▁brother ▁and ▁the ▁couple ▁moved ▁there ▁shortly ▁before ▁their ▁first ▁child ▁was ▁born . ▁The ▁Smith s ▁grew ▁their ▁own ▁food ▁but ▁derived ▁their ▁income ▁from ▁tim ber . ▁ ▁Final ▁years ▁Following ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁Tru gan ini ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 6 , ▁F anny ▁laid ▁claim ▁to ▁be ▁" the ▁last ▁Tas man ian ". ▁The ▁government ▁of ▁the ▁Col ony ▁of ▁Tas mania ▁recogn ised ▁this ▁claim ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 9 ▁and ▁granted ▁her ▁ ▁of ▁land ▁and ▁increased ▁her ▁ann u ity ▁to ▁£ 5 0 . ▁She ▁became ▁a ▁Method ist ▁and ▁gave ▁the ▁land ▁needed ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁Method ist ▁church ▁at ▁Nich oll s ▁Riv u let , ▁which ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 1 . ▁ ▁C och rane ▁Smith ▁died ▁of ▁p neum onia ▁and ▁ple ur isy ▁at ▁Port ▁C yg net , ▁ ▁from ▁O yst er ▁C ove , ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁February ▁ 1 9 0 5 . ▁There ▁was ▁some ▁dispute ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁her ▁death ▁as ▁to ▁whether ▁she ▁or ▁Tru gan ini ▁was ▁the ▁last ▁Tas man ian ▁Ab original ▁person . ▁But ▁was ▁officially ▁recogn ised ▁by ▁the ▁Government ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 9 ▁as ▁the ▁last ▁Tas man ian ▁Ab origine ▁about ▁ 3 0 ▁years ▁after ▁Tru gan ini ▁passed . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 8 , ▁Henry ▁L ing ▁Roth ▁published ▁a ▁paper ▁in ▁the ▁Journal ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Anth rop ological ▁Institute