Fanny Cochrane Smith (ne Cochrane; December 1834 24 February 1905) was an Aboriginal Tasmanian, born in December 1834. Born on the December of 1834, Fanny is considered both the last of the Aboriginal Tasmanian People and the last fluent speaker Tasmanian language, in 1903, She recorded some traditional Aboriginal songs on wax cylinder and are the only known recordings of the indigenous Tasmanian language. With the appalling conditions at the Oyster Cove reserve, which had been deemed unfit for further use in 1846 as a convict settlement with dilapidated buildings (ref.3), Fanny Cochrane Smith became the only Tasmanian Aborigine from the Wybalenna 'Aboriginal Establishment' on Flinders Island to survive her time there and leave descendants. based on information from your browser. Resource: INTRODUCTION . Fanny Cochrane Smith made this recording with Dr Horace Watson in 1899. Record Type: After the age of 7 Fanny spent her childhood in European homes and institutions. You can customize the cemeteries you volunteer for by selecting or deselecting below. Date of birth: Sorry! By this time, her fame had spread. cemeteries found within miles of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. Wife of William Smith, Convict "Equestrian" 1844 His song,"The Man and the Woman and the Edison Phonograph" recorded with Ronnie Summers, a descendant of Fanny Cochrane Smith, can be listened to or purchased here . Include gps location with grave photos where possible. In Dec 1842, she was sent to the Queens orphan school in Hobart to learn domestic service skills but it was more like a prison. Explore historical records and family tree profiles about Fanny Cochrane on MyHeritage, the world's family history network. CONTENT MAY BE COPYRIGHTED BY WIKITREE COMMUNITY MEMBERS. Quickly see who the memorial is for and when they lived and died and where they are buried. Record Type: Are you sure that you want to remove this flower? Fanny and William raised 11 children and she became a well-known and respected member of the small community in the Channel region. Photograph of Fanny Cochrane Smith and Horace Watson recording Tasmanian Aboriginal Songs: NS1553/1/1798; Illustrated Travelogue July 1919 - Ref: NS6853; Fountain in Governor's garden, Port Arthur - Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts; Drawing of George Meredith, Senior - Ref: LMSS12/1/72 Please reset your password. This is a carousel with slides. The Smiths grew their own food but derived their income from timber. [6], In 1854, Fanny married William Smith, an English sawyer and ex-convict, and between 1855 and 1880 they had 11 children.[1]. (ABC News: Scott Ross) South East Tasmanian Aboriginal Corporation, (SETAC) restored the building and it is now the, Learn more about how your gift can create change, Defeat of Tasmanian Governments anti-protest laws a win for human rights and the right to protest, About our Community is Everything campaign, Hobart and Joondalup gather to #BringThemHere, Recognition for a tireless Indigenous Rights Campaigner. He did not examine her personally, but compared locks of her hair with samples of earlier Tasmanians, and conducted a photographic comparison of her and Truganini. Listen to the recordings online. a year"[2], until the station closed in October 1847 on the instructions of the Lieutenant Governor of Tasmania, Sir William Thomas Denison-1266 (ref.3). Once Fanny gained her freedom, it became apparent that she also had an entrepreneurial flair. imported from Wikimedia project. Are you sure that you want to report this flower to administrators as offensive or abusive? Her mother was Tanganutura of the North eastern tribe. Registration year: Their first child William Henry was born in 1858, followed by Mary Jane (b.1859), Florence Amelia (b.1860), Walter George (b.1861), Joseph Thomas Sears (b.1862), Sarah Bernice Laurel (b.1864), Tasman Benjamin (b.1866), Frederick Henry James (b.1868), Laura Martha (b.1870), Charles Edward (b.1872), Isabella Francis (b.1874) and William Peter (b.1877)[6][7]. Through all of this, Fanny Cochrane Smith kept close ties with her people, including Truganini, who taught her bushcraft and with whom she would fish, hunt and collect bush tucker and medicinal herbs. : 1860 - 1954), Mon 28 Mar 1949, Record Type: Fanny Cochrane Smith (Burwood/Barwood) passed away on 1905 in Cygnet, Tasmania, Australia. ). People travelled long distances to sample her cooking and to see her perform Aboriginal songs and dances. Try again later. Previously sponsored memorials or famous memorials will not have this option. Now, one of her great-great-grandchildren, Joel Birnie, has decided to tell her history, and his family story, of surviving colonisation. Fannys mother passed her culture down to Fanny and Fanny passed it down to own her children, and its still being kept alive by her descendants. Enter a grandparent's name. Registration year: Over the past 200 years thousands of books, papers, journals and diaries have been told by those who peer at, gaze through and dissect our minds, bodies and country from . Fanny successfully moved within two worlds. Record ID: Try again later. However, it was as a performer that she established herself as a Hobart celebrity. date of birth. Fanny Cochrane-Smith trod the boards twice at the Theatre Royal, returning for another performance in 1903. The elderly, dignified Aboriginal woman singing into a large brass horn attached to an Edison phonograph, while a distinguished gentleman dusts the loose wax off the cylinder with a fine brush. Fanny married Mr Smith and they had eleven children. Likewise, she reconciled her traditional spirituality with Christianity and was a bridge between two cultures. Port Cygnet Births What have I done";[8] she believed the voice to be that of her mother. Smith. Fanny Cochrane Smith (English) 0 references. The Martha Ridgway was the sixth immigrant ship sent by the New Zealand Company. William Smith married Frances ( Fanny Cochrane Smith and had 13 children. Horace Watson died 1930. This memorial has been copied to your clipboard. imported from Wikimedia project. GREAT NEWS! Theme: Newsup by Themeansar. Please check your email and click on the link to activate your account. GREAT NEWS! Fanny Wortobowigee: Born at Wybaleena Aboriginal Settlement on Flinders Island.She is considered to be the last fluent speaker of a Tasmanian language, and her wax cylinder recordings of songs are the only audio recordings of any of Tasmania's indigenous languages. Biography. After many years of forced separation, she was finally able to live freely with her family and community. You are nearing the transfer limit for memorials managed by Find a Grave. Fanny Cochrane-Smith trod the boards twice at the Theatre Royal, returning for another performance in 1903. Copyright Amnesty International Australia ABN: 640 0280 6233. Smith, Sarah Record ID: She established a home and farm. Putalina (Oyster Cove) station effectively closed in 1862. Fanny would work for days at a time in the bush splitting shingles, carrying them out herself and walking up to 50kms for supplies. Gender: Fanny married William Smith. RGD33/1/46 no 1201. Daughter of Nicermenic (Eugene) and Tanganuturra / Tibb / Sarah Ploorenelle 4. Cerebral small vessel disease (CSVD) has emerged as a common factor driving age-dependent diseases, including stroke and dementia. Fanny is 31 degrees from Jennifer Aniston, 27 degrees from Drew Barrymore, 32 degrees from Candice Bergen, 30 degrees from Alexandre Dumas, 29 degrees from Carrie Fisher, 41 degrees from Whitney Houston, 28 degrees from Hayley Mills, 27 degrees from Liza Minnelli, 29 degrees from Lisa Presley, 30 degrees from Kiefer Sutherland, 30 degrees from Bill Veeck and 31 degrees from Brian Nash on our single family tree. Scientists took samples of her hair, took facial measurements and closely examined photographs of her pronounced 'European'-like facial features to see if they were original or touched up. All photos appear on this tab and here you can update the sort order of photos on memorials you manage. Fanny Cochrane Smith created a lasting legacy when she built a church in Nicholls . Mary Ann - married Walter George ARTHUR - father Cottrel COCHRANE {sealer} son - born before November 1830 - father George ROBINSON - died March 1839 Fanny Cochrane Adam born 7/6/1838 - father Eugene / Nic.Er.Me.Nic {Aboriginal} died 28/10/1857 view all Tanganuturra / Tibb / Sarah Ploorenelle's Timeline Fanny Cochrane Smith died at Cygnet, about 15 km WSW of Oyster Cove, on 24th February 1905, two years after the death of her husband. Female This relationship is not possible based on lifespan dates. Bruce is the great grandson of Horace Watson, who recorded Fanny Cochrane Smith on wax cylinder. https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/video/633216579592/fanny-cochrane-s https://www.nfsa.gov.au/tags/fanny-cochrane-smith, https://www.nfsa.gov.au/latest/fannys-memory-world. Photos larger than 8Mb will be reduced. No indigenous name is known; Robinson gave European names to all the Indigenous Tasmanians who arrived at the island as part of his attempt to suppress their culture. also sang regularly in the little church built on her land and in 1899 she sang at a special Date of birth: Smith, Mary Jane Registered: : 1860 - 1954) Mon 28 Mar 1949. Smith, Fredrick Search above to list available cemeteries. Your account has been locked for 30 minutes due to too many failed sign in attempts. In 1854 she married William Smith, an English lawyer and ex-convict who was trandported for stealing a donkey. Fanny Cochrane Smith, great-grandmother of MyHeritage user Carol Marriott A fifth-generation New Zealander and MyHeritage user, Carol Marriott is working on a few mysteries of history involving her family, which arrived in 1842. cemeteries found in Cygnet, Huon Valley Council, Tasmania, Australia will be saved to your photo volunteer list. Ryan, Lyndall, 2012. His song,"The Man and the Woman and the Edison Phonograph" recorded with Ronnie Summers, a descendant of Fanny Cochrane Smith, can be listened to or purchased here . Fanny established a boarding house in Hobart and, with husband William, built a business cutting and selling timber. Births Her recordings were inducted into the UNESCO . 1868 Resource: Between the aged of five to eight (1839-1842), Fanny is said to have lived in the home of Robert Clark, a preacher (catechist) at Wybalenna. 0 cemeteries found in Cygnet, Huon Valley Council, Tasmania, Australia. We will review the memorials and decide if they should be merged. As a girl she had been taught her cultural ways and was to play a vital role to ensure Tasmanian language and culture was practiced and maintained even today[10]. Korff, Jens, 2018, Aboriginal Cultural Essentials, (e-Book), Infograph of Aboriginal History, 1900-1969. 01 May 1864 Thank you to Rodney and Bronwen for sharing their story of their strong proud matriarch. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Which memorial do you think is a duplicate of Fanny Smith (194938185)? Cochrane Smith died of pneumonia and pleurisy at Port Cygnet, 10mi (16km) from Oyster Cove, on 24 February 1905. cemeteries found within kilometers of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. Save to an Ancestry Tree, a virtual cemetery, your clipboard for pasting or Print. 1866 She was one of the first children born in Tasmania with an Aboriginal mother, Worrete-moete-yenner, and a European father. Gender: Smith family Elders attended the ceremony, including 'Poppy' Stan Smith, 'Nanny' Bev Smith, Uncle Charlie Smith and Aunty Anne Smith. 0 references. It was as if we had 100 years of catching up to do! Try again later. Record ID: Use Escape keyboard button or the Close button to close the carousel. 'Over a hundred years, Joel Stephen Birnie's ancestors Tarenootairer, and her daughters Mary Ann and Fanny Cochrane, endured abduction, rape, enslavement, destitution, despair and disease, while their family and their world died before their eyes. Please enter your email address and we will send you an email with a reset password code. North of Hobart. Smith, William grandchildren make up a large proportion of the current Tasmanian Aboriginal population. However, she also recorded Aboriginal songs on wax cylinders in 1899 and 1903, and was the first Indigenous person whose traditional stories and songs would be recorded for the future - "the first and only recording of Tasmania's Aboriginal language" (see Korff, Jens, 2018). 1862 15 Sep 1861 Fanny Cochrane Smith with her husband William and two men, possibly her sons (ALMFA, SLT), https://en.wikipedia.//wiki/Fanny_Cochrane_Smith, http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/smith-fanny-cochrane-8466, https://www.aboriginalheritage.tas.gov.au/cultural-heritage/aboriginal-historical-places-putalina-oyster-cove, http://www.utas.edu.au/library/companion_to_tasmanian_history/M/Matriarchs%20of%20survival.htm, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTZC-9ZB, https://www.ancestry.co.uk/family-tree/tree/15890177, https://www.familysearch.org/tree/pedigree/portrait/LZL6-C62, https://press-files.anu.edu.au/downloads/press/p74151/pdf/book.pdf, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tasmanian_languages, https://web.archive.org/web/20160612170929/http://www.sbs.com.au/nitv/nitv-news/article/2015/03/06/20-inspiring-black-women-who-have-changed-australia, https://eprints.utas.edu.au/14442/1/1968_Plomley_Notes_some_Tasmanian_aborigines.pdf, http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/smith-fanny-cochrane-8466/text14887, is margrete rose smith related to fanny cochrane smithQuestion about Fanny Cochrane Smith, Fanny Mary (Sherwood) Smith (abt.1844-1900), Jaques, Judy, 2004 , 'Passing The Torch: Commemorating the Songs of Fanny Cochrane. 23 Feb 1868 Allen and Unwin. Until the church was built however, services were held in Fannys kitchen. NAME_INDEXES:1006719 She served as Clark's servant until the station closed in 1847. Births Fanny Smith (born Cochrane) was born in 1833, at birth place. Following the death of Truganini in 1876, Fanny laid claim to be "the last Tasmanian". [clarification needed][5] In June 1834, the year of Fanny's birth on Flinders Island, he was reported to Robinson as being involved in stealing a boat on the Leven River on the NW Coast with Probelatter. He passed away on 1902 in Port Cygnet, Tasmania. RGD33/1/46 no 1201 Male I thought you might like to see a memorial for Fanny Cochrane Smith I found on Findagrave.com. Her childrens grandchildren and great-grandchildren make up a large proportion of the current Tasmanian Aboriginal population. Fanny, Albert's grandmother had a very hard life before she came to Nicholls Rivulet. family name. By this time, her fame had spread. 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