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Note N153
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Record for Jane Ann Ley Boase
Includes reference to:
Mother: Hart Mary Townsley
Father: Miller Manuel
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Note N154
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Not convinced that Emanuel was publican of "Earl Russell". There were many pubs in the Lawrence Hill area, one called "Russell Arms".
http://www.gloucestershirepubs.co.uk/
has a database of pubs with publicans and neither Emanuel nor Harriet appear as publicans.
Publican - Earl Russell Hotel, 143 Laurence Hill Road/Bristol, Bristol St Paul, Gloucestershire, England
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On a current map (2013-10-08), there is a Russell Arms Hotel, corner of Dulcie Road and Morton Street.
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Notes
Note N155
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Arrived in Sydney in August 1854 on the SS Bloomer.
MILLER EMANUEL age 44yrs arrived August 1854 on the ship 'BLOOMER' - Code: B; Fiche: 075; Page: 008
Also arriving with him was: MILLER JNO J age 14yrs
On the Victoria Public Record Office, there was :
MILLER JOHN, 15, PICARD, SEP 1854, HOBART TOWN, SEP 1854, 001
MILLER EMANUEL, 44, PICARD, SEP 1854, HOBART TOWN, SEP 1854, 001
Colonial Times, 20 September 1854:
Shipping Arrivals,
19th - Picard, schooner, 171 tons, Johnston, from Melbourne 7th inst., with sundries. Passengers -Mrs. Johnston, Captain Rae, and 13 government immigrants in the steerage. Agents, Tondeur and Lempriere.
Jean
Re: SS Great Britain Passenger Lists - looking for Emanuel MILLER
« Reply #4 on: Today at 20:14:04 »
I should have added, on the Victoria Public Record Office, there is an Index to Outgoing Passengers from Victorian ports.
Jean (aka jeanlit)
RootsChat Senior
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Supposition:
[However, Harriet most probably was still married to Charles Dixon]
It is thought that Emanuel Miller and Harriet Townshend were married in Coventry. Emanuel was born in Coventry and died in Sydney. Emanuel and Harriet travelled to Sydney on the "Great Britain", bringing son John. Son Henry, and daughters Fanny and Harriet travelled to Australia later.
Sons: Henry (Harry Frank Turnbull's father), John, Stepson Charles Dixon
Daughters: Fanny (spinster), Harriet (Mrs Somerville)
Arrived Sydney 11 May 1863 on PERSIA (1800 tons) after 4 months journey.
Harriet died about 1930, buried Richmond NSW
Fanny died 1932, buried Richmond NSW
Henry died 28 July 1906, buried Presbyterian Cemetery, Rookwood, Sydney, NSW.
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1841 UK Census
1 Records found
Surname First name(s)Sex Age Occupation Where Born Census Place
MILLER Emanuel M 30 Weaver Outside Census County (1841) Cvntry, St John& Mic
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************ note on Mary Elizabeth, relict of James Copeland
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Captain James Copland.
The gravesite of Captain James Copland can be found in Ballina Pioneer Cemetery , New South Wales, Mary Elizabeth Bastian, his new bride of just 25 days, was widowed, childless and never remarried.
Mary died in 1907, aged 62 years. She was buried in Richmond Cemetery, New South Wales. Photo of Marys' headstone in TRANSCRIPTS//PHOTOS PAGE.
Mary's death certificate states that she lived in a property named "Esomville" in Albert Avenue, Chatswood NSW. She was the sole beneficiary of her husband James' estate and half share in the sale of the "Lookout". On her mothers death certificate the informant was her brother, Alfred Arthur Copeland Bastian who gave his address as, Albert Avenue, Chatswood which indicates he was living with his eldest sister, Mary, and younger sister Emily.
The headstone inscription reads: "Mary Elizabeth - Relict of Captain James Copland."
(There is a separate link above for further details on Capt.James Copland)
Note: James Copland is also spelt "Copeland" and is a name that features strongly in the "Bastian" lineage.
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Captain James Copland
(Master Mariner)
1824 - 1871
Master Mariner, Owner/Captain of the Brigantine "Lookout" and Husband of Mary Elizabeth Bastian.
James Copland was born in the Parish of Troqueer, in the County of Kirkcudbright, Scotland on the 20th November 1824 and was Baptised on the 10th January 1825
He was the illegitimate son of Elizabeth Findlay and Will Copland (This information is from an extract of entry from an old parochial register issued by the BDM, Edinburgh. Unfortunately, too feint to copy but held in our records)
At 47 years of age he met a tragic death being crushed by a cedar log in the "hold" of his sailing vessel the "Lookout" whilst at sea on the NSW Far North Coast.
The name, "Lookout", implies a warning that he perhaps should have heeded to prevent this cruel irony.
The accident occured at "Wardell", on the Richmond River, on the 28th March 1871.
He was buried in the Pioneer Cemetery at Ballina 0n the 29th March 1871.
While this event in itself was tragic enough, it was in fact an unbelievably horrible"double tragedy", as he had only been married on the 3rd of March to Mary, only to be accidentally "crushed to death", on board the "lookout", just 25 days after they were married.
1871: James Copland married Mary Elizabeth Bastian on the 3rd March at St Peters, Church of England in Wooloomooloo, Sydney.
James was much older than Mary, in fact, he was only 3 years younger than her father, Henry.
Mary Elizabeth Bastian ......Events following the death of husband James
Not a lot is known about Mary, the firstborn child of Henry and Amelia until after she died and property became the focus of her activities as she obviously invested sums of money left to her after the accidental death of her husband, James Copland.
As detailed above, Mary married James Copland in 1871, an undoubtedly "convenient" marriage that only lasted 25 days before her husband was killed on board his own ship with Henry Bastian onboard at the time.
This unfortunate accident was perhaps not as "unfortunate" as it might be otherwise seen , as Mary inherited, not only the sailing ship "Lookout" which James had owned outright but possibly a considerable amount in assets and savings which would have been substantial, as James Copland appeared, according to the shipping records, in constant demand and employed, as "Ships Master" on a number of sailing ships that provided services from Sydney and Melbourne over a number of years. (Details further down the page)
There is always the "obvious downside" to such a tragedy, however, it must be also acknowledged that a golden opportunity presented itself for his widowed wife , Mary , as sole beneficiary , as her father, Henry, was obviously available and a qualified person to presume the role of ships captain to continue the current contractual commitments and sail the ship for Mary to provide an income for them both, however, a number of family tragedies, losing his son Arthur, drowning from the ship as well as James being crushed and killed.
The final straw must have also been the recognition and historical fact that there was ever- increasing competition and pressure to move from sailing ships to steamships, quickly moving into the maritime industry, which would have soon had them making plans to sell the ship and get out of the maritime business altogether.
When Henry took over the captaincy of the "lookout', Mary gave Henry 21 shares and kept 43 for herself.
From the bills of sale it appears that outright ownership of a sailing vessel was in fact, 64 shares which is what James Copland held at the time of his death.
The "bills of sale" in drawn up in 1875, show that Mary transferred 32 shares to her father leaving 32 shares for herself meaning that they shared the ownership of the vessel, 50-50.
This could only be seen as a move to declare equal shares prior to offering the "Lookout" for sale which took place in 1876, providing Henry with a considerably tidy sum as his "superannuation", as well as a nice little "nest-egg" for Mary to live on until her death some 36 years after.
It appears from the copies of Mary's will when she died in 1907, that she had invested a considerable amount of her inheritance in property.
She owned, at the time of her death, land in Rowntree Street, Balmain which runs off Darling Street. The property had two semi-detached houses on it that she rented out providing her a return of 36 pounds and 8 shillings per annum and a block of land in Talbot Road Guildford which was 96 feet wide and 182 feet deep and positioned quite close to the railway line and Guildford railway station.
Her properties were valued for probate as follows: The Balmain property at 400 pounds and the Guildford property at 40 pounds and the sole beneficiaries were her brother, Alfred Arthur Copland Bastian and her spinster sister, Emily Minnie Bastian.
At the time of Mary's death, Mary lived at "Esomville", Albert Road, Chatswood with Alfred and his family and sister Emily.
Mary was buried in a double grave in Richmond (NSW) Cemetery in 1907. The headstone reads: Mary Elizabeth - Relict of Captain James Copland. The headstone was probably erected by her brother and sister, judging by the wording, it would appear that Mary was only considered "noteworthy" because she had been married to James Copland. A Master Mariner and a person of some significance and standing in the society of that time.
Emmanuel Miller's inscription appears at the top of the headstone as he died on the 14th Jan.1885. Mary below him as she died on the 23rd April 1907. and the two other members of the Miller familly below her. Harriet May Gould and Somerville (nee Miller), and the yougest Miller, Fanny Miller who died on the 27th Nov. 1932.
As this headstone appears to evenly weather-worn. The period between the first death and the last death spans some 48 years which indicates that the 4 inscriptions were not placed on the headstone until the death of Fanny Miller.
We have just recently noticed that on Mary's death certificate, the witnesses names are: H Miller (Harriet) and W R (William Richard) Bastian. This indicates that Mary and possibly her brothers had a close friendship of sorts with the Miller family and the headstone may not have been suitably inscribed until Fanny Miller was laid to rest and the inscriptions placed on the headstone in numerical order of their deaths. It would be interesting to know.., who paid for the headstone and the inscriptions after the final person was laid to rest ?
The beneficiaries of Mary's estate (Alfred and Emily), have been buried at Willoughby (Sydney Suburb) Cemetery, not far from where they, and Mary lived, while Mary was buried in a grave many miles away in a country town at the foothills of the Blue Mountains with the Millers. Perhaps there was some peculiar arrangement between the families some time prior to the events of their death, or perhaps a personal request that we could not find in any documents.
This story adds, yet another interesting side to our family and portrays personal ups and downs that they experienced throughout their lives. Lives that must have seen many good times as well as many hardships of fortunes won and lost.
More on James Coplands' shipping record and log:
JOSEPHINE: (First ship on James' maritime record)
The Josephine was built on the Manning River in 1854. A two Masted Brigantine of some 83 feet in length. Rigged with a standing bowsprit, square sterned and carved from wood. and weighed more than 126 tons.
The new owners of this vessel was listed as, Joseph Eyles, Publican. (Could this be the James Eyles, Farmer and partner of James Copland of the "Lookout" later on?)
The other owner was Frederick Bacon, Cedar Merchant and both owners listed as being "both" of the Richmond River.
1858: 8th December. The Josephine sails under Captain James Copland from the Port of Melbourne to Sydney with a crew of 7.
1859: 24th February. Josephine sails from Melbourne to Sydney with 7 crew and 2 passengers.
1859: 22nd July. Melbourne to Sydney with 7 crew and 4 passengers listed as "Diggers".
1860: 21st March. Melbourne to Sydney with 7 Crew.
1861: 25th February. Melbourne to Sydney with 7 crew.
1861: 2nd July. Melbourne to Sydney with 7 crew and 1 passenger.
1861: 2nd September. Melbourne to Sydney with 7 Crew.
1861: 26th October. Melbourne to Sydney with 7 Crew and 3 Passengers.
1862: 22nd February. Melbourne to Sydney with 6 Crew.
1862: 19th April. Melbourne to Sydney with 7 Crew and 4 Passengers.
1863: 12th January. Melbourne to Sydney with 7 Crew and 2 Passengers (Ship listed as a Schooner?)
1863: 4th June. This ship listed as the 'NEPTUNE' of the same dimensions and weight. It lists James as Captain and sailing from Melbourne to Sydney with a crew of 7 and an "apprentice" named Thomas Davis as an extra crew member.
1863: 3rd August. Back to "Josephine" again, Sailing from Melbourne to Sydney with a crew of 7 with the "Apprentice' Thomas Davis.
1864: 9th May. Melbourne to Sydney with crew of 7. (No apprentice).
1864: July 9th. Melbourne to Sydney with crew of 7.
1864: 28th September. Melbourne to Sydney with crew of 7.
1864: 26th November. Melbourne to Sydney with crew of 7.
1865: 28th January. Melbourne to Sydney with crew of 7.
1865: 7th July. Melbourne to Sydney with crew of 6.
Note: This record of trips made by James Copland prior to 1866 ranks James as a most capable and experienced "Master Mariner", far superior in success and ability compared to Henry's career, which might explain the high esteem and honour that was bestowed on this man , as, not only a successful business man but a man certainly worthy to be welcomed into the Bastian Family as the husband of their eldest daughter, Mary Elizabeth.
It must be acknowledged that Captain James Copland, Master Mariner, never lost a ship during his watch and we should be, as a family, extremely proud to have his name woven into the many names of the children of Henry and Amelia.
1866 - 1869 James Copland had a partner named James Eyles, a farmer from Pennant Hills . They shared ownership of the Brigantine, the "Lookout". James was the Captain of the ship and Eyles the silent partner, being a farmer by profession.
1866: 14th December. James was Captain of the "Lookout", sailing her from Melbourne to Sydney with a crew of 5 including a cook/steward. They are listed as an "All British" crew.
1867: 3rd June. Sailed "Lookout" from Port of Richmond River to Sydney with 6 crew.
1868: 23rd November. Sailed "Lookout" from Port of Melbourne to Sydney with 7 crew.
Footnote: One of the "crew named as Cabin Boy" was none other than James Bastian, 13 years of age and listed as his nationality being from "Great Britain". James Bastian was of course, Christopher James who preferred to be known as "James". Hero worship perhaps?.
1869: 21st September. Sailed the "Lookout" from the Port of Clarence River to Sydney. with 7 crew.
Footnote: The cabin boy this time was also "our James C", however, this time the "Boy" was listed as, James Boetian from "Londonderry" and was 14. (yes, this was the spelling).
Before the "lookout" purchase, James Eyles and a Frederick Bacon were the owners of the "Josephine" and James Copland was the recorded as "Master" of that ship.
1869: James Copland, bought out James Eyles shares and owned the ship outright having 64 shares with no partners listed. (Ref: "Document" link and page 2 of Maritime Museum letter)
Note: The transcript of the marriage between James Copland and Mary Bastian can be found under the "documents" heading which states that they were married on the 3rd March 1871.
1871: After his tragic death, the shares were transferred to his widow, Mary, who immediately gave her father Henry Bastian 21 shares , keeping 43 for herself.
1871 -1875 This partnership was maintained until in 1875 Mary then split the shares 50-50 with her father Henry, presumably to plan for an equal share when the ship was sold.
Henry Bastian, a Master Mariner and Co-Captain of the ship at the time of James' death, Had taken command. The records show that he was present at the scene of James' accident and acted as witness and informant during the inquest.
1875: March the 30th. The shares were equal between Henry and Mary at 32 shares each.
1876: 21st February . The "Lookout" was sold to Edward Joseph Beecroft & John Reid and the ship was transferred to the Port of Melbourne.
Documents and transcripts relating to this information can be found under the relevent documents link.
His name is found among the many children of Henry and Amelia Bastian as christian names. Most of them spelt "Copeland" as it would have been pronounced.
There can be a number of theories for this but we can only presume that he was not only sadly missed, he was much loved by the family and as there were no children of his marriage to Mary, it was possibly deemed appropriate to honour his name by including it in the names of his children so his name and his spirit would live on in our memories...and it certainly did that.
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NSW BDM Death (17Aug/2006) 1885/5883
5883/1885 MILLER EMANUEL AGE 74 YEARS DIED WATERLOO WATERLOO ----- Certificate in Hand
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Arrived in Sydney in 1854 on the SS Great Britain.
It is thought that Emanuel Miller and Harriet Townshend were married in Coventry. Emanual was born in Coventry and died in Sydney. Emanuel and Harriet travelled to Sydney on the "Great Britain", bringing son John. Son Henry, and daughters Fanny and Harriet travelled to Australia later.
Sons: Henry (Harry Frank Turnbull's father), John, Stepson Charles Dixon
Daughters: Fanny (spinster), Harriet (Mrs Somerville)
Arrived Sydney 11 May 1863 on PERSIA (1800 tons) after 4 months journey.
Harriet died about 1930, buried Richmond NSW
Fanny died 1932, buried Richmond NSW
Henry died 28 July 1906, buried Presbyterian Cemetery, Rookwood, Sydney, NSW.
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1841 Census
1 Records found
Surname First name(s)Sex Age Occupation Where Born Census Place
MILLER Emanuel M 30 Weaver Outside Census County (1841) Cvntry, St John& Mic
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1841 Census
6 Records found
Piece: HO107/1152/7 Place: Coventry -Warwickshire Enumeration District: 14
Civil Parish: Cvntry, St John& Mic Ecclesiastical Parish: -
Folio: 16 Page: 25
Address: Little Park Street
Surname First name(s) Sex Age Occupation Where Born Remarks
TOWNSEND Mary F 50 Independent Ireland
MILLER Emanuel M 30 Weaver Outside Census County (1841)
DIXON Harriott F 30 Independent Outside Census County (1841)
DIXON Charles M 6 Warwickshire
MILLER Henry M 4 Warwickshire
MILLER John M 1 Warwickshire
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