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Australia / How to get a copy of an 1861 Coroner's Inquest in Victoria
« on: Tuesday 06 September 16 12:30 BST (UK)  »
Hi everyone,
I can't get to the Victorian Archives Centre myself & was wondering if anyone has used the services of a Search Agent to get a copy of an Inquest?
I have obtained the Reference Number of the Inquest, (with the help of a Librarian at the State Library of Victoria) which was held in 1861 at Bendigo, after Margaret Turnbull hanged herself.
Hoping someone can tell me who to contact, Cheers, Anne  :D

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The Common Room / Caleb Day - was he really in the 1st Oregon Cavalry?
« on: Wednesday 10 August 16 08:41 BST (UK)  »
Hi everyone,
I have no idea where to put this one! I'm about to give up on Caleb, but maybe roots chatters have some ideas.
Caleb Day was born 1841, Maidstone, Kent, UK.. I have him in Kent, 1851, but can't find him 1861 (or his father Samuel, a Baptist Minister).
Caleb married Serena Vale, Julyqtr. 1862, Birmingham UK. They arrived in Melbourne, Australia, March 1863. Caleb was a Draper's Assistant in Geelong. His parents & siblings lived there too (Samuel was Baptist Minister there for 41 years).
Caleb's wife died in 1877, then he seemed to move to Greenwich Park,NSW, where he got married to Susan Phillpot in 1879. This is the tricky bit - in the newspaper announcement he is described as "late captain adjutant, 1st Oregon Cavalry, US Army". It's also mentioned that he is the son of Samuel of Geelong, so it's the same man.
He died in Geelong in 1881, of pneumonia, & only his first wife is mentioned, his occupation was "Draper". His daughter's Death Cert in 1936, said he was an "Army Captain".
I don't know much about American military things, but could he be telling the truth about serving in the Army - I've searched (mainly Ancestry) but can't pin him down, although Caleb Day seems a common name.  I'm beginning to think he was telling "porkies"!  ::) Cheers, Anne

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Edward Tarlington's Will 1696
« on: Saturday 02 April 16 07:06 BST (UK)  »
I'm hoping one of you can help with the names of Edward's parents & his brother.
His wife is Mary, & she is described as "my now wife" - is there any significance in the word "now"?
I'm trying to work out if this will was written just after Edward married Mary.
Many thanks for looking, now I just hope I've attached the detail okay! ;D Anne

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Tipperary / 1832 - Why did Mary Ryan steal ammunition?
« on: Thursday 10 March 16 10:55 GMT (UK)  »
Hello there, I'm hoping someone has some idea why 22 year old Mary & a friend stole 60 rounds of ball cartridges from a soldier in the Templemore Barracks?  ???
In October 1832 at the Clonmel Assizes, both ladies got a sentence of seven years transportation.
They were found in the Barracks on "the Officers Stairs" with the ammunition - could it have been a prank gone wrong, or would they have been able to sell it?
I can't find any details of the Trial, just brief mentions in the Clonmel Herald, so any suggestions?
Thanks! Anne  :D

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Australia / Mary Tarlington- Entrance & Description Books 1840-41
« on: Tuesday 08 March 16 09:19 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Everyone,
I've been following Mary Ryan, who arrived Sydney 1833 on the "Caroline". She married John Tarlington in 1837, & got her Certificate of Freedom in June 1840. I found her in 1840, & in March 1841 in "Gaol Description & Entrance Books" on Ancestry, & it states on 5th March 1841 that she was in a cell for 12 hours, paid a fine, & was disposed on 5th March. I'm wondering if I can find out why she was there, as there is no mention of the crime?
She died on 27th June 1841 & is buried in St Patrick's Parramatta (according to Find a Grave), is there any way to find what she died of? I've searched in NSW Records, but can't find her Death - probably my lack of searching ability!
Thankyou!  :)  Anne

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Australia / Children in Braidwood Gaol for Three Years?
« on: Sunday 21 February 16 10:51 GMT (UK)  »
Hello All,
My Clutton family has done it again! This time I have Brother & Sister William & Ada Clutton in the Braidwood Gaol Admissions Register 1856-1899. They were there 1880-83, & were rather young, as they were born 1873 & 1875.
Their father Henry Walter Clutton died of TB,aged 41, in 1880, & their mother had a baby in 1879, so things would have been pretty dire.
I can't imagine they were there for any crime, could the Gaol have doubled as a Poorhouse or other Institution?
I'm hoping someone out there knows!  ??? many thanks, Anne

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Australia / Clutton/Thornton
« on: Saturday 06 February 16 07:36 GMT (UK)  »
I thought I'd give my Scottish lot a break, & see what I could find about my husband's ancestors here in Australia, & have come up against a strange brick wall!
Bridget Thornton(1805-52) married William Burke in 1826, had 2 children, then appeared to be living with William Clutton, who had come out as a convict in 1817. Four children were apparently born to him between 1836 & 1845, including my husband's great grandfather Henry Walter Clutton (1839). The births are on the Australia Birth Index 1788-1922, so I assume they are Parish Records ( I used Ancestry to find them).
In 1846 Bridget marries John Paul, has another child, then dies in 1852.
Sounded straightforward, until I found an extensive Family Tree, researched by a lovely lady, who I have been in contact with.
A death was found of a William Clutton in 1838 - he fell off his wagon (drunk), & it ran over him, crushing his head. There are no next of kin named, though there was an Inquest.
So... the Family Tree assumes that Bridget had 3 of her children to "Unknown", yet named them "Clutton".   I have not been able to find any other death for William.
It all seems very strange to me, & I'd like your opinions, & any way I might resolve this - I'm not all used to Australian Records, so don't know where to go next!  ??? ::)

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Buteshire / John Reside "Tenant" in Rothesay 1804
« on: Friday 14 August 15 11:28 BST (UK)  »
Looking at the OPR for the birth of Mary Reside in 1804, her father John has the word "Tenant" after his name, one of 3 on the page. The other 22 entries have the usual trades - Seaman, Cooper, Weaver, Labourer, etc.
Does "Tenant" mean a farmer?  ??? Cheers, Anne

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Technical Help / Disc stuck in the Superdrive!
« on: Wednesday 12 August 15 11:53 BST (UK)  »
Every now & then I remember to back up my FTM info onto discs. I have a MacBook Air & a USB Superdrive. All was going well, but then somehow a disc wouldn't come out of the Superdrive. It's not even showing up on the desktop, so I don't know how to eject it. Any ideas? Or should I just abandon the disc stuff, & back up onto USB sticks? (I'm a computer dummy so it has to be simple!)
 ??? :( ::)  Cheers, Anne

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