1793: Andrew Haig was born near Berwick-on-Tweed near the English-Scottish border.
1804: Elizabeth Parke was born in Heybridge Essex England.
1821: Captain Andrew Haig was based in Calcutta and worked for the British East India company. trading between Calcutta and Canton, trafficking opium to China and obtaining in return rich cargoes of porcelain, silks, tea, lacquer and zinc.
1824: Andrew sailed into Hobart to repair his ship. He buys land from Rev Robert Knopwood. It was a narrow block running from Hampden Road to Derwent River above Sullivans Cove.
1830: Andrew and Elizabeth marry in Bermondsey, Surrey, England.
1833-34: In Sullivans Cove Andrew built two warehouses. He begins work as a merchant, shipbuilder and whaler.
1833: Andrew transports his wife Elizabeth Haig plus some children to Hobart aboard one of his ships. At the time he was a big wheeler dealer in Hobart. He had many business interests. The building of his house was delayed.
The Haigs have 8 children. One boy. Seven girls.
1835-1840: Andrew builds Narryna. He built both his house and warehouses on the one block of land. When house was designed and built it resonated optimism.
Architect was Edward Winch. A free settler who began working as a draughtsman for government engineers. He then set up as an architect in Macquarie Street. He was a friend of Andrew Haig.
Building design is a copy of classic Greek temples. Which was the trend in the UK at the time.
House made from stone bricks cut from a quarry at Bellerive.
1841: Lack of money leads to Elizabeth Haig working. She opened an Establishment for the Tuition of Young Ladies.
1842: Lack of more money forces Andrew Haig to sell his house and warehouses. The Haigs move to a small cottage in Kelly Street Battery Point.
1842: Andrew Haig no longer has many business activities and a high social status. His work is menial. He transports ballast and water to ships. He supplies coal to local homes and businesses.
1871: Andrew dies. Elizabeth sells household contents via auction. She moves north to Leven River to live with her daughter Fanny Reid.
1885: Elizabeth dies. Buried in Ulverstone cemetery.
Both Elizabeth and Andrew lived in various parts of the British Empire. They occupied high and low places in the communities they lived in. They are best remembered for the house they built when at their zenith.
They appear to be perpetually confident and happy to sail into the unknown. They would just get on with it. Though if it was business they were not particularly good at it.
In marriage they had many children. Majority are girls. So any descendants they have today would probably have a different surname.
1804: Elizabeth Parke was born in Heybridge Essex England.
1821: Captain Andrew Haig was based in Calcutta and worked for the British East India company. trading between Calcutta and Canton, trafficking opium to China and obtaining in return rich cargoes of porcelain, silks, tea, lacquer and zinc.
1824: Andrew sailed into Hobart to repair his ship. He buys land from Rev Robert Knopwood. It was a narrow block running from Hampden Road to Derwent River above Sullivans Cove.
1830: Andrew and Elizabeth marry in Bermondsey, Surrey, England.
1833-34: In Sullivans Cove Andrew built two warehouses. He begins work as a merchant, shipbuilder and whaler.
1833: Andrew transports his wife Elizabeth Haig plus some children to Hobart aboard one of his ships. At the time he was a big wheeler dealer in Hobart. He had many business interests. The building of his house was delayed.
The Haigs have 8 children. One boy. Seven girls.
1835-1840: Andrew builds Narryna. He built both his house and warehouses on the one block of land. When house was designed and built it resonated optimism.
Architect was Edward Winch. A free settler who began working as a draughtsman for government engineers. He then set up as an architect in Macquarie Street. He was a friend of Andrew Haig.
Building design is a copy of classic Greek temples. Which was the trend in the UK at the time.
House made from stone bricks cut from a quarry at Bellerive.
1841: Lack of money leads to Elizabeth Haig working. She opened an Establishment for the Tuition of Young Ladies.
1842: Lack of more money forces Andrew Haig to sell his house and warehouses. The Haigs move to a small cottage in Kelly Street Battery Point.
1842: Andrew Haig no longer has many business activities and a high social status. His work is menial. He transports ballast and water to ships. He supplies coal to local homes and businesses.
1871: Andrew dies. Elizabeth sells household contents via auction. She moves north to Leven River to live with her daughter Fanny Reid.
1885: Elizabeth dies. Buried in Ulverstone cemetery.
Both Elizabeth and Andrew lived in various parts of the British Empire. They occupied high and low places in the communities they lived in. They are best remembered for the house they built when at their zenith.
They appear to be perpetually confident and happy to sail into the unknown. They would just get on with it. Though if it was business they were not particularly good at it.
In marriage they had many children. Majority are girls. So any descendants they have today would probably have a different surname.