Chief Protector of Aborigines Correspondence
Correspondence for Marriage Applications 1915
Item ID 336453
Previous System Location A/58768; RSI14961/1/467
Access Category 100 years
Queensland State Archives
NB
R Residence
C Marital Status (Condition)
A Age
B Place born
F Father
M Mother
W Witness (where Aboriginal)
Copyright P.J. Mackett, 1995
1. Samuel MacDonald Nellie Edwards
R Surat Surat
Married 2. 2.1915 Roma
N.B. They have lived together for about 12 years and have 3 male
children aged 11, 7 and 5 years.
Also attached to this marriage correspondence is a Report on
half-caste girls in the Roma district dated 27.10.1914.
This mentions
Sophie Nulla at Mitchell
Ruby Combarngo at Surat
Sybil Combarngo at Surat
Lizzie Watson, F/B, about 60 miles from Surat
Nellie Edwards and her daughter Clara Edwards live with white
men and have children to them. The men are McDonald and Munns.
All are at Surat.
Billy Combarngo and two of his sons Glen Combarngo and
Ollie Combarngo are at Surat. Billy is a married man with
six children.
2. Robert Munn Clara Edwards
R Roma Roma
Married 16. 2.1915 at Roma
N.B. Clara Edwards was at Surat. She has 2 illegitimate children
Frances Hannah Edwards and Melda Lily Edwards.
3. H L Mowlis Clara Santos
B Cingalee
Married 2. 6.1915 Thursday Island
Also mentions
Pedro Galora of Horn Island, 1912
Ageria Gregoria of Wednesday Island, 1912
Lonie of Wednesday Island, 1912
Dina of Wednesday Island, 1912
Antonio Evangelista @ Ebasio
4. Antonio Ebasio Clara Fabian (Parian, Pavian)
R Thursday Island Thursday Island
C Bachelor Widow
A 32 yrs 17 yrs
B Manilla, Phillipines Thursday Island
F Leon Ebasio Leon Fabian
M Maria Papa Philomena Khanobar
Married 20. 8.1907 Thursday Island
N.B. Not legal. Bigamous.
5. Antonio Evalgelista Daina
R Thursday Island Thursday Island
C Bachelor Widow
A 22 yrs 23 yrs
B Lavoes, Cebu, Phillipines Cape Grenville
F Pedro Evangelista
M Ruperta Dileen
Married 5. 9.1898 Thursday Island
6. Emanuel Appo Lena Horton
A 22 yrs
B Cingalee
M Lexey Richards
Married 4.10.1915 Geraldton
N.B. Lena gave birth to a female child on 29. 9.1915.
Appo is the father.
7. Charley Epong Bella Abasene
R Mourilyan Mourilyan
A 37 yrs 35 yrs
B Java Johnstone River District
F Cingalee
M H/C Aboriginal
Married 13.12.1915 Innisfail
N.B. Lived together for 10 years. Have 2 children,
a girl 8 years and a boy 6 years.
8. John Savo Florrie
R Trubanam Mission
B South Sea Islands
Seek permission to marry 1915 Thursday Island
9. Peter Norman Clara Wallace
C Widow
A 50 yrs
Seek permission to marry 1915 Rockhampton
10. Charlie Mossman Edith
R Barambah Barambah
C Bachelor Spinster
A 33 yrs 21 yrs
B Mossman Chester River, Coen
F Jimmie Billy
M Nellie Maggie
Married 31.12.1914 Barambah Methodist
11. Fujimura Japanesa Nina
R Proserpine
B Mackay
Married 1. 9.1915 Proserpine Methodist
12. H H Currie Annie Healey
R Cooroy Brisbane
Seek permission to marry 1915 Buderim Mountains
13. Charlie Ackman Lucy
R Atherton Atherton
A 35 yrs 35 yrs
B Cingalee
Married 8. 2.1915 Atherton
14. Charlie Santo Katie
R Daraji
B South Sea Islands
Married 27. 2.1915 Innisfail
15. Hector Seymour Janie
R Cairns Cairns
A 19-20 yrs
F Seymour
Seek permission to marry 1915 Cairns
N.B. Hector gone to Munro Creek.
16. Harry Marabodo Maudie
B Pacific Islands
Married 4. 2.1915 Bowen
N.B. Living together for 13 years. Maudie has 2 children, namely
Daisy, aged 14 years, not Harry's
Mabel, 12 years, Harry's child
17. William Smoke Pattiemo Amboyn
A 53 yrs 13. 4.1901
B Timor
F Malay
M Island woman
Permission to marry refused 1915 Thursday Island
N.B. Pattiemo gave birth to a child on 24. 1.1915. Smoke is father.
18. Willie Musatta Kitty
R Cordelia, Mackinade
A 44 yrs 44 yrs
B Malay
Permission to marry refused 1915 Ingham
19. Charlie Sarman Julia
R Mackinade
C Widow
A 49 yrs 35 yrs
Permission to marry refused 1915 Ingham
N.B. Julia's husband was Joe King. He died some 2 years ago.
20. Harry Mabratta Annie Yunbin
R Daraji
A 40 yrs 30 yrs
Married 13. 4.1915 Innisfail
N.B. Lived together for last 12 years on the Tully River.
21. Johnnie Santo Katie Murrumbie
R Daraji
A 50 yrs 25 yrs
F Kanaka
M Aboriginal
Married 13. 4.1915 Innisfail
N.B. Lived together for past 6 years at Goondi, Innisfail.
22. Harry Ai Orr Minnie
C Widow
A 43 yrs 27 yrs
B Maratta Tully River
Permission to marry refused 1915 Hull River
N.B. Minnie's husband died some years ago.
23. H Brabon Minnie Sivyer
F Richard Brabon (dec, white)
M Harriet (dec)
Seek permission to marry 1915 Cairns
N.B. Minnie is white. They have been living together for some
years and have 4 children.
24. George Maratta Maggie
A 45 yrs 40 yrs
Married 21. 4.1915 Innisfail
N.B. They have 2 children.
25. Robert Uber (Obi) Emily Howling
R Nikenbah Pialba
B Kanaka
Permission to marry refused 1915 Pialba.
N.B. Emily has a child aged about 8 years.
26. Unnamed Dora Ord
B French Chilian H/C
Seek permission to marry 1915 Townsville
27. Bondy Sandow Topsy
R Daintree
C Bachelor
A 40 yrs 30 yrs
B Sandow, SSI China Camp, Cooktown
F SSI
M SSI
Married 27. 4.1915 Mossman
N.B. Topsy had a child who died 13 years ago.
28. Charlie Gandalang Minnie Mooner
A 35 yrs 18 yrs
Married 11. 6.1915 Innisfail
N.B. Mentions Willie Tanna, who is Minnie's foster-father, and
is over 60 years old and blind.
Also mentions Tommy Tanna.
29. Mr O'Loughlin Topsy McCoy
R Birdsville Annandale
Seek permission to marry 1915 Birdsville
N.B. Topsy has a male child.
30. Willie Ambrym Kitty
A 40 yrs 30 yrs
Married 30. 8.1915 Atherton
N.B. Live together.
31. Tom Homa Topsy Brown
C Widow
B Singapore
Married 23. 9.1915 Innisfail
N.B. Topsy previously married on 11. 1.1906 in Cairns to a coloured
man of Maori extraction. Topsy was employed in Cooktown in 1904.
32. John Raymon Jenon Abrahams
A 22 yrs 18 yrs
Married 5. 6.1915 Thursday Island
N.B. John is a H/C Filipina mainlander. Jenon is a H/C Malay
and mainlander.
33. Johnny Santo Jenny
Married 1. 9.1915 Innisfail
N.B. Jenny has 2 children, namely
girl aged 9 years, Johnny not father
Johnny aged 6 years, Johnny father
They have lived together for 7 years at Ninds Creek.
34. Richard Campbell Violet Black
R Barambah Barambah
C Bachelor Spinster
A 21 yrs 21 yrs
B Woody Island Kilkivan
F George Campbell Frederick Black
M Jennie Fanny Smith
Married 6. 4.1915 Barambah
35. Charlie Solomon Lena
B Kanaka
Married 4. 7.1916 Atherton
N.B. Lived together for several years.
36. John Lucas
Wants an Aboriginal wife 1915 Mitchell
N.B. John was previously married to an Aboriginal woman who
died and left him with their 4 children.
37. Charley Blair Mary Whitmore
R Barambah Barambah
C Bachelor Spinster
A 22 yrs 19 yrs
B Harumba Warra
F Alick Blair Whitmore
M Rosey Lily
Married 16. 8.1915 Barambah Methodist
38. Herbert Brown Ethel Davey
R Barambah Barambah
C Bachelor Spinster
A 25 yrs 21 yrs
B Ipswich Barambah
F Billy Brown Collin Davey
M Topsy Annie Brow
Married 16. 8.1915 Barambah Methodist
39. Lenny Michael Nellie Gundy
R Barambah Barambah
C Bachelor Spinster
A 48 yrs 48 yrs
B Proserpine Kilkivan
F Tommy Michael Johnny
M Nellie Maria
Married 16. 8.1915 Barambah Methodist
40. Robert Ector Green Maggie Freeman
R Tommo Stn Tommo Stn
A 44 yrs
B Breeza, NSW
Married 29.10.1915 Noondoo Stn
N.B. Robert is a white man. They have lived together for
11 years and have 6 children, 5 of whom are living.
41. Paday Moreton Dolly Rosser
R Barambah Barambah
C Bachelor Spinster
A 29 yrs 18 yrs
B Croydon Cooktown
F Billy Moreton
M Katey Nellie Brown
Married 16. 8.1915 Barambah Methodist
42. Robert Law Mary Monkland
R Barambah Barambah
C Bachelor Spinster
A 26 yrs 21 yrs
B Mondure Gympie
F Davey Law Joe Monkland
M Kate Lucy Monkland
Married 16. 8.1915 Barambah Methodist
43. Willie Malone Daisy Quicksilver
R Barambah Barambah
C Bachelor Spinster
A 25 yrs 20 yrs
B Alpha Mondure
F Billy Beaufort Quicksilver
M Maria Eliza
Married 16. 8.1915 Barambah Methodist
44. Willie Christy Clara Christy
R Barambah Barambah
C Bachelor Spinster
A 24 yrs 29 yrs
B Charters Towers Bowen
F Bob Lacey Davey Morris
M Alice Ida
Married 16. 8.1915 Barambah Methodist
45. Tom Buck Ida Hamilton
R Barambah Barambah
C Bachelor Spinster
A 21 yrs 29 yrs
B Barambah Cloncurry
F Mick Buck Jack King
M Jenny Alice King
Married 16. 8.1915 Barambah Methodist
46. Fred Adamson Daisy Collins
R Boompa Boompa
Seek permission to marry 1915 Boompa
47. Thomas De Satge Janie Lynah
R Headingly Stn
Seek permission to marry 1915 Cloncurry
48. Billy Malone Molly Buck
R Barambah Barambah
C Widower Spinster
A 36 yrs 20 yrs
B Mondure Nanango
F Peter Micky
M Biddy Jennie
Married 14.10.1915 Barambah
49. Frank Lewis Lizzie
A 17 yrs
Seek permission to marry 1915 Mona Mona
50. Jimmy Bond Clara
B SSI
Married 23.12.1915 Mapoon
51. John Savo Mary
B SSI
Married 23.12.1915 Mapoon
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