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Born 1815 at High Leas, He married Margaret WALKER in Victoria Australia about 1860, Would like birth or bap. and where to find marriage certificate

lizz131 - 2019-09-27 13:09:00
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you could have a look at the Births, marriages and deaths on this website....

https://www.australia.gov.au/information-and-services/family
-and-community/births-deaths-and-marriages-registries

can you tell us where you have gotten this info from

crab2 - 2019-09-27 13:27:00
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His father was George a Horse trainer

lizz131 - 2019-09-27 13:28:00
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From his death certificate and from other family members. There was a Highlee boys home east Lothian, I wonder if he could have been in there. I have been looking in Scotland and not finding High Leas. He came to NZ about 1863

lizz131 - 2019-09-27 13:40:00
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lizz131 wrote:

He married Margaret WALKER in Victoria Australia about 1860 … where to find marriage certificate


Victoria births deaths and marriages
https://my.rio.bdm.vic.gov.au/efamily-history/5d4e856b4a7570
2304cd4463

But can't find a match 1850-1870

stock - 2019-09-27 15:28:00
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But there is this birth with matching parents names:
Event: births
Registration number 4300 / 1862
Family name: FERGUSON
Given name(s) Janet
Place of event: HALF, Australia
Mother's name Margaret
Mother's family name at birth WALKER
Father's Name: Robert

stock - 2019-09-27 15:35:00
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According to
https://bdmabbreviations.steveparker.id.au/

HALF is an abbreviation for: Half-way Diggings.
And their added comment: At Sandy Creek, now Tarnagulla. Births 1860-64

stock - 2019-09-27 15:39:00
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Where did the Fergusons settle / retire in New Zealand?

stock - 2019-09-27 15:42:00
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Thank you stock, I had found that, and will look to see if that Janet died as they had another Janet in NZ 1871

lizz131 - 2019-09-27 15:47:00
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He was a miner and died at Evans Flat, Otago, 1889 from cancer he had for 20 yrs

lizz131 - 2019-09-27 16:47:00
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NZBDM
1889/3955 Ferguson Robert 74Y (4/7/1889)

Obituary of Robert Ferguson
Tuapeka Times, 6 July 1889
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TT18890706.2.7

But no indication of where from or via.

stock - 2019-09-27 22:26:00
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Just had a quick look on Google High Leas is in Leeds.

Cheers

hymac - 2019-09-28 08:36:00
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Thank You all, for your help, will widen my search to other High Leas, as I had been looking in Scotland. Thank You

lizz131 - 2019-10-01 16:57:00
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crab2 wrote:

you could have a look at the Births, marriages and deaths on this website....

https://www.australia.gov.au/information-and-services/family
-and-community/births-deaths-and-marriages-registries

can you tell us where you have gotten this info from

Hi interesting crab to see 2 people looking for people with same name Catsmeat has a post as well. You'd know better then I is there was/is any connection Cheers Anne

anne1955 - 2019-10-01 17:25:00
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