i'm tracking a man called george hopkins, (pianoforte tuner) born c.1824 boulogne sur mer, france according to his death in 1905, marrickville NSW. 1864 birth of dau caroline (inn keeper) in nerrigundah, NSW states france, as does 1857 birth of george frederick (wine and spirit merchant) in collingwood, VIC. father james hopkins of independant means according to death cert, mother unknown.
wife was lucinda rosetta brown (d.1893 sydney, he is listed as pianoforte maker), apparently married 1857, melbourne VIC according to records. no marriage found, and got me wondering if george was married prior, as he was 34 when he supposedly married lucy.
there is a george hopkins b.1824 france, british subject in marylebone 1851. occupation boarding house. has a wife eliza a. b.1824, surrey and a son walter 2 mths b.marylebone. checking GRO indexes gives walter's birth in 1851, mother's maiden name smith.
george hopkins married eliza anne smith 1845, st pancras. occuption wine merchant, father william hopkins, gentleman. walter was christened in 1864 at st mildred poultry, london. parents given as george and eliza a. hopkins, father provider of ?governesses.
there is no trace of the george hopkins with wife eliza after 1851, and no real luck prior to 1845. george hopkins with wife lucinda arrived in melbourne 1852, aboard the "sydney" on his own (george hopkins, 29, 3rd cabin). so timing fits.
there are no births for george hopkins in boulogne sur mer according to the civil registration indexes, but there are 2 francis hopkins births in 1826 and 1827. there are english names in the indexes, but if english people lived in france, would they register their children with the french? or would they have them baptised in private
since george's mother is unknown, it is possible she was french. or the family was mercantile, in the army, etc.
can anyone help at all?
wife was lucinda rosetta brown (d.1893 sydney, he is listed as pianoforte maker), apparently married 1857, melbourne VIC according to records. no marriage found, and got me wondering if george was married prior, as he was 34 when he supposedly married lucy.
there is a george hopkins b.1824 france, british subject in marylebone 1851. occupation boarding house. has a wife eliza a. b.1824, surrey and a son walter 2 mths b.marylebone. checking GRO indexes gives walter's birth in 1851, mother's maiden name smith.
george hopkins married eliza anne smith 1845, st pancras. occuption wine merchant, father william hopkins, gentleman. walter was christened in 1864 at st mildred poultry, london. parents given as george and eliza a. hopkins, father provider of ?governesses.
there is no trace of the george hopkins with wife eliza after 1851, and no real luck prior to 1845. george hopkins with wife lucinda arrived in melbourne 1852, aboard the "sydney" on his own (george hopkins, 29, 3rd cabin). so timing fits.
there are no births for george hopkins in boulogne sur mer according to the civil registration indexes, but there are 2 francis hopkins births in 1826 and 1827. there are english names in the indexes, but if english people lived in france, would they register their children with the french? or would they have them baptised in private
since george's mother is unknown, it is possible she was french. or the family was mercantile, in the army, etc.
can anyone help at all?
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