I have thought of name variations for Leonora ,but her surname should be Olsen. According to Alumni lists she had the Olsen name in 1949 in Brisbane etc ,but couldn`t be found dead in the area. I`m not sure if she is the daughter of my Lars either since I don`t know the birth year of Leonora Olsen`s father. But Leonora`s father was named Lars Olsen. I`m now waiting to see the deatch certificate of a Lars Olsen that died in Moree 1909 aged 67. It`s 5 years off so I doubt it`s my Lars (born 1837) ,but worth a check. Maybe I should find out some more before I ask for your help again. That would probably make it easier to find Lars ,IF I can find more on him or his family. Still trying to find the picture of his daughter. Thanks again for your help. Erik ----- Original Message ----- From: "Maurie O'Connor" <maurie777@ozemail.com.au> To: <aus-qld@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, June 22, 2009 2:12 AM Subject: Re: [AUS-QLD] Leonora Olsen > My Dalmation g-grandfather did me the kindness of becoming naturalised - > the > document gave me his birthplace and nationality (extremely helpful since > his > name had been anglised), occupation (sailor) and length of time in > Australia. From that information, I found that he had signed onto a ship > in > New York, signing off in Sydney. So I have the exact date he arrived in > Sydney. > > His naturalisation papers were held by NSW State Records, I know that > National Archives hold some, but not sure of other states. > > It might be worth checking from that angle. > > But, as a note of warning, you might consider my French g-g-grandfather > who > turned up in Geelong in the early 1850's. As far as we knew, he married > an > Irish lass somewhere (no record), had had a son (somewhere) and then > settled > down to have a number of other children, all of whom were registered in > Victoria. A number of family researchers had been searching for years! > Only a few months ago, by searching Vic births for first son's forenames > without a surname, and purchasing (on spec) a couple of birth certs and a > marriage cert, that he and his wife had both married under assumed names, > first son registered under these names and had then reverted to their > correct names for second and subsequent children. > > The marriage took place three weeks after wife arrived in Geelong - she > had > been indentured to someone for six months and presumbly had done a runner. > He, presumably, had jumped ship and wanted to avoid being sent back. But > which ship?? And when?? Ah .. sweet mysteries of life. > > And a tip re Leonora. The last child of above g-g-gs was registered as > Eleanor Violet, married as Leon, died as Lena. Have you tried looking for > name variations? > > Cheers > Barbara > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > AUS-QLD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.364 / Virus Database: 270.12.83/2191 - Release Date: 06/21/09 05:53:00