Victorian Pioneer Lookup

[karen003]

I am having trouble finding ancestors arrival in Melbourne from UK...Henry Philip Wells b.1835 came in the 1860's & Matilda Herbert in the 1850's...Matilda Herbert did marry Elijah Manton but i dont know what happened to him as she moved onto Henry Wells thereafter...Would really love to know any details of their immigration... Thanks Heaps 

[XXXX]

Hi Karen,

Don't know if this is your lady:

Unassisted passenger:

There was a Matilda Herbert, age 35 on board the "Emigrant" in April 1853, from British port.  Fiche 37, Page 4.

Link: http://www.access.prov.vic.gov.au/public/PROVguides/PROVguide023/PROVguide023.jsp

[Aussie1947]

Hi,

Melbourne Directory 1862.
Manton, Elijah, 26 Derby-street, E. C.

Melbourne Directory 1865.
Rathdowne street, west-Side
59 Australian Arms Hotel, Manton, Elijah

Hotels and Public-Houses
Australian Arms Hotel, Manton, Elijah, Rathdowne-street, Carl.

Melbourne Directory 1875
EAST MELBOURNE
Simpson street W side.
Manton Elijah.

WA death record!

Elijah Manton age 63
1898
WA Reg: 261
F: Unk
M: Unk
Place of birth: Unk

Regards
Gerry

[XXXX]

Matilda Herbert married (Victoria) Elijah Manton in 1858, Reg#2694.

Cheers,

Janet.

[XXXX]

Matilda Herbert (born London) married 1888 (Victoria) Henry Philip Wells (born Hampshire), Reg#7902.

Did Matilda and Elijah divorce?  As Aussie has Elijah passing in 1898!
Cheers,

Janet.

[Raylen]

Hi karen003
   
I know it's not helping find your immigration details
but I couldn't help noticing that Matilda gave 3 of her boys
the middle name of WELLS and lists Elijah as the father  

Could be an interesting story there  

Did Matilda and Henry Wells marry........and if so where?  sorry missed that

Raylen

[Raylen]

Unassisted passenger:
There was a Matilda Herbert, age 35 on board the "Emigrant" in April 1853, from British port.  Fiche 37, Page 4.
Link: http://www.access.prov.vic.gov.au/public/PROVguides/PROVguide023/PROVguide023.jsp

Not sure if this one might be a little too old.

Matilda was still having children in 1876 = 58 years old
Not impossible but   

Raylen

[karen003]

This Matilda was born in 1841 & married Elijah Manton in 1856/57 as they had 2 children but must have divorced as she had her 3rd with Henry Wells in abt 1867 plus many more...They married 1888 moved to Sydney abt 1880 with her Manton children as well...I just cant find anything about them arriving in Australia which is strange

[Raylen]

Karen,

Now that is really odd  as there are 7 children recorded on the
Victorian births between 1859-1876
which list father as Elijah Manton and mother as Matilda Herbert

very strange indeed 

Raylen