Australia Day

Lotterywest Skyworks, Applecross, Western Australia. 26 January 2006. Photo by By Nachoman-au [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html), CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/) or CC BY-SA 2.5-2.0-1.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5-2.0-1.0)]. Available from Wikimedia Commons.

January 26 is Australia Day. The day commemorates the arrival of the First Fleet from Great Britain at Port Jackson, New South Wales in 1788, and the raising of the British flag at Port Jackson by Arthur Phillip, the first governor of New South Wales. The First Fleet consisted of eleven ships: six convict transport ships (Alexander, Charlotte, Friendship, Lady Penrhyn, Prince of Wales, and Scarborough) three food and supply transport ships (Borrowdale, Fishburn, and Golden Grove), and two Royal Navy escort ships (HMS Sirius and HMS Supply).

By 1804, January 26 was called First Landing Day or Foundation Day. Celebrations took place by 1808. The emancipated convicts were especially likely to celebrate. The first official celebration took place in 1818. January 26 was declared a public holiday in 1838. Until 1888, the day was celebrated in New South Wales, but in 1888, other Australian colonies joined New South Wales in the celebration, which was called Anniversary or Foundation Day. In 1994, January 26 became a public holiday, Australia Day, in all Australian states and territories.

Australia Day events include picnics, barbecues, outdoor concerts, parades, fireworks, festivals, and boat races.

My 2nd-great-grandfather's brother Ola Peter Troedson immigrated to Australia in 1871.

References
Arthur Phillip
Australia Day
Australia Day: History 
Australia Day: Timeline
First Fleet

So Many Ancestors: Week 47 "Sporting": Theodore Christopher Troedson

Theodore Christopher "Terry" Troedson was the son of my 2nd-great-grandfather's brother Ola Peter Troedson and Rosina Catharine Louise Walter. He was born on 17 October 1879 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

Terry was involved in sports. He played rugby football; his position was forward. He also participated in rowing and sailing.

Truth, 4 November 1928, page 12. Available from Trove.

In 1903 and 1904, he was a member of the Brisbane Juniors.

Brisbane Courier, 10 August 1903, page 6. Available from Trove.

Brisbane Courier, 16 July 1904, page 10. Available from Trove.

This photo depicts the winners of the Queensland Rugby Union second grade Brisbane premierships in 1901, 1903, and 1904. The team played ten matches (nine wins, one draw).

Players and officials of the Fortitude Valley Electorate Football Club, Brisbane, ca. 1904. P. C. Poulsen. John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland. Available from OneSearch. Players and officials: J. T. Murray, F. Story, J. Fihelly, George MacPherson, George Brotherton, A. Luke, T. Hall, J. Diamond, H. Drake, George Benson, P. Crowe, K. MacSwaine, M. Brennan, T. J. Donovan (Representative Q.R.U.), I. Russel, (Vice President), J. T. Corrigan (Vice President), T. W. Haslett, T. C. Troedson (Captain), G. Murray, Jno Coulter (Patron), J. A. Imrie (Honorable Secretary).

In this photo, he is pictured with the Past Grammar School Rugby Union Club in 1905.

Past Grammar School Rugby Union Club, 1905 season. P. C. Poulsen. John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland. Available from OneSearch and from Wikimedia Commons. Back row:  R. Murray, C. K. Lea. Middle row:  C. E. Parkinson, A. W. Leeds, D. F. Storey, H. S. Smith, G. W. Murray, F. G. Lewis, G. H. Blanchard. Front row: A. J. Bennett, J. Dalrymple, T. Troedson, F. C. Cleeve (Captain), T. J. Brundrit, R. Collins, N. R. Murray. In front: F. Walsh, J. Robertson. 

Brisbane Courier, 12 May 1905, page 5. Available from Trove.

Brisbane Courier, 12 May 1905, page 7. Available from Trove.

By 1906, Terry was captain of the Past Grammar Rugby Union Club.

 Queensland Figaro, 10 May 1906, page 26. Available from Trove.

 He was eventually elected patron of the Past Grammar Football Club.

Brisbane Courier, 22 February 1929, page 6, Available from Trove. 

He was a member of the Brisbane Dingey Sailing Club.

Brisbane Courier, 16 March 1906, page 7. Available from Trove.

 

 Brisbane Courier, 18 April 1907, page 2. Available from Trove.

He was also a member of the Commercial Rowing Club.

Telegraph (Brisbane), 7 November 1908, page 3. Available from Trove.

The Week (Brisbane), 29 January 1909, page 29. Available from Trove.

The adjective "sporting" definitely described Theodore Christopher Troedson!

Sympathy Saturday: Notice of Probate of Will of Ola Peter Troedson

My 2nd-great-grandfather's brother Ola Peter Troedson died on 12 May 1926 in Fortitude Valley, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. After his death, a notice appeared in the Brisbane Courier, announcing that probate of the will would be granted to his daughter Ellen Louisa Troedson.

Brisbane Courier, 22 May 1926, page 3. Available from Trove.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF QUEENSLAND
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In the WILL of OLA PETER TROEDSON, late of Agnes street, Fortitude Valley, Brisbane, in the State of Queensland, Freeholder, Deceased.

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    Notice is hereby given that, after the expiration of fourteen days from the date of the publication hereof, application will be made to this Honourable Court that PROBATE of the WILL of the abovenamed Ola Peter Troedson, deceased, may be granted to ELLEN LOUISA TROEDSON, of Agnes street, Fortitude Valley, Brisbane, aforesaid Spinster, a natural and lawful Daughter of the said deceased, and THE UNION TRUSTEE COMPANY OF AUSTRALIA LIMITED, of Brisbane aforesaid the Executors named in the said Will. Any person interested who desires to object to the pallicattion, or to be heard upon it, may file a Caveat in the Registry at any time before the grant is made.
    Dated this Seventeenth day of May, 1926.
    F. W. MURPHY, Solicitor for the said Ellen Louisa Troedson and The Union Trustee Company of Australia Limited, Brisbane.

Sympathy Saturday: In Memoriam: Rosina and John Troedson

A year after the death of Rosina and John Troedson, my 2nd-great-grandfather's brother Ola Peter Troedson and his children placed this notice in the Telegraph (Brisbane, Queensland, Australia):

The Telegraph, 10 June 1905, page 6

Rosina Catharine Louise Walter was born on 4 December 1856 in Pfedelbach, Hohenlohekreis, Württemberg, Germany. She was the daughter of Christoph Walter and Anna Christina Zendler. In 1865, Rosina and her parents and siblings sailed from Hamburg, Germany to Australia and settled in Queensland. On 20 August 1878 in Queensland, she married Ola Peter Troedson. They had nine children. Rosina died in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia on 11 June 1904.

Rosina and Ola Peter's son John Frederick Troedson was born on 17 July 1881 in Brisbane. He died on 5 June 1904, a little over a month before what would have been his 23rd birthday.

Mappy Monday: Moreton Bay and Moreton Island

Moreton Bay and Moreton Island. Screen shot from NASA WorldWind. Public domain. Available from Wikipedia.

This map shows Moreton Bay, located on the coast of Queensland, Australia, near Brisbane. My great-great-grandfather's brother Ola Peter Troedson arrived at Moreton Bay on 12 August 1871, on the Friedeburg, which had departed from Hamburg, Germany.

Moreton Island, the world's third largest sand Island, is on the eastern side of Moreton Bay.

Sympathy Saturday: Alfred William Troedson Funeral Notice

My first cousin three times removed Alfred William Troedson (the son of my great-great-grandfather's brother Ola Peter Troedson) died on 2 January 1937 in Queensland, Australia, and was buried in Toowong Cemetery in Toowong, Brisbane, Queensland. His funeral notice was published in the 3 January 1937 issue of the Sunday Mail (Brisbane).

Sunday Mail, 3 January 1937, page 4. Available from Trove.

Workday Wednesday: Theodore Christopher Troedson, Director of the Queensland Intelligence and Tourist Bureau

My first cousin three times removed Theodore Christopher Troedson was the director of the Queensland Intelligence and Tourist Bureau. The Bureau was established on 11 April 1907. Theodore became Acting Director in 1908, and he was Director by 1911. The Bureau promoted tourism in Queensland. It produced pamphlets, which were available by mail or at the Bureau. The 1915 pamphlet Hints to Tourists provides information about tourist attractions in Queensland, as well as the best times to take a trip. The Bureau also produced color postcards and created tourism exhibits.

Theodore often traveled on business. In 1918, he published an article, "White Grown Sugar in Queensland", in the Mid-Pacific Magazine, vol. 15; the article emphasized the opportunities to make money in Queensland.

Brisbane Courier, 3 July 1908, page 4

Queenslander, 24 August 1912, page 40

Northern Herald, 14 May 1913, page 6

Morning Bulletin, 18 June 1913, page 6

Queenslander, 2 April 1921, page 6

Queensland Times, 13 November 1924, page 4

Sydney Mail, 1 November 1911, page 22

Inside front cover of Hints to Tourists. Issued by the Queensland Government Intelligence and Tourist Bureau, 1915. Available from Internet Archive.

Wedding Wednesday: Theodore Christopher Troedson and Lillian Mary Wilson

On 30 October 1912, Theodore Christopher Troedson (my first cousin three times removed, the son of my great-great-grandfather's brother Ola Peter Troedson) married Lillian Mary Wilson at Trinity Church in Fortitude Valley, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Their wedding announcement was published in The Queenslander.

 

The Queenslander, 16 November 1912, page 6. Available from Trove.

Flag Day (Australia)

Flag of Australia. By Ian Fieggen (Own work) [Public domain]. 16 April 2007. Available from Wikimedia Commons.

In Australia, Flag Day commemorates the day that the Australian Flag was first flown. A public national flag competition was held in 1901. Edmund Barton, the first Prime Minister of Australia, announced the winning designs (one design was for official use, and the other was for merchant service) in Melbourne on 3 September 1901. The flag was flown over the dome of the Exhibition Building in Melbourne.

Flag Day was officially established in Australia on 28 August 1996, when Sir William Deane, the 22nd Governor-General of Australia, issued a proclamation establishing September 3 as Flag Day. It has been celebrated since 3 September 1996.

My great-great-grandfather Andreas Troedsson's brother Ola Peter Troedson immigrated to Australia from Sweden, and descendants of his still live there. Descendants of their sister Johanna (Troedsdotter) Sandquist also live in Australia.

References
Australian National Flag 1901-1903 
Australian National Flag Day Fact Sheet 
Flag Day (Australia) 

Sports Center Saturday: Theodore Christopher Troedson, Player for Past Grammar Football Club

Theodore Christopher Troedson, the son of my great-great-grandfather's brother Ola Peter Troedson, played rugby with the Past Grammar Football Club in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. He was later elected patron of the club.

Past Grammar School Rugby Union Club, 1905 season. P. C. Poulsen. John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland. Available from OneSearch and from Wikimedia Commons.
Back row:  R. Murray, C. K. Lea. Middle row:  C. E. Parkinson, A. W. Leeds, D. F. Storey, H. S. Smith, G. W. Murray, F. G. Lewis, G. H. Blanchard. Front row: A. J. Bennett, J. Dalrymple, T. Troedson, F. C. Cleeve (Captain), T. J. Brundrit, R. Collins, N. R. Murray. In front: F. Walsh, J. Robertson.

Brisbane Courier, 12 May 1905

Queensland Figaro, 10 May 1906

Brisbane Courier, 22 February 1929

52 Ancestors: #29 Ola Peter Troedson

Ola Petter Troedsson, the brother of my great-great-grandfather Andreas Troedsson, was born on 11 December 1841 in Grevie, Skåne, Sweden, and was baptized on 14 December 1841. He was the first child of Troed Andersson and Christina Jacobsdotter. Household examination records list him as Sjöman (seaman) Ola Petter Troedsson.

On 12 April 1871, Ola Petter boarded the ship Friedeburg in Hamburg, Germany, headed for Australia. The passenger list showed that his previous residence was Copenhagen, Denmark (which is near Skåne, Sweden). He arrived at Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia on 12 August 1871. The 15 August 1871 issue of the Brisbane Courier contains an account of the voyage. The text is faded and difficult to read, but additional information about the voyage can be found on a Web page about Jørgen Berthelsen's voyage to Australia. He traveled at the same time as Ola Petter.

After immigrating to Australia, he modified his name slightly and was known as Ola Peter Troedson. He married Rosina Catharine Louise Walter on 20 August 1878. Rosina was an immigrant from Pfedelbach, Württemberg, Germany. She had come to Australia with her family in 1865, when she was eight years old. The couple lived in Brisbane and had nine children: Theodore Christopher (born 17 October 1879), John Frederick (born 17 July 1881), Annie Christina (born 25 January 1883), Alfred William (born 3 August 1884), Ellen Louisa (born 26 July 1886), Peter Henry (born 4 August 1888), George Arthur (born 12 April 1890), Matilda (born 1 August 1891), and Otto Edward, later known as Edward Otto (born 20 January 1893).

Ola Peter took an oath of allegiance on 18 July 1901. Three years later, he lost two members of his family almost at the same time: his son John Henry died on 5 June 1904, and his wife Rosina died on 11 June 1904. Two of his other children also predeceased him: his daughter Annie Christina (Troedson) McDonald died on 20 January 1916, and his son Peter Henry died on 16 May 1923.

Ola Peter died at his home in Fortitude Valley, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia on 12 May 1926. He was buried in Toowong Cemetery.

Birth/christening record for Ola Petter, 1841. Grevie CI-5 (1837-1861), image 27.

Birth/christening record for Ola Petter, 1841. Grevie births, 1829-1874. Page 47.

Household examination. Grevie AI-13 (1864-1869), image 80.

 Household examination. Grevie AI-14 (1870-1876), image 80.

Brisbane Courier, 5 June 1926

Photo by Terry McMahon

Military Monday: 4th Australian Field Ambulance, World War I

Group portrait of the 4th Australian Field Ambulance, Steenwerck, France, 11 March 1918. Available from the Australian War Memorial.

My first cousin 3 times removed George Arthur Troedson was the son of Ola Peter Troedson, brother of my great-great-grandfather Andreas Troedsson. George was a private in the 4th Australian Field Ambulance. In this photo, he is third from right in the fourth row.

So many discoveries!

In the last week I have found so much information about my family. I learned more about several of the siblings of my great-great-grandfather Andrew T. Anderson (born Andreas Troedsson in Grevie, Skåne, Sweden). I found the passenger list which documents the arrival of his sister Elna and her son Sven Peter Nilsson/Nelson. They arrived in Boston, Massachusetts on 2 September 1903, and then went to Chicago, Illinois. I found their brother Sven T. Anderson on Find A Grave, and there is a photo of his tombstone. According to the family history compiled by my grandmother's cousin, their oldest brother Ola Petter Troedsson went to Australia. A few days ago I confirmed that he did settle there; he emigrated from Sweden to Brisbane, Queensland.

I also learned more about the family of my 3rd-great-grandfather John Bennet Winters. He was born in Scotland, and was with his parents and siblings in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland in 1841. By 1859 he was in Tonawanda, Erie, New York, where he married Anna Walker. I did not know if he emigrated alone or with family. I could not find his family in Scotland in 1851. I looked for them in England too, but did not find them. According to the 1841 census, his parents, Hugh Winters and Mary Bennet, were born in Ireland. Last night I found out that they emigrated to the United States and lived in Brooklyn, New York; they were there by 1851, when another child of theirs was baptized.