Tuesday, 22 February 2022

PERSONALS Trove Tuesday 22nd Feb 2022

 



Personals can be a great source of information, much of which you might never have considered. There may be guest lists at weddings, or a 21st or even a funeral.. You may find where that missing person moved to, or what happened to them. There are often clues about families who are related .. previously unknown to you. 

Don't dismiss an area because you have never thought there could be a connection. Also, consider names that are spelt differently. I know it's very hard to believe, but there are sometimes errors in reports.

Enjoy...

Goulburn Valley Stock and Property Journal (Vic. : 1916 - 1942), Wednesday 27 September 1939, page 4   National Library of Australia http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article217909978

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The middle reaches of the Goulburn River at Seymour.
Tannin CC BY-SA 3.0


Note: the first date I can find for the Tongala Bowling Club was 1927.
There is a Facebook group for the club if you are interested in it.










Lithgow NSW Main Street Shops NOV2019 (cropped).jpg
Classy Melissa  
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The following article covers a lot more than just Lithgow.

Lithgow Mercury (NSW : 1898 - 1954), Thursday 28 September 1939, page 3  National Library of Australia  http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article219634983    link






Tuesday, 15 February 2022

TEACHERS TRANSFERRED.. Trove Tuesday 15th Feb 2022 Issue 1

 



New South Wales Government Gazette (Sydney, NSW : 1832 - 1900), Tuesday 21 September
 National Library of Australia http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article2237773031880 (No.373)





Botany Public School 1869


Bringelly Public School 






Elizabeth St, Sydney

Wallerawang school in 1880.




Tent Hill School






Botany Public School

The original building, opened in January 1869, with attached teacher's residence at right. The roof still has the original timber shingles and gabled roof vents. Four of these vents can be seen projecting from the side of the roof. The three lancet windows in the building's main facade are typical of Gothic architecture. In the early 1870s 17 Moreton Bay Figs and 11 Norfolk Island Pines were planted in the school grounds. One of each, protected by paling tree guards, is pictured. The school bell is between the two trees.

https://botany-p.schools.nsw.gov.au/about-our-school/history.html

Bringelly Public School

Bringelly is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located on the Northern Road between Penrith and Camden. It has a public school. Bringelly is also the name of a local hill. Wikipedia

Elizabeth St Sydney

Wallerawang School

Wallerawang is a small township in the Central Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia. It is located approximately 14 kilometres northwest of Lithgow adjacent to the Great Western Highway. It is also located on the Main Western railway line at the junction of the Gwabegar line. Wikipedia

Tent Hill School Glen Innes

 

Proved to be a busy school with many activities.


“In November 1880, John Reid (Wesleyan) manager of the smelting works, T. Mackenzie (Presbyterian) and George McTavish (Church of England), foreman of the smelting works, and George Stanford (Church of England), an employee of the smelter, applied for a Public School at Glen (Smelting Works) at Tent Hill for 37 pupils; 19 boys and 18 girls...” from  Graham Wilson’s, Tent Hill School, in his series of histories of the  now closed country schools in the Severn Shire.

Others to sign the application (with religion stated) included men of the Dormer, Petersen, Stonebridge, Stanford, Freinden, Schumacher, Cassidy, Davidson, Crane, Watts, Reid, Brennan, Connolly families and  Hannah Law.





Tuesday, 8 February 2022

ABSCONDED & TICKETS OF LEAVE, MALE & FEMALE CONVICTS Trove Tuesday 8th Feb 2022

 




ABSCONDED CONVICTS, male & female

Details can include names, home, name of ship of arrival, age, physical description, any identifying marks, sometimes personal relationships.

New South Wales Government Gazette (Sydney, NSW : 1832 - 1900), Wednesday 11 February 1835   National Library of Australia http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article230654779 


These are different versions, courtesy of AMW, 


TICKETS OF LEAVE

New South Wales Government Gazette (Sydney, NSW : 1832 - 1900), Friday 19 July 1844 (No.65), page 934 National Library of Australia http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article230676689


New South Wales Government Gazette (Sydney, NSW : 1832 - 1900), Friday 19 June 1846 (No.50), page 75  National Library of Australia http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article230142624


New South Wales Government Gazette (Sydney, NSW : 1832 - 1900), Tuesday 18 August 1846 (No.69) National Library of Australia http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article230143378


One of the most helpful sites is
 https://convictrecords.com.au..

The following selections give you an idea as to what you might find re various convicts. Not all are listed and anyone can contribute. These are just a few names from the clippings above. The information can be as simple as a few words, or quite comprehensive. You are welcome to add your own findings, as it all helps.


11 Feb 1835

Eliza Davis/Davies P.1.


https://convictrecords.com.au/convicts/davis/eliza/44199


Date of Birth:

1810

Occupation:

Servan

Crime:

Robbing a person

Convicted at:

Middlesex Gaol Delivery

Sentence term:

Life

Ship:

Lucy Davidson

Departure date:

10th July, 1829

Arrival date:

29th November, 1829

Place of arrival

New South Wales

Passenger manifest

Travelled with 100 other convicts

Community Contributions

Vicki Osborn on 8th June, 2020 wrote:

Eliza Davis (Davies) was born in 1810, Southwark Borough. She was 19 when she was sentenced to Life for robbing a person. She was a servant of all work and a needlewoman. Protestant. Reads and writes.

Indent Description: Single. Ruddy, freckled complexion, grey eyes and red hair. Tattoos: RHGS, 1839 indistinctly on right arm, lower part TTMB, I Love to the … 4’11” tall.

She was assigned to: Richard Humphries, 1829, Pitt St, Sydney (Convict Indent); Mr Kemp, September, 1831, Newcastle; and Mrs Ward, April, 1835, Paterson (NGEB State Archives)

Ticket of Leave: 25th January, 1845, Paterson [45/0010]

Application to marry: (1)Richard Stack per Guilford, 15th October, 1831, Newcastle. (2) John/James Dyson (alias Crosley) per Lord Sidmouth, 25th January, 1832, Newcastle.

Eliza married John Dyson in 1832, Newcastle.

Eliza was one of the female convicts who were sentenced to 3 years in a penal settlement for mutinous conduct and riot at the female factory Parramatta, 17th February, 1835.



Johnathon Watson.    P.2.


Crime:

-

Convicted at:

Lancaster (Liverpool Boro') Quarter Session

Sentence term:

Life

Ship:

Marquis of Huntley

Departure date:

5th April, 1830

Arrival date:

21st August, 1830

Place of arrival

New South Wales

Passenger manifest

Travelled with 228 other convicts


Bridget Clarke p.3


Date of Birth:

1807

Occupation:

Country servant

Date of Death:

-

Age:

-

Crime:

House robbery

Convicted at:

Ireland, Cavan

Sentence term:

7 years

Ship:

Asia 1

Departure date:

10th September, 1829

Arrival date:

13th January, 1830

Place of arrival

New South Wales

Passenger manifest

Travelled with 67 other convicts

Primary source:

Irish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry.

Maureen Withey on 25th February, 2021 wrote:

Irish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry.

Bridget Clarke, alias Clark, age on arrival, 23, per Asia I (5) , 1830; Tried at Cavan, 1829, 7 years, for Robbery house. DOB, 1807, native place, Cavan. Single, Catholic, All work country.

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Applications to Marry.

James Brewster, Archduke Charles, age 44, 14 years, Free; and Bridget Clarke, Asia (7), age 23, 7 years, Bond. Date of permission, 31 Mar 1830, Parramatta, Revd. William Yate.

Convict Changes History

Maureen Withey on 25th February, 2021 made the following changes:

convicted at, term: 7 years, voyage, source: Irish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry. (prev. ), firstname: Bridget, surname: Clarke, alias1: Clark, alias2: , alias3: , alias4: , date of birth: 1807, date of death: 0000, gender: f, occupation, crime



Bridget KENNEDY      Page 4


Crime:

-

Convicted at:

Middlesex. Westminster Quarter Session

Sentence term:

Life

Ship:

Buffalo

Departure date:

4th May, 1833

Arrival date:

5th October, 1833

Place of arrival

New South Wales

Passenger manifest

Travelled with 180 other convicts