Hi everyone I'm hoping SKS could please help, I've hit a brick wall. I am trying to find info about Charles Wilson & Sarah Anne nee Harrison. They were in the Hampshire area in 1850 when their son, John was born, possible either Southampton or Portsea Island. Charles was reported to be a Custom House officer. Would be grateful to anyone with access to the 1851 uk census for Hampshire, could check for Charles or Sarah Wilson with their son John. If anyone could offer any other possible info I would also be most grateful. All I have to go on is John's marriage certificate. He was married in Australia in 1873. I'm unsure if his parents came to Australia as well or even if John had any siblings. Kind regards Paula
Hi Paula, If you have his marriage certificate it should tell you how many years he has been in the colony. From there you can check shipping arrivals from http://www.searchforancestors.com/records/passenger_toaustralia.html or http://www.records.nsw.gov.au/ or if he landed in Victoria it's http://proarchives.imagineering.com.au/index_search.asp?searchid=24. From there you should be able to track if his parents where with him. What year was your John born in? Cheers Karenn, a fellow aussie -----Original Message----- From: Paula Maslin [mailto:maslin@iweb.net.au] Sent: Monday, 27 June 2005 10:55 AM To: ENG-HAMPSHIRE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [ENG-HANTS] Fw: 1851 census Hampshire - WILSON Hi everyone I'm hoping SKS could please help, I've hit a brick wall. I am trying to find info about Charles Wilson & Sarah Anne nee Harrison. They were in the Hampshire area in 1850 when their son, John was born, possible either Southampton or Portsea Island. Charles was reported to be a Custom House officer. Would be grateful to anyone with access to the 1851 uk census for Hampshire, could check for Charles or Sarah Wilson with their son John. If anyone could offer any other possible info I would also be most grateful. All I have to go on is John's marriage certificate. He was married in Australia in 1873. I'm unsure if his parents came to Australia as well or even if John had any siblings. Kind regards Paula ============================== New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your ancestors at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&ta rgetid=5429