‎Esther Amelia Little‏‎ [1] [2] Daughter of Robert Henderson Little and Ann Hunter‏. Born ‎31 Mar 1843 Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom‎ [2] [1] [1]. Died ‎29 Apr 1922 Diamontine Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia‎, age 79 years [1] [2] [1]. Buried Dutton Park, Queensland, Australia [2]. Occupation: Domestic servant Sources for person [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] Source citation: page: Ancestry Family Tree [1] [7] Source citation: page: Ancestry Family Tree [2] 1861 Census details 1861 Census details Transcribed details of Esther Little from 1861 UK census 1851 Census 1851 Census House details for Esther Little in 1851 UK census UK 1861 UK census UK 1861 UK census House details for Esther Little in 1861 UK census Esther Little Esther Little Esther Little In the 1861 UK census, she is listed as living in Bristol with the Hunter family (along with her sister Mary). William Hunt is 30, with his wife Mary 44. They have 4 young (under 7) children. He is listed as a labourer at wholesale grocers. Assuming he has a very low income from his profession, it is unlikely he can afford 2 live in domestic servants. I am wondering if, in fact, they are staying with relatives in Bristol whilst on their (Mary and Esther Little) way to Plymouth to emigrate to Australia. What leads me to this conclusion is: The Little sisters are from Newcastle, in the north-east of England. Their mother’s maiden name is listed as ‘Hunter’, and they are staying in Bristol with a family called ‘Hunt’ - perhaps 1 or other is listed with the incorrect family name, and they are related to the family they are staying with through their mother. They are staying in Bristol, in the south-west of England, a significant distance from Newcastle. If the Hunt family coukd afford 2 domestic servants (unlikely), it would make more sense to have them fro the Bristol area, rather than from Newcastle, a massive distance away. A few months later both sisters leave for Australia from Plymouth, and Bristol would be a logical stop on the way to Plymouth from Newcastle. Emigrated (‎7 Aug 1861 Queensland, Australia) She departed from Plymouth on 15 April and arrived in Queensland aboard the ship Mangerton Baptized as child (‎30 Apr 1843 Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom) Married ‎19 Aug 1862 Dalby, Queensland, Australia, age 19 years (married 59 years) 1900 - Ester Amelia Little and William Henry Rashleigh 1900 - Ester Amelia Little and William Henry Rashleigh to: ‎William Henry Rashleigh‏‎ [1] [8] Source citation: page: State Archives and Records Authority of New South Wales; Kingswood New South Wales, Australia; Persons on Bounty Ships to Sydney, Newcastle, and Moreton Bay (Board's Immigrant Lists); Series: 5317; Reel: 2474 [9] Source citation: page: Gould Genealogy; Chermside, QLD, Australia; Electoral Rolls [10] Source citation: page: Class: HO 27; Piece: 107; Page: 153 [11] Source citation: page: Queensland Federation Index 1890-1914 [12] Source citation: page: Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950; Lehi, UT; Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950 [13] Source citation: page: Class: Rg 9; Piece: 1568; Folio: 55; Page: 1; GSU roll: 542832 [14] Source citation: page: Class: HO107; Piece: 1910; Folio: 291; Page: 20; GSU roll: 221063-221064 [15] Source citation: page: Class: HO107; Piece: 147; Book: 14; Civil Parish: Kenwyn; County: Cornwall; Enumeration District: 3; Folio: 38; Page: 2; Line: 6; GSU roll: 241269 [2] [16] Source citation: page: Queensland Family History Society; Queensland, Australia; Commonwealth Electoral Rolls 1906-1969, age by marriage 24 years Son of William Henry Rashleigh Jun. and Elizabeth Grace Carter‏. Born ‎1 Dec 1837 Truro, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom‎ [1] [8] Source citation: page: State Archives and Records Authority of New South Wales; Kingswood New South Wales, Australia; Persons on Bounty Ships to Sydney, Newcastle, and Moreton Bay (Board's Immigrant Lists); Series: 5317; Reel: 2474 [13] Source citation: page: Class: Rg 9; Piece: 1568; Folio: 55; Page: 1; GSU roll: 542832 [14] Source citation: page: Class: HO107; Piece: 1910; Folio: 291; Page: 20; GSU roll: 221063-221064 [15] Source citation: page: Class: HO107; Piece: 147; Book: 14; Civil Parish: Kenwyn; County: Cornwall; Enumeration District: 3; Folio: 38; Page: 2; Line: 6; GSU roll: 241269 [2]. Died ‎12 Dec 1933 Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia‎, age 96 years [1] [2]. Buried Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia [2]. Occupation: Sawyer Sources for person [3] [6] [7] Source citation: page: Ancestry Family Tree [1] [7] Source citation: page: Ancestry Family Tree [7] Source citation: page: Ancestry Family Tree [8] Source citation: page: State Archives and Records Authority of New South Wales; Kingswood New South Wales, Australia; Persons on Bounty Ships to Sydney, Newcastle, and Moreton Bay (Board's Immigrant Lists); Series: 5317; Reel: 2474 [9] Source citation: page: Gould Genealogy; Chermside, QLD, Australia; Electoral Rolls [10] Source citation: page: Class: HO 27; Piece: 107; Page: 153 [11] Source citation: page: Queensland Federation Index 1890-1914 [12] Source citation: page: Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950; Lehi, UT; Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950 [13] Source citation: page: Class: Rg 9; Piece: 1568; Folio: 55; Page: 1; GSU roll: 542832 [14] Source citation: page: Class: HO107; Piece: 1910; Folio: 291; Page: 20; GSU roll: 221063-221064 [15] Source citation: page: Class: HO107; Piece: 147; Book: 14; Civil Parish: Kenwyn; County: Cornwall; Enumeration District: 3; Folio: 38; Page: 2; Line: 6; GSU roll: 241269 [2] [16] Source citation: page: Queensland Family History Society; Queensland, Australia; Commonwealth Electoral Rolls 1906-1969 William Henry Rashleigh William Henry Rashleigh William Henry Rashleigh 1900 head shot - William Henry Rashleigh 1900 head shot - William Henry Rashleigh Criminal record Criminal record 1841_England_Census 1841_England_Census 1861_England_Census 1861_England_Census 1913_Australian_Census 1913_Australian_Census Jun_1856_Assisted_Passengers_Persia Jun_1856_Assisted_Passengers_Persia 1851_England_Census 1851_England_Census William_Henry_Rashleigh William_Henry_Rashleigh William_Henry_Rashleigh_Headstone William_Henry_Rashleigh_Headstone In August 1927, Harry Rashleigh died at Bundaberg. (this appears to be incorrect, and actual death was 12 Dec 1933) He was 96 and had lived in this area during the early pioneering days. He was born in Truro, Cornwall in 1831 and became an accomplished wood-worker. At age 18 he sailed for Australia aboard the `Warren Hastings` and arrived at Moreton Bay. The ship foundered on its retum journey. After a short stint in the Ipswich Railway work shops he went bush and arrived at Jimbour. He worked at horse breaking and carrying on the station. Some time later he and a mate set up a sawpit at Range`s Bridge said to be the first in the district. They supplied the timber for many well-known buildings in Dalby including the Greenbank Hotel. As a sideline they built a big punt and in flood times ferried teams across the river. The QN bank, the Plough Inn and Range`s Bridge Hotel were built from the timber they cut. Some of that timber may survive today in the old building that was part of St Columba`s School. After some years he teamed up with Dan Corkhill working as a wheelwright. But red cedars in the Bunya Mountains attracted his attention and he went there to become a sawyer at the Horse Gully sawpits; among the others there were Joseph and Gertrude Carbines. He witnessed the tragic event of Gertrude losing her life in childbirth. Though Joseph had gone for a doctor, they were too late to save the mother and child. All his life he remembered the incident- stating the child had died first and that it was a boy. 17 Oct 1854. Bodmin, Cornwall, England, UK. Tried and acquitted of Simple Larceny. [17] Emigrated (‎22 Jun 1856 Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia) rrives Morton Bay, NSW Australia aboard the SS Persia. Arrival: (‎22 Jun 1856 New South Wales, Australia) [8] Source citation: page: State Archives and Records Authority of New South Wales; Kingswood New South Wales, Australia; Persons on Bounty Ships to Sydney, Newcastle, and Moreton Bay (Board's Immigrant Lists); Series: 5317; Reel: 2474 Children: 1. ‎William Henry Rashleigh‏‎ [2] [1] Born ‎13 Sep 1863 Dalby, Queensland, Australia‎ [2] [1]. Died ‎23 Feb 1922 Dalby, Queensland, Australia AGE: 58‎, age 58 years [2] [1]. Buried Dalby, Queensland, Australia [2]. Occupation: Labourer Sources for person [18] [7] Source citation: page: Ancestry Family Tree [7] Source citation: page: Ancestry Family Tree [7] Source citation: page: Ancestry Family Tree [2] [1] 2. ‎George Charles Rashleigh‏‎ Born ‎1865 Dalby, Queensland, Australia. Died ‎± 1867 Dalby, Queensland, Australia AGE: 2‎ Sources for person [7] Source citation: page: Ancestry Family Tree [7] Source citation: page: Ancestry Family Tree [7] Source citation: page: Ancestry Family Tree 3. ‎John Thomas "Jack" Rashleigh‏‎ [9] Source citation: page: Gould Genealogy; Chermside, QLD, Australia; Electoral Rolls [19] Source citation: page: Queensland Federation Index 1890-1914 [20] Source citation: page: Death Index Victoria 1921-1985 [12] [2] [21] Source citation: page: Anglican Church Diocese of Sydney; Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Baptism, Burial, Confirmation, Marriage and Composite Registers in the Anglican Church Diocese of Sydney Archives [22] Source citation: page: The Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths, and Marriages; Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Victoria, Australia, Death Records [1] [16] Source citation: page: Queensland Family History Society; Queensland, Australia; Commonwealth Electoral Rolls 1906-1969 [23] Source citation: page: Gould Genealogy; South Australia, Australia; Queensland Government Gazettes, 1859-1918 [24] Source citation: page: Gould Genealogy; South Australia, Australia; Queensland Police Gazette, 1864-1895 Born ‎3 Oct 1866 Dalby, Queensland, Australia‎ [2] [1]. Died ‎17 Apr 1939 Dalby, Queensland, Australia AGE: 72‎, age 72 years [7] Source citation: page: Ancestry Family Tree [2] [1]. Buried Dalby, Queensland, Australia [2] Sources for person [25] [7] Source citation: page: Ancestry Family Tree [7] Source citation: page: Ancestry Family Tree [9] Source citation: page: Gould Genealogy; Chermside, QLD, Australia; Electoral Rolls [19] Source citation: page: Queensland Federation Index 1890-1914 [20] Source citation: page: Death Index Victoria 1921-1985 [12] [2] [21] Source citation: page: Anglican Church Diocese of Sydney; Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Baptism, Burial, Confirmation, Marriage and Composite Registers in the Anglican Church Diocese of Sydney Archives [22] Source citation: page: The Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths, and Marriages; Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Victoria, Australia, Death Records [1] [16] Source citation: page: Queensland Family History Society; Queensland, Australia; Commonwealth Electoral Rolls 1906-1969 [23] Source citation: page: Gould Genealogy; South Australia, Australia; Queensland Government Gazettes, 1859-1918 [24] Source citation: page: Gould Genealogy; South Australia, Australia; Queensland Police Gazette, 1864-1895 [7] Source citation: page: Ancestry Family Tree licenced victualers licenced victualers Rashleigh John Thomas obit Rashleigh John Thomas obit 4. ‎Frederick James Rashleigh‏‎ [7] Source citation: page: Ancestry Family Tree [9] Source citation: page: Gould Genealogy; Chermside, QLD, Australia; Electoral Rolls [19] Source citation: page: Queensland Federation Index 1890-1914 [26] Source citation: page: Queensland Death Index 1945-1949 [12] Source citation: page: Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950; Lehi, UT; Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950 [2] [1] [16] Source citation: page: Queensland Family History Society; Queensland, Australia; Commonwealth Electoral Rolls 1906-1969 [7] Source citation: page: Ancestry Family Tree [9] Source citation: page: Gould Genealogy; Chermside, QLD, Australia; Electoral Rolls [19] Source citation: page: Queensland Federation Index 1890-1914 [26] Source citation: page: Queensland Death Index 1945-1949 [12] Source citation: page: Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950; Lehi, UT; Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950 [16] Source citation: page: Queensland Family History Society; Queensland, Australia; Commonwealth Electoral Rolls 1906-1969 Born ‎11 Nov 1868 Dalby, Queensland, Australia‎ [7] Source citation: page: Ancestry Family Tree [2] [1] [7] Source citation: page: Ancestry Family Tree. Died ‎18 Jul 1949 Dalby, Queensland, Australia AGE: 80‎, age 80 years [7] Source citation: page: Ancestry Family Tree [26] Source citation: page: Queensland Death Index 1945-1949 [2] [1] [7] Source citation: page: Ancestry Family Tree [26] Source citation: page: Queensland Death Index 1945-1949. Buried Dalby, Queensland, Australia [2] [2]. Occupation: Drover Sources for person [27] [7] Source citation: page: Ancestry Family Tree [9] Source citation: page: Gould Genealogy; Chermside, QLD, Australia; Electoral Rolls [19] Source citation: page: Queensland Federation Index 1890-1914 [26] Source citation: page: Queensland Death Index 1945-1949 [12] Source citation: page: Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950; Lehi, UT; Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950 [28] [2] [1] [16] Source citation: page: Queensland Family History Society; Queensland, Australia; Commonwealth Electoral Rolls 1906-1969 [7] Source citation: page: Ancestry Family Tree [9] Source citation: page: Gould Genealogy; Chermside, QLD, Australia; Electoral Rolls [19] Source citation: page: Queensland Federation Index 1890-1914 [26] Source citation: page: Queensland Death Index 1945-1949 [12] Source citation: page: Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950; Lehi, UT; Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950 [16] Source citation: page: Queensland Family History Society; Queensland, Australia; Commonwealth Electoral Rolls 1906-1969 [7] Source citation: page: Ancestry Family Tree [7] Source citation: page: Ancestry Family Tree Frederick Rashleigh’s birth certificate Frederick Rashleigh’s birth certificate Frederick Rashleigh’s birth certificate electoral role electoral role Insolvency Insolvency school board school board 5. ‎Arthur Robert Rashleigh‏‎ Born ‎1870 Dalby, Queensland, Australia. Died ‎17 Sep 1870 Dalby, Queensland, Australia AGE: 0‎, age under 1 year old Sources for person [7] Source citation: page: Ancestry Family Tree [7] Source citation: page: Ancestry Family Tree [7] Source citation: page: Ancestry Family Tree [7] Source citation: page: Ancestry Family Tree 6. ‎Clarinda (aka Clara) "Clara" Rashleigh‏‎ Born ‎8 Jul 1872 Dalby, Queensland, Australia. Died ‎15 Jul 1939 Dalby, Queensland, Australia AGE: 67‎, age 67 years [29] Sources for person [3] [30] [31] [7] Source citation: page: Ancestry Family Tree [7] Source citation: page: Ancestry Family Tree [7] Source citation: page: Ancestry Family Tree 7. ‎Harry Rashleigh‏‎ [2] Born ‎1874 Dalby, Queensland, Australia‎ [2]. Died ‎18 Dec 1937 Roma, Queensland, Australia AGE: About 62-63‎, age 62 or 63 years [2]. Buried Roma, Queensland, Australia [2]. Occupation: Labourer Sources for person [7] Source citation: page: Ancestry Family Tree [7] Source citation: page: Ancestry Family Tree [7] Source citation: page: Ancestry Family Tree [2] 8. ‎Mary Rashleigh‏‎ Born ‎1875 Australia. Died ‎1916 Canterbury, New South Wales, Australia‎, age 40 or 41 years Source for person [7] Source citation: page: Ancestry Family Tree 9. ‎Elizabeth Annie Rashleigh‏‎ Born ‎1876 Dalby, Queensland, Australia. Died ‎29 Apr 1956 Bundaberg Queensland, Australia AGE: 79‎, age 79 or 80 years Sources for person [7] Source citation: page: Ancestry Family Tree [7] Source citation: page: Ancestry Family Tree [7] Source citation: page: Ancestry Family Tree 10. ‎Francis Edward Rashleigh‏‎ Born ‎16 Sep 1878 Dalby, Queensland, Australia. Died ‎22 Sep 1895 Eidsvold, Queensland, Australia AGE: 17‎, age 17 years Sources for person [7] Source citation: page: Ancestry Family Tree [7] Source citation: page: Ancestry Family Tree [7] Source citation: page: Ancestry Family Tree 11. ‎Esther Jane Rashleigh‏‎ [2] [1] Born ‎18 Dec 1880 Dalby, Queensland, Australia‎ [2] [1]. Died ‎20 Oct 1881 Dalby, Queensland, Australia AGE: 0‎, age 10 months and 2 days [2] [1]. Buried Dalby, Queensland, Australia [2] Sources for person [7] Source citation: page: Ancestry Family Tree [7] Source citation: page: Ancestry Family Tree [7] Source citation: page: Ancestry Family Tree [2] [1] 12. ‎Blanche Amelia Rashleigh‏‎ [2] Born ‎1883 Dalby, Queensland, Australia‎ [2]. Died ‎7 Aug 1942 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia AGE: 59‎, age 58 or 59 years [2]. Buried Holland Park, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia [2] Sources for person [7] Source citation: page: Ancestry Family Tree [7] Source citation: page: Ancestry Family Tree [7] Source citation: page: Ancestry Family Tree [2] 13. ‎Lucy Mary Rashleigh‏‎ Born ‎1885 Dalby, Queensland, Australia May 1‎ [2]. Died ‎20 Oct 1968 Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia AGE: 84‎, age 82 or 83 years, cause of death: Died from Bronchotis 22 Oct 1968 buried Bundaberg General Cemetery [2]. Buried Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia [2] Sources for person [7] Source citation: page: Ancestry Family Tree [7] Source citation: page: Ancestry Family Tree [7] Source citation: page: Ancestry Family Tree [2] 14. ‎Albert Victor Rashleigh‏‎ [2] Born ‎1887 Dalby, Queensland, Australia‎ [2]. Died ‎1952 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia AGE: 65‎, age 64 or 65 years [7] Source citation: page: Ancestry Family Tree [2]. Buried Kedron, Queensland, Australia [2]. Occupation: Labourer Sources for person [7] Source citation: page: Ancestry Family Tree [7] Source citation: page: Ancestry Family Tree [7] Source citation: page: Ancestry Family Tree [2]

Family events

2nd marriage/ relation ‎Esther Amelia Little‏‎ [1] [2] Daughter of Robert Henderson Little and Ann Hunter‏. Married/ Related to: N.N.‎ Child: 1. ‎Arthur Robert Rashleigh‏‎ Born ‎1870 Dalby, Queensland, Australia. Died ‎17 Sep 1870 Dalby, Queensland, Australia AGE: 0‎, age under 1 year old Sources for person [7] Source citation: page: Ancestry Family Tree [7] Source citation: page: Ancestry Family Tree [7] Source citation: page: Ancestry Family Tree [7] Source citation: page: Ancestry Family Tree
Adopted child:‎Arthur Robert Rashleigh‏‎

Family events

Sources

[1] Geneanet Community Trees Index
[2] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current
[3] Hi, and thanks for getting in touch!

I am not researching the Rasleighs as such. My interest is in Jessie Margaret Mary Monica Moreland (my cousin twice removed) who married Lawrence Lynagh, and their descendants.

I think Marie Elaine Lynagh must be a different woman (maybe a cousin) to the person you know, as a couple of people told me have given me details of Marie Elaine Shearer (nee Lynagh)'s death and one of those people was her son Alisdair Shearer (who would surely know!).

I attach a tree and a report on what I know of this family (from Rashleigh down). I hope it might fill in some gaps to you. I would be very interested to know anything about Jessie Margaret Mary Monica Moreland and her Lynagh descendants.
[4] Dear Colin - I've just come across your family history site, because of the inclusion of Esther Rashleigh nee Little. I am descended from Esther's sister, Anne, who married Thomas Gibson and settled at Goondiwindi.

We have not got very far, to date, in following up Anne and Esther's ancestors. From her death certificate (and those of her sisters) her mother's name was Anne Hunter, born in Newcastle. I'd be very interested to know any further information you've been able to unearth on the ancestry of Anne Hunter (and on any of Esther's other relatives - other than that her two sisters both came to Australia and her youngest brother died in childhood, I know very little about her siblings other than what is in Census records and postal/business directories). I am happy to exchange what information I have.

When I started tracing the family history some time ago I corresponded with several of the Rashleigh descendents in Qld but we lost touch over the years.

Melanie O'Flynn

Canberra
[5] ROBERT HENDERSON LITTLE
[6] Ester Amelia LITTLE
[7] Ancestry Family Tree
[8] New South Wales, Australia, Assisted Immigrant Passenger Lists, 1828-1896
[9] Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980
[10] England & Wales, Criminal Registers, 1791-1892
[11] Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985
[12] Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950
[13] 1861 England Census
[14] 1851 England Census
[15] 1841 England Census
[16] Queensland, Australia, Commonwealth Electoral Rolls, 1906-1969
[17] ‘Pioneering Days Around Dalby’
[18] William Henry RASHLEIGH
[19] Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922
[20] Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985
[21] Sydney, Australia, Anglican Parish Registers, 1814-2011
[22] Victoria, Australia, Death Index, 1840-1992
[23] Government Gazettes, Queensland, Australia, Gould Genealogy 1859-1918
[24] Queensland, Australia, Police Gazettes, 1864-1945
[25] John Thomas RASHLEIGH
[26] Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985
[27] Fedrick James RASHLEIGH
[28] Queensland, Australia, Government Gazettes, 1903-1910
[29] http://www.chapelhill.homeip.net/FamilyHistory/OurFamilyData
[30] Colin,

I don't really have any more info on Clarinda (ie. DOB etc) but can
give you details of her and Edward's decendants - that's the Lynagh
clan and bigger than Ben Hur! Yes Michael Lynagh's Great-grand-father
was Edward's brother. I've never met him but have been getting his
phone calls for 20 years! and people now have a fighting chance of
being able spell my surname - thanks to him.

Everyone with the name Lynagh (at least in this country) is related by
decent from John Lynagh (B. 1830 Milford, Donegal, Ireland; D. Dalby,
Qld 23/9/1909) and Ellen Murphy (B.1834 Leighlin Bridge, Carlow,
Ireland D. 3/6/1915 Dalby, Qld). About the Rashleighs, I know nothing
other than that Clarinda married a Lynagh and became my grandmother.
You might like to take a trip to Dalby as I found saome Lynaghs and
few Rashleighs buried ther on a trip recently. There are 2 cemetries -
needless to say the old one is the place to go.

Let me know if you're interested in any more info.

Marie

PS. Clarinda is my middle name - I'm the only one to have inherited
it. It's interesting to know that she used Clara instead!
[31] Hi,

I was doing a search on my surname and came accross your site - I think
you'll find that Clara was actually Clarinda who married my grandfather
Edward Patrick (b: 4/12/1858) on 26/7/1890.

Hope this helps.

Citation for: Family Page
"Family Page: Esther Amelia Little " HuMo-genealogy - Colin Sandercock's Family Tree (http://family.sandercock.net/index.php?page=family&tree_id=2&id=F29&main_person=I46 : accessed 21 April 2026) Esther Amelia Little #I46

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