Anyone else into seeking their ancestors?

[darksideofthemoon]

I have become adicted to Ancestry.com and am lucky enough that one side of my family can be researched way back into the dim times.

The other side has hit a brick wall and I have to wait until someone else in the world may have more information.

How is everyone else going?

[punch*drunk]

There's a Thomas Hitchman leaving Melbourne for Sydney in 1877

[punch*drunk]

There's a Thomas Hitchman arriving in Melbourne on 1 March 1877 on the ship Somersetshire. There is then a Thomas Hitchman leaving Melbourne a few days later for Sydney on the Ship City of Adelaide.

[green.fields]

One for my neighbour please if you can.

Benjamin Munson born abt 1829 in England. Trying to find an arrival date in Australia. There are 2 entries for 1. Benjamin Munson Port Fairy to Sydney and B Munson from Elliot to Sydney in 1861 and 1862. It looks like he was a "mate" on the ships.

It's early days for my neighbour doing her tree, I am helping her and she would love it if you could find an entry somewhere.

[flashie*]

I have not had a look yet Indigorose...............but it could  be possible they are both him.

[punch*drunk]

I've got him leaving South Australia for Melbourne on 26 March 1861

[punch*drunk]

Did he live in Melbourne? I've got a couple of birth notices for children and he had some shares in a gold mining company

[flashie*]

Was his middle naem Clover?

I have found a death in Victoria 1901 for Benjamin Clover Munson.

Maybe not...that Benjamin Munson married Mary Jane Snowdon in 1860.

But the name in uncommon....how many of them could there be.

[flashie*]

A tree on ancestry says he was part owner of teh schooner "Fair Trading" with a man called Valentine Wright until 27th May 1864 when the ship ran aground carrying 185 tons of potato

[flashie*]

Punch............I amnot sure but I think there might be two Benjamin Munsons.

The one I was talking about in my past post I am not sure if he is who we are looking for.

If he was part owner then why is he showing as "mate" on the immigration thingies.

[flashie*]

There appears to only be one.

I got confused with a tree on ancestry that has teh wrong 1841 census attatched.....that particular Benjamin Munson remained in England.

I think the correct 1841 census is where he is with his mother who is now Sarah Stud.

If I am correct this should be uselful.

http://www.webrarian.co.uk/phpGedView/individual.php?pid=I12280&ged=Goddard.ged&tab=0