THE ABBOTT PIONEERS OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Giles Abbott was a Stone Mason from Burton Latimer, Northamptonshire, England. Giles Abbott's older brother, William, migrated to Tasmania in 1827 and probably wrote home about the exciting prospects in the new colony of South Australia. Giles and Sarah formally applied to migrate to South Australia on 9 May 1836. Being a Stone Mason, Giles was engaged by Mr James Fisher, the resident Assistant Commissioner of the Colony of South Australia.
Giles 30, his wife Sarah also 30, together with their four children Ann (9 years), Anna (actually Hannah, 7 years), John (5 years) and Giles (1 year) left Portsmouth, England on 23 July 1836 on board the HMS Buffalo for the province of South Australia. The HMS Buffalo was captained by John Hindmarsh the first governor of South Australia. On the 28 December 1836 HMS Buffalo anchored off Holdfast Bay, (now Glenelg).
Giles and William's father Giles Snr and mother Hannah and four more of their siblings (Mary, Thomas, Jacob and Mercy) and their families also migrated to South Australia and arrived on the ship John Renwick on 9 February 1837. William and his family left Tasmania for South Australia in 1838 to join the rest of the family. Only 2 siblings remained in England, (Hannah and Mathew).
In 1837 on the completion of the town survey by Colonel Light, Giles Jnr purchased 4 sections of land in North Adelaide each of 1 acre for a total of £19.19.0. Being a stone mason he built his home on one of these sections on Kermode St. In 1838 Giles Snr purchased a section on Kermode St from Mr George Roberts for £23. This is the site where Giles Jnr built the original Queens Head Hotel. The license was issued on 17 Jul 1838 to Giles Snr and his son in law Henry Grigg Hewett. Giles Snr, Giles Jnr and Henry ran the hotel at various times in the 1830's and 1840's. Giles Snr reportedly sold the Queens Head in 1856 for £600. Today Abbott Lane on the east side of the Queens Head Hotel commemorates the Abbott's.
During the time that the family was living in North Adelaide, a plot of land in the West Terrace Cemetery had been taken for family burials. In 1839 Lease Number 7 was granted to Giles Abbott for a plot of land 18 feet by 13 ½ feet in the cemetery. It was situated in the triangular area in the centre of the cemetery known as the Kingston Allotments. All the Abbott family burials in the plot are now unmarked.
In 1839 Giles Jnr sold one of his sections in Childers St for £100. Giles Jnr also ran a transport business to Gawler in 1840. In 1841 he sold his home in North Adelaide for £175. In 1842 he began to lease land on the Fleurieu Peninsular around the town of Middleton and eventually purchased land in 1853. In subsequent years he purchased more land in the area with total holdings of up to 600 acres. Several homes were built on the land for his family some of whom were involved in farming pursuits. One section close to the Middleton town site known as Burton Farm is where Giles Snr and Hannah lived in retirement when they left Adelaide.
Giles and Sarah had a further five children born in South Australia. Their second child Hannah, was the last surviving member of the Abbott family who arrived on board the HMS Buffalo in 1836.
Contributor: Chris Abbott, 49895910, 20 May 2020.
Giles Abbott was a Stone Mason from Burton Latimer, Northamptonshire, England. Giles Abbott's older brother, William, migrated to Tasmania in 1827 and probably wrote home about the exciting prospects in the new colony of South Australia. Giles and Sarah formally applied to migrate to South Australia on 9 May 1836. Being a Stone Mason, Giles was engaged by Mr James Fisher, the resident Assistant Commissioner of the Colony of South Australia.
Giles 30, his wife Sarah also 30, together with their four children Ann (9 years), Anna (actually Hannah, 7 years), John (5 years) and Giles (1 year) left Portsmouth, England on 23 July 1836 on board the HMS Buffalo for the province of South Australia. The HMS Buffalo was captained by John Hindmarsh the first governor of South Australia. On the 28 December 1836 HMS Buffalo anchored off Holdfast Bay, (now Glenelg).
Giles and William's father Giles Snr and mother Hannah and four more of their siblings (Mary, Thomas, Jacob and Mercy) and their families also migrated to South Australia and arrived on the ship John Renwick on 9 February 1837. William and his family left Tasmania for South Australia in 1838 to join the rest of the family. Only 2 siblings remained in England, (Hannah and Mathew).
In 1837 on the completion of the town survey by Colonel Light, Giles Jnr purchased 4 sections of land in North Adelaide each of 1 acre for a total of £19.19.0. Being a stone mason he built his home on one of these sections on Kermode St. In 1838 Giles Snr purchased a section on Kermode St from Mr George Roberts for £23. This is the site where Giles Jnr built the original Queens Head Hotel. The license was issued on 17 Jul 1838 to Giles Snr and his son in law Henry Grigg Hewett. Giles Snr, Giles Jnr and Henry ran the hotel at various times in the 1830's and 1840's. Giles Snr reportedly sold the Queens Head in 1856 for £600. Today Abbott Lane on the east side of the Queens Head Hotel commemorates the Abbott's.
During the time that the family was living in North Adelaide, a plot of land in the West Terrace Cemetery had been taken for family burials. In 1839 Lease Number 7 was granted to Giles Abbott for a plot of land 18 feet by 13 ½ feet in the cemetery. It was situated in the triangular area in the centre of the cemetery known as the Kingston Allotments. All the Abbott family burials in the plot are now unmarked.
In 1839 Giles Jnr sold one of his sections in Childers St for £100. Giles Jnr also ran a transport business to Gawler in 1840. In 1841 he sold his home in North Adelaide for £175. In 1842 he began to lease land on the Fleurieu Peninsular around the town of Middleton and eventually purchased land in 1853. In subsequent years he purchased more land in the area with total holdings of up to 600 acres. Several homes were built on the land for his family some of whom were involved in farming pursuits. One section close to the Middleton town site known as Burton Farm is where Giles Snr and Hannah lived in retirement when they left Adelaide.
Giles and Sarah had a further five children born in South Australia. Their second child Hannah, was the last surviving member of the Abbott family who arrived on board the HMS Buffalo in 1836.
Contributor: Chris Abbott, 49895910, 20 May 2020.
THE ABBOTT PIONEERS OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Giles Abbott was a Stone Mason from Burton Latimer, Northamptonshire, England. Giles Abbott's older brother, William, migrated to Tasmania in 1827 and probably wrote home about the exciting prospects in the new colony of South Australia. Giles and Sarah formally applied to migrate to South Australia on 9 May 1836. Being a Stone Mason, Giles was engaged by Mr James Fisher, the resident Assistant Commissioner of the Colony of South Australia.
Giles 30, his wife Sarah also 30, together with their four children Ann (9 years), Anna (actually Hannah, 7 years), John (5 years) and Giles (1 year) left Portsmouth, England on 23 July 1836 on board the HMS Buffalo for the province of South Australia. The HMS Buffalo was captained by John Hindmarsh the first governor of South Australia. On the 28 December 1836 HMS Buffalo anchored off Holdfast Bay, (now Glenelg).
Giles and William's father Giles Snr and mother Hannah and four more of their siblings (Mary, Thomas, Jacob and Mercy) and their families also migrated to South Australia and arrived on the ship John Renwick on 9 February 1837. William and his family left Tasmania for South Australia in 1838 to join the rest of the family. Only 2 siblings remained in England, (Hannah and Mathew).
In 1837 on the completion of the town survey by Colonel Light, Giles Jnr purchased 4 sections of land in North Adelaide each of 1 acre for a total of £19.19.0. Being a stone mason he built his home on one of these sections on Kermode St. In 1838 Giles Snr purchased a section on Kermode St from Mr George Roberts for £23. This is the site where Giles Jnr built the original Queens Head Hotel. The license was issued on 17 Jul 1838 to Giles Snr and his son in law Henry Grigg Hewett. Giles Snr, Giles Jnr and Henry ran the hotel at various times in the 1830's and 1840's. Giles Snr reportedly sold the Queens Head in 1856 for £600. Today Abbott Lane on the east side of the Queens Head Hotel commemorates the Abbott's.
During the time that the family was living in North Adelaide, a plot of land in the West Terrace Cemetery had been taken for family burials. In 1839 Lease Number 7 was granted to Giles Abbott for a plot of land 18 feet by 13 ½ feet in the cemetery. It was situated in the triangular area in the centre of the cemetery known as the Kingston Allotments. All the Abbott family burials in the plot are now unmarked.
In 1839 Giles Jnr sold one of his sections in Childers St for £100. Giles Jnr also ran a transport business to Gawler in 1840. In 1841 he sold his home in North Adelaide for £175. In 1842 he began to lease land on the Fleurieu Peninsular around the town of Middleton and eventually purchased land in 1853. In subsequent years he purchased more land in the area with total holdings of up to 600 acres. Several homes were built on the land for his family some of whom were involved in farming pursuits. One section close to the Middleton town site known as Burton Farm is where Giles Snr and Hannah lived in retirement when they left Adelaide.
Giles and Sarah had a further five children born in South Australia. Their second child Hannah, was the last surviving member of the Abbott family who arrived on board the HMS Buffalo in 1836.
Contributor: Chris Abbott, 49895910, 20 May 2020.
Giles Abbott was a Stone Mason from Burton Latimer, Northamptonshire, England. Giles Abbott's older brother, William, migrated to Tasmania in 1827 and probably wrote home about the exciting prospects in the new colony of South Australia. Giles and Sarah formally applied to migrate to South Australia on 9 May 1836. Being a Stone Mason, Giles was engaged by Mr James Fisher, the resident Assistant Commissioner of the Colony of South Australia.
Giles 30, his wife Sarah also 30, together with their four children Ann (9 years), Anna (actually Hannah, 7 years), John (5 years) and Giles (1 year) left Portsmouth, England on 23 July 1836 on board the HMS Buffalo for the province of South Australia. The HMS Buffalo was captained by John Hindmarsh the first governor of South Australia. On the 28 December 1836 HMS Buffalo anchored off Holdfast Bay, (now Glenelg).
Giles and William's father Giles Snr and mother Hannah and four more of their siblings (Mary, Thomas, Jacob and Mercy) and their families also migrated to South Australia and arrived on the ship John Renwick on 9 February 1837. William and his family left Tasmania for South Australia in 1838 to join the rest of the family. Only 2 siblings remained in England, (Hannah and Mathew).
In 1837 on the completion of the town survey by Colonel Light, Giles Jnr purchased 4 sections of land in North Adelaide each of 1 acre for a total of £19.19.0. Being a stone mason he built his home on one of these sections on Kermode St. In 1838 Giles Snr purchased a section on Kermode St from Mr George Roberts for £23. This is the site where Giles Jnr built the original Queens Head Hotel. The license was issued on 17 Jul 1838 to Giles Snr and his son in law Henry Grigg Hewett. Giles Snr, Giles Jnr and Henry ran the hotel at various times in the 1830's and 1840's. Giles Snr reportedly sold the Queens Head in 1856 for £600. Today Abbott Lane on the east side of the Queens Head Hotel commemorates the Abbott's.
During the time that the family was living in North Adelaide, a plot of land in the West Terrace Cemetery had been taken for family burials. In 1839 Lease Number 7 was granted to Giles Abbott for a plot of land 18 feet by 13 ½ feet in the cemetery. It was situated in the triangular area in the centre of the cemetery known as the Kingston Allotments. All the Abbott family burials in the plot are now unmarked.
In 1839 Giles Jnr sold one of his sections in Childers St for £100. Giles Jnr also ran a transport business to Gawler in 1840. In 1841 he sold his home in North Adelaide for £175. In 1842 he began to lease land on the Fleurieu Peninsular around the town of Middleton and eventually purchased land in 1853. In subsequent years he purchased more land in the area with total holdings of up to 600 acres. Several homes were built on the land for his family some of whom were involved in farming pursuits. One section close to the Middleton town site known as Burton Farm is where Giles Snr and Hannah lived in retirement when they left Adelaide.
Giles and Sarah had a further five children born in South Australia. Their second child Hannah, was the last surviving member of the Abbott family who arrived on board the HMS Buffalo in 1836.
Contributor: Chris Abbott, 49895910, 20 May 2020.
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Arrived "Buffalo" 1836
Son of Giles and Hannah
m. Sarah Bews 1825
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