Rowland Hutchison alias St. George?

[Melbell]

Rowland Hutchison alias St. George?

Rowland HUTCHISON was obviously known as such - although his birth was registered (Battle, Sussex, England 1852) as William Rowland. He was baptised at Crowhurst 26 May 1852, William Rolan son of Thomas and Harriet. The baptism record clearly indicates that there was a muddle about his Christian names.

1861 Census Crowhurst – Rowland Hutchison 8, b. Crowhurst

1871 Census Crowhurst (Ecclesiastical Parish St. George* see below) – Rowland Hutchison 18 Wheelwright

6 September 1873 Crowhurst: Rowland Hutchinson, Wheelwright, married Mary Ann Hutchinson d. of Henry Hutchinson, Wheelwright

1881 Census St. Mary’s in the Castle Hastings - Rowland Hutchingson 28 Painter; wife Mary 30; sons Thomas 6 and George 2

I can find no trace of Rowland after 1881.

1891 Census St. Mary’s in the Castle Hastings – Mary A. Hutchinson 40 Head, Married, Laundress; three sons Thomas 16, George 11 and Edward 7; one Boarder John Douch 58 Single, General Laborer

1901 Census St. Mary’s in the Castle Hastings – Mary Hutchison 49 Servant, Married, Housekeeper Domestic, with Smith family 

Mary Ann Hutchinson died 1909 DQ Hastings, aged 59

There is no apparent death registration/burial in England for Rowland.

However, Ancestry has a reference to the NSW Register of Coroners’ Inquests – Roland William St. George* death year c. 1884. I have tried to find a death registration, but with no success.  (To be honest, I’m struggling find my way around the Australian records……). 

Could this be the same person using an alias?

Please can anyone help!
Melbell

[heywood]

I don’t have access to the detail of the indexes but see both Roland William St George and Robert William St George.
Hopefully, here is a newspaper report for Robert - you could compare the dates.
https://www.rootschat.com/links/01sd5/
It doesn’t look favourable for you.

[Christine53]

Looking at the entry which is indexed as Roland I would say the name is definitely Robert. The entry indexed as Robert gives a little more detail . The dates match the other entry and death was by natural causes accelerated by intemperance.

( Robert W St George Date 1884 Reg no 276 Sydney Australia )

Not yours I think.

[giblet]

In one of the 1884 articles on his death it mentions a sister in law Susan St George.

" etc Mrs Susan St. George, sister-in-law of deceased,"

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/239281201?searchTerm=robert%20st%20george

Edward Hamilton St George married Susan Riley in 1873 in Sydney.

Another article mentions him as been about 30 years of age and a native of NSW

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/28372584?searchTerm=robert%20st%20george

Might help to eliminate him.

[Melbell]

heywood, Christine53 and giblet

Thanks for all your replies to my query. I think I've been barking up the wrong tree, so very grateful to you all!  

Melbell