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Re: Please help me find my Greig family
« Reply #9 on: Thursday 23 January 14 15:03 GMT (UK) »
Manuel married Florence Bullock Ashfield district in 1905

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Re: Please help me find my Greig family
« Reply #10 on: Thursday 23 January 14 15:30 GMT (UK) »
Thank you so much ladies! Isn't that typical that the only child I hadn't found is the one with the ancestry tree? Not at home at the moment but will check when back on pc.
East Lothian/Midlothian
Cowe, Cameron, Storie/Storey, Powell,
McCaskell, Kane/Cain, Howden, Duncan

For OH: East Lothian Ayrshire
Baird, Kyle, Reilly, Routledge
Mackie,Wallace, Wood, Dickson, Burrell, Brown, Darling

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Re: Please help me find my Greig family
« Reply #11 on: Thursday 23 January 14 15:44 GMT (UK) »
Manuel and Florence Greig only daughter - Henrietta born 1907 Kogarah

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Henrietta married Alford List - the announcement in the Sydney Morning Herald - 13 April 1932

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Son John Greig born 1909


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« Reply #12 on: Thursday 23 January 14 16:41 GMT (UK) »
There is a death notice for Manuel Greig in the Sydney Morning Herald - 31 October 1950 - says he died at his sister Isabelle's residence 13 Wentworth Road. Homebush. Loved brother of Isabell, Syd and Ida .......

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Re: Please help me find my Greig family
« Reply #13 on: Thursday 23 January 14 16:53 GMT (UK) »
Obituary for John Greig - The Maitland daily Mercury -  28 November 1931 -
Interment - Presbyterian Cemetery.

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« Reply #14 on: Thursday 23 January 14 17:10 GMT (UK) »
Sydney Greig mentioned in the death notice of Manuel - could be Sidney J Greig born 1885 Sydney to John Greig and Agnes - Registration number 2554.

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Sydney married Emmaline V Hart 1910 Ashfield, New South Wales (Registration number:
779 ) and had a son Sydney H Greig in 1911 (as llisted on the above link)

Sydney died 10 February 1975 - Buried :- Woronora Cemetery, Sutherland, New South Wales, Australia.

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« Reply #15 on: Thursday 23 January 14 17:22 GMT (UK) »
Florence Eva (wife of Manuel) died 1943. There is a memoriam in the Sydney Morning Herald 14 th November 1945 - (Dad, John and Ettie)

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« Reply #16 on: Thursday 23 January 14 17:58 GMT (UK) »
At least you know now where they were Portybello you should get John's birth on S P

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« Reply #17 on: Thursday 23 January 14 18:14 GMT (UK) »
John H Greig son of Manuel and Florence married Ida T Cross -  Ashfield, New South Wales 1930
Registration No:- 1477

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The Death Notice for Agnes was in the Sydney Morning Herald - 13 th feb 1930. It lists her children as :-  Agnes was deceased, Isabella was Mrs F Richter, Manuel, Jack deceased, Sidney, James and Ida (Mrs L Armfield)

Isabella married Mr Francis Richter in 1894 Redfern New South Wales.

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Isabella Steadman Richter died 1963 Burwood NSW

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Suspect Agnes Greig married Robert H S Mills in 1892 and died 1915

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In 1915 Robert H Mills (and Harry) are listed "Nairn" Wentworth Road Homebush - John Greig " Roslyn" also listed on that Wentworth Road (which is where Isabella lived in the obituary for Manuel)

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