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A group for genealogists downunder - with roots from all over the world

Location: Australia
Members: 337
Latest Activity: Nov 12, 2023

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This is a group for those in Australia who are researching their families no matter where they originate. New arrivals with no Aussie roots will benefit from membership.

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IF YOU WANT HELP/LOOK UPS POST IT HERE

Started by Co Ordinator. Last reply by Heather Laverty Feb 12, 2015. 150 Replies 0 Likes

Offers of Help by SKAS (Some Kind Aussie Souls) Please do not post requests to this discussion

Started by Geniaus. Last reply by Co Ordinator Dec 23, 2011. 63 Replies 0 Likes

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Comment by Rosemary Kopittke on February 9, 2010 at 4:17pm: Digistised copies of most of the Police Gazettes for SA are available through Archive Digital Books Australasia and on World Vital Records Australasia (free 5 day trial). I see that Walter Pankhurst is mentioned twice in the 1895 Police Gazette (for deserting his wife and six children), there is reference to a Mary Pankhurst in 1894, a George in 1924 and 1929 plus a number of others in 1928, 1934, 1938 and 1947.

Comment by Heather Laverty on February 9, 2010 at 4:06pm: Hi Carmel Thank you for your reply any idea how I would get into the policee records .I an sorry but I sent the last message to Shaun which should have been to you. I would like to thank you all for your help bye Heather

Comment by Heather Laverty on February 9, 2010 at 4:02pm: Hi Shauna Thank you for your reply. I am not sure when my G GreatGrandFather Walter Pankhurst left. I believe he walked out after an argument with his wife and never returned . The youngest was only a baby . I am not sure when he left as so far I havben't been able to find any birth details for him but the next youngest was born inn 1893, The theory is that he just left and went somewhere else or that he fell down a disused mine shaft at Moonta . . Any idea how I would go about getting into the police records, Poor old Selina spent a lot of time in the mental hospital because if George was a baby II say going by the ages of the other he would have been born around 1896 and she died in 1939, After she was taken away the kids were all split up some Fostered oud other put in orphanges etc. I believe jy Grandfather was put in some boys home. It is very sad really as the kids never got to know each other and when I was able to track a coupkle of their family down they did not know that their Grandfather came from such a large family. My Grandfather died when he was only 27. My dad the oldest was only 5 year old and dthe youngest 4 weeks .. Once again thank you for your repliy and thank you for yours to Rosemary. I hope to visit SA in April and see where the ancestorws came from and it would be nice to know a bit more about them. I am only new to this family tree buisness only started last year and have had a lot of help from Genalogy wise. Bye for now. Heather Laverty

Comment by Rosemary Kopittke on February 9, 2010 at 3:15pm: Police Gazettes in South Australia don't start until the early 1860s (issue 41 was 3 January 1862, mostly weekly issues). On the other hand Government Gazettes in SA started 1839 and, until the Police Gazettes started, they carried the police and similar notices - it may be worth trying to check them out.

Comment by Carmel M Reynen on February 9, 2010 at 7:55am: Heather, there is possibly police records as well, may be worth looking in Police Gazettes to see if there was a warrant out for the husband for desertion.

Comment by Heather Laverty on February 9, 2010 at 7:11am: Hi Shauna. My G grandmotherdied in Parkside Mental hospital in Adelaide in 1839. Do you know of anyway I could get her records. I believe she was taken there because she couldn't cope when her husband left leaving her with 9 young children and put in there. heather Laverty

Comment by Geniaus on January 26, 2010 at 3:12am: Convict records on Open Access till the end of January. http://www.ancestry.cyclops.amnesia.com.au/convicts/

Comment by Geniaus on January 24, 2010 at 9:26pm: Welcome to our latest group member, Dwayne. Dwayne's website http://www.familytreeoz.com is worth a look.

Comment by Geniaus on January 17, 2010 at 8:22pm: Are you on Facebook? If you are consider becoming a fan of SAG (The Society of Australian Genealogists) Just go to their page at http://www.facebook.com/SocAustGen?ref=nf and sign up.

Comment by Carmel M Reynen on January 17, 2010 at 12:01am: Thanks Shauna, I was on the train the other night talking about this to a colleague and someone over heard me and handed me a card for a fellow in Ballarat. I will keep you in mind if this one does not work out.

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