Re: Andrew Henry born Northern Ireland October 1, 1840
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Re: Andrew Henry born Northern Ireland October 1, 1840
Heather Hobbis 9/13/07
Thank you so much for the information Heather and you had not previously sent it. I had received a posting from a Diane Scott. I really don't know how you do it. I've been researching my family for 54 years and I'm sure I couldn't walk into a library and walk out with the information you have. I have a couple of points on your posting and then, if I may, I'd like to ask you about other family members. You note that Andrew Henry was born October 31, 1840. My Family Bible, in my Great Grandmother's handwriting states that Andrew was born October 1st 1840. You also indicate "George Henry Frizzel married Alice Hodgson". Did you perhaps mean George Wall Henry married Alice Hodgson? Did it indicate in the library what Andrew's occupation was?
Ok Heather May I pose the following to you. If I am being presumptious and asking too much then please just tell me.
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Can you get any information on the descendants of his two brothers? His younger brother James (b1844) went to Australia in 1864 and returned to Northern Ireland in 1873. He married a Hester Black on December 13, 1877 in Macosquin Presbyterian Church, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland and then returned to Australia with his family and younger brother William (b1862) in 1885? It is interesting how it is worded in the Family Bible - for James it states - Gone to Australia 1864; gone to Australia again 1885; and for William it states 'Gone to Australia summer 1885'.
In August of 1885, James, his wife, and three children James, Letitia, and John travelled on the ship Garonne to Victoria, Australia
James died April 20, 1934 and his wife Hester died June 1, 1934. I do not know where they died or where they are buried or what James' occupation was.
James and Hester had 8 children:
James b Ireland Oct 28, 1878 dAug 17, 1965. Married someone and had two children James and John. Don't know who or when he married, Don't know the birth/death dates of his wife or children.
William b Ireland abt 1879 d Ireland bef 1885
Letitia b Ireland Dec 2, 1880 d Sep 6, 1957. Married someone called Cameron and had 6 children - Hugh, Lockiel, Hester, Ian, Norma, Jessie. Don't know dates of birth/deathor anything about children. or husband.
John b Ireland Aug 28, 1883 dJune 17, 1985. Married someone and had 3 children. Colin, Nance, Dulcie. Don't know his spouse's name/date of birth/death etc.
Mary Eliza b Victoria Aug 31, 1886. She married someone called Hamilton and they had 3 children - Lindsay, Heather, Ivan. Don't know her spouse's Christian name or any dates for her children
Rachel Margaret b Victoria Oct 7, 1889 d Jan 22, 1970. Don't know anything else about her.
Ester J b Victoria Oct 31, 1893. Married someone called Newton and had a daughter Enid. Don't know when she died, her spouse's Christian name or when Enid was born or died.
Andrew b Victoria April 18, 1897. Don't know anything about him.
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William Henry was born July 13, 1862 and emigrated to Victoria Australia with his broher James in August 1885. He died in Melbourne Australia on February 5, 1895. I know nothing about William - did he marry? had he children? what was his occupation?
If you can help in any way Hester I'd sure appreciate it.
Carmen on a lovely sunny morning in Ottawa, Canada.
PS:
I have also been trying, unsuccessfully, for years to track down another of Andrew’s brothers, Edward Stuart Henry born April 17, 1954 who emigrated to the United States in August 1873.