Matilda Jane Truslove

Joseph married Eliza Hunt on 24 Dec 1876 in Irwin, Western Australia. Eliza (daughter of William Hunt and Eliza Kezia Stickland) was born on 4 Jun 1857 in "At Sea" ship per, "City of Bristol"; died on 13 Jun 1940 in Perth, Western Australia; was buried in Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth, Western Australia, Salvation Army Section. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Emigration: 8 Aug 1857, "City of Bristol", with parents and siblings
• Baptism: 6 Oct 1857, Old St. Geoge's Tce Cathedral, Perth, Western Australia

John married Helen Rose Davis. Helen was born on 15 Jul 1935 in England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Age at Death (Facts Pg): 71 yrs old
• Occupation: Labourer, (29.10.1849); Yeoman, (04.06.1861); Farmer, (11.04.1866, 8.1.1876);
• Baptism: BET. 29 Sep 1810 - 1811, Worth Matravers, Dorset, England
• Residence: 29 Oct 1849, Worth Matravers, Dorset, England
• Census: 1851, Worth Matravers, Dorset, England - William Hunt - aged 40, born Worth Matravers, Dorset, England
• Emigration: 8 Aug 1857, "City of Bristol" with wife and children

Notes:

William Hunt was one of eight children born to Robert and Margaret Shepherd. He was christened at Worth Matravers Dorsetshire, England on the 29th September, 1811.

He met Eliza Stickland (bapt on the 23rd July, 1820 Kimmeridge in Dorsetshire England dtr. of Henry Stickland bp: 22nd April, 1792 in Steeple Dorset and Mary (nee Crumpler) bp 14th February, 1796 Turners Puddle Dorset). Henry married Eliza on the 5th April, 1838 in the Parish Church of Steeple Dorsetshire in England.

On the marriage certificate there is a Robert Hunt stated as being the father of William Hunt and his occupation being a labourer. William Hunts occupation is also stated as being a labourer.

William Hunt arrived at the Swan River Colony in Western Australian on the "City of Bristol" 8th August, 1857 with his wife Eliza Stickland and 7 of there 9 surviving children. The two eldest had died as infants and were buried in Worth Matravers, Dorset, England.

All the children of William and Eliza were born in Worth Matravers Dorsetshire in England except for daughter Eliza who was born at sea on there way to the Swan River Colony in 1857 . There youngest child Robert Henry Hunt was born in Western Australia.

William Hunt was a labourer, and the first yeoman to purchase land at Greenough flats. Champion Bay district in 1861 - 26 acres & 100 acres in 1866 - Greenough. William Hunt by 1862 had several tillage leases and pastoral leases around Greenough. William's son in law George Booth had joined him in his leases. They were not producing much wheat, but in 1864 and 1866 the crops flourished as they were continually at Malley's Mill. Constant reference is made to "Hunt's Team" bringing or taking produce from the Mill.

Mark Fripp also an exconvict was a Teamster and had married William Hunt's first daughter. This all suggests that William Hunt was the Squire, with George Booth a Farmer and Mark Fripp the Teamster.

There was no fertilisers available. Every drop from the animals would have been prudently used, but because they had to continually crop their 100 acre tillage leases each year, the rich soil was only tilled a few inches the first year, then deeper the next and so on over the years until the fertility was depleted.

One of the problems experienced by the farmers because of the size of the block was that after continual cropping, which they would have hd to do to exist, the corp yields would drop off to non economical proportions. To this day, even twith modern fertiliser, the land is experiencing similar characteristics. The heavy soil of the land also is difficult to farm with modern equipment becuae when it becomes wet the rotating wheels of motor vehicles collects the clay and layer after layer of clay build up on the tyres until they can no longer rotate properly.

On the 28th September 1866, William Hunt and George Booth applied for a tillage lease on Lot 211 of 100 acres at Yardarino. It was forfeited by non payment of monies owed on 25th May 1868. William and son in law George farmed an area of about 500 acres in this area south of Yardarino Reserve, a rich fertile area called by the Aborigines "Moola-Moolatha". The area was a mixture of open flats and York Gum Forest. William Hunt was the first Yeoman to tak up land in this area and it was named after him. To this day it still bears his name, Hunts Flat, Hunts Farm Road.

A large pile of lime stone marks the site of William Hunt's farm house and it would have been a regular stopping place for people travelling along the road to Perth. The well on the north side of Hunt's house was fed by a spring of crystal clear beautiful water and would have been a welcome resting place for many a thirsty traveller.

A huge river gum tree grows beside the site of William Hunt's house, being solitary and far distant from others suggests that it was planted there to shelter the house from the hot summer afternoon sun.

The sits of Hunt's farm house in on a very slight rise which afforded him views across his cleared land to the south and on to George Booth's adjacent farm. To the west of their farms about 1.5kms distance are some low hills laced with limestone ridges, from these ridges they carted the stone to build their houses.
The first telegraph line to Perth crossed east to west just south of Hunts house.
George took up his final tillage lease No. 5010 (later changed to No. 1246) of 120 acres, this was just south of lease No. 4412 and had a common boundary with leases of his father in law. The whole area was on what was then the main road to Perth, a road whose direction was basically controlled by available water sources as water was so essential for the weary traveller be it on foot or by horse or cart. The road to Perth ran south through Hunt's Flat then south west to Arrowsmith, south through the Lakes of Eneabba and onto the established farms at Walebing.

William Hunt (a farmer) died on the 16th July 1883 at the age of 72 of natural causes and was buried at Greenough Cemetery Western Australia.

Eliza Hunt possibly went to live with one of her children until she was possibly put into a home where she died on the 10th February, 1904 of Senile Decay in Tower St Leederville Perth Western Australia aged 84. She was buried at Karrakatta Cemetery Perth on the 11th February, 1904 in the Salvation Army Section AA Plot 47.

Hunt William: b abt 1813 d 16.0.7.1883 (Greenough) Arr: City of Bristol 8.8.1857 with wife Eliza (nee Sticklan) b1820 & 6 children, Elizabeth b1844; Ellen b1846; Leah b1850; Margaret b1852; Mary b 1855; Eliza b1857(at Sea); Robert Henry b1861-1941. Labourer First Yeoman to purchase land at Greenough flats, champion Bay Dist 1861 - 26 acres and 100 acres 1866 Greenough 1868 had 4 x 100 acre blocks.

Source: Dictionary of Western Australians 1829-1914 Vol 5 (The Golden Years 1889-1914)
Compiled by Rica Ericson

William married Eliza Kezia Stickland on 5 Apr 1838 in Parish Church of Steeple, Dorset, England. Eliza (daughter of Henry Stickland and Mary Crumpler) was born in ABT. 1820 in Kimmeridge, Dorset, England; died on 10 Feb 1904 in 10 or 104 Tower Street, Leederville, Western Australia; was buried on 11 Feb 1904 in Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth, Western Australia - Salvation Army Section AA Plot 47. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Age at Death (Facts Pg): 84 yrs
• Death Certificate No.: 6/04
• Baptism: 23 Jul 1820, St. Laurance Church, Parish of Steeple, Dorsetshire, England
• Emigration: 8 Aug 1857, "City of Bristol" with husband and children

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: labourer, (05.04.1838), Agricultural labourer, (1851); Parish Clerk, (1871); Farm labourer, (1904 );
• Baptism: 22 Apr 1792, Steeple, Dorset, England
• Census: 1851, Steeple, Dorsetshire, England - age 59 - occ: agricultural labourer, born Steeple, Dorset, Eng.
• Census: 1861, The Cottage in Steeple, Dorsetshire, England - aged 69, Agr. labourer, born Steeple, Dorset
• Census: 1871, The Cottage in Steeple, Dorsetshire, England - aged 76, Parish Clerk, born Affpuddle, Dorset;
• Census: 1881, Steeple, Dorsetshire, England - aged 87

Notes:

1881 Census for Dorset

Henry STICKLAND Head M Male 86 Steeple, Dorset, England Parish Clerk (Ch Off)
Mary STICKLAND Wife M Female 84 Turnerspuddle, Dorset, England
Kezia STICKLAND Daur U Female 44 Steeple, Dorset, England Farm Servant

Henry married Mary Crumpler in BET. 15 - 16 Oct 1815 in St. Laurance Church, Parish of Steeple, Dorsetshire, England. Mary (daughter of John Crumpler and Elizabeth Betty Hayes\Hays) was born in ABT. 1796 in Turners Puddle, Dorsetshire, England; died in BET. Oct - Dec 1890 in rego. Wareham, Dorset, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 14 Feb 1796, Turners Puddle, Dorsetshire, England
• Census: 1851, Steeple, Dorsetshire, England - age 55 born Affpuddle, Dorset, England
• Census: 1861, The Cottage, Steeple, Dorsetshire, England - aged 65, born Affpuddle, Dorset;
• Census: 1871, The Cottage, Steeple, Dorsetshire, England - aged 74, born Steeple, Dorset;
• Census: 1881, Steeple, Dorsetshire, England, aged 84

Notes:

Mary

Christening: 14 FEB 1796 Turners Puddle, Dorset, England

Parents:
Father: John Crumpler
Mother: Betty




Re crumplers - I haven't had any connection with the Crumplers of the other places you mention but I bet they would be. All of the info I had traced them through Almer and Turners Puddle and Affpuddle. The other places are close by though.

R Mary Crumpler. I have Mary Crumpler baptised on 14 Feb 1796 in Turnerspuddle, Dorset from the parish register PE/TPD RE2 1745-1812. She married Henry Stickland in 1815 in Turners puddle 16 October (same reference). She was the daughter of John Crumpler and Elizabeth Hayes. He was the son of Thomas Crumpler and Mary Smith. I thought I sent you the information I had. Let me know and I can send more detail.

Nona