Last night I was fortunate enough to be a participant in the first GeniAus Hangout on Air , it was a lot of fun and will be a great collaboration and learning resource. One of the questions I got to throw out into the ether was what do you do when you come across an absolute bog standard name, in my case John Green. So what do I know about John Green. John Green is the father of Louisa Green (b. 21 Jul 1821 - d. 27 Jun 1897) Before he passed away, I was fortunate enough to be in contact with Ken Muffett who had devoted a lifetime to researching the descendants of Louisa and her husband Charles Robert Muffett in Australia. He had passed along some images of a Family Bible. Muffet Family Bible, from the collection of the late Ken Muffet Someone, and it appears to be a similar hand to that of the Family Register, has kindly written on the death information page. Starting then with the information given about Louisa, there is a Louisa Green christened in Oakley,...
Have you tried via New Zealand? I've had quite a few who came that way, especially in that period. Well, 1860's, as that is the NZ Gold Rush. You might find them in NZ. Only problem is that often not recorded when coming from NZ to Australia. But at least you could explain the gap if that was the case.
ReplyDeleteThat is my next step, trying to confirm Scottish births too as that will narrow the window
DeleteWonder if they came in a convoy with some of my Irish?
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