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Australia Lookups completed / Victoria Lookup - Thomas COURT
« on: Thursday 16 March 06 22:45 GMT (UK) »
Hello out there,
I am trying to trace Thomas Mann COURT (b. 8 Jan 1868 in Carlisle, Cumberland). Family legend suggests that he might have emigrated to Australia sometime after 1881 and before 1891. That is the sum total of information I have. Thomas does not appear in the England census after 1881 nor in marriage or death indexes (so far).
However, I have found in the Victoria Public Record Office 'Unassisted Immigration to Victoria Index' the following entry -
Mr. Thos M Court, Age 20, Entry date August 1887, Ship name Oroya, Port B, Fiche 485, Page 009.
Can some kindhearted soul please check this fiche on a visit to the Record Office (or if they have access elswhere).
I know it's clutching at straws but sometimes they turn into a field full of wheat!
Many thanks,
Guy
I am trying to trace Thomas Mann COURT (b. 8 Jan 1868 in Carlisle, Cumberland). Family legend suggests that he might have emigrated to Australia sometime after 1881 and before 1891. That is the sum total of information I have. Thomas does not appear in the England census after 1881 nor in marriage or death indexes (so far).
However, I have found in the Victoria Public Record Office 'Unassisted Immigration to Victoria Index' the following entry -
Mr. Thos M Court, Age 20, Entry date August 1887, Ship name Oroya, Port B, Fiche 485, Page 009.
Can some kindhearted soul please check this fiche on a visit to the Record Office (or if they have access elswhere).
I know it's clutching at straws but sometimes they turn into a field full of wheat!
Many thanks,
Guy