Family History Mysteries

Mrs Thompson, a mother of five daughters and a son, accusedher newly acquired son-in-law of having married her 15 year old daughter without her consent. The Melbourne Herald reported on the same day the mother informed the police that it was “a serious charge.”
Who was her daughter and who was the newly acquiredson-in-law and how did this occur without consent?

George Selth Coppin was a comedian, impresario and entrepreneur, and was a driving force in early Australian theatre.

George Selth Coppin was a comedian, impresario andentrepreneur, and was a driving force in early Australian theatre.

In Jan 1901 at Grenfell NSW, William Woodfall, the accountant at the Union Bank, disappeared. The bank found a discrepency of 4100 pounds.

I was chatting to a member of my local historical societyand he mentioned how in the research of his books in local pubs in our area (Deniliquin NSW),that one publican was a circus owner! It immediately captured my attention andI had to know more!
Henry Burton was born in Horncastle, Lincolnshire, England,in Mar 1825. After training as ringmaster with the circus of James Cook, which toured Scotland and the Border counties, he arrived with his wife on 23 December 1849 at Adelaide in the Constant.