Catherine Mary Hayes AUSTIN

[setterrex]

My g mother was adopted in Victoria. Would like to find who her natural parents were. She was born in 1874 and William and Anne Austin adopted her. I wonder if the Hayes in her name was her natural father's name.
Can't find any trace of her adoption in Victoria.
Need some contacts please.
Setterrex

[alison2763]

Hello Setterex and welcome to Rottschat 
This might be her 
 Mary Catherine HAYES b 1871 Seymour -  Maurice HAYES and  Anne CORBY # 26343

Maurice HAYES { b Limerick} married Anne CORBOY { b Tipperary} 1867 # 3890
Another daughter:
Annie Margaret b 1877 Seymour # 18677

Possibly Maurices death :
Maurice HAYES d 1889 Broadford aged 74-  Maurice HAYES and  Ellen RAILE # 10934

Ann HAYES d 1899 aged 65 Warracknabeal -  Michael CORBOY  and Cath RYAN # 11556

The marriage certificate will give you their ages, birthplaces, occupations, fathers names and occupations.
The death certificate should give you { if known by the informant} How many children and their ages, occupations. place of residence and death and how long in Australia. 

Catherine Mary Hayes AUSTIN { b Melbourne } m Charles CLEARY { b Melb S} 1896 # 2638
Children listed under CLERY all born Port Melbourne
1. Mark Austin b 1897 # 5715
2. Annie Eileen b 1898 # 21367
3. Myrtle b 1899 # 29110
4. Veronica b 1899 # 29109 d 1900 # 14400
5. Charles Francis b 1901 # 5857
then they moved from Port Melbourne:
6. Kathleen Marget b 1902 Richmond # 13199
7. William John b 1903 Richmond # 20799 d 1903 Richmond # 15036
8. Hazel Winifred b 1909 Kew # 4226 d 1910 Kew # 2090
9. Lorna Winifred b 1913 Kew # 13771


Regards
Alison

[alison2763]

Catherine Mary Hayes CLERY d 1955 aged 82 St Kilda- father AUSTIN unknown mother # 8514

Sorry Setterex wipe everything { except the marriage for Catherine and the children there of } just found the death for the other Mary 
Mary Cath KELLERHER d 1931 aged 59 Walpeup -  Morris HAYES and Annie CORBOY # 11921

Regards
Alison

[sparrett]

Hi Setterrex,
I wonder if you could broaden the picture for us

Where was CATHERINE MARY brought up in her early days?

How many other children did the AUSTIN's have?

Where does your information come from?

In my experience, there was not formal process for adoption in those times.  A baby was simply handed over and this was very often within a family or between close neighbours.

The child may even belong to the older daughter of a couple.

Not that I am saying this in your case, but it is a common enough happening.

So, if you could provide any more information, it may help.

Sue

[setterrex]

Hi Sue,

Thanks for your reply.
You know, I think you may be right! William and Anne Austin had another daughter, Mary, who died aged 25 years 30/4/1881. The family lived in Melbourne. I will hunt for a marriage certificate for her. I believe the death cert for Catherine Mary Hayes gave no infor on her birth parents.

Catherine Mary Hayes Austin was born 1874 in Melbourne. That is all the infor I can find on her. An aged aunt told us she was adopted. The Hayes name would probably be the father's name?
I have some hunting to do...

regards,
Kate