Captain John Hardman Lister
(1803-1850)
Susanna Pymble
(Cir 1806-1889)

John Hardman Australia Lister
(1828-1890)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Ann Hannah Arthur

John Hardman Australia Lister

  • Born: 12 May 1828, Hentland, Herefordshire England
  • Christened: St Marys, Whitechapel, London, Middlesex England
  • Marriage (1): Ann Hannah Arthur on 1 Nov 1860 in All Saints, Bathurst, NSW Australia
  • Died: 17 Sep 1890, Tallwood, Browns Creek, Blayney, NSW Australia at age 62
  • Buried: 20 Sep 1890, Millthorpe, NSW Australia

   Cause of his death was pleurisy.

  General Notes:

Stephen Crawshaw notes:
The name "Australia" is said to represent Capt Lister's admiration for Matthew Flinders, originator of the term "Australia." Farmer. Using advice of Ed. Hargraves, discovered gold at Ophir 1851 with friends James and Bill Tom using a Miner's "cradle" made in living room at Springfield with "Parson" & Hargraves. After discovery of a heart-shaped nugget, Hargraves set off alone for Sydney claiming reward for himself, identifying Lister & Tom boys as his "employees". A NSW Parliamentary committee ruled in the boys' favour after their deaths. The full parliament, however, voted to reject the findings of the committee. The association with gold did not help JHAL financially he was before the Insolvency Court on 29 December 1871.
Margaret Hardwick writes:
On my tree I have him probably arriving in Australia on 10 October 1842 on the Aden with his sisters. Though he does imply in the Brunie papers he came when his father retired from the sea in 1838. Gwen Oglivie, his great granddaughter, suggests he came 1838. Unlike his sisters he so far has not turned up in the 1841 Census of England.
The Perth Mint says:
In 1851, Edward Hargraves claimed the discovery of the first payable gold in Bathurst, New South Wales. Hargraves was a master of publicity and self promotion. He named the field Ophir, after the biblical source of King Solomon's gold, secured for himself many rewards and significant government positions and subsequently became known as the first discoverer of gold in Australia. The reality was that his partners, John Lister, William and James Tom, did most of the work and made the real discovery, but the gold industry was and still is, an environment for entrepreneurs and men quick witted enough to exploit their circumstances.


John married Ann Hannah Arthur, daughter of James F. Arthur and Rebecca Priest, on 1 Nov 1860 in All Saints, Bathurst, NSW Australia. (Ann Hannah Arthur was born on 4 Jul 1838 in Sydney, NSW Australia, died on 10 Dec 1924 in Forest Rd, Millthorpe, NSW Australia and was buried on 11 Dec 1924 in Millthorpe, NSW Australia.)


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