Re: ...Victoria genealogy..RAMSEY

[jamielee]

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Hi Chrissy,I am trying to find out if myGreat  grandmother immigrated from Tasmania about 1847.  Her parents were david and Dinah Ramsay or Ramsey. shewas Margaret  and siblings David caroline,charles,and Dinah
On her death certificate it stated she had been born in Geelong but she was born in Tasmania.  Many thanks if you can help me.    jamielee

[craizi daizi]

Jamielee

You didnt say when she died ,  BUT,  the info on the death certs are givin by the informant,  so it all depends on how much the informant knew ...or didnt know, 

Craizi

[gennig]

Hi jamielee

The early Coastal Passengers were not always listed.  But as Margaret was born in Tasmania November 1846 and her youngest siblings William Balie (born: Geelong 1849 Reg: 22154) and Michael (born: Newtown 1852 Reg: 22828) were born in Victoria. 

The family appear to have travelled to Victoria in that 2 year window. 

Regards


Genni

[win291130]

Hi Genni, Thank you very much for the information about Margaret Ramsey.I didn,t realise that she had more additions to her family.  so that was fantastic.
once we start to look into our families , it gets very contagious.  one realises how lucky we are now and how hard it must have been back then.Once again thank you.    Jamie

[mark lepp]

hi jamielee, only found this site now and your search for information on david and dinah ramsay.With his term in hobart he was a sailmaker for the gov. on his pardon apawnbroker and rope maker in murray st hobart. harriet hill born1829 to david and elizabeth ramsay eliz. must die he marries dinah bates24th nov. 1834 children david thain1835,john thain1838, caroline(my relative)1839, dinah sophia1842, charles1844, margaret mccormack 1846 all in hobart, william ballie1849 and michael 1852 both in geelong victoria where david is a rope maker in skene st newtown. dinah sophie, caroline, john thain and David remain in victoria where they marry.Also davids mother came out to hobarton the monday 28th march 1831 on the brig fame.always wondered where david and the others went lost track of them on the ballarat gold fields1857.  have heaps more info. see it was some time ago you posted your search hope this finds you cheers marlk lepp victoria australia

[BusterandDinky]

The Geelong Advertiser 17.10.48, p2, noted that on October 16 1848 a Mr Ramsay and 5 children arrived per “David”. 
The "David" was a schooner owned by son-in -law Charles McShane.  David Ramsay had been operating as an agent in Hobart for immigrants wanting to go to the Port Philip settlement. Advertisements for skilled farm personnel were placed offering free passage.
The schooner "David" (Risdon built and registered in Hobart) was engaged in trade between what is now Victoria and Tasmania moving shingles and building timbers, immigrants from VDL, meat and livestock from Port Phillip.
The "David" was later wrecked off Point Lonsdale, the wreck is Heritage listed.
David Ramsay is accompanied by one more child than he and Dinah (second wife) seem to have had.  Was the extra child one of eldest daughter Janet's children (wife of Charles McShane)?  Janet  had died 'in childbed' the previous year, baby boy not named.
David appears to have walked out of his pawnbroking business at this time.  David R. apparently moved to Geelong operating a ropeworks. (see earlier refs on Roots Chat)
He was later operating a store in, or near, Ballarat.

TROVE ref for arrival of Ramsay family:
1848 'ARRIVED.', Geelong Advertiser (Vic. : 1847 - 1851), 17 October, p. 2 Edition: MORNING, viewed 8 June, 2015, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article93136257