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Research in Other Countries => Australia => Topic started by: Allan Robson on Thursday 23 April 09 17:48 BST (UK)
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Dear sirs
would you please look for my Relative Douglas Robson who arrived in Sydney from London England in Sept 1860 age 24,
if you would please look up the 1861-1901 Census it would be a big help, to find out more about him, if he married etc?
Many Thanks
Allan Robson
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Hello there Allan
Unfortunately Australia does not have census records available as you would find in the UK. Australia does carry out census of course but the records were never made public.
Now can you please tell us a little more avout your Douglas Robson, where was he born and what were his parents names please
kind thoughts JEnn
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Hi Jenn
Thanks for your reply.
Douglas Robson was in Newcastle, England in 1835, his parents were John Robson and Eleanor Urwin, he was a Seaman in Merchant Service and disappeared around 1857.
I think he is the Douglas Robson aged 24 that emigrated of the' Cairngorm in Sept 1860 to Sydney.
Thanks
Allan
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Dear Allan,
I have just checked the NSW BDM at http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/familyHistory/search.htm and Douglas doesn't appear to have married in NSW.
Also checked the Queensland BDM's at https://www.bdm.qld.gov.au/IndexSearch/MarIndexQry.m and he doesn't appear to have married in Queensland.
Also checked the Tasmanian Archives up to 1899 at http://portal.archives.tas.gov.au/menu.aspx?search=8 and he doesn't appear there as a marriage or death either.
Also checked Western Australia at http://www.bdm.dotag.wa.gov.au/_apps/pioneersindex/default.aspx and he's not there as a marriage either.
The Victorian Records at https://online.justice.vic.gov.au/bdm/index-search?action=getHistIdxSearchCriteria don't have him marrying either.
The South Australian records aren't online, but fellow Rootschatters have these indexes.
Cheers
Susie
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Hello Allan
I cannot locate a death in NSW for a Douglas Robson with the parents names you have supplied nor a death with parents unknown.
Jenn
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Thanks
Its very odd, i wonder what happened to him?
Allan
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Allan,
can I ask how you know he was your relative? Does he show on a passenger list?
Jenn
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I have done my family tree, he shows on the passenger list of the Caingorm which arrived in Sydney 12th Sept 1860 he is aged 24, that why i cant understand why he cant be found.
Are there any Douglas Robson's showing up?
Thanks
Allan
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Mnnnnnn, it is possible that he may not be your Douglas Robson, there were about 5 deaths in NSW for Douglas Robson.
http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/familyHistory/search.htm
you can search the NSW link and see what you think
Jenn
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http://mariners.records.nsw.gov.au/1860/09/019cai.htm
Now the Douglas Robson who "arrived" in Australia in 1860 was part of the crew.
Jenn
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Thanks
Do you have the crew list
Allan
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Dear Allan,
There is a death in NSW but it doesn't have the right mother's name. The person was was the informant of the death could have got it wrong though.
Year: 1895
Name; ROBSON DOUGLAS
Father: Not listed
Mother: IDA M
Place: NEWTOWN
No deaths listed in Queensland, Tasmania, Western Australia nor New Zealand http://bdmhistoricalrecords.identityservices.govt.nz/search/
There is a death listed in Victoria at https://online.justice.vic.gov.au/bdm/index-search?action=getHistIdxSearchCriteria but it costs .99 cents to access the list.
Having just seen Jenn's post regarding him being a crew member, he could have travelled all over the world.
Cheers
Susie
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What through me was it says he is an Immigrant passenger, i have then entry but can post it on here, do you have an e-mail and i can send it to you?
Thanks
Allan
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Here is another listed as another crew member arriving in Sydney in 1858
http://mariners.records.nsw.gov.au/1858/10/064adm.htm
A scan of the original manifest is on the above link. Scroll down the page and you will see SCAN.
Did you find your man listed on a database on Ancestry?
Cheers
Cando
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A friend found it for me.
Thanks
Allan
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Unfortunately crew and passengers are not identified as such, on the database on Ancestry.
Cheers
Cando
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its looks like he never settled in Australia, so he could be anywhere?
Allan
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Thanks
Do you have the crew list
Allan
Allan, click on the link I gave you , you will then see the list of crew and passengers for the vessell, if you click on scan you then see the original manifest.
When I searched that site it was the only entry for Douglas Robson.
Yes he could have sailed out of Sydney harbour and gone anywhere in the world.
Jenn