G'day Janice & Listers ! Yesterday I chipped in a few thoughts to this thread about the WALPOLEs and the fact that Horace WALPOLE built his "Strawberry Hill Gothic" house in the suburb of Twickenham in S.W. London (and how it has just been restored to its original glory after a long period as part of a Catholic Teacher Training College). You have now added these further items of info about the extraordinary collection of Christian names that the family used - one of these names stuck out very prominently when I read this ! - as the College is situated on WALDEGRAVE Road in Twickenham ! I think those of you with a great interest in this topic will find lots more yet to research ! Good Hunting ! Roger. -------------------- On 3 Dec 2011, at 23:53, Janice Doughty wrote: > Good morning Listers, > > I thought Listers may be interested in these names, as I just had > another look at the state of Queensland's BMD website. It would > appear that most of these family would trace their beginnings back > to Norfolk. These are marriages around the time John Thomas > WALPOLE married Eva in 1907 in Queensland. The names for the > WALPOLES do appear to have connections back to Engand, the number > of Christians names some of them have are unbelievable, a real > mouth full. > > Marriages:- > > 1899/C1019 Walpole, Horace Henry to O'Neill, Kathleen Aloysia > Zavour > > 1903/B2743 Burke, Michael Dennis to Walpole, Christina > > 1907/C2115 Walpole, John Thomas to Miscamble, Eva Victoria > Beatrice (our JOHN) > 1908/C2591 Walpole, William John to Kretschmann, Mary Anna > Bertha > 1912/C3212 Graham, Mary Elizabeth to Walpole, Robert Gloucester > 1913/C808 Owen, Annie to Walpole, Horace Edward Waldegrave > > > Have a look at father's name on the birth of his son in 1903, > sounds like he was born to be Lord of the Manor:- > > Year Name of Child > Father's > Name > Mother's Name > > 1903/C4672 Herbert Orford Walpole Robert Somerset George > Reginald Mary Annie Beaver > > > Robert Somerset George Reginald Walpole, what a mouth full and then > there is this one:- > > Year Name of Child > Father's > Name > Mother's Name > 1914/C3379 Nancy Letitia Walpole Horace Edward Waldegrave > Annie Owen > > I have not yet searched to see if any of the above immigrated to Oz > as yet and if they are related to John Thomas WALPOLE. The > immigrants arrived via Port Phillip Bay in Melbourne, Port Jackson > Sydney and Moreton Bay in Brisbane. It would be interesting to > follow it up to see how many did immigrate around the same time as > John, or in some cases a lot earlier. > > I have now had a peek into the NSW BDM Website, and the Walpoles > were in New South Wales from around 1825 and there are Horatios, > Horaces, Roberts. > > The WALPOLE who arrived in 1825, came below deck in chains per > "Asia 4". He was George Walpole born circa 1797. He was sentenced > to 14 years transportation. George received a Conditional Pardon > and was working for the Colonial Secretary Department in Sydney > Town at the time of the 1828 Census. He married an Ann Mantle in > Sydney in 1826. She arrived as a 23 year old, free in 1826 per > "Thames". I wonder if she was his girl friend/fiancé who joined > him Down Under? I found George's trial, he was tried in Ireland, > he was a police constable . A very interesting case you can read > it on this website:- > > http://www.users.on.net/~lamingtonchild/kingsmill/ > > Cheers > Janice > Belrose - Sydney >