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YEAR 2001.....cont
I have been sent some messages of "Have a Good Day" from some of us that couldn't be here today, but would have loved to be. The Honnery's of Ayr, QLD; The Hornery's of Moranbah, QLD; and Mildred Reynolds, the Editor of the Eather Family Newsletter.
General Housekeeping (Toilets; Tea and Coffee; Fire Exits etc)
I don't think that Peter and Martha would have ever envisioned that this many people would come together 200 years after they arrived here as Convicts to celebrate their lives and the relationship that produced their children (our Ancestors). Nor, I am sure, would they have believed their small family of five would reach nine generations, with the most recent additions arriving very close to the 200 year anniversary of Peter's arrival. Our most recent additions are 3 week old Hornery Twins in Moranbah and 1 week old Grandaughter to Ron.
The journey towards today has been a long and involved one. One we could not have made without the contributions of those who recorded and reseached before us. From the mother who lovingly filled in the pages in the back of the Family Bible, to the Farmer who recorded his cattle drives and sales in his Diary, to the Grandchild who asked their Grandparents the eternal question "Where did we come from?" I acknowledge all of these people and thank them for their part in telling our family's story.
I of course would not be here today without the help of some very generous people, and I would like to thank them for their contributions towards today. My husband Andrew and daughter Micheal for the time they have allowed me to spend on this project; my father in law Tony for his encouragement and support and for the Flow Charts he has produced for today; Robert Tozer for his work on the CD and for taking photos today; John Honnery for chasing up relatives and helping us set up today; Dave Edwards for his advice with publicity and for future publicity; Margaret Mayne for her efforts to chase up photos for me; Carol Roberts for setting out the Route for tomorrow's Significant Sites Tour; Michelle Nichols for the Historical Photos of the Richmond and Windsor area; John Fipps and Reverend Terry for the use of the fantastic Venue; Peter Brown and Brian Swann for their research in England on my behalf (more about that later).
I was sent a Humourous List of the Commandments that Genealogists believe our Ancestors went by. I thought it was particularily appropriate for our Family, so I thought I would read them out to you.
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I would like to conduct a quick activity to help us get to know one another better.
[At this point the group was asked to split up according to the colour of their name tags, these colours represented which child of Peter and Martha they descended from. Red was for descendants of Peter Hornery (Bradcock), Green was for descendants of John Honnary, Purple was for descendants of James Groves and White was for the Descendants of John's wife Elizabeth Reynolds from her second relationship with Charles Jones. The name tags were then explained, ie what the dots and numbers meant. Everyone was the asked to find the others in the room who had the same first two numbers as themselves to see who were their closest relatives]
The displays in the room were explained at this point. The Relationship Charts; the Horizontal Flow Chart; the Verticle Flow Charts; the Photos on the Computer; the Draft Family File on the other computer; the Forms that can be used to make additions and amendments and order items etc
In closing, this has been a 12 months to remember in the growth of knowledge about this family.
We have obtained the Trial of Martha and consequently discovered her maiden name was CROP and she had been married before her conviction. We now have (thanks to the generous efforts of Brian Swann, a photo of the Church in Binsted where she married, maps of where she came from in Hampshire, information about what happened to Thomas Lee (the draper she stole from) and possibly a lead on where the site of Thomas Lee's premises would have been.
We have found (and placed on a modern map) the sites of the Land Grants of Peter and Martha's sons,Peter and John. They named their propery's Wexford and Hampshire respectively we assume in recognition of their (or their wife's in the case of Peter) own Roots.
Finally, the big announcement for today (I have kept this a secret for a few weeks now), but it is fitting that I announce this today as we are celebrating the 200 year anniversary of Peter's arrival on the 12th June 1801. We have also finally been able to piece together (thanks to the amazing efforts of Pete Brown [no relation that we know of!!] in England) some remnants of the Trial of Peter.
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I urge you all to move around and speak to as many people as you are able, I will be here to answer any questions you may have about the research or the direction we are taking. We will re-group at 2pm to discuss "Where do we go from here?"
Thank you all again for being here and enjoy the day
We must recognise that the 200 year anniversary of Martha's arrival is in March 2003 and we hope to come together for a Reunion at that time.
It has been suggested that to generate more enthusiasm and widen our net to other Descendants we have not yet reached, we host a number of Regional Gathering around Australia that more people can attend on the whole in order to promote our Reunion in 2003. For this to happen we need people to suggest Venues and offer to organise these Gatherings (with my help and support of course!!). If you have any ideas or are willing to organise a Regional Gathering, please let me know or fill in an Evaluation Form with this information included.
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One way it has been suggested we honour our Ancestors is to place a Plaque in the Cemetery (to offset the lack of headstones). We have been given permission to do this and we may be able to place it close to where Peter and Martha would have been buried. This will entail financial contributions from those who are interested, to pay for some sort of plaque and mounting. If we feel this is a good idea, I will get some cost estimates together and let everyone know so we can start collecting the funds neccessary. Again, if you would like to comment on this idea, speak to me or fill in an Evaluation Form.
I would like to give you some background history of St Peter's church and cemetery and then you can go and have a look at both at your leisure, the church will be unlocked at 2.30pm.
ST PETER'S CHURCH AND CEMETERY
[Information Provided By Tourism Hawkesbury]
Consecrated by Bishop Broughton in 1841, the Church was designed by Francis Clarke, a prominent architect of his time whose only surviving works are St Peter's and St Mary Magdalene at St Marys. Lighting for the evening services was by candle until the introduction of kerosene in 1866. Electricity became available in November 1918.
The plain glass windows were replaced by coloured glass in 1874. To commemorate the 50th anniversary of consecration, the stained glass windows in the east were presented by Joseph Onus.
A smal obelisk in the churchyard is made from bricks of the original building which was a combined church/schoolroom. It was erected under the direction of Governor Macquarie. It was his policy that such buildings should be set up in all the major towns that he established. The original buildingwas built by William Cox who was contracted to build many famous buildings in the Hawkesbury area as well as the first road over the Blue Mountains in 1814.
The Rectory was built in 1847 and is a replica of a vicarage occupied by Bishop Broughton in England.
The Cemetery was laid out in 1811, together with the site for the church and schoolhouse, under Governor Maquarie's direction.
Feel free to wander over to the Church and Cemetery before you leave today, the map of the Cemetery is on display at the back of the room, only one of the Descendants of Peter and Martha that are buried there has a Headstone, and that is Rosannah Tebb, the Great Grandaughter of Peter and Martha who died in 1865.
I was asked earlier why St Peter's was chosen as the Venue for today, my response was that this was the place where so many important events occurred in the lives of our Ancestors. To quickly summarise who did what here:
Three of Peter and Martha's children and 14 of their Grand Children were baptised here. Three of Peter and Martha's children were married here and Martha married Robert Johnson here also. Both Peter and Martha are buried here as well as two of their children and two of their Grand Children. It was surely a focal point in the lives of our Family in times past, and therefore appropriate that it is once again a focal point in our Family in times present and future.
Once again I say enjoy the rest of the day and feel free to ask me anything you think I might be able to help you with. Please fill out an Evaluation Form to help us make future Gatherings more relevant to your needs.
For those coming on the Significant SItes Tour tomorrow, the morning service is at 8am, if you are not attending the service, we will meet at 9.30am in the Carpark.
9.30am - Depart St Peter's Richmond, turning Right out of the carpark into Windsor Street. Turn Right at the roundabout into Bosworth Street, then straight out along Castlereagh Road, turning Right into Springwood Road, Yarramundi.
9.40am - Yarramundi Lagoon. This is where Thomas Groves (know also as Tom Hornery) drowned.
9.55am - Depart Yarramundi and head back into Richmond to the traffic lights at Bosworth and March Streets, turn Left and travel to North Richmond (Crossing the Hawkesbury River over the North Richmond Bridge). Proceed straight ahead through the traffic lights at North Richmond (you are now travelling on Bells Line of Road).
10.05am - On the Left, a little way past the bridge over Redbank Creek there is a little church called St Phillip's Anglican Church. It is here that Margaret Hornery's daughter Elvina McCabe is buried just inside the gate. The Packer/Parker Family also are memorialised here.
10.15am - Leaving St Phillips, travelling further up Bell's Line of Road, through Kurmond, we turn Left into Kurrajong Road.
10.25am - On the left is St Gregory's Catholic Church where Peter Hornery's (Bradcock) wife Catherine Carroll is buried (I don't believe there is a headstone)
10.35am - Arrive in the village of Kurrajong for Morning Tea, and a browse in the antique shops
11.00am - Depart Kurrajong, turning Right onto Bells Line of Road (watch the traffic), proceed a short way and then turn Left into Comleroy Road. It is in this area that Peter Hornery (Bradcock) and John Honnary had their Land Grants.
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Peter's selection is first. Turn Right into East Kurrajong Road, turn left into Darcy to park. Peter's 60 acres of land started just past the turnoff to Darcy Place and went down into the valley.
Now off to John's land. Retrace your route along East Kurrajong Road and turn Right when you get back to Comleroy Road. Turn Left into Browns Road. Follow the road down and around a Right Hand bend until you get to a short straight. Park here, this would be about the middle of John's 60 acres of land.
Retrace your route along Browns Road and turn Left when you get back to Comleroy Road.
11.30am - Follow Comleroy Road until the road splits, take the right option into Blaxland's Ridge Road. A short drive along Blaxland's Ridge Road, on the Right halfway between the turnoff and the Blaxland's Ridge School, is the land owned by William Matcham Hornery (Son of Margaret Hornery and William Pitt Wilshire).
11.40am - Proceed further along Blaxland's Ridge Road to the school on the left. This building was school for many of the Hornery children, including Bert, Lily and Iris Hornery (children of William and Charlotte Hornery) along with the McMahons; Hennesseys; Houlihans; Tierneys and Packers.
11.50am - Follow Blaxland's Ridge Road right through to East Kurrajong (the ridge along this area was called the Bull Ridge), turn Right, head towards the village of WIlberforce.
Coming into Wilberforce, turn Left into Old Sackville Road to view St John's Anglican Cemetery, many of the Reynolds ancestors are buried here including Richard Reynolds and his wife Sarah Maria Singelton.
Follow around onto Macquarie Road, past St John's Anglican Church, John Honnary and Elizabeth Reynolds were married here.
Turn Left into Duke Road and head straight down to Old Sackville Road. Turn Left onto Wilberforce Road and proceed through the farming country into Windsor.
1pm - Turn Right (towards Windsor) into Maquarie Street at the traffic lights. Turn Right into Richmond Road (as if you are going to Richmond) and Right at the traffic lights on George Street. Circle Left around McQuade Park using Tebbutt and Moses Streets.
1.15pm - Arrive at St Matthew's Anglican Church, Windsor, the historic Francis Greenaway church built by Governor Macquarie. Many of the Hornery family have been Christened, Confirmed and Buried at this church, Elizabeth Reynolds was Christened here also.
1.30pm - Rest of the day at your leisure.
Windsor is a tourist attraction on weekends, with antique shops, craft markets in the mall etc. Thompson Square is a great place to eat and there is also a Museum in Thompson Square, behind the Maquarie Arms Hotel
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