Comments on: De La Rue

By: Keith

Keith — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 10:02:06 +0000

Del –

You have me completely stumped on that one. I do know of some De La Rues in NSW, but I don’t have any records of them in Richmond, and I have no Campions at all. Any further info on the De La Rue side may help.

– Keith.

By: Del

Del — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 09:02:47 +0000

Hi Keith, I’m looking for a James Delarue who married Robyn Campion in 1956 in Richmond, N.S.W. Robyn was born about 1936. Have you come across this family at all? I’m related to them and have wanted to make contact for my own family tree.

By: Keith

Keith — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 23:34:21 +0000

Robyn –

Yes, Sarah was one of our family. Email following with details.

– Keith.

By: Robyn Webster

Robyn Webster — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 10:41:04 +0000

Hi Keith,
We have a Sarah De La Rue, possibly from Parrap, Victoria, married to John Robert Moloney. John and Sarah married in 1906, they had a daughter Flo Hazel in 1908. John was killed in the first world war and is buried in the Hursley Cemetery in England. Wondering if Sarah is connected to your family and who her parents were if this is the case. Thanks any information greatly appreciated. Cheers, Robyn

By: Neil Nunn

Neil Nunn — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 00:44:04 +0000

Hi again Keith, sorry to bother you.\nIt just occurred to me after reading all the emails sent to you, I should have asked if it would be alright to say to those who are researching Thorogoods, Betts etc that they are quite welcome to contact me.\nI suppose for security reasons, they should get my email address through you, rather than putting it out there publicly.\nWould that be too much to ask?\n\nCheers\nNeil

By: Neil Nunn

Neil Nunn — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 00:17:28 +0000

Hi Keith\n\nAs you are more than likely aware better than I, sometimes it takes quite a while to find certain roads to follow as far as family history research is concerned.\nHaving said that however, I don’t know why it has taken so long to find you.\nWe are definitely related, 3rd cousins I believe. Your 3G grandfather Joseph Thorogood is my 4G grandfather. It is probably only because I am doing my submissions with Founders & Suvivors that I finally started doing some deeper research into my convicts.\nThanks in large to you, I am now desperately trying to track a copy of JF Hill’s ‘The Thurrowgood Story’. Have sent an email to the Colac Society to see if they still have any copies and am currently awaiting their reply.\nIf there is anything I can send you from my line of the Tree, please let me know.\nPlease feel free to email me direct (so as I don’t miss anything).\n\nRegards\nNeil

By: David Backwell

David Backwell — Fri, 20 May 2011 13:11:32 +0000

Upon their arrival in Melbourne, Mary Ann and her husband Ebenezer Backwell lived in Collingwood and Richmond between 1852 and 1857. They moved to Villamanta Street West Geelong – then known as Little Scotland – in 1857 ultimately settlling in Clarendon Street, Chilwell about 1858.

Mary Ann’s father, Jean or John, is cited as a mariner on the former’s death registration and his father was also named Jean. I’ve learned that Mary Ann was the eldest of four children and that her siblings were John Henry b29-6-1828, Julian Douglas b30-10-1830, and Marthe Judith b29-9 1832. I received this information from Maria Van der Tang, a researcher for Jersey/Guernsey historical society.

The name de la Rue is used once, as far as I am aware , as a second name for a grandson, Percy William de la Rue Backwell (1890-1967) son of William Henry Backwell (1863-1948).

That’s about all I know so far. I’ve noticed that our branch of the family have been included in some venerable sounding genealogy on a site called Donkeypedia, but I’m very disinclined to believe this as it doesn’t match with the information I’ve noted on Mary Ann’s death registration and this latter data has been supported by the Guernsey historical society.

Perhaps de la Rue is a more common name than I thought and there’s no link! Anyway Keith, thanks for your time and care.

- David

By: Keith

Keith — Fri, 20 May 2011 05:58:32 +0000

David –

Afraid I can’t find this connection at all. There is no known connection (yet) between my family and the Guernsey de la Rues; and even there, most of both the Guernsey families I am aware of seem to be more around Forest rather than St. Peter Port. Do you know what part of Geelong they lived in? With the family already going by the name of Backwell, the connection is not one that I have ever picked up.

– Keith.

By: David Backwell

David Backwell — Fri, 20 May 2011 01:01:46 +0000

Hello Keith. I’m wondering if you are aware of any connection between your family and my gggrandmother born Mary Ann de la Rue daughter of Mary/Maria (nee Mack) and Jean/John de la Rue. Mary Ann was born 20-4-1826 in St Peters Port, Guernsey, married whitesmith Ebenezer Backwell 27-10-1849 and emigrated to Australia via the ‘Bombay’ in 1852 eventually settling in Geelong in 1857 and dying there 17-9-1883. I’ve previously noted the names of Thomas and Tabitha de la Rue in the course of my research and, although originating from different locations, have been curious to know if it was more than coincidence that both couples eventually landed in the Geelong district. Any ideas?

By: Keith

Keith — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 08:16:11 +0000

Stephanie – Re your message of 14 March –

I have Alice Elizabeth in my records – she married Walter Gear in 1905. She was my grandfather’s first cousin. (There was another Alice born in the same year – her first cousin. This has led to some confusion.)

I only have information on four daughters of Alice and Walter, and virtually no other info on this family. So I would be very glad to get any other info you have, to see how we are connected.

More information coming via email.