Hi Wendy, I had a similar problem with one of my ancestor couples where they didn't say what counties they were from in England. They had 10 children in Victoria and I had purchased 8 of them before I got a clue as to which county mother was from and on the 10 it told me where father was from. Both parents death certs also gave me their county of origin. I also found these details on their death and funeral notices in the paper. Have you found Georges Immigration Record? Could he have been a convict? Could he have been married to someone else in Australia perhaps she died and he then remarried. He is quite a lot older that Jane when they married. She being just 18yrs. and he is 38yrs old. best wishes Ann ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wendy Taylor" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2007 11:49 AM Subject: [GEELONG] George Knight > Hi guys, > Have a mystery George Knight/s in my tree. Born in 1812. Has listed > birthplace only as England ( what a helpful soul, a county would have > helped). Married Jane Mc Cabe in Melbourne Australia 1850. Jane born in > Ireland (no county there either ) 1835. Children to this couple all born > in Geelong Australia Elizabeth 1852, Mary Ann 1853, William Alfred 1856, > Elizabeth margaret 1859, Amelia Emma 1861, George James 1863, Frederick > Charles 1866, Margaret Ellen 1869. Childrens names may provide clues. If > anyone is missing George from England please let me know. My cynical > nature (after years of research) thinks he may have left a wife and > children behind in England. Also if there are any of George's descendents > on the Geelong list, would be great to hear from them. I am descended > from his daughter Mary Ann > Regards Wendy Taylor ( Aus) > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > For on-line indexes and information on Geelong and District > http://www.zades.com.au > > ------------------------------- > 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
Wendy This is a long shot but may fit your puzzle one day. I have a George Knight in my tree - maybe an ancestor. The 'Francis' is my line and this family are from the Ballarat area. I knew both William (1903) and George (1905) as elderly men. William was a bachelor and I may still have contacts for George's relatives if you think this is worth pursing; ie could your George James be the same person who married Harriet Francis ??!!! Perhaps I am drawing a long bow! 1 George Knight . +Harriet Elizabeth Francis 1877 - 1947 ..... 2 Violet May Knight 1901 - 1904 ..... 2 William Knight 1903 - 1988 ..... 2 George Knight 1905 - ? ......... +Alice Moriere - 1981 ............ 3 Kevin Knight 1941 - ............ 3 Alice Knight 1944 - Carollyn Williams ----- Original Message ----- From: "Anne" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Cc: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2007 5:44 PM Subject: Re: [GEELONG] George Knight > Hi Wendy, > > I had a similar problem with one of my ancestor couples where they didn't > say what counties they were from in England. They had 10 children in > Victoria and I had purchased 8 of them before I got a clue as to which > county mother was from and on the 10 it told me where father was from. > Both > parents death certs also gave me their county of origin. I also found > these > details on their death and funeral notices in the paper. > > Have you found Georges Immigration Record? Could he have been a convict? > Could he have been married to someone else in Australia perhaps she died > and he then remarried. He is quite a lot older that Jane when they > married. > She being just 18yrs. and he is 38yrs old. > > best wishes > Ann > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Wendy Taylor" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2007 11:49 AM > Subject: [GEELONG] George Knight > > >> Hi guys, >> Have a mystery George Knight/s in my tree. Born in 1812. Has listed >> birthplace only as England ( what a helpful soul, a county would have >> helped). Married Jane Mc Cabe in Melbourne Australia 1850. Jane born in >> Ireland (no county there either ) 1835. Children to this couple all born >> in Geelong Australia Elizabeth 1852, Mary Ann 1853, William Alfred 1856, >> Elizabeth margaret 1859, Amelia Emma 1861, George James 1863, Frederick >> Charles 1866, Margaret Ellen 1869. Childrens names may provide clues. >> If >> anyone is missing George from England please let me know. My cynical >> nature (after years of research) thinks he may have left a wife and >> children behind in England. Also if there are any of George's >> descendents >> on the Geelong list, would be great to hear from them. I am descended >> from his daughter Mary Ann >> Regards Wendy Taylor ( Aus) >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> For on-line indexes and information on Geelong and District >> http://www.zades.com.au >> >> ------------------------------- >> 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 > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > For on-line indexes and information on Geelong and District > http://www.zades.com.au > > ------------------------------- > 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