Australian Census - ROBERTS

[Pauline H]

Is it possible for someone's help in looking into Census listings for Victoria. I am not familiar when or how often the Census was done in Australia but would be interested between 1860 and 1870. Names of interest: Edward Roberts - Mary Roberts - Ellen Roberts - Thomas Earl Roberts and Henry Roberts. I have posted before requiring help with this family. I would just like to know if there is any census listing for them please. Thanks

[deeiluka]

Pauline, there are very few early censuses that have been kept in Australia. Even now, census records will only be kept for a hundred years if you give specific permission for the authorities to do so.

There are Electoral Rolls, but these are mostly in the 1900s.

However, there may be other records we could help with.


Dee   

[Pauline H]

Thanks for that info Dee..I feel Im really at the bottom of the barrel for this family. I may put an order through and take a chance on what little info I have for the marriage in Melbourne August 1862 according to one of the children's birth certificate that Ive already purchased.

[Billyblue]

Hi Pauline
Were any of these four, children?  School records may be available.
Presumably these would be at PROVIC, but not known if they are indexed.

A lot of school records in Queensland have been indexed but I don't know about Victoria.

Presume you have tried TROVE?
Government Gazette?

Dawn M

[Billyblue]

Do you know any occupations?

If a government employee, you might find something.

Dawn M

[~MERLIN~]

Previous threads:

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,575178.0.html

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,572741.0.html

[Pauline H]

I want to thank you guys for replying to my recent post. I will try again with the parents and endeavour to find out when they came to Australia from  England. All I know it was prior to 1862 and they may or may not have come together as they supposedly did not marry until that year in Melbourne.

[terngirl]

G'day Pauline

Is this Thomas Earl ROBERTS ?

Thomas Earl Roberts
Father's Name:    Edward Roberts
Mother's Name:    Mary Caulfield
Birth Place:    Ballarat East, Victoria
Registration Year:    1865
Registration Place:    Victoria
Registration number:    19922

Cheers
Tern

[terngirl]

G'day again Pauline

Is Edward ROBERTS from Chester England and Mary ROBERTS nee Caulfield from Ireland ?

I see Ellen ROBERTS born 1863 Ballarat VIC
Thomas Earl ROBRTS born 1865 Ballarat VIC
Henry ROBERTS born 1865 ?

Edward and Mary married in Melbourne VIC in 1862. 

Cheers
Tern