Genealogy Chat

Greyghost- it's listed on the same page as Ruth:

1944
England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations)

Palfreyman Henry of 74 Elm Street Holland Common Barnsley Yorkshire died 20 October 1936 Administration (with Will) Wakefield 2 March to Edith Royle widow Effects £492

Is this your thread on rootsweb Margaret? Seems everyone has come up with the same possible answers.

This one may be worth looking into.

There is a H. PALFREYMAN aged 29 Single left via the Ophir in Sydney on the 10 Mar 1894 Arrival date in London 9 Mar 1894

https://lists.rootsweb.com/hyperkitty/list/aus-nsw.rootsweb.com/thread/29309950/

I had discounted that one yesterday because of the age written very clearly on this record.
And on the image it says he's a shopkeeper, not a miner:


Henry Palfreyman
in the UK, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960
Name: Henry Palfreyman
Arrival Age: 45
Birth Date: abt 1849
Port of Departure: Australia
Arrival Date: 26 Mar 1894
Port of Arrival: London, England
Ports of Voyage: Sydney; Hobart; Melbourne; Adelaide; Albany; Colombo; Port Said; Ismailiya; Naples; Gibraltar; Plymouth, Devon, England
Ship Name: Ophir
Official Number: 98673

I don't see another version saying he was 29 - not so far, at least.


EDIT:

That reply on the rootsweb thread says he arrived in England before he left Australia ??

EDIT again -
I'm not sure if that's the same voyage ?

On the image, the date of arrival is 27 April 1894, not 26 March 1894.
I don't see that March date anywhere on the image - maybe a mistranscription.
.
They would have left Australia in March - a voyage would have taken about a month.


From the "Western Mail" , Sat 31 March 1894:

SHIPPING NOTES.
Our Albany' correspondent telegraphed
on Sunday that the mail steamer Ophir, from
Adelaide, arrived at midnight. Passengers
for Albany : Mesdames Davidson, Edwards,
Misses Carlettan, Edwards, Messrs. Christy,
Taylor, Davidson, Simpsons, Cottle, Hoare,
McDermott, Harde, Mahoney, Stuart, Ander-
son, Holt, Coleman, Vincent, Aitken, Laurence,
Hauer, Allan, Murphy (2), Butcher, McQueen,
Greigor, Symonds, Taylor, Seaver, Quinlan,
Jesson, Cowell, Pender, Cressey, Blevins,
Hydes, Meyer, Lane, Marshall, Banner arid
Hon. C. C. Kingston. The Ophir sailed for
London at 3 a.m. Pas»engare : Mesdames Hells
and six children, James and four children,
Powell and infant, Kenny and two children,
Tull and infant, Low and turee children, Good,
Wells, Messrs. Hells, Kenny, Spackman,
Dowson, MoGuinness, Bose, Tull, Halligan,
Laving, Peace and Law.


So the ship arrived in Albany on Sunday 26 March.
The passenger names are only those leaving or joining at Albany.

AQ - I might check a couple of years post a death but not 8 and afraid having found Ruth that's as far as I went.

I have this morning received from New South Wales a copy of the memorandum concerning the sale of land that belonged to Henry Palfreyman--.In Corrimal, NSW,

He sold the land (38 1/2 perches) in 3 August 1897 to William John Jeffrey, but was living at Birdwell near Barnsley, Yorkshire, at that time.

That would allow him to be married to Ruth Greenley . although I have not found his return journey from Australia.

thank you all for your interest and ideas.

from the New South Wales land registry, Memorandum of Transfer ;

sold to William John Jeffrey, Deputy Miner. (on property purchased 3rd August 1891) the property of
Henry Palfreyman (38.1/2 perches in Corrimal) formerly of Corrimal, NSW,
now of Birdwell, near Barnsley , Yorkshire, England.
Registered volume 1024.

Transfer .6 July 1897 ref 266463 Registrar General, New South wales

Solved.! Although no trace of his journey back to the Uk. c 1893 :-)