Hello from Geelong, Australia

[carol8353]

Dee

If he was 8 in 1891 as on the ships list,then he was born before his parents married-however he doesn't appear as Waghorn(e) either.

Nor can I find any combination of the family in the 1891 census,nor Sarah Annie Waghorn(e) with a mum called J in the 1881 either.

This family is a mystery  

Maybe b should get that 1885 marriage cert to see what it tells us...her

Ref 2a page 419 and available for £7 from http://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/

Carol

[deeiluka]

I think a certificate or two may be the only way to untangle all the info.     :



.....dee

[mariac]

I wonder if there are 2 different families who are somehow related. 

There is a John Leander Johnson born Fulham in Sept Q 1887.
 Hammersmith is apparently part of this county.
I would be intersting to see who his parents were??
Mariac

[carol8353]

Aha  

John Leander Johnson born Fulham Sept 1887 ref 1a page 192

Place and date ties in with the NAA info that mariac found earlier too.

Carol

Snap Maria

[deeiluka]

Another great find, Carol and Maria!     

[mariac]

Do you get the feeling we are getting all tied up in information and not getting anywhere

[carol8353]

Do you get the feeling we are getting all tied up in information and not getting anywhere

I think Dee is correct we need some certs to prove some of this info is the right family.

I can imagine him being given the name John Leander but choosing to be known as Leander-maybe dad was John and it set him apart by using his middle name.

Carol

[mariac]

Yes Dee and Carol  I agree. Hopefully Belinda will be able to get some certificates which will lead in the right direction.

Mariac

[deeiluka]

Carol and Maria,
I think the father was Leander too, (possibly Leander John), because there are definitely two Leander Johnsons in Australia. The one in Balmain in 1893 is surely the one that has children with a Sarah Ann in Balmain, as seen in the NSW BDM. That can't be Leander John/John Leander who arrived in 1891.


I'm finished for tonight!   


.....dee