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Joseph Hugill's Children - Henry Walker Hugill Joseph Hugill D.D. was the Rector of St Lawrence, Darlaston from 1840 to 1842. Mary Steatham was baptised at St. Lawrence, Darlaston, Staffs, on Sunday the 14th February 1841, by the Rector Joseph Hugill D.D. Mary Statham/Steatham (1840-), was the mother of Charles Steatham, the founder of this unique branch of the Steatham Family tree. I have been contacted by Leanne Emmett who is a 3rd Great Grand Daughter of Joseph Hugill. What follows is a fascinating glimpse into the life of his son Henry Walker. I am grateful to Leanne for the information she has provided on Joseph Hugill, this has enabled me to create this page. Note - I have recently undertaken a Steatham Visit to Grantham to research the churches that Joseph Hugill was Curate at before he came to St Lawrence, Darlaston. I would read this page first and then Click here to read about the visit. The visit unearthed lots more information about Joseph Hugill, some of it has been reproduced here but not all of it, so to see the whole story of Joseph Hugill the visit page must be read in conjunction with this one. Henry Walker Hugill (1839-1909). Detailed Research |
Henry Walker Hugill's baptism. |
Their next child.
Henry Walker Hugill, was born on Sunday the 19th November 1838, and baptised by the Officating Minister Joseph Hugill, on Sunday the 17th March 1839, at Rotherham. |
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Henry Walker Hugill's marriage. |
Henry Walker Hugill, just aged 20, took passage, boarding at Liverpool, the Dione bound for Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, arriving in April 1859.
The barque named Dione, was built in Bristol 1857, tonnage 289. Henry Walker Hugill, went to Tasmania, and married Susan Elizabeth Grove, of Sunnybanks, Middleton, in 1877. |
 St David's Cathedral, Hobart. |
A brief summary of his clerical career is as follows;-
Henry Walker Hugill was ordained at St David's Cathedral, Hobart, in 1878, where he officiated until 1881. He went from there to St Luke's, Richmond, where he was rector for 16 years, leaving in 1897. Newspaper reports reveal the following:- The first we find of Henry Walker Hugill is that on the 21st the Right Rev. Bishop Bromby ordained the Rev. E. Thompson priest and Mr. Hugill was admitted to deacon's orders, so The Mercury - Hobart - Tuesday the 1st October 1878, page 1, reported. Early in the following year we see that The Mercury - Hobart - Wednesday the 22nd January 1879 Page 2, reported that Henry Walker Hugill had been appointed assistant curate in the Huon District. |
Henry Walker Hugill's newspaper report. |
This is a report in The Mercury - Hobart - Saturday the 7th March 1979, page 3, of the welcome of meeting of Henry and his fellow vicar, Rev. E.H. Thompson, arriving to take up their positions at churches in the Huon district. Here is the last verse of the very moving poem "Death of Montrose", by William Edmondstoune Aytoun, which was read at the ceremony. A beam of light fell o’er him, Like a glory round the shriven, And he climb’d the lofty ladder As it were the path to heaven. Then came a flash from out the cloud, And a stunning thunder-roll; And no man dar’d to look aloft, For fear was on every soul. There was another heavy sound, A hush and then a groan; And darkness swept across the sky— The work of death was done! This report is long, but I have included it as there is a tremendous amount of detail. The Bishop of Tasmania admitted the Rev. H.W. Hugill to Priest's orders, at St David's Cathedral, on Saturday the September 20th, 1879, being within the Ember season. Mr. Hugill was ordained Deacon last year, and after working for some time in St David's parish, was appointed to the Assistant Curacy of the United Huon Parish. so The Mercury - Hobart - Wednesday the 1st October 1879, reported. A tea meeting and concert were also held at Host Dance's assembly Room, the proceeds to go Rev. W [sic].W. Hugill, the Church of England minister, on his leaving the district [see next article below]. About 90 people sat down to tea, and, as usual, the good things provided were given by some of the ladies of the district. There were about 100 present at the concert, so The Mercury - Hobart - Wednesday the 20th October 1881, page 3, reported. Mr. Hugill was ordained Deacon last year, and after working for some time in St David's parish, was appointed to the Assistant Curacy of the United Huon Parish. so The Mercury - Hobart - Wednesday the 1st October 1879, reported. On the 13th March 1884, St James' church, Colebrook, was opened by the Bishop Sandford, assisted by the Rev. H.W. Hugill and the Rev. S.B. Fookes, Henry Walker Hugill performing the first service there. The first couple married at St James' [then known as Jerusalem] church, Colebrook, on, 24th April 1884, was by the Rev. Henry Walker Hugill. Henry Walker Hugill remained rector there until 20th February 1898. On the 13th March 1878?, Henry Walker Hugill, resigned from the "Board of Education". On 29th November 1894, St George's church, Campania, was consecrated by the Bishop Montgomery, assisted by the Rev. Henry Walker Hugill, then rector of Richmond Parish. It is recorded that Colebrook, originally named 'Jerusalem', developed around a substantial convict probation station in the 1840s. To view the church in GoogleEarth, open GoogleEarth and click the following link:- GoogleEarth - St James' Church, Colebrook, Tasmania. |
Susan Hugill's newspaper report. |
Henry Walker Hugill's wife, Susan Hugill (nee Groves), was also in the newspapers, and there are numerous reports
of Susan, say presenting end of year prizes to school children, attending charity functions, and helping raise funds for
the Red Cross and so on.
Here are a few noteworthy newspaper reports:- Mrs. Susan Hugill passed the St John Ambulance Association, examinations, in first aid to the Injured, so The Mercury - Hobart - Monday the 2nd October 1915, page 3, reported. A meeting of the executive committee of the Victoria League was held in the Town Hall yesterday. A vote of sympathy was passed with Mrs. Thompson and Mrs. Hugill in the loss of their nephew, Lieut. Grove, killed in action in France, so The Mercury - Hobart - Tuesday the 7th November 1916, page 3, reported. Susan Hugill was a Godmother to a Barbara Mary Baxter, who was christened at St John's rectory, Hobart. Susan gave Barbara a gift of a Gold-mounted Ivory prayer book, which she carried when was she married in Sydney on Wednesday the 11th October 1939. |
Henry Walker Hugill's newspaper report. |
In The Mercury - Hobart - Tuesday the 13th March 1934, page 10, here is an interesting report of the church of St James, it is long, but again quite worth reading. |
Photo of Henry Walker Hugill, that still hangs in St James Church. |
At the end of the previous article it says "A framed photograph of the late Rev. Hugill, who died on September 9,
1909, is displayed on the wall of the church".
Those words were printed in the "The Mercury - Hobart - Tuesday the 13th March 1934, page 10". The photo is still there, and this copy was kindly sent to us by Gail Hughes-Gage, at the Colebrook progress Association. There is an inscription at the bottom of the photograph that says, 1881 - 1898, Rev. Henry W Hugill Died Sept. 9th 1909 Rector of Richmond Also Rural Drau [Dean] |
Henry Walker Hugill's newspaper report. |
We can next see Henry assisting at the wedding of his Brother-in-law, so The Mercury - Hobart - Monday the 16th October 1878, page 1, reported. |
Henry Walker Hugill's newspaper report. |
In The Mercury - Hobart - Tuesday the 13th March 1894, page 3, here is an interesting report of the annual Harvest
Thanksgiving held at St Luke's, involving Henry, as the incumbent.
It is quite long, but due to the vivid detail, is well worth reading. Click this link to see the original newspaper records Australian Newspapers |
Henry Walker Hugill's Death notice. |
Henry Walker Hugill, as the newspaper report states was found dead on the 21st September 1909.
Henry's death certificate, says he died "On or about 9th September at Rupertswood, Mount Druitt, his occupation was stated as a retired clergyman. Verdict of an inquest held at St Mary’s on 20th September 1909, is that cause of death was Heart failure resulting from exhaustion of an enfeebled body, A .Judges - the coroner, Penrith. His father was stated as Joseph Hugill, Doctor of Divinity, mother - unknown. Other information gleamed - is that he was buried on 2? September 1901, at Rookwood cemetery, and the undertaker was Harold A.C. Rowsell & G. Tidy. Interestingly it is stated he was married in Tasmania, at 38 years of age, to a Susan Elizabeth Grove. We also find they had no issue. To view the church in GoogleEarth, open GoogleEarth and click the following link:- GoogleEarth - Rookwood cemetery, New South Wales. Research has uncovered numerous newspaper reports on his disappearance and the subsequent discovery of his body. Please follow this link to read the reports Henry Walker Hugill's disappearance. Click this link to see the original newspaper records Australian Newspapers |
Henry Walker Hugill's Funeral Service. |
Henry Walker Hugill's, funeral, he was buried at Rookwood, Sydney, as reported in The Sydney Morning Herald,
28th September, 1909, page 5.
Rookwood Cemetery has been operating since 1867, and is one of the largest cemeteries in the Southern Hemisphere, with close to a million burials since the cemetery’s establishment. |
Henry Walker Hugill's Thanks Notice. |
Henry Walker Hugill's, wife Susan gave thanks, as reported in The Sydney Morning Herald, 28th September, 1909, page 14. |
Susan Elizabeth Hugill's Death Funeral. |
Henry Walker Hugill's, wife Susan died on Friday the 29th October 1920, at St John's rectory, Upper Goulburn
street,
and was buried the next day at the Cornelian cemetery, Hobart, as reported in The Mercury - Hobart - Saturday 30th
October
1920, page 1.
Burial records indicate that Susan Elizabeth Hugill, aged 77, is buried in Section BB, plot number 24, on the Church of England area of the Cornelian cemetery, Hobart. To view the church in GoogleEarth, open GoogleEarth and click the following link:- GoogleEarth - Cornelian cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania. |
St. James church in the snow, 25th July 1986. |
As Susan and Henry had no children, their story ends here.
Reflecting on their lives it is easy to focus solely on the circumstances of Henry's demise, and the many years that Susan lived alone after him. But when one reads the vivid newspapers reports about Henry and his wife's times performing their good works, it clear to see that their lives were well spent, and fulfilling. Here we have a photo of St. James church in the snow, 25th July 1986, kindled sent to us by Gail Hughes-Gage, at the Colebrook progress Association. We have one final glimpse of Henry in a newspaper report in the Daily Post Fri 1 Oct 1909 Page 3. THE LATE REV. H. HUGILL. [This interesting sketch of the early life of tbe Rev. H. Hugill, who was lately found dead in the bush near Rooty Hill, N.S.W., Is written by Mr. William Cundy, the well-known mining engineer at Queenstown, who knew him as a boy.] Rev. H. Hugill was a native of Rotherham, his father [Joseph Hugill D.D.] being the vicar of the parish, his mother, a Miss Walker, was the daughter of a small Iron founder, who made a name for himself in tbe manufacture of the domestic "sad iron," and he was the first to make the well-known Yorkshire cooking range. An amusing incidentoccurred in connection with this range. Mr. Walker had one of them in his office for show, and knowing that a friend would call for the purposeof collecting an account, he counted out tbe number of sovereigns required and placed them in the oven of the range. When his friend arrived be opened the oven and placed the plate with the hot coins before him, saying, "I have just got them ready for you." It noised abroad that Walker could make sovereigns. Shortly after this, Huntsman discovered the art of converting iron into blister steel. Mr. Walker visited Sheffield and secured some land from the Duke of Norfolk and commenced business in the steel and iron trade. At this period Mr. Huglll lost his parents and was left in the care of his grandfather, who sent him to college. I will now leave him here and follow the doings of Mr. Walker, who arranged with Huntsman for the right of working his patent. He built converting and steel smelling furnaces and took in a partner named Edward Eaton, a very smart accountant (but a cripple). The firm was then Walker and Eaton. They commenced the manufacture of engines, rolling mills, etc. Mr. Walker was a practical man and was the first to make chilled rolls sufficiently sound for the rolling ofsteel for pen making. The firm to this day is noted for its make of rolls. Mr. Walker died in the forties. His son, Mr. William Huglll Walker, took his father's place and was guardian to Mr. Hugill. On Mr. Huglll finishing his schooling, and being practically fitted to lake his position in the church, he thought before doing so that he would like to see a little of the world, and arranged with Walker to enter the engineering department. At this time I was erector for the firm, and had in hand a new 40 h.p. beam engine for the Rotheram max mill. Mr. Hugill was placed under my charge and assisted me to erect this engine. He often from the window looked over the wall of the vicarage and spoke of his parents. We became fast friends and Joined the elocutionary night school conducted at the People's College, Sheffield, by the Rev. Canon Bailey. I well remember Mr. Hugill's first appearance in public giving 'The Spanish Champion." Canon Bailey gave many of these readings, and Mr. Huglll became a great favorite, and was verv popular, so much so. that he thought of Joining the theatrical profession in place of the church. After being with me ten months he left, and Joined under an assumed name a company of players,and played through tbe mining towns in Yorkshire. After eight months of this life he turned up looking the picture of misery. He made up his mind to go to Australia. I arranged with his late guardian Mr. Walker, to see to his outfit, and was the only person to see him off. I arrived in Melbourne om May 6 1866 some twelve years after Mr. Hugill, advertised for him in the "Argus" without result. in 1878 I was appointed locomotive engineer to the main line railway and at a picnic given by the late Mr. H. Brock on his estate I was introduced to the Rev. Hugill. That was the last time I saw him. "Look for what a man should be, and he was it." |
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