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Research in Other Countries => Australia => Topic started by: susanhamilton on Saturday 21 March 09 21:49 GMT (UK)
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Trying to establish when a Thomas Crawford born, 22-11-1803, Greenock, Scotland, went to Oz. His first Child, Thomas, was born on the 11-2-1833, Wiseman's Ferry, New South Wales. Thomas Snr., died in 1875, Wollombi, and, his son, Thomas, died 1857, Maitland. No exact dates for either death.
Any help would be appreciated very much.
Susan Hamilton.
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Hi Susan :)
You can search NSW BDMs using the index here: http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/familyHistory/search.htm
The certificates can then be ordered online via the site.
A death certificate for Thomas Snr should contain information about his parents, and how long he had been out in the colonies. A marriage certificate (actually more likely a church register entry) might tell you which ship he arrived on - some of the ones from my family have this info. It's hit and miss, though.
You can check the immigration indexes at http://www.records.nsw.gov.au/state-archives/indexes-online/indexes-online; there are also indexes to the Bounty Immigration Scheme (1828 -->) on some subscription sites which people could look up for you.
Modified after finding the info below :)
Prue
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P.S. I noticed from the NSW BDM site that Thomas married Mary WISEMAN, daughter of Solomon WISEMAN for whom Wiseman's Ferry is named. There is plenty of information about Solomon online, and you may find out more about Thomas with a bit of searching! :D
e.g. http://www.hawkesbury.net.au/memorial/wisemans_ferry_convicts/wfcm3.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wisemans_Ferry
http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A020561b.htm
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P.P.S. I've now found Thomas arrived in 1825 on the "Triton" as a free settler:
1828 Census of NSW (National Archives of UK copy). Ref HO10/22
Thomas CRAWFORD [no age given]
Ship: Triton 2
Year: 1825
Religion: Protestant
Employment: Settler
Residence: Ellelang
District: Lus Kintyre?
Acres: 8000
Acres cleared: 60
Acres cultivated: 30
Horses: 12
Horned cattle: 381
Sheep: 832
You'll also find a couple of leads to other information if you look him up in the Colonial Secretary's Papers Index on the State Records website which I posted earlier.
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Thanks Pru for all that data. Thomas did marry Mary Wiseman. He was born in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland. and, I had a feeling he went either to Oz or the States.
Susan
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Hi Susan,
This is an old post so not sure how relevant this is, but I have found this diary of Thomas Crawford that is being updated online by Glasgow University. I think you'll find this interesting...
http://www.scottishcorpus.ac.uk/thomascrawford/
Hope it helps.
Steven :)
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Wow what a find
Any family would be thrilled to see that, Steven ;D
Annie
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What a fabulous read, does it finish on 22nd July or is there more...Im hooked !!
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Hi Tu2tu, like you I am fascinated by this and also hooked! I e-mailed Jenny at Glasgow University who informs me that it has now been updated to the 2nd Aug and I believe there is more to follow.
Happy reading!! :) :)
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Yipeeeeeeeeeeeeeee thanks so much ;D
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What do you think the name of the island is? it looks like TRIULDADD or something like that. No such islands north of the cape, but judging by their speed and distance I reckon they were somethere west south/west of Gambia. what do you think hampsons? :)