This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: nicholls29 Surnames: Davis Spratt Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.oceania.australia.vic.general/9912.1.1.3/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi Julie, Re, your comment.... ". Catherine born in 1892 was the daughter of Hannah Davis " Here is the first marriage of Hannah DAVIS in 1888: Evening News, Saturday 13 October 1888 p 4: ... the Rev. F. B. Boyce, at St. Paul's, Redfern, Samuel Frederick Spratt, of Redfern, to Hannah. Maria Davis, daughter of Mr Thomas Davis, of Sydney. Here is the divorce of Hannah DAVIS, from her first husband: 0886 1892 SPRATT Hannah Maria SPRATT Samuel Frederick - Evening News (Sydney, NSW : 1869 - 1931) Tuesday 20 June 1893 p 4: Divorce Causes Hannah Maria Spratt v. Samuel Frederick Spratt,...... Spratt v. SPRATT.-The wife, Hannah Maria were married in 1888 in Sydney, and lived together until the following year,- when the respondent sold off the furniture and left The second wife of Samuel SPRATT, also filed for divorce. Here is the birth of your Katherine, in 1892: 3077/1892 SPRATT KATHERINE E P HANNAH M SYDNEY Mary Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. <br>

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: nicholls29 Surnames: Peacock Spratt Davis Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.oceania.australia.vic.general/9912.1.1.2.1.1.1.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi Julie, Can you please provide dates, and places, of death for: - "Thomas Davis died in 1898 " AND "Mary Ann in 1892 " I assume that they died in Sydney, or did they return to New Zealand? Although, you state that the 15 yo son, Thomas, died 1894 Sydney. If they died in Sydney, then this might be the 1892 death of Mary Ann DAVIS??? 1278/1892 DAVIS MARY A RICHARD SARAH SYDNEY SMH, 21 Sep 1892. FUNERALS DAVIS Mrs Mary ANN DAVIS, 213 Palmer Street, Woolloomooloo, for Waverley Cemetery. Her tragic death: Evening News, Wednesday 21 September 1892 p 6: A Fatal Dose of Laudanum. A married woman, named Mary Ann Davis, aged 50 years, died at her residence, No. 213 Palmer-street, Woolloomooloo, on Monday. Mrs. Spratt, deceased's daughter, with whom she resided, states that on Sunday night her mother took an extra, dose of laudanum before retiring to .... Marriages of the daughter, Hannah DAVIS(who you have not shown a birth for): 1445/1888 SPRATT SAMUEL F DAVIS HANNAH M SYDNEY 496/1904 PEACOCK JOHN G SPRATT HANNAH M SYDNEY Hannah's death notice was in the SMH, 16 Dec 1948. Mary Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. <br>

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: mollipops1 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.oceania.australia.vic.general/11547.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Her death confirms parents stated above Digger - Death Index. Victoria 1921-1985 Surname: CHANDLER Given Names: Jessie Isabella Father: Ross James Mother: Nora MANNING Death Place: COBR Age: 82 Year: 1959 Reg Number: 27351 Event: D A brother and sister's deaths Surname: ROSS Given Names: William Duncan Father: James Mother: Nora MANNING Death Place: HIGH Age: 88 Year: 1972 Reg Number: 17715 Event: D Surname: POOLE Given Names: Ethel Flor Maud Father: Ross Jas Mother: Nora MANNING Death Place: PVILLE Age: 69 Year: 1952 Reg Number: 770 Event: D Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. <br>

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: whin73 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.oceania.australia.vic.general/11548.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Northcote! Thank you Leanne. That's today's new learning covered. And they say you can't teach old dogs new tricks. Ha, that'll show 'em. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. <br>

NORT is in Melbourne, see the articles on Wickapedia -- Ron Hume Adelaide SA

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: corahlf Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.oceania.australia.vic.general/11548.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi, You are getting no response on NORT because it is an abbreviation for the place name. http://myweb.westnet.com.au/talltrees/resources/vic_abbr.htm It would appear to be Northcote. Leanne Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. <br>

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: whin73 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.oceania.australia.vic.general/11548/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi. I have found a couple of births and deaths in a place called Nort this is the correct spelling). I suspect it's around Warrigal, but all searches have turned up nought! Can anyone help me with this please? Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. <br>

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: howard1581 Surnames: ARMITAGE ARMYTAGE FEATHER MILLS JONES JENNINGS Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.oceania.australia.vic.general/10958.2.1.2.1.1.3/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I've only just come across this thread. Very interesting indeed! I believe the Alfred ARMYTAGE mentioned is Alfred ARMITAGE b 1858 Huddersfield to James ARMITAGE & Jane STEVENSON. James ARMITAGE is s/o Samuel ARMITAGE & Rachael FEATHER who are my gtgtgdparents. Prior research shows that this Alfred ARMITAGE had a daughter Theodora Hague ARMITAGE in 1881 to Mary MILLS, recorded everywhere as his wife although I haven't found their marriage which should have been in 1880. It looks as though she died in 1919 thus allowing Alfred ARMITAGE to marry Annie JENNINGS née JONES, the parents of Geraint ARMITAGE. Although the Theodora side seemed to be (vaguely) aware of her father's eventual marriage to Annie, there was no mention of Geraint. Jocelyn, can you add anything, or was this a Jennings-oriented thread? Howard Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. <br>

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: Jackaroo90 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.oceania.australia.vic.general/2445.2455.2468.1.4.1.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Thank you for your rapid response! I really feel I have achieved something now, in particular Janet Hastings Davidson's direct family contact. Is Dora buried here in Australia or was she taken back to America? Her daughter was named Melba Jean so I guess that came from the, "Jean" that Janet Hastings was aka. There is a Departure for Dora from San Francisco, California 9 August 1956. Did Janet travel to America too, or did she meet Gerald McKay in Australia? I came across a child Herbert Alf Caldwell born Hotham, Victoria 1895 Reg. No. 30094 mother Janet Calowell. (Caldwell?) Janet doesn't appear to feature in the several Court cases regarding maintenance that her mother Christina featured in. In one Court case the Judge asked Christina if her daughter earned 5 pound a week on the pantomime. Christina also apparently had a share in some gold mines Ballarat and Bendigo area Victoria. The following article appeared on page 5 in the Examiner, Launceston, Tasmania Friday 10 December 1909 Dora Taylor, the Australian vaudeville performer, late with Mr Harry Rickards, who went to America about five years ago, was married on October 21st to Mr H. J. Duffy, a Commandment in the United States Navy. Miss Taylor sends a clipping from a New York paper, which states that she has risen to the top rung of the ladder of fame, styling her "the star fancy dancer of America." Mrs Duffy will retire from the stage. Her mother will live with her at her husband's beautiful home in Connecticut. Mr Duffy is quite a young man, and gained his promotion by bravery at the Philippine insurrection. Christina Taylor (nee Findlay) died in Diamond Creek, Victoria 8/3 1914 aged 58 years, four months of Brights Disease. The informant on the Death Certificate was her Grandson Henry Farley Smith (1895-1964) son of her daughter Anne Berry Davidson (1870-1945) Anne and her husband William Henry Smith lived in the area at the time, their youngest child was born in St Helena, Victoria in 1911. The above indicates she must have kept in contact with at least one child she deserted. From memory I think Anne Berry was the second oldest of Christina and David. They had a child in 1877. One wonders who reared them. You may contact me at the following email address. [email protected] Once again many thanks for your help. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. <br>

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: fryerning Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.oceania.australia.vic.general/11547.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: At Barooga Cemetery CHANDLER James Reginald 15 Oct 1905 25 Feb 1992 86 son/Jessie Isobel & McCleery John; brother CHANDLER Jessie Isabel 1875 1959 w/McCleery John; mother; gm Mon CHANDLER Ross 24 Dec 1915 12 Apr 1991 76? son/Jessie Isobel & McCleery John; brother Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. <br>

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: warncoort1 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.oceania.australia.vic.general/11547.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Was she born in Warrnambool?There is Jessie Isabella,daughter of James and Norah Manning,reg no 25718,certificate will give full details of parents.Certificate is available to download for $20 from Vic BMD,just google. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. <br>

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: breydonverrytreid44 Surnames: Ross Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.oceania.australia.vic.general/11547/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi I am wondering if anyone has any information on Rosses in Victoria. My furthest solid information is Jessie Isabella or Isobel Ross, born January 21 1877. She died on December 11, 1959 and is burried at the Barooga Cemetery. I would like any information anyone has that goes before Jessie. Thanks Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. <br>

Hello John, The family was Church of England denomination. There were six children in all. As you noted, Edward died in Tasmania. I have all the bdm's of the children and also Thomas and Ann Hume except for Mary's death and possible marriage. Archives Office of Tasmania NS 1153-1-3 Recorded in St John the Baptist Church of England, Buckland, Tasmania. Mary, baptised 23 Oct 1849 No. 43. Born 22 Sep 1849, daughter of Thomas & Ann Hume of Maria Island. Signed Charles Dobson of Maria Island. I have all previous facts before Tasmania, I need a bit of direction regarding Electoral Rolls and Census records to find the family immediately after their arrival in Melbourne. The first record of a family member on the mainland was the marriage of Augusta Sarah Hume in 1861 at Deniliquin, NSW. But later records centre around Echuca, Vic.In other words, from 1853 to 1861 is a mystery! -- Ron Hume Adelaide SA

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: judemitchell55 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.oceania.australia.vic.general/2445.2455.2468.1.2.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Janet Hastings Caldwell nee Davidson was my Grandmother. Email me on [email protected] if I can help you with any information. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. <br>

Hi Ron just a point Is this family Roman Catholic? Also do you have them as being listed on a official shipping list as I understand they were only listed as 5 children not individually named with ages. Thomas HUME was on the ship in steerage from Launceston to Melbourne 15th January 1853 by himself on the ship Clarence not the same ship as his wife and children They also had a child named Edward HUME born 1851 and died 1852 in Tasmania too they arrived on ship to Tasmania on 27 3 1847 on ship Mount Stewart Elphinstone from London I will be in at Genealogy SA at Unley on Wednesday & Thursday as a volunteer so will have a look for your Mary a bit more. What if Mary was actually 3 months old not 3 years old on arrival in Victoria then that death would fit. and can you please tell me where you got the date from for Mary's birth I could not find that date when I looked earlier. John H Day South Australia -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ron Hume Sent: Tuesday, 29 April 2014 6:57 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [AUS-VIC] Hume family Thanks for your response John, Mary born 22 Sep 1849, would have been 3 years in May 1853. There were four steerage passengers on that voyage, I am hoping Thomas was one of them. Constable Thomas Hume's birthplace and description don't match those of my ancestor luckily, the Constable was later convicted of allowing a prisoner to escape. Ron Hume Adelaide SA ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Lyn I have lots of the Digger CD and even the old NSW etc CD's before Digger. They will not run on 64bit machines. I have an older little netbook that I use just for them, it runs Windows 7 starter but just as 32bit. I attach an external CD drive to it via usb and it works perfectly. My newer laptop Windows 8 and Desktop again Windows 8.1update both being 64bit will not run the CD's. I am not sure what I will do when the netbook eventually dies, but I bought it only a couple of years ago and it does not get used very often, so hopefully it will last a bit yet, as I do use the CD's occasionally and remember I paid about $250 for each one many years ago. A bit of a pain not being able to use on current machines and that Digger software is not being upgraded to match current operating systems. But just wanted to let you know that they still work on Windows 7 ok, but just not in 64bit version. Ailsa Ailsa Corlett [email protected] www.st.net.au/~ailsa alternative email if having trouble sending to my normal email is: [email protected] >-----Original Message----- >From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] >On Behalf Of Lyn >Sent: Tuesday, 29 April 2014 4:54 PM >To: [email protected] >Subject: [AUS-VIC] off topic > >G'day All >I have to upgrade my laptop and it will update from 32bit to 64bit, I am >wondering if my Victorian digger CDs will have any conflict with the >64bit. >I know this was discussed on one of the lists but I cannot remember >which one, I have tried finding what I want in Archives. >Hopefully someone is able to help me. >cheers >Lyn > > > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to AUS-VIC- >[email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in >the subject and the body of the message

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: judemitchell55 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.oceania.australia.vic.general/2445.2455.2468.1.4.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I have just been thinking about those dates. Janet Hastings Davidson was born on 26th January 1878 so perhaps there is some credence to Janet being the child of Michael Taylor. If she was, she didn't know because she always referred to Dora as her half sister. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. <br>

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: judemitchell55 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.oceania.australia.vic.general/2445.2455.2468.1.4.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Good morning, The child, who's father was Michael Taylor is Dora Taylor. She met and married Hugh Duffy and then later Gustavo Musteller and lived for the best part of her life in America. Yes, you are definitely correct.....this is a challenge. Janet Hastings and Dora were the closest of siblings and remained so, even with the distance, until the day Dora died (17th September 1956) in Brisbane, while visiting Janet (aka known as Jean). I am coming to the conclusion that Janet and Gerald may never married and perhaps that my father, Colyer John McKay, may not have been their biological child. Janet was close to her mother, so being reared by an Aunty somehow doesn't seem correct. She and James Jonas Caldwell were living with Janet's mother when first married and a newspaper article about her divorce stated that she couldn't live with his mother in law and Janet would not leave her. She was only 15 at the time. As a child, listening to my grandmothers stories, it was only ever Dora that she spoke of. Until I started this research we had no idea that there were other girls in the family and a boy. I do know that Harold Ralph was raised by an Aunty (on James's side...Henrietta). My father also never had any idea about the early marriage of Janet or the child until I started the research. It has been a facinating journey, that is for sure. I am happy to help with any other questions you may have and thank you for your email. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. <br>

Thanks for your response John, Mary born 22 Sep 1849, would have been 3 years in May 1853. There were four steerage passengers on that voyage, I am hoping Thomas was one of them. Constable Thomas Hume's birthplace and description don't match those of my ancestor luckily, the Constable was later convicted of allowing a prisoner to escape. Ron Hume Adelaide SA

Hi 1853 5th May - Mary HUME age 1 year died St James, Melbourne Bourke district Victoria buried 6th May 1853 Father Thomas HUME Reg No: 5694 1853 was only Mrs A HUME and 5 children on the Jenny Lind from Tasmania so he was either already here or not here yet with his family 1855 There was a T Hume in the newspaper who received a meritorious conduct 5 pound for arresting a prisoner perhaps he joined the police force when he got to Victoria John H Day South Australia -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ron Hume Sent: Tuesday, 29 April 2014 1:34 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [AUS-VIC] Hume family Hello all, This is my first posting on the list for many years. I would like to discover the whereabouts of the Hume family in Victoria immediately after they left Tasmania on the schooner 'Jenny Lind' on 3rd January 1853 bound for Melbourne. Father was Thomas Hume, Mother, Ann and five children namely, Thomas Reynolds Hume, aged 10, Augusta Sarah Hume aged 8, John Reynolds Hume aged 6, Annie Kay Hume aged 4, and Mary Hume aged 3 years. I have the marriage, death and children facts of all but Mary who remains a mystery. She died before 1888 according to her Father's death certificate. The first three children were born at Woolwich, Kent, England, the last two at Maria Island, Tasmania. If anyone has access to the Electoral Rolls or the Censuses and is willing to help I will be very grateful. -- Ron Hume Adelaide SA ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message