Mary (Haines) Cannell (abt. 1834 - 1917)

Born about 1834 in Devizes, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Wife of Thomas Rackham Cannell — married 15 Sep 1856 in Steventon, South Australia

Descendants

Died 29 Oct 1917 at about age 83 in Nhill, Victoria, Australia

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Biography

Early Life

Mary (Haines) Cannell was born in Devizes, Wiltshire, England.

Mary Haines was the eldest child of James Haines (abt.1815-abt.1866) and Hannah Flower (abt.1815-1890), and was born at Devizes Wiltshire in about 1835. ^[1] Mary was christened in nearby Poulshot on 20 Dec 1835. ^[2]

Immigration

Mary (Haines) Cannell migrated from Wiltshire, England to South Australia on Trafalgar in 1850.

Mary emigrated with her father James, mother Hannah and six younger siblings on the Trafalgar, which arriving in South Australia on 30 March 1850. ^{[3] [4]}

Family

Mary married Thomas Rackham Cannell (abt.1829-1897) on 16 Sep 1856 at the Wesleyan Chapel in Steventon (now Tea Tree Gully, South Australia). ^[5] The marriage notice described Mary of Steventon and Thomas of Hermitage. ^[6]

Thomas and Mary moved to Kapunda district where they had thirteen children together:^[1]

• Harriett Emma (1857-1861)
• George (1858-1888)
• Thomas (1859-1946)
• Eliza Jane (1861-1862)
• James Haines (1862-1946)
• Florence Elizabeth (1864-1919)
• Mary Emma (1867)
• Hannah Ruth (1868-1948)
• Stephen Flower (1870-?)
• Phoebe Edith (1872-1965)
• Amy Blanche (1874-c1955),
• Annie Jane (1876-1964)
• Alice May (1879-1969)

In 1882, Mary and Thomas sold the Kapunta properties, and moved to Hoyleton, and then again in 1887 to the Nhill district in Victoria. ^[7]

Mary was widowed when Thomas died in 1897.^{[citation needed]}

Death & Legacy

Mary died twenty years exactly after Thomas, aged 81 years on 29 Oct 1917. ^[8] Mar was buried with Thomas in the Methodist section of Nhill cemetery Victoria. ^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Jaunay, Graham The Cannell Connection: The Story of Thomas Rackham Cannell and his Family (Family of George Johnson Association, South Plympton, 1994)
   • Family name = Haines
   • Given names = Mary
   • Birth = c1834, Devizes, Wiltshire (page 20)
   • Father = James
   • Mother = Hannah Flower
   • Death = 17 May 1886, Nhill VIC
   • Spouse = Thos Rackham Cannell, 16 Sep 1856, Steventon SA
2. ↑ Wiltshire Baptisms Index 1530-1917 (FindMyPast, https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=PRS%2FWILT%2FBAPS%2FBH%2F0406822 : accessed 8 Oct 2021), database entry for Mary Hains (Birth year: -, Baptism date: 20 Dec 1835, Residence: Poulshot, Place: Poulshot, County: Wiltshire, Country: England, Father's first name(s): James, Father's last name: Hains, Father's occupation: Labourer, Mother's first name(s): Hannah), Record type: Bishop's Transcripts
3. ↑ Jaunay. 1994. Page 20
4. ↑ http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/australia/trafalgar1850.shtml. Accessed 2-Aug-2021 (Haines, James 34 (Labourer) Wilts.; Hannah 35; Mary 13; Sarah 11; Henry 10; Ruth 7; George 5; Elizabeth 3; Catherine inf )
5. ↑ South Australia Marriage Index. (Genealogy SA, https://www.genealogysa.org.au/index.php : accessed 8 Oct 2021), database entry for Thomas CANNELL (Age: 26, Status: N, Father: Edward CANNELL) and Mary HAINES (Age: 20, Status: N, Father: James HAINES), 15-Sep-1856 at Wesleyan Chapel Steventon, Reference: District Highercombe, Book/Page: 27/399.
6. ↑ Family Notices (1856, September 16). South Australian Register (Adelaide, SA : 1839 - 1900), p. 2. Retrieved December 11, 2021, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article49756724

   Married

   On the 15th instant, by licence, in the Wesleyan Chapel, Steventon, by the Rev. Nathaniel Bennett, Mr. Thomas Cannell, of Hermitage, to Miss Mary Haines, of Steventon.

7. ↑ Jaunay. 1994. Page 24
8. ↑ Family Notices (1917, November 17). Chronicle (Adelaide, SA : 1895 - 1954), p. 28. Retrieved October 9, 2021, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article87410852, (CANNELL.—On the 29th October, at the residence of Mr. W. Gardiner, Nhill, Victoria, Mary Cannell, widow of the late Thomas Cannell, aged 81 years)
9. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/229198633/mary-cannell : accessed 11 December 2021), memorial page for Mary Cannell (1835–Oct 1917), Find a Grave Memorial ID 229198633, citing Nhill Cemetery, Nhill, Hindmarsh Shire, Victoria, Australia ; Maintained by MZ (contributor 50759933) .