sproxton immigrants

[matchis]

Two teenage Sproxton brothers, Arthur and William C, emigrated to Australia in 1908. They were of farming stock. Does anyone have any information about Sproxtons in Australia? Matthew Chisholm

[matchis]

Two teenage Sproxton brothers, Arthur and William C, emigrated to Australia in 1908. They were of farming stock. Does anyone have any information about my distant relatives descendants please? Matthew Chisholm

[deeiluka]

No trace of them in my South Australian records, Matthew. I also checked NSW and Western Australian records online and could not see them, and they are not listed on the National Archives of Australia website, or in the WW2 database.

.......dee

[ChristineR]

That surname does not appear in the death index for Victoria - 1921 to 1985 - at all.

Nor does it appear at all in the Queensland birth, deaths and marriages to 1914.

Christine

[ChristineR]

http://www.whitepages.com.au/wp/initResSearch.do

Looking in the White Pages - the residential telephone book - there are quite a few in Western Australia and Queensland.   You could try writing or telephoning some to track down the 'family historian' of the family.

cheers
Christine

[mrmagoo460]

Hi Matthew,

Perhaps you've already checked out this site but if not, you may find something of interest.

http://www.naa.gov.au/

click record search>search as guest>type in name>enter

Good Luck,

Magoo

[cando]

Hi

There is a Sproxton marriage in WA on

www.openwindows.com/marriage/search.htm

and a couple of births in WA

http://www.justice.wa.gov.au/_apps/pioneersindex/default.aspx

There are numerous Sproxton burials on

http://www.mcb.wa.gov.au

Unfortunately none for Arthur or William C.

Cheers
cando

Edit - problems with link to cemetery board site.

[ChristineR]

Two threads going  same subject

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,221764.0.html

[sparrett]

http://www.slwa.wa.gov.au/

A search of the WA po directories 1918 to 1920 shows  spelling SPROSTON First name Arthur.  He is a farmer at Buckingham.
Under this spelling there are  a couple of births ..no parents given..and marriages [all female] on the sites given above on this thread
On the NAA site which Magoo gave, there is Arthur Edward of above spelling enlisted for ww2.
His Next of Kin is Arthur of Buckingham.
you never know.
Might be yours.
Sue