Fanny WELLS. Family history missing for biracial great grandmother, Australia

[sparrett]

It would appear you now have two rellies on rootschat

Do return and type up the info on those certs along with that photo and we may be able to help you further.

I have spent a lot of time attempting to identify William Henry Harrison WELLS on the US census but to date not have any success at all using the information I have found on the web.  Perhaps he wasn't accurate with his age or the informant on his death cert was accurate.  I did find an unsourced tree on a subscription based website that had his mother as Abigail so possibly the owner had purchased a cert of two.

There are a number of William Henry Harrison WELLS in that era in the US.

Cando

Well, I suppose it is slightly encouraging that the WELLS couple, William and Mary did have a daughter Abagail Ada. Her birth is already listed, but here is her death.


WELLS Ada Abigail
Father Wm Hy Harrison
Mother Mary WERREY
Age 17M
Death Place WARRAGUL
Year 1883
Reg Number 3690

 
Sue

[dean.wendy]

Hi, so in regards to previous post, haven't had a chance to contact kasden,  will do that in the morning, also Verden never married, William did and his wife's name was Joyce

[dean.wendy]

Hi so William and Joyce had 4 kids.

[cando]

Hi so William and Joyce had 4 kids.

Thank you.   Are any of Wm's children interested in family history or have any family stories that may help you?

Cheers
Cando

[cando]

It would appear you now have two rellies on rootschat

Do return and type up the info on those certs along with that photo and we may be able to help you further.

I have spent a lot of time attempting to identify William Henry Harrison WELLS on the US census but to date not have any success at all using the information I have found on the web.  Perhaps he wasn't accurate with his age or the informant on his death cert was accurate.  I did find an unsourced tree on a subscription based website that had his mother as Abigail so possibly the owner had purchased a cert of two.

There are a number of William Henry Harrison WELLS in that era in the US.

Cando

Well, I suppose it is slightly encouraging that the WELLS couple, William and Mary did have a daughter Abagail Ada. Her birth is already listed, but here is her death.


WELLS Ada Abigail
Father Wm Hy Harrison
Mother Mary WERREY
Age 17M
Death Place WARRAGUL
Year 1883
Reg Number 3690

 
Sue

Yes I thought the same Sue....and I would say that Fanny was born Warragul not Warracknabeal.

I guess it would be interesting to see the certificates for the WELLS births in Vic to see if Wm H H's place of birth was the same - along with the date of the marriage and I wonder who registered the births?

Cando

[majm]

Cando can you msg me plz.... re: Wells

lve also done a lot of the aussie tree with my group and think by looking at ur comments you 2 are from my tree 

Possum has been online, but not yet made a second and third post.   

Cheers,  JM

[dean.wendy]

Just looked up my husband's grandfather's father re post on page 6, Post 18427,
Birth Henry Edgar Wells
Father Henry Alfred
Mother Frances
1910/735
Couldn't find anything here in NZ,
Looked in Victoria,  Australia and found this record
Alfred Henry Wells
Father Alfred
Mother WALDON-Mahaia
Place Wood
Year 1865
No 5944

[cando]

I doubt there was a Henry Alfred. 
Why is the birth registered in Frances' maiden name? 
A Henry Alfred with the surname WELLS would certainly be a co-incidence of surnames. 

Looked in Victoria,  Australia and found this record
Alfred Henry Wells
Father Alfred
Mother WALDON-Mahaia
Place Wood
Year 1865
No 5944

Nothing to do with your family...and according to records in the public arena this man was living was in Western Australia in from 1900 to 1943.

WELLS Alfred Henry was born Woods Point, 1865, Victoria, to Alfred Joseph WELLS [born Dorset, England] and  Mahala WALDEN.  He was the eldest of their ten children.  Alfred Henry WELLS married Elizabeth Jane CHAPPEL 1889, Victoria and died 6 Aug 1943 Perth, Western Australia.

Australian Electoral Roll
1903 Western Australia
WELLS Alfred Henry  Boorara  Miner
WELLS Elizabeth Jane Boorara   HD

1910, 1912
WELLS Alfred Henry  76 Monger Street, Leederville  Salesman
WELLS Elizabeth Jane  76 Monger Street, Leederville  HD

Both buried here
http://www2.mcb.wa.gov.au/NameSearch/search.php

Cando

[cando]

Cando can you msg me plz.... re: Wells

lve also done a lot of the aussie tree with my group and think by looking at ur comments you 2 are from my tree 

Possum has been online, but not yet made a second and third post.   

Cheers,  JM

Possum to post on the thread just click on REPLY under the last post.

Cando