Beare, Charlotte Hudson

Death of another Pioneer

We have to record the death on the morning of December 16 of Mrs. Charlotte Hudson Stephens, at the advanced age of 93. She arrived on the 27th July, 1836, in the ship Duke of York—the first vessel that brought any settlers to these shores —with her brother. Mr. T. H. Beare, who was in the service of the South Australian Company. In the following August Miss Beare was married to Mr. Samuel Stephens, the first Manager of the South Australian Company, and she lived with him for about a year at Kingscote, Kangaroo Island. When Adelaide was laid out, Mr. and Mrs, Stephens settled in North Adelaide, but the death of Mr. Stephens from a fall from his horse on Gleeson's Hill left her a widow in January, 1840. Since that time Mrs. Stephens has led a retired life, but her kindness of heart and many admirable qualities endeared her to a large circle of friends. She preserved her faculties to the last, and her intimate knowledge of early colonists and early colonial events made her conversation interesting to all who knew her.