Hello Lois Great to hear from you again, I have learned so much about Henry Hawkins since you first replied to my original question about Charles & Harriet Snow. Thank you for this new information as to the "Cottage of Content". With thanks Chris Randall aus-nsw-se-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Ellen Hawkins (lashepheard) > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: > Re: [NSW-SE] Ellen Hawkins > From: > "lashepheard" <lashepheard@bigpond.com> > Date: > Mon, 13 Aug 2007 08:48:22 +1000 > To: > <aus-nsw-se@rootsweb.com> > > To: > <aus-nsw-se@rootsweb.com> > > > Dear Chris, > "A CERTIFICATE BY JUSTICES TO AUTHORISE THE GRANTING OF A LICENSE shows: > ............. The Publican's General Licence for the House known by > the Sign of the Cottage of Content situate (sic) Larbert in the said > District and Colony" was granted to John Stephens on 17.4.1860. This > particular licence was valid till 1.7.1861. > So this tells you what the 'Cottage of Content' was but not its > history for the date you need. > Sincerely, > Lois. > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Randall" > <clrandall@aapt.net.au> > To: <aus-nsw-se@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, August 12, 2007 3:26 PM > Subject: Re: [NSW-SE] Ellen Hawkins > > >> Hello Col, Bill and Wendy >> Thank you for your replies. >> >> Wendy, I am most grateful you found the inquest report in the Illawarra >> Mercury. It confirmed that I had the right Henry Hawkins. I am a bit >> curious as to what the sale of the "Cottage of Content" was and I >> especially like that Henry was never known to ill-use his wife. >> >> With thanks >> Chris Randall >> >> >> >> Wendy Kuzela wrote: >>> The Illawarra Mercury, Thursday, June 24, 1858 page 2 >>> The Country >>> BRAIDWOOD >>> [From the Braidwood Dispatch] >>> INQUEST.--An inquest was held on Thursday last at Larbert, before G. F. >>> Codrington, Esq., Coroner, and a jury of nine, on view of the body >>> of Ellen >>> Hawkins. Henry Hawkins, being sworn stated, he was a lime burner, at >>> Larbert. He went to the sale of the Cottage of Content on Tuesday, and >>> wishing to purchase some things, went home for money, when he found >>> deceased, his wife, sitting on the window sill. She said she was >>> dreadfully >>> burnt. Witness put her to bed and went for assistance. Failing to >>> get any, >>> he returned home again. He then sent to Dr. Codrington, who had seen >>> her, >>> for something to dress her wounds with. Deceased died about an hour >>> from the >>> time the doctor saw her; and before the witness got the dressing; >>> she was >>> sensible to the last. She was well when he first left her. Deceased >>> had been >>> subject to fits for four years; she had not been drinking and was >>> not in the >>> habit of drinking. Thomas Christian being sworn; stated he was a >>> laborer, >>> and resided at Larbert; he heard that the deceased had been burnt. >>> He and >>> his wife went to her house and found the deceased severely burnt >>> about the >>> back and chest. She complained of thirst, but not of pain. She did >>> not say >>> how it happened. He had never heard of her husband having ill-used >>> her. She >>> had been subject to fits, and he believed was fond of a glass of >>> liquor. Ann >>> Christian's testimony was to the same effect as her husband's; she >>> dressed >>> deceased's wounds. Verdict, accidental death. >>> >>> (NB- there doesn't seem to be any surviving Braidwood Dispatch from >>> that >>> time period, but W.F. Pascoe has the Goulburn Herald on their >>> website from >>> July 1848 to Dec 1907, so there could also be a mention in there. The >>> National Library may have a copy, but maybe Goulburn Library would >>> too?) >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: aus-nsw-se-bounces@rootsweb.com >>> [mailto:aus-nsw-se-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Chris Randall >>> Sent: Thursday, 9 August 2007 3:38 PM >>> To: aus-nsw-se@rootsweb.com >>> Subject: [NSW-SE] Ellen Hawkins >>> >>> Ellen HAWKINS died 16 Jun 1858 from accidental burns at Larbert and an >>> inquest was held. Does anyone know where I might be able to access the >>> inquest notes and which newspaper it might have been reported in? >>> >>> Ellen was married to Henry Hawkins 10 Apr 1855. >>> >>> With thanks >>> Chris Randall >>> To post a message to the AUS-NSW-SE mailing list, send an email to >>> AUS-NSW-SE@rootsweb.com. >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> AUS-NSW-SE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >>> >>> >>> >> To post a message to the AUS-NSW-SE mailing list, send an email to >> AUS-NSW-SE@rootsweb.com. >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> AUS-NSW-SE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >> the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > To contact the AUS-NSW-SE list administrator, send an email to > AUS-NSW-SE-admin@rootsweb.com. > > To post a message to the AUS-NSW-SE mailing list, send an email to AUS-NSW-SE@rootsweb.com. > > __________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to AUS-NSW-SE-request@rootsweb.com > with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body of the > email with no additional text. >