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Australia / Jules F Anseline, Mauritius, gold & slaves
« on: Sunday 19 August 18 07:08 BST (UK) »
My great grandfather, Jules Francois Anseline, seems to have been born in Mauritius maybe around 1839 (calculated from his Death Certificate, following his early death, aged 37 years, at The Sydney Infirmary in 1876; he had stated he had been in the Colony for 20 years; however, the Certificate was in the name of "Juleius Anslm"! The cause of death was a four day history of 'paraplegia').
In Australia, he and Mary Morris had 7 children though 2 died young. On the Birth Certificate of the youngest, Frederick Jules, in 1874, Mary stated they'd been married on 16th March, 1865 in Young, NSW. However, there is a Marriage Certificate for Jules Anseline (a 'gold digger') and Mary Morris for 21st July, 1871; married at Frenchmans Reef, near Carcoar. But no additional information forthcoming there...that is, I haven't been able to determine his parents' names.
From a couple of Birth Certificates of his children, he was a gold miner 1) near Albury - in 1866 - and 2) Parkes - 1874. I can't find the Certificates for the other children - Julia, Emily, Alfred or Everest. In a rootschat thread about "Everest and his fate after being on 'The Vernon'", the origins of Jules Francois was introduced and some approaches were suggested but I've not been successful in building on that. However, his name has been highlighted therein, in case assistance from a global Coordinator may be required.
Incidentally, two isolated findings: there was a news item I found on Trove about donations given towards the Foundation Stone at the new Carcoar Convent (he gave 5 shillings) and (NSW Govt Gazette) a letter addressed to Monsieur Jules Anseline, St Vincents Hospital, Sydney, was returned to the Dead letter Office.
There is an Index for "Slave Registers of former British Colonial Dependencies, 1813-1834" (ancestry.com) which shows a number of Anseline families as the owners of various numbers of slaves. So, there may be a connection there (one of the slave owners up until 1832 was a Francois Anseline - interesting - though he may have died years before the birth of Jules).
Meanwhile, my search for emigration documentation hasn't turned up anything.
I have three questions: 1) What other sources are likely to help fill in the gaps during his 20 years on the Australian goldfields?
2) Can one access Mauritian records fairly easily to further trace his origins?
3) Is it reasonable to seek the assistance of a global coordinator at this time or is it a bit early?
Gold prospector
In Australia, he and Mary Morris had 7 children though 2 died young. On the Birth Certificate of the youngest, Frederick Jules, in 1874, Mary stated they'd been married on 16th March, 1865 in Young, NSW. However, there is a Marriage Certificate for Jules Anseline (a 'gold digger') and Mary Morris for 21st July, 1871; married at Frenchmans Reef, near Carcoar. But no additional information forthcoming there...that is, I haven't been able to determine his parents' names.
From a couple of Birth Certificates of his children, he was a gold miner 1) near Albury - in 1866 - and 2) Parkes - 1874. I can't find the Certificates for the other children - Julia, Emily, Alfred or Everest. In a rootschat thread about "Everest and his fate after being on 'The Vernon'", the origins of Jules Francois was introduced and some approaches were suggested but I've not been successful in building on that. However, his name has been highlighted therein, in case assistance from a global Coordinator may be required.
Incidentally, two isolated findings: there was a news item I found on Trove about donations given towards the Foundation Stone at the new Carcoar Convent (he gave 5 shillings) and (NSW Govt Gazette) a letter addressed to Monsieur Jules Anseline, St Vincents Hospital, Sydney, was returned to the Dead letter Office.
There is an Index for "Slave Registers of former British Colonial Dependencies, 1813-1834" (ancestry.com) which shows a number of Anseline families as the owners of various numbers of slaves. So, there may be a connection there (one of the slave owners up until 1832 was a Francois Anseline - interesting - though he may have died years before the birth of Jules).
Meanwhile, my search for emigration documentation hasn't turned up anything.
I have three questions: 1) What other sources are likely to help fill in the gaps during his 20 years on the Australian goldfields?
2) Can one access Mauritian records fairly easily to further trace his origins?
3) Is it reasonable to seek the assistance of a global coordinator at this time or is it a bit early?
Gold prospector