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Australia / Re: Emma SPRAGGS
« on: Tuesday 11 May 10 15:02 BST (UK)  »
Thanks again for your reply,

The information that you have given us is very interesting. The reason behind my research is that I inherited a broach from my Nan (Adelaide's daughter) when she passed away a  few years ago which was Emma's.

 My Great Aunt Carol (Adelaides last surviving daughter)  told me a little bit about Emma and said that it would be great if I could find out some more about her as she had always been a woman of mystery to the family.  Aunt Carol is getting very old and frail these days we are having a bit of a family catch up with her next weekend so I decided to see what i could find out about Emma. Hopefully some of the information that you have given me might be able to jog her memory a bit.

My father has a copy of the Diary that I can scan and email to you if you like otherwise I can post a copy.

Is it my understanding from you previous post that you are not able to provide me with anymore information regarding Emma and her Family? I read somewhere that she sent photos and letters back to her family in England do you know anything about that?

 My research is purely on a small interest only basis and is not being used for any family trees etc. Really just trying to piece together the puzzle about Emma who seems to be a very interesting lady.

Thank you again for taking the time to reply

Regards
Anna 


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Australia / Re: Emma SPRAGGS
« on: Tuesday 11 May 10 06:43 BST (UK)  »
Thanks for your quick reply,

For our family Emma seems to be a bit of a mystery woman and I am only now just starting to get a bit more of an idea about her and her history.

We know that she arrived in  Adelaide, Australia in Nov 1884 and we have a copy of her diary whilst she was onboard the ship. The last entry is follows

Nov 20th 1884
“Such a rush with the ladies this morning for servants most of whom were engage in half an hour. I engage with Mrs Wright went this afternoon with a lady to see Miss Dutton who made me very welcome, sent her servant to see me in the train that I might not loose myself the place very pretty.”

We then know that Adelaide Mary Bell Spraggs was born in the suburb of Parhan in Melbourne 1887. Why she was in Melbourne and who the father was we dont know.
She then travelled at some point from Melbourne to Price in South Australia about 100klms from Adelaide.

Once in Price she opened up a General Store. How a woman/single parent managed to travel on her own across the country and then have enough money to buy and run a local shop is a real mystery especially in those days.

Her daughter Adelaide married and went on to have 6 children one of which was my grandmother.

 We do wonder why she left the UK on her own and did she keep in contact with her family?  Also you mention about her travelling with convicts could you let me know where I could get some more information that?

Any other information you might know would be greatly appreciated.

Please tell me what I can help you with from our side of things and if you would like a more detailed family history for Adelaide's Family.

Thanks again
Regards
Anna

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Australia / Re: Emma Spraggs
« on: Monday 10 May 10 07:41 BST (UK)  »
Hi,
I have just started doing some family research and believe that Emma Spraggs was my great great grandmother on my fathers side.
Adelaide May was my grandmothers mother.

We are trying to find out more about her and her family from the UK and why she moved to Australia in the first place and also who may have been Adelaide May's father.

If anyone has any information that would be great.
 Regards
Anna 

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