Fanny (Cochrane) Smith (1834 - 1905) Fanny Smith formerly Cochrane Born Dec 1834 in Wybalenna, Flinders Island, Tasmania, Australia Daughter of Nicermenic Unknown and Tanganutura Tarenootairre [sibling (s) unknown] Wife of William Smith married 27 Oct 1854 (to 1902) in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Fanny Cochrane Smith, (ca. Fanny Cochrane was born in 1834 at Wybalenna on Flinders island. I have added all the birth, marriage cetificates, and death notices that I have been able to find so far. You can contact the owner of the tree to get more information. This is also the most frequent of all surnames in the US. Fanny Cochrane Smith Australia's Advocate For Aboriginal Language Preservation Born on December 1834 in Flinders Island in Tasmania, Fanny Cochrane Smith was best known as an Aboriginal linguist. Fanny became very active in the local Methodist community, and would host church services in her own home, often singing songs in her Pakana language. * Norman Ellis Cockerill In 1854, Fanny married William Smith, an English sawyer and ex-convict, and between 1855 and 1880 they had 11 children. 7/9/2021 at 9:52 PM. INDEX TO WESTLAKE INTERVIEWS 84 BIBLIOGRAPHY . [need In recent years, the Tasmanian Aboriginal community has actively reestablished ownership over their language through the development of palawa kani - a program that has revived and reconstructed the many different languages spoken by Tasmanian Aborigines. Data provided by Radaris. In 1854, Fanny married William Smith, an ex-convict who had been sentenced to transportation for theft of a donkey. "I can't imagine how she was feeling when she saw everybody that she had known from Flinders Island and from Oyster Cove, all her family and friends, just slowly dying. To vote for this object, view on TMAG's Shaping Tasmania; a journey in 100 objects and leave a comment. \r\rIf, by some bizarre twist of copyright laws this recording is now copyright to someone, please inform me.\r\rRead more about this recording and Fanny Cochrane Smith at the Wikipedia entry http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fanny_Cochrane_Smith "[The recordings] take you back in time and take you back to some of the sad things, and also the fact that we belong to that woman," Colleen says. With an ever-pressing need carry on her peoples culture and beliefs, Fanny performed the songs and dances of her people for the public. We encourage you to research and examine these records to determine their accuracy. Paperback $ 34.95. However, that title fell on Fannys shoulders when Triganini died in 1876. * Frederick Wordsworth Ward [Bushranger - Captain Thunderbolt] (1833-1870) They are the oldest voice recordings ever made of an Aboriginal person, among the earliest sound recordings ever made in Australia. She was a proud Aboriginal woman who combined her traditional knowledge with European ways, teaching her family the skills of hunting, gathering bush foods, medicine, shell-necklace stringing and basket-making. In 1854, Fanny married William Smith, an English sawyer and ex-convict, and between 1855 and 1880 they had 11 children. This enabled re-interpretation and translation of the aboriginal spring and corroboree songs to he The wax cylinder recordings of Tasmanian Aborigine, Fanny Cochrane Smith, are some of the earliest recordings ever made in Australia, and the only sound recording of the traditional Tasmanian Aboriginal language - preserving this language for time immemorial. * Tasmania Marriage Record - Henry COCKERILL married Eliza VINCENT on 15/6/1832 at Green Ponds Joel Stephen Birnie. She then sings in both English and her own language. She was born at Settlement Point (or Wybalenna, meaning Black Man's House) on Flinders Island. * Tasmania Birth Record - Francis George COCKERILL born 2/8/1854 New Norfolk, father Henry Mylam COCKERILL, mother Eliza VINCENT The answer is tragic and seldom addressed. Her recordings were inducted into the UNESCO Australian Memory of the World Register in 2017. I am a Teacher who started creating online content for my students from 2016 so that they can get access to free knowledge online. Search for yourself and well build your family tree together, English and Scottish: occupational name denoting a worker in metal especially iron such as a blacksmith or farrier from Middle English, Metal-working was one of the earliest occupations for which specialist skills were required and its importance ensured that this term and its equivalents in other languages were the most widespread of all occupational surnames in Europe. What it means to be an Aboriginal Tasmanian has changed dramatically since the times of Fanny. Carol has been working on the family tree for more than 12 years, and took over the task from her aunt, who worked on it for more than 30 years. This item consists of 5 acetate discs containing rerecordings of Tasmanian songs sung by Fanny Cochrane Smith in 1899 and 1903. Fanny also described how she was chained up, forced to sleep in a box and "never allowed to talk". In 1847 her parents, along with the survivors of Wybalenna were removed to Oyster Cove. "It's just a very, very cruel time in history.". This review describes evolving criteria and imaging biomarkers for the . A reverend at the time said: "I have often heard her speak in public on religious topics and I have never heard a more original speaker. [an error occurred while processing this directive]. Away from the Colonial authorities, they would perform the dances of their people, told stories of the Dreamtime (creation tales) and sing their traditional songs. State Library of Tasmania Images Photos of Smith, Fanny Cochrane; Fanny spent her life navigating between the European world, and the world of her people. From the age of seven she spent her childhood in European homes and institutions, mostly in the household of Robert Clark, catechist at Flinders Island, in conditions of neglect and brutality. * Tasman Wilfred "Willifred" Cockerill What's your Australian Story? 100 0 _ a Fanny Cochrane Smith 100 1 _ a Smith, Fanny Cochrane, d 1834-1905 100 _ _ a Smith, Fanny Cochrane, d 1834-1905 * Private You can contact the owner of the tree to get more information. Gathered from those who lived during the same time period , were born in the same place, or who have a family name in common. This database contains family trees submitted to Ancestry by users who have indicated that their tree can be viewed by all Ancestry subscribers.These trees can change over time as users edit, remove, or otherwise modify the data in their trees. Get more stories that go beyond the news cycle with our weekly newsletter. and her attached parents are Nicermenic (Eugene) and Tanganuturra / Tibb / Sarah. * Herbert Wellington Cockerill The woman in this recording is Fanny Cochrane Smith. The 46 survivors, including Fanny and her family, were relocated to Oyster Cove in the south of Hobart. Abt 1832 - Wybaleena, Aboriginal Establishment, Flinders, Fanny Cochrane Smith (Burwood/Barwood) passed away. Fanny Cochrane Smith. Fannie Cochran. A research writer and author of the Isle of Dragons trilogy. It is a place where historical truths of invasion, resistance and survival continue to be told. "It was hoped that this would be a place in which the Tasmanian Aborigines would be able to become 'civilised', Christianised. * Ellen bugg. Fanny married an English sawyer and ex-convict in 1854. Fanny's Church - Teacher Resources See below for links to helpful classroom resources. Gathered from those who lived during the same time period , were born in the same place, or who have a family name in common. * mrs Frances Neal Smith Fanny Smith. * Sydney Claude Cockerill Fanny spent the rest of her life there. SOUTH-EAST AND EAST 69 MISCELLANEOUS . Russian Wikipedia. She also opened the doors of her home in Oyster Cove to her people whenever they needed somewhere to stay. She was the daughter of Tanganutura, a Trawlwoolway woman from the north-east, and Nikamanik, a Parperloihener man from Robbins Island. Fannys brother, Adam frequently stayed with them, along with the rest of her people from Oyster Cove. * Tasmania Birth Record - Henry William COCKERELL born 28/1/1834 Green Ponds, father Henry Mylam COCKERELL, mother Elizabeth COCKERELL Fanny Cochrane Smith Fanny Cochrane Smith married William Smith. The Smith family became leading members of the Methodist community. Fanny was celebrated for her lovely singing voice and, in 1899, a concert was held in her honour in Hobart where she entertained the crowd by singing the songs of her people. "Can you imagine how frightening that would have been? I have detached Mary Ann (Bugg) Baker - Burrows - McNally - Ward - Burrows [Bushranger] - she lived in NSW and not in Tasmania where Fanny was born and lived. Fanny married an English sawyer and ex-convict in 1854. * Elizabeth Henrietta Cockerill This database contains family trees submitted to Ancestry by users who have indicated that their tree can only be viewed by Ancestry members to whom they have granted permission to see their tree. She passed away on 24 Feb 1905 in Cygnet, Tasmania, Australia. He did not examine her personally, but compared locks of her hair with samples of earlier Tasmanians, and conducted a photographic comparison of her and Truganini. You can contact the owner of the tree to get more information. Isnt "fanny", a shortened version of Francis ?E.g a nickname. [1] She is considered to be the last fluent speaker of the Flinders Island lingua franca, a Tasmanian language,[2] and her wax cylinder recordings of songs are the only audio recordings of any of Tasmania's indigenous languages. Judging the spirited Fanny as too unruly and independent, Clark sent Fanny to an orphan school in Hobart when she was eight. Listen to Fanny Cochrane Smith's recording and read more about the first and last recordings of Tasmanian Aboriginal songs and language on australianscreen online. "What she'd been through, a lot of people never recover from that. From the age of five to eight she lived in the home of Robert Clark, the Wybalenna preacher, and was then sent to the orphan school in Hobart to learn domestic service skills, after which she returned to Wybalenna. Discover your family history in millions of family trees and more than a billion birth,marriage, death, census, and miltary records. Fanny Cochrane's mother Tanganutura and a man named Nicremeric or Nicermenic, sometimes reported as her father, were two of the Tasmanian Aboriginals settled on Flinders Island in the 1830s by George Augustus Robinson; according to Norman Tindale her father was Cottrel Cochrane, of European descent, and Nicremeric was her stepfather. Fanny Cochrane Smith (December 1834 - 24 February 1905) was an Aboriginal Tasmanian, born in December 1834. He kept Fanny in squalor and beat her whenever she rebelled. Reverend Robinson chose Anglo names for all the children on the Island. She said the Clarks and the superintendent of Wybalenna knew she was being sexually assaulted by a convict, but they did nothing to stop him. In 1847, Fanny and the other survivors of Wybalenna were moved to an abandoned convict settlement at Oyster Cove in Tasmania's south. Fannys mother and father, Tanganutura and Nicermenic were sent to Flinders Island, where their lives were ruled over by Rev. * Tasmania Birth Record - Dennis Jones COCKERILL born 1/8/1845 Bothwell, father Henry Mylam COCKERILL, mother Eliza VINCENT Her spoken introduction before the song begins with 'I'm Fanny Smith. In 2017, they were added to the UNESCO Australian Memory of the World Register. Living in two worlds Research genealogy for Fanny Cochrane Smith (Burwood/Barwood) of Wybaleena, Aboriginal Establishment, Flinders, as well as other members of the Smith (Burwood/Barwood) family, on Ancestry. She was the daughter of Tanganutura, a Trawlwoolway woman from the north-east, and Nikamanik, a Parperloihener man from Robbins Island. The recordings are held by the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, but cultural authority is invested . If you would like to view one of these trees in its entirety, you can contact the owner of the tree to request permission to see the tree. In this environment, Fanny embraced her Indigenous identity and made a decision that would ripple through history. Her recordings were inducted into the UNESCO Australian Memory of the World Register in 2017. Kerry says things started to change in the 1970s and points to the activism of Tasmanian Aboriginal leader Michael Mansell. Roth tried to acquire photographs of Fanny, descriptions of her teeth, and then samples of hair from her head and her pubic hair. For more than a century, it was claimed that the Aboriginal people of Tasmania the Palawa were "extinct". imported from Wikimedia project. Many of Fanny's Oyster Cove friends, including Truganini, came to call on her. family name. Aboriginal Recordings VOICE OF EXTINCT PEOPLE LIVES ON IN MEMORY AND WAX. Discover your family history in millions of family trees and more than a billion birth,marriage, death, census, and miltary records. * Benjamin Smith * Roland George Albert Cockerill I believe all her children to be correct. * mr Mylam Wellington Cockerill Here, Fanny learnt her language, songs, dances and ceremony. Also Captain Thunderbolt was born 1 year before her. Fanny Cochrane's mother Tanganutura and a man named Nicremeric or Nicermenic, sometimes reported as her father, were two of the Tasmanian Aboriginals settled on Flinders Island in the 1830s by George Augustus Robinson; according to Norman Tindale her father was Cottrel Cochrane, of European descent, and Nicremeric was her stepfather. Discover the meaning and history behind your last name and get a sense of identity and discover who you are and where you come from. Private is probably a duplicate of William Henry "Billy" Smith, Jnr but I can't move it because it is private, Private is probably a duplicate of Joseph Thomas Sears Smith but I can't move it because it is private, https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Cockerill-55Herbert Wellington COCKERILL 1860-1940 married Francis HARRISON and they had, These are probably where these profiles belong. There was some dispute at the time of her death as to whether she or Truganini was the last Tasmanian Aboriginal Person. Amid incorrect claims that Tasmanian Indigenous people became "extinct" with Truganini, he heard of Fanny. 'Fanny Cochrane Smith's Tasmanian Aboriginal Songs' has been added to the National Film and Sound Archive's Sounds of Australia. What more do you need to keep this profile as the main profile? Geni requires JavaScript! Her voice carries the only records of the Palawa people. 0 references. I have tried to add as much correct information as is possible. Fanny was born at Wybalenna, Flinders Island, in 1834. To now, being the Tasmanian Aboriginal people, being the Palawa, with our own language and our own land, and getting more.". Many of the Tasmanian aboriginal community are their descendants. Her father was Eugene or Nicerimic. Fanny, Albert's grandmother had a very hard life before she came to Nicholls Rivulet. Fanny welcomed her friend Triganini into her home, who is often, mistakenly, recorded in history as the last of the Tasmanian Aboriginals. Likely fearing this connection, the religious authorities removed Fanny from her parents care at only five-years-old. "[But] she worked hard, she spoke her language, and she looked forward in life looking after her family to make sure they were provided for.". Fanny Cochrane Smith (1834-1905), Tasmanian Aborigine, was born in early December 1834 at the Wybalenna Aboriginal establishment, Flinders Island, Tasmania, daughter of Tanganuturra (Sarah), father unknown. I have tried to move profiles to their appropriate places.If look at these profiles in profile view you should see a note at the top of the profile saying "This tree has been isolated from other trees on Geni: Tree is speculative / experimental " When you see that note you should consider the tree to be possibly incorrect. 2.1905. Five cylinders were cut, however by 1949 only four remained as "A fifth cylinder, on which was recorded the translation of the songs, was broken some time ago". * mrs Elsie Cockerill Smith. To vote for this object, view on TMAG's Shaping Tasmania; a journey in 100 objects and leave a comment, Shaping Tasmania; a journey in 100 objects. In 1854, Fanny married William Smith, an English sawyer and ex-convict, and between 1855 and 1880 they had 11 children. See also, Operated by Ancestry Ireland Unlimited Company. Despite facing incredible adversity early in life, Fanny's spirit prevailed. Fanny Cochrane Smith made this recording with Dr Horace Watson in 1899. In 1854, she married William Smith and took up a land grant at Nichols Rivulet, keeping close bonds with her people at Oyster Cove. She has researched the oral history of her well-known ancestor, Fanny. She is considered to be the last fluent speaker of the Flinders Island lingua franca, a Tasmanian language, and her wax cylinder recordings of songs are the only audio recordings of any of Tasmania's indigenous languages. Fanny Cochrane was apparently born with the name Frances Florence Cochrane, but she only used Fanny, as which is what is written on the birth certificates of her children. Watson is the great-grandson of Horace Watson, who recorded Fanny in 1903. Fanny successfully moved within two worlds. If there are any public profiles in the isolated tree that matches to a public profile (or you know where it should really be) then you can let me know and I can try to move it to the correct place. Image credit: Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery Reading Time: < 1 Print this page Wax cylinders hold the only known recordings of any indigenous Tasmanian language. Fanny Cochrane Smith was officially the last Indigenous Australian in Tasmania. We collect and match historical records that Ancestry users have contributed to their family trees to create each persons profile. She was treated horrifically But there was Fanny she survived," another of Fanny's great-great granddaughters, June Sculthorpe says. Or as Colleen says: "[Family members] didn't say they had any Aboriginal blood in them it was a disgrace to have Aboriginal blood in them.". The two developed had a deep respect for another and developed a strong partnership. These trees can change over time as users edit, remove, or otherwise modify the data in their trees. * Joseph Thomas Sears Smith (with two plates) ABSTRACT Wax cylinders recorded by Mrs. F'anny Cochrane Smith in 1899 and 1903 were re-recorded using modern techniques. * Tasmania Birth Record - Alfred Gower COCKERILL born 27/9/1858 New Norfolk, father Henry Mylam COCKERILL, mother Eliza VINCENT * Mildred Eliza Cockerill, He married Elizabeth VINCENT and Alicia MACLEAY Telling the story of "Fanny's Church"Written by Ayla Williams, Community & Cultural Resource Officer, Leprena UAICC TasmaniaIt is with great honour and total adoration that we announce a new segment on "The Orb" around Fanny Cochrane-Smith, our ancestral matriarch, our familial warrior woman, cultural compass.It is hard to put in to words the strength, story and [] Between 1899 and 1904, recordings were made on wax cylinders using a grammophone. Youll get hints when we find information about your relatives . No indigenous name is known; Robinson gave European names to all the Indigenous Tasmanians who arrived at the Island as part of his attempt to suppress their culture. It gave a glimpse of Fanny's childhood, and the brutal conduct of catechist preacher Robert Clark and his wife. Here, Fanny learnt her language, songs, dances and ceremony. Fanny Cochrane Smith (ne Cochrane; December 1834 24 February 1905) was an Aboriginal Tasmanian, born in December 1834. In 1899, she shared the songs of her people at a concert held in her honour. Also available as an ebook from your favourite retailer. She was forced to live with Robert Clark, the preacher at Wybalenna. This database contains family trees submitted to Ancestry by users who have indicated that their tree can only be viewed by Ancestry members to whom they have granted permission to see their tree. She died of pneumonia and pleurisy at Port Cygnet, 10 mi (16 km) from Oyster Cove, on 24 February 1905. She became a Methodist and gave the land needed to build a Methodist church at Nicholls Rivulet, which opened in 1901. I'm the last of the Tasmanians.' This recording was made by Horace Watson at the Royal Society of Tasmania on 5 August 1899. If you ask about the Aboriginal population, or lack thereof, in Tasmania today, it raises a huge question mark. The family hopes that Grandmother Smith the proud Aboriginal matriarch would have been pleased. In 1847 her parents, along with the survivors of Wybalenna, were removed to Oyster Cove. Her recordings were inducted into the UNESCO Australian Memory . Fanny worked to ensure her boarding house was one of the few places her people could find refuge. * mrs Alice Smith Fanny Cochrane Smith (1834-1905), Tasmanian Aborigine, was born in early December 1834 at the Wybalenna Aboriginal establishment, Flinders Island, Tasmania, daughter of Tanganuturra (Sarah), father unknown. Her recordings were inducted into the UNESCO . Famously, in 1899 and 1903, she was recorded singing several songs and speaking in this. If you would like to view one of these trees in its entirety, you can contact the owner of the tree to request permission to see the tree. Throughout her life, Fanny experienced great brutality and witnessed the subjugation of her people. The acetate disc recordings were made in January 1949 when Norman B Tindale visited the Tasmanian Museum for this purpose. * Tasmania Marriage Record - Henry Mylam COCKERILL age 58 married Alicia MACLEAY age 48 on 31/1/1866 Oatlands, I have detached Henry William Cockerill as he is the son of Henry Mylam COCKERILL and Elizabeth VINCENT and also detached his children A photograph of Fanny Cochrane Smith and Horace Watson is displayed in the collection of the National Museum of Australia. As a devout Methodist, Fanny hosted an annual Methodist picnic. 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