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I have a challenge for Australian researchers. It has me stumped absolutely. Two trees with the same person but with different information. There has to be another person of the same name.
This is my tree which I am working on.
Ann Mandaville b. 1820
“married” (approx 1842) (1) George Dixon b. 1809 (Daughter - Mary Ann Dixon b. 1842 )
married 1844 (2) Henry James Wright Clarence River District.
Children Ann Mandaville and Henry Wright were Susannah b. 1846, Harriet b. 1848 and Hannah b. 1851. All born Grafton area.
Hannah is the person of interest. According to my info she was known as Annie. This fact caused a problem with searching for her marriage etc details.
Hannah/Annie b. 1851 married Joseph Kemp on 6 Jul 1873
They had one daughter Agnes b. 1878 Grafton NSW
Agnes married Robert Robertson McGill in 1901
They had twins, a girl Mysie and a boy who did not survive in 1904
>>>>>Hannah Kemp died in April 1939 aged 87 years in Ryde NSW.
All of these details are covered by NSW BDM.
This is JA’s tree. Her info is the same as mine except when we get to Hannah Wright.
Ann Mandaville b. 1820
“married” (approx 1842) (1) George Dixon b. 1809 (Daughter - Mary Ann Dixon b. 1842 )
married 1844 (2) Henry James Wright Clarence River District.
Children of Ann Mandaville and Henry Wright were Susannah b. 1846, Harriet b. 1848 and Hannah b. 1851. All born Grafton area.
JA’s tree changes here:
Hannah Wright born 09 Oct 1851
Armidale, New South Wales,
>>>>>>Death 21 Jul 1930 DIFFERENT
>>>>>>Parkes, New South Wales, Australia
Father: Henry Wright (1819-1862)
Mother: Ann Mandaville (1820-1865)
Spouse: William H Barber (1847-1941)
Married 1868 Children
William James (1870-1958)
Charlotte Ann (1872-)
Harriet Hannah (1873-1963)
George Henry (1876-1964)
John (1877-1968)
Charles Joshua (1880-1967)
Thomas E (1882-1950)
Ernest Alfred (1884-1956)
Walter S (1887-1968)
Lyda Maud (1890-1954)
Leith (1892-1942)
Now I don’t need rocket science to see that the Hannah Wright could not be the same person who married Joseph Kemp and William Barber. I can not find another NSW birth for Hannah Wright in the dates which would fit.
This leaves me to wonder if either (a) she was born elsewhere and migrated to Australia or (b) she was born in another Australian state.
If the solution to this puzzle comes down to certificates which ones would be the most logical to acquire.
Thank you. BTW JA is a relative newcomer to family history research and I am introducing her to GR.
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