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Australia / Re: William DAVIS married to Martha ORME/HOLMES 1/2/1869, Collector, NSW
« on: Wednesday 07 March 18 08:51 GMT (UK)  »
Thanks everyone. I was actually contacted by a relative of W H R Smith to tell me "He is not your William Henry Smith!" They seemed to have lots of photos and details on Ancestry, with wife etc.

And at times when my Pop and brothers were being born in Yalwal, W H R Smith was getting busy down south in Vic. So I had to move on.

Frances was under 21 when they married. I often wonder whether, at their marriage, the first record I can find of his DOB, he lied about his age, maybe informing that he was younger than he actually was. (Having died at only 48, which seems young).

Arthur Davis is recorded as the informant on his BDM death certificate, and listed in the death certificate is that his fathers name was also William Henry Smith, a miner. Who would know if this was accurate or not. He is buried in a unmarked grave in Wollongong Cementary. His age at death is listed as 48 which is consistent with an 1864 birth year.

When in Yalwal he is listed as a miner. Would there be records about miners at Yalwal that could help give  me more information?

Thank you again.


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Australia / Re: William DAVIS married to Martha ORME/HOLMES 1/2/1869, Collector, NSW
« on: Tuesday 06 March 18 04:25 GMT (UK)  »
Chasing railway employees now. Thank you.

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Australia / Re: William DAVIS married to Martha ORME/HOLMES 1/2/1869, Collector, NSW
« on: Monday 05 March 18 05:08 GMT (UK)  »
Thank you for your replies. Very kind.

Frances is recorded as being born at Willaroo, although she apparently recounted that she was born at Captains Flat. So it does seem odd that she would be married at Cooma. So, yes, I agree that Rev Druitt must have been on a circuit. I just don't know how to access the register, even the duplicate one (other than having contacting the Diocesan office, which proved fruitless).

All the children's birth certificates record William's place of birth as Castlemaine.

Finally, I did pursue the William Henry Reynolds for some time. Though it became apparent that he married, lived and died in Vic and was a different person.

I did join the Manaro Pioneers, but could not really find anything related to William's parents on that site. I note in the information about William Davis that he worked for the railways. I had a theory that maybe the family moved from Vic to work on the railway too, but how would I find out whether or not this might be the case?

Quite frustrating being named Smith, they are everywhere!!

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Australia / Re: William DAVIS married to Martha ORME/HOLMES 1/2/1869, Collector, NSW
« on: Sunday 04 March 18 04:48 GMT (UK)  »
I Know that it has been a long time since this thread has been active, but it seems to relate, so I am hopeful that I might be able to draw on the wisdom that is obviously here.

For many years I have been trying to locate the parents of William Henry Smith (1864-1912) married to Frances Ellen Davis (1871 - 1961), daughter of William Davis and Martha Orme. They were married by Thomas Druitt (CofE), supposedly in Cooma, though it may have been that Thomas Druitt was located in Cooma (according to BDM certificate) and the marriage was conducted by him elsewhere. The parents of William Smith were not on the BDM certificate. I have contacted the Diocesan offices (Canberra/Goulburn) archivist, and she was unable to find any record of the marriage in the Cooma marriage register.

I am now at a dead end entirely. His birth place is recorded on his children's birth certificates as Castlemaine. But I can find no record. Even help from the historical society there was unable to locate anything.

Their movements seem very similar to the movements of the Davises. So I am wondering if his family might have moved to the Queanbeyan area to labour on the railway.

Arthur Davis records William's fathers name as being William Henry Smith - Labourer, on Williams death certificate. But that is the only reference to parentage that I have been able to find anywhere.

Might anyone have come across anything in their research? Might someone have some insight into where I might be able to get information that might break my deadlock? I have been stuck at this hurdle for some time. And seeing as he is my Great grandfather, it is not as far back as I would like to go.

Kind regards, Richard Smith



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