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Looking for descendants

Wayne Roberts (View posts)
Posted: 11 Feb 1999 5:00AM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Harbottle, Pershouse, Puckering, Roberts, Smith, Whiteford
Looking for descendants of:

Thomas Harbottle (1824 - 1911) and his wife Elizabeth (Whiteford) who lived in the Port Curtis area of Queensland (Gladstone, Benaraby, Iveragh) also descendants when to Rockhampton and Brisbane.

William Pershouse (1811-1884) and wife Margaret Tisdale (1808-1893) who lived in Cooks River area, NSW then from 1858 at Gladstone, Queensland. Also descendants were in Bundaberg, Benaraby, Rockhampton, Cardwell, Townsville, Brisbane, Maryborough, QLD and Sydney, NSW. Daughters were Elizabeth Caroline Ware (1840-1911) of Gladstone, QLD and Sydney, NSW and Ellen Schulze (1847-1923) of Gladstone and Calliope, QLD. Sons were John, William, Henry and Francis Ashworth Pershouse.

William Puckering (1830-1907) and wife Fanny Elliott (1833-1893) who lived in the Bundaberg area, QLD from 1887. William returned to Driffield, Yorkshire, ENG and died there. Some children remained in Kilham/Driffield area and rest came to Bundaberg.

Robert Roberts (1832-1907) and wife Eliza Smyth (1833-1914) who lived mostly in Brisbane, QLD. Interested in finding details on sons Robert (1864-?) and Thomas (1870-?) who may have moved to Sydney or NZ. Family were from Lurgan, Co. Armagh, Ireland and arrived by 1873. Also Robert snr.'s brother John Roberts (1833-1908) arrived sometime in 1890's.

Frederick Smith (1838-1910) and wife Ann Langdon (1837-1927) lived in the Goombungee and Toowoomba areas, Qld. Arrived Brisbane in 1882. Also a Thomas Smith who was 21 in 1882 that arrived with the above family from South Weston, Oxfordshire, England.

George Whiteford (1809-1876) and wife Sarah Hadden (1804-1887) who arrived Sydney in 1853 and lived there but travelled to Gladstone & Rockhampton, QLD to visit married daughters, Elizabeth Harbottle and Louisa Buzacott. Was another daughter Sarah Ann Sim of West Maitland, NSW and son William George Whiteford of Sydney, NSW.
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