Individual Details
Annie Marie Josepha LANE
(22 Dec 1836 - 24 Aug 1900)
Annie was born in Newcastle-upon-Tyne according to her marriage certificate, or Sunderland according to her death certificate and the birth certificate of her son Gerald which gave her age as 24 on 9 Jul 1861, indicating that she was born between Jul 1837 and Jul 1838. Her marriage in Feb 1857 at age 18 indicates a birth date Feb 1839-Feb 1840. Her burial record indicates that she was 61 when she died in Aug 1900 i.e. a birth date Aug 1839-Aug 1840.
By using these sources, plus the 1841 and 1851 census (see below), the most likely birth years are 1836 and 1837.
Annie's parents were Michael Lane and Maria nee McSweeney. Michael Lane was a civil engineer of some note. Annie was fluent in French and went to school in Belgium which may explain why she is not in the UK census in her father’s household or at school.
Annie's death certificate of 1900 states that she had been in Victoria for 45 years. That places her immigration at 1856. In 1855, there is an Ann Lane (single, aged 19) arriving in May into Melbourne on the Blue Jacket from Liverpool as an unassisted passenger. She was travelling alone, with no-one of the name Lane, McSweeney or Hanify on the passenger list.
No 1841 or 1851 UK census records have been found for an “Ann/Annie Marie/Mary Lane” born in Sunderland in the 1836-1839 date range. Nor has a birth record for 1839 been found. However, a Mary Lane born in 1836 in Sutherland, Durham is in the 1841 census in Sunderland.
The group of people in the residence (probably a boarding house) was:
George Warren 48 teacher;
Catherine Blakey 40 Independent (probably "of independent means");
Mary Lane 5; and
Jane Prudhoe 15 F.S. (probably a family servant).
It seems likely that a child would be listed immediately after the adult who cares for her, so Mary was probably in the care of Catherine Blakey.
In 1851 there is a Mary Ann Lane (born in Sunderland, Durham) at school in a convent age 15 in Bristol near Bath.
The importance of this census information is in determining the year of birth for Annie which seems to fit 1836, a year before formal civil records were kept in England and matches her age on some of the birth certificates of her children, and not 1839 which is used in many iterations of family trees.
The Ann Lane on the Blue Jacket matches the two census records for age. Her age on the birth certificate of her son Gerald Michael agrees. So the Blue Jacket passenger and the 2 census entries are most likely Annie. She is also the person that Bill Page-Hanify’s researcher had previously identified as the most likely match.
On 19 Sep 1861, Annie Hanify advertised for a general servant. The address given was Greenmount house, Octavia Street, St Kilda.
When Annie's husband Michael died in 1871, Annie was the sole beneficiary of the will. There is a Hanify family story that Annie taught piano after Michael's death. Ethel Mary and her daughters (at least) were proficient at the piano. The piano is still in the Page-Hanify family. Built about 1872/1873, it is a black Richard Lipp baby grand upright. It still has the brass candelabra. It used to be in the house of Cecil and Boronia Page-Hanify, and before that belonged to his parents Gerald and Kittie.
Annie lived with her daughter Ethel in Melbourne until her death and it seems likely that Annie's personal items were left with Ethel's family.
By using these sources, plus the 1841 and 1851 census (see below), the most likely birth years are 1836 and 1837.
Annie's parents were Michael Lane and Maria nee McSweeney. Michael Lane was a civil engineer of some note. Annie was fluent in French and went to school in Belgium which may explain why she is not in the UK census in her father’s household or at school.
Annie's death certificate of 1900 states that she had been in Victoria for 45 years. That places her immigration at 1856. In 1855, there is an Ann Lane (single, aged 19) arriving in May into Melbourne on the Blue Jacket from Liverpool as an unassisted passenger. She was travelling alone, with no-one of the name Lane, McSweeney or Hanify on the passenger list.
No 1841 or 1851 UK census records have been found for an “Ann/Annie Marie/Mary Lane” born in Sunderland in the 1836-1839 date range. Nor has a birth record for 1839 been found. However, a Mary Lane born in 1836 in Sutherland, Durham is in the 1841 census in Sunderland.
The group of people in the residence (probably a boarding house) was:
George Warren 48 teacher;
Catherine Blakey 40 Independent (probably "of independent means");
Mary Lane 5; and
Jane Prudhoe 15 F.S. (probably a family servant).
It seems likely that a child would be listed immediately after the adult who cares for her, so Mary was probably in the care of Catherine Blakey.
In 1851 there is a Mary Ann Lane (born in Sunderland, Durham) at school in a convent age 15 in Bristol near Bath.
The importance of this census information is in determining the year of birth for Annie which seems to fit 1836, a year before formal civil records were kept in England and matches her age on some of the birth certificates of her children, and not 1839 which is used in many iterations of family trees.
The Ann Lane on the Blue Jacket matches the two census records for age. Her age on the birth certificate of her son Gerald Michael agrees. So the Blue Jacket passenger and the 2 census entries are most likely Annie. She is also the person that Bill Page-Hanify’s researcher had previously identified as the most likely match.
On 19 Sep 1861, Annie Hanify advertised for a general servant. The address given was Greenmount house, Octavia Street, St Kilda.
When Annie's husband Michael died in 1871, Annie was the sole beneficiary of the will. There is a Hanify family story that Annie taught piano after Michael's death. Ethel Mary and her daughters (at least) were proficient at the piano. The piano is still in the Page-Hanify family. Built about 1872/1873, it is a black Richard Lipp baby grand upright. It still has the brass candelabra. It used to be in the house of Cecil and Boronia Page-Hanify, and before that belonged to his parents Gerald and Kittie.
Annie lived with her daughter Ethel in Melbourne until her death and it seems likely that Annie's personal items were left with Ethel's family.
Events
| Birth | 22 Dec 1836 | Newcastle-On-Tyne, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom | |||
| Marriage | 18 Feb 1857 | St Joseph's Roman Catholic Church, Beechworth, Victoria, Australian Colonies - Michael John PAGE HANIFY | |||
| Death | 24 Aug 1900 | Brighton, Victoria, Australian Colonies | |||
| Burial | 25 Aug 1900 | Grave 249, Roman Catholic Compartment G, Melbourne General Cemetery, Melbourne, Victoria, Australian Colonies |
Families
| Spouse | Michael John PAGE HANIFY (1832 - 1871) |
| Child | Kathleen HANIFY (1859 - 1861) |
| Child | Ethel May Page HANIFY (1863 - 1938) |
| Father | Michael LANE M.I.C.E. (1802 - 1868) |
| Mother | Maria MCSWEENEY ( - 1841) |