Phoebe Sophia SCHOFIELD (1858

Phoebe Sophia SCHOFIELD (1858 - 1947)

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
Caroline Phoebe LINDSAY (1879 - ) William Benjamin LINDSAY (1880 - ) Frederick Samuel LINDSAY (1882 - 1917) Elfreda Grace LINDSAY (1884 - ) Ada Marion LINDSAY (1886 - ) John Alexander LINDSAY (1888 - ) Phoebe Helen LINDSAY (1890 - ) Frances Emily LINDSAY (1892 - ) Annie Catherine Margaret Olive LINDSAY (1897 - )	Phoebe Sophia SCHOFIELD (1858 - 1947) + John Thomas LINDSAY (1839 - 1926)	Robert SCHOFIELD (1807 - 1862)	Edward SCHOFIELD (1778 - 1831)

			Jane COOPER (1777 - 1848)

		Caroline HAINES (1818 - 1907)	George HAINES

			Ann (HAINES)

b. 1858

m. 27 Feb 1878 John Thomas LINDSAY (1839 - 1926) at Roma, Queensland, Australia

d. 1947 aged 89

Near Relatives of Phoebe Sophia SCHOFIELD (1858 - 1947)
Relationship	Person	Born	Birth Place	Died	Death Place	Age
Grandfather	Edward SCHOFIELD	29 Mar 1778	Manchester, Lancashire, England	06 Nov 1831	Salford, Lancashire, England	53
Grandmother	Jane COOPER	09 Feb 1777	Manchester, Lancashire, England	18 Apr 1848	Manchester, Lancashire, England	71
Grandfather	George HAINES
Grandmother	Ann (HAINES)

Father in Law	John Thomas LINDSAY
Mother in Law	Betsey REUBEN			abt 1844

Father	Robert SCHOFIELD	02 Aug 1807	Manchester, Lancashire, England	09 May 1862	Goondiwindi, Queensland, Australia	54
Mother	Caroline HAINES	abt 1818	Horsley, Gloucestershire, England	28 Jun 1907	Roma, Queensland, Australia	89

Self	Phoebe Sophia SCHOFIELD	1858		1947		89

Husband	John Thomas LINDSAY	10 Apr 1839	Oakham, Rutlandshire, England	20 Feb 1926	Yuleba, Queensland, Australia	86

Daughter	Caroline Phoebe LINDSAY	1879	Queensland, Australia
Son	William Benjamin LINDSAY	18 Jul 1880	Queensland, Australia
Son	Frederick Samuel LINDSAY	1882	Queensland, Australia	11 Mar 1917	France	35
Daughter	Elfreda Grace LINDSAY	1884	Queensland, Australia
Daughter	Ada Marion LINDSAY	1886	Queensland, Australia
Son	John Alexander LINDSAY	1888	Queensland, Australia
Daughter	Phoebe Helen LINDSAY	1890	Queensland, Australia
Daughter	Frances Emily LINDSAY	1892	Queensland, Australia
Daughter	Annie Catherine Margaret Olive LINDSAY	1897	Queensland, Australia

Brother	Edward SCHOFIELD	10 Feb 1848	Gunnedah, New South Wales, Australia	29 Oct 1925	Blair Athol, Queensland, Australia	77
Sister	Sarah SCHOFIELD	11 Jan 1850	New South Wales, Australia	20 Feb 1937	Roma, Queensland, Australia	87
Brother	Robert SCHOFIELD	1852	Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia	1933	Dalby, Queensland, Australia	81
Sister	Sarah Jane SCHOFIELD	1854	New South Wales, Australia	1894	Goondiwindi, Queensland, Australia	40
Half Brother	Isaac MARSH	28 Aug 1835	West Maitland, New South Wales, Australia	19 Mar 1846	Morpeth, New South Wales, Australia	10
Half Brother	William MARSH	16 Jul 1837	New South Wales, Australia	1903	Mitchell, Queensland, Australia	66
Half Sister	Mary Ann MARSH	06 Feb 1839	New South Wales, Australia	10 Nov 1917	Barraba, New South Wales, Australia	78
Half Sister	Elizabeth MARSH	14 Apr 1841	New South Wales, Australia	18 Dec 1901	Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia	60
Half Sister	Hannah MARSH	11 Mar 1843	West Maitland, New South Wales, Australia	19 Feb 1936	Roma, Queensland, Australia	92
Half Brother	Thomas MARSH	27 Feb 1845	Maitland, New South Wales, Australia	06 Jul 1928	Roma, Queensland, Australia	83

Daughter in Law	Mary Josephine STACK

Grandson	William Clyde LINDSAY	1911	Queensland, Australia
Grandson	Kevon James LINDSAY	1912	Queensland, Australia
Granddaughter	Laura Kathleen LINDSAY	1915	Queensland, Australia
Granddaughter	Fredesia Mary (Tiny) LINDSAY	1916	Queensland, Australia

Niece	Elizabeth Jane SCHOFIELD	1874	Queensland, Australia
Nephew	Edward Thomas SCHOFIELD	1875	Queensland, Australia
Niece	Caroline Pauline SCHOFIELD	1877	Queensland, Australia
Niece	Phoebe SCHOFIELD	1879	Queensland, Australia
Nephew	John Paterson SCHOFIELD	1881	Queensland, Australia
Nephew	Richard Bannister SCHOFIELD	1882	Queensland, Australia	1883	Queensland, Australia	1
Niece	Martha Ellen SCHOFIELD	1884	Queensland, Australia
Nephew	Douglas SCHOFIELD	1887	Queensland, Australia
Niece	Euphemia Elsie SCHOFIELD	1889	Queensland, Australia
Nephew	James Eugene SCHOFIELD	1892	Queensland, Australia
Niece	Charlotte DUNSTAN	1867
Nephew	David DUNSTAN	1869
Nephew	Robert DUNSTAN	1871
Nephew	John DUNSTAN	1874
Nephew	Richard DUNSTAN	1875
Niece	Mary DUNSTAN	1877		1891		14
Niece	Elizabeth DUNSTAN	1879		1972		93
Niece	Harriet DUNSTAN	1881
Niece	Florence DUNSTAN	1883
Nephew	Edwin DUNSTAN	1885
Niece	Mary DUNSTAN	1888
Nephew	Henry James ALEXANDER	25 Feb 1876	St George, Queensland, Australia
Niece	Susannah Jane ALEXANDER	1878	St George, Queensland, Australia	1946	Richmond, Queensland, Australia	68
Nephew	Edward William ALEXANDER	23 Jul 1880	St George, Queensland, Australia	1936	Queensland, Australia	56
Nephew	Robert Alfred ALEXANDER	1885	St George, Queensland, Australia
Niece	Phoebe Ellen ALEXANDER	18 Jul 1888	St George, Queensland, Australia
Nephew	Allan ALEXANDER	1890	Queensland, Australia
Niece	Caroline Pauline ALEXANDER	1891	Queensland, Australia
Niece	Jane ALEXANDER	1894	Queensland, Australia
Niece	Martha MARSH	1865	Queensland, Australia	1951		86
Niece	Mary Elizabeth MARSH	1867	Queensland, Australia	1869		2
Nephew	John William MARSH	1869	Queensland, Australia	1955		86
Nephew	Samuel MARSH	1872	Queensland, Australia
Niece	Mary Maud MARSH	1875	Queensland, Australia	1875	Queensland, Australia	0
Nephew	Isaac Gibbs MARSH	1877	Queensland, Australia
Niece	Florence Emma MARSH	1880	Queensland, Australia
Niece	Clara Ada MARSH	1882	Queensland, Australia
Niece	Sarah Jane HONESS	1857	Liverpool Plains, New South Wales, Australia	1924	Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia	67
Nephew	William H HONESS	1860	Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia
Niece	Caroline A HONESS	1862	Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew	John Henry HONESS	1864	Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia	1942	Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia	78
Niece	Hannah J HONESS	1869	Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew	Thomas James HONESS	1871	Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia	1957	Kurri Kurri, New South Wales, Australia	86
Nephew	George William HONESS	1873	Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew	Alfred Charles HONESS	1875	Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia	1941	Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia	66
Nephew	Charles William HONESS	1878	Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia	1963	Barraba, New South Wales, Australia	85
Nephew	Samuel R HONESS	1881	Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia	1926	Barraba, New South Wales, Australia	45
Niece	Jane C LAMEY	1859	Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia	1911	Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia	52
Nephew	John William LAMEY	1862	Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia	1950	Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia	88
Niece	Harriet M A LAMEY	1864	Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia	1867	Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia	3
Nephew	Thomas A LAMEY	1866	Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia	1867	Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia	1
Nephew	Frederick LAMEY	1868	Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia	1947	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	79
Nephew	Robert C LAMEY	1870	Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia	1871	Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia	1
Nephew	Alfred Robert LAMEY	1872	Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia	1942	Randwick, New South Wales, Australia	70
Niece	Laura LAMEY	29 Jul 1875	Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia	07 Nov 1957	Marrickville, Sydney, Australia	82
Nephew	David Allen LAMEY	1878	Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia	1963	Auburn, New South Wales, Australia	85
Niece	Elizabeth LAMEY	1881	Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia	1882	Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia	1
Niece	Hannah A LAMEY	1881	Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia	1902	Gunnedah, New South Wales, Australia	21
Niece	Caroline BYRNES	11 Feb 1861	Gubberamundi Station, Queensland, Australia	25 Nov 1889	Thargomindah, Queensland, Australia	28
Niece	Mary Anne BYRNES	29 Jun 1862	Gubberamundi Station, Queensland, Australia	23 Jan 1954	Roma, Queensland, Australia	91
Niece	Margaret Ellen BYRNES	15 Apr 1864	Roma, Queensland, Australia	08 Aug 1959	Roma, Queensland, Australia	95
Nephew	William BYRNES	13 Sep 1866	Roma, Queensland, Australia	15 Jan 1948	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	81
Nephew	John Thomas BYRNES	18 Jun 1875	Roma, Queensland, Australia	17 Mar 1917	Roma, Queensland, Australia	41
Nephew	Robert Edward BYRNES	18 Jun 1875	Roma, Queensland, Australia	25 Oct 1958	Roma, Queensland, Australia	83
Niece	Rose Adeline BYRNES	04 Apr 1879	Roma, Queensland, Australia	abt 1973	Lismore, New South Wales, Australia	94
Nephew	James Henry COX	11 Aug 1883	Roma, Queensland, Australia	06 Sep 1883	Roma, Queensland, Australia	0
Niece	Martha COX	14 Jan 1885	Roma, Queensland, Australia	21 May 1975	Roma, Queensland, Australia	90
Nephew	Arthur Vernon COX	27 Jan 1887	Roma, Queensland, Australia	16 Oct 1957	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	70
Niece	Isabella Caroline MARSH	1897	Roma, Queensland, Australia	abt 1970		73
Niece	Violet Clara MARSH	1901	Roma, Queensland, Australia	abt 1970		69
Niece	Grace Olive MARSH	1905	Roma, Queensland, Australia	abt 1975		70

Sister in Law	Caroline BANNISTER	abt 1854	Ipswich, Queensland, Australia	31 Oct 1917	South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	63
Brother in Law	David William DUNSTAN	abt 1845		22 Jan 1890	Roma, Queensland, Australia	45
Brother in Law	Henry James ALEXANDER	abt 1848	Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia	abt 1920	Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia	72
Sister in Law	Mary ALCOCK	abt 1839	Oxfordshire, England	30 Jul 1903	Mitchell, Queensland, Australia	64
Brother in Law	Robert Thomas HONESS	12 Jan 1817	Margate, Kent, England	09 Sep 1884	Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia	67
Brother in Law	John LAMEY	abt 1835	Keepit, New South Wales, Australia	05 Mar 1894	Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia	59
Brother in Law	William BYRNES	abt 1837	Gippsland, Victoria, Australia	28 Feb 1882	Winton, Queensland, Australia	45
Brother in Law	Henry Hostin WOOD COX	21 Mar 1852	Richmond, New South Wales, Australia	20 May 1925	Roma, Queensland, Australia	73
Sister in Law	Jane ANDERSON	17 Feb 1861	Dulacca, Queensland, Australia	1949	New Farm, Queensland, Australia	88

Events in Phoebe Sophia SCHOFIELD (1858 - 1947)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
1858		Phoebe Sophia SCHOFIELD was born
09 May 1862	4	Death of father Robert SCHOFIELD (aged 54)	Goondiwindi, Queensland, Australia	1862/C100, aged 58	12
27 Feb 1878	20	Married John Thomas LINDSAY (aged 38)	Roma, Queensland, Australia		18
1879	21	Birth of daughter Caroline Phoebe LINDSAY	Queensland, Australia	1879/C12
18 Jul 1880	22	Birth of son William Benjamin LINDSAY	Queensland, Australia		18
1882	24	Birth of son Frederick Samuel LINDSAY	Queensland, Australia	1882/C58	18
1884	26	Birth of daughter Elfreda Grace LINDSAY	Queensland, Australia	1884/C5018	18
1886	28	Birth of daughter Ada Marion LINDSAY	Queensland, Australia	1886/C2483	18
1888	30	Birth of son John Alexander LINDSAY	Queensland, Australia	1888/C6991	18
1890	32	Birth of daughter Phoebe Helen LINDSAY	Queensland, Australia	1890/C8517	18
1892	34	Birth of daughter Frances Emily LINDSAY	Queensland, Australia	1892/C8251	18
1897	39	Birth of daughter Annie Catherine Margaret Olive LINDSAY	Queensland, Australia	1897/C7401	18
28 Jun 1907	49	Death of mother Caroline HAINES (aged 89)	Roma, Queensland, Australia	1907/C2604	12
11 Mar 1917	59	Death of son Frederick Samuel LINDSAY (aged 35)	France		18
20 Feb 1926	68	Death of husband John Thomas LINDSAY (aged 86)	Yuleba, Queensland, Australia	1929/C755	18
1947	89	Phoebe Sophia SCHOFIELD died			12

Personal Notes:

Phoebe Sophia Schofield, daughter of Caroline and Robert Schofield, was born in 1858 at Bidecarriba Station on the Macintyre Brook at Inglewood; the property belonged to her half brothers, William & Thomas Marsh. There are two versions of the spelling, some old maps spelt it Bethecurriba, but the Marshes themselves called it Bidicarriba.
In 1862 her father died of a heart attack at Callandoon Station, and in 1866 her half brothers sold Bidicarriba and moved to Perwell on the Maranoa River. Their mother, Caroline, soon joined the brothers, accompanied by her two sons and three daughters, including Phoebe.
When the Marsh brothers moved onto Hillsborough Station in 1870, Caroline & the Schofield family remained at Perwell. Phoebe who would have been 13 or 14 years of age at that time, had her own cattle on Perwell and in 1872 when the Government brought in legal registration of cattle brands she registered her brand as 6PS. Interestingly, she spelt her name phonetically on the certificate -Pheaby . Her brothers Robert and Edward each had their own brands also.
Sometime after Phoebe married John Lindsay in 1878 at Roma, Perwell Station was divided, John & Phoebe took up Rookwood where they built and settled, taking into partnership John Moody who came from Mungindi with cattle and was a partner for some time. However, he sold out of Rookwood to John Moore after the drought of 1885. Schofields kept the other part of Perwell.
Caroline Schofield (previously Marsh) went to live at Rookwood in 1880. Perhaps this was to assist Phoebe who was pregnant at the time. Caroline was a skilled midwife and assisted at the births of many, if not most, of her grandchildren.
Phoebe had lost her first child Caroline Phoebe the previous year. She had lived for only one week. On 18 July 1880 Phoebe gave birth to my grandfather William Benjamin Lindsay at Nogilla Station, St. George. She went on to have seven more children. When her daughter Ada was born, Phoebe rode from Perwell Station to Yuleba over several creeks.
Sometime later John Lindsay sold Rookwood and took over Muggleton near Yuleba. It is not known how long he owned this property. John and Phoebe then moved to the small town of Yuleba where they spent the remainder of their lives. Yuleba at that time was a railhead of importance for the woolgrowers of Surat and St. George districts it also had a profitable saw mill. By 1910 it was a flourishing centre with a population of 300 people and Cobb & Co coaches still ran to St. George and Surat.
Phoebe lived an active and full life and worked very hard. She was a skilled midwife and delivered many western babies. Her home in Creek Street, Yuleba was a low set cottage with a detached kitchen at the back. A Major Mitchell pink and white galah was always in residence at her home, often tied to the front gate. She was adamant that a glass or two of port daily was beneficial to her health. When referring to her husband she was known to say “My good man, he likes his drop”. She always called her husband “Mr. Lindsay”.
She took in a lot of ironing to make ends meet, and this kept her busy. She was also very active in the Country Women’s Association in Yuleba and was honoured by them and given a written testimonial from the people of Yuleba and the Bendemere Shire for her charity work and assistance to the sick and suffering. At the same time she was presented with a very heavy sterling silver tea set and tray. This was engraved with her name (however, I have been advised that it eventually fell into the hands of a member of the family who secretly disposed of it for a sizeable sum of money.)
My father and his siblings remembered her very well; Laura especially remembered walking down the street in Yuleba wearing a new pair of shorts and Granny calling out to her to “get your arse home”!!!
Phoebe was proud of the fact that she was an inmate of a hospital only once previously apart from when she was in Dalkeith Private Hospital at Wooloowin for her final illness.
Her husband and three children pre-deceased her - an infant girl, her daughter Mrs. Elfride Brown, and her son Frederick Samuel Lindsay who made the supreme sacrifice in World War One.

This story written by Barbara Lindsay Baker, her great granddaughter.

Source References:

12. Type: Web Page, Abbr: Genes reunited, Title: Genes

- Reference = Doreen Cole tree (Death)

- Reference = Doreen Cole tree & Barbara Baker 25 Aug 2014 (Name, Notes)

- Notes: I notice that you do not have information on the birth of my gr. grandmother Phoebe Schofield so I am attaching this story that I have written.

Regarding John Thomas Lindsay, Phoebe's husband, I have sent you a story that is a work in progress that I am writing on him. He was born in Manchester around 1839, although there is some doubt about the year. He was certainly much older than 76 years that you have him as. He came to the Downs as a boy. My grandfather Bill Lindsay had a funeral card of William Lindsay from (I think from memory) Toowoomba and I was always puzzled by this. However, he turned out to be John T's brother.

It took me a long time to come to terms with the fact that his mother died when he was young and he and his father & siblings were living in the workhouse in Manchester for some years prior to emigrating to Aust. A distant relative that I contacted had done this research but the dates did not add up, nothing was proven. However, I believe that he added "Thomas" to his name after his arrival in Oz. and I believe now that this is the only John Lindsay who could be ours. Much research has been done on this and I think this is the only possible explanation.

I note also that you give Caroline's parents as George and Ann. Whilst I believe that this is possible (and I know that Trevor Price favours this theory) we have no way of proving this. I don't believe that her parents were Caroline Paulina & Thomas as she states. I think she may not have known her parents, or at least their names. It is also a great puzzle to me that she was born at Horsley in Gloucestershire (a very pretty village, I have been there) yet worked and lived in Hursley which is some 300 miles from Horsley.Marjorie Byrnes engaged a researcher many years ago but she could not find out anything at all about Caroline. However, there is so much information around now that it may be possible to discover the truth if anyone was interested in following it up. Personally, I think it would be a wild goose chase as there is nothing to go on, Caroline did not tell the truth!

18. Type: E-mail Message, Abbr: e-mails general pool, Title: e-mails general pool

- Reference = Trevor Price 15 Sep 2013 (Marriage)

- Reference = Barbara Baker 25 Aug 2014 (Name, Notes, Birth)

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