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Henry Featherstonehaugh Wooster

Male 1837 - 1905  (67 years)


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  • Name Henry Featherstonehaugh Wooster 
    Birth 1 Aug 1837  Rotherhithe, Surrey Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Christening 17 Jul 1839  St Mary, Rotherhithe, Surrey Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Death 4 Jun 1905  Telina, Rochester Road, Canterbury, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Person ID I01252  Great Wooster Tree
    Last Modified 11 Apr 2019 

    Father Henry Featherstonehaugh Wooster,   b. 28 Sep 1807, Bermondsey, Surrey Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1872, Camberwell, Surrey Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years) 
    Mother Henrietta Rose Brandon,   b. 02 Aug 1813, Paradise Row, Rotherhithe, Surrey Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 05 Aug 1899, Peckham, Surrey Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years) 
    Marriage 18 Feb 1837  St James, Bermondsey, Surrey Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Family ID F00436  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Christina Ripperger,   b. Abt. 1848, Denmark Find all individuals with events at this locationd. UNKNOWN 
    Marriage 2 Feb 1866  Bowen, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Children 
    +1. Henry Wooster,   b. 3 Feb 1867, Bowen, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Jul 1959, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 92 years)
    Family ID F67574  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Annie Cora Walker,   b. 21 Sep 1869, Battersea, London Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Jan 1944 (Age 74 years) 
    Marriage 1884  Adelaide, South Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Robert Albert Featherstonehaugh Wooster,   b. 20 Sep 1885, Adelaide, South Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 04 Oct 1917, Broodseinde, Belgium Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 32 years)
     2. Henry Wooster,   b. 1888, Collingwood, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1888, Collingwood, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)  [Father: Natural]
     3. Charles Edward Wooster,   b. 1889, Warrigul, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Apr 1963, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years)
     4. Henrietta Moira Wooster,   b. 1899, Ararat, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 02 Feb 1978, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)
     5. Elizabeth Alice Irene Rose Wooster,   b. 1906   d. 14 Feb 1931, Adelaide, South Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 25 years)
    Family ID F00456  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 15 Mar 2015 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1 Aug 1837 - Rotherhithe, Surrey Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChristening - 17 Jul 1839 - St Mary, Rotherhithe, Surrey Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 2 Feb 1866 - Bowen, Queensland, Australia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 1884 - Adelaide, South Australia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 4 Jun 1905 - Telina, Rochester Road, Canterbury, Victoria, Australia Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 
    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Histories
    HF Wooster - Publican 1870    		HF Wooster - Publican 1870
    Henry Featherstonehaugh Wooster was the publican at the Northern Australian hotel in Bowen in 1870.
    It would appear that Henry's 1st cousin, Henry Brandon (1845-1899), who was a sugar pioneer, also owned a hotel in Bowen at the same time.
    H F Wooster Insolvent in 1874    		H F Wooster Insolvent in 1874
    Henry Featherstonehaugh Wooster was declared insolvent in July 1874
    HF Wooster - Back in Business    		HF Wooster - Back in Business
    Henry Featherstonehaugh Wooster, quoted as having a large selection of "eatables and drinkables"
    HF Wooster at the Welcome Inn Etheridge - Queensland    		HF Wooster at the Welcome Inn Etheridge - Queensland
    Henry Featherstonehaugh Wooster was the publican at the Welcome Inn, and was on the Etheridge Hospital Committee
    Exchange Hotel - Thornborough, Queensland 1877-78     		Exchange Hotel - Thornborough, Queensland 1877-78
    Thornborough was surveyed on 3rd May 1878 by Frederic Horatio Warner. It was the main town for the Hodgkinson gold rush after J. V. Mulligan's discovery in March 1876. Warden Mowbray was the first warden here. The town was named in honour of the then postmaster general. Byers and Little had the first hotel. Martin's mill came here from Georgetown.
    In 1877-8 there were numerous hotels including William Wright's Clarance, Harry Wooster's Exchange, Alf Treventhan's Overlander, E.D. Matthew's Tattersalls, William Davidson's Charters
    Towers, Peter Middlemiss' then E. Willick's Thornborough, James Dowdall's Thornborough, Wah Lee's Canton, Geo O'Laughlin's Queens, J. J.Byers then W.O.D. Condell's Royal, J.D. Little's Commercial, R. J. Gorton then J.D. Rowe's Crown, E.Davis' Hodgkinson, Khur & Lohmann's All Nations store and hotel, W. Crisp's London Hotel and bakery, Lindsay's Hotel, J.V. Mulligan's hotel and the Faugh-a-Ballagh which began as Geo Hall's restaurant then became a hotel under E. Davis. Byers and the Little brothers had a store and a butcher shop.
    The stores were owned by K & J Muirson, Saul Mendelsohn, Thompson Solomon, Alexander & Schott which became James Carrie and Co, J. Fagan, Peter Middlemiss, O'Donohue & Greenwood,
    D. N. Rice, and T. Williams.

    https://www.mbahistsoc.org.au/locations/location-thornborough.html
    Newspaper Article - CORONER'S INQUEST with Henry Featherstonehaugh Wooster as Foreman of the Jury    		Newspaper Article - CORONER'S INQUEST with Henry Featherstonehaugh Wooster as Foreman of the Jury
    Extract Evening Journal (Adelaide, South Australia) 12 August 1880

    An inquest was held at the Hospital by the City Coroner (Mr. T. Ward, J.P.), on Thursday morning, August 12, concerning the death of a little girl named Grace Chambers.....
    Henry Featherstonhaugh Wooster and a Hawker's Licence    		Henry Featherstonhaugh Wooster and a Hawker's Licence
    Newspaper article about a complaint made by Henry Featherstonhaugh Wooster, asking for a refund on his hawker's licence.

    Albums
    Thornborough, Queensland    		Thornborough, Queensland (8)
    Ruins of the gold rush town in remote and harsh North Queensland where Henry Featherstonehaugh Wooster 2 owned a hotel in the 1870's.

  • Notes 
    • IGI
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      Henry WOOSTER
      Sex: M

      Event(s):
      Christening: 17 Jul 1839
      St. Mary, Rotherhithe, London, England

      Parents:
      Father: Henry Featherston-Haugh WOOSTER
      Mother: Henrietta

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      Source Information:

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      Batch number: Dates Source Call No. Type Printout Call No. Ty
      C006252 1829-1837 0254548 Film 0472892 Film
      C006252 1838-1843 0254549 Film NONE
      Sheet:

  • Sources 
    1. [S10942] London, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1923 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S49] Australia, Newspaper Vital Notices, 1831-2001, The Age 1905 May 1 - Aug 31 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S00055] LDS, International Genealogical Index (IGI), Batch Number: M006031.
      Henry Featherstonehaugh WOOSTER Sex: M Marriage(s): Spouse: Henrietta BRANDON Marriage: 18 Feb 1837 Saint James, Bermondsey, Surrey, England -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Source Information: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Batch number: Dates Source Call No. Type Printout Call No. Type M006031 -1830 0254555 Film 6906260 Film M006031 1831-1835 0254556 Film NONE M006031 1836-1839 0254557 Film NONE M006031 1840-1841 0254558 Film NONE Sheet:

    4. [S00894] Wooster Family Group (Jennifer Rooks) (Reliability: 3).


 

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