Qld birth /marriage lookup - Russell family

[acookey]

I am trying to trace Martin William Russell and his father and mother.  I have his death certificate which states he was born in Cook Town Queenstown.  I know he lived in Western Australia, and married Ethel Busch there.  His DOB is, I believe 8/7/1877.

He died in NSW in 1954 during a visit to Sydney.  His mother on the DC is Ellen Mary - , and his father William Russell.

I have no idea of where his parents came from, whether they were married in Queensland, or emigrated (or transported for that matter).

Any help would be appreciated.

Annette

[Ruskie]

Hi Annette,
I hope to go to the Qld State Archives this week sometime to do a couple of lookups for rootschatters. I can take a look at the immigration indexes for your people if you'd like.

[acookey]

Thanks Ruskie, I would apprecuate that.

Annette

[Ruskie]

Hi again,
I may not have to .... is this your family?

RUSSELL
ship: Stracathro
arr Qld: 3 Sept 1882
IMM/117
film: M1699

William age 30
Ellen age 30
Wm age 5
Geo age 3
Ellen inf

Here they are:

http://www.archives.qld.gov.au/research/index/immigration.asp#immigrationindexes

Just a possible as I didn't know their ages. If you've got Martin's age correct, these may be the wrong people. What do you think?

[acookey]

Hi Ruskie,

I believe I have the date correct.  It was in my mother-in-laws birthday book, and he was her father.  It also states on his DC that he was 76 at his death in 1954.

So it is probably not them, unfortunately.

Unless she had another child of course, but I think she might have been too old.

Thanks

Annette

[Ruskie]

That's fine - I'll have a look at the Archives for you. Do you have any approximate dates of birth for the parents (I suppose they may even have been born in Australia?) or do you know of any other children and their dates of birth. With a common name, this may help identify them.

[tropicalj]

hello  there

from  the Queensland Pioneer Index 1829-1889

MARTIN WILLIAM RUSSELL born 4/11/1878 reference 1878/000778
father William Thomas mother Ellen Lottre


there marriage

William Russell  married Ellen Lottre
9/12/1877/ reference 1878/000077

no other children up  to 1889 in Qld

regards jenn

[acookey]

HI all

That birth and marriage look very much like it.  My informant re dates was pretty  confusing over the phone, as the birthday book was full of William'es, so the actual day/month may be wrong but it fits into the time frame.

Jadewing, can you tell from the Qld Colonial Links where Martin William's birth was registered?   The surname Lottre is a bit unusual though.

If anyone can help with how they got to Qld and then to WA, it would be great. 

I think I have details of the burials of Ellen and William in WA.

Ruskie, I had a bit of a look at the WA Justice Dept, BMD and could not see any children born to this couple in WA, but In wouldn't vouch for it.

Thanks again

Annette

[trish251]

The Qld reference numbers given indicate outside of Brisbane (Brisbane register entries contain a B). As far as I know there is no other information on the indexes related to location - so it could be 20 miles from Brisbane or 2000 miles away

Trish