information on CONWAY family

[TOCUMWAL]

I am trying to find anything on Bridget Conway. Born 1818 Ireland, Married 1845 Geelong, Died 1888 Ballarat Victoria.
Husband Melancthon Balcombe born 1815 Horne, Surrey , England. Died 1888 at Ballarat. They had 9 children
I am not completely sure of all this information. Husband may have gone under George.
I would like any information on Bridget Conway.

[cando]

Marriage
CONWAY Bridget
BOKKAM Metaneton
1845  Reg#34815
Denomination Roman Catholic  Parish St Mary's Geelong  Fiche#501

Parish records
BOUGHEAN Mary Ann
Father Melactan  Mother Bridget CONWAY
Born Iris  1845  Reg#1017
Denomination Roman Catholic  Parish St Mary's Geelong  Fiche#16

BOKUM William Patrick
Father George  Mother Bridget CONWAY
At Iris  1849  Reg#3849
Denomination Roman Catholic  Parish St Mary's Geelong  Fiche#43

BOKHAM Jane
Father George Mother Bridget CONWAY
At Iris  1852  Reg#6362
Denomination Roman Catholic  Parish St Mary's Geelong  Fiche#94

BOCKAM Ellen
Father George Mother Bridget CONWAY
At Geelong  1853  REg#34534
Denomination Roman Catholic  Parish St Mary's Geelong  Fiche#499

Births
BOKCOMThomas
Father Melancthon Mother Bridget CONWAY
At Germ  1854  Reg#2509
Died 1854  7weeks  Reg#3380
 
BOKCOM Elizabeth
Father Melancthon George   Mother Bridget CONWAY
At Geelong  1857  Reg#15551

I can't see any other births that were registered to this couple.

Is this her death?
BOKCOM Bridget
Father Flannagan
75 years   1888  Ballarat  Reg#8374

and his

BOKCOM George Melanther
Parents unknown
68 years  at Ballarat  1888  Reg#8371

Unfortunately Parish records give little information compared to the certificates.

The death certificates will give you more information such as places of birth and the number of issue both deceased and living at the time of their deaths.


Cheers
Cando

[TOCUMWAL]

Can I ask a question. How do you know the write spellin of surnames. Should you use the spelling you find or ther other one family said. I have seen this spelling before. I have been corrected before that there is no george in his name but I think there may be. Thank you again.
Tocumwal

[cando]

I would think that the person taking the details has written the name as it 'sounded'.  You would need to see a certificate to see if they were illiterate and signed with a mark, usually a cross.  If you wish to purchase an image of a certificate you must use the spelling on the index as it is transcribed.

May I ask where you found the information about your ancestors?  Was it from an online tree?  Perhaps he used the name George as a nickname.

How did the later generations of this family spell their surname?

Sorry I can't be of  more help.

Cheers
Cando

[Raylen]

Just a few snippets for you


Melancthon (s) Bokone Convict came 1836 on the Mangles assigned to A Thomson Esq.
Welanctham Bokone convict came on the Mangles assigned to A Thomson
Assigned Servants page 5 - 15 granted ticket-of-leave
Metaneton Bokkam wed Bridget Conway in 1845 at Roman Catholic

Bridget Conway 22 (single woman) Housemaid RC neither Sligo, came 7 Oct 1841 on the Intrinsic
Bridget Conway wed Metaneton Bokkam in 1845 at Roman Catholic

http://vic1847.comlu.com


All the different spelling will make life interesting for you in
your search.  Good Luck 

Raylen

[TOCUMWAL]

I got this from an other member, they no George but I am not sure. I first see this back along time ago, before an reunite, the name thay adversities was Balcombe, Bokkum, Bockum just few I remember.
So I think these name do match.
I know it is hard but how would I research Bridget Conway from here on.
Tocumwal

[TOCUMWAL]

On the Intrinsie ship list the is a Catherine Conwy 24 could this be Bridget Conway sister.
Tocumwal

[Dundee]

Biddy/Bridget CONWAY was from County Sligo in Ireland, and the Catherine CONWAY on the same ship was from Dumfrieshire in Scotland, so it is unlikely that they were related.

Debra

[gwcharley]

Melancthon and Bridget are my great great great grandparents. Last name is Balcombe but from what I can tell, they just wrote what they heard in those days and both Melancthon and Bridget had broad accents, therefore the last name was misspelled in all records from their marriage, childrens births and even their death records. There is not much to be known about Bridget however except that she was from Milltown, Sligo County Ireland. Parents unknown. I have seen mention of a father named Flanagan but that is all. Biddy is a bit of an enigma at this point. But I will keep searching.

Good luck

Sandra (Balcombe)