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Can anyone help with my brick wall. I am looking for Charles Alford b about 1808 in uk. He might have been born in Overton Somerset. He emigrated to Australia in 1830.
Any help greatly appreciated.
Dianne
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Do you know his Father's name?
There are non-Somerset births on IGI.
Thanks
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International Genealogical Index - British Isles
1. Charles Alford - International Genealogical Index / BI
Gender: Male Birth: About 1806 Curry Rivel, Somerset, England
2. Charles Alford - International Genealogical Index / BI
Gender: Male Birth: About 1806 Curry Rivel, Somerset, England
3. CHARLES ALFORD - International Genealogical Index / BI
Gender: Male Birth: 28 FEB 1806
4. CHARLES ALFORD - International Genealogical Index / BI
Gender: Male Christening: 15 MAR 1806 Bow Now Mint Meeting Or Georges Meeting House-Prexeterrian, Exeter, Devon, England
5. CHARLES ALLFORD - International Genealogical Index / BI
Gender: Male Birth: 02 FEB 1806
6. CHARLES ALLFORD - International Genealogical Index / BI
Gender: Male Christening: 27 JUL 1806 Saint Benet Pauls Wharf, London, London, England
7. CHARLES ALVARD - International Genealogical Index / BI
Gender: Male Christening: 01 SEP 1808 Frome, Somerset, England
8. Charles Acton Alvord - International Genealogical Index / BI
Gender: Male Birth: 27 NOV 1809 Of, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
9. Charles Acton Alvord - International Genealogical Index / BI
Gender: Male Birth: 27 NOV 1809 Of Gr Garmouth, , Norfolk, England
10. Charles Acton Alvord - International Genealogical Index / BI
Gender: Male Birth: 27 NOV 1809 Of, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
11. Charles Acton Alvord - International Genealogical Index / BI
Gender: Male Birth: 27 NOV 1809 Of Gt Garmouth, , Norfolk, England
12. CHARLES ALFORD - International Genealogical Index / BI
Gender: Male Birth: 11 FEB 1809
13. CHARLES ALFORD - International Genealogical Index / BI
Gender: Male Christening: 12 MAR 1809 Saint Benet Pauls Wharf, London, London, England
Matches: International Genealogical Index/British Isles - 13
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Do you know which State he may have come to?
Can't find a Marriage in NSW or QLD.
Found this Death in NSW, not alot to go on though.
NSW BDM
Deaths
3996/1867 ALFORD CHARLES AGE 60 YEARS DIED BATHURST BATHURST
Cheers
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Charles Alford died 1889 Avoca Tasmania he came to Hobart Town about 1830 a free man on ship Resource I think from memory (Im not at home) worked at The Corners which is now Conara and married 1839 Avoca to Caroline Kearney
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His name in searchbox on below, bings up his items...(age 31 on Marriage, occ. Farmer, Death 1889 (age 81) occ. Farmer)
https://www.libraries.tas.gov.au/family-history/Pages/Birth-Death-Marriage.aspx
Chris :)
Baptism
County Somerset
Place Holford
Church name St Mary
Register type Parish Register
Register entry number 423
Birth date 03 Oct 1808
Baptism date 08 Jan 1809
Person forename Charles
Father forename John
Mother forename Elizabeth
Father surname ALFORD
(if below, there are other sibling Baptisms also)
County Somerset
Place Holford
Church name St Mary
Register type Phillimore's Transcripts
Marriage date 28 Jul 1806
Groom forename John
Groom surname ALFORD
Groom abode Kilton
Bride forename Elizabeth
Bride surname PALMER
https://www.freereg.org.uk/
Holford is a village and civil parish in West Somerset within the Quantock Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, and about 10 miles west of Bridgwater and 6 miles east of Williton.
(above from google, not seeing Overton, only in Wiltshire, Flintshire, Hampshire on google search)
https://lists.rootsweb.com/hyperkitty/list/aus-tasmania.rootsweb.com/thread/2161763/
(above says his Arrival 1830, looks to be quite a few children)
Edits (was he a Convict then?, one about below, no idea!, would be a different occ. though, so doubtful)
19 April 1828 - Western Times - Exeter, Devon, England
EXETER-LOCAL.
Mr. Passmore, tailor, and hat-manufacturer, North street, made complaint Wednesday last before Mr. Alderman Floud, against Charles Alford, journeyman- tailor, for taking cloth out to make a coat and waistcoat...
20 January 1825 - Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette - Bath, Somerset
SESSIONS INTELLIGENCE.
Robert Foote, for stealing a great coat from Charles Alford, at Warminster, 2 months, and once whipped in Devizes market-place
(don't think above, was described as Yeoman 1839)
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/search?adv=y
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(and a look round, saw below, Sister of Charles (Baptism above)...
Chris :)
County Somerset
Place Crowcombe
Church name Holy Ghost
Register type Parish Register
Register entry number 4
Marriage date 05 Sep 1839
Groom forename Philip
Groom surname CRIDLAND
Groom occupation Butcher
Groom abode Crowcombe
Bride forename Elizabeth Sarah Welshman
Bride surname ALFORD
Bride abode Crowcombe
Groom father forename Thomas
Groom father surname CRIDLAND
Groom father occupation Butcher
Bride father forename John
Bride father surname ALFORD
Bride father occupation Farmer
1861
Philip Gidland Head Married Male 45 1816 Labourer Old Cleeve, Somerset, England
Elizabeth Gidland Wife Married Female 48 1813 Labourers Wife Holford, Somerset, England
Frances Henry Gidland Daughter - Female 7 1854 - Stogursey, Somerset, England
Thomas Gidland Son - Male 4 1857 - Stogursey, Somerset, England
Betty Alford Mother In Law Widow Female 79 1782 Widow Holford, Somerset, England
Shurton Bars, Benhole, Stogursey, Williton, Somerset
Burial
County Somerset
Place Stogumber
Church name St Mary
Register type Parish Register
Burial date 20 Mar 1858
Burial person forename John
Burial person surname ALFORD
Person age 75
Burial person abode Benhole Farm; Stogursey
Deaths Mar 1858 (>99%)
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Alford John Williton 5c 303
Baptism
County Somerset
Place Holford
Church name St Mary
Register type Parish Register
Register entry number 463
Baptism date 20 Jun 1813
Person forename Elizabeth Sarah W
Father forename John
Mother forename Elizabeth
Father surname ALFORD
Person abode Holford
Father occupation Lab
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Thank you so much for that, I really do appreciate your help. Dianne
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