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Joseph Allport (1800-1877) Born at Aldridge near Birmingham, Joseph, a lawyer, married Mary Morton Chapman in 1826 and came to Van Diemen’s Land in 1831. The Allports settled in the Broadmarsh district but soon moved to Hobart, where Joseph joined a legal partnership. He was an enthusiastic gardener, a keen historian and was involved in the Anti-Transportation movement and the Tasmanian Public Library. Mary Morton Allport (1806-1895) An accomplished artist and musician, Mary continued her artistic pursuits in Hobart, advertising in 1832 that she could undertake painting and copying of miniatures on request. She also tried her hand at etching and lithography. The Allports lived at Aldridge Lodge in Elboden Street — the house stayed in the Allport family until it was demolished in 1968 and replaced by Jane Franklin Hall. Morton Allport (1830-1878) A lawyer like his father, Morton was always more interested in the natural sciences than the law. He was involved in the attempt to introduce salmon to Tasmania and was a member of several European scientific societies. He also took up photography in the late 1850s and is credited with the first wilderness photographs taken in Tasmania, on a trip to Lake St Clair in 1863. Morton and his wife Elizabeth lived in Fernleigh and later Lebrena, both in Davey Street, South Hobart. The houses are still standing. Cecil Allport (1858-1926) Morton John Cecil Allport (usually known as Cecil) was only 19 when his father died suddenly in 1878, leaving him responsible for the family. His grandfather had died one year earlier. For the next twenty years he worked hard at his career while coping with family crises and managing the family investments. About 1900 some shrewd investments of his own gave him the means to indulge his interest in Tasmanian history and collect rare books on exploration and Australian history as well as pictures by Tasmanian colonial artists. Henry Allport (1890-1965) Henry filled his house in Sandy Bay, Cedar Court, with English and European decorative arts, as well as building on his father’s collection of rare books and Tasmanian art. Henry saw his collection as both a family memorial and a dynamic contribution to the cultural resources of Tasmania. He requested the Trustees of his will to endow the Library and Museum of Fine Arts from considerable investments — income from the fund has purchased rare items to enhance the collection, continuing the Allport family’s contribution to Tasmanian history and culture. Joan Allport (1902-1986) Joan, Henry’s cousin, was the last occupant of the family home, Aldridge Lodge. She was therefore custodian of many Allport personal items such as books, artworks, manuscripts, albums and scrapbooks that had been collected in the house for many years since Joseph Allport purchased it in 1840. Between 1968 and 1985, Joan transferred many of these family treasures to the Allport Collection, enriching it even further. Curzona Allport (1860-1949) Curzona Frances Louise Allport, known to her family as Lily, was determined to be an artist from an early age. She achieved her ambition but had to leave Tasmania to do so. In 1888 she left for England with her mother and sister Eva to live and work in Europe. Lily’s mother and brother gave her a generous yearly allowance, although she also earned her own money through teaching and sales of her work. In 1933, back in Hobart, she set up the Bolt Press in her studio in Collins Street, and concentrated on printmaking for the rest of her long life. First Generation Second Generation ird Generation Fourth Generation THE ALLPORT FAMILY Joseph Allport 1800–1877 Aldridge Lodge, Hobart Town Lawyer Morton Allport 1830–1878 Fernleigh and Lebrena, Hobart Town Lawyer and naturalist Elizabeth Ritchie 1835–1925 Mary Morton Chapman 1806–1895 Artist 1826 1856 Mary Louise ‘Minnie’ Allport 1833–1871 James Reid Bengal Staff Corps 1853 Curzon Allport 1837–1899 Aldridge Lodge, Hobart Town Lawyer Annie Huston (Francis) Evett Allport 1845–1902 John Roberts Allport –1901 Lawyer Sibyl Annie Louise Allport –1945 George Morton Allport b&d 1873 Four other sons died young Mary Marguerite ‘Minnie’ Allport 1856–1912 Thomas Edward Joseph Steele 1853–1919 Dudley Francis Curzon Allport 1863–1906 Aldridge Lodge, Hobart Lawyer Marion Louisa Hedberg 1865–1941 (Morton John) Cecil Allport 1858–1926 Newbury, North Hobart Lawyer and collector Annie Campbell 1865–1946 Curzona Frances Louise ‘Lily’ Allport 1860–1949 Artist (James) Russell Allport 1869–1914 Engineer (Eva) Mary Allport 1872–1941 (Evett) Gordon Allport 1863–1934 Barrister-at-Law and medical doctor Alice-Mary Hale –1937 1905 Morton Allport 1887–1916 Solicitor Killed on active service Joan Evett Allport 1902–1986 Aldridge Lodge, Hobart Teacher Henry Allport 1890–1962 Cedar Court, Hobart Solicitor and collector Claudine Miriam ‘Daisy’ Hawker 1888–1964 1929 Eileen Isobel Allport 1892–1973 Hubert Mansel Brettingham Moore 1890–1962 1919 Lily Allpo Joseph Allpo Above: Mary Morton Allport’s paint box. Right: A London child by Curzona Allport, watercolour on paper, not dated. Mary Moon Allpo Geoffrey Thomas Stilwell (1931–2000) brought to the Allport collection abundant talents and energy. Since 1955 he had worked in what was then Archives Section of the State Library of Tasmania. In 1966 he was appointed as Special Collections Librarian, with responsibility for the new Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts as well as the WL Crowther and Tasmaniana libraries. He organised Henry Allport’s magnificent bequest at the house in Sandy Bay and supervised its relocation to the new State Library building in 1972, making it accessible to the public through permanent displays, changing exhibitions, guided tours and assistance to visitors and researchers. His association with the Allport’s unique collection continued until his retirement in 1995. Throughout this time he maintained the tradition of significant purchases following Henry Allport’s collecting interests, especially in the fields of fine arts and rare books. Like Henry Allport, he displayed impeccable taste in his choices — adding to the collection only items that fulfilled the requirements of historical relevance, bibliographic or artistic rarity and aesthetic value, as well as fine condition. Geoffrey Stilwell’s inclusion in this Allport family history is an acknowledgment of his vital contribution to, and his indelible imprint upon, the Allport bequest. Cecil Allpo Moon Allpo [Miss Allport at work outdoors]. [Portrait of Mary Morton Allport with lace cap] c.1885. Joseph Allport’s wig and gown are held in the collection. A card in the wig box is inscribed, This wig and the gown were brought from England by Joseph Allport and worn by him in the Supreme Court of Van Diemen’s Land from 1832. Joseph Allport, Lawyer c.1875. Mount Wellington, Hobart, Tasmania by Curzona Allport, coloured linocut on paper. Settled back in Hobart in 1933, Curzona worked primarily as a printmaker for the rest of her career. [European street scene] by Curzona Allport. [Selection of scenes of Rye, England] by Curzona Allport, ink on card, not dated. Lily spent much of her career as an artist living in England. Left: Beach below Sandy Bay by Mary Morton Allport, watercolour on paper, not dated. This is probably the beach south of Blinking Billy Point. Flagstaff Hill is visible in the background. Above, from left: wildflower paintings by Mary Morton Allport, watercolour on paper, c.1845. From left to right: Gaultheria hispida, Atherosperma moschata, Diplarrhena [sic] moraea, Baeckia, Hibbertia prostrata, untitled. View of our House from the Fields by John Allport, 1812. The Allport family home, Cedar Court, at Aldridge, England. [Portrait of Mary Morton Allport] by Thomas Bock, crayon on tinted paper, undated. Bock was much in demand as a portrait painter in Hobart Town, despite his convict origins. A noon-day siesta (Lake St Clair) by Morton Allport, stereographic print, not dated. His journal records, No. 11 was taken close by [Ornithorynchus Paradoxus Glen] and … will serve to convince you of the brilliant clearness of the water. Allport family members out for a spin, c.1912. Cecil Allport, Minnie Steele, Annie Allport and Eileen Allport. Right: Picnic at Broadmarsh celebrating the Allport family centenary in 1931. From left, Joan Allport, Annie (Campbell) Allport, Margaret Brettingham-Moore, Eileen (Allport) Brettingham-Moore, Curzona Allport, Claudine Allport and Henry Allport. Above: Exotic dance: design for a fan by Curzona Allport, watercolour on silk, not dated. Right: Curzona Frances Louise Allport, known as Lily, in a studio portrait c.1885. Above: [Mary Morton Allport and her children] by Mary Morton Allport, watercolour miniature on ivory, c.1835. Above: [Old Lady Moth] by Mary Morton Allport, watercolour on paper, c.1845. Mary Morton Allport playing her harp on the verandah of Aldridge Lodge, South Hobart. Above: Mary Morton Allport’s brooch. Left: A selection from Cecil Allport’s book collection, which is rich in volumes documenting voyages of exploration. Above: Henry Allport, in an undated photograph courtesy of Dobson, Mitchell & Allport. Cecil Allport, photographed in Allport Album XIII, c.1885. Left: Cedar Court c.1970, after Henry Allport’s death. Henry Allpo Above: Elizabeth Allport with baby Mary Marguerite in the grounds of Fernleigh, the family home in Davey Street in 1856. Self portrait by Morton Allport, 1854, silver albumen print. Morton Allport at Lake St Clair, c.1854, silver albumen print. Right: Lebrena, residence of Morton Allport. A photograph by Morton Allport of the family home in Davey Street. Below: Newbury in North Hobart, family home of Cecil Allport, in 1914. Right: The staff of Dobson, Mitchell & Allport, 1891. The three partners are seated in the centre row, with Cecil Allport on the right with his hat on his knee. Aldridge Lodge, Hobart Town, family home of Joseph and Mary Morton Allport, around 1870. Their grandchildren Cecil and Minnie are in the foreground. Joan Allport was the last family member to live here. Below: [Miss Allport in her London studio]. Cedar Court, the Allport family home at Sandy Bay. Joan Allport as a teenager, 1919, in a photograph courtesy of St Michael’s Collegiate School archive. Joan Allpo
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Joseph Allport (1800-1877)Born at Aldridge near Birmingham, Joseph, a lawyer, married Mary Morton Chapman in 1826 and came to Van Diemen’s Land in 1831. The Allports settled in the Broadmarsh district but soon moved to Hobart, where Joseph joined a legal partnership. He was an enthusiastic gardener, a keen historian and was involved in the Anti-Transportation movement and the Tasmanian Public Library.
Mary Morton Allport (1806-1895)An accomplished artist and musician, Mary continued her artistic pursuits in Hobart, advertising in 1832 that she could undertake painting and copying of miniatures on request. She also tried her hand at etching and lithography. The Allports lived at Aldridge Lodge in Elboden Street — the house stayed in the Allport family until it was demolished in 1968 and replaced by Jane Franklin Hall.
Morton Allport (1830-1878)A lawyer like his father, Morton was always more interested in the natural sciences than the law. He was involved in the attempt to introduce salmon to Tasmania and was a member of several European scientific societies. He also took up photography in the late 1850s and is credited with the first wilderness photographs taken in Tasmania, on a trip to Lake St Clair in 1863. Morton and his wife Elizabeth lived in Fernleigh and later Lebrena, both in Davey Street, South Hobart. The houses are still standing.
Cecil Allport (1858-1926)Morton John Cecil Allport (usually known as Cecil) was only 19 when his father died suddenly in 1878, leaving him responsible for the family. His grandfather had died one year earlier. For the next twenty years he worked hard at his career while coping with family crises and managing the family investments. About 1900 some shrewd investments of his own gave him the means to indulge his interest in Tasmanian history and collect rare books on exploration and Australian history as well as pictures by Tasmanian colonial artists.
Henry Allport (1890-1965) Henry filled his house in Sandy Bay, Cedar Court, with English and European decorative arts, as well as building on his father’s collection of rare books and Tasmanian art. Henry saw his collection as both a family memorial and a dynamic contribution to the cultural resources of Tasmania. He requested the Trustees of his will to endow the Library and Museum of Fine Arts from considerable investments — income from the fund has purchased rare items to enhance the collection, continuing the Allport family’s contribution to Tasmanian history and culture.
Joan Allport (1902-1986)Joan, Henry’s cousin, was the last occupant of the family home, Aldridge Lodge. She was therefore custodian of many Allport personal items such as books, artworks, manuscripts, albums and scrapbooks that had been collected in the house for many years since Joseph Allport purchased it in 1840. Between 1968 and 1985, Joan transferred many of these family treasures to the Allport Collection, enriching it even further.
Curzona Allport (1860-1949)Curzona Frances Louise Allport, known to her family as Lily, was determined to be an artist from an early age. She achieved her ambition but had to leave Tasmania to do so. In 1888 she left for England with her mother and sister Eva to live and work in Europe. Lily’s mother and brother gave her a generous yearly allowance, although she also earned her own money through teaching and sales of her work. In 1933, back in Hobart, she set up the Bolt Press in her studio in Collins Street, and concentrated on printmaking for the rest of her long life.
First Generation
Second Generation
Third Generation
Fourth Generation The AllporT FAmilyJoseph Allport
1800–1877
Aldridge Lodge, Hobart Town
Lawyer
Morton Allport1830–1878
Fernleigh and Lebrena, Hobart Town
Lawyer and naturalist
Elizabeth Ritchie1835–1925
Mary Morton Chapman1806–1895
Artist
1826
1856Mary Louise
‘Minnie’ Allport1833–1871
James Reid
Bengal Staff Corps
1853Curzon Allport
1837–1899
Aldridge Lodge, Hobart Town
Lawyer
Annie Huston
(Francis) Evett Allport
1845–1902
John Roberts Allport –1901
Lawyer
Sibyl AnnieLouise Allport
–1945
George Morton Allport
b&d 1873
Four other sons died young
Mary Marguerite ‘Minnie’ Allport
1856–1912
Thomas EdwardJoseph Steele
1853–1919
Dudley FrancisCurzon Allport
1863–1906
Aldridge Lodge, Hobart Lawyer
Marion LouisaHedberg
1865–1941
(Morton John) Cecil Allport
1858–1926
Newbury, North Hobart
Lawyer and collector
Annie Campbell
1865–1946
Curzona Frances Louise ‘Lily’ Allport
1860–1949
Artist
(James) Russell Allport
1869–1914
Engineer
(Eva) MaryAllport1872–1941
(Evett) Gordon Allport
1863–1934
Barrister-at-Law and medical doctor
Alice-Mary Hale
–1937
1905
Morton Allport1887–1916
Solicitor Killed on active service
Joan Evett Allport1902–1986
Aldridge Lodge, Hobart
Teacher
Henry Allport1890–1962
Cedar Court, Hobart
Solicitor and collector
Claudine Miriam‘Daisy’ Hawker
1888–1964
1929Eileen Isobel
Allport1892–1973
Hubert ManselBrettingham Moore
1890–1962
1919
Lily Allport
Joseph Allport
Above: Mary Morton Allport’s paint box.
Right: A London child by Curzona Allport, watercolour on paper, not dated.
Mary Morton Allport
Geoffrey Thomas Stilwell (1931–2000) brought to the Allport collection abundant talents and energy. Since 1955 he had worked in what was then Archives Section of the State Library of Tasmania. In 1966 he was appointed as Special Collections Librarian, with responsibility for the new Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts as well as the WL Crowther and Tasmaniana libraries. He organised Henry Allport’s magnificent bequest at the house in Sandy Bay and supervised its relocation to the new State Library building in 1972, making it accessible to the public through permanent displays, changing exhibitions, guided tours and assistance to visitors and researchers.
His association with the Allport’s unique collection continued until his retirement in 1995. Throughout this time he maintained the tradition of significant purchases following Henry Allport’s collecting interests, especially in the fields of fine arts and rare books. Like Henry Allport, he displayed impeccable taste in his choices — adding to the collection only items that fulfilled the requirements of historical relevance, bibliographic or artistic rarity and aesthetic value, as well as fine condition.
Geoffrey Stilwell’s inclusion in this Allport family history is an acknowledgment of his vital contribution to, and his indelible imprint upon, the Allport bequest.
Cecil Allport
Morton Allport[Miss Allport at work outdoors].
[Portrait of Mary Morton Allport with lace cap] c.1885.
Joseph Allport’s wig and gown are held in the collection. A card in the wig box is inscribed, This wig and the gown were brought from England by Joseph Allport and worn by him in the Supreme Court of Van Diemen’s Land from 1832.
Joseph Allport, Lawyer c.1875.
Mount Wellington, Hobart, Tasmania by Curzona Allport, coloured linocut on paper. Settled back in Hobart in 1933, Curzona worked primarily as a printmaker for the rest of her career.
[European street scene] by Curzona Allport.
[Selection of scenes of Rye, England] by Curzona Allport, ink on card, not dated. Lily spent much of her career as an artist living in England.
Left: Beach below Sandy Bay by Mary Morton Allport, watercolour on paper, not dated. This is probably the beach south of Blinking Billy Point. Flagstaff Hill is visible in the background.
Above, from left: wildflower paintings by Mary Morton Allport, watercolour on paper, c.1845. From left to right: Gaultheria hispida, Atherosperma moschata, Diplarrhena [sic] moraea, Baeckia, Hibbertia prostrata, untitled.
View of our House from the Fields by John Allport, 1812. The Allport family home, Cedar Court, at Aldridge, England.
[Portrait of Mary Morton Allport] by Thomas Bock, crayon on tinted paper, undated. Bock was much in demand as a portrait painter in Hobart Town, despite his convict origins.
A noon-day siesta (Lake St Clair) by Morton Allport, stereographic print, not dated. His journal records, No. 11 was taken close by [Ornithorynchus Paradoxus Glen] and … will serve to convince you of the brilliant clearness of the water.
Allport family members out for a spin, c.1912. Cecil Allport, Minnie Steele, Annie Allport and Eileen Allport.
Right: Picnic at Broadmarsh celebrating the Allport family centenary in 1931. From left, Joan Allport, Annie (Campbell) Allport, Margaret Brettingham-Moore, Eileen (Allport) Brettingham-Moore, Curzona Allport, Claudine Allport and Henry Allport.
Above: Exotic dance: design for a fan by Curzona Allport, watercolour on silk, not dated.
Right: Curzona Frances Louise Allport, known as Lily, in a studio portrait c.1885.
Above: [Mary Morton Allport and her children] by Mary Morton Allport, watercolour miniature on ivory, c.1835.
Above: [Old Lady Moth] by Mary Morton Allport, watercolour on paper, c.1845.
Mary Morton Allport playing her harp on the verandah of Aldridge Lodge, South Hobart.
Above: Mary Morton Allport’s brooch.
Left: A selection from Cecil Allport’s book collection, which is rich in volumes documenting voyages of exploration.
Above: Henry Allport, in an undated photograph courtesy of Dobson, Mitchell & Allport.
Cecil Allport, photographed in Allport Album XIII, c.1885.
Left: Cedar Court c.1970, after Henry Allport’s death.
Henry Allport
Above: Elizabeth Allport with baby Mary Marguerite in the grounds of Fernleigh, the family home in Davey Street in 1856.
Self portrait by Morton Allport, 1854, silver albumen print.
Morton Allport at Lake St Clair, c.1854, silver albumen print.
Right: Lebrena, residence of Morton Allport. A photograph by Morton Allport of the family home in Davey Street.
Below: Newbury in North Hobart, family home of Cecil Allport, in 1914.
Right: The staff of Dobson, Mitchell & Allport, 1891. The three partners are seated in the centre row, with Cecil Allport on the right with his hat on his knee.
Aldridge Lodge, Hobart Town, family home of Joseph and Mary Morton Allport, around 1870. Their grandchildren Cecil and Minnie are in the foreground. Joan Allport was the last family member to live here.
Below: [Miss Allport in her London studio].
Cedar Court, the Allport family home at Sandy Bay.
Joan Allport as a teenager, 1919, in a photograph courtesy of St Michael’s Collegiate School archive.
Joan Allport
