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Sorry, rookie error on my previous post. Just had a moment with the format.
bitzar.
All Good Bitzar, I can't find Timor School Records, I have the Dunolly ones but only the youngest daughter went to school there. The Older siblings would have gone to Timor Primary School I believe, certainly Sydney Edward Prew is on the WW1 honour roll.
Whereabouts in the formative years appears to be either North Timor or Chinamans Flat from the information I received.
Shire of Tullaroop Rates
1892 & 1893 Timor North Sydney Prew miner, owner, house, valuation 3 pounds - Emily is 5-6 years old here.
1902 Syd Prew deceased, house & garden, Chinamans Flat, valuation 8 pounds
not sure how long they were at Chinaman's Flat for but guessing by this time she would have not been attending school - 15 years old then and likely already looking after a number of younger siblings as her mother passed in 1900.
Lukastheo
My family were from Chinaman's Flat also. My connection is that my great grandfather's sister Queenie married Melinda's youngest brother Edward Merrifield.
I had previously attempted to so some research on 'Ah Sow' as you had discovered.
bitzar.
Have you seen this before? Think it was drawn circa 1905, Merrifield and Ah Sow location bottom left.
Sorry, rookie error on my previous post. Just had a moment with the format.
bitzar.
All Good Bitzar, I can't find Timor School Records, I have the Dunolly ones but only the youngest daughter went to school there. The Older siblings would have gone to Timor Primary School I believe, certainly Sydney Edward Prew is on the WW1 honour roll.
Whereabouts in the formative years appears to be either North Timor or Chinamans Flat from the information I received.
Shire of Tullaroop Rates
1892 & 1893 Timor North Sydney Prew miner, owner, house, valuation 3 pounds - Emily is 5-6 years old here.
1902 Syd Prew deceased, house & garden, Chinamans Flat, valuation 8 pounds
not sure how long they were at Chinaman's Flat for but guessing by this time she would have not been attending school - 15 years old then and likely already looking after a number of younger siblings as her mother passed in 1900.
If Helena and Melinda are the same person , then we are looking at a woman who was pregnant with twins, gave birth to one prematurely who died, and then almost 3 weeks later, gave birth to the other twin. Is that humanly possible?
This is the scenario I was considering the other day. I think it is medically possibly but I'm not sure how successful in 1887.
I wonder if the death cert of Henry would shed some light if this was the case.
If Emily was baptised on 14 Mar 1888 then she must of been with the family by then because the entry would be in the register in order.
Do know where the children went to school? Maybe check their dates of birth from the school register.
bitzar.