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Title: Joe GARMANSON Victoria mid 1800s??
Post by: rbell35 on Wednesday 15 July 09 07:32 BST (UK)

Seeking anyone who knows anything about the abovenamed man. I have a photograph with his name on the rear taken in Portland, Victoria during the nineteenth century (exact period unknown) but am unaware of exactly who he was. Can anyone please assist? Thanks, Rob.

Title: Re: Joe GARMANSON Victoria mid 1800s??
Post by: deeiluka on Wednesday 15 July 09 08:24 BST (UK)

I can find Garmson/Garmston/ Garmstone/Garman/Manson.

Also Edmanson/Hermanson/Heymanson/Jackmanson.

But no Garmanson mentioned in Victorian BDM records at all.
I searched Garm* as well as *manson.


Dee    :-\

Title: Re: Joe GARMANSON Victoria mid 1800s??
Post by: sparrett on Wednesday 15 July 09 08:31 BST (UK)

Hi,
I did spot Lord and Lady GORMANSTON with entourage arriving in 1893 on Provic.;D
Sue
ADDING
It does not seem to be a name in use in UK either, so perhaps he was from other parts.

Title: Re: Joe GARMANSON Victoria mid 1800s??
Post by: deeiluka on Wednesday 15 July 09 08:38 BST (UK)

No Gormanson came up when I searched *manson, Sue....but I'll have a look at *mansen.

Added.....no joy with that search either.   :-\


Dee

Title: Re: Joe GARMANSON Victoria mid 1800s??
Post by: sparrett on Wednesday 15 July 09 08:48 BST (UK)

Hi dee,
With a T
Gormanston :D
Sue

Title: Re: Joe GARMANSON Victoria mid 1800s??
Post by: deeiluka on Wednesday 15 July 09 08:51 BST (UK)

Duh!  :-[  :-[

I'll look again.....  :-\

Title: Re: Joe GARMANSON Victoria mid 1800s??
Post by: sparrett on Wednesday 15 July 09 08:53 BST (UK)

There are only 2 events for the name GORMANSTON [one being for a Viscount]on freebmd uk.

So that too looks not to be a common name in England.
Sue

Title: Re: Joe GARMANSON Victoria mid 1800s??
Post by: deeiluka on Wednesday 15 July 09 08:56 BST (UK)

Again nothing to be found.  :-\


Dee

Title: Re: Joe GARMANSON Victoria mid 1800s??
Post by: regross on Sunday 19 July 09 02:53 BST (UK)

Hi,

A google search for Garmanson limited to Australia brigs up a few contmeporary mentions of the name including a court case.

It might be worth tryingand see if you feel it is relevent.

regards

Robyn

Title: Re: Joe GARMANSON Victoria mid 1800s??
Post by: rbell35 on Sunday 19 July 09 08:12 BST (UK)

Thanks all Cheers, Rob

Title: Re: Joe GARMANSON Victoria mid 1800s??
Post by: rbell35 on Saturday 20 January 18 02:13 GMT (UK)

Since 2009 I have not found anything on this person. Perhaps someone else may see this & know something! Cheers Rob

Title: Re: Joe GARMANSON Victoria mid 1800s??
Post by: Macushla on Thursday 22 March 18 13:22 GMT (UK)

Hi Rob,

I hope that I won't send you on a wild goose chase, and that I have read your thread correctly.

Has it been suggested that the correct name could be Gormanston? This name comes up like a ghost in my research; there are rumours that a family member was related to the fourteenth Viscount Gormanston, Governor of Tasmania 1893-1900, but I can't find a link, although researching Irish aristrocracy is not something I really know about! As far as I am aware, the title and the family seat remain, in Meath, Ireland.

Gormanston is also apparently something of a ghost town in Tasmania.

Hope I have helped and not hindered!