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Research in Other Countries => Australia => Topic started by: ellerydesign on Thursday 17 February 11 08:09 GMT (UK)
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Hello,
I'm trying to find out about the family of Margaret (Maggie) Hoey, b. Eaglehawk, Victoria 1864 & her husband John Blackwell. They apparently married at Kalangadoo, S. Austr. 7/1/1891. They only details I have of their children are names/nicknames - Catharine (Katie) b ? 6/10/1891; Goolie; Alicia; Maisie; John (Jack) b. 1916 ?; Alexander (Alec).
If anyone can find any more details on this couple and their children I'd be very grateful.
Many thanks,
Craig
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Marriage
BLACKWELL John Barrett 33 years Single Father Richard Rogers Francis BLACKWELL
HOEY Maggie 27 years Single Father Thomas HOEY
7 Jan 1891
At the residence of Thomas Morris Kalangadoo Rob V 166/69
Cando
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Births
BLACKWELL Katie Lilian
6 Oct 1891
Fathe: John Barrett BLACKWELL Mother Maggie HOEY
At Naracoorte Rob 488/51
BLACKWELL John Hoey
13 May 1893
Father John Barrett BLACKWELL Mother Maggie HOEY
At Naracoorte Rob 521/383
BLACKWELL Alec Thomas
2 Aug 1894
Father John Barrett BLACKWELL Mother Maggie HOEY
At Naracoorte Rob 546/447
BLACKWELL Nena Gulielma
29 Nov 1895
Fathe: John Barrett BLACKWELL Mother Maggie HOEY
At Naracoorte Rob 575/197
BLACKWELL Mary Fullarton
12 Jan 1899
Father John Barrett BLACKWELL Mother Maggie HOEY
At Naracoorte Rob633/455
BLACKWELL Ailsa Maggie
15 Feb 1901
Father John Barrett BLACKWELL Mother Maggie HOEY
At Narracoorte Rob 672/268
BLACKWELL Ina Clarice
13 Nov 1902
Father John Barrett BLACKWELL Mother Maggie HOEY
At Naracoorte Rob 704/126
Cando
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This would appear to be Maggie's family however I can't find a birth registration for her... Only Thomas HOEY on the Vic indexes for the period.
HOEY Thomas
MACBETH Jemima Nena
1860 Reg#3116
Births - twins
HOEY Mary Nicol
Father Thomas Mother Jamina N MACBETH
At Eaglehawk 1862 Reg#10174
HOEY Catherine
Father Thomas Mother Jamina N MACBETH
At Eaglehawk 1862 Reg#10175
Deaths
HOEY Catherine
Father Thomas Mother Jemima U
At NERR 8 months 1862 Reg#5142
HOEY Catherine
Father Thomas Mother Jemima Nena UNKNOWN
9 months Born Eaglehawk 1866 Reg#2675
HOEY Thomas
Father:Thomas Mother Jemima Nena UNKNOWN
20 months Born Eaglehawk 1868 Reg#6243
Cheers
Cando
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Hi Cando,
Thanks so much, great information so quickly. Can't thank you enough.
I got the birth years from a New Zealand immigration fiche of people from Scotland. The parents Thomas Hoey & Jemima Nena MccBeth emigrated from Scotland to the Victoria goldfields in S. Australia 1861-62 and had at least 6 children there at Eaglehawk (Catherine & Mary Nicol 1862, Margaret 1864, Catherine 1866, Thomas January 1867 & Jessie Drummond prob late 1867 (Oct???), as father Thomas Hoey d Melbourne & was buried at Bendigo 25/2/1867. The 2 Catherine's & Thomas jr died as babies & Jemima, Mary, Maggie & Jessie went to Wanganui in New Zealand to live.
However Maggie obviously came back to South Australia, married & reared her family at Naracoorte.
Is there any indication on your records of when Maggie & John Blackwell died?
Many thanks,
Craig
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John Barrett Blackwell died 14.4.1941 at Naracoorte age 93
Ref ..Rob Book 635 Page 1815
Maggie Blackwell died 6.7.1933 at Naracoorte age 69
Ref Rob Book 549 Page 276
Regards
Sid
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Hi Sid,
Many thanks for the very instant research for me.
Very much appreciated.
Craig
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Hi,
South Australian Directory 1902
Merchants & Importers.
Blackwell John B, Nararcoorte.
South Australia PO Directory 1903
NARACOORTE
Blackwell Arch, labourer.
Blackwell Charles, farmer.
Blackwell Mrs Jane.
Blackwell John, farmer.
Blackwell William, farmer.
Blackwell Richard, farmer.
Blackwell John B (Fullerton & Blackwell)
Gerry
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Craig,
Just a snippet of interest, from the New Zealand Gazette July16th 1880 page 1033 under "Licence To Teach" a Mrs Jemima Nena Hoey, Education District of Wanganui.
There is also some NZ Directory information as well if you need it.
Gerry
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Hi Aussie 1947
Thanks very much for all this extra information .... great!
I would love the extra NZ Directory info if you wouldn't mind sending it.
Many thanks,
Craig
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Burial records
http://www.rootschat.com/links/0bwb/
http://www.rootschat.com/links/0bwc/
Cheers :)
Cando
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Craig,
New Zealand PO Directory 1892-93
Hoey Mrs, schoolmist. Wicksteed St Wanganui.
New Zealand PO Directory 1894-95
WANGANUI
Hoey Mrs, schoolm. Wicksteed st.
New Zealand PO Directory 1896-97
WANGANUI
Hoey Mrs, mistress, Wang, infant schl.
New Zealand PO Directory 1900
Hoey Mrs J. N, teacher, 89 wicksteed st, Wang.
New Zealand PO Directory 1905
Hoey Mrs J. N, teacher, 89 wicksteed st, Wang.
Do you know what brought Jemima to NZ, I see in the 1867 Directory there was a Peter Hoey residing at North East Valley Rd as a farrier, could he have been Thomas's brother or relative and Jemima moved to NZ with her children after Thomas had died to be near family? Just a wild theory.
New Zealand Electoral Roll.
1900 Manawatu-Wanganui, Wanganui.
Hoey Jemima Nina, Wicksteed Street, schoolmistress, residential.
Hoey Jessie Drummond, Wicksteed Street, masseuse, residential.
New Zealand Electoral Roll.
1905-06 Manawatu-Wanganui, Wanganui.
Hoey Jemima Nina, Wicksteed Street, schoolmistress.
Hoey Jessie Drummond, Wicksteed Street, masseuse.
New Zealand Electoral Roll.
1911 Manawatu-Wanganui, Wanganui.
Hoey Jemima Nina, Wicksteed Street, schoolmistress.
Hoey Jessie Drummond, Wicksteed Street, spinster.
Gerry
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Many thanks, Gerry, for the PO Directory information. Great!
I don't really know why Jemima Nena Macbeth came to Australia and New Zealand.
Quite a few of her siblings came over too. Her elder sisters Agnes Macbeth & Elisabeth Macbeth had married the same man (Daniel Robertson) as 1st & 2nd wife. After the wives died Daniel emigrated with his surviving children by both wives; Her brothers William Nicol Macbeth and John James macbeth went to N. Z; and yet another elder sister Barbara Macbeth married a seaman called Alexander Leslie. They had 4 children Alex, Mary, James & Janet born between 1852 & 1865. I can't find them in Scotland after 1871, so I've a feeling they might have gone to Oz or NZ too. They're still under investigation!
Thanks again,
Craig
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Craig,
I see Alexander & Barabara on the 1871 Census and here is a couple of possibilities for Alexander Leslie but it was a fairly common name though.
I see an Alexander Leslie 2nd Mate, 32 from Aberdeen was on board the "Sarah Grice" arriving in Sydney on 16th October 1871 from London.
From the The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842-1954 Thursday 12 November 1857, p2.
A seaman Alexander Leslie was fined 10/- for being drunk & disorderly aboard the "Nimrod".
Leslie's parent's seem to have been doing well being a ship owner and plenty of servants etc in the 1861 Census.
Gerry
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Hi Gerry,
Thanks for that info. I'll follow up that Alex Leslie arriving at Sydney in 1871.
Craig
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Hi there,
I know this is an old thread, but I got interested in it because it mentioned Naracoorte - which is where I'm from. I just thought I'd let you know that there's still at least one family of Blackwells there that I know of. Derek Blackwell is the principal of the Naracoorte South Primary School. I don't know if you're interested in that kind of information. You can probably find him in the WhitePages though.
Cheers,
Ande
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Many thanks for your message Ande. I'll definitely follow that one up.
Best wishes, Craig
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I'm a Great Great Granddaughter of John Barrett Blackwell. His son Alec was my Great Grandfather, his son John was the father of my father, Donald John. We don't know much about his family. I'm amazed to see so many siblings. Alec fought in WW1 and suffered a lot from his injuries (he was gassed in France). He developed a Parkinson's like disease due to the nerve damage he had sustained - I believe. His wife was (Winifred) Doris Bradshaw. They had three children; John, Bob and Margaret.
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Hi everyone - I was sitting talking to an elderly friend about her Great grandmother - Jemima Hoey - and we came across these posts. She was fascinated to hear all the additional information. Her great grandmother set up an infant school in Wanganui in 1880 and taught there for 27 years. Her name is Janet Fenwicke (Russell). She is 90 this year
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Hi There - can anyone tell me please how many children Jemima Nena and Thomas Hoey had? How many went to Wanganui with Jemima?
Thanks
Pauline
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I am trying to find out a bit more information about Jemima McBeath (Mrs Hoey) who came to Wanganui New Zealand. She is the great aunt of my 90 year old friend
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Hi Wayman,
Here is the marriage notice http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article87946265 and http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article87946761 and http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article148886357
Ros
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Thanks for the info. I wonder if anyone knows how many children the Hoey's had in Australia?
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I think some of the births have already been posted.
Here is Victorian BDM http://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/home/family+history/
and here is South Australian BDM
https://www.genealogysa.org.au/resources/online-databases.html
Both are free to search.
Ros