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Research in Other Countries => Australia => Topic started by: Anchor425 on Wednesday 08 January 25 07:17 GMT (UK)
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In researching a Lindsay family ancestry, I have come across two people with the same unusual name (the Subject), one born in Scotland in 1868 and the other born in Mt Kembla, Woolongong, NSW in 1890. They may be father and son but I can't find evidence of that.
Does anyone know anything about these men and the families? ???
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Here is the birth of the Wollongong man
HUNTER GEORGE D B
38132/1890
JOHN
MARY A
WOLLONGONG
Sue
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And the birth of the Scot’s one can be purchased for immediate download for 6 credits on Scotlands people
HUNTER
GEORGE DUNN BRO
M
1868
673 / 82
Whitburn
His probable marriage in Queensland
George Dunn Brown Hunter
Event date: 25/07/1890
Event type: Marriage registration
Registration details: 1890/B/14267Spouse: Ellen Neilson
I think I counted 4 children born to that couple in Queensland
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Scotlands Select Births and Baptism
George Dunn Brown Hunter
Birth date 18 March 1868
Whitburn West Lothian Scotland
Father John Hunter
Mother Agnes Meek
Rosie
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Wollongong Geo D B HUNTER had a sister born in 1892.
HUNTER Janet W.
38982/1892
Father JOHN
Mother MARY A
At WOLLONGONG.
The W is a mistranscription. It is in fact M
There are 3 recorded marriages for her
1. to Robert FITZSIMMONS 14986/1919 Divorced 1925/6
2. to Ambrose JOHN 18202/1926
3. to Claude QUAYLE 27856/1941
It is not until this third marriage that her second given name appears on the NSW BMD index MEEK which as we see from Rosie's contribution was the maiden name of the mother of the Scots/QLD George D B HUNTER.
When John the father of Wollongong Geo D B HUNTER died his parent are listed as John and Agnes.
HUNTER John
6121/1931
Father JOHN
Mother AGNES
At KURRI KURRI
It looks to me that this man had named his son, born in 1891 after his brother.
Sue
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Several members of the family of John Hunter and Agnes Meek also went to Australia if this helps this is the family on the 1871 census address sheephousehill Whitburn West Lothian
John Hunter age 47 occupation iron miner
Agnes Hunter age 40
James Hunter age 21 iron miner
Peter Hunter age 17 iron miner died Queensland 1929
Jane Hunter age 14 died NSW 1943
John Hunter age 12 iron miner
Agnes Hunter age 9
Janet Hunter age 6
George Hunter age 2
All born Whitburn
Rosie