Missing Person born c1881 Newcastle or Armidale NSW

[DonL]

Would there be a Rootschatter who has an uncle or great uncle born of Scandinavian origin in NSW approx 1881 and who disappeared between 1900 and 1908 when he arrived in New Zealand and reemerged on marriage as Albert Clarence LINDALE. This name does not appear in any Australian records and there is no record in NZ under this name prior to his marriage.

In his wedding announcement he mentioned that he was the eldest son of Mr H LINDHAL (no records under this name either.

On the off chance that he did have younger brothers who have existing family in Australia I am posting this message as I have exhausted all other avenues.
I am currently have some DNA tests done to determine if indeed I have Scandinavian ancestry. (I do have some maternal Scandinavian - Swedish and Norwegian ancestry) but as the DNA test is on the Paternal line hopefully t5his may reveal something.

Any help very much appreciated in helping me knock down this major brick wall.
DonL

[cando]

Shouldn't the spelling be LINDAHL? Have a search of the online NSW BDM indexes. 

Unfortunately not all parents registered the birth of their children or even if they did, the registrations did not always make it to the Registry in Sydney.

There is a mention of a LINDHAL mother and dau on TROVE...search using the surname.
http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper

Cheers
Cando

[DonL]

Hello Cando -  thanks for that. The spelling of LINDHAL is as it appeared in the Evening Post Wedding announcement the day after his wedding to Rosie CRUNDWELL. His Intention to Marry record and his marriage certificate has LINDALE and this was the name by which he was known for the rest of his life here in NZ.

I have looked at the records for LINDAHL in Australia and have not been successful in finding any connection with my grandfather. Those born in Australia were either in the death records or had been found in the Electoral Rolls of AUS  after 1908 so can't be the missing grandfather.

I have looked at the Trove item before and can't find a connection.
I suspect that the Lindale name is a fiction and that he was known by some other name prior to 1908 in both Australia (which is where he claimed to have been born) and NZ.

I have searched under the names of his nominated mothers - different on the two marriage he had in NZ.

Thanks so much for your info.
Cheers
DonL

[Neil Todd]

Don, There is one Lindale marriage in Qld 1889. Apart from you, no one else on the RC surnames list that you dont know already

The swedish name Lindahl exists, but no mention of Lindhal on Mr Google.

Neil

[rosball]

Don,
  Could you tell us the names of his nominated mothers please?  Let's try an another angle.

I notice a few Lindahl's as crew on ships entering Australian waters http://mariners.records.nsw.gov.au/ -  those listed are a bit later than 1881 but not all records have been transcribed.  Just a passing thought that his father maybe a seaman ...

regards,
   Ros

[~MERLIN~]

Over here Ros 

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,581472.msg4331681.html#msg4331681

[rosball]

Thanks Merlin 

[DonL]

Greetings

On the two mariage certificates of my grandfather he had the following info:
1908 marriage -  place of birth - Newcastle, Father  - Harry Lindale, Plasterer, mother Alice Newman
1942 marriage - place of birth Armidale NSW,  father -  Nicoli Lindale, Hotelkeeper, mother Amelia Swanson

Good luck -  I've searched high and low without success.

DonL

[Neil Todd]

Hmm, well there was a Amelia Grace Newman

She was married to a James Alexander Newman and was having children from 1872 through to 1893. from Braidwood to newcastle to Tamworth and Armidale.

When Married at Braidwood in 1871 she was Amelia Grace Swinburn and he was James Alexander NEWMAN-OLDMAN Ref # 1820/1871.

They had 10 children.

Neil