James Seymour Mottram jr

[Merry]

Can anyone see what happened to this man?

b abt 1834 at Alrewas, Staffs.
bap 17 Jun 1834 at Alrewas, the son of James Seymour Mottram sr and his wife Mary (nee Lakin).

James jr vanishes after the 1851 census when he is here (http://interactive.ancestry.co.uk/8860/YRKHO107_2309_2310-0223/12246821?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.co.u k%2f%2fcgi-bin%2fsse.dll%3findiv%3d1%26db%3duki1851%26MS_AdvC B%3d1%26rank%3d1%26new%3d1%26MSAV%3d2%26msT%3d1%26 gss%3dangs-d%26gsfn%3dlouisa%26gsfn_x%3dXO%26gsln%3dreaney%26 gsln_x%3dXO%26cpxt%3d1%26catBucket%3drt%26uidh%3d6 72%26cp%3d11%26pcat%3d35%26fh%3d0%26h%3d12246821%2 6recoff%3d5%2b6%26ml_rpos%3d1&ssrc=&backlabel=ReturnRecord) with his married sister Louisa.

The death in 1852 is his father.

[kiterunner]

I found this on Trove:

Australian Town and Country Journal, Sat 23 Jul 1881
JAMES SEYMOUR MOTTRAM, of Wolverhampton, England, last heard of 12 years ago from the Break of Day Diggings, Rokewood, Victoria - Your Sister Anna, lately from Home, is very anxious to hear from you. Address, Mrs William Adams, care of Mrs James Broadbent, New Lambton, near Newcastle, NSW. Any tidings will be gratefully received.

[Rick]

Possible death 1902 NSW...http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=ausdeathindex&MS_AdvCB=1&rank=1&new=1&MSAV=2&msT=1&gss=angs-d&gsfn=james&gsfn_x=XO&gsln=mottram&gsln_x=XO&cpxt=1&catBucket=r&uidh=xc3&cp=2&pcat=34&fh=6&h=4106970&recoff=6+8&ml_rpos=7

[Merry]

Oooh, thanks Kate. Two for the price of one there!

I hadn't yet looked at Anna after her marriage so she may have 'disappeared' too!

Thanks again....

[Merry]

Thanks Rick I don't have world wide ancestry though but I can pick it up from NSW BDM.

I wonder if Anna found him?