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Research in Other Countries => Australia => Topic started by: Glanelly on Wednesday 22 September 10 16:50 BST (UK)
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Earlier this year I posted queries about Amos William Connor b. 1828 in Hampshire, England, who was transported to Tasmania in 1851. I received a lot of help, for which I am extremely grateful, and was able to find his records, and also that he married a fellow convict, Elizabeth Snowdon, on 11 April 1853 in Hobart. There are no records of births for them, or deaths. Amos left Launceston on 7 May 1854 for Melbourne, with a conditional pardon, on board the "Lady Bird". (No mention of the wife, though.)
After that I lose sight of him until he acts as a witness at the marriage of a niece in London in 1867. I would really like to know what happened him between 1854 and 1867. I cannot find him on the British 1861 or 1871 censuses.
Now for the really interesting part: There was an article in the 'Argus' newspaper dated the 21st September 1880 referring to a Mr Amos Williams Conner of Rosslyn Street, who was complaining about the construction of the sunlights in the Central Hall, Parliament House, and in the Lecture Hall, Little Collins Street. It appears that these sunlights were erected by Amos but that he considered them dangerous. "My" Amos was a tin-plate worker and perhaps this occupation would have suited him for the task of soldering and glass-framing as required here.
I wonder if there is any way I could find out whether these two persons are one and the same?
Many thanks for any help.
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Hello,
I have looked through Victorian Births deaths and Marriages for Amos William CONNO/ER and have found nothing.
So if it was your Amos { and it may have been considering I can't find a birth marriage or death for any Amos Connor} he must have come back and then left again. Do you think he may have gone back to Tasmania maybe ?
Regards
Alison
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Hi Glanelly,
I cannot for the moment locate you r previous thread on Rootschat about AMOS WILLIAM (s) CONNER .
However I did spot on another forum some useful information was given regarding an inquiry on him.
I link it for your interest. (It may have been yourself of course)
http://ringofmyforums.proboards.com/index.cgi
I saw this opportunity which may at least assist in confirming whether your man was involved in the design of the building.
Scroll to the end of the piece to see where you can email the Museum's Curator of Public Buildings with a query.
http://museumvictoria.com.au/discoverycentre/infosheets/royal-exhibition-building/
Sue
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Previous thread was over here:
http://www.rootschat.com/links/09ul/
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Hi Glenelly,
The family pilot search has the baptism of an Amos William Connor recorded twice.
1. 26.4.1828 St Peter and St Paul Fareham Hampshire - parents James and Mary
2. as above with date 26.4.1829
There's a marriage between James ConnER and Mary Ann Couzens 6.10.1817 also at St Peter and St Pauls Fareham
Other children baptised appear to be
1. James ConnOR 15.9.1818
2. Mary ConnOR 4.11.1820
3. James Edward ConnER 15.9.1822
4. John Artimus ConnOR 6.9.1824
All baptised St Peter and St Paul's Fareham
A****y Criminal records have Amos aged 20 on the 30.11.1848 when he was sentenced to 7 years for larceny.
John
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Hi Again,
Still looking for Amos but have found the following.
1851 uk census ref ho107 1669 853 49 records
John A Connor 26 Fareham
Mary A 23
Mary J 4
George A 2
James 5months
JAMES CONNOR 52 Widower - Tin Plate worker born Hastings
Looks as though father remarried
1861 ref rg9 856 97 43
James Conner 58 - Tin Plate Worker - Hastings
+ family
John
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Glenelly,
Someone has a tree on GenesReunited with Amos shown and his father James. Do you subscribe to this site?
John
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John
I am sorry if I did not make my initial post clear, which caused you to spend time looking for information which I already had, namely the place, dob and family of Amos William Connor. Yes, James Connor and Mary Ann Couzens are his parents. Thank you for taking the time to hunt for this info and post it.
However, what I am particularly concerned with is what happened to him after he left Australia and returned to London where he was a witness at the wedding of his niece Eliza Edmunds on 5 December 1867 in Shoreditch, Middlesex. I cannot find him on the British censuses of 1861 onwards. Did he return to Australia and was he the Amos William Conner mentioned in the Argus newspaper? If so, what happened to him after that?
I am the person on Genes Reunited you mentioned.
Thanks again.
Glanellz
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Alison, Thanks for your help. I have no idea if he might have returned to Tasmania - did many ex-convicts return to where they previously served time?
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Sue
Thank you for your reply. I could not find the information you referred to on the website link you gave me, but it could well have been from me.
Many thanks for the Museum link, I shall get on to it right away. It sounds promising.
Thanks.
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Merlin - thank you for tracing my original enquiry. Sometimes it is hard to keep up with where and when one posts enquiries.
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Glanelly,
You are probably aware that the 1880 Melbourne Directory has an Amos Connor at 39 Roslyn St West Melbourne.
Gerry
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No, Gerry, I did not know this so thank you very much for letting me know. Are you able to check any earlier or later directories to see if he is still there?
Do you have any idea how I could find out more about him?
Thanks.
Glanelly
Glanelly,
You are probably aware that the 1880 Melbourne Directory has an Amos Connor at 39 Roslyn St West Melbourne.
Gerry
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I know the post is 15 years old, but heres Amos Connor's Convict File, crime committed Wickham;
last entry in Record 1857, can only make out the date but he must have been back there after original departure
https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/CON33-1-105/CON33-1-105P52
from tasmanian archives