Author Topic: Ann Jane BURT (WILLIAMS); Brisbane or Sydney? (Read 13317 times)

ghostgirl · « **on:** Saturday 05 May 12 03:47 BST (UK) »

John James BURT (b1838 d1905), a pawnbroker, married Ann Jane WILLIAMS (b c 1839) in 1860 in Liverpool, LANCS. In Dec 1865, they arrived in Brisbane QLD, on the "Queen of the South", with their daughter Minnie Edith, aged 2.

By 1871, John J BURT is in Sydney, NSW, and had entered into a business partnership there, eventually becoming a pawnbroker once again. Although I can find information on John, and on their daughter Minnie, I can find nothing on Ann Jane Burt, his wife. In 1882 their daughter Minnie married Mark Annesley WILLIAMSON, and there is a notice in the Sydney Morning Herald - however only the bride and grooms fathers are named. In 1905 John James Burt died. In 1906, Mark Annesley WILLIAMSON died, and in 1908, Minnie Williamson (Burt) died.

I haven't been able to find a death or any other record of Ann Jane Burt, in QLD or NSW. Can anybody please help me find out what happened to her?

Thank you

John Bell · « **Reply #1 on:** Saturday 05 May 12 06:15 BST (UK) »

There is an Ann Jane Burt, Pawn Shop owner in the SMH of 18 June 1908. (Find it on TROVE)
Her grandson, a lad by the name of Williamson was induced to take some of her trinkets and give them to a Mr Burke who was charged with stealing.

mum mum · « **Reply #2 on:** Saturday 05 May 12 08:22 BST (UK) »

Hi
What were Ann Jane's parents names please?

mum mum

mum mum · « **Reply #3 on:** Saturday 05 May 12 08:46 BST (UK) »

Hi
The article referred to, it does look like she survived them. There was also a Jane Ann Burt in Broken Hill in 1913, she died there in 1937, father Samuel.

http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-page1314109

Jamjar · « **Reply #4 on:** Saturday 05 May 12 08:52 BST (UK) »

Jane Ann at Broken Hill was aged 76.

There is info on Trove about her. It's not Ann.

Jamjar

Jamjar · « **Reply #5 on:** Saturday 05 May 12 10:11 BST (UK) »

John James is buried at Waverley, with his niece May. Do you have the headstone details?

Jamjar

Jamjar · « **Reply #6 on:** Saturday 05 May 12 10:27 BST (UK) »

I'm curious to know what they all died from. Minnie lost a child in 1902, then we have 1905, 1906 and 1908.

Jamjar

rosball · « **Reply #7 on:** Saturday 05 May 12 12:10 BST (UK) »

So both Montague and Mark died as babies. Who then was the grandson in the pawn shop robbery - Walter would be 24 and not described as a lad?

I must be missing a boy ...?

cheers,
Ros

Jamjar · « **Reply #8 on:** Saturday 05 May 12 12:17 BST (UK) »

No Mark Williamson died as a baby that I can find on BDM.

Their daughter Hyacinth and Montague seem to be the only two deaths from 1850 to 1981.

Jamjar

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