Trying to Trace William and Mary Kearns Whittinghams Emigration to Australia

By bethj April 29, 2012 1000 views 6 comments

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janilye

William Whittingham 1825-1864.
Immigration would have been between 1851 and 1857. I say this because he appears on the 1851 census in Durham, England and marries Mary Kearns 1828-1906 in Adelaide in 1857.
Australia Marriage Index, 1788-1950
about William Whittingham
Name: William Whittingham
Father's Name: William Whittingham
Spouse Name: Mary Kearnes
Spouse's Father's Name: John Kearnes
Marriage Date: 13 Sep 1857
Marriage Place: Adelaide
Registration Place: Adelaide, South Australia
Page Number: 321
Volume Number: 31

Being the gold rush years;this is a huge task, thousands of ships arrived - just to Port Adelaide, and not all were registered immigrants.
Try looking in HERE
As he married in Adelaide and died in Edenhope which is only 30Ks from SA I think it's a safe bet to assume he arrived in SA (hopefully)

bethj

Thank you so much..I have info re his death in Edenhope and Mary's subsequent remarriage, so now you've filled in another gap for me.I m related to William & Mary both maternally and paternally ( sisters Elizabeth & Sarah married both my gggrandfathers !) What is your connection ? thanks again.. Beth

bethj
janilye

I'm not related at all Beth. Just trying to point you in the right direction.

bethj

thank you

janilye

I was just going through that Edenhope site. Your Whittinghams must have been amongst the first settlers in the town. Only 120 people there in 1864.
They may have something in their records. If William Whittingham bought land there in 1857. Could be some information on the sale certificate.