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Enoch Massey my great uncle shown on Black Country Connections as born 1872 however his details are:

1871 Birth 3rd quarter 1871 Rowley Regis, Staffordshire
1881 Age: 10 Residence Rowley Regis, Staffordshire
1891 Age: 21 Residence Rowley Regis, Staffordshire
Jan 1893 Age: 22 marriage in Staffordshire
1903 Age: 32 Residence Cairns, Herbert, Queensland, Australia
1905 Age: 34 Passenger list depart London, England Ship Name: Oruba Port of Departure: London, England Port of Arrival: Brisbane Arrival Date: 5 Dec 1905
1908 Age: 37 Residence Cairns, Herbert, Queensland, Australia
1913 Age: 42 Residence Cairns, Herbert, Queensland, Australia
1919 Age: 48 Residence Cairns, Herbert, Queensland, Australia
1925 Age: 54 Warwick, Darling Downs, Queensland, Australia
1930 18 Sep Age: 59 Death Queensland, Australia

Wife: Alice Bradney Birth 3rd quarter1876 in West Bromwich, Cradley Heath, Staffordshire, United Kingdom Death 8 Aug 1960 in Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Children:
Victor Reginald Massey 1893 "“ 1957
Birth 3rd quarter1893 in Staffordshire
Death 24 November 1957 in Durham Lodge Private Hospital, Bondi, NSW, Australia
Doris Hilda Massey 1895 "“ 1981
Birth 2nd quarter 1895 in Staffordshire
Death 21 Sep 1981 in Cemetry - Queensland, Australia
Leslie Enoch Hallé Massey 1897 "“
Birth 4th quarter1897 in Staffordshire
Marriage: Leslie Enoch Halle Massey & Pearl Miles Marriage Date: 9 Nov 1921 Marriage Place: Queensland Registration Place: Queensland Registration Year: 1921 Registration Number: 003042 Page Number: 2387
Winifred Ethel Millicent Massey 1903 "“ 1977
Birth 15 Mar 1903 in Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Death 9 Oct 1977 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Herbert Granville Massey 1912 "“ 1939
Birth 1912 in Queensland, Australia
Death 8 Jun 1939 in Queensland

Best wishes, Caroline

Re: Enoch Massey

I forgot to say

Massey Census 1881 "“ looks like page 85
3 Dudley Street, Rowley Regis
Enoch Massey son 9 scholar b. Rowley Regis

Massey Census 1891 "“ Page 20
92 Garretts Lane, Old Hill, Rowley Regis
Enoch Massey son 19 colliery labourer b. Rowley Regis

Caroline

Bit of a change going from Staffordshire to Cairns.....

Days on end of 35 degrees and 90% humidity....

Crocodiles, snakes, jelly fish, not so friendly natives....

Wet season where nothing can move in the torrential rains.

I always wonder why on earth people chose far north Queensland or Western Australia over the relatively pleasant Southern States.

Those who stayed thrived and only a few woosed out to join us Mexicans.

26 Mar 1893 St Andrew Netherton
Enoch MASSEY 21 B Iron Worker High Street Father James Massey Inspector Of Mines
Alice BRADNEY 18 S Dudley Wood Father Adam Bradney Labourer
Wit; David Mackay Eliza Danks

rockyfowler wrote:26 Mar 1893 St Andrew Netherton
Enoch MASSEY 21 B Iron Worker High Street Father James Massey Inspector Of Mines
Alice BRADNEY 18 S Dudley Wood Father Adam Bradney Labourer
Wit; David Mackay Eliza Danks

Thanks RF I will add that to Bcc.

Caroline I can't add all that info you have given to Bcc as not got the time
and need to double check anything given before adding it.
But it is useful info and anyone putting in a search on the computer should be led to here so it won't go to waste


If you have anything on Alice Bradney re her birth certif do let me know
opening up thread think we have father on Bcc so with a bit of luck we can connect

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