art ▁to ▁learn ▁domestic ▁service ▁skills ▁after ▁which ▁she ▁returned ▁to ▁Wy bal en na . ▁She ▁served ▁as ▁Clark ' s ▁servant ▁until ▁the ▁station ▁closed ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 7 . ▁In ▁ 1 8 4 7 ▁her ▁parents , ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁surv iv ors ▁of ▁Wy bal en na ▁were ▁removed ▁to ▁O yst er ▁C ove . ▁Note ▁that ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁evidence ▁that ▁Nic erm en ic ▁was ▁the ▁father ▁– ▁who ▁is ▁probably ▁unknown ▁– ▁Nic erm en ic ▁was ▁not ▁on ▁Fl ind ers ▁Island ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 3 0 s . ▁In ▁June ▁ 1 8 3 4 , ▁the ▁year ▁of ▁F anny ' s ▁birth ▁on ▁Fl ind ers ▁Island , ▁he ▁ ▁was ▁reported ▁to ▁Robinson ▁as ▁being ▁involved ▁in ▁ste aling ▁a ▁boat ▁on ▁the ▁Le ven ▁River ▁on ▁the ▁N W ▁Coast ▁with ▁Pro bel atter . ▁ ▁Family ▁In ▁ 1 8 5 4 , ▁F anny ▁married ▁William ▁Smith , ▁an ▁English ▁saw yer ▁and ▁ex - conv ict , ▁and ▁between ▁ 1 8 5 5 ▁and ▁ 1 8 8 0 ▁they ▁had ▁ 1 1 ▁children . ▁ ▁Following ▁her ▁marriage , ▁F anny ▁and ▁her ▁husband ▁ran ▁a ▁board ing - house ▁in ▁Hob art . ▁After ▁receiving ▁a ▁government ▁ann u ity ▁of ▁£ 2 4 ▁and ▁a ▁land ▁grant ▁of ▁, ▁she ▁selected ▁land ▁near ▁O yst er ▁C ove ▁to ▁be ▁near ▁her ▁mother , ▁sister ▁and