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William Gambrill (Gambrell) Baptism

bobbyfamilytree@gmail.com (Bobby) — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 02:59:00 +0000

This list provides not only a baptism date for convict William Gambrill, but mentions others born in Woodnesborough around the time of Williams baptism as well, i'll list the surnames for them.

I'll only brielfy put here what it says.

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Baptisms solemnized in the Parish of Woodnesborough in the County of Kent in the year 1821.

Standen, Kingsland, Prett, Wooton, Gambrell, Wanstall, Doorne, Hatcher.

Williams details on the document:

16 of september (No.213). William Son of, George and Ann, Gambrell, Woodnesborough, Labourer, J.Smith Vicar.

Theodore Gambrill Baptism

bobbyfamilytree@gmail.com (Bobby) — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 02:21:00 +0000

Finally got this document, here is what it says:

New South Wales Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration act 1995

Baptisms

Number 3350 Vol. 40

Child

Christian name/s: Theordore

When Born: 13 April 1854

Date of ceremony: 30 July 1854

Where Ceremony Performed: Parish of Penirth in the county of Cumberland

Where registered: Not stated

Parents

Father: William Gambrill

Mother: Sarah Gambrill

Abode: Penrith

Quality of Profession: Labourer

Sponsors: Not stated

By Who Ceremony performed: Elijah Smith

Denomination: Church of England

Researching Gambrill Ancestry

bobbyfamilytree@gmail.com (Bobby) — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 14:18:00 +0000

One of the problems with ancestry information at home is that it gets diluted when passed from family to family, down the generations. It becomes less accessable and harder to find. Those old pieces of inportant information typed or written on paper from long ago, those old B&W photos are spread out through the generations, and so 1 family has 1 photo, and another has 1 document and so on. How do we find these potential important pieces of ancestry?

Write to everyone, is one option.

Today i wrote a letter every to Gambrill listed in the Australian white pages, about 90. Tomorrow morning i will send them all by snail mail.

Here is the letter i wrote:

G'day,

Myself and my cousin (Tim) have been researching our Gambrill ancestry for about the last year and a half and have put together a tree that goes back to about 1650. This tree is accessable to everyone online at my website (link below).

We are currently sourcing copies of old photos, documents/information/anything in order to bring as much Gambrill history together as possible.

Information and photos are passed down from generation to generation, family to family, and unfortunatley there is many things that had'nt passed us by - those black and white photos from long ago, or an old document – these precious items all add up to give an account of our ancestry, often though we dont ever see them as someone else has them.

Half the reason why we are here is because convict William Gambrill, whom was born in 1821 in Woodnesborough, Kent, UK stole a few watches from a Mr.Dilnot, and was sentenced to'10 years transportation'. He arrive in NSW in 1839. His first marriage was to Sarah Ransley, Sarah died just short of 30 years of age and had 5 children to William. William then married another Sarah, Sarah Etherden and had a further 10 children. I stem from his first wife, Sarah Ransley – perhaps you decend from one of Williams 15 children.

William is buried in the Macgrath Hills cemetery in NSW, but the council looking after the cemetery does not no where exactly he is buried. If you have any documents that mention his plot number, please can you let us know this information.

We are purchasing all birth, marriage, death documents for our Gambrill line, which is being done gradually - perhaps you have some of these documents you could copy and share. Its important to take history from documented evidence where possible. This makes a family tree, solid.

I am also interested in any specific information/photos about Robert Gambrill - his parents were Edwin Gambrill and Aida. Robert died in 1993.

Hoping you might have something about Gambrill ancestry you can share.

Drop us a line – email or phone or write.

Please take a look at my website and blog.

http://bobbyfamilytree.blogspot.com

www.bobbyfamilytree.com

email: bobbyfamilytree@gmail.com or t_gambrill@hotmail.com

Look forward to hearing from you.

Kind Regards,

Bobby.
(*Address withheld!)
Preserving our ancestry.

Lucy Jane Cooper Administrators A/C

bobbyfamilytree@gmail.com (Bobby) — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 07:35:00 +0000

Interesting info to followup with Lucy Jane Cooper. One of the questions i have is what is a 'war damage account'? Also quite a few names, and a street places.

Here is what the document says.

In the Estate of Jucy Jane Wilson, Deceased.
Administrators A/C

Payements

1950. Feb 21st
To Paid J.A Wilson £18.8.9
Reapairs to Mission Hall.
ditto Benhill Road 4.2.6
Commissioners fees 0.7.6 £22.18.9

Mar. 7th
To Southern electricity Board 6.4.6

Mar. 7th
To Dr.Firman Edwards - Professional charges 1.15.0

Mar. 7th
To Messrs.H.V.Talyor - Funeral expenses 29.7.6

Mar.14th
To Messrs. Wheeler Humphreys & Hurst War damage account 7.7.0

Jul.18th
To H.Pearman - repairs to Camberwell Properties (executed before date of death) 41.0.0

1951
Feb.13th
To Mrs.A.M.West in the repayment of Accounts settled on behalf of the deceased 17.6.6

1952
May To Messrs.Horne, Engall & Freemans costs and disbursements 40.12.7

To balance for distribution 365.4.4
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£531.16.2

Reciepts

1950
Feb 14th By Cheque of B.Goldstone - rent of 100 edmund Street £39.0.0

Mar 6th Chequeof J.A Wilson - Balance of account at the bank 300.6.1

Mar 7th By Cheque of Hanbury Buxton & Co proportion of rent to date of death re:- Camberwell Properties 3.8.9

Mar 22nd BY Dividend Warrant 2.5% Consols 1.13.5

Apr 4th By prudential Assurance Company Policy moneys £125.3.0

May 1st By G.P.O Warrant 16.19.8

May 1st By G.P.O Warrant 18.0

May 23rd By Cheque of J.A Wilson - proportion of Annutiy to date of death 2.7.8

Jul 29th By commissioner of inland revenue repayment of tax 37.7.0

1952
Jan 28th By Balance of annuity to date of death per Supreme court pay office 4.12.7

£531.16.2

William Gambrill Ticket of leave

bobbyfamilytree@gmail.com (Bobby) — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 02:55:00 +0000

Ticket of Leave for convict William Gambrill/Gambrell, born 16 September, 1821 Woodnesborough UK, Died 26th July, 1888 - NSW, Australia.

Ticket of Leave

No 45/396
20 February 1845

Prisoner No........ 39/1866
Name.......... William Gambrell
Ship........ Parkfield
Master........ J.T Whiteside
Year........ 1839
Native Place --
Trade or Calling --
Offence --
Place or Trial........ Kent Quarter Sessions
Date of Trial........ 19 October 1838
Sentence........ 10 years
Year of birth --
Height --
Complexion --
Hair --
Eyes --
General remarks --

Allowed to remain in the district of Penrith
On recommendation of Mr. Roberts, Bench.
Dated January 1845

Written on the side of his ticket of leave:

For the Governor: On a petition by Gambrell, Reg'd 45/505 dated 15 January 1845.

Phone call to the Ukraine - Mariya.

bobbyfamilytree@gmail.com (Bobby) — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 00:34:00 +0000

Finally managed to organize a phone call to the Ukraine. You see, my cousin Mariya has been waiting for my call, and finally i was able to phone her. Here is what happened...

I first needed to find someone whom can speak Ukrainian, which i did. I phoned the local Ukraine community, and explained my situation... basically I found a cousin, and needed to phone her, but with someone whom can speak Ukrainian language. No problems - it can be done she said.

Good.

So i organise quite a few questions, type them out, and mark them 1 to 15. Next i get a phone card for cheap calling rates, it was suggested i get a 'click' phone card, but i couldnt see this one so i got Oasis.

I leave my house to meet this person whom is making the phone call. I get there and wait a short while for her whilst she finishes her class.. We meet and briefly chatted and then headed off to another room where we phoned. She enters the code for the Oasis phone card, (the talk time was for 50mins) and phoned the land line in the Ukraine - a child answers and plays with the phone whilst my caller tries to ask for his mother, but the child hangs up. So we phone back on the mobile, Mariya doesnt answer. For some reason, Oasis took 2X10 mins increments off our 2 calls, even though the first call was for 30secs, and the 2nd call no one answered. We phoned again the land line, a male adult answered - he didnt trust whom we were. So he didnt want to speak any further. Great.

We take a short break, and phone back in about 15mins. We first phoned the land line, no answer at all now. Oasis had taken another 10min increment off my call card time. We phoned again, but now on the mobile - Oasis said we could make the call because we didnt have enough credit - go figure -we spoke only on 2 calls, 30sec, and about 2mins. And now our time is up, we only have 10 mins left but we need more credit to phone again. RIPPED OFF.

So next we use my mobile, without any calling cards.

Things weren't looking good for this connection with Mariya, i was getting rather dissapointed as i also didnt want to take up to much of my callers time. We tried the mobile again - bingo, we got through and Mariya answered. My caller asked away all the questions, and Mariya answered what she could, or said she will find/make enquiries. My caller wrote the answers down according to the question number on a peice of paper so that way it was easier later to recognise which answer was for which question -as trying to phone, listen and write can be a bit of a mission - i guess woman are better at multi-taking though.

It was good to finally get in contact with her, even though i wasnt the one doing the talking i could at least hear her as the speakerphone was on.

My caller said we were ripped off with this Oasis phone card, and i guess she is right - i will not use them EVER again, and i suggest anyone else whom phones the Ukraine, not to use them.

Big thanks to my Ukrainian speaker whom made the call for me.

Upgrade of website to TNG

bobbyfamilytree@gmail.com (Bobby) — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 04:23:00 +0000

My family tree website will be getting a renovation within the next week.... or so. I'll be using TNG.

Hoping installation goes OK as i'm not clued up at website stuff, however it does come with setup guide, and of course i can use the TNG forums for further questions.

One new feature i'm wanting to implement is to add a baby photo of all living people. Rather than having a empty boring page with the words 'Living', i think the photo would at least give the page a bit of a life! I dont think many (if any) would object as it reveals nothing about the person. So i do welcome a baby photo of you...

Also, i have ordered Theodore Gambrills birth certificate, and a document about convict William Gambrill, ticket of leave or something... cant remember exaclty, anyway.

UPDATE: (8 April) The new website is up and running, although its far from being finished. I think its going to take quite sometime to add all the photos/docs and whatnot although the basic info is their to see. Apologies.

Grandfather Naturalization documents 'householders certificates'

bobbyfamilytree@gmail.com (Bobby) — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 04:16:00 +0000

Another document my grandfather, Wasyl had to organize for his naturalization. I'd like to locate children of Mr. Wolodymyr Zajac, hoping that maybe a photo exists of Wasyl that we dont have.

Here is what some of the document says:

Householders certificates (A) & (B)

(A) I, Wolodymyr Zajac (factory
hand), an Australian citizen and householder residing at block FG3, Greta Camp in the state of New South Wales, in the Commonweath of Australia certify that Wasyl Oleksiuk an applicant for naturalization as an Australian citizen, whose personal description appears in the following statory declaration, has been known to me for 6 years, and is a person of good repute.
Signed XXXXXXX
Dated 4th Nov 1957

(B) I, Percy Aubrey Smith (Postmaster), an Australian citizen and householder residing at Greta, in the state of New South Wales in the commonweath of Australia certify that Wasyl Oleksiuk an applicant for naturalization as an Australian citizen, whose
personal description appears in the following statory declaration, has been known to me for 4 years, and is a person of good repute.
Signed XXXXXXX
Dated 20th feb 1958

The bottom part of the document the same info as above, except it was signed by a
Justice of the peace named George, whom was a resident in Greta and was signed
and dated by him on the 5/11/1957

Renunciation of Allegiance

bobbyfamilytree@gmail.com (Bobby) — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 09:44:00 +0000

On the 19th of September, 1958, my grandfather had changed his Allegiance to that of an Australian. I guess he would of never ever thought he would end up living in Australia, or being an Australian when he left his village near Kosiv (current day Ukraine), in 1942. He spent 3 years in Germany - Forced labour, and then a few years after that, it was ships ahoy and off to the land down under.

Here is what some of the document says:

Commonweath of Australia
Nationality and Citizenship act 1948-1953

Renunciation of Allegiance

I, Wasyl Oleksiuk renounce all allegiance to any sovereign or State of whom or of which i may be a subject or citizen.

Affirmation or oath or allegiance
I, Wasyl, Oleksiuk swear by Almighty God that i will be faithful andbear true allegiance to Her Majesty Elizabeth the Second, her heirs and successors according to law, and that i will faithfully observe the laws of Australia and fulfil my duties as an Australian Citizen.

And the rest is details on the page is that of the local mayor, and a few more details about Wasyl.

Edwin Horace Gambrill injury

bobbyfamilytree@gmail.com (Bobby) — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 13:15:00 +0000

This Document is about Edwin's injury he sustained on his bicycle. Edwin was enlisted in the Australian Military in 16 August, 1915, at Newcaslte, NSW.

Here is what the document says:

Australian Imperial Forces

19 January 1916.
In reference to my report on Sergeant Gambrill E.H for medical board.
I submit the following in answer to query.

This man as a bushman his ordinary avocation in civil life would have to use arm with his right hand. He would be able to take a light job if necessary he would be able, and probably would work in a singlet, which would mean no pressure on clavicles. He could do no work at all, at times if his injury got troublesome.

Whereas: as a soldier on active service he would have to march in full equipment with one shoulder strap pressing on injured clavicle while suspending long of his heavy kit & besides he couldnt always take it easy or do something when injury was troubling him.

Therefore he would be unfit for a soldier but quite fit for his usual occuaption as a civilian, or an easier one if it became available.

Blatchford DP Ship newspaper article

bobbyfamilytree@gmail.com (Bobby) — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 21:00:00 +0000

My grandparents and aunt travelled to Australia in this ship in 1950 as DP's. This article was published in the Sydney Morning Herald 18 February, 1950. Read into it how you will...

The article says:

Migrants say Many Reds in DP ship.

Sydney, Saturday. - Migrants in the U.S Army transport General Blatchford claimed today that many of the 1222 displaced persons aboard were communists.

The General Blatchford arrived in Sydney today from Naples.

None of the migrants from east european countries would say why or how they escaped.

They claimed that a number of "planted" communists on board would inform the authorities in the countries from which they escaped and their relatives in those countries would suffer.

Thirty per cent of those on board were former nazi slave-labourers, and the other 70 percent, claimed to have escaped from communist dominated countries.

One migrant, a professional man, said that he had escaped from the communists in Czechoslavakia. He claimed there were 30 active communists in the ship.

The communists are alleged to be Jugoslavs, Russians and Poles.

Post WW2 DP work reference in Nurnberg.

bobbyfamilytree@gmail.com (Bobby) — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 15:13:00 +0000

My grandfather was mostly in Nurnberg, Germany between 1942 and 1950. Apparently he left Ukraine looking for work and so ended up in Nazi Germany in 1942.

Here is a work reference he got in 1946.

Headquarters Battery 777th AAA AW BN (sp)
APO 124 U.S Army.

30 June 1946

The bearer Oleksiuk Wasyl has been employed by this organization for the past 10 months and has performed his duties up to all expected standards.

Robert G. Gadd
1st Lt. CAC
Commanding

The best K.P I ever had.

S/SGT Klarm - Mess Sgt.

Genealogy Goals

bobbyfamilytree@gmail.com (Bobby) — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 09:41:00 +0000

Medium and long term - I do have a few which just so happen to be the largest expenses, but i suppose most things that are not done in the short term, generally are costly. All the short term ones are the gathering up of the documents, photos and a couple of other relatively easy tasks - these are all ongoing, but not a major cost.

Current medium to long term goals:

1) My convict ancestor (William Gambrill) no longer has a gravestone at his cemetery, so a replacement is needed. Monies will need to be organized for a replacement.
2) Tour of forced labour places in Nurnberg where both my grandparents were during WW2.
3) Ukraine - Kosiv region, My grandfathers place of birth.
4) South East Poland, my grandmothers place of birth, and also the place where she was forced from her home in 1940, and sent to Germany for forced labour - sadly, she never went to her home village again.

5) DNA - and this is a ongoing expense, and not a cheap one.

6) Trip to UK - Woodnesborough, Barfreston, Nonington, grave sites and various other locations related to Gambrill ancestry in England

7) I think with any family tree its a good idea to have a focal point where you can write as much as possible about a specific period in an ancestors life - choosing from you maternal and paternal side. A easy way to decide whom to write about, is if the ancestor was involved in something that has been documented in some way, ie war, convict, murder, etc, etc. In my case, it will be both my grandparents whom where in Nurnberg during WW2, and so i shall find out what i can about the events leading up to them being in Nazi Germany, and where and how and what they did during the war. On my paternal side, i plan on gathering up as much information about my convict ancestor William Gambrill. These both will be ongoing, and will take many years.

Time in Nurnberg during WW2 - Polish 'K' names

bobbyfamilytree@gmail.com (Bobby) — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 05:58:00 +0000

This document contains folks whom has a surname starting with 'K', and is of Polish nationality and shows period of time in Nurnberg during WW2. It has 15 people, including my grandmother. It was done in 1947.

Some of the original typing on this document appears to be less than accurate, so the transcription could contain errors made by me, as well as the document errors. As always, if you would like a copy, let me know.

The heading of the document translated as follows:

The information was extracted from the public health insurance card file of Nürnberg and transferred to Ansbach.
Form 10 is not required, because Form 7 is exhaustive. Polish.

Although headers for each column is not present, here it is:
Surname, Name, DOB and place, sex, unknown, occupation, years in Nurnberg.

Kunecki Waclaus 17.2.09 Kielce m. unbekennt Schmied 1941-45
K?nezak Anna 1992 ? w. unbekennt Magd 1943-45
Kunitka Matrtha 23.6.10 Uhlnimirserdung w. unbekennt Hausgeh. 1943-42
Kunka Emil 16.1.21 ? m. unbekennt Arb. 1942-45
Kunkiewiez Marion 27.10.23 Kumaczike m. unbekennt Umgohüler 1942-45
Kupack Boleslaus 15.2.23 Wolfsfürt m. unbekennt Arb. 1943-44
Kupik Johann 16.6.22 Bergelsdorf m. unbekennt Arb. 1943-45
Kuper Anna 14.4.19 Bulaschne w. unbekennt Arv. 1940-45
Kupida Anton 4.6.11 ? m. unbekennt Draher 1940-40
Kupinski Wilhelm 4.4.23 ? m. unbekennt Arb. 1944-45
Kubisirwicz ??????? 16.10.20 ? m. unbekennt Arb. 1940-40
Kurcat Anton 18..6.22 ? m. unbekennt Arb. 1942-42
Kugraueb Andreas 1.6.13 Sowling m. unbekennt Müllaufl. 1940-40
Kurdek Adelbert 31.3.05 ? m. unbekennt Arb. 1944-44
Kurek Egien 25.3.23 ? m. unbekennt Arb. 1944-45

15 names.
Nürberg 30.6.47
Allg. Ortskrankenkasse Mittelfranken Haupisteile Nürnberg

This above is a stamp, and says - Public Health Insurance Company of Middle Franconia: Main Branch Nürnberg; Benefit Payments Division.

Surnames starting with P of Polish workers in Nürnberg WW2

bobbyfamilytree@gmail.com (Bobby) — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 09:48:00 +0000

My grandmother is on this list as well as others whom lived and worked in Nurnberg during WW2. It says they are of Polish Nationality and only lists a few names, that starting with "P'. It was done on the 20 January 1947. There is a good change there are a few mistakes as sometimes its difficult to read - please, if you can help me correct those, let me know.

Form 2
Land/Stadt Kreis Nürnberg
Gemeinde Nürnberg
Ausstellende Behords Polizeipräsidium
List of all persons of United Nations and other foreigners, German Jews and Stateless persons.
Nationalitat Polen

(1) Name (2) Christian name (3) DOB and Place (4) Sex (5) Usual place of Residence (6) Present Address (7) Place of Employment during the war (8) Type of employment during the war

(1) Kumik (2) Stanislaw (3) 2.1.16 Sidirow (4) m. (5) Sidirow (6) Heisteretrasse 13 (7) Nbg. (8) Menteur
(1) Kumik (2) Elfriede (3) 16.6.23 Warschau (4) w. (5) Warschau (6) Heisteretrasse 13 (7) Nbg. (8) Ohne
(1) Kuper (2) Anna (3) 14.4.19 Kulaschne (4) w. (5) Kulaschne (6) Wetzendorfstr 201. (7) Nbg. (8) Ohne
(1) Kupycz (2) Ulana (3) 17.10.19 Stara Sol Kr???nmb?r (4) w. (5) Krakau (6) Erherdstrasse 13. (7) Nbg. (8) Rudolfstadt als Putzfrau
(1) Kurasz (2) Alfred (3) 23.6.24 Zawice Plesc (4) m. (5) Kattowitz (6) Höfenenstrasse 150. (7) Nbg. (8) Lineburg Landerbeiter
(1) Kurezab (2) Andreas (3) 1.16.13 Sowlini Kne. Krakau (4) m. (5) Sowlini (6) Johannisstr. 88 (7) Nbg. (8) Arbeiter
(1) Kurezab (2) Maria (3) 1.1.15 (4) w. (5) Gorlice (6) Johannisstr. 88 (7) Nbg. (8) Ohne
(1) Kurilo (2) Andre (3) 29.9.10 Luzk (4) m. (5) Luzk (6) Austr???? 135. (7) Nbg. (8) Bäcker
(1) Küropas (2) Wlodimir (3) 1.8.27 Jaksmanice (4) m. (5) Jaksmanice(6) Sigmundetr 40. (7) Nbg. (8) Bodenmühle als Landerbeiter
(1) Kursenkowa (2) Maria (3) 8.12.23 Liwow (4) w. (5) Liwow (6) Weldluststr. 76 (7) Nbg. (8) Arbeitseinsatz
(1) Kusmyn (2) Sofia (3) 9.11.16 Turka (4) w. (5) Turka (6) Kochstrasse 33. (7) Nbg. (8) Gärtherin

Children under 15
(1) Kurezab (2) Barbara (3) 11.5.45 Nürnberg (4) w. (5) Nürnberg (6) Johannisstr. 88
Name and relationship guardian resp. where living - Kurezab Andreas

Nürnberg 20 Jan 1947

Surnames starting with O of Polish workers in Nürnberg WW2

bobbyfamilytree@gmail.com (Bobby) — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 08:02:00 +0000

My grandfather is on this list as well as others whom lived and worked in Nurnberg during WW2. It says they are of Polish Nationality and only lists a few names, that starting with "O'. It was done on the 17 October, 1946. Some of it is in German, so i'll keep that as it is. One possible error below (present address for Olubek) as the spelling was corrected on the original, and its unclear.

Form 2
Land/Stadt Kreis Nürnberg
Gemeinde Nürnberg
Ausstellende Behords Polizeipräsidium
List of all persons of United Nations and other foreigners, German Jews and Stateless persons.
Nationalitat Polen

(1) Name (2) Christian name (3) DOB and Place (4) Sex (5) Usual place of Residence (6) Present Address (7) Place of Employment during the war (8) Type of employment during the war

(1) Oleksiuk (2) Wasil (3) 22.4.13 Rodzon (4) m. (5) Rodzon (6) Roritzerstr. 27 (7) Nbg. (8) Heizer
(1) Oleschak (2) Severin (3) 23.10.14 Posen (4) m. (5) Posen (6) Veitsbronnerstr. 20 (7) Nbg. (8) Arbeiter
(1) Olewniczik (2) Barbara (3) 7.8.25 Warschau (4) w. (5) Warschau (6) Pestallozistr. 1 (7) Nbg. (8) Küchenhilfe
(1) Olijyk (2) Wasyl (3) 9.1.20 Kuti(4) m. (5) Kuty (6) Austr. 135 (7) Nbg. (8) Hilfsarbeiter
(1) Olijyk (2) Raisa (3) 13.2.19 Kuty (4) w. (5) Kuty (6) Austr.135 (7) Nbg. (8) Hausfrau
(1) Olszewski (2) Zygmunt (3) 19.7.18 Warschau (4) m. (5) Warschau (6) Sulzbacherstr. 121 (7) Nbg. (8) Schlosser
(1) Olubek (2) Hedwig (3) 1.8.27 Wyrka (4) m. (5) Wyrka (6) Bayreutherstr. 73a (7) Nbg. (8) Hilfsarbeiter
(1) Ortinsky (2) Michael (3) 18.10.21 Lucka (4) m. (5) Lucka (6) AlbrechtDürerstr 23 (7) Nbg. (8) Kolisch Arbeiter

Children under 15
(1) Olijyk (2) Wera (3) 25.2.43 Nürnberg (4) w. (5) Nürnberg (6) Austr 135.
Name and relationship guardian resp. where living - Olijyk Wasyl

Nürnberg 17 Okt 1946

Harriet Chantler 'Burial' document

bobbyfamilytree@gmail.com (Bobby) — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 09:44:00 +0000

This document is titled 'Burials', and is that of Harriet Ransley (nee Chantler) whom was the wife of Richard Ransley - both were born in the UK and moved to Australia after they married in 1826. Here is what the document says:

Application P24119/77 WD
New South Wales registration of burials, deaths and marriages act 1973.

Burials

Number 591 of Vol. 24.
Name Harriet Ransley
Abode Parramatta
Age 36 years
Quality or profession ---
When Died 5th February 1840
When Buried 6th February 1840
Where ceremony performed In the parish of St.John, Parramatta in the county of Cumberland, New South Wales
By whom the ceremony was performed H.H. Bobart

Henrietta Ann Moult Death record

bobbyfamilytree@gmail.com (Bobby) — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 13:11:00 +0000

Henrietta Ann Moult was married James Allett Wilson in 1855. Here is her death record.

Certified copy of an entry of death
Given at the General Register office, London.
Registration district, Edmonton.
1883 Death in the Sub-district of Hornsey in the County of Middlesex.
1. When and where died - Fourteenth September 1883. 59 Victoria Grove, South Hornsey
2. Name and Surname - Henrietta Ann Wilson
3. Sex - Female
4. Age - 54 years
5. Occupation - Wife of James Wilson. Cab Proprietor
6. Cause of Death - Phthisis Pulmonalis. Certified by T.Montague Miller
7. Signature, description and residence of informant - Alfred John Wilson. Present at the death. 43 Victoria Grove South Hornsey
8. When registered - Eighteenth September, 1883.

DX 460924

James Frederick Wilson Death Notice

bobbyfamilytree@gmail.com (Bobby) — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 19:55:00 +0000

James was born in 1881 in the UK and apparently died during the from flu epidemic. Here is what his death notice says:James was born in 1881 in the UK and apparently died during the from flu epidemic. Here is what his death notice says:

Death Notice

1. Name of Deceased - James Frederick Wilson
2. Birth place of deceased - Isle of Wight, England
3. Names of the parents of the deceased - Father James Wilson, Mother Lucy Wilson
4. Age of deceased - 42
5. Condition in life (occupation) - Motor Mechanic
6. Married or unmarried, widower or widow - Married in community.
(a) name of surviving spouse - Johanna Wilson
(b) name or names and approximate date of death of previous spouse or spouses. None.
7. The date of the decease: on 21st March 1922.
8. At what house or where the person died - Salt Pan Road.
9. Names of children of deceased, and whether majors or minors (stating seperatley those born from different marriages) (1) Hester Lucy Alice Wilson Minor (2) Ethel May Wilson Minor (3)
Jack Arthur Wilson Minor (4) Sydney James Wilson Minor (5) Frederick Douglas Wilson Minor (the above born of previous spouse Hester Wilson born Goosen) (6) Daphney Winifred Wilson Minor (7) John William Wilson Minor (the above born surviving spouse)
10. Whether deceased has left any property, and of what kind - movables over £300.
The deceased has left no Will.
Dated at Somerset West, this 24th day of March 1922.

James Allett Wilson Will and Testament

bobbyfamilytree@gmail.com (Bobby) — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 08:40:00 +0000

James Allett Wilson, born 1834, married Henrietta Ann Moult on 25 February 1855 at Shoreditch, Middlesex, UK.

Here is my interpretation of James' Will and testiment.

This is the last Will and testamant of me James Wilson of 59 Victoria Grove Stoke Newington Middlesex. Gentleman I give and bequeath all my furniture and household effects unto Phoebe Eleanor Adams widow sister of my late wife absoloutely. And as to all the rest residue and remainder of my estate and effects of every nature and kind and wheresoever I situate. I give devise and bequeath the same unto my trustees hereinafter named their heirs, executors, administrators and assigns in according to the several natures and qualities thereof respectively upon trust to assign and transfer one equal third part thereof unto my son James Henry Arthur Wilson absoloutley and upon trust to assign and transfer one other equal third part thereof unto my son Alfred John Wilson absoloutley and as to the remaining equal third part thereof upon trust to pay to or permit the said Phoebe Eleanor Adams to recieve the net yearly income to assist therefrom as and when the same shall become due and payable during the term of her natural life for her own use and benefit and from and immediatley after her decease upon trust to assign transfer and divide the same into and equally between my said 2 sons as servants in common and i appoint my said son James Henry Arthur Wilson and the said Phoebe Eleanor Adams Trustees and exectuors of this my will and i revoke all former wills and codicils in witness whereof. I have herewith set my hand this third day of September one thousand eight hundred and eighty six - James Wilson.
Signed and declared by the said testator as and for his last will and testimonial in the presence of us both of us being present at the same time who in his presence at his request in the presence of each other have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses - James E Sandiford, 3 Beatrice road Finsbury Park & Essex Gouldstone 41 Mount Pleasant road Hornsey.

On the 21st September 1887 Probate of this Will was granted to James Henry Arthur Wilson and Phoebe Eleanor Adams widow the executors.

The Big Fight

bobbyfamilytree@gmail.com (Bobby) — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 19:56:00 +0000

Following on from the previous post, another short story from Sydney Wilson at the Battle of El Alamein. Sydney had a wrestling background, so you'll notice a wrestling slant to the story.

"THE BIG FIGHT

OCTOBER 23RD 1942 AND OUR 'CROWD' WAS JUST INSIDE OUR OWN 'WIRE' ON THE EDGE OF THE "DEVIL'S GARDEN" (MINE-FIELDS), WAITING FOR ZERO HOUR, AND THE NOISIEST ARTILLERY BARRAGE THE WORLD HAD KNOWN TO THAT DATE. WE WERE TO ADVANCE AT ZERO PLUS FIVE MINUTES. ALL WATCHES HAD BEEN SYNCHRONISED AND AS WE CHATTED IN THE LEE OF OUR VEHICLES, ONE CHAP WHO HAD BEEN AN ANNOUNCER AT ALL-IN WRESTLING MATCHES BEFORE THE WAR, GAVE US THE FOLLOWING INTRODUCTION TO THE BATTLE OF ALEMEIN. TIMING IT TO PERFECTION, HIS ANNOUNCEMENT ENDED JUST AS THE BARRAGE OPENED UP. AND HERE IS HOW HE ANNOUNCED THE FIGHT:
"LADIES -SORRY- GENTLEMEN! INTRODUCING THE CONTESTANTS FOR BIGGEST FIGHT OF ALL TIME! A FIGHT TO THE FINISH WITH NO HOLDS BARRED, BETWEEN - ON MY RIGHT AT 220 lbs. (219 lbs. of brawn and muscle, one lbs. of brain) THE DESERT FOX ERWIN ROMMEL!! AND ON MY LEFT, AT 190 lbs. (160 lbs. of brawn 201bs, of steel and 10 lbs. of brain) THE DESERT MASTER, BERNARD MONTGOMERY!! SECONDS OUT OF THE RING, FIRST AND FINAL ROUND...." AND BOOM WENT THE HUNDREDS OF GUNS.

Cpl. S.J. Wilson, No. 140804 (V) "

Battle of El Alamein

bobbyfamilytree@gmail.com (Bobby) — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 19:24:00 +0000

My wife's grandfathers wrote this whilst he was stationed in Egypt.

"THE 'GOOD' ENEMY

A few weeks before the Battle of Alemein, I was transferred from the S.A.T.C. to the 1st R.L.T. Regiment as a Bren-gun Carrier driver. The Support Coy. section to which I was attached, contained quite a few individuals who made me quite sick of their continual talk of how wonderfully efficient the "enemy" was. My answer to all this was that "the only good 'enemy' was a dead one!" This phrase rankled my new 'mates' - but I was to prove my point, and it took the Alemein Battle to help me prove it.
The night of the Battle, T loaded two tons of Mortar Bombs and four Mortars into my Bren Carrier and followed my section into action. At the German side of the minefield, I was held up while my section advanced and took a position about a mile inside the German lines. A runner was sent back to the gap in the wire - where I was waiting- and I was instructed to go forward and deliver the Mortars and the Bombs to my Section. Given a star as a bearing I went forward in as straight a line as possible. Suddenly, in a bursting shell flash I saw a dead 'enemy' lying directly in the line of my direction. I swerved smartly to the right and around a slight outcrop of rock and then came back in line with my "bearing" star.
Well I delivered my 'goods' and returned to the gap in the wire, near which a temporary Coy. H.Q. had been established.
First light next morning and surveying the battle-field of the previous night, 7 casually followed the path of the tracks of my Bren Carrier, and could clearly see how I had swerved to avoid going over the corpse of the 'enemy'. On closer examination, I saw to my horror that had I not swerved, I would have gone over a trip-wire attached to a 'Booby-trap' containing no fewer than four Teller land-mines! (I enclose a photograph I took of the mines) The dead man was not attached to the booby-trap in any way. He had been shot and had fallen in a position to save my life.
You can well imagine the chargin of the pro-enemy element of my Section when I proved to them that "the only good 'enemy', was a dead one".

(Note to the Editor: To avoid unpleasantness, I have used the word 'enemy' and not German. The corpse was that of a huge fellow, a member of[ fire Afrika Corps and wearing the badge of the 90th Light Div.- Rommel's crack Division in the desert. I spent two days and nights near him and grew quite fond of 'Hans', as I named him.
Sydney Wilson."

The photograph of the mines that he refers to, i do not have, nor do i know where this was story was published, as it seems to have been.

Ship S.S Blatchford

bobbyfamilytree@gmail.com (Bobby) — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 18:05:00 +0000

My grandparents and aunt came to Australia in 1950, from Germany. Both Grandparents were in Nurnberg during the war working as forced labour.

They applied to the IRO (international relief organization) to leave Germany after the war, and to live else where.

A document dated 29th November, 1949 - is marked as Accepted, and this refers to being allowed to travel to Australia to start a new life. Whether they chose Australia, or it was chosen for them , i do not know. So shortly after, they made there way to Naples (with my grandmother being 3 months pregnant), along with plenty of other Displaced people and set sail on the S.S Blatchford on 18th January and arrived at Sydney, New South Wales, Australia on the 22nd of February, 1950.

According to immigration papers, the ship travelled with 1222 people, and upon docking, 2 people were sent to Hospital by central district ambulance - W.Williamsky, aged 3 year for pneumonia and Zofija Abelite, aged 74 years for Cardiac Arrythymia. The rest of the new Australians proceeded to the Department of Immigration Reception and Training centre, Bathurst, from trains located at Wharf no.13 Pyrmont at 9.10pm, 10.15pm, and 12 midnight.

"The passengers baggage was loaded direct from the vessel into luggage vans which were sealed by customs officers before being dispatched on special trains."

"Certificates of exemption for a period of two years have been issued in favour of each of these new Australians, and handed to them."

After Bathurst, my grandparents and aunt went to live at Greta Camp.

John Liddell and Ellen Ann Fox Headstone

bobbyfamilytree@gmail.com (Bobby) — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 18:22:00 +0000

The burial place of the parents of Aida Victoria Liddell - John Liddell And Ellen Ann Fox. Both were born in South Australia.

John was born in 1863 and Ellen the following year. They are buried in Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia.

Stone Inscription:

In loving Memory of John, beloved husband of E.A. Liddell. Died 25th April, 1938, Aged 74 years.
Also
Ellen Ann
Wife of above
Died 10th May 1955, Aged 90 years.

Edwin Horace Gambrill Birth

bobbyfamilytree@gmail.com (Bobby) — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 18:00:00 +0000

Edwin Horace Gambrill was the 6th and last child to be born to Theodore and Angelina. Here is the text to his birth record:

New South Wales Birth Certificate

Registration number
1892/014206

Date and place of Birth of child: 22nd November, 1891. Dora Creek.
Name and whether present or not: Edwin Horace. Not Present.
Sex: Male
Fathers Name, occupation, age and birthplace: (1) Theodore Gambrill (2) Fisherman (3) 36 years (4) Windsor N.S.W
Date and place of Marriage - Previous Issue: (1) 28th August 1877. Barraba N.S.W (2) Three males and two females living. None deceased.
Mothers name and maiden surname, age and birthplace: Angelina Sarah Woolcock (2) 30years Murrurundi (3) Murrurundi
Informant: Certified by Theodore Gambrill, Father, Dora Creek.
Witness: (1) none (2) Mrs. Morley (3) ----
Particulars of registration: New Hastings. January 9th, 1891, Gosford.