Benjamin Mancha in Australia

Question

I have a distant cousin, Benjamin Mancha, Mancha-41 , who left the US and moved to Australia, probably in around 1900 - he was in New York, About age 14, in 1890 and in Australia by 1906. Ancestry tells me that in Australia he married Florence Jane Fitzgerald, and they had four daughters. But Ancestry, being a paid service, doesn’t  let me see any documentation for this. Anyway, in terms of connecting disparate parts of the tree - Pennsylvania and New York to New South Wales, it would be nice if we could get enough documentation to create a profile for his wife and connect her to the broader Australia  part of the tree.

Answer 1

Hi Richard. Here is Florence's birth record:

<ref>[https://familyhistory.bdm.nsw.gov.au/ New South Wales Births, Deaths and Marriages] birth registration number 234/1883. Name: Florence J Fitzgerald; father: James; mother: Alice E; district: Sydney. Accessed 9 September 2022.</ref>

You may be able to find further records at the NSW BDM search site.

Answer 2

Benjamin Mancha married Florence Fitzgerald in Sydney, New South Wales, in 1906.<ref>New South Wales Family History - Births, Deaths and Marriages Search (https://familyhistory.bdm.nsw.gov.au/lifelink/familyhistory/search : 10 Sep 2022) Marriage registration # 530/1906<br/>Groom: MANCHA Benjamin, Bride: FITZGERALD Florence, District: Sydney</ref>

Lola was born in Woollahra, New South Wales, in 1906.<ref>New South Wales Family History - Births, Deaths and Marriages Search (https://familyhistory.bdm.nsw.gov.au/lifelink/familyhistory/search : 10 Sep 2022) Birth registration # 30637/1906<br/>MANCHA Lola D, Father: Benjamin E, Mother: Florence, District: Woollahra</ref>

Ena was born in Paddington, New South Wales, in 1908.<ref>New South Wales Family History - Births, Deaths and Marriages Search (https://familyhistory.bdm.nsw.gov.au/lifelink/familyhistory/search : 10 Sep 2022) Birth registration # 17427/1908<br/>MANCHA Ena M, Father: Benjamin E, Mother: Florence J, District: Paddington</ref>

Stella was born in Petersham, New South Wales, in 1911.<ref>New South Wales Family History - Births, Deaths and Marriages Search (https://familyhistory.bdm.nsw.gov.au/lifelink/familyhistory/search : 10 Sep 2022) Birth registration # 20017/1911<br/>MANCHA Stella E, Father: Benjamin E, Mother: Florence, District: Petersham</ref>

Hilda was born in Petersham, New South Wales, in 1915.<ref>New South Wales Family History - Births, Deaths and Marriages Search (https://familyhistory.bdm.nsw.gov.au/lifelink/familyhistory/search : 10 Sep 2022) Birth registration # 17458/1915<br/>MANCHA Hilda T, Father: Benjamin E, Mother: Florence, District: Petersham</ref>

Grace was born in Burwood, New South Wales, in 1921.<ref>New South Wales Family History - Births, Deaths and Marriages Search (https://familyhistory.bdm.nsw.gov.au/lifelink/familyhistory/search : 10 Sep 2022) Birth registration # 7175/1922<br/>MANCHA Grace F, Father: Benjamin E, Mother: Florence, District: Burwood</ref>

Last one has to have been born in 1921 and registered in 1922 as my search ended 31 Dec 1921. Can probably get you exact dates by searching for restricted date ranges if you want those.

Answer 3

Thanks to all of you who helped with this.