Louisa Jean Hobkirk1

#970, (10 September 1833-5 December 1918)
FatherJohn Peter Hobkirk (c 1800-24 Aug 1882)
MotherFrances Mary Lecosne2 (c 1805-)
Last Edited2 Apr 2022
WikiTree ID:https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Hobkirk-16.
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Louisa was born on Tuesday, 10 September 1833.3,4,5 She was the daughter of John Peter Hobkirk and Frances Mary Lecosne.2

Louisa emigrated in 1852. Louisa arrived at Tasmania circa 1853.


She married Rev. Samuel Berjew Fookes, son of James MacKenzie Fooks and Jane Berjew, at Trinity Church on Monday, 7 May 1855 at Launceston, Tasmania. She was 21 and her husband Samuel was 32..6,7,8 She gave a deposition on the death of her son, as did the boy's father and the doctor.9,10,11,12,13

On 15 November 1872 her son Arthur died at the age of 5 killed by the kick of a horse in a paddock adjoining their home in Perth, Tasmania.14,15,16

Her father died 24 August 1882. Louisa was aged 48 when this happened.

Samuel (and perhaps Louisa) attended the second quarterly social evening associated with the St. David's Club was held at Harrington Street schoolroom, in Hobart, on the evening of Wednesday, 20 August 1884. There were a number of musical selections given, as well as light supper; the group broke up at 10 o'clock by singing 'Auld Lang Syne.17'

On Monday, 21 December 1885 Samuel and Louisa attended the Watchorn Street Ragged School, in Hobart, as prizes were distributed.18,19

Both Samuel and Louisa attended the winter distribution of clothes at Cascade Road Ragged School, in Hobart, on the morning of Friday, 11 June 1886.20

On 18 December 1888 Samuel and Louisa distributed prizes to the 150 students present at Hobart on the day.21,22

Samuel officiated at the Christmas service at St. John the Baptist, in Buckland, Tasmania, (standing in for the incumbent; Louisa helped with the decorations. This was the church that she had married his first wife 42 years earlier.23,24 She presumably lived with her spouse Samuel at Princes Street West on the south side between Kingston Road and Grosvenor Street, in Hobart, in 1890.25 She presumably lived with her spouse Samuel at Hobart in 1892.26

Her husband Samuel died 2 November 1892 at the age of 70, leaving her a widow at age 59.

Louisa died on 5 December 1918 at 'Carinya', in Claremont, Tasmania, at age 85.27 Her body was interred at Queensborough Cemetery on 7 December 1918 at Sandy Bay, Hobart.27

Timeline

DateEventPlace
Family
1833Birth3,4,5
2
1855Married Name7,6,8
1855MarriageTrinity Church, in Launceston, Tasmania6,7,8
1856Married Name
1884Note memo only CR CRHarrington Street schoolroom, in Hobart17
1885Note memo only CR CRWatchorn Street Ragged School, in Hobart18,19
1886Note memo only CR CRCascade Road Ragged School, in Hobart20
1888Note memo only CR CRHobart21,22
1889Note memo only CR CRSt. John the Baptist, in Buckland, Tasmania23,24
1918Death'Carinya', in Claremont, Tasmania27
1918BurialQueensborough Cemetery, in Sandy Bay, Hobart27

Family

Rev. Samuel Berjew Fookes (27 Aug 1822-2 Nov 1892)
Children

Citations

  1. [S477] Australia Cemetery Index, 1808-2007 Ancestry.com, Cemetery: Queenborough, Cemetery Location: Sandy Bay, Hobart (for first name and middle name).
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  3. [S274] Grahame R. Fooks, The Fooks Family Records p.6.
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    DISTRESSING ACCIDENT.
    (From our own Correspondent.)
    A very distressing and fatal accident happened on Friday evening last, to a little boy about 5 years old, son of the Rev. S. B; Fookes, who was accidentally killed by the kick of a horse. The child was first missed about six o'clock in the evening and in the course of the night a number of the residents of the township assisted by the police, were searching in every direction, but nothing could be seen or heard of him until four o'clock the next morning, when the poor little fellow was found by his own mother quite dead, in a paddock adjoining tlieir house.
    An inquest was held on Saturday before C. Arthur Esq., and a respectable jury of which Mr W. Brand was foreman, when the following evidence was taken.
    Samuel B. Fookes deposed—I reside at Perth and am minister of the parish. The deceased Arthur Fookes is my son; I saw him alive last at four o'clock yesterday afternoon, he was in my own house and was quite well; he was five years of age ; I left home soon after four o'clock and went down to Leighlands ; my son-in-law Mr Reid, came down about nine o'clock to tell, me that Arthur was lost; I immediately came home and searched for him everywhere until half-past two next morning, but he could not be found ; I then lay down for an hour and a half and rose about four and continued the search especially along the river, I thought he was drowned. On arriving at the hill near the stone quarry I heard a cooey as if from my own house, and returned home outside the gate I met Mrs Fookes and Mr Whitchurch. My wife told me she had found the child dead in the paddock; I went into the house to see him but found him quite dead ; I then went to the place where he was found, and saw a mark as if a small body had been lying there. At one end there was a quantity of blood, but there were no marks whatever of a struggle having taken place ; I had been through the same paddock once or twice before but saw nothing unusual on those occasions. When I first saw the body I observed several marks about the face as if he had been kicked by a horse. My own horse had been running in the paddock on Friday evening, and had him turned out about midnight.
    Louisa Jane Fookes, deposed—I am the wife of the Rev. S. B. Fookes, of Perth. The deceased was my fourth son, I saw him alive last about five o'clock, yesterday evening. He was then in the lane between the garden and the back of our house. He was walking with his brother. At six o'clock I missed him, but supposed him to be away with his elder brother. His brother returned soon afterwards without him ; I immediately ran to the back of the house and shouted his name ; I also ran up the lane, where I last saw him, but did not see, anything of him. I then thought of the river, and went with my daughter to search in that direction. We also searched in the garden, but did not look in the back paddock, because others were looking there. I continued to search until nine o'clock, and then sent for Mr Fookes. After he came home we all searched until midnight. It was a bright moonlight night; I then went into the house and lay down. I went out again about 4 a.m. and looked carefully about the stable and outbuildings; I then went into the paddock, and when I had gone a few steps I saw my child's hat at a short . distance, and on looking about saw him lying a few yards from it. He was lying stretched upon his breast and his left cheek. I thought lie might be asleep, but on going up to embrace, him, I found he was quite dead. The face was very much bruised and covered with blood ; I took him into the house and laid him on the bed.
    Dr John Mason deposed,—I am a legally qualified medical practitioner; I have this day made an external examination of the body of the deceased child, Arthur Fookes ; I found a sharply defined wound in the lower lip, extending through to the lower jaw bone, the edge of which was fractured ; the upper jaw and roof of the mouth being also fractured. On the right side of the head there were contused marks, such as might be produced by a severe fall, on the ground caused by the kick of a horse. The conclusions I draw are that deceased was kicked by a horse and was probably struck by the edge of the shoe, and thrown violently backwards to the ground, thereby causing the contusions, and death from injuries to the brain resulting from concussion. In my opinion the child never regained consciousness after the fall, but; evidently rolled over on to the face at the last moment.
    The Coroner having summed up, a verdict of accidental death by the kick of a horse, was returned.).
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