Fauldhouse Cemetery burial (?) WARK

[threads]

Hi Cas,

Thanks for your message.  Sorry I have to reply this way, but until I have 3 postings on the forum, this is the only way...  Alexander Wark came to adelaide in 1877 or there abouts.( going to ckeck passenger lists in Adelaide).  He married Ellen Ward.  They had 8 children.  He worked as a builders labourer.  But he used to like going away to fossik in the hills for gold or anything else really.  He always read one book everynight (Robbie Burns).  My mother now has the book.  Its not in very good condition.  As to other family stories,  I did hear about the dissagreement that Andrew wark (1818)., had with his family over the farm.  Something about the eldest son inheriting the farm under scottish law.  I dont know if this is true or not , my grandmother always liked to embelish her tales to make them sound better.  She was even convinced her ancestors came from Wark Castle.  The 3 Wark Sisters ( Helen ,Jane & Christina) All Came to adelaide And changed their names to Hazelmere.  Also Helens Daughter Mary.  I do know that Helen Was an unmarried mother And she left Scotland when Mary was a few Months old.  The other two sisters came out together on the same ship.  But why they all changed their names to Hazelmere, I dont know.
The plot thickens.  What family stories do you have?  What Possessions did you recieve?  Sorry just Curious !   Anyway I think I have bored you long enough.

Cheerio Threads.

[casliber]

have you seen the 1871 census?Alexander was a  Pit Pony Driver in Whitburn aged 19.

For completeness, I'd appreciate marriage and death dates and locations for Alexander Wark and Ward.

Some other oddness - Christina Wark (aka hazlemere) had a daughter Olive who was born around 1882 who was apparently a half sister to her siblings (i.e. not the same father). Chrstina got married to a William John Quartley-Payne on 31st October 1882 in St Peter's Church Woolloomoolloo Sydney (funnily enough I had been in this church 15 odd years ago at a party or art exhibition or something). She and William had a "Birthday Motto Book" wiht miscellaneous birthdates, deathdates, marriage dates and some newspaper clippings which I now have.

I have never found a birth record for Olive - she married someone called Martin and died in Cessnock NSW in 1961 and had 12 sons. I have never found living relatives off this branch.

I just found some more notes I made:

There is an entry in her 'Birthday Motto Book' left home for London and Australia July 31 1878. Landed in Adelaide September 18 1878, married September 18 1879.


Later I found:

77/23 Ship Forfarshire arrived Adelaide September 23rd 1877.
Application number        Name                        Age
257                              WARK   Jane              19
258                              WARK   Christina        16

Under Helen WARK in my genealogy bit I have (but I can't recall where I got it! Will have to keep looking):

She owned a lolly shop in Adelaide.

65/11 Ship Lady Milton arrived Adelaide November 29th 1865
Number of Certificate     Name                        Age
740                              WARK  Helen              19
School   Ticked          Single   Ticked


1875
WARK Ben    Farmer    Reeves Plains
WARK C       Farmer    Reeves Plains
WARK H       Confectionist King William Street
 
1876
WARK B            Farmer     Reeves Plains
WARK Charles   Farmer     Reeves Plains
WARK F            Farmer     near Meningie
WARK H           Confectioner King William Street
WARK John      Builder     Eastwood
WARK John      Engine Driver
 
1877
WARK  B           Farmer         Reeves Plains
WARK Charles   Farmer         Reeves Plains
WARK  F           Farmer         near Meningie
WARK H            Confectioner King William Street
WARK John       Carpenter      Frewville
WARK John       Engine Driver Bacon St Hindmarsh
 
1878
WARK  B          Farmer           Reeves Plains
WARK Charles  Farmer           Reeves Plains
WARK  F          Farmer           near Meningie
WARK  H          Confectioner   King William Street
WARK John       Builder          Eastwood
WARK John       Engine Driver 
 
1879
WARK  B          Farmer           Reeves Plains
WARK Charles  Farmer           Reeves Plains
WARK  F          Farmer           Strathalbyn
WARK  H          Confectioner   King William Street
WARK John       Builder          Eastwood
WARK John       Engine Driver 

Fianlly - mary Dick Wark was known in Sydney as Nellie Hazlemere and appears to have been treated as a sister to the other two (?) I will dig up emails on this

cheers
Cas

[harmony]

Hello,
I am Alexander Wark's  Great Granddaughter,  his Daughter Lily is my Grandmother, who married in 1910 at Alexander and Ellen's  home in Norwood ,  Adelaide, S.A .
I would like as much information on Alexander and Ellen's past and family as possible,

                thank you,
                          Harmony

[harmony]

 casliber,

 I hope your move was successful,
 I would like whatever information you have on Alexander and Ellen's other   seven children,
           thank you,
                      Harmony

[shertk]

Hi,
I am Alexander Wark's Great granddaughter and grand daughter of his son Andrew Wark.
Andrew Wark married Meridith Souter and they had eight children. My Aunt Irene (nee Wark) is the keeper of the family history and she will be delighted to see these entries.

[harmony]

I am the Granddaughter of Alexander Wark's daughter, Lily, I believe Irene is probably my Father's cousin. I would be very interested in any information available on Alexander's family that I may not have! I did meet Irene and some of her sisters, many years ago.   Hope you can help,
                                      Harmony

[LondonBridge]

Shertk- I believe you will be able to help me the most on this one as your Aunt Irene is the sister of my grandma Nadine and sister-in-law to my grandpa, Lionel Bridge. I'm actually looking for any information on Lionel Bridge as the Bridges are proving impossible to trace, or any information on my grandparents at all. Anything really. I haven't had any contact with my grandparents or my father in over seven years so I'm very low on information though I did discover my Uncle Greg had passed away in 2009 thanks to Google in 2011.

I hope you can help-
Thanks.

[MonicaL]

Hi LondonBridge

Welcome to RootsChat 

We need to take some care on discussing people who may still be alive here on the open forum in order to protect their privacy and identities which is a key part of posting guidelines here on RC.

I wish you luck with your searches.

Monica