Adoptions

[sparrett]

This is the second time the script of the D. Certificate has been posted
Reply#36 

Sue

[sparrett]

Werty,
Could you perhaps provide some details please about Mary Ann FIRTH and her marriage and children.

Her certificates will need to be got I think  if you do not already have them.

Sue

[majm]

Another candidate for Agnes and Mary's mum (assuming she was not formally married to any of her husbands... )

Francis Matilda FIRTH, born 19 September 1832 *** and baptism in Hobart, VDL, 6 June 1841.  Her parents recorded as Joseph Crossley FIRTH and Tabitha FIRTH
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XT8C-MR8
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XTXX-4D6

Joseph Crossley FIRTH died 24 Nov 1865, aged 75 years, spouse named Tabitha,  HOBART,  Kingston Congregational  KB06/00012    Tas death certs usually have very little family history info on them, but the ref no. is 5972.    He had been tried for High Treason in Yorkshire, England.  His wife was likely a Tabitha TAYLOR.

***   The  online index simply does not say where this baby girl was born, and so she may well have been born 'overseas' ie Ireland.   

Cheers,  JM

[bron63]

werty your surpose to put exactly what is on death cert where it says where born it doesn't have what you put it only has mudgee nsw

[sparrett]

bron,
Did you know you can speak "privately" to werty using the Private Message system of Rootschat?
Sue

[bron63]

ty majm for the way to put the letter

[bron63]

But on frances death cert it has her last name firth

[majm]

But on frances death cert it has her last name firth

Yes, that's because that is the information given to the funeral director who in turn registered the death and burial.   NSW BDM has never had the funds to employ anyone to actually check that the information given to them is actually correct information.

Cheers,  JM

[Jennaya]

The museum also told us that a lot of aboriginals that didn't have a Christian last name were often given the last name of the person they worked for or married etc.

I was told this same information by an aboriginal person at  family history seminar. Aboriginals traditionally don't have surnames and one was needed for the British system.  This is true in the area where I reside as the properties are still in existence with the same names that are very common in the Aboriginal community.  So I think this is fact rather than urban myth - certainly in the rural area where I reside.