Query on mother of Mildred SAUNDERS

Started by Private User on Saturday, November 2, 2019
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Mildred Everingham is on Geni with 2 mothers
* Father Lampett Saunders [Convict "Strathfieldsaye" 1836] (1810-1896)
* married John Everingham (1814-1875)

mother 1 - {unknown mother of Mildred and Mary Saunders} - an unknown aboriginal woman

mother 2 - {unknown mother of Mildred and Mary Saunders} (1823-1848)

What is the source for Leanne as her mother?

http://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/saunders-lampett-29602
Lampett SAUNDERS 1809-1896
* had 2 daughters with an Aboriginal woman
* married Margaret McCORMACK and had 7 children

https://australianroyalty.net.au/individual.php?pid=I8259&ged=p...
Lampettt SAUNDERS
1810-1896
married 1) 1828 to Eliza LESSETER
* Christiana 1829
* James 1832
transported 1836
married 2) to unknown aboriginal woman (probably common law relationship)
* Mildred 1837
* Mary 1843
married 3) Margaret McCORMACK (probably common law relationship)
* Emma 1859

Lampet Saunders was assigned to Cyrus Doyle at Sackville, where his eldest daughter Mildred, conceived soon after, retained both her Aboriginal kinship name and her personal totem, respectively Butha emu.

Information sent to me

Mildred Saunders' mother was an Aboriginal woman. Her mothers Kinship name is "Aechale Butha but white man named her" Leanne Craft". Leanne Craft is a Darkinung Tribe/Darug Tribe woman. Her language is "Darkinung" & her Totem is the same as Mildreds, "Emu". Leanne Craft gave birth to Mildred in 1835 when she was 12 years old.

I have received numerous messages asking for evidence of
* her name - Leanne Craft or Aechale Butha
* her birth details - 31 January 1823 Portland Head Rock
* her death details - 9 October 1848 Portland Head Rock
* her common law marriage on 1836

I have been unable to locate any information supporting this

A google search on "Aechale Butha" has zero results
A google search on "Leanne Craft" has no results matching to this family

NSW BDM Records - https://www.nsw.gov.au/topics/family-history-search
* births for SAUNDERS between 1836 and 1850 only show a birth record for Mary SAUNDERS in 1843 (632/1843 V1843632 145) with no parents listed
* no death record for Mildred EVERINGHAM

http://ia.anu.edu.au/biography/saunders-mildred-24914 - has Mildred SAUNDERS being born 1837 but no parents

https://www.historyofaboriginalsydney.edu.au/north-west/mildred-sau... has Mildred SAUNDERS (Butha) born 1837 to Lampet SAUNDERS. Mildred retained her aboriginal totem Butha emu, member of the Darkinjung tribe

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Saunders-6027 born 1837 Mildred Budha SAUNDERS died 1880 - born to Lambet SAUNDERS and a First Nations woman

https://australianroyalty.net.au/tree/purnellmccord.ged/individual/... Mildred SAUNDERS born c1837 Convict Lampet Saunders was assigned to Cyrus Doyle at Sackville, where his eldest daughter Mildred conceived soon after retained both her Aboriginal kinship name and her personal totem, respectively Butha and emu.

Looking at ancestry.com trees there are at least 21 of them - most contain no sources and very few have parents for her. They range from
* parents unknown
* Joseph ? and Martha A ? - connected with a death date of 1901
* Lampitt SAUNDERS and Eliza LESSETER {this is NOT correct - Eliza remained in England}
* Joseph SAUNDERS and Martha A - connected with a death date of 1875
* Lambert SAUNDERS and Martha A (Aboriginal)

There are 2 trees on ancestry.com with Leanne Craft
* "Julia" Aechale Leanne Craft Darug Woman - Born 31/1/1823 Portland Head Rock - part of Darug Tribe, died 9/10/1848 NSW -
* Leanne Craft

Family Search has Mildred SAUNDERS as the daughter of Lampitt SAUNDERS and Elizabeth

Without any supporting information nor any external corroboration I will need to remove the information until some evidence / source of the information is provided.

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