Thomas Hardy (1830 - 1912)

Born 14 Jan 1830 in Gittisham, Devon, England, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 10 Jan 1912 at age 81 in Burnside, South Australia, Australia

Biography

Thomas Hardy came free to the Colony of South Australia (1836-1900)

Thomas Hardy is Notable.

Thomas was born in 1830 and baptised on February 7, 1830 in Stockland (9 miles from Gittisham), Devon. He was the son of James Hardy and Elizabeth (Unknown) Hardy. ^[1].

In 1850 Thomas arrived in Australia on the ship ‘British Empire’. ^[2]

On May the 20th 1852, he married Joanna Hardy in Adelaide, South Australia. ^[3].

Thomas Hardy is widely regarded as the father of the South Australian wine industry. ^[4] Thomas made his first wine in 1857. He purchased 24 acres at Marion, South Australia in April 1862, he called the property "Brookside" and planted it with grapes. ^[5] By 1865 he was producing 64 000 litres of wine and by the mid 1870s this had increased to 240 000 litres. ^[6]

On September the 6th 1871 he married Eliza Hardy (daughter of Thomas Hardy) in Adelaide, South Australia.^[7].

By 1887, Thomas’ sons entered the business, and Hardys Wines became Thomas Hardy & Sons. By 1900, Thomas Hardy and Sons was the largest winemaker in South Australia. ^[8]

He passed away in 1912 in Burnside, South Australia, Australia. ^[9].

There is a memorial erected at McLaren Vale in honor of Mr. Thomas Hardy. The monument commemorates the work of Thomas in his development of the wine industry. ^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ Thomas Hardy Gender: Male Birth Date: 14 Jan 1830 Birth Place: Stockland, Dorset, England Baptism Date: 7 Feb 1830 Baptism Place: Stockland, Devon, England Father: James Hardy Mother: Elizabeth FHL Film Number: 1239246 Reference ID: item 4 p 79
2. ↑ [ https://hardyswines.com/au/our-heritage/ ]
3. ↑ Thomas Hardy Marriage Date: 20 May 1852 Marriage Place: Adelaide, South Australia Registration Place: Adelaide, South Australia Spouse: Joanna Hardy Page Number: 70 Volume Number: 5 Source Citation South Australia-Marriages 1842-1916. Source Information Ancestry.com. Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950 [database on-line].
4. ↑ https://bechardy.com.au/pages/hardy-history ]
5. ↑ [ https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Thomas_Hardy_(winemaker) ]
6. ↑ [ https://sahistoryhub.history.sa.gov.au/people/thomas-hardy ]
7. ↑ Thomas Hardy Marriage Date: 6 Sep 1871 Marriage Place: Adelaide, South Australia Registration Place: Adelaide, South Australia Father: James Hardy Spouse: Eliza Hardy Spouse Father: Thomas Hardy Page Number: 546 Volume Number: 88 Source Citation South Australia-Marriages 1842-1916. Source Information Ancestry.com. Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950 [database on-line].
8. ↑ [ https://hardyswines.com/au/our-heritage/ ]
9. ↑ Wikipedia contributors. (2021, March 9). Thomas Hardy (winemaker). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 06:56, November 15, 2021, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Thomas_Hardy_(winemaker)&oldid=1011162739
10. ↑ [ https://monumentaustralia.org.au/themes/people/industry/display/100584-thomas-hardy ]

• barque British Empire, 640 tons, Captain James McEwen, from London 18th April 1850 / Plymouth 30th April 1850, arrived at Port Adelaide, South Australia 14th August 1850. transcribed and submitted to The Ships List by Robert Janmaat at: http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/australia/britishempire1850.shtml

See Also

• O'Neill, Sally. Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. Hardy, Thomas (1830-1912) http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/hardy-thomas-3716

• Passengers for 08/04/1850 - 14/08/1850 from Passengers in History an initiative of the South Australian Maritime Museum at: https://passengers.history.sa.gov.au/voyage-passengers-all/944945/08/04/1850%20-%2014/08/1850?title=&page=6

• Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 18 June 2023), memorial page for Thomas Hardy (12 Jan 1830–10 Jan 1912), Find a Grave Memorial ID Find A Grave: Memorial #197278480, citing Hindmarsh Cemetery, Hindmarsh, Charles Sturt City, South Australia, Australia; Maintained by ! woowoo (contributor 49949980).