William & Ann DENNIS

[Mar1gold]

William and Ann Dennis,( a straw hat maker) arrived in Sydney on 01.04 1839, having  sailed from Plymouth England 12.12.1838 aboard the 'Argyle'.They came on assisted passages, - but that is all I can find out!Is there anywhere I can find out to whom they belonged? or anyother information?as at the moment I have come to a brickwall. Can anyone help me!!Thanks in hope

[krisesjoint]

Hi Mar1gold,

A Big Welcome to RootsChat 

William DENNIS arrived in Sydney 1 Apr 1839 aboard the ARGYLE

application of Married immigrants

He is listed as a native of St Neots in Cornwall, son of William a miner in St Neots and Maria LOBB his wife. He was a miner, aged 23 on the 1 Jan 1839. He was certified as being of Good Character. No certificate of baptism
State of bodily health, strength and probable usefulness - very good
religion Protestant
He reads and writes a little

Anne DENNIS a native of St Neots in Cornwall. Daughter of William MUTTON a miller in St Neots and Martha DAVEY his wife.
She was a straw bonnet maker aged 24 on the 25 March, no baptism certificate
State of bodily health, strength and probable usefulness - very good
Religion Protestant
She could read and write

Cheers Kris 

[krisesjoint]

William DENNIS = Ann MUTTON Sep 1/4 1838 Liskeard 9 207

Cornwall Census is Free Online

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,144624.0.html

I can see Ann's family

William DENNIS = Ann Maria LOBB 20 May 1810 Kenwyn

William MUTTON = Martha DAVEY 3 Feb 1808 St Neot

Cheers Kris 

[krisesjoint]

Ann MUTTON was baptised 16 April 1815 St Neot parents William and Martha

Cheers Kris 

[cando]

Hi Mar1gold

Pleased you found your way to rootschat and welcome 

There is also a passenger record for William and Ann
on
http://www.ozships.net/ozships/

According to the website many of the passenger records were transcribed from shipping arrivals in the newspapers of the day.

The Argyle manifest  has agent noted as Walker & Co.  I know little about this era of passenger records and am wondering if this is the English or New South Wales agent.


Cheers
Cando

[Mar1gold]

Thanks for the welcome!, and thanks for the information!!  Now I have this couple saftley in Auz, any suggestions where I look next?, when was the first  census? and what would I find on it?  Is this an impossible task??Cheers Chris

[tropicalj]

Hello  and welcome to Rootschat,

Australia  did indeed take census  but  they  are not open to  the public as you see in  the UK, in fact some of our records were detroyed.  So  we have no cenus to work  from.  However   there sre till some 1841 census records availabe for NSW.

http://srwww.records.nsw.gov.au/indexes/searchform.aspx?id=18


May  I  ask  if  you  have  further Australian information  ie  their deaths etc?

kind thoughts Jenn

[Mar1gold]

Hi! Jenn :)Thanks for the info. it seems they may have gone for ever, as I know no more!!Do you have  the next census 1850/60?,+ I will then see if I can look for other Dennis's, and sort back? I think that is my only hope, and a shot in the dark!!Thanks anyway!! Cheers Chris

[tropicalj]

No  as I  said in  my post  Australia does not have Census records available like the UK does,  I  take it you  have not  found their deaths?

Jenn