looking for a Michael Francis EMPHIELD of Orbost Vic.

[countryboy51]

Doing another line of my family history and have reached brick walls. Trying to find the history of relatives Michael Francis Emphield born not sure when probably in the 1880's but died in Fitzroy Vic Australia 1938. He was married to a Florence Emphield (nee Harding) who was born  in Melbourne Vic  not sure when married Michael around possibly late 1890's They had a daughter Elizabeth May Emphield about 1905 or so. 

We are led to believe that Floence Harding was the daughter of a John Harding who married a lady with the surname of Leigh. This Leigh (First name unknown) was supposedly the daughter of a famous Engliush pottery maker'.
 
The only Leigh that I can find is a William Leigh co founder of the famous Burleigh Pottery at Stoke On Trent.in the 1850's or so that may have some association. At this stage I cannot find any connections anywhere.

Anyones help would be appeciated to back before Michael Emphield's time and during and after his time. All names mentioned are deceased

Cheers countryboy51

[deeiluka]

Hi countryboy,

Here's a start....marriage of Michael Francis Jos Emphield born Melbourne to Florence HARDING born Liverpool in 1895.
Ref = 4968


....dee

[deeiluka]

Tried spelling variations but I can't find a birth for Michael Francis Joseph EMPHIELD at all in Victoria.....


......dee

[deeiluka]

Michael and Florence had a son, Harold James EMPHIELD, in 1899 in Orbost.
Ref = 5196



....dee

[countryboy51]

Hi Dee

Thats very interesting as we thought Florence was born in Melbourne. There should probably be a record somewhere of her and or parents arriving by ship into Australia. By the same token Emphield is a very unusual surname in the picture of things and I cant find any record of Emphields coming into Australia

Cheers Allan

[deeiluka]

Allan, there are the births of 3 more children plus Florence....would you like those details?

The marriage certificate of Michael and Florence may well tell you where they both came from. It is possible that whoever did the indexing confused the birth places. An Index is just that......an index done by people who make mistakes at times.


......dee

[tropicalj]

Surname: EMPHIELD Michael Fran died in 1938 aged 62 reg no 1069 at Fitzroy
Parents unknown

Florence EMPHIELD died in 1956 aged 77 reg no 17337 at SALE
Father John Harding mother Florence unknown

Some of the couples children’s deaths
James George EMPHIELD died in 1958 aged 51 reg no 23189 at SALE
Harold  James EMPHIELD died in 1971 aged 71 reg no 1073  at HEYF
Albert Francis EMPHIELD died in 1980 aged 84 reg no 18887 at ORBO
William Arthur EMPHIELD died in 1982 aged 79 reg no 01987 at ORBO
Digger - Death Index. Victoria 1921-1985

Jenn

[countryboy51]

Maybe he was born overseas in UK and he and Frances came as a married couple? It is interesting that Michael lied on his WW1 army papers as he originally entered the army under the name of Francis Emphield from Orbost and did not list Florence as his nok. In the army files he later admitted that his real name was Michael Francis Emphield on a statdeck although he still didnt acknowledge to them that he had a wife Florence. The history from Arthur Emphield down is fairly clear

[countryboy51]

dee
Some of the names of the children are interesting as they are unfamiliar to me

Cheers countryboy51