Mary Jane Perring (i)(a)
Mary Jane PERRING (i)(a)
Born About 1805. Christened, 3 Oct 1805 in Harberton, Devon, UK. Died 1886 in Tamworth, NSW, Australia.
He married Jane Burgess SAUNDERS, 8 Dec 1831 in Harberton, Devon, UK. Daughter of George Saunders and Ann Jones. d. 1856 in Port Stevens, NSW, Australia.
George (i) a Bachelor and Jane a Spinster.
Witnesses to marriage - John PERRING (ii) and Susanna FINCH.
They had the following children:
John Perring (i)(a). Born 1832, Devonshire, England. Died 1910, Grafton. Buried Grafton (North). (Church of England).
i. John PERRING (i)(a); Born About 1832. Christened, 21 Oct 1832 in Harberton, Devon, UK. d. 1910 in Grafton, NSW, Australia.
Address on Baptism entry - East Leigh
ii. Mary PERRING (i)(a); Born About 1834. Christened, 7 Dec 1834 in Harberton, Devon, UK. Died 1837. Buried 3 Sep 1837 in Harberton, Devon, UK.
Address on Baptism entry - West Leigh
Noted as being 2 years old and Address Harbertonford on burial record. Buried on the same day as her sister.
iii. Sarah Jane PERRING (i)(a); Born About 1837. Christened, 21 May 1837 in Harberton, Devon, UK. Died 1837. Buried 3 Sep 1837 in Harberton, Devon, UK.
Address on Baptism entry - Harbertonford
Noted as being 4 months old and Address Harbertonford on burial record. Buried on the same day as her sister.
iv. Mary Jane PERRING (i)(a); Born About 1838. Christened, 5 Aug 1838 in Harberton, Devon, UK. d. 16 March 1914 in Nundle, NSW, Australia. Buried 17 March 1914 in Tamworth Cemetery, NSW, Australia.
Address on Baptism entry - Harbertonford
Elizabeth Perring (i)(a) b. 1841 in Devon, England. d. 1889 in Tamworth, NSW, Australia
George Burgess Perring (i)(a) b. 10 March 1844 in Bowman's River, NSW, Australia. d. 1911 in Nundle, NSW, Australia. Religion: Church of England.
Richard Perring (i)(a). b. 25 May 1846 in Patterson's Station near Gloucester, NSW, Australia. Baptised 11 April 1847 in Patterson's Station near Gloucester, NSW, Australia. d. 1861 in Tamworth, NSW, Australia. Religion: Church of England. Occupation: Child.
Sarah Perring (i)(a). b. 31 August 1848 in Iona, Patterson River, NSW, Australia. Baptised 3 December 1848 in the Presbyterian church, Iona, NSW, Australia. d. 29 November 1921 in Tingha, NSW, Australia. Buried 29 November 1921 in Tingha Cemetery, NSW, Australia. Religion: Salvation Army.
James Perring (i)(a). b. 28 July 1850. in Butterwick near Seaham, NSW, Australia. Baptised 25 August 1850 in Butterwick near Seaham, NSW, Australia. d. 16 November 1922 in Manilla, NSW, Australia. Buried 18 November 1922 in Tamworth Cemetery, NSW, Australia. Religion: Church of England.
Susan Maria Perring (i)(a). b. 25 February 1853 in Butterwick near Seaham, NSW, Australia. Baptised 3 April 1853 in Butterwick near Seaham, NSW, Australia. d. 1927 in Moree, NSW, Australia. Buried in Moree Cemetery, NSW, Australia.
Ann Parring (i)(a). b. 1856 in Port Stephens, NSW, Australia. Occupation: Child. d. 1856 in Port Stephens, NSW, Australia. Occupation: Child.
The 1841 census records the family as living at Rowles Cottage and George PERRING (i) occupation as Woollen M. Possibly the M stands for Manufacturer or Miller.
Contracted with 19 other local Devon shepherds, to the Australian Agricultural Company, to migrate to Australia and work on the company properties, first at Gloucester then onto Goonoo Goonoo.
Left for Australia about 1842.
Sailed from Plymouth on the H.M.S. London with wife Jane , one son John (i)(a) and two daughters, Elizabeth (i)(a) and Mary Jane (i)(a). John (i)(a) was 9 years of age, Mary Jane (i)(a) was 3 years, Elizabeth (i)(a) was 8 months.
H.M.S. London left England on the 18th December 1841, arriving Port Stephens 14th March 1842.
George (i) was supplied accommodation and a salary of £25.0.0 per year as part of his contract.
The publication 'Pure Merinos And Others: The "Shipping Lists" of The Australian Agricultural Company' by P A Pemberton there are a few pages devoted to 'The Emigration Scheme" . Among the passengers listed there is a mention of a George Perring, a shepherd with a wife, son and two daughters arriving on the London in 1842.
He died in Tamworth, on the New England tablelands aged 81 in 1886.
Mary Jane PERRING (i)(a) married Edward Willis Hannaford, 1860 in Tamworth, NSW, Australia. b. 1838 in England, son of Edward Hannaford and Mary (unknown). d. 7 March 1920 in Quirindi, NSW, Australia. Buried 8 March 1920 in Tamworth Cemetery, NSW, Australia. Immigrated 18 March 1842 on the London. Religion: Church of England. Possibly buried beside his wife.
Built 1835. Home of Edward Hannaford who married Mary Perring. Overseers hut at Goonoo Goonoo station, near Tamworth, NSW.
Mary Jane PERRING (i)(a) and Edward Willis Hannaford had the following children.
Mary J Hannaford. b. 1860 in Murrurundi, NSW, Australia. d. 1887 in Tamworth, NSW, Australia.
Edward Hannaford. b. 1862 in Tamworth, NSW, Australia. d. 1941 in Quirindi, NSW, Australia.
Richard Hannaford. b. 1864 in Tamworth, NSW, Australia.
James Hannaford. b. 1866 in Tamworth, NSW, Australia.
Elizabeth M Hannaford. b. 1868 in Nundle, NSW, Australia.
George P Hannaford. b. 1870 in Nundle, NSW, Australia.
Mabel Burgess Hannaford. b. 1874 in Nundle, NSW, Australia. d. 1935 in Newtown, NSW, Australia.
Sarah F Hannaford. b. 1876 in Nundle, NSW, Australia.
Henry John Hannaford. b. 1877 in Nundle, NSW, Australia. d. 1884 in Tamworth, NSW, Australia.
Thomas Albert Hannaford. b. 1880 in Nundle, NSW, Australia.
Harold Edwin. b. 1882 in Tamworth, NSW, Australia. d. 16 December 1960 in Tamworth, NSW, Australia. Buried in Tamworth Cemetery, NSW, Australia. Religion: Church of England.
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