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ElizabethHerts
24-01-21, 15:02
William Jackson was the only brother of my great-grandmother.
He was born in the Halifax district of Yorkshire in Q4 1852, parents Henry and Sophia Charlotte Jackson.

I have him on the 1861 and 1871 Censuses and after that as a witness at my great-grandparents' wedding in 1879. After that he disappears.

A family contact has just told me that there is a picture of him in Sydney, so we assume he emigrated. If anyone has a sighting of him I would be very grateful.
kiterunner
24-01-21, 15:34
What was Sophia Charlotte's maiden name, please?
ElizabethHerts
24-01-21, 16:00
Stillings.

Thanks for looking, Kate.
Mary from Italy
24-01-21, 17:53
A family contact has just told me that there is a picture of him in Sydney, so we assume he emigrated.

Is it a family photo, or something she's found online?
Mary from Italy
24-01-21, 17:54
No deaths for William Jackson, parents Henry and Sophia, in NSW between 1879 and 1952.

There are 3 deaths for a William Jackson father Henry, mother not named, in that period.
ElizabethHerts
24-01-21, 17:55
A family photo, written on the back that it was taken of him in Sydney.

There was a huge box of stuff in the attic which hadn't seen the light of day for years.
ElizabethHerts
24-01-21, 17:56
Thanks, Mary. Perhaps the box will unearth something more.
Mary from Italy
24-01-21, 18:00
Pity it's such a common name.

The Australian indexes give parents' forenames for births and deaths, but not for marriages, so there's no point looking for a marriage, and I don't suppose a newspaper search will help.
ElizabethHerts
24-01-21, 18:02
It's a shame he didn't have his mother's surname - Stillings.

Mary, thanks for looking.
Mary from Italy
24-01-21, 18:06
No problem, it only takes a minute. I've also had a quick look at passenger lists and police gazettes, but I can't see anything obvious.

Is there any chance that his parents or siblings emigrated, or have you found their deaths in England?
ElizabethHerts
24-01-21, 18:20
No, they were all accounted for in England. He is the only one who goes missing. I have all his siblings' deaths and his parents'.
HarrysMum
24-01-21, 18:25
There are a couple of Sydney’s in USA. Just a thought.