Sybella BIRKHEAD

[DaveHam9]

Hello,

1851
Civil Parish: Watlington
Town: Watlington
County: Oxfordshire
Registration District: Henley
Sub-RD: Henley
Address: Shirburn Street, Watlington
BIRKHEAD, John Head Married M 55 1796 Surgeon Watlington Oxfordshire
BIRKHEAD, Elizabeth Wife Married F 51 1800 Holywell Oxford Oxfordshire
BIRKHEAD, Elizabeth Daughter U F 24 1827 Watlington Oxfordshire
BIRKHEAD, Sybella Daughter U F 21 1830 Sutton
BIRKHEAD, Edward Son M 8 1843 Watlington Oxfordshire
BIRKHEAD, William Son M 10 1841 Watlington Oxfordshire
BIRKHEAD, Susan Daughter F 14 1837 Watlington Oxfordshire
BIRKHEAD, Fanny Daughter U F 16 1835 Watlington Oxfordshire
BIRKHEAD, Rosa Daughter U F 18 1833 Watlington Oxfordshire

Sybella arrived in Australia before 1858 ???

Australia Marriage Index, 1788-1950
Name: Sybella Catharine Birkhead
Spouse Name: John Alexander Carter
Marriage Place: Victoria
Registration Place: Victoria
Registration Year: 1858
Registration Number: 2720

These look like her sisters:

Assisted to Victoria
BIRKHEAD FANNY CLARA 18 - APR 1853 KENT 9 94
BIRKHEAD ROSA M 20 --------APR 1853 KENT 9 94
BIRKHEAD SUSAN E 17 -------APR 1853 KENT 9 94

Unassisted Index to Victoria as well:
Family NameGiven Name Age Month Year Ship Port Fiche Page
BIRKHEAD FANNY CLARA 18 APR 1853 KENT B 034 007
BIRKHEAD ROSA MATILDA 20 APR 1853 KENT B 034 007
BIRKHEAD SUSAN EMMA 17 APR 1853 KENT B 034 007

Regards,

Dave

 

[DaveHam9]

Births
12982/1859 CARTER SYDNEY H - JOHN A - ISABELLA C - TUMUT
13569/1861 CARTER JOHN B - JOHN A - SYBELLA C - TUMUT
14149/1863 CARTER WILLIAM W - JOHN A - SYBELLA C - TUMUT

Deaths
6108/1865 CARTER WILLIAM W - JOHN A - CATHERINE S - TUMUT
14672/1885 CARTER SYDNEY H - JOHN A - SYBELLA C - ADELONG

Several variations in Sybella's name in the reg.


How the author of one tree gets the birth of daughter Emily Alice as 29 Sep 1855 I don't know. The marriage was in 1858.

 

[gibbo]

Dave i found something of interest which i think could be worth following up.


The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954)
Tuesday 28 July 1857

SYBELLA CATHERINE BATHER, (maiden name Berkhead) is earnestly requested to write to her sister SUSAN, care of Mr. Groves, 91, Flinders-street East, Melbourne._


I wonder if Emily was to her marriage to Bather.

 

[DaveHam9]

Thanks gibbo.

You have solved one of the puzzles.

Marriage 2736/1875 CHANNON JOHN - BAITHER EMILY ALICE - ADELONG


Death 10128/1934 CHANNON EMILY A (-BAITHER) 79 YRS MANLY - SYBELLA C - MANLY

 

[gibbo]

Got to love a newspaper :biggrin:

So where to now? Passenger list for Sybella but under what name Did she marry this Baither fella in England or Australia?

 

[DaveHam9]

That is a good question. :2fun:

No BAITHER births or deaths in NSW.

The origin of the name is Germany, more specifically, Wurttemberg.

I can see no marriage in England.

I can see no birth in England for Emily with either family name.

One tree says born England but no other details re father or marriage.

Interesting. B= Birkhead:

Birth 35035/1889 CHANNON OSWALD B - JOHN - EMILY A - ADELONG

Death 10827/1969 CHANNON OSWALD BIRKHEAD - JOHN - EMILY ALICE - ST LEONARDS

 

[gibbo]

What about a VIC look up for a marriage for Birkhead and Baither/Bather. And maybe a birth look up for Emily under the Baither name.

 

[DaveHam9]

No sign in the index of the marriage or birth.

There is a Birkhead marriage 1851 - 1857 but not any variation of Sybella and not Susan or Fanny or Rosa or Clara or Emma or Matilda. So not a sister using middle name. Not brother Edward or William.

Victoria 1855 a marriage for a Sarah BIRKHEAD to a John...

Victoria 1858 Susan BIRKHEAD to a GROVES.

 

[gibbo]

Emily's death notice gives nothing to work with neither.

The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954)
Saturday 14 April 1934

CHANNON-The Funeral of the late Mrs EMILY \J ALICE CHANNON will leave our chapel Belirave street Manly 7 HIS SA-URDAY at 1 45 pm lor Methodist Cemetery Rookwood By ojd Funeral train leavea Mortuary station at 5 55 p m

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CHANNON -April 13 1934 at n private hospital Manly Emily Alle» ivldow of the lute John Ch mnon Jormeily of Adelong nnd yVyal^n bcloicd mother of Herb Leon Harold Ted Os Syb (Mrs Lees) Eile and Cyril

 

[DaveHam9]

No. The Baither bit was always a mystery.

 

[gibbo]

Wonder what her marriage cert. to Carter has on it :2fun::2fun:

 

[DaveHam9]

Yes, well that would be interesting. :2fun:

No sign of a birth or death in Victoria for BAITHER and no sign in E/R.

The name does exist with that spelling in Germany and USA.

 

[gibbo]

All im getting in the papers is bathers as in swimming :2fun::2fun::2fun: Maybe she is one of them and swam here

 

[DaveHam9]

Yes. Another long-distance swimmer.

Yes, I did notice and no marriage or birth in Victoria 1851 - 1858 as BATHER.

 

[gibbo]

I checked for wills in VIC for Bather/Baither but nothing to suit. Just thought it was worth checking incase Mr Baither died there

Maybe she was a widow when she arrived.

 

[DaveHam9]

Her marriage in 1858 has her name as Birkhead.

I think we are stuck. Possibly no marriage and no birth reg for Emily.

But she still arrived somehow with or without Emily.

Age at death for Emily says born abt 1855. I wonder where the 29 Sep 1855 came from?

 

[gibbo]

I couldnt find anything in the Aussie papers so thought it was time to check the English ones out
Found this so far, it dont help none tho but its gives you another Rev. :2fun::2fun::2fun:

Births, Deaths, Marriages and Obituaries .
Jackson's Oxford Journal (Oxford, England), Saturday, January 22, 1859; Issue 5517.

At Tupsley Lodge, Hereford, the residence of her brother, the Rev. W Hill, after an illness of intense suffering, borne with all gentle resignation and deeply lamented by her children and relatives, Elizabeth relict of the late John P Birkhead, surgeon, Watlington, in the 60th year of her age.

 

[DaveHam9]

Thanks. :2fun:

groom's name: John Pottinger Birkhead
groom's birth date:
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groom's age:
bride's name: Elizabeth Hill
bride's birth date:
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bride's age:
marriage date: 1823
marriage place: Sutton Saint Nicholas, Hereford, England
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bride's father's name:
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groom's race:
groom's marital status:
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indexing project (batch) number: M13963-1
system origin: England-VR
source film number: 1040027
reference number: 2:1NSZXJ1

 

[DaveHam9]

I found this the other day about Emily's father-in-law. A very long article.

The Sydney Morning Herald - Wednesday 4 May 1870 p.6
DEPLORABLE CASE OF SUICIDE.
CORONER'S INQUEST.
The City Coroner held on inquiry yesterday morning, at the Benevolent Asylum, Pitt Street South, touching the death of Mr. J. R. Channon, who was found lying dead in the Domain, on the previous afternoon, with a pistol shot through his head...

 

[DaveHam9]

Aldine History of New South Wales
JOHN CHANNON, merchant, is the second son of J. R. Channon, engineer, and at one time a member of the Royal Navy. Our subject was born in 1850 in Cornwall, and after having received the groundwork of his education accompanied his parents to Victoria in 1859. The family removed to New South Wales, and settled in the Bathurst district where Mr. Channon, senr., became engaged in mining operations, in which occupation he was assisted by his son. In 1871 Mr. John Channon settled in Adelong, and went into quartz mining, after which he in 1875 joined Mr. Eyles in establishing their present large business. This embraces departments of grocery, boots and shoes, drapery, ironmongery, glass and chinaware, crockery, and in fact every class of general merchandise. The firm are well-known throughout the district, employ about twelve hands, and command an extensive patronage. Mr. Channon is a trustee and a committeman of the School of Arts, and a supporter of temperance principles. He is a P.M. of Lodge St. Clair, S.C., 4902, and a member of the Church of England. In 1875 Mr. Channon married a daughter of Mr. J. A. Carter, of Middle Adelong, by whom he has four sons. Apart from devoting a great deal of attention to the requirements of his business , Mr. Channon is largely interested in many of the local mining industries.