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Hi Valee & Solenne,

I have been researching my grandfathers family (the Gibsons of Lisgar townland, Bailieborough, Cavan, Ireland. Family records say two siblings Margaret, born 1876, and her brother Andrew Hall Gibson, born abt 1880, went to South Africa around 1900 and married a brother & sister Alex and Flo Sleightholm.

It seems possible we could agree the Andrew H Gibson & Flora C Sleightholm match.. Do you have any information on Robert Alex Sleightholm marrying Margaret? Did she return to Tasmania with him, separate or die?

 

Hi Dave,

I am a great niece of Robert Alexander Sleightholm.  I can answer some of your questions.  My great aunt Flora and her brother Robert sailed from Tasmania to South Africa as both were teachers.  Arriving South Africa 17.11.1903. Both Robert and Flora returned to Tasmania.  In 1906 they sailed once more for South Africa with their mother Jessie as Jessie's husband Robert Snr. had died in Launceston Tasmania in 1905. Flora married Andrew in 1908.  Robert returned to Tasmania at some time.  Martha and Robert stayed in contact as on 29.9.1921 Robert and Martha married in Launceston at Chalmers Church  Her name on the marriage certificate is listed as Martha Gibson.  In 1944 Robert died in Launceston.  Martha who was also known as Patsy returned to South Africa where she died in Pretoria in 1960.   A small article in the Hobart Mercury from Martha.
 
Mercury   2.11.1945
TRIABUNNA.-Letters from Mrs. Sleightholm to friends' at Triabunna announce her safe arrival in Pretoria, South Africa, after a record trip on the liner Mauretania from Sydney to Durban in 13 days. Mrs. Sleightholm, who is making her home with relatives in Pretoria, is the widow of Mr R. A. Sleightholm, who was headmaster of the Triabunna school.

Do you have any photos of Martha & Robert and Flora & Andrew?  I would appreciate any information you can offer, such as marriage details for Flora & Andrew'

Vallie.

Hello Nookie,

Thank you for your suggestion re the information you found re the Tremaine family, it is certainly worth investigation.

Vallie                                                                                                                               

Hi Mannering,

Thank you for your reply to my post.

I have traced the Tremayne family back to Anne Tremaine born Padstow 4.7.1658.  Her son Michael born 1680 Padstow.  Died 9.12.1748 St. Minver. I assume he was illegitimate as Michael was given Anne's surname Tremaine.

I am interested in your ancestor Jane, her husband, family and her life also her descendants.

I am also interested in the other children of William and Elizabeth, some I have sourced through searching records, others just disappeared.  I assume they may have emigrated as did our ancestor William and my great grandfather Robert.

I thought others may have followed Temperance the youngest to South Africa, however they may have tried Canada or U.S.A.

Any photos of your ancestor Jane and her husband you may have, any information on William and Elizabeth or their other children, is what I am searching for.

I have researched the family tree and have all the generations back to Michael, son of Anne as I said.

You may have or know things about the Tremayne family that I don't, as living in Australia I could only search records.  The people who would have known, such as my great grandfather are long gone of course.

Regards,

Vallie

I am searching for descendants of my great-great grandparents: William Tremaine (Tremayne) b:1813. St Minver Cornwall, d:3.4.1886 Illogan Downs Cornwall. Married 30.9.1837 Elizabeth Mitter, b:1817 St. Kew, d: 4.11.1888 Illogan Downs Cornwall.

I have found 13 children for this couple.

Caroline b. 1838, Jane 1839, Ann 1841, William 1842,(emigrated to Tasmania. Australia with Robert) John 1844, Thomas 1845, Susan 1847, Mary Ann 1849, Edward 1850, Robert 1853 (emigrated to Tasmania. Australia, my great-great grandfather), Catherine 1855, Elizabeth Ann 1857, Philippa 1859 and Temperance 1861. (Temperance is thought to have emigrated to South Africa working at Government House, may have married, her surname then being Cook.

I wondered if any of this family excluding William and Robert tried their fortunes in South Africa

If anyone is a descendant of this family and would like to share their ancestors story I would be interested to hear from you.

Regards,

Vallie.