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Australia / Re: Hello from Geelong, Australia
« on: Saturday 02 October 10 04:21 BST (UK)  »
ChristineL,

Are you able to get a photo copy of the documents in the NZ Uni archives at all??


Belinda.

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Australia / Re: Hello from Geelong, Australia
« on: Saturday 02 October 10 04:19 BST (UK)  »
Hooley Dooley,

It's been forever since I posted in here. Unfortunately I've not been able to find anymore about Leander, other than he was granted citizenship in NZ in 1906 (i have a small newspaper article).

Christine L, very very interesting info you have there!! All children there that I know about except for Rosetta! I wonder what that could mean? They're listed as Rosetta's parents on her death cert!.

Belinda.

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For Sale / Wanted / Events / Wanted: Missen Family
« on: Saturday 02 October 10 04:11 BST (UK)  »
Good Morning/Afternoon/Evening All,

Calling all members of the Missen family! Wondering if anyone would like to contribute some personal stories & photos to a book i'm putting together on the Missen family in Australia.

Of course, contributers from other countries are welcome!

Obviously all those who contribute will be acknowledged. I have a heap of factual info available, but not a whole heap of personal stories & photos.


Thanks

Belinda Missen.

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Australia / Re: Hello from Geelong, Australia
« on: Sunday 31 August 08 04:40 BST (UK)  »
i'm looking forward to what the birth certificate brings up. apparently the Dept of BDM in NZ doesn't take too long to do them. If Rosetta was adopted, it'd then be interesting to see when she came out to Aus and with whom.

I'd still be very interested to hear if anyone else has found anything though :)


Belinda.

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Australia / Re: Hello from Geelong, Australia
« on: Wednesday 27 August 08 09:40 BST (UK)  »
i'd be interested to see if these people above ever travelled to NZ at some stage... whilst not concrete evidence, may add more weight to the theory that these are the right people.

hmmm so much food for thought!

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Australia / Re: Hello from Geelong, Australia
« on: Wednesday 27 August 08 06:50 BST (UK)  »
she did indeed.

i was going to say something stupid like.. if they came to aus through sweden, wouldn't they have been married in sweded, but i'd say the odds of two people with exactly the same names getting married are about 1 in a million.

so i'll order a copy of the marriage certificate as well and see where that can't get me :)



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Australia / Re: Hello from Geelong, Australia
« on: Wednesday 27 August 08 06:20 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: cando on Tuesday 26 August 08 14:36 BST (UK)
Had a quick look at the family tree on ancestry.   Info detailed there includes the death of Sarah WAGHORN nee BRYNNING in 1885 and the emigration of Leander to Sydney [the voyage's origin was  Sweden] in Mar 1892 and Sarah Ann in June 1892 also from Sweden.  Also details Sarah in Sands Directory for 1912 living in Balmain.  Noted also that Leander died at sea on one record and the another mentions Fiji.

I checked the Unassisted Passenger records and it shows Leander only as L and Sarah Anne as S A, but their ages appear to be correct.  However no other proof that these records are correct.

I would be purchasing the marriage cert of Leander and Sarah in 1885 and Sarah's death cert.  I can't find a birth reg for Leander c1864 in England.

Cando


this above confirms for me that we're looking at the right people. my grandmother was adamant come hell or high water that Leander was finnish/swedish...

the next thing i suppose is to find a marriage record for leander and sarah annie... and possibly birth certificates??

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Australia / Re: Hello from Geelong, Australia
« on: Tuesday 26 August 08 12:19 BST (UK)  »
i'm gonna say it again, you folks are amazing!

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Australia / Re: Hello from Geelong, Australia
« on: Tuesday 26 August 08 11:26 BST (UK)  »
wow!

that's some pretty interesting details there!

just trying to wrap my head around it all. It's all very interesting given my grandmother was so adamant about other info that is in complete contrast with all of this! :P heehee.

obviously one cannot stand in the way of facts as they are.  Though Tonga could fit in with my nan's theory that Rosetta was of maori descent and adopted. I know Tongan's arent's maori's but they are and islander and could have been confused for one or the other back in the day i guess!


b.

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