Robert Pate & Mary Elizabeth Brown, Hobart 1850s

[Crunwere]

Robert Pate was a distant relative of my husband.
He was sent to Tasmania in 1850 after attacking Queen Victoria.
He then seems to have married Mary Elizabeth Brown in 1857 - I've found online that she was classed as a wealthy 'heiress' but cannot find any more on her.  Was she from a well known local family i wonder?
Also I would be intereseted to know more of Robert's time there - he seems to have spent time at the Cascades - he was sentenced to 7 years deportation and later returned to LOndon in the 1860s.

[Christine53]

According to the 1881 and 1891 England census Mary E Pate was born in Stonehouse Gloucestershire :

RG11; Piece: 52; Folio: 12; Page: 17

RG12  Piece 595 Folio 125

There is a possible baptism for her :

Mary Elizabeth BROWN 1 Jan 1813 Stonehouse  daughter of William Clavey Brown of Stonehouse Clothier , and Elizabeth Ann

[Christine53]

William Cleavey BROWN born 1779 died 1853 Hobart Tasmania
Registration number 440.

You can view his will here :

https://librariestas.ent.sirsidynix.net.au/client/en_AU/names/search/results?qu=brown&qu=william&qu=clavey

[Christine53]

Announcement of the wedding of Robert Pate and Mary Elizabeth Brown in 1857 mentions her father and his address :

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/2460506?searchTerm=%22robert%20pate%22

[Crunwere]

Wow Christine, thank you so much - lots of new bits there for me - I had never found her parents or anything much about her.
So many leads to follow now - much appreciated.

[matthewj64]

Obituary for William Clavey Brown (first column)
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/page/640707

Convict Conduct record for Robert Page
https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON33-1-98$init=CON33-1-98p177
Convict Indent for Robert Page (images 72 & 73)
https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON14-1-42$init=CON14-1-42

M

Add: Wikipedia page for Robert Pate
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Pate

Add: brief account of a visit to the house of the family where Robert Pate was staying
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article168003025

[Crunwere]

Thanks for all that too Matthew.  Most intersting.  I've now got the Charles Barrie book on order thats mentioned in wiki.

[matthewj64]

1863 adverts for his three properties and furniture, paintings etc
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article8816045 (both adverts in column four)

M

[Crunwere]

Thanks again Matthew.