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Topic: Scotland to Australia ? Samuel Smith Wells (Read 357 times)
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85jbk
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Samuel Smith Wells born C1850, Ecchelfechan,Middliebie,Dumfries. Father John Smith Wells and Mother Isabella Chalmers. Samuel was a Civil Engineeer and made his way out to Australia at which time he married in January 18th 1881 at Tamworth, New South Wales to Emmaline Little. Can anyone tell me when and how Samuel came to Australia? Thank You Jill
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Wells-Eaglesfield,Dumfrieshire Carlyle -Eaglesfield,Dumfrieshire Underwood - Ruthwell,Dumfrieshire Grierson - Ruthwell,Dumfrishire O'Halloran- Limerick Bryan (O'Brien)Limerick Hawks/Hawkes - Staffordshire, England Badgery - Staffordshire, England Davis- Cork- Ireland Neville - Ireland O'Toole - Limerick
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Les de B
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As Samuel Wells married in Tamworth (NSW), one would presume(?) he sailed into Sydney. This is the passenger search option for Sydney arrivals;
http://mariners.records.nsw.gov.au/
I had a quick look, but there were a number of results. Perhaps you could have a look, and narrow down the options?
Also, if you obtained his Death Certificate, this will not only tell you when he died and buried, but how long he was in Australia, and whether he may have also lived (arrived?) in another State first. But as you should be aware, the information supplied in a Death Certificate is only good as the informant's knowledge of the deceased.
If you are not sure how to find his Death Cert details, I can help you there too.
Les
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de Belin, Swindail, Willcock, Williams, Moore, Watts, Searjeant, Watson, McCready, Reid, Spink, de Lancey, Van Cortland, and of course, Smith!
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akc
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on ancestry: samuel wells b ecclefechan went to australia on 3 feb 1885 on the gulf of venice along with wife margaret 28, sarah 10, samuel 6, margaret 3 and mary 1 it says he had relatives ( father ? ? ) does this sound like your man?
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Dumfriesshire: Bell, Kerr, Dickson, Hetherington Orkney: Cursiter, Peace, Drever, Cooper, Paterson Cumberland: Charlton, Young
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akc
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Hi again, found another family on ancestry that fits the ones I gave you but samuel was born in ireland I have also had another look at the passenger list and i think it looks like he was born in Ireland, the writing is not very good but found your man on the 1851 census for scotland in middlebie, in 1861 they were in carlisle, cumberland: isabella railway inspectors wife 38, samuel 10, john 8, mary 5, rachel 4 and william 2
There is one tree on ancestry with a lot of members of the wells family
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Dumfriesshire: Bell, Kerr, Dickson, Hetherington Orkney: Cursiter, Peace, Drever, Cooper, Paterson Cumberland: Charlton, Young
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