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I have been searching for birth records of the following:
Ann Norris or Johnson born Shoreditch London 18/03/1826. Mother Ann
Esther Norris or Johnson. Born ? England 1830. Mother Ann.
William Kent born 1819 ? England. He died in NZ 1867.
I have searched to the extant of my current knowledge. I hope someone can help me.
David Basham
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Just taking your William Kent for now: there are 66 instances in FamilySearch of a William Kent birth or christening in England between 1818 and 1820. See https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?exactSearching=true&f.recordType=0&offset=60&q.birthLikeDate.from=1818&q.birthLikeDate.to=1820&q.birthLikePlace=england&q.birthLikePlace.exact=on&q.givenName=william&q.givenName.exact=on&q.surname=kent&q.surname.exact=on&c.birthLikePlace1=on&f.birthLikePlace0=9 (the last two results do not appear to be relevant).
Unless you can be a little more specific, it will be very difficult for anyone to identify him (from this list of "results"), or the other individuals mentioned.
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Although this question has been moved to the Search category, are you aware that there are specific research groups for both England and the British Isles? These can be accessed by clicking Groups in the menu on the left of the screen.
Looking at your questions:
- You have a date of birth for Ann Norris or Johnson. Where did you find that?
- Why the uncertainty over the surname?
- Do you know what happened to the family so that Esther was not born in the same location as Ann?
- Where have you looked already?
- Is William Kent linked to the other two - a spouse perhaps? If so do you know whether the link occurred before or after he arrived in NZ?
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Hi Graham. Thank you for the effort you have put in the questions.
- The DOB came from interviews of Ann Norris, her death certificate and a brief (very) family history.
- As far as I am see from above she was born to Ann and ? Norris.
- Johnson was her step father.
- I do not know where Esther was born Family moved to NZ with Johnson 1840.
- Trent was as far as I can ascertain Esther's husband. Married in UK. He was much younger. He died in NZ but unable to trace Esther in NZ she may have remarried.
- I have traced on all the information on Familysearch but do not have enough knowledge to look on UK sites.
I appreciate your efforts on my behalf. David Basham.
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David
Taken a look for both Ann and Esther on Ancestry and FindMyPast. No good candidates come up. The best fits for Ann tend to be census records but you say the family went to NZ in 1840 which predates the first (useful) census.
I am a little confused. You say Kent in your first message and Trent in your second message. You say he married Esther in the UK but Esther would have been 10 when the family went to NZ in 1840. You also say he was much younger but give an approx year of birth as 1819.
Regards
Graham
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Thank you. Not much else can be done. I have discovered diary of 1840 trip in a Melbourne library so that can helpful to my story.
Sorry for the confusion Kent and Trent are used in the family . Trent as a alias . Mixed them up. I have some information of their time in NZ prior to a trip to California then number of newspaper articles when they returned. Can not obtain children's names although they are shown as Johnson children on ships records.
Family member gave me Esther's information. Feel a bit silly that I did not check it. Basic stuff really. Thank you for help. I will have to accept something less than full picture while I work on the story of Ann's remaining life. She lived to be 100 dying 1926. My mother and father knew her but I never asked them anything. I was born when my parents were in their mid forties. I was one of six. Dad used to joke that they kept on having children till they found one they liked. There was 12 years between the fifth child and me. Thanks again. David Basham
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