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william norton born 1821

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Cherilyn

Cherilyn Report 27 Oct 2013 03:59

If this is his death in Victoria, it states his birthplace was Hull (Yorkshire):

Digger - Pioneer Index. Victoria 1836-1888

Surname: NORTON
Given Names: William
Event: D
Father: U
Mother:
Age: 54
Sex:
Birth Place: HULL
Year: 1873
Reg Number: 10056

Several possibles there around the right time.

BeverleyW

BeverleyW Report 19 Oct 2013 18:15

A Wm Norton went to South Australia on the 'Orator' which sailed from London via Plymouth and arrived at Port Adelaide on 10th October 1849.

Researching:
Weedon - Australia, Hertfordshire; Paterson - Scotland; Elmer - Huntingdon; Ball, Lloyd, Warren - Birmingham; Branson - Bucks;

Amanda

Amanda Report 19 Oct 2013 13:07

I have all this information. That's easy to find. It's were he actually was born, his parents/brother/sisters and pretty much everything about his life before 1850 when he came to Australia can't be found.

AnnCardiff

AnnCardiff Report 19 Oct 2013 12:36

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Name: Sophia Caroline Norton
Gender: Female
Christening Date: 06 Dec 1857
Christening Place: St Stephens, Portland, Victoria, Australia
Birth Date: 28 Oct 1857
Father's Name: William Norton
Mother's Name: Caroline
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C00337-8
System Origin: Australia-ODM
GS Film number: 368326

Researching:
Breakspears of Berkshire and Cardiff, Williams and Harman of Whitchurch, Melingriffith &Tongwynlais,Glamorgan WE HAVE NO CONNECTION Do not share your tree with me

SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 19 Oct 2013 05:39

Public Family Trees are generally not to be trusted, as people make assumptions that may or may not be correct, and copy information from other trees without checking documentation

However, they can serve as an indication


This Public Family Tree has .......................


Norton Family Tree
Owner: sylvia_norton

William Norton
Birth 1821 in Alberfield, Wuppertal, Germany
Death 1873 in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia


Date and place of birth taken from Australia Death Index 1797-1985



Arrival
1849 10 Feb — Age: 28
South Australia, Australia

"Oratoring" from London via Plymouth


It was Johanna's second marriage




There will be no records of his entry into England from Germany, as such records were rarely kept.

Researching:
My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.

SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 19 Oct 2013 05:32

William Norton does not sound like a very Germanic name!!


William could have originally been Wilhelm

Researching:
My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.

Amanda

Amanda Report 18 Oct 2013 23:43

hello I'm trying to find information on a William Norton born 1821 in Germany. he moved to Australia before 1850 where he married Johanna Freiderine (Caroline) Baulhausen 1850, 15 June Burra Burra, South Aust. Daied 1873 Age 52 . I can not find any information on this man before moving to Australia. the family is lead to believe he went from Germany to England then Australia. because of the lack of information i'm starting to believe maybe he changed his name.