| Stephen
J. Sheather & Hannah Tester
1. Stephen
J8 Sheather
(James7, William6, John5,
Thomas4, Thomas3, John2 Stace,
Thomas1)
was
born 1815 in Ninfied, Sussex, England, and died December 01, 1855 in Bolwarra,
New South Wales.
He married Hannah Tester Sep 1 1834 in
Hollington, Sussex, England, daughter of Richard
Tester and Hannah Histed. She was born 1817
in Bexhill, Sussex, England, and died June 30,
1893 in Jones Island, Manning
River, New South Wales.
Notes:
There
are no Tester's on the East Dean Parish Records nor any children of Stephen and
Hannah.
Notes for Stephen J
Sheather:
Overseers of the Poor:
apprenticeship - ref. PAR430/33
Apprenticeship
indentures
FILE - Apprenticeship indenture - ref.
PAR430/33/1/7 - date: 15 Sep 1832
[from Scope and Content]
Stephen Sheather age 17, son of Jane Sheather of Ninfield, to James
Breeds of Hastings St
Clement, merchant and mariner; mariner; Henry Holland and John Farmer,
churchwardens, Henry
Crisford, William Samson and Samuel Skinner, overseers; W: John
Phillips
[town
clerk of Hastings]; JPs: Edward Milward, Frederick North
Stephen Sheather the 7th
child of James and Jane Sheather, married Hannah Tester, their first
two children were born in
England. The family sailed on the 1st June, 1839 from Gravesend
England on the sailing ship the "Neptune, arriving in Sydney on the 26th
September, 1839. They
first settled in the Hunter area. They had 10
children.
__________________________________________________________________________
The Maitland Mercury
& Hunter River General Advertiser 30th May 1846
At East Maitland, May
29, by Stephen Sheather-A red bullock, white belly, white spot on rump,
two brands on side and
shoulder, not legible; a red bullock, white on back, Y, 8 under, on
shoulder, gH con-joined
near side, EH on hip off side ; damages lOd. each. Also, by same-A bay
horse, white spot on
forehead, white spots under saddle, near side hind foot white, square tail, W
off shoulder, YZ on neck
off side; a chesnut filly, white spot on forehead, switch tail, J near
shoulder; damages Is. each.
If not released, will be sold in 24 davs.
Henry Richardson,
Poundkeeper.
Maitland Mercury &
Hunter River General Advertiser Wednesday 5th December
1855
On Monday afternoon a
magisterial inquiry was held by Mr P.Green at the Thistle Inn,
West
Maitland, touching the
death of Stephen
Sheather, late a farmer at Bolwarra. The witnesses
called were Frances Sheather, Jane
Sheather, and Wm. Masters.
It appeared from the
evidence that Sheather was a tenant of Mr D.Dickson of Bolwarra, and
that
for the
last month he had been almost constantly drunk. His wife, on account of his
ill-
usage, had
left
him about a month ago, and gone to Newcastle.
On Sunday morning, about six
o'clock, Mr Masters, who is a neighbour, was called to see
Sheather by his son, and on
entering the house he found him lying on the floor, Jane
Sheather
and Frances Sheather, his
two daughters, being beside him.
He had just expired. Mr
Masters had no doubt that the deceased came to his death from
the
effects of intemperance. Mrs Sheather returned from
Newcastle on Monday.
More About Stephen J
Sheather:
Baptism: March 05, 1815,
Ninfield, Sussex, England
Burial: December 04, 1855,
West Maitland Cemetery, New South Wales
Cause of Death (Facts Pg):
Died from intoxication, Syncope of the heart
Death Ref.: No.
V1855/322155
Immigration: September 27,
1839, Neptune
Medical Information: died
sunday, 6amdc 322 vol 155
Notes for Hannah
Tester:
Robert
and Hannah's
Grave
Mitchells Island Cemetery
Both
photos with thanks from Gina Morrison
 Close up - Robert and
Hannah
(Photo
with thanks from Di Edwards - March 2007)
Hannah brought 50 acres of
Crown land at Jones Island after Stephen died and moved to the
Manning about 1857, where
she remarried to Robert Alfred Evenden (1814 - 1892). Hannah and
Alfred married on 25
November 1862. - buried Mitchell Island Cm. grave no 186 Methodist
Section , Manning River,
New South Wales
THE LAST WILL A TESTAMENT
OF ME HANNAH EVENDEN,Widow of the
late Robert Alfred Evenden of Jones Lsland Manning River in the Colony of
New South Wales,1st After
payment of
all my
just debts funeral and ??? expences, I give devise and bequeath unto my
daughter Harriet
Allen
the wife of Alexander Allen of Jones Island Manning River. All that peice
or parcel ofland
containing 50 acres more or less sutuated at Jones Island
Manning River in the
County of
Macquarie Parish of = = = = and bounded on the north by
mr J Hicksons property on
the south
by Mr S
Emertons property, and on the east by the Goverment road, On the west by
Mr
W Giles
property, The said property to become the property of the
said Harriet Allen her
heirs assigns and
successors for ever 2nd After payments of all my just
debts as aforesaid, I
give devise and
bequeath that all my personal effects consisting horses
cattle and chattells
whatsover and
whereover the same may be of which I shall die poessed
that to be sold by public
auction as soon
as
practicable after my death and after deducting the payments of all my just
debts and expences
as
aforesaid the net proceeds thereof together with all moneys that I shall
dis posessed of shall be
equally
divided between my sons James, Richard, John, Henry,and
Benjamin, And my daughters
Mary
ann now Mrs B Fairhall, Frances now Mrs B Staples, Jane
Elizabeth now MrsR Staples,
Last will and testament of me Hannah Evanden continued 2 And
Emma Matilda now Mrs H
Shoesmith, 3rd, Hereby appoint my son John Sheather of Coopernook
farmer and William Evendan
of Ghinni Ghinni farmer to be executors and trustees of my will
????
whereof I have ????
subscribed my hand this nineteenth day of July in the year of our Lord
one
thousand eight hundred and
ninty two.
Signed Hannah Evanden Estate 996
Pounds.
More About Hannah
Tester:
Baptism: March 23, 1817,
Bexhill, Sussex, England
Burial: July 02, 1893,
Mitchell Island Cemetery, Manning River Taree, New South
Wales
Cause of Death (Facts Pg):
Syncope of the Heart
Immigration: September 27,
1839, "Neptune"
Medical Information: ref
14083
Children of Stephen
Sheather and Hannah Tester are:
2
i. James (Jim)9 Sheather, born 1834
in Catsfield, Sussex, England; died August 06, 1913
in
Tea
Gardens, Port Stevens, New South
Wales.
3
ii. Mary Ann Sheather, born 1836 in Sussex,
England; died August 24, 1913 in Morpeth, New South Wales.
4
iii. Male
Sheather, born 1838 in Sussex, England; died 1838/1839 in
Sussex England.
5
iv. Frances Sheather, born February 23, 1840 in
Black Creek, Elderslie, Hunter Valley, New South Wales; died May 02,
1907 in Jones Island, Manning River, New South Wales.
6
v. Jane Elizabeth Sheather, born June 02, 1842
in East Bolwarra, New South Wales; died
June 26, 1919 in Bankstown, Sydney, New South Wales.
7
vi. Richard Sheather (Source: Alison Brooks,
A Shepherd From Kent, (1988
Private).),
born August 09, 1844 in East Bolwarra, New South Wales; died January 28, 1902 in
Riley's Hill, Coraki, New South Wale
8
vii. Emma Matilda Sheather, born November 21,
1846 in Middlehope, New South
Wales; died June 11, 1938 in St Claires Home, Toowong,
Queensland.
9
viii. John Sheather, born March 23, 1849 in
Bolwarra, New South Wales; died March 20, 1927 in Coopernook, New
South Wales.
10
ix. Henry Thomas Sheather, born February 06,
1851 in Bolwarra, New South Wales; died July 06, 1912 in Coffs
Harbour, New South Wales.
11
x. Benjamin Sheather, born February 03, 1853 in
Hunter Valley, Bolwarra, New South
Wales;
died September 06, 1925 in Taree, New South Wales.
12
xi. Harriet Sheather, born November 19, 1854 in
Hunter River, New South Wales; died November 22, 1932 in Taree,
New South Wales.
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