Harriet CLARKE family

[LHurrey]

Of course. I forget these religious faction issues. Thanks for the reminder Judith 

But hopeful now that the baptism found on the other thread is leading me down the right track.

Yes, that shipping register would be nice!

[LHurrey]

I bit the bullet and bought the death cert for Harriet.

Name of parents: Harriet HURREY, formerly CLARKE and Unknown. 

I was hoping for a mis-transcription but no. I guess Harriet was 93 and had just died from senile decay and heart failure. But that's just plain sloppy work, either from great great grandpa Alfred or the registrar.

It states that she was born in Lincolnshire and had been in Victoria 70 years.

[judb]

Yippee!

Many thanks to Cando who told me where to look.

From Passengers to Port Phillip from Southern England and Ireland 1849-51
Complied and Published by Ian A HUGHES

All on arrived Duke of Portland 1850
CLARKE Harriet (Miss)
CLARKE Thomas

HURRAY Charles (Master)
Elizabeth (Mrs)
Emily (Miss)
John
Robert (Master)
Louisa (Miss)

So it seems that she was definitely on the same ship.  I believe she came as a nursemaid and was lumped in with the family on the Adelaide list but not on the Melbourne list.

The booklet gives no other details, just the names but at least adds Christian names. Whether Thomas CLARKE is anything to do with them who knows.

Judith

[LHurrey]

Woohoo!!!! 

She was on the boat! Thank you so much cando and Judith!

I wonder about the Charles Hurr(a)y bit... Not sure how they got Charles from John Steadman? But the other bits match up so well.

HURRAY Charles (Master)
Elizabeth (Mrs) the wife, Elizabeth Grindell
Emily (Miss) the daughter, Emily Jane (the second one)
John not sure here, I thought there was one son, John Robert...
Robert (Master)
Louisa (Miss) the daughter, Louisa Ann

Perhaps they left Elizabeth jr. behind and she came out later? Or she's just not listed here...I have her marrying in Victoria in 1857...

The Trove article lists "John Hurry wife and five children, Miss H Hurry", so perhaps it's just an oversight.

So happy to confirm the nursemaid theory! Thank you all again for your wonderful help. 

Now I'd just like to confirm the birth date of Harriet's first child (Ellen Clara HURREY, can't find a birth record) as her death date suggests Harriet might have been pregnant while Elizabeth GRINDELL was still alive... Naughty John!

[judb]

I think John is the fourth one down - I think Master Charles and Master Robert are the children and that John has no designation so he is the head of the family.

I don't know where the author copied his information from - I was so excited, first to find the book and then to find THE names that I forgot to look at his attributions.  There were no other HURRY/HUUREY/HARRY/ or anything else similar on the lists.  Seems as though the lists were not all that accurate.

I believe that this Harriet has to be the one in Fishtoft in 1841, although we may never know.  Neil Todd's excellent work and the info on the Lincs thread have eliminated almost all the others.

Judith

[LHurrey]

Of course, thanks Judith. I was so excited I didn't notice Charles the son was missing. Of course, he's not missing, Master Charles is the son and John is the father. Silly me.

This is such great stuff! Thank you all.

I think you're right on Fishtoft Harriet, while we may never know, I am pretty happy to rest with that one. Thank you Neil for all your census work  !

I'll post an update on the Linc thread in case anyone is only watching that one.

Thank you all again!