Hello Ambly
For a first time user of Rootschat I am amazed at your very kind responce.
Sorry that I wasn't very explicit. We are trying to trace where he was born.
We have made contact with a descendant from Joseph Melville Wolfe's 2nd marriage Mary O'Neill who is a direct descendant of my husband, but once again no record of where born in Ireland.
Could have been a convict, but haven't yet been able to confirm as she must have married Joseph in Tasmania.
When Mary O'Neill remarried to a George Clark from London they had 4 children, 3 went to Hawaii & 1 stayed here in NZ as he was with a wet Nurse and then fostered following his mothers death when he was 4 days old.
You're probably not wanting all this info.
We did know some of what you have told but you have confirmed the child born & noted as M Woolfe. We were hoping it may have been the 2nd Joseph Melville Wolfe (as you have foun in 1912)who did come across to NZ 2x found on shipping records as an actor following we thought his father who died at 35 years. I do have a report of his death found on papers past that I have sent you.
http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?=da&cl=search&d=OW18650304.2.47&srpos=5&e=--1857---1865--10-PubMetaOW-1----1joseph+wolfe+princess+theatre-article
He was a very well liked Actor here for his short stint. There are 2 sections mentioned on the same page 15 dated 4 March 1865.
So now we must assume that Joseph was married before probably in Europe where he was supposed to have worked before arriving in AUS.
Can I ask where you obtained the Tasmanian convict information? You certainly have done a great job researching your family.
Thank's a million for contacting me with so much.
Cheers
Pauline
