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Offline Freya Ellingsen

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William Tasker & Mary Ann Kennedy
« on: Sunday 06 May 18 06:25 BST (UK) »
Looking for information on William Tasker and family.
What I know is that he married Mary Ann Kennedy in 1860, Mary's info:
Father's name
Kennedy Dougall
Mother's name
Anne (Ward)
Place of birth
Place of death
CASTLEMAINE

Any info on this family would be much appreciated.

Thanks,

Fran
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Re: William Tasker & Mary Ann Kennedy
« Reply #1 on: Sunday 06 May 18 06:50 BST (UK) »
Victorian BDM is free to search
https://online.justice.vic.gov.au/bdm/indexsearch.doj

You can see William and Mary's children's births:
1861  Hugh (died 1865)
1862  Rosanna (died 1862)
1863  Alice
1865  Willy
1867  Hateridge
1869  Margaret

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Re: William Tasker & Mary Ann Kennedy
« Reply #2 on: Sunday 06 May 18 06:53 BST (UK) »
Mary's death in 1888 aged 46, parents Dougall KENNEDY and Anne WARD.

Modified to add: Sorry, you probably already had this info?

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Re: William Tasker & Mary Ann Kennedy
« Reply #3 on: Sunday 06 May 18 07:50 BST (UK) »
Thanks for all that, I am unable to find a birth for William but he may of died 1891 Castlemaine...
But if this is he he would of been born abt 1811 and the extract says he was 80yrs, this making him quiet older than Mary who was born abt 1842 and died 1888?? ???
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Re: William Tasker & Mary Ann Kennedy
« Reply #4 on: Sunday 06 May 18 08:22 BST (UK) »
The age gap is not unheard of. I have several similar couples in my tree where there is a considerable gap in age between them.
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Re: William Tasker & Mary Ann Kennedy
« Reply #5 on: Sunday 06 May 18 08:52 BST (UK) »
A number of births to father William TASKER.
There may be  various spellings of Mary's surname, and I cannot be sure, in this case, she is Mary KENNEDY

TASKER, Gilbert
Father William
Mother Mary KENELY
Birth place Guil (Guildford1881 #3215

There is a will for the man  you mention above.
https://www.prov.vic.gov.au/explore-collection/explore-topic/wills-and-probates

TASKER, Wm.
Parents not known
Aged 80.
At Castlemaine.
1891 #9738

TASKER, William who died in 1891.  He was a farmer of Yapeen.

The will is short and to the point.
All estate is left to Gilbert.

Executors are requested to take guardianship of the child.

There is no mention of anyone else as inheritor.

Sue



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Re: William Tasker & Mary Ann Kennedy
« Reply #6 on: Sunday 06 May 18 08:55 BST (UK) »
Hey thanks Sue I will try and follow up Gilbert

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Re: William Tasker & Mary Ann Kennedy
« Reply #7 on: Sunday 06 May 18 09:04 BST (UK) »
Looking at the Victorian Pioneer Index, I am seeing the Mary KENELY variation as mother of a number of children with William TASKER at Guildford  There is one child named Dougal born  in 1873.
Prior to that there were a number at Yapeen, and the Loddon in the name KENNEDY

You can search the Victorian BMD index yourself at
https://online.justice.vic.gov.au/bdm/indexsearch.doj

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Re: William Tasker & Mary Ann Kennedy
« Reply #8 on: Sunday 06 May 18 09:16 BST (UK) »
The only birth with Wm as father, all others you'll find with William.

9703 1873 TASKER Dougall parents TASKER Wm and Mary (Kenely) GUILDFORD

If you are going to seach BDM, don't put mother's maiden name.

There are 12 children from 1861 to 1883.

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If all 12 children are Mary's then Gilbert wasn't the youngest, Ernest Henry was, yet no mention of him in the will. It looks like Ernest died in 1965, aged 84. Although his mother is has middle name of Christina.

Gilbert died 1949 aged 67 and Ernest is mentioned in his death notice.

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