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Gloucestershire / Re: Frustrating lack of online Gloucestershire Parish Records.
« on: Friday 16 May 14 00:40 BST (UK)  »
Thank you very much Victor and KGarrad. The Bisley family looks very promising. I will have to think on it and go back to verifiable scratch (which at the moment I think is only the death certificate and coroner's report.).  There is another lead in 1871 for a family in Bermondsey, Surrey showing Eliza married to Charles Pearce and William Walkley as a stepson which confuses me. So its possible the William on the boat in 1862 may not be my William.  But he had to get here somehow and the boat family is the only relevant record and with good dates. Maybe the Bisley dad died.
Quite overwhelmed by your kindly assistance. Thank you again.
Maree

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Gloucestershire / Re: Frustrating lack of online Gloucestershire Parish Records.
« on: Thursday 15 May 14 03:31 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: Victor Harvey on Sunday 24 March 13 13:47 GMT (UK)
Hi,
I am a member of both Glos Family History Society (GFHS) and Glos Archives (GA) and do volunteer lookups for anyone on RootsChat.
Just post your data request.
Victor
Hi Victor
My ancestor who called himself William Walkley, was apparently born 1849 in Rodborough although I cannot find direct evidence of this. He sailed to Sydney on the 'Eastern Empire' in 1862 at age 12 with his mother Eliza Pearce then 41, elder brother thomas 14 and younger sister Mary 10 and all were registered in the immigration records as hailing from Chalford. His death certificate (in Sydney) cites his mother, Eliza Pearce, only. I cannot discover from online sources who his father was. There does not appear to have been a marriage although there seem to be lots of William Walkleys around Stonehouse, Stroud etc at that time. Suspecting an illegitimate family for poor old Eliza that she finally decided to take away to Australia (where I am) but would be grateful for any help you could provide to confirm this.

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