Stephen Wrathall's Descendants

William Wrathall of Hobart (1811 - 1892)

The Blue Bells of Scotland was opened by a patriotic Scot, Alexander McLeod in September 1832. It has been continuously licenced since then, but has changed name after 1880.
SIGN: A patriotic sign for all Scotsmen, in Hobart Town, named by the first licensee, the appropriately named Alexander McLeod
ADDRESS: Harrington and Murray Street corner
LICENCING RECORD:
December 1863: Charles Miller
January 1864: Transfer from Charles Miller to William Wrathall. Refused, applicant being absent.
December 1864: William Wrathall
December 1865: William Wrathall
December 1866: William Wrathall
May 1867: Transfer from William Wrathall to Jane Battersby. Superintendant Propsting said applicant had held a licence before and he had no objection. Magistrates were divided. Vote 5 for 2 against. Granted.
8 February 1867: Mercury: Wrathall versus Champion, Supreme Court - an action to recover costs for an election meeting - Champion was election agent to John Lord, R B Miller, Ralf and Peck, candidates

• Liquor Licenses 1862 Tasmania
  

  PROPRIETOR	Inn/Hotel/Public House	LOCATION
  WRATHALL W.	Blue Boar	Hobart Town

  
  
• Liquor Licenses 1866 Tasmania
  

  LICENSEE	SIGN	LOCALITY	DISTRICT
  WRATHALL, Wm.	Blue Bells of Scotland	Murray street	Hobart Town

  
  
• Residents Of Hobart Tasmania 1867-1868 (Part Two)
  
  WRATHALL William, 214 Murray Street, Hobart

I have recently started a family tree for my gggmother who married a Rayner in Tasmania in 1840s. We have been provided a letter by elderly relative which was authored by Elizabeth Wrathall, wife of William Wrathall, sister in law to my gggmother. The letter is dated 1881, and it mentions the exchange of letters and photos.

I'm seeking descendants who may have information relating to my ancestor and who could maybe fill in gaps ...... I would love to be able to track down old photos. Given the time passed, I know that this may not be possible, however who would know that a letter from that era was still in existence.

Ann Wrathall of Hobart (1814 - )

I found the records for Ann Wrathall, married to Hugh Currey (the home where [Ann's father] Stephen was staying when he died). Ann Married Hugh Currey on 1st Aug, 1832 and they had, according to the Tasmanian Archives, 4 children. I have found that their site has a few errors from time to time, like missing members of families ..., so this infomation is only as good as the site. They have the certificates, etc., so most times it's accurate.

Children:

• William Samuel born 1833; no further info
• Unnamed female (usually stillborn), born 1841; no further info
• Maria Elllen born 1845; no further info
• George born 1835
  married in 1866 to Martha Marks Henwood

Henry Wrathall of Victoria (1826? - 1883)

• The Story of Browns and Scarsdale: Henry Wrathall (page 61) and H. (Mrs.) Wrathall (page 160)
• Smythe's Creek and Smythesdale: Henry Wrathall (page 15) and Mary Ann Wrathall (page 15)

Lupton Wrathall of Victoria (1828 -1902)

I am sending you all the info I have on Lupton Wrathall. My sister Elaine Game (see Florence Jane Wrathall below) has already given you some as well. Hope this is of assistance to you.

• IGI Individual Record for Lupton Wrathall, listing birthplace, death date and parents
• Family Group Record for Lupton Wrathall , Mary Pratt , Elizabeth Wrathall and Jane Florence Wrathall
• IGI Individual Record for Mary Pratt, listing birthplace, death date and parents
• IGI Individual Record for Mary Pratt, listing year and place of marriage
• Lupton Wrathall's death record , listing place and year of death, age and parents
• Mary Pratt's death record , listing place and year of death, age and parents

Florence Jane Wrathall of Ballarat (1864 - 1899)

I am researching a branch of the Wrathalls, namely Lupton Wrathall, married to Mary Pratt. His daughter, Florence Jane Wrathall, married a Chinese man named William Henry Ah Lyee. Their daughter, Alice Florence Ah Lyee, married Samuel George Jackson, and one of their sons was my father, Joseph Reginald Jackson. I can only go to 1813 with William's parents in Canton, Kuang-Tung, but have got a fair amount on the Wrathalls in Yorkshire going back to a Henry Wrathall, born 1612, son of Henri (no information re birth, parents etc).

Lupton Wrathall was the son of Stephen Wrathall and Mary Ann Walker but I had a feeling that this Lupton is not the one I am looking for and so I was surprised when I found your site by accident. I would be interested in any information regarding our great-great-grandmother, Florence Jane Wrathall. One old family story about her was that her parents stopped her eloping with a sailor, so she told them she would marry the first person past their door, which happened to be William Ah Lyee - not the best way to find a husband!!! I also think that Florence Jane's parents were the licencees of the Mellow Inn Hotel in Ballarat, Victoria.

Lupton seems to be a family name, and I found it in most of the Wrathalls in England. I am currently living in Tasmania and as both sides of the familly originated here, I am having a ball seeking here and seeking there. I am .... really hooked, line and sinker, in the Family tree Search. If I may be of assistance also, please let me know .

I have been spending a lot of time lately on the web and learnt a lot more about our family connections, including the fact that my great-grandmother, Alice Florence Lee (daughter of Florence Jane Wrathall) had 5 other brothers and sisters. I never knew these great aunts and uncles existed, as my parents never spoke about their parents or grandparents, and we were told that they had all died before we were born.

Richard Wrathall of Victoria (1831? -1908)

Henry Wrathall/Rothall (1837 - ?) of South Australia and New Zealand

Henry Wrathall/Rothall (1837 - ?) was the eldest son of Stephen Wrathall (1812-1896) and Maria Iniatoto (sometimes spelt differently) (1815 - ?). When Henry was in Australia he married Ellen Sanger, but the Wedding Certificate was wrongly inscribed, written as ROTHALL. Henry (according to family hearsay) decided to continue with the spelling of Rothall (or did he have an upset with his father, who was also in Australia at the same time?) Henry's three children were born in South Australia, and I have their details from South Australian birth, marriage and death records. The two girls and parents returned to New Zealand and two more girls were born. They all went to the Manganui/Monganui School (from school records). Their son Henry was born and died in Australia. Henrietta (dau) married Richard Maney, and it was this line that I was researching, thus making the Wrathall/Rothall connection. I have almost completed the current 4 generations, using New Zealand birth, marriage and death records, Family papers etc.

Stephen Wrathall of Geelong (1859 - 1940)

I have sent the following to Diane Wrathall in New Zealand, who is in e-correspondence with us about possible links. It may be old hat, but again it may be useful to some of the clan.

On the foundation stone of the Geelong Town Hall, there is mention of a Wrathall. I followed it up with the Geelong Historical Records Society, and they pointed me at the local daily newspaper (which is the oldest in Australia). Stephen is no direct relation to our line that I know of, but he must fit in somewhere.

GEELONG ADVERTISER

WRATHALL- on the 14th December, 1940, at his residence, 47 Virginia Street , Newtown, Stephen, beloved husband of the late A.B.M. Wrathall, and devoted father of Lieut. H.S. Wrathall (deceased) and Leagoe Ethel, and loving father-in-law of Anne.

Members of the Kardinia Masonic Lodge No 253 are notified that the funeral of late Bro. Stephan Wrathall will leave his residence , 47 Virginia Street etc. A.D. IVE, WM T.S. LANCASTER Secretary.

ORDER OF THE SECRET MONITOR. The members of the above Order are requested to attend the funeral of their late esteemed Past Supreme Ruler R. W. Bro. S. Wrathall...... H. A. Purnell, T.A.G.D.C.

The social comments state:

The death occurred at his home, 47 Virginia Street, Newtown, on Saturday of Mr Stephen Wrathall. He was formally an alderman of Geelong City Council, and for many years was involved in the printing trade in this City. He inaugurated the Geelong Stock and Station Journal. In his younger days he was associated with a number of progressive movements in this city.

I thought that you would be interested in this photo of a sign at Indented Head , a small township on the coast of Port Phillip bay in Victoria, Australia. My guess is that is a memorial to Stephen Wrathall who was a local politician in Geelong, died in 1942?. Before we consolidated our local government areas into more logical and larger cost-effective chunks, this sign would have been in the Shire of Bellarine, and Stephen would have had no interest in the location... I will have to find out why! The picture looks East across the bay, and shows a public recreation area. Out of the picture and to the left, there is the wreck of the 'Ozone', a paddle steamer from the late 1800's which burnt to the waterline in suspicious circumstances. You can still swim out and climb over the boilers, shafts and paddle wheels.

I came across a website called Indented Head - 1920: Memories of Lynette (née) Lewis ... It is a 12-page document; what is interesting is that there is quite a lot written about her memories of a Steve Wrathall, who was responsible for the forming of the Batman Park Foreshore Committee, among other things. It mentions that he had a daughter called Ethel, married to a building contractor called Taylor, and that Steve made his money selling water to the Kalgoorlie miners, so he obviously was in W.A. This may help with those researching this Stephen Wrathall. The Memories make for good reading anyway.

I am hoping you can please put me in touch with any descendant of Stephen WRATHALL who died at Geelong in 1940.

I am assisting the Heritage Advisor at the City of Greater Geelong to compile a history of the Indented Head Boat Sheds. Stephen Wrathall was President of the Batman Park Committee of Management and has a reserve named after his at Indented Head.

We would like to compile a biography of each of the original committee members and I would be delighted to contact someone who may have known Stephen better than us!

Stephen Lupton Wrathall of Victoria (1884 - 1957)

I am tracking the Torpey family tree and we have some Wrathall information which may be useful...and some which we are seeking. Steven Wrathall married Maggie (Molly) Torpey (19.2.1886 died in 1970s-80s). They both lived in the Mallee town of Woomelang for some years where they raised four children: Alice who married Mr Douglas, Steven who married Molly Akers of Dunolly, Jim who married Elsie Nichols of Avoca (and currently resides in Point Lonsdale, and Molly who married JC Williams.

I have made contact with Elsie Wrathall and have limited additional information on the next generation of Molly Williams and Jim Wrathall...but I am missing the others. I know that Steven and Molly moved from Woomelang to Warranambool and the children would have done their schooling there.... So you see...the Victorian Wrathall connection unfolds...although some have moved to Queensland too. But the situation is complicated by the presence of Wrathalls from New Zealand in Victoria, who are descended from cousins of our Steven.

In loving memory of
Mother: Mary Ann Wrathall, who died at Bealiba, Aug 13th 1938, aged 77 years
She lived for others
Father: William Henry, who died at Dunolly, April 10th, 1919, aged 61 years

Anne R. Wrathall (1885? - 1910?)

I have an Anne R. Wrathall in my Staggard family tree; I am not sure who I should talk to for further info, so you are my first port of call. She married Hubert Edward (Bert) Staggard (born 1883), date of marriage circa 1909. The Staggards emigrated from England to Tasmania as Bounty Immigrants via the "Whirlwind" in 1855. Two sites concerning this emigration are:

• Convictions Mk 5.1 (Web Edition): Australian shipping 1788 -1968
• Immigrants Recruited by the Launceston Immigration Aid Society, 1855-1862

Anne R. Wrathall either died or divorced after the first child, Ethel, who was born in New Zealand 28 April 1910. Hubert had a second wife and they had 3 children.

Herbert Edward Staggard, born 1886; married Annie Bradford Wrathall in 1909