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Title: Smyth / Campbell-shaw marriage?
Post by: Minniej on Saturday 24 January 09 01:46 GMT (UK)
I am after the marriage information for (Captain) Allen (Alan) (allan) Blackmore Smythe to a Mary Campbell-shaw. (possibly in Tasmania)

Also Mary Campbell -shaws Parents. and birth date.

I am having no luck with her at all.

 :)Thank you
Title: Re: Smyth / Campbell-shaw marriage?
Post by: cando on Saturday 24 January 09 02:23 GMT (UK)
There are these events in Tasmania

Marriage
SMYTH Allen Blackmore  30 years
MCGUINNESS: Evelyn Frederica  24 years
5 Oct 1898 
At Zeehan  Reg 1095/1898   Ref RGD 37

Death
SMYTH Evelyn Frederica
Spouse  Allan Blackmore
Sep 1899   25 years 
At Zeehan  Reg# 1190/1899   Ref RGD 35

Marriage
SMYTH Allan Brackmore [sic]
HUBBARD Ada Harriet
14 Feb 1907
At Scottsdale  1907  Reg#1175

and you may have this death.. in case you haven't..

SMYTH Allen Blackmore
No parents names noted
3 Feb 1916     1916     Reg#1218
At Bridport


Cheers
Cando

Title: Re: Smyth / Campbell-shaw marriage?
Post by: cando on Saturday 24 January 09 02:52 GMT (UK)
There are father and son Allen Blackmore SMYTH on the Tas records

Birth
SMYTH Allen Blackmore
Father Allen Blackmore  Mother CAMPBELL-SHAW Mary
26 Jun 1867
At Ringarooma  Reg# 1476/1867  RGD 33

There is no marriage for the parents on the Tas Indexes only thirteen births.  However the Tas Archives, Tasmanian Families links database shows them marrying in 1864.
http://portal.archives.tas.gov.au/menu.aspx?detail=1&type=P&id=350140
and fifteen births.

Cheers
Cando
Title: Re: Smyth / Campbell-shaw marriage?
Post by: cando on Saturday 24 January 09 03:19 GMT (UK)
Noted the deaths of Allen Blackmore and Mary's three  four chn in the same year  1882 and on the Inquest Index it states they drowned in a river.
http://portal.archives.tas.gov.au/menu.aspx?search=93

Cheers
Cando

Edit ..correction..missed one child on the index.



Title: Re: Smyth / Campbell-shaw marriage?
Post by: Siouxsie on Saturday 24 January 09 03:50 GMT (UK)
Noted the deaths of Allen Blackmore and Mary's three chn in the same year  1882 and on the Inquest Index it states they drowned in a river.
http://portal.archives.tas.gov.au/menu.aspx?search=93

Cheers
Cando




How incredibly sad!
Susie
Title: Re: Smyth / Campbell-shaw marriage?
Post by: Minniej on Saturday 24 January 09 04:28 GMT (UK)
Cando thank you so much for the informatin you have found.

I have most of that information but you have confirmed the dates for me and ive made  adjustments. to my records  :)

and yes there were 4 boys all drowned on same day at Bridport.


Thank you so much.   How do i find out Mary Campbell shaws parentage? :-\ :)

Title: Re: Smyth / Campbell-shaw marriage?
Post by: Minniej on Saturday 24 January 09 04:35 GMT (UK)
Siouxsie

the family home called Torrington in Bridport (after where Cpt allen was born)
Is on the brid river.   The 4 boys were in a small boat and the sail flipped ant it capsized drowning all 4 boys :(

Title: Re: Smyth / Campbell-shaw marriage?
Post by: cando on Saturday 24 January 09 06:05 GMT (UK)
How do i find out Mary Campbell shaws parentage?

Mary does not appear in the Tasmanian birth records or marriage records.  Perhaps they married elsewhere and emigrated.   The Tasmanian Archives website which states she was born 1843.  The double barrel name could mean she was registered under either Shaw or Campbell.  I have searched on familysearch.org but nothing.  There is a submitted record [I always treat any family trees or submitted records online with a degree of caution] on family search for the birth of an Allen SMYTH with parents George and Ann BLACKMORE but if I remember it is in a different year  to the info you placed on one of your other posts on rootschat.

I note you live in Tasmania, perhaps you could visit the Tasmanian Archives for more help.

Another chatter may have a suggestion or two how to help you.

Good luck with your search.

Cheers
Cando
Title: Re: Smyth / Campbell-shaw marriage?
Post by: trish251 on Saturday 24 January 09 07:09 GMT (UK)
Hello Minnie

If you can visit the Tas archives, you may be able to find some shipping records for the arrival in Tasmania of Mary Campbell-Shaw. They don't seem to have shipping details online (apart from for convicts). You would also be able to look at microfilm of the pre 1900 births and marriages listed by Cando, which may contain a little extra information. If you cannot get to the archives they do have a research service. Check their webite

http://www.archives.tas.gov.au/

Trish
Title: Re: Smyth / Campbell-shaw marriage?
Post by: Minniej on Saturday 24 January 09 07:49 GMT (UK)
Thank you Cando for all your assistance.

The dates i have that are possitive are Allen Blackmores date of birth  now which i adjusted to 1835.  Apart from that all are just researched etc.


quote
There is a submitted record [I always treat any family trees or submitted records online with a degree of caution] on family search for the birth of an Allen SMYTH with parents George and Ann BLACKMORE ..

Is there any way i can look at this record.  Just to see other names match etc.?



Thank you Trish. Im planning on a trip to the Launceston Library in the next couple of weeks which will hopefully be a bit more information than what is online ;D

i just am having real trouble connecting her at all :-\
Title: Re: Smyth / Campbell-shaw marriage?
Post by: cando on Saturday 24 January 09 08:38 GMT (UK)
Search
http://www.familysearch.org/eng/search/frameset_search.asp?PAGE=igi/search_IGI.asp&clear_form=true
I searched using his name, birth year, Region  British Isles, Country England 

This is the transcribed info from the record in case you have trouble finding it.
         
SMYTH Allen    
Birth     1835      Marwood, Devon, England
Father    George Smyth    
Mother     Ann    
and from the record on familysearch IGI
   
Messages:
   Record submitted after 1991 by a member of the LDS Church. No additional information is available. Ancestral File may list the same family and the submitter.
            
Source Information:
   No source information is available.



There is also one entry on ancestry.com on a private tree but only his birth is recorded and nothing else ie no wife etc.

I certainly agree with Trish .... a visit to the Tasmanian Archives or use their research service.

Cheers
Cando


Title: Re: Smyth / Campbell-shaw marriage?
Post by: Minniej on Saturday 24 January 09 08:49 GMT (UK)
thanks Cando. And that would be him. His birthdate is 1835 not 36 as i stated as i found a shipping record of his with his birth year on it.

And his place of birth is confusing for me.

alot of his family were born in Barnstaple/ Marwood.
And he was Torrington

As he named his house after where he came from...

So sorry if i get confused with names.

And a search at the records i will do..

Thank you  ;D
Title: Re: Smyth / Campbell-shaw marriage?
Post by: cando on Saturday 24 January 09 08:57 GMT (UK)
Minnie don't allow yourself to be confused by other peoples' research.  This is one of the many reasons I treat submitted info with caution.  Some of the records I have seen verge on genealogical fantasy.

You have obviously done quite a lot of research yourself and living in Tasmania is a bonus if you can get to the archives or email them.

Just keep to what you have researched and validated. 

Good luck and let us know how you get along with the archives.  The family sounds interesting.  I hope your other requests on rootschat help you with your family.

Cheers
Cando
Title: Re: Smyth / Campbell-shaw marriage?
Post by: cando on Saturday 24 January 09 09:06 GMT (UK)
Minnie

Are you aware of any of Allen Blackmore's siblings emigrating to Australia?

Cheers
Cando
Title: Re: Smyth / Campbell-shaw marriage?
Post by: Minniej on Saturday 24 January 09 09:10 GMT (UK)
Thanks Cando.  Im doing alot of families.  Branching off.

i am a smyth(e) and have a fair bit of info. but i like to validate it to make sure....


And ive seen some real errors like you say with dates and names etc.  So i cross check and double reference etc just to be on the safe side..


and i will be making that trip to the Archives.  I like paper work lol to show and confirm. ;D

Its just all the little fidly bits of info now basically i get frustrated on :-[ :)


AS for emigrating yes.  A Charles Blackmore Smyth his brother..
I am not sure of dates etc though on when they did come out

And i think an Elinor his sister came out aswell....
Title: Re: Smyth / Campbell-shaw marriage?
Post by: Floozy on Saturday 24 January 09 09:19 GMT (UK)
http://eheritage.statelibrary.tas.gov.au/resources/fullimage.aspx?f=letter%3dH%26page%3d76&TITLE=Headstone+of+Allan+Blackmore+SMYTHE+Captain&ID=LFH_29134&ImageNum=1

also buried is a Hilda Mary Smythe (Granddaughter maybe??)
Title: Re: Smyth / Campbell-shaw marriage?
Post by: Minniej on Saturday 24 January 09 09:25 GMT (UK)
thanks Floozy.  Hilda is my Grandmother..

 have all those in my data base now ;D
allen is there in an unmarked grave.
His son (also called Allen Blackmore) is actually in A victorian Cemetery.
And Ann Smythe is in Bridport Cemetery aswell.  but also unmarked. (ann is the sons wife).

I have also found alot of others through cemeteries.
Title: Re: Smyth / Campbell-shaw marriage?
Post by: Floozy on Saturday 24 January 09 09:52 GMT (UK)
Well it almost seems Capt  parents are??? George and Ann 
he also had a sister called Elenor

If that is correct???

Can only find 1851 census  wonder why I cant find them in 1841  unless their name was that badly spelt??

floozy
Title: Re: Smyth / Campbell-shaw marriage?
Post by: Minniej on Saturday 24 January 09 11:30 GMT (UK)
Floozy i have an Elinor (elenor) down on my list.
born about 1832 in Marwood?

and ive been looking on line and i think ive found a couple more siblings to CPT but im not sure (needs more looking into)

And Yep George smythe and Ann Blackmore are the parents...

Smyth /e    We now have an E as Cpt changed it when he came out here ..   

Title: Re: Smyth / Campbell-shaw marriage? -COMPLETE-
Post by: Minniej on Wednesday 28 January 09 07:56 GMT (UK)
thank you This is now complete and Marraige is verified ;D
Title: Re: Smyth / Campbell-shaw marriage?
Post by: Minniej on Friday 06 February 09 10:39 GMT (UK)
Okay i know when Mary ans allen were married where etc. I have the marraige certificate.

but its like she has come out of thin air :-\  elusive woman and family this one :(

I still have to go to the archives next week.  But i cant even get a aprent for her..

And on her marraige certificate there is no info at all only age and date married.....  :(  She is mary shaw on there spinster.

But on birth records of kids she is campbell-shaw...

Why oh why ???
Title: Re: Smyth / Campbell-shaw marriage?
Post by: judb on Friday 06 February 09 12:49 GMT (UK)
Census 1851
Living in Pilton St, Pilton, Devon
Allen SMYTH, currier, aged 16, b Torrington Devon, living with parents George SMYTH, cordwainer,  age 49 b Marwood, Devon, Ann SMYTH age 49 b Huish Devon, sister Elenor SMYTH, dressmaker,  age 19 b Marwood Devon.

I can't see them in 1841 or 1861 but I've only had a quick look.

Cheers, Judith
Title: Re: Smyth / Campbell-shaw marriage?
Post by: Minniej on Saturday 07 February 09 00:36 GMT (UK)
Thank you Jud.

There is a charles too i beleive. He was older so must have left hime in tat one.

Humm and there is prob 4 more :-\  must have been older or alot lot younger.

Allen came out to Tasmania  in about the 60's i believe.

His parents didnt sooo  they might be on the 61 census.

is there a free access to that one?


And Mary campbell well there is my brick wall!!!!