LINTOTT FAMILY
Lintott Family of Ash Island
Article by Cherylanne Bailey
Daniel Lintott was born in 1816 in Somerset England and married Alice Newton born 1822 in Hampshire, England. He died on 10 October 1877. The marriage produced 11 children. Eldest daughter Eliza Lintott was born on 7 October 1841 at Hartley Maudit, Hampshire, England, followed by Elizabeth about 1843 and Daniel about 1848. The family emigrated to NSW, arriving 27 August 1850and settled at Ash Island.
In summary, children Eliza, Elizabeth and Daniel were all born Hartley, Hampshire, England. Note mother Alice and 2 year old Daniel are illiterate, father Daniel and daughters Eliza and Elizabeth can read and all are listed as Christian.
Children born after emigration were:
William Lintott born 12 July 1851, married a Matilda Green in 1876. Children included Daniel John who drown with Herbert Schuck in the Hunter River in February 1890
James Lintott born 26 December 1852 (died 1925)
Mary Lintott born 12 July 1854 (died 1929)
Martha Lintott born 31 July 1856 (died 1920)
Esther Lintott born 24 December 1858 (died 1932)
Charles Lintott born 6 June 1861 (died 1934)
Alice Lintott born 8 November 1862 (died 1944). According to the Newcastle Morning Herald’s wedding announcementshe married William Wilson of Wickham, son of William Wilson Snr, Shipwright, on 29 October 1881. The Notice lists Alice as the sixth and youngest daughter of Daniel and Alice.
Edward Lintott born 4 June 1865
ASH ISLAND FARM
According to a Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners’ Advocate (NSW : 1876 – 1954) article which appeared on Friday, 4 August 1893, page 8, “there were then agreat many tenant farmers on the island, the only freeholders being Mr William Millham and MrLintott, who had purchased their holdings from Mr Scott. The owners of the island cut it up into farms in 1889, and in May of that year it was sold by auction by Messrs Brunker and Wolfe, the company reserving the mineral rights and also a colliery site. The land sale was one of the most important ever held in the district, and as everything was flourishing the farms brought high prices.”
Fatal Accident at Ash Island. CORONIAL INQUEST – EVIDENCE GIVEN BY DANIEL LINTOTT SNR AND SON JAMES – MARCH 1872
An inquest was held on Thursday last, at the residence of Daniel Lintott, Ash Island; before C. B. Ranclaud, Esq; coroner, and a jury of five, on the body of James Wright; a lad fifteen years of age, who came by his death by being entangled in a rope attached to a horse he was leading to water, and dragged some considerable distance. The following is the evidence adduced at the Inquest:-
Daniel Lintott, having been sworn, stated : I am a farmer residing on Ash Island; the deceased, James Wright, had been in my employ for the last five weeks; he was about fifteen years of age; he was employed as a general farm servant ; I saw him last about six o’clock; he was then working in the paddock near where I was; I saw him go, away for the purpose of bringing a horse that was on the tether ; I shortly afterwards heard cries up at the house; I then came home ; I went out and saw the boy, and he was quite dead. James Lintott, having been duly sworn on oath, stated: I am the son of the last witness, and reside with him on Ash Island; I knew the deceased, James Wright, he was in my father’s service, and had been so for the last five weeks; yesterday, the 6th instant, about 6 p.m, the deceased and I were work ing together in the paddock; we knocked off work, and the deceased went to bring a horse that was, on the tether for water ;
I shortly afterwards heard a scream, and on my looking round, I saw the horse galloping along, and the deceased dragging behind him entangled in the rope. I immediately ran after him, and succeeded in catching the end of the rope; there were about three turns of the rope round deceased’s arm: I observed deceased draw his breath twice after I disentangled him, after which he appeared quite dead ; his clothes were all torn off him with the exception of his boots, and shirt-collar round his neck.; blood was issuing from his mouth ; the deceased had ridden the horse two or three times, before ; the horse was a quiet one. William Lintott deposed :’ I am the son of Daniel Lintott, and reside with him on Ash Island;I knew the deceased, James Wright; he was in my father’s service; yesterday, the 6th inst, about six o’clock in the evening, I had just come out of the barn, when I saw the deceased coming along the lane on the horse’s back ; I saw him immediately afterwards fall ;
I went towards the horse, and I saw the deceased dragging behind it, entangled in the rope ; the deceased called out to me, and I endeavoured to stop the horse, but he got past me; at this time, the deceased’s shirt was torn, but his trousers were on him ; the horse then came down to the watering-place, and from there down to the far side of the paddock, when I saw my brother catch him; I immediately went up to the spot ; the deceased was then quite naked, with the exception of his boots; he was quite dead ; the deceased was very much bruised all over the body, and blood was issuing from his mouth. The jury returned a verdict of “Accidentally killed by a fall from a horse”.
Daniel Lintotts funeral as reported in the Newcastle Herald on Thursday 11 July 1877:-
The friends of the late Mr Daniel Lintott are respectfully invited to attend his funeral; To move from Mr Tyrolls, North Waratah, THIS DAY, at half-past 4 o’clock – Walter Nuve, Undertaker.
Memorium – Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners’ Advocate (NSW : 1876 – 1954), Saturday 9 October 1886, page 4
LINTOTT. In Loving Memory of our dear father, Daniel Lintott, who died at his residence, Ash Island, October 10 1877. Aged 61 years. Inserted by his loving daughter Esther. — Dead, but not forgotten
SAD CONNECTION OF LINTOTT AND SCHUCK FAMILIES – DROWNING OF SCHOOL BOYS
Drowning of Daniel John Lintott, son of William and Matilda Lintott
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners’ Advocate (NSW : 1876 – 1954), Saturday 8 February 1890, page 5
DUAL DROWNING FATALITY. Two residents of Hexham and the locality were terribly shocked last evening by hear- ing that two little boys named Herbert Schuck and Daniel Lintott had been drowned in the Ironbark Creek. Very few of the particulars are obtainable in Newcastle, up to a late hour last night, so that it is not known for certain how the accident occurred. From what can be gleaned, however, it would appear that the boys were both about 9 years of age, and their parents lived in the locality. On their way home from school yesterday afternoon they went to the creek for a bathe. That they were observed is certain, and it is stated they sank holding each other’s hands. Whether their cries attracted attention or not, or whether one was en- deavouring to rescue the other has not yet transpired. An elder brother of the little lad Schuck galloped in to the Newcastle police station shortly before 5 o’clock for dragging apparatus, and upon getting it returned as quickly as he had come. A constable from Waratah was dispatched to assist in the work of recovering the bodies.