John Stanley Exell

[deeiluka]

No worries, Raylen.....   

Here's the marriage.....

John Stanley EXELL aged 49 and divorced married Hildegarde Myra COX aged 46 and divorced on 31st January 1936 at the Registry Office, Adelaide.
Fathers = John William EXELL & Henry Robert COX
Ref = Ade 364/354



Dee   

[deeiluka]

No birth in South Australia that I can see, I'm afraid.   

[sparrett]

This, I think would be the remarriage of the wife (ex) in WA

EXELL, MARY J to TURNER ARTHUR  in PERTH reg. 810 in 1930.

This given name of the woman matches the female party in the separation proceedings in the WA paper (above).

Sue

[Raylen]

Good work Sue 

Link given by Sue
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/28166003?searchTerm="john stanley exell"
mentions wife Jane/Mary Jane. Court proceeding in Western Australia
but mentions that John Stanley Exell lives in South Australia

So is there is another marriage for John Stanley between Ellen 1903 and Hillergarde 1936 

Raylen

[deeiluka]

Can't see one in South Australia.

I can't see a marriage, death or other children for a John William Exell/Excell/Exel/Excel either in South Australia apart from the death of a 10 year old daughter way back in 1848, which seems unlikely to be the one we're looking for.   

[alelex]

Thank-you all for your replies,

We think he did marry again in 1914 in SA or ended up living there at some stage. We don't know if there was a third marriage. Unfortunately his marriage to Ellen lists his parents names as unknown which possibly suggests he was adopted or orphaned? Does anyone know how adoptions and orphanges worked in that era i.e 1880 ish?

[Raylen]

There is a marriage in Victoria

EXELL John Stanley
GREGORY Jean Mary
1914  reg #5541R

Electoral roll
1919 Victoria
154 Wattle Street Bendigo
John Stanley Exell - Tailor
Mary Jane Exell - Home Duties

I wonder if Mary Jane and Jean Mary are the same person 

Raylen

[Raylen]

Birth in Tasmania

EXELL   Ventia Alice
Father:     John Stanley Exell
Mother:    Ellen Beatrice
1903
Registration Place:    Stanley, Tasmania
Reg#2616

Raylen

[sparrett]

Hi alelex,
Just wondering what else you already know to save unnecessary work from the helpers.

Always best to paint the fullest picture you can right at the outset

Adoptions in the 1880's were generally informal, with there being no strict legal criteria in most states.
  Often the arrangemants were made within families or friendship circles.

His father is clearly listed for his SA marriage. JOHN WILLIAM EXELL

The man you have found RAYLEN is the husband of MARY JANE.

It is just possible to discern the words "WANDERING TAILOR" in the descrption of his occupation in one of the West Australian newspaper summaries about the case, which is not yet digitised.  This can be seen on the website I have given
Sue