GEORGE FOWLER & SARAH TUBBY
George Fowler was the son of John FOWLER (born 8th April 1801 in Tottenham, Mdx.) and Ann BANASTER (from Kegworth, Leicestershire) who were married at All Hallows, Tottenham, Middlesex on the 21st November 1819. According to the 1841 census (for which John Fowler was an enumerator) for Scotland Green, Middlesex, John was Parish Beadle and it has since transpired that he was the last Parish Beadle for Tottenham. Five children were found on this census as follows: Septimus, born around 1821, a journeyman tailor; George, born 17th Jan 1822, also a journeyman tailor; Sarah, born 1st Jan 1827; Emma, born 20th Jul 1828 and Ellen, born 25th May 1833. Three other children have since been found: Christopher born 16th May 1830; Mary born 29th Sep 1834 and Elizabeth born 16th Jun 1835.
On the 17th August 1842 George enlisted as a Private in the 99th Regiment of Foot and on the 21st April 1843 sailed on the convict ship NORTH BRITON (see below) to Australia, along with over twenty other men from his regiment. On the 16th November 1850 in Hobart Town, Tasmania he obtained his discharge for £15.0s.0d. Sarah TUBBY sailed for Australia sometime after the 1841 census (which found her at home in Scotland Green, Tottenham with her family) and before 1st April 1844 - her first marriage to William CASE in Sydney, NSW.
On the 30th October 1847 George FOWLER married Sarah TUBBY, (or CASE as she was then) at St Andrews Scots Church, Sydney, NSW. Thomas Hume Allison & Jane E. Allison were witnesses.
George & Sarah had nine children:
- Emma Sarah b. 1848 Sydney, NSW and baptised in Hobart, married George Erasmus FARR in 1877.
- Ann b. 1850 Hobart, married Francis Alfred SARGEANT in 1886, died 1935 Armadale, Victoria
- Sarah b. 1851 Hobart, married William Henry RAYNER in 1878 Victoria
- Isabella b. 1853 Hobart, died 1855 Hobart
- Alice Jane b. 1855 Hobart, married Francis Charles MILLER in 1877 Hobart
- John Septimus b. 1857 Hobart
- Ellen Louisa b. 1859 Hobart, married Albert Seamman BENDALL in 1882 in New Zealand
- Clara Isabella b. 1861 Hobart, married Francis Gibson PARSONSON in 1880 at Oamuru, New Zealand
- George William b. 1864 Hobart, married Annie Benigna SUMNER in 1884 Hobart
However, it appears that Sarah and her previous husband, William CASE, produced three children:
- William S. born 1845 Sydney, NSW and died 1846
- Sarah I. born 1846 Sydney, NSW
- Mary Elizabeth. born 1846 Sydney, NSW (Sarah & Mary were twins), married John HALL in 1873 Hobart
In 1851 George was working as a writer on Maria Island off Tasmania, but on the 7th July 1852 he was appointed to the Lands Department, Tasmania, as Office Keeper and Messenger. He worked for the Lands Department for 36 years.
George FOWLER died on 14th August 1910 at his home, Werona, 381 Argyle Street, North Hobart, Tasmania and was buried on the 16th August 1910 at Queenborough Cemetery, Hobart.
Sarah FOWLER died on the 22nd October 1895 at her home and was also buried at Queenborough Cemetery, Hobart.
2. Ann FOWLER found herself pregnant at the age of 18 years and on the 27 Aug 1869 gave birth to her son Arthur Maitland FOWLER. Ann married Francis Alfred SARGEANT in 1886 in Melbourne, Victoria leaving Arthur with his grandparents in Tasmania. In 1890 Arthur married Ruth WELDON and they had 8 children: Ruth May 1891; Arthur George William 1893; Lilian 1895; Leslie 1897; Ronald 1901; Doris May 1902; Grace 1904 and Winnie 1908. Arthur Maitland FOWLER died26 Nov 1949 having worked for 56 years as a Civil Servant. His son Arthur George William, a private in the 40th Battalion died on 6 Oct 1917 at Poperinghe from wounds received.
3. Sarah (Sadie) FOWLER was married in Victoria, Australia in 1878 to William Henry RAYNER, son of John RAYNER and Sarah FOSTER. Their children were: Herbert William born 1879 Bairnsdale, Victoria; Clementina Annie Louise born 1881 in Lucknow, Victoria and married 1904 to Elijah Albert STORY; and Rachael Grace Dearden born 1883 and married to William George Armstrong ALLINGHAM in 1905.
5. Alice Jane FOWLER was married on 15 Dec 1877 in Hobart to Francis Charles MILLER and their son Percival John MILLER was born on 26 Dec 1879. He married Mabel Lizzie Lock GILL in Sydney, NSW in 1913.
7. Ellen (Nellie) Louisa FOWLER married Albert Seamman BENDALL of Plomesgate, Suffolk, the youngest son of Mr Arthur and Mrs Harriet BENDALL of Shottisham Hall, Suffolk, England on 9th Nov 1882 at the residence of Mr Brandford, Washington Valley, Nelson, New Zealand, the Revd. A O Williams officiating. Ellen had five children, four with Albert and one, a daughter, born in 1881 in Tasmania, before they were married. Ellen and Albert's children were: Ivy born 1883; Ellis Arthur born 1885; Rupert George born 1887 and Vernon Albert Fowler born 1889. Ivy married John Eli WILSON in 1911; Ellis married Jessie Marian ENGLAND in 1912; Rupert married Kathleen Elizabeth SPENCE in 1911 and Vernon married Mary Marjorie O'Boyle in 1912.
8. Clara Isabella FOWLER was married to Francis Gibson PARSONSON on 15 Nov 1880 at St Pauls Presbyterian Church, Oamuru, New Zealand. They had 9 children: Lilian Grace; Amy Mary; Monica Isabella Gibson 1905 and married Charles Leslie COOKE in 1925; Herbert John Harper who married Edith MASON in 1907; George Corrie; Stanley Vernon 1888 who married Heather; Hedley Fowler; Clarence Frank and Edward.
9. George William FOWLER was born on 5 Jan 1864 in Hobart and married Annie Benigna SUMNER on 4 Sep 1884, also in Hobart. They had 6 children: Annie Clarice 1885; George Reginald 1886; Euston John 1889; George 1894; Janet 1895 and Madge 1898 who married Kenneth Norman MCINTOSH..
3. Mary Elizabeth CASE, daughter of William CASE and Sarah TUBBY, was born in 1846 in Sydney, NSW. On 7 Jan 1849 along with her sister, Sarah, and her step-sister Emma Sarah FOWLER (for her mother had married George FOWLER by this time) Mary Elizabeth found herself on the "Emma" sailing from Sydney to Hobart, where her mother and stepfather were to start a new life. On 31 May 1873 "at the residence of Mr Fowler Survey Office, Davey Street, Hobart" a congregational service was held for the marriage of Mary Elizabeth to John HALL. Witnesses at this ceremony were Alice J Fowler, Annie Fowler, Sarah Henn, Mark Henn and George Fowler. Mary Elizabeth died in New Zealand.
John and Mary HALL had 2 known children:
- Adelaide Elizabeth HALL, born 1874 Hobart, Tasmania
- Harold John HALL, born 27 Aug 1880, Christchurch, New Zealand. He married Winifred Maude Eliza JONES on 25 Dec 1920 in Wellington, New Zealand and died there in 1938.
99th Regiment of Foot
GENERAL
The 99th was founded in Glasgow in 1824 and became the 99th Lanarkshire Regiment in 1832. The regiment moved to Australasia in 1842, firstly stationed in Hobart in 1843 moving to George Street Barracks, Sydney, NSW in 1844. Detachments were sent to Norfolk Island and New Zealand. In 1845 they were part of the force sent to New Zealand to put down the Maori rebellion. A detachment took part in the assault on Ohaeawai Pah on 1 July 1845 and on Ruapekapeka on 10th January 1846. Commanding Officer: Lieutenant Colonel H Despard. The campaign lasted for more than two years before the regiment returned to Hobart, Tasmania until 1854 when a contingent was posted to Victoria. In the late 1850's the regiment was stationed at Aldershot where it gained a high reputation for smartness in drill and dress. In 1881 the 99th united with the Wiltshire Regiment to become the 99th Duke of Edinburgh's Regiment.
From 1842, several ships sailed from England with members of the 99th regiment on board as convict guards. Amongst these ships were the Candahar, John Renwick, North Briton, Richard Webb, John Brewer, Isabella, Somersetshire, Emerald Isle and Forfarshire.
At the Anglesea Barracks in Hobart there is a memorial corner in which the centrepiece is a magnificent free standing sandstone column - a British memorial to members of the 99th Regiment who, while in Tasmania in 1850, erected it to acknowledge members of the Regiment who were killed in New Zealand in 1845-7. There is a 1912 photograph of this memorial at the State Library of Tasmania.
CANDAHAR - A 4 gun barque of 642 tons built in Shields in 1840, class A1. She departed Spithead on the 2nd April 1842, arriving in Van Dieman's Land on the 21st July 1842. Master was Jn. P RIDLEY, Surgeon Petr. LEONARD. Passengers included Guard Captain DAY of the 99th regiment plus 60 troops and families. Arrival noted in the Hobart Town Courier.
JOHN RENWICK - A 3 gun barque of 403 tons, built in Newcastle in 1826, class A1. Master was William MORGAN, Surgeon Thos. E RING. She sailed from Spithead on the 7th December 1842 and arrived in Van Dieman's Land on the 10th or 11th April 1843. The passengers included 31 rank and file of the 99th regiment plus families.
NORTH BRITON - A 402 ton barque, whose Master was Thomas LYALL and the Surgeon Superintendent was Jas. T CLARKE. She sailed from Dublin on the 20th December 1842, having possibly started off from Spithead on the 7th December 1842, arriving in Van Dieman's Land on the 4th April 1843. The North Briton must have continued on to Sydney, NSW arriving there on the 21st April 1843. On board were also Lieutenants BEATLEY (Bentley according to some lists) and SMITH (Assistant Surgeon) of the 99th Regiment plus Mrs SMITH and servant. Also B BOGLE and 6 prisoners children, 4 women, 29 rank and file of the 99th regiment and 178 male convicts.
Many thanks to Rod Hill, Irene Hunt and Nick Hall for information supplied.
