Jane StewartAge: 721801–1873
- Name
- Jane Stewart
- Given names
- Jane
- Surname
- Stewart
| Birth | 1801 31 25 Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland |
| Marriage | John Biggam - View family yes |
| Birth of a brother | 1803 (Age 2) Mochrum, Wigtown, Scotland
younger brother -
Alexander Stewart
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| Australian History | 1803 (Age 2) Note: Matthew Flinders completes the first circumnavigation of the continent (still known as 'New Holland') |
| Australian History | 1804 (Age 3) Note: A settlement is founded at Risdon on the Derwent River in Van Diemen's Land by Lieutenant Bowen. Note: Castle Hill convict rebellion also known as the second Battle of Vinegar Hill Note: The Risdon settlement is moved to Sullivan's Cove (now Hobart) by Colonel David Collins. |
| Birth of a sister | 1807 (Age 6) Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland
younger sister -
Janet Stewart
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| Australian History | 1808 (Age 7) Note: The Rum Rebellion |
| Birth of a sister | 1812 (Age 11) Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland
younger sister -
Grace Stewart
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| Australian History | 1817 (Age 16) Note: John Oxley charts the Lachlan River Note: Australia's first bank, the Bank of New South Wales, opens in Macquarie Place, Sydney (it became Westpac in 1982). Note: Governor Lachlan Macquarie petitioned the British Admiralty to use the name 'Australia' instead of 'New Holland' |
| Australian History | 1818 (Age 17) Note: Oxley charts the Macquarie River. |
| Marriage of a brother | Alexander Stewart - View family 5 October 1823 (Age 22) Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland
younger brother -
Alexander Stewart
sister-in-law -
Annie Steven
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| Australian History | 1824 (Age 23) Note: A penal colony is founded at Moreton Bay, now the city of Brisbane. Note: Bathurst and Melville Islands are annexed. Note: Permission granted to change the name of the continent from 'New Holland' to 'Australia' Note: 1824-25 - Hume and Hovell expedition travels overland to Port Phillip Bay, discovers Murray River |
| Australian History | 1825 (Age 24) Note: New South Wales western border is extended to 129 degrees E. Van Diemen's Land is proclaimed. |
| Australian History | 1828 (Age 27) Note: Charles Sturt charts the Darling River. |
| Australian History | 1829 (Age 28) Note: The whole of Australia is claimed as British territory. The settlement of Perth is founded. Swan River Colony is declared by Charles Fremantle for Britain. |
| Australian History | 1830 (Age 29) Note: Sturt arrives at Goolwa, having charted the Murray River. |
| Australian History | 1831 (Age 30) Note: Sydney Herald (later to become The Sydney Morning Herald) first published. |
| Australian History | 1832 (Age 31) Note: Swan River Colony has its name changed to Western Australia. |
| Australian History | 1833 (Age 32) Note: The penal settlement of Port Arthur is founded in Van Diemen's Land. |
| Australian History | 1835 (Age 34) Note: John Batman and John Pascoe Fawkner establish a settlement at Port Phillip, now the city of Melbourne. Note: William Wentworth establishes Australian Patriotic Association (Australia's first political party) to demand democracy for New South Wales. |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | 13 March 1836 (Age 35)
daughter -
Agnes Biggam
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| Australian History | 1836 (Age 35) Note: Province of South Australia proclaimed with its western border at 132 degrees E. |
| Death of a daughter | 26 April 1837 (Age 36) Barr, Scotland
daughter -
Agnes Biggam
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| Birth of a son #2 | 26 April 1838 (Age 37) Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland
son -
John Biggam
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| Marriage of a sister | Janet Stewart - View family 30 April 1838 (Age 37) Druchtag, Mochrum, Wigtown, Scotland
brother-in-law -
Andrew Anderson
younger sister -
Janet Stewart
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| Australian History | 1838 (Age 37) Note: First Prussian settlers arrive in South Australia; the largest group on non-British migrants in Australia at the time. |
| Australian History | 1839 (Age 38) Note: Paul Edmund Strzelecki becomes first European to ascend and name Australia's highest peak, Mount Kosciuszko. |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | 9 April 1840 (Age 39) Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland
daughter -
Grace Biggam
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| Australian History | 1840 (Age 39) Note: Australia's first municipal authority, the City of Adelaide, is established, followed by Sydney City Council. |
| Death of a father | 1841 (Age 40) Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland
father -
William Stewart
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| Australian History | 1841 (Age 40) Note: New Zealand is proclaimed as a separate colony, no longer part of New South Wales. |
| Australian History | 1842 (Age 41) Note: Copper is discovered at Kapunda in South Australia. |
| Australian History | 1843 (Age 42) Note: Australia's first parliamentary elections held for the New South Wales Legislative Council (though voting rights are restricted to males of certain wealth or property). |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | 1844 (Age 43) Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland
daughter -
Janet Biggam
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| Birth of a son #5 | 1844 (Age 43)
son -
William Biggam
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| Marriage of a sister | Grace Stewart - View family 22 April 1844 (Age 43) Doughtag, Mochrum, Wigtown, Scotland
brother-in-law -
John Pace
younger sister -
Grace Stewart
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| Marriage of a brother | Alexander Stewart - View family 17 June 1845 (Age 44) Killantrae, Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland
younger brother -
Alexander Stewart
sister-in-law -
Georgina Rowan
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| Australian History | 1845 (Age 44) Note: The ship Cataraqui is wrecked off King Island in Bass Strait. It is Australia's worst civil maritime disaster, with 406 lives lost. Note: Copper is discovered at Burra in South Australia. |
| Death of a son | 23 January 1846 (Age 45)
son -
William Biggam
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| Australian History | 1850 (Age 49) Note: Western Australia becomes a penal colony. Note: Australian Colonies Government Act [1850] grants representative constitutions to New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania, colonies set about writing constitutions which produced democratically progressive parliaments Note: Australia's first university, the University of Sydney, is founded. |
| Australian History | 1851 (Age 50) Note: Victoria separates from New South Wales. Note: The Victorian gold rush starts when gold is found at Summerhill Creek and Ballarat. Note: Forest Creek Monster Meeting of miners at Chewton near Castlemaine |
| Australian History | 1853 (Age 52) Note: Bendigo Petition and Red Ribbon Rebellion at Bendigo |
| Australian History | 1854 (Age 53) Note: The Eureka Stockade |
| Australian History | 1855 (Age 54) Note: The transportation of convicts to Norfolk Island ceases. Note: All men over 21 years of age obtain the right to vote in South Australia. |
| Australian History | 1856 (Age 55) Note: Van Diemen's Land name changed to Tasmania. |
| Australian History | 1857 (Age 56) Note: Victorian Committee reported that a 'federal union' would be in the interests of all the growing colonies. However, there was not enough interest in or enthusiasm for taking positive steps towards bringing the colonies together. Note: Victorian men achieve the right to vote. |
| Australian History | 1858 (Age 57) Note: Sydney and Melbourne linked by electric telegraph. Note: New South Wales men achieve the right to vote. |
| Australian History | 1859 (Age 58) Note: SS Admella wrecked off south-east coast of South Australia with the loss of 89 lives. Note: Australian rules football codified, Melbourne Football Club founded Note: Queensland separates from New South Wales with its western border at 141 degrees E. |
| Australian History | 1860 (Age 59) Note: John McDouall Stuart reaches the centre of the continent. South Australian border changed from 132 degrees E to 129 degrees E. |
| Australian History | 1861 (Age 60) Note: The ill-fated Burke and Wills expedition occurs. Note: skiing in Australia introduced by Norwegians in the Snowy Mountains goldrush town of Kiandra |
| Australian History | 1862 (Age 61) Note: Stuart reaches Port Darwin, founding a settlement there. Queensland's western border is moved to 139 degrees E. |
| Australian History | 1863 (Age 62) Note: South Australia takes control of the Northern Territory which was part of the colony of New South Wales. |
| Australian History | 1867 (Age 66) Note: Gold is discovered at Gympie, Queensland. Note: Saint Mary MacKillop founds Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart. |
| Australian History | 1868 (Age 67) Note: The transportation of convicts to Western Australia ceases. |
| Death of a mother | 18 June 1869 (Age 68) Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland
mother -
Grace Biggam
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| Australian History | 1869 (Age 68) Note: Children of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent are removed from their families by Australian and State government agencies. |
| Australian History | 1872 (Age 71) Note: Overland Telegraph Line linking Darwin and Adelaide opens. |
| Australian History | 1873 (Age 72) Note: Uluru is first sighted by Europeans, and named Ayers Rock. |
| Death | 22 July 1873 (Age 72) Barr, Scotland |
| Family with parents - View family |
| father |
William Stewart
Birth 1770 Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland Death 1841 (Age 71) Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland Loading...
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6 years mother |
Grace Biggam
Birth 1776 Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland Death 18 June 1869 (Age 93) Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland Loading...
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Marriage: 1800 — Mochrum, Wigtown, Scotland |
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| #1 sister |
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| #2 herself |
Jane Stewart
Birth 1801 31 25 Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland Death 22 July 1873 (Age 72) Barr, Scotland Loading...
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2 years #3 younger brother |
Alexander Stewart
Birth 1803 33 27 Mochrum, Wigtown, Scotland Death 4 November 1891 (Age 88) Tatura, Victoria, Australia Loading...
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4 years #4 younger sister |
Janet Stewart
Birth 1807 37 31 Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland Death yes Loading...
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5 years #5 younger sister |
Grace Stewart
Birth 1812 42 36 Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland Death 11 October 1885 (Age 73) Monreith, Scotland Loading...
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| Family with John Biggam - View family |
| husband |
John Biggam
Birth 1804 Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland Death 20 August 1891 (Age 87) Barr, Scotland Loading...
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-3 years herself |
Jane Stewart
Birth 1801 31 25 Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland Death 22 July 1873 (Age 72) Barr, Scotland Loading...
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Marriage: yes |
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| #1 daughter |
Agnes Biggam
Birth 13 March 1836 32 35 Death 26 April 1837 (Age 13 months) Barr, Scotland Loading...
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2 years #2 son |
John Biggam
Birth 26 April 1838 34 37 Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland Death 12 July 1911 (Age 73) Loading...
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23 months #3 daughter |
Grace Biggam
Birth 9 April 1840 36 39 Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland Death 15 February 1919 (Age 78) Loading...
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4 years #4 daughter |
Janet Biggam
Birth 1844 40 43 Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland Death 1901 (Age 57) Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland Loading...
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| #5 son |
William Biggam
Birth 1844 40 43 Death 23 January 1846 (Age 2) Loading...
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