Trying to find births

[cristobel]

Hello,
Hoping someone may be able to assist knocking down my brick wall.
I'm trying to hunt down the following births:
Surname -  Johnson
Mary Jane b. 4/12/1856
William      b. 30/8/1858
Robert       b. 5/9/1861
John          b. 27/2/1865
James       b. 24/2/1870
Charles    b. 6/7/1872
Thomas    b. 27/12/1874
There may also have been a Margaret -no birth date known.
All are children of William Ferdinand Ludwig Johnson & Margaret Johnson (nee Ryan) .  Most of the children married in SA, but I cant find any birth details.  I'm wondering if they were born in Vic or NSW. 
William F.L. came from Denmark and his surname may have been Johannsen or similar and he changed it to Johnson on arrival in Aust. He died in SA in 1887 age 68. His wife Margaret came from Ireland, & died in SA in 1919 age 82.  I haven't got a marriage for William and Margaret either, at least not in SA.

Here's hoping someone can shed some light.
Cheers, C

[allycat]

Hello,
Hoping someone may be able to assist knocking down my brick wall.
I'm trying to hunt down the following births:
Surname -  Johnson
Mary Jane b. 4/12/1856
William      b. 30/8/1858
Robert       b. 5/9/1861
John          b. 27/2/1865
James       b. 24/2/1870
Charles    b. 6/7/1872
Thomas    b. 27/12/1874
There may also have been a Margaret -no birth date known.
All are children of William Ferdinand Ludwig Johnson & Margaret Johnson (nee Ryan) .  Most of the children married in SA, but I cant find any birth details.  I'm wondering if they were born in Vic or NSW. 
William F.L. came from Denmark and his surname may have been Johannsen or similar and he changed it to Johnson on arrival in Aust. He died in SA in 1887 age 68. His wife Margaret came from Ireland, & died in SA in 1919 age 82.  I haven't got a marriage for William and Margaret either, at least not in SA.

Here's hoping someone can shed some light.
Cheers, C

Dear Ceebut,

There were 18 births in NSW to parents named William and Margaret Johnson, between period searched 1855-1875.

Of the 18 births, there was a Margaret Johnson born 1855.

http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/
click on 'family history'
click on 'search historical indexes'
click on 'search now'
click on 'birth and death records' or 'marriage records'.
This search is for free.

You might also like to check the National Archives of Australia for when your ancestors arrived in Australia.

http://www.naa.gov.au/
click on 'record search',
click on 'search now as a guest', and then enter your keywords or dates.

In addition, below is a link to an excellent website 'Western Australian Genealogical Society' with many links to other sites all over Australia.

http://www.wags.org.au/genisite.htm

Hope some of this info was helpful.

Allycat, Queensland, Australia.

[flinders]

Where did you get their birth dates from

could they have married before coming to OZ

have you an address in S.A.

[cristobel]

Hi allycat & flinders
Thanks for your replies.
I have an Old Testament owned by Thomas Johnson with the birth dates of his brothers & sisters. 
I have the death certificate of his mother, Margaret Johnson and I've found burial info for his father William Ferdinand Ludwig Johnson - both died in SA.

I've no idea where they married or where the children were born.  Some of the children went to school in SA.
I don't know in which state  they entered Aust, and because I cant find any marriage and birth details here in SA, I thought Vic or NSW would be the next place to search. I cant get to a public library (at least not in the next few weeks) as I dont live near a major city.  But when I do, I've got a loooong list !!!

The next place I'll have to look is to see if they married before coming to Aust.  Thanks for your help.

Cheers, C

[flinders]

no marrige or births in Victoria

What was the address on death certificate 

[cristobel]

Hi flinders
The death cert for Margaret Johnson says she resided at Williamstown SA, which is near the Barossa Valley.  She died in Gawler Hospital age 82 in 1919.  Widow of the late William Johnson.  She was 20 when married & had been living in the colony for 64 years.  Place of birth - Ireland, county not known.  She was a pensioner.

Perhaps Margaret & William never married ?

Cheers, C

[tropicalj]

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have you williams death certificate to see how long he had been in the colonies, alos one the childrens death certificate might say where they were born perhaps
regards jenn

[deby32]

hi
was just looking through your info on william and margaret johnson. I am trying to locate info on a Thomas Johnson born 1874 in mt crawford sa. There is no birth record of this Thomas however going on info from his marriage cert his father was William. Was hoping you may have more info on this family. My Thomas Johnson was my great great grandfather and he married Alice Howe in Salisbury SA

[tropicalj]

Hello  and Welcome to Rootschat,

I could not locate birth in SA that would match  the time frame and father William. tried under variants of spelling as well.

It is possible  your Thomas may have been born interstate or overseas.

Do  you  know where and when he died

It  would better if you started a new topic.

Jenn