Edward Wotton

[Neil Todd]

WHITE was her fathers surname what was her mothers? Aunts come from both sides of parents!

Does the surname "EWELL" ring any bells?

Neil

[Jessies Mum]

Thank you for the advice of his death year Mollipops, that gives me a great starter to begin with.

[Jessies Mum]

Good question Neil - Elizabeth's mother surname is extremely difficult to decipher on the marriage certificate and has therefore been unknown - so the knowledge of the Aunt's surname is the first progress I have ever had.

Elizabeth was from Scarriff, County Clare, Ireland.

[MatildaFlorence]

I certainly wouldn't disregard that at all Neil - could be quite possible that Wooton/Wotton are the same!

I've researched quite a few Wottons who entered Australia via SA. A large family. Some of them moved through VIC, NSW and QLD, also WA.

I wonder if they are related. Maybe his obituary would be a good start on Trove (if it's there?).

And regarding the spelling, the ones I chased were alternatively Watton, Wotton, Wootton etc   

[mollipops1]

I think since Edward B WOOTTON/WOTTON proprietor of the hotel in 1866, died in 1869, ownership may have transfered again around this time?

The obituary states she worked for her aunt at that hotel but not the aunt's name. Does she appear as "Mrs Wotton/Wootton" somewhere else? Or is your search based on finding Mr Wootton/Wotton as the licencee in the 1860s? As stated above, the publican may have changed around the time of his death - prior to Miss White's arrival in Victoria.

[mollipops1]

It is on Elizabeth's record of passage that it states she was a domestic servant going to work for Mrs Wotton in Richmond.

Ah I see. So the assumption is that this is the same person who is mentioned in her obit as her aunt. Does it specifically mention Richmond? I am a little confused given the Sandridge link.

[mollipops1]

This article links Edward WOOTTON to Sandridge (as per marriage notice) and also to the hotel being in Sandridge (later known as Port Melbourne).
http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/188572119

His wife had a child with 2nd husband - http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/138634435
The Australasian, 24 Jan 1874
ALLEN. - On the 8th inst. at Bay-street, Sandridge the wife of Wm. Allen, late of Williamstown, of a daughter. Launceston papers please copy.

She died in March that year - note she was still living at a hotel/inn! - http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/199381093
The Age, 11 Mar 1874
The Friends of Mr. WILLIAM ALLEN are respectfully invifed to follow the remains of his late wife to the place of interment, Melbourne General Cemetery. The funeral will move from her residence, the Retreat Inn, at the corner of Raglan and Nott streets, Sandridge, THIS DAY, at three o'clock

[mollipops1]

FYI this is the article about the transfer of licence - it doesn't mention Richmond. That hotel (Church St) looks much newer I think? (c1890?)

http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/5768593

[majm]

Good question Neil - Elizabeth's mother surname is extremely difficult to decipher on the marriage certificate and has therefore been unknown - so the knowledge of the Aunt's surname is the first progress I have ever had.

Elizabeth was from Scarriff, County Clare, Ireland.

Hi there,

If you were to take a snip of the hard to decipher section of that marriage cert and attach that snip to a post at RChat, I am fairly sure that there's a few RChatters who will attempt to decipher the signature..... there's even a whole board dedicated to deciphering handwriting. 

 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/handwriting-deciphering-recognition/

Cheers,  JM