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United States of America / henri john hart commissioner of the Supreme Court
« on: Thursday 07 March 19 23:42 GMT (UK)  »
My  third great uncles son Henri John  Hart  was appointed a Commissioner of the  Supreme
Court of Victoria  by  the Chief  Justice  Sir William A Beckett  in December  of  1854. This
commission  gave him  jurisdiction  in the United States, where he was intending to  visit.
Although he was born in New York  and for some months  was in the office  of the New York
State  Attorney General  Hugh Maxwell  he never  became  a lawyer. Perhaps  some
Rootschatter  better  informed than myself  on these matters  can be of assistance .

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                                                                                                   pwh

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United States of America / american civil war
« on: Friday 28 July 17 16:52 BST (UK)  »
I have seen a photo of  one of my ancestors who was born in New York  but came to  Australia,
in a US Army uniform. The photo was taken in 1862. By this time he was already a British
subject. Did he have to be a US citizen to serve in the US army at the time?  My  limited knowledge
of the Civil War  says he did not. Can someone  tell me if i right or wrong?
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                                                                                                                      pwh

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London and Middlesex / where were/are these streets
« on: Wednesday 05 July 17 04:24 BST (UK)  »
My great grand mother was born in Kings Place Camden Town London in 1847. By the time her
birth was registered she was in Middlesex St. I have looked on several old map sites  without
success. Can some kind rootschatter point me in the right direction ?
                                                                                                        Pwh

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London and Middlesex / Gates/Keefe marriage
« on: Saturday 24 June 17 03:31 BST (UK)  »
I am trying to trace the descendants of  Francis Gates, the brother of  Ann Norah Gates my  great
grand mother. He was born in 1843 in London. While i do not know who he married the
information i have is that his daughter  Annie born in 1880 married John James Keefe, born
in 1878 . They apparently had three children, John George in 1899, Thomas in 1903  and
Robert in 1909. Any assistance would be welcome.
                                                                              pwh

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Australia / qld midwives
« on: Friday 09 June 17 16:37 BST (UK)  »
My great grand mother  Ann Norah Hart  was a midwife in Rockhampton  till 1929. Does anybody
know if midwives in colonial times were registered and if they were  where  such a record might
exist?
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                                                                Pwh

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Australia / dates of arrival of early Victorian settlers
« on: Friday 13 January 17 05:36 GMT (UK)  »
I have come across a remarkable article in the Argus of Melbourne for Saturday 4th of June  1868.
It is  titled The Duke of Edinburgh in Victoria. The article covers  what would have to have been
the biggest gathering of old  colonists in the colonies history. There were 600 men who had  been
in the colony for at least 25 years. Two of them were  among my Hart ancestors. All of them
signed a declaration of loyalty to Queen Victoria and gave the dates of their arrival in  Victoria.
This  would be of great interest to anyone researching early Melbourne ancestors and shows just how valuable a research tool the Trove site is.
                                                                 Pwh

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Australia / Valmar 45 Victoria parade Collingwood
« on: Sunday 04 December 16 02:41 GMT (UK)  »
My 2x great great uncle Isaac Hart lived at that address in Melbourne and died there on 19/2/1899.
As far as i know he built the house. A quick trove search would indicate that it was a private home
till at least 1914. These days it is student accommodation but the photograph shows that it is an
old building. Does anyone know anymore about the building or can point me to an image of it in
Isaacs lifetime. He was living there in 1871.
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                                                                          Pwh

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United States of America / henri john hart in the US Army
« on: Monday 26 September 16 05:34 BST (UK)  »
I am linked to Henri who was born in New York on the 7th of  May 1820. He became a British
subject in Australia in 1852 before returning to America to marry Sarah Jane Rowland in
Philadelphia on the 21st of September 1853. He returned to Philadelphia in 1860 and stayed
in America till 1862. There is a studio photograph of him wearing the uniform of an officer
in the United States Army. Is there anyone who could tell me anything about his army service
or point me to  a source of information? Any help would be appreciated.
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                                                                                                                      Peter

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Australia / Grace Campbells children
« on: Monday 20 June 16 23:34 BST (UK)  »
Grace Rintel married Major John Campbell in Perth on 23/3/1911. Her mother Bertha nee
Waterman died in 1927. Her funeral notice said she was the mother of Grace and grandmother
of  Bertie. If anyone knows more about  Graces children I would be most grateful.
                                                                                                     
                                                                                            Thanks
                                                                                                         PWH

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