HOSKIN NEATE LEASON GILLARD FAMILY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA / VICTORIA

Some interesting photo's

2012-05-17T17:17:00.000-07:00

I just havn't had much time lately for updating this Blog. HOwever, these are a few photo's I happened upon in my collection, which I find to be great shots.

Ralph Hoskin and 4 of the 7 brothers. I have to confirm the names.

Ralph's dad, Walter William out the front of 20 Reynell PLace, Croydon, SA

Ross Hoskin in Egypt in WW2

Ralph joins the RAF.

Betty Doris Jones : A Chronology

2012-03-22T16:10:00.000-07:00

Betty Doris Jones. Born in Clare, South Australia, 28 November, 1928. Married Ralph Hoskin .
Died 16 April, 1977, Adelaide.

House at Hilltown South Australia where Betty was first raised: Photo shows Nan Jones ( Emily Elsie with husband Sid and Gerald.

Betty on left, Nan Jones ( Emily Elsie) and Jean

Jean on left, Betty on right...with an unknown aunty

Betty, Emily Elsie, Sidney Jones and Jean

Betty's Marching Team in Clare, SA, circa 1939

betty, Emily Elsie and Jean

"Uncle" Gerald going to war that day. With Betty, Nan Jones,( Emily) Jean and Sid.

Sid, with Betty and Jean

Betty at 16 years

Betty on Wedding Day

Honeymoon

Betty & Ralph honeymoon.

Pamela on left, Brian and Betty. Circa 1953

Betty & Ralph with baby Pamela, Ralph's sister Doris, Daisy ( Neate) and unknown: At Croydon, South Australia

Neville, Kevin, Pamela, Brian and Betty

Betty, Neville, Kevin at Hilltown circa 1964.

At Seaton with passionfruit vine!

Blackberry picking in Adelaide Hills

Circa 1964. Gerald, Nan, Gary Jones, Allan Jones, Brian Hoskin, Kevin Hoskin, Pamela ( Allans wife) me and betty.

JONES & HOSKIN

2012-03-22T15:05:00.000-07:00

This photo shows Uncle Gerald a few years later... Far left at rear...then Nan Jones, Gary Jones, Kath Jones, Alan Jones, Brian Hoskin, then front row from left
Kevin Hoskin, Pamela Hoskin, Alan's then wife, Me and my Mum, Betty. Circa 1968.

JONES & GREENSLADE

2012-03-22T14:57:00.000-07:00

THE FOLLOWING PHOTO'S ARE OF MY UNCLE GERALD JONES ( My mother Betty's brother) ( the youngest one) on the knee of his cousin Elias Greenslade jnr. Location: South Australia : circa 1927

More of Joseph Gillard

2012-02-29T14:55:00.000-08:00

I discovered just last night that Joseph had a pretty tough start in South Australia. Having arrived on board the David Malcolm on the 7th April, 1849, his wife Jane Paltridge ( there are two spellings listed, but I think this is correct one) gave birth to a daughter Jane Paltridge Gillard on April 25, two weeks after arriving.

Sadly, both mother and daughter are reported to have died on May 6. The new daughter was 12 days old, her mother was 34. I wonder what circumstance occured

GILLARD Joseph, Jane nee PALTRIDGE d aft arr, Joseph arrived in SA 1849-04-07 aboard David Malcolm from London via Plymouth [Source:5b,6,7,10]

BIRTH:
GILLARD Jane Partridge born 1849-04-25 at Adelaide, father GILLARD Joseph, mother PARTRIDGE Jane

DEATHS:

GILLARD Jane Paltridge died 1849-05-06 aged 12 d at Hobson Pl, Ade; relative Joseph (F); buried Adelaide West Terrace Cemetery

GILLARD Jane died 1849-05-06 aged 34 at Hobson Pl, Adelaide; relative Joseph (H); buried Adelaide West Terrace Cemetery

After travelling to the other side of the globe, Joseph lost everything within two weeks of arriving.

And then went on to remarry and build an Empire.

There's got to be a lesson in that.

Ned Hoskin
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Some more interesting points. Hoskin, Gillard, Leason, Jones Family History

2012-02-28T19:06:00.000-08:00

As many of my family know, I have spent too many hours over the past 30 years , from time to time anyway, researching family history.

Amongst some of the best and most important finds are the following:

1. Some of us were on the first boat to land in South Australia. In fact, The Buffalo with Governor Hindmarsh was really the third boat to arrive...and we were here even before that!

2. We had a close link ( great-great grand-pappy) to the roots of the Wine industry in South Australia, so its fitting that most of us have upheld that connection in our own way.

3. There are skeletons in the closet, which makes it more interesting every day....but much of that is still inappropriate to put in writing....yet.

4. My own grand-mother only left the State of South Australia once in 101 years, whilst her own father travelled the world, including the U.S , before arriving in South Australia...on his own...at the age of 15 years!

5. One great-great grand mother died giving birth on board their sailing vessel, having made it nearly all the way from England, just off the coast of Sth Australia...so her husband promptly married her sister and carried on!

6. That one of my great grand fathers' brothers was Percy Leason, well known international artist, Illustrator for the Bulletin and Punch magazines and whose self-portrait currently hangs in the National Portrait Gallery in Canberra. And we went to see it.

7. It's worth a separate mention that Percy Leason was co-creator of one of the most well-known advertisements to grace the halls of the pubs of Australia. The advertisement which states ' I allus has wan at eleven' as per photo above.

8. I believe early Hoskin ancestors in Australia were the first to live on St Peters Island near Ceduna in the mid 1800's...and that he...William...had his head cut off by the indigenous population in the area. He must have deserved it, I guess.

9. That one of our relatives on our mothers side was so wealthy they took the whole family of about 7 children and themselves...and staff...on a trip to Europe...in 1880! Why would you put yourself through it??

I wonder what Percy would think
of the As Iz Gallery

10. So far, I have certain information about my mothers family...oh my God...with a name like Jones I was never going to touch it...but amazingly I have some birth death marriage records dating back to 1585 in a little village called Queen Camel very near to Bath. The trouble is, when you go that far back...we are talking about 15 generations...there are 65,536 relatives on the family tree line. Do the sums for yourself. Four grandparents, 8 Great-grand, 16 great great grand, etc.

QUEEN CAMEL TODAY

With statistics like that to contend with, I'll catch up with you in a few years time.

Cheers,

Ned Hoskin

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Gillard and Vineyards of South Australia

2012-02-26T22:04:00.002-08:00

My Great Grand father and Great-great Grand fathers were of the Gillard notoriety and were leaders in the Wine industry in early South Australia.

The following are extracts from a local book which you should try to source if possible. There is lots more information about the Gillard involvement in the wine industry, which provides an interesting insight into our own past.

Also, having visited the Old Clarendon Winery a few years ago, there are several photographs hanging there of Joseph Gillard. More interestingly, the staff say that his ghost lurks in the meeting hall , upstairs from the current restaurant area and some staff have refused to go in there alone!

Might just be worth going there for a chat.

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NEATE : DAGEURREOTYPE PHOTO

2012-02-23T15:19:00.001-08:00

This Dageurreotype photo was found in a drawer of my grand mother, Daisy Hoskin (nee Neate). Unfortunately it was found after she died, so we are not 100% sure of who this is. However, given that this type of photography was around in the 1850's to 1880's ( in Adelaide South Australia) I am tempted to believe the subject is probably her father, Philip Neate. He died in Mt Barker , South Australia, aged 36 years, on 30.11.1898. I have not found a birth record for Philip but the info means he was born in / about 1862

If anyone out there can help me date this photograph I would be most grateful. For more info on this topic have a look at
Daguerreotype - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

please email me on ned@wedbyned.com.au if you have any information to share regarding this site.

Thanks & Cheers,
Ned Hoskin
"How to Have Fun Getting Married"

HOSKIN

2012-02-07T21:57:00.000-08:00

My theory is that we are misspelled ......like many others, due to illiteracy.

My theory also is that we started in Adelaide, went to the West Coast of South Australia, very early on
(1850's even) , then to the Gold fields of Victoria, and back to South Australia.

Mrs Hoskins of St Peter Isalnd

Picnic on St Peter Island circa 1920's

William Hosken's grave site in the bush near Ceduna

All thats left on St Peter Island by the 1980's

Spear mark on old house...Shepherds Hut near Ceduna.

Emma Hoskin ( nee Leason) Married to Nicholas whom I believe to be son of William Hosken as above.

In the Beginning..........JONES & GREENSLADE, HOSKIN, JONES, NEATE, GILLARD, DENNISON,

2012-02-07T20:50:00.000-08:00

HI. I am known as Ned Hoskin to my friends, but my birth name is in fact Neville William Hoskin, born 1956, yep, son of Ralph & Betty, Grand child to Walter & Daisy Hoskin and Sidney & Emily Jones.

This is the beginning of what could be a very long blog, to record what I know, have gleaned, uncovered and sat on for many years.

I dont have that much time to do this, but you gotta start somewhere.

For security , I have been encouraged to upload lots of photos I have found / taken over the years, as the first step.

Because my Mother, was Betty Jones, daughter of Sidney & Emily Jones ( nee Greenslade) and of South Australian / Devonshire ancestry, this will take some doing! Anyway...heres a start. Anyone with info on these families, please feel free to contact me on ned@wedbyned.com.au or on here of course.

Wish me luck. I'll need it.

Ned Hoskin
www.wedbyned.com.au
"How to Have Fun Getting Married"

Samuel Jones, Father of Sidney Jones who was husband of "Nan' Emily Elsie Jones nee Greenslade

Nan Jones Father, William Greenslade, taken at their farm 10km south of Maitland, South Australia, 3 days before he died.

Betty Jones' Marching Team, Clare, South Aust,

Our Uncle Gerald jones is the little one! With his Uncle Elias Greenslade, brother of William Greenslade Jnr.

William Greenslades' House 10km south of Maitland in SA. Home where Nan Jones ( Emily grew up) Photo taken 1984. The house was in amazingly good condition.

ONe year later...the house had gone. Demolished because of squatters.

All that was left then, 1985

Gone.

Me, Nan Jones just before her 100th birthday, and Pam.

This shearers' house was still there in 1985, but gone now.

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