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Mk2_Zephyr
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Looking for any information on William CHALMERS (b 1881, NZ) and his wife Ruth Matilda PENN. They married in New Zealand and moved to Australia before WW1. They lived in Sydney and Bill was still alive in Balmain in 1952.
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Mk2_Zephyr
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Hi Noelene, thanks for that, the surname is CHALMERS and his wifes maiden name is Penn.
Not much other info other than a couple of kids, no names or where they were born.
I do know he was still alive in 1952 in Balmain, from a sisters death notice.
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Noells
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Here are a couple of websites for you to have a wander through.
www.rootsweb.com/~nswsdps
Newspaper death notices . Click on Browse the Index then find the surname you seek.
www.bdm.nsw.gov.au Click on Historical Indexes on L.H. side, then on Search Historical Indexes.
The Deaths only go up to 1945, but you never know what you might find on children etc.
Good luck
Noelene
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Mk2_Zephyr
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Thanks, Noelene.
I was wondering how easy it is to check the death indexes in Aussie. Here we have copies of the indexes in every major library. A search from 1952 to 1980 wouldn't take that long over here.
Do you have separate State indexes ?
William was born in 1880, so he could still have been alive in 1980, more likely some time in 60- 70s.
Living in Balmain, where would he be buried ?
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Noells
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Yes, each State here his it's own birth,marriage & death indexes. Because of privacy laws they can only publish up to a certain number of years ago, so anything "modern" is not available to general public.
Did you have a check through the web sites I gave you? They will be your best bet at this stage.
Another way could be going through the Electoral rolls each year, but that would be a huge job and not really feasible.
I live in Victoria, so am not familiar with Sydney cemeteries, but someone else reading this post should be able to help you with that. Maybe also have some other suggestions for you.
A web site I think would be most helpful for you with your Aussie research is www.coraweb.com.au this has a huge number of links.
Bye for now
Noelene
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Anderson,Fry,Poad, Fort,Quaintance -England, Australi
McCulloch - Scotland, Australia
O'Shea, Egan - Ireland, Australia
Sternberg - Germany
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Mk2_Zephyr
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No, but thankyou. 
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Mk2_Zephyr
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Right, excellent update on deaths,
Leaves me with one problem on the 1965 death, No parents listed. What is on the death certficate that could help?
Or he made it past 1974 !!!!! (would be 94, so possible)
Then there are two possibles on probates ? late 1970s, but not living in Balmain.
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trish251
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If the parents are not listed on the certificate - this indicates the informant did not know their names, which could mean that not much else is on the certificate either - In theory you could get length of time in each Aust state, marriage & detail of same, living children and ages, plus age at death, cause of death and funeral details. The latter two items would not be dependant on informant.
The transcription service on offer in NSW
http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/familyHistory/howToSearch.htm is cheaper than buying a certificate
Looking at the Ryerson index may help post 1974
http://www.rootsweb.com/~nswsdps/dpsindex.htm
There is a William Chalmers, late of Punchbowl, formerly of NZ died 1978 - but he doesn't appear old enough (born c. 1900) Could this be a son?
Another way of checking the death index records would be to access the NSW newspapers for death/funeral information - most State libraries in Oz have the Sydney Morning herald on film.
Trish
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