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Research in Other Countries => Australia => Australia Lookups completed => Topic started by: chrissy on Sunday 17 April 05 09:55 BST (UK)
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Afternoon all :),Im trying to tie up a few loose bits before our meet, and wondered if you could help?
Thomas Pain Davidson (B-1834 dunoon-d 1898 Bruthen)married Jane flood in 1855- Bruthen gippsland,( D 1911) Bruthen.
They had 10 children including-Mira Davidson B1868,smythesdale,vic.I have no other details on Mira,but I have a Theory!Could anyone Shed some light on her for me,she could have a story to tell!.........cheers chrissy.
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Hi Chrissy
I thoughts aree you Mira is more than likely Myra.
A Myra DAVIDSON (born: Ballarat) Married Alexander Arthur LANGLEY or LONGLEY (Port Melbourne) in 1902 reg no: 4284
Cheers
Genni
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Hi Gennig :). Could you see if they had children,This could be really cool if this pans out!.......chrissy.
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Chrissy
As far as I can tell there are no other entries for them. They may have moved interstate.
Check Australian national archives - there is correspondence from an Arthur Alexander Langley regarding an invention
Genni
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Hi Gennig :).
Im trying to find if there is a connection with 2 duaghters of said couple.
Ethel jane langley b sept,forbes nsw?1904-1974.
lillian may langley?
Also the name of -Authur Alexander Langley,I have found other poss matches, but the name is switched around=Alexander auther etc.. What would give me the most conclusive info of this marriage and births of the 2 girls?
I cant hide my excitement about this family,BUT I could be totally wrong,I ve wondered about this for a while now,and thought i may get positive info from Rootschatters!
Hint-Eve Langley(Gooogle)...........fingers crossed....chrissy.
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Chrissy
I found Ethel and Lillian on the NSW online indexes.
Reading Eve Langley's biography indicates the family ended up in NZ.
alo one biography for Eve has her DOB as 1904 another 1 Sep 1908.
I think the marriage certificate will tell you whether Myra is connected to you Davidson family.
I couldn't find a birth in Victoria for A A Langley, although he is supposed to be there.
I found a death for an Arthur A Langley 1911 in NSW.
There is also a marriage of a Myra Langley to a Patrick Cullen in Victoria 1916.
Genni
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Hi gennig :),
Ive been curious about mira for a while now,after I came across her about a year ago!There seem to be positive info that matches but also stuff that doesnt? There were a lot of davidsons in gippsland,nsw at the time,is this the right family?
Mira/ Myras parents-Thomas Pain davidson-jane flood.
mira b 1868,smythesdale,1 of about 10+kids,most were b ballarat area,but later children b gippsland.Was not aware that parents farmers either?
marriage- A.langley? :-\,then comes there children-Ethel jane-"Eve Langley :-\"The pea Pickers"
Lillian may"-"June"?
Genni,Id really appreiate your opinion on this,It troubles me immensly :D.Id really not like to get all excited yet,But what a CHARACTER-amazing woman!.............cheers chrissy.
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Chrissy
An article by Kate Makowiecka
Indicates that Eve Langley Changed he name from Ethel Jane and June was baptised Lilian May.
"Wilde Eve: Eve Langley's Story" Frost, Lucy (ed)
Is her autobiography which she writing when she was committed Mental Asylum.
If you can get hold of it, it might help.
Just checked my local library and they have it.
Genni
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gennig,
One day last year i went o the battye library in town,and sat down for about 2 hours and looked through "the pea Pickers" by eve,for clues about her upbringing in gippsland and any family hints,I couldnt check it out though :(
I might have to go to the library in town again.........I will not give up on this mission!!!!!!!!...........cheers chrissy.
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Hi chrissy
Eve Langley left Australia on the Monowai 19th Feb 1932 and arrived in Wellington 22 February 1932.
Ahe joined her mother and sister at Wellington Street, Paekakariki. Her sister June was married and pregnant.
Maybe a posting on the NZ board may help you.
Cheers.
Genni
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Hi gennig :)
Just looking through some old notes,and saw that child no 3 of thomas and jane, was called jane(mira's little sister) also,but she died aged 1 in 1863. Mira called her oldest child Ethel jane(Eve),possibly after deceased sibling or mum?.............chrissy.
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Hi chrissy
Sending you an article regarding Eve Langley. It says her mother Myra married Patrick CULLEN in 1916 after Arthur Alexander LANGLEY died in 1915.
They married in Victoria - reg no. 8255.
Myra was a hotelkeeper at Crossover, Gippsland in 1914.
Cheers
Genni.
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Hi gennig,
I've just joined rootschat after finding the posts by chrissy & yourself. Eve Langley is my late grandmother & I've recently visited my uncle, her son Karl-Marx. I have images of some old photos & family history that may be of interest to chrissy & I'm interested in finding more connections, but I see she hasn't been online for some time & as a newby I don't know how to contact her; perhaps you can help?
My understanding is Thomas Davidson rebuilt the Sir Walter Scott Hotel at Tambo Crossing after gold mining at Ballarat. Mira returned with her two young girls, Eve & June & worked there for the brother(s) who'd inherited it; for little remuneration. Mira later moved to Melbourne & then to NZ with June.
The two biographies of Eve are a great source of family history, but are light on detail beyond Mira.
From wikipedia: "A hotel was established at Tambo Crossing on the east side of the river in this period, first being officially licensed in 1849 with the name of The Tambo Inn. In 1854 Duncan McDougall took over the inn. The hotel was renamed the Sir Walter Scott Hotel in the late 1860s. In 1890 a new hotel was built on the western side of the river beside the newly aligned road between Bruthen and Ensay, but kept the "Sir Walter Scott" name. The hotel burnt down on 8 September 1961 and was not rebuilt. The current information board is on the site of the former hotel, with the Great Alpine Road also passing over part of the site."
Cheers,
Andrew
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Hi Andrew,
Just spotted you post :D
Sad to say,like Chrissy, gennig has not been on Rootschat for many years.
I wonder if there is anything others here could help you with. Many have very good and extensive resources (offline)
Let us know if you have specific queries.
Sue
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Hi Sue,
thanks for replying; I'm interested in expanding my knowledge of the family history, so any help is much appreciated.
Thomas Davidson & Jane Flood had 8 children that survived infancy & some stayed in the Gippsland region, so I'm guessing there's quite a few family threads & distant cousins out there!
Cheers,
Andrew
PS I'm in NZ
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And some interesting info on the following thread
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=799843.0
I see Chrissy has been online earlier this month (Sept 2018) :) and gennig in August 2018 :)
JM