Thank you for your findings as per above...
Starting with Julia:
As you know, from 1876, she served her time in the Parramatta Training School (where she was known as 'Julietta') and was then, on Dec 5, 1877 indentured out to E. A. Lumsdaine of Burwood for 5 years (whom I take to be the wife of Rev. W. Lumsdaine of Burwood - as a fellow inmate from the School was indentured to that Reverend gentleman about the same time). However, she absconded and was sent to the 'Reformatory'.
Next, I have her Marriage Certificate of Nov 10, 1883 indicating she married Thomas Nestor, 'a plasterer', age 21, at St Michael's Anglican Church, Sydney (so, presumably she was born in 1862 - maybe Lambing Flat as her parents were there at the time).
She had been living in Wattle Street, Ultimo. However, there were "letters of importance" addressed to her at 73 Forbes Street as advertised by 'a friend' in The Evening News(Sydney), 30/10/1883 and 12/12/1884.
However, she may have moved to Bourke, NSW subsequently as there was uncollected mail addressed to her there as "Miss J. Anseline" (there being no other Miss J. Anseline's to my knowledge).
1897: My next set of documents (from the Barrier Miner newspaper), relates to Broken Hill where, as Julia Nestor, she was before the Police Court for drunkenness (April, 1897 - 10 shillings or 7 days), indecent language and drunkenness (Sept 1897 - 5 pounds or 6 weeks), drunk and disorderly on another occasion (22 shillings and sixpence or 7 days), drunk and disorderly (Feb, 1898 - 4 pounds, 2 shillings or 14 days, obscene language (Aug, 1898 - 20 shillings or 7 days) and in Nov 1898, drunkenness (40s or 7 days) and indecent language (60s or 3 weeks). In all instances, she didn't pay the fine and served gaol time!
I have also saved a document(somewhere!) that shows she was gaoled for prostitution as well around that time.
Interestingly, her mother, Mary, was in trouble with the Law in Broken Hill for running a house of ill-repute in 1904. (She was know as 'Polly'!!!)
Julia probably had 2 children - James (born 1888) and John (born 1894). Both were 'Nestor' on their Birth Certificates but their care was taken over by (uncle) Everest (now married to Sarah in Broken Hill) and, thereafter the boys were Anselines.
I'm not sure when she died, however, on her mother's (Mary) Death Certificate (dated 1913) she is not listed as one of the living offspring.
So, my questions are:
Could the uncollected letters be her mother advertising for her whereabouts? (Mary Anseline had advertised under her name looking for her other children, Emily and Alfred - found in Trove)
Whatever happened to Thomas Nestor?
Was he the 'Thomas Nestor' who was the apparent ne' er do well for which there were numerous scrapes with the Law during the 1880's in Sydney up to the end of 1888 when there is an abrupt stop to anything about him (did he come to a 'messy' end considering his predisposition with petty crime often with violence?)? He may have had 2 brothers, Edward and John (who advertised the death of their father, Thomas Nestor (Snr), September, 1885) - the brothers also had had some issues with the Law too.
Sorry about the long story to date, but I thought I should give you what I already have so that this story can be built on...
Many thanks for any assistance!
Gold prospector.
PS: I might just leave the story of Jules Francois until tomorrow!
