1870 - 1960 (89 years)
Generation: 1
1. | Ada Constance Schmidt was born 24 Aug 1870, Emerald Hill, Victoria, Australia (daughter of Richard Smitt/Schmidt and Docea/Doceah Jane Gimeson); died 16 Jan 1960, Caulfield, Victoria, Australia. Other Events:
- Electoral Roll: 1903-1914, Stanley; Victoria Electoral Roll 1903 &1909
Subdivision of Stanley
Sinclair, George Hector, sawyer
Sinclair, Ada Constance, Stanley, home duties
Victoria Electoral Roll 1914
Subdivision of Beechworth
Sinclair, Ada Constance, Stanley, home duties
Sinclair, George Hector, Stanley, sawyer
- Electoral Roll: 1919, The Den, Camp St., Chelsea; Victoria Electoral Roll 1919
Subdivision of Dandenong
Sinclair, Ada Constance, The Den, Camp St., Chelsea, home duties
- Electoral Roll: 1924, Gencoe St.,, Caulfield; Victoria Electoral Roll 1924
Subdivision of Caulfield
Sinclair, Ada Constance, Glencoe St., home duties
Powell, Hazel Florence Myrtle, Glencoe St., home duties
- Electoral Roll: 1936 & 1937, 31 Eskdale Rd. Caulfield; Victoria Electoral Roll 1936
Subdivision of Caulfield
Sinclair, Ada Constance, 31 Eskdale Rd., home duties
Sinclair, Albert Edward, 31 Eskdale Rd., clerk
Sinclair, Doris Mildred, 31 Eskdale Rd., clerk
Victoria Electoral Roll 1937
Subdivision of Caulfield
Sinclair, Ada Constance, 31 Eskdale Rd., home duties
Sinclair, Albert Edward, 31 Eskdale Rd., clerk
Sinclair, Doris Mildred, 31 Eskdale Rd., clerk
Sinclair, Frederick Harold, 31 Eskdale Rd., labourer
Sinclair, Hector George, 31 Esdale Red., labourer
- Electoral Roll: 1943, 7 Freeman st., Camberwell North; Victoria Electoral Roll 1943
Subdivision of Camberwell North
Sinclair, Ada Constance, 17 Freeman st., E. 8, home duties
- Electoral Roll: 1949, 1 Dover St., Elsternwick; Victoria Electoral Roll 1949
Subdivision of Elsternwick
Sinclair, Ada Constance, 1 Dover St., S.E. S., home duties
Sinclair, Albert Edward, 1 Dover St., S.E.S., nil
Sinclair, Frederick Harold, 1 Dover St., S.E.S., nil
- Electoral Roll: 1954, 93 Balaclava Rd., Caulfield; Victoria Electoral Roll 1954
Subdivision of Caulfield West
Sinclair, Ada Constance, 93 Balaclava Rd., home duties
Sinclair, Albert Edward, 93 Balaclava Rd., manufacturer
Notes:
Birth:
Name: Ada Constance Schmidt
Father's Name: Richard Schmidt
Mother's name: Deceah Ja Gimeson
Birth Place: Emerald Hill, Victoria
Registration Year: 1870
Registration Place: Victoria
Registration number: 23629
(Pioneer Index, Victoria, 1836-1888)
Died:
Name: Ada Constance Sinclair
Death Place: Caulfield, Victoria
Age: 9
Father's Name: Cyril Schmidt
Mother's name: Docea James
Registration Year: 1960
Registration Place: Victoria
Registration number: 862
(Death Index, Victoria 1921-1985)
Afda's father was Richard Schmidt on her birth registration.
Ada married Hector George Sinclair 1889, Victoria, Australia. Hector (son of George Scott Sinclair and Elizabeth Fisher McLean) was born 19 Sep 1860, Indigo, Victoria, Australia ; died 26 Nov 1938, Caulfield, Victoria., Australia. [Group Sheet]
Notes:
Married:
Name: Geo Hector Sinclair
Spouse Name: Constance Ada Schmidt
Marriage Place: Victoria
Registration Place: Victoria
Registration Year: 1889
Registration number: 4627
(Victoria Marriage Index 1899-1901)
Children:
- Fredrick Harold Sinclair was born 1890, Beechworth, Victoria, Australia; died 1962, Bundalong, Victoria, Australia.
- Hazel Florence Myrtle Sinclair was born 1895, Wondonga, Victoria, Australia; died 1985, Prahran, Victoria, Australia.
- Cyril Richard Warner Sinclair was born 1898, Stanley, Victoria, Australia; died 21 Jan 1915, Stanley, Victoria, Australia.
- Stanley Clyde Sinclair was born 1892, Wodonga, Victoria, Aistralia; died 1893, Wodonga, Victoria, Australia .
- Hector George Charles Sinclair was born 18 Apr 1900, Stanley, Victoria ; died 1982, Box Hill, Victoria, Australia .
- Alan Harry Sinclair was born 1 Mar 1903, Stanley, Victoria, Australia ; died 1976, Dandenong, Victoria, Australia .
- Albert Edward Sinclair was born 13 Aug 1908, Ascot Vale, Victoria , Australia; died 1959, Richmond, Victoria , Australia.
- Doris Mildred Sinclair was born 19 Sep 1911, Finch Street, Beechworth, Victoria, Australia ; died 9 Aug 2001, Deniliquin, New South Wales, Australia; was buried Deniliquin Lawn Cemetery, New South Wales .
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Generation: 2
3. | Docea/Doceah Jane Gimeson was born 1847, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (daughter of John Cox Gimson/Gimeson and Elspeth James); died 1899, Beechworth, Victoria, Australia. Notes:
Birth:
Name: Doceah J Jameson
Birth Date: 1847
Father's Name: John Jameson
Mother's name: Elspeth
Birth Place: New South Wales
Registration Year: 1847
Registration Place: Sydney, New South Wales
Volume Number: V1847293 32A
(New South Wales 1788-1911)
Died:
Name: Docea Hahne
Death Place: Beechworth, Victoria
Age: 49
Father's Name: Jamieson Jno Cox
Mother's name: Elspeth James
Registration Year: 1899
Registration Place: Victoria
Registration number: 440
(Victoria Death Index 1889-1901)
Notes:
Married:
Richard Smitt
Birthplace: Sweden
Name: Doceah Jane Gimeson
Spouse Name: Richard Smitt
Marriage Place: Victoria
Registration Place: Victoria
Registration Year: 1866
Registration number: 29
(Pioneer Index, Victoria 1836-1888)
Children:
- Amanda Madeline Florence Schmidt died 1907, Geelong, Victoria, Australia.
- Alfred Oscar Schmidt was born 1869, Ydah, Victoria, Australia ; died 1869, Victoria, Australia.
- 1. Ada Constance Schmidt was born 24 Aug 1870, Emerald Hill, Victoria, Australia; died 16 Jan 1960, Caulfield, Victoria, Australia.
- Richard Ernest Schmidt was born 1872, Beechworth, Victoria, Australia.
- Hector Ferninand Schmidt was born 1874, Beechworth, Victoria, Australia.
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Generation: 3
6. | John Cox Gimson/Gimeson was born 1811, Earl Shilton, Leicestershire , England; was christened 14 Jun 1812, Earl Shilton, Leicestershire , England (son of John Gimson and Dorothy Cox); died 17 Jan 1868, Beechworth, Victoria, Australia. Other Events:
- Convict Arrival: 17 May 1836, From Dublin Ireland to Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; John Gunson
Alias: Gimson, Gunston
Irish Rebel
Religion: Protestant
Age on arrival: 25
Marital status: Single
Calling/trade: Soldier artillery man groom, coach man
Born: 1811
Native place: Leicestershire England
Tried: 1835 Dublin Court Martial
Sentence: 7
Former convictions: 20 days
Ship: Surrey I (9) [1836]
Crime: Drunkenness insubordination
Description:
Remarks:
Spouse:
Died:
(Irish Convicts To New South Wales 1788-1849)
The Ship Surry 8 transported 227 male Irish convicts
Name: John Gunson
[John Gimson]
Age: 25
Date of Conviction: 10 Aug 1835
Place of Conviction: Dublin
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1810
Vessel: Surrey (8)
Port of Arrival: New South Wales
Date of Arrival: 17 May 1836
Ticket of Leave: Yes
- Certificate of Freedom: 2 Mar 1843, Sydney, New South Wales; Certificate of Freedom
No 43/355
Date 2 March 1843
Prisioner's No 36/1119
Name John Gunston alias Gimson
Ship Surry 8
Master: Lincoln
Year: 1836
Native Place: Leicestershire
Trade or Calling: Groom: Coachman & Artilleryman
Offence: Insubordination
Place of Trial: Dublin Court Martial
Date of Trial: 10 August 1835
Sentence: seven years
Year of Birth: 1811
Height: 5 feet 9 inches
Complexion: dark sallow
Hair: dark brown
Eyes: brown
General Remarks: chin inclining? To the right side. Small scar under the left eye, anorher -? Of upper lip. I G inside lower left arm. Scar inside right thumb . I lower left arm. Scar back of left hand.
(Certificates of Freedom, New South Wales, 1827-1867)
(State Records of New South Wales)
- Personal: 3 Dec 1853, The Sydney Morning Herald, NSW; £5 REWARD.-Stolen or strayed, from a paddock near the Government Domain, one Bay Mare, branded 8 off neck, black points, long switch tail.. Also one Bay Horse, black points, short switch tail, branded TB near shoulder, T in circle near side under saddle; also a Grey Horse, branded JG sideways off shoulder, £) £ near shoulder. The above reward will be paid on recovery of the said horses
JOHN GIMESON, Riley-street, 9792
Transcribed from "The Sydney Morning Herald,NSW", Saturday 3 December 1853
Notes:
Christened:
Name: John Gimson
Gender: Male Baptism/Christening
Date: 14 Jun 1812 Baptism/Christening Place: EARL SHILTON,LEICESTER,ENGLAND
Father's Name: John Gimson
Mother's Name: Dorothy
(LDS Family Search)
Died:
Name: John Cox Gimeson
Death Place: Victoria
Age: 56
Father's Name: John
Mother's name: Dorothy Cox
Registration Year: 1868
Registration Place: Victoria
Registration number: 3204
Pioneer Index, Victoria 1836-1888)
John married Elspeth James 1842, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia. Elspeth (daughter of Robert James and Catherine Flanagan) was born Abt 1821, Edinkillie, Moray, Scotland; died 1886, Beechworth, Victoria, Australia. [Group Sheet]
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7. | Elspeth James was born Abt 1821, Edinkillie, Moray, Scotland (daughter of Robert James and Catherine Flanagan); died 1886, Beechworth, Victoria, Australia. Other Events:
- Emigration: 1 Dec 1834, From Edinkillie, Moray, Scotland via London to Port Jackson, New South Wales; Name: Elspet James
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1824
Age: 10
Port of Departure: London
Port of Arrival: Port Jackson, New South Wales
Voyage Arrival Date: 1 Dec 1834
Vessel Name: George Hibbert
(New South Wales Unassisted Passenger Lists 1826-1922)
Notes:
Died:
Name: Effle Whitford Gimeson
Death Place: Beechworth, Victoria
Age: 63
Father's Name: James Robt
Mother's name: Catherine Mcdonald
Registration Year: 1886
Registration Place: Victoria
Registration number: 11725
(Pioneer Index, Victoria, 1836-18880
Mother should be Catherine Flanagen
Children:
- Dorothy Gimeson was born 1844, New South Wales, Australia; died 1924, Caulfield, Victoria.
- Catherine Gimeson was born 1845, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
- 3. Docea/Doceah Jane Gimeson was born 1847, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; died 1899, Beechworth, Victoria, Australia.
- Cordelia Anne Caroline Gimson/Gimeson was born 1848, Woolongong District, New South Walees, Australia.
- Amanda Katherine/ Cathrerine Gimeson/Jamieson was born 1851, New South Wales, Australia.
- Madeline Elspith Gimeson was born 1854, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; died 1861, Beechworth, Victoria, Australia.
- John James Gimeson was born 1857, Beechworth, Victoria, Australia; died 1858, Beechworth, Victoria, Australia.
- George Cox Gimeson was born 1859, Beechworth, victoria, Australia; died 1859, Beechworth, victoria, Australia.
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Generation: 4
13. | Dorothy CoxChildren:
- 6. John Cox Gimson/Gimeson was born 1811, Earl Shilton, Leicestershire , England; was christened 14 Jun 1812, Earl Shilton, Leicestershire , England; died 17 Jan 1868, Beechworth, Victoria, Australia.
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14. | Robert James was born Jun 1782, Edinkillie, Morray, Scotland; was christened 30 Jun 1782 (son of David James and Janet Cumming); died 1862, Wooloongong District, New South Wales, Australia. Other Events:
- Convict Arrival: 12 Jul 1824, From Inverness, Scotland to Sydney, New South Wales; Name: Robert James
Age: 41
Date of Conviction: 12 Sep 1823
Place of Conviction: Inverness
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1782
Vessel: Countess Of Harcourt
Port of Arrival: Sydney
Date of Arrival: 12 Jul 1824
Ticket of Leave: Yes
(New South Wales State Records)
Robert James
Robert James, one of 172 convicts transported on the Countess of Harcourt, 16 March 1824
Known aliases:
none
Convicted at:
Convicted at Inverness Court of Justiciary for a term of 14 years on 12 September 1823
Sentence term:
14 years
Ship name:
Countess of Harcourt
Departure date:
16th March, 1824
Place of arrival: New South Wales
Source:
Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/5, Page Number 123 (63)
This record is one of the entries in the British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database compiled by State Library of Queensland from British Home Office (HO) records which are available on microfilm as part of the Australian Joint Copying Project.
(Convicts: Transported on ship Countess of Harcourt)
- Certificate of Freedom: 3 Sep 1838, Sydney, New South Wales; Certificate of Freedom
No38/795
Date: 3 September 1838
Prisoner's number
Name: Robert James
Ship: Countess of Harcourt
Master: Bunn
Year: 1824
Native Place: Murrayshire
Trade or Calling: Labourer
Offence: Inveress. Court of Justiciary
Place of Trial : Inveress. Court of Justiciary
Date of Trial: 12 September 1823
Sentence: Fourteen Years
Year of Birth: 5 feet 5-inches
Complexion: Ruddy
Hair: Brown to grey
Eyes: Grey
General Remarks: lost several front teeth
Held a Ticket of Leave No 32/1106. Date 15 December 1832 said to have been burnt
(New South Wales, Australia, Certificates of Freedom, 1827-1867)
State Records, Authority of NSW.
Notes:
Birth:
Name: Robert James
Gender: Male
Baptism/Christening Date: 30 Jun 1782
Baptism/Christening Place: EDINKILLIE,MORAY,SCOTLAND
Birth Date: Jun 1782
Father's Name: David James
Mother's Name: Janet Cumming
(Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950, LDS Family Search)
Died:
Name: Robert James
Death Date: 1862
Death Place: New South Wales
Father's Name: David
Registration Year: 1862
Registration Place: Wyalong West, New South Wales
Registration number: 6438
(New South Wales Historical Deaths 1788-1981)
Robert — Catherine Flanagan. Catherine was born Ireland; died 1856, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia. [Group Sheet]
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15. | Catherine Flanagan was born Ireland; died 1856, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia. Other Events:
- Emigration: 1 Dec 1834, To Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Name: Catharine James
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1782
Age: 52 Port of Departure: London
Port of Arrival: Port Jackson, New South Wales
Voyage Arrival Date: 1 Dec 1834
Vessel Name: George Hibbert
(New South Wales Unassisted Passenger Lists 1826-1922
Notes:
Died:
Name: Catherine James
Death Date: 1856
Death Place: New South Wales
Registration Year: 1856
Registration Place: Wollongong, New South Wales
Registration number: 3459
(New South Wales Historical Deaths 1788-1981)
Children:
- Isabel /Isabella James was born 26 May 1813, Edinkillie, Moray, Scotland; was christened 10 Jun 1813, Edinkillie, Moray, Scotland; died 22 Jul 1880, Charcoal, Illawarra, New South Wales, Australia.
- David James was born Abt 1819, Edinkillie, Morray, Scotland; died 1876, Woolongong, New South Wales, Australia.
- 7. Elspeth James was born Abt 1821, Edinkillie, Moray, Scotland; died 1886, Beechworth, Victoria, Australia.
- William James was born Abt 1817, Edinkillie, Morray, Scotland; died 1886, Woolongong District, New South Wales, Australia.
- Jane James was born Abt 1822, Edinkillie, Morray, Scotland ; died 1900, Woolongong District, New South Wales, Australia.
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