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Australia / Stirling Minor/ Sterling Miner
« on: Monday 01 December 14 08:06 GMT (UK)  »
 My great grandmother was Sarah Jane Ludlow (nee Minor/miner) born in 1852 Queensland. There is some dispute as to her legitimacy. Her father was Sterling/ Stirling Minor/Miner/ born in New York, Blackrock 1806 and died in Dunwich Queensland Australia in 1900.
On her birth certificate the mother is listed as Josephine.
I have an elderly cousin who is very ill and who is battling to find true answers about this Sterling Minor as well as Edmond Ludlow Sarah Jane's husband that he can pass on to his family.
 On Sterling Minor's side there are stories of emigrating to America with his father Samuel. Sterling in  whaling ships and  his father fighting the indians in America. He says that Sterling came to nSW and then moved to Queensland  around 1824-26  and had done all this before. he met and married. I would be so grateful for anything remotely chronological for this man and his family.

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Family History Beginners Board / Re: Johnstone/ Callaghan england to US Pennsylvania and back to Huddersfield
« on: Monday 14 July 14 15:22 BST (UK)  »
 ;D Heywood
 I  remember reading somewhere about Sligo and Leith.. Once again thank you I did find a birth in Pennsylvania  feb1 1876 for a white female johnston but that is grasping at straws I suppose. ??? I have an index somewhere  of the Casford family which might have a reference number. I will follow up on the Kirklees tomorrow. I am a bit gened out tonight 5 hours in one hit  sends you barmy. :o
  cheers
Marcii

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Family History Beginners Board / Re: Johnstone/ Callaghan england to US Pennsylvania and back to Huddersfield
« on: Monday 14 July 14 13:29 BST (UK)  »
Sandra,
 thank you so much for your help.My mother is Norma Grace Casford born 1930 and my only Aunt is Anne Maud b 1925. I am trying to get a time line done for her grandmother Elizabeth Anne Casford  for her 87th birthday NEXT week. For years she has been trying to find out why they went  to America and when they came back. So I have a start. Just wish I could find the name of the ship they went out on must have been about 1874??

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Family History Beginners Board / Re: Johnstone/ Callaghan england to US Pennsylvania and back to Huddersfield
« on: Monday 14 July 14 13:21 BST (UK)  »
 so what we need now are the 1861 census results for Mayo !! hahah

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Family History Beginners Board / Re: Johnstone/ Callaghan england to US Pennsylvania and back to Huddersfield
« on: Monday 14 July 14 13:18 BST (UK)  »
How do you get into the  death certificate to find out that information.? I get so frustrated I could rip my hair out

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Family History Beginners Board / Re: Johnstone/ Callaghan england to US Pennsylvania and back to Huddersfield
« on: Monday 14 July 14 12:59 BST (UK)  »
 Thank  you  Sandra! I have  found the same results as you as far as the census 1891  and 1901. He was a widow at age 40 in 1891 census and a daughter Kathleen Mildred died at age 10 weeks and mother died not long later. Believe her name was Catherine Callaghan but have no real proof except Elizabeth Casford ( nee Johnston) death certificate says mother's name was Catherine.
 I wanted to see when they went to America? Michael Johnston was born in 1851 in County Mayo. Just wondered whether it was to do with potato famine in Ireland?? :D
 all I need now is a shipping list to see when they went to America.   cannot find them in 1881 census? in England so I figure they must have married about 1873+ ?  and then returned 1882?? Just a guess but need proof. ???

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Family History Beginners Board / Johnstone/ Callaghan england to US Pennsylvania and back to Huddersfield
« on: Monday 14 July 14 09:21 BST (UK)  »
 My great grandmother was born 1878? Elizabeth Johnstone  daughter of Michael Johnstone and Catherine Callaghan. She was born in Pennsylvania along with one other sister. The family moved back to Huddersfield where he was a fish seller. and more children were born.
 I would like to  confirm when they moved to Pennsylvania ans when they returned to England. I would like to know how I could access birth records for my great grandmother in Pennsylvanis. She married William  Casford.
 :)  Thanking you in advance
Marcia

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