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The Common Room / Re: Searching for Parents of George Randall (born around 1823)
« on: Friday 27 August 21 14:06 BST (UK)  »
Hi Tony, Sorry for the late reply, such a lot going on here. This is such interesting information you've given me, different from the family story of how George arrived here. Thanks also for the information about the Exiles. My grandfather is Walter Randall, son of George Randall and Ellen Janeway. My grandfather remembered playing on the floor at Dingley Dell when is was a small child.

Kind regards,
Belle, Queensland

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The Common Room / Re: Searching for Parents of George Randall (born around 1823)
« on: Wednesday 25 August 21 09:17 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: tonyros on Wednesday 25 August 21 07:11 BST (UK)
George Randall & Ellen Janeway are my 3*GGrandparents. George is buried in Strathmerton, Victoria. Ellen is buried in Kalgoorlie, WA and had 2 children to Joseph Ayre.

Thanks so much tonyros. George and Ellen are my great grandparents. I have a lot of information for them (thanks to help from members on here, especially solidrock), however, we haven't been able to find any information on how George arrived in Australia. The family story of how he did arrive doesn't match his place of birth or where he lived before he came out. It's very frustrating to say the least!

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The Common Room / Re: Searching for Parents of George Randall (born around 1823)
« on: Tuesday 12 June 18 01:39 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: sparrett on Sunday 10 June 18 06:10 BST (UK)
Peter Dowding PRANKERD  was born in England and arrived in South Australia from NSW in 1850.
He was a land agent and my small research seems to show he bought land at government land sales and sold it on.

I believe this shows the original acquisition of lot 138 at MacDonnell by Peter Downing PRANKERD. April 1861
 
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/90031980
Therefore presumably, RANDALL bought it from him after April 1861 and it was transferred to GORDON in 1864

Sue

This is great information, and I have read that George built Dingley Dell cottage 2 years prior to transferring the property to Gordon so that could fit in with what you found. Thanks!

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The Common Room / Re: Searching for Parents of George Randall (born around 1823)
« on: Tuesday 12 June 18 01:32 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: sparrett on Saturday 09 June 18 08:30 BST (UK)
Quote from: xiaolu on Friday 01 June 18 04:36 BST (UK)
George Randall, slaughtering license, Kondoparinga district ( which is next to Strathalbyn ), 1855.  Further down also Nicholas Coad, who may be connected with
the marriage witness.

http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article158104996



Information about the witness on the marriage certificate JANEWAY/RANDALL
Biographical Index South Australia

COAD, Robert. Parents Nicholas and Sarah Jane. Born 12/1/1832  Con(?) England, died 15/11/1913 Strathalbyn. Arrived 1839 per "Cleveland".Occ. Farmer, leather and wool worker. Residence New Hamburg. Religion Methodist.
Married 28/2/1856, Adelaide  to Eliza nee TURNER.. Her parents James and Sarah.

About eight children are listed to them and can be given if required.

About the other witness  Margaret McLean. Of interest,  Charles and Harriett JANEWAY had daughters who married MCLEAN’s. Ann and Jane are listed on BISA.

Sue

Thanks so much Sue, that's very helpful information! Will make a note of it.

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The Common Room / Re: Searching for Parents of George Randall (born around 1823)
« on: Tuesday 12 June 18 01:29 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: solidrock on Saturday 09 June 18 07:29 BST (UK)
Henry Randall 1859..
I think Henry was on the ship WALLOWRA   

32   SEP   1895   PT ADELAIDE   SEP   1895   2   WALLOWRA   RANDALL, ---- MRS
36   SEP   1895   PT ADELAIDE   SEP   1895   2   WALLOWRA   RANDALL, ---- MR
I   SEP   1895   PT ADELAIDE   SEP   1895   2   WALLOWRA   RANDALL, ---- INFANT WITH

Now searching for more detailed passenger list.

That's interesting, you've done well! It's a pity they didn't keep more detailed records. I've had a terrible time trying to find our George on passenger lists, maybe he isn't on any of them.

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The Common Room / Re: Searching for Parents of George Randall (born around 1823)
« on: Tuesday 12 June 18 01:26 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: sparrett on Thursday 07 June 18 12:25 BST (UK)
Yes,
Quite probably a case of misinformation or guesswork  on the part of the police force witness cited.
The age of the deceased on the transcribed death certificate was probably arrived at in a similar way.
Sue

I agree with you about misinformation and guesswork, it seems to have been accepted back then    :)

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The Common Room / Re: Searching for Parents of George Randall (born around 1823)
« on: Thursday 07 June 18 10:52 BST (UK)  »
Thanks Sue, but "about thirty years ago" is incorrect. It was about 19 years ago according to other credible information. Great to have that link though, I was able to download the image of the probate file for George  :)

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The Common Room / Re: Searching for Parents of George Randall (born around 1823)
« on: Thursday 07 June 18 07:32 BST (UK)  »
Yeah, but you're a Pom   ;) I'm not sure what an Aussie would say these days - we don't use crikey much now. What I thought was hilarious was that it was automatically changed and I didn't think there was anything wrong with what I wrote: Oh my ... last bit starts with a capital G and it's not gum  ;D

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The Common Room / Re: Searching for Parents of George Randall (born around 1823)
« on: Thursday 07 June 18 06:48 BST (UK)  »
That's funny (as in hilarious), I didn't actually write Blimey - I wrote something else but it wasn't swearing  :)

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