Chief Protector of Aborigines Correspondence for Marriage Applications Item ID 336455 Previous System Location A/69434; RSI14961/1/469 Start Date Circa 1/1/1917 End Date Circa 31/12/1917 Description Marriages Access Category 100 years Queendsland State Archives Copyright P.J. Mackett, 1995 Abbreviations used are R Residence C Marital Status (Condition) A Age B Place born F Father M Mother W Witness (where Aboriginal) 39. William Green Daisy R Barambah Correspondence 1917 Barambah NB There is no Daisy of marriagable age on the settlement. 40. Fred Murray Nellie A 45-50 yrs 18 yrs F Captain (at Sonora Stn) Permission refused 1917 Bowen NB Fred was previously married. Two of his children are at Barambah. 41. Billy Anderson Mary Sullivan Correspondence 1917 Barambah NB May marry when Mary is well. 42. Harry Motlop (SSI) Lizzie Davis C Widow of a SSI A 35 yrs 26 yrs B Motlop Island Thursday Island F (dec) M (dec) Correspondence 1917 Thursday Island 43. Robert Attow (SSI) Themukisa R Prince of Wales Island Naghir Island C Widower A 40 yrs 23 yrs B Epi Island Mabuiag Island F (dec) M (dec) Correspondence 1917 44. Mattie Davis Maggie Oakes R Barambah Barambah C Bachelor Spinster A 27 yrs 30 yrs B Cooktown Brunette Downs F Jimmy Davis (dec) Cobbo M Maggie Kittie Married 13.11.1917 Barambah Church of England 45. Charlie Muratta Katie Santo C Widower Widow A 40 yrs Will not marry 1917 Innisfail NB Charlie Santo, husband of Katie, died 16. 6.1917 at Innisfail. Charlie Muratta's wife died at Barambah about 14 years ago. She was a native of Mackay and her name was Fanny. They were married in Townsville 18 or 20 years ago. Fanny cleared out with Harry Marsumi? and then was sent to Barambah. Correspondence dated 11. 2.1915 states there is no objection to the marriage of Dorothy Desatge, aged 17-19 yrs, to James Wilson, aged 21-22 years, both H/C of Urandangie. 46. Charlie Santo Katie R Daraji Daraji C Bachelor Spinster A 45 yrs 32 yrs B Santo, SSI Goondi F Tabi Yarri M Na-ti Ba-goo Married 27. 2.1915 Innisfail 47. Leeing Katie R Innisfail B Malay Correspondence 1917 Innisfail NB They have lived together for some years and have 2 children. 48. Ted Currapoon Lucy A 21 yrs B Upper Murray River Upper Murray River F Charlie (Kanaka) Correspondence 1917 Cardwell (no permission needed) 49. Billie Williams Fanny A 17.10.1865 35 yrs B Red Island Hammond Island F (white) M Mainland Aborigine Married 20.10.1917 Thursday Island NB Lived together for some years. 50. Tom Thumb Zoe R Barambah Barambah C Bachelor Widow A 35 yrs 29 yrs B Cunnamulla Ellsley F Button Willie Watson M Jenny Mary Ann Married 14.12.1900 or 14.12.1908 Barambah Methodist NB Zoe is a H/C Maori. Zoe is the mother of Private Arthur Murdock, 8th Reinforcements 41 st Batallion. 51. William Williams Marian Moyden A 1864 19 yrs B Somerset F (white) M Mainland Aborigine Will not marry 1917 Thursday Island NB Will not marry. Seek permit to allow Fanny to marry Williams. 52. Joe Purcell Johanna Bowen Correspondence 1917 Taroom 53. Byron Nathan Nora Craigie R Urandangie Urandangie A 20 yrs Correspondence 1917 Urandangie 54. Walter Brown Rosie Brown R Barambah Barambah C Bachelor Widow A 25 yrs 31 yrs B Gympie Burdekin F Peter Brown Jimmy (dec) M Lucy Kittie Ferguson Married 9.10.1917 Barambah Church of England 55. Frank Fisher Esmie Hayward R Barambah Barambah C Widower Spinster A 38 yrs 30 yrs B Claremont Tornhill Stn, Gulf F Jack Cowie (dec) Hayward (dec) M Mary Ann Darlow Jenny Married 14. 3.1917 Barambah Church of England 56. Salirman Ah Mat Bella R Gordonvale A 52 yrs 50 yrs B Sumatra Russell River Married 3. 8.1917 Cairns 57. Charlie Gaela (SSI) Lucy Pocetti C Bachelor Spinster A 35-40 yrs Correspondence 1917 Atherton 58. George Brown Gracie Murray A 40 yrs 35 yrs No permit needed 1917 Taroom 59. Correspondence 1917 Westbourne NB Mr Barry of Ray Station, Adavale, wants a wife for his boy. 60. Harold Doyle Amy Munns Married 6. 8.1917 Taroom 61. Hassan Gefferie Flossie Drummond A 36 yrs 17 yrs F Batavia M Boigu Island Married 30. 7.1917 Thursday Island 62. Fred Johnson Dinah Gordon Permission refused 1917 Barambah NB Dinah is already married. 63. Alex McPherson (white) Nellie R Toorak Stn A 29 yrs Permission refused 1917 McKinlay 64. Thomas Stuckey Lucy Bringle R Barambah Barambah C Bachelor Spinster A 27 yrs 28 yrs B Laura Normanton F Solomon Stuckey M Maggie Married 17. 7.1917 Barambah Methodist 65. Robert Bon Totty Waddy R Barambah Barambah C Bachelor Spinster A 26 yrs 27 yrs B Cooranga Taroom F John Bon James Waddy M Amy Fanny Sandy Married 17. 7.1917 Barambah Methodist 66. John Thompson Lucy Monkland R Barambah Barambah C Bachelor Spinster A 56 yrs 46 yrs B Barron Downs Kenilworth F Thompson Jim Crow M Kitty Maggie Married 17. 7.1917 Barambah Methodist 67. Charlie Burns Maudie Williams R Emerald Downs Stn, Emerald Permission refused 1917 Emerald 68. John Lucas Bella Trooper Will not marry 1917 Quirindi 69. Targa Singh Nellie Pea C Widower Spinster A 32 yrs B India Married 31. 5.1917 East Barron, Atherton NB Targa was previously married to an Aboriginal now deceased. Her name was Annie. 70. Jim Fiddler Emma Somerset C Bachelor Will not marry 1917 Kilkivan NB Jim is exempt. Correspondence dated 1916 states Jim was married to Ada. They had children. They parted and Ada married a South Sea Islander at Crawford. 71. Lucy Brangle (Moss) Correspondence 1917 Barambah NB Lucy already has a child. 72. Myrtle Douglas Linda Piggott R Barambah Barambah C Bachelor Single A 27 yrs 30 yrs B Laura Burketown F Billy Douglas Frank Pigott M Jessie Darcy Married 27. 5.1917 Barambah Methodist 73. Leslie Hoosan Clara Thompson A 21 yrs 25 yrs Married April or May 1917 Birdsville 74. Marshall Hill Agnes Talbot R Marlborough A 50 yrs B Brisbane F Tolbert (Talbot) (white) M H/C Married 11. 5.1917 Rockhampton NB They have been living together for 25 years and have 11 children namely Ethel Hill, 24 yrs, exempt, married to Frederick Williams Amy Hill, 23 yrs, exempt George Hill, 20 yrs, exempt Robert Hill, 17 yrs, exempt Beatrice Hill, 15 yrs, at home Ruby Hill, 13 yrs, at home Morgan Hill, 11 yrs, at home Samuel Hill, 10 yrs, at home Richard Hill, 7 yrs, at home John Hill, 5 yrs, at home Mary Hill, 2 yrs, at home 75. Alick Neta (SSI) Rebecca R Aurukun A 17 yrs Correspondence 1917 Aurukun 76. Alick Riley Correspondence 1917 Gin Gin NB He has sent for his wedding clothes. 77. Nicholas Macedon Topsy Nancy Henderson C Widow Correspondence 1917 Cooktown NB Topsy has 3 children 78. Fred Smith Anne Anderson R Mt Morris Stn Correspondence 1917 Langlo Crossing NB They have a child. 79. Andrew Illich F (white) Correspondence 1917 Hull River NB The woman Andrew wants to marry is married with a 4 month old child. She is the wife of Jimmy Mulugee of Hull River. 80. John Mack Ada Russell R Barambah Barambah C Bachelor Spinster A 24 yrs 22 yrs B Duaringa Clermont F Tonie Russell M Mitchell Married 14. 2.1917 Barambah Church of England 81. Harry Ord Topsy Ord No legal marriage 1917 Purga NB Topsy wants to leave Harry 82. Jack Tanna (Kanaka) Mary Coot (H/C Kanaka) R Halifax Halifax C Widow A 22 yrs 23 yrs Correspondence 1917 Ingham NB Mary has 3 children. Mary's husband Tom Coot died 28. 1.1915 leaving 3 children. Mary had a female child on 14. 7.1916. Jack Tanna is the father. 83. Anterea (SSI) Teafoo A 40 yrs 17 yrs B Murray Island Marriage deferred 12 months 1917 Thursday Island 84. Jack Scott Myra Leslie R Collarenabri Getting married 1917 Sydney 85. Tom Solomon Maria C Widow B Ingham Married 19. 1.1917 Ingham NB Maria is the widow of Sam (SSI) who died 2 months ago. 86. Willie Creed Grace Married 13.11.1917 Boulia ___________________________________________ |