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Research in Other Countries => Australia => Topic started by: romak on Thursday 17 February 11 10:35 GMT (UK)
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Hi
I believe a Annie Caffery came to Australia in about 1869 on the SS Great Britain. Would someone be able to look it up for me please and let me know if that is correct and if there is any other info on her?
Thanks
Robyn
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I can tell you where the SS Great Britain is now Robyn,in Bristol in the very same dock she was launched from.I've been aboard several times.
Lots of info here.
http://www.ssgreatbritain.org/ -
George.
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The Great Britain seems to have arrived a couple times in Melbourne in 1869 - I'm not seeing her on either the assisted or unassisted immigration indexes at: http://www.access.prov.vic.gov.au/public/PROVguides/PROVguide023/PROVguide023.jsp on any ship, though.
Do you have a bit more info about Annie? e.g. how old would she have been, are there any other names she might have been using, who might she have been travelling with, where in Australia she settled, etc.
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Jorose, it looks like Annie married James KENNEY in 1872 in Perth, WA, and died there in 1889 aged 37.
Debra :)
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Hi romak,
Do you have her death certificate? Though not always completely accurate, it should give info on the time she lived in each state and at least give you an idea of whether she might have arrived directly into WA.
Did you know that there is a good chance that she had a sister Elizabeth with her?
Debra :)
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Thanks for replying.
Annie Teresa Caffery was born about 1852 and no I haven't got her death cert yet as I can see on the WA website that it doesn't include her parents names or where she was born. Her parents were Patrick and Catherine and I think he was a grocer.
Regards
Robyn
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Passenger arrival lists show an Ann & Eliza CAFFERY as follows:
CAFFERY Ann Miss age 22yrs arrived 26/7/1869 onboard the 'Hastings' departing London & arriving Freemantle #Acc115/110
CAFFERY Eliza Miss age 23yrs occ Childs maid arrived 14/1/1868 onboard the 'Tartar' departing Gravesend & arriving Freemantle #Acc115/104
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Hi Robyn. I am replying to a PM email from you....for some reason I can't reply so am doing it this way. I don't think your Patrick is related to my branch of the family. At least not that I am aware of. My Patrick was married to Bridget and lived in Cavan. My direct link is James Edward Caffrey, who came to America about 1830, first in Philadelphia and then in San Francisco. Wish I could help.
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I have a book with the names and details of all the passengers on the SS Great Britain between 1852-1875.
There is only one entry with the surname you're researching and that is:
John Caffery, age 21, Irish, Labourer.
He sailed from Liverpool to Melbourne, leaving on 15th Dec 1867. The journey took 57 days and there were 512 passengers on board.
Probably of no help to you but then again, it is the same surname and may be. :)
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My thanks to you all. I have been trying to find this info for over a month and you guys have answered it so quickly.
Thanks Merlin I now have another avenue to follow with Annie's sister. Oh and I don't do mornings either!
Regards
Robyn
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Elizabeth CAFFREY married Edmund William READ at Perth in 1874. They had three children, Florence Ada in 1875 (infant death), Bertha Naomi in 1878, married Charles SHEPHERD and died 1966, and Annie Agnes born c1881 (where?), married James DOHERTY and died 1943.
Edmund READ remarried to Mary Ellen GUERIN in Victoria in 1888, so I wonder if this is Elizabeth's death:
1886
Port Melbourne, Victoria
Elizabeth Ann READ
Aged 37
Father: Pat CAFFRAY
#14016
Edmund and Mary Ellen had two sons in Victoria and then returned to WA. When Edmund died in 1937, his obit mentions a nephew J. KENNY.
http://www.rootschat.com/links/0bym/
Mary Ellen's death notice:
http://www.rootschat.com/links/0byl/
The READ/CAFFREY marriage cert might confirm a relationship between Annie and Elizabeth, and if they are sisters then Elizabeth's death cert might provide more info.
Debra :)
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I've downloaded Elizabeth Read's death cert. It says her second name is Ann and that she was born in Dublin with her parents as Patrick, a contractor, and mother illegible first name and 'not known' surname. I'm not totally sure that she is Annie's sister and may get her marriage cert to check.
Would you be able to tell me where the references like #Acc115/110 that Merlin mentioned came from?
Thanks
Robyn
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I see that Hampshire lass has information about passenger lists for the S S Great Britain, and wondered if a look up could be done for a Domenica Righetti who arrived in Melbourne 2nd May 1861. She was from Switzerland, but was probably living in England prior to her voyage. Any info would be good although I guess it would be difficult finding any ancestors for her.
regards.
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The person listed on the Great Britain manifest in 1861 is recorded as Domenico RIGGATTI, a male farmer aged 21.
Your Domenica's marriage certificate should give her age and birthplace and name both her parents.
Marriage
1862
#3946
RIGHITI, Dominica
FILIPPO, Martinoza
https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history
Debra :)
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The person listed on the Great Britain manifest in 1861 is recorded as Domenico RIGGATTI, a male farmer aged 21.
Your Domenica's marriage certificate should give her age and birthplace and name both her parents.
Marriage
1862
#3946
RIGHITI, Dominica
FILIPPO, Martinoza
https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history
Debra :)
May be of interest
https://www.geni.com/people/Dominica-Martinoza/6000000012421551366
https://www.geni.com/people/Mary-Ann-Passalaqua/6000000044377402619
https://nl.billiongraves.com/grave/Mary-Ann-Passalaqua/6161609
https://www.geni.com/people/Filippo-Martinoza/6000000012421459616
Vic Death 1922 # 13195 Domenica MARTINOZA
Father's name; REGHETTI Matteo
Mother's name: Maria (Unknown)
Place of death: GUILDFORD
Age: 84
Vic Birth
1870 #2805 Antonio MARTINOJA; Father-Filippo; Mother-Domenico (Reghitti)
Place of birth-GUIL
Vic death
1866 #6822 Matilda MARTINOJA
Father's name: Filippo
Mother's name: Dominica (Regetta)
Place of birth: GUIL
Place of death:
Age: 1
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Extracted from Metropolitan Cemeteries Board of WA website:
A James KENNY (sic) died 23 January 1936, age 90 years, at Fremantle and was buried in Fremantle Cemetery, RC Area, Mon CC, Gravesite 0555. OF SPECIAL INTEREST is the Grantee (purchaser of plot?) was noted as a James KENNEY (sic). The deceased may be your James KENNEY as his age at death places his DOB circa 1846 which would make him about 26 years old at 1872.
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No my great grandfather died in 1902 and my grandfather in 1948 (I think). There's quite a few families of Kenny's but we're not related to any that we know of.
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Thank you for the information on the Righetti family-that certainly looks like the family I am after.
regards.
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Can some kind person help me? The SS Great Britain Voyage No. 42 left Liverpool UK 4th June 1874 with 601 passengers including a John Campbell Adult and his Son John Campbell aged 11 years arriving Melbourne Australia 30th July 1874. Looking for more information which may help with John Seniors age, address, occupation or other details.
Kind regards
clancam37
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From the Public Record Office of Victoria the transcribed passenger list for Great Britain July 1874 lists Mr John Campbell A (Adult) and John Campbell 11. The original lists are very degraded and it was hard to decipher amongst the 601 passengers.
So not much help I'm afraid.
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This is the John aged 11 with what is probably his mother and siblings...
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSKW-K9LB-8
(The PROV link takes you to image 83 when it should be image 80)
This is the adult John with his wife and children...
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSKW-K9LP-1
(The PROV link takes you to image 90 when it should be image 88)
These two Johns were not travelling together.
Debra :)