Jessie/Janet GEORGE

[tigerquoll]

Hi,

I am having difficulty trying to trace the birth and parents of Janet/Jessie GEORGE who was transported to Tasmania in 1848 at the age of 18, so approx DOB 1830.

On her convict records it states she is a "Woman of Colour", that her mother's name as Esther, she had a sister Isobel Georgiana, and that her native place was Aberdeen. In 1870 there is a note on her convict records that I think says:
"Enquiry made of letter dated 2/6/70 from Mrs. Garvock. - write to William Garvock, 10 Barron Street, Printfield, W Aberdeen, Scotland."

I have found a marriage:
10/11/1854  MCKENZIE  Esther
Married William GARVOCK
Parish: Old Machar
Aberdeen City/Aberdeen

Could this Esther have been the mother of Janet/Jessie George? If so where did the surname George come from.

Were there many people of colour in Aberdeen as this time? Would the marriage records of this time note Esther or William's nationality. I haven't found a birth for Jessie or her sister "Isobel Georgiana".

I would really appreciate any ideas about this family.

Cheers Janine.

[Sharon01]

Hi,

Anc...ry has an 1841 census for a Janet George living Carnegies Brae, Aberdeen East born abt 1831 Aberdeenshire, there are a lot of people at the same address. Esther Mackenzie is also there as is a William Gorrock (could this be mistranscribed?).

It might be woth looking at the original on SP.

[ev]

Hi all ,

freeCEN has it as Wm. GORVOCK 35 weaver born Aberdeenshire

http://www.freecen.org.uk/

ev

[Sharon01]

Anc...try also has William as a weaver in 1841.

Sharon

[tigerquoll]

This is a great lead as it places all the people at the one address. It is such a shame that the 1841 census didn't list relationships as it would make it so much easier. I notice that there is a Bell Brown at the address as well. I wonder if this could be the sister "Isobel Georgiana"?

That is a lot of people listed at the one address, was it a tenement or some sort of hostel, I wonder.

cheers Janine

[ev]

1851 on freeCEN has William(49) born Old Machar and Ester Garvock(47) born Edinburgh Midlothian
24 Bairnshall Lane , Old Machar , Aberdeenshire

ev

[tigerquoll]

That's interesting, that is three years before they officially got married.

cheers Janine

[ev]

SP has Esther Garvock(other surname McKenzie) death 1872 Old Machar Aberdeen , born c1800

Also a William Garvock death 1877 Old Machar Aberdeen , born c1803

ev

[tigerquoll]

Would there be much detail on their marriage or death certificates? If Jessie/Janet was a woman of colour/Mulatto then one of her parents must have been of African or African/American origin. Both Esther Mckenzie and William Garvock sound very Scottish.

cheers Janine.