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Old 27-09-20, 15:33
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The US censuses say he was naturalised as a US citizen. If we could find his naturalisation papers, they might give more details of his wife. But not all are online yet.
Very frustrating. There are pieces of his naturalization on FamilySearch but very sketchy. I thought if I clicked forward I might find more pages of his papers, but it's a new person. Nothing about his wife that I can see.

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Okay, his naturalisation papers are on FamilySearch:

Declaration of Intention 1892:
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61...A1%3AQGG3-TRFN

and acceptance of his application in 1896:
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61...A1%3AQGG3-FC1Z

But not a form with his full details, including spouse, on, which I was hoping for.

Edit - snap, Janet!
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According to the 1900 census, Elizabeth was not naturalised and had arrived in the US 10 years earlier, a year before David.

Interesting that she is shown as head, before the natural order is asserted.
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Just to make life harder, do you suppose that M2 by Elizabeth's name indicates that she married David as a widow?
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I don't think a wife would normally fill in the naturalisation column, though, Phoenix, because they would normally be included in their husband's naturalisation.

Anyway, the 1900 census shows her arriving a year after David, not before.
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Just to make life harder, do you suppose that M2 by Elizabeth's name indicates that she married David as a widow?
Oh yes, well spotted. It would mean as a widow or a divorcee. But maybe they didn't actually marry at all because she was already married?
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Here is David listed as an "attorney at law" in the 1891 San Francisco city directory:

https://www.ancestry.co.uk/imageview...pId=1388933453

Unfortunately not one of those which shows the spouse's name.
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In many subsequent years you find them each listed separately with the same residential address. She is running a lodging house, as you see on the 1900 census if you scroll down. That's why she initially got listed as head, I guess.

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https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/ca...1900-1999_2599

The Elizabeth M. Farr at 928 Folsom is, I believe, the widow of William Farr. I think maybe those are other people entirely?

The 1906 earthquake must have knocked Elizabeth out of the business of lodging.
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Thank you all. I do have most of that. Not all so thanks for the extras. It seems as though David and Elizabeth are living together, but apart sort of......lol

In a letter David writes to his sister in England just after the earthquake of 1906, he called himself Kirkby and mentions “ Bessie” quite bit. Presumed that was Elizabeth. But in one part of the letter it seems they are living apart, although on friendly terms.

Janet, you may be able to decipher the letter better than I can, and tell me I’m wrong.

I can find no official mention of a wife on any paperwork, except the two US census of 1900 and 1910 and as you can see they are different.

Also I suppose it’s possible for him to practice law in US after being struck off in Australia?
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Just as an aside, his sister, Agnes Elizabeth, who marries John Wright is also in the US. She also seems to like to travel without her husband. Had one child in Australia and one in US, but John doesn’t seem to feature on a few of her shipping records. I must look for her on the census.

In his above mentioned letter, he is writing to his sister Theo. This is Theodosia Harriett Farr. Just for fun, she seems to have an aunt of the same name....lol
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