Above Image: from the chapter Family History and Childhood: "A Dentist at Large" by Roy Hanan.
Australia
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James Albert Hanan (Roy Hanan's grandfather) arrives Australia February 1853
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James Albert left Bristol on the Clara Symes on October 1852. He travelled with his brother Robert and a Lucy Fifield who travelled under the name Lucy Hanan. Lucy and Robert's fare were paid by James and for that they both signed contracts to work for him for four years in Australia. Lucy's work was to be paid and would include sewing and cleaning. The ships journey to Melbourne Australia took 3 months and the Hanan family was on board at the same time as another family the Smiley family who left Bristol on October 16. The ship was fully rigged and carried some 300 passengers, mostly in steerage class. The ship stopped on the cape of Good Hope for two weeks. Near journey's end a seaman was lost, followng a fall from the rigging.
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1860, in Melbourne Roy's grandfather James marries Sarah Clarke a widow with one child Kilda, who takes the Hanan surname but sadly Kilda dies within the year. Roys father another James Albert is born in 1882 in Melbourne.
The Hanan family Bible is used to record the dates of family births, deaths and marriages.
Note the date of the marriage of James and Sarah is 1858,changed to be prior to the birth of Louisa Kilda.
The Hanan family Bible is used to record the dates of family births, deaths and marriages.
Note the date of the marriage of James and Sarah is 1858,changed to be prior to the birth of Louisa Kilda.
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Bendigo Gold rush
The gold rush of the 1850s bought thousands of immigrants to the state of Victoria . Large concentrations of Irish particularly from Munster settled in this area.It appears James Hanan never intended mining for gold but instead came to build coaches to transport men and materials to and from the gold fields. He held the position of foremen in several coach building factories. He was an astute business man: he bought land, set up a shop and invested in the gold share market.
Information about his family life and businesses can be found in newspapers of the day, particularuly the The Argus Melbourne and the Bendigo Advertiser
The gold rush of the 1850s bought thousands of immigrants to the state of Victoria . Large concentrations of Irish particularly from Munster settled in this area.It appears James Hanan never intended mining for gold but instead came to build coaches to transport men and materials to and from the gold fields. He held the position of foremen in several coach building factories. He was an astute business man: he bought land, set up a shop and invested in the gold share market.
Information about his family life and businesses can be found in newspapers of the day, particularuly the The Argus Melbourne and the Bendigo Advertiser