Benjamin Jackman (1808-1879)
Born: c. 1808, Stowmarket, Suffolk, England
Died: 24 November 1879, Bothwell, Tasmania
Parents: Unknown
Spouse: Mary Ann Reid (1827-1915)
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Benjamin Jackman (c. 1808-24 Nov 1879)
+Mary Ann Reid (8 Mar 1827-5 Sep 1915)
1-Alfred Jackman (22 Apr 1845-2 Nov 1912)
2-Walter Jackman (24 Jun 1846-29 Aug 1927)
3-Martha Jackman (13 Dec 1847-1894)
+William E. Bailey (?-?)
4-Mary Ann Jackman (1 Jun 1850-16 Aug 1928)
+Henry (Saxon) Branch (10 Aug 1847-4 Dec 1925)
5-John Frederick Jackman (26 Jan 1853-1904)
6-Sarah Jackman (22 Jun 1855-10 Jun 1941)
+William Manser (25 Aug 1854-31 Jul 1941)
7-Lucy Jackman (20 Apr 1858-1 Mar 1873)
8-Laura Matilda Jackman (10 May 1860-19 Oct 1919)
+Michael Commane (24 Jun 1849-29 Dec 1914)
9-William Henry Jackman (13 Feb 1863-30 Apr 1929)
+Harriett Jane Williams (c. 1863-?)
10-Elizabeth Jackman (29 Apr 1865-22 Oct 1934)
+James Lee Sault (1860-27 Mar 1935)
11-Eliza Jackman (9 May 1868-)
+John White (c. 1869-?)
12-Arthur James Jackman (20 Feb 1871-3 May 1942)
+Amelia Sarah Jolley (11 Aug 1870-25 Jan 1955)
Benjamin Jackman was born about 1808 in Stowmarket, Suffolk, England. In 1837, he was convicted of stealing malt and transported to Tasmania, arriving in Hobart in January 1838. Granted a ticket of leave and later his freedom, he settled at Bothwell, working as a brewer and maltster. Mary Ann Reid was born in Bothwell in 1827. After time in the Queen’s Orphanage with her sisters, she returned to her father in 1841. She married Benjamin Jackman at Bothwell in June 1844. Between 1845 and 1871, the couple had a large family: Alfred, Walter, Martha, Mary Ann, John Frederick, Sarah, Lucy, Laura Matilda, William Henry, Elizabeth, Eliza and Arthur James. They lived mainly in Patrick Street, Bothwell, where Benjamin owned a house and yard. Benjamin often served as a juror at local inquests and supported the Wesleyan chapel. Several of their children married locally and in other colonies; some later moved to Victoria and New South Wales. A tragic moment came in March 1873 when their daughter Lucy drowned in the Clyde River at age fourteen while trying to save a child. Her funeral drew many townspeople and Sunday-school children. Benjamin died in Bothwell in November 1879, aged 71. Mary Ann remained in Bothwell for decades, later moving to Queenstown. She died there in September 1915, aged 88. Over the years, their children married into local families – Branch, Manser, Sault, White, Commane – and dispersed across Tasmania and mainland Australia. The Patrick Street property remained in the family for many years and was finally conveyed to a new owner in 1919.
Unless otherwise stated, all events took place in Tasmania.
BENJAMIN JACKMAN
c. 1808: Born in Stowmarket, Suffolk, England. [1]
7 March 1837: Quarter Sessions, Suffolk, England. Convicted of stealing malt; sentence: seven years' transportation. Gaol Report: character bad. Stated his offence: "Stealing two cases of malt and oats; prosecutor William Cornwall. Married, 4 children. Wife Sarah at Native Place." [2]
7 October 1837: Departed from Sheerness, Kent, England aboard the Neptune; hulk report: good. [3]
18 January 1838: Arrived in Hobart, Van Diemen's Land, Australia; conduct report: good. [2] Physical description: Age: 34; Height: 5' 5"; Trade: maltster and shoemaker, 2 years. [1]
3 February 1842: Ticket of Leave approved. [2]
7 March 1844: Certificate of Freedom approved. [4]
27 June 1844: Benjamin Jackman, a 36-year-old brewer and maltster, married Mary Ann Reid, an 18-year-old dressmaker at the Deputy Registrar's Office, Bothwell; witnesses: Christiana James and Eliza Dales. [5]
26 July 1856: Named in the article "To Thomas Lloyd Gellibrand, Esq." [6]
8 August 1857: Signed the Waste Lands 1857 petition; occupation: maltster. [7]
18 May 1858: [33.2] River Street. Benjamin Jackman (occupier), John McWaide (owner); house; annual rateable value £12.[8]
2 December 1858: [F1] White Hart Inn, Patrick Street. Juror: inquest of Catherine Stockdale, who accidentally drowned in the Clyde River when fetching some water. [9]
6 July 1859: Donated 10s to the Wesleyan Chapel Building Fund. [10]
25 July 1859: [F1] White Hart Inn, Patrick Street. Juror at the inquest of Honora Baldwin, who died when her clothes accidentally caught fire and was severely burned. [11]
6 December 1859: [33.2] River Street. Benjamin Jackman (occupier, erased), John McWaide (owner); house; annual rateable value £12. [12]
6 December 1859: [C5] Patrick Street. Benjamin Jackman (occupier, inserted), Humphrey T. Savage (owner), house; annual rateable value £15. [13]
27 April 1861: [F1] White Hart Inn, Patrick Street. Juror at the inquest of Eli Parker, who died from natural causes accelerated by catching cold by going into the River Clyde for the purpose of removing some stones. [14]
12 August 1861: [8] Crown Inn, Alexander Street. Juror at the inquest of Henry Bales, who died when accidentally thrown from a horse. [15]
Before 25 November 1862: [C6] Patrick Street. Conveyed from John Henry Donaldson; a deed not located. [16]
25 November 1862: [C6] Patrick Street. Benjamin Jackman (owner, occupier); house; annual rateable value £12. [16]
1867: Resident of [C6] Patrick Street; occupation: brewer and maltster. [17]
5 March 1873: Named in the article "Bothwell." [18]
30 January 1877: [C6] Patrick Street. Benjamin Jackman (owner, occupier); house; annual rateable value £10. [19]
Died: 24 November 1879, Bothwell; aged 71 years, maltster; cause: paralysis.[20]
Buried at the Bothwell Public Cemetery. [21]
[C6] Patrick Street; transferred to his widow, Mary Ann. [20]
Spouse: MARY ANN REID
8 March 1827: Born in Bothwell; daughter of William Reid and Margaret Aldridge. [1]
17 October 1827: Baptised in Hobart. [1]
24 June 1834: Queen's Orphanage, New Town; admitted, aged 7, with her sisters, Matilda, 6, and Eliza, 3. [2]
8 October 1841: Queen's Orphanage, New Town; discharged and returned to her father, William. [2]
27 June 1844: Benjamin Jackman, a 36-year-old brewer and maltster, married Mary Ann Reid, an 18-year-old dressmaker at the Deputy Registrar's Office, Bothwell; witnesses: Christiana James and Eliza Dales. [3]
5 March 1873: Named in the article "Bothwell." [4]
7 March 1874: Notified the birth of her granddaughter, Lucy Jane Branch. [5]
22 October 1875: Notified the birth of her grandson, Charles Henry Branch. [6]
18 December 1876: Named in the article "Acknowledgement" - Henry C. Hurst. [7]
After 24 November 1879: [C6] Patrick Street. Transferred from the estate of her late husband, Benjamin. [8]
5 September 1915: Died in Queenstown, aged 88. [9]
JACKMAN - On September 5, 1915, at Queenstown, Mary Ann, widow of the late Benjamin Jackman, of Bothwell, in the 89th year of her age. [9]
1 February 1919: [C6] Patrick Street. Trustees of Mary Ann Jackman conveyed to Harold Edgar Brett for £80. [10]
1-ALFRED JACKMAN
22 April 1845: Born in Bothwell; informant: his father, Benjamin, a brewer. [1]
1 June 1845: Baptised in Bothwell. [2]
2 November 1912: Died in West Wyalong, New South Wales, aged 67. [3]
2-WALTER JACKMAN
24 June 1846: Born in Bothwell; informant: his father, Benjamin, a maltster. [1]
29 August 1927: Died in Hobart, aged 81. [2]
30 August 1927: Buried at Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart. [2]
JACKMAN - On August 29, 1927, at the residence of his sister (Mrs J. L. Sault), 302 Elizabeth-street, Walter, second eldest son of the late Benjamin and Mary Ann Jackman, late of Bothwell, in the 82nd year of his age. [2]
3-MARTHA JACKMAN
13 December 1847: Born in Brighton; informant: her mother, Mary. [1]
14 June 1860: Notified the birth of her sister, Laura Matilda. [2]
20 March 1863: Notified the birth of her brother, William Henry. [3]
1888: William E. Bailey married Martha Jackman, aged 41, in Petersham, New South Wales. [4]
1894: Died in Marrickville, New South Wales, aged 47. [5]
Spouse: WILLIAM E. BAILEY
Born; date and place unknown.
1888: William E. Bailey married Martha Jackman, aged 41, in Petersham, New South Wales. [4]
No further research carried out at this time.
4- MARY ANN JACKMAN
1 June 1850: Born in Brighton. For more information, see the Henry (Saxon) Branch page.
5- JOHN FREDERICK JACKMAN
26 January 1853: Born in Hobart; informant: his father, Benjamin, a maltster. [1]
1904: Died in Hay, New South Wales, aged 51. [2]
6-SARAH JACKMAN
22 June 1855: Born in Hobart. For more information, see the William Manser page.
7-LUCY JACKMAN
20 April 1858: Born in Bothwell; informant: her cousin, Elizabeth Hale. [1]
13 March 1859: Baptised in Bothwell. [2]
1 March 1873: Died in Bothwell, aged 14; cause: accidental drowning. [3]
3 March 1873: [D.1] Bothwell Castle, Patrick Street. An inquest ruled Lucy accidentally drowned while attempting to rescue a young girl from the river. [4]
4 March 1873: Buried at the Bothwell Public Cemetery. [5]
5 March 1873: Named in the article "Bothwell." [6]
8-LAURA MATILDA JACKMAN
10 May 1860: Born in Bothwell; informant: her sister, Martha. [1]
22 July 1860: Baptised in Bothwell. [2]
3 September 1892: Michael Commane, a 43-year-old labourer, married Laura Matilda Jackman, aged 32, in Hobart; witnesses: Elizabeth Sault and Maria Tuckfield. [3]
19 October 1919: Died in Hobart, aged 59. [4]
21 October 1919: Buried at Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart.[4]
COMMANE - October 19, 1919 (suddenly), at her late residence, No 242 Macquarie-street. Laura Matilda, relict of the late Michael Commane, aged 60 years. [4]
Spouse: MICHAEL COMMANE
24 June 1849: Born in Ireland; son of Thomas Commane and Bridget Corbett. [4]
3 September 1892: Michael Commane, a 43-year-old labourer, married Laura Matilda Jackman, aged 32, in Hobart; witnesses: Elizabeth Sault and Maria Tuckfield. [3]
29 December 1914: Died in Hobart, aged 65. [5]
31 December 1914: Buried at Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart. [5]
COMMANE - On December 29, 1914, at his late residence, No 242 Macquarie-street, Michael, the beloved husband of Laura Matilda Commane, and late Head Ganger, Tasmanian Government Railways, southern division, in the 65th year of his age. [5]
9-WILLIAM HENRY JACKMAN
13 February 1863: Born in Bothwell; informant: his sister, Martha. [1]
26 April 1864: Baptised in Bothwell. [2]
14 June 1884: William Henry Jackman, a 21-year-old blacksmith, married Harriett Jane Williams, aged 21, in Hobart; witnesses: Rebecca Christina Charlton and Edward Moore. [3]
30 April 1929: Died in Tasmania, aged 66. [4]
1 May 1929: Buried at Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart. [5]
JACKMAN - On April 30, 1929, at his late residence, Huon Road, William Henry, beloved husband of Harriett Jackman, aged 66 years. [5]
Spouse: HARRIETT JANE WILLIAMS
c. 1863: Born; date and place unknown. [3]
14 June 1884: William Henry Jackman, a 21-year-old blacksmith, married Harriett Jane Williams, aged 21, in Hobart; witnesses: Rebecca Christina Charlton and Edward Moore. [3]
No further research carried out at this time.
10-ELIZABETH JACKMAN
29 April 1865: Born in Bothwell; informant: her father, Benjamin, a brewer and maltster. [1]
12 June 1865: Baptised in Bothwell. [2]
1887: James Lee Sault, aged 27, married Elizabeth Jackman, aged 22, in Victoria. [3]
22 October 1934: Died in Glenorchy; aged 69 [4]
24 October 1934: Buried at Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart. [4]
SAULT - Suddenly on October 22, 1934, at her son's residence, 71 Main Road, Glenorchy, Elizabeth, the dearly beloved wife of James Lee Sault, and loving mother of Leslie and Vera, in the 70th year of her age. [4]
Spouse: JAMES LEE SAULT
1860: Born in Preston, Victoria; son of Richard Sault and Sarah Ann Johns. [5]
1887: James Lee Sault, aged 27, married Elizabeth Jackman, aged 22, in Victoria. [3]
27 March 1935: Died in Glenorchy, aged 75. [6]
29 March 1935: Buried at Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart. [6]
SAULT - On March 27, 1935, at his son's residence, 71 Main Road, Glenorchy, James Lee, beloved husband of the late Elizabeth Sault, in his 75th year. [6]
11-ELIZA JACKMAN
9 May 1868: Born in Bothwell; informant: her father, Benjamin, a maltster. [1]
2 April 1894: John White, a 25-year-old painter, married Eliza Jackman, aged 25, in Hobart; witnesses: T. White and Mary Crawford. [2]
No further research carried out at this time.
Spouse: JOHN WHITE
Born: c. 1869, date and place unknown. [2]
2 April 1894: John White, a 25-year-old painter, married Eliza Jackman, aged 25, in Hobart; witnesses: T. White and Mary Crawford. [2]
No further research carried out at this time.
12-ARTHUR JAMES JACKMAN
20 February 1871: Born in Bothwell; informant: his father, Benjamin, a maltster. [1]
10 December 1893: Arthur James Jackman, a 22-year-old labourer, married Amelia Sarah Jolley, aged 22, in Hobart; witnesses: Eliza Jackman and Maria Maud Haig. [2]
3 May 1942: Died in Hobart, aged 71. [3]
4 May 1942: Cremated at Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart. [4]
Spouse: AMELIA SARAH JOLLEY
11 August 1870: Born in Hobart; daughter of James Jolley and Amelia Haig; informant: her mother, Amelia. [5]
10 December 1893: Arthur James Jackman, a 22-year-old labourer, married Amelia Sarah Jolley, aged 22, in Hobart; witnesses: Eliza Jackman and Maria Maud Haig. [2]
25 January 1955: Died in Hobart, aged 84. [6]
27 January 1955: Cremated at Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart. [6]
Residences and Properties
The following properties and records relate to the Jackman family during their time in Bothwell. Click the images to view the full history of each property.
Residence
Residence
Conveyed from John Henry Donaldson
(bef. November 1862)
Complete maps located on the Property History page. Tasmanian Archives: Bothwell B37, AF819/1/26 (modified)
Sources
Benjamin Jackman:
CON27: Benjamin Jackman, no 1062, Neptune, https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/CON27-1-7/CON27-1-7P144.
CON31: Benjamin Jackman, image 78, no 1062, Neptune, https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/con31-1-25/CON31-1-25P78.
BATE: p362/1838, Neptune.
CT: "The Gazette," 5 Mar 1844, https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/8754642.
RGD37: Jackman-Reid, no 1444/1844, https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD37-1-4p85j2k.
COUR: "To Thomas Lloyd Gellibrand, Esq," 26 Jul 1856, https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/2504958.
TPP: "Waste Lands 1857," paper 10/1857, https://www.parliament.tas.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0017/31391/ha1857pp10.pdf.
TGG: "Valuation Roll," 1858, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-898F-VZZ3.
INQ: Catherine Stockdale, no 4396/1858, https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/SC195-1-42-4396.
HTDM: "Wesleyan Chapel," 6 Jul 1859, https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/3256179.
INQ: Honora Baldwin, no 4589/1859, https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/SC195-1-43-4589.
TGG: "Valuation Roll," 1859, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L98F-JT43.
TGG: "Valuation Roll," 1859, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L98F-JT44.
INQ: Eli Parker, no 5067/1861, https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/SC195-1-45-5067.
INQ: Henry Bales, no 5138/1861, https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/SC195-1-45-5138.
TGG: "Valuation Roll," 1862, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-998F-K9Z3-N.
MCPD: 1867-68, image 121, https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-3027675771/view.
MERC: "Bothwell," 5 Mar 1873, https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/8925439.
TGG: "Valuation Roll," 1877, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L98F-KV7W.
RGD35: Benjamin Jackman, no 12/1879, https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD35-1-48p39j2k.
BC: Benjamin Jackman, 1879, site unknown.
Mary Ann Reid:
RGD32: Mary Ann Reid, no 2438/1827, https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD32-1-1-p135j2k.
TFOS: Mary Ann Reid, no 4569, https://www.orphanschool.org.au/showorphan.php?orphan_ID=4569.
RGD37: Jackman-Reid, no 1444/1844, https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD37-1-4p85j2k.
MERC: "Bothwell," 5 Mar 1873, https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/8925439.
RGD33: Lucy Jane Branch, no 7/1874, https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-52/RGD33-1-52_212.
RGD33: Charles Henry Branch, no 20/1875, https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-53p464j2k.
MERC: "Acknowledgement," 18 Dec 1876, https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/8949923.
TFI: Mary Amy Jackman, death, no 1315/1915.
MERC: "Deaths," Jackman, 8 Sep 1915, p1 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/10428150.
LIST: Jackman, historic deed, no 14/4472.
Alfred Jackman:
RGD33: Alfred Jackman, no 34/1845, https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-26-p214j2k.
ANG: Alfred Jackman, NS1854/1/1, no 54/1845.
NBDM: Alfred Jackman, death, no 18881/1912.
Walter Jackman:
RGD33: Walter Jackman, no 55/1846, https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-26-p219j2k.
MERC: "Deaths & Funerals," Jackman, 30 Aug 1927, https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/29685346.
Martha Jackman:
RGD33: Martha Jackman, no 467/1848, https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-26-p262j2k.
RGD33: Laura Matilda Jackman, no 525/1860, https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/rgd33-1-38p662j2k.
NBDM: Bailey-Jackman, marriage, no 2335/1888.
RGD33: William Jackman, no 11/1863, https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/rgd33-1-41p600j2k.
NBDM: Martha Bailey, death, no 8183/1894.
John Frederick Jackman:
RGD33: John Frederick Jackman, no 2065/1853, https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-4-p539j2k.
NBDM: John F Jackman, death, no 5610/1904.
Lucy Jackman:
RGD33: Lucy Jackman, no 17/1858, https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-36p137j2k.
ANG: Lucy Jane Jackman, NS1854/1/1, no 216/1859.
RGD35: Lucy Jackman, no 1/1873, https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD35-1-42p36j2k.
INQ: Lucy Jackman, no 7162/1873, https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/SC195-1-55-7162.
BC: Lucy Mary Jackman, 1873, site unknown.
MERC: "Bothwell," 5 Mar 1873, https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/8925439.
Laura Matilda Jackman:
RGD33: Laura Matilda Jackman, no 525/1860, https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/rgd33-1-38p662j2k.
PRES: Laura Matilda Jackman, baptism, NS592/1/1, no 262/1860.
RGD37: Commane-Jackman, no 330/1892, https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD37-1-51p191j2k.
MERC: "Deaths & Funerals," Commane, 20 Oct 1919, https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/12392556.
PMFT: Commane Family Tree, https://www.ancestrylibrary.com.au/family-tree/person/tree/5157211/person/-1446865347/facts.
MERC: "Deaths & Funerals," Commane, 30 Dec 1914, https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/10398586.
William Henry Jackman:
RGD33: William Jackman, no 11/1863, https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/rgd33-1-41p600j2k.
PRES: William Jackman, baptism, NS592/1/1, no 328/1864.
RGD37: Jackman-Williams, no 346/1884, https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD37-1-43p188j2k.
MERC: "Deaths & Funerals," Jackman, 30 Apr 1929, https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/24261876.
Elizabeth Jackman:
RGD33: Elizabeth Jackman, no 22/1865, https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/rgd33-1-43p310j2k.
PRES: Elizabeth Jackman, baptism, NS592/1/1, no 339/1865.
VBDM: Sault-Jackman, marriage, no 7745/1887.
MERC: "Deaths & Funerals," Sault, 23 Oct 1934, https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/29164030.
VBDM: James Sault, birth, no 1349/1860, Preston.
MERC: "Deaths & Funerals," Sault, 27 Mar 1935, https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/29188085.
Eliza Jackman:
RGD33: Eliza Jackman, no 12/1868, https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-46p277j2k.
RGD37: White-Jackman, no 260/1894, https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD37-1-53p156j2k.
1RGD33: James Jackman, no 8/1872, https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-50p515j2k.
Arthur James Jackman:
RGD33: James Jackman, no 8/1872, https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-50p515j2k.
RGD37: Jackman-Jolley, no 368/1893, https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD37-1-52p207j2k.
PROB: Arthur James Jackman, no 25145/1942, https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/AD960-1-67-25145.
MILL: Arthur James Jackman, 1942, https://server2.admin.millingtons.com.au:81/ASP/search_details.asp?RecordID=67668.
RGD33: Amelia Sarah Jolley, no 1273/1870, https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-10-p223j2k.
FAG: Amelia Sarah Jackman, 1955, Memorial ID 121155245, citing Cornelian Bay Cemetery And Crematorium, Hobart, Tasmania; maintained by Donald L Reid, contributor 48130349, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/121155245/amelia-sarah-jackman.