Dorothy, That may not be to much of a stretch as the 1881 Census gave his age a 8 years? Bob -----Original Message----- From: westall-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:westall-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Dorothy Jones Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2010 6:28 AM To: Julie Watt; westall@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [WESTALL] Charles Westall Middlesex to Australia Hi folks Could 'Charles' have been the identity adopted by Ernest Francis after the notoriety of his 5-year prison sentence for Felony - Larceny of the person - handed down at Newbury Boro in October 1889? Dorothy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Julie Watt" <wattlebee@bigpond.com> To: <westall@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2010 11:56 PM Subject: Re: [WESTALL] Charles Westall Middlesex to Australia > > Hi Fred, Bob, Dorothy & Christine > > Fred & Christine it is great to hear that there is a > connection with Charles WESTALL and your families - I am > related to his children through his wife (my great > Grandma) - > Edith Amy WESTALL Born 1918 Died? > > Douglas Charles WESTALL Born 1918 Died 3 Aug 1976 > > Frank WESTALL Born 28 August 1919 Died 24 Dec 1980 > > Henry WESTALL Born 10 Oct 1921 Died 22 June 1923 > > Joan Eva WESTALL Born? Died? > > Death of a child in 1920 mother ?Ann = Amy (I do believe > this child to be theirs will get cert when can afford) > > 6015/1920 WESTALL Charles W Father Charles Mother Ann > Registered PETERSHAM NSW > > I haven't done much research on finding living descendants > of their children yet. Next project. > > When my Great Grandma married Charles she had 4 children > with Great Grandad and somehow they ended up in an > orphanage for a time. It is hard putting together the > pieces of the puzzle but there was some animosity as a > result so it wasn't spoken of around Mum. > > Bob, the young Charles in 1911 couldn't be Charles that > came to Australia but the family appears to fit so I > checked on Charles WW1 Army records (AIF) he has his > father James' address as Shaw St although 37 instead of > 32. Interesting > Unfortunately the records in WW1 required an age but not > DOB which is a pain. I worked out he was born abt 1879 > from his marriage cert but going by his army records it > could have been as early as 1876. > > Charles WESTALL in the parish of Islington Middlesex > London > aged 38 1/2 years on 2 Nov 1915 > Engineer/engine driver > Father James Westall > 37 Shaw Crescent near Newbury Berks England > > This is the link to a digital copy of those records > http://naa12.naa.gov.au/Scripts/Imagine.asp?B=8381652&I=1 > He was in the AIF for a short time & discharged for flat > feet & vericose veins. > > Thank you for your continued input and interest in helping > me solve what I call the WESTALL mystery. > Enjoy your day > Julie ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to WESTALL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message E-mail message checked by Spyware Doctor (7.0.0.514) Database version: 6.14570 http://www.pctools.com/en/spyware-doctor-antivirus/ E-mail message checked by Spyware Doctor (7.0.0.514) Database version: 6.14570 http://www.pctools.com/en/spyware-doctor-antivirus/