Veronica Jerome

[Jessies Mum]

Searching for any information relating to Veronica Jerome - died in Port MacDonnell, South Australia on 8 APril 1985.  Second marriage was to Noel MacDonald WIlliams.  Have found an Electoral Roll from 1968 that has her living in Footscray, Victoria.  ANy information would be much appreciated.

[krisesjoint]

Hi,

Headstone Photos available free of charge

http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ausvsac/Port_MacDonnell.htm

Do you know when she was born?

Possibly

REDFORD Veronica Jerome born 17 Jun 1914 at Mount Gambier Dist Gre 939 146 Parents Charles Lyon REDFORD and Katie Jerome FREELY

THOMAS Donald Reginald 25 single father William James Edmund THOMAS = REDFORD Veronica Jerome 19 single father Charles Lyon REDFORD 18 Apr 1934 Res of John Turner Croydon Park Dist Hin Symbol S 347/1333

Cheers Kris 

[Jessies Mum]

According to her headstone, she was 70 years when she died, therefore born circa 1915, so your find certainly could be her!
Have no idea as to when she married Noel, but it sure looks like there was a previous marriage like we had thought with the information you have found

[cando]

Details of her second marriage are not available as it appeared to have occurred after 1937 limit of indexes in SA and  1942, limit of marriage information in Victoria.
 
For a small fee you can purchase a copy of their death notices.
http://www.saghs.org.au/graves.htm
>Newspaper Deaths Index

WILLIAMS Veronica Jerome
Advertiser 1985

WILLIAMS Noel MacDonald
Advertiser 1979

Also SA Government Gazette for Veronica 1985. Probably a probate grant.

Two WW2 service files for Noel – born 1917
http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/script/veteran.asp?ServiceID=R&VeteranID=905946
http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/script/veteran.asp?ServiceID=A&VeteranID=591787

Cando

[krisesjoint]

I have found one entry of Veronica and Donald

1939 Electoral Roll

25 Colley Tce Glenelg

THOMAS Donald Reginald - Director
THOMAS Veronica Jerome - H/D

There is a Donald Reginald THOMAS (Don) died in 1989 (Newspaper death)

http://www.saghs.org.au/graves.htm

burial aged 80 so seems likely

THOMAS Donald Reginald

Looking at the Centenial Park Burials I would wonder if his his wife at that time was Flora Elizabeth died 12 Jul 2005 aged 84

Cheers Kris 

[krisesjoint]

She was Flora Elizabeth GRANT born 23 July 1920 Swan Reach Dist Wel 60a 315 parents Ulysses William Cecil GRANT and Minetta Louise RICHARDS (Commemorated with Donald and Flora at Centennial Park)

Cheers Kris 

[Jessies Mum]

Are there any issues between Veronica and her first husband at all?  Or any details about Charles Lyon Redford and Katie Jerome Freely?

[krisesjoint]

Sorry we cannot access births after 1928. Death Notice may help

REDFORD Charles Lyon 28 single father John REDFORD = FREELY Katie Jerome 17 single father Isaac FREELY 23 Mar 1914  Lutheran Parsonage Mount Gambier Dist Gre 258/870

REDFORD Charles Lyne was born 2 Jul 1885 Millicent Dist Gre 354 289 parents John REDFORD and Mary Ann Ross LYNE

I dont see Katie's birth listed but Isaac FREELY and Adeline/Mary Ann Adeline/Mary Ann Adelaide LEITH had family around Mt Gambier 1882-1899 (gap from 1886-1899) - Possibly born in Vic

Cheers Kris 

[krisesjoint]

Sorry they did have children in Vic but Katie was born in SA

FREEBY Katie Jerome 29 Mar 1897 Yahl Paddock Dist Gre 606 316 Parents Isaac FREEBY and Mary Ann Adeline LEITH

Cheers Kris