Francis Fitzpatrick - lived in Collingwood Vic abt 1865-1872

[Kwicks65]

I am looking for any information anyone might have on Francis Fitpatrick who married Ann Jack nee Murphy. They are my 3rd great grandparents. This is what I know:-

Ann Jane Murphy (her name on her marriage certificate to John Grey Jack) is also later referred to as Ann Elizabeth (as it appears on her death record). It appears that she was born in Dublin, Ireland in 1831 and moved, with her parents to Hobart, Australia in 1833 on a ship called “Strathfieldsaye”. Sometime around 1840 they moved and settled in Adelaide where they lived in Wakefield Street. Ann was one of around 13 siblings. She was 22 at the time of her marriage to John Grey Jack on the 14th July 1853 in Christchurch, Adelaide, South Australia. Their wedding announcement in the newspaper of the time makes mention of her father “Mr Murphy” but no mention of her mother.
John Grey Jack was an engraver living at Leigh Street, Adelaide, South Australia and he was 31 at the time of his marriage to Ann Murphy.
They had 3 children:-
1854 - Annie Elizabeth Jack born in Adelaide and died 1924 in Victoria
   Married John Vickers Heily b 1839 Ireland d 1924 Victoria
1855 – William Jack born 4th Dec and died 9th Nov 1856 at the age of 11 months (William is buried at the West Terrace Cemetery in Adelaide)
1857 – William John Gray Jack born in Adelaide and died 1860 at the age of 3 in Bendigo, Victoria.
John Grey Jack dies, tragically, on 17 April 1857 at the age of 35 only four years after his marriage to Ann. (see Trove newspaper article) It appears that Ann Jack (Murphy) left Adelaide after the death of her husband and relocated to Bendigo, Victoria where her second son died the same year as her husband. Her parents had also moved to Bendigo.
She then met and married?? (no date) Francis Fitzpatrick and they had 3 children:-
1865 – Lucy Blanche Fitzpatrick died 1955 in Albury, NSW
   Married Mark Herman Goldenberg 1892-1926
1868 – Alice Maud Fitzpatrick died 1875 Collingwood, Vic at the age of 7 from malignant scarlet fever
1869 – Frances Eugene Fitzpatrick who died in 1944 in Canberra ACT
   Married Charles Harold Cornish 1868-1944
Ann Fitzpatrick nee Murphy, dies in 1900 in Collingwood Vic and is buried in a single grave with her grandson George H Cornish (who died at the age of 10 in 1903 from drowning and was the brother of her son in law, Charles Harold Cornish) and Ronald Exel (the foster child of her daughter Frances Eugene & Charles Harold Cornish, who died at the age of 3 in 1916, from an infectious disease).

On the death record of their daughter Alice Maud Fitzpatrick - Francis is listed as a Broker and on the death record of his wife, Ann Fitzpatrick, he seems to be listed as "missing". I do not have any other dates and don't seem to be able to find any records regarding Francis at all. Does anyone know anything about this man.  Have found some Trove newspaper notices for a Francis Fitzpatrick but so far have not been able to tie any of them in for certain.

[c more]

Hi Kwicks65
Do you have the birth certificates for any of the FITZPATRICK children?
The birth certificates should give the age of Francis FITZPATRICK where he was born and when he and Ann JACK nee MURPHY were said to be married.
Also the marriage certificates for the FITZPATRICK children should also show his occupation and could also indicate if he was deceased or not.
Cheers Leonie

[Kwicks65]

I don't have any of the birth certificates as yet. I wanted to try this forum before having to pay for any certificates. The marriage certificate of his daughter states that he is a broker. The death certificate of his wife Ann doesn't shed any light either - he was not the informant at the time of her death and it seems the family did not know much about him, he could have been deceased or they may have been estranged. The death certificate of his middle daughter Alice, has a word that looks like 'missing' underneath his name (very hard to read) at the time of her death in 1875 age 7. Also Ann & Francis are not buried together.
It looks like my next step will be to order a birth certificate for one of the daughters unless by some miracle someone pops up and tells me they know all about him.

[c more]

You might have more luck if you post your query on the Australian Board. There are many gifted researchers on there and I am often amazed at what they find.
Cheers Leonie