DICKSON, Henry Charles

1866 - 1930  (64 years)

• Name	DICKSON, Henry Charles  [1, 2]
  Born	7 Jun 1866	Richmond, Tasmania, Australia   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Died	2 Oct 1930	‘Mount Vernon’, Penquite Road, Newstead, Tasmania, Australia   [2]
  Person ID	I6016	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	16 Sep 2023

  
  

  Father	DICKSON, Bassett (3),   b. 17 Dec 1815, Limerick, Ireland ,   d. 19 Jan 1869, New Norfolk, Tasmania, Australia  (Age 53 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	BROWN, Mary Skuse,   b. 1 Feb 1828, Cork, Ireland ,   d. 12 Dec 1898, Richmond, Tasmania, Australia  (Age 70 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Married	5 Aug 1851	Melville Street, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
  	Wesleyan Centenary Chapel
  Family ID	F729	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	TAPP, Katie Venetia,   b. 21 Apr 1872, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia ,   d. 30 Nov 1952  (Age 80 years)
  Married	23 Apr 1907	Oatlands, Tasmania, Australia
  Last Modified	16 Sep 2023
  Family ID	F1591	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Henry Dickson

  
  

• Notes

  from http://pagefamily.sphosting.com/PageSamAsh2.htm By 5 August 1920 Ashley had purchased a 365 acre property at Tea Tree from Henry Charles Dickson for £1,829LTO Ref.14/9651. The sale by Dickson was part of a 2,326 acre property called Marengo Estate, which originally had been a grant to Hugh Cassidy. Following his purchase, Ashley Morgan Page named his property Harefield and set about building a large house, dairy and sheds. In his younger days Ashley, with a team of bullocks, cleared most of the land in the Old Beach area of the Eastern Shore of Hobart. Little did Ashley know at the time of his purchase that after WW11, the balance of Marengo Estate would be bought by the government and used as a solder settlement for returning soldiers. Two of Ashley’s sons, William Ashley and Athol Darcy later purchased 326 acres of the remaining Marengo Estate and called the farm naturally Marengo. The property farmed in joint partnership, contained an original house built by Bassett Dickson, the son of Henry Dickson. The property was shared farmed as a partnership until its sale in 1975. Mercury Hobart, Thursday 14 August 1919 SOLDIER SETTLEMENT ESTATE NEAR RICHMOND PURCHASED. The Minister of Lands (Hon. Alec Hean) has, upon the recommendation of the Closer Settlements Board, ac-quired the property known as Marengo, situate in the Richmond district, from its owner, Mr. Henry Dickson, who will retain tho homestead and 150 acres of land. The property comprises approximately 650 acres under cultiva-tion, 400 acres improved, and 300 acres slightly improved grazing land - total area, 1,350 acres. This is a good agricultural estate, the soil is a heavy, dark loam, freely mixed with clay on the flats, and somewhat heavy to work, on account of its strong character, especially on tho side boundary by the Tea Tree-road. The soil on the rising ground is lighter in character, but dark in colour, and is more easily worked. All the land to be cultivated can, if well worked, be depended upon to produce excellent wheat or other cereal crops, with good yields. In addition to the growth of wheat or hay crops, portions are well adapted for dairying. It is situated about, four miles from the Tea Tree railway siding, and three miles distant from Richmond. The Minister added that this land could be subdivided into blocks to pro-vide a fair living for returned soldiers. It had cost £5 10s. an acre, and possession would be available on April 1 1920. Mercury Hobart, Friday 20 September 1929 DISTRICT NEWS RICHMOND. The people of Richmond ate regretting the departure from the district of Mr. and Mrs. Henry C. Dickson, who are now residing in Hobart. Mr. Dickson, whose father was the late Mr. Bassett Dickson, was born at Richmond and was former- ly the owner of the valuable Marengo Estate, which, in a patriotic spirit, he disposed of at much below its true value, for the benefit of returned soldier set- tlers, retaining only a small farm, which he recently sold. Both Mr. and Mrs. Dickson will be much missed, as they were ever ready to assist any charitable or worthy object. To show the esteem in which they were held their Richmond friends presented them With the follow- ing gifts:-A silver tea and hot-water service, a handbag, two cases of pipes, a tobacco pouch, and a bridge set.

  
  

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  [S308] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;;), Ancestry Family Tree. [S309] Public Member Trees, Ancestry.com, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.;;). Record for Charles Henry (Henry) Dickson https://search.ancestry.com.au/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1030&h=272096714308&indiv=try