My soldier is my Great Grandfather Henry Nott he was born 1857 Hampton, Lovett, Worcestershire age when married 33 years marriage date 25/10/1890
Father Samuel Nott c1816 Hartlebury, Worcestershire, (census labourer - Henry and Annie's wedding cert game keeper)
Mother Mary Brookin c1822 Salwarpe, Worcestershire
source: both Marriage Certificate - married Annie Hunt Gympie Qld Aust.
.....................Census 1861, 1871, 1881. found for me by Mary from Italy on Family Tree Forum
Apart from the photo of Henry in his uniform the information is word of mouth from my great grandmother to my mother. Henry was an engineer in the Queens Guards before he came to Australia and he came out here via Melbourne with his brother. My mother can not remember his brothers name. When they arrived in Melbourne they went into a shop to buy a coat and a hat each and when they went in there was no one around so they walked around and got what they wanted and left the money on the counter and walked out. My mother doesn't know how long it was before Henry continued on to Gympie or if his brother travelled with him or stayed in Melbourne. I can find no record of Henry Nott arriving in Melbourne. I can find now record of Henry Nott leaving England. I can find no record of Henry Nott being born. I can find no record of Henry Nott working at the Gympie Mines. On the marriage certificate it says he was a Miner living at Cootharriba Rd Gympie and the witnesses to the marriage were a James Wood and Emma Wood. Two of Henry's sisters came to Aust.
Fanny Nott aged 23 immigrated 1883 via Maryborough aboard the Melpomene IMM/117 477 M1699 30/1/1883.
Emma Nott aged 25 immigrated 1885 via Maryborough aboard the Silver Eagle IMM/116 346 M1698
In 1881 census Henry his brother William and his widowed were living with his married sister. Mary Ann Pennington c1849 and husband William J Pennington c1847 bricklayer. At 2 Princess Street, King's Norton, Worcestershire.
His father died March 1866 at age 49 at Droitwich 6c 262
There is a marriage for his mother and father:
June 1841
Brooken Mary Droitwich 18 387
Knott Samuel Droitwich 18 387
His sisters marriage record:
Sept 1876 (100%)
Nott Mary Ann Droitwich 6c 523
Pennington William Joseph Droitwich 6c 523
To my way of thinking this is a lot to know but it does not answer vital questions.
1. Birth record
2. The whole Uniform and service record
3. emigration from England and immigration into Australia
4. When he arrived in Gympie and started working at Gympie Gold Mines.
His Death is burial date 12/11/1923 age 64
South Brisbane Cemetery
181 Annerley Road Dutton Park
Map 179 P4
Portion 7A Grave U
Henry and my great grandmother Annie Nott (nee Hunt) share the same grave Annie was buried 6/5/1937 aged 72
In going through this paperwork (which is filed on the floor) I have found a printout from Ancestry.com.au which I forgot I had and it is a record of arrival for Henry Nott age 27 arriving at Maryborough aboard Duke of Sutherland 1887.
This ship arrived Maryborough 2/1/1888 out of London AL M471 IMA 3/8 - Comments (IA) Maryborough Depot: Lists of Immigrants arriving.
I do not know if this is my Henry and obviously I didn't find William (but on reflection I didn't know about William then).
Well Annie this ended up quiet the saga didn't it sorry, but I would go on until the cows came home if it would help but I do think this is all of it. There is the forward line from the marriage with 4 children the youngest of who was my grandmother and their move in approx 1920 to Brisbane. I don't think the dates etc of these would be benifitial at this point so will gift you with peace and leave the above in your hands and send up a little preyer
that you can help me with my Henry Nott.
Thank you for your interest Annie
Deirdre
