You are looking at the time of the Gold Rush. A lot of sailors just deserted and the immigration department suffered from short-handedness too. Records about that time are pretty chaotic. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joanne Flack" <bell.bird@bigpond.com> To: <genanz@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, November 14, 2009 3:35 PM Subject: Charles MUSGRAVE died Melbourne 1864 > Hi Listers > > To help a friend in England I wonder if there is anyone out there who > could further her resarch: > > "I wonder if you would be able to help me re research in Australia in > respect of a CHARLES MUSGRAVE who was born in Bath circa 1834. He > migrated to Australia circa 1853 and died in Melbourne Hospital on the > 17th September 1864 from 'Paralysis Debility'. His profession - a > teacher and he was unmarried. Parents names not given on his death > certificate. (We know that the father was THOMAS MOORE MUSGRAVE and his > mother was MARY whose surname we have not yet confirmed) > > I've tried to see if I could find him arriving in Australia as a passenger > circa 1853, but cannot find anything about him. I wonder if he travelled > there as a sailor on a ship and then he stayed when the ship docked. Was > everyone listed on arrival, including members of ships?" > > I have checked Victorian and NSW immigration records online and Ancestry > but no luck either. > > Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. > > Cheers > Joanne > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > GENANZ-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message >