Caroline Elizabeth FENNELL
Name: Caroline Elizabeth Fennell
Date of Birth: 13 October 1851
Birth Location: York, Western Australia
Maiden Name: Caroline Elizabeth Hutton
Age at Burial: 79
Date of Death: 25 November 1930
Death Location: Bunbury, Western Australia
Date of Burial: 26 November 1930
Denomination: Anglican
Row/Grave: Row 4, Grave #41
Grave Transcription:
In Loving Memory
Of
Caroline Fennell
Beloved Wife of the late
William Fennell
of Busselton
Died 24 Nov 1930
Aged 80 years
Father: Haycock James Hutton
Mother: Elizabeth Churchill
Grandparents (father): James Hutton and Alice Haycock
Grandparents (mother): William Churchill and Unknown
Siblings:
John James Hutton 1854-1936 Married Ann Alice Jackson
Alice Jane Hutton 1856-1858
Mary Ann Hutton 1859-1859
Haycock Hutton (twin of Thomas) 1860-1860
Thomas Giles Hutton 1860-1940 Married Eliza Maslin
Jane Louise Hutton 1862-1866
Francis Hutton 1865-1944
Samuel John Norton 1871-1932(Half Brother)
Spouse: William Haddock Fennell
Children:
William George Haycock Fennell 1869-1955 Married Jane Frazer
Lucy Jane Fennell 1871-1961 Married Willian John Glenn
Charles Bradgen Fennell 1873-1959 Married May Elizabeth Brockman
Amy Elizabeth Fennell 1875-1954 Married James Wear
Harriet Fennell 1877-1877
Louis Peter Fennell 1879-1944 Married Mary Thurkle
Jane May (Jessie) Fennell 1882-1963 Married William Redfern and Robert McKenzie
Albert James Fennell 1884-1958 Married May Cross
Granddaughter Dorothea Beryl Fennell 1892-1989 was raised by Caroline as her child Married David Vernon Moore
Occupation: Home Duties and Laundress
Military Service: None
Their Story
Caroline was the eldest child of Haycock and Elizabeth Hutton. Her mother Elizabeth came out to WA on one of the Bride Ships and settled in York. In York Elizabeth married the local shoemaker, Haycock Hutton.
Caroline was born in York, Western Australia and in 1853 her family moved to Busselton.
Caroline Hutton married William Fennell in Busselton on 30 April 1867 aged 15 yrs.
Caroline’s husband William passed away in 1886.
Caroline and William were respected members of the district.
Trove Newspaper Article – Funeral Notice 4 December 1930 – Caroline Elizabeth Fennell
Trove Newspaper Article – South Western Tribune – 3 December 1939 – Late Mrs C. Fennell
Data from Australian Electoral Rolls for Caroline Elizabeth Fennell
| DATE | NAME | ADDRESS | OCCUPATION |
| 1903 | Caroline | Newton | Farmer |
| 1906 | Caroline | Newton | Farmer |
| 1910 | Caroline Elizabeth | Bunbury Road, Capel | Widow |
| 1912 | Caroline Elizabeth | Bunbury Road, Capel | Widow |
| 1913 | Caroline Elizabeth | Bunbury Road, Capel | Widow |
| 1914 | Caroline Elizabeth | Bunbury Road, Capel | Widow |
| 1916 | Caroline Elizabeth | Bunbury Road, Capel | Widow |
| 1917 | Caroline Elizabeth | Bunbury Road, Capel | Widow |
| 1921 | Caroline Elizabeth | Bunbury Road, Capel | Widow |
| 1922 | Caroline Elizabeth | Bunbury Road, Capel | Widow |
| 1925 | Caroline Elizabeth | Bunbury Road, Capel | Widow |
William Fennell – Buried at Busselton Pioneer Cemetery
Name: William Fennell
Date of Birth: 25 August 1822
Birth Location: Eastington, Gloucestershire, England
Age at Burial: 64
Date of Death: 14 October 1886
Death Location: Busselton, Western Australia
Date of Burial: Unknown
Denomination: Church of England
Row/Grave: Unmarked grave in the BSN Pioneers Cemetery
Father: William Fennell
Mother: Sarah Meredith
Grandparents (father): Charles Fennell
Grandparents (mother): Anna Maria Haywood
Siblings: Rebecca, Charles, Anna Maria, Eliza, Harriet, John, Mary
Spouse: Caroline Elizabeth Hutton
Children:
William George Haycock Fennell 1869-1955 Married jane Frazer
Lucy Jane Fennell 1871-1961 Married Willian John Glenn
Charles Bradgen Fennell 1873-1959 Married May Elizabeth Brockman
Amy Elizabeth Fennell 1875-1954 Married James Wear
Harriet Fennell 1877-1877
Louis Peter Fennell 1879-1944 Married Mary Thurkle
Jane May (Jessie) Fennell 1882-1963 Married William Redfern and Robert McKenzie
Albert James Fennell 1884-1958 Married May Cross
Occupation: Farmer
His Story:
William Fennell was born in Gloucestershire, England, and married Martha Belcher in 1844 and they had 3 children, two of whom died in infancy. He was convicted of burglary in 1850 and later transported to Western Australia. He arrived on the Seapark on April 5th , 1854. He is recorded as “(Name) Fennell, William Haddock…(Reg No) 2875…(Term) 10 yrs. (Age) 30 (Trial Place) Gloucester (When) 7 August 1850…..(Crime) Burglary
William received his Conditional Pardon in 1858.
He applied for land in the Wellington District in 1859. He farmed land on the lower Blackwood but sold up and moved to Busselton
He was a Skin Buyer and Horse Buyer in the 1860’s.
In the Busselton region he was well known for his road making skills.
He married Caroline Elizabeth Hutton on April 30th , 1867 and had 8 children.
According to his obituary he was an industrious settler and one of the best macadamisers in the district.
Trove Article – The West Australian – 21 October 1886 – Busselton Notes – Mr W. Fennell
Convicted with and transported with William Mercey on the Sea Park, arrived in Fremantle on April 5, 1854. They were convicted of stealing 3 watches in a burglary 7th August 1850 in Gloucester and sentenced to 10 years transportation.
Monmouth Beacon Saturday 15, August 1850 Gloucestershire Assizes on Monday last. William Mercy, a most notorious character, and king of a desperate gang at Cinderford, (who was apprehended by Mr. Superintendent Griffin) and one of his companions, named Fennell, were convicted of burglarously breaking into the dwelling-house of Mr. Higgins, at Awre, on the 24th of May last –(the particulars of which appeared in the Beacon at the time). The prisoners with others, entered Mr. Higgins’s bedroom, with their faces blackened, and holding a lighted candle, one of them knocked Mr. Higgins backward on the bed, holding over him a crowbar, demanded his money, and said they would murder him if he moved. They broke open the drawers, boxes etc, and took from one box sixty pounds and three watches; some bottles of wine, and many other things, which would take too much space to describe. The two men, Mercy and Fennell, were taken into custody at the time, and three watches, one of which was marked “John Higgins” on the back, were found in the procession of a person named Hawkins; Mercy having sold them to him. The wine bottles were sworn to by Mr Higgins, and both prisoners were sentenced to 10 years’ transportation each.
Description:
5′ 6 1/4″
brown hair
grey eyes
round face
fresh complexion
very stout
blue spot on nose
Information and Story Compiled by Researcher Shellie Cummings – Photos supplied by Shellie Cummings
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