Mary KIRKMASTER

[Badgen]

I am having difficulty finding information about Mary Margaret KIRKMASTER, who her parents were and when they were born etc. and where her ancesters came from.  She was married to John William Rhoades circa 1880.

[aghadowey]

Welcome to Rootschat.
As you've placed this on Immigrants board, do you think Mary Kirkmaster was born outside the U.K.? Have you found a birthplace for her listed in 1881, 1891 and 1901 English census records (if they lived in England)?

[Badgen]

I'm not sure where Mary Margaret KIRKMASTER was born.  There is a chance it was Australia.

[aghadowey]

Was she married in Australia then? If the marriage took place in Australia the marriage certificate might list details like birthplace, parents' names, etc. depending on where the marriage took place.
If she died in Australia her death certificate might have the same sort of details which could help.

[Badgen]

Mary KIRKMASTER was married to John William RHOADES who was born c 1860, but apart from that I am finding information a little difficult to find.  I am only presuming they were possibly married in Australia

[aghadowey]

What about a death certificate? some Australian death certificates list how long in that state and how long in Australia, etc. From that you could look for the marriage certificate, etc.

[jorose]

Queensland BMDS show quite a bit on this family:
https://www.bdm.qld.gov.au/IndexSearch/BirIndexQry.m
births are between 1881 and 1901, and she is listed as Mary Margaret Kirkmaster, Mary Kirkmaster, or Mary Margaret Kerkmaster.
The marriage took place in 1880 - John William Rhoades and Mary Margaret Kirkmaster

There doesn't seem to be much info on the Kirkmaster surname in Australia.  I'd imagine this is some misspelling/variant of an immigrant name. Hopefully the marriage certificate will shed some light on her family.

[Badgen]

Thank you to all who replied I will now see what I can find out by acquiring either a birth or marriage certificate.

[ennael]

there is a digitised war service record for Sydney Ernest RHOADES on:

http://naa.gov.au/collection/recordsearch/index.aspx

as it is already digitised it may be read on-line , it is 78 pages long.

Leanne