Hello Listers, I apologise for coming in to this discussion rather late - and I may have missed something - but I haven't yet seen mention of the Catholic Burial Ground in Barrack Street, Hobart Town. Have I missed its mention? According to the Hobart Town Gazette of 13 May 1826, my ggg grandfather, convict John CAVANAGH ('Minerva', 1818), was buried there on 10 May of that year. He was only 29 when he died a violent death, strangled with his own neckerchief when he tried to rob a man who was walking home alone at dusk along the banks of the Derwent. Reporting the incident unsympathetically, the Gazette described Cavanagh as 'a brutal ruffian', 'a public nuisance', a 'footpad' and 'a notorious character'. I believe that the Catholic Burial Ground in Barrack Street no longer exists. Is that correct? Were the graves relocated? Don Bradmore, Central Victoria.

Further to my last.................... https://librariestas.ent.sirsidynix.net.au/client/en_AU/library/search/detai lnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:197910/one -----Original Message----- From: Dean Hodge [mailto:dahodge@bigpond.net.au] Sent: Saturday, 20 April 2019 21:16 To: 'aus-tasmania@rootsweb.com'; 'Maree Ring' Subject: RE: [AUS-Tas] Re: Where are some of Hobart's earliest gravesites and who is buried there? All, I have a mother who lived at 121 Argyle Street, having been born at the Hospital in Burnett street and my father who was born at 21 Patrick Street Hobart. My family in the early years lived and schooled and church attendances on numerous occasions at Holy Trinity North Hobart. So it goes without saying, but I will anyway, that a lot of my heritage searches have been around the Hobart / Nth Hobart / New Town areas. Having done numerous searches, I came across a name which pops up with some frequency, Katheryn Bennett, who has authored numerous documents about the areas. In the documents there is a number of mentions of cemeteries and the like and their associated changes to other roles. They may be of interest to other List Members. https://www.hobartcity.com.au/files/assets/public/planning/planning-schemes/ reports-and-studies/west_hobart_volume_1.pdf https://www.hobartcity.com.au/files/assets/public/planning/planning-schemes/ reports-and-studies/city_fringe_-_1.pdf Cheers, Dean -----Original Message----- From: Don Bradmore [mailto:djb100@mmnet.com.au] Sent: Saturday, 20 April 2019 15:50 To: 'Maree Ring'; aus-tasmania@rootsweb.com Subject: [AUS-Tas] Re: Where are some of Hobart's earliest gravesites and who is buried there? Hi Maree, Many thanks for all that info - fabulous! I very much doubt that my disreputable ggg grandfather would have had a tombstone or that his grave was marked in any way. He left his ex-convict 'wife' (Johanna Lynch, 'Janus' to NSW, 'Princess Charlotte' to VDL, 1819) and three children absolutely penniless. Nevertheless, I will follow up. All good wishes, Don, Central Victoria. -----Original Message----- From: Maree Ring [mailto:mareering@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, 19 April 2019 9:34 PM To: aus-tasmania@rootsweb.com; Don Bradmore Subject: Re: [AUS-Tas] Where are some of Hobart's earliest gravesites and who is buried there? You are right, Don, that the Catholic cemetery was missed, along with many of those of other faiths. Methodist, Congregational, Jewish to name a few.. But note the subject from the media link is "some of"... No the burial ground no longer exists but a list of names from tombstones was taken in 1916 and has been published in Tasmanian Ancestry, December, 1984, January 1985 and December 2017. Those of 1984-5 have date and age noted whereas 2017 doesn't. You are correct, Don, the cemetery has been built on by the catholic church firstly as the St. Virgil campus but is now the Guilford Young College and sports fields. (St. Virgil's having transferred out to Austin's Ferry) Part of the old perimeter stone fence does remain. Cheers, Maree On 19/04/2019 7:37 pm, Don Bradmore wrote: > Hello Listers, I apologise for coming in to this discussion rather late - > and I may have missed something - but I haven't yet seen mention of the > Catholic Burial Ground in Barrack Street, Hobart Town. Have I missed its > mention? According to the Hobart Town Gazette of 13 May 1826, my ggg > grandfather, convict John CAVANAGH ('Minerva', 1818), was buried there on 10 > May of that year. He was only 29 when he died a violent death, strangled > with his own neckerchief when he tried to rob a man who was walking home > alone at dusk along the banks of the Derwent. Reporting the incident > unsympathetically, the Gazette described Cavanagh as 'a brutal ruffian', 'a > public nuisance', a 'footpad' and 'a notorious character'. I believe that > the Catholic Burial Ground in Barrack Street no longer exists. Is that > correct? Were the graves relocated? Don Bradmore, Central Victoria. > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ AUS-Tasmania Mailing List Website http://sites.rootsweb.com/~austashs/ Contact Admin AUS-Tasmania-Admin@rootsweb.com _______________________________________________ Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref Unsubscribe https://lists.rootsweb.com/postorius/lists/aus-tasmania@rootsweb.com Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions: https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 Rootsweb Blog: http://rootsweb.blog RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community

You are right, Don, that the Catholic cemetery was missed, along with many of those of other faiths. Methodist, Congregational, Jewish to name a few.. But note the subject from the media link is "some of"... No the burial ground no longer exists but a list of names from tombstones was taken in 1916 and has been published in Tasmanian Ancestry,  December, 1984, January 1985 and December 2017.  Those of 1984-5  have date and age noted whereas 2017 doesn't. You are correct, Don, the cemetery has been built on by the catholic church firstly as the St. Virgil campus but is now the Guilford Young College and sports fields. (St. Virgil's having transferred out to Austin's Ferry)  Part of the old perimeter stone fence does remain. Cheers,  Maree On 19/04/2019 7:37 pm, Don Bradmore wrote: > Hello Listers, I apologise for coming in to this discussion rather late - > and I may have missed something - but I haven't yet seen mention of the > Catholic Burial Ground in Barrack Street, Hobart Town. Have I missed its > mention? According to the Hobart Town Gazette of 13 May 1826, my ggg > grandfather, convict John CAVANAGH ('Minerva', 1818), was buried there on 10 > May of that year. He was only 29 when he died a violent death, strangled > with his own neckerchief when he tried to rob a man who was walking home > alone at dusk along the banks of the Derwent. Reporting the incident > unsympathetically, the Gazette described Cavanagh as 'a brutal ruffian', 'a > public nuisance', a 'footpad' and 'a notorious character'. I believe that > the Catholic Burial Ground in Barrack Street no longer exists. Is that > correct? Were the graves relocated? Don Bradmore, Central Victoria. > > > > > > > > > >

Hi Maree, Many thanks for all that info - fabulous! I very much doubt that my disreputable ggg grandfather would have had a tombstone or that his grave was marked in any way. He left his ex-convict 'wife' (Johanna Lynch, 'Janus' to NSW, 'Princess Charlotte' to VDL, 1819) and three children absolutely penniless. Nevertheless, I will follow up. All good wishes, Don, Central Victoria. -----Original Message----- From: Maree Ring [mailto:mareering@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, 19 April 2019 9:34 PM To: aus-tasmania@rootsweb.com; Don Bradmore Subject: Re: [AUS-Tas] Where are some of Hobart's earliest gravesites and who is buried there? You are right, Don, that the Catholic cemetery was missed, along with many of those of other faiths. Methodist, Congregational, Jewish to name a few.. But note the subject from the media link is "some of"... No the burial ground no longer exists but a list of names from tombstones was taken in 1916 and has been published in Tasmanian Ancestry, December, 1984, January 1985 and December 2017. Those of 1984-5 have date and age noted whereas 2017 doesn't. You are correct, Don, the cemetery has been built on by the catholic church firstly as the St. Virgil campus but is now the Guilford Young College and sports fields. (St. Virgil's having transferred out to Austin's Ferry) Part of the old perimeter stone fence does remain. Cheers, Maree On 19/04/2019 7:37 pm, Don Bradmore wrote: > Hello Listers, I apologise for coming in to this discussion rather late - > and I may have missed something - but I haven't yet seen mention of the > Catholic Burial Ground in Barrack Street, Hobart Town. Have I missed its > mention? According to the Hobart Town Gazette of 13 May 1826, my ggg > grandfather, convict John CAVANAGH ('Minerva', 1818), was buried there on 10 > May of that year. He was only 29 when he died a violent death, strangled > with his own neckerchief when he tried to rob a man who was walking home > alone at dusk along the banks of the Derwent. Reporting the incident > unsympathetically, the Gazette described Cavanagh as 'a brutal ruffian', 'a > public nuisance', a 'footpad' and 'a notorious character'. I believe that > the Catholic Burial Ground in Barrack Street no longer exists. Is that > correct? Were the graves relocated? Don Bradmore, Central Victoria. > > > > > > > > > >

All, I have a mother who lived at 121 Argyle Street, having been born at the Hospital in Burnett street and my father who was born at 21 Patrick Street Hobart. My family in the early years lived and schooled and church attendances on numerous occasions at Holy Trinity North Hobart. So it goes without saying, but I will anyway, that a lot of my heritage searches have been around the Hobart / Nth Hobart / New Town areas. Having done numerous searches, I came across a name which pops up with some frequency, Katheryn Bennett, who has authored numerous documents about the areas. In the documents there is a number of mentions of cemeteries and the like and their associated changes to other roles. They may be of interest to other List Members. https://www.hobartcity.com.au/files/assets/public/planning/planning-schemes/ reports-and-studies/west_hobart_volume_1.pdf https://www.hobartcity.com.au/files/assets/public/planning/planning-schemes/ reports-and-studies/city_fringe_-_1.pdf Cheers, Dean -----Original Message----- From: Don Bradmore [mailto:djb100@mmnet.com.au] Sent: Saturday, 20 April 2019 15:50 To: 'Maree Ring'; aus-tasmania@rootsweb.com Subject: [AUS-Tas] Re: Where are some of Hobart's earliest gravesites and who is buried there? Hi Maree, Many thanks for all that info - fabulous! I very much doubt that my disreputable ggg grandfather would have had a tombstone or that his grave was marked in any way. He left his ex-convict 'wife' (Johanna Lynch, 'Janus' to NSW, 'Princess Charlotte' to VDL, 1819) and three children absolutely penniless. Nevertheless, I will follow up. All good wishes, Don, Central Victoria. -----Original Message----- From: Maree Ring [mailto:mareering@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, 19 April 2019 9:34 PM To: aus-tasmania@rootsweb.com; Don Bradmore Subject: Re: [AUS-Tas] Where are some of Hobart's earliest gravesites and who is buried there? You are right, Don, that the Catholic cemetery was missed, along with many of those of other faiths. Methodist, Congregational, Jewish to name a few.. But note the subject from the media link is "some of"... No the burial ground no longer exists but a list of names from tombstones was taken in 1916 and has been published in Tasmanian Ancestry, December, 1984, January 1985 and December 2017. Those of 1984-5 have date and age noted whereas 2017 doesn't. You are correct, Don, the cemetery has been built on by the catholic church firstly as the St. Virgil campus but is now the Guilford Young College and sports fields. (St. Virgil's having transferred out to Austin's Ferry) Part of the old perimeter stone fence does remain. Cheers, Maree On 19/04/2019 7:37 pm, Don Bradmore wrote: > Hello Listers, I apologise for coming in to this discussion rather late - > and I may have missed something - but I haven't yet seen mention of the > Catholic Burial Ground in Barrack Street, Hobart Town. Have I missed its > mention? According to the Hobart Town Gazette of 13 May 1826, my ggg > grandfather, convict John CAVANAGH ('Minerva', 1818), was buried there on 10 > May of that year. He was only 29 when he died a violent death, strangled > with his own neckerchief when he tried to rob a man who was walking home > alone at dusk along the banks of the Derwent. Reporting the incident > unsympathetically, the Gazette described Cavanagh as 'a brutal ruffian', 'a > public nuisance', a 'footpad' and 'a notorious character'. I believe that > the Catholic Burial Ground in Barrack Street no longer exists. Is that > correct? Were the graves relocated? Don Bradmore, Central Victoria. > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ AUS-Tasmania Mailing List Website http://sites.rootsweb.com/~austashs/ Contact Admin AUS-Tasmania-Admin@rootsweb.com _______________________________________________ Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref Unsubscribe https://lists.rootsweb.com/postorius/lists/aus-tasmania@rootsweb.com Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions: https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 Rootsweb Blog: http://rootsweb.blog RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community