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Evening All,

I have recently found out that my great x4 grandfathers siblings and their families were part of the Nottingham Lacemakers (Calais Lacemakers) whom emmigrated to Australia in 1848. I am intrigued to find out what became of them.. Any ideas of how to go about this?

Thanks Libby

Hi Libby

You can search the NSW births death marriages indexes on line, there are also records of migrants arriving at State Records - indexes online.

BUT I just googled "lacemakers Australia calais" and got a lot of hits, even a website of that name

Happy Hunting

Di

Hi Libby

From one Libby to another. Not many of us about.

Sorry I can not help you, just thought I would say "hello".

Libby x
In North Wales

Hi Di,
Yes I know there is a website but just wondered how I could find out if they settled there etc.

Libby

Lol Libby, but I aint a really Libby, just a pet name. But Hi anyway.

Hi Libby,

why don't you post some details and we will see if we can help


bye Helen

Thanks for that Helen, I am mostly interested in the Stubbs, but I really do not know where to begin. I also have Sansom and Harrisons they all came over in 1848 . What else do you need to know?

Extremely grateful as I as not having a lot of luck myself,

Libby xx

Don't you have any Christian names or ages?

Lots of Sansoms in NSW, mostly in the Raymond Terrace area.

http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/Index/IndexingOrder.cgi/search?event=births

Will name a few if it helps.
Thomas Stubbs 1824,
Francis Green Stubbs 1826,
Mary Eliza Stubbs 1828,
Robert Henry Stubbs, 1830
Edward Stubbs,1832
Flora Stubbs1802

William Henry Sansom 1830
Eliza Sansom 1832
JOhn Sansom 1834
Mary ANn Sansom 1836
Emma Sansom 1838
Francis Sansom 1841

Thanks All
I will have to close for the night now. So please do not think I am ignoring you.

Nite nite.
Libby

Hi,

Following on from Mary, can you tell us which state of Australia they came to in 1848. Will help narrow the search down.

bye Helen

List of Emigrants from Calais who have been accepted for the Harpley to sail on 1st May 1848 for South Australia and The Fairlie departed from Plymouth on 30 April 1848 and arrived at Sydney on 7 August 1848.

Hope this helps.

Libby

They travelled on the Harpley to S. Australia:

http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/fh/passengerlists/1848HarpleyPassengerList.htm