Charles Henry Eckert & Mary Lucy Post
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Charles' Naturalisation Papers (1889) state he was from Oberstenfeld, Wurttemberg (Germany), and that he arrived aboard the Northumberland in Victoria on 4Dec1877, and travelled by coastal steamer to NSW, arriving on 24Dec1877. His death certificate puts his birth year at about 1850; and I have found a record of a Carl Heinrich Eckert, born 8Apr1850, Oberstenfeld,Wuerttemberg; parents: Christian Friedrich ECKERT & Dorothea Catharina NESTEL
Extract from Albert Grulke's Kinder des Vaterlandes
The majority of German settlers seem to have come north form the Hunter Valley. Some came down from Moreton Bay but others like the Baumgartner, Hamell and Eckert families arrived in Grafton. When their contracts finished they crossed the range to settle at Saumarez Ponds near Armidale. They were brought to Australia under the Bounty Scheme and contracted by Wilhelm Kirschner in Württemberg.
Those who had come out on the Bounty Scheme still had debt to pay. This was achieved within a few short years because of the diligence and determination found in the German character. Once the debt was paid they purchased land for themselves. They then worked and developed their own land while working part time for the large landholders."
Mary was born in 1860 at Kellys Plains near Armidale, NSW. Mary's parents, George and Katherine (Maurer) Post were from Eltville, Nassau (Germany). They arrived in Australia aboard the Parland on 5Jul1849. Mary's mother died when Mary was just 6 years old.
George Post receives the following unflattering reference in Colonial Armidale by John Perry (University of Queensland Press, Brisbane, 1999).
At the other extreme was George Post, a German immigrant from the village of Eltville in Hesse Nassau, who married his second wife, Catherine, in 1870 a few years after his first wife had died in childbirth, prematurely induced by a severe beating at the hands of her husband. When George Post died in 1875 his brief death bed Will left everything to his children making no mention whatsoever of his wife.
Charles and Mary were married 10Apr1882 at Armidale. They already had one child at this time; Martin Alexander Eckert, born 5Jan1882 at Armidale.
Children of Charles and Mary
- Martin Alexander, 5Jan1882 - 21Jul1917 (killed in action, WWI); married Mary Ann Crowley;
- Charles Philip, 28Mar1883 - 29Jan1950; married Vera Ward;
- John, 8Jun1884 - 12Nov1939; married Edith May Browning;
- Rosceina, 9Feb1886 - 15Sep1931; married Timothy Crowley;
- William Michael, 22Jul1887 - 7Apr1975; married Ethel Masterton;
- George Adam, 16Dec1888 - 1959; married Henriette Koerstz;
- Albert Joseph, 13May1890 - 15Aug1960; married Olive Jurd;
- David, 23Mar1892 - 9May1968; did not marry;
- Harold Walter, 20Mar1894 - 3Feb1969; married Margaret Rodger;
- Sophia Louise, 26Feb1896 - ?; married James Alexander;
- Matilda Agnes, 25Sep1898 - ?; married Chester Currell;
- Mary Margaret, 1901 - 1991; married John Kenny.
Residential Data
- 1882: Marriage certificate
- Charles - Uralla
- Mary - Armidale
- Naturalisation papers: Charles Henry Eckert
- 1889 "Hawthornden" Uralla
- Sands Directories, Pastoral section; 1897 - 1933: Entries for Charles Eckert;
- 1897 'Hawthorne' Ardingden via Uralla
- 1898 'Hawthorne' Ardingden via Uralla
- 1899 'Hawthorne' Ardingden via Uralla
- 1900 'Hawthorne' Ardingden via Uralla
- 1903 'Bedridge', Woodsreef. 6 horses 8 cattle 1312 sheep
- 1904 'Bedridge', Woodsreef. 2 9 999
- 1905 'Retreat', Wood's Reef. 6 28 1600
- 1906 'Retreat', Wood's Reef. 6 30 1950
- 1907 'Retreat', Wood's Reef. 8 42 4081
- 1908 'Retreat', Wood's Reef. 8 24 2313
- 1909 'Retreat', Wood's Reef. 11 50 3400
- 1910 'Retreat', Wood's Reef. 11 70 3008
- 1910 'Retreat', Barraba. 9 70 3008
- 1911 'Retreat', Barraba. 7 40 1500
- 1912 'Retreat', Barraba. 10 50 2010
- 1912 'Retreat', Boggabri. 12 horses 55 cattle 3012 sheep 1480 acres
- 1914 'Retreat', (this entry is mostly illegible)
- 1915 'Retreat', Boggabri. 6 80 3010 9200
- 1916 Barraba. 8 50 1412 1480
- 1917 Barraba. 8 70 1412 1480
- 1918 Barraba. 7 7 1300 1480
- 1919 Barraba. 9 15 1204 1480
- 1920 Barraba. 6 17 1240 1480
- 1921 Wood's Reef. 5 12 1000 1480
- 1922 Wood's Reef. 8 10 1312 1480
- 1923 Barraba. 4 10 1454 1480
- 1924 Barraba. 3 16 1000 1480
- 1925 Barraba. 3 14 900 1480
- 1926 Barraba. 3 7 810 1480
- 1927 Barraba. 5 13 917 1480
- 1928 Barraba. 6 21 1615 1480
- 1929 Barraba. 6 30 1500 1480
- Court report - Sydney Morning Herald, 23Jun1936
- from 1925 - Sydney, with married daughter. [This would be Sophia & James Alexander at Ryde]
- Electoral Rolls
- 1930 - NSW/Parramatta/West Ryde - Eckert, Charles Henry - Haig Avenue, Blaxland Rd, Ryde, no occupation
Timeline
- 1849 - 5Jul - Parents of Mary Lucy Post, George, 23, and Katherine, 24, arrive in Sydney
- 1850 - 8Apr - possible birthdate of Charles Henry Eckert
- 1850 - Mary's brother, Thomas Post, born/died, Paterson
- 1851 - 20Aug - Mary's brother, Phillip Post, born, Paterson
- 1857 - Mary's sister, Catherine Post, born, Paterson
- 1858 - 14Aug - Mary's father, George Post, 32, naturalised.
- 1859 - Mary's sister, Clara Post, born, Paterson
- 1860 - Mary Lucy Post born, Kellys Plains
- 1862 - Mary's brother, Martin Post born, Kellys Plains
- 1864 - 6May - Mary's uncle, Gottfried Post, 31, died, Kellys Plains
- 1866 - 21Aug - Mary's mother, Catherine Post, 40, nee Maurer died, Kellys Plains
- 1868 - 6Jun - Mary's uncle, Georg Joseph Post, 25, married Helena Vaupel, Armidale
- 1869 - Mary's uncle, Martin Post, 23, married Elizabeth Cattell, Armidale
- 1870 - Mary's father, George Post, 44, marries Catherine Butler, Armidale
- 1875 - 9Feb - Mary's father, George Post, 49, died, Kellys Plains
- 1875 - 27May - Mary's sister, Clara Post, 16, married Thomas Oliver, Armidale
- 1875 - Mary's niece, Catherine Oliver (Clara & Thomas) born, Armidale
- 1875 - 16Jun - Mary's brother, Phillip Post, 24, marries Rosina Reifstanger, Armidale
- 1876 - Mary's niece, Dora Post (Phillip & Rosina) born, Armidale
- 1876 - Mary's niece, Elizabeth Oliver (Clara & Thomas) born, Armidale
- 1877 - 24Dec- Charles Henry Eckert, 27, arrived NSW
- 1878 - Mary's niece, Isabella Oliver (Clara & Thomas) born/died, Armidale
- 1879 - Mary's niece, Clara Oliver (Clara & Thomas) born, Armidale
- 1880 - Mary's niece, Theresa Post (Phillip & Rosina) born, Armidale
- 1881 - Mary's step-mother, Catherine Post nee Butler died, Armidale
- 1881 - Mary's nephew, Charles Post (Phillip & Rosina) born, Uralla
- 1881 - Mary's nephew, Thomas Oliver (Clara & Thomas) born, Armidale
- 1882 - Mary's niece, Rosina Post (Phillip & Rosina) born, Uralla
- 1882 - 5Jan - Son, Martin Alexander Eckert born
- 1882 - 10Apr - Charles Henry Eckert, 32, and Mary Lucy Post, 22, married, Armidale
- 1883 - Mary's nephew, Joseph Oliver (Clara & Thomas) born, Armidale
- 1883 - 28Mar - Son, Charles Philip Eckert born,
- 1884 - Mary's niece, Mary Ann Post (Phillip & Rosina) born, Uralla
- 1884 - 8Jun - Son, John Eckert born,
- 1885 - Mary's brother, Martin Post, 23, married Elizabeth Jones, Armidale
- 1885 - Mary's nephew, William Post (Martin & Elizabeth) born, Armidale
- 1885 - Mary's nephew, Albert Oliver (Clara & Thomas) born, Armidale
- 1886 - Mary's niece, Magdeline Post (Phillip & Rosina) born, Armidale
- 1886 - 9Feb - Daughter, Rosceina Eckert born,
- 1886 - 11Oct - Mary's nephew, Alphonso Post (Martin & Elizabeth) born, Armidale
- 1887 - 22Jul - Son, William Michael Eckert born,
- 1888 - Mary's niece, Theresa Post (Phillip & Rosina) born, Armidale
- 1888 - 16Dec - Son, George Adam Eckert born,
- 1889 - 8May - Charles Henry Eckert, 39, naturalised
- 1890 - Mary's nephew, Sideath Oliver (Clara & Thomas) born, Glen Innes
- 1890 - 13May - Son, Albert Joseph Eckert born,
- 1891 - Mary's nephew, Albert George Post (Phillip & Rosina) born, Armidale
- 1892 - 11Mar - Mary's nephew, Leslie Post (Martin & Elizabeth) born, Armidale
- 1892 - 23Mar- Son, David Eckert born,
- 1890 - Mary's nephew, William Oliver (Clara & Thomas) born, Glen Innes
- 1894 - 5Mar - Mary's niece, Pearl Post (Martin & Elizabeth) born
- 1894 - 20Mar - Son, Harold Walter Eckert born,
- 1894 - Mary's niece, Monica Post (Philip & Rosina) born, Armidale
- 1896 - 26Feb - Daughter, Sophia Louise Eckert born,
- 1897 - Mary's niece, Adelaide Oliver (Clara & Thomas) born, Tingha
- 1897 - 29Apr - Mary's aunt, Katherina Schmutter, 69, nee Post died, Armidale
- 1898 - 25Sep - Daughter, Matilda Agnes Eckert born,
- 1901 - Daughter, Mary Margaret Eckert born,
- 1902 - 18Mar - Mary's uncle, Heinrich Schmutter (husband of Katharina) died, Armidale
- 1902 - 15Apr - Mary's uncle, Georg Joseph Post, 59, died, Kellys Plains
- 1903 - Mary's niece, Rosina Post, 21, (Phillip & Rosina) married Ernest Day, Sydney
- 1904 - Mary's grand-niece, Gladys Day (Rosina & Ernest - Phillip & Rosina) born, Granville
- 1904 - 16Jul - Mary's uncle, Phillip Post, 74, died, Uralla
- 1905 - Mary's grand-niece, Edith Day (Rosina & Ernest - Phillip & Rosina) born, Granville
- 1905 - Mary's aunt, Elizabeth Post nee Cattell (wife of Martin) died, St Marys
- 1905 - 3Aug - Son, John Eckert, 21, married Edith May Browning, 21, Barraba. 1st son to be married
- 1905 - 24Nov - Grandson, John David Eckert (John & Edith) born, Barraba. 1st grandson
- 1906 - Mary's nephew, Charles Post, 25, (Phillip & Rosina) married Christina Page, Tamworth
- 1906 - 14Aug - Son, Martin Alexander Eckert, 24, married Mary Ann Crowley, Barraba
- 1907 - Mary's nephew, Albert Oliver, 22, (Clara & Thomas) married Martha Smith, Inverell
- 1907 - Granddaughter, Mary Margaret Eckert (Martin & Mary) born, Barraba. } One of these girls was the 1st granddaughter
- 1907 - Granddaughter, Mary Augusta Eckert (John & Edith) born, Barraba. } One of these girls was the 1st granddaughter
- 1907 - 22Jun - Daughter, Rosceina Eckert, 21, married Timothy Crowley, Barraba. 1st daughter to be married
- 1907 - Granddaughter, Julia Crowley (Rosceina & Timothy) born, Barraba
- 1909 - Mary's niece, Theresa Post, 29, (Philip & Rosina) married George Lea, Armidale
- 1909 - Granddaughter, Agnes Honorah Eckert (Martin & Mary) born, Barraba
- 1910 - 28Feb - Mary's aunt, Charlotte Louisa Post nee Bredel (widow of Phillip Post) died, Uralla
- 1911 - Granddaughter, Catherine Mary Eckert (Martin & Mary) born, Barraba
- 1912 - Mary's grand-niece, Phyllis Post (Charles & Christina - Phillip & Rosina) died, Tamworth
- 1912 - Grandchild, un-named Eckert (John & Edith) born/died, Barraba
- 1913 - Grandchild, un-named Eckert (John & Edith) born/died, Barraba
- 1913 - Mary's nephew, Albert George Post, 22, (Phillip & Rosina) married Maud Pennell, Armidle
- 1914 - Mary's niece, Adelaide Oliver, 17, (Clara & Thomas)married Arthur Orchard, Warwick Qld
- 1915 - Mary's nephew, Thomas Oliver, 34, (Clara & Thomas) died, Barraba
- 1917 - 21Jul - Son, Martin Alexander Eckert, 35, died, Belgium [WWI]. 1st child to die
- 1917 - Grandson, Charles Eckert (John & Edith) born/died, Barraba
- 1918 - Daughter, Sophia Louise Eckert, 22, married James Alexander, Canterbury
- 1919 - Daughter, Matilda Agnes Eckert, 21, married Chester Currell, Barraba
- 1919 - 9Feb - Mary's brother, Phillip Post, 67, died, Armidale
- 1920 - 11Aug - Mary's nephew, Leslie Post (Martin & Elizabeth) married Helen Munroe, Redfern
- 1920 - 7Sep - Mary's aunt, Helena Post nee Vaupel (widow of Georg Joseph) died, Armidale
- 1920 - 9Dec - Son, George Adam Eckert, 31, married Henriette Koerstz, Molong
- 1923 - Son, Harold Walter Eckert, 31, married Margaret Rodger, Barraba
- 1923 - 25May - Mary's sister-in-law, Rosina Post (widow of Phillip) died, age 71, Armidale
- 1924 - Grandson, Harold Walter Eckert (Harold Walter & Margaret) born
- 1924 - Son, Charles Philip Eckert, 41, married Vera Ward, Sydney
- 1925 - Mary's grand-niece, Edith Post (Albert & Maud - Phillip & Rosina) died, Armidale
- 1925 - Mary's uncle, Martin Post, 79, died, Macksville
- 1926 - Daughter, Mary Margaret Eckert, 25, married John Kenny, Hunters Hill
- 1927 - Son, Albert Joseph Eckert, 37, married Olive Jurd, Barraba
- 1928 - Granddaughter, Julia Crowley, 21, (Rosceina & Timothy) married Frederick Callcott, Tamworth. 1st granddaughter to marry
- 1928 - 24Nov - Grandson, John David Eckert, 23, (John & Edith) married Evelyn Gray, 25, Tamworth. 1st grandson to marry
- 1929 - Granddaughter, Mary Alison Eckert (Harold Walter & Margaret) born
- 1929 - 28Sep - Great grandson, John Edward Eckert(John David & Evelyn - John & Edith) born, Barraba. 1st great-grandson?
- 1930 - Granddaughter, Mary Margaret Eckert, 23, (Martin & Mary) married Gilbert Anderson, Barraba
- 1931 - Son, William Michael Eckert, 44, married Ethel Masterton, Uralla
- 1931 - Mary's nephew, Albert Oliver, 46, (Clara & Thomas) died, Inverell
- 1933 - 17Mar - Grandson, Kenneth Eckert (William Michael & Ethel) born
- 1933 - 5Oct - Great grandson, Reginald Eckert (John David & Evelyn - John & Edith) born, Barraba
- 1934 - Grandson, Mark Lionel Eckert (Albert Joseph & Olive) born
- 1934 - 4Nov - Charles Henry Eckert, 84, died, Ryde
- 1936 - 7May - Great grandson, Lionel Rex Eckert (John David & Evelyn - John & Edith) born, Barraba
- 1936 - 23/24Jun - Court case ALEXANDER v ECKERT.
- 1937 - Grandson, Ronald A. Eckert (Albert Joseph & Olive) born
- 1938 - 21Aug - Mary Lucy Eckert nee Post, 78, died, Ryde.
Documents
- Transcript of marriage certificate [369 Kb PDF]
- Transcript of death certificate - Charles [479 Kb PDF]
- Transcript of death certificate - Mary [474 Kb PDF]
- Naturalisation papers - Charles Henry Eckert
- Sydney Morning Herald, 23Jun1936 Alexander v Eckert [261 Kb PDF]
- Sydney Morning Herald, 24Jun1936 Alexander v Eckert [288 Kb PDF]
- Naturalisation papers - George Post [636 Kb PDF]
- Descendents of Phillip Joseph Post [31 Kb PDF]
Pictures
Gravestone, Barraba Cemetary - Charles Henry and Mary Lucy Eckert
Court case
From the Sydney Morning Herald 23Jun1936:
PAYMENT FOR SHEEP
Alexander v Eckert and another.
This was a claim for £100, said to be due under a contract for the sale of sheep. Counsel for plaintiff said that Charles Henry Eckert, deceased, had been a grazier and owner of a property known as Retreat. He had 12 children, and in 1925 had come to live in Sydney with a married daughter. About March, 1928, he had transferred Retreat to two sons, with the exception of furniture and the sheep. It had been arranged that the sons were to buy the sheep for £1000 and pay £100 a year.
Defendants denied that the contract was for £1000, and said that it was agreed that the purchase price of the sheep should be £800, but that the payments would be waived if the father died before they had been completed. The father died in 1934.
The case is part heard.
Mr. Lytton Wright (instructed by Percy Williamson and Co.) appeared for the plaintiff, Alexander; Mr. Young (instructed by Whitehead and Ferranti, Sydney Agents for Ryan and Ryan, Tamworth) represented defendents.
n.b. The sons would have been Harold and John, and the married daughter was Sophia, and her husband James Alexander.
From the Sydney Morning Herald 24Jun1936:
PAYMENT FOR SHEEP
Alexander v Eckert and another.
A verdict for the amount claimed, £100, was returned in this case, which was continued from yesterday. The claim related to payment for sheep, said to have been sold on the understanding that £100 would be paid every year off the purchase price.
Mr. Lytton Wright (instructed by Percy Williamson and Co.) appeared for the plaintiff, Alexander; Mr. Young (instructed by Whitehead and Ferranti, Sydney Agents for Ryan and Ryan, Tamworth) represented defendents.
Why were the Alexanders getting the money? Perhaps they were acting on behalf of Mary and the money went to her; perhaps there was an arrangement that the yearly payments went to them in exchange for looking after Charles and Mary. What lasting effect did this dispute have between the family members?
Eckert Cup
In 1912 a rugby union competion called the Eckert Cup was held in the Barraba district.
- Round 1, 29Jun1912 - Horton Albions 15 defeated Barraba 0; Hawkin's Creek Wallabies 6 def. Bingara 3.
- Round 2, 20Jul1912 - Barraba 3 def. Hawkin's Creek 0; Bingara & Horton Albions 0 all draw.
- Final match, 10Aug1912 - Bingara 6 def Horton Albions 3.