Hi
Emily's sister, Jessie and husband Ben migrated in 1929 with their 3 children Master R Wall aged 3, Miss I Wall aged 1 and 2month old Miss H Wall. Their last known address in the UK was 52 Somerstall Street Mansfield Nottinghamshire. Ben was a miner and Jessie a housewife.
Name: Mrs J Wall
Gender: Female
Age: 26
Birth Date: abt 1903
Departure Date: 22 Jun 1929
Port of Departure: London, England
Destination Port: Brisbane, Australia
Ship Name: Oronsay
Search Ship Database: Search for the Oronsay in the 'Passenger Ships and Images' database
Shipping line: Orient Line
Official Number: 147948
Master: W S Shelford
Their children's names from FreeBDM are Roy b1926, Iris b1927 and Hilda b1929.
From QLD BDM Jessie's Death in 1956
Year Reg# First name(s) Last name Father Mother
1956 B11628 Jessie Wall James Wright Mary Place
From the Australian Cemetery Index
Name: Jessie Wall
Death Age: 53
Birth Date: abt 1903
Death Date: 7 Jan 1956
Cemetery: Lutwyche Cemetery
Cemetery Location: Brisbane, Queensland
Year Reg# First name(s) Last name Father Mother
1970 B19888 Ben Wall Arthur Wall Eliza Wilson
I checked the 1911 census and assume this is the same Ben as the parents names are the same.
In regard to John Henry Wright was he born approx. 1822 and were his parents names John and Mary or Maria?
Karin