tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14821873326599610772024-03-12T20:18:08.134-07:00EVITT FAMILY AUSTRALIAPamela Mawbeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07994284028819508292noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1482187332659961077.post-39300760631065440872014-11-06T17:04:00.002-08:002014-11-06T17:04:42.072-08:00ALICE LANGHORNE<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
My grandfather, ARCHIBALD ROBERT EVITT ("Tom") married ETHEL MAY FITZGERALD. Her mother's name was ALICE FITZGERALD (nee LANGHORNE). <br />
The Langhorne family appear to have come from Melbourne, Victoria. <br />
I am currently researching them.</div>
Pamela Mawbeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07994284028819508292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1482187332659961077.post-76983273600826143282013-08-24T21:51:00.002-07:002014-11-07T04:57:42.032-08:00JOHN & ELIZABETH McGIBBON<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
The grandfathers of one of my maternal great grandmothers, HARRIETT PHILIS, may have been friends.<br />
Harriett's parents were Elizabeth McGibbon Jnr, daughter of John and Elizabeth Snr, and George Phillis Jnr, son of George Phillis Snr.<br />
Both of their names, John McGIBBON and George PHILIS, were on a published list of contributors to the Irish Relief Fund at Port Stephens on 11 November 1846.<br />
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<em>The Sydney Herald</em> of <strong>18 February 1833</strong> records the arrival in Sydney of John and Elizabeth McGibbon, free, on the <em>Clyde</em>.<br />
Their daughter Elizabeth had been born on the voyage from Scotland. <br />
John was a rope maker but the following month he was made a constable in charge of convicts at Port Stephens. <br />
He later moved to Dungog and then to Stroud.<br />
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George Philis appears to have been a convict. He arrived in Sydney in 1838 with a life sentence. <br />
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Pamela Mawbeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07994284028819508292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1482187332659961077.post-26252373086511968252012-01-21T02:08:00.001-08:002012-02-23T06:39:59.212-08:00PHILIS & MCGIBBON & AUSTRALIAN AGRICULTURAL COMPANY<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">The parents of my maternal great grandmother, <strong>Harriet Philis</strong>, were <strong>George Philis</strong> and <strong>Elizabeth</strong> <strong>McGibbon</strong>. <br />
They married in <strong>1850</strong> at the Church of England, <strong>Australian Agricultural Company</strong>, in the <strong>Dungog</strong> area in northern NSW.<br />
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The Australian Agricultural Company was set up as a unique agricultural entity consisting of one million acres worked by British immigrants to produce wool and crops exclusively for the British market. <br />
It was incorporated in 1824, and the following year its first British workers arrived on two ships, the <em>York</em> and the <em>Brothers</em>. <br />
When coal was subsequently discovered in the area, coal production was added to its agricultural arm.<br />
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By the end of 1847, three years before George and Elizabeth Philis (nee McGibbon) were married, there was a total of 472 men employed by the company. <br />
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It would appear that both George Philis and Elizabeth McGibbon may have been brought to New South Wales from England as part of this project. <br />
I will have to check the passenger lists.<br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><strong>Update 24-2-12</strong></span><br />
I discovered today in a book in the NSW state library called <em>Convicts of the Australian Agricultural Company 1825-1850</em> that there was a convict <strong>George Phillis</strong>.<br />
He was born c.1812 in Hampshire, England and tried at <strong>Southampton Quarter Sessions</strong> for stealing a lamb.<br />
Despite having no previous convictions, he was given a sentence of transportation for life.<br />
Phillis left England on 18 October 1836 on the <em>Mangles</em> (8) and arrived in Sydney on <strong>9 July 1837</strong>.<br />
He was then assigned to the Australian Agricultural Company at Port Stephens near Newcastle.<br />
Phillis was a single, Protestant labourer who could read and write. <br />
He was 5 foot 6 and a quarter inches tall with a ruddy (reddish) complexion, brown hair and blue-grey eyes. <br />
In 1850 when George Philis married Elizabeth McGibbon, the convict of the same name would have been 38. <br />
So the one who married may have been his son. <br />
<strong>Elizabeth McGibbon</strong> b.c.1830 came to the colony as an unassisted immigrant.</div>Pamela Mawbeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07994284028819508292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1482187332659961077.post-44972998197108275342012-01-21T02:00:00.000-08:002012-01-21T02:00:28.263-08:00JOSEPH EVITT<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">NSW State Records has revealed another Evitt convict - <strong>Joseph Evitt</strong> - who arrived in New South Wales in 1835.<br />
He was tried at Fermaragh.</div>Pamela Mawbeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07994284028819508292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1482187332659961077.post-73524993531530007132012-01-21T01:57:00.000-08:002012-01-21T01:57:59.859-08:00WILLIAM EVITT/EVETT<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">There appear to be several 'William' Evitts or Evetts.<br />
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In 1825, a William Evett, convict, arrives in New South Wales. <br />
He was born in London and tried at Armagh.<br />
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In <strong>1836</strong>, a William Evitt is before the Quarter Sessions court in Campbelltown.<br />
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On Friday <strong>27 August 1847</strong>, a William EVITT is recorded as subscribing 10 shillings to the International Order of Odd Fellows - Manchester Unity, Sydney for the relief of Irish and Scotch destitute.<br />
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On Tuesday <strong>11 September 1885</strong>, the funeral of a William Evitt took place.<br />
According to a newspaper report, the funeral procession was to move from his late residence in Goulburn Street to Charles Kinsela's in Goulburn Street.<br />
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In <strong>1880</strong>, a William Evitt, labourer, died intestate (without a will) at Ben Bullen (near Litgow). <span style="font-size: x-small;">[Source: NSW State Records]</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">In <strong>1915</strong>, a William Evett is named as the co-respondent in a divorce case.<span style="font-size: x-small;"> [Source: NSW State</span> </span><span style="font-size: x-small;">Records]</span></span><br />
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</div>Pamela Mawbeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07994284028819508292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1482187332659961077.post-16922578930319891032012-01-21T01:48:00.000-08:002013-08-24T21:40:32.969-07:00TWO EVITT ORPHANS<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
According to the NSW State Records Index to Orphan Schools, an <strong>Edward Evitt</strong> aged 5 and his older brother <strong>William</strong> aged 7 were placed in care on <strong>21 April 1858</strong>.<br />
They appear to have been the illegitimate children of Emily Esther Evitt, daughter of Thomas E and Emily Esther Evitt.<br />
Both boys were born at the Maclean near Kempsey on the NSW North Coast.<br />
William E T Evitt was born c.1851 and his brother Edward T born c.1853.<br />
Their births were not registered.<br />
They were placed in the Protestant Orphan School at Parramatta, in the building formerly occupied by the Female Orphans' School, which is still standing as a heritage building. <br />
One of them, Edward Thomas, was my maternal great grandfather.<br />
After fathering at least nine children, he died at Balmain North on 11 December 1924.<br />
His occupation was plumber.<br />
His wife Harriett Evitt (nee Phillis) died at Mosman in 1948.<br />
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Pamela Mawbeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07994284028819508292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1482187332659961077.post-89541723054514184662012-01-21T01:16:00.000-08:002012-02-06T05:25:32.675-08:00THOMAS EVITT (aka EVETT) CONVICT<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Today I discovered that Sydney's first burial ground, located where the Sydney Town Hall now stands on the corner of George and Druitt Streets, contained the remains of a <strong>Thomas Evett</strong>.<br />
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He was buried on <strong>5 April 1793</strong>, five years and three months after the penal colony of New South Wales officially came into being on 26 January 1788.<br />
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According to the records of historian <em>Thomas D Mutch</em>, he had a headstone bearing two words: 'EVITT. Convict.'<br />
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Neither the <em>Tasmanian Archives</em> or the <em>Queensland State Library</em> have any convict record of him. <br />
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QSL has two 'Evett' convicts:<br />
Elizabeth, arr. 1795<br />
Samuel, arr. 1833<br />
This information comes from the British convict transportation registers.<br />
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TA has no entries for 'Evitt' or 'Evett', but three for 'Levett':<br />
Thomas arr.1823<br />
Elizabeth arr.1833<br />
John, arr.1846<br />
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The name 'Thomas' was passed down religiously in my maternal grandfather's family.<br />
He called himself 'Tom', despite his real name being Archibald.<br />
And his only son has 'Thomas' as one of his middle names. <br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><strong>Update 29-1-12</strong></span><br />
I just found <strong>Thomas Evatt</strong>, convict, on <em>Ancestry.com.au</em>.<br />
He was convicted on <strong>22 April 1789</strong>, <strong>Middlesex</strong>, England and tried at Old Bailey in London.<br />
Departed England January 1791 on the <strong>3rd Fleet</strong> and arrived at Port Jackson (Sydney) in September 1791.<br />
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<strong><span style="color: blue;">Update 2-2-12</span></strong><br />
Today I found in my local library a book containing more information about Thomas Evatt/Evett, convict.<br />
According to<em> Third Fleet Families of Australia, </em>Thomas was born in London and arrived on the <em>Salamander</em> on 21-8-1791.<br />
He died on 4-4-1793 at Sydney Cove, and was buried at [the parish of] St Philips.<br />
In the meantime he had married <strong>Mary Brown</strong> (GS) and had a daughter, <strong>Mary</strong> Jnr.<br />
She was born on 21-7-1792 at Sydney Cove.<br />
Mary Brown Snr was born in Kent and arrived on 9-7-1791 on the <em>Mary Ann</em> as a convict.</div>Pamela Mawbeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07994284028819508292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1482187332659961077.post-3244114286834764002010-04-02T02:15:00.000-07:002010-04-02T02:17:43.257-07:00AN EVITT DROWNS IN MELBOURNE<em>The Argus</em> on Monday 18 October 1875 reported that on the previous Saturday the body of a man named WILLIAM EVITT had been found floating in the Yarra River above the Botanical Gardens. The deceased was about 60 years old - around my age - and was last seen on 9 October when he left the Bricklayers' Arms Hotel, Church Street, and headed towards the river.Pamela Mawbeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07994284028819508292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1482187332659961077.post-40159288587993170932010-04-02T02:08:00.000-07:002010-04-02T02:14:12.839-07:00EVITT WOMAN MURDERED BY ABORIGINAL MANOn the MAWBEY side of my family, my great grandmother and three of her children were murdered by two Aboriginal men in July 1900.<br />Today I've discovered that an EVITT woman met with a similar fate!<br />I don't know if she is any relation to me, but it will be worth trying to find out.<br />This brutal murder occurred at Jundah near Longreach in Queensland in January 1909.<br />The body of the 30-year-old widow was found floating in the Thompson River with her head smashed in.<br />An accomplished horsewoman, she had gone out looking for stock and had not returned.<br />A black-tracker called Bismark who had been working with sheep in the area was arrested on suspicion of her murder.<br />He subsequently confessed, was sentenced to death and hanged in Brisbane Gaol on 20 April 1909.<br />Bismark said he did it because the Evitt woman called him names.<br />A similar motive was attributed to Jimmy Governor, the Aboriginal man who initiated the murders of the Mawbey family.Pamela Mawbeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07994284028819508292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1482187332659961077.post-71627302004470481802010-04-01T19:59:00.001-07:002010-04-02T02:53:52.581-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_F3Zba-lzlJ-QK2xkL94v5_yAivpCLDmA8G7l8vdeuSmRp91hqsrJqPnkyCo8FNPfV-a2wZJeA8lsd_yoEkPRyxlvII17auxkZv63K2SHZhmD8SxATg9YROxeGkt2n8jkrdcBtijHE0Af/s1600/cheops.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 207px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455369490037620034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_F3Zba-lzlJ-QK2xkL94v5_yAivpCLDmA8G7l8vdeuSmRp91hqsrJqPnkyCo8FNPfV-a2wZJeA8lsd_yoEkPRyxlvII17auxkZv63K2SHZhmD8SxATg9YROxeGkt2n8jkrdcBtijHE0Af/s320/cheops.jpg" /></a> Whenever I see this photograph of the Anzacs gathered at the Great Pyramid of Cheops, Egypt 1915 I always wonder if my grandfather, Tom Evitt, or 'digger' as my grandmother used to call him, is among them. A copy of it is hung at a returned servicemen's club on Sydney's northern beaches where I am a member. Soldiers in the First World War were known as 'diggers' because of their wartime activity of digging trenches to protect themselves from enemy gunfire.Pamela Mawbeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07994284028819508292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1482187332659961077.post-57284139879892695542010-04-01T19:55:00.001-07:002010-04-02T02:51:17.514-07:00THE EVITT NAMEThe House of Names says EVITT is Scottish and was first found in PERTHSHIRE possibly before the Norman Conquest.<br />It derives from the Picts so named because they used to tatoo themselves creating 'pictures' on their skin.<br />They were said to be terrifying in battle because their bodies were 'painted' blue with tatoos and they used to fight naked.<br />Related surnames are LEVITT, L'EVITT.Pamela Mawbeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07994284028819508292noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1482187332659961077.post-14722828914707924102010-04-01T19:55:00.000-07:002012-01-21T01:33:31.293-08:00THE SCOTTISH CONNECTION<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">I was very surpised to learn that the name EVITT is Scottish. <br />
At no time was this ever brought home to me. I never knew there were any Scottish connections in my family.<br />
However, it may explain why I love Scottish Highland gatherings and the sound of bagpipes. <br />
I have been the town of Bundanoon in the NSW Southern Highlands for their annual 'Brigadoon' festival several times.<br />
This sleepy hamlet, south of Bowral, is magically transformed for that weekend with even the seats on the railway station platform bearing the name 'Brigadoon'.<br />
I also felt an instant empathy with the Scottish people when I was travelling with a group of Australians in a car through England, Scotland and Wales when I was in my mid-20s.<br />
I'm afraid to say I did not feel the same way about the English who I just could not warm to in any way.<br />
But now I recall my mother telling me that my grandfather's father was a strict Presbyterian and from the sounds of it, I definitely would not have liked him.<br />
He strongly objected when my grandfather married a Catholic who passed her religion down to me.</div>Pamela Mawbeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07994284028819508292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1482187332659961077.post-56481236137295875412010-04-01T19:40:00.000-07:002012-01-21T01:44:00.604-08:00MY EVITT GREAT GRANDPARENTS<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">My maternal great grandfather was <strong>Thomas Edward Evitt</strong> who married <strong>Harriet Phillis</strong> in the <strong>Maclean</strong> district in nothern NSW in <strong>1877</strong>.<br />
She had been born in <strong>Raymond Terrace</strong> near Newcastle in <strong>1857</strong> meaning she was 20 when she married.<br />
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Thomas Evitt appears to have lost his father early in life with only the name of his mother, <strong>Emily M</strong>, recorded on his death certificate.<br />
Alternatively, he may have been born illegitimate.<br />
He named his first born child, <strong>Emily Esther E. Evitt</strong>, after his mother.<br />
The name 'Esther' may indicate a Jewish connection. <br />
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<strong>Emily Evitt</strong> was born in the <strong>Richmond River</strong> district before her parents moved to Sydney where they proceeded to have seven more children.<br />
My grandfather, Archibald Robert "Tom" Evitt was number four in the line-up of five boys and three girls:<br />
<strong>1880 Emily Esther</strong><br />
<strong>1883 Bertha S</strong><br />
<strong>1885 Arthur A C</strong><br />
<strong>1887 Archibald Robert</strong><br />
<strong>1890 Stella M L</strong><br />
<strong>1897 Claude M</strong><br />
<strong>1899 Clarence E R</strong><br />
<strong>1903 Leslie R</strong><br />
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He went by the name 'Tom' - his father's name - but 'Archie' would have suited him equally well. <br />
My grandfather was a knockabout kind of bloke, one who had learnt to survive in the 'school of hard knocks'.<br />
When he was a teenager he had been ostracised by his family and had to earn a living by 'carrying his swag outback'.<br />
When World War I broke out, he enlisted with the <em>Australian Infantry Force</em> (AIF) and went to <em>Egypt</em> for the Suez campaign and to the <em>Western Front</em>.<br />
He was finally sent back home for having flat feet. <br />
Why it took them so long to discover this would be impossible to know. <br />
He complained about having cold feet for the rest of his life as a result of them freezing in the trenches in France.<br />
Back in Sydney, he married <strong>Ethel May Fitzgerald</strong> at <strong>Drummoyne</strong> in <strong>1918</strong>. <br />
He was aged 31 and she was 33.<br />
Apparently being married to a younger man must have bothered my grandmother, because my mother was always ashamed to admit that she had followed in her footsteps. <br />
She always kept her date of birth hidden so as not to disclose the seven month age difference between her and my father.</div>Pamela Mawbeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07994284028819508292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1482187332659961077.post-53625280740731406472010-04-01T19:26:00.000-07:002010-04-01T19:30:12.554-07:00MY MATERNAL EVITT FAMILY HISTORYI grew up up in a family where tragic historical events that had occurred in my paternal line completely overshadowed my maternal family history.<br />The story of the families bearing the surnames EVITT, FITZGERALD, PHILIS, LANGHORNE and McGIBBON.<br />I am about to rectify that now.<br />My maternal family history story starts with the EVITT family.<br />This is their story.<br /><br />Pamela MawbeyPamela Mawbeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07994284028819508292noreply@blogger.com0