Vic/SA Birth Lookup - FRASER

[jadewing]

Hi All

Looking for another of my BiL's grandparents: Alexander Fraser b c 1880 in Ballarat.  He married Lavinia Graham in Kalgoorlie in 1910.

The family legend is that one of his ancestors came to SA on one of the first ships and was the only baby to survive the voyage, so they may have been in SA for a while.

Cheers, Jane 

[boydi]

Hi Jane,
This is a great sight for  the area you are looking for.
http://www.zades.com.au/geelong/
Have alook around, it is a very active sight & very helpful.
Ruth

[ChristineR]

: Alexander Fraser b c 1880 in Ballarat.  He married Lavinia Graham in Kalgoorlie in 1910.

Cheers, Jane 

Who do you have for his parents?

 

[ChristineR]

Found a likely birth

Alexander FRASER born Ballarat, Victoria  1880 #250
father: Alex
mother: Margaret Simpson HARDY

the only other Alexander closest  to this date are 1875 and 1885.

Christine 

[ChristineR]

Margaret Simpson HARDIE and Alexander FRASER married Victoria in 1875
#695

Alexander's birthplace shown as Geelong (Vic), Margaret's as Edinburgh.

other children registered at Ballarat besides Alexander.
Agnes Simson, 1876, #6611, mun HARDER
James Stewart, 1878, #281 mum HARDIE
Kate Isabella, 1882, #226 mum as HARDIE
Maggie, 1884, #409, mum HARDIE
Charles George G, 1886, #444, mum HARDY
Ernest Harold, 1888, Ballarat East, #17593 mum as Margaret Tompson HARDY

 

[ChristineR]

This is likely to be the senior Alexander's birth, as Newtown is near Geelong, and Stewart appears in a child's name.

Alexander FRASER, reg Newtown, Vic  1856 #9034
father: Donald FRASER
mother: Catherine STEWART (in index as STWEART)

A marriage does not show up in the Vic index.  The first child to show up is Donald - registered in 1854 at Geelong #6580

 

[jadewing]

Thanks Ruth & Christine. 

The only information I had on him was from the birth registration of his daughter, so nothing of parents or sibs.

That transposition of Stewart was well spotted!

Jane

[ChristineR]

A marriage does not show up in the indexes for South Australia, nor do any births for children.     Alexander's 1856 Vic birth will give you his parents' birthplaces, ages, and when and where they married.  This will then tell you if it is this line that has the family legend - they may have arrived already married.

Hope this helps

Christine

[jadewing]

Thanks.  I'll try the Vic passenger lists too.

Cheers, Jane