Alexander LEEFSON or LEIFSON

[Perro]

Born in Amsterdam c 1828 married in 1847 also Amsterdam found in 1871 and 1881 in England.Nothing found thereafter for any of the family, I am assuming the family emigrated to Australia as noted a death there in 1918.

What is the best site for checking emigration records please....

[~MERLIN~]

We have a wonderful Australian resources board you might like to start with:

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/board,399.0.html

[~MERLIN~]

This is the death you mentioned above.
Obviously it doesn't come anywhere near the age of that person born in 1828 

LEEFSON ALEXANDER M age 56yrs d. RYDALMERE 1918 RYDE #3365

[Perro]

Thanks Merlin yes far too young to be the man I am looking for....but the list is endless so as you say start with that....

[Perro]

Just thought it might be a son ...who has changed his Christian name from Moses

[Dundee]

There is an Alexander LEEFSON who was naturalised in 1909.  He was born in 1831 in Amsterdam and arrived in Australia in 1882 with one son and six daughters.  The indexes on PROV show the family as Alexander, 51, Abigail, 50, Rachel 20, Rose 18, Moses 15, Miriam 11, Leah, 10, Sarah 8.  Missing a daughter so perhaps one did not emigrate.

Perhaps the death you found should be 86 years?

Immigration

http://210.8.122.120/indexes/index_search.asp?searchid=23

Naturalisation

http://www.naa.gov.au/collection/index.aspx
Search the collection, then search as a guest and put Alexander Leefson in the search box.  On the right hand side of the result page you will see "view digital copy".

Also have a look at the digitised newspapers
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/home

Debra 

[sparrett]

Death Notice for the woman who would be the wife of the man with 6 daughters. ABIGAIL

http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/13849804?searchTerm="leefson" +abigail&searchLimits=

Marriage of the 6th daughter

http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/15146672?searchTerm="leefson" +abigail&searchLimits=

Sue

[sparrett]

The 1881 British Census material which Perro mentions, but does not provide, shows ALEXANDER's wife's name to be ABIGAIL and we see the family incuding daughter RACHEL mentioned above in the Marriage announcement.

Sue

[Aussie1947]

Hi,

Alexander Leefson is on the 1885 Sands Sydney Directory as a Commercial Traveller.

Just for interest there is an Alexander Leefson in the 1892 Sands Melboune Directory at 38 Brunswick St, North Fitzroy.

Might not be the same Alexander though.

Regards
Gerry