Map 1 - Sections 1 to 4
The information in these reports provides a timeline of occurrences for each property up to 1919, including details such as conveyances and occupancy. Compiled from records at the Tasmanian Archives, the Land Titles Office, Hobart Town Gazette Valuation Rolls, and newspaper articles, this is a work in progress and will be continually updated.
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[1] Barrack Street - 2a 3r 0p
5 December 1838: Thomas Burrill and William Lindsay sold the property to Philip Russell for £82 10s 4d. The purchase price also included [2]. [1]
15 October 1855: The property was offered for sale in the newspaper advertisement "Valuable Township Allotments." [2]
Before 18 May 1858: Ownership passed from the executors of Philip Russell to John McWaide. Although no deed has been located, the transfer is confirmed by the valuation roll. [3]
18 May 1858: John McWaide owned 18 acres, with annual rates of £50. The holding included [32.2] and [33]. By process of elimination, the remaining 11 acres are believed to have been [Ii]. [3]
19 November 1861: John McWaide remained the owner of 18 acres, valued at £50 per annum. The holding included [32.2] and [33], with the remaining 11 acres believed to have been [Ii]. [4]
After 31 May 1862: Following the death of John McWaide, the property passed from his estate to his children, John, Anna Maria, Archibald and Peter Percy McWaide. [5]
26 February 1867: The executors of John McWaide were recorded as the owners, with John Henric Easton as occupier. The property comprised a house, brewery and 19½ acres of land, with an annual rateable value of £40. It included [32.2], [33] and [Ii]. [6]
1 March 1870: Joseph Cook occupied 6 acres of ground, leased from John Henric Easton, while the executors of John McWaide remained the owners. The annual rateable value was £20, and the holding included [33]. [7]
20 February 1872: John Henric Easton occupied the house and 7 acres, owned by the executors of John McWaide. The annual rates were £17, and the property included [1], [32.2] and part of [33]. [8]
16 February 1886: John McWaide owned 30 acres, with annual rates of £20. The holding included [32.2], [33] and [Pp]. [9]
7 March 1889: Anna Maria (McWaide) Crossin sold her share of the property to her brothers, John and Peter Percy McWaide, for £110. The transfer included [1], [32.2], [33] and [Pp]. [10]
8 March 1889: John and Peter Percy McWaide mortgaged [1], [32.2], [33] and [Pp] to Joseph Benson Mather as security for a loan of £125. [11]
22 March 1893: The property was advertised for sale as Lot 2 in an auction notice published in the newspaper. [12]
28 March 1899: John McWaide owned 9 acres, valued at £200 with annual rates of £15. The holding included [32.2] and [33]. [13]
3 May 1915: Following a mortgage default, ownership of [1], [32.2], [33] and [Pp] was transferred to Martha Jane Mather for £105. [14]
2 August 1915: Martha Jane Mather and Archibald Thomas McWaide sold [32.2] and [33] to Robert Swindells. Of the purchase price, £146 5s was paid to Martha Jane Mather and £48 15s to Archibald Thomas McWaide. [15]
23 August 1915: Robert Swindells sold to Gifford White and Thomas White for £60. The transfer included [32.2]. [16]
[2] Croakers Alley - 3a 0r 30p
30 September 1825: Peter Taylor conveyed the property to Maurice Smith. [1]
24 November 1826: Maurice Smith conveyed the property to Thomas Burrill. [1]
5 December 1838: Thomas Burrill and William Lindsay sold the property to Philip Russell for £82 10s 4d. The purchase price included [1]. [1]
19 March 1855: The executors of Philip Russell conveyed the property to John Merry Jnr and James Merry for £110. [2]
15 October 1855: The property was advertised for sale in the newspaper notice "Valuable Township Allotments." [3]
18 May 1858: John Merry Jnr and James Merry owned 3½ acres, with annual rates of £5. [4]
15 November 1864: John Merry Snr occupied the paddock owned by John Merry Jnr, with annual rates of £1. [5]
26 February 1867: John Merry Jnr occupied the unenclosed land, with annual rates of £1. [6]
Before 1 March 1870: John Merry Jnr and James Merry sold the property to Mary (Allen) White. [7]
1 March 1870: John Hanigan occupied the paddock owned by Mrs Mary White, with annual rates of £4. [7]
28 July 1870: A "Claims to Grants of Land" article was published naming Mary White [8]
19 September 1870: A land grant was issued to Mary (Allen) White. [9]
7 February 1871: Mrs Mary White owned the paddock, with annual rates of £2. [10]
19 March 1878: John White owned 44 acres of allotments, with annual rates of £19 10s. The holding included [A2], [A3], [A10] and [A]. [11]
18 January 1897: After Mary (Allen) White’s death, ownership passed to her son, Leo White. [9]
31 March 1897: Leo White was named under "Applications to be Registered" in the newspaper. [12]
8 May 1897: A Certificate of Title was registered to Leo White, a storekeeper. [13]
28 March 1899: Leo White owned the paddock, valued at £100 with annual rates of £5. [14]
20 May 1899: The property was mentioned in the newspaper article "The New Assessments." [15]
16 January 1902: Leo White borrowed £130 from Alfred Ernest Broadribb, secured against [2], [3], [4], [13] and [B5.2]. [13]
7 October 1909: The mortgage was transmitted to William Henry Burgess and Walter Leslie Sansom after Leo White was declared bankrupt. [13]
8 June 1910: The mortgage was discharged after £130 was paid in full. [13]
9 June 1910: William Henry Burgess and Walter Leslie Sansom sold the property to Edward Simon Arnett for £75. The transfer included [2] and [4]. [16]
[3] Croakers Alley - 0a 2r 17p
7 September 1841: An article titled "Sheriff’s Office" was published regarding Broadribb v Lewis. [1]
30 September 1841: Peter Fraser (Sheriff) sold the property to George Larkins for £48. [2]
1 January 1842: James King occupied the completed wooden house owned by George Larkins. [3]
1 January 1842: James Lomas occupied the completed wooden house owned by George Larkins. [4]
10 January 1846: George Larkins borrowed £450 from Henry Hopkins and George Washington Walker, secured against [20], [B5], [E2] and [F1]. [5]
Before 5 February 1846: George Larkins conveyed the property to Robert Whiteway. The transfer is confirmed by the will of Robert Whiteway, which stated that an annuity of £80 was payable to George Larkins for the term of his natural life, charged upon lands and hereditaments at Bothwell purchased from Larkins, subject to the annuity and a mortgage debt. [6]
1 January 1848: James King occupied the completed wooden house owned by Robert Whiteway. [7]
18 May 1858: John Blagg occupied the house owned by Robert Whiteway, with annual rates of £12. [8]
15 November 1864: John Blagg occupied the house and garden owned by Robert Whiteway, with annual rates of £12. [9]
26 February 1867: John Blagg occupied the house and garden owned by the executors of Robert Whiteway, with annual rates of £8. On the same date, Mrs Mary Ann Glover was recorded as the occupier of part of a house owned by the executors, with annual rates of £4. [10]
11 February 1868: Mrs Maria Burrows occupied part of a house owned by the executors of Robert Whiteway, with annual rates of £2. [11]
2 March 1869: Mrs Maria Burrows occupied part of a house owned by the executors of Robert Whiteway, with annual rates of £2. [12]
1 March 1870: Mrs Maria Burrows occupied part of a house owned by the executors of Robert Whiteway, with annual rates of £2. [13]
4 August 1870: A mortgagee auction notice titled "Pursuant to the Proviso" was published. [14]
27 August 1870: The property was mentioned in the newspaper article "Commercial Intelligence." [15]
11 May 1894: Simon Arnett and William Mason were named under "Claims to Grants of Land." [16]
19 July 1894: A land grant was issued to Simon Arnett and William Mason. [17]
31 August 1894: The property was advertised for sale under the notice "For Sale." [18]
6 December 1894: Simon Arnett and William Mason conveyed the property to Leo White for £76. The transfer included [B5.2]. [17]
31 December 1894: A Certificate of Title was registered to Leo White, a storekeeper. [19]
16 January 1902: Leo White borrowed £130 from Alfred Ernest Broadribb, secured against [2], [3], [4], [13] and [B5.2]. [19]
7 October 1909: The mortgage was transmitted to William Henry Burgess and Walter Leslie Sansom after Leo White was declared bankrupt. [19]
8 June 1910: The mortgage was discharged after £130 was paid in full. [19]
9 June 1910: William Henry Burgess and Walter Leslie Sansom conveyed the property to Edward Simon Arnett for £75. The transfer included [2] and [4]. [20]
For more information, go to [2-4] Croakers Alley.
[4] Croakers Alley - 0a 1r 3½p
22 February 1869: A land grant was issued to John White and Simon Arnett. [1]
24 June 1870: Simon Arnett sold his share of the property to John White for £50. The sum included [9] and [H4]. [1]
7 July 1870: A Certificate of Title was registered to John White, a storekeeper. [2]
10 December 1885: A new Certificate of Title was registered to John White, a storekeeper. [3]
21 January 1897: John White conveyed the property to his son, Leo White, for £5. [3]
1 February 1897: A Certificate of Title was registered to Leo White, a storekeeper. [4]
16 January 1902: Leo White borrowed £130 from Alfred Ernest Broadribb, secured against [2], [3], [4], [13] and [B5.2]. [4]
7 October 1909: The mortgage was transmitted to William Henry Burgess and Walter Leslie Sansom after Leo White was declared bankrupt. [4]
8 June 1910: The mortgage was discharged after £130 was paid in full. [4]
9 June 1910: William Henry Burgess and Walter Leslie Sansom sold the property to Edward Simon Arnett for £75. The transfer included [2] and [3]. [5]
For more information, go to [2-4] Croakers Alley.
[2-4] Croakers Alley - 4a 0r 10½p
9 June 1910: William Henry Burgess and Walter Leslie Sansom sold the property to Edward Simon Arnett for £75. The transfer included [2] and [3]. [1]
29 June 1910: A Certificate of Title was registered to Edward Simon Arnett, a carpenter. [2]
14 April 1913: Edward Simon Arnett sold the property to Beatrice Edith (North) White. [2]
14 April 1913: Edith Beatrice (North) White mortgaged the property to Selina Hoskins Bantoft, William Henry Bantoft and George William Robert Ife for £50. [2]
3 November 1914: Mrs Beatrice Edith White owned the paddock, with annual rates of £5. [3]
18 April 1916: The mortgage was discharged after £50 was paid in full by Beatrice Edith (North) White. [2]
4 March 1919: Mrs Beatrice Edith White owned the paddock, with annual rates of £5. [4]
Sources
[1] Barrack Street
LIST: Thomas Burrill, historic deed, no 02/2236.
COUR: "Valuable Township Allotments," 15 Oct 1855, https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/2492276.
TGG: Valuation Roll, 1858, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-898F-VZZ3.
TGG: Valuation Roll, 1861, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-898F-J93K-Z.
RGD35: John McWaide, no. 5/1862, https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD35-1-31p25j2k.
TGG: Valuation Roll, 1867, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-898F-V3LK.
TGG: Valuation Roll, 1870, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L98F-VB3M.
TGG: Valuation Roll, 1872, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G98F-J9MH-B.
TGG: Valuation Roll, 1886, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-998F-2XV.
LIST: John McWaide, historic deed, no 08/2044.
LIST: John McWaide, historic deed, no 08/2045.
MERC: "Auction," https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/13280510.
TGG: Valuation Roll, 1899, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-998F-V4YV.
LIST: Martha Jane Mather, historic deed, no 16/6222.
LIST: Martha Jane Mather, historic deed, no 13/6444.
LIST: Robert Swindells, historic deed, dealing no 13/6640.
[2] Croakers Alley
LIST: Thomas Burrill, historic deed, no 02/2236.
LIST: William Russell, historic deed, no 04/3036.
COUR: "Valuable Township Allotments," https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/2492276.
TGG: Valuation Roll, 1858, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-898F-VZZ3.
TGG: Valuation Roll, 1864, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G98F-V3JQ.
TGG: Valuation Roll, 1867, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L98F-V3G3.
TGG: Valuation Roll, 1870, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L98F-VB3M.
MERC: "Claims to Grants of Land," https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/8869543.
LIST: Mary White, land grant historic, vol 17, fol 80.
TGG: Valuation Roll, 1871, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L98F-K951.
TGG: Valuation Roll, 1878, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-898F-J97K-M.
EXAM: "Application to be Registered," https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/39645080.
LIST: Leo White, title historic, vol 102, fol 151.
TGG: Valuation Roll, 1899, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L98F-VDMC.
MERC: "The New Assessments," https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/9448459.
[3] Croakers Alley
CT: "Sheriff’s Office," Broadribb v Lewis, https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/8752014.
LIST: George Larkins, historic deed, no 02/4832.
CEN1: James King, 1842, https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/CEN1-1-2-287.
CEN1: James Lomas, 1842, https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/CEN1-1-2-285.
LIST: George Larkins, historic deed, no 03/1572.
PROB: Robert Whiteway, no 1141/1865, https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/AD960-1-7-1141.
CEN1: James King, 1848, https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/CEN1-1-74-277.
TGG: Valuation Roll, 1858, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L98F-VZVR.
TGG: Valuation Roll, 1864, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-898F-V3K4.
TGG: Valuation Roll, 1867, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-898F-V3LK.
TGG: Valuation Roll, 1868, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G98F-JYMR.
TGG: Valuation Roll, 1869, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-898F-K51W.
TGG: Valuation Roll, 1870, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L98F-VB3M.
MERC: "Pursuant to the Proviso," https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/8869192.
MERC: "Commercial Intelligence," https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/8869964.
MERC: "Claims to Grants of Land," https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/13293953.
LIST: Simon Arnett, land grant historic, vol 69, fol 61.
MERC: "For Sale," https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/9324122.
LIST: Leo White, title historic, vol 94, fol 109.
LIST: Leo White, title historic, vol 102, fol 151.
[4] Croakers Alley
LIST: John White, land grant historic, vol 14, fol 97.
LIST: John White, title historic, vol 11, fol 14.
LIST: John White, title historic, vol 49, fol 179.
LIST: Leo White, title historic, vol 101, fol 159.
LIST: Leo White, title historic, vol 102, fol 151.
[2-4] Croakers Alley
LIST: Leo White, title historic, vol 102, fol 151.
LIST: Edward Simon Arnett, title historic, vol 887, fol 97.
TGG: Valuation Roll, 1914, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L98N-974D.
TGG: Valuation Roll, 1919, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G98N-S7JK.