Abraham Joseph Choury / Khoury c1854 - 1925

[shanreagh]

ModGipps what interesting names you are searching, interesting as some are here in NZ.

Corbin/Corban
https://ceac.org.nz/ located in Mt Lebanon Lane

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corbans
https://teara.govt.nz/en/biographies/3c31/corban-assid-abraham

Khouri
The name "Khouri" in Wellington likely refers to Khouri Avenue in Karori, or the Khouri Multi-use Trail on Wrights Hill. Now why would a street be named this name unless the person was relatively well-known

Jagoe is often spelt here as Jago.  A family with a  long history and large connections in Northern Hawkes Bay NZ, and, now I am searching, all over NZ actually. 

[ModGipps]

shanreagh not really surprised that there are Khouri in NZ as the immigration records for Aus show many with that surname coming from Syria and then Labanon from the mid 1800's onwards, so some in NZ are likely related somewhere along the way. Whether or not they realte to Abraham I dont know.

The Jago(e)s are pretty interesting in their own right as they married into the Rogers family via Sinclair James, which is why the interest there. There has been a lot of them in Tasmania but where they fit I dont know at the moment.

Corbins relate to the Rogers and come from Jersey. The Corbins I know of are inVictoria and Western Australia.

[sparrett]

Was his youngest daughter born in Cyprus in 1896?

Debra 

@Dundee - I believe that he was married in Cyprus but dont have that information, also that when he arrived it was with a 2? year old child.

 

The marriage certificate of Ellen Nabeha in 1920 should give the bride's place of birth.  Do you have it?

Also Thekla's death certificate will have possibly useful information including when married.

[ModGipps]

The online resource doesn't show the fine detail of this information. If it is available I'll have to dig deeper.

[sparrett]

The full record is contained on a download of the image from the registry.

"quick search" from here
https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/search-your-family-history#5-download-an-image

Click on the surname (Choury)

Screen opens with "add to cart"  options

Be SURE to select $20 option. Credit card payment

Further help is on the link i've  given above at point 5.

Sue

[ModGipps]

Thanks - that helps. The certificate states that Ellen was born in Beruit.

[sparrett]

The online tree says that Thekla was born in Beiruit too.

And married in Cyprus where the other 2 children were born


The source cited for this information is the naturalsation Application of Abraham on a Statutory Declaration attached to the application.

Is that the document you have and have attached above?

Sue

 

[ModGipps]

The above document is a Memorial for Letters of Naturalization and is a single page. I wasn't aware that there should be a Stat Dec. I'll go back to its source and see what else there is

[ModGipps]

Ha! Only had a boys look at the first page: https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/DetailsReports/ItemDetail.aspx?Barcode=1934402&isAv=N

Theres LOTS more!
Thanks for your help