Annie Pattern was born in 1864 in Long Sutton, Lincolnshire, the daughter of Michael Pattern and Rosanna (née Delahoy). She married Hewson Tuxworth in 1885 and there are eleven known children. She died in 1941 in Forest, Tasmania, Australia.
Annie Pattern departed from London on 16 September 1885 aboard the Liguria and arrived on 3 November 1885 at Launceston, Tasmania. Her travelling companion was 24 year old Susan Elizabeth Tuxworth, who would become her sister-in-law when Annie married Hewson Tuxworth on 10 November at Launceston.
Our story continues with the family of Michael and Rosanna. Annie, in service with a family at Gainsborough, journeyed by train to Hull to visit her cousin, William Pattern and his wife Charity. It was there that she met their lodger, a young man called Hewson Tuxworth. He was born in 1856 being the seventh child of William and Elizabeth Tuxworth who lived all their lives at North Somercotes, North Lincolnshire. Hewson was employed by William Pattern as a railway rullyman.
It was sometime after 1881 that Hewson Tuxworth left the employ of William Pattern and decided to emigrate to Tasmania. In 1885 he made application for Annie to join him and she sailed on SS Liguria from London port on 16th September 1885 arriving at Launceston, Tasmania on 3th November 1885. Seven days later, on the 10th November, Annie and Hewson were married at Chalmer’s Manse, Launceston.
Addison Hills and Ruth (née Tuxworth) seated
Annie and Hewson were to have eleven children — George, John, Jesse, a stillborn baby, Agnes, Rose, Annie, Ruth, William, Harry and Robert. Hewson and Annie both died in 1941. Their daughter Ruth married a Addison Hills, and we know that both Ruth like her mother Annie kept in touch with our grand-father and indeed with his two brothers, Robert and Matthew at Worthing. The daughter of Addison and Ruth Hills, Beryl, recently came over to the U.K. to meet members of the Tuxworth and Pattern family, including Pat at Heath and Reach. The grand-daughter of Addison and Ruth, Lynn provided me with information of relatives “down under” and said she possessed a cutting from the Lincolnshire Free Press sent by our grandfather to her grandmother, Ruth, with text and photograph of me at my farewell presentation before leaving for theological college in 1955. I had forgotten that my farewell present from the staff of the Spalding Guardian was an electric razor! From a photograph Pat had passed on to me, I was able to let Lynn have a photograph copy of herself at the age of 16 years alongside her grandparents, Ruth and Addison Hills.
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A Golden Wedding.
The wedding was performed by the Rev. James Beattie at Chalmer’s Manse, Launceston, on November 30, 1885, of Miss Annie Pattern and Hewson Tuxworth, formerly of Lincolnshire, England, so Mr. and Mrs. Tuxworth celebrated their golden wedding on November 19, 1935. Their present address is Mengha, Tasmania.
Circular Head Chronicle (20 November 1935)
TUXWORTH. – On July 26, at her residence, Mengha, Annie, beloved wife of Hewson Tuxworth, and loving mother of George, John (deceased), Jesse, Angus, Rose (deceased), Annie (deceased), Ruth (Mrs. Hills), Wallace, Harry and Robert, and sister-in-law of Miss Elizabeth Tuxworth, in her 77th year. At rest.
TUXWORTH. – The funeral of the late Mrs. Annie Tuxworth is appointed to leave her late residence, Mengha, THIS DAY (Monday, July 28) at 2 p.m. for interment in the Brethren cemetrey. Forest. – J. A. Billing, Undertaker, Smithton.
Advocate, Tasmania (28 July 1941)
OBITUARY
Late Mrs. Annie Tuxworth, Mengha
With the death of Mrs. Annie Tuxworth on Saturday in her 77th year, Mengha lost one of its oldest and most loved and respected residents. Born in Lincolnshire, England, she came to Tasmania in 1885, and in that year was married to Mr. Hewson Tuxworth, who less than two years previously had arrived from England to join his brother. Having lived for some years at Barrington, Mr. and Mrs. Tuxworth came to Circular Head nearly 40 years ago. They were joined by Mr. Tuxworth’s sister, Miss Elizabeth Tuxworth, who for 30 years has lived with them at Mengha. Mrs. Tuxworth was a faithful member of the Presbyterian; Church, and walked two miles to the fortnightly church services. Her generosity to good causes was well known. She not only assisted generously with the work of the church, but was also an untiring worker for the Red Cross, both in the Great War and in the present struggle, right up to the time of her death. Her devotion to and self-sacrificing service for home and family were not the least of her many services to the community. Mrs. Tuxworth leaves a husband, five sons and two daughters, and Miss Elizabeth Tuxworth, to mourn their loss.
A service at the home was conducted by Rev. A. J. McAdam, in the presence of a large number of relatives and intimate friends. The well attended service at the Forest cemetery was an indication of the love and esteem felt by the people of the district for the late Mrs. Tuxworth. Among the many beautiful floral tributes were wreaths from the Presbyterian Church, Mengha, and Red Cross Society.
