Letitia Maxwell (Hamilton) Pinniger (abt. 1836 - 1933)

Born about 1836 in Newry, County Armagh, Ireland

Ancestors

Wife of Henry Pinniger — married 23 Aug 1855 (to 8 Jun 1906) in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Descendants

Died 27 Dec 1933 at about age 97 in Camberwell, Victoria, Australia

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Biography

Letitia (Hamilton) Pinniger was born in Ireland.

Letitia (Hamilton) Pinniger migrated from Ireland to Australia.

Letitia Maxwell Hamilton was born around 1836 in the Village of Greenfields, south of the Town of Newry, standing on the Clanrye river, in County Armagh, southwest of the City of Belfast, in the Province of Ulster, Northern Ireland. She is the daughter of Thomas Lawrence Hamilton and Mary Anne McCamley. Around December 1853, the Hamilton family boarded the vessel the "Indian Queen" at the Port of Liverpool, on the River Mersey, Lancashire, England. Thomas (59) and Mary Ann (50) travelled with children Sarah (20), Letitia (15) and Thomas (13) and they were emigrating to the Colony of Victoria, Australia, arriving there on 1 April 1954 at Hobson's Bay, Port of Melbourne, Colony of Victoria, Australia. Letitia, who was 15, met her future husband, Henry (Pinniger) (27), also on board the Indian Queen^[1].

Barely a year later, on the 23 August 1855, Letitia married Henry Pinniger at St. John's Church, in the City of Melbourne, Colony of Victoria, Australia. Henry (25) was a Farmer living at Elizabeth Street and Letitia (19) lived in Great Lonsdale Street. The Officiating Minister, James (Darling) married them in the presence of Alexander (McWhinney) and Thomas Lawrence (Hamilton)^[2]. The couple had nine (9) children during their union.

• ^[3] MARRIED. On the 23rd inst., at St. John's Church, by the Rev. Mr. Darling, Mr. Henry Pinniger, late of Calne, Wiltshire, to Letitia Maxwell, youngest daughter of Thomas Lawrence Hamilton, Esq., formerly of Greenfield, Newry, Ireland^[4].

After they were married, Henry and Letitia initially lived in the gold mining Town of Ballarat, in the Central Highlands, 110 km (68 mi) northwest of the capital City of Melbourne, in the Colony of Victoria, Australia. Henry had started work at the local gaol there. After several years of living there, the Pinniger family moved to the goldmining Town of Ararat, on the eastern slopes of the Ararat Hills and Cemetery Creek valley, about 198 kilometres (120 mi) west of the Capital City of Melbourne, in the Colony of Victoria, Australia. Then, in 1884 Henry was promoted and so the family moved to their new home at "Cherhill" in Newtown, Town of Geelong, Colony of Victoria, Australia.

After Henry's death in 1906, Letitia moved back to the City of Melbourne, around the 2 December 1907, settling down at "Cherhill", 10 Mangarra Road, in the suburb of Canterbury, Camberwell^[5]. It appeared as if Letitia settled down in Camberwell because she lived with daughter, Florence Matilda (Pinniger) there in 1931^[6]. At the age of 97, Letitia passed away, on the 27 December 1933, at her home in 10 Mangarra Road, East Camberwell, City of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Her death was certified to be caused by Old Age and Broncho-Pneumonia over 8 days^[7]. Her burial took place on the 28 December 1933 in the Church of England portion, grave number 2020 at the Box Hill Cemetery, 395 Middleborough Road, Box Hill, White Horse City, in the City of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia^[8]. The inscription on the headstone reads as follows:--To The Memory Of ANNIE Eldest Daughter of HENRY & LETITIA PINNIGER Who Died 22nd February 1887. Thy Will Be Done. ALSO Our Dear EVA Who Died 29th May 1887, Aged 12 Years. AND LILY Youngest Daughter Of The Above Who Died 30th January 1904. ALSO HENRY PINNIGER Who Died 8th June 1906, Aged 78 Years. AND ALICE MAY PINNIGER Died 18th Nov. 1917. LETITIA MAXWELL PINNIGER Died 27th Dec. 1933^[9].

• ^[10] DEATHS. PINNIGER.—On the 27th December, at her residence, 10 Mangarra road, East Camberwell, Letitia Maxwell, relict of the late Henry Pinniger, of Newtown, Geelong, aged 97 years. (Privately interred.)^[11].

Sources

1. ↑ Unassisted passenger lists (1852-1923) : Public Record Office Victoria (PROV) Melbourne; Reference: Letitia Hamilton; Record Series Number (VPRS): 947; Ship: Indian Queen; Month: APR; Image 151 of 272; VPRS 947/P0000, Apr - Jun 1854; Record Link: https://prov.vic.gov.au/archive/3AF43DDD-F96C-11E9-AE98-95F2BC913559?image=151
2. ↑ Marriage record : VIC. Government, Melbourne. Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, Melbourne. Henry Pinniger & Letitia Maxwell Hamilton. Registration number: 2138 / 1855. Place: Melbourne; Record Link: https://my.rio.bdm.vic.gov.au/efamily-history/65cc1cfd367a2425601d6c4c/results?q=efamily
3. ↑ 1855 'Family Notices', The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), 25 August, p. 4.
4. ↑ Marriage Notice : TROVE Digitized Newspapers (National Library of Australia, Canberra); Record Link: http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article4816375
5. ↑ Camberwell and Waverley, Australia, Rate Books, 1857-1927 : Public Record Office Victoria (PROV), Melbourne & Ancestry.com Operations; Year: 1907; Letitia Maxwell Pinniger; Book Number Range: 73-84; Reel Number: 5903/6; Record Link: https://prov.vic.gov.au/
6. ↑ Australia, Electoral Rolls 1903-1980 : Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) Canberra & Ancestry.com Operations; Reference: Letitia Maxwell Pinniger & Florence Matilda Pinniger; Division: Kooyong; Sub Division: Camberwell North; Record numbers: 6451 (Florence Matilda) & 6452 (Letitia Maxwell); Page: 108
7. ↑ Death record : VIC. Government, Melbourne. Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, Melbourne. Letitia Maxwell Pinniger. Father: Thomas Lawrence Hamilton; Mother: Mary Ann McCamley; Registration number: 10573 / 1933. Place: Camberwell East; Record Link: https://my.rio.bdm.vic.gov.au/efamily-history/65cc1cfd367a2425601d6c4c/results?q=efamily
8. ↑ Grave Search : Box Hill Cemetery; Reference: (Burial Year-1933); Letitia Maxwell Pinniger; Record Link: https://www.boxhillcemetery.com.au/search/?bhc-surname=Pinniger&bhc-given-name=&bhc-middlename=&bhc-page=1
9. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/123896770/letitia_maxwell-pinniger: accessed February 14, 2024), memorial page for Letitia Maxwell Hamilton Pinniger (1836–27 Dec 1933), Find a Grave Memorial ID 123896770, citing Box Hill Cemetery, Box Hill, Whitehorse City, Victoria, Australia; Maintained by III (contributor 47426837)
10. ↑ 1933 'Family Notices', The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), 30 December, p. 9.
11. ↑ Death Notice : TROVE Digitized Newspapers (National Library of Australia, Canberra); Record Link: http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article11725338

See Also

• https://archive.org/details/descendantsofphi00lond/page/26/mode/2up (Lawrence, Sarah. The Descendants of Philip Henry, M.A.: Incumbent of Worthenbury, in the County of Flint; who was Ejected Therefrom by the Act of Uniformity in 1662: Simpkin, Marshall, and Company, John Merridew, Leamington, 1844: page 26).