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Hi Sheila,

The wonders of google found me this post. Alice Amelia Ann Gibbins (nee Pendleton) is my 2nd cousin 3x removed via her mother, who is my 1st cousin 4x removed.

Amelia Ann Bolwell's father Benjamin is my 4 x great grandfather's brother. My 4x gt grandfather was taken to Australia as a convict where his surname was mistakenly known as Bolton but he changed his son's surname to Bolin. My father is a direct descendant to the Bolwell family of England but his father changed his name again so we were none the wiser of being Bolin/Bolwell's.

So all of this is a nice find for our family.

I've messaged you hoping to make contact either way.

Paula

Hello Lyn,

It's been a while since Sheila posted her message and she may not be checking for replies. You can try clicking on her name and sending your message that way. If she still has the same email address she will be notified.

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If you would like some help with your research, then why not start a thread of your own? Take a look at the first message on this board for further advice. Regards. Cx.

Hello Sheila

Have only just seen your post. I believe your James Gibbins was the brother of my close friend's great-grandfather John Gibbins. He had sisters Jeannie (Martha Jane), Elizabeth and Emma. I believe my friend Marea has a photo of two of these. There was a brother William.

The parents of John and James were John (1834 Manchester) and Elizabeth (c 1834 Longridge, Preston.) The earliest Gibbins we have are John (1801) and Cecily (1804) both born in Cheshire.

Cheers
Lyn (in Adelaide!)

Please can anyone help

Is it possible to find out what James Pendleton and Amelia Bolwell were listed as on the ships records? My mother in Law is convinced they may have been shipped out to Australia for some crime. As she is now 90 years old I would love to give her an answer. I suspect reality is they just hoped for a better life. Also is it possible to find out when they came to England as I know there was only Alice and James listed on the census as being the 2 surviving children. So I would think the four of them came here together and settled in Manchester near James Family.

Hi Kerri and Mel75
Thank you so much it looks like you have found them it's very interesting as last night I found a Amelia Bolwell Age 12 in Wiltshire who was aquitted of larceny in 1846 at the local court. I also found her on the 1841 Census living in Bradford Wiltshire and her Father is Benjamin and Mother Charlotte.
at the time she was 6yrs Old. But the records show her as being the 4th Daughter.
The insolvency and the letter sound interesting it may be a reason why he they came back to England.

Arrival of Amelia in Queensland??

Surname Name Age Ship Arrival Date
Bolwell Amelia 29 Light of the Age 27 Jan 1864

The Brisbane Courier ; Friday 17 June 1864

PENDLETON-BOLWELL.-On the 9th June, at Wickham Terrace, by special license, by the Rev. James Love, Mr. James Pendleton, builder, to Amelia Ann, third daughter of Benjamin Bolwell, Esq., Bradford, England.

http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/1259135?searchTerm=&searchLimits=l-publictag=Amelia+Ann+Bolwell

TROVE also has births for children,also see insolvency information for James

Interesting-
The Argus ; Thursday 3 August 1854
JAMES PENDLETON, late from Manchester, Eng-
land-a letter from E. Shaw awaits you at Melbourne
Post Office._99 y

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Immigration to Victoria 1852-79
Surname: PENDLETON
Given Names: JAS
Ship: EPAMINONDAS
Month: NOV
Year: 1852
Age:
Code: F
Fiche: 004
Page: 005

No other PENDLETON's on this ship. Fiche may have more information.

Can anyone tell me how I can find out why my ancestors went to Australia and how I can trace when they departed

Thank you so much Mel I think the John James and Amelia in Prestwich will be the correct ones as my Mother in Law remembers her Grandmother was Alice Amelia born in Australia and her brother James who used to visit them at her Fathers house in Polygon Road. But I would like to know how to find out how and why they went to Australia, not sure where to begin but I believe you can research shipping records?
If you have any tips please let me know.
Many thanks
Sheila

It looks like all the family returned to the U.K. maybe someone with access to the 1891 Census can check for you. There was a James, John & Amelia A Pendleton in Prestwich, not sure if the correct family.

Sadly the death of Thomas in Queensland

Yr/Registration Name Surname Fathers Name Mothers Name

1875/B9046 Thomas William Pendleton James Amelia Ann Bolwell

Thank you so much for all the information. I think I now need to find out more information on why Alice left Australia I believe she had a brother in Manchester but I don't know if the whole family came to Manchester or just the two of them and why? Do you know where I should look next?
Many thanks
Sheila

From Queensland,Australia Births-
Reg # Given Names Surname Father's Name Mother's Name
1865/B4347 Alice Amelia Ann Pendleton James Amelia Ann Bolwell
1868/B8867 Julia Elizabeth Pendleton James Amelia Ann Bolwell
1871/B12550 James Pendleton James Amelia Ann Bolwell
1871/B13326 John Pendleton James Amelia Ann Bolwell
1873/B16653 Thomas William Pendleton James Amelia Ann Bolwell

From Queensland ,Australia Marriages-
Reg # Marriage Party Surname Marriage Party Given Name(s) Marriage Party Surname Marriage Party Given Name(s)
1864/B925 Pendleton James Bolwell Amelia Ann

https://www.bdm.qld.gov.au/IndexSearch/BirIndexQry.m

Hi Sheila,

If you go to the Record Office Board, Kerri does look ups for South Australia, she might be able to help you with Alice' birth and parents details.

This is the only Alice Pendleton marriage I can see in 1890


Marriages Dec 1890 (>99%)
Bridge Florence Prestwich 8d 511
??????????Gibbins William Prestwich 8d 511
>>>>>>>>>>Pendleton Alice Prestwich 8d 511
Prestwich Thomas James Prestwich 8d 511

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1881 England Census
about James Gibbons
Name: James Gibbons
Age: 16
Estimated birth year: abt 1865
Relation: Son
Father's name: John Gibbons
Mother's name: Elizabeth Gibbons
Gender: Male
Where born: Openshaw, Lancashire, England

Civil Parish: Openshaw
County/Island: Lancashire
Country: England

Street address: 837 Ashton Rd
Education:

Employment status:

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Occupation: Cotton Brokers Clerk

Registration district: Chorlton
Sub-registration district: Ardwick
ED, institution, or vessel: 74
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
John Gibbons 47
Elizabeth Gibbons 47
William H. Gibbons 19
John Gibbons 17
James Gibbons 16
Martha Jane Gibbons 11
Elizabeth Gibbons 9
Emma Gibbons 6

1891 England Census
about James Gibbins
Name: James Gibbins
Age: 25
Estimated birth year: abt 1866
Relation: Head
Gender: Male
Where born: Openshaw, Lancashire, England

Civil Parish: Cheetham
Ecclesiastical parish: St john
Town: Manchester
County/Island: Lancashire
Country: England

Street address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Education:

Employment status:

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Registration district: Prestwich
Sub-registration district: Cheetham
ED, institution, or vessel: 12
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
James Gibbins 25
Alice Gibbins 25


Name: Alice Gibbins
Age: 25
Estimated birth year: abt 1866
Where born: Brisbane, Austria
[Australia]

1901 England Census
about James Gibbins
Name: James Gibbins
Age: 35
Estimated birth year: abt 1866
Relation: Head
Spouse's name: Alice Gibbins
Gender: Male
Where born: Openshaw, Lancashire, England

Civil Parish: Crumpsall
Ecclesiastical parish: St Mary
County/Island: Lancashire
Country: England

Street address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Education:

Employment status:

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Registration district: Prestwich
Sub-registration district: Cheetham
ED, institution, or vessel: 26
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 64
Household Members:
Name Age
James Gibbins 35
Alice Gibbins 35
Sydney Gibbins 7
Olive Gibbins 5
Leslie Gibbins 4


Name: Alice Gibbins
Age: 35
Estimated birth year: abt 1866
Relation: Wife
Spouse's name: James Gibbins
Gender: Female
Where born: Queensland, Australia

This birth would cover Openshaw


Births Jun 1865 (>99%)
Gibbins James Chorlton 8c 576 Scan available - click to view

Posting for ref


GIBBINS, JAMES HEAD MARRIED M 45 COMMERCIAL TRAVELLER OPENSHAW LANCASHIRE
GIBBINS, ALICE WIFE MARRIED 20 F 45 BRISBANE AUSTRALIA RESIDENT
GIBBINS, SYDNEY SON SINGLE M 17 SHIPPING TRADE CRUMPSALL LANCASHIRE
GIBBINS, OLIVE DAUGHTER SINGLE F 15 SCHOOL GIRL CRUMPSALL LANCASHIRE
GIBBINS, LESLIE SON SINGLE M 14 SCHOOL BOY CRUMPSALL LANCASHIRE
GIBBINS, DUDLEY SON SINGLE M 8 SCHOOL BOY CRUMPSALL LANCASHIRE

GIBBINS JAMES (RG14PN24198 RG78PN1388 RD467 SD1 ED28 SN110)

Address MALVERN HOUSE POLYGON ROAD CRUMPSALL MANCHESTER County Lancashire
District Prestwich Subdistrict Cheetham
Enumeration District 28 Parish North Manchester