Johanna McElligott 78,102
- Born: Cir 1836, Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland
- Marriage (2): Tracy Watkins on 6 May 1895 in Church Of Christ, 48 Elizabeth Street, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
- Died: 1914, St Peters, NSW, Australia aged about 78 51
Another name for Johanna was Johanna Littlewood.
General Notes:
Johanna was previously married to John Littlewood - NSW BDM V1855178 43B/1855
According to (Watkins) family oral history (Russell Ray Watkins), Tracy Watkins had (or managed) a hotel in Warrandyte, Victoria in the late 1890's and left his family for a barmaid. Nothing was know of Tracy after he took off with the barmaid/cook.
A marriage (bigamous as there is no divorce on the public record) is recorded in Sydney in 1895 between Tracy Watkins and Joanna Littlewood. Joanna Littlewood is presumably the barmaid/cook. It appears they fled to Sydney where they would be unknown.
Tracy Watkins died in Launceston. Perhaps they moved to Tasmania as a married (sic) couple to escape scrutiny from the (Watkins) family.
Mary Ann Watkins, Tracy's daughter's marriage certificate in 1882 shows Tracy's as living in Warrandyte and his occupation as 'Publican' thus giving credence to above story.
William Hartrick, Tracy's grandson (Mary Ann Watkins & Abraham Hartrick) recalled in a recorded interview in 1977 that " (his)..grandparents were licencees of the Warrandyte Hotel and that his grandfather (Tracy) "cleared out to Tassie with another woman, the pub's cook". He said family members never found out where Tracy had gone until after his death. One of the family members went to Tassie to see what the 'widow's' situation was, but she was left with nothing.
Johanna & Tracy's flight to Tasmania may not have been an arbitary choice of locations as Johanna's son, Alfred was listed as a miner in the 1914 Zeehan (Tasmania) electoral roll.
Johanna remarried after Tracy's death. She married James Patmore in 1908 a (in Tasmania: ref 1908/0861).
Noted events in her life were:
• Registered Marriage, 1855, Church Of England, Field Of Mars, Marsfield, Ryde, NSW, Australia. 470
• Registered Marriage, 1895, Church Of Christ, 48 Elizabeth Street, Sydney, NSW, Australia. 471
• Newspaper: Tasmanian News, 6 Jan 1896, , Tasmania, Australia. 78
• Electoral Roll, 1914, Scottsdale, Tasmania, Australia. 102
• Registered Death, 1914, St Peters, NSW, Australia. 51
Johanna married in 1855 in Church Of England, Field Of Mars, Marsfield, Ryde, NSW, Australia.
Johanna next married Tracy Watkins, son of Henry Watkins and Sarah Taylor, on 6 May 1895 in Church Of Christ, 48 Elizabeth Street, Sydney, NSW, Australia. (Tracy Watkins was born on 7 May 1833 in Eardisley, Herefordshire, England 82,83, christened on 15 Jun 1834 in Eardisley, Herefordshire, England, died on 27 Jan 1900 in General Hospital, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia and was buried on 3 Feb 1900 in C Of E Cemerery, Cypress Street, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia.). The cause of his death was Emphysema & broncho-pneumonia.
Noted events in their marriage were:
• Registered Marriage, 6 May 1895, Sylvania, NSW, Australia. 93
Marriage Notes:
Believed to be a bigamous marriage for Tracy.
Watkins oral history has Tracy as a Warrandyte, Vic. publican who ran off with a barmaid - Johanna Littlewood.
Both originally resided in Victoria but chose to be married in Sydney and then live in Tasmania. Hiding perhaps?
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