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| Phoebe Sophia SCHOFIELD (1858 - 1947) |
| b. 1858 |
| m. 27 Feb 1878 John Thomas LINDSAY (1839 - 1926) at Roma, Queensland, Australia |
| d. 1947 aged 89 |
| Parents: |
| Robert SCHOFIELD (1807 - 1862) |
| Caroline HAINES (1818 - 1907) |
| Grandchildren (4): |
| William Clyde LINDSAY (1911 - ), Kevon James LINDSAY (1912 - ), Laura Kathleen LINDSAY (1915 - ), Fredesia Mary (Tiny) LINDSAY (1916 - ) |
| Events in Phoebe Sophia SCHOFIELD (1858 - 1947)'s life | |||||
| Date | Age | Event | Place | Notes | Src |
| 1858 | Phoebe Sophia SCHOFIELD was born | ||||
| 09 May 1862 | 4 | Death of father Robert SCHOFIELD (aged 54) | Goondiwindi, Queensland, Australia | 1862/C100, aged 58 | 12 |
| 27 Feb 1878 | 20 | Married John Thomas LINDSAY (aged 38) | Roma, Queensland, Australia | 18 | |
| 1879 | 21 | Birth of daughter Caroline Phoebe LINDSAY | Queensland, Australia | 1879/C12 | |
| 18 Jul 1880 | 22 | Birth of son William Benjamin LINDSAY | Queensland, Australia | 18 | |
| 1882 | 24 | Birth of son Frederick Samuel LINDSAY | Queensland, Australia | 1882/C58 | 18 |
| 1884 | 26 | Birth of daughter Elfreda Grace LINDSAY | Queensland, Australia | 1884/C5018 | 18 |
| 1886 | 28 | Birth of daughter Ada Marion LINDSAY | Queensland, Australia | 1886/C2483 | 18 |
| 1888 | 30 | Birth of son John Alexander LINDSAY | Queensland, Australia | 1888/C6991 | 18 |
| 1890 | 32 | Birth of daughter Phoebe Helen LINDSAY | Queensland, Australia | 1890/C8517 | 18 |
| 1892 | 34 | Birth of daughter Frances Emily LINDSAY | Queensland, Australia | 1892/C8251 | 18 |
| 1897 | 39 | Birth of daughter Annie Catherine Margaret Olive LINDSAY | Queensland, Australia | 1897/C7401 | 18 |
| 28 Jun 1907 | 49 | Death of mother Caroline HAINES (aged 89) | Roma, Queensland, Australia | 1907/C2604 | 12 |
| 11 Mar 1917 | 59 | Death of son Frederick Samuel LINDSAY (aged 35) | France | 18 | |
| 20 Feb 1926 | 68 | Death of husband John Thomas LINDSAY (aged 86) | Yuleba, Queensland, Australia | 1929/C755 | 18 |
| 1947 | 89 | Phoebe Sophia SCHOFIELD died | 12 | ||
| Personal Notes: |
|
Phoebe Sophia Schofield, daughter of Caroline and Robert Schofield, was born in 1858 at Bidecarriba Station on the Macintyre Brook at Inglewood; the property belonged to her half brothers, William & Thomas Marsh. There are two versions of the spelling, some old maps spelt it Bethecurriba, but the Marshes themselves called it Bidicarriba.
In 1862 her father died of a heart attack at Callandoon Station, and in 1866 her half brothers sold Bidicarriba and moved to Perwell on the Maranoa River. Their mother, Caroline, soon joined the brothers, accompanied by her two sons and three daughters, including Phoebe. When the Marsh brothers moved onto Hillsborough Station in 1870, Caroline & the Schofield family remained at Perwell. Phoebe who would have been 13 or 14 years of age at that time, had her own cattle on Perwell and in 1872 when the Government brought in legal registration of cattle brands she registered her brand as 6PS. Interestingly, she spelt her name phonetically on the certificate -Pheaby . Her brothers Robert and Edward each had their own brands also. Sometime after Phoebe married John Lindsay in 1878 at Roma, Perwell Station was divided, John & Phoebe took up Rookwood where they built and settled, taking into partnership John Moody who came from Mungindi with cattle and was a partner for some time. However, he sold out of Rookwood to John Moore after the drought of 1885. Schofields kept the other part of Perwell. Caroline Schofield (previously Marsh) went to live at Rookwood in 1880. Perhaps this was to assist Phoebe who was pregnant at the time. Caroline was a skilled midwife and assisted at the births of many, if not most, of her grandchildren. Phoebe had lost her first child Caroline Phoebe the previous year. She had lived for only one week. On 18 July 1880 Phoebe gave birth to my grandfather William Benjamin Lindsay at Nogilla Station, St. George. She went on to have seven more children. When her daughter Ada was born, Phoebe rode from Perwell Station to Yuleba over several creeks. Sometime later John Lindsay sold Rookwood and took over Muggleton near Yuleba. It is not known how long he owned this property. John and Phoebe then moved to the small town of Yuleba where they spent the remainder of their lives. Yuleba at that time was a railhead of importance for the woolgrowers of Surat and St. George districts it also had a profitable saw mill. By 1910 it was a flourishing centre with a population of 300 people and Cobb & Co coaches still ran to St. George and Surat. Phoebe lived an active and full life and worked very hard. She was a skilled midwife and delivered many western babies. Her home in Creek Street, Yuleba was a low set cottage with a detached kitchen at the back. A Major Mitchell pink and white galah was always in residence at her home, often tied to the front gate. She was adamant that a glass or two of port daily was beneficial to her health. When referring to her husband she was known to say “My good man, he likes his drop”. She always called her husband “Mr. Lindsay”. She took in a lot of ironing to make ends meet, and this kept her busy. She was also very active in the Country Women’s Association in Yuleba and was honoured by them and given a written testimonial from the people of Yuleba and the Bendemere Shire for her charity work and assistance to the sick and suffering. At the same time she was presented with a very heavy sterling silver tea set and tray. This was engraved with her name (however, I have been advised that it eventually fell into the hands of a member of the family who secretly disposed of it for a sizeable sum of money.) My father and his siblings remembered her very well; Laura especially remembered walking down the street in Yuleba wearing a new pair of shorts and Granny calling out to her to “get your arse home”!!! Phoebe was proud of the fact that she was an inmate of a hospital only once previously apart from when she was in Dalkeith Private Hospital at Wooloowin for her final illness. Her husband and three children pre-deceased her - an infant girl, her daughter Mrs. Elfride Brown, and her son Frederick Samuel Lindsay who made the supreme sacrifice in World War One. This story written by Barbara Lindsay Baker, her great granddaughter. |
| Source References: |
| 12. Type: Web Page, Abbr: Genes reunited, Title: Genes |
| - Reference = Doreen Cole tree (Death) |
| - Reference = Doreen Cole tree & Barbara Baker 25 Aug 2014 (Name, Notes) |
| - Notes: I notice that you do not have information on the birth of my gr. grandmother Phoebe Schofield so I am attaching this story that I have written.
Regarding John Thomas Lindsay, Phoebe's husband, I have sent you a story that is a work in progress that I am writing on him. He was born in Manchester around 1839, although there is some doubt about the year. He was certainly much older than 76 years that you have him as. He came to the Downs as a boy. My grandfather Bill Lindsay had a funeral card of William Lindsay from (I think from memory) Toowoomba and I was always puzzled by this. However, he turned out to be John T's brother. It took me a long time to come to terms with the fact that his mother died when he was young and he and his father & siblings were living in the workhouse in Manchester for some years prior to emigrating to Aust. A distant relative that I contacted had done this research but the dates did not add up, nothing was proven. However, I believe that he added "Thomas" to his name after his arrival in Oz. and I believe now that this is the only John Lindsay who could be ours. Much research has been done on this and I think this is the only possible explanation. I note also that you give Caroline's parents as George and Ann. Whilst I believe that this is possible (and I know that Trevor Price favours this theory) we have no way of proving this. I don't believe that her parents were Caroline Paulina & Thomas as she states. I think she may not have known her parents, or at least their names. It is also a great puzzle to me that she was born at Horsley in Gloucestershire (a very pretty village, I have been there) yet worked and lived in Hursley which is some 300 miles from Horsley.Marjorie Byrnes engaged a researcher many years ago but she could not find out anything at all about Caroline. However, there is so much information around now that it may be possible to discover the truth if anyone was interested in following it up. Personally, I think it would be a wild goose chase as there is nothing to go on, Caroline did not tell the truth! |
| 18. Type: E-mail Message, Abbr: e-mails general pool, Title: e-mails general pool |
| - Reference = Barbara Baker 25 Aug 2014 (Name, Notes, Birth) |
| - Reference = Trevor Price 15 Sep 2013 (Marriage) |