Alfred Hurcombe
- Born: 27 Mar 1833, Uley, Gloucestershire England
- Christened: 19 May 1833, Union Chapel Independent, Uley, Gloucestershire England
- Marriage (1): Caroline Victoria Dix in 1868 in Newcastle, NSW Australia
- Died: 2 Jul 1914 at age 81
- Buried: Waverley Cemetery, Sydney, NSW Australia
Noted events in his life were:
• source. Alvin Chapman - chapnode & Kevin Warner who notes: I decided to see when they came out to Australia and found that they both came out on the same ship called the "Sultana" so here is the entry for Alfred. George was 2 years younger on his entry. New South Wales, Australia, Assisted Immigrant Passenger Lists, 1828-1896 Name: Alfred Hurcomb Estimated birth year: abt 1833 Age: 22 Gender: Male Voyage Arrival Date: 19 May 1855 Vessel Name: "Sultana" Origin Location: Uley, Gloucester Finally I decided to see if I could find Alfred on the census records. The 1851 records show him as simply lodging but the 1841 was more telling and here are the results. Note that the father's name has likely been mis-transcribed- 1841 England Census- Name: Alfred Harcomb Age: 5 Estimated birth year:abt 1836 Gender: Male Where born: Gloucestershire, England Civil Parish: Uley Hundred: Berkeley (Upper Division) County/Island: Gloucestershire Country: England Registration district: Dursley Sub-registration district: Uley Household Members: Name Age Tally Harcomb 35 Elizabeth Harcomb 35 Sarah Harcomb 15 Louisa Harcomb 15 Caroline Harcomb 10 William Harcomb 10 Alfred Harcomb 5 George Harcomb 5 Emely Harcomb 4 Harriet Harcomb 1
Alfred married Caroline Victoria Dix, daughter of Joseph Dix and Mary Ann (Hannah) Venn, in 1868 in Newcastle, NSW Australia. (Caroline Victoria Dix was born on 10 Jul 1838 in Maidenhead, Berkshire England, died on 7 Sep 1900 in Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, Sydney, NSW Australia and was buried in Waverley Cemetery, Sydney, NSW Australia.)
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