Leaseholder Hawkes Nest until 1921
Harold SEAGER M.C., V.D.. He and his brother went to KI in 1924 and had a pastoral lease at Hawke’s Nest, Hn of MacGillivray. He married Joyce Debenham TEARNE in 1925 and she moved to KI. Their old house is now derelict and Hawke’s Nest is now owned by Geoff and Pat Brooksby. Seagers Road is nearby. Previous leaseholder was 2631 Samuel Hercules Leopold FIELDER 18/3rd Light Horse. He was found dead on the property on 25 January 1921 and after being buried at Kingscote Cemetery his body was exhumed for an inquest. ["THE HAWKS NEST CASE." The Kangaroo Island Courier (Kingscote, SA : 1907 - 1951) 12 February 1921: 2. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article191550534 .
His brother 3108 James Stanley Fielder was also a lease holder of Hawkes Nest at the time of Samuel's death.
Descendants of :
Generation 1
1. Edward FIELDER. He married Fanny NORMAN.
Children of Edward FIELDER and Fanny NORMAN:
i. Samuel Leopold Hercules FIELDER was born 26 Oct 1886 in Adelaide, SA and died 25 Jan 1921 in Hawks Nest, Kangaroo Island, SA
ii James Stanley FIELDER was born 06 May 1896 in Morgan, SA and died 23 Sep 1974.
He married Kathleen Dorothy ROGERS 01 Jun 1925 in Hawthorn, SA. She was born 23 Aug 1896 in Wayville, SA and died 28 Aug 1984.
iii Robert Charles FIELDER was born 08 Dec 1899 in Morgan, SA and died 01 May 1900 in Hilton, SA
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Last updated 9 Sep 2017
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