Fanny Cochrane's mother Tanganutura and a man named Nicremeric or Nicermenic, sometimes reported as her father, were two of the Tasmanian Aboriginals settled on Flinders Island in the 1830s by George Augustus Robinson; according to Norman Tindale her father was Cottrel Cochrane, of European descent, and Nicremeric was her stepfather. * Elizabeth Henrietta Cockerill Fanny. Discover the meaning and history behind your last name and get a sense of identity and discover who you are and where you come from. place of birth. : 1860 - 1954) Wed 23 Mar 1949. Fanny Cochrane Smith (ne Cochrane; December 1834 - 24 February 1905) was an Aboriginal Tasmanian, born in December 1834. The recording of Smith's songs was the subject of a 1998 song by Australian folk singer Bruce Watson, The Man and the Woman and the Edison Phonograph. Her voice carries the only records of the Palawa people. Fanny Cochrane Smith was an Aboriginal Tasmanian leader and Indigenous cultural identity who was born in early December 1834. . * Sydney Claude Cockerill Fanny became very active in the local Methodist community, and would host church services in her own home, often singing songs in her Pakana language. 3 . Judging the spirited Fanny as too unruly and independent, Clark sent Fanny to an orphan school in Hobart when she was eight. When not performing, Fanny spent her time on the land diving for shellfish, hunting, and basket weaving. Can you imagine what barbaric ways they had? Fanny and William went on to have eleven children. Fanny was celebrated for her lovely singing voice and, in 1899, a concert was held in her honour in Hobart where she entertained the crowd by singing the songs of her people. Born in Wybaleena, Aboriginal Establishment, Flinders on Abt 1832 to Sarah Ploorernelle Tingnooterre. 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And the recordings play an important part in efforts to recover and reclaim Indigenous language in Tasmania over recent decades. Fanny Cochrane Smith (English) 0 references. Between 1899 and 1904, recordings were made on wax cylinders using a grammophone. To vote for this object, view on TMAG's Shaping Tasmania; a journey in 100 objects and leave a comment, Shaping Tasmania; a journey in 100 objects. * Tasmania Birth Record - Emma Louisa COCKERILL born 7/11/1856 New Norfolk, father Henry Mylam COCKERILL, mother Eliza VINCENT Listen to Fanny Cochrane Smith's recording and read more about the first and last recordings of Tasmanian Aboriginal songs and language on australianscreen online. * Private Fanny spent the rest of her life there. This database contains family trees submitted to Ancestry by users who have indicated that their tree can be viewed by all Ancestry subscribers. In 1833 George Augustus Robinson (1791-1866) was instrumental in the removal of over 200 Aborigines to the Wybalenna Aboriginal Establishment on Flinders Island. * Ernest Augustus Sear Cockerill Dec 1834 - Waybalenna Aboriginal Establishment, Flinders, Tasmania, Australia, 24 Feb 1905 - Cygnet, Tasmania, Australia, Pleenerperrener Palawa (Nancy) aka (Sarah or Mother Brown). The wax cylinder recordings of Tasmanian Aborigine, Fanny Cochrane Smith, are some of the earliest recordings ever made in Australia, and the only sound recording of the traditional Tasmanian Aboriginal language - preserving this language for time immemorial. In 1899, she shared the songs of her people at a concert held in her honour. Here is the "real" profile for FannyFanny Smithand her attached parents are Nicermenic (Eugene) and Tanganuturra / Tibb / Sarah Ploorenelle. SOUTH-EAST AND EAST 69 MISCELLANEOUS . * Tasmania Marriage Permissions - Henry COCKERILL "Phoenix" permission to marry Eliza VINCENT on 30/4/1832 In recognition of this, the governmentgranted her 300 acres of land and increased her pension to 50 a year. This included Fanny, her mother Tanganutura, the man she called father Nicermenic, her half sister, half brother and Truganini. Here is the "real" profile for Fanny. They had 12 children: , Mary Jane Smith and 10 other children. After receiving a government annuity of 24 and a land grant of 100 acres (40ha), she selected land near Oyster Cove to be near her mother, sister and brother and the couple moved there shortly before their first child was born. The 46 survivors, including Fanny and her family, were relocated to Oyster Cove in the south of Hobart. If you would like to view one of these trees in its entirety, you can contact the owner of the tree to request permission to see the tree. MRS. FANNY COCHRANE SMITH By MUHRAY J. LONGMAN. Upon hearing her own performance, Smith had cried "My poor race. Following the death of Truganini in 1876, Fanny laid claim to be "the last Tasmanian". Skip Ancestry navigation Main Menu. 76 . Fanny Cochrane Smith (Burwood/Barwood) passed away on 1905 in Cygnet, Tasmania, Australia. She is well known for her wax-cylinder recordings of Aboriginal songs, made in 1903, which comprise the only audio recordings of an * Norman Ellis Cockerill From the age of five to eight she lived in the home of Robert Clark, the Wybalenna preacher, and was then sent to the orphan school in Hobart to learn domestic service skills, after which she returned to Wybalenna. * Tasmania Birth Record - Edward James COCKERILL born 16/4/1847 Bothwell, father Henry Mylam COCKERILL, mother Eliza VINCENT The Smiths grew their own food but derived their income from timber. She passed away on 24 Feb 1905 in Cygnet, Tasmania, Australia. This service may include material from Agence France-Presse (AFP), APTN, Reuters, AAP, CNN and the BBC World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced. In 1972, her granddaughters still remembered some words and a song. given name. These trees can change over time as users edit, remove, or otherwise modify the data in their trees. 2.1905. Her passionate voice that proudly carried the language of her people, remains in the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery. * Jane bugg. In 1854, Fanny married William Smith, an English sawyer and ex-convict, and between 1855 and 1880 they had 11 children. Image credit: Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery Reading Time: < 1 Print this page Wax cylinders hold the only known recordings of any indigenous Tasmanian language. Out of fear theyd be lost forever, Fanny recorded the Palawan songs on wax cylinders. Watson is the great grandson of Horace Watson, who recorded Fanny in 1903. But there was debate about her claim in some circles some said her cheeks were "too pink". Fanny welcomed her friend Triganini into her home, who is often, mistakenly, recorded in history as the last of the Tasmanian Aboriginals. . Fanny passed away on month day 1905, at age 70 at death place. Do we have death certicate of fanny cochrane smith please leanne and wlillam smith please. Historical Person Search Search Search Results Results William Smith (1831 - 1902) Try FREE for 14 days Try FREE for 14 days How do we create a person's profile? The Aborigines at Wybalenna escaped into the bush to practise their culture. "My family and I are genocide survivors.". "She says, 'I'm Fanny Smith. Telling the story of "Fanny's Church"Written by Ayla Williams, Community & Cultural Resource Officer, Leprena UAICC TasmaniaIt is with great honour and total adoration that we announce a new segment on "The Orb" around Fanny Cochrane-Smith, our ancestral matriarch, our familial warrior woman, cultural compass.It is hard to put in to words the strength, story and [] Many of Fanny's Oyster Cove friends, including Truganini, came to call on her. [need 1834 - 1905) was a Tasmanian Aborigine, born December 1834 after relocation of Tasmania's indigenous population to Wybalena, Flinders Island. She is considered to be the last fluent speaker of the Flinders Island lingua franca, a Tasmanian language, and her wax cylinder recordings of songs are the only audio recordings of any of Tasmania's indigenous languages. * Eliza Shung The British colonists and their descendants said they died with Truganini in 1876, who they labelled the last so-called "full blood". * Private Answer: Yothu Yindi. Duke University Libraries. One of the sons, William, became a lay preacher. This proud Aboriginal woman was then, and is now, a powerful symbol of survival. Fanny Smith and her extended family, in a photo believed to be taken at Nicholls Rivulet around 1900. December 1834 Gregorian. "When I was a child, there was nothing worse in the world to be than an Aborigine I don't remember the name of Fanny Smith ever being mentioned when we were children," she says. Source: From en:Image:Fanny Cochrane Smith.jpg: Author: Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts, State Library of Tasmania: Public domain Public domain false false: She successfully combined her traditional skills with European ways and taught her family the traditions of hunting, shell necklace and basket making. Away from the Colonial authorities, they would perform the dances of their people, told stories of the Dreamtime (creation tales) and sing their traditional songs. However, that title fell on Fannys shoulders when Triganini died in 1876. Search for yourself and well build your family tree together, Do not sell or share my personal information. "What she'd been through, a lot of people never recover from that. William was born in 1858. The couple also ran a boarding-house in Hobart. Fanny Cochrane Smith was an Aboriginal Tasmanian, born in December 1834. She was a proud Aboriginal woman who combined her traditional knowledge with European ways, teaching her family the skills of hunting, gathering bush foods, medicine, shell-necklace stringing and basket-making. Contact Us, Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 11, Colonial Women in the Australian Dictionary of Biography, E. Westlake, Tasmanian notes (1908-10) (1910, manuscript on microfilm, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies Library), G. Sculthorpe, Fanny Cochrane Smith (manuscript, 1983a, oral history project, State Library of New South Wales). imported from Wikimedia project. What is the source for Frances Florence as her name? Fanny Cochrane Smith made this. The only known recording of Tasmanian Aboriginal song and music. Fanny and William raised 11 children and she became a well-known and respected member of the small community in the Channel region. In 2017, they were added to the UNESCO Australian Memory of the World Register. Are you Black?" Also available as an ebook from your favourite retailer. * Herbert Wellington Cockerill * Ernest Augustus Sear Cockerill In 1854, she married William Smith and took up a land grant at Nichols Rivulet, keeping close bonds with her people at Oyster Cove. June says herfather recounted a story of howWilliam saw Fanny running along the beach at Oyster Cove and fell in love. George Augustus Robinson, and she was born at Settlement Point (or Wybalenna, meaning Black Man's House) on Flinders Island. He even wanted the promise of her skeleton when she died. 7. Gathered from those who lived during the same time period , were born in the same place, or who have a family name in common. In 1847, the Wybalenna settlement was closed down. Fanny's Church - Teacher Resources See below for links to helpful classroom resources. * mrs Alice Smith 7/9/2021 at 9:52 PM. Fanny Cochrane Smith (December 1834 - 24 February 1905) was an Aboriginal Tasmanian, born in December 1834. This item consists of 5 acetate discs containing rerecordings of Tasmanian songs sung by Fanny Cochrane Smith in 1899 and 1903. \r\rFor some reason it is almost impossible to locate this recording on the internet so I have uploaded it here from a copy I have had for years for anyone who is interested.\r\rA total of six cylinders were cut between 1899 and 1903. * mother Mary Ann (Bugg) Baker - Burrows - McNally - Ward - Burrows [Bushranger] 1834-1905 After many years of forced separation, she was finally able to live freely with her family and community. Husband of Fanny (Cochrane) Smith married 27 Oct 1854 (to 1902) in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Father of Florence Amelia (Smith) Stanton and Charles Edward Smith Died 26 Nov 1902 at about age 81 in Port Cygnet, Tasmania, Australia Profile manager: M Whitworth [ send private message ] Frances( Fanny Cochrane Smith married William Peter Smith and had 13 children. * Herbert Wellington Cockerill, I have detached Charlotte Derby Bugg - she lived in NSW and not in Tasmania where Fanny was born and lived. This paper is an attempt to present the records of interviews by Ernest Westlake with people living in Tasmania who had a knowledge of the Tasmanian Aborigines either from personal They had one daughter: Eleanor Smith (born Magee). Her mother was Tanganutura of the North eastern tribe. In 1899 and 1903, Fanny agreed to work with the Royal Society of Tasmania and makerecordings of her voicein language. Abducted in early childhood, Fanny endured abuse and attempts to indoctrinate her and her family into Western beliefs. This review describes evolving criteria and imaging biomarkers for the . She said the Clarks and the superintendent of Wybalenna knew she was being sexually assaulted by a convict, but they did nothing to stop him. This database contains family trees submitted to Ancestry by users who have indicated that their tree can only be viewed by Ancestry members to whom they have granted permission to see their tree. In June 1834, the year of Fanny's birth on Flinders Island, he was reported to Robinson as being involved in stealing a boat on the Leven River on the NW Coast with Probelatter see FM p.893. Fanny (Wortabowigee) Smith (born Cochrane) in MyHeritage family trees (Badke - Riseley Families Web Site) Florence Frances (Fanny) (Wortabowigee) Smith (born Cochrane) in MyHeritage family trees (Dell - Jusseit Web Site) Frances Fanny Cochrane in MyHeritage family trees (Mills Web Site) Smith is known for her wax cylinder recordings of Aboriginal songs, recorded in 1899, which cons*ute the only audio recordings of an indigenous Tasmanian language. He kept Fanny in squalor and beat her whenever she rebelled. [an error occurred while processing this directive]. and her attached parents are Nicermenic (Eugene) and Tanganuturra / Tibb / Sarah. Youll get hints when we find information about your relatives . There is currently no evidence that she is the mother of Captain Thunderbolt who was born in NSW when she lived in Tasmania. She died of pneumonia and pleurisy at Port Cygnet, 10 mi (16 km) from Oyster Cove, on 24 February 1905. View Profile. Her recordings were inducted into the UNESCO Australian Memory of the World Register in 2017. In 1899, and again in 1903, some of her songs were recorded by Horace Watson for the Royal Society of Tasmania. family name. Flinders Island. Proudly maintaining her Aboriginal identity, she was a convert to Methodism. I have detached Mary Ann (Bugg) Baker - Burrows - McNally - Ward - Burrows [Bushranger] - she lived in NSW and not in Tasmania where Fanny was born and lived. Discover the family tree of Mary Jane Smith (1) for free, and learn about their family history and their ancestry. Fanny married William Smith. Private is probably a duplicate of William Henry "Billy" Smith, Jnr but I can't move it because it is private, Private is probably a duplicate of Joseph Thomas Sears Smith but I can't move it because it is private, https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Cockerill-55Herbert Wellington COCKERILL 1860-1940 married Francis HARRISON and they had, These are probably where these profiles belong. * Uknown Cockerill Child "[The recordings] take you back in time and take you back to some of the sad things, and also the fact that we belong to that woman," Colleen says. I was flogged plenty of times in a week," 13-year-old Fanny told the inquiry. And it got far more dehumanising than that. She was the daughter of Tanganutura, a Trawlwoolway woman from the north-east, and Nikamanik, a Parperloihener man from Robbins Island. The 46 survivors, including Fanny and her family, were relocated to Oyster Cove in the south of Hobart. Her recordings were inducted into the UNESCO Australian Memory . Leanne I believe the link with Eugene/Nicerimic, Sarah Tubb Tangnaturra to be the right links, and the right family connections. * Ellen bugg. This profile appears to be more an experimental tree - Fanny Cochrane where the user has attached potential relatives to Fanny rather than where they should be. Fanny Cochrane Smith (1834-1905), Tasmanian Aborigine, was born in early December 1834 at the Wybalenna Aboriginal establishment, Flinders Island, Tasmania, daughter of Tanganuturra (Sarah), father unknown. 1 reference. She was treated horrifically But there was Fanny she survived," another of Fanny's great-great granddaughters, June Sculthorpe says. Fannys brother, Adam frequently stayed with them, along with the rest of her people from Oyster Cove. On her marriage, the government of the colony gave Fanny a land grant of 100 acres at the nearby Nicholls Rivulet in recognition of her people's dispossession and a pension of 24 a year. 0 references. In 1854, Fanny married William Smith, an ex-convict who had been sentenced to transportation for theft of a donkey. You can contact the owner of the tree to get more information. After the age of 7 Fanny spent her childhood in European homes and institutions. Fanny Cochrane was born in 1834 at Wybalenna on Flinders island. She has researched the oral history of her well-known ancestor, Fanny. This database contains family trees submitted to Ancestry by users who have indicated that their tree can only be viewed by Ancestry members to whom they have granted permission to see their tree.These trees can change over time as users edit, remove, or otherwise modify the data in their trees. * Tasmania Birth Record - Alfred Gower COCKERILL born 27/9/1858 New Norfolk, father Henry Mylam COCKERILL, mother Eliza VINCENT Smith died of pneumonia. Today, it is the only known recording of the Palawan language. Five cylinders were cut, however by 1949 only four remained as "A fifth cylinder, on which was recorded the translation of the songs, was broken some time ago". Fanny, who died in 1905, was the ultimate survivor of the abuse that the colonisers so freely gave in return for taking our lands. These huts that were too damp for the convicts, they weren't too damp for the Aboriginals," another great-great granddaughter, Colleen Frost says. Fanny was a well-known active member of the Nichols Rivulet community, holding many fundraising activities and donating land to the Church. The acetate disc recordings were made in January 1949 when Norman B Tindale visited the Tasmanian Museum for this purpose. Fanny, in particular, was . Instead, she was brutally punished and described as depraved. This database contains family trees submitted to Ancestry by users who have indicated that their tree can be viewed by all Ancestry subscribers.These trees can change over time as users edit, remove, or otherwise modify the data in their trees. She is well known for her wax-cylinder recordings of Aboriginal songs, made in 1903, which comprise the only audio recordings of an \r\rIf, by some bizarre twist of copyright laws this recording is now copyright to someone, please inform me.\r\rRead more about this recording and Fanny Cochrane Smith at the Wikipedia entry http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fanny_Cochrane_Smith * Eva Cockerill Fanny Cochrane Smith . She is considered to be the last fluent speaker of a Tasmanian language, and her wax cylinder recordings of songs are the only audio recordings of any of Tasmania's indigenous languages. To now, being the Tasmanian Aboriginal people, being the Palawa, with our own language and our own land, and getting more.". Explore historical records and family tree profiles about Fanny Cochrane on MyHeritage, the world's family history network. Fanny Cochrane Smith made this recording with Dr Horace Watson in 1899. [1] She is considered to be the last fluent speaker of the Flinders Island lingua franca, a Tasmanian language,[2] and her wax cylinder recordings of songs are the only audio recordings of any of Tasmania's indigenous languages. Fanny Cochrane Smith recorded a series of wax cylinder recordings of Aboriginal songs, the only existing audio recording of a Tasmanian language, though they are of extremely poor quality. Following her marriage, Fanny and her husband ran a boarding-house in Hobart. If you ask about the Aboriginal population, or lack thereof, in Tasmania today, it raises a huge question mark. We encourage you to research and examine these records to determine their accuracy. "Can you imagine how frightening that would have been? They are the oldest voice recordings ever made of an Aboriginal person, among the earliest sound recordings ever made in Australia. This database contains family trees submitted to Ancestry by users who have indicated that their tree can be viewed by all Ancestry subscribers.These trees can change over time as users edit, remove, or otherwise modify the data in their trees. Photograph of Fanny Cochrane Smith and Horace Watson recording Tasmanian Aboriginal Songs: NS1553/1/1798; Illustrated Travelogue July 1919 - Ref: NS6853; Fountain in Governor's garden, Port Arthur - Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts; Drawing of George Meredith, Senior - Ref: LMSS12/1/72 * Tasmania Birth Record - given name not recorded COCKERILL born 16/3/1849 Bothwell, father Henry Mylam COCKERILL, mother Eliza VINCENT I am a Teacher who started creating online content for my students from 2016 so that they can get access to free knowledge online. Also Captain Thunderbolt was born 1 year before her. They went on to have11 children all of them survived. * Arthur Cockerill She was returned to Wybalenna at thirteen and continued to work for Clark and his family. Frances ( Fanny Cochrane Smith married William Peter Smith and had 13 children. As Fanny's people died around her, she created a vibrant community that is at the heart of much of the existing Palawa community today her descendants are everywhere in Tasmania. That was a frightening thing for Fanny to live with," Colleen says. It is very common among African Americans and Native Americans (see also 5 below). Born in Waybalenna Aboriginal Establishment, Flinders, Tasmania, Australia on Dec 1834 to John William Smith (Burwood/Barwood) and Pleenerperrener Palawa (Nancy) aka (Sarah or Mother Brown). 'Fanny Cochrane Smith's Tasmanian Aboriginal Songs' has been added to the National Film and Sound Archive's Sounds of Australia. But when Fanny was 19, an ex-convict named William Smith offered her a different future. Fanny Cochrane Smith Fanny Cochrane Smith married William Smith. Roth concluded that Smith was actually mixed-race, as she had "Europeanised" facial characteristics, much lighter skin than Truganini, and hair that was "wavy" rather than "woolly". For its Indigenous people, Tasmania of the 1800s was a world in chaos. Fanny's brother Adam lived with them too. Fanny successfully moved within two worlds. Fanny Cochrane Smith (Burwood/Barwood) passed away on 1905 in Cygnet, Tasmania, Australia. Two years later, Fanny died at Port Cygnet. * Tasman Benjamin Smith * Mildred Eliza Cockerill Start a free family tree online and well do the searching for you. A century later the Pakana people, including Cochrane Smith's. Fanny married an English sawyer and ex-convict in 1854. * father John William Smith no dates In 1854 Fanny married the Englishman William Smith and they had 11 children between 1855 and 1880. State Library of Tasmania Images Photos of Smith, Fanny Cochrane; She has the only available audio recordings of the local Aboriginal language, recorded on wax cylinders in the late 19th century. * Joseph Thomas Sears Smith She was born at Settlement Point (or Wybalenna, meaning Black Man's House) on Flinders Island. Andrea Castillo reports for the LA Times: Asylum seekers must wait for appointments in U.S. for everyone, or leave some behind. Upon hearing her own performance, Smith had cried "My poor race. Fanny and William married in 1854. There, she was taught domestic skills and subjected to harsh punishments for refusing to throw away her culture. Reverend Robinson chose Anglo names for all the children on the Island. Fanny was born at Wybalenna, Flinders Island, in 1834. Likely fearing this connection, the religious authorities removed Fanny from her parents care at only five-years-old. I'm the last of the Tasmanians.' This recording was made by Horace Watson at the Royal Society of Tasmania on 5 August 1899. 0 references. * Tasmania Birth Record - John Francis COCKERILL born 10/1/1851 Bothwell, father Henry Mylam COCKERILL, mother Eliza VINCENT "I can't imagine how she was feeling when she saw everybody that she had known from Flinders Island and from Oyster Cove, all her family and friends, just slowly dying. Age 91 / Nov 1931. Smith. From the age of seven she spent her childhood in European homes and institutions, mostly in the household of Robert Clark, catechist at Flinders Island, in conditions of neglect and brutality. Discover your family history in millions of family trees and more than a billion birth,marriage, death, census, and miltary records. This surname (in any of the two possible English senses; see also below) is also found in Haiti. * Benjamin Smith For 10 years he tried, with some success, to collect samples from Fanny's body. Fanny worked to ensure her boarding house was one of the few places her people could find refuge. * mother Charlotte Derby Bugg no dates, * spouse Henry Mylam Cockerill, Convict "Phoenix" 1824 (1806-1873) Fanny Cochrane Smith Australia's Advocate For Aboriginal Language Preservation Born on December 1834 in Flinders Island in Tasmania, Fanny Cochrane Smith was best known as an Aboriginal linguist. Summary by Sophia Sambono CURATOR'S NOTES Fanny Cochrane Smith wax cylinders Sounds of Australia 1899 I find that hard to believe. * Patrick William Bugg "In reality, Wybalenna became a place of death.". Despite facing incredible adversity early in life, Fanny's spirit prevailed. While there was some dispute as to whether she or Truganini was the last Tasmanian Aboriginal person, in 1889 the government of the Colony of Tasmania granted her 300 acres (120:ha) of land and increased her annuity to 50. Fanny Cochrane was apparently born with the name Frances Florence Cochrane, but she only used Fanny, as which is what is written on the birth certificates of her children. We collect and match historical records that Ancestry users have contributed to their family trees to create each persons profile. INDEX TO WESTLAKE INTERVIEWS 84 BIBLIOGRAPHY . The answer is tragic and seldom addressed. * Henry William Cockerill I was born on Flinders Island. The Smith family became leading members of the Methodist community. If there are any public profiles in the isolated tree that matches to a public profile (or you know where it should really be) then you can let me know and I can try to move it to the correct place. South of Hobart, Fanny Cochrane Smith continued to use some of her Tasmanian Aboriginal language. Paperback $ 34.95. She is considered to be the last fluent speaker of the Flinders Island lingua franca, a Tasmanian language, and her wax cylinder recordings of songs are the only audio recordings of any of Tasmania's indigenous languages. Or as Colleen says: "[Family members] didn't say they had any Aboriginal blood in them it was a disgrace to have Aboriginal blood in them.". However, she still had a connection to her culture, that lasted throughout her life. There was some dispute at the time of her death as to whether she or Truganini was the last full-blood Tasmanian Aborigine. * mrs Elsie Cockerill See also, Operated by Ancestry Ireland Unlimited Company. . What more do you need to keep this profile as the main profile? date of birth. * mrs Leila Cockerill These trees can change over time as users edit, remove, or otherwise modify the data in their trees. Now, one of her great-great-grandchildren, Joel Birnie, has decided to tell her history, and his family story, of surviving colonisation. 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