howe02 would you please make a new topic with your request. Perhaps you could ask a moderator to split it from Trees' request for assistance.
Topic split off & merged with new topic.Trees....from the
Biographical Index of South Australians - an excellent resource but not always 100% accurate. There are omissions. Resources were not so readily available in 1986 when the resource was compiled that are available today. This appears to be a submitted entry.
SECOMB Josiah, parents James and Mary, born 1820 Cornwall and died 1897 Mitcham SA.
Arrived on the
TROUBADOUR 1850.
Occupation Storekeeper at Kadina, Mitcham. Religion Methodist.
Married 1845 St Mawgan, Cornwall, Mary nee EDWARDS.
Children - John Henry 1847-1853, Rachel 1851-1852, John Henry 1857-, Rachel Edwards -1859, Rachel TYLER 1863-1949, Lilian VAWSER 1864-1846.
Arrival
http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1850Troubadour.gif A Josiah Secombe and Mary Edwards with John Hy and Rachel arrived in SA on the "Troubadour" .....
Gerry
Whoever submitted this to the database has it wrong. There are two SECCOMBE/EDWARDS births registered in the Helston district, Cornwall, John Henry in 1847 and Mary Jane in 1849. Rachael's birth was registered in SA in 1851. John and Rachael both died as infants, as did the second child they named Rachael.
Deb
This is the daughter Mary Jane's death
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article110379667Wallaroo Times 7 Jun 1882
DEATH.
JOHNSTON.—On the 5th of June, 1882, at the residence of her father, Mr Josiah Secombe, Taylor Street, Kadina, Mary Jane, relect (sic) of the late Mr Andrew Johnston, Kadina.
Birth - this one in the
District of The Murray
SECOMBE Rachel
22 Jun 1851
Father Josiah SECOMBE Mother Mary EDWARDS
Birth Place not recorded TMu 6/345
Death
SECCOMB Rachel 10 months Status Child Relative Josiah SECCOMB [Father]
24 Apr 1852
Residence Adelaide Death Place not recorded Ade 2/134
John Henry and Rachel Edwards are buried at West Terrace Cemetery.
http://www.aca.sa.gov.au/RecordsThere are a number of unclaimed letters for both Josiah and Mary
SECOMBE in the SA newspapers to 1854.
Cheers
Cando
