Eileen Myra Dent - Death from Falling off train in Sydney Approx 1948

[~MERLIN~]

Have you opened all the blue links on the thread & read everything?
That will show you how we all worked together to find the information for you 

[Kisschick64]

Yes...Have opened them...and I am so excited....lol...but how did the first person find her on trove? Lol....I tried it....oh did they maybe not put her full name in.....Im not sure how to use the NSW BDM site tho....How do I get stuff from there? Do I have to apply and pay? I love this site btw...lol.....I will learn so much from you guys.

[Kisschick64]

Ahhhhh Yes I see.....As soon as I just put in Eileen Myra it came up the train thing.....Ive learnt something today. Thank you all.....and if anyone can find out more about Sydney Howard Fathers I would be greatly interested.....

[~MERLIN~]

.....and if anyone can find out more about Sydney Howard Fathers I would be greatly interested.....

You will find his 1950 marriage & 1983 death on the NSW BDM:

https://familyhistory.bdm.nsw.gov.au/

NSW BDM search guide:

http://bdm.nsw.gov.au/bdm_fh.html

[~MERLIN~]

WW2 Service:

http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/Veteran.aspx?ServiceId=A&VeteranId=752650

[cupoflife]

Sydney Howard Fathers date of death 3/12/1983

SMH5Dec1983pg20 (pg 12 in this link) http://www.rootschat.com/links/01ei8/
FATHERS - The Relatives and Friends of the late SYDNEY HOWARD FATHERS, are invited to attend his funeral service, at the Northern Suburbs Crematorium, this Tuesday (December 6, 1983), commencing at 11.50am. Please meet at crematorium.

[sparrett]

Death of Sydney FATHERS (whoops! as already mentioned above by COL)

27394/1983 FATHERS Sydney Howard
Father Charles William
Mother Beatrice  Julia
 
Death of his father

8198/1956 FATHERS   Charles William P
Father Henry
Mother Harriett
At   SYDNEY
 
Sydney's parents were married in England

Marriages Dec 1910   
 
FATHERS Charles W P        
HAYWARD Beatrice J         
Aston 6d   480

And he and  sister were born there

Births Jun 1916   
FATHERS    Sydney H   
Mother HAYWARD
Aston 6d 748


Births Mar 1913   
FATHERS Edith E
Mother HAYWARD
Solihull 6d   1572

Charles Sydney's father, Charles William Purser FATHERS, appears on NSW Electoral Roll from its earliest publically available time of 1930.  He is a metal worker/brass finisher, and his various addresses can be given if of interest. No others of the surname are with him until 1949 when a female of the same name is at the address- 22 Epsom Rd Waterloo


Sydney Howard FATHERS
1954 E Roll
12 Flat, 1 Block, Raglan St. Waterloo. Cabinetmaker


Sydney Howard FATHERS
1980 E. Roll
1543 Pittwater Rd. Narrabeen Nth. Labourer.

 
EDIT
20436/1977 BARR Edith Edna
Died at KOGARAH 079  {I'm not sure what that number means }
EDIT Incorrect. See Post#18


Sydney's sister's possible marriage

4068/1932 BARR Alan  H. McI.
To FATHERS Edith E
At NEWTOWN

Sue
   
 

[cando]

and if anyone can find out more about Sydney Howard Fathers

It would appear that Sydney married in South Australia and yes I realise that Merlin has also linked some snips from the SA newspapers but not the first one below....

http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article48884500
The Advertiser 27 Sep 1942
Engagements
Lorraine Ivy. only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. S Dunnett. of Kensington, to Sydney Howard Fathers (AIF) only son of Mrs. L. Dawson. Narrabeen. NSW.

http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article128373348
The News  10 Oct 1946
DIVORCE ORDERS
Lorraine Ivy Fathers. of High street, Kensington, against Sydney Howard Fathers. of North terrace, Adelaide, on the ground of adultery with a woman believed by plaintiff to be Eileen Dent, of Hindley street. Adelaide. Mr. M. Boulter for Mrs. Fathers.

Australian Electoral Roll
NSW 1930, 1933, 1936, 1937,   Waringah/Narabeen
DAWSON Beatrice  Macpherson Street, Warriewood  HD
DAWSON Leonard Percy Macpherson Street,  Warriewood  Dairy yardman

1943
DAWSON Beatrice  Goodman Street, Warriewood  HD
DAWSON Leonard Percy Macpherson Street,  Warriewood  Dairy yardman

1949, 1958
DAWSON Beatrice  Corna Store,  Gondala Road, Narrabeen  Storekeeper
DAWSON Leonard Percy  Corna Store, Pittwater & Gondala Roads, Narrabeen  Storekeeper

1963
DAWSON Beatrice Julia  114 Garden Street, Narrabeen North  No occupation
DAWSON Leonard Percy  114 Garden Street, Narrabeen North Clerk

Leonard's WW2 service summary NOK Beatrice
http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/Veteran.aspx?serviceId=A&veteranId=144830

The eventually married in 1956. Beatrice's husband died in 1956.

16673/1956     
DAWSON    Leonard Percy    
FATHERS  Beatrice Julia   
District Manly

Death
41963/1972     
DAWSON Leonard Percy
Father James  Mother Clara
District St Leonard

DAWSON   Leonard Percy   
Death notice 24 Jan 1972   71 years    
Late of North Narrabeen   
Published in the Sydney Morning Herald   25 Jan 1972

Cando   

[sparrett]

This death notice-

DAWSON, Beatrice death 06SEP1986
Published Sydney Morning Herald    09SEP1986


DAWSON, Beatrice Julia. Sept. 6th 1986. Dearly beloved wife of Leonard (deceased) loved mother and mother-in-law of Edie, Syd (deceased) Eileen and Ron, Pam and Jim fond grandmother,great grandmother and great great grandmother of their families.
Loved dearly and sadly missed by all.

Sue