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Permalink Reply by jennifer suzanne dawson on August 16, 2009 at 3:51am

Thank you Co Ordinator I will give these a go . Sorry about late reply. Been off for a few days . That is off computor not sick .
Regards Jennifer.

Permalink Reply by jennifer suzanne dawson on August 23, 2009 at 9:07pm

HI ALL I have come to the conclusion that some dates of my Carters dont matchup.I have only found 1 George that matches with occupation {brickie}. His b .d. is 1840 but first son william birth 1854???.This is from 1881 census but file number does not tally with wife or childrens names.Wife of

eorge in 1881 census is Elizabeth Sweet. I've scrambled again. thank you for any help.
Jennifer.

Permalink Reply by Deborah Anne Turner on August 26, 2009 at 3:55am

Hi All

an inquest was held into the death of a my g g grandfather in 1893 Urana NSW
does anyone know how I can get a copy?

thanks in advance
Debbie

Permalink Reply by Ellie on September 15, 2009 at 11:01pm

Hi Gail, There is a Margaret Lightbody who married Thomas Clencie in 1857 in Victoria but it does not state where she is from, So it wont be on the marriage cert either,
Surname: CLANCIE Father: Thomas Mother: Margaret LIGHTBODY

CLANCIE Ellen Year: 1867 MELBOURNE
CLANCIE Lucretia B 1874 Melbourne Nth
CLANCY Margt May B 1880 Melbourne
CLENCIE JESSIE B 1860 Melbourne
CLENCIE ROBERT B 1861 MELBOURNE
CLENCIE MARY B1863 Melbourne
CLENCIE THOMAS B1865 MELBOURNE
CLENCIE ELIZABETH B1869 MELBOURNE
CLENCIE WILLIAM B 1871 MELBOURNE
CLENCIE JOHN B 1871 MELBOURNE
CLENCIE ROBINA 1876 MELBOURNE
CLENCIE CHARLES 1878 MELBOURNE
CLENCIE ELVIRE 1883 MELBOURNE
CLENCIE Eva Ellis Ross 1887 MELBOURNE

CLANCIE Jessie D 1861 Melbourne age 15 months
Clancie Robert D 1972 Melbourne age 11years
CLENCIE MARY D 1868 MELBOURNE AGE 5



There is also births for HEATHERTON father David, mother Margaret Lightbody, but cant find a marriage in Victoria

HEATHERTON, FATHER DAVID, MOTHER MARGARET LIGHTBODY
JESSIE, B 1858, BRUNSWICK
MARGARET ANN, B1861 BRUNSWICK
JANE ,B 1854 COLLINGWOOD
WILLIAM JAMES, B 1856 BRUNSWICK
DAVID, B1860 BRUNSWICK
JESSIE B 1864 BRUNSWICK
DAVID B 1866 BRUNSWICK
JANE D 1854 COLLINGWOOD 8 MONTHS

CAN YOU GIVE ME ANY FURTHER INFO ON YOUR MARGARET, YR OF BIRTH, PARENTS NAMES, AND i WILL LOOK FOR YOU CHEERS ELLIE

Permalink Reply by Ellie on September 16, 2009 at 12:08am

found Margaret Heatherton under another spelling it stated on pioneer deaths that she was born in Scotland

Permalink Reply by Gail Parish on September 16, 2009 at 9:13pm

Thank you Ellie,
I am sorry I haven't gotten back sooner, just a bit busy at our local museum.
Will look into this info as soon as I can.
Many Thanks
Gail

Permalink Reply by Tania Burgess on October 5, 2009 at 12:46am

Seeking info on the following children of Martha Mary ANDERSON and Albert Victor ANDERSON of Footscray/Kensington area in Melbourne.

Edith Mary ANDERSON born 1912/13
John William ANDERSON (now deceased) born 1914/15
Janet May ANDERSON (my Nan Iris Doreen Anderson may be her twin!) Born 5/2/1917 (my Nans DOB)
Albert Victor Jnr ANDERSON born 1919/20
Lorna Peggy ANDERSON born 1926/7
Christopher ANDERSON (deceased) born 1924/5

I have been able to download copies of death certs for Albert Victor Snr, Martha Mary, John William and Christopher but they dont state DOB. The others dont seem to exist although I havent been able to access library records/microfiche files etc as I live in East Gippsland! Would dearly love to see pics of these relatives, there was a "falling out" between my Nan and her sisters about 40 years ago and they were NEVER spoken of and any photos/records were destroyed. Bit sad really!

Thanks so much

Tania

Permalink Reply by Karen A Hickman on October 13, 2009 at 8:02pm

Hullo all
I am looking for anyone who is related to or knows anything about George Read born Eng 1818 came to Tas as a convict Married Mary (Hartly) Doyle born Dublin Ireland 1824 married in 1848 Tas. She was also a convict ..I have all the convict records ..they had a son George Henry 1850 in Tas then came to Vic had Henrietta in 1852 Portland,Mark 1854,Mary Read-Hartly 1855,Harriet 1857,Louisa 1858,William 1860 & Charles 1860 (died 1860) Geoge was a constable in Portland & Hamilton Vic George is buried in Glenthompson 1889 (no record at cemetery) Mary is buried at Dunkeld OLD cemetery 1865 (no record either) I have the death certificates for both. Henrietta was my Great Grandmother she married Andrew McWhirter I have all of there records just nothing on George & Mary & the other children When George died William was the informant on the cert
Karen hickman.karen@gmail.com

Permalink Reply by Cathy Nugent on October 14, 2009 at 6:12am

Hi everyone, Her's hoping someone can help me. I am trying to trace my paternal great grand parents.Christopher Quinn and Kate Carney . They were married at St Patrick's Church Adelaide 13/5/1880. I have their children but would like to be able to trace further back, where they came from, which ships thet arrived , where they died on etc, but have had no success on my own.
Thankig you in anticipation.

Cathy

Permalink Reply by Patricia Berry on October 14, 2009 at 6:22am

Hello
I have been trying to find a Death for DANIEL WOODSIDE born 12 January 1884 in Ballycastle Antrim Ireland. He lived in Cornwall England from 1904 until about 1927 when he disappeared. He was a Seaman and the last voyage I have found for him was in 1923. He doesn't appear to have died in England, Scotland or Ireland but as he had visited Sydney & Brisbane on his voyages I wondered if he had come to Australia around 1927. Is there an easy way of checking if he came to Australia. Another option was Philadelphia in USA but he doesn't appear to have gone there.
Thanks
Pat

Permalink Reply by John Patten on October 14, 2009 at 8:17pm

Hi all, I'm looking for suggestions for a brick wall of mine. I'm researching James Andrew MARSHALL, who was born in Manchester, England in about 1820. With every branch of my family, I have been able to find details, leading me back to England, Ireland etc, but information on James is very scarce.

I have "Manchester" as a starting point, with that coming from BDM certificates. However, none of his children's certificates are helpful. His Australian marriage record (married 1850, Sydney. to Matilda Hazel MORTIMER) offers Manchester, and there is an occasional reference to James having been a shoe maker, or boot maker, but that's about it.

James and his family lived in Grafton, NSW. However, I have no death record for James, as neither I or other Marshall researchers have located his death record, having looked at all James MARSHALL's. The last records I have for James are a directory reference in 1871-72, and his last child's birth record in 1884. His wife died in 1901, in Granville NSW.

I'm not quite sure if I should be preparing to do a blanket search of Lancashire for James MARSHALL's, and even if I do, if that will provide me with enough evidence to know I have the right man. I'm also unsure if a blanket search will provide me with the right immigration details, because an occupation which may have only been taken up in Australia, is hardly enough to connect the dots to an English passenger (convict or otherwise), right?

A bit unsure. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers,
John

Permalink Reply by Christine O'Grady on November 3, 2009 at 4:42am

Hello, I finally found this discussion when I saw a comment about the View All Link while browsing the comments, and after posting messages asking for help to find this LOL!
I'm new and when I found that several members can look up Australian BMD's I immediately thought of one of my brick walls. Most of my research is in the UK but some branches of my family came to Australia and New Zealand.
One lady in particular is a mystery.
Her name is Ada Maria Jane Ruffles, nee Sheldrake, b 13 Sep 1867 in the Thingoe Union Workhouse in Bardwell. In the 1881 census she is a patient in hospital at Bardwell.
She was the first wife of Alfred Ruffles (b. Bardwell 1866, d New Zealand 1948, my 3rd cousin x4 removed). They were married 16 Oct 1886 in Bardwell and left firstly for Brisbane, Qld Australia aboard the Taroba in 1889, and then on to New Zealand. Alfred remarried in New Zealand in 1907. But what happened to Ada has been a mystery and there are only family stories to go on.
The family story is that Ada may have died on board a ship and been buried in Sydney, Australia. The husband's second marriage certificate states that she died in 1906, but no one has found her death entry yet, so the death on board ship could well be true. No burial has been found either. The only confirmation of this possibility is that a Mrs A Ruffles departed Auckland and arrived Sydney 8 June 1906 aboard Westralia.
It's possible Mrs Ruffles was returning to the UK when she left NZ due to problems with her husband! There is a record on Ancestry in the Shipping records for an A. M. Sheldrake going to the UK but I'm unable to view at the moment as I don't have a subscription.
There is always a possibility that Ada didn't die when her husband said, and she may even have settled in Australia or completed the trip back to the UK but I'm not sure of how to establish that. I did try searching electoral rolls in Australia but found the system rather difficult to navigate and couldn't check in all States. And I haven't of course got access to the 1911 census to check in the UK to see if she pops up there again!
So if SKS can search BMD's in particular for Sydney, it may unearth something, or if somone can check the shipping records on Ancestry, or even the 1911 UK census any of these might yield some clues. I have details of the shipping entry if needed. I searched 1898 to 1960 records using Ada Maria Sheldrake Ruffles and it came up with the entry for A M Sheldrake in the first place.
Thanks you in advance!
Christine

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