Amelia Jane HUSTON [23788]

  General Notes:

Birth
Huston, Amelia Jane
Father: Huston, George Francis
Mother: Huston, Sarah
Date of birth: 15 May 1836
Registered: New Norfolk
Registration year: 1836
Record ID:
NAME_INDEXES:1085006
Resource RGD32/1/2/ no 7339
Reg New Norfolk Van Diemens Land

Name: Amelia Jane Huston
Spouse Name: Seymour Francis Gaynor
Marriage Date: 15 May 1854
Marriage Place: Tasmania
Registration Place: New Norfolk, Tasmania
Registration Year: 1854
Registration Number: 1240 Australian Marriage Index.

Amelia Jane Gaynor
Birth Year: abt 1836
Age: 24
Death Date: 29 Apr 1860
Death Place: Tasmania
Registration Year: 1860
Registration Place: New Norfolk, Tasmania
Registration Number: 816

Tasmanian Sketcher
Posted 07 May 2011 by H Boutell (Ancestry)
Amelia Jane Huston was born in Hamilton, Van Diemen's Land, on 15 May 1836, eldest child of George Francis Huston, surgeon-superintendent of the Asylum at New Norfolk (1855-80) and subsequently MLA, and Sarah, née Hawthorn.
George Hawthorn was her uncle. On her eighteenth birthday Amelia Jane married, from her father's residence on Norfolk Island, Lieutenant (later Major) Francis Seymour Gaynor of the 99th Regiment, son of Bryan Gaynor of Killinea House, County Dublin. (She lived for a time in Ireland becoming ill, she returned to Tasmania in an effort to regain her health) She died at her father's house, Frescale, New Norfolk, on 29 April 1860, survived by her husband, a son and two daughters. Her only known sketch is a competent pencil drawing, Home at Norfolk Island, inscribed lower right 'A.J.G. 1854' (ALMFA).

  Other Records

1. Amelia Jane Huston: Letter to Frances Jane Torlesse, 5 Nov 1856, Cork IRL.
Liveing Archive 240a-d

2. Amelia Jane Huston: Letter to Frances Jane Torlesse, 29 Dec 1856, Ireland.
Liveing Archive 238a-b Amelia G to FJL Page1&4 of 4 Dec 29 1856

Decber 29^th
My dear Fanny
I received your welcome letter a few days ago we are at present staying with my husband's family but will return to Cork on the 15^th Jany Since I wrote to you last I have had a packet of news from home, my
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dear mother had a daughter on the 17^th August five days after mine was born I am glad to hear you wash and dress your child I do the same in spite of everyone, for then I am satisfied with the way it is done indeed I do almost everything for my darling I find it an
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amusement and especially to make her clothes for I am fond of work I am also fond of music and reading & I have read the "Heir of Redclyffe"¹ and cried over it so, for as Amy was idolised by her husband so am I and I thought I should feel as she did if my darling husband was taken from me but I think
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her character too good to be natural. New Years Day I was obliged to leave off writing the other day and have not been able to resume it until now an I wish you and yours many many happy returns of this day - I had the happiness to receive a letter from my darling sister Mary yesterday, my dear Mama was very ill in consequence of not taking sufficient care of herself after her confinement and I am thankful to say,
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all the rest are in good health & enjoying the sweet spring; Papa has the sweetest spot in New Norfolk and in summer time it is a lovely place we were there this time last year - You will indeed have your handsfull (sic) when your expected addition arises I shouldn't like to have another quite so soon I find one gives me employment enough - but if my little boy² had lived he would have been only 20 months old now
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We had a little snow on Christmas Day the first I have seen but plenty of frost which I feel severely - your remark with regard to India would not apply to me for I would never leave my children . . . . . I think it necessary - I know several ladies who have brought up their families in India with a little care and heat agrees so much better with me than cold
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as I found during our residence on Norfolk Island and in the Tropics coming home - I am afraid you will find this a stupid letter but as I have not seen you for so long a period I scarcely know what style to adopt on writing to you - Grandmama's relations the Cramers live at Kinsale and own nearly half the town and adjacent country Rathmore is I hear a very beautiful place -
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Uncle George has a good chance of becoming possessor as neither Marmaduke or John Cramer are married and he is the next heir, Grandmama's sister died som time <sic>ago and left her some money which I hope Mama will get - now I must say adieu for the present with much love I remain - your affectionate cousin
AmeliaJGaynor <sic>

Footnotes
1. The Heir of Redclyffe was by Charlotte M Yonge, published in 1853, a romantic novel, enormously popular and successful.
2. Evidence of another child born around April 1855. So in all Amelia bore 4 children between April 1855 and February 1859.
Transcribed by Marie Liveing - 2017

3. Amelia Jane Huston: Letter to Frances Jane Torlesse, 2 Nov 1857, Athlone IRL.
Liveing Archive 235a-b

My dear Fanny
You seem determined to drop your correspondence with me at least, it would seem so, to judge from the long period you have allowed to elapse without answering my two last letters. I hope you have not been ill or in any affliction the only reasons for silence that I will forgive. Since I wrote last to you my husband has been placed on the recruiting service, and as you will see by the address where are now at Athlone and likely to remain here for some time. I am very glad of it, for the 99th are now stationed at the "Curragh Camp" anything but a pleasant winter quarter, and besides I am in a very delicate state of health again and expecting an addition next month, I am suffering much from a violent cough, and its attendant evils, I have been told that unless
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I am careful I shall most likely suffer continually, my dear papa looks upon me, as the only one in the family of a consumptive tendency, until I was married I was the picture of health and spirits, for my child's or children's sake I pray God to spare me to watch over their childhood as only a mother can. My dear little Prissy has grown a beautiful child and has now been walking alone the last two months, and is such a pet. I do not like Athlone at all although there is a large garrison here, there is no society, I was never in such an unsociable place, however we enjoy many advantages so I must not complain of trifles. Frank has not much to do except at the end of the month, when he has for outstations to visit, "Birr" Galway"Roscommon" and Gallinasld [?], he has to drive to Birr and Roscommon which will be disagreeable work in wet weather, it is a pouring wet day at present and he has
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gone to the latter place.
I often get letters from home and always do they desire their love to you, Mama hoped to hear from you, Sally and Polly are thinking of getting married, indeed I suppose ere long they will all be doing the same, I was in a great state of alarm for some time owing to the 99th being under orders for India, which would have involved a separation from my dear husband, and I am not Soldier [?] enough to look upon such a misfortune with calmness, one of my sisters in law with her two children is on her passage home now, her husband being only too glad to get out of a country where such horrors have been perpetrated. I am thankful to say that since the news of the recapture of Delhi the regiment is not likely to go, but I quite expect we shall be sent to the West Indies soon, which will be unpleasant
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I shall send this to your Sarah [?] to be forwarded to you as I do not know if you are still at Cambridge. Do answer this, if you receive it for I shall be sorry to discontinue our correspondence again, after renewing it \endash you must not expect much news from this frightfully dull place, my drawing room window commands an extensive view of the four corners of streets which are generally filled with pigs, donkeys and dirty children which appear to me to be the principal productions of this part of the Emerald Isle we tried to get a cottage out of the town but could not succeed, I am afraid you will consider this a very stupid letter, and with justice, so I shall conclude for the present, with much love.
Ever your attached cousin
Amelia Gaynor.

4. Amelia Jane Huston: Letter to Frances Jane Torlesse, 25 Jan 1858, Athlone IRL.
Liveing Archive 232a-b

Athlone
January 25th

My Dear Fanny
I received your kind note this morning, and I am surprised to find you did not hear of the birth of my little son, which took place on 16 November, and I wrote to you when he was about three weeks old, but I suppose the letter met with the fate of many others and never reached you. When the boy was 3 weeks old, I caught cold and was laid up a month with fever, which reduced me to such a weak state, that I fear I shall never quite get over it.
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my poor husband suffered terrible anxiety, for some days when I was dreadfully ill, baby arrived quite unexpectedly fully a month too soon and we did not think he would live, however he is now a fine little fellow though brought up by hand for I cannot nurse him. He was christened last Saturday and received the names Francis Brian Gerald. Amy has got over the jealousy she felt at first, and is now very fond of her brother. two children are quite enough to manage but I need not complain of
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having much to do, for I am obliged to keep two nurses my own health not permitting me to make any exertion, and Amy requires quite as much attention as the boy. I had many nice letters from home lately accompanied by likenesses of Sally and Mary which I wish I could show you. I shall soon have quite a gallery of families portraits for I have Papa and Mama and the two dear girls, and Papa has promised to send the other children's likenesses soon. We are enjoying very cold weather now, I cannot [say]
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I like it, I wish we could meet before we go abroad again which I think will be soon, the regiment and now in Aldershot and I dare say before we join it, the gallant 99th will be off to the West Indies possibly [?].
Mama wrote imploringly me to go out to Hobarton again for they thought my darling husband had gone to India if such should ever be the case I certainly will go home. I do not like this part of the world.
Now dear I must conclude for the present, and with much love remain
Your sincerely attached cousin
Amelia J Gaynor

5. Amelia Jane Huston: Letter to Frances Jane Torlesse, 2 Aug 1858.
Liveing Archive 236a-b

?
August 2nd (1858)

My dear Fanny
I did wonder at your long silence, but I think it was sufficiently explained you appear to have a great deal of trouble with Servants I am more fortunate I do pity you very much, on your increasing prospects I am in a like case myself but not till the middle of February a great deal too soon, fancy having three children and the eldest only 2½ years old !!!
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I attribute my ill fortune to not nursing my boy, I am very weak and feeble, I came down to my husband's family last month for change of air it has greatly benefited the children but I do not feel any better, I intend on returning home on the 12th, my poor husband has been alone a longer time than I intended, his auntie's prevented him accompanying me, I am now glad you have been able to renew your acquaintance with the Davidson's, I frequently met Lucy just before we left
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Tasmania, are they not immensely tall & some people used to think them pretty I suppose chiefly on account of their gilding.
My friend Mrs Bayliss sailed for Hobarton on Saturday last, I am sorry you did not see her, it may not be very long before I follow, for if my dear husband's regiment goes to India, which is almost certain and he is obliged to go to Papa urges me to go home again for I can easily join Frank from Tasmania, and I should
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be far happier with my own family. Though I have many very kind friends here. I am dreadfully homesick, however I have no right to complain for I know when I married a loyal soldier I must leave all behind and follow them abroad. I wish I could see you, what an inexhaustable budget I should have to communicate
Miss Amy is loudly demanding my attention so I must conclude with kind regards to your husband kisses for children and love for your own self.
Ever your
Attached cousin
Amelia Gaynor
Write Soon

Transcribed M.S. Liveing - 2020

6. Amelia Jane Huston: Letter to Frances Jane Torlesse, 16 Nov 1858, Killiney IRL.
Liveing Archive 241a-b

7. Amelia Jane Huston: Letter to Frances Jane Torlesse, 1859, 27 Belle View Villas.
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8. Amelia Jane Huston: Letter to Frances Jane Torlesse, 12 Jan 1859, Killiney IRL.
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9. Amelia Jane Huston: Letter to Frances Jane Torlesse, 4 Mar 1859, Killiney IRL.
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10. Amelia Jane Huston: Letter to Frances Jane Torlesse, 4 Apr 1859, Killiney IRL.
Liveing Archive 237a-b

11. Amelia Jane Huston: Letter to Frances Jane Torlesse, 16 Jun 1859, Killiney IRL.
Liveing Archive 233a-b

12. Amelia Jane Huston: Part letter to Frances Jane Torlesse, Plus 1 page to Frances by her Husband Edward, 2 Aug 1859, 27 Belle View Villas.
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13. Amelia Jane Huston: Letter to Frances Jane Torlesse, 13 Aug 1859, Killiney IRL.
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Amelia married Francis Seymour GAYNOR [26514] [MRIN: 9522], son of Brian GAYNOR of Killinea House co Dublin IRL [26834] and Unknown, on 15 May 1854 in Norfolk Island AU. (Francis Seymour GAYNOR [26514] was born in 1827 in Mauritius and died on 23 Oct 1889 in Kensington LND.)