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Wiltshire Completed Lookup Requests / Re: Archibald Thomas HEAVENS - death
« on: Thursday 07 February 08 11:59 GMT (UK)  »
Thanks to Suz and Bicker,

Yes - the death of Archibald in 1962 fits with the little info I have. Although it's comparatively recent history this is the first time I have been able to confirm my maternal grandfathers name and death date! 

It is tricky researching from here in Perth, Western Oz so thanks again for the help.
 :)

Cat

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Wiltshire Completed Lookup Requests / Archibald Thomas HEAVENS - death
« on: Thursday 31 January 08 13:18 GMT (UK)  »
G' Day,

I am trying to trace any info on my potential maternal grandfather Archibald Thomas Heavens. He was born 1907 Swindon Wilts.

 Edith Alice (maiden name unknown) married a Heavens (date/place unknown). Archibald died around 1960.

My mother has few memories and details as she was so young when he died. However, we believe he is buried in Swindon somewhere.

Any grave look up or other leads most gratefully received.

kind regards

Cat

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Australia / Re: Anonymous Mr Hardy in Maitland NSW
« on: Monday 14 January 08 01:48 GMT (UK)  »
Thanks for all the help,

It looks like Sarah married a William rather than George Hardy then. I guess it wasn't unusual for people to be known as another name informally.

I know that William Payne returned to the UK and married another Sarah in London in 1894. So, Sarah Payne must have died after 1876 (when Sophia was born) and between 1894.

I have so many Sarah's and William's it gets v. difficult to keep track of them all - keeps me busy though!  ;)

Many Thanks

Cat

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Australia / Anonymous Mr Hardy in Maitland NSW
« on: Saturday 12 January 08 05:29 GMT (UK)  »
Hi There,

My ancestor William Payne migrated to Aus in 1849. He later married in West Maitland a widow by the name of Sarah Hardy in 1875. I have the marriage cert.

Sarah maiden name Miles, was on the same 1849 voyage that William Payne took but married in Australia a man named either George or William Hardy. I have been unable to obtain marriage certificates or any record of George (or William) Hardy's death.

It seems that they all stayed within Armidale, Maitland, Singleton region. Sarah and William (or George) Hardy had 9 children. She had a further child with William Payne and then I lose track of Sarah. William Payne later returned to England and remarried so I figure that Sarah probably died - after all those kids she must have been pretty worn out.

Sarah and William Payne's daughter also returned to the uk. I have her birth certificate. She was named Sophia Greenland Payne and it is said in my family that she was named after the place/station that the family lived at.

Sooo - after all that my research has found I am looking for more information on the mysterious Mr Hardy and if possible, information on Greenland that Sophia was named after.

Many thanks for your time.

Cat


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Wiltshire / The Vly be on the Turnip
« on: Sunday 02 December 07 09:10 GMT (UK)  »
G 'Day,

Everyone knows about the Irish potato famine but less well known is the Wlitshire Turnip famine (caused by the fly blight?).

I believe that my ancestors left Wilts for Australia in the 1840's because they were farm labourers and food/jobs became scarce thru' this period. There is very little information about this.

Does anyone know more about the turnip blight, or have similar histories of migration?

cheers

Cat

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Australia Lookups completed / Re: Ship to Australia - The Emigrant
« on: Thursday 08 June 06 04:13 BST (UK)  »
Hello Sue,

Thankyou for doing the lookup for me. It is possible that Sarah Miles knew William Payne before the migration to Aus as Urchfont is a village near Devizes in Wilts where William P. was born.

I can try census info now I have an idea where Sarah was born.

Thanks & best regards

pommiecat

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Australia Lookups completed / Re: Ship to Australia - The Emigrant
« on: Wednesday 07 June 06 06:31 BST (UK)  »
Thanks Sue et al for the help.

I replied before but have no idea where my message went - I'm a newbie at this so maybe I did something wrong.

Anyway - I've probably missed your visit to the NSW archives but here is all the info I have...

William Payne b 12 Apr 1829 Devizes, Wiltshire
Sarah Miles no info - married a Hardy in Aust but was later widowed.
then married W. Payne in West Maitland. They then returned to the UK.

I always wonder what made them return to the UK. I have migrated myself from England to WA and can't help thinking that if they had stayed they may have saved me the trouble of coming back!  ::)

Thanks again


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Australia Lookups completed / Ship to Australia - The Emigrant
« on: Tuesday 06 June 06 10:10 BST (UK)  »
Hi all,

My gt gt gt grandfather went to Australia (Maitland/Armidale) from Wiltshire in the 1840's. I think he was an assisted passenger and have found his name, along with a woman who may have become his future wife (Sarah Miles), on the Emigrant in 1849.

There is precious little information about this ship and I wonder if anyone has any info regarding where she sailed from and to which ports she disembarked the passengers. I'd like to know more detail about William and Sarah from shipping lists in NSW if anyone has access to the reels.

Thankyou


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