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The Common Room / Origin Of Surname
« on: Sunday 08 June 08 23:36 BST (UK)  »
Howdy All

My wife is starting to trace her family history and we have come across the surname of Sictorness.

We have been unable to find the origins of this surname and it is not listed in the SIT.

Does anybody know the origins?

My fifes grandmother Katherine Sictorness was born 1899 in Islington London.

If there is anybody tracing this family we would love to hear from you.

Thanks

Chris

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Australia Lookups completed / Re: UK to Australia
« on: Sunday 08 June 08 23:20 BST (UK)  »
Thank you for the information and the welcome to this forum.

I have ordered the death cert of John Bertram who died in 1889 aged 50. He is the only one that matches. The others second names/parents are not a match. Maybe I will be lucky.

I have previously checked the other resources without any luck.

Thgankjs again

Chris

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Australia Lookups completed / UK to Australia
« on: Tuesday 03 June 08 11:08 BST (UK)  »
My great great grandfather came to Aust in the 1800's and I am trying to find out where he went.

The story is:

John Beavans Bertram born 1839 County Durham , married Sarah Jane Fairley 1863 and had a son George 1864. All this part of the family comes from Chester le Street.

He left the UK some time after the birth of his son in 1864 and before the 1871 census (as he is not listed) - by himself.

Family have told me he was a contractor (Joiner by trade) and had something to do with the Great Western Railway.
I have also been told he was in Brisbane in 1874 and left to go to Nth Qld at the time of the Great Flood of 1874.

He never stayed in touch with his family and in 1878 his wife remarried after having him declared deceased. As far as I have been able to find out he must have been "missing" for at least 7 years to be classified deceased. He did however return to the UK after his wife remarried and after finding out what happened returned again to Aust.

I am told he travelled to Aust on the ship Bluebird or Skylark but I have found no trace of them so perhaps this is wrong.

He sometimes dropped his second name from documents.

I have tried many many places to find him all without success.

Any pointers would be very welcome.

Thanks

Chris

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