Tracking the Harts 2
Fig 4.8 Births in the Hart family: Wangaratta
The Pioneer Index Victoria 1833 -1888, lists only one birth in the Hart family in Wangaratta with Richard as the father: Agnes Hart born in 1872.  However, Bridget Young has shown up as the mother to Agnes and may also be the mother to Stephen.  How do we check it out?  Well let's look at the details of the birth registration for Agnes Hart, Reg No 26977.
Fig 4.9 Birth Registration for Agnes Hart (1872)
Birth of Agnes Hart		Notes:
When and Where Born:	23rd May 1872, Three Mile Creek, Borough of Wangaratta, County of Moira
Name:	Agnes
Sex:	Female
Father, Profession, Age, Birthplace:	Richard Hart, Farmer, 40 Years, Dublin Ireland
When and Where Married. Issue living and deceased:	13th October 1852 Gundagai, New South Wales. Issue:  Ellen 19 Years Julia 18 Years Richard 16 Years Stephen 14 Years Esther 11 Years Nicholas 9 Years Theresa (deceased) Thomas 6 Years Rachel 2 Years	See the date correction in right hand column of the above illustration. . Fig 4.10 Detail from Birth registration of Agnes Hart. The Issue.
Name and Maiden Surname of Mother, Age, Birth-Place	Bridget Hart, formerly Young. 37 Years, Galway, Ireland
Informant, Description and Residence:	Bridget Hart, Mother, Three Mile Creek, Wangaratta.
Witnesses:	Mrs Cook
When Registered:	19th October 1872, Wangaratta
From the above details we can be reasonably sure that Bridget Young was the mother of Stephen Hart, 14 years.  Note that his elder brother, Richard at 16 years, matches the many references to Stephen and Richard at the time of the Kelly Gang's last stand in Glenrowan in 1880 (See "Ned Kelly: A Short Life" by Ian Jones).   We also see that Richard Hart and Bridget Young married in New South Wales  on 13th October, 1852.  We can now search the on-line NSW Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages and see if this can be verified.  [ Click here to continue ]
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