LAVER in Queensland records

[Leanne68]

Hi folks,

I'm trying to trace any records relating to William LAVER b? d? who apparantly married Annie ROBB b? d?

Their daughter, Margaret LAVER b. 21 Oct 1860 m. Frederick William STARKEY in Mudgeeraba, Queensland in 1883.

I would love to know when William was born or died and who his parents might have been, as well as when he might have travelled to Australia.

thanks in advance
Leanne
in the Netherlands

[trish251]

Hello Leanne

Laver is a somewhat famous name in queensland with Rod Laver (Rocket Rod) being a champion tennis player in the 1950s and 60s. It would be interesting if your family are related. I'm sure someone will check the bdms for you - I'll be at the library later in the week if you have not had any info I will check there.

Trish

[Cazay]

Hi Leanne

The following look to be associated to your Laver family......

http://www.robinashs.qld.edu.au/care/laver.html

http://www.somerset.qld.edu.au/houses/laver/history.htm

Cazay

[Leanne68]

Thanks for the two links Cazay ... they certainly do looked to be related ... now just to figure out how!

Thanks for the offer Trish ... I'll let you know if i have any luck ... i'm also going to post on the QLD mail list.

best wishes
Leanne

[trish251]

No sign of the marriage of William and Annie Robb (You may get more information from the school mentioned in the links from Cazay)

Births
Name                    Parents                        Date                      Reference
Thomas Laver      William   Ann Robb      15 Oct 1858   1858/B000796
Martha Laver      william   Annie Robb      21 Oct 1860   1860/BA00378
George Charles Laver   William   Ann Eliza Robb      8 Apr 1863   1863/B001689
James Laver      William   Ann Eliza Robb      13 May 1865   1865/B003920
Annie Eliza Laver   William   Annie Eliza Robb   08 May 1866   1866/B005531
Jane Laver      William   Annie Eliza Robb   12 Aug 1869   1869/ 001309
David Laver      William   Annie Eliza Robb   19 Jul 1871   1871/ 001465

B  indicates Brisbane area
BA Typical information twaddle from the Queensland registry - "Other letters are for administrative purposes".

Death
James Laver      William laver     Ann Eliza Robb     27 Jun 1865        1865/B002398

I think your Margaret was Martha as have a marriage

Martha Laver  Frederick William Starkey 19 Feb 1883  1883/ 000868

There may be some earlier records in NSW - Qld didn't separate until 1860 (I think) - although most records for earlier times are duplicated in both states.

I think there must be a William Henry Jnr as he married in 1884 and had a number of children.

I have some more to transcribe for you.

Trish

[Leanne68]

Hi Trish,

Thank you very much for going to the trouble of doing all those lookups.  The folks over on the QLD rootsweb list have also been very generous with lookups.

You are right about Martha LAVER ... i had her name as Margaret but all records seem to indicate that she was Martha.

I've collected most of the information about the children of William LAVER and Annie Eliza ROBB.   The only two dates of death that i am missing for their children are :

George Charles LAVER (apparantly died in Ispwich area - also no marriage for him)
and
Annie Eliza McLEOD nee LAVER.

I'd also love to know if the following daughters of William and Annie had any children of their own :

Annie Eliza LAVER m. Robert McLEOD on 29 Dec 1884
Jane LAVER m. Arthur HOLLYMAN on 3 Nov 1897

The marriage of David LAVER and Ada Rose BUDD has also not been found - the couple had 5 children between 1908 and 1913.  Ada died in 1913 and David seems to have remarried in 1914, but died a few days after his second wedding!

Thanks once again for taking the time to help me unravel this strand of my family history.

best wishes
Leanne

[trish251]

Before I transcribe the rest of what I have 

Do you have the details of the children of Martha & Frederick? I have 4 1884-1889, then one more in 1900?? I then have a marriage in 1910 of Frederick William (same one  ) and Mabel Orrell - they had 4 children to 1913 incl twins.

Ialso have BDMs for the name Laver  1891 to 1914.

I don't have the deaths you were searching for - you probably know -  but the Qld CDs only go to 1914, after that it is searching fiche in 4 year groups at libraries etc.

Trish

[Leanne68]

Trish,  You're a sweety to do this!
Thank you.

I do have the details for the 5 children of Frederick W. STARKEY and Martha LAVER.

Frederick had a nephew, also Frederick William STARKEY, who married Mabel ORRELL 5 Jan 1910.  I have the names of the 4 children but only the date of birth for George Alfred STARKEY (11 Oct 1913), so would very much appreciate the other 3 children's dates :
John Norman STARKEY
Edith Isabella STARKEY
Frederick W.? STARKEY

cheers
Leanne

[trish251]

mmmm

The names I have don't seem to match  Strange happenings at the turn of the century 

I'll key the lot to see if they vary

Parents Frederick and Martha Laver

Jessie Elizabeth 9 mar 1884 1884/ 004421
William George 18 jun 1886 1886/ 005239
Annie Amelia 26 feb 1888 1888/ 006326
Walter Samuel 15 sep 1889 1889/ 006839
Edna Ethel Jane 21 Jan 1900 1900/ 007214

Frederick William Starkey married Mabel Orrell  5 Jan 1910

Children of Frederick and Mabel
James Walter 10 Dec 1910 1911/ 001360
Jack Francis 23 Feb 1912 1912/ 007833
William Frederick 23 Feb 1912 1912/ 007834
George Alfred 11 Oct 1913 1913/ 001814

Trish