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Thankyou all for information. I wish to add more. William migrated to Australia 1879, married Elizabeth Bauman 1884. All this is listed on the forum. Elizabeth died 1885 and their son Henry(b.1885) in 1906.However, Elizabeth is not my g,mother. William next appears in Winton Queensland with Lydia Archena McCallum(nee MARTIN b.1875) as his "housekeeper". Five children born in Winton.
Lydia Ophelia 1895; William Martin 1896; Edward Charles 1899 (my father); John Norman 1903: Ada Lillian 1908. All these births are registered by William HOMER as "friend" of the family!!
Archena died 1908, William 1914-the children became orphans and entered State care. Del Ward (nee HOMER)
COMPLETED.

Hi Del you made it on then ok
http://bcconnections.tribalpages.com/tr ... =651061259


I can only add to Bcc info that I can prove ie docs such as you sent me.
or if it is on an ancestry record or other record.
I don't have access to worldwide ancestry records

cEnsus info?

So can anyone verify this pls Del need some registrations certifs etc.
Then if I get a min I will try and add to Bcc

anyone find that death for elizabeth pls and if you can let me know where from I can add her death in

Ancestry: Australian Electoral Roles, 1905 Winton, Maranoa, Queensland:
Homer Elydia Archena F Calthorpe Farm, Surprise Creek domestic duties
Homer William M Calthorpe Farm, Surprise Creek woolpresser

1908 Winton, Kennedy, Queensland:
Homer, William, Bloomfield St. wool presser M

1913 Cloncurry, Kennedy, Queensland:
Homer, William, Hampden, miner M

or ?
1913 Winton, Kennedy, Queensland:
Homer, William, Cork Station, Winton, cook M

Ancestry: Australia Death Index, 1787-1985
Lydia Archena McCallum
Death: 1 Mar 1908, Queensland
Father: Joel Archibald Martin
Mother: Elizabeth Martin

Ancestry: Australia Marriage Index, 1788-1950:
Elydia Archena Martin
Spouse: James Archibald McCallum
Marriage: 26 Dec 1893, Queensland

thanks Di

can you verify for me the death for Elizabeth
and William

and those children Del mentions then I can add them

So whose kids are they?
is there mothers name and fathers name to any of them on records?

we dont know without certifs they are wms
are they regis as Homer?
Lydia Ophelia 1895;
William Martin 1896;
Edward Charles 1899 -------------dels line
John Norman 1903:
Ada Lillian 1908.
All these births are registered by William HOMER as "friend" of the family!!

Ancestry: Australia Birth Index, 1788-1922
Lydia Ophelia Homer
Birth: 18 Apr 1895, Queensland, Australia
Father: William Homer
Mother: Lydia Arebian Martin

Poss...
Ancestry: Australia Marriage Index, 1788-1950
Lydia Homer
Spouse: Andrew James Mansini
Marriage: 25 Jul 1914 Queensland

Can't see a birth or death for William Martin Homer, but he's in the Australian electoral roles as a "fencer' on Cairo Station near Clermont, Queensland in 1972.

Ancestry: Australia Birth Index, 1788-1922
Edward Charles Homer
Birth: 28 Mar 1899, Queensland
Father: William Homer
Mother: Lydia Archenia Martin

Ancestry: Australia Death Index, 1787-1985
Edward Charles Homer
Death: 5 Jun 1944. Queensland
Father: William
Mother: Lydia Archina Martin

Ancestry: Australia Marriage Index, 1788-1950
Edward Charles Homer & Ernestine May Keller
Marriage: 27 Jan 1930, Queensland

Ancestry: Australia Birth Index, 1788-1922
John Norman Homer
Birth: 30 Nov 1903, Queensland
Father: William Homer
Mother: Elydia Archena Martin

Ancestry: Australia Death Index, 1787-1985
John Norman Homer
Death: 6 Sep 1951, Queensland
Father: William
Mother: Lydia Archana

Ancestry: Australia Birth Index, 1788-1922
Ada Lillian Homer
Birth: 25 Feb 1908, Queensland
Father: William Homer
Mother: Lydia Archena Martin

Ancestry: Australia Marriage Index, 1788-1950
Ada Lillian Homer & William Brant Townsend
Marriage Date: 9 Mar 1931, Queensland

Ancestry: Australia Death Index, 1787-1985
Elizabeth Harriet Hommer
Death: 6 Dec 1885, Queensland
Father: Henry Bauman
Mother: Honora Power

Thanks Di I dont have time to add this lot
so going to have to pass on it all.

Any chance you could add what you think looks ok to add?
only if you have time

Shall do.

Found a story on Ancestry which says that Lydia Archena's father was murdered:

"Death
Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia March 9th.
A man named Joel Archable Martin was stabbed last evening by a German named John Wenzell. Both were working at Doctor Nelson's near Toowoomba. The knife entered just below Martin's ribs, and there is no hope of his recovery.'

Other details added: http://bcconnections.tribalpages.com/tr ... =220677610

Thanks Di big help all that

This is now Completed and will be moved to archived