nonexisting ancestors
Nivens
I am convinced that my father existed but that his parents did not. Oh I do know their names - John and Mary(ne Darcy)and that they married in Maryborough Queensland on 28th August 1875, but then they vanished.
They didn't exist before the marriage and Mary didn't appear again until she died in Brisbane on 14th August 1921. I contacted the Maryborough Historical Society and they found reference to 20 John Halpins but none of the ages matched the one I am looking for. They also found 4 Mary Darcys but once again the ages do not agree.
If these two people (if they existed) were criminals could not have hidden more perfectly. So much so that I am starting to believe that I will never find any other ancestors.
Comments
asheppard on 2011-05-16 04:59:22There is this on QLD BMD
Marriage
1875/C493 Darcy Mary Halpin John
Does the marriage certificate not give you their ages and their fathers names.?
Birth
1877/C5254 Joseph HALPIN Father John Mother Mary Darcy
there is also this death
1955/C2753 Joseph James Halpin Father John mother Mary D'Arcey
It may be worth while to get the birth cert for Joseph to check where he was born.
There are quite a few Halpin's in NSW have you looked at those?
regards Anastasia
Nivens on 2011-05-16 05:57:47The marriage certificate was how I found out about John Halpin and Mary Darcys parents. At the time of the marriage John was 34 and Mary 29. They were married in 1875. My father was Joseph James Halpin and he was born in Warwick 1n 1877. I also know from documents that my father kept that he paid for all the funeral expenses for his mother but their is nothing in all his possessions about his father. In other words all the information I have is contained in those documents. I have checked dates for all the Halpin names that I have come across and none of them seem to match up.