WHERE could Michael METZ have gone??

[cando]

Hi Sue

If he had a will then perhaps his executors

Cheers
Cando

[sapphireblue67]

SORRY...that must of been a typo...Michael was born 1871....three kids...1870, 1871 1873

[sapphireblue67]

would a coopy of Robert's naturalization cert help any...re age when came to australia, seeing their is 2 stories about age when arrived.   And YES I have every person i come up against for research there is always moree questions and howcomes lol.    AND MEGA YES I am now totally infected with this disease...lol

[Lin Up a Tree]

ha ha, i get your enthusiasm totally 

re: certs of nat -- actually that i don't know! the NSW state library website might have more info on them, or you might be able to ask them...?

re: robert's children -- so did he also have a daughter (if that newspaper clipping was correct)? and for his emigration have you managed to find his death cert -- i can't remember offhand but some certs mention place of birth & time in the colony...

re: michael -- it will be exciting to find out if he had an alias thomas/metters -- the details that cando supplied are very juicy; hope you can follow this lead and let us know!

[sapphireblue67]

Nat Certs...I have another family members alien/nat cert and his nat cert and on both it states his origin of birth, how long he was in the country for (listing all locations of living since arrival) it states his age upon arrival and which ship he arrived on.

Re Daughter yes that is the same Robert Metz...1st marriage young wife died age 24, childbirth.  2nd wife died age 24 childbirth and 3rd marriage lasted longer thankfully...in my DIRECT line same both parents there was only the 3 boys, but Robert himself fathered quite a number of children in his time. 

But yes will be very interesting to try and find if this Metters is in deed my missing Metz...kind of is similar, and again now to find out IF he changed it legally...hmmmmm.  a single question turns once again into a thousand with no solution...heehee

[cando]

I doubt the name was changed legally.  I think you need to see the death certificate.

You can purchase a copy of Robert METZ naturalization from State Records here
http://www.rootschat.com/links/09jc/

Select the file and proceed to checkout.

Cheers
Cando

[Lin Up a Tree]

ah, gotcha! and all the millions of questions, certainly keeps one occupied doesn't it 

just found this page which might be of interest re: changing of names: http://www.records.nsw.gov.au/state-archives/guides-and-finding-aids/archives-in-brief/archives-in-brief-35

[cando]

Another family tale is he may have gone to Western Australia.

sapphireblue67
and perhaps he was the Thomas METTERS who died in South Australia so would he legally change his name in New South Wales

Cando

[sapphireblue67]

    well the only way to totally DISPROVE that theory Cando about changing his name to Metters in SA is to try and find a Michael Metters BIRTH somewhere of the same year...as we have seen it does fit year of birth for My Michael Metz

  lol...now it just turns into a bigger puzzle then before...oh u gotta love my family.  I am finding this very typical of everything/everyone I search