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Fanny Smith (Cochrane)

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Wyabelenna Aboriginal Settlement, Flinders Island, Tasmania, Australia
Death: February 24, 1905 (70)
Cygnet, Tasmania, Australia (pneumonia and pleurisy )
Place of Burial: Cygnet, Tasmania, Australia
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Nicermenic (Eugene) and Tanganuturra / Tibb / Sarah Ploorenelle
Wife of William Smith, Convict "Equestrian" 1844
Mother of William Henry "Billy" Smith, Jnr; Mary Jane Miller; Florence Amelia "Flora" Stanton; Walter George Smith; Joseph Thomas Sears Smith and 7 others
Sister of Adam
Half sister of John Tasman "Burwood" Smith, Snr; Benvenuto Smith and Mary Ann Cochrane

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About Fanny Smith

Fanny (surname COCHRANE given to her when she was taken from her parents)

  • Australian Aboriginal - Palawa
  • aboriginal name lost to time
  • Father - there is some debate - Aboriginal Nicermenic (aka Eugene) (died 1849) OR Convict OR James PARISH (Sealer) OR Cottrell COCHRANE - was raised by Nicermenic (aka Eugene)
  • Mother - Tanganutura / Tarenootairre (aka Sarah)
  • Born - December 1834 Wybalenna Aboriginal Settlement, Flinders Island
  • Died - 24/2/1905 Oyster Cove - Pleuresy and Pneumonia
  • Siblings - Adam (born 1837 - died 28/10/1857), Duke
  • half siblings (shared mother) - 4 children including Mary-Ann
  • Married - William SMITH (convict, arrived 1844) on 27/10/1854 in Hobart (permission given 17/7/1854) (he died 1903)
  • Friends - Truganini & William Lanne
  • Officially recognised as the last Tasmanian Aboriginal in 1889
  • recordings of her songs are inscribed in the UNESCO Australian Memory of the World Register
  • last known fluent speaker of original Tasmanian aboriginal languages
  • 11 children?
  1. William Henry Jnr "Billy" (born 1/8/1858 Irishtown died 1934) married Magdalena Christina Dorothea "Lena" BONHAM
  2. Mary Jane (born 18/10/1859 died 1955) married William MILLER
  3. Florence Amelia "Flora" (born 16/9/1860 Port Cygnet died 15/8/1946) married Alfred Joseph STANTON
  4. Walter George (born 1861 died 1912)
  5. Joseph Thomas Sears "Joe" (born 1862 died 1948) married Matilda SCULTHORPE
  6. Sarah Bernice Laurel (born 1864 born 1934) married John MILLER
  7. Tasman Benjamin (born 1866 died 1949) married Amy WELLS
  8. Frederick Henry James "Fred" (born 1868 died 1951) married Joanna DILLON
  9. Laura Martha (born 1870 died 1953) married John MILLER
  10. Charles Edward (born 8/1/1872 Port Cygnet died 11/8/1933)
  11. Isabella Francis (born 1874)
  12. ?? William Peter (born 1877).

SOURCES

  • Tasmania Marriage Record - William SMITH married Fanny COCHRANE on 27/10/1854 Hobart
  • Tasmania Birth Record - William Henry SMITH born 1/8/1858 Hobart, father William SMITH, mother Fanny SMITH
  • Tasmania Birth Record - Mary Jane SMITH born 18/10/1859 Port Cygnet, father William Smith, mother Catherine Fanny
  • Tasmania Birth Record - Flora SMITH born 16/9/1860 Port Cygnet, father William Smith, mother Catherine Fanny
  • Tasmania Birth Record - Walter George SMITH born 15/9/1861 Port Cygnet, father William Smith, mother Catherine Fanny
  • Tasmania Birth Record - Joseph SMITH born 25/10/1862 Port Cygnet, father William Smith, mother Catherine Fanny
  • Tasmania Birth Record - Sarah SMITH born 1/5/1864 Port Cygnet, father William Smith, mother Catherine Fanny
  • Tasmania Birth Record - Tasman Benjamin SMITH born 15/4/1866 Port Cygnet, father William Smith, mother Fanny COUGHRAN
  • Tasmania Birth Record - Fredrick SMITH born 23/2/1868Port Cygnet, father William Smith, mother Jenner COUGHRAN
  • Tasmania Birth Record - Charles Edward SMITH born 8/1/1872 Port Cygnet, father William Smith, mother Fanny COUGHLAN
  • Tasmania Birth Record - Isabella SMITH born 23/11/1874 Port Cygnet, father William Smith, mother Fanny COUGHRAN

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Fanny Smith's Timeline

1834
December 1834
Birth of Fanny Smith
Wyabelenna Aboriginal Settlement, Flinders Island, Tasmania, Australia
1858
August 1, 1858
Birth of William Henry "Billy" Smith, Jnr
Hobart, TAS, Australia

Tasmania Birth Record - William Henry SMITH born 1/8/1858 Hobart, father William SMITH, mother Fanny SMITH

Tasmania Birth Record - William Henry SMITH born 1/8/1858 Hobart, father William SMITH, mother Fanny COCKRIN
1859
October 18, 1859
Birth of Mary Jane Miller
Port Cygnet, Tasmania, Australia

Tasmania Birth Record

Name:
Smith, Mary Jane
Record Type:
Births
Gender:
Female
Father:
Smith, William
Mother:
Fanny, Catherine
Date of birth:
18 Oct 1859
Registered:
Port Cygnet
Registration year:
1859
Record ID:
NAME_INDEXES:1006719
Resource:
RGD33/1/37 no 1828
1860
September 16, 1860
Birth of Florence Amelia "Flora" Stanton
Port Cygnet, Tasmania, Australia

Tasmania Birth Record

Name:
Smith, Flora
Record Type:
Births
Gender:
Female
Father:
Smith, William
Mother:
Fanny, Catherine
Date of birth:
16 Sep 1860
Registered:
Port Cygnet
Registration year:
1860
Record ID:
NAME_INDEXES:1009011
Resource:
RGD33/1/38 no 1847
1861
September 15, 1861
Birth of Walter George Smith
Cygnet, TAS, Australia

Tasmania Birth Record

Name:
Smith, Walter George
Record Type:
Births
Gender:
Male
Father:
Smith, William
Mother:
Fanny, Catherine
Date of birth:
15 Sep 1861
Registered:
Port Cygnet
Registration year:
1861
Record ID:
NAME_INDEXES:1011338
Resource:
RGD33/1/39 no 1833
1862
October 26, 1862
Birth of Joseph Thomas Sears Smith
Port Cygnet, Tasmania, Australia

Tasmania Birth Record

Name:
Smith, Joseph
Record Type:
Births
Gender:
Male
Father:
Smith, William
Mother:
Fanny, Catherine
Date of birth:
25 Oct 1862
Registered:
Port Cygnet
Registration year:
1862
Record ID:
NAME_INDEXES:1013553
Resource:
RGD33/1/40 no 1303
1864
May 1, 1864
Birth of Sarah Bernice Laurel Miller
Cygnet, TAS, Australia

Tasmania Birth Record

Name:
Smith, Sarah
Record Type:
Births
Gender:
Female
Father:
Smith, William
Mother:
Fanny, Catherine
Date of birth:
01 May 1864
Registered:
Port Cygnet
Registration year:
1864
Record ID:
NAME_INDEXES:1111289
Resource:
RGD33/1/42 no 1450
1866
April 15, 1866
Birth of Tasman Benjamin Smith
Irishtown, Tasmania, Australia

Tasmania Birth Record

Name:
Smith, Tasman
Record Type:
Births
Gender:
Male
Father:
Smith, William
Mother:
Coughran, Fanney
Date of birth:
15 Apr 1866
Registered:
Port Cygnet
Registration year:
1866
Record ID:
NAME_INDEXES:1115575
Resource:
RGD33/1/44 no 1148
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