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South Africa / Farrell Family 1883-1890 Kimberley Diamond Mines
« on: Thursday 12 October 06 19:40 BST (UK) »
Hi,
I need help as I have come to a brick wall. Great Grandfather Thomas William FARRELL (b.1852 in Ontario Ca) married in 1883 in Kimberley Diamond Mines, South Africa great grandmother Flora Constance Mary WILSON (b.1867 Ascension Island - she was a British Subject as her father gggrandfather Henry Morton Dyer WILSON was paymaster for the Royal Navy - the guard ship on Ascension Island was HMS Flora - hence her name!) They lived in South Africa from 1883 until 1891 when they returned to the UK and lived in Devonshire. Thomas William FARRELL (who described himself as a mining expert in the 1891 census) then went back to South Africa and was never heard of since........or so the story goes....how can I find out more?
....many thanks.
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I need help as I have come to a brick wall. Great Grandfather Thomas William FARRELL (b.1852 in Ontario Ca) married in 1883 in Kimberley Diamond Mines, South Africa great grandmother Flora Constance Mary WILSON (b.1867 Ascension Island - she was a British Subject as her father gggrandfather Henry Morton Dyer WILSON was paymaster for the Royal Navy - the guard ship on Ascension Island was HMS Flora - hence her name!) They lived in South Africa from 1883 until 1891 when they returned to the UK and lived in Devonshire. Thomas William FARRELL (who described himself as a mining expert in the 1891 census) then went back to South Africa and was never heard of since........or so the story goes....how can I find out more?
....many thanks.Tracer
Hi! I am looking for the FARRELL family who immigrated to Perth Ontario possibly in the 1850's or earlier. My husband's ggrandfather Thomas William FARRELL was born in Perth, Ontario in 1852. We would like to get a copy of his birth certificate. He married Flora C M WILSON in 1883 in Kimberley, South Africa and describes himself as a mining expert on future UK census forms (1891) Any information would be much appreciated.