husband owned a vast area of valuable pro- perty at Cattai ; besides all that land now occupied by Mr J T Gosper, Terrace, Windsor. The funeral took place on Friday, the remains being interred at Ebenezer Cemetery.
   Obituary. (1896, February 22). Windsor and Richmond Gazette (NSW : 1888 - 1965), p. 4. Retrieved January 8, 2024, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article72547955
5. ↑ Death of the Oldest Native of the Colony.
   MRS. HANNAH HALL, relict of James Hawkes bury Hall, formerly of Macquarie Retreat, Hawkesbury River, died on tho 19th instant at the residence of her only surviving daughter, Brook. side, Parramatta River. The deceased lady, who had reached the advanced ago of 90 years, was born at Portland Head, on tho Hawkesbury River, in November, 1806, and is believed to have been the oldest native of the colony.
   Death of the Oldest Native of the Colony. (1896, February 27). Goulburn Evening Penny Post (NSW : 1881 - 1940), p. 4. Retrieved January 8, 2024, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article98567172

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