Jane Adelaide PAYNTER

Abt 1833 - 1859  (~ 26 years)

• Name	Jane Adelaide PAYNTER
  Birth	Abt 1833	Church Town, St Columb Minor, Cornwall, England
  Gender	Female
  Baptism	30 May 1833	St Columb Minor, Cornwall, England
  Census	6 Jun 1841	Roseville Lodge, Bouet, St Peter Port, Guernsey, Channel Islands
  Arrival	3 Sep 1849	Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
  Departure	6 Oct 1849	Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
  Immigration	12 Oct 1849	Port Phillip, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
  Residence	18 May 1850	Little Collins St, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
  Residence	4 Dec 1854	Upper Yarra, Victoria, Australia
  Residence	4 Dec 1856	Freshwater Creek, Victoria, Australia
  Death	29 Jan 1859	Burrumbeet, Victoria, Australia
  Burial	1 Feb 1859	Ballarat Old Cemetery, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
  Person ID	I437	FHC006 - White Tree
  Last Modified	5 Oct 2020

  
  

  Father	Charles Henry PAYNTER,   b. Abt 1790, Trekenning, St Columb Major, Cornwall, England d. 31 Dec 1838, St Aubin, Jersey, Channel Islands (Age ~ 48 years)
  Mother	Fanny PETER,   b. Abt 1793, St Columb Major, Cornwall, England d. 13 May 1888, 4 Alexandra Terrace, Penzance, Cornwall, England (Age ~ 95 years)
  Marriage	19 Sep 1818	St Columb Minor, Cornwall, England
  Family ID	F502	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	John Edward PAYNTER,   b. Abt 1832, Harcot (Harcourt), Feock, Cornwall, England bur. Aft 9 Feb 1901, Lake Terrace Cemetery, Mount Gambier, South Australia, Australia (Age ~ 69 years)
  Marriage	4 Dec 1854	St John's Church of England, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia
  Children	1. Charles Frederick PAYNTER,   b. 3 Nov 1855, Duneed, Victoria, Australia d. 18 Jul 1893, Urquhart St, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia (Age 37 years)   2. John Thomas PAYNTER,   b. 28 Jan 1859, Burrumbeet, Victoria, Australia d. 11 Feb 1859, Nelson's Water Hole, Victoria, Australia (Age 0 years)
  Family ID	F924	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Aug 2020

  
  

• Notes

  Inquest The Inquest was held on 31 January 1859, at the Burrumbeet Hotel. The Coroner held the inquest with a jury of twelve men, and their verdict was: Her death took place on the twenty ninth instant at Burrumbeet and was caused by extreme haemorrhage during her confinement on same day - and we believe her life might have been saved by timely medical and surgical attendance. There were three witnesses at the Inquest. One was Jane’s sister-in-law, Jane Paynter (married to James Camborne Paynter - brother of John Edward) who had been present through the labour, birth and death. The other two witnesses were Margaret Smart, the midwife who delivered the baby, and Dr John Creelman, who arrived half an hour after Jane had died. The writing is very hard to read but I have managed to transcribe it all. Deposition of Margaret Smart of Burrumbeet: I act as a maternity nurse, whenever I can get an engagement as such. I have known the deceased about a year, and she asked me a few months ago to attend upon her in confinement and I said I would give her a fair care, but if there was anything wrong I should have a doctor. I was called on Saturday last by Mr Paynter to come to the deceased who was taken bad in the forenoon. I found the deceased in labour and she told me that her waters had broken and labour pains continued, and in about half an hour after I came, the deceased was delivered of a male child. I freed the child from the mother and I gave the child to Mrs Fulton [or Hutton] and attended to the mother for about half an hour, but the afterbirth hadn't come away and I then asked Mr Paynter to get a Doctor and he asked me if there were was anything wrong and I said I thought there was not any danger as yet - but I would like her to be relieved. Mr Paynter went away for the doctor and a short time after he left, the deceased said she had severe pains in her back but there was no bitterness. She then complained of being faint and told me she thought more was coming from her than should be and I said I thought that there was too much blood coming - but I could not do anything - but that the doctor would soon be here. The deceased had a drink of tea, hotter than lukewarm. She then said she was getting fainter - I supported her head in my arms and bathed her temples with vinegar and water, but she said she was dying and she never spoke more and died immediately after. Evidence of Jane Paynter of Burrumbeet: I am Sister in law to the deceased - we were married to Brothers. The deceased was bad all Friday night, but not in regular labour. Labour pains commenced about eight or nine o'clock A.M. on last Saturday. We then desired her Husband to go for Mrs Fulton who was our nearest neighbour and then for Mrs Smart. Mrs Fulton came immediately after and Mrs Smart came in about half an hour after. Deceased got worse with pains and was delivered of a boy about half an hour after Mrs Smart’s arrival. Mrs Smart attended to the deceased and in about half an hour she began to get bad and the Doctor was sent for immediately. Deceased continued to get worse and worse and she died about half an hour after the doctor was sent - and the Doctor arrived in about half an hour after her death. Deceased asked me to see what was coming from her as she thought there was more than there ought to be. I did look, but could not say there was too much as I never saw such before, but there was a great deal of blood about her. Evidence of John Creelman, Surgeon, of Lake Learmonth: I am a legally qualified medical practitioner and was called to see the deceased about midday on last Saturday and I arrived at the deceased's hut about 1 o'clock P.M. and found the deceased had died as I heard about half an hour before I had arrived. On examination of the deceased I found that the placenta had not come away and the umbilical cord untied and lying on the thigh of the deceased. I found a great quantity of fluid and blood in the bed around the person of the deceased. There were not any coagula of blood at all that I could see, and I judged from appearances of the bed clothes and countenance and sheets that excessive haemorrhage had taken place and which was the cause of her death.