Caroline Sharp HANN (1842

Caroline Sharp HANN (1842 - 1880)

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
Louisa Augusta CUNNINGHAM ( - 1926) Alice Maud Mary CUNNINGHAM (1866 - 1942) Elizabeth Frances CUNNINGHAM (1867 - 1901) Jenny CUNNINGHAM (1869 - 1869) Isabella Mary CUNNINGHAM (1870 - 1891) Edward Robertson CUNNINGHAM (1873 - 1892) Agnes CUNNINGHAM (1875 - 1875) Amy Bond Jessie CUNNINGHAM (1877 - 1905) Arthur Henry Wickam CUNNINGHAM (1879 - 1942)	Caroline Sharp HANN (1842 - 1880) + Edward CUNNINGHAM (1834 - 1898)	Joseph HANN (1815 - 1864)



		Elizabeth SHARPE ( - 1864)

Pic P1. Sacred to the Nenory of
CAROLINE
the beloved wife of
Edward Cunningham
who died
on the 3rd April 1880
aged 35 years

Pic 1. Sacred to the Nenory of
CAROLINE
the beloved wife of
Edward Cunningham
who died
on the 3rd April 1880
aged 35 years

b. 1842 at Wiltshire, England

m. 1865 Edward CUNNINGHAM (1834 - 1898) at Queensland, Australia

d. 1880 at Townsville, Queensland, Australia aged 38

Near Relatives of Caroline Sharp HANN (1842 - 1880)
Relationship	Person	Born	Birth Place	Died	Death Place	Age
Father	Joseph HANN	1815	England	1864	Queensland, Australia	49
Mother	Elizabeth SHARPE			1864	Queensland, Australia

Self	Caroline Sharp HANN	1842	Wiltshire, England	1880	Townsville, Queensland, Australia	38

Husband	Edward CUNNINGHAM	1834	Wiltshire, England	1898	Ayr, Queensland, Australia	64

Daughter	Louisa Augusta CUNNINGHAM			1926	North Sydney, NSW, Australia
Daughter	Alice Maud Mary CUNNINGHAM	1866	Queensland, Australia	1942	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	76
Daughter	Elizabeth Frances CUNNINGHAM	1867	Queensland, Australia	1901	Townsville, Queensland, Australia	34
Daughter	Jenny CUNNINGHAM	1869	Queensland, Australia	1869	Queensland, Australia	0
Daughter	Isabella Mary CUNNINGHAM	1870	Burdekin Downs, Queenland, Australia	1891	Townsville, Queensland, Australia	21
Son	Edward Robertson CUNNINGHAM	1873	Queensland, Australia	1892	Queensland, Australia	19
Daughter	Agnes CUNNINGHAM	1875	Queensland, Australia	1875	Queensland, Australia	0
Daughter	Amy Bond Jessie CUNNINGHAM	1877	Queensland, Australia	1905	Ryde, Sydney, NSW, Australia	28
Son	Arthur Henry Wickam CUNNINGHAM	1879	Queensland, Australia	1942	Townsville, Queensland, Australia	63

Brother	William HANN	1837	Wiltshire, England	1889	Townsville, Queensland, Australia	52
Brother	James Charles HANN	1839	Donhead St Andrew, Wiltshire, England	1923	Geelong, Victoria, Australia	84
Brother	John Thomas HANN	1840	Wiltshire, England
Brother	Frank Hugh HANN	1846	Wiltshire, England	1921	Cottesloe, Perth, Western Australia, Australia	75

Son in Law	Reginald Alfred Maides POTIER	1873	Queensland, Australia	1915	Brisbane, Queenland, Australia	42
Son in Law	Arthur Temple CLARK CLERK
Son in Law	Joseph AHEARNE	1849		1926	Townsville, Queensland, Australia	77
Son in Law	John YOUNG
Daughter in Law	Nellie Maud WHARTON	1892	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	1957	Darling Point, Woollhara, Sydney, NSW, Australia	65

Grandson	Edward (Ted) CUNNINGHAM	1914		1993		79

Niece	Louisa Clarke HANN	1860		1895	Townsville, Queensland, Australia	35
Niece	Elizabeth Caroline (Lilly) (youngest Dau) HANN	1868	Queensland, Australia	1943	Townsville, Queensland, Australia	75
Nephew	Eugene Frank HANN			1916	Bullecourt, France
Nephew	John Marcus HANN	1889	Queensland, Australia	1947	Nyah, Victoria, Australia	58

Sister in Law	Mary Burge HEARN	1833	England	1894	Townsville, Queensland, Australia	61
Sister in Law	Katherine STANWAY	1839		1920	Geelong, Victoria, Australia	81
Sister in Law	Henrietta Georgina TAYLOR	1850	Battersea, Surrey, England	1910	Victoria, Australia	60

Events in Caroline Sharp HANN (1842 - 1880)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
1842		Caroline Sharp HANN was born	Wiltshire, England
1851	9	Immigration	'John Knox' to Port Phillip Bay	Note 1	80
1864	22	Death of father Joseph HANN (aged 49)	Queensland, Australia	Note 2
1864	22	Death of mother Elizabeth SHARPE	Queensland, Australia
1865	23	Married Edward CUNNINGHAM (aged 31)	Queensland, Australia	Note 3	52
1866	24	Birth of daughter Alice Maud Mary CUNNINGHAM	Queensland, Australia	Note 4	52
1867	25	Birth of daughter Elizabeth Frances CUNNINGHAM	Queensland, Australia	Note 5	52
1869	27	Birth of daughter Jenny CUNNINGHAM	Queensland, Australia
1869	27	Death of daughter Jenny CUNNINGHAM	Queensland, Australia
1870	28	Birth of daughter Isabella Mary CUNNINGHAM	Burdekin Downs, Queenland, Australia	Note 6	52
1873	31	Birth of son Edward Robertson CUNNINGHAM	Queensland, Australia	Note 7	52
1875	33	Birth of daughter Agnes CUNNINGHAM	Queensland, Australia	Note 8	52
1875	33	Death of daughter Agnes CUNNINGHAM	Queensland, Australia	Note 9	52
1877	35	Birth of daughter Amy Bond Jessie CUNNINGHAM	Queensland, Australia	Note 10	52
1879	37	Birth of son Arthur Henry Wickam CUNNINGHAM	Queensland, Australia	Burial info
1880	38	Caroline Sharp HANN died	Townsville, Queensland, Australia	Note 11
1880	38	Burial	West End Cemetery, Townsville	Note 12	90

Note 1: HANN
Joseph (37) - Ag labourer
Elizabeth (42)
William (14) - Ag labourer
James Charles (12)
John Thomas (10)
Caroline C (8)
Frank H (5)
On own account to Melbourne

Note 2: From Find A Grave notes

BLUFF DOWNS HOMESTEAD

Joseph Hann drowned in the Burdekin River while crossing near the small town of Dalrymple. His wife Elizabeth (nee Sharpe) did not recover from the shock of her husband's death and her health declined, she died 5 months later on 24 June 1864.

Although it is believed that Joseph's body was not recovered after he drowned, Elizabeth and their grandson William Jnr are known to be buried on the bank of the Basalt River below the Bluff Downs Homestead.
Gravesite Details

The Hann Family Grave is a heritage-listed cemetery at Bluff Downs Station, Basalt, Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia. It was built from 1864 to 1865. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 24 June 1999.

Note 3: Edward Cunningham
in the Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950
Name Edward Cunningham
Marriage Date 5 Apr. 1865
Marriage Place Queensland
Registration Date 1865
Registration Place Queensland, Australia
Spouse Caroline Sharp Hann
Registration Number 000356
Page number 3377

Note 4: Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922
Name Alice Maude Mary Cunningham
Birth Date 15 Nov 1865
Birth Place Queensland
Registration Year 1866
Registration Place Queensland, Australia
Father Edward Cunningham
Mother Caroline Sharpe Harm
Page number 3375
Registration Number 000134

Note 5: Elizabeth Frances Cunningham
in the Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922
Name: Elizabeth Frances Cunningham
Birth Date: 31 Mar 1867
Birth Place: Queensland
Registration Year: 1867
Registration Place: Queensland, Australia
Father:
Edward Cunningham
Mother:
Caroline Sharp Hann
Page number: 3378
Registration Number: 002524

Note 6: Burial info

Isabella Mary Cunningham
in the Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922
Name: Isabella Mary Cunningham
Birth Date: 6 Apr 1870
Birth Place: Queensland
Registration Year: 1870
Registration Place: Queensland, Australia
Father:
Edward Cunningham
Mother:
Caroline Sharpe Hann
Page number: 3379
Registration Number: 0031?0

Note 7: Burial info

Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922
Name Edward Robertson Cunningham
Birth Date 5 Apr 1873
Birth Place Queensland
Registration Year 1873
Registration Place Queensland, Australia
Father Edward Cunningham
Mother Caroline Sharpe Hann
Page number 3377
Registration Number 003894, Birth Index, 1788-1922

Note 8: Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922
Name Agnes Cunningham
Birth Date 26 Jan 1875
Birth Place Queensland
Registration Year 1875
Registration Place Queensland, Australia
Father Edward Cunningham
Mother Caroline Sharpe Hunn
Page number 3374
Registration Number 004432

Note 9: Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985
Name Agnes Cunningham
Death Date 2 Feb 1875
Death Place Queensland
Registration Date 1875
Registration Place Australia
Father Edward Cunningham
Mother Caroline Hann
Registration Number 002736
Page number 3374

Note 10: Amy Bond Jessie Cunningham
in the Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922
Name: Amy Bond Jessie Cunningham
Birth Date: 10 Mar 1877
Birth Place: Queensland
Registration Year: 1877
Registration Place: Queensland, Australia
Father:
Edward Cunningham
Mother:
Caroline Sharp Hann
Page number: 3375
Registration Number: 005113

Note 11: Death

3 April, 1880 (aged ~ 38)
Townsville, Queensland, Australia

Telegraph (Brisbane) 5 April 1880
SUICIDE.
A TELEGRAM from Townsville, dated Saturday,
informs us that a Mrs. Cunningham committed
suicide that morning by hanging herself with
a saddle strap, at the residence of Mrs. Aplin
near the town. The deceased woman had
been suffering from melancholy and had been
watched by Mrs. Aplin during the early part
of the night, while her husband kept watch,
during the second part. The latter, however,
fell asleep and his wife took advantage of this
to commit the dreadful deed. On awakening
the husband found his wife gone, and on making
search was horrified to discover her hanging as
already described.

Northern Miner (Charters Towers) 10 April 1880
Sudden Death.
A MOST painful and distressing circum-
stance took place on Saturday morning
last. It appears that Mrs. Cunning-
ham, the wife of Mr. Edward Cunning-
ham, of Woodhouse station, has recently
been staying at Mr. William Aplin's
residence at Mundingburrah, and has
been in ill-health for some time past.
During the early morning of Saturday,
the lady must have left her bedroom
and proceeded to the bath-room, where
she was discovered in a lifeless state by
her husband. It is supposed that while
suffering from some derangement of the
mind she must have suspended herself
in the bath-room and that death ensued
therefrom. Dr. Frost was at once sent
for and immediately repaired to Mr.
Aplin's residence, but was not in time
to be of any service as life was extinct.
The funeral, which was largely attended,
took place on Saturday afternoon, the
Rev H. Plume officiating.

Note 12: Caroline Hann Cunningham

Birth
23 Oct 1842
Donhead St Andrew, Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England
Death
3 Apr 1880 (aged 37)
Townsville City, Queensland, Australia
Burial
West End Cemetery
West End, Townsville City, Queensland, Australia

Source References:

52. Type: Australia Birth Marriage Death Index 1787 - 1985 Record

- Reference = (Marriage)

- Notes: Edward Cunningham
in the Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950
Name Edward Cunningham
Marriage Date 5 Apr. 1865
Marriage Place Queensland
Registration Date 1865
Registration Place Queensland, Australia
Spouse Caroline Sharp Hann
Registration Number 000356
Page number 3377

90. Type: Web Page, Abbr: Find A Grave, Title: Findagrave.com

- Reference = (Burial)

- Notes: Caroline Hann Cunningham

Birth
23 Oct 1842
Donhead St Andrew, Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England
Death
3 Apr 1880 (aged 37)
Townsville City, Queensland, Australia
Burial
West End Cemetery
West End, Townsville City, Queensland, Australia

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