Welcome to this weeks Scavenger Hunt and Wiggy's got a good one for you.......... a bit of a puzzle but you'll be able to get your teeth into it.
Good Luck and Good Hunting
Barbara
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David DUNCAN – born Plymouth, Devon, 5 Jan 1825 , died Victoria, Aus. 30 Sep 1875
Parents - David (born Fife) 1796 (or 91?) – 16 Dec 1877 - would love to sort out his birth too! His own consistently-given age leads back to 1796 - - age given by his daughter at his death suggests 1791.
Grace (nee Farley, born Plymouth I think) 1794 – 18 Aug 1852 – and hers!
Siblings: Elizabeth, 1822, Harriet 1827 - ?1845, Archibald 1834 - 1838, Caroline, 1838
Caroline married Henry Jenkins 1864 had one son Henry 1865. Father, David (David 1,) found living with them 1861 & 1871 censuses. Henry Jenkins seems to have died before 1871 census!
Now - the real crux of the matter!
David 1, senior was in the RN.
David 2 , junior followed father but served only a couple of months it seems, as a 'boy' in 1839, for either 2 or 12 months?? – joined the merchant navy - still searching high and low for info.
Muster ticket shows him leaving on a ship in about 1845/6, aged 21- very hard to read - ticket 32069 (??)
– we believe he jumped ship in Victoria
– married 15 Oct 1849, Elizabeth Hughes, (arrived July 1849 on “Hope”), Geelong Presb – witnesses John Taylor and Mary-Ann Hughes (sister – her mark)
– next heard of with children’s birth certificates – first two children born Geelong – third, Henry, born 1858 near Ballarat. –
– Offspring – Elizabeth 1851 – 64
– Will’m H 1852 – 64
– Henry 1858 – 1927
– Caroline 1859 – 1937
– David 1861 – 61
– Janet 1864 – 1925
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– he died in 1875, buried St Arnaud. Death cert. Reg 15216, says Mariner and Miner
– His wife, Elizabeth, is buried at Beaufort 1868. Reg 3168 ? – hard to read.
****** Would love to know more about David 2’s naval and merchant seaman records - presumably kept in England - what ship he was on and when he arrived in Victoria – and at which port – Portland, Geelong (seems likely ) or Port Phillip.
Would also like any other info about him, and Elizabeth, in Victoria – I can’t find any mention of him in local papers to date.
