FRANCIS WHITE

[wildcats13]

I am trying to find out what happened to our Francis White, who was born on 20 August 1867 in Towrang near Goulburn, NSW. The only family records show he went to New Zealand, but no details of when & where. I assume he may have travelled when aged about 20. He is the son of Robert John White and Mary Jane Robinson. When his mother died in 1919 in Goulburn, he was listed as living aged 52.
NZBDM doesn't show parents in their Death Index, and I have no way of identifying him if he married. I have tried Family Search for immigration details, but nothing seems to show up.

Hope someone can help.
Peter

[minniehaha]

Hello Peter,

I checked NZ BDM and have not found the death of a Francis White born about 1867. Is there a likelihood that he may have had a second Christian name?


Minniehaha.

[minniehaha]

Did either parent leave a probated will? This may give some indication as to the whereabouts of Francis at that time.........

Minniehaha.

[wildcats13]

Have checked other family members and no one knows of any middle name, but they are still searching.
He could also have come back to Australia but not necessarily to NSW. Shipping details seem hard to follow.

No will was found and the parents of Francis were not well off and unlikely to have made one out. We believe that Mary Jane in later years survived only on the assistants from her children as they grew up.

[minniehaha]

Two marriages found between 1884 & 1900..........

1888/2990   Eliza   Adair    Francis   White
1885/2758   Mary   O'Malley   Francis   White

And these two.....

1892/451   Gertrude Maria   Grimmer   Frank   White

1899/660   Lizzie   Taylor   Frank   White


Minniehaha.

[wildcats13]

Thanks for that. I am still doing a bit of digging into the family to see if we can narrow it down.
Wildcats13