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If that is Thomas (Colin, did you have that info but not say you had the record?), then unfortunately, you just are not likely going to find out who Thomas's father was.

Did your grandmother Kathleen have any brothers, and does a brother have a living son or a son's son? If so, you could consider DNA testing. The male-line DNA - YDNA goes from father to son to grandson and so on down with very little change along the way - is the best test available for tracing male ancestors. You could consider that, if you have cousins in the male line (probably named Jackson, that is).

At a company like Family Tree DNA (the one I use), you might find a match ... or one might come up in future as more people test ... that would give you a clue as to what Thomas's father's surname was.

Any idea whether Catherine Jackson married after Thomas's birth? If it was soon after, she might have married his father ... but he might more likely have adopted the father's surname then ...

is this Thomas no father's name





Thomas Jackson

Australia Births and Baptisms

Name Thomas Jackson
Gender Male
Christening Date 06 Apr 1834
Christening Place ST. JOHN, PARRAMATTA, NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA
Birth Date 17 Mar 1834
Mother's Name Catherine Jackson

is this Patrick's first marriage

Name Patrick Jackson
Spouse's Name Mary Anne Mckay
Event Date 30 Sep 1894
Event Place St. Michaels, R.C., Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
Father's Name Thomas Jackson
Mother's Name Marg. Noonan
Spouse's Father's Name William John Campball
Spouse's Mother's Name Mary Keenan









Thomas Jackson

mentioned in the record of William Jackson and Emily Amelia Waldren

Name Thomas Jackson
gender Male
Wife Margaret Anne Nolan
Son William Jackson



Name William Jackson
Spouse's Name Emily Amelia Waldren
Event Date 22 Apr 1900
Event Place St. Michaels, R.C., Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
Father's Name Thomas Jackson
Mother's Name Margaret Anne Nolan
Spouse's Father's Name Michael Waldren
Spouse's Mother's Name Anne Wright

Patrick Jackson

mentioned in the record of Patrick Jackson and Annie Waldren

Name Patrick Jackson
Spouse's Name Annie Waldren
Event Date 16 Sep 1900
Event Place St. Michaels, R.C., Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
Father's Name Thomas Jackson
Mother's Name Margaret Anne Noonan
Spouse's Father's Name Michael Waldren
Spouse's Mother's Name Mary Anne Robins

Hi everyone sorry for my slip up, all the information you have supplied has been very helpful at this stage KevinL is helping me out with some of my ancestors but I am still trying to find my great great grandfather Thomas Jackson.

This is what I have gleaned so far from all of you.

My Grandmother: Kathleen Eileen Bell (nee Jackson) was born at Coolamon NSW in 1917.

Her Parents were: Father Patrick Jackson born 1/4/1866 in Picton NSW

Mother: Annie Jackson(nee Waldron)

Patricks Father: Thomas Jackson, born 1834

Mother: Anne Newman, born 1834 Limerick Ireland. Both parents were listed on Patrick birth certificate as being 28 years of age at time of his birth.

Thomas's Mother: Catherine?

Father: Unknown.


So folks, thank you very much for your assistance and any assistance you can give me would be greatly appreciated.

Regards

Colin :-)

Ah, I get it.

Unfortunately, I think Colin fell into the trap of marking some particular post as answered, whyever people do that, when he hasn't actually found what he's looking for.

Yes, hopefully he and KevinL will get somewhere :-)

My thinking was that Colin could post here, not on my thread...tho it is currently on page 2.

But got a PM saying he's only just seen the replies but nothing more, and now I see he has indicated the request is sorted. I'm thinking he and KevinL may have already exchanged info by PM.

Cherilyn it would make sense to post the link ;)

Your thread isn't on the first 3 pages of 'Ancestors' and it would be pretty hard to find any other way ...

Of course, Colin hasn't said anything to indicate he's noticing replies.

Hi Colin, happy to help if I can :) I have a lookups thread on the 'Find ancestors' page.

If it is an unusual surname you could try the Australian White Pages (telephone).

Many Australian states have records available on line up to a certain cutoff date, which varies. But records are held at the state level, not combined.

As Carolyn says, NSW is one of those states.

Just do an internet search for the name of the state in question, with 'BDM' or 'BMD' in the search terms, and you will find the state's genealogy website where you will be able to do searches. (I'm not sure which states do not have online records, but most do.)

that is, if you know the names of some people who were born/married/died long enough ago that their records are publicly available!

You can look up on the RYERSON INDEX which will give you deaths in Australia. I was looking for someone in New South Wales so looked up on NSW/BDM.gov.au. Not sure what other area wold be.
Regards Carolyn.

Hi there Colin

care to give us some names and dates in case we can help you?

You need access to websites like Ancestry or Find My Past

Depending on when they were born though they may not be accessible online

You could also try Family Search Site for ancestors

Can anybody tell me how to locate my Ancestors in Australia, I have put their names in name search, but only find those people born in the United Kingdom, am I doing something wrong.

Regards

Colin