LoneyBones Scavenger Hunt - Part 2...Everyone Welcome To Join In

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Mrs Ennis - Milliner - travelling alone 10 May 1901 Capetown/Southampton

mentioned in a much earlier post but not rhe occupation which is a great find and tends to make me  believe it may be the elusive E.A.B. Ennis

Robyn

[LoneyBones]

Thanks Ebch, the Elizabeth DAVIS funeral also has a notice further down the page with ref; to family DAVIS, so I guess that was her married name.
I couldn't find anything further on the shipping one.
No sign that a Mrs ENNIS left Aus. any time before then, traveling to England, via Capetown or any other way. 

[Gadget]

Not sure if you have this but a Mrs Ennis left London for Adelaide on 16th April 1903, aboard the Arcadia.  it could be her return journey.

Added - aslo one on 17 Jan 1907, bound for Sydney on the Mooltan.

[LoneyBones]

I must admit, I hadn't looked for ENNIS journeys this late. Most of my research was with much earlier dates. I'll get on with these lines while I'm waiting for divorce papers.
But as with others who have been giving so much of their time, I'm finding very little new data in the last several days.
I'll be looking in to check on any progress, but I'm not expecting miracles. As Barbara said, miracles take a bit longer. 
My very sincere thanks to everyone who has offered sugestions and information along the way.
Leonie.

PS. Keep an eye open for Elizabeth in your travels. 

[Ebch]

Loneybones I really have enjoyed this hunt, frustrating that it must be for you.  Learned lots of things about Australian and New Zealand immigration.  If ever I come across your elusive Elizabeth Ann Balfour Davis Innis Ennis I will make sure she contacts you 

[majm]

Hi there,

Ebch, I agree 

I've even looked at the possibility that William Larson may have needed to divorce a presumed wife ...  Closest I've come in NSW is to just one index entry... applying for either a divorce or at least maintence ... perhaps seeking a judicial separation (all these are lumped together on one index on the NSW state records on line)

Its for 1897,  and from the names of the two parties, its not likely to yield up much (wrong first names, and a perhaps a generation later that William of 1880  ) but its for a lass with a triple barrelled set of christian names ...

Agnes Clara Victoria LARSON v Ludwig Jeppa  (no co-respondent listed, which may be a clue to it being only for maintenance) ... not sure, but I would not consider spending any pennies on ordering that file  until I knew more about either Agnes or Ludwig... however, perhaps LB may recognise these names            

Cheers,  JM

[majm]

Errr.... I may have spoke too soon 

http://newspapers.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/14121202 its the Sydney Morning Herald newspaper for 3 April 1897....  Agnes is seeking a divorce for he has deserted her for three years and upwards ... but the spelling for his surname is LARRSON, ... that's the bit that interests MOI 

Wonder if we should be searching for LB's Elizabeth with possible surname of LaRRson .... ummm.... its after half one in the morning, and I'm actually at MOI inlaws for couple of days, sorting some stuffs for M i L ...

Hope the postman gets the A4 sized envelope from State Records to LB "in a timely manner" ...

Cheers,  JM

[majm]

Err....

There's something online on the National Archives of Australia ... it could be a clue, if perhaps that co-respondent, William Larson stayed with Elizabeth...

Its the arrival in OZ, of a William LARSON in 1908, ... and his nationality was Swedish (that does NOT mean he was born in Sweden, but it would be likely) and date of birth was  2 March 1881 ... no ship's name shown, BUT there's an arrival date (in OZ) of 30 September 1908... and he was first registered at Donald (all "aliens" had to register on arrival and many had to sit a written dictation test (to make sure they were not 'coloured aliens' ... don't ask ... it was also known as the White Australia Policy.   Anyways, that file at the archives, it would cost around $16.50 to have that record digitised, and there's NO reason to consider that just yet.

But, perhaps there's an outward passenger list for his voyage from "somewhere" to OZ, (probably took about 5 weeks under steam from say Southampton !) so from say July 1908 .... perhaps Elizabeth accompanied this person, perhaps he was a nephew of her co-respondent ... speculately as usual ... sorry

Search as a Guest, using keywords William Larson http://naa12.naa.gov.au/scripts/ResearcherScreen.asp there's only 13 indexed, and the "barcode" for this chap is 6565067

Cheers, JM

[LoneyBones]

Thanks JM. 
When you said you were off to your M-I-L I didn't realise you would take your computer with you. 
I thought it was down to just Ebch and me, with the ever faithful Gadget popping in.
I'm not turning off The Hunt, just putting it on the back burner.