Joseph Hinchy (1819-1887)

Born: Abt 1819, Manchester, Lancashire, England
Died: 13 September 1887, Bothwell, Tasmania
Parents: Unknown

Spouse: Cecilia McWaide (1822-1903)

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Residences & Properties

JOSEPH HINCHY.

Born: abt 1819, Manchester, Lancashire, England.

Married: 1845, Cecilia McWaide, Manchester, Lancashire, England.

Departed: 6 Jul 1849, London, England; on board the Wellington.

Arrived: 20 Oct 1849, Hobart, Van Diemen’s Land, Australia.

Residence:  30 Sep 1850, Bothwell; shoemaker.

Charged: 6 Nov 1851, Lower Court, Bothwell; George Taylor charged with assault against Joseph.

Death Informant: 12 Aug 1852, Sarah McWaide, mother-in-law.

Juror: 30 May 1853, [8] Crown Inn, Alexander St, Bothwell; inquest of Thomas Elson.

Juror: 30 Dec 1854, [8] Crown Inn, Alexander St, Bothwell; inquest of William Jones.

Appointed: 8 Apr 1856, Spring Hill, near Montacute, Hollow Tree; pound keeper.

Article: 26 Jul 1856, named under "To Thomas Lloyd Gellibrand, Esq."

Marriage Witness: 3 Jan 1858, Charles Hallett & Elizabeth Baker, St James' Church, Montacute, Hollow Tree.

Residence:  19 Jan 1858, Montacute, Hollow Tree; cordwainer.

Property Transfer: abt 1859, [33.2] River St, Bothwell; approx 2 roods from his father-in-law, John McWaide, without a conveyance taking place.

Residence:  20 Nov 1860, [20] Alexander St, Bothwell; Robert Whiteway (owner), house, annual rateable value £12.

Juror: 28 Mar 1861, [8] Crown Inn, Alexander St, Bothwell; inquest of Hannah Greenhalgh.

Article: 30 May 1861, named under "To Frederick Synnot, Esq."

Residence:  19 Nov 1861, [20] Alexander St, Bothwell; Robert Whiteway (owner), house, annual rateable value £15.

Residence:  15 Nov 1864, [33.2] River St, Bothwell; owner, house, annual rateable value £10.

Juror: 22 Mar 1866, [8] Crown Inn, Alexander St, Bothwell; inquest of Ellen Clarke.

Property: 26 Feb 1867, [B4] Dalrymple St, Bothwell; William Wood Hughes (owner), part of house, annual rateable value £2.

Residence:  26 Feb 1867, [33.2] River St, Bothwell; owner, house, annual rateable value £10.

Residence:  11 Feb 1868, [20] Alexander St, Bothwell; executors of Robert Whiteway (owners), house, annual rateable value £12.

Land: 11 Feb 1868, [33.2] River St, Bothwell; owner, garden, annual rateable value £2.

Residence:  1 Mar 1870, [20] Alexander St, Bothwell; executors of Robert Whiteway (owners), house, annual rateable value £12.

Residence:  7 Feb 1871, [20] Alexander St, Bothwell; executors of Robert Whiteway (owners), house, annual rateable value £10 8s.

Residence:  11 Mar 1873, [20] Alexander St, Bothwell; executors of Robert Whiteway (owners), house, annual rateable value £10.

Marriage Witness: 27 Sep 1875, Walter Moodie & Mary Ann Crockett, [11.1] Alexander St, Bothwell.

Article: 18 Dec 1876, named under "Acknowledgement." Henry C Hurst.

Residence:  19 Mar 1878, [20] Alexander St, Bothwell; executors of Robert Whiteway (owners), house, annual rateable value £7.

Marriage Witness: 24 Feb 1881, George Baker & Elizabeth Hinchy, St Andrew's Church, Bothwell.

Birth Informant: 15 Dec 1881, Male Baker, grandson.

Death Informant: 15 Dec 1881, Male Baker, grandson.

Residence:  20 Feb 1883, [20] Alexander St, Bothwell; executors of Robert Whiteway (owners), house, annual rateable value £7.

Article: 23 Jun 1883, named under "Bothwell." Thomas E J Steele.

Residence:  17 Feb 1885, [33.2] River St, Bothwell; owner, house, annual rateable value £6.

Died: 13 Sep 1887, [33.2] River St, Bothwell; aged 68, decay of nature; informant: Edward Hinchy, son.

Buried: 15 Sep 1887, Bothwell Public Cemetery.

HINCHEY - On September 13, 1887, at his residence, Bothwell, Joseph Hinchy, aged 68 years. [TROVE]

Property Transfer (Estate): aft 15 Sep 1887, [33.2] River St, Bothwell, TAS; to his widow, Cecilia (McWaide) Hinchy (RGD35: Joseph Hinchey, no 525/1887, https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD35-1-56p53j2k)

Spouse - CECILIA McWAIDE, daughter of John McWaide and Elizabeth Gowrie.

Born: abt 1822, Manchester, Lancashire, England.

Census: 6 Jun 1841, Manchester, Lancashire, England; Cecily McQuade, 19, cotton baller, born in the county.

Married: 1845, Joseph Hinchy, Manchester, Lancashire, England.

Departed: 6 Jul 1849, London, England; on board the Wellington.

Arrived: 20 Oct 1849, Hobart, Van Diemen’s Land, Australia.

Marriage Witness: 3 Jan 1858, Charles Hallett & Elizabeth Baker, St James' Church, Montacute, Hollow Tree.

Property Transfer: aft 15 Sep 1887, [33.2] River St, Bothwell; from the estate of her late husband, Joseph Hinchy.

Residence:  14 Jan 1890, [33.2] River St, Bothwell; owner, house, annual rateable value £6.

Residence:  28 Mar 1899, [33.2] River St, Bothwell; owner, house, capital value £100, annual rateable value £7

Died: 27 Mar 1903, [33.2] River St, Bothwell; aged 81, old age. Her death registration states she died on February 27, 1903. However, according to her cemetery headstone and the published date of her death notice in the Mercury, she died on 28 March 1903 and was buried at Bothwell Public Cemetery on 29 March.

Buried: 29 Mar 1903, Bothwell Public Cemetery.

HINCHEY - At her residence, Bothwell, Cecilia, relict of the late Joseph Hinchy, aged 81 years. [TROVE]

Property Transfer: aft 29 Mar 1903, [33.2] River St, Bothwell; to her son, Edward Hinchy.

Children of Joseph Hinchy and Cecilia McWaide:

  1. John Hinchy.

    Born: 23 Dec 1846, Manchester, Lancashire, England.
    Departed: 6 Jul 1849, London, England; on board the Wellington.
    Arrived: 20 Oct 1849, Hobart, Van Diemen’s Land, Australia.
    Reports of Crime: 7 Dec 1866, named under "Bothwell Municipality." Stolen.
    Died: 26 Feb 1893, Bothwell; aged 46, labourer, accidentally killed when thrown from a horse.
    Inquest: 27 Feb 1893, [F1] White Hart Inn, Patrick St, Bothwell.
    Buried: Bothwell Public Cemetery.

  2. James Hinchy.

    Born: 1 Sep 1850, Bothwell; informant: Joseph Hinchy, father, shoemaker.
    Died: 8 Aug 1881, Nant, Bothwell; aged 30, labourer, kicked by a horse.
    Inquest: 9 Aug 1881, Police Office, Bothwell.
    Buried: Bothwell Public Cemetery.
    Article: 12 Aug 1881, named under "Bothwell." Inquest.

  3. Joseph Hinchy.

    Born: 20 Jul 1852, Bothwell; informant: Joseph Hinchy, father, shoemaker.
    Died: 15 May 1883, Hobart; aged 30, shoemaker, erysipelas.
    Buried: Bothwell Public Cemetery.

  4. Edward Gowry Hinchy.

    Born: 24 Oct 1854, Bothwell; informant: Cecilia Hinchy, mother.
    Article: 2 Jan 1869, named under "Bothwell Public School."
    Advertisement: 20 Dec 1889, "Challenge." Shear 100 sheep.
    Property Transfer: aft 29 Mar 1903, [33.2] River St, Bothwell; from the estate of his late mother, Cecilia (McWaide) Hinchy.
    Residence:  21 Nov 1905, [33.2] River St, Bothwell; owner, house, capital value £100, annual rateable value £7.
    Died: 23 Oct 1913, Hobart, TAS; aged 58.
    Buried: 25 Oct 1913, Bothwell Public Cemetery.
    HINCHY - On October 23, 1913, at the Hobart General Hospital, Edward Hinchy, of Bothwell, in the 59th year of his age. [TROVE]
    Property Transfer: aft 25 Oct 1913, [33.2] River St, Bothwell; to his sister, Elizabeth (Hinchy) Baker.

  5. Elizabeth Hinchy.

    Born: 8 Dec 1857, Bothwell.
    Married: 24 Feb 1881, George Baker, St Andrew's Church, Bothwell.
    Electoral Roll: 1914, Castle View, Bothwell, domestic duties.
    Died: 2 Feb 1929, Castle View, Bothwell, aged 71.
    Buried: 3 Feb 1929, Bothwell Public Cemetery.
    BAKER - On February 2nd, 1929, at her residence, Castle View, Bothwell, Elizabeth, beloved wife of George Baker, aged 72 years. [TROVE]

  6. Catherine Hinchy.

    Born: 4 Mar 1860, Bothwell; informant: Joseph Hinchy, father, shoemaker.
    Married: 1 Mar 1881, William John Crosswell, Oatlands; William: 28, bachelor, farmer; Catherine: 20, spinster; witnesses: Joseph Hinchy, Mary Gossage.
    Died: 2 Feb 1937, Mount Lloyd; aged 76.
    Buried: 4 Feb 1937, New Norfolk General Cemetery

    Spouse - William John Crosswell, son of Henry Crosswell and Elizabeth Morgan.

    Born: 16 Jun 1853, New Norfolk, TAS; informant: Henry Crosswell, father, farmer.
    Married: 1 Mar 1881, Catherine Hinchy, Oatlands; William: 28, bachelor, farmer; Catherine: 20, spinster; witnesses: Joseph Hinchy, Mary Gossage.
    Died: 17 Dec 1938, Mount Lloyd; aged 85.
    Buried: 18 Dec 1938, New Norfolk General Cemetery.

Residences and Properties
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[20] Alexander St

[33.2] River St

Complete maps located on the Property History page. Tasmanian Archives: Bothwell B37, AF819/1/26 (modified) & Bothwell 2 (B38), AF819/1/27 (modified)

Bibliography

Resources Used:

  • FamilySearch: Australia, Tasmania, Civil Registration, District Registers, Deaths; Australia, Tasmania, Government Gazette, 1833–1925; England and Wales Census, 1841; England and Wales Marriage Registration Index 1837–2005

  • Findmypast: England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837–1915

  • Libraries Tasmania: Findings relating to Coroner's Inquests; Record of Cases Heard in Petty Sessions, Bothwell; Registers of Births, Deaths & Marriages; Reports of Crime, 1860–1933

  • Tasmania: Bothwell Cemetery Records. Central Highlands Council

  • Tasmania: The List: Properties & Titles. Historic Deeds, Grants & Titles. Land Information System Tasmania

  • TROVE: Hobarton Guardian, or, True Friend of Tasmania; The Courier; The Mercury