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Research in Other Countries => Australia => Australia Lookups completed => Topic started by: Badgen on Wednesday 17 September 08 10:27 BST (UK)
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I am having difficulty finding information about Mary Margaret KIRKMASTER, who her parents were and when they were born etc. and where her ancesters came from. She was married to John William Rhoades circa 1880.
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Welcome to Rootschat.
As you've placed this on Immigrants board, do you think Mary Kirkmaster was born outside the U.K.? Have you found a birthplace for her listed in 1881, 1891 and 1901 English census records (if they lived in England)?
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I'm not sure where Mary Margaret KIRKMASTER was born. There is a chance it was Australia.
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Was she married in Australia then? If the marriage took place in Australia the marriage certificate might list details like birthplace, parents' names, etc. depending on where the marriage took place.
If she died in Australia her death certificate might have the same sort of details which could help.
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Mary KIRKMASTER was married to John William RHOADES who was born c 1860, but apart from that I am finding information a little difficult to find. I am only presuming they were possibly married in Australia
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What about a death certificate? some Australian death certificates list how long in that state and how long in Australia, etc. From that you could look for the marriage certificate, etc.
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Queensland BMDS show quite a bit on this family:
https://www.bdm.qld.gov.au/IndexSearch/BirIndexQry.m
births are between 1881 and 1901, and she is listed as Mary Margaret Kirkmaster, Mary Kirkmaster, or Mary Margaret Kerkmaster.
The marriage took place in 1880 - John William Rhoades and Mary Margaret Kirkmaster
There doesn't seem to be much info on the Kirkmaster surname in Australia. I'd imagine this is some misspelling/variant of an immigrant name. Hopefully the marriage certificate will shed some light on her family.
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Thank you to all who replied I will now see what I can find out by acquiring either a birth or marriage certificate.
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there is a digitised war service record for Sydney Ernest RHOADES on:
http://naa.gov.au/collection/recordsearch/index.aspx
as it is already digitised it may be read on-line , it is 78 pages long.
Leanne
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http://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/BCC:STANDARD::pc=PC_899
Looks like they are in Hemmant Cemetery, Brisbane.
if this link doesn't work just type Brisbane cemetery into google and it should come up.
Leanne
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From the BDM CD
Actual Dates
John William Rhoades married Mary margaret Kirkmaster 7 Apr 1880
Children
Alice Maud 22 Jan 1881
Rupert Reginald 6 Aug 1882
Daisey Gray 15 Sep 1884
Unnamed Female 12 Jun 1887 died 12 Jun 1887
Mary ELizabeth 17 Jun 1889 died 2 Dec 1889
Grace Rose 16 Nov 1890
Violet agnes 19 Dec 1892
David William 26 Apr 1895
Sidney Ernest 18 Jun 1897
Gordon Walter 13 Jan 1901
Possible births
John William Rhoades parents Thomas Lawson and Ann Hainsworth 29 May 1860
Siblings
Thomas Atkins Hainsworth 7 Sep 1864
David Henry 25 Nov 1866
death of Alice Ann same parents 16 Nov 1862
Ann and Thomas Lawson are buried at Toowong, also Thomas Atkins Ainsworth
As per the link from Leanne
Trish
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Thankyou to all of you. I have found them on the bcc site so I will now visit their graves to see what more I can glean from there.
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Welcome to Rootschat
If you obtain the marriage certificate it should give you
when and where born
her parents names and her fathers occupation.
With an 1880 marriage you will have no trouble in ordering the marriage certificate.
Jenn