Lidbury

[Jessies Mum]

Hoping someone may be able to assist.  Am trying to find information about Annie Isadora Lidbury born circa 1854.  By 1872 she is marrying in Australia (New South Wales) to John Atkinson.  Have no details whatsoever on Annie's parents or immigration to Australia.  Does anyone have any information?  Thanks

[cardiff]

Hi
I am interested in why you have choosen Glamorganshire I don't see a birth in glamorgan <1854> for your girl
cheers cardiff

[cardiff]

HI
 I see one birth
ANN Lidbury 2nd qtr 1854 Abergavenny Monmouthshire vol 11a page 91
 I see other births for Abergavenny
Catherine 1858
Catherine 1860
 But I cannot see them on the 1861 census or their deaths.
Anyone out there see them?
 or
Did they emigrate before the 1861 census
cheers cardiff

[osprey]

think there are parts of Monmouthshire missing from 1861. There's a possible family in Aberystruth in 1851, which would come under Bedwellty after 1861.

Aberystruth HO107/2447 folio 252 pg 15 - folio 253 pg 16
Joseph Lidbury head mar 27 miner b. Somerset, Beckington
Catherine wife 23 b. Somerset, Ridge
Silas Lidbury lodger 26 mine burner b. Ridge
Charles Neal lodger widower 34 miner b. Gloucestershire
Joseph Francis lodger 19 miner b. Ridge
George Francis lodger 23 miner b. Ridge
John Bruton lodger 19 miner b. Glos, Wootton under Edge

marriage reg
Joseph Ledbury dec qtr 1847 Abergavenny vol 26 pg 9 with Catherine Ledbury on the same page

The Catherine born 1860 looks to be the daughter of Eleanor who them marries George Lear in 1868

1871 144 Newtown, Ebbw Vale RG10/5315 folio 46 pg 46
George Lear head mar 35 forgeman b. Somerset, Bruton
Eleanor wife 35 b. Wiltshire, Malmesbury
Mary Jane dau 3 b. Ebbw Vale
Elizabeth Ann dau 5 months b. Ebbw Vale
Emma Lidbury step dau 11 b. Ebbw Vale
Catherine Lidbury dau 10 step dau b Ebbw Vale
Samuel Lidbury step son 7 b. Ebbw Vale
Thomas George Smith lodger 35 forgeman b. Wiltshire, Warminster

The Catherine born 1858 may have died in 1859 - june qtr 1859.

Have you asked on the Australia board about her arrival. Think you're more likely to find the records that end of the journey.

[Lidfam]

Hi Jessie's Mum
I have masses of information on the Lidbury surname, as I have been researching it for around 20 years, and have collected a great deal of documentury evidence from many sources, and I knew this name rang a bell as soon as I read it.
I have a copy of Annie's marriage certificate in Newcastle, NSW 14th September 1872. She married John Atkinson and she was the daughter of Joseph and Catherine Lidbury. She was born in Glamorgan in 1854.

Joseph Lidbury was born in 1824 in Beckington, Somerset. By 1841 he was at Blaenavon near Abergavenny, South Wales aged 15 and a collier. In 1851 he was still in Blaenavon, aged 27 and married to Catherine Lidbury. They had the same surname at marriage, and since Catherine was born at Rudge, very close to Beckington, it is highly likely that they were closely related, possibly first cousins. They had married in Q4 1847. They had no children in 1851, but several lodgers including Silas, who was Catherine's brother.

Joseph and Catherine went to Australia in 1855, although the ship they sailed on is as yet unknown. They had , in total, 11 children.

Joseph was the son of John Lidbury and Elizabeth Francis ( see names of lodgers in 1851). They were married at Berkley, Somerset 13 May 1816. John died in 1851 and was born c.1795. I have searched my records and the only possible baptism for him was at Berkley 25 December 1795. His parents were John Lidbury and Grace Viner. They had married at Berkley 13 January 1793.

Returning to Joseph and Catherine, Joseph died 12 August 1879 aged 54 at Lambton NSW  ( I have the death certificate) of chronic bronchitis. He is buried at Wallsend. Catherine didn't hang about long to marry again, marrying Thomas James at Lambton on 5 December of the same year 1879. ( I have marr. cert).

I hope that this is of interest and I would be very happy to give further details if you require them.

                                                         Dale Lidbury (UK)

[DelvaP]

Hi Lidfam
I am hoping you can help me....
I have undertaken to trace the family of one of the Residents at our Old Age Home.  Unfortunately all she has is your Grandmother's married name
MILDRED ROSE LI(E)DBURY.
They left the UK by boat in 1909 for South Africa.
We   don't know when they were married, but a child was born to them while on board and this was my friend's mother.
She knows that they came from Wales and that is just about all.  Has no idea what her Grandfather's name was.
Sorry it is so vague, but would really appreciate some help here.

Delva Pelser
Bloemfontein
South Africa

[Lidfam]

Hi. Sorry for the delay in replying but I have just been on two weeks holiday. I am sorry to say that I have trawled through my records, and can find no record for a Mildred Rose Lidbury/Ledbury, or anybody named Mildred Rose marrying a Lidbury. It would really help if you could come up with the name of your friend's grandfather, or just a little more information. Sorry not to be of any help.

                                                                 Dale

[Jessies Mum]

Lidfam - I have found the boat that Catherine and Joseph came to Australia in - arrived 19 February 1855 in Hobart, Tasmania - ship's name "Chatham"