Thread: My First Sowters to OZ.

Dear listers,

If you wanted to trace a family, for Family Tree purposes, that left the UK and migrated to Australia, where would you go online.

I have searched "Findmypast" and found no matches I could be certain of. Of the Australian based "Shipslist" and the Government sites they were fruitless.

The name is SOWTER.

Who made the move to Australia, I have know idea. But I will give you the names I have.

As you will see the I have them in reverse order.



Emma Sowter b.18 Jun.1891 Redfern NSW marries William Robert Button b15 Dec.1890 Padington LONDON.

Child.

Ethel, Betty, Margaret, Betty, Arnold, Sylvia, Meryl, Kevin.

Her father......

James William Sowter b.25 Dec. 1858 place unknown, married Mary Tattersall b.26 Mar. 1858 Liverpool NSW.

Child.

Chris, Percy, Emma.

His father...

George Sowter b.1819 Tooty Surry England. married Emma Unknown b.1827 Marylebone,Middlesex.

Child.

Emma, Christopher, Minnie, George, then James.



Well, thats the best I have to offer I hope it helps some what.



My best to you, Ray.

just a guess but i think this is them....





from 1861 - he was born 1819 tooting.

she was born 1827 middlesex:



a possible marriage:



Marriages Jun 1849

Sowter George Marylebone 1195

Viercant Emma Jane Marylebone 1195





GEORGE JOHN SOWTERPedigree Male Event(s):Birth: Christening: 04 APR 1819 Tooting Graveney, Surrey, EnglandDeath: Burial: Parents: Father: GEORGE SOWTER Family Mother: CAROLINE



EMMA JANE VIERCANTPedigree Female Event(s):Birth: 03 AUG 1827 Christening: 19 AUG 1827 All Souls, Saint Marylebone, London, EnglandDeath: Burial: Parents: Father: JAMES VIERCANT Family Mother: EMMA







their children:



Births Dec 1851 (>99%) Sowter Emma Isabella S.Saviours 4583



Births Jun 1857 (>99%) Sowter Minnie Caroline St Saviour S 1d10

Births Mar 1859 (>99%) SOWTER James William St Saviour 1d5





from www.familysearch.org

www.freebmd.rootsweb.com

Dear Lisabyrne,

Many thanks, you've been very kind. They certainly look good to me as a match but when I went to insert the info I am reminded of something. On James wedding certificate Emma is called Johnson in brackets not Viercant.

The thing that puzzles me I can't find an entry for a George Sowter or Emma into Australia. There are Sowters but George and Emma.

Best wishes to you and yours, Ray

Hi Ray,

This might help you in your research,I have Sowters in my family tree. My grtx5 grandfather was a William Sowter he was born on the 25/03/1712 in Amberley Sussex he married Mary Young on the 11/02/1749, he died on the 08/03/1764 in Amberley Sussex, Mary died on the 30/04/1784 also in Amberley Sussex.One of their sons was Thomas Souton born 12/04/1752 in Amberley he married a Ruth Lamper on the 07/10/1779 in Ferring Sussex and died on the 31/101832 in Steyning Sussex, as you can see the family had moved from Amberley to Stayning,also and more importantly, Thomas had changed the family name from Sowter to Souton.

I was stumped for a while and,could notget a trace, then a fellow nut case told me about people and families changing their names,and of I went at the gallop.My grtx3 Ann Souton married a Joseph Goldsmith on the 22/03/1804 in Lewes Sussex, all Ann's siblings used the surname Souton. I hope this of help to you in your research,if I can be of help please get in touch.Who knows we might be related.

Kind Regards,

Tomscot.

Hi Ray

An alternative?

Marriage George Sowter 2nd quarter 1843 Strand 1 354 - possible spouse Emma Johnson

Gillian

1851 Census Surrey Southwark

George Souter 32 fish dealer b Surrey Tooting

Emma 24 b Middlesex Marylebone

Emily Pyke 3 nurse child b Surrey Christchurch

Gillian

1861 Census Surrey Southwark

George Sowter 42 fishmonger b Surrey Tooting

Emma 34 b Middlesex Marylebone

Emma 9

George 5

Minnie 4

James 2

Christopher 8 months

Children all born Surrey Southwark

Gillian