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Francis Hawkins bc 1788-1791 in Ireland and enlisted in the 5th Dragoon Guards in 1801 he married Mary (perhaps Doolan/Dooling/Mullins??) (whose father name unknown atm) was also in the 5th Dragoons at an earlier time. 

Francis was given a pension at his discharge in 1821.  His death occurred May of 1847 in Leeds.....but cannot find his burial.  Can someone help with the possiblity of Catholic records of that time.  I have found quite a number of C of E...but the Catholic records seem to be few and far between.

A little more information on the family .

The family were Catholics as mentioned - the first couple of children seemed to have been born in Ireland, but the other's in Leeds , and there are a number of the Hawkins family who were transported to Australia...among them a daughter Frances, James, Elisabeth and Jane at the time being!.  Frances (daughter) married into the Gavenlock family in Australia - but prior to that she also had an illegitimate daughter Mary Ann Hawkins/Dixon/Dickson - who was also transported to VDL in 1848 who married into my Foster family in Tasmania.

So any information regarding the Leeds Church records would be appreciated.

Kind regards

Webby
 

Afternoon List

Have found an interesting piece of information in a Welsh newspaper of 1846 which says the following:

“Welshman” newspaper article 14th August 1846 -  TIVY AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION:   page 2.

BOUNTIES:  (there were others, but below has my interest)

To a Labourer who shall have brought up the greatest number of legitimate children without parochial relief to ENOCH DAVIES, LLANGRANOG.

This is my gggrandfather!!!   I was wondering if anyone knows what the 'bounty' would be for having all these kids who weren't on parish relief!.   

Regards

Webby

Hi listers

Need some help with the above marriage...have no idea where Peter's father Jewell Stoodly was from or the name of Honor's father.....could someone please decipher!.

Any help would be appreciated.

Regards

Webby

Hi List,

Probably a long shot but the above Catherine Thomas died in 1854 aged 88 years and she is buried at West Terrace Cemetery. (buried with many others).

Catherine's death notice had the following:  'At the home of Mrs. Tanner of Gilles Street".....this death notice was in two newspapers the SA Register of November 1854 and Adelaide Observer of December 1854.

My question is....., is there anyway to find out who Mrs. Tanner was? 

I don't know very much about S.A. resources, so any help would be appreciated to see if this lady was Mrs. Tanner (or I hope was a mistake printed ….. and it should be Mrs. Turner!).

Kind regards

Webby.

Hi listers
Isaac Barker died in Durban Hospital in April 1904, aged 54 yrs. (info from FamilySearch).

Is there any newspapers BDM for Durban around this time?  I would like to see if there was an obit if possible.

As to why he was in South Africa at that time I have no idea, but of course I would like to know why!. 

He was born in Tasmania Australia in 1849 to William Barker and Margaret Kelly, but he seems to have been in trouble with the law at various times.  He was in trouble with 'salting' a gold mine (in Tasmania),- and he seems to have disappeared to South Africa around this time,leaving his wife and of course the law behind!. His wife inserted a death notice in the Argus newspaper in Victoria Australia, so she had been informed of his death.

Any thoughts on how to go about finding out any info on Isaac would be appreciated.

Regards
Webby