I am tracing my family tree. I am a Calder descendant from William S Calder and Ada M Horsley. I dont have any information on William but Ada is born abt 1874 in Islington, Middlesex, England. They had 4 children , Thomas M Calder born abt 1910, Joseph B calder (my grandfather)born about 1908, Pauline Calder and Molly Calder. The girls names could be their middle names as my dad used to talk about Thomas using his middle name Mervyn, and my Grandfather Joseph used to be known as Bede (his middle name)

I am also tracing my Grandmother Dorothy who was Dorothy Gregory.

Dorothy Gregory was born in 1906 in Narrandera, New South Wales to parents David Joseph Gregory born 1870 and Emily Jane Robinson born 1871 in carwoola, nsw. Emily and David were married in 1894 in Queanbeyan, New South Wales. They had the following children;

catherine Gregory (kity?) 1895
Henry J Gregory born and died 1897
David j Gregory born 1898
george t e Gregory born 1901
mary e Gregory born 1903
dorothy emily gregory born 1906 (my grandmother)
Lucy M Gregory born 1909
norman j Gregory born 1911.

Any information on these people would be appreciated. especially on William S Calder.

Sarah (using my husbands account)

Hi Sarah,
CALDER children born NSW to 1911
29571/1893 CALDER LESLIE W WILLIAM ADA M PETERSHAM
24163/1898 CALDER JOHN E WILLIAM ADA M ORANGE
24984/1900 CALDER MARY E V WILLIAM ADA M ORANGE
26618/1908 CALDER JOSEPH B C WILLIAM ADA M MILLTHORPE
28724/1910 CALDER THOMAS M WILLIAM ADA M MILLTHORPE

Marriage of William and Ada
6305/1891 CALDER WILLIAM S HORSLEY ADA M ORANGE

Death od Ada
12279/1956 CALDER ADA MATILDA ROBERT NOT KNOWN (MADDEN) PETERSHAM

Will look for William.

Kellie

Hi Sarah
From NSW BDM (free to search)

Marriage
6305/1891 CALDER WILLIAM S HORSLEY ADA M ORANGE

The marriage certificate should have the parents of William listed. (for a cheaper option hire a transcription agent-see NSW BDM)

Also here are some births to William and Ada
24984/1900 CALDER MARY E V father WILLIAM mother ADA M district ORANGE
26618/1908 CALDER JOSEPH B C WILLIAM ADA M MILLTHORPE
29571/1893 CALDER LESLIE W WILLIAM ADA M PETERSHAM
28724/1910 CALDER THOMAS M WILLIAM ADA M MILLTHORPE
24163/1898 CALDER JOHN E WILLIAM ADA M ORANGE

Also check out his tree http://awtc.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=madde... It has William's death 31 Oct 1920

From Trove: Sydney Morning Herald Monday 1 November 1920 Page 8
CALDER-October 31, 1920. at his residence, Toongabbie, late of Orange, beloved husband of Ada Calder, aged 48 years. R.I.P

Then from the NSW BDM Deaths

20925/1920 CALDER WILLIAM LUKE ELLEN PARRAMATTA

Hope this helps
Ina

Hiya,
Possible 1881 census for William

name: William Calder
age: 10
gender: Male
birth year: 1871
birthplace: So Shields, Durham, England
relationship to head of household: Son
marital condition: Single
profession/occupation: Scholar
address: 134 Adelaide St
census place: Westoe, Durham, England
record type: Household
Father Luke
Mother Ellen.

Kellie

catherine Gregory (kity?) 1895
Henry J Gregory born and DIED 1897
David j Gregory born 1898
george t e Gregory born 1901 DIED 1902
mary e Gregory born 1903 DIED 1905
dorothy emily gregory born 1906 (my grandmother)
Lucy M Gregory born 1909
norman j Gregory born 1911.

It looks like this family may have gone to Victoria.
If you seach National Archives (naa.gov.au) you will find enlistment records for some.

Kellie

Hi Sarah,
The tree that was linked to in a previous post states that Ada was born in NSW Australia..
This appears to be the birth in question
16676/1874 HORSELEY ADA MATILDA ROBERT MARY ORANGE
although I notice mothers name is registered as Mary..??

Where did your information that Ada was born in England come from?

Kellie

Hi Sarah,
I had a quick look and the tree where you copied the information about Ada being born 1874 England with parents Thomas and Eliza is incorrect.

Ada's death rego states her father was Robert and mother Unknown MADDEN..
This looks like their marriage
2294/1860 HORSELEY ROBERT MADDEN BRIDGET ORANGE

If you google NSW BDM (and use variant spellings) you can find most of the details.
Also search TROVE online newspapers as often notices can be found.

Kellie

than you so much for all the info. seems i need to do some more research. unfortunatly i dont know much about my fathers side of the family. my grandfather died before my parents married and i only have recolections of being a small girl visiting dads aunty molly in woolongong a few times, and then hearing my nan (dorothy) speak of a sister kitty who lived in perth. Also my father had a falling out with his brother before i was born so I know nothing of him either. i have only been searching my tree a short time but its been an interesting journy.

once again thanks for the help

Hi Sarah,
WA BDM is online (just google) and there is a marriage for Lucy there in 1930...
Maybe Catherine went to WA also??

Kellie

thanks kelly. i just spoke with my mother. it was lucy who went to wa. catheryn stayed in nsw. however she dosent remember my nan having brothers so there is a possibility all boys were still born.