How do you find somone emigrating to Australia

[KA]

Thanks for your help Trish.

I'm going to give it a go tomorrow.  See how far I get.

Many thanks

Kim

[Wendy Mc]

Hi KA,

What is your relatives name??
I've noticed you are researching 'Carlyon' and as my g.g'mother is a Carlyon from Cornwall whose parents travelled to Australia in 1853/54, I may be able to help. 

cheers,

Wendy

[KA]

Hi Wendy,

Francis Alfred Carlyon.  b. 1884 London.

(His father John Alfred Carlyon was born 1855 in Cornwall.

John was the son of John William Simons Carlyon and Mary Carlyon (nee Harris).

All from the Sithney, Portleaven, Breage, Helston area of Cornwall - just in case Francis should link in to your family.)

Francis lived NWS.

Other than the fact he went to Australia, where he married twice (1923 and 1940) I know nothing of him.

[Wendy Mc]

Hi KA,

You prob. already know this:-

Francis Alfred Carlyon married Kari Louise Isabel STORKSON in 1940, Sydney.

Will keep you posted if I come across anything else.

cheers,

Wendy

[KA]

Hi Wendy,

Yes, I found out recently.  He was also married before, in 1923 - so I know he was in NSW by 1923.

Never heard if he had children by his first marriage.  I know he had one girl by his second marriage.  Marjorie.  So seems likely there could be children by his first.

Thanks for looking

Kind regards

KA

[Reggie]

Ka

Below is the site for the White Pages telephone directory.  I did a residential search for Carlyon and got 12 replies.  Not very many if you wish to send a generic letter to all of them.  You never know? You may just get that reply you are looking for.

http://www.whitepages.com.au

If you were able to pin down a more definate marriage date I could pop down to the National Library here in Canberra and do a search on the Sydney Morning Herald for you.  It is quite boring looking at film going past so, if there was a closer date I could do a search.

Also, there is the census but again you do have to know the area the person was in becasue they all in Fiche.  BUt, you have one thing going for you and that is the name is not too common.

Hp this helps.

Reg
Canberra, Australia

[Reggie]

Ka

See this site for Carlyon's -

http://www.fitzsimmons.co.nz/family_history/ipc.html

You may already know of the site or, you may find some connections.  I notice there are some in New Zealand.

Reg

[KA]

Hi Reg,

Thank you for your offer of looking at the Sydney Morning Herald for me. I can give specific dates for both weddings.

First:
4 April 1923.  Francis Alfred Carlyon and Annie King Woods. Residence was given as Balmain, Sydney.

Second:
14 November 1940. Francis Alfred Carlyon and Kari Louise Isabel Storkson.  His residence was given as 60 Womehah Avenue Darlinghurst.  Hers as 31 Kings Lynn, Ithaca Road, Elizabeth Bay.

Hopefully that should give enough to pinpoint any information without causing you a lot of time and trouble.  I appreciate your offer.

Census:
Perhaps you could tell me.  What years are available in Aus.  In the UK we can only access up to 1901.  But in the US it's 1930.  But it never occurred to  me that Aus census may be available.  Also, are the census records available online would you know?

Thanks for getting in touch with me.

regards

KA

[trish251]

Hi KA

As far as I know the Australian Census records have all been destroyed except for a very few early ones (also called musters) 1840 or earlier. In 2000 about 50% of the records were retained - available in 2101.
The link for 1840 (what remains) is http://www.records.nsw.gov.au/ - follow the online indexes link.

If Reg knows about other Australian Census records I would love to hear more about it. I cry        every time I think about them being destroyed.

Trish