Robert Saunders 2nd 1839 - 1926

Robert Saunders 2nd, son of Robert Saunders and Ann Clancy was born on the 27th of November 1839 in Campbell town. Robert was one of thirteen children. They lived in Evandale, Tasmania where he married his first wife Charlotte Cox on the 4th of November 1863. Charlotte brought with her the following children from previous relationships

David William Collins-Cox born 14th of August 1857,
William Collins-Cox born 1859,
John Edward Scott-Cox born 30th of July 1860,
Female Howell-Cox born 1862.

Charlotte had one surviving child David Collins-Cox  when she married Robert. Charlotte and Robert had ten children together.
Female born 25th of May 1864,
Twins Eliza Kate and Robert James born 15th of September 1865,
Sarah Jane born 12th of July 1867,
Emma Eliza born 25th of April 1869, James Thomas born 19th of May 1870,
Twins Charlotte Christina and Male born 19th of November 1871,
James Robert born 9th of May 1873,
Edward Thomas born 6th of May 1875.

All were born in Evandale.

Charlotte died of peritonitis on the 29th of August 1875 in Evandale, Tasmania.

Robert re-married in Evandale on the 4th of October 1877 to Catherine (Kate) Mary Kincaid. Robert took with him his two only surviving children from his first marriage. Emma Eliza and Charlotte Christina.

Robert had 11 children with his second wife Catherine.

William Henry born 14th June 1880, married Grace Mary Kincade his 1st cousin
Robert John 22nd October 1882, married Lily Matthewson his 1st cousin 
George 3rd August 1885,
Ernest Thomas Nicholas 7th August 1886, married Gladys Brooks
Albert Edward 27th April 1889, married Julia Vaughan
Leslie James 1890, died in WW1
Henry 21st October 1891,
John Augustine 13th December 1894,
Lillian Jane 10th December 1898,
Annie 1900, married Frank Polley
Marion Grace 1904.

Robert died in Mathinna, Tasmania on the 21st January 1926.

William Henry Saunders 1880 -1935

William Henry Saunders son of Robert Saunders and Catherine Kincade was born on the 14th of June 1880 in Campbell Town, Tasmania. He lived with his family in Fingal and then moved to Mathinna around 1882.

William married Grace Mary Kincaid in October 22nd 1904 in Mathinna. William worked as a miner most of his working life most likely in the Golden Gate mine at Mathinna. William and Grace had 11 children.

Robert William born 30th June 1907,
Kathleen born 26th of October 1916,
Veronica Margaret born 11th of April 1918,
John Albert born 13th of May 1920,
Thomas born 18th of March 1922,
Alice born 5th of June 1923,
Tasman Gerald born 22nd of October 1924,
Margaret born 27th of July 1926,
Jeannie born 1st of February 1928,
Reginald Clifton born 18th of October 1930,
William Maxwell born 2nd of November 1931.

All were born at Mathinna.

William died of Miners lung on the 12th of June 1935. He was 55 years old. Grace died of dropsy on the 3rd of October 1935. She was 47 years old. William and Grace are buried together at Mathinna Cemetery.

Dear Ancestor

Dear Ancestor

Your tombstone stands among the rest
Neglected and alone
The name and date are chiseled out
On polished marble stone
It reaches out to all who care
It is too late to mourn
You did not know that I exist
You died and I was born
Yet each of us are cells of you
In flesh, in blood and bone
Our blood contracts and beats a pulse
Entirely not our own
Dear Ancestor, the place you filled
One hundred years ago
Spreads out among the ones you left
Who would have loved you so
I wonder if you lived and loved
I wonder if you knew
That someday I would find this spot
And come to visit you


Author Unknown

Elizabeth Martha Reynolds (Nee Saunders)

Elizabeth Martha Saunders born 1841 to Robert and Ann.

Elizabeth was born in Evandale on the 8th October 1841. She lived with her family in Evandale and married at the age of 14 (14th July 1856) to William Roe Reynolds, he was 34 years old. 

William and Elizabeth stayed in Evandale until around 1867-1870 before moving to Deloraine. They had the following Children.
William born 1858 Evandale married Mary Ann Boland 1875
George Robert 1859 Evandale died 1886 Hobart
Sarah Honor 1861 Evandale married Walter Cole
Harriet Jane 1867 Evandale married Albert Hodgetts
John 1870 Deloraine died 1944
Henry James 1872 Deloraine married Elena Morrissey
Mary Anne 1873 Deloraine married Thomas Maher
Robert Saunders 1876 Deloraine married Alabella Hugo
Rebecca 1878 Deloraine died 1885 aged 7 years
Catherine 1880 Deloraine married Albert Oliver.

It appears most of the family stayed around the Deloraine/Westbury area.

Elizabeth died in 1909 in Deloraine.

Ann Kiernan (Nee Saunders)

Ann  Saunders born 1838 second daughter of Robert and Ann.

Ann was born in Longford and moved to Evandale a few years later.
On the 28th September 1852 Annie and her mother got into an altercation where Ann assaulted her daughter. You can read the full court document located on the home page under Ann Saunders (Nee Clancy).
On the 12th January 1853 Annie married Michael Kiernan who was a convict who had not yet received his Ticket of leave. He served only 8 years and 5 months of a 15 year sentence receiving his ticket of leave in April 1853 . Michael was reportedly 52 years of age when he married Annie, she was just 15 years old.

Michael and Ann had 8 children
Michael 1854 married Edith Barrett and lived most of his life in Hobart.
Female 1860
Male 1864
Female 1868
John 1873 married Alice Dynan and lived in Westbury.
Jane Maria 1875 married Frederick William Green
Henry 1876 married Emily McGuiness and lived in Hobart.
Alice 1880 married John Henry McCullagh and lived in Latrobe.

Michael died on the 12th February 1891 age recorded at death was 88 years. Buried at the Roman Catholic burial ground Evandale. Ann was still alive at Michaels death I have not yet been able to find a record of Ann's death but I assume she is buried at Evandale with Michael.

Maria King (Nee Saunders)

Maria Saunders born 1836 first child of Robert and Ann.

Maria was born in Longford and moved to Evandale a few years later.

In October 1854 Maria Saunders appears to have given birth to a son William Henry Saunders in Morven (Evandale) the father is listed as unknown. Is this our Maria?

Maria married in November 1854 to Thomas Nelson King who was 36 at the time. Thomas was listed as a baker in Evandale in 1858. There are no records found yet of any children.

Thomas Nelson King was still living in Evandale in 1860.

On the 9 January 1861 Thomas Nelson King is in the Cornwall Chronicle in a legal dispute in regards to land he had purchased that had a Water course and Quarry on it. There seams to be some sort of dispute over boundaries with the neighbour and who owned what. It does not list the address of the property.

Thomas was recorded as insolvent in 29th May 1861 he is listed as a farmer at West Arm, West Tamar. On the 8 June 1861 an application for discharge was lodged, it was granted on 22 June 1861.
No other records have been located for both Maria and Thomas.

If you know any information please contact tassietreasures@hotmail.com

George Saunders

We have finally found our missing George Saunders born 1850 to Robert and Ann Saunders. George married Louisa Roden 1875 in Victoria. They had the following children.

• Henry Roden Saunders born 1875 in St Kilda, Victoria.
• George Robert Saunders 1877 in Prahan, Victoria.
• Mary Ann May Saunders 1880 in St Kilda, Victoria.
• Frank William Roden Saunders 1887 in Westbury, Tasmania.
• Norman Basil Lewis Saunders 1890 in Westbury, Tasmania.
• Murice Glady Kate Saunders 1894 in Westbury, Tasmania.

George and Louisa Saunders and their children were involved in Orcharding in the North of the state. The Saunders brothers had a very successful Orchard at Sidmouth, Richmond Hill a property called "Barrymore" ownered by Norman and another at Glengarry "Saundridge Park" all the family worked at the Orchards until the death of Norman in the war and George and Lousias death around 1920. Murice married into the Vincent family (another Orcharding family in the area) and Mary Ann May into the McGarry family.

 

Henry married Elizabeth and remained in Sidmouth working as a farmer until after 1922. In 1928 we was living in Newstead, Launceston and working as a gardener. Henry died in 1964 and is buried at Winkleigh cemetery.

 

George moved to New Zealand. He died in 1947.

 

Frank is list from 1919  - 1943 as working as a Fruit labourer and distributor in Gilbert Street Latrobe, Tasmania. Frank passed away 1948 aged 61.

 

Mary Ann at age 40 married Joseph McGarry who were also orcharding at the time in the East Tamar area. They moved to the North West coast around 1928. Mary Ann died in 1946 aged 66.

 

Maurice married Charles Vincent they lived in Deloraine where Charles worked in a Timber yard. By 1937 they had moved to the North West coast and were living in Alexander Road, Ulverstone. Maurice died in 1981 aged 86.