Was trying to fill in a few details on a person appearing in my tree (in laws of in laws so not a true relation!) when I noticed something that make me take more interest.
Gertrude Mary Bastin was born in 1962 in Staffordshire.
Staffordshirebmd has a birth with a mothers maiden name of Cornish (in 1862) and 2 possible siblings
- Charles Edward Bastin born 1861
- Frederick John Bastin born 1864
The next time I can find her is 1881 census in Staffordshire with her parents John and Mary and siblings
Catherine
Hannah
John
Emma
Ethel
The youngest Ethel being born in Stoke Newington, Middlesex and the other 4 in Adelaide, Australia.
Ancestry has birth records for the 4 children in Adelaide, Australia, the children of John Bastin and Mary Cornish.
There are also 2 others (with deaths as infants)
John Francis Bastin b. 1870
Agnes Ellen Bastin b. 1871
But I cant find any record of the family travelling to or from Australia
They must have left the UK between 1864 and 1869 (Between Frederick birth in UK and Catherine in Australia in 1869) and returned between 1875 and 1879 (Emma born in Australia and Ethel in UK)
In addition to Australia, the mother Mary and daughters Hannah, Ethel and Emma are in Staffordshire in 1891 (no sign of John but see is still listed as married), but the next possible record is in Canada in 1901 for Mary, Emma and Ethel. Again cant see any travelling records.
Summary
Looking for
- Travel to Australia between 1864-1869
- Travel from Australia between 1875-1879
- Travel to Canada between 1891-1901
Hope someone can help
Thanks in advance