Ephraim MANSFIELD

[ozboy]

I am trying to find information about Ephraim Mansfield who came to Australia with his parents, George and Maria Mansfield and their family in 1857. He married Sophia Barnaby in 1869 at Round Swamp NSW and after her death he was married again in 1899 to a lady named in the BDM as being Ellen Asekeller. I cannot find the name Asekeller anywhere so I am thinking it is not correct and I have tried various spellings etc but cannot find a record of either Ephraims death of Ellens death.. They appear to have just disappeared. Ephraim was born in 1845 in Bury St.Edmunds Suffolk England.
Can anyone help.? Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.

Graham..

[alison2763]

Hi Graham,
have looked up NLA .

http://newspapers.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/search?searchTerm=ephraim%2Bmansfield&within=new&withinSearchTerm=ephaim%2Bmansfield

Seems Ephraim went Bankrupt in 1879.
From the Maitland Mercury:
1.6.1876
May 29th Ephraim Mansfield of Round Swamp near Ilford, Publican.Liabilities 205 Pounds. Assets 21 Pounds 17 Sh. Mr Humphrey Official Assignee.

regards
Alison

[krisesjoint]

Hi Grahan,

He was listed as publican in 1870

Mansfield Ephraim  at Round Swamp  "The Coach and Horses"

in 1887 Police Gazette 1 Jun 1887

Arson
Ilford. On the night of the 25th March last, a shed containing sixteen tons of hay and forty bushels of wheat, the property of Ephraim Mansfield, of Round Swamp, was destroyed by fire, and at an inquest held before the District Coroner, the following verdict was returned : "That a shed containing hay
and wheat, the property of Ephraim Mansfield, was on the night of the 25th instant, feloniously and wilfully set on fire, by some person or persons to us the jurors unknown." Value of properly destroyed, £80. A resident of the district suspected.

Cheers Kris 

[~MERLIN~]

Seems another person is looking for the same family...

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,383851.0.html

[majm]

Hi there,

1903 NSW Electoral Roll for Robertson, polling at Ilford   (Round Swamp is about 1/2 way between Cullen Bullen and Ilford, on the main highway between Lithgow and Mudgee)

MANSFIELD, Ellen (of) Round Swamp, Domestic Duties
MANSFIELD, Ephraim (of) Round Swamp, labourer

BARNABY, Samuel (of) Round Swamp, Postmaster
BARNABY, Elizabeth (of) Round Swamp, Domestic Duties
BARNABY, Ellen Leader (of) Round Swamp, Domestic Duties

Cheers,  JM

[~MERLIN~]

The Lithgow and District Family History Society hold cemetery records for Round Swamp & all the surrounding cemeteries, perhaps an email to them might shed some light 

L.D.F.H.S Inc.
PO BOX 516
Lithgow NSW 2790
(02) 6353 1089

http://www.lisp.com.au/~ldfhs/

ldfhs[at]isp.com.au

[mandy241005]

Hi,

Going off the link what merlin posted it states ellens parents names as

William Bennet and Ann Eustice

There is a death for Ellen Mansfield on NSW BDM
Father: William
Mother: Ann H
District: Temora

Reg No: 10764/1905

Kind Regards
Mandy

[ozboy]

Hi Mandy and thank you for your reply. You are correct about the burial that you mentioned but the Ellen that the record is about was only 12 years of age according to her death certificate.. Thanks for taking the time to look for me.

Graham..

[ozboy]

Thank you to everyone who has replied to my post re:Ephraim Mansfield. I knew about the bankruptcy and the arson etc and I really appreciate you all for posting what you did.. Please excuse me not replying individually but the truth is I don't know how.. Helppppppppppppp...

Graham..