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Australia / Rail Services to Perth 1955
« on: Sunday 19 May 24 01:41 BST (UK)  »
I don't believe there was a direct service between Melbourne and Perth, so how did passengers from Melbourne get a train to Perth? Did they connect for a Perth bound service at Port Augusta which is where I think the Melbourne service terminated. Similarly, did the same go for Sydney-Perth? In terms of Melbourne passengers how long would the entire journey have taken?

Thanks in advance.

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New Zealand / SS Triumph
« on: Tuesday 30 April 24 03:12 BST (UK)  »
Are there crew lists for the above vessel. I'm specifically looking for a Hector McKenzie McNeil.

Many thanks in advance.

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New Zealand Completed Requests / Looking for information regarding deportations from NZ
« on: Monday 28 August 23 03:06 BST (UK)  »
I thought I read somewhere that if someone is deported from New Zealand, they are returned to the last country where they had citizenship. It's possible he was deported under his real name as opposed to one of the aliases he used. The year of deportation was 1977 and I suspect he was deported to Australia because in 1947 he applied for Australia citizenship.

His name was Deryck John Golding and he was arrested in Napier NZ between 1974-1976 and by that time the authorities knew about the aliases. There was a court case in Napier in approximately 1975-76 and the Department of Justice claim he was deported in June/July 1977.

Many thanks in advance
Glenda





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Moray (Elginshire) / Margaret Rose
« on: Monday 26 December 22 04:06 GMT (UK)  »
My 3 x great grandmother was born between 1814 and 1816 - I think. She married Robert Alexander in 1836 and they had five children, all born Urquhart. There is only one census return for her, in 1841 and her birthplace is England. Unfortunately she died in 1848 so no other returns to compare.

As it stands I don’t know who her parents were but it might be her father was Hugh Rose, he appears as a witness on the OPR births when Margaret’s daughter was born, as well as for her eldest son, Hugh.

Any help gratefully received.

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Lancashire / Sarah Ann Haworth baptism 1842
« on: Thursday 27 October 22 07:48 BST (UK)  »
More help needed with a transcript for a baptism in 1842, Edenfield. The parents are George & Alice (Pickup) Haworth from Leaches and the child is Sarah Ann Haworth. Again, on searching the GRO UK, I can't find the record of the birth - at least not with a mother's maiden name of Pickup. There is also no record on the Lancashire bmd.org site.

I have searched the GRO index from 1838 through to 1846 without success. The only birth registered in Bury was in 1843, but for a Sarah Haworth, mother's maiden Haworth in the J quarter. The only Sarah Ann I found in 1842 the mother's maiden name was Livesey and I did buy the record just to satisfy my curiosity.

Many thanks for any assistance.




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Lancashire / George Haworth death 1848
« on: Thursday 27 October 22 06:58 BST (UK)  »
I found a burial for George Haworth in March 1848, Holcombe Emanuel. However, when I tried to find the record using the GRO UK I can't find the record. His abode was Holcombe and, according to the Bishops transcript, he was 58. I can find the record on the Lancashire bmd.org website where his age is recorded as 51 but it is the only record for Edenfield and the year is correct.

I've searched GRO from 1844 through to 1852 without success and I'm at a loss to fathom why the record isn't jumping out at me!

Any help gratefully received.




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Europe / Otto Paul Noetzel
« on: Saturday 08 October 22 01:44 BST (UK)  »
Hello,
I'm looking for information regarding Otto Paul Noetzel b. 3 Dec 1889, Birnbaum  d. 5 Feb 1967, Harburg-Hamburg. I have Otto's father being Franz Noetzel b. 22 Feb 1853, Alt Haferweise, Steinspring however, I don't have any other details.

Up until the early 20th century I think the family were living in Prussia so I'm unsure if there is a separate page for these records.

Any help gratefully received.
Thank you.

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Lancashire / Top of the Lee
« on: Friday 16 September 22 07:15 BST (UK)  »
Does anyone know where Top of the Lee is/was. I found the address on a Bishop's transcript for the baptism of Sarah Pickup in 1831. Her parents were George Pickup (Farmer) and Alice - have been unable to ascertain her maiden name. I also found the address on a Census return where it been transcribed as "Toppa the Lee."

There is also a burial record for Alice Pickup b. abt. 1779 and died Sept/Oct 1851, "widow of George Pickup," Shuttleworth. I think they might have been Sarah P's grandparents.

Was this a family farm or was it simply the name of a place and there were a number of farms.

Many thanks in advance.

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Lancashire / Workhouse Query
« on: Monday 11 April 22 01:56 BST (UK)  »
I have a few questions regarding workhouses in Lancashire, most likely those in Bury, Burnley, Bolton and Rochdale, although other areas might also be possibilities.

I'm following 15 year old Alice Howarth who arrived in Port Chalmers, NZ in 1874. Her name might have been Margaret Alice Howarth or Alice Margaret Howarth. I appreciate her age of 15 mightn't be completely accurate but this would suggest a date of birth around 1858-1859. According to GRO UK, there is an Alice Howarth b. Sept quarter in the Burnley Union with no maiden name for the mother. There is another Alice Howarth b Nov 5 1861 Bolton Union. Were both of these children born in a workhouse? The 1861 birth is outside of my search area, but might work is the girl on the passenger list said she was 15 but was younger. The only Margaret Alice Howorth I can find is 1859, mother's maiden name Nuttall b. Elton, Bury.

Would appreciate any and all help with thanks in advance.
Glenda

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