Person:John Hack (1)

John Barton Hack
m. 7 Feb 1800
  1. John Barton Hack1805 - 1884
  2. Margaret Emily Hack1814 -
m. 9 Jul 1827
  1. William Hack1828 - 1900
  2. Edward Hack1829 - 1904
  3. Annie Mary HackAbt 1830 - 1839
  4. Louisa Emma Hack1831 - 1865
  5. Alfred Hack1833 - 1908
  6. Bedford Hack1835 - 1912
  7. Emily Margaret Hack1837 - 1873
  8. Gulielma HackAbt 1838 - Abt 1839
  9. Lucy Barton Hack1839 - 1840
  10. Theodore Hack1840 - 1902
  11. Charles Hack1842 - 1915
  12. Francis Hack1843 -
  13. George Bliss Hack1845 -
  14. _____ Hack1846 -
  15. Jessie Maria Hack1848 - 1867
Facts and Events
Name John Barton Hack
Gender Male
Birth[1][2] 2 Jul 1805 Chichester, Sussex, England
Marriage 9 Jul 1827 Liverpool, Lancashire, Englandto Bridget Watson
Death[1] 4 Oct 1884 Semaphore, South Australia, Australia

Residence: 1839 - Hindley/Rundle Street, Adelaide, SA. [reference in Mary Ann Beasley's diary[1839] - possibly this was a Manning House which he was proud to have erected himself, even at the expense of knocking the tip off his finger. 1842 - Mt. Barker, SA [sketched by Governor Gawler] 1878 - Magill, SA.

Religion: Christian - Religious Society of Friends Anglican by adoption in SA.

Migration: With his wife and family to South Australia in 1837.

Occupation: Currier. Merchant - in partnership with hisbrother-in-law. Failed in the South Australian depression of1841. had a contract for supplying the Buffalo with water usingbullocks and drays he had bought in Launceston - query: did hego to Tasmania or were they brought from England (regulationsfor migrants were that ships left London). Farmer - known tohave had a property at Mount Barker in the early 1840's - adrawing exists. ". . . the Bugle Ranges - where Barton Hack'sbullock Bugle, a judge of good country, had made a habit ofstraying in search of sweeter grass, and so given his name tothe region." [There are other stories to account for the name!]

Notes: It becomes obvious from 'A Exelent Coliney' that the preferred name in South Australia was Barton Hack - after 1843 nearly all references are so couched.

References
  1. 1.0 1.1 Ken Mills. Descendants of John Barton Hack of Chichester, Sussex, England (kenmil-1-34-GED 14 Sep 2003). (Internet Web Site).
  2. England. Births and Christenings, 1538-1975. (FamilySearch, Ancestry.com, Findmypast).
  3.   Kerr, Colin. A Exelent Coliney, 1978.

    based on extracts from South Australian archives