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Hello,

I have recently found an old scratch piece of paper that belonged to my grandmother (Olive GOODALL, née MUNDAY) with what I hope are the details of her uncle’s death. Unfortunately, I have not been able to confirm it via several on-line databases.

Would someone with more experience with South African research be able to verify and confirm his death for me?

Thomas WATERWORTH
b.   ?   New Zealand/Australia
m.  ?
d.   9 October 1955   Johannesburg, South Africa

I do not know when he left New Zealand/Australia or why he went to South Africa.

He had two sisters: 
     Agnes WATERWORTH born in Gore, New Zealand; and
     Elizabeth “Eliza” Ann WATERWORTH possibly also born in New Zealand. 

I believe he may have been single when he died and lived in a boarding house.  Perhaps my grandmother Olive GOODALL née MUNDAY was his next of kin?

Thank you for your assistance.

Wendy

Hello,

Would someone be able to do a marriage look-up for:

John Fitzgerald marrying Margaret O'Brien
They may have married in the Kilbeheny, Kilgass area of S.E. Limerick or in Bruff.

I believe their children were:
Mary, born approx. 1831
Maurice, born approx. 1833
Ellen, born approx. 1835

Best regards.

Wendy

Hello,

I am looking for assistance/mentoring in locating a military record.  I have been unable to locate a record for my 2nd Great Grandfather.  (I have found another military record for a different person for the same period via ancestry.com but not for William.)  Here are his details:

William Goodall

Born 19 May 1822, Riccall, Yorkshire
Also lived in the Leeds area of Yorkshire
1942  -  Caught house breaking and stealing 18/- in coppers and 240 days for drunkenness and stopping out of barracks.
27 June 1842  -  Was tried for this offense in Southampton Portsmouth
1 August 1842 - Embarked for Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania), Australia

On William's convict records it states:

37th Reg and 2nd ?
Distinctive Marks:  Tattoos - Half moon, 7 stars.  W R women on right arm.  Anchor and several blue marks on left arm.  INRI crucifixion.  Woman man on horseback.  Man with spear on breast.  Scar on left shoulder.
His Trade:  Labourer

I believe he was in the navy/military because:

1.   He was a long way from his native place.
2.   One of his offenses was "stopping out of barracks".
3.   He had an anchor tattoo.
4.   On his convict records it appears he was in the military, possibility the navy due to his offense being in the Southampton/Portsmouth area.

Convict records are fantastic for information.  I not sure if I can attach William's record but it can easily be assessed via:
 
http://linctas.ent.sirsidynix.net.au/client/en_AU/names/
Type in:  Goodall, William
Record Type (on the left-hand side):  Select "Convict" then select "Include"
My William is the second one:  1942 (not 1829).

I look forward to receiving feedback on how to locate his records.

Best regards.

Wendy

Hello,

I was wondering if someone could do a look-up for me in the Kilbehenny area of Co. Limerick, Cork.  This would be for John FITZGERALD and Margaret FITZGERALD - a brother and sister.  Let me explain.

My GG Grandmother is:

Mary FITZGERALD (she married William Goodall on 21 October 1953 in Brighton, Victoria, Australia, see attached Marriage Certificate)
b.  abt. 1837  -  Limerick
d.  bet. 4-11 June, 1915  -  Lilydale, Victoria, Australia  (78)

I believe Mary FITZGERALD arrived in Melbourne, Australia, on 18 May 1853 on the “Bride”.

On Mary’s Marriage Certificate it says she was born in Limerick.
On the Birth Certificate for the first 2 out of 12 children it says she was born in Cork.
In her Obituary it says she was from Tipperary.

Mary FITZGERALD’s parents are:

John FITZGERALD  and  Mary O'BRIEN
(I got that information from Mary FITZGERALD’s Marriage Certificate, see attached)

I’ve been looking for something else to give validity to my search and I think I've got it!!!   

I was given the suggestion to research the witnesses on Mary FITZGERALD’s Marriage Certificate.  Those two witnesses are in red below.  So, did Mary leave Ireland to stay with her auntie in Australia?

Patrick CAHILL
b.  abt. 1803
married
Margaret FITZGERALD
b.  abt. 1814

Children:

Thomas CAHILL
b.  abt. 1833

Mary CAHILL
b.  abt. 1835

Garrett CAHILL
b.  abt. 1836

Catherine CAHILL
b.  abt. 1837

Margaret Cahill
b.  abt. 1839

There is an unsourced tree on ancestry.com which states Patrick and Margaret, and their children, came from Kilglass, Kilbehenny, Co. Limerick.  Which just happens to border the three counties that Mary FITZGERALD’s records say she was born!!  Woo hoo - am I getting close?

So, in conclusion, I am hoping someone will look up a birth for John FITZGERALD and Margaret FITZGERALD in the Kilbehenny area of Co. Limerick, or around the area where Counties Limerick, Cork and Tipperary, meet to prove that they are brother and sister - my fingers are crossed!!

Thank you.

Wendy

Hello,

Would someone be able to assist me with a look-up for Mary (my GG Grandmother) and her family:

Mary Hayes  (middle name might be Ann)
b.   abt. 1829 - Fermoy, Co. Cork
m.  17 July 1852 - St Anne’s Shandon, United Church of England and Ireland, City of Cork*
d.   16 August 1898 - Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia  (69 years)

*  Mary married William Munday - b. May 1818, Hull, England
He was in the military, stationed in Co. Cork.
http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~garter1/william%20Munday.htm

Mary's parents are:
James Hayes - he is listed as a farmer on Mary's Marriage Certificate
and
? Leslie

Before Mary got married she was living in Barracton.  Would that have been in Fermoy or Cork?

I would love to find out about Mary's siblings and her parents; and I'm hoping you can help me.

Thanks you.

Wendy