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jfh19521 — 2013-05-22 11:09:25Z

I am hoping someone in the Ancestry family can share with me a photo of Charles Chamberlain and his wife Harriet (nee Adams).
I am doing a pictorial family tree and have been unable to find a photo of them.

HELP

Thanks

Convict T/L Question WA

KayeWoo — 2013-05-22 03:53:06Z

Has anyone come across this?
How feasible is it that a Foreman in a business would register Ticket of Leave employees under his own name. It would appeear the owner was busy with other businesses and may have had a bad credit rating -if there was such a thing back in 1860's.
No Ticket of leave men assigned to the owner in this business when T/L men were still available in WA.
Your thoughts would be appreciated. Remember it is WA

Re: Passenger Arrivals into WA pre 1900.

jwb123 — 2013-05-21 06:13:05Z

RosieSWA.

UK Outward Passengers list. Ancestry.
ORMUZ. Departed London 17th of September 1897 was 439 passengers, Master H E Inskip.
Bound for Gibraltar, Naples, Colombo, Albany (King George Sound), Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney.

Arrived Albany 21st of October 1897.

Passenger: Mr Martin Odell, labourer, 24. Landing at Albany.

Re: Andrew Peter Williams & Rose Laura Williams

rebecca5401 — 2013-05-17 23:05:47Z

Thank you, did not realise they had a service like that! thank you

Re: Andrew Peter Williams & Rose Laura Williams

Tania_Dennis — 2013-05-17 21:00:29Z

Hi rebecca5401

Rose died 12 Feb 2004 you could try online "ask a librarian" for WA State Library to look up death notice for that period. Which in turn may give you further information re Rose's family.

Cheers
Tania

Passenger Arrivals into WA pre 1900.

RosieSWA — 2013-05-16 04:59:19Z

If anyone as access to Passenger Arrivals into Western Australia, 1839-1890, would they please be able to do a look up for me? I am not sure what information is required and I am not sure if they even arrived between those dates, may have been 1891-1893. The people I am looking for are Patrick Moran (born approx. 1871, Tuam Ireland), Delia O'Dell (born 1873) and Martin O'Dell (born 1881).

Any information regarding these databases would also be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

Andrew Peter Williams & Rose Laura Williams

rebecca5401 — 2013-05-15 03:24:25Z

Looking for details of children of Andrew Williams 1917-1997 and Rose Laura williams (nee york) 1921-2004 they married in 1954 and believe they had 4 daughters and a son in the bunbury, Fremantle area (WA).

Believe that Deborah rose and Dale andrew may be two of the names of the children.

Re: look up please

rosco1957 — 2013-05-12 05:55:12Z

thanks rosie, l have been in contact with a man from the kalgoorlie historical society, maybe he can help me with the newspaper. jenny

Re: Perth / Subiaco - St Joseph Orphanage for Girls

destinydeb — 2013-05-11 04:28:52Z

Many thanks, Jan!

Re: James Veitch Hay

RosieSWA — 2013-05-10 12:34:25Z

You could also contact the Kalgoorlie Cemetery Board, they may have information.
Email: kalg.bld.cemetery@bigpond.com.au.

If you get the location of his grave, I can take a picture for you. Usually the cemetery will not charge for the first look up.

East Coolgardie is Kalgoorlie.

Re: look up please

RosieSWA — 2013-05-10 12:26:15Z

According to the Leonora Cemetery Board Records (in "The Forgotten Pioneers of the Eastern Goldfields", Harry Argus), he is more than likely buried in the Pioneer Cemetery, however there is no record of his age, religion or cause of death. He died on the 18th May 1900. There was a news paper published in Leonora, which if you can find on microfiche, may have some information. The newspaper was called, Mount Leonora Miner Newspaper.

Re: look up please

mollipops1 — 2013-05-07 10:10:25Z

As per the access policy, anyone can apply for a death certificate if is was over 30 yrs ago.

See www.bdm.dotag.wa.gov.au/D/death_certificate_access_policy.as...

Re: look up please

rosco1957 — 2013-05-07 06:23:01Z

thanks rhonda, l had already done that but thought that somebody may have had access to more information. l am going to purchase his death certificate and have downloaded the form. do l seriously have to comply with all the identification requirements do you know.

Re: James Veitch Hay

veitchselkirk116 — 2013-05-06 21:35:55Z

Hi Leanne,

Any help is greatly appreciated so thank you.

Kind regards,

Nadia

Re: James Veitch Hay

veitchselkirk116 — 2013-05-06 21:34:06Z

Hi Tania,

Thanks for the information regarding James Hay, it's a great help and most appreciated. Hopefully I might eventually be able to find out if he ever married and had children.

Kind regards,
Nadia

Re: James Veitch Hay

Tania_Dennis — 2013-05-06 11:41:57Z

Hi Nadia

It appears that James lived in Broome and owner ships was a pearler.

Now if you go to trove newspapers http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/home
and search using
"James Hay" Broome.... make sure you use inverted comma's then a number of articles will come up mentioning him.

The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954)(Thursday 25 April 1935
A PEARLER'S GLOOM.
'Industry Is Jiggered.'
'People to toe pearling Industry are very stout-hearted, but to my opinion the industry is jiggered,' declared Mr. James Hay vesterdav. Mr. Hay, who has been pearling for 15 years with his headquarters at Broome, is a partner to toe firm of Messrs. Herman and Hay, Sailing the 20-ton lugger Isabel, Mr. Hay arrived at Fremantle last week from Broome..........extract......

Ships registered in Western Australia from 1856:Their details, their owners and their fate

HAY, James Veitch of Broome Pearler
Ships: Maikor, Aru, Tejin, Aronina, Antepolo, Ibis, Amy Wylenia, Isabel, Marion, Snipe

http://museum.wa.gov.au/sites/default/files/No.%20080%20V6of...

Northern Times (Carnarvon, WA : 1905 - 1952)Saturday 9 June 1928
BROOME NEWS
extract.................................
Board (Capt. Gregory) gave the toast of the visitors. He regretted that the proceedings had to be brief as the visitors had to return aboard almost immediately to be in readiness for a start at daylight on Saturday.
Colonel Mausbridge, D.S.O., R.M. and Mr. James V. Hay, President of the R.S.L. supported the toast.................

The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954)Wednesday 22 June 1949
The Menzies and District Sub branch of the R.S.S.A.I.L.A. wishes to erect an Honour Roll Board to commemorate the name: of all who enlisted in the Services during War I. Particulars required are: Name Sex, Regimental Number, pranch of Service (including Merchant [Navy). if died on Active Service. All those who enlisted from Menzies and district should contact JAMES V. HAY, Hon. Secretary. Menzies Sub-Branch.

Northern Times (Carnarvon, WA : 1905 - 1952Wednesday 21 March 1934
NORTH PROVINCE
LIST OF POSTAL VOTE
OFFICERS
The following is a list of postal vote officers in the several districts in the North Province. The polling booths will be advertised later.
In regard to postal votes., it is es sential that these should be cast as soon as possible after nominations are published, as all must be in Broome by polling day, May 12, 1934....................extract......................
KIMBERLEY DISTRICT.
Barred Creeks:-
James V. Hay.
Maurice C. A. Lyons.
Jas. T. McKenzie.

Beagle Bay.
James M. Rogan, Mission Station.

Cheers

Re: James Veitch Hay

corahlf — 2013-05-05 20:14:18Z

Hi,
You could start by viewing his WW1 Service document via National Archives Australia.

Leanne

James Veitch Hay

veitchselkirk116 — 2013-05-05 16:01:54Z

I'm trying to trace descendants of a James Veitch Hay who was born in 1886 Penicuik, Scotland. His parents were Alexander Hay and Isabella Watson Veitch. I have a year of death as 1961 in East Coolgardie, Western Australia. This is the only information i have on James Veitch Hay.

Hope someone can help,
Nadia Stevens

Re: Genes

billoatesjr — 2013-05-03 19:42:25Z

Maybe you can help me. I'm trying to reseach my great-great grandfather, Henry Oates, who I know died in Albany, WA in 1925. I'm fairly certain he was married to someone there and may have had children. He was born in Yorkshire, UK and lived in the US for a while before moving to Australia.

Feel free to contact me at billoatesjr@yahoo.com

Thanks,
Bill Oates

Re: Walter Maa Louey and Sarah Ann (Nee Golden)

ripleyre2 — 2013-05-02 23:13:33Z

Hi Jan
I am happy to bring you that material when I come over soon to Launceston. I think that would be best. We could swap notes then. I would love a copy photo of great grandfather when he was young.

Re: Walter Maa Louey and Sarah Ann (Nee Golden)

jan777774 — 2013-05-02 11:39:04Z

Hi Kerry,
thanks for reply. Please excuse any spelling mistakes I am not very good on this computer. I only found this by accident.
Yes, we do need to compare notes I have just done my family history for a book and a few things are not the same as yours. Are you Winnies daughter?
You said that you have a copy of the passengers with our great grandfathers name on it is it in English? would like to know what it says if you do not mind

Also have a photo of Walter George and Charles in their mining days and one of your grandfather with my father.
Did you know about the wife and son in China?
Regards Jan

Re: Walter Maa Louey and Sarah Ann (Nee Golden)

ripleyre2 — 2013-05-02 06:30:38Z

Hi Jan
Sorry about delay in answer. Have had trouble with computer Yes George and Charles were my great uncles. Walter was my mother's father and so my grandfather. Maa Louey was my great grandfather. Although he spoke Cantonese and a dialect as well, he also wrote and spoke Mandarin which was the administrative language of China as he was an official before he left China and a Mandarin of the 3rd order. I have a copy of his shipboard passage from Hong Kong.
It would be lovely if we could meet and compare notes. I would love a copy of his photo when he was young

Re: look up please

RosieSWA — 2013-04-30 09:29:23Z

He is possibly buried in the Leonora Airport Road Cemetery. You could try the Outback Family website.

Re: Can not find a birth record at all - Can anyone else...

mcmnoble — 2013-04-30 07:40:03Z

I know this is an old thread but I came across this article when looking for details of Albert Ashbury who was a distant relation of my husband.
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/84759323

The reception is at the Muddock's house so that might solve the question of Amy Rose's new surname. They were obviously good friends so perhaps the child was given to them to raise after her mother's death.

Re: Walter Maa Louey and Sarah Ann (Nee Golden)

jan777774 — 2013-04-29 13:34:06Z

Maa Louey
My grandfather Charles was born in Vic. Lived all his life in Tas Died at our house in Launceston in 1959. Aunty Vi (armstead) sent Ceorge and Walter to the Funeral. Visited Walter and George in Melb in 1957. George worked at the market in Melb. Their fathers name was Ma Sui He married Sarah Tennant. She died in Vic and is buried in the Kew cemetry.He became Maa Louey in Aust He died in China I have a letter from his family he was born in the Bai Sha. He was from See Yup area that is why it is Sui not this was his dilect. My father was named after Charles. His Chinese name not young Charles who died at 6 months.

I last saw Fred Davis Vi's son in 2000 Has he passed away.
Regards Jan

Re: Ada Elizabeths birth certificate

jan777774 — 2013-04-29 10:45:38Z

Hi
I have just started to read all of this on the Maa family that you have written
You say that you have met George are you a reletive or not?
Maa Louey (Ma Sui) and that is how it was written, not Maa LOUEY. He was Tai Sun. The dilect he spoke was Tai Sun not Mandarin or Cantonese. Charles always wrote his surname as Maa Louey because that is the name the family used, it should have been just Ma. There are 4 Ma characters which one did you reserch?

Re: Walter Maa Louey and Sarah Ann (Nee Golden)

jan777797 — 2013-04-28 23:56:24Z

Hi Kerry,
I did not know that Fred was in Canada. He was always in and out and we never spoke about personal matters.
aunty Vi would talk about the family,mother and father and about his family in china.Also how her father favored the boys over the girls.Said that they put Mar for their surname name because it was more anglicized.
Aunty Vi lived in New Zealand with her first husband Davis Fred's father can not remember his first name might of been Fred too. He was a gambler and spent a lot of time at the races. She was continually struggling to have food and rent. Finally left him and got a job in a hotel, then he committed suicide. She never told Fred but whether he knew in later years I am not sure.She also ran the boarding house where she lived and told me having to collect the rent made her strong. Married Armstead I can not remember much about that marriage except he always wanted her back and she regretted not reconciling with him. As I remember he was a bit jealous of Fred. Which one of Uncle Walters children is your parent? Is Winnie still alive?
Regards Jan

Re: roberta marjorie williams

Andrewperry0 — 2013-04-28 08:11:50Z

sorry i dont but my fathers name is mervyn re roberta marjorie williams

Re: roberta marjorie williams

corahlf — 2013-04-28 07:23:29Z

Hi,
Do you have any other identifying information such as parental names for Roberta.

Leanne

roberta marjorie williams

Andrewperry0 — 2013-04-28 05:22:09Z

looking for my long lost mum roberta marjorie williams also known as bobby born in west midland who had a son on the 1/6/62 known as andrew

Re: Walter Maa Louey and Sarah Ann (Nee Golden)

ripleyre2 — 2013-04-28 03:45:27Z

Hi Jan
Thanks for the reply. I will be coming to Tassie again soon possibly end of May and would would love to meet up with you. . Family were advised great grandfather died on board ship on his way back to China and did not make it. Regards Kerry

Re: Walter Maa Louey and Sarah Ann (Nee Golden)

ripleyre2 — 2013-04-28 03:39:26Z

Hi Jan
Did you know Fred Davis was in the airforce and based in Canada during the war? Do you have any more information about Aunty Vi Armstead? Do you still live in Tasmania? It was great to hear from you. Kerry

Re: Walter Maa Louey and Sarah Ann (Nee Golden)

jan777797 — 2013-04-27 09:43:57Z

Hi thanks for reply.
No mistake in name it is written in Chinese Characters.
Sent to my grandfather Charles from China from Ma Sui.
Tells where he came from in Canton his name and that he was toy sun.
Also have a letter sent to my Grandfather Charles telling him his father had been sick before he died and also it was time to dig him up and clean his bones which was a common practice in china and still is in some parts.
Yes no head stone on their grave he died at our home in Launceston. I know that you were in Tassie and would liked to have met you. Also have a portrait photo of Ma Sui in his younger years.
Regards Jan

Re: Walter Maa Louey and Sarah Ann (Nee Golden)

ripleyre2 — 2013-04-27 02:42:27Z

Thanks Jan. There is some confusion here. My great grandfather Maa Louey was born in 1835 in Canton, China and travelled to Victoria as Ma Lui in 1866. I have the shipboard record. Not Ma Sui. A hand written "L" can look like an "S". He married Sarah Watson in Tasmania in 1877. I have the marriage registration details. Maa Louey was naturalized in 1896 in Tasmania and I have those details. Walter was born in Tasmania to Maa Louey and Sarah Maa Louey (nee Watson) in 1879. I have his birth details. I also have the details of Charles birth in Victoria and have visited his grave in Launceston. After a huge amount of documentary research and visiting many locations personally I have located documents from everywhere and sadly noted huge errors due to illiteracy, poor transcribing from old script and guesswork and also a lack of interest. Fred Davis did pass away and my mother and I attended his funeral.

Re: Walter Maa Louey and Sarah Ann (Nee Golden)

jan777774 — 2013-04-26 11:59:45Z

I am Charles Maa Louy's grand daughter If you are the Walter Maa Louy that lived in Weldborough Please contact me.
Jan 7777@bigpond.com
Regards Jan

Re: Congregational Church records Helena Vale/Midland Junction

TerryLouiseTAZ — 2013-04-25 11:45:23Z

Thank you. That link about Midlands history was very interesting.

I finally worked out that the Congregational Church is one of the churches that became part of the Uniting Church and have been able to locate three of the baptisms through their archives. So far we haven't located church records showing my great-grandparents were the first married at Helena Vale but I've located two articles on Trove that state the church building has been completed and first services would take place on Sunday 8 Jan 1899 so it is looking likely that the family legend is true in this case.

My grandfather was Walter John.

Re: Family of Henry Reginald Wilkinson

mollipops1 — 2013-04-23 00:37:09Z

Message sent by email :-)

Re: Family of Henry Reginald Wilkinson

skydragon58 — 2013-04-22 12:16:22Z

Hi Cherilyn, Thankyou for trying, please answer by email to dragonlord@clara.co.uk there are facts thats I would rather not put on an open message board. Facts that you can check out as your in Perth and I am 8000 miles away LOL.

Catch you soon

Brian

Re: Family of Henry Reginald Wilkinson

mollipops1 — 2013-04-22 01:26:36Z

Hi Brian
I am in Perth...sorry but I can't find any of these people. Hopefully someone else will have more luck.
Cherilyn

Re: Family of Henry Reginald Wilkinson

skydragon58 — 2013-04-21 11:28:08Z

Hi, my family name is GAWNE, my mother's maiden name was Wilkinson. She was the younger sister to Reginald(we called him Reginald because he was named after my grandfather who also was called Henry), there were 4 children starting with Reginald, Elsie, Arnold, Joan Mary, in that order of age. Joan Mary would be the only one living now, maybe, she would be in her late 70's.
Where about in the world do you hail from, I have a lot of new family in Australia.
Brian

Re: Family of Henry Reginald Wilkinson

mollipops1 — 2013-04-21 06:32:06Z

What were your parents' names?

Re: HEDGE - Kalgoorlie

raktrans — 2013-04-21 02:11:33Z

Hi Just read your post and realise that it was a few years ago,but just letting you know i am Kayleen Margaret Hedge/Williums daughter of George William Hedge

Re: Family of Henry Reginald Wilkinson

skydragon58 — 2013-04-20 23:22:30Z

Hi it seems to be up in the air a bit, I will check this end and get back to you both, yes he certainlly lived in Perth W. Australia for the past 40 years that I know of, my parents also lived in Perth. that was Reginald's sister.

Brian

Re: Family of Henry Reginald Wilkinson

Sad_Mushroom — 2013-04-20 23:03:27Z

Hi Brian,
The Henry Reginald you are talking about and the one mollipops is talking about appear to be two different people.

The one mollipops is talking about married in England and arrived as a married man with a child,, by plane.
Also his date of birth was 1922 where as yours was born 1920.

Do you have any idea when your Henry Reginald was supposed to arrive in Australia? (before or after his sister and/or father)
Why was he on a ship in the China sea? (was he enlisted or similar)
Are you positive his wifes name was Irene?

Kellie

Re: Family of Henry Reginald Wilkinson

mollipops1 — 2013-04-20 10:20:15Z

Not sure it is the same family then as this family did not arrive until 1965 and there is only one daughter - also they arrived by plane not ship?? This would also indicate he married in the UK, not Australia. Do you know that they definitely lived in Western Australia?

Also, was he Henry Reginald (as in your subject line), or Reginald (as you refer to him in your posts)?

PS Likely marriage for Henry R to Irene DAVIES (as below) in 1941 at Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire. Children's names (freeBMD) do not match those you have given below...don't think this is the right family...

Re: Family of Henry Reginald Wilkinson

skydragon58 — 2013-04-20 10:03:36Z

Hi, Yes we have the correct family, never knew my Aunt Irene's maiden name, he was part of 4 children as you show the one you have missing is Joan Mary, she is the youngest. Reginalds father was Henry Wilkinson and his mother was Elsie (do not remember her having a second christian name). The tale that was told in the family as far back as I can remember was that Reginald's ship was sunk in the China sea and was rescued and taken to Aus. There he stayed married Irene and had 4 children Pat, Cheryl, Peter and Denise. that is as far as I have got so far as I have been following my father's branch of the family. If you want to contact me direct please do at dragonlord@clara.co.uk
Brian Gawne

Re: Family of Henry Reginald Wilkinson

mollipops1 — 2013-04-20 03:38:11Z

Hi skydragon58

You say 'was' so I assume he is no longer living.

Is he the Henry Reginald WILKINSON who died in 2011 aged 90?

Is this his arrival with wife and daughter?
WILKINSON Henry Reginald born 3 June 1922; Irene (nee Davies) born 18 November 1920; Karen Ann born ***; travelled per aircraft departing UK on 31 October 1965 under the Assisted Passage Migration Scheme

You can see record at NAA Recordsearch. It appears Irene may have died in 2011 aged 91 but not sure it is the same person. If they only came out in the 1960s I'm not sure about the 'extensive family'...then again I might have the wrong man altogether!

Family of Henry Reginald Wilkinson

skydragon58 — 2013-04-19 16:23:43Z

Reginald Wilkinson was my Uncle on my mother's side of the family. I know he had an extensive family in Australia can anyone help in my contacting them

Family of Henry Reginald Wilkinson

skydragon58 — 2013-04-19 16:22:07Z

Reginald Wilkinson was my Uncle on my mother's side of the family. I know he had an extensive family in Australia can anyone help in my contacting them

CHIFNEY

GordonM47 — 2013-04-18 22:07:40Z

Does this help anyone ..... ??

I descend from Elizabeth CHIFNEY - B 1725 - Cambridgeshire ??

Married to

James..Neal, 29 September 1745- Chippenham, Cambridgeshire UK

Their son - James Neal born 1746 - Cambridgeshire ??

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