HASTIE, Charles Little

(1834-1916)

Charles Little Hastie was born on 27 February 1834 in Scotland (reference). He was born to Helen Balfour and George Little, who was married to another woman at the time (reference). His mother, Helen, married Robert Hastie when Charles was a young child (reference).

He grew up in a farming town in Scotland, where he was known as Charles Hastie. Charles lived in Scotland until he got on the wrong side of the law, being convicted of arson and sent to Australia as a convict. Charles arrived in the Swan River Colony on 25 May 1858 on the Emma Eugenia. Charles was later granted a ticket of leave. 

After completing his sentence, Charles travelled down south to a small place called Bunbury, where he became known as Charles Little Hastie.

On 2 November 1860, Charles married Mary Ann O'Connor in Bunbury. Their first child, Thomas Little Hastie, was born in 1861. Between 1864 and 1871, the couple had five more children, John, Robert, William, Walter and James.

Over the years, Charles completed odd jobs in and around Bunbury, even removing manure from the Bunbury Police Stables. On 6 April 1883, Charles was contracted to help build the Roman Catholic Chapel. On 10 January 1894 Charles received the job for constructing the Brunswick River Bridge. He also had a Timber Yard and worked with Jarrah timber, which he exported worldwide.

Despite having been a convict and sent halfway around the world, Charles did not appear to have learnt his lesson. Charles had multiple run-ins with the law in Bunbury. In 1885 Charles's name was used to fraud bank cheques (reference). This case continued for six months until the truth emerged from one of his friends who worked with him, who forged cheques to pay for things. Charles was unaware of this. From 1886 to 1888, Charles was in and out of court for small, petty things, like not getting paid for a job he would do and not keeping up maintenance on his residential house he rented out.

Charles Little Hastie

Photo courtesy of the Souvenir of Bunbury Western Australia 1904 booklet

Hastie Bros.

Bunbury Herald Wed 1 Mar 1893 Page 3

Photo courtesy of the National Library of Australia

In 1888 Charles left the courts behind and won the Bunbury council election. On 29 January 1889, Charles was advertising his businesses Building and Construction. Charles was a contractor on Vasse Road (reference), and advertising his Blacksmith business. In February, he went and worked on the railway line from Bunbury to Boyanup (reference). Charles had a Timber Yard in Bunbury on his Land adjacent to the railway and the Municipal Boundary, where he always had a full supply of Jarrah Timber of all sizes from his Donnybrook Mill (reference).

Charles invested in land in Bunbury, owning the land from Stirling Street to Cornwall Street at one stage in his life (reference).He also had a workshop and forge at what became known as Hastie’s Corner (reference).

Charles saw the development of the colonial South-West from its infancy and interacted with many old families in the district. He was engaged in the timber trade for a larger number of years, being one of the first to engage in this industry (reference). He exported thousands of loads of jarrah to all parts of the globe. Later he was one of the chief inspectors of timber for the Forestry Department, and it was only on account of advancing years that he had to relinquish the position some five years before his death. Mr Hastie had many interesting reminiscences of events (reference) that occurred in the South-West. 

He again married Magdalene Morgan in 1909 (reference), who also predeceased him three years before his death. He brought up a large family of six sons, Viz, Walter, Tom, William and James, but had no daughters. When Charles died on 23 July 1916 he left behind 17 grandchildren and several great-grandchildren (reference).

"Death of Mr C. Hastie which occurred at his residence on Sunday afternoon, Bunbury has lost one of its oldest and best known inhabitants. Charles had been in failing health for some months and it was his strong constitution which kept him alive, about two weeks ago he was seized with a paralytic stroke and gradually sank until he expired quietly on Sunday. The deceased was one of the best known men in the South-West, in fact he was well-known all over the state amongst the older generation of Western Australia. He came to the state in 1858, and has lived in Bunbury and district ever since." (reference)

“The death of Mr. C. L. Hastie removes from Bunbury life the most central figure of the city. He was known in every active service of commerce and trade, as was clearly shown by the number of people who attended his funeral.” (reference

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HARVEY, William Robert

He married Esther Emily (baptised 1877 in Perth) or Emily Hester (widow). Their children were Albert Richard (1877-) born in Perth, and John Fenton (1882-1968), born in Albany. In Fremantle, William was a labourer in 1877, and he was at Arthur River between 1879 and 1885. William was a Sandalwood contractor, Carter and Blacksmith at 124 mile Albany Road and employed five or more ticket of leave labourers occasionally between 1871 and 1880 from Williams, Murray and Bunbury Depots. He was Church of England.

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HARVEY, Henry Frederick

He may have arrived in 1884. He arrived in Bunbury on 18/10/1887 on the Flinders from South Australia with his wife, the Resident Medical Officer according to the Government Gazette of 1889. She was an obstetric physician at a Perth public hospital. She practised in partnership with Dr Jameson, a member of the 1st Medical Board in 1894 and the 1st B.M.A. in West Australia in 1896. He owned land at Harvey. He graduated MRCS in 1875 and LSA in 1876.

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HARVEY, G. V

In Bunbury, he employed two ticket of leave labourers in 1869.


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HARVEY, David

(-19/10/1886). David died in an accident with his cart. David married Catherine in 1874. David was a farmer in Ferguson during 1875-1876 in Bunbury and Dardanup in 1877. He was a farmer in 1889. 


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HARTNETT, John

(1892-17/10/1899)

John was born in Ireland and died in Ferguson. He was an expiree. The son of John, a labourer, he arrived on 19/08/1853 on the Robert Small. He was married around 1856 in Bunbury to Mary Farrell. Mary was the daughter of Thomas. Their children were Thomas (1857-), John (1859-), Michael (1861-), William (1863-), Ellen (1865-1935) and May (1869-). John was a Dardanup farmer who signed a petition in 1877 regarding discrimination against expirees at Crooked Brook. Both were in the Roman Catholic church.


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HART

He married Elizabeth Cain (5/5/1858-). Elizabeth was born in Bunbury. The daughter of Richard and Alice Hurst. Elizabeth remarried Mr Wood.

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HARRIS, James

He employed a ticket of leave servant in 1870 at Bunbury.


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HARRIS, Ebenezer

(1834-8/9/1914)

Ebenezer is buried in Busselton. He was the son of Charles and Winifred. He arrived 10/4/1842 on the Diadem with his parents. Ebenezer married on 24/4/1855 in Bunbury to Catherine Scanlon (1832-3/1/1917). Catherine was the daughter of John and Johanna of Ireland. Their children were Charles (1855-1929), John (1857-1936), Ebenezer (1858-), Harriet (1860-), Andrew (1862-1933), Catherine (1865-1944), George (1870-1960) and Amelia (1872-1947). A Quindalup farmer, Ebenezer held the Sussex pastoral lease No.9417 in 1857. In 1863 he nominated his wife's cousin John Maheleget and his wife nominated her sister Johanna Scanlon. His religion was the Church of England, his wife, Roman Catholic.

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HARRIS, Charles W

He arrived on the Helena Mena on the 24/9/1886 from London. He was nominated by John Pinker. He was a boat fitter and Bunbury labourer.

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HARRIS, Charles

(1811-)

Charles arrived 10/4/1842 on the Diadem with his wife Winifred (1811-) and five children. They were David (1831-), Ebenezer (1834-1914), Maria/Marien (1835-1909), George (1838-), Harriet (1841-), Hannah (1843-), Amelia (1844-) and Charles (1846-). Charles was an agricultural labourer in Bunbury, Vasse and at Australind. He was a foot constable in the 1840s and 1850s.

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HARRINGTON, Daniel

(08/07/1927).

He was born in India as the son of Daniel. He arrived around 1854 as an Enrolled Pensioner Guard. He married on 29/4/1864 to Mary Ann Armstrong (1842-4/6/1911). Mary was born in Ireland and died in Bunbury. Mary was the daughter of Jeffrey. Daniel was the warden of the Fremantle Convict Establishment, a Sergeant in the 99th regiment for 19 years and was a superintendent at various prisons in the Straits and Settlements.

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HARDEN, Richard Henry

He married on 13/07/1859 in Bunbury to Sarah Ann Crowdy. Their children were William Thomas, baptised in 1864 and Susanna, baptised in 1864 in Australind into the Church of England.

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HARDY, John

(-26/10/1885)

John died in Bunbury. He was a drover that was employed by Brockman travelling stock from Esperance to Gingin. He died at the Rose and Crown Hotel.

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HARDWICK, Margaret Sarah Halvina

(1886-1966)

She was born in Bunbury. Margaret was the daughter of William. Margaret did not marry. Margaret was a dressmaker. Margaret cared for her parents in their old age and was educated in York. 


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HANSON, James

(1821-)

He was an expiree. James arrived on 29/3/1856 on the William Rammond. James was married and had five children in the United Kingdom. A Bunbury farmer, James applied for 50 acres in 1868 as a tillage lease on the Bunbury -  Kojonup Road. He employed twelve ticket of leave men at "Rosamel" between 1860 and 1872.


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HANHAM, Francis Gabriel, also known as Charles Gabriel Junior

(5/10/1857-2/10/1890)

He was born in Bunbury as the son of Charles Gabriel and Caroline. He married Ann J. Mara (1863-). Mara was born at Upper Swan as the daughter of John and Kate. Ann remarried in 1895 to David Kirk Caldwell. His children were Florence (1884-1881) and Constance Josephine (1886-), born in Fremantle. He was the Fremantle telegraph messenger in 1874, a clerk from 1876-1885 and a customs agent in 1886.

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HANHAM, Charles Gabriel

(1827-13/06/1911)

Charles died in Carnarvon. He was the son of Phillip Henry. Charles arrived in 1841 on the Charles from South Australia and then departed in 07/1841 on the Truelove. He then returned in 1846 as a member of the crew of H.M.S. Fly, he jumped ship. Charles married on 02/1848 Caroline Adams (1828-5/9/1908). Caroline died in Fremantle. She was the daughter of William and Elizabeth. Their children were Annie Alma (1846-), Anne (1847-1915), Elizabeth Caroline (1850-), Walter John, a twin (1852-1925), Phillip Henry (1852-1933), George Doonan (1855-1936), Francis Gabriel (1857-1890) who died in Bunbury, Frank William (1861-1886), Andrew (1864-1903) and Ernest (1864-1810). On his first voyage, he brought stock from South Australia, including 800 sheep and 30 horses. He was a sailmaker and boatman at Fremantle. He was noted as the Captain of the Twinkling Star by the 1860s and was master of the Speculator, Arabian and Brothers. He employed two ticket of leave men and was a sailor in 1864 and a shipwright in 1868. His wife was a Librarian at Fremantle Literacy Institute, 1880-1885. Hanham was French-speaking and is believed to have come from the Channel Islands.

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HANDS, Thomas

He employed five ticket of leave men, a sawyer and a cook included, between 1865-1868 in Bunbury. He employed two ticket of leave men, one a sawyer, at Rockingham in 1872 and also one ticket of leave man at Kojonup in 1873 and 1874.

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HANDS, John E

He was an expiree. John arrived on 12/9/1864 on the Merchantman. John employed nine ticket of leave men in Bunbury between 1869 and 1876, including three tailors. John was a Bunbury grocer in 1870, then a merchant by 1889 at Roebourne between 1880-1884. John left with his wife to go to the Eastern colonies and returned on 27/08/1883 on the Franklin.

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