Is described on Marriage Certif as "Farmer"
Wife was 20 years his junior (16 at date of marriage - Second wife)
Notes for WILLIAM STENNINGS:
Headstone on grave has death date as 1 November 1897. Death on Death Certificate issued in Hobart district has date as 30 January 1897 in the General Hospital.The Mercury 1st Feb 1897:
STENNING. On Saturday Jan 30th, 1897 at Hobart Willian Stenning, after a long and painful illness, in the 82nd year of his age. Funeral will leave his late residence 140 Harrington Street, on Thursday Afternoon, at 3O'clock, for Cornelian Bay Cemetry.
Convict number 5384 William Stennings was transported to Van Diemans Land for 7 years on the Eden 2. He was tried in Surrey, St Mary Newington on 7 February 1842 for stealing wearing apparel. William's convict record states that he was single, Protestant, could read. Stated offence housebreaking and stealing goods including sheets and a gown in Surrey, Dunsfold.Other details include:
Trade: Timber Feller/Sawyer & Ploman
Height: 5' 5 1/2
Age: 22
Complexion: Fresh
Hair: Brown
Whiskers: None
Visage: Round
Eyes: Brown
Native Place: Dunsfold
Scar on third finger and first finger left hand, scar on right thumb.Period of probation - 2 years
Released from first stage of probation 5 July 1844.
Ticket of Leave received 6 April 1847.Convict record states his father is John and mother Ruth. Two brothers Thomas and Alfred listed in native place.
Eden (2)
Second voyage Male convicts on board
Departure Port: Woolwich Departure Date: 22 Mar 1842
Arrival Port: Hobart Arrival Date: 05 / 06 Jul 1842
Convicts landed VDL: 275
Notes: Surgeon's Journal possibly available on AJCP microfilms.
Died on board: BROWN Jonathan CLOW Charles HOLMES David KAYE John SMITH Henry (1st)
Sources: Archives Office of Tasmania, Guide to Convict Records by Ship Reference. Bateson, Charles, The Convict Ships 1787-1868, Brown, Son & Ferguson Ltd 1985. Nicholson, Ian Hawkins, Shipping Arrivals and Departures, Tasmania, 1834-1842, Roebuck, 1985, p230. Phillips, Margaret E., Australian Joint Copying Project, Handbook Part 7, Public Records Office Admiralty Records, National Library of Australia 1993, pp 75-77. Archives Office of Tasmania, Convict Department, Registers of Convict's Deaths, 10 Jun 1840-31 Mar 1846, 25 Nov 1845-5 Jul 1874, (Ref: CON 63).
Convicts on board listed by Researchers HADLEY John LODGE Henry LUCAS William LUCAS William MARSHALL James RICKARDS William Henry B SEARLE George SMITH Philip STENNINGS William
Non-convicts on board listed by Researchers No current listings
Notes for ROSE CONNOR:
Rose was a 24 year old House Servant from Liverpool when she was transported to Van Diemans Land. She was tried in Lancaster on 7 February 1843 and received a sentence of 7 years transportation. She was single, Roman Catholic and had one child. Rose was able to read a little.Her convict record states that she was apprenticed to Jas. Cunningham, the father of her child with whom she lived for 2 years. Ship character was good
(Source: Birth Certificate - Esperance - RGD 33-1887-1489
Notes for WILLIAM GEORGE STENNINGS:
Private 2035 in 7th Battalion 7 January 1915 returning to Australia 9 February 1916
More About SELINA MAY STENNINGS:
Burial: Cornelian Bay, Tas, AUST
Residence: at death - 189 Campbell St, Hobart
Buried Cornelian Bay, Burial Registration Number <1B 47653>
Burial Date 27 Feb 1951
Last Residence 184 Bathurst Street , Hobart Tasmania
Husband Of Irene Stennings
Relgion IND
Section B
Number 63
Subloc
Class PT
Psition 1/2
More About IRENE:
Burial: Cornelian Bay, Tas, AUST
Residence: at death - Manor Court Rest Home
Burial Date: 07 Apr 1971Son Details Mr. L. Stennings
Source: Record of Birth - Bothwell - 1892 - Reg No. 2692
Cyril played in the Returned Soldiers Memorial Band
Occupation: Mill HandMarriage Notes for OLIVE STENNINGS and CYRIL BRANCH:
Marriage Certificate states name of Ruby Linda Stennings not Olive Linda Stennings as in her birth record. Witnesses were Beatrice Stennings & J Stennings both of Raminea.