Harnett, Ferguson, and Cape family diaries and papers, ca. 1873-1986

MLMSS 8433

fonds

ca. 1873-1986

Textual Records, Graphic Materials, Cartographic Materials, Clippings, Ephemera, Photographs

411495

0.68 metres of textual material (4 boxes)

Laurence Harnett (1798-1848) was one of the pioneers in the Cooma-Monaro region, purchasing the 'Rosebrook' property in 1840. Married to Ellen Maria Harnett they had 9 children.

Their son Laurence (Lawrence) Joseph Harnett (1842-1911) was Sergeant-at-Arms in the NSW Legislative Assembly.

Mary Anne Harnett (1830-1901) was the third daughter of Laurence and Ellen. In 1853 she married Gerald Halligan.

Catherine (Kitty) Ellen Constance Harnett (1868-1946) was the daughter of Maurice Edward Harnett, eldest son of Laurence and Ellen, and Mary Anne C. Hensleigh (Minnie). Kitty married Charles Augustus Ferguson in 1904. Their eldest daughter, Mary, married John H. Cape in 1931.

Reference:
Compiled from the collection
Trove online newspapers http://trove.nla.gov.au (accessed 27 April 2012)
Laurence Harnett - Monaro Pioneers http://www.monaropioneers.com/harnettl.htm (accessed 27 April 2012)

BOX 1
Diaries of Kitty and Mary Anne Harnett, mainly written at Rosebrook Cooma. The diaries record family and personal matters, rainfall, etc. 1902 diary also includes pressed flowers. Kitty Harnett diaries, 1889, 1896-1903; Kitty Ferguson (married name), 1904, 1908; Mary Anne Harnett, 1908-1911

BOX 2
Diaries of Kitty Ferguson and Mary Anne Harnett, also including cards, stamps, photographs, and newspaper clippings. Mary Anne Harnett, 1912-1917, 1919-1922, 1923-1926 (some entries in 1926 in another hand); Kitty Ferguson, 1937-1938

A short practice of midwifery for nurses / Henry Jellett, 3rd ed; London: J. & A. Churchill, 1908; inscribed 'Ethol [?] Ferguson, Royal Hospital Paddington', 17 March 1909

BOX 3
Scrapbook containing newspaper clippings, letters, pressed flowers, invitations, autographs of family members, and poetry, covers world events and local events in Cooma and Sydney, mostly relating to the Ferguson and Cape families, ca. 1878-1972

Scrapbook containing newspaper clippings relating to the Cooma-Monaro district, Pacific Islands, North Australia, and also including auction catalogues, tourism brochures, and maps, ca. 1926-1967

BOX 4
Ledger (likely belonging to Harnett family) covering accounts for Harnetts, properties including Tubbutt and Roseneath, and including details about purchases, farm animals, etc., 1873-1884

Scrapbook containing newspaper clippings mostly related to the Harnett family and the Cooma-Monaro region; includes births, marriages, obituaries, etc., 1875-1986

Original typescript with newspaper clippings, with photocopy of same, 'William Cape and the origin of the Cape family in Australia' by Rollo Cecil Cape, water-damaged, 21 October 1930

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