help needed please.

[chrissy]

morning all
please could any help me locate any info on-
    susan chambers b 1872-approx.died richmond,victoria, 1954
    father-john chambers.
     mother-bridget cane.
susan was ggrandmother,and sadly we hve no details of her.she married samuel sherlock possilby in 1900 .victoria. melbourne. any help would be great.
       .............chrissy.

[Mungbeans]

You should be able to locate her death record through the online index for Victorian BDM at:

http://online.justice.vic.gov.au/

Unfortunately it is pay per view, but the good news is you can order the certificate online right away, so you wouldn't be waiting long.

Cheers
Leonie

[gennig]

Hi Chrissy

Susan CHAMBERS born 1874 Warrenheip ref: 6023
Parents: John CHAMBERS & Briget CANE

John CHAMBERS (born Co Clare) married Bridget KANE (born Co Clare) 1871 ref: 2846

Other Children:-
Michael born 1875 Warr ref: 26483
John born 1878 Bung ref: 7169
Bridget Born 1879 Bung Ref: 21304
Patrick born 1882 Bung ref: 7406
Annie born 1885 Bung ref: 963
Margaret born 1886 Bung Ref: 1032

Cheers
Genni

[gennig]

Chrissy

Found this death.

Bridget Cane CHAMBERS died Drouin 1897 Ref: 4902

I can't find a marriage for Susan CHAMBERS to Samuel SHERLOCK.

Genni

[chrissy]

hi gennig
thanks for that ,children b droin,essendon;tasmania,ive looked in my family book,but cant find details of a marriage either ???samuel died parkville 1954.
teenager killed keyboard last nite,very hard to write.
     ......chrissy

[chrissy]

Hi
 Could any one give me possible reasons as to why this marriage is so hard to find? my family book was written by a lady ,who researched over 30 years,and was very thorough! if she couldnt find it,I really dont know where to look next
   ................cheers chrissy
 

[gennig]

chrissy

do you have any of the certificates ie. death, births of children. 

Where was the first child born?

Even though registration was compulsory, sometimes they weren't registered.  If any of the certificates give a date, I'd probably check the church records for that period.

Cheers
Genni

[JAP]

chrissy,

Perhaps they did not marry?

Do you have the death certificates of Samuel and Susan?  What do they say about the place and date of their marriage?

JAP

[yenda]

Hi Chrissy
I don't know if you've had any luck with your search yet but you asked if there was any reason a marriage couldn't be found.
I had the same problem with my great grandparents. Searched high and low and eventually mentioned it to my uncle who is now nearing 80. He said that back in earlier times it wasn't uncommon for a couple to just make their vows in front of friends and family ( I guess something like a marriage celebrant these days). When this happened the marriage wasn't always registered. My great grandparents were definitely married, he told me, but their marriage was never registered. Maybe the same thing happened in your family.
Cheers
Ruth