I know this all happened in Australia, but I was hoping someone out there has a few bright ideas for me.
My Grandmother's father John Exon JOB was born in Devon in 1854, and migrated to South Australia about 1882 as far as I can tell.
On 12 August 1885 we have him marrying Elizabeth BROWN, aged 16, father John Brown, mother not mentioned. Sometime between then and 1886 they moved to Melbourne and proceeded to have 3 children, Earnest Exon, 1886, Florence Harriet 1887, and My grandmother - Mabel being the youngest, born in August 1890 in Northcote Victoria. I have Mabel's birth registration and it has been signed by her mother Elizabeth.
We always knew he was married a number of times, so in order to find Mabel's mother, about whom we know next to nothing, I've been chasing up JEJ's life. I've been trying to find her mother's name so we can trace down that line. This is what I've found, and to be honest with it's got me stumped.
I have found that he married Sophia Louisa Le Couillard on the 7 Feb 1893, in Northcote. On the marriage register he has said that he was widowed in 1892. Fair enough, but I could not find a death of an Elizabeth Job aged 23 anywhere I looked. So getting desperate, I searched for any death of a 23yo in Melbourne in 1892 and found one Sarah Ann Job. Hmm. First name doesn't match, what else does? I got hold of her death register details and was struck dumb by a little note written in the "where born, how long in Australian colonies" category
"Adelaide, South Australia, 16years in South Australia, 7 years in Melbourne". Now this had my hairs on the back of my neck standing up, the cause of death - abortion peritonitis - eek, the plot thickens.
So now I had the idea of ringing Melbourne cemetery, as that's where it said she was buried. maybe I could see who organised the funeral. They were very helpful there and and told me her funeral/grave was paid for her husband John Exon Job! What is this? Where's Elizabeth? Who's this Sarah? Are they the same person? Dunno, - what really happened?
There is more. JEJ and Sophia moved to Perth and had more children, the last being Leslie Rudolph born in May 1898, it seems that Sophia died in childbirth, as I have her probate info & it says she died in Perth on 31 May 1898. Just to make it more interesting, JEJ had Leslie buried in Melbourne in the same grave as Sarah Ann. - he died in Perth in August 1898
Explain that - please - someone!
So any thought anyone has on what has really gone on, and what I can do to untangle this web gratefully received
Thanks
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Thread: Finding Nana's Mother
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10-10-2009, 8:23 AM #1macbethGuest
Finding Nana's Mother
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10-10-2009, 8:48 AM #3dawn/karenGuest
cant explain your burial problem but been loking for what i can find for you.
birth
Mar 1854
John Exon job Newton Abbot 5b 114
1861 cencus
John Exon Job
Age: 6
abt 1855
Father's Name: Thomas
Mother's Name: Harriet
Where born: Hennock, Devon, England
Thomas Job 41
Harriet Job 41
Henry Job 13
Albert George Job 11
John Exon Job 6
RG9; Piece: 1403; Folio: 13; Page: 3
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11-10-2009, 12:10 AM #4macbethGuest
Thanks, I did some more digging last night & solved the Leslie burial as far as I can, his death was registered under "Norman" for some reason.
I will try the Aust forum
cheers
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11-10-2009, 12:12 AM #5ProcatGuest
Hi,
I have moved this from Brickwalls to Australian forum.
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11-10-2009, 12:22 AM #6ProcatGuest
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11-10-2009, 12:43 AM #7ProcatGuest
I don't suppose you happen to know her birth date?
if she was a Brown there are these possibilities with a father John.
There is this birth in 1869 in Adelaide:
Name: BROWN, Sarah Ann
Date: 1869-03-25
Parents: John BROWN & Frances Sarah LITTLE
Birth Place: Adelaide
District Code: Ade
Book: 55
Page: 389
And in 1868 in Norwood:
Name: BROWN, Elizabeth
Date: 1868-06-18
Parents: John BROWN & Mary Ann PRIME
Birth Place: Norwood
District Code: Ade
Symbol:
Book: 65
Page: 93
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11-10-2009, 3:45 AM #8
On Mabel's birth certificate, did Elizabeth give her place of birth as South Australia?
There is always the possibilty that Elizabeth and John separated and he took up with Sarah of the same age. Hospital death certificates can be a real pain, they often leave out parents names, marriage info and children, yet manage to put in birth info and residency details.
Have you located any death or funeral notices?
Is there a headstone which may record that she is the mother of Mabel?
Was she recorded as Sarah Ann at the cemetery? It was just Sarah in the death index. There is always the possibility that she was recorded wrongly on the death certificate, and therefore the burial registration- a shocked and grieving husband might not notice.ChristineR
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14-11-2009, 9:51 AM #9macbethGuest
Sorry, I've been a bit tardy in replying to you all.
Procat: I've acertained that the Elizabeth with the mother Mary Ann PRIME is not her, as I have found marriage details for her marrying someone else. If she was 21 when Mabel was born in August 1890, thane her birth year has to be around 1868/1869, but that is all I have.
ChristineR: on Mabel's birth cert she has stated "Elizabeth Job, 21 formerly Brown, born in Adelaide"
and therefore the burial registration- a shocked and grieving husband might not notice.
I have a copy of the purchase receipt for the burial, and she has been named as "Sarah Ann". I am in Perth, so I cannot easily check out the grave, but I have someone who might be kind enough to do that. I am thinking that might be a good idea.
Elizabeth and John separated
Almost certain they had, as there always has been a whiff of scandal with this lot. John married Sophia Louisa Le Couillard on the 7 Feb 1893, in Northcote. On the marriage register he has said that he was widowed in 1892.
Thanks once again for your assistance, I;m just hoping this is not going to be a brickwall I'll never get torn down
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15-11-2009, 7:42 AM #10There is more. JEJ and Sophia moved to Perth and had more children, the last being Leslie Rudolph born in May 1898, it seems that Sophia died in childbirth, as I have her probate info & it says she died in Perth on 31 May 1898. Just to make it more interesting, JEJ had Leslie buried in Melbourne in the same grave as Sarah Ann. - he died in Perth in August 1898
Explain that - please - someone!
Victorian Inquest index
Norman JOB
Year 1898
Ref # 1066
Victoria Pioneer Index
Norman JOB, died Melb E, 1898
parents, Job Jno, Sophia Louisa LENORPI
age:
age code: M (for Month/s)
reg # 13008
edited later - by time John Exon Job applied for probate in Victoria it was July 1899, and he had only two children by this second wife living. He claimed that he was late applying for probate because he had expected to come back from WA but was unable to - he was not in Victoria when he applied, but living in WA. His late wife had several properties in her name. (digital file at PROV) and Northcote was given as her usual address.Last edited by ChristineR; 15-11-2009 at 8:22 AM. Reason: add more
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