SWEET & COBBY

[ashbrookehistory]

Is looking for information on William sweet and Selina Cobby  both born in the 1800s  sometime  they  married in 1880 in redfern Sydney Australia .
that is all i seem to know 

[PrueM]

Hi ashbrookehistory

Do you have their marriage certificate?  This should give you their parents' names and allow you to trace back further.

Cheers
Prue

[ashbrookehistory]

no sorry.

[PrueM]

Hi again

If you want to trace backwards, you will really have to buy the marriage certificate (or a transcript of it).
You can find the reference for the marriage registration (and other births, deaths and marriages) in the index of the NSW BDM Registry:

http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/familyHistory/searchHistoricalRecords.htm

The reference number for your couple's marriage is 2118/1880, and they were married in the Redfern district.
There is a link on the results page (if you do a search for the marriage) to enable you to buy a certificate online, or you can get a transcription agent to copy out the information for you instead - this is a cheaper option but you then won't get to see the original handwriting.
There is a link to info about the transcription agents on the NSW Resources page of the Australia board here on Rootschat:
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/board,399.0.html

Have you looked on the Trove digitised newspaper site to see if your relatives are mentioned in the papers of the day?
http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper

I will move this topic to the Australia board where I think you will get more specific help  

Cheers
Prue

[cando]

This appears to be Selina A[nn]'s birth and her siblings' birth regs  [including a brother Alfred...see electoral roll below]
http://www.rootschat.com/links/0dqw/

Her parents' marriage - parish record
V1845232 77/1845    
COBBY George
LAVETT  Jane
JB =  Presbyterian  St Andrew's Scots Church, Sydney
   
William and Selina's children's births
http://www.rootschat.com/links/0dqv/

Any of the chn's birth cert should name Wm's place of birth.

New South Wales Electoral Roll 1903
NSW/Parkes/Strathfield
SWEET Selina Richmond Road, Flemington  Domestic duties
SWEET William  Richmond Road, Flemington  Labourer
SWEET William Thomas  Richmond Road, Flemington  Stamper
and also
COBBY Jane  Richmond Road, Flemington  Domestic duties
COBBY Alfred Richmond Road, Flemington  Labourer

1930
SWEET Selina Anne  90 John Street, Lidcombe  HD

Her death
15316/1935    
SWEET Selina A
Father John Mother Jane
District Hornsby

As Selina is the only SWEET at the 1930 listing I wonder if this is William's death
6079/1929    
SWEET    William
Father William  Mother Ann
District Auburn

Cheers
Cando   

[cando]

William's funeral notices in 1929
http://www.rootschat.com/links/0dqz/

Selina's in 1935
http://www.rootschat.com/links/0dqx/


There is no marriage on the NSW indexes for William SWEET to an Ann, however there are two children registered from 1858.

This is the only death for an Ann SWEET

6909/1901    
SWEET Ann
Father Walter  Mother Sarah
District Richmond

On TROVE there is a 1873  marriage notice for a Sarah SWEET dau of William SWEET of Richmond.  Perhaps a dau of Wm and Ann but not born in NSW.   

Cando

[sparrett]

When WILLIAM THOMAS SWEET enlisted for ww1 , he was a metalworker and his mother S. SWEET was given  as Next of Kin.

Her address then was Henley Rd. Redfern.

By 1918 when a pension was granted to WILLIAM, he was living at "Carinya" Norval Street, Auburn.

Sue

[cando]

Selina Ann and William are buried at Rookwood Cemetery - Old Church of England, Section 3, Row 12, Grave#365

William SWEET
1 Apr 1929  74 years
My husband

Selina Ann SWEET
2 Sep 1935  77 years
Wife of above

So now we we know that William was born c1855 with parents William and Ann.

Also at Rookwood Old Church of England Section G, Row 10 Grave#321

Arthur Bowen SWEET
23 Feb 1883
11 mths


Albert Edward SWEET
25 Jan 1887
4 yrs 3 mths

Jane COBBY
2 June 1910  81 years
Grandmother of above

Death
4852/1910    
COBBY Jane
Father John  Mother Jane
District Burwood.

Once again certificates or transcriptions of certificates wil help you further with your research.  I will see if I can find anything on William and Ann SWEET in England.

Cheers
Cando





Cando

[sparrett]

William Thomas married after his discharge.

REG 2821 IN 1918  SWEET  WILLIAM T
  TO DOLMAN  ALICE M
  At AUBURN



Sue