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Australia / Birth Place of David WATKINS
« on: Thursday 09 May 19 06:23 BST (UK) »
Request to Roots Chat for assistance to locate the birth place of my 2nd great grandfather David WATKINS
Background:
My paternal grandmother was Annie Watkins, born in Box Hill Victoria in 1887. She married my paternal grandfather John McFarlane at Albury, NSW in 1904 and subsequently emigrated to Dunedin, NZ around 1910.
Her father Samuel Watkins had also emigrated to NZ and died there in 1915. According to his death certificate it states his parents were David Watkins and a Mary Ann Hutchinson. and that he was born in Victoria. However, there are no Victorian BDM records for this birth. David Watkins is thought to have been a miner who emigrated to Australia from Wales to take part in the gold rush in the 1850s at Buninyong near Ballarat, Victoria. However, there is no conclusive evidence to verify this. The outcome of research to date is outlined in an attachment.
Background:
My paternal grandmother was Annie Watkins, born in Box Hill Victoria in 1887. She married my paternal grandfather John McFarlane at Albury, NSW in 1904 and subsequently emigrated to Dunedin, NZ around 1910.
Her father Samuel Watkins had also emigrated to NZ and died there in 1915. According to his death certificate it states his parents were David Watkins and a Mary Ann Hutchinson. and that he was born in Victoria. However, there are no Victorian BDM records for this birth. David Watkins is thought to have been a miner who emigrated to Australia from Wales to take part in the gold rush in the 1850s at Buninyong near Ballarat, Victoria. However, there is no conclusive evidence to verify this. The outcome of research to date is outlined in an attachment.