Fanny Cochrane Smith (Burwood/Barwood) passed away on 1905 in Cygnet, Tasmania, Australia. She was forced to live with Robert Clark, the preacher at Wybalenna. If you ask about the Aboriginal population, or lack thereof, in Tasmania today, it raises a huge question mark. She is considered to be the last fluent speaker of the Flinders Island lingua franca, a Tasmanian language, and her wax cylinder recordings of songs are the only audio recordings of any of Tasmania's indigenous languages. Five cylinders were cut, however by 1949 only four remained as "A fifth cylinder, on which was recorded the translation of the songs, was broken some time ago". * Tasmania Birth Record - given name not recorded COCKERILL born 16/3/1849 Bothwell, father Henry Mylam COCKERILL, mother Eliza VINCENT "Can you imagine how frightening that would have been? * Tasmania Birth Record - given name not recorded COCKERILL born 4/11/1852 New Norfolk, father Henry Milam COCKERILL, mother Eliza VINCENT Likely fearing this connection, the religious authorities removed Fanny from her parents care at only five-years-old. Upon hearing her own performance, Smith had cried "My poor race. Here is the "real" profile for FannyFanny Smithand her attached parents are Nicermenic (Eugene) and Tanganuturra / Tibb / Sarah Ploorenelle. Out of fear theyd be lost forever, Fanny recorded the Palawan songs on wax cylinders. English: Fanny Cochrane Smith, a Tasmanian Aborigine, wearing a belt with wallaby pelts. Her recordings were inducted into the UNESCO . We collect and match historical records that Ancestry users have contributed to their family trees to create each person's profile. * mrs Frances Neal Smith Geni requires JavaScript! "Wybalenna was set up with an enormous sense of optimism and hope by the colonial government," historian Rebe Taylor from the University of Tasmania says. The Aborigines at Wybalenna escaped into the bush to practise their culture. * mrs Alice Smith * Tasmania Birth Record - Alice Ellen COCKERILL born 11/4/1861 New Norfolk, father Henry COCKERILL, mother Eliza VINCENT Fanny (Cochrane) Smith (1834 - 1905) Fanny Smith formerly Cochrane Born Dec 1834 in Wybalenna, Flinders Island, Tasmania, Australia Daughter of Nicermenic Unknown and Tanganutura Tarenootairre [sibling (s) unknown] Wife of William Smith married 27 Oct 1854 (to 1902) in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia In 1995, the Tasmanian Government officially returned this land to the community. Start a free family tree online and well do the searching for you. In recognition of her status as last Aboriginal, the Tasmanian government granted her 300 acres (121 ha) of land. * Roland George Albert Cockerill This surname (in any of the two possible English senses; see also below) is also found in Haiti. This enabled re-interpretation and translation of the aboriginal spring and corroboree songs to he \r\rFor some reason it is almost impossible to locate this recording on the internet so I have uploaded it here from a copy I have had for years for anyone who is interested.\r\rA total of six cylinders were cut between 1899 and 1903. * Herbert Wellington Cockerill There was some dispute at the time of her death as to whether she or Truganini was the last full-blood Tasmanian Aborigine. 0 references. She is considered to be the last fluent speaker of the Flinders Island lingua franca, a Tasmanian language, and her wax cylinder recordings of songs are the only audio recordings of any of Tasmania's indigenous languages. The Aborigines at Wybalenna escaped into the bush to practise their culture. * Tasmania Birth Record - Alfred Gower COCKERILL born 27/9/1858 New Norfolk, father Henry Mylam COCKERILL, mother Eliza VINCENT * Marina Emily Ward, There is currently no evidence that she married Henry COCKERILL and the children are listed under his wife Elizabeth JARVIS. Discover your family history in millions of family trees and more than a billion birth,marriage, death, census, and miltary records. * Arthur Cockerill Tasmania born Fanny Cochrane Smith was taken from her parents when she was only five years old and fostered. "What she'd been through, a lot of people never recover from that. I was born on Flinders Island. I am a Teacher who started creating online content for my students from 2016 so that they can get access to free knowledge online. The government of the Colony of Tasmania recognised this claim in 1889 and granted her 300 acres (120ha) of land and increased her annuity to 50. And there she was, left pretty much on her own, living among strangers," Kerry says. Her recordings were inducted into the UNESCO Australian Memory of the World Register in 2017. * Mary [need Fanny (Wortabowigee) Smith (born Cochrane) in MyHeritage family trees (Badke - Riseley Families Web Site) Florence Frances (Fanny) (Wortabowigee) Smith (born Cochrane) in MyHeritage family trees (Dell - Jusseit Web Site) Frances Fanny Cochrane in MyHeritage family trees (Mills Web Site) She is considered to be the last fluent speaker of the Flinders Island lingua franca, a Tasmanian language, and her wax cylinder recordings of songs are the only audio recordings of any of Tasmania's indigenous languages. * Benjamin Smith On her marriage, the government of the colony gave Fanny a land grant of 100 acres at the nearby Nicholls Rivulet in recognition of her people's dispossession and a pension of 24 a year. * Ernest Augustus Sear Cockerill Frances ( Fanny Cochrane Smith married William Peter Smith and had 13 children. In 1984, the Tasmanian Aboriginal community the Palawa reclaimed the land of the Oyster Cove settlement as Putalina. Away from the Colonial authorities, they would perform the dances of their people, told stories of the Dreamtime (creation tales) and sing their traditional songs. Watson is the great grandson of Horace Watson, who recorded Fanny in 1903. And it got far more dehumanising than that. She is exceedingly apt in illustrations drawn from her Aboriginal life and associations.". Fanny, in particular, was . Fanny was celebrated for her lovely singing voice and, in 1899, a concert was held in her honour in Hobart where she entertained the crowd by singing the songs of her people. Answer: Yothu Yindi. 1834 - 1905) was a Tasmanian Aborigine, born December 1834 after relocation of Tasmania's indigenous population to Wybalena, Flinders Island. Husband of Fanny (Cochrane) Smith married 27 Oct 1854 (to 1902) in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Father of Florence Amelia (Smith) Stanton and Charles Edward Smith Died 26 Nov 1902 at about age 81 in Port Cygnet, Tasmania, Australia Profile manager: M Whitworth [ send private message ] Her grandmother is a descendant of Fanny Cochrane Smith - the last of the Tasmanians. Eight wax cylinders, originally recorded in 1899 and 1903, contain the only spoken records of any one of the original Tasmanian Aboriginal languages as spoken and sung by Fanny Cochrane Smith, the last surviving fluent speaker of those languages. 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Fanny Cochrane Smith, (ca. 0 references. This database contains family trees submitted to Ancestry by users who have indicated that their tree can be viewed by all Ancestry subscribers.These trees can change over time as users edit, remove, or otherwise modify the data in their trees. Fanny was born in 1834 on Flinders Island. It is at least one successful attempt to keep something of Aboriginal culture in Tasmania alive. If there are any public profiles in the isolated tree that matches to a public profile (or you know where it should really be) then you can let me know and I can try to move it to the correct place. Smith. Fanny Cochrane Smith . Page 5. related to Candace Love, 35 Annie Williams, 72 Eric Cochran, 86 * Tasmania Marriage Record - Henry COCKERILL married Eliza VINCENT on 15/6/1832 at Green Ponds This paper is an attempt to present the records of interviews by Ernest Westlake with people living in Tasmania who had a knowledge of the Tasmanian Aborigines either from personal Fanny Cochrane Smith recorded a series of wax cylinder recordings of Aboriginal songs, the only existing audio recording of a Tasmanian language, though they are of extremely poor quality. * Tasmania Birth Record - John Francis COCKERILL born 10/1/1851 Bothwell, father Henry Mylam COCKERILL, mother Eliza VINCENT She passed away on 24 Feb 1905 in Cygnet, Tasmania, Australia. Or as Colleen says: "[Family members] didn't say they had any Aboriginal blood in them it was a disgrace to have Aboriginal blood in them.". After the loss of Triganini, Fanny felt the weight of an entire cultures legacy rested on her shoulders. Telling the story of "Fanny's Church"Written by Ayla Williams, Community & Cultural Resource Officer, Leprena UAICC TasmaniaIt is with great honour and total adoration that we announce a new segment on "The Orb" around Fanny Cochrane-Smith, our ancestral matriarch, our familial warrior woman, cultural compass.It is hard to put in to words the strength, story and [] Historical Person Search Search Search Results Results William Smith (1831 - 1902) Try FREE for 14 days Try FREE for 14 days How do we create a person's profile? Many of Fanny's Oyster Cove friends, including Truganini, came to call on her. About Fanny Cochrane Smith . Fannys parents and the other Aboriginals on the island often escaped into the bushlands. You can contact the owner of the tree to get more information. We collect and match historical records that Ancestry users have contributed to their family trees to create each . Discover the meaning and history behind your last name and get a sense of identity and discover who you are and where you come from. Fannys mother and father, Tanganutura and Nicermenic were sent to Flinders Island, where their lives were ruled over by Rev. She was a proud Aboriginal woman who combined her traditional knowledge with European ways, teaching her family the skills of hunting, gathering bush foods, medicine, shell-necklace stringing and basket-making. Fanny and William married in 1854. 100 0 _ a Fanny Cochrane Smith 100 1 _ a Smith, Fanny Cochrane, d 1834-1905 100 _ _ a Smith, Fanny Cochrane, d 1834-1905 They went on to have11 children all of them survived. New and compelling histories from Australia and around the world. Gathered from those who lived during the same time period , were born in the same place, or who have a family name in common. December 1834 Gregorian. SOUTH-EAST AND EAST 69 MISCELLANEOUS . * Elizabeth Henrietta Cockerill State Library of Tasmania Images Photos of Smith, Fanny Cochrane; * Mildred Eliza Cockerill, He married Elizabeth VINCENT and Alicia MACLEAY Kerry says things started to change in the 1970s and points to the activism of Tasmanian Aboriginal leader Michael Mansell. \r\rIf, by some bizarre twist of copyright laws this recording is now copyright to someone, please inform me.\r\rRead more about this recording and Fanny Cochrane Smith at the Wikipedia entry http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fanny_Cochrane_Smith She is well known for her wax-cylinder recordings of Aboriginal songs, made in 1903, which comprise the only audio recordings of an "I think we were just calling ourselves 'Aboriginal descendants' at that time. Reverend Robinson chose Anglo names for all the children on the Island. SMITH FAMILY (Fanny) 59 . As a devout Methodist, Fanny hosted an annual Methodist picnic. Here, Fanny learnt her language, songs, dances and ceremony. In 1899, and again in 1903, some of her songs were recorded by Horace Watson for the Royal Society of Tasmania. * Eva Cockerill While there was some dispute as to whether she or Truganini was the last Tasmanian Aboriginal person, in 1889 the government of the Colony of Tasmania granted her 300 acres (120:ha) of land and increased her annuity to 50. With one single test, you can discover your genetic origins and find family you nenver know you had. If you would like to view one of these trees in its entirety, you can contact the owner of the tree to request permission to see the tree. Here, Fanny learnt her language, songs, dances and ceremony. A research writer and author of the Isle of Dragons trilogy. And the recordings play an important part in efforts to recover and reclaim Indigenous language in Tasmania over recent decades. * Sydney Claude Cockerill Smith is known for her wax cylinder recordings of Aboriginal songs, recorded in 1899, which cons*ute the only audio recordings of an indigenous Tasmanian language. Dewayne Everettsmith is a critically acclaimed singer-songwriter, who had also supported some well-known performers such as Paul Kelly and Gurrumul Yunupinhu. Fanny became very active in the local Methodist community, and would host church services in her own home, often singing songs in her Pakana language. Many of the Tasmanian aboriginal community are their descendants. I was born on Flinders Island. There is no evidence that Nicermenic was her father or that he was on Flinders Island in the 1830s. Fanny Cochrane's mother and father, Tanganutura and Nicermenic, were two of the Tasmanian Aboriginals settled on Flinders Island in the 1830s by the Rev. June says herfather recounted a story of howWilliam saw Fanny running along the beach at Oyster Cove and fell in love. Fanny Cochrane Smith sang into the bell of the gramophone to record these songs on wax cylinders. He has family ties to Fanny Cochrane Smith. . Fanny married her English sawyer husband, William, at the age of 20, and they had 11 children - 6 boys and 5 girls. The following are details of the descendents of Fanny Cochrane as extracted, from the book by B C Mollison and Coral Everitt titled. INTRODUCTION . Youll get hints when we find information about your relatives . Isnt "fanny", a shortened version of Francis ?E.g a nickname. But there was debate about her claim in some circles some said her cheeks were "too pink". CSVD-related dementia will affect a growing fraction of the aging population, requiring improved recognition, understanding, and treatments. Start a free family tree online and well do the searching for you. In recent years, the Tasmanian Aboriginal community has actively reestablished ownership over their language through the development of palawa kani - a program that has revived and reconstructed the many different languages spoken by Tasmanian Aborigines. The Smiths grew their own food but derived their income from timber. Contact Us, Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 11, Colonial Women in the Australian Dictionary of Biography, E. Westlake, Tasmanian notes (1908-10) (1910, manuscript on microfilm, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies Library), G. Sculthorpe, Fanny Cochrane Smith (manuscript, 1983a, oral history project, State Library of New South Wales). In 1846, the governor ordered an inquiry into allegations of cruelty at Wybalenna. Now, one of her great-great-grandchildren, Joel Birnie, has decided to tell her history, and his family story, of surviving colonisation. The profile has been mastered and relationship locked to stop unsourced family being added. The recording of Smith's songs was the subject of a 1998 song by Australian folk singer Bruce Watson, The Man and the Woman and the Edison Phonograph. This profile appears to be more an experimental tree - Fanny Cochrane where the user has attached potential relatives to Fanny rather than where they should be. Abducted in early childhood, Fanny endured abuse and attempts to indoctrinate her and her family into Western beliefs. Kerry says. In 1847, Fanny and the other survivors of Wybalenna were moved to an abandoned convict settlement at Oyster Cove in Tasmania's south. Smith is known for her wax cylinder recordings of Aboriginal songs, made in 1903, which comprise the only audio recordings of an indigenous Tasmanian language. Her voice carries the only records of the Palawa people. He started "Yothu Yindi" in 1986 and the band has both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal members. * Tasmania Birth Record - Edward James COCKERILL born 16/4/1847 Bothwell, father Henry Mylam COCKERILL, mother Eliza VINCENT Private is probably a duplicate of William Henry "Billy" Smith, Jnr but I can't move it because it is private, Private is probably a duplicate of Joseph Thomas Sears Smith but I can't move it because it is private, https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Cockerill-55Herbert Wellington COCKERILL 1860-1940 married Francis HARRISON and they had, These are probably where these profiles belong. The woman in this recording is Fanny Cochrane Smith. Fanny Cochrane 1834-1905 appears to be a duplicate of Fanny Smith however she has lots of connected profiles that don't make sense. In this environment, Fanny embraced her Indigenous identity and made a decision that would ripple through history. Age 91 / Nov 1931. Smith died of pneumonia. The wax cylinder recordings of Tasmanian Aborigine, Fanny Cochrane Smith, are some of the earliest recordings ever made in Australia, and the only sound recording of the traditional Tasmanian Aboriginal language - preserving this language for time immemorial. What's your Australian Story? * Eunice Cockerill Fanny Cochrane Smith, 1834 - 1905 Fanny Cochrane Smith was born in month 1834, at birth place, to . * Uknown Cockerill Child After decades of war and disease almost annihilated the Indigenous population, the remaining 300 or so survivors were taken to the settlement of Wybalenna on Flinders Island in Bass Strait in 1831. 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. She became a trailblazer for her people and well-known for her singing voice, she sang the songs of her people to crowds of European people and they seemed to love it. Image credit: Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery Reading Time: < 1 Print this page Wax cylinders hold the only known recordings of any indigenous Tasmanian language. Mum Shirl was one of the founding members on some of the most important Indigenous advocacy, health and social welfare boards, such as the Aboriginal Legal Service, the Aboriginal Medical . You can contact the owner of the tree to get more information. Fanny also described how she was chained up, forced to sleep in a box and "never allowed to talk". A century later the Pakana people, including Cochrane Smith's. When Truganini died in 1876, Fanny claimed the title of 'the last Tasmanian'. Skip Ancestry navigation Main Menu. * Roland George Albert Cockerill : 1860 - 1954) Wed 23 Mar 1949. In 1899, she shared the songs of her people at a concert held in her honour. * Ernest Augustus Sear Cockerill Her recordings were inducted into the UNESCO Australian Memory of the World Register in 2017. Note that there is no evidence that Nicermenic was the Father - who is probably unknown - Nicermenic was not on Flinders Island in the 1830s (see 'Van Diemen's Land: An Aboriginal History' p300. Yunupingu, who was born in 1956, was the first Aboriginal to become a school principal. [3], Settlement Point (or Wybalenna, meaning Black Man's House) on. English anthropologist Henry Ling Roth wanted to write the first full anthropology of the Tasmanian Aboriginal people. "It's just a very, very cruel time in history.". She became a Methodist and gave the land needed to build a Methodist church at Nicholls Rivulet, which opened in 1901. Upon hearing her own performance, Smith had cried "My poor race. Fanny was born at Wybalenna, Flinders Island, in 1834. Fanny married an English sawyer and ex-convict in 1854. The only known recording of Tasmanian Aboriginal song and music. Frances ( Fanny Cochrane Smith family tree Parents John William Smith (Burwood/barwood) 1794 - 1851 Pleenerperrener Palawa (Nancy) Aka (Sarah Or Mother Brown) 1796 - 1845 Spouse (s) William Peter Smith She passed away on 24 Feb 1905 in Cygnet, Tasmania, Australia. Fanny Cochrane Smith. married . As Kerry sums up this time: "It was just the all-pervasiveness of the thinking of the colonisers that the Aborigines were now gone. 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. given name. I have tried to move profiles to their appropriate places.If look at these profiles in profile view you should see a note at the top of the profile saying "This tree has been isolated from other trees on Geni: Tree is speculative / experimental " When you see that note you should consider the tree to be possibly incorrect. A reverend at the time said: "I have often heard her speak in public on religious topics and I have never heard a more original speaker. This database contains family trees submitted to Ancestry by users who have indicated that their tree can only be viewed by Ancestry members to whom they have granted permission to see their tree.These trees can change over time as users edit, remove, or otherwise modify the data in their trees. Supporting evidence is needed to add Frances Florence to her name. * Henry William Cockerill 'The Tasmanian Aborigines and their Descendants, Parts I and 2', Psychology Department, University of Tasmania, 1978, Names her as 1.5 Frances('Fanny Cochrane'), circa 1832 / 1834 - 24. Fanny died in 1905, but even in death, she could not escape the racial politics of the era. When not performing, Fanny spent her time on the land diving for shellfish, hunting, and basket weaving. He even wanted the promise of her skeleton when she died. What it means to be an Aboriginal Tasmanian has changed dramatically since the times of Fanny. That was a frightening thing for Fanny to live with," Colleen says. The British colonists and their descendants said they died with Truganini in 1876, who they labelled the last so-called "full blood". Are you Black?" Fanny Cochrane Smith, the last known speaker of the language, can be heard from the third minute of the recording. Tasmanian Museurn, Hobart, Tasmania. 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