Find Ancestors

Wow, well done Gins! Thought her unusual middle name would be helpful :-) How nice she visited her US family in 1928. AND she died in my neck of the woods too!

Saw the marriage on freebmd, but it has CROFT

Marriages Jun 1839 (>99%)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CROFT Charlotte Cranbrook 5 113
DOBELL George Cranbrook 5 113

England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index: 1837-1915

Name: Charlotte Crockford
Date of Registration: Apr-May-Jun 1839
Registration district: Cranbrook
Inferred County: Kent
Volume Number: 5
Page Number: 4&f5=5">113 (click to see others on page)

Checked out the GRO image, its been mistranscribed! It should read Croft


Edit: Sent a correction to Ancestry

Australia Birth Index, 1788-1922

Name: Thomas Joseph Brown
Birth Date: 1874
Father's Name: Thomas Brown
Mother's Name: Margaret
Birth Place: New South Wales
Registration Year: 1874
Registration Place: Sydney, New South Wales
Registration number: 157

First Name LOUISA HYPATIA
Names are only recorded in capitals
Application Number KC00028760
See legend for application code details
Last Name BROWNAged (Years) 84 Date of Death 30/09/1967
Suburb SOUTH PERTH
Ashes Request
DISPERSED AT KARRAKATTA CEMETERY Completed yes
[K=Karrakatta C=Cremation]

http://www.mcb.wa.gov.au/ResearchAndGenealogy/Search.aspx

Australia Marriage Index, 1788-1950

Name: Louisa Hypatia Fergusson
Spouse Name: Thos Jos Brown
Marriage Place: Victoria
Registration Place: Victoria
Registration Year: 1905
Registration number: 82

Australia Death Index, 1787-1985

Name: Louisa Hypatia Brown
Death Place: Western Australia
Age: 84
Father's Name: James
Mother's Name: Rachel
Registration Year: 1966
Registration Place: Perth, Western Australia
Registration number: 3191/67
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1882


Steady on with a tree online. I checked out a marriage for 1839 and the surname was not Croft to a Dobell, check it out here....


http://www.freebmd.org.uk/


California Passenger and Crew Lists, 1882-1957
Name: Louisa hypatia Brown <<<<Tourist
Arrival Date: 16 Mar 1928
Age: 45
Birth Date: abt 1883
Birthplace: Benella vic, Australia
Gender: Female
Ethnicity: English
Ship Name: Tahiti
Port of Arrival: San Francisco, California
Port of Departure: Sydney, Australia
Destination: Perth, Australia
Last Residence: Australia
Friend's Name: Croft
Archive information (series:roll number): M1410:232

Can you please see if Rachel WILLIAMSON's daughter with James FERGUSSON also went to the USA? Her name was Louisa Hypatia FERGUS[S]ON and she was born in Benalla, Victoria in 1883.

Thank you!

Found Emma Eliza'a birth in NSW - amazed since I had given up on ever knowing her maiden name!

Also, a match in a GR tree for George DOBELL so have sent a msg. Plus a tree online showing all the other DOBELL chn. George was born prior to his mother's marriage in 1839, so that is why he is really CROFT, not DOBELL.

Very chuffed :-D Thank you again.

Just so you know, George & Emma Eliza's daughter Alice married my grt grandfather - she was his first wife and died aged 33 in childbirth with their 5th child (who also died). The woman who then helped looked after him and his young children ended up marrying him and having lots more children (6!) - she was my grt grandmother! My mum was close to her, and I think Alice's presence was always strongly felt in the family (in fact, the 3 of them were interred together!), so it is lovely to know so much more about Alice's family.

Wow, that was unexpected! So Croft was actually his mother's surname! Well what a surprising lot this has turned out to be! ;-)

Thank you so much for your help, Lynne, gins and mgnv. Brilliant sleuthing :-)

New South Wales, Australia, Assisted Immigrant Passenger Lists, 1828-1896
Name: Charlotte Dobell
Birth Year: abt 1817
Age: 22
Gender: Female
Arrival Date: 1 Sep 1839
Vessel Name: Cornwall
Origin Location: Cranbrook, Kent, England
Children's Names: George aged 2

New South Wales, Australia, Assisted Immigrant Passenger Lists, 1828-1896
Name: Geoge Dobell
Birth Year: abt 1816
Age: 23
Gender: Male
Arrival Date: 1 Sep 1839
Vessel Name: Cornwall
Origin Location: Cranbrook, Kent, England



Theres loads of siblings for little George but I'll not post them as I know youre more than capable of finding Oz records ;-)

Magnify 4 clicks, then save image:
http://archive.org/stream/13thcensus1910po638unit#page/n117/mode/1up
http://archive.org/stream/14thcensusofpopu757unit#page/n318/mode/1up
http://archive.org/stream/14thcensusofpopu757unit#page/n330/mode/1up
http://archive.org/stream/michigancensus00reel976#page/n120/mode/1up
http://archive.org/stream/michigancensus00reel976#page/n159/mode/1up
[L87 & L89]

Check the 1920 headers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_David_(commune)

https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/list#page=1®ion=UNITED_STATES

Michigan, Marriages, 1868-1925

groom's name: Leslie Mcfarland
groom's age: 27 years
groom's birth date: 1883
groom's birthplace: Australia
bride's name: Miriam Croft
bride's age: 18 years
bride's birth date: 1892
bride's birthplace: Australia
marriage date: 16 Dec 1910
marriage place: Benton Harbor, Berrien, Michigan
groom's father: James
groom's mother: Williamson
bride's father: George
bride's mother: Williamson
film number: 2342688
digital folder number: 4209131
image number: 416
reference number: v 1 p 110 rn 1613

groom's name: Hiram Croft
groom's age: 24 years
groom's birth date: 1895
groom's birthplace: Australia
bride's name: Mary V. Winder
bride's age: 17 years
bride's birth date: 1902
bride's birthplace: Illinois
marriage date: 03 Jan 1919
marriage place: Benton Twp, Berrien, Michigan
groom's father: George
groom's mother: Williamson
bride's father: James
bride's mother: Lays
film number: 2342730
digital folder number: 4210037
image number: 5
reference number: v 1 p 169 rn 5

[You should look those up yourself to get the record's image]

I couldnt find a death in 1911 for a George Croft so I had a dig around. Im thinking Croft was either his middle name or he just used his mothers name, but his marriage and death show his correct surname

Michigan, Deaths and Burials Index, 1867-1995
Name: George C. Dobell
Birth Date: abt 1837
Birth Place: England
Death Date: 10 Mar 1911
Death Place: Benton Twp., Berrien, Mich.
Death Age: 74
Occupation: None
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Gender: Male
Father Name: Geo. Dobell
Mother Name: Charlotte Croft
FHL Film Number: 945407




Australia Marriage Index, 1788-1950
Name: George Dobell
Spouse Name: Emma Eliza Galliott
Marriage Date: 1856
Marriage Place: New South Wales
Registration Place: Sydney, New South Wales
Registration Year: 1856
Registration number: 82

Found on google:

Hiram, meaning of name:

Looks as though the name Hiram is a Hebrew name -

Hiram I was the Phoenician king of Tyre according to the Bible. He reigned from 980 BC to 947 BC, succeeding his father, Abibaal.

Hiram was the first name given to 18th President of the United States, Ulysses S. Grant, at birth. his name was Hiram Ulysses Grant and the prospect of entering West Point Military Academy with the initials "HUG" embarrassed him, he began using the name Ulysses H. Grant until he discovered that he was erroneously enrolled as Ulysses Simpson Grant. He adopted this name and was from that point forward known as U.S. or "Uncle Sam" Grant.

Lol, that's awesome! Of course, because the US is the centre of the world so all else is 'The Rest" :-D

Just love this!!!!!!!!!!


California Death Index, 1940-1997
Name: Hiram Croft
Social Security #: 371070440
Sex: Male
Birth Date: 1 Jun 1894
Birthplace: Rest of World <<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Death Date: 12 Feb 1960
Death Place: Los Angeles
Mother's Maiden Name: Williams


Social Security Death Index
Name: Hiram Croft
SSN: 371-07-0440
Born: 1 Jun 1894
Died: Feb 1960
State (Year) SSN issued: Michigan (Before 1951)

Ha! brilliant! What teamwork you guys :-D

Thank yoo!

P.S. Just noticed both Hiram and Mariam were musicans! How neat is that. (Any input as to whether these are Hebrew names - since George was claiming to be missionary on his migration papers!)

Australia Birth Index, 1788-1922

Name: Rachael Williamson
Father's Name: John Williamson
Mother's Name: Louisa Walker
Birth Place: Collingwood, Victoria
Registration Year: 1857
Registration Place: Victoria
Registration number: 4201


Australia Marriage Index, 1788-1950

Name: Rachel Williamson
Spouse Name: James Fergusson
Marriage Place: Victoria
Registration Place: Victoria
Registration Year: 1881
Registration number: 33





Someone has the certificates added to their tree on Ancestry

From a tree on Ancestry, might be worth checking out


Hiram Croft
Birth: 1 Jun 1894 - Australia
Death: 12 Feb 1960 - Los Angeles, California, USA
Parents: George Croft, Rachael Williamson
Spouse: Mary Verona Winder

Possible for Merriam - Mariam - Marion with her husband during the 1920 US Census:

Name: Leslie Mcfarland
[Leslie Mcparland]
Age: 34
Birth Year: abt 1886
Birthplace: Australia
Home in 1920: Benton, Berrien, Michigan
Race: White
Gender: Male
Immigration Year: 1905
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Mariam Mcfarland
Father's Birthplace: Australia
Mother's Birthplace: Australia
Home owned: Rent
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
Leslie Mcfarland 34
Mariam Mcfarland 29 - Musician

Hiram Croft Worl War I Draft registation:

Name: Hiram Croft
County: Berrien
State: Michigan
Birthplace: Australia
Birth Date: 1 Jun 1894
Race: White
FHL Roll Number: 1675068
DraftBoard: 1
Age:

Occupation:

Nearest Relative:

Height/Build:

Color of Eyes/Hair:

Signature: View image

Just found this marriage:
Croft, Meriam to McFarlane, Leslie 12/16/1910 [1613]