Carol Anne's Genealogy Pages

Tuesday June 03, 2008 02:34:39 PM
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Galea, Said, Watson, Doyle. These are on my husband's side of the family.

AHRENFELD, Bonita b.c.1868 in Victoria, d. 3 September 1938 at Rydalmere, NSW age 70 – D/C stated that her parents were William ROBERTSON and Bessie HINES and her husbands name was John. There were two children – John b.c. 1908 and Reginald b.c.1913. She had m. 1886 (age 18) to Jack BRANSCOMB (no issue) and (at age 25) 1893 to John AHRENFELD, possibly in Victoria. I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO VERIFY ANY INFORMATION EXCEPT FOR HER DEATH. CAN ANYONE HELP?

AHRENFELD, Dorothy b. 1896 m. 1920 George BREWER at Rockdale, Sydney. Any information on this couple or any children would be welcome.

AHRENFELD, Edward Jacob b. 1834, Liverpool, England, m. c. 1855 (London) McKINNON Christina b. 1843 Fort Augustus, Scotland. I have been unable to verify their birth or marriage dates. His parents names were Jacob & Eliza but I believe that he was b. in Lancashire. I was given details of a family of AHRENFELD'S, who had a son Edward born in the right time area but his mother was given as Sophia. It is possible hat there is a connection but at this time have been unable to sort it out. ANY HELP WITH THESE FAMILIES WOULD BE APPRECIATED. Edward arrived in Melbourne, Victoria on 22 May 1857 on the “Grand Trianon” with Christina & two children. The shipping log recorded that he came from Lancashire and that he was a carter. This is a query, as he was shown as a Law Clerk in London, on the B/C of his daughter Janet/Jeanette b. 1862. On most of the birth/death certificates, he was shown as a Mining Engineer. They had a large family, who apart from the two that arrived with them, were b. in Victoria. I have details of most of Edward & Christina’s descendants. He remarried after Christina’s death and had one daughter.

AHRENFELD, Jacob m. Eliza (possibly England, maybe Europe). I have one son Edward Jacob b.c. 1834 (see above). There were other children and may be connected to Jacob & Sophia listed below. Does anyone know the date of the marriage and Eliza’s surname?

AHRENFELD, Jacob m. Sophia (possibly England, maybe Europe) probably before 1837, when I have the date of one son’s (Alfred) birth? There were other siblings including an Edward and two girls with the same names as two of Edward Jacob’s sisters. Details provided by contacts in England. Does anyone have the marriage date and Sophia’s surname?

ARMSTRONG, Agnes m. James SYKES, Southern Scotland. Their daughter Margaret (b c. 1828) m. 1850 David JOHNSTON, Peebles, Scotland. (See SYKES). There was also a son William b. 1833. ? Other children.

BERGEN, Catherine, wife of Cornelius LAWLOR. Her daughter Maria b. 1839 Ireland, came to Australia and m. 1861 Andrew CURRY/CURRIE 3^rdin Victoria.

BRAIN/GOODE/JESSOP/SMITH/STANIFORTH FAMILY IN TASMANIA. I have had access to the BRAIN family history book and would like to contact someone about it. I HAVE A LOT MORE INFORMATION AND SOME CORRECTIONS ON THE SMITH/SMYTHE family who are my ancestors.

BRAIN – England & Tasmania. I have most details of those who were b. in Tasmania.

BREWER, George m. 1920 Dorothy AHRENFELD (b.1897) Rockdale, Sydney.

BUCHANAN – Ch. Name not known (probably Isle of Skye, Scotland) – see GRANT.

CALLAGHAN, James Arthur m. Euphemia McINTOSH (date unknown). She was b. 1872 (reg. Goulburn, NSW.) I believe there were four children Molly b. 1904, Sydney James b. 1908, Jessie & Betty.

CLARKE, Howard Ludlow b. 1915, Sydney m. 1941 Vera Mabel ANDERSON in Sydney. I believe there were no children. His parents were Edmund Ludlow CLARKE b. 1889 and Alice Mabel HOLLIER. Edmund L’s parents were Justus Julius CLARKE & Emily BLAKERS. Justus parents were Edmund Ludlow CLARKE & Annie CURRIE. Howard Ludlow CLARKE remarried in 1954 Irene Valda WATSON. Can anyone advise me if there were any children from this 2^nd marriage?

CLARKE, Theodore Felix b. Vic. Aust. 1867 d. 1944. Married Ada NORRIS 1892 Vic. Aust. Children - Ada b. 1892, Vera b. 1892, Dorothy b. 1897, Allan b. 1906 All in Vic. Vera m. John MITCHELL 1913 - a daughter Marie b. 1913, Dorothy m. Vivian KINGSLEY 1921 and Alan m. Daisy SPEERS 1936. Theodore's older brother William Damian CLARKE is my childrens' great-grandfather. I would like to contact some members of this family.

CURRIE/CURRY, Andrew 1^st and wife Lydia had 3 sons (Co. Tyrone Ireland) & their third son also Andrew 2^nd b.c. 1789 m. Ann BARR (aka Nancy) in Ireland. They had 3 girls & 3 boys who all migrated to Australia after Ann died. Lydia b. 1822 Ireland arrived Sydney 1842 with sister Annie ( who married Edmund Ludlow CLARKE) and two brothers, James & Robert. There has been no trace of Lydia since then. DID SHE MARRY, DIE OR RETURN TO IRELAND – CAN ANYONE HELP? Andrew 2^nd arrived here later in 1849 with the other two children Andrew 3^rd and Mary. He married for the 2^nd time to Catherine Jane GAMBLE (nee GRAHAM) after she arrived in Australia in 1852. The family used two spellings for their surname.

CURRIE, James Roulstone b.c. 1860 d. 1926 married Mary Jane PATTERSON 1889 Vic. Aust. 5 Children - Hubert b. 1890, Ina b. 1892, Gertrude b 1893, Keith b. 1903, Glenda b. 1910. Gertrude m. Stanley McCULLUGH, Keith m. Jessie COLLIE and Glenda m. Aubrey RICHARDS. Hubert CURRY was killed at Gallipoli in 1915. I would really like to contact any descendants of this family. James was my grandmother's uncle. His father Andrew CURRY and some other members of the family were also known as CURRY.

EDWARDS, William m. Betsy HOULDCROFT (spelling of surname). A daughter Hilda Emmaline b.c. 1865. Can anyone help with details of their ancestors and other children b. possibly in Victoria?

FUFTON - a 3^rd Christian name of John Edward (FUFTON) AHRENFELD b. 1865 in Victoria. It may be a family name and I would like to know its origin.

FULLER, Elizabeth b. 1775 m. 1779 Benjamin GOODE, Cripplegate, England. Her parents were William FULLER & Sarah POTTS m. 1773 London. See GOODE for more details.

GAMBLE, John b. Ireland m. Catherine Jane GRAHAM. He probably died and she with her three children migrated to Australia, where she m. 1852 ( 2^nd wife) Andrew CURRIE/CURRY 3^rd, 1852 in Victoria.

GILLANDERS, William m. 1935 Lillian M. McINTOSH (b.1909) Hurstville, NSW. I only know of one daughter Barbara. I would appreciate further details.

GOODE, Benjamin m. 1779 Elizabeth Fuller b. 1755 Shoreditch, England. Daughter Mary m. 1893 Anthony BRAIN in Tasmania. See BRAIN entry above.

GRAHAM, Catherine Jane b. Ireland 1806. She had been married to John GAMBLE and had three children, Mary b. 1832, John 1840, & William GAMBLE b. 1846 & migrated 1852 (possibly after John’s death). Mary migrated to Australia ahead of her mother and m. 1851 James CURRIE/CURRY, Andrew 3^rd’s son. When her mother later married Andrew in 1852, he became her stepfather as well as father–in-law.

GRANT, Niel b. 1813 Isle of Skye, Scotland m. 1835 Effie (Euphemia) SHAW (b. 1816) in Strath, Skye. Her parents were John SHAW (who was deceased before 1839) when his widow Mary McARTHUR (abt.1790-1879). Came to Australia with Effie, Niel and family arriving in 1840. They had a large family and I have a lot of information on them. His mother was believed to be a BUCHANAN.

GRANT, John, b. 1879 probably Skye, Scotland & son of above m. 1869 Margaret WALLACE in Westwood, near Camden NSW. They had 9 children and at the time of his death were living in Hampton Court Road, Kogarah, NSW. I have birth dates for the children but would like more details on this family.

GRAY/GREY, Anne/Ann b.c. 1800 m. 1819 Colin McINTOSH (b.c. 1800) at Knockbain, Scotland and bans were issued in Drumore. See McINTOSH for further details. His name on IGI was spelt as MACKINTOSH and her name as GRAY but the family has always spelt it as GREY.

GUERET, Adelaide b. 1800 Champ Rosay, France m. 1827 Edward Ludlow CLARKE (b. 1805) in Edinburgh. It would be great if someone had details of her parents.

HINES, Bessie possibly m. William ROBERTSON. They were the parents of Bonita (b.c. 1868 in Victoria) who m.c. 1893 John Edward Fufton AHRENFELD. I have been unable to verify these details.

HOUPTON/HOPETOUN was a second Christian name of two CLARKE males. One for Leo Houpton CLARKE, the son of William and Jeanette (nee AHRENFELD) and the other for Jack Alfred Hopetoun CLARKE. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHERE THIS NAME CAME ORIGINATED?

JESSOP, see BRAIN entry above.

JOHNSTON, Agnes Armstrong b.1852 (as listed above) m. 1873 William SHEARER (b. 1848) in Kilbride. They migrated to NZ with five children in 1880 on the “Stirlingshire” and had another six children there. I have a good record of most of their descendants

JOHNSTON, David b. 1825 (see James JOHNSTON below) m. 1850 Margaret SYKES (b. 1828), Peebles, Scotland. Children were James b. 1850, Agnes Armstrong b. 1852, Robert b. 1854, David 1855, Elizabeth b. 1857, David (2^nd with that name & my grandfather) b. 1860, William b. 1862 and George Scott b.1865. Most of them were b. Selkirk. I only have history on Agnes, David & William who emigrated & ended up in New Zealand. WHAT HAPPENED TO THE OTHER SIBLINGS?

JOHNSTON, David b. 1860 migrated but not sure if he went to NZ first but he m. 1895 Mary Anne (Annie) McINTOSH (b. 1860) at Dubbo in NSW, daughter of Charles McINTOSH and Margaret (nee GRANT). They moved to NZ when my father and his sister were young. I have all available details on my own family but do not know when or where my grandfather d. in NZ possibly Petone bet. 1935 – 1945 and would appreciate any help.

JOHNSTON, James m. Elizabeth LAW. They had nine children born in Lyne & Megget, Scotland. Elizabeth b. 1823, David (my g.g.father) b. 1825, Margaret b. 1927, William b. 1829, Janet b. 1831 James b. 1834, Jane b. 1837, John b, 1840 and George b. 1848. David is the only one on whom I have further details. WHERE ARE THE DESCENDANTS OF THE OTHER CHILDREN?

JOHNSTON, William b. 1862 migrated NZ, m. Jane MURDOCK and had one daughter Agnes Bryson b. 1895. When Jane died, he m. Emily CROCKER. They had three sons, none of whom married. His daughter Agnes m. 1923 John Morell COLLIER and had a large family. I have a good record of this family in N.Z.

LAW, Elizabeth m. James JOHNSTON (probably Southern Scotland) and had a large family. See James JOHNSTON above. First child Elizabeth b. 1823. WHERE ARE THE DESCENDANTS OF ALL THEIR CHILDREN?

LAWLOR, Maria b. 1839 Ireland m. 1861 Andrew CURRIE/CURRY 3^rd (daughter of Cornelius & Catherine (nee BERGEN).

LAZARUS, Isaac m. 1876 Lucy (Lucie) AHRENFELD (b. 1860) in Melbourne. There were four children – Unnamed b. 1877, Jacques b, 1879, Edward Percy b. 1880 and Jeanette b. 1882 – the year Lucy died. I would appreciate any information on this family.

McARTHUR, Mary. See Niel GRANT (b. 1814) Isle of Skye.

McINTOSH, Alexander (1881 Census) shown as age 62 but this may not be correct. His Wife’s name was Elizabeth and she was 43 b. Scotland. Shown as living in Durham, England. Children Janet age 29, James age 20 (out of work teacher), Frederick age 16, apprentice boilermaker, William age 9 scholar, and Elizabeth age 5 scholar b. Jarrow, Durham. This family may be a branch on my tree and would like to contact any descendants.

McINTOSH, Charles b.c.1837 (listed below), son of Colin and Ann (nee GRAY) m. 1859 Margaret GRANT in Campbelltown, NSW. They were my father’s maternal grandparents and I have a good record of their descendants. His mother was listed as living at Newtown Valley, near Inverness when he and brother Colin migrated to Australia.

McINTOSH, Colin 1^st b.c. 1800 (d. bet 1841-1851) m. 1919 Anne GRAY/GREY (b.c. 1800) in Knockbain. Children John c. 13.6.1821, Alexander c. 11.6.1823, Thomas c. 2.7.1825, Colin c. 21.6.1828, Janet c. 9.5.1831, Donald c. 14.5.1834, Charles b.c. 1837? Inverness, and Margaret c. 18.10.1839 Killernean. The others were born in Knockbain.

McINTOSH, Colin 2^nd b.1828 (listed above) m. Mary LATHAM, migrated to Australia 1854, followed by his brother Charles, my paternal G-G-Grandfather in 1856. He and Mary and left Australia with four children, Anne, Catherine/Katherine, Colin and Margery between 1865 & 1869 . John was born later in California. They may have ended up in Utah and may have become Mormons but the only details I have is that they were in the California for the 1880 Census.

McINTOSH, John (1881 Census). Living in Hawarden, Pentrobin, Wales, age 61 and he was b. in Scotland, His wife was Catherine age about 48 b. Wales. A step-son Charles WAINWRIGHT, age 20 was living with them. I believe he may be part of my family tree and I would like some further information about him.

McINTOSH, Thomas (1881 Census) was living at Ardargie Mains, Forgandenny, Perth, Scotland. He was a land steward age 52 and place of birth was recorded as Knockbain, Scotland, His wife was Christian and she was also b. Knockbain. Their children were Thomas age 22 (general clerk – Lawyers) b. Coldingham, Berwick and Christina age 20 b. Carluke, Lanark. I believe that Thomas may be a part of my family tree and would like to make contact with descendants.

McKINNON, Christina b.c. 1834 Fort Augustus, Scotland m. c 1855 Edward Jacob AHRENFELD in London. Any details about her family would be appreciated. See Edward AHRENFELD at top of list for further details.

MURDOCK, Jane, New Zealand, m. William JOHNSTON. Daughter Agnes Bryson b. 1895. Any details on her would be appreciated. See William’s details.

POTTS, Sarah, m. William FULLER in England. Daughter Elizabeth (b. 1755) m. 1779 Benjamin GOODE in London.

ROADKNIGHT, William b.c. 1792 Lancashire m. 1812 Harriet TWAMLEY in London. They migrated to Tasmania. Can anyone help with his ancestors? He was the father of Jane ROADKNIGHT b. 29.12.1825. She m. 6.12.1847 William D. CLARKE ( b. 23.8.1827) in Victoria.

ROBERTSON, William probably husband of Bessie HINES and father of Bonita b c. 1868. She m.c. 1897John Edward Fufton AHRENFELD in Victoria.

RULE, John Samuel b 1842 New Zealand m 1874 Catherine Jane CURRIE/CURRY b 1852 Victoria. Their son James Oliver Roulstone RULE b 1875 Victoria m 1900 Sarah Anne Elizabeth BERRY b 1875 Victoria. They had five children Lilias, Alice, Geoffrey, Sheila & Lesley. I have a lot of information on the family but would like contact to complete their tree.

RYMAN, Elizabeth d. before 1806 m. 1789 Thomas BRAIN in England.

SHAW, John. See Niel GRANT b. 1814, Isle of Skye

SMITH, Samuel b.c.1769, wife Mary – from Worchester, England. Two sons Samuel Edward b. c. 1797 and James bc. 1803 were both tried separately for theft, sentenced to death & transported to Tasmania on the “Princess Charlotte” in 1824. He was possibly married at the time and later divorced by his wife. This was a common occurrence, when convicts were sent abroad, as there was no likelihood of ever returning to England. There were possibly other siblings Catherine b.c. 1791, Edward b.c. 1792, Thomas b.c. 1799 and Mary Ann b.c.1808. Samuel Edward m. in Tasmania to Mary RAFFLES/ROFFLES and his son Samuel Edward 2^nd m. 1860 Lucy STANIFORTH (1^st wife) and their son Edward Albert (my grandfather) m. 1887 Annie CURRIE. Edward had a sister Louisa. Later the name was changed to SMYTHE. I HAVE A VERY GOOD RECORD OF THIS FAMILY.

After Lucy’s death he m. Louise/Louisa GILLESPIE and had further children. James b. 1869, Herbert b. 1870, 1873, Percy b.1875. I have some details on this family but there are many gaps.

STANIFORTH, See entry above and BRAIN.

SYKES, James (southern Scotland). m. Agnes ARMSTRONG. Two children that I have listed - Margaret b. 1828 and William b. 1833. There may have been others but I have no details.

TWAMLEY, Harriet b.c. 1795 (probably England) m. 1812 William ROADKNIGHT in London. They migrated to Tasmania. Can anyone help with her ancestors?

WOODBURN, Sarah was married to William CLARKE great grandmother to William D. CLARKE (b. 1857). She was probably born & married n England.

When one grows older, we tend to think of the past and how things used to be. For me it is more prevalent now as am now reaching the time in my life that I would like to write about the past and my life as child as a Baby Boomer.

I recall my life as a small child when there was a wireless to listen to, an ice chest to keep things cold. Back then we had the Davis Cup firmly in our grasp.

I have wonderful memories of my Maternal Grandparents, and learning to cook and knit from my Grandmother. I recall picking all her flowers, much to the annoyance of my grandfather. He always took me to the Easter Show, bought me all the bags I could carry and I hold these memories in a special part of my heart.

I have lived in the St George area of Sydney all of my life. I recall walking to Taren Point Bridge before the two opposite sides met up. The trolley buses that ran from Ramsgate to Kogarah and tram that were in Sydney.

The Age of Aquarius, now that puts a smile on face thinking of that time. The Vietnam war, walking on the moon was happening in my teenage years.. The Beatles, Rock and Roll in fact dancing and music was the best time of my teenage years.

My Dad loved music and I listened to him sing and play Al Jolsen 78 records. Broadway shows have always been a major part of my life and musicals. Oh how I love those. I actually have always enjoyed music and all types, from classical to rock…no rap, or Jazz are in my collection though. My dear Father passed away in 1975. He died so young at the age of 52.

Our past now will be preserved better than ever before with the use of computers and the Internet. Now that I have learnt what the Internet can provide and the wonderful software programs that assist you in helping you begin your Family Tree, I have been searching Genealogy sites to help me begin that journey.

These are some of the sites I have visited and bookmark for reference when I start my journey into my past Ancestors. From some of my documents I have found some of my relatives came from Scotland, and some were Jewish. Some went to the USA in Utah. In the beginning I thought I would not need a program that was USA based and then I found some relatives had gone to the US, so how wrong I was.

~What parents leave in their children is more important than what they leave to them.~

Some wonderful links here