Pam asked about her great grandfather Alfred GEARY - She knew THE FOLLOWING:
Alfred was born about 1849, England.
He died in 1911, buried in Rookwood cemetery
His parents were Alfred and Sarah
His wife was Ada.
First target - check NSW BMD.
His death not found.
Found his marriage 1678/1888 GEARY ALFRED, CROMPTON ADA, SYDNEY
He married Ada in 1888 when he was 38. This suggests he was
married earlier.
Did he earlier marry Sarah Ann WILLIS? It appears this was his first marriage.
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290/1870
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GEARY
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ALFRED
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WILLIS
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SARAH ANN
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SYDNEY
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Sarah born, V185286 38A/1852 WILLIS SARAH A, parents THOMAS, CATHARINE
children of Alfred GEARY and Sarah. WILLIS
1366/1875 GEARY ISABELLA WILLIS, ALFRED, SARAH SYDNEY
4737/1877 GEARY AGNES LEAH, ALFRED, SARAH NEWTOWN
738/1871 GEARY AMY B, ALFRED, SARAH SYDNEY
2433/1873 GEARY EDITH A, ALFRED, SARAH SYDNEY
5969/1881 GEARY ALFRED ERNEST, ALFRED, SARAH NEWTOWN
5319/1879 GEARY ANNIE VICTORIA , ALFRED SARAH NEWTOW
Sarah died in 1888 - 4244/1888 GEARY SARAH A , parents THOMAS, CATHERINE - NEWTOWN
Pam’s memory was jolted and she remembered her step aunts, so the two families remained connected.
Second marriage: Alfred married Ada Crompton in 1888 (the same year)
1678/1888 GEARY ALFRED, CROMPTON ADA, SYDNEY
Ada's birth. 7943/1868 CROMPTON ADA, parents WILLIAM ELIZABETH CAMPBELLTOWN
Ada’s death- 5937/1914 GEARY ADA WILLIAM ELIZABETH PETERSHAM
4 children recorded in NSW
30546/1893 GEARY CLARA E, ALFRED, ADA, RANDWICK
25570/1902 GEARY NORMAN C, ALFRED, ADA, RANDWICK
34731/1900 GEARY ADA E H, ALFRED, ADA, RANDWICK
180552/2005 GEARY EVELYN, ALFRED, ADA
19368/1938 GEARY NORMAN CROMPTON ALFRED ADA RYDE
49879/1971 GEARY CLARE ELIZABETH ALFRED ADA NEWTOWN
Alfred’s death - Still unable to find Alfred’s death, but a little Google search provided the answer
He played cricket for NSW!!! And they recorded his exact birth and death.
www.geary.com/Alfred_Geary_-_Cricket_Player_-_New_South_Wales
Alfred Geary
Australia
Full name Alfred Geary
Born August 8, 1849
Died October 14, 1911, Brisbane, Queensland (aged 62 years 67 days)
Major teams New South Wales
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Left-arm medium
One of the sites provided a photo.
Pam’s memory jogged again – she remembered some old cricket photos in the family.
Looked at immigration to Australia
Immigration
On immigration records, two Alfreds, probably the 1866 . but could be others
not recorded.
Family Name First Name Age Month Year Ship Port Fiche Page
GEARY ALFRED, age 28, arrived FEB 1866, ship OTAGO, port N 064 002 - this was recorded in Vic.
So back to the UK FREEBMD UK
And confirming his birth – FREEBMD gives the cert number.
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Births Mar 1850 (>99%)
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Berkhamstead is a registration district in Hertfordshire.
More UK- search the census
I trawled the Census 1841-81 and bmd from 1837 in UK and the only
Alfred who matches is the following.
Alfred Geary, born in Northchurch, Hertfordshire about 1849/1850
His parents were Henry b 1810 abt in Chesham, Bucks. and Martha Pitkin who
had the following children:
Mary Anne about 1830, Eleanor, William, Henry, Martha, Joseph, Noah, George, Alfred, Edward.b abt 1853
plus somewhere in between- Elizabeth, Lydia and Thomas who may have died in infancy.
Henry is a farmer, increasing his holdings from 1841 to 1861, having 270
acres in 1861, (Ivy House Farm) and employing several people. All his
children have some kind of farm employment.
Martha died in 1860.
In 1871, it seems Henry has died and the family have scattered. So he
probably leased the farm rather than owned it. The youngest three boys
George, Alfred and Edward have disappeared from the 1871 census indicating
they may have died or immigrated.
So that fits with your Alfred who has probably arrived in NSW by 1870.
From the IGI (familysearch.org)
Alfred GEARY Pedigree
Male
Birth: 1850 Berkhamstead, , Hertford, England
Parents:
Father: Henry GEARY Family
Mother: Martha PITKIN
all children recorded there:
1. Alfred GEARY - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Male Birth: 1850 Berkhamstead, , Hertford, England
2. Eleonor GEARY - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Female Birth: OCT 1831 Berkhamstead, , Hertford, England
3. Elizabeth GEARY - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Female Birth: 22 AUG 1844 Berkhamstead, , Hertford, England
4. George GEARY - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Male Birth: 1847 <Berkhamstead, , Hertford, England>
5. Henry GEARY - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Male Birth: DEC 1835 Berkhamstead, , Hertford, England
6. Joseph GEARY - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Male Birth: MAR 1842 Berkhamstead, , Hertford, England
7. Lydia GEARY - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Female Birth: 05 JUN 1832 Berkhamstead, , Hertford, England
8. Noah GEARY - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Male Birth: 10 APR 1843 Berkhamstead, , Hertford, England
9. Thomas GEARY - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Male Birth: 07 APR 1841 Berkhamstead, , Hertford, England
10. William GEARY - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Male Birth: 10 MAR 1834 Berkhamstead, , Hertford, England
HENRY GEARY Pedigree
Male
Marriages:
Spouse: MARTHA PITKIN Family
Marriage: 08 JUL 1830 North Church, Hertford, England
http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/frameset_search.asp?PAGE=igi/search_IGI.asp&clear_form=true
GENES REUNITED. There are 4 people on genes reuntied with Alfred in their family tree. (Mark, Claire, Coreen and Jane)
Summary
We now have the following info for Alfred, which will enable Pam to search newspapers and to send for certificates to prove the above.
· His birth in England and death in Queensland, two marriages, and the children of those marriages.
· His cricket career in NSW.
· His parents and siblings through the UK census and IGI.
· His possible immigration date.
Further search is needed in all these areas to bring out the detail which no doubt awaits. |
