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I am researching my family and have hit a snag in tracing Peter HOLLANDS, aka HOLLOND or HOLEN who had listed Co Tyrone as his birthplace on his son's birth certificate in New South Wales, Australia. I am unsure when he migrated to Australia, but he was 45 at the time of the birth in 1884 and married Harriet Rosina HARMER in NSW, Aust in 1883, making his birth abt 1839. I would greatly appreciate some assistance in tracing him as I have searched online resources that I have access to for Ireland, but have had no real luck. Many thanks to anyone who may be able to help.
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I have recently traced my family to County Tyrone, Ireland where it seems my gg g/father was born c.1838. His name was Peter Hollands, also spelt Holland or Holen. He travelled to Australia at some point and was married there in New South Wales in 1883. He also used the alias Thompson at one point. I can't seem to locate any information about him and the information I do have is only from his marriage certificate (no parental details listed) and son's birth certificate in 1884. I am in the process of contacting the parish of his marriage to see if they have any further information that may not have been transcribed. Any other information or assistance as to where i could begin to look would be greatly appreciated. Thank you so much in advance
  Skye

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My ggfather George Vincent Kean/Keane/Keen b: South Australia 29 Oct 1891, d:20 Aug 1974 he was married 17 Aug 1919 to Cecilia Alice Burke in Essex, London and divorced officially in 1942. He fathered my grandmother with another woman in the 1930s. He had 2 sisters, Elizabeth Stella Kean b: 24 Nov 1894, South Australia and Ethel Louisa Kean b: 5 March 1897 in South Australia, also an unknown birth b: & d: 5 Apr 1908 (and perhaps another brother, living at the time of his father's death). George fought in France in WW1, 32nd battalion, 1st AIF, but lied about his age to enlist for the war.
His parents are a bit of a mystery. His father, George Alexander Kean's birth was c. 1860, perhaps in Italy?, d: 15 Jun 1916 in Parkside Mental Hospital, Adelaide (father Thomas Kean). His mother Anne Bell b: c. 1869, location ?, father John Bell. They were married in South Australia 28 Jul 1892. A relative of mine has done quite a bit of research on this and this is as much as she was able to ascertain. She had some census records for George Alexander Kean showing him as a cab proprietor around Adelaide from 1890 to 1913, but prior to 1882 he was listed as a butcher.
I am very eager to find out some more about this family line and would appreciate any help.
Thank you
Skye

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