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Title: GOLD RUSHES & IMMIGRANTS
Post by: Jamie H on Sunday 23 April 06 04:02 BST (UK)

What gold rushes were starting up in the late 1870's -- can anyone tell me please?

The immigrant I'm looking for – Cornthwaite John HECTOR – might have gone to the USA looking for gold, as he was last heard of doing just that in Hokitika, New Zealand in the 1860s.

Would there be any way of checking entry point records, or census records in the gold prospecting areas?

Thank you,

Jamie

Title: Re: GOLD RUSHES & IMMIGRANTS
Post by: jorose on Thursday 11 May 06 17:35 BST (UK)

http://www.melbourneflorida.org/info/history.htm - this isn't possibly him in FL, is it?

1880 census has, in Brevard County, FL:

C. J. Hector, single, 45, b. England, parents b. England

http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/fl/brevard/vitals/marriages/18861900.txt
C. J. Hector m. Mrs Ida May Gurd Oct 10 1895 in Brevard County.

Title: Re: GOLD RUSHES & IMMIGRANTS
Post by: Jamie H on Friday 12 May 06 00:33 BST (UK)

Thank you Jorose. Yes, that is him. The problem is in knowing exactly when he arrived in the USA, though the consensus of opinion is that it was in, or before 1878.

And, how he arrived (it would have had to be by ship, of course) and where he made landfall.

As he went to the goldfields in New Zealand in 1867-ish it seemed to me that he might have moved on to the goldfields in America, or Canada.

The tale he told to the Floridians at the time was that he'd arrived in search of his stepfather, a Dr. Isles, but he was so creative with the truth in the stories he told people, that this is hard to establish.

Again, thank you,   

Jamie  :)

Title: Re: GOLD RUSHES & IMMIGRANTS
Post by: mbrown2124 on Sunday 06 December 09 06:04 GMT (UK)

Dear Jamie
have just come across your message re:cj hector. are you by any chance a relative? he is my ggggrandfather.
i was interested in your comment about him being a creative story teller, it seems to be a trait that has come down the family.
regards margaret

Title: Re: GOLD RUSHES & IMMIGRANTS
Post by: *Sandra* on Sunday 06 December 09 12:15 GMT (UK)

Hi.

If you check out this link - there is a very interesting account of Cornthwaite J Hector & Family.

http://www.brevardcounty.us/history/documents/06springsummer...

Hmmm !!! Can't get the link to work from here.   :-[ :-[

So if you google  George Nelson Hector (Cornthhwaite J Hector) Australia & Florida - it will take you to some messages. Second one down should give the link.

Sandra

Title: Re: GOLD RUSHES & IMMIGRANTS
Post by: mbrown2124 on Tuesday 08 December 09 09:02 GMT (UK)

Thanks for that Sandra, I'll have a look. Its hard to find anyone looking at the family.

cheers, margaret